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Grocery items with the greatest price change in March
(Stacker) - The cost of groceries increased nearly 10% year-over-year and 1% since February, driven largely by a rise in prices of meat, poultry, fish, and eggs, according to Consumer Price Index data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Tuesday, April 12. The report was released amid the highest documented inflation in more than four decades.
Economists consider two versions of the CPI data, which measures the change in prices paid by urban consumers for goods and services. The “headline” CPI, which rose 8.5%, includes all prices consumers face from housing and gas to bananas; while “core” CPI, which rose 6.5%, excludes typically volatile food and energy prices. The headline CPI increase came in slightly above the 8.4% increase many economists predicted. Meanwhile, the cost of energy increased by 32%. The BLS measures consumer costs by tracking CPI, which measures price changes, and average prices, which offer estimates of real-world prices for goods and services paid by consumers.
The March report reflects the most severe impacts of the global disruptions in energy and food markets caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Recent dips in prices of oil per barrel and the leveling off of gasoline per gallon are not reflected in this report.
Inflation, supply chain issues, and seasonal patterns drove changes in grocery prices
The average price of butter grew 11.9% in the last year. Meat has been especially affected by supply chain issues, with 100% meat frankfurters jumping 35.2% since March of 2021 to an average price of $5.18 per pound. Ground chuck, pork chops, and whole chicken showed year-over-year price increases of 11.3%, 15%, and 11.7%, respectively.
Average costs can change due to seasonal availability, inventory changes, and other factors beyond inflation.
Increases in average prices for items like beef and butter are largely tied to farms rebounding from labor shortages and supply chain issues that be traced back to the height of the pandemic when many livestock were culled, staffing was limited, and demand was low due to shutdowns. Higher input costs today for items such as grain and fuel—along with renewed consumer demand—have kept prices high.
Other factors like unfavorable weather and its impacts on crop and fruit yields—and, conversely, ramped-up production during spring and summer months—are also major contributors to average price fluctuations up and down.
Small increases on staple items can add up quickly
Many traditionally low-cost grocery staples were also impacted by inflation and supply chain constraints.
For shoppers buying premium items such as organic, free-range eggs or artisanal bread, the ability to find a cheaper item still exists. But for many consumers relying on little grocery-bill variance, small increases can add up quickly.
Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, formerly referred to as food stamps, are afforded a monthly food stipend. These stipends are only adjusted annually for inflation and don’t account for monthly price hikes. A rise in cost for even the most bargain items can have significant impacts on vulnerable populations.
Copyright 2022 Stacker via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-04-18T14:30:38+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2022/04/18/grocery-items-with-greatest-price-change-march/ |
(KXAN) — Cities across the U.S. are seeing spikes in COVID-19 cases comes as many prepare to travel over the Fourth of July holiday. Health leaders warn against traveling if you’re sick or have been around someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you avoid travel if:
- You have COVID-19 symptoms
- You tested positive for COVID-19 and are within a 10-day window of first experiencing symptoms or getting the positive test result
- You are waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test
- You had close contact with someone who has COVID-19. The CDC recommends waiting 10 days after exposure to travel but also said people might test negative five days after exposure and wear a mask for the remainder of that 10-day period
You can find all of the CDC’s travel recommendations here.
Traveling domestically
National data from the CDC shows COVID-19 hospitalizations are going up nationwide. Case numbers are also trending upwards, though health leaders have noted because of the prominence of at-home tests, those case numbers are underreported.
A number of counties in states along the West Coast, including in California, are in the CDC’s high-risk category. So is much of Florida, the western border of Louisiana and the Gulf coast-side of Texas. Those risk levels are based on a weekly average of new COVID-19 admissions per 100,000 people, percent of inpatient hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients and new COVID-19 admissions to hospitals per 100,000 people.
You can find the community levels for the county you’re traveling to using this CDC tool.
International travel
Just a few weeks ago, the CDC lifted its reentry requirements, meaning you no longer need to provide a negative COVID-19 test to get back into the country. Non-U.S. citizens that intend to simply visit the United States are still required to show proof of vaccination.
The CDC has listed many countries in the high-risk category, meaning they recommend being up-to-date on COVID-19 vaccinations before traveling. Those countries include France, Mexico, Canada, Costa Rica and Italy. You can find the full list here.
There are no countries listed in the “do not travel” category as of Thursday. | 2022-07-01T05:07:23+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/when-can-i-travel-after-testing-positive-for-covid/ |
LONDON, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) has partnered with CWP to produce a digital series exploring expertise and advances throughout the materials cycle to address the climate crisis, achieve net zero targets and accelerate the circular economy.
One Birdcage Walk played host to an evening of celebration in London for the launch of 'Material Change: Resourcing Net Zero' on 19 October, and the suite of series content, including interviews, podcasts, short films and a documentary, is now available online.
The series features comment from industry experts including Dr Colin Church FIMMM CEnv, CEO of IOM3, Neil Glover FIMMM CEng, President of IOM3, and Rosie Dodd, Manager, Product Footprinting and Circular Economy Lead at the Carbon Trust, as well as stories from organisations and individuals who are driving innovation across exploration and extraction, processing and application, and recycling, repurposing and reuse.
Organisations featured include; the Bristol Composites Institute (University of Bristol), British Glass, the Camborne School of Mines (University of Exeter), CircularMetal, the Henry Royce Institute, Innovate UK - part of UKRI, bp-ICAM, the National Composites Centre (NCC), Satarla, SRK Consulting, and the University of Bath.
IOM3 CEO Dr Colin Church, said: "This is a critical time to harness the potential of the materials, minerals and mining communities, to showcase their transformative work towards a low carbon, resource efficient society. We are delighted to be partnering with CWP to explore the role of our industries in addressing the climate crisis."
Max Smith, Managing Director, CWP, said: "This series offers unique insight into the work of inspirational professionals who are providing, managing and protecting vital resources for a sustainable future. It has been a pleasure to tell their stories, and we hope this inspires everyone across the materials cycle and beyond to embrace progress towards net zero."
Find out more:
materialchange.iom3.org
#materialchange
About IOM3
The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3) is the global network for the materials cycle, promoting sustainability and greater circularity in the extraction, processing and use of natural resources.
www.iom3.org
About CWP
Content With Purpose (CWP) is a strategic content creator that works in partnership with leading member bodies and associations; engaging professionals on their industries' contribution to solving the climate and ecological crisis.
www.contentwithpurpose.co.uk
Contact:
Mike Rolph,
IOM3
mikerolph@iom3.org
+44 (0)20 7451 7300
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SOURCE IOM3 | 2022-10-20T09:16:42+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2022/10/20/iom3-digital-series-champions-key-role-materials-minerals-mining-driving-net-zero/ |
A former doctor in Ohio was acquitted of murder Wednesday after he was accused of killing at least 14 of his patients by prescribing them deadly doses of the powerful painkiller fentanyl.
Prosecutors said William Husel prescribed at least 500 micrograms of the painkiller to his patients. At the same time, he was a doctor at the Columbus-area Mount Carmel Health System, where he began working at in 2013.
According to the New York Times, two pharmacists became alarmed in 2018 when they noticed that Husel was prescribing large doses of fentanyl.
In 2018, the ICU physician was fired. He had his medical license suspended in early 2019.
He was initially charged with 25 counts of murder, but 11 of those charges were dismissed in January.
During the trial, Prosecutors argued that Husel prescribed a high dosage of painkillers indicating the 46-year-old was intent to end lives, the Associated Press reported.
The news outlet reported that the prosecutors called on 53 witnesses. In contrast, the defense called on one, a Georgia anesthesiologist, who testified that Husel’s patients died from their medical conditions and not by his actions.
The jury deliberated for six days.
While the verdict was being read, Husel looked stunned.
If he had been convicted of just one count of murder, Husel would have faced life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. | 2022-04-20T23:02:24+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/former-ohio-doctor-acquitted-of-killing-14-patients-with-fentanyl |
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UNION, N.J., Sept. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (NASDAQ: BBBY) today announced that Gustavo Arnal, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, passed away on September 2, 2022. The entire Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss.
"I wish to extend our sincerest condolences to Gustavo's family. Gustavo will be remembered by all he worked with for his leadership, talent and stewardship of our Company. I am proud to have been his colleague, and he will be truly missed by all of us at Bed Bath & Beyond and everyone who had the pleasure of knowing him," said Harriet Edelman, Independent Chair of the Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Board of Directors. "Our focus is on supporting his family and his team and our thoughts are with them during this sad and difficult time. Please join us in respecting the family's privacy."
Mr. Arnal joined Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. in May 2020 following a distinguished global career in finance at Avon, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and Procter & Gamble. At Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., Mr. Arnal was instrumental in guiding the organization throughout the coronavirus pandemic, transforming the Company's financial foundation and building a strong and talented team. He was also an esteemed colleague in the financial community.
About the Company
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is an omnichannel retailer that makes it easy for our customers to feel at home. The Company sells a wide assortment of merchandise in the Home, Baby, Beauty and Wellness markets. Additionally, the Company is a partner in a joint venture which operates retail stores in Mexico under the name Bed Bath & Beyond.
The Company operates websites at bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, buybuybaby.com, buybuybaby.ca, and facevalues.com.
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INVESTORS: Susie A. Kim, IR@bedbath.com
MEDIA: Julie Strider, Media@bedbath.com
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SOURCE Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | 2022-09-04T18:02:13+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2022/09/04/bed-bath-amp-beyond-inc-mourns-loss-executive-vice-president-chief-financial-officer-gustavo-arnal/ |
Oktoberfest celebrations bring taste of Bavaria to Las Vegas
About three weeks remain in October, and so do three big Oktoberfest events in Las Vegas. Here are the highlights. Prost!
Downtown Container Park
From 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 15, Container Park’s autumnal beer walk returns, sponsored by Samuel Adams.
The event features bottomless Oktoberfest beers from local and regional breweries; Jäger Girls offering free samples of the new Jägermeister Cold Brew Coffee liqueur; stein hoisting competitions with gifts and prizes; live entertainment from Oompoporama, a local German party band; a seasonal photo booth on the lawn; and the Container Park’s bars and restaurants.
Must be 21 and older to attend. Purchase $35 tickets at bit.ly/ContainerOktober. Container Park is at 707 E. Fremont St.
Hofbräuhaus
Hofbräuhaus kicked off its 18th annual Oktoberfest celebration Sept. 9 with Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman tapping the first keg, following the tradition of the mayor of Munich tapping the first keg to launch the annual Oktoberfest in that city.
Hofbräuhaus Oktoberfest runs through Oct. 31. Every Friday and Saturday during the event, a celebrity guest will tap the keg to inaugurate the festivities that evening. Among the tappers ahead are singer Sarah Hester Ross, famed Vegas drag queens Larry Edwards (Hot Chocolate) and Roxy Brooks, “Fantasy” burlesque performers and singer Frankie Moreno.
During Oktoberfest, folks can sample the Oktoberfestbier served at the festival in Munich. Hofbräuhaus imports the full-bodied lager from the same batches brewed for the Oktoberfest tent in the Bavarian capital. The Oktoberfest menu offers daily specials to pair with Hofbräuhaus brews:
■ Monday: Biergulasch — Beef braised in goulash spices and dark beer.
■ Tuesday: Braumeister’s Schweinebraten — Pork roast with creamy Brussels sprouts and roasted Yukon potatoes.
■ Wednesday: Jägerhackbraten — German meatloaf topped with creamy mushroom sauce.
■ Thursday: Räucherplatte — Various smoked Bavarian meats and sausages.
■ Friday: Rouladen — Braised beef roll with bacon, onions and pickles.
■ Saturday: Schweinshaxe — Crisp pork shank.
■ Sunday: Schmankerl Tower — Bavarian meat or poultry specialties served in three tiers.
New this year, Hofbräuhaus Las Vegas is offering guaranteed seating in the main hall with its Oktoberfest VIP package featuring a table for either eight or 10, with the price used as a food and beverage credit toward the bill. Single VIP tickets feature prime family-style seating in the main hall, with the price paid used as a food and beverage credit.
Hofbräuhaus is at 4510 Paradise Road. Details/reservations: hofbrauhauslasvegas.com/oktoberfest.
Mount Charleston Lodge
Pine Dining, the pop-up dinner series at Mount Charleston Lodge, will host two Oktoberfest experiences on Oct. 15 and 16, with seatings from noon to 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. each day. The event features an Oktoberfest buffet, beer from local Ellis Island Brewery, music, and stein holding and pretzel eating contests. As always, the views are pitcher perfect.
Purchase $85 tickets at mtcharlestonlodge.com/pinedining. Mount Charleston cabins may be booked at mtcharlestonlodge.com. Parking is limited; carpooling is recommended.
Contact Johnathan L. Wright at jwright@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ItsJLW on Twitter. | 2022-10-05T15:21:23+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/oktoberfest-celebrations-bring-taste-of-bavaria-to-las-vegas-2651722/ |
Survey of 8,000 car shoppers worldwide shows semi-autonomous driving features are still missing that crucial trust factor, whereas automated safety features are gaining traction and acceptance.
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Car buyers understand and want advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) features that provide safer driving – and they expect them to be standard in new luxury and mainstream vehicles. But the same feelings do not apply when ADAS is applied to autonomous driving systems.
According to a spring 2023 S&P Global Mobility consumer survey, trust and familiarity remain barriers to car shoppers adopting autonomous driving technology. Put simply, as the amount of vehicle automation increases, consumer desire decreases.
Each of the five most-desired ADAS features improves safety. Blind spot warning ranks as the most desired feature, wanted by 83% of consumers. More than 80% of those surveyed want forward collision warning and rear mirror cameras. Other top-five desired features include automatic emergency braking (AEB) for vehicles and pedestrians, as well as night vision.
"Exposure is helping to drive much of the desirability for these features," said Yanina Mills, senior technical research analyst at S&P Global Mobility.
However, while autonomous driving features add convenience by reducing the tedium of driving, they fall well short of ADAS safety features when it comes to buyer desirability. "Safety versus convenience operate in two different ballparks of interest," according to Brock Walquist, senior technical research analyst at S&P Global Mobility.
By contrast, consumer experience with self-driving is essentially non-existent, further inhibiting its desirability. Whereas many automated safety features poll in the 80th percentile range, only 61% of the 7,732 global respondents expressed interest in self-driving, making it the least desirable ADAS feature listed in the survey.
But increased capability doesn't increase buyer desire. Consumers still prefer automated driving features where the driver maintains more control. Only 69% of consumers desire Level 2 autonomy. Even fewer (65%) buyers desire Level 2+ hands-off automated highway driving.
Among those polled, 53% of consumers felt that an autonomous car would drive more efficiently than a normal car, 48% felt that it would be safer, and 27% would use it to relieve tedious driving conditions.
Optimism about self-driving cars remains cautious at best – bearing in mind that "consideration" is high up the purchase funnel before purchase papers get signed. If OEMs want to convince more buyers that autonomous driving systems are worthwhile, they need to better communicate their benefits, Mills said.
Consumer sentiment is different across regions. Consumers in Mainland China, for example, have consistently shown the highest desirability scores for self-driving technology, while consumers in the US, UK, and Germany show the lowest scores in these areas.
"Consumers don't exactly know how it is going to work. There is confusion," Mills said. "They are asking, 'Is it self-driving, or is it just going to help me a bit and I still have to focus?'"
The evolving nature of automated driving poses challenges – both to OEMs who want to sell these systems, and to consumers who are weighing their purchase. Automakers will need to better define the benefits of autonomy to improve its desirability to consumers.
Please visit this link for further details on the survey
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About S&P Global Mobility
At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity, and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.
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SOURCE S&P Global Mobility | 2023-06-15T19:51:46+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2023/06/15/consumers-desire-automated-safety-over-self-driving-technology-according-sampp-global-mobility/ |
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Barry Lee Jones was convicted of first-degree murder in the death of 'R.G.', a 4-year-old child, in a case in 1994 prosecuted by the Pima County Attorney's Office.
Following a medical re-examination, PCAO says the evidence does not support a finding of proof beyond a reasonable doubt that Jones was responsible for R.G.'s injuries.
However, the attorney's office does say the evidence presented at trial supports a conviction for R.G.'s second-degree murder, as Jones allowed R.G.—at the time in his care and custody—to die as a result of the injuries she suffered.
Jones' refusal to get medical attention for R.G. supports the conviction of second-degree murder., according to PCAO.
For these reasons, the Arizona Attorney General's Office has agreed that his first-degree murder conviction should be overturned, and the Pima County Attorney's Office will propose a plea deal to second-degree murder.
Statement from Pima County Attorney Laura Conover:
“These are some of the most difficult decisions we face as prosecutors, trying to balance the rule of the law and in this case holding someone accountable for the death of an innocent 4-year-old child. What’s also important is having the courage to re-evaluate these cases thoroughly, while staying true to our responsibility of charging them accordingly with what is right in the eyes of the law. To that end Mr. Jones has been held more than accountable.”
With the overturning of the first-degree murder conviction, Jones will no longer face the death penalty but will be sentenced to a maximum of 25 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry.
He will be released after serving 29 years of his sentence due to credit for time served.
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Bivian Contreras is a real-time editor for KGUN 9. Bivian graduated from the University of Arizona School of Journalism with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism with an emphasis in Broadcast and is currently pursuing a degree in Broadcast Operational Meteorology. Share your story ideas and important issues with Bivian by emailing bivian.contreras@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. | 2023-06-15T23:48:35+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/medical-re-examination-of-evidence-leads-to-overturned-murder-conviction |
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-1-1
(one, one, one)
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Pick 3 Midday" game were:
1-1-1
(one, one, one) | 2022-06-16T20:03:16+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Midday-game-17246683.php |
SHANGHAI, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group's corporate travel arm, Trip.Biz, has released a white paper delving into the trends defining the reviving corporate travel management sector in mainland China.
The Trip.Biz white paper summarizes the recovery of corporate travel according to the latest industry data, with a focus on China - the largest corporate travel market in the world.
Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) data shows that China led the world in business travel spending in 2021, after a 38% decline in business travel spending in 2020. As the domestic market recovered, in 2021, China's business travel spending saw a growth rate of 31.7%, more than double the global growth rate.
The paper shows 16.3% more companies in China worked with a TMC (Travel Management Company) in 2021 compared to 2020, this figure rising by 24.6% in first tier cities in China such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
According to GBTA forecasts, China's business travel market is expected to recover and surpass pre-pandemic levels by 2024, with total business travel spending exceeding $400 billion.
Trip.com Group 2021 earnings data reflects the strong recovery momentum in China's business travel market, it showed hotel bookings on Trip.Biz grew by nearly triple digits in the fourth quarter and full year of 2021 compared to the same period in 2019.
Accordingly, Trip.com Group increased its corporate travel supply chain investment by 86%, product technology investment by 86% and service efficiency by 110% in comparison to 2019.
Trip.Biz currently provides travel management services to 13,000 large enterprises and 620,000 small and medium-sized enterprises, among which over 300 are Fortune 500 companies and over 10,000 are Sino-foreign joint venture businesses.
Trip.Biz, as a Trip.com Group brand, is implementing a global growth strategy based on the Group's "Local Focus, Global Vision" approach. Core to this strategy is the efficiency, product selection, service quality and services available on the Trip.Biz app.
"The biggest industry change brought on by the pandemic is the recognition by customers of the true value of TMC offerings. Specifically, the convenience and flexibility of booking, changing and refunding, having a one-stop booking experience for all products worldwide with global travel guarantee and SOS services, and 24/7 multilingual customer support. These are precisely the areas that online TMCs like Trip.Biz specialise in," commented Steven Zhang, Chief Executive Officer at Trip.Biz.
"We are actively expanding our overseas service network through partnerships, with the goal of enabling our customers to efficiently connect to our local and global business travel products through the Trip.Biz app anytime, anywhere in the world. We deliver efficiency and choice, offering competitive prices and the highest global service standards, allowing travellers to enjoy a world-class business travel experience."
Trip.Biz's international business growth plan aims to build on existing client needs, initially focusing on regional growth across North and South East Asia, supporting business clients expanding in the region and globally.
To download the Trip.Biz 2021-2022 Corporate Travel White Paper in full please contact: brandstrategy@trip.com
About Trip.com Group
Trip.com Group is a leading global travel service provider comprising of Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner, and Qunar. Across its platforms, Trip.com Group helps travellers around the world make informed and cost-effective bookings for travel products and services and enables partners to connect their offerings with users through the aggregation of comprehensive travel-related content and resources, and an advanced transaction platform consisting of apps, websites and 24/7 customer service centers. Founded in 1999 and listed on NASDAQ in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, Trip.com Group has become one of the best-known travel groups in the world, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world". Find out more about Trip.com Group here: group.trip.com
About Trip.Biz
Trip.Biz is one of China's most rapidly growing business travel management companies, and belongs to Trip.com Group.
For over 15 years,Trip.Biz has relied on its strong resources, excellent service ability, professional products, and cutting edge technology to provide services to over 13,000 large-scale corporations, including over 300 Fortune Global 500 companies and nearly 200 of the Top 500 Enterprises of China. We count over 620,000 small to medium sized enterprises among our clients. We have a combined total of over 30 million employees. We strive to help corporations lower their travel costs and increase efficiency, and save our customers up to 30% in business travel expenses.
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SOURCE Trip.com Group | 2022-06-07T05:42:58+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/06/07/tripcom-group-corporate-travel-arm-tripbiz-releases-china-market-white-paper-it-shares-global-expansion-strategy/ |
MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United secured a return to the Champions League with a 4-1 win over Chelsea on Thursday.
United moved up to third and two points above Newcastle going into the final game of the season.
United needed a point from its final two games to secure qualification to the Champions League and went ahead in the sixth minute when Casemiro headed in Christian Eriksen’s free kick.
Mykhaylo Mudryk should have put Chelsea ahead before that, but the $108-million signing completely misfired with only goalkeeper David de Gea to beat.
Martial doubled United’s lead in first-half stoppage time to put the home team in control going into the break.
Fernandes added a third from the penalty spot in the 73rd after being brought down by Wesley Fofana.
It got worse for Fofana and Chelsea when the defender’s misplaced pass was seized on and substitute Rashford added a fourth five minutes later.
Another substitute Alejandro Garnacho hit the bar late on as United went in search of another.
Chelsea substitute Joao Felix scored a consolation in the 89th, but it was another miserable night for the Londoners, who have now lost eight of their 10 games under interim manager Frank Lampard.
One concern for United was a first-half injury to Antony, who looked in distress as he left the field on a stretcher.
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James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson
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More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-25T21:36:19+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/soccer/2023/05/25/man-united-chelsea-premier-league/152e3e20-fb41-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html |
UVALDE, Texas (AP) — When the shooting began at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Mario Jimenez’s son was in the classroom next door. The 10-year-old saw his teacher and a friend hit by bullets that passed through the wall. Now, Jimenez worries the boy will never again feel secure in a classroom.
“I don’t think these kids are going to feel safe going back to school no matter what they do. They’re supposedly protected by the system, and they know the system failed them,” he said.
In the aftermath of the May shooting that killed 19 children and two teachers, poor decisions by law enforcement have attracted widespread criticism, but the Uvalde school system is also taking its share of the blame for basic failures — unlocked doors, a spotty alert system and lax enforcement of rules. Now, incensed parents and politicians want concrete safety solutions as the attack becomes part of a larger conversation about how to prepare students for emergencies without potentially inflicting an emotional toll with active-shooter drills.
An investigative report released Sunday by the Texas Legislature found the district did not treat maintenance issues like broken doors and locks with urgency. For instance, the lock on the door to one of the classrooms where the shooting occurred was known to be faulty, and the House committee concluded the shooter likely entered the room through that unlocked door.
The House committee found “a regrettable culture of noncompliance by school personnel who frequently propped doors open and deliberately circumvented locks” at Robb Elementary. The report said school administrators and district police tacitly condoned the behavior, noting that the school suggested the practice “for the convenience of substitute teachers and others who lacked their own keys.”
At an Uvalde school board meeting this week, parents and families were outraged at the oversights. Jazmin Cazares, whose younger sister Jacklyn was killed, asked what the school district would do to make students feel safe returning.
“How am I supposed to come back here? I’m a senior. How am I supposed to come back to this school?” Cazares asked the school board Monday. “How are you going to make sure I don’t have to spend 77 minutes bleeding out on the school floor like my little sister did?”
At the same meeting, Rachel Martinez declared herself unwilling to send her daughter, Layla, back to school after the armed intruder snuffed out 21 lives — and any confidence she had that Layla would be safe.
“This failure falls on all of you,” Martinez told the board at the three-hour meeting. “When you go home and lock your doors tonight, remember: That shouldn’t be a luxury.”
The vast majority of U.S. school systems conduct lockdowns and active-shooter drills that, in some cases, include simulated gunfire and blood as children crouch quietly out of sight. But the drills are only one part of the equation, according to experts.
Amy Klingman, founder of the Educator’s School Safety Network, said the impulse to double-down on simulations or buy the latest gadgets is understandable, but those responses can be part of larger plans that include enforcing the basics, like locking doors and training staff. Drills can emphasize securing a classroom or quickly evacuating children in a variety of scenarios, such as a parent without legal custody attempting to take a child.
“Why does history keep repeating itself? Because we keep doing the same thing,” Klingman said. “We keep emphasizing only active-shooter response, and we don’t make daily operational safety a part of what we do.”
The Uvalde report exposed another potential flaw: Sounding the alarm too regularly can diminish vigilance and lull schools into a false sense of security.
The school’s proximity to the border with Mexico meant frequent lockdowns whenever Border Patrol agents or state police troopers were in the area attempting to apprehend migrants. Between February and May, the school experienced nearly 50 lockdowns or security alerts.
“After a period of time, you would have that diminished expectation of vigilance … ‘Oh, here’s another. We’re doing it again,’” said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers. Schools with that many alerts might consider a tiered system that distinguishes between threat levels, he said.
But not all employees even received alerts because of poor Wi-Fi or phones that were turned off or in a drawer. Some employees would have had to log in to a computer to get the message, the report found. Others didn’t understand how to use the system, said Ben Adams, a Uvalde coach.
“It was introduced to us in a short, 10-minute presentation before school started,” Adams said at the meeting.
Elizabeth Ruiz, the mother of three children in the Uvalde schools, said the students at Robb Elementary did “so many, so, so many” lockdowns this year but believes improving the physical safety of the building — having a single point of entry and requiring scannable identification — would do more than potentially frightening drills.
“Yes, the kids needs to have the drills, but it needs to be more than, ‘Go under a table,’” Ruiz said.
For years, some parents and teachers have warned that the drills are traumatic for students, whose mental health has become even more of a concern on the rebound from COVID-19 disruptions.
“It’s not about trying to scare people straight,” Klingman said. “It’s about doing the right things that make a difference.”
Jimenez worries that continuing to practice active-shooter drills will further traumatize his son and other children who lived through the shooting, “because in their minds they’re probably already thinking, ‘This isn’t going to protect me.’”
Jimenez isn’t impressed by the school district’s plans to fix locks and install cameras. He’d like to see the buildings change to key-card access and for the schools to “hire actual security — people who will do their job.”
He hopes teachers and administrators at schools across the country see what happened in Uvalde and improve security before tragedy strikes again.
“None of the parents here want to send their kids to school,” Jimenez said.
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Thompson reported from Buffalo, N.Y., and Ma reported from San Francisco.
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The Associated Press education team receives support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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The Associated Press’ reporting around issues of race and ethnicity is supported in part by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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BEREA, Ohio -- Myles Garrett knows exactly where he should land on the NFL’s Top 100 list for 2022, and it’s the same spot he was selected in the 2017 draft.
“I think I should be 1,’’ Garrett said. “But I’m not voting.”
BEREA, Ohio -- Myles Garrett knows exactly where he should land on the NFL’s Top 100 list for 2022, and it’s the same spot he was selected in the 2017 draft.
“I think I should be 1,’’ Garrett said. “But I’m not voting.”
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URBANA — Crisis Nursery, an around-the-clock emergency child care facility in Urbana, has temporarily reduced in-person overnight care this month due to a staffing shortage.
The agency’s crisis line remains available around the clock.
Rachael Graham, director of development and communications, said Crisis Nursery is in a transition period in which about half the staff needed for overnight care has been hired — but has yet to go through background checks and training.
Like other agencies, Crisis Nursery has struggled to maintain staff, and being an agency that operates around-the-clock, “it just kind of hit us hard for overnight care,” she said.
In January, Crisis Nursery had 247 admissions and provided more than 1,500 hours of care — mostly for crisis situations related to high stress and homelessness, the agency said.
“The safety of children in our care and the well-being of our staff is top property,” said Executive Director Stephanie Record. “The nursery is working quickly to recruit, hire, onboard and train third-shift staff with a goal to be at full capacity by March 1.” | 2023-02-07T22:15:20+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/news/crisis-nursery-temporarily-halts-overnight-care/article_a599249a-f0df-543c-acbb-4ba509ec3c04.html |
SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. David F. Scott, a leading orthopedic surgeon and researcher, was recently published in The Journal of Arthroplasty for research exploring the improved outcomes of medial-stabilized knee implants in conjunction with Kinematic Alignment.
This research compares the outcomes of the kinematic alignment surgical approach with two different implant options. The basis of the kinematic alignment approach isto mimic the anatomy of the normalknee, giving it the opportunity to return to pre-operation function. This differs considerably from the most common approach used by most surgeons, mechanical alignment, which does not consider the individual anatomy of the patient's knee.
Dr. Scott has published and researched extensively in the field of orthopedics, especially on the topic of knee replacement and implant design. By employing the Kinematic Alignment approach in his own surgical procedures, he has seen the benefits and improved outcomes in relation to overall knee function and post-op satisfaction. In this scientific manuscript, Dr. Scott reports that the clinical results over the course of two years after knee replacement with a Kinematic Alignment surgical approach, and with the utilization of a medial-stabilized implant, were substantially better than with a standard, more widely used implant.
For more of Dr. Scott's research, visit orthospecialtyclinic.com/our-research.
Dr. Scott completed his orthopedic residency in New York City at the Hospital for Joint Diseases. He received fellowship training in adult reconstruction at the University of Utah, where he was an adjunct assistant professor at the School of Medicine for over five years. He is currently a clinical instructor at UW School of Medicine, and a Clinical Associate Professor at Washington State University, and specializes in arthritis surgery with an emphasis on joint replacement. David F. Scott, MD is an active member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. His practice, Orthopaedic Specialty Clinic, is based in Spokane, Washington. For more information about OSC, visit orthospecialtyclinic.com.
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NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Industry Dive, a leader in multi-market B2B audience development and high quality specialist digital content with 10+ years of experience in delivering award-winning journalism, backed by Falfurrias Capital Partners, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Informa PLC, a leading international B2B markets, live and on-demand events and digital services group. The transaction is anticipated to close during the third quarter of 2022, subject to regulatory approval and the satisfaction of other closing conditions.
BrightTower, a New York City headquartered investment banking and M&A advisory services firm, served as exclusive financial advisor to Industry Dive in this transaction.
This new partnership will add Industry Dive's audience development expertise, B2B digital marketing capabilities and 27 specialist business publications across 20+ industries to Informa's existing portfolio of specialist B2B brands, which serve customers through leading live and on-demand events, including Black Hat, Enterprise Connect, World of Concrete and Content Marketing World, as well as through specialist research, digital content and digital demand services.
"Joining Informa is an opportunity to more fully realize Industry Dive's mission to reach the vast specialist audience in all its breadth and depth," said Industry Dive CEO and Co-Founder Sean Griffey. "This new phase will see us continue to level up our editorial excellence, deepen our insights, and find new ways to serve our clients and partners. As the news and information environment for professionals gets noisier, Industry Dive will stand out even more as a source of original, useful, and in-depth knowledge."
Founded in 2012 by Griffey and his two co-founders, Ryan Willumson and Eli Dickinson, Industry Dive delivers original news articles and analysis to carefully curated audiences of business leaders and decision-makers. Now, nearly 13 million executives and leaders, including readers at all of the Fortune 100 companies, get their news via 27 web-based publications and more than 70 daily and weekly email newsletters.
"Like Informa, Industry Dive champions the specialist," said Informa Group Chief Executive, Stephen A. Carter. "Its high quality, targeted business insights have built an enviable following across a range of B2B markets which, when combined with our own portfolio of specialist B2B brands, will create more opportunities to grow B2B audiences, expand into new B2B markets and create value for customers."
Informa sees opportunities to accelerate the rollout of more Dive publications, launch new live and on-demand events to established Dive communities and develop additional specialist B2B services for clients, among other potential.
Industry Dive will remain a standalone business at Informa within its Informa Tech division, which is also home to NetLine, the leading B2B content syndication and lead management platform Informa acquired in 2021. BrightTower advised Informa in this acquisition.
Gary Nugent, CEO of Informa Tech said, "Industry Dive is highly successful at building B2B audiences through world-class specialist content. We are very excited to bring its expertise, reach and colleagues onboard, as part of our expanding focus on B2B digital services and building known, engaged and marketable audience communities around our leading specialist brands."
Informa acquires Industry Dive from Falfurrias Capital Partners, a Charlotte-based private equity firm that took a majority equity interest in the company in 2019. Falfurrias's backing fueled expansion via five strategic acquisitions: NewsCred's content marketing team and services, CFO.com, Mobile Payments Today, PharmaVOICE, and Ladders News.
"Over the past three years, the Falfurrias team has helped realize Industry Dive's potential for continuing to scale our business into new markets, products and services," Griffey said. "We have enjoyed tremendous success and growth with the Falfurrias team and thank them for setting us up for our next chapter with Informa."
BrightTower is a New York City headquartered investment bank focused on M&A advisory services, capital raising and debt capital markets. The firm leverages sector expertise, global reach and tailored insights to deliver enterprise advisory services across the software, technology enabled marketing, IT business services, and information markets. BrightTower is focused on growing a robust ecosystem supporting entrepreneurs, private equity firms, growth equity firms, venture capitalists, debt providers, and corporations as they stay ahead of quickly evolving markets. The firm is committed to delivering world class advisory talent to every engagement that builds trust in the knowledge economy. Visit us on LinkedIn.
Contact:
Christie Haselton
Director, Development
BrightTower
christieh@brighttower.com
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IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Western Trailer ("GWT") announced today the acquisition of Southwest Trailer & Equipment, LLC. Southwest Trailer & Equipment, based in Oklahoma City, OK, is a full-service trailer dealership providing new and used equipment sales as well as repair, maintenance and parts solutions. Southwest Trailer & Equipment distributes trailers for a broad range of manufacturers including Transcraft Trailer Corporation, Construction Trailer Specialists, Holden Trailers, Strick Trailers, LLC, and Nuttall Trailers.
"We are excited to have completed the acquisition as it expands our reach into the Southwest, an area we had targeted for growth," stated Jeremy Amen, Chief Executive Officer of Great Western Trailer. "We are also looking forward to enhancing Southwest Trailer & Equipment's service offerings to include the finance, leasing and rental solutions we provide at our other 8 locations across the United States."
"We are thrilled to complete our 10th acquisition since starting Great Western Trailer in 1997," stated Sean Norton, Founder of Great Western Trailer. "The Southwest Trailer & Equipment's employees and facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa are a great fit for GWT. We are always on the lookout for quality businesses to add to the GWT family, and Southwest Trailer & Equipment certainly fits that description."
"We are happy to have completed the sale to Great Western Trailer," stated Mike Dye, Southwest Trailer & Equipment's founder. "I believe they will be great partners for our employees and will maintain the high level of service and responsiveness our customers have come to expect from us."
"Great Western Trailer will continue to pursue acquisitions as a way to fulfill its long-term plan of building out a larger geographic footprint," stated Seth Wilson, a Managing Partner of Headhaul Capital and the Vice Chairman of Great Western Trailer. "We believe that as we develop a larger network of locations we will be better positioned to provide creative trailer solutions for our customers."
Previously, Great Western Trailer acquired certain assets of Pacific Truck & Trailer, Quality Trailer Sales, Trinity Trailer Sales, All Points Trailer, and Patriot Trailer Sales. Southwest Trailer & Equipment marks GWT's 6th acquisition in 6 years. The company offers a full suite of trailer sales, leasing, rental, repair, maintenance, and parts solutions at each of its ten locations.
Great Western Trailer, based in Irvine, CA, is a leading full-service, integrated solutions provider to the flatbed and specialized trailer industry. The Company operates a network of strategically located facilities in the Western United States that offer customers a broad range of sales, financing, leasing and rental options for new and used trailers, as well as after-market trailer repair and maintenance. The Company distributes trailers for a broad range of manufacturers including Fontaine Trailer Company, Wilson Trailer Company, Manac Trailers USA, XL Specialized Trailers and Side Dump Industries. Visit https://www.greatwesterntrailer.com/.
Jeremy Amen
Chief Executive Officer
(949) 241-8697
Jeremy.Amen@greatwesterntrailer.com
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NY Binghamton NY Zone Forecast for Tuesday, December 27, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
NYZ009-282100-
Northern Oneida-
Including the city of Boonville
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of snow showers this
morning. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
snow 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 40s. Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows around 30. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely with a chance of snow showers. Highs
in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
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NYZ015-282100-
Yates-
Including the city of Penn Yan
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
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NYZ016-282100-
Seneca-
Including the city of Seneca Falls
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
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NYZ017-282100-
Southern Cayuga-
Including the city of Auburn
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
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NYZ018-282100-
Onondaga-
Including the city of Syracuse
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
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NYZ022-282100-
Steuben-
Including the cities of Corning and Hornell
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
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NYZ023-282100-
Schuyler-
Including the city of Watkins Glen
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ024-282100-
Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ025-282100-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ036-282100-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
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NYZ037-282100-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds around
5 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the lower 30s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ044-282100-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ045-282100-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
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NYZ046-282100-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny. Highs in
the upper 30s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the upper 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
$$
NYZ055-282100-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs around 50. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
$$
NYZ056-282100-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs around 40. South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 40s. South winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs around 50. Chance of rain
60 percent.
$$
NYZ057-282100-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs around 50. South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain
showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows around 40. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
$$
NYZ062-282100-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EST Wed Dec 28 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
Highs around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to
20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s. Southwest winds
around 5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s. West winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers likely. Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of
rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the upper 30s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 50.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and snow showers.
Highs in the upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
$$
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-12-28T10:16:33+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/weather/article/NY-Binghamton-NY-Zone-Forecast-17680678.php |
Man denies killing mother at sea to inherit family’s estate
RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A 28-year-old man who was rescued from a raft off the coast of New England in 2016 after his boat sank pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he killed his mother at sea to inherit the family’s estate.
Nathan Carman was arraigned in federal court in Rutland on multiple fraud charges and a first-degree murder charge in the death of Linda Carman. He shouted “not guilty” in the direction of reporters who had asked him on his way into the courthouse whether he killed his mother.
Authorities allege in the indictment unsealed Tuesday that Carman also killed his grandfather, John Chakalos, at his home in Windsor, Connecticut, in 2013 as part of a scheme to obtain money and property from his grandfather’s estate, but he was not charged with that killing.
“As a central part of the scheme, Nathan Carman murdered John Chakalos and Linda Carman,” the indictment reads.
Carman was found in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina to go fishing with his mother, who was never found. Prosecutors allege Carman altered the boat to make it more likely to sink that day. He has denied doing anything to intentionally make the boat unseaworthy.
Carman, who was arrested Tuesday, faces life in prison if convicted of killing Linda Carman, his mother. His attorney did not comment after the arraignment.
Federal prosecutors said in a court document filed Wednesday he should remain detained because he poses a flight risk and is a danger to the community. They wrote that Carman was treated for mental health issues from when he was a small child until he was 17 years old and has avoided any treatment since then.
“For an individual who would kill his own family members, nothing is off the table,” prosecutors wrote. A hearing is scheduled for Monday.
Prosecutors allege the inheritance scheme that has spanned nearly a decade began with Carman buying a rifle in New Hampshire that he used to shoot Chakalos on Dec. 20, 2013, while he slept. He then discarded his computer hard drive and the GPS unit that had been in his truck, prosecutors said.
Police have said Carman was the last person to see his grandfather alive and owned a semi-automatic rifle similar to the one used to kill Chakalos — but the firearm disappeared.
After Chakalos’ death, Carman received $550,000 from two bank accounts that his grandfather had set up and that he was the beneficiary of when Chakalos died. He moved from an apartment in Bloomfield, Connecticut, to Vernon, Vermont, in 2014. He was unemployed much of the time and by the fall of 2016, was low on funds, prosecutors said.
In September 2016, Carman arranged to go on a fishing trip with his mother on his boat named the “Chicken Pox.”
“Nathan Carman planned to kill his mother on the trip,” the indictment reads. “He also planned how he would report the sinking of the ‘Chicken Pox’ and his mother’s disappearance at sea as accidents.”
Before the trip, Carman altered the boat by removing two forward bulkheads and trim tabs from the transom of the hull, the indictment states.
“After leaving the marina, Nathan Carman killed his mother, Linda Carman, and eventually sank the Chicken Pox,” it states.
In 2019, a federal judge in Rhode Island decided that Carman contributed to the sinking of the boat. U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued a written decision in favor of an insurance company that had refused to pay an $85,000 claim to Carman for the loss of his 31-foot fishing boat.
Carmen denied the allegations, telling the Coast Guard that when the boat filled quickly with water, he swam to the life raft and called for his mother but never saw her again.
He was found floating in the raft off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a Massachusetts island, by the crew of a freighter eight days after the boat was reported missing.
Chakalos, who was a real estate developer, left behind an estate that was worth nearly $29 million, which was to be divided among his four daughters. Carman is in line to get about $7 million of the estate, as his mother’s only heir.
Chakalos’ three surviving daughters sued Carman in New Hampshire probate court, seeking to bar him from receiving any money from Chakalos’ estate. A judge dismissed the case in 2019, saying Chakalos was not a New Hampshire resident. The probate case was refiled in Connecticut, where it remains pending.
William Michael, an attorney for Carman’s mother’s sisters, said Tuesday the family had no immediate comment.
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AP reporters Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, Lisa Rathke in Montpelier, Vermont, and Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut, contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-11T18:17:23+00:00 | live5news.com | https://www.live5news.com/2022/05/11/man-denies-killing-mother-sea-inherit-familys-estate/ |
CLEVELAND (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Ohio Lottery's "Rolling Cash 5" game were:
17-20-30-31-33
(seventeen, twenty, thirty, thirty-one, thirty-three)
Estimated jackpot: $110,000
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Security forces in Brazil regain control after an ex-president's supporters stormed Congress. President Biden will meet with North American leaders in Mexico. And, the U.S. House returns to business.
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Security forces in Brazil regain control after an ex-president's supporters stormed Congress. President Biden will meet with North American leaders in Mexico. And, the U.S. House returns to business.
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A man who started a fire outside a furniture store in Santa Barbara last year will have to register as an arson offender for life.
Zacchaeus Taylor pleaded guilty to one count of arson of property for the June 2022 fire.
According to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office, he will be sentenced to three years in state prison as part of a plea agreement.
Taylor reportedly started the fire outside of the Furniture Gallery on State Street on June 23. The DA's Office says an overhanging fire sprinkler system extinguished the flames but also caused significant flood damage to the store's inventory. | 2023-05-12T02:09:23+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/man-pleads-guilty-to-santa-barbara-arson-fire |
R365 State of the Industry Customer Survey results show that 60% of surveyed customers plan to expand their businesses in 2023 amidst predicted continuation in increased labor and food costs.
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Restaurant365, the leading all-in-one restaurant enterprise management software today released key findings from the R365 State of the Industry Customer Survey. Results share the top challenges of 2022 and predictions for 2023 and represent over 10,000 QSR, Fast Casual, Casual Dining, and Fine Dining participating locations across the United States.
2022 saw an increase in sales across the industry with the return of on-premise dining. While this upturn in sales was openly welcomed by all, many operators struggled with profitability due to the continued labor shortages and increasing food costs.
Food and labor are two leading cost drivers that impact a restaurant's bottom line. Most respondents noted increases in both, with labor costs increasing 9% and food costs increasing 10%, on average. To offset these increased expenditures, the restaurant industry has become more creative in their operations.
"Operators are finding strategic ways to drive profitability," states Tony Smith, CEO and co-founder of Restaurant365. "Restaurants who are already making data driven decisions to lower labor costs, control inventory, and reduce waste can also turn to menu engineering to improve their margins. This analysis will make it clear which dishes need recipe or portion adjustments, an increase in price, or to be removed from the menu."
Amid increasing inflation many operators found it necessary to increase menu prices to balance margins and the customer experience. 92% of surveyed restaurants increased their menu prices in 2022 with the average increase being 8%. 73% plan on increasing menu prices in 2023.
Looking forward to the new year, 75% of survey respondents expect labor costs to increase in 2023 and are planning to focus on recruiting and retention efforts. 38% plan to use additional spend and resources on salary increases and recruitment to combat this ongoing issue.
"Many are predicting an economic downturn in 2023," states Smith. "While many business sectors begin to brace for uncertainty, the restaurant industry has already learned how to be more efficient with their business operations over the past couple of years. They are well prepared to operate no matter what economic challenges may lie ahead and can focus their efforts on other pressing issues such as recruiting and retention."
While the survey results show that restaurant operators are predicting many of the same obstacles experienced in 2022 to continue into the new year, the uncertainty has not discouraged the hope of future growth to most. The survey results indicate that nearly 60% of the surveyed restaurants have growth planned in 2023.
"Restaurant365 is proud to support the growth of our customers," states Smith. "We have helped over 40,000 restaurants streamline their operations and increase their margins. Once operations have been transformed and a brand is profitable in one location, the model can quickly scale to be leveraged in new locations."
About Restaurant365
Restaurant365 is the industry's leading all-in-one, cloud-based accounting, inventory, scheduling, payroll, and HR solution developed specifically for restaurants. R365's restaurant enterprise management software simplifies day-to-day management for operators, allowing them to control food costs and optimize labor. Integrations and open APIs enable Restaurant365 to connect with other systems including POS providers, vendors, and banks. The result is accurate, timely reporting that provides a clear and complete view of their businesses. Restaurant365 is based in Irvine, California with offices in Austin, Texas and Petaluma, California. The company is backed by Bessemer Venture Partners, ICONIQ, Tiger Global Management, and Serent Capital. Additional information is available at Restaurant365.com.
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ATLANTA (NewsNation) — The affluent and predominantly white neighborhood of Buckhead in Atlanta is moving closer to breaking away from one of the most populous cities in the Southeast.
Some residents are trying to form Buckhead City, citing concerns about crime. Some also say they’re not getting their fair share of Atlanta’s municipal services.
These secession aspirations are now moving closer to being realized after the Republican majority of a Georgia Senate committee approved two bills on Monday and advanced them to the full Senate for further debate.
The movement gained traction after a spike in crime dating back to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Atlanta Police Department investigated 170 homicides in 2022 compared to 159 in 2021 and 95 in 2019, according to departmental data.
But opponents say a new city wouldn’t be able to stop criminals from coming to the area. They also say the plan doesn’t deal with major issues and could make crime worse by weakening the remaining parts of Atlanta.
“What is happening today is my constituents are being forced to eat a half-baked pie,” Sen. Jason Esteves, an Atlanta Democrat, told The Associated Press last week.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has been vocal against the movement. In a statement to NewsNation, a City of Atlanta spokesperson said the city’s team will “continue to work with the Senate to put an end to this legislation before it has disastrous consequences.”
One Buckhead resident, Gina Winchester, also says it’s a “very bad idea” to separate the neighborhood from the city.
“The whole city would suffer,” she said. “We’re not here to say we’re better than everyone. We’re here to be a part of the city.”
Despite the steps forward, prospects remain uncertain for the measures, which are bitterly opposed by Atlanta’s business community and the city’s overwhelmingly Democratic lawmakers.
A lawyer for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp also sent a memo to lawmakers this week, questioning whether proposals to assign a portion of Atlanta’s bond debt to the new city would be legal. He also challenged the legality of the plans of Buckhead City proponents to collect taxes for the Atlanta city school system and continue enrolling students in it even after leaving Atlanta.
Democrats also say those in favor of Buckhead becoming its own city are in the minority, even within the Buckhead neighborhood’s limits.
Bill White, the CEO of the Buckhead City Committee, is instead claiming that 72% of people polled in the neighborhood were at least interested in voting in such a referendum.
“Some of those 72% are gonna vote no, and I say let the best campaign win,” White said. “Atlanta will be fine.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-03-02T20:17:27+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/could-a-wealthy-atlanta-neighborhood-secede-from-the-city-controversial-issue-advanced-by-gop-lawmakers/ |
Mercedes-Benz’s Maybach division on Thursday revealed its first plug-in hybrid in the form of the S 580 e.
The electrified sedan based on the Mercedes-Benz S-Class starts sales in China later this year, followed by Europe and a handful of other markets, though there’s been no mention of its availability in the U.S.
Its powertrain consists of a 3.0-liter turbocharged inline-6 combined with a single electric motor; power goes to the rear wheels. Combined output is a healthy 502 hp, or enough for 0-62 mph acceleration in 5.1 seconds and a governed top speed of 155 mph.
Switching to pure EV mode drops the output to 147 hp. Maybach hasn’t mentioned the size of the battery but said a full charge can deliver a range of 62 miles on the WLTP cycle used overseas. The stricter EPA cycle would result in a lower range. Using a DC fast charger can charge the battery in around 30 minutes, according to Maybach.
There’s little to designate this particular version of the Maybach S-Class as an electrified model, though hints include an extra cover for the charging port, blue accents in the headlights, and hybrid-specific info in the instrument cluster and infotainment system.
Maybach is preparing an update for its version of the U.S.-built Mercedes GLS-Class, and it could also get a plug-in hybrid option.
The ultra-luxury division is also planning to jump into the EV game. The first electric vehicle will be based on the Mercedes EQS SUV, which is built in the U.S.
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(AP) – Lindsay Lohan has given birth to her first child.
The “Parent Trap” star and her husband, financier Bader Shammas, are the parents of a “beautiful, healthy son” named Luai, her rep told The Associated Press in a statement Monday.
“The family is over the moon in love,” the statement said.
Lohan, 37, gave birth in Dubai, where the couple lives, according to Page Six. Her son’s exact birth date was not released.
Luai is an Arabic name that means “shield” or “protector.” Lohan announced her pregnancy in March in a photo posted to Instagram of a white onesie emblazoned with “coming soon.”
She has lived overseas for several years and has been married to Shammas since last year.
Lohan was once a tabloid mainstay but now keeps a lower public profile. She has returned to acting, starring last year in Netflix’s “Falling for Christmas,” and on the streaming service’s upcoming romantic comedy “Irish Wish.”
In a June interview with Allure magazine, Lohan said she was thrilled about becoming a mother, and opened up about balancing work and home life.
“I can’t wait to see what the feeling is and what it’s like to just be a mom,” she said. “It’s overwhelming in a good way.”
Lohan sought the guidance of her “Freaky Friday” co-star.
“I spoke to Jamie Lee Curtis recently, and she was like, ‘You just bring the baby with you and everything will be fine,’” she said.
Lohan’s mother, Dina Lohan, recently told People magazine that her daughter has wanted to be a mother.
“Lindsay has always loved kids because I love kids and my mother loves kids; I’m one of four,” she said. “We have a big family, so she’s always wanted children. And she’s so maternal.”
As for Shammas, Dina said he’s “so sweet and they’re just so happy. They’re just really happy and ready.” | 2023-07-17T23:25:44+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national/lindsay-lohan-gives-birth-to-her-first-child/ |
A 17-year-old has been charged with kidnapping two migrants whose rescue this week from a Houston hotel by FBI agents after days of captivity ended in gunfire that killed another suspect.
Josiah Jackson was charged Friday with two counts of aggravated kidnapping in the abduction of a man and woman and the attempt to ransom them, Harris County court records show. The case filings do not list an attorney for Jackson, who is being held in a county jail ahead of a bond hearing.
The migrants were stopped on a highway northwest of Houston on Saturday and were forced into another vehicle by the kidnappers, according to a prosecutor. Officials have said little about what happened between then and Thursday morning, when the FBI says its agents rescued two migrants following the shooting in north Houston.
The FBI and various local law enforcement agencies offered little additional information Friday and the terse court records didn’t reveal much more.
Senior Deputy Thomas Gilliland, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, said the suspected kidnappers fled as agents moved in. Gilliland said that “within a few minutes” deputies with a dog tracked down one of the suspects, who he declined to name, took him back to the scene and turned him over to the FBI. Jackson and “his deceased co-actor held two people for ransom, requiring (sheriff’s deputies) and the FBI to raid the location and rescue” them, prosecutors wrote in request that bail be set at $100,000. A prosecutor had previously said three migrants were kidnapped, but authorities have not said what happened to the possible third victim.
A person familiar with the matter previously told The Associated Press that the kidnappers demanded money from the family of at least one of the migrants and were paid, but then they asked for more. The person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the case publicly, also said the kidnappers at one point sent the family a video showing them beating a man.
On the other side of Texas, two migrants were found dead Friday and at least 10 were hospitalized after police received a call that they were “suffocating” in a freight train car traveling near the U.S.-Mexico border.
The Uvalde Police Department said Border Patrol was informed of the phone call and able to stop the train. About 15 migrants were found inside, according to a statement from the department. The condition of all of those hospitalized was not immediately known. University Health in San Antonio tweeted that it had received two male patients, one in critical condition and one in serious condition.
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Bleiberg reported from Dallas. | 2023-03-25T09:11:09+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/national/17-year-old-charged-in-kidnapping-ending-in-houston-shooting/ |
Iran has agreed to reconnect cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and increase the pace of inspections according to the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
On Saturday IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi made the announcement in Vienna after meeting Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in Tehran.
Rafael Grossi’s visit to Tehran came days after the IAEA reported that uranium particles enriched up to 83.7 percent (just short of weapons-grade) were found at an underground nuclear site in Iran.
Irandenieswanting to acquire nuclearweapons andsays it had made no attempt to enrich uranium beyond 60 percent purity. However, officials also say that “unintended fluctuations … may have occurred” during the enrichment process.
We’ll discuss what was agreed between the IAEA and Tehran and what we can expect to come out of further discussions between the two.
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SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A company’s plan to mine minerals just outside the Okefenokee Swamp and its federally protected wildlife refuge moved a big step closer Thursday to approval by Georgia regulators, who have spent years evaluating the project that opponents say could permanently harm an ecological treasure.
The Georgia Environmental Protection Division released a draft plan Thursday for how Twin Pines Minerals would operate its proposed mine and mitigate potential impacts to the swamp. The move triggered a 60-day period for public comments before the agency can approve a final plan, which is required for the project to qualify for a mining permit.
Since 2019, Twin Pines of Birmingham, Alabama, has been seeking government permits to mine titanium dioxide less than 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) from the southeastern boundary of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the largest U.S. refuge east of the Mississippi River.
Federal scientists have warned that mining near the Okefenokee’s bowl-like rim could damage the swamp’s ability to hold water. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland recently declared the proposed mine poses an “unacceptable risk” to the fragile ecosystem at the Georgia-Florida line.
Twin Pines has insisted it can mine without harming the swamp, and Georgia regulators echoed a key point of the company’s assurances Thursday. In a summary of the draft plan, the state agency said its own analysis has “concluded that water level in the swamp will be minimally impacted.”
The role of Georgia regulators is critical because the federal government, which normally weighs environmental permits in tandem with state agencies, has relinquished oversight of the Twin Pines project.
Twin Pines President Steve Ingle said the Georgia agency’s decision to let the project advance to the next stage was an “important milestone.”
“This is a great opportunity for people to learn the truth about what our operations will and will not do, and the absurdity of allegations that our shallow mining-to-land-reclamation process will `drain the swamp’ or harm it in any way,” Ingle said in a statement.
Opponents promised an impassioned fight during the two-month comment period.
Josh Marks, an Atlanta environmental attorney who has been a leading critic of the Twin Pines plan, said the company can’t be trusted to operate responsibly “next to Georgia’s greatest natural treasure.”
“Twin Pines Minerals’ dangerous proposal to strip mine along the hydrologic boundary of the Okefenokee would be a massive threat to the swamp’s integrity even if TPM was a flawless, experienced operator,” Marks said.
The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge covers nearly 630 square miles (1,630 square kilometers) in southeast Georgia and is home to alligators, bald eagles and other protected species. The swamp’s wildlife, cypress forests and flooded prairies draw roughly 600,000 visitors each year, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which manages the refuge.
In February 2019, the Fish and Wildlife Service wrote that the proposed mine could pose “substantial risks” to the swamp, including its ability to hold water. Some impacts, it said, “may not be able to be reversed, repaired, or mitigated for.”
C. Rhett Jackson, a hydrology professor at the University of Georgia, recently warned state regulators in a written analysis that mining pits Twin Pines plans to dig would siphon off enough groundwater to triple the frequency and duration of severe droughts in the swamp’s southeast corner.
“Such an increase in drought frequency will have substantial effects on swamp ecology, wildfire frequency, and boating access for tourism, management, and scientific purposes,” Jackson said Thursday, calling the draft mining plan “deeply flawed.”
The Army Corps of Engineers was in the process of reviewing a federal permit for Twin Pines when the agency declared in 2020 that it no longer had authority over the project because of regulatory rollbacks under President Donald Trump.
Despite efforts by President Joe Biden to restore federal oversight, the Army Corps entered an agreement with Twin Pines last year to maintain its hands-off position. Conservation groups have filed suit over that deal.
In releasing the draft plan Thursday, the state Environmental Protection Division noted that Twin Pines still faces an additional draft and comment period for a surface mining permit if its mining plan gets approved. The company also has permit applications still pending for air and groundwater withdrawal permits related to the same mining project. | 2023-01-19T22:56:10+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/business/ap-regulators-move-mine-plan-near-okefenokee-a-big-step-forward/ |
SEOUL, South Korea >> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday, in an indication he’ll continue his provocative run of weapons displays.
Kim’s statement came as animosities with rival South Korea rose sharply this week as the South accused the North of flying drones across the rivals’ border for the first time in five years. This year, North Korea already performed a record number of missile tests in what experts call an attempt to modernize its arsenal and increase its leverage in future dealings with the United States.
During the Tuesday session at the ongoing plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim analyzed new security challenges in international politics and on the Korean Peninsula and clarified principles and directions to take in external relations and fights against enemies to protect national interests and sovereignty, according to the official Korean Central News Agency.
Kim “set forth new key goals for bolstering up the self-reliant defense capability to be pushed ahead with in 2023 under the multilaterally changing situation,” KCNA said, without elaborating.
Some observers say the new goals could be related to Kim’s push to expand his nuclear arsenal and introduce a spate of high-tech weapons systems such as multi-warhead missiles, a more agile long-range weapon, a spy satellite and advanced drones. They say Kim would eventually aim to use his boosted nuclear capability to force its rivals to accept the North as a legitimate nuclear state, a status he would think is essential in getting international sanctions on his country to be lifted.
On Monday, South Korea’s military fired warning shots and launched fighter jets and helicopters, after detecting what it called five North Korean drones that violated the South’s airspace. South Korea also flown its own surveillance assets, in a likely reference to unmanned drones, across the border into North Korea in response.
South Korea’s military said it had failed to shoot down the drones and offered a public apology over causing security concerns. President Yoon Suk Yeol called for strong air defense and high-tech stealth drones to better monitor North Korea.
Some experts say the North Korean drone flights might have been designed to test South Korean and U.S. readiness and neutralize a previous inter-Korean tension-reduction agreement. They say North Korea likely assess its drone flights has caused security jitters and a domestic divide in South Korea. | 2022-12-28T03:02:34+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/27/breaking-news/north-koreas-kim-lays-out-key-goals-to-boost-military-power/ |
WASHINGTON >> Lawyers for former President Donald Trump found at least two items marked as classified during a recent search of a storage unit in West Palm Beach, Florida, and have provided them to the FBI, according to a published report today.
The Washington Post reported that the items were discovered by an outside team brought in by Trump’s representatives to search his other properties for any additional classified materials. The nature of the classified materials was not immediately clear, but the storage unit in which they were found had been used to hold items from an office in northern Virginia used by Trump staffers after he left office, the newspaper said.
The FBI recovered roughly 100 documents marked as classified during an Aug. 8 search of Trump’s Palm Beach estate, Mar-a-Lago. That’s on top of 37 documents bearing classification markings that Trump lawyers retrieved from the home during a June visit, as well as 15 boxes containing about 184 classified documents recovered in January by the National Archives and Records Administration.
The possibility that the Justice Department had not yet recovered all classified materials has existed for months.
The FBI’s August search of the home came after investigators developed evidence indicating that additional sensitive documents remained there, even though Trump representatives had certified that all classified documents requested in a Justice Department subpoena had been located and returned.
After a federal judge pressured the Trump team to demonstrate its full compliance with the subpoena, the newspaper said, it hired an outside firm to search properties including Trump’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, as well as Trump Tower in New York.
A Justice Department spokesman declined to comment.
A spokesman for Trump, responding to reports about an outside firm’s search for classified materials, said in a statement that “President Trump and his counsel continue to be cooperative and transparent, despite the unprecedented, illegal, and unwarranted attack against President Trump and his family by the weaponized Department of Justice.”
Spokesman Steven Cheung did not respond to a follow-up phone call about subsequent reporting indicating that a search of the storage unit had turned up two items with classification markings. | 2022-12-07T20:38:40+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/12/07/breaking-news/more-classified-items-found-at-trump-storage-unit-in-florida/ |
BERLIN (AP) — German authorities said Friday that a man sought in connection with the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old Syrian in the western town of Luedenscheid has been detained after surrendering to police.
Prosecutors in the western city of Hagen said the 23-year-old suspect is also a Syrian citizen and knew the victim, who died at a hospital hours after Monday’s shooting in the nearby town of Luedenscheid.
Police declined to immediately provide further details about the suspect or the circumstances of the shooting.
Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have come to Germany since the start of the conflict in their country more than a decade ago. | 2023-05-05T15:12:27+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/world-news/suspect-in-slaying-of-syrian-surrenders-to-german-police/ |
NEW YORK, Dec. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Vintage Wine Estates, Inc. ("Vintage" or the "Company") (NYSE: VWE). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Vintage and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On September 13, 2022, Vintage disclosed that certain of the Company's previously issued financial statements should no longer be relied upon and should be restated due to the identification of an accounting error related to the treatment of interest rate swap agreements.
On this news, Vintage's stock price fell $2.23 per share, or 40.33%, to close at $3.30 per share on September 14, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com
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California’s food assistance program is coping with high staff vacancy rates and struggling to retain workers even as demand rises for the help it offers, advocates and county employees say.
As a result, county assistance offices are experiencing casework backlogs, delays in service and employee burnout, the workers say. The crunch comes as the state expands the program this year, becoming the first in the nation to offer subsidized food benefits to undocumented seniors.
The complaints center on CalFresh, a $2.1 billion program administered by county social services offices that provides food benefits for about 4.6 million Californians, ranging from college students to working families.
The program received a budget boost from the Newsom administration this year, but county leaders say more needs to change to fund the services the state has promised.
In Fresno, the CalFresh county social services office maintains a vacancy rate of 18% for this year. In the last month, the office has seen the rate jump up to 23%.
Meanwhile, applications for food benefits increased by 18% from 2019 to 2021.
“I’ve been doing this for over 30 years, and I’ve never seen this exodus of people,” said Maria Villapudua Herrera, Social Services Program Manager for Fresno County. “The current situation is really new for all of us, but it’s becoming the norm.”
Herrera said the biggest challenge stems from retention, with new hires only showing up for a few months and then quitting. That leads to the remaining workers feeling “overwhelmed” and “burnt out.”
With demand surging for CalFresh, some county offices are setting aside work on applications for other benefits. Workers must prioritize CalFresh cases over the state’s Medi-Cal program because of federal rules requiring those eligible to receive food within three days.
For Fresno, 85% of CalFresh cases meet the expedited requirement.
Herrera said her office is meeting the requirement, but “other programs have suffered.” Federal guidelines give workers 45 days to process Medi-Cal applications.
“They are going to prioritize the three-day expedited application over other programs,” Herrera said. “That’s how we’ve been functioning. However, I don’t know how long we’re going to be able to sustain that.”
Marin County is experiencing the same stress, said Suzie Aceves, the county’s CalFresh department analyst. The county has an annual vacancy rate of around 15%, with applications for CalFresh increasing by 28% since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020.
“It does have an impact on the process of application processing,” Aceves said. “And counties have had to just adjust workflow processes to meet federal and state timelines.”
Aceves and Herrera both attributed some of the rises in applications to recent legislation that required agencies to promote the CalFresh and expanded benefits to undocumented seniors.
The expansion of eligibility for undocumented residents 55 and older is estimated to benefit an additional 75,000 Californians each year, according to a report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office. It’s the first step in what many progressives hope will be the expansion of food assistance for all undocumented residents.
Workers praise broadening the eligible population for benefits, but say they’re not in position to process the applications in a timely manner.
“We’re waiting,” Herrera said. “We’re looking at it closely because that’s going to increase our numbers.”
More funding is on the way
Counties are poised to begin receiving more funding within the next two months as part of the new state budget deal. But advocates say it’s not enough and does not address the central issue.
Earlier this year, the County Welfare Directors Association of California asked the state to supply $60 million to address staffing shortages. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the budget in June with an additional $35 million for the program.
“It’s a good amount but it’s well short of what we originally asked for just to fill the gap of what we’re currently spending,” said Cathy Senderling-McDonald, executive director of the association.
Senderling-McDonald said CalFresh funding has remained static over the years, with current funding resembling “2001” levels.
The $35 million is intended to be a temporary solution until state officials tackle their broader goal of overhauling the funding model.
The state and individual counties fund half of CalFresh costs, with the remaining money coming from the federal government.
The welfare directors group hopes that a new funding system better reflects caseload increases and takes into account “extraordinary” instances like the pandemic and legislation aimed at increasing eligibility. Senderling-McDonald also pointed to a need for cost-of-living adjustments that keep pace with the value of having “a worker behind a desk.”
“We were so far away from the reality of what it costs to really run the program properly…How do we make sure we don’t get 20 years behind again?,” said Senderling-McDonald. | 2022-10-11T22:19:50+00:00 | santacruzsentinel.com | https://www.santacruzsentinel.com/2022/10/11/california-welfare-offices-are-understaffed-leading-to-burnout-and-overwhelmed-workers/ |
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GreenPower Motor Company Inc. (NASDAQ: GP) (TSXV: GPV) ("GreenPower"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, announced that it has secured another 85 vouchers under the California HVIP program for 75 EV Star 22' Cargo vans, eight EV Star Box Trucks and two EV Star 25' Cargo vans. GreenPower has also delivered 15 EV Stars to customers with vouchers under the New Jersey ZIP and California HVIP incentive programs this quarter with deliveries being scheduled for 55 EV Stars with existing vouchers. These sales are in addition to Workhorse and school bus sales
The 85 vouchers with the California HVIP program will benefit small fleet operators that often face multiple barriers to zero-emission truck adoption, including high upfront costs. What's more, GreenPower's innovative technologies and range of products will help fleet operators drive down fuel costs and minimize maintenance costs while providing outstanding reliability and efficiency.
GreenPower recently secured additional vouchers from the New Jersey ZIP program. In July, New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced additional funding of $45 million as well as expanding eligibility to include heavy-duty vehicle classes, and expanding statewide, beyond the four pilot communities in the first phase.
"GreenPower's EV Star 22-foot cargo van has quickly become our highest demand vehicle. Incentive programs offered by California where we have the second highest redemptions and New Jersey where we have the highest approved vouchers are making a difference with the adoption of all-electric vehicles," said Michael Perez, vice president of school bus, contracts and grants at GreenPower. "With the existing vouchers we have a steady stream of deliveries of EV Stars to customers over the next couple of months. GreenPower remains committed to providing a better, cleaner and safer transportation future and has the knowledge and expertise in successfully working with incentive programs."
GreenPower's EV Star platform is a purpose-built, multi-utility, zero-emissions vehicle with a battery pack of 118 kWh providing a payload of up to 7,000 pounds and a range of 150 miles. The EV Star platform is used for a range of GreenPower passenger and cargo vehicles for mid and last-mile delivery needs and can charge up to 20 kW on a standard J1772 protocol or DC fast charge.
California's HVIP program remains open, while the New Jersey ZIP program is presently on a waitlist, with new funding expected to become available in January 2023. Interested parties should contact michael@greenpowermotor.com for more information on GreenPower's all-electric EV Star or navigating the voucher application process.
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GreenPower designs, builds and distributes a full suite of high-floor and low-floor all-electric medium and heavy-duty vehicles, including transit buses, school buses, shuttles, cargo van, and a cab and chassis. GreenPower employs a clean-sheet design to manufacture all-electric vehicles that are purpose built to be battery powered with zero emissions while integrating global suppliers for key components. This OEM platform allows GreenPower to meet the specifications of various operators while providing standard parts for ease of maintenance and accessibility for warranty requirements. GreenPower was founded in Vancouver, Canada with primary operational facilities in southern California. Listed on the Toronto exchange since November 2015, GreenPower completed its U.S. IPO and NASDAQ listing in August 2020. For further information go to www.greenpowermotor.com
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Closing prices for crude oil, gold and other commodities
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Benchmark U.S. crude oil for January delivery rose 96 cents to $77.24 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for January delivery fell 44 cents to $83.19 a barrel.
Wholesale gasoline for December delivery was unchanged at $2.33 a gallon. December heating oil fell 2 cents to $3.22 a gallon. December natural gas fell 31 cents to $6.71 per 1,000 cubic feet.
Gold for February delivery fell $13.50 to $1,755.30 an ounce. Silver for March delivery fell 48 cents $21.13 an ounce and March copper fell 1 cent to $3.62 a pound.
The dollar fell to 138.89 Japanese yen from 139.05 yen. The euro fell to $1.0339 from $1.0412. | 2022-11-28T20:30:50+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-business/2022/11/28/closing-prices-for-crude-oil-gold-and-other-commodities-272/ |
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The par-4 7th hole played as a drivable 311 yards in the opening round of the 2022 Mexico Open. Check out the best shots, eagles and birdies from those who hit driver and took the aggressive approach. | 2022-04-29T18:25:46+00:00 | pgatour.com | https://www.pgatour.com/video/2022/04/28/best-shots-at-the-drivable-par-4-7th-hole-in-round-1-at-mexico-o.html |
MOSCOW – A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the U.S. about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country’s massive nuclear capability amid the fighting in Ukraine.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that Moscow has halted all information exchanges with Washington after previously suspending its participation in the last remaining nuclear arms pact with the U.S.
Along with the data about the current state of the countries' nuclear forces, the parties also have exchanged advance warnings about test launches. Such notices have been an essential element of strategic stability for decades, allowing Russia and the United States to correctly interpret each other's moves and make sure that neither country mistakes a test launch for a missile attack.
The termination of missile test warnings appears to mark yet another attempt by Moscow to discourage the West from ramping up its support for Ukraine by pointing out at Russia's massive nuclear arsenals. It comes days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Moscow's ally Belarus.
Last month, Putin suspended the New START treaty, charging that Russia can’t accept U.S. inspections of its nuclear sites under the agreement at a time when Washington and its NATO allies have openly declared Russia’s defeat in Ukraine as their goal.
Moscow emphasized that it wasn’t withdrawing from the pact altogether and would continue to respect the caps on nuclear weapons the treaty set.
The Russian Foreign Ministry initially said Moscow would keep notifying the U.S. about planned test launches of its ballistic missiles, but Ryabkov's statement reflected an abrupt change of course.
“There will be no notifications at all,” Ryabkov said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies when asked if Moscow would also stop issuing notices about planned missile tests. “All notifications, all kinds of notifications, all activities under the treaty. will be suspended and will not be conducted regardless of what position the U.S. may take.”
Ryabkov's announcement followed U.S. officials' statement that Moscow and Washington have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data that were envisaged by the New START treaty. Officials at the White House, Pentagon and State Department said the U.S. had offered to continue providing this information to Russia even after Putin suspended its participation in the treaty, but Moscow informed Washington that it would not be sharing its own data.
The New START, which then-Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev signed in 2010, limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers. The agreement envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance.
The inspections have been put on hold since 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions on resuming them were supposed to have taken place in November 2022, but Russia abruptly called them off, citing U.S. support for Ukraine.
As part of the Russian drills that began Wednesday, Yars mobile missile launchers will maneuver across three regions of Siberia, Russia's Defense Ministry said. The movements will involve measures to conceal the deployment from foreign satellites and other intelligence assets, the ministry said.
The Defense Ministry didn't say how long the drills would last or mention plans for any practice launches. The Yars is a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile with a range of about 11,000 kilometers (over 6,800 miles). It forms the backbone of Russia's strategic missile forces.
The Defense Ministry released a video showing massive trucks carrying the missiles driving out from a base to go on patrol. The maneuvers involve about 300 vehicles and 3,000 troops in eastern Siberia, according to the ministry.
The massive exercise took place days after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, Russia's neighbor and ally.
Tactical nuclear weapons are intended for use on the battlefield and have a relatively short range and a much lower yield compared to the long-range strategic missiles fitted with nuclear warheads that are capable of obliterating whole cities.
Putin’s decision to put the tactical weapons in Belarus followed his repeated warnings that Moscow was ready to use “all available means” — a reference to its nuclear arsenal — to fend off attacks on Russian territory.
Ryabkov said Wednesday that Putin’s move folllowed the failure by the West to heed previous “serious signals” from Moscow because of what he described as the “fundamental irresponsibility of Western elites before their people and international security.”
“Now they will have to deal with changing realities,” he said, adding: “We hope that NATO officials will adequately assess the seriousness of the situation.”
Russian officials have issued a barrage of hawkish statements since their troops entered Ukraine, warning that the continuing Western support for Ukraine raised the threat of a nuclear conflict.
In remarks published Tuesday, Nikolai Patrushev, the secretary of Russia's Security Council, which Putin chairs, sternly warned the U.S. and its allies against harboring hopes for Russia's defeat in Ukraine.
Patrushev alleged that some American politicians believe the U.S. could launch a preventative missile strike on Russia to which Moscow would be unable to respond, a purported belief that he described as “short-sighted stupidity, which is very dangerous.”
“Russia is patient and isn’t trying to scare anyone with its military superiority, but it has unique modern weapons capable of destroying any adversary, including the United States, in case of a threat to its existence,” Patrushev said. | 2023-03-29T12:54:01+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/2023/03/29/russia-launches-drills-of-its-nuclear-missile-forces/ |
OKLAHOMA CITY — Top-ranked Lincoln Christian fell into a 15-point hole after only scoring three first-quarter points and the Bulldogs went on to suffer a 48-36 setback to No. 3 Bethany in the Class 4A state girls’ basketball final Saturday afternoon at Jim Norick Arena.
Lincoln Christian (27-2), seeking its first state title, trailed 15-3 after the first quarter but managed to close the gap to just eight points at halftime despite just shooting 15% (4 for 27) from the field.
The Bulldogs, who saw their 16-game winning streak come to an end, ended up just 12 for 52 from the floor for 23%.
Lincoln Christian was paced by 12 points from freshman Maddi Stewart. She was her team’s only double-digit scorer.
Audrey Hopkins added seven points and six rebounds while Ellie Brueggemann chipped in six points and snared seven boards for Lincoln Christian.
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Bethany’s Keziah Lofton paced all scorers with 21 points while also grabbing seven rebounds as the Bronchos earned their first state crown. Kayten Donley contributed 17 points eight boards for Bethany, which closed the season by winning its last 19 contests. | 2023-03-11T23:34:27+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/lincoln-christian-falls-to-bethany-in-class-4a-girls-championship/article_fb1c39ac-c061-11ed-b6d0-2b71e3c855cc.html |
A coal mine in the Powder River Basin has received state recognition for its reclamation efforts.
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) recognized the Coal Creek Mine with its 2022 Excellence in Mining Reclamation Award for coal.
Coal Creek Mine is operated by Thunder Basin Coal Company south of Gillette.
Matt Kunze, the natural resources program supervisor for the Wyoming DEQ land quality division, said the award is given out annually to an operator that is meeting or exceeding reclamation goals for an area.
“So, what this company did was move resources from their larger mine Black Thunder to the Coal Creek Mine to complete reclamation at three of their four active pits,” Kunze said. “So, they really focused on accelerating the reclamation timetable at the Coal Creek Mine.”
Kunze said the next stage of reclamation will involve placing topsoil and seeding the land for vegetation.
“The end goal is to really support this post mining land use,” Kunze said. “At the Coal Creek Mine, the post mining land use is typically grazing land and wildlife habitat.”
According to the Wyoming DEQ, this is the first time in Coal Creek Mine’s history, the reclaimed acres exceeds the active mining acres.
Wyoming requires mines to be reclaimed once mining operations are complete. | 2022-08-02T19:29:40+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2022-08-02/powder-river-coal-mine-awarded-for-reclamation-efforts |
DUBAI — As the war in Ukraine grinds on, the United States is looking internationally to partners to weaken Russia's influence. It's also seeking to blunt China's growing reach.
In the Mideast, President Joe Biden has reached out to Gulf allies like Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in an attempt to align interests. While visiting Saudi Arabia last summer, he tried to reassure Arab leaders of U.S. commitment to the region's security. But Gulf nations aren't rushing to side with Washington.
Here's a look at key issues affecting U.S.-Gulf ties into 2023.
There are tensions over an oil pact with Russia
The Saudi-led Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has stuck to a pandemic-era pact with Russia to curb production and keep oil prices up. The agreement has helped Russia retain some of its spending power despite Western sanctions in response to the war in Ukraine.
A decision by the group known as OPEC+ to cut production in November by 2 million barrels a day prompted bipartisan outrage in Washington at the time.
The Saudis insist the OPEC+ decision was based on global market forecasts. They point to the price of oil, trading at under $80 a barrel, as proof that the decision did not send prices soaring in light of China's sluggish economic growth.
The Saudi leadership should not be expected to "take decisions that are harmful to the stability of global oil markets in order to take a short-term position, a tactical position for or against one side in the [Ukraine] war," says Mohammed Alyahya, former editor-in-chief at the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya English website and current fellow at Harvard's Belfer Center.
"What's happening right now is an expansion of relations with all sides," he says, adding that it's mistaken to assume Saudi Arabia is pivoting away from the U.S. toward Russia or China.
Saudi Arabia's crackdown on critics remains a concern
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been praised for pushing through social changes, but he's also overseen an unprecedented crackdown on critics.
President Biden — who authorized release of the CIA's findings about the crown prince's culpability in the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey — raised the issue of Khashoggi's murder with Prince Mohammed in their face-to-face meeting last July. The crown prince, who was elevated to the post of prime minister last year, denies having a role in Khashoggi's death. The Biden administration said his post as prime minister grants him immunity in U.S. civil courts, which prompted a judge to dismiss a case filed against him by Khashoggi's fiancée.
Meanwhile, the kingdom continues to silence critics. In past months, Saudi courts issued decades-long prison terms against a number of people, apparently over their criticism on Twitter of the prince's policies.
Last year also saw the largest mass execution in recent memory in Saudi Arabia — of 81 prisoners convicted on a range of crimes. Activists say around half were minority Shiites involved in violent protests.
Gulf states have taken on a mediating role between rivals
Saudi Arabia has emerged twice as a mediator in prisoner exchanges between Russia and other nations since the war in Ukraine began.
The kingdom said the crown prince used his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin and governments around the world to facilitate the release of 10 foreign fighters captured by Russians in Ukraine. Saudi Arabia also claimed a role, along with the United Arab Emirates, in facilitating a high-stakes prisoner swap last month between Washington and Moscow, which saw the release of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner in exchange for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Facilitating talks among rivals is a policy long employed by Oman and Qatar, which have mediated in conflicts stretching from Afghanistan to Yemen. Qatar maintains close ties with the Taliban leadership, some of whom reside in Doha. Qatar also hosts talks between U.S. officials and the Taliban, which took control of Afghanistan in 2021.
Gulf nations don't see it as being in their national interest to take sides in rivalries between the U.S. and other world powers, says Elham Fakhro, a Bahraini research fellow at Britain's University of Exeter. There's no upside for them in ostracizing Russia, for example, or losing out from trade benefits with China, whose leader Xi Jinping visited Saudi Arabia last month.
Fakhro says Gulf countries are committed to keeping dialogue open with all sides. Carving out a mediator role helps them show the value in doing so.
"To several of the Gulf states, this is really about ensuring their survival," Fakhro says, referring to the need to keep strong ties with China, the Gulf's top buyer of oil, and Russia, a major energy and grains exporter.
The U.S. remains an irreplaceable security partner
For decades, U.S.-Gulf ties have centered most closely around security. The U.S. maintains an airbase in Qatar that's been used in the fight against Islamic State militants. The Navy's Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, patrols the Persian Gulf to deter Iran.
Despite whopping arms sales, joint military exercises with Gulf Arab states and a strong U.S. military presence in the region, there's "mistrust" and a sense in the Gulf that the U.S. hasn't been a consistent security partner since the Obama administration, Fakhro says.
That mistrust stems from the now-tattered international accord which had curbed Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of U.S. sanctions. Gulf states and Israel say the deal was flawed and did not curb Iran's missile program nor address Iran-backed militias and its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard.
The return to power in Israel of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raises the specter of heightened regional tensions with Iran.
There are signs, however, that U.S.-Saudis ties are not as strained as they were just two months ago. The Wall Street Journal reports cooperation has improved on containing Iran, as efforts to revive the nuclear deal remain stalled. And the Biden administration has continued some support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen.
Last summer, the Biden administration approved around $5 billion in military sales to Saudi Arabia and the UAE to improve their air defenses. It came several months after the UAE's capital Abu Dhabi was rattled by Houthi missiles and drones. The attack was reminiscent of a larger strike in 2018 against Saudi Aramco's main oil processing facility.
The UAE Ambassador to Washington, Yousef Al Otaiba, made clear last month "the U.S. remains our most important partner."
Alyahya notes U.S. soft power is also unmatched, particularly among hundreds of thousands of Saudis who've studied abroad and are "voracious consumers of U.S. pop culture."
"The United States ... maybe stumbles every once in a while," Alyahya says. "But the U.S. is still the most important and most powerful country in the world."
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As death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece
MALAKASA, Greece (AP) — The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean rose to 81 Monday after three more bodies were found off southern Greece, as more survivors claimed that the battered trawler had been under tow by another vessel just before it sank with hundreds of people aboard.
The new accounts raised further questions about the Greek coast guard’s response from the moment it located the ship until it went down. Officials in Athens have insisted that the metal fishing boat carrying migrants from Libya to Italy was at no point under tow, and only had a line briefly attached to it hours before it capsized and foundered.
The coast guard has also been widely criticized for not trying to rescue the migrants before their vessel sank. It argued that they refused any assistance and insisted on proceeding to Italy, adding that it would have been too dangerous to try and evacuate hundreds of unwilling people off an overcrowded ship. The full details of the incident remain unclear.
Ali Sheikhi, a Kurdish man from the war-scarred town of Kobani in northeast Syria, had hoped the vessel would take him to a better life in Europe. Then, he would eventually bring over his wife and three young sons.
Instead, the ship sank in international waters two hours after midnight on June 14. Only 104 survivors have been found so far, and 81 bodies recovered. But many accounts — backed by Sheikhi — say up to 750 people were on board.
He told Kurdish TV Rudaw that he and other relatives from Kobani, including a younger brother who died, had agreed to pay smugglers $4,000 each for the trip — a sum later raised to $4,500.
“We said ‘no problem,’ so long as the boat was big and in good shape,” he told Rudaw late Sunday, speaking by phone from a closed reception center near Athens where survivors have been moved. “They told us we should not bring any food or anything else because it is all available on the boat.”
The smugglers didn’t let anyone bring lifejackets, and threw whatever food the passengers had into the sea, he added, echoing accounts from other survivors. Sheikhi said he and his companions were directed to the ship’s hold — a deathtrap where hundreds, including women and children, are believed to have drowned — but got onto the deck after paying extra money to the smugglers.
By the time the ship sank, they had been five days at sea. Water ran out after a day and a half, and some passengers resorted to drinking seawater.
Crucially, Sheikhi said the trawler went down after its engine broke down and another vessel tried to tow it.
“In the pulling, (the trawler) sank,” he said. “We don’t know who it belonged to.” Similar claims have been made by other survivors in accounts posted on social media, and other survivors were anonymously quoted in Syrian media Monday saying the ship was being towed.
“One side went up and the people fell from there into the sea,” Sheikhi told Rudaw. “The people started to scream” in the dark. “Every person tried to hold on to the other and pull him under so he stayed above water. I thought then no one will survive.”
Greek authorities have insisted that the ship wobbled violently before sinking after an abrupt shift in position by many of its passengers.
A Greek navy frigate, with four other vessels and two aircraft continued to search the area Monday, and recovered three more bodies — the first found since Wednesday — that raised the confirmed toll to 81.
In the southern port of Kalamata, where survivors were initially taken, a court postponed for Tuesday a hearing for nine Egyptian alleged crew members of the trawler. The men face multiple charges including negligent manslaughter and people smuggling.
The court gave the suspects and their lawyers time to review the testimonies of nine Syrian and Pakistani survivors, provided over the weekend.
Meanwhile, passengers’ relatives who flew in from several European countries arrived at the migrant center in Malakasa, north of Athens, trying to track down people known to have been on the boat. About 20 people were allowed into a restricted area next to the facility: they spoke to relatives through the fence, passing them documents, snacks and soft drinks.
Zohaib Shamraiz, a Pakistani man living in Barcelona, didn’t know if his 40-year-old uncle, Nadeem Muhamm, was alive.
“I spoke to him five minutes before he got on the boat. I told him not to go. I was afraid. He said he had no choice,” Shamraiz told The Associated Press.
In their last conversation, Muhamm described being herded onto the ship with others by smugglers carrying swords, Shamraiz said. “He told me there were too many people but if the (passengers) didn’t get on the ship, they would kill them.”
Shamraiz traveled to Greece Monday attempting to trace his uncle and to provide a sample to crossmatch DNA retrieved from recovered bodies.
“I had to come to find” him, he said. His uncle is married and has three young children in Pakistan.
He is very poor and he was trying to help his family have a better life, Shamraiz said.
The other survivors, all men and youths, were from Egypt, Syria and the Palestinian territories.
Duccio Staderini, a senior official for Greece at the Doctors Without Frontiers (MSF) international charity, said smuggling networks were growing stronger due to migration “bottlenecks” resulting from Europe’s tight border policies.
“The smugglers, these criminal networks are emerging because of these bottlenecks,” he told The AP after visiting survivors in Malakasa. “And it’s getting worse and worse, and uglier and uglier.”
In a separate incident Monday, Greece’s coast guard said 68 people were rescued in the eastern Aegean Sea after the sailboat they were on sent a distress signal off the island of Leros. Another 40 migrants were rescued from a sailboat in distress northwest of Lesbos.
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Sarah El Deeb in Beirut, Lebanon, and Nicholas Paphitis, Costas Kantouris and Elena Becatoros in Athens contributed to this article.
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14-foot python removed from Florida neighborhood
NAPLES, Fla. (Gray News) – Deputies removed a 14-foot-long python from a Florida neighborhood Wednesday night after the snake was spotted in the bushes between two homes.
According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, a resident of an East Naples neighborhood called to report seeing the large snake.
When deputies arrived, they determined the snake was an invasive Burmese python and euthanized it. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission removed the carcass for disposal.
The sheriff’s office said non-native Burmese pythons have established a breeding population in South Florida.
They are known to eat endangered species such as wood storks, Key Largo woodrats, and limpkins. They even eat large animals such as alligators, white-tailed deer and bobcats.
The sheriff’s office said the pythons also compete with native predators for food, habitat and space in the area.
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta were in a Florida courtroom Tuesday. It's the first pre-trial hearing on classified documents ahead of their federal trial.
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Attorneys for former President Donald Trump and his aide Walt Nauta were in a Florida courtroom Tuesday. It's the first pre-trial hearing on classified documents ahead of their federal trial.
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Lauren Daigle was planning to preview songs from her upcoming album at a concert in Nashville Monday night, but following the shooting at the city’s the Covenant School, which left six people dead, she hit pause on the event.
“Today’s shooting is truly heartbreaking for our Nashville community and all of those impacted,” she wrote on Instagram on Monday. “I’m going to postpone my performance tonight, and in its place, host a community-wide Prayer Vigil. To everyone who was planning to come out, please continue to come join us as we share in a time of prayer and worship to honor the victims and everyone in need.”
The “Thank God I Do” singer continued, “To those in the local Nashville area, if you need a safe place to come pray, mourn, and be with your community, please join us. The doors are open for all. Same location. Same time.”
The album preview has now been rescheduled to April 5. Lauren’s self-titled new album is due May 12.
The shooting unfolded Monday morning at the Covenant School, a Christian school for students in preschool through sixth grade.
The suspect, who police identified as a 28-year-old Nashville woman, was shot and killed by authorities at the scene, police said at a news conference.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced Monday that a Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of willful failure to file an income tax return.
In 2006, the defendant 66-year Jacqueline Mines, founded a charity, named Helping Families and Children in America. Mines served as president and CEO of the organization from 2006 through at least 2018.
Mines maintained a checking account in the name of HFCA at Citizens Bank. In 2018, she used $61,477 from the account to pay her personal expenses.
In 2018, Mines received $23,001 in Social Security income. After taking into account a $12,000 standard deduction, Mines' gross taxable income in 2018 was approximately $72,478.
She failed to file a federal income tax return or pay any federal income tax for 2018. The total amount of taxes lost to the U.S., including interest
and penalties, is $18,842.71.
Mines will face a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine. Sentencing is scheduled fro April 5, 2023. | 2022-12-06T02:08:34+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/local-news/buffalo-charity-ceo-pleads-guilty-to-tax-charge |
New FERODO Brake Pads, Discs and Fluid Now Available for Full Range of Mountain, Road and eBikes
KONTICH, Belgium, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- FERODO Racing's unparalleled success at the highest levels of two- and four-wheel competition has resulted in the development of a new range of top-performing brake pads, discs and fluid for conventional and electric bicycles. The new FERODO offer that will be introduced in the occasion of Eurobike 2022 (July 12-17) in Frankfurt, Germany (Hall 11.1, Stand D01B), enables mountain bikers, road racers and other biking enthusiasts to enjoy the brand's "power of performance," including exceptional braking precision response and outstanding reliability in all operating environments.
FERODO brakes are a leading choice of premier teams in dozens of two- and four-wheel racing series. In two-wheel competition, the brand provides leading-edge technologies and technical support to teams and riders in World Superbike, World Supersport, MXGP Motocross, Enduro GP and other series. Many four-wheel teams and drivers are braking with FERODO in FIA Formula 4, GT3 and GT4 and World Rally Championship racing, along with several other series.
"Our new bicycle and eBike range is a natural extension of FERODO's braking expertise in the motorcycle category," said Sergio Bonfanti, FERODO Racing Managing Director. "Our engineers' primary focus is to help make riders safe so they can focus on being as fast as possible."
The new FERODO range for bicycles includes:
- FERODO mid-metallic eBike brake pads featuring an advanced friction compound formulated to provide top performance and outstanding service life for all forms of eBike riding
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FERODO brakes for bicycles and eBikes are the latest in the brand's more than 125-year history of braking innovations. FERODO manufactured its first brake products, for horse-drawn carriages, in 1897. In 1956 the company manufactured the first disc brake pads for a mass-produced automobile – the Triumph TR 3. Today FERODO brake pads, discs, hydraulics and other products are leading choices of global vehicle manufacturers, workshop technicians, racing teams and consumers.
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There’s nothing crazier than orientation week at the University of Miami. You have an overwhelming amount of information thrown at you and you meet a ton of people who you exchange Snapchats with but never speak to again.
Along with your major, the first question people often ask is where you are from. I always get the same look of surprise when I tell people I’m from Kansas as if no one actually lives there and I may not be real. After cracking a Wizard of Oz joke and asking about wheat and corn, people usually make a comment insinuating that there must not be much there worth enjoying.
The subtle insinuation that the Midwest is boring and inadequate struck me because it used to be what I believed. I had this idea that I was limited because many people disregard the region. I assumed I could have a better career if I left because I would be exposed to people who lived in bigger “important” places. Now that I have spent some time away from the region, I have realized my preconceived notions are not true. The Midwest may not be full of bustling metropolises like other regions of the country, but that does not mean it has nothing to contribute. The region has its charms and economic benefits and it is an agricultural hub that is paramount to United States’ food production. The Midwest is not a place to dismiss or escape from; it should be valued and studied to understand how to appreciate and preserve the environment.
Today the midwest consists of 12 states: Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, South Dakota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. In the 1850s, only Kansas and Nebraska were considered “the Midwest” because they were in a “place west of the Mississippi but between north and south.” As the territory expanded in the post-Civil-war era, it came to include the other 10 states and the term referred to the land in the middle of the east and west continental U.S.
The Midwest is often referred to as “flyover country” because it lacks hotspot destinations. With most of the space devoted to farmland, the midwest is composed of many smaller cities. I grew up in a town of 12,000 people — fewer people than there are students at the University of Miami. Think of how you feel when you realize one of your friends knows one of your other friends. That is exactly what small town living feels like. Everyone at the very least recognizes the last name of someone else, so it is easy to establish connections and get to know new people. Every time you go grocery shopping or out to dinner you are bound to see someone you know, just as you would when you take a walk around campus!
While living in a small town may sound limiting, living in smaller communities has perks. Other cities of a larger scale are usually within driving distance of a few hours, so citizens of small towns are not entirely isolated. In more densely populated states, driving a few hours can take double the expected travel time due to heavy traffic. In the Midwest, traffic is very minimal so day trips by car are doable. Additionally, the cost of living in midwestern states is much lower than on the east and west coasts. Many Midwestern states are ranked in the top 20 most affordable places based on the cost of living, with Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Indiana ranked in the top 10.
Smaller towns also allow for close-knit community building. Everybody knowing everybody can be a blessing and a curse, but these connections make it easier to network and establish oneself in a community, which can benefit professional and personal growth. The Midwest also experiences all four weather seasons. The region averages lows around 15 degrees Fahrenheit and highs around 85 degrees Fahrenheit, although recent years have seen extreme temperatures on both ends of the scale.
Contrary to popular belief, the Midwest is not entirely rural. Large cities like Minneapolis, Minnesota and Kansas City, Missouri have populations exceeding 400,000. Chicago, Illinois is home to nearly 3 million people, making it the third-largest city in the United States. Though the region is often dismissed, the people who inhabit it appreciate its appeal, especially after spending time away.
“I really missed the snow during the holiday season. It just didn’t feel the same in Miami. I also miss the changing trees in the fall. It’s always so pretty! And of course, I miss Chicago pizza,” freshman Lauren Dziedzie said.
On a broad scale, the areas that cause people to dismiss the region are the source of its most important contributions: agriculture. The Midwest is home to more than 125 million acres of farmland largely consisting of row crops such as soybeans, cotton and corn. Over 80% of the United States’ corn and soybean supply comes from the Midwest and in total the region produces “the most agricultural output at 42.8% of the national total.” This contributes $152.8 billion to the nation’s agricultural output.
Looking at farmland may not be the most exciting thing in the world, but it bolsters the United States economy and brings food to tables. In the current climate, the Midwest faces ecological challenges that could be devastating. Heightened humidity levels are eroding soil and agricultural production could revert to numbers seen in the 1980s. Species endemic to the Midwest are at risk of perishing if action is not taken. Additionally, the 60 million people living in the region are facing unprecedented droughts, floods and other extreme weather crises. These challenges are especially troubling for tribal nations who live in the Midwest as they rely “on threatened natural resources for their cultural, subsistence and economic needs.”
Former president of the Midwestern History Association, John Lauck, called the Midwest a “lost region” because it is not studied like a place with great agricultural importance should be. Damage to the area due to climate change would be devastating for the millions of individuals who live there and the rest of the world that benefits from the growth of crops.
The Midwest does not have to be your favorite place in the world. It does not even have to be a desired travel destination, but it should be noted for its contributions to the United States economy and its agricultural benefits. The next time you hear about a place that seems boring, try to think about what it brings to the table and what it means to the people who reside there. Every place has something valuable to offer, which means every place has something worth protecting.
Sabrina Wilson is a freshman from Winfield, Kan., majoring in Broadcast Journalism. | 2023-03-20T21:39:54+00:00 | themiamihurricane.com | https://www.themiamihurricane.com/2023/03/20/in-defense-of-the-midwest/ |
Woman accused of killing, dismembering her parents
ABINGTON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KYW) - A Pennsylvania woman is facing murder charges after police say she fatally shot her parents then began dismembering their remains.
Montgomery County prosecutors announced Wednesday that first-degree and third-degree murder charges have been filed against 49-year-old Verity Beck. She is accused of shooting her mother and father, 72-year-old Miriam and 73-year-old Reid Beck, inside their home in Abington Township.
It’s alleged Verity Beck first fatally shot her parents then attempted to conceal the crime by dismembering their remains with a chainsaw.
“This is somebody that is dismembering her mother and father and putting body parts in trash cans. So, clearly, she’s trying to get rid of the evidence,” said Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele.
The couple’s son called police and asked them to check on his parents. Officers arrived at the home just after midnight and noticed an odor inside.
Two .38 caliber handguns with spent shell casings were also located in the home.
Relatives last spoke to the couple Jan. 7, and it’s believed they may have been killed on that date. Investigators say newspapers had been piling up at the door of the home.
Investigators are still looking for the motive in the double homicide.
Verity Beck is not eligible for bail. She is being held at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility.
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 30 points, Jarrett Allen added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied in the fourth quarter with star Donovan Mitchell injured on the bench to beat the road-weary New Orleans Pelicans 113-103 on Monday.
Mitchell scored 11 points in 22 minutes before sitting out the fourth with a strained left groin.
The Cavs were down 81-78 entering the final 12 minutes before Garland made a 3-pointer and fed Allen for a dunk as Cleveland blitzed New Orleans 16-2 to start the period and open an 11-point lead.
The Pelicans were still within striking distance when Garland dropped a pair of 3s in the final two minutes to put them away. Garland scored 25 and added eight of his 11 assists in the second half.
Evan Mobley added 19 points as Cleveland improved to 19-4 at home.
The Pelicans were once again without stars Zion Williamson (strained hamstring) and Brandon Ingram (bruised toe) due to injuries. New Orleans has managed to stay competitive despite missing 46 points per game from those two.
C,J. McCollum scored 25 and and Jonas Valanciunas had 22 and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans, who went 2-3 on a five-game, 10-day trip.
McCollum has had to carry the scoring load with Williamson and Ingram out. He only had four points at half before scoring 14 in the third quarter to help the Pelicans carry a lead into the fourth.
That's when the Cavs buckled down on defense and Garland went to work.
Mitchell started slowly before asserting himself late in the first half, scoring nine points and making a 3-pointer in the final second to pull the Cavs within 50-47 at the break.
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While guard Ricky Rubio's return from knee surgery is a major positive for the Cavs, it also presents some challenges for coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who must balance getting him playing time at the expense of other reserves.
He's tinkering with rotation combinations, and that may mean someone's going to lose minutes.
“Sometimes it’s frustrating, all the guys want to play and they proven they’re capable,” he said. “But sometimes they all can’t.”
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Pelicans: Williamson has missed the past seven games, and the team hasn't given a firm timetable on his return due to the unpredictable nature of his injury. ... Ingram has only played in 15 games after missing 27 last season. ... G/F Herb Jones (lower back bruise) missed his third game in a row.
Cavaliers: Rubio played 17 minutes in his first home game in 386 days. ... F Kevin Love, whose name will undoubtedly surface in upcoming trade speculation because of his expiring contract, has been in a prolonged shooting slump. He went 0 of 4 on 3-pointers and is 3 of 21 from long range in his past six games. ... F Dean Wade (sprained shoulder) was close to returning after missing more than a month, but recently rolled his ankle when he stepped on someone's foot during a 1-on-1 drill in rehab.
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Pelicans: Host Miami on Wednesday,
Cavaliers: At Memphis on Wednesday.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Vols continued to blast the ball out of the park. Tennessee hit four home runs to win 12-7 and advance to the Knoxville Regional final. Tennessee set a program record with its 55th victory.
SEC Pitcher of the Year Chase Dollander was given the start. He managed two scoreless, but the Camels struck in the third. Jarrod Belbin blasted a two-run shot to give Campbell a 2-0 lead. The Camels tacked on another in the third when Connor Denning reached on an error by Cortland Lawson scoring Zach Neto. Ty Babin snuck a single past Jorel Ortega to bring home another run. Tony Vitello looked at Tennessee pitching coach, Frank Anderson, and decided to pull Dollander and hand the ball to Kirby Connell with the bases loaded. Connell got Tyler Halstead to fly out to left to end the inning.
Tennessee started to find its offense in the fourth. Drew Gilbert doubled, and Trey Lipscomb followed it up with a single right over the shortstop to make it 4-1. Ortega sent the crowd into frenzy with a bomb over the porches in left to trim the Camels lead to 4-3.
On the anniversary of his walk-off grand slam against Wright State, Drew Gilbert sent Lindsey Nelson Stadium into pandemonium with a three-run shot in the fifth to give UT a 6-4 lead. Ortega drove in another on a swinging bunt to score Trey Lipscomb.
Drew Pierson smashed a two-run shot to dead center for the Camels to make it a one run Tennessee advantage. Connell was pulled shortly after. He finished with four innings of work with four strikeouts and two earned runs. Freshman Chase Burns was given the job to maintain the slim lead.
Burke gave the Vols some insurance with a solo shot that exploded off the bat and carried over the wall in left-center. His 14th of the season tied Tennessee’s freshman single-season home run record. Connor Denning answered with a home run of his own in the bottom of the frame to make it 8-7 headed to the ninth inning.
Chase Burns went 1.1 innings with two strikeouts and an earned run.
Christian Moore pinch hit for Blake Burke and delivered a single right back up the middle to put Tennessee up 9-7. Cortland Lawson put the game away with a three-run shot into the Vols’ bullpen.
Redmond Walsh came in to finish the game out. The super senior pitched a 1-2-3 ninth.
UP NEXT: Tennessee has a date with the winner of Campbell and Georgia Tech on Sunday at 7 p.m. The Vols need to win one of two games to advance to the super regionals. | 2022-06-05T04:33:51+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/orange-and-white-nation/tennessee-breaks-the-camels-back-to-advance-to-the-regional-finals/ |
DE SOTO, Kan., June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Chinet® brand has introduced two new products, both of which aim to help reduce waste — The Chinet Classic® recycled clear cups and Chinet Classic® compostable straws. Both products are now available at select Target stores and Target.com.
The Chinet Classic® recycled clear cups are made from 100% recycled material and are available in a pack of 32, 17oz. cups, which recycles the equivalent of 51 plastic water bottles. The Chinet Classic® compostable straws are commercially compostable while maintaining the feel and durability of traditional plastic straws. They are sold in packs of 50 straws, which are sold separately from the recycled cups.
"For nearly 100 years, the Chinet® brand has believed that when people get together, powerful things can take place. Together, we can make a difference in protecting our planet for future generations," said Jordan Everett, Product Manager for the Chinet® brand. "The Chinet® brand is on a mission to bring more sustainable products to your gatherings by offering products made from recycled materials and that are commercially compostable."
Huhtamaki, the makers of the Chinet® brand, is committed to designing all its products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable and achieve carbon-neutral production by 2030. Along with the launches of these new products, they have taken several steps over the past year, such as the launching of ICON®, a recyclable ice cream packaging alternative. Read more about the company's sustainability efforts and other news here.
About the Chinet® brand
The Chinet® brand, a premium disposable tableware brand, was proudly created in the USA in the 1930s. With a long heritage of innovation, the Chinet® brand offers a full range of products designed for the experience. This includes everyday tableware in the Chinet Classic® line, premium partyware in the Chinet Crystal® line and insulated hot cups in the Chinet Comfort® line. For more information, visit MyChinet.com or stay connected with the brand on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.
About Huhtamaki
Huhtamaki is a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, and personal care products, ensuring hygiene and safety, driving accessibility and affordability, and helping prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do. We are committed to achieving carbon neutral production and designing all our products to be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2030. Our blueloop™ sustainable packaging solutions are world-leading and designed for circularity.
We are a participant in the UN Global Compact, Huhtamaki is rated 'A' on the MSCI ESG Ratings assessment and EcoVadis has awarded Huhtamaki with the Gold medal for performance in sustainability. To play our part in managing climate change, we have set science-based targets that have been approved and validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative.
With 100 years of history and a strong Nordic heritage we operate in 37 countries and 116 operating locations around the world. Our values Care Dare Deliver guide our decisions and help our team of around 19 000 employees make a difference where it matters. Our 2022 net sales totalled EUR 4.5 billion. Huhtamaki Group is headquartered in Espoo, Finland and our parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, is listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. Find out more about how we are protecting food, people and the planet at www.huhtamaki.com.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Nebraska football coach Matt Rhule has filed an arbitration suit with the NFL against the Carolina Panthers seeking about $5 million in offset severance compensation, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Rhule was fired as Panthers head coach on Oct. 10. He has since hired high-profile New York City litigator John Singer of Singer Deutsch LLP to handle the lawsuit, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the arbitration suit has not been made public.
A Panthers spokesman would not confirm the suit and declined to comment to the AP. Rhule, reached by text, also declined to comment.
CBS Sports was first to report the arbitration suit.
Rhule was fired after Week 5 of the NFL season, less than three years into a seven-year, $62 million contract. He was 11-27 as head coach with the Panthers. He was owed approximately $34 million at the time he was fired by billionaire David Tepper, the NFL’s second-wealthiest owner.
Rhule returned to college coaching in November when he was hired by Nebraska, receiving a reported eight-year, $72 million contract that seemingly offset what the Panthers owed him. But the arbitration suit alleges the Panthers still owe him about $5 million because of how the contract with Carolina was structured.
The Panthers introduced Frank Reich as their new head coach at a news conference on Tuesday.
Tepper said he made a “mistake” hiring Rhule, whom he described as a “CEO-type head coach.” Tepper added that it is “preferable to have a coach that is really extraordinary on one side of the ball or the other side of the ball.”
“Listen, I’ll self-admit — we could have run a better process last time,” Tepper said. “And I am learning. … With all humility, I could have done better, OK? I’m not saying that Rhule wasn’t a good coach. I’m not saying that. Please don’t interpret it that way. I’m saying I could have run a better process last time. I do believe that. I think this time we were very thorough. I was in every single interview.”
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Arizona Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly hail bipartisan passage of gun bill
The Senate voted Thursday to pass a bipartisan gun bill sponsored by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and supported by Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was one of 15 Republicans who crossed the aisle to join all 50 of the 100-member chamber's Democrats to support new public safety measures.
The final vote was 65-33. The House of Representatives is set to vote Friday on the legislation.
"Today, thanks to bipartisan support in the Senate, our Bipartisan Safer Communities Act moves one step closer to becoming law, keeping our schools safe, and reducing violence in our communities," Sinema, D-Ariz., said in a written statement released immediately after the Senate action.
She also praised the three other senators whose names are on the bill.
"I’m grateful for the partnership of Senators (Christopher) Murphy (D-Conn.), (John) Cornyn (R-Texas), and (Thom) Tillis (R-N.C.) — together we crafted a commonsense solution to community violence that protects Americans’ constitutional rights and saves lives," Sinema said. "Passage of our bill with support from both sides of the aisle demonstrates what we can achieve when we work together to solve problems."
Kelly, D-Ariz., also emphasized bipartisanship in a post-vote statement.
"Today’s bipartisan vote is an example of what can get done when Republicans and Democrats come together to solve real problems, which is exactly what I came to Washington to do," said Kelly, whose wife, former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., suffered a near-fatal gunshot wound to her head in a 2011 assassination attempt. "Our legislation will make our schools and communities safer, save innocent lives, and expand mental health care services while protecting our Second Amendment rights. I look forward to swift House passage so that our bill can get to the President’s desk as soon as possible."
The Bipartisan Communities Safety Act, which President Joe Biden is expected to sign, advances mild restrictions on gun ownership, falling far short of the sweeping changes Biden and many Democrats wanted after a series of mass shootings around the country.
Among the bill's hallmarks is ending the so-called boyfriend loophole, a gap in federal policy that allows unmarried partners convicted of domestic violence to purchase guns if they do not have children or live with their partner.
The bill would push states to consider juvenile records when reviewing gun ownership applications for 18- to 21-year-olds. And it will direct hundreds of millions of dollars toward state crisis intervention programs and the development of community behavioral health centers.
"As the author of the Brady Bill from 1994 — the last (major) legislative effort to fight gun violence in Congress — I’m pleased that this moment has finally come, and that we’re finally taking meaningful action to keep our communities safe," Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a written statement. "I hope it paves the way for future action on guns in Congress & at all levels of government. As I said, this is not a cure-all for all the ways gun violence affects our nation, but it is a long-overdue step in the right direction."
For years, Republicans in Washington remained unmoved to calls for gun control legislation that ranged from commonsense background checks to a ban on assault rifles. Then came the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, in which one gunman killed 19 students and two teachers after purchasing two assault style rifles just days after his 18th birthday.
That massacre motivated a bipartisan group of 20 senators — 10 Republicans and 10 Democrats — to the negotiating table. Sinema was among the leaders in those talks.
McConnell, who had refused to support any legislation that could curtail the widespread ownership of guns, praised the effort.
“This is the sweet spot,” McConnell said Wednesday on the Senate floor. “Making America safer, especially for kids in school, without making our country one bit less free."
Across the aisle: Sinema touts bipartisanship ahead of Senate gun bill vote
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif, signaled Thursday that the House would act quickly on the Senate-passed gun bill.
"Every day, gun violence steals lives and scars communities — and this crisis demands urgent action," Pelosi said in a statement. "While we must do more, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is a step forward that will help protect our children and save lives." | 2022-06-24T04:43:39+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2022/06/23/sinema-kelly-hail-bipartisan-effort-pass-gun-control-bill/7714729001/ |
With decades of industry experience, TriNet Pharma's restructured management primes company for growth and optimizes recruiting processes
DALLAS, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TriNet Pharma, a high-performing recruiting and talent consulting agency specializing in the Medical Science Liaison (MSL) space, is restructuring its senior management team with new leadership that provides diverse experience and pays tribute to the trailblazing spirit of their late founder and CEO Bryan Vaughan. After Vaughn's passing, principal investor and co-founder Terry Mulloy became CEO and now Mara Vaughan, who also founded the company with her late husband, will be joining the leadership team as President. Since its founding in 2009, TriNet Pharma has been a leader in talent consulting and recruiting services for life sciences companies worldwide. To continue that level of service for their clients, Terry and Mara have brought in industry recruiting veteran Elaine Peng as Senior Vice President to lead the company's innovative and proprietary recruitment solutions.
In addition to the strategically renovated leadership team, TriNet Pharma is recognizing Founder, Bryan Vaughan, for his valiant efforts in the industry, through a legacy grant in his name. Vaughan's contributions and dedication to the MSL space have made a significant and lasting impact on this industry and the mission of this grant is to inspire future industry innovation.
"We are grateful to honor the memory and aspirations of Bryan with the help of a legacy grant," TriNet Pharma Founder Mara Vaughan said. "His passion for TriNet Pharma came from his admiration and understanding of the important role that MSLs and medical affairs staff play in all of our lives. In turn, we are fueled by Bryan's passion to ignite TriNet Pharma's growth with a new leadership team with significant industry experience."
"2023 is a pivotal year for TriNet Pharma. With new leadership, we're excited to continue the expansion of our growth efforts throughout the globe, which would not have been possible without the incredible foundation that Bryan built," said Senior Vice President, Elaine Peng. "TriNet Pharma is rooted in its mission and values and will consistently work to pay tribute to the legacy that Bryan spent his life achieving."
TriNet Pharma is an outcome-based agency with a refined set of pre-marketing strategies for clients, which is a competitive differentiator that sets them apart from other life science recruiting agencies. TriNet Pharma believes relationships are the key to success and works to build partnerships with all of its clients. To learn more about TriNet Pharma, visit trinetpharma.com.
About TriNet Pharma
TriNet Pharma has been leading the recruiting industry since 2009, growing from a small family business focusing on Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) to the second-largest firm in its industry. TriNet Pharma specializes in placing all types of medical affairs professionals for Life Sciences companies worldwide. It's known for helping the most successful life sciences companies form and enhance their medical affairs teams. With its team of highly skilled recruiters and marketing experts, TriNet Pharma sources, screens, and secures top industry talent through a variety of tailored recruitment solutions for pharma, biotech, device, and diagnostic development companies throughout the world. To learn more, visit trinetpharma.com.
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Ga. teen missing for 5 months reunited with family, deputies say
ATLANTA (WANF) - A Georgia teen missing since June has been found safe and reunited with her family, according to the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said 16-year-old Kaylee Grace Jones was last seen June 14 at her residence on the 700 block of Whooping Creek Church Road in Carrollton, WANF reports. Deputies announced Monday she had been located by law enforcement.
“Jones’ disappearance continues to be a very active and fluid investigation and no further details will be released at this time due to the sensitive nature of the case,” a news release stated.
Multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in the search for Jones, including the FBI, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Secret Service, the U.S. Marshal’s Office and local law enforcement.
A reward was being offered for Jones’ safe return, but authorities have not said if that reward will be claimed by anyone.
Copyright 2022 WANF via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-08T11:47:58+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2022/11/08/ga-teen-missing-5-months-reunited-with-family-deputies-say/ |
NASA has made a new discovery on Saturn's largest moon.
Clouds were spotted recently on Titan by the James Webb space telescope.
NASA said they were hiding behind the moon's thick, hazy atmosphere, adding that this latest discovery had been a long time coming.
Scientists already knew that Titan had earth-like liquid bodies on its surface, made of ethane and methane, but have since confirmed that the liquid can form clouds in the sky and cause rain.
Researchers said they plan to observe Titan's weather patterns again in June. | 2022-12-02T04:12:10+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/nasa-telescope-captures-clouds-on-saturns-largest-moon |
Wall Street pointed toward gains ahead of the release of data expected to show the world's biggest economy cooled in the first quarter despite a very strong showing from the largest companies in the U.S. during the same period.
Futures for the Dow Jones industrials rose 0.4% and the S&P 500 inched 0.5% higher before the opening bell Thursday
The U.S. economy stood firm last year but is expected to weaken and potentially slip into a recession in coming months. Worries over the impact of higher interest rates aimed at vanquishing high inflation are detracting from relatively strong earnings reports for many companies.
Shares in Facebook parent company Meta jumped 12% in off-hours trading after its first-quarter results beat Wall Street's modest expectations on both profit and revenue. Meta's revenue guidance for the current quarter was also above analyst estimates.
Meta's surprisingly strong quarter echoed results from other high-profile companies. General Motors, Microsoft, Coca-Cola and McDonald's have all posted better-than-expected financial results this week.
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines muscled through a tough quarter but see travel picking up strongly in the crucial summer travel season, dispelling fears that inflation would suppress the desire of Americans to vacation. Southwest lost $159 million due to aftershocks from the December meltdown that caused thousands of canceled flights. Its shares tumbled 4.5% before the bell Wednesday.
Elsewhere, at midday in Europe, France's CAC 40 added 0.3%, while Germany's DAX edged up 0.1% and Britain's FTSE 100 inched down 0.1%.
In Asian trading, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped morning losses to add 0.2%, finishing at 28,457.68.
The Bank of Japan began a two-day monetary policy meeting under its new governor, Kazuo Ueda. No immediate change is expected to the nation’s super-easy monetary policy.
Australia's S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.3% to 7,292.70. South Korea's Kospi rose 0.4% to 2,495.81. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 0.4% to 19,840.28, while the Shanghai Composite added 0.7% to 3,285.88.
Kirin Holdings Co., a Japanese maker of beer and other beverages, rose 0.5% after it announced it was acquiring 100% of the outstanding shares of Blackmores, an Australian-based company operating a natural health business in the Asia-Pacific region. The move will make Blackmores a Kirin subsidiary in a deal valued at 169.2 billion yen ($1.3 billion)
On Wall Street on Wednesday, the S&P 500 dropped 0.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.7%. The Nasdaq composite led the market with a gain 0.5%.
Concerns about the strength of U.S. banks have weighed on markets lately, especially the spotlight on First Republic Bank. The worry is that it and other smaller and mid-sized banks could suffer debilitating runs of deposits from customers, similar to the ones that caused last month's failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.
Even without more shutdowns, the industry's struggles could cause a pullback in lending by banks that would sap the economy. All banks are contending with much higher interest rates, which have flown higher over the past year to tighten the screws on the economy and financial markets.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's key overnight interest rate is at its highest level since 2007. High rates slow the entire economy and hurt prices for investments.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude added 34 cents to $74.64 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 30 cents to $78.02 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar dipped to 133.47 Japanese yen from 133.66 yen. The euro was unchanged at $1.1042.
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Kageyama reported from Tokyo; Ott reported from Silver Spring, Md.
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(NEXSTAR) – A high school graduate in Philadelphia is speaking out after she was denied her diploma, allegedly because she briefly danced across the stage — and elicited giggles from the crowd — during the commencement ceremony.
Hafsah Abdul-Rahman, part of the Philadelphia High School for Girls’ 2023 senior class, could be seen in a now-viral video preparing for her name to be called at last Friday’s graduation ceremony. When it was, she made away across the stage toward the school’s principal, momentarily breaking into dance on her way over.
Once at the other side of the stage, the school’s principal, identified as Lisa Mesi, withheld the diploma and directed Abdul-Rahman to sit down.
“I was humiliated,” Abdul-Rahman told The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Inquirer reported that school officials had previously told students to inform their families that there would be no cheering or applause for individual students when their names were called. Abdul-Rahman, however, told the outlet that an assistant principal, just before the ceremony, told the girls they could walk with style if they wanted.
But after she briefly danced over to the principal when her name was called, Abdul-Rahman said Mesi told her she “made the crowd chuckle” and therefore wouldn’t be presented with her diploma.
Abdul-Rahman’s grandmother, who first shared video of the incident on Instagram, acknowledged that the graduates and attendees were told not to make any noise.
“Everyone respected that,” she wrote. “But if [they] didn’t how can you punish these young girls for something in the audience did??”
In a retweeted video of the ceremony that went viral on Twitter, many viewers were outraged by the principal’s behavior.
“Appalling that she was not given her diploma,” one wrote. “Outrageous behavior from the school.”
“I can’t even make sense of this, she’s excited and she should be,” another commented. “She did nothing wrong. I don’t understand this world today.”
Others, meanwhile, fully supported the school, claiming the student “knew the rules” and flaunted them anyway.
“Lots of schools do this, and have done it for years!” one viewer wrote. “You have a short time to do the ceremony, and if there was a celebration after each child, you would be there all day. You can’t read the next name if there is [noise]. We have to stop making excuses for our kids.”
Abdul-Rahman wasn’t the only student whose diploma was withheld during the June 9 ceremony. Videos shared to social media allege to show at least two other teenagers who were denied diplomas after one briefly pointed an index finger in the air, and another waved at attendees.
The School District of Philadelphia, of which Girls’ High belongs, has since expressed its disapproval of the school administration’s actions.
“The District does not condone the withholding of earned diplomas based on family members cheering for their graduates,” a spokesperson wrote in a statement shared with McClatchy News. “We apologize to all the families and graduates who were impacted and are further looking into this matter to avoid it happening in the future.”
A representative for the Philadelphia High School for Girls was not immediately available to provide additional comment for Nexstar.
Abdul-Rahman and the other girls ultimately received their diplomas after the ceremony, according to the school district spokesperson. But for her, it just wasn’t the same.
“You only get one moment like that,” she told the Inquirer, “and it was taken away from me.” | 2023-06-17T21:55:12+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/philadelphia-high-school-student-denied-diploma-after-dancing-across-stage-viral-video-shows/ |
MEXICO CITY – The U.S.-Mexico relationship — a straightforward tradeoff during the Trump adminstration, with Mexico tamping down on migration and the U.S. not pressing on other issues — has become a wide range of disagreements over trade, foreign policy, energy and climate change.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is to visit Washington on Tuesday to meet with President Joe Biden, a month after López Obrador snubbed Biden’s invitation to the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles. Mexico's leader had demanded that Biden invite to the summit the leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela — all countries with anti-democratic regimes — and he has also called U.S. support for Ukraine “a crass error.”
On that, and other issues, it’s clear López Obrador is getting along much worse with Biden than with Donald Trump, who threatened Mexico, but wanted only one thing from his southern neighbor: stop migrants from reaching the border.
“I think it is more that the Biden administration has tried hard to re-institutionalize the relationship and restore the relationship that’s not centered solely on immigration and trade. And I think as a result that leads to issues coming up that AMLO is less comfortable talking about,” Andrew Rudman, director of the Mexico Institute at the Wilson Center, said, using the Spanish acronym by which Mexicans refer to the president.
U.S. officials want López Obrador to retreat on his reliance on fossil fuels and his campaign to favor Mexico’s state-owned electricity utility at the expense of foreign-built plants powered by gas and renewable energy. Washington has filed several complaints under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement pushing Mexico to enforce environmental laws and rules guaranteeing trade union rights.
López Obrador also has angrily rejected any U.S. criticism of the killings of journalists in Mexico or his own efforts to weaken checks and balances in Mexico's government. He is also angered by U.S. funding of civic and non-governmental groups in Mexico that he claims are part of the opposition.
It all adds up to a witches’ brew in bilateral relations.
“At the end of the day, the problem is that you have the complete mismatch in this relationship,” said Arturo Sarukhan, who served as Mexico’s ambassador to the U.S. from 2006 to 2013.
The United States “needs Mexico as a key partner on everything from ‘near shoring’ (manufacturing for the U.S. market) … in terms of competitiveness, in terms of North American energy security, energy independence, energy efficiency,” Sarukhan said. “The problem is you have a Mexican president who doesn’t care about any of these things.”
What the Mexican president is interested in talking about is inflation, which in June spiked to almost 8%. Inflation and the economic after-effects of the pandemic are leading an increasing number of Mexicans to emigrate — 22 of the 53 migrants who recently died after being abandoned by smugglers in a semi-trailer in Texas were Mexican.
“We have to look for a way to act together, help each other in controlling inflation,” López Obrador said Friday. “That is a topic I am going to propose. We have a plan.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the same day that the Bidens are looking forward to welcoming Lopez-Obrador and his wife at the White House.
“They will discuss a broad and deep agenda, including joint efforts on migration, food security and economic opportunity, and so the president looks forward to having that conversation,” Jean-Pierre said.
She sidestepped questions about Lopez Obrador’s repeated public criticism of the Biden administration, including U.S. efforts to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from the U.K. for prosecution.
“We see AMLO, the president of Mexico, as a partner,” she said, adding that many conversations would be had. "And I’m going to leave it at that.”
The question is how hard the Biden administration is willing to push Mexico on anything.
With Republicans like Texas Gov. Greg Abbot relentlessly pointing at the migration issue, Mexico holds huge leverage. It is under no obligation to accept anyone returned at its border except Mexican citizens, but it has allowed the U.S. to continue to deport migrants of other nationalities under Title 42 health regulations.
López Obrador badly wants the U.S. to grant more work visas to Mexicans and Central Americans. While that remains a touchy issue in U.S. domestic politics, more visas could help tame clandestine border crossings.
Increasing such visas “would seem to be a way to resolve the labor shortage we have in this country, and also reduce some of the pressure on Mexico and Central America,” Rudman said. "So it seems like something that Lopez Obrador is for, and the Biden administration might be inclined to offer.”
Sarukhan thinks Biden is in a situation similar to that of European leaders who essentially outsourced immigration controls on hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees and migrants to Turkey, which accepted them and prevented them from going on to Greece. The Europeans, in exchange, have had to put up with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s increasingly autocratic ways and foreign policy snubs, he said.
“In many ways, the Biden administration is in its own Erdogan trap,” said Sarukhan.
As if to underline the parallel, the Turkish president is scheduled to visit Mexico later in July, perhaps to shore up a new kind of “non-aligned” bloc like the one that existed during the Cold War in the 1960s and '70s.
López Obrador seldom passes up a chance to irritate the United States. He recently said the Statue of Liberty should be dismantled and returned to France if Assange is imprisoned in the U.S..
Still, there are some signs that Mexico has tried to make up for the summit and other slights.
In late May, Mexico started to crack down on hundreds of meth and fentanyl labs that have been sending to the U.S. a steady stream of those drugs, which have caused the overdose deaths of tens of thousands of Americans.
Mexico’s seizures of meth labs went from six in May to 72 in June, and many of those labs appear to have been operating for years. And days before López Obrador left for Washington, authorities raided two large warehouses in the northern city of Culiacan, finding a half ton of fentanyl and a half million fentanyl pills.
Rudman is skeptical the Mexican army just suddenly found out so many labs were operating. “How could Mexico not have known?” Rudman asks.
The question remains of why López Obrador got along so much better with Trump than he does with Biden.
“I think you can argue that AMLO and Trump ran similar campaigns and won for similar reasons,” said Rudman.
López Obrador’s program of encouraging Mexican self-sufficiency in food, energy and other areas harkens back to a Trump-like nationalism.
“It’s make Mexico great again,” Rudman said.
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Save big on early morning and late evening departures between New York and Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Special "Night Owl Fares" as low as $5 - $20 are now available on select Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC) routes. This is a great option for travelers returning from concerts, plays, sporting events or those who prefer later or earlier departures.
How Night Owl Fares work: Off peak hour trains traveling between Washington, D.C. and New York only, departing between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m., will feature ultra-low fares for Coach tickets on Northeast Regional and other select routes. This deal is now available for most Northeast Corridor city pairs including stops in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
Sample One-Way Coach Fares To/From:
- New York – Washington: $20
- New York – Baltimore/BWI: $15
- Washington – Newark/Newark Liberty: $15
- New York – Philadelphia: $10
- New York – Wilmington: $10
- Philadelphia – Washington: $10
- Washington – Wilmington $10
- Philadelphia – Baltimore/BWI: $5
- New York – Newark/Newark Liberty: $5
- Washington – Baltimore/BWI: $5
Additional restrictions, terms and conditions apply. Learn more at amtrak.com/nightowl.
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Infor also receives highest scores in three Use Cases in companion Gartner
Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises report
NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Infor®, the industry cloud company, today announced that Gartner® Inc. has positioned Infor, for the second consecutive time, as a Leader in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises.
Infor also announced today that Gartner, in its 2022 Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, a companion report to the Magic Quadrant, scored Infor highest in three Use Cases — including the ERP for Midsize Enterprises Use Case, the ERP for Process Manufacturing Use Case, and the ERP for Discrete Manufacturing Use Case. In addition, Infor received the second highest score from Gartner in the ERP for Distribution of Goods Use Case.
Infor's position as one of the Leaders in this Gartner Magic Quadrant was based on the Gartner evaluation of Infor's ability to execute and completeness of vision.
Download a complimentary copy of the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, published Sept. 26.
"We are honored to again be recognized by Gartner as a Leader in this Magic Quadrant — and to receive the highest scores in three Use Cases evaluated in the companion Critical Capabilities report," said Soma Somasundaram, Infor chief technology officer and president of products. "As a company with deep vertical industry expertise, Infor strives to deliver prescribed industry processes as part of our products, which accelerates our customers' time-to-value.
"Following this prescribed delivery approach cuts down on customizations, variability, time to implement, and cost," he noted. "Our customers can deploy industry-specific, out-of-the-box cloud solutions and uptake new functionality quickly and easily."
In its 2022 Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, Gartner notes that, "Product-centric organizations are rapidly adopting cloud ERP applications with superior process automation and analytic capabilities. Application leaders should use this Magic Quadrant to evaluate cloud ERP vendors as part of a composable strategy that emphasizes standardization and agility."
Infor CloudSuite solutions are industry-specific and are delivered as cloud services on Amazon Web Services' (AWS') secure and scalable infrastructure. Infor CloudSuites utilize Infor's leading technology platform, Infor OS, to power next-generation user experiences, integration and workflows — which can help increase productivity and collaboration. Visit Infor's Industry solutions page to learn more.
Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, Greg Leiter, Dixie John, Robert Anderson, Tim Faith, 26 September 2022.
Gartner, Critical Capabilities for Cloud ERP for Product-Centric Enterprises, 28 September 2022, Dixie John, et al.
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This is the First Hospital in Texas and the Third VA Hospital to Offer MRIdian® MRI-guided Radiation Therapy Cancer Treatment.
DENVER, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) announced today that the VA Houston Healthcare System has selected a MRIdian MRI-guided radiation therapy system to expand radiation therapy services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. The MRIdian system will enable the VA Houston Cancer Program to offer advanced MRI-guided radiation therapy technology to Veterans throughout the region who are seeking personalized treatment for pancreas, prostate, lung, liver, breast, and oligometastatic cancers.
VA Houston Healthcare System provides state-of-the-art healthcare services to Veterans at 12 locations of care in southeast Texas and is one of the leading healthcare systems serving Veterans in the South-Central VA Health Care Network. They are an innovative care center within the Veterans Integrated Service Network 16 (VISN 16), which includes medical centers and clinics in Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, southeast Texas, and northwest Florida. The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center joins the Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center (VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System) and the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System) as the third Veteran's Affairs facility to invest in MRIdian SMART (stereotactic MR-guided adaptive radiotherapy), which combines the benefits of real-time MRI visualization, on-table adaptive therapy, and automatic beam control, to allow clinicians to deliver precise radiation therapy treatment.
"ViewRay is excited to see another VA Healthcare system join the MRIdian community. This is a testament to their dedication and commitment to bringing the most advanced radiation therapy to our Veterans," said Paul Ziegler, Chief Commercial Officer at ViewRay. "Thousands of patients treated on MRIdian prove compelling and consistent clinical outcomes in both tough to treat and more common cancers. Patients demand short-course non-invasive therapy with fewer side effects and the VA is clearly committed to delivering that to every patient they serve."
The MRIdian system provides oncologists outstanding anatomical visualization through diagnostic-quality MR images and the ability to adapt a radiation therapy plan to the targeted cancer with the patient on the table. This combination allows physicians to define tight treatment margins to avoid unnecessary radiation exposure of vulnerable organs-at-risk and healthy tissue and allows the delivery of ablative radiation doses in five or fewer treatment sessions, without relying on implanted markers. By providing real-time continuous tracking of the target and organs-at-risk, MRIdian enables automatic gating of the radiation beam if the target moves outside the user-defined margins. This allows for delivery of the prescribed dose to the target, while sparing surrounding healthy tissue and critical structures, which results in minimizing toxicities typically associated with conventional radiation therapy
To date, nearly 25,000 patients have been treated with MRIdian. Currently, 53 MRIdian systems are installed at hospitals around the world where they are used to treat a wide variety of solid tumors and are the focus of numerous ongoing research efforts. MRIdian has been the subject of hundreds of peer-reviewed publications, scientific meeting abstracts, and presentations. For a list of treatment centers, please visit: https://viewray.com/find-mridian-mri-guided-radiation-therapy/
The opinions and clinical experiences discussed herein are specific to the featured physicians and are for information purposes only. Nothing in this material is intended to provide specific medical advice or to take the place of written law or regulations. Results of treatment presented in this press release are not indicative of typical or future results.
The MRIdian Linac System is not appropriate for all patients, including those who are not candidates for magnetic resonance imaging. Radiation treatments may cause side effects that can vary depending on the part of the body being treated. The most frequent ones are typically temporary and may include, but are not limited to, irritation to the respiratory, digestive, urinary, or reproductive systems; fatigue; nausea; skin irritation; and hair loss. In some patients, side effects can be severe. Treatment sessions may vary in complexity and duration. Radiation treatment is not appropriate for all cancers. You should discuss the potential for side effects and their severity as well as the benefits of radiation and magnetic resonance imaging with your doctor to make sure radiation treatment is right for you.
ViewRay, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRAY) designs, manufactures, and markets the MRIdian® MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy System. MRIdian is built upon a proprietary high-definition MR imaging system designed from the ground up to address the unique challenges and clinical workflow for advanced radiation oncology. Unlike MR systems used in diagnostic radiology, MRIdian's high-definition MR was purpose-built to address specific challenges, including beam distortion, skin toxicity, and other concerns that potentially may arise when high magnetic fields interact with radiation beams. ViewRay and MRIdian are registered trademarks of ViewRay, Inc.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act. Statements in this press release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, ViewRay's financial guidance for the full year 2022, anticipated future orders, anticipated future operating and financial performance, treatment results, therapy adoption, innovation, and the performance of the MRIdian systems. Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. Such factors include, among others, the ability to commercialize the MRIdian Linac System, demand for ViewRay's products, the ability to convert backlog into revenue, the timing of delivery of ViewRay's products, the timing, length, and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, including its impacts across our businesses on demand, our operations and global supply chains, disruptions in the supply or changes in costs of raw materials, labor, product components or transportation services as a result of inflation, the results and other uncertainties associated with clinical trials, the ability to raise the additional funding needed to continue to pursue ViewRay's business and product development plans, the inherent uncertainties associated with developing new products or technologies, competition in the industry in which ViewRay operates, and overall market conditions. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to ViewRay's business in general, see ViewRay's current and future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as updated periodically with the Company's other filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, and ViewRay assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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Medical residents in Indiana are rethinking their decision to practice medicine in the state after an almost total ban on abortion and harassment of an obstetrician.
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Medical residents in Indiana are rethinking their decision to practice medicine in the state after an almost total ban on abortion and harassment of an obstetrician.
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The Main Stage Adds Principal Partner; Expands Reach By Empowering Healthcare Fundraising
MILL VALLEY, Calif., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Main Stage (www.themainstage.com), a software technology company that enables startup founders and entrepreneurs to engage with prospects and investors in an efficient and engaging experience, is excited to announce a licensing agreement with RedCrow.
RedCrow is an alternative investment platform that provides investors access to expert-vetted healthcare startups. It was recently acquired by Boston-based Alira Health, a global healthcare advisory and technology company.
RedCrow VP of Business Development, Suzy Engwall, had this to say about the new partnership: "RedCrow, an Alira Health company, is excited about the license agreement with The Main Stage. This software allows startups to tell their whole story and engage with potential investors in a truly unique way. Companies are able to showcase so much more than what one would get out of a traditional pitch deck alone. The Main Stage blends the power of storytelling with a backend CRM that enables companies to interact with their investors in a more timely, compelling, and efficient manner. We see this new partnership as a game-changer for fundraising and compliance in healthcare innovation and beyond."
The Main Stage supports startups with engaging and interactive pitch development, investor relationship management, and secure document storage. Their proprietary software has been called "the future of fundraising," and is designed to build investor excitement and compel action. Through their strategic partnership, The Main Stage will collaborate with RedCrow to create a white label version that supports healthcare companies in their private and public fundraising efforts.
With the addition of Jessica Smith as Principal Partner, The Main Stage is poised for future growth. Smith, the former COO of Westlake Realty Group and a prominent business advisor, said "I am excited and energized to join The Main Stage. I believe this technology will enhance and redefine the investor and company experience when it comes to raising capital and presenting a compelling story."
The Main Stage is headquartered in Mill Valley, California. The company was founded in 2020 by Jerry Harrison, an entrepreneur and former member of the band Talking Heads, former Morgan Stanley financial advisor Brian Smith, and Aishlin Harrison, a passionate entrepreneur, artist, and musician.
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SAN DIEGO, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nuvve) (Nasdaq: NVVE), a global cleantech company electrifying the planet through its intelligent energy platform, today announced its participation in an upcoming retail investor-focused event. The virtual event is scheduled to take place on Monday, December 5, 2022 at 10:00am ET (7:00am PT). Gregory Poilasne, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Nuvve, will present an overview of the company and participate in a "fireside chat" style Q&A session.
The livestream of this event will be webcast live and can be accessed at https://www.openexchange.tv/share-series. An archived replay will be available on the SHARE Series website for approximately one year following the event.
About Nuvve Holding Corp.
Nuvve Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: NVVE) has developed a proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, including its Grid Integrated Vehicle ("GIVe™") cloud-based software platform, that enables it to link multiple electric vehicle ("EV") batteries into a virtual power plant to provide bi-directional energy to the electrical grid in a qualified and secure manner.. Combining the world's most advanced V2G technology and an ecosystem of electrification partners, Nuvve dynamically manages power among electric vehicle (EV) batteries and the grid to deliver new value to EV owners, accelerate the adoption of EVs, and support the world's transition to clean energy. With products designed to transform EVs into mobile energy storage assets and networking battery capacity to support shifting energy needs, Nuvve is working toward making the grid more resilient, enhancing sustainable transportation, and supporting energy equity in an electrified world. Since its founding in 2010, Nuvve has successfully deployed V2G on five continents and offers turnkey electrification solutions for fleets of all types. Nuvve is headquartered in San Diego, California, and can be found online at nuvve.com.
Nuvve and associated logos are among the trademarks of Nuvve and/or its affiliates in the United States, certain other countries and/or the EU. Any other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
Nuvve Investor Contact
ICR Inc.
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Asian stocks gain after Wall St rebounds from inflation jolt
By JOE McDONALD
AP Business Writer
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets surged Friday after Wall Street rebounded from a slump caused by worse-than-forecast inflation numbers.
Japan’s market benchmark soared 3.5%. Hong Kong jumped 3.9% and Shanghai also rose. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose $2 per barrel. U.S. futures were also sharply higher.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index tumbled Thursday after the U.S. consumer price index for September rose 8.2%. But the market benchmark quickly rebounded to end up 2.6% for its biggest daily gain in 2 1/2 years.
The “sticker shock” of inflation was “shrugged off,” possibly because traders already expect another sharp interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month to cool surging prices, said Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank in a report.
The Fed and central banks in Europe and Asia have raised rates by unusually wide margins this year to contain inflation that is at multi-decade highs. Traders worry they might tip the global economy into recession.
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 jumped to 27,161.46 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained to 117,020.15.
The Shanghai Composite Index added 2.2% to 3,083.76 and the Kospi in Seoul rose 2.3% to 2,212.78.
Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 rose 1.8% to 6,758.80 and India’s Sensex opened up 1.7% at 58,234.62. New Zealand and Southeast Asian markets also rose.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose to 3,669.91 on Thursday following a swing of five percentage points from its lowest point during the day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.8% at 30,038.72. The Nasdaq composite climbed 2.2% at 10,649.15.
Also Friday, China reported consumer inflation rose to a 29-month high of 2.8% in September from the previous month’s 2.5%. That was below the official ceiling of 3%, leaving Beijing room to stimulate weak economic growth.
The U.S. government data on Thursday showed inflation is spreading more widely across the economy. One component that is closely followed by policy makers and investors accelerated to its hottest level in 40 years.
The CPI was down from August’s 8.3% increase but not as much as expected.
Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy costs to show the long-term trend, accelerated to 6.6% from August’s 6.3%. Prices in September rose 0.6% from the previous month.
That appeared likely to reinforce Fed plans for more big rate hikes. Most traders already expected a rise of up to three-quarters of a percentage point, three times its usual margin, at the U.S. central bank’s next meeting in November.
Thursday’s data prompted some investors to expect yet another rate hike of the same size in December.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set rates for mortgages and many other loans, rose to 3.96% from 3.90% late Wednesday. Earlier in the day, it topped 4%.
The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for Fed action, rose to 4.48% from 4.29%. It crossed above 4.50% earlier in the morning.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose $2.11 to $89.38 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, used to price international oils, gained 22 cents to $94.79 per barrel in London.
The dollar rose to 147.46 yen from Thursday’s 147.17 yen. It is trading at a 32-year high. The euro declined to 97.77 cents from 97.85 cents. | 2022-10-14T08:19:49+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/10/13/asian-stocks-gain-after-wall-st-rebounds-from-inflation-jolt/ |
School bus driver accused of stalking 8-year-old boy
GREENLAND, N.H. (WBZ) - A school bus driver in New Hampshire is accused of stalking an 8-year-old boy and his family. Federal prosecutors say the suspect also gave the boy gifts, letters and cell phones.
Michael Chick, a former school bus driver at Greenland Central School, is accused of harassing an 8-year-old student on his route, secretly visiting the boy’s home at night and putting GPS tracking on his parents’ vehicles.
“As law enforcement officers, it is paramount that we protect our most vulnerable, and in this case, the vulnerable is a child,” said Jane Young, U.S. Attorney for New Hampshire.
The details in the 20-page affidavit are disturbing.
Chick, 39, allegedly admitted he gave the victim three prepaid phones. In the man’s bedroom, investigators found handwritten notes instructing the boy to change out of his sleeping shorts, take selfies and return the phone by dropping it out his window.
Prosecutors say Chick told the 8-year-old a team of as many as 800 people was threatening to kidnap and torture him if he didn’t follow the instructions.
Investigators found a note that they say he showed the boy on the bus.
“You had too many chances. This is not working. We are done (expletive) around. Make this happen now or the kid disappears,” the note read.
Chick was arrested after investigators raided his home in Eliot, Maine. He is charged with interstate stalking and is in custody, pending a hearing.
“This investigation is in the infancy stages. We will follow whatever evidence develops. As far as we can, we will pursue every avenue that is available to us,” Young said.
Chick’s brother says he doesn’t believe he would be involved with anything like what he is accused of and has never seen that kind of behavior from him.
Authorities aren’t sure if this is an isolated incident, so they are asking other parents to come forward if their children had inappropriate contact with Chick.
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(NEXSTAR) — Beverage giant PepsiCo, which distributes many ready-to-drink Starbucks coffees, is recalling about 25,200 cases (12 bottles per case) of Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino products over concerns they could contain glass.
The affected drinks are 13.7-ounce Vanilla Frappuccinos bearing UPC number 0 12000-81331 3. Expiration dates on these 2023 products are March 8, May 29, June 4 and 10, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Nexstar has reached out to PepsiCo for comment. Meanwhile, if you have concerns about the affected products and believe you may have purchased them, you can contact PepsiCo.
The FDA has not yet released its own recall of the product, however, consumers can report food-related problems to them here.
This is a developing story. | 2023-02-18T01:06:29+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/some-starbucks-vanilla-frappuccino-drinks-recalled-may-contain-glass/ |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Rougned Odor broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to a 5-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Sunday.
Odor, who played for the Yankees last year and was released following the season, delivered against his former team. With the bases loaded and two outs, he went to the plate as a pinch-hitter and singled sharply up the middle against Jonathan Loáisiga (0-1).
Kelvin Gutiérrez followed with a two-run double, and Jorge Mateo added an RBI single. The Orioles were 2 for 28 in the series with runners in scoring position before those three hits.
Jorge López (1-1) won in relief for Baltimore, which took two of three against the Yankees, with both victories coming in its final at-bat.
New York starter Nestor Cortes was terrific for five-plus innings, striking out 12 while allowing three hits and a walk. Cortes threw an immaculate inning in the fourth, striking out the side on nine pitches. He also struck out the side in the second.
Baltimore's Bruce Zimmermann went five scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks with six strikeouts.
Yankees left fielder Tim Locastro, recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre before the game, made a sensational diving catch in the sixth on a ball hit to left-center by Trey Mancini.
Ryan Mountcastle started the Baltimore eighth with a single and Mancini walked. Two outs later, Robinson Chirinos walked to set the stage for Odor.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Baltimore transferred LHP John Means (sprained elbow) to the 60-day injured list.
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The Orioles begin a four-game series at Oakland on Monday night. Spenser Watkins starts for Baltimore against Frankie Montas (1-1).
The Yankees are off Monday before a three-game set at Detroit. Gerrit Cole takes the mound for New York on Tuesday night against Eduardo Rodriguez (0-1).
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THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A Greek police officer appeared in court in northern Greece Friday over the shooting and serious injury of a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill, with protesters gathering outside the courthouse.
About 200 friends, relatives and other protesters from the Roma community gathered outside the courthouse in Thessaloniki, holding up photos of the wounded 16-year-old and calling for justice. Monday’s shooting already days of violent protests by members of the Roma community in Greece’s second-largest city, as well as Athens and other areas.
“It wasn’t the gas, it wasn’t the money, the cops shot because he was Roma,” the protesters chanted Friday. Community leaders called for a peaceful protest outside the courthouse, and are demanding the police officer be remanded into custody pending trial.
“We want justice. The crime was racist,” Panagiotis Sabanis, head of the Roma Federation of Central and Western Macedonia, said. “There is racism against us in Greece. It’s not the first incident of a police shooting against a Roma just because he is a Roma.”
Several Roma men have been injured or fatally shot in recent years during confrontations with police while allegedly seeking to evade arrest for breaches of the law.
Andonis Tasios, general secretary of the Roma community where the boy lives, was among the protesters outside the courthouse Friday. “They shot him because of his color. If he wasn’t Roma, they wouldn’t have done it,” he said.
Members of the Roma community in Greece have long faced discrimination and many often live on the margins of society.
The 16-year-old, who was chased by motorcycle police after he allegedly drove away from a gas station without paying a 20-euro (dollar) bill early Monday, was hit in the head and remains hospitalized in critical condition.
The 34-year-old police officer who fired the shot has been suspended and faces charges of attempted manslaughter with possible intent and illegally firing his weapon. He was set to appear Friday before an investigating magistrate to be questioned over the incident.
Police have said the youth tried to ram one of the motorcycles involved in the pursuit with his pickup truck, and that two shots were fired in an attempt to stop the truck from hitting the vehicle.
In a preliminary court appearance earlier in the week, the police officer said he fired his weapon because he feared for the lives of his colleagues but he had not aimed at the youth. During his questioning Friday, the officer said the youth had tried to ram the motorcycle three times.
The shooting has sparked days of violent protests, with vehicles and at least one business torched and police coming under fire from shotguns. Greece’s state-run ERT broadcaster said Friday that one police officer had been lightly injured by shotgun pellets during unrest overnight west of Athens. | 2022-12-09T09:06:53+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Greek-police-officer-in-court-over-shooting-of-17642164.php |
President Joe Biden will deliver his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night. This will be the first time he will be delivering the speech to a divided Congress. Republicans took control of the House of Representatives following a victory in the midterm elections.
Part of Biden's speech will focus on how Democrats and Republicans can work together.
He will call for unity in an effort to fight and end cancer. Biden wants Congress to reauthorize the National Cancer Act. The White House says a reauthorization will allow for the nation’s cancer research and care systems to be updated. It adds that this would allow for the information from research to be accessed by as many experts as possible so they can work to end cancer as we know it.
Biden believes he can also find bipartisan support for assisting veterans and their families. The president will lay out a vision to help veterans access better health care, education and housing.
Biden will also call for lawmakers to help address veteran suicides. The administration says more than 71,000 veterans have died by suicide since 2010.
The president will also call for Republicans and Democratic lawmakers to work together on tackling the mental health crisis in the U.S. The main objectives will be to support healthy environments, strengthen system capacity and connect more Americans to care.
Biden is also seeking bipartisanship to tackle the opioid and overdose epidemic. He believes lawmakers can support the administration's efforts to disrupt tracking and the distribution of fentanyl.
One of the guests seated in the first lady's viewing box is Doug Griffin. He lost his 20-year-old daughter to a fentanyl overdose. He's calling for better access to substance use disorder treatment services.
The ambassador of Ukraine, Oksana Markarova, was also asked to sit in the first lady's viewing box. The White House has praised Markarova for her work during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
RowVaughn and Rodney Wells will also be in attendance. They are calling for police reform in the wake of their son's death. He died after a beating by Memphis police officers.
The State of the Union will air Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. PT. | 2023-02-07T16:28:59+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/biden-to-lay-out-areas-for-bipartisanship-in-state-of-the-union-address |
Four Buffalo residents have been charged in connection with looting stores during the blizzard that pummeled Western New York over the Christmas weekend, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office.
"These defendants are accused of looting stores while our police and first responders were working to save lives during this horrific storm," Erie County District Attorney John Flynn said. "These were not crimes of desperation, but crimes of opportunity to steal items from unoccupied stores during a blizzard."
Vandals who used the blizzard as an excuse to break into stores hurt more than just the business owners or the workers and customers who rely on them. the vandals have handed more ammunition to the racists among us, writes Rod Watson.
Prosecutors say Felix Ramos, 46, on Monday morning burglarized the Family Dollar store in the 400 block of William Street in Buffalo. He entered the closed store through a broken front door and attempted to steal various items, according to the DA's office. Ramos tried to run out the back door, but was arrested by responding police officers.
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Ramos was charged with third-degree burglary – a felony – second-degree obstruction of governmental administration and attempted petit larceny. He was held without bail and will return to court Tuesday.
Luiman E. Velez, 55, is facing charges of third-degree burglary and attempted petit larceny. He is accused of entering a Dollar Tree in the 1300 block of Broadway on Tuesday night through a broken door and attempting to steal items from the store, according to the DA's office.
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Velez's bail was set at $1,500 and he is scheduled to return to court Tuesday.
Prosecutors accuse Shaniece A. Jones, 34, of "knowingly entering and remaining unlawfully inside" the Family Dollar store in the 2500 block of Bailey Avenue Tuesday night. She was charged with third-degree criminal trespass and released without bail.
Jones will return to court Jan. 11.
Aaron Peterson, 57, is accused of pointing an illegal gun at a victim Sunday afternoon near a Family Dollar in the 900 block of Jefferson Avenue, according to the DA's office. Prosecutors charged Peterson with second and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both violent felonies, and second-degree menacing.
Buffalo City Court Judge Jenelle Faso set Peterson's bail at $25,000. He will return to court Friday.
Buffalo police put together an anti-looting task force to investigate additional looting incidents. At least nine people have been arrested in connection with the looting incidents, Buffalo Police Department Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said during a news conference Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information on these crimes can contact the Buffalo Police Department or the Erie County DA’s Office at (716) 858-2424. | 2022-12-28T22:36:48+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/4-buffalo-residents-charged-in-blizzard-looting-incidents/article_98978988-86ed-11ed-8850-8314fbd81a77.html |
Which brand of smoker is better?
Smoking food calls for more preparation, attention to detail and cooking time than traditional grilling. To give yourself the best chance of success, start with a reliable smoker that has all the features you need. Out of several prominent manufacturers, Traeger and Pit Boss make some of the best ones. The two brands offer varied models that have their strengths and weaknesses.
Trager pellet grills
Many years ago, Traeger’s founder pioneered the electric, mechanical pellet grill to make the smoking process easier.
Traditional barbecue grills use either gas or charcoal to create searing heat. Pellet smokers use an electric element to burn compressed wood pellets at controlled rates, using the hot smoke to slowly cook food. Before then, the most common way to smoke food at large scales was with charcoal. There’s nothing wrong with charcoal as a heat source, but portioning, lighting and maintaining hot coals can be a bit of a hassle. Managing smoke levels manually is even more of a pain.
To solve this issue, Traeger engineered the mechanical pellet grill, which lets you set the temperature using a dependable thermostat. It then uses a heating element to turn the pellets into rich wood smoke at a constant rate, removing much of the headache from all-day smoking endeavors.
Trager pellet smoker pros
- Consistent and easy to use: This is the biggest upside to getting a Traeger smoker. You can rest assured that few other pellet smokers are as straightforward as Traegers. With just a little experience, you can prepare impressive feasts with one of its large grills.
- High maximum capacity: If you frequently host large backyard barbecues, you won’t find many better options than a Traeger smoker.
- Optional advanced features: Trager incorporates some novel, useful technologies aside from their highly dependable thermostats. Some premium models include Wi-Fi connectivity and support for Amazon Alexa voice control, which can help you stay involved in the party instead of constantly checking the grill.
Traeger pellet smoker cons
- They’re somewhat bulky: If you don’t have a ton of space on your patio, you’ll have to carefully choose which Traeger is right for you. It does make some compact options, but not many. Plus, side-by-side pellet smokers are large.
- They cost a lot: It’s not exactly surprising that the company responsible for inventing pellet grills makes great premium options. To get your hands on one of those high-end smokers, though, you’ll have to make a decent investment.
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It boasts over 80 square inches of cooking area and the premium quality that Traeger is known for.
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This is one of the rare models to come factory-equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity and Alexa support, making it one of the best smart smokers you’ll find.
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You don’t have to stay at home to make complex smoked dishes, thanks to this portable gas-driven smoker.
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It’s not the biggest option, but it is the most affordable one to include Wi-Fi and voice control.
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Pit Boss smokers
Pit Boss was largely inspired as a competitor to Traeger, hitting the market with low-cost alternatives. It still offers high-quality, value-oriented pellet grills that perform nearly as well as anything from Traeger.
In addition to those, however, Pit Boss also makes some great vertical smokers. Some use a similar electric pellet system as a side-by-side pellet grill, while others use gas as a heat source. If you don’t have much room for a huge pellet grill, vertical smokers are worth a look.
Pit Boss smoker pros
- Great value for the money: Compared to Traeger grills, Pit Boss smokers deliver comparable performance at a fraction of the price.
- Rugged construction: Despite their moderate cost, Pit Boss smokers are made from high-grade metal with dependable thermostats and heating elements that should hold up in the long term.
- Impressive vertical smoker capacity: You can’t beat a vertical smoker when it comes to getting the most efficient yield for the unit’s footprint.
Pit Boss smoker cons
- Smaller variety to choose from: Pit Boss doesn’t make as many different models as Traeger. Nonetheless, you’ll still probably find one that meets your needs.
- Fewer novel technologies: You won’t find as many Pit Boss models with Wi-Fi connectivity or digital thermostats.
- Vertical smokers aren’t as convenient: A side-by-side smoker works a lot like a regular grill: You simply open the clamshell lid to check, flip and remove foods as needed. Vertical smokers pack a lot more food per cubic inch. The layout also makes it more difficult to get your thermometer into the meat and manage cooking times.
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This compact but spacious model is the perfect no-nonsense option for newcomers to the art of smoking.
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With over 1,800 square inches of real estate on a footprint of only 5.5 square feet, nothing else can smoke large amounts more efficiently than this one.
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If you don’t have much room to work with and don’t trust electric heating elements, this slim, gas-powered option is right for you.
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With space for a considerable amount of food, this competes with Traeger’s biggest models in terms of capacity but costs notably less.
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Should you get a Traeger or Pit Boss smoker?
If money is no object and you want the best smoker with the most advanced technologies inside, get a Traeger. If you want to save money or smoke huge amounts of food without the bulk of a massive side-by-side smoker, Pit Boss is the way to go.
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METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Jimmy Graham offered a few reasons why — at age 36 and without having played football last year — he could become a playmaker again for the New Orleans Saints.
“I’m feeling better than ever. I’m still 6-(foot)-7 and I like the red zone,” the veteran tight end said Saturday in his first public comments since rejoining his first NFL team Tuesday. “I definitely came into this with a chip on my shoulder and with something to prove.”
Estimating he weighed as much as 285 pounds in his previous stint with the Saints, when he worked out like “a meathead,” Graham said he has been cycling “hundreds of miles a week” and has changed his workout and eating habits to suit to his age.
“I know I’m definitely in shape,” said Graham, now listed at 265 pounds. “That’s not a problem at all.”
Graham, who has caught at least eight touchdown passes in six of his 12 NFL seasons, was a favorite target of former star quarterback Drew Brees and among the most popular players in New Orleans before the club surprisingly traded him to Seattle in 2015.
Many fans were upset, including general manager Micky Loomis’ own daughter. So, too, was Graham.
“For me, it was pretty shocking,” Graham said. “I thought I would never leave this place. … I woke up to the part of the business that hurt.”
Alluding to a difficult childhood in which he sometimes lived in an orphanage, Graham added, “at first it was very difficult because of my connection with Drew as an ‘older brother’ and all the people in this building.”
“It was family, you know?” Graham continued. “So, for me, a guy who didn’t have a lot of family, it was definitely a difficult time.”
Graham played three seasons with the Seahawks — where he had a major knee injury 2015, but also his last 10-TD season in 2017 — before spending two seasons each at Green Bay and Chicago. He said he spent several of those seasons avoiding interviews because he “didn’t really have a lot to say that was positive.”
In recent years, Graham said, he longed for another chance to play in New Orleans.
“I’ve been trying to come home for a long time,” Graham said, adding that by last season, he didn’t want to play anywhere else. He said several teams reached out to him in 2022, but he told his agent, Jimmy Sexton, “that if I don’t retire as a Saint that I wasn’t going to play again.”
Sitting out last season was “extremely weird, especially after you spend a whole offseason preparing (to play), working out and making sure you’re in shape,” he said. “I think everything happens for a reason and I think it’ll be to my benefit.”
The Saints used a third-round pick to draft Graham in 2010, despite the fact that he’d played just one season of football at Miami after spending four seasons as a basketball power forward for the Hurricanes.
In just his second NFL season, Graham caught 99 passes for 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns and was selected to his first of five Pro Bowls. He had another banner season in 2013, with 1,215 yards and a career-high 16 TDs receiving.
Around that time, current Saints tight end Foster Moreau was playing for Jesuit High School in New Orleans and had a signed No. 80 Graham Saints jersey in a shadow box in his room.
“Jimmy was a dog, and he still is. Honestly, he runs great,” Moreau said. “So, it’s just such a funny situation. You walk into the locker room and, ‘Oh my God! Jimmy Graham right there.’”
Graham’s production plummeted in his final season with the Bears in 2021, when he caught 14 passes for 167 yards and three TDs in 15 games.
And while the Saints cannot be sure how well he’ll play this season, they expressed confidence he’ll be a leader in the locker room. Graham sounded ready to embrace that role, noting that he, along with 13th-year defensive end Cameron Jordan, are the only players on the roster who’d once been teammates with most of the stars of the Saints’ 2009 championship team.
“I understand what that culture was like and what that looks like, the sacrifice that it takes and the brotherhood – that bond – that needs to be molded,” Graham said.
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AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-07-29T22:10:46+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/ap-jimmy-graham-is-grateful-to-be-back-with-the-saints-and-confident-he-can-still-play/ |
Fall is arriving at Dunkin’ exactly one day earlier than last year!
Dunkin’s fall menu, hitting shops nationwide on Aug. 17, includes returning seasonal favorites and some new treats, like the Blood Orange Dunkin’ Refresher and Nutty Pumpkin Coffee.
Returning treats include the Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte and Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, plus the coffee chain’s pumpkin bakery line-up, which includes a glazed pumpkin cake doughnut, pumpkin doughnut hole treats and a pumpkin muffin topped with a sweet streusel and white icing.
If you like sticking to classics, the Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte is available hot or iced and features pumpkin and vanilla flavors, plus warming spices, and is topped with whipped cream, caramel drizzle and a dusting of cinnamon sugar. If you’re a cold drink fan year-round, the Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew features notes of brown sugar and warm fall spices and is topped with pumpkin cream cold foam and a dusting of cinnamon sugar. You can get a medium Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew or Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte for just $3 through Sept. 13.
Looking to try something new? The Nutty Pumpkin Coffee blends iced coffee with a pumpkin spice swirl, hazelnut flavor shot and cream for a bit of a different take on classic pumpkin flavors. If you’re not into iced drinks, you can order it hot instead.
If coffee isn’t your thing, the new Blood Orange Dunkin’ Refresher is served chilled over ice and balances tart cranberry, bright blood orange and notes of fall spices, like ginger and cinnamon. It can be made with either green tea or coconut milk.
You’ll also find the Maple Sugar Bacon Breakfast Sandwich and Maple Sugar Snackin’ Bacon, which are both returning for a limited time. The sandwich features maple sugar seasoned bacon, a fried egg and white cheddar cheese on a croissant, while the Maple Sugar Snackin’ Bacon is eight snack-sized slices of bacon tossed in maple sugar seasoning.
If you don’t have a Dunkin’ near you, you can find their coffee and creamers in stores nationwide.
Starbucks’ pumpkin flavors are also hitting grocery stores, including pumpkin spice cold brew concentrate, pumpkin spice flavored creamers and pumpkin spice flavored coffee in K-Cup pods, roast and ground. You’ll also find two new fall treats: pumpkin cream nitro cold brew and salted caramel mocha flavored coffee, which has a rich mocha flavor that pairs with sweet, salty caramel notes.
Other pumpkin and fall treats hitting stores right now include fall hot chocolate bombs at BJ’s Wholesale, Pumpkin Spice Wafers from Voortman’s, the pumpkin spice doughnut collection at Krispy Kreme and a Dairy Queen spokesperson tells Simplemost their Pumpkin Pie Blizzard is set to return on Aug. 29!
For the first time since 2017, Pumpkin Spice Oreo cookies are also returning this fall, scheduled to hit stores nationwide on Aug. 15. Made with a golden Oreo base, the limited-edition cookies have a pumpkin spice flavored creme.
Are you ready for pumpkin spice treats and other fall flavors?
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Checkout Simplemost for additional stories. | 2022-08-10T17:52:44+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/dunkin-will-launch-its-new-fall-menu-soon-with-nutty-pumpkin-coffee-and-a-blood-orange-refresher |
Rap and Christmas have always been strange bedfellows. Whereas genres like pop, country and R&B lend themselves to the saccharine sentiment of holiday cheer, hip-hop prides itself on being rooted in bittersweet reality — especially that of America's black underclass. So the all-good/Jesus'-birthday pretensions of holiday spirit feel somewhat disingenuous in its songs. Which is why, as a lifelong rap fan, I have always loved what I consider the greatest hip-hop humbug of all time: OutKast's "Player's Ball."
The song is best known as world's introduction to the Atlanta duo of Andre Benjamin (he'd not yet added the "3000") and Antwon "Big Boi" Patton, and as the lead-up to their classic debut, 1994's Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Yet if you've listened to the album version you may have wondered about the strange edits to the song's lyrics. The LP version of "Player's Ball" features a few N-bombs, some references to "indo" and other illicit activities that go uncensored, but for some reason other words are replaced with silence or the echo of the preceding lyrics. Why? Because before the "Player's Ball" that Pat "Sleepy" Brown sings about on the chorus as was happening "all day, ev'ry day," it was going down on "Christmas Day."
The tale goes like this: back in 1993, the Atlanta production team Organized Noize (Brown, Ray Murray, and Rico Wade) had just signed a deal with LaFace Records, and label-head L.A. Reid's first request from his new signings was a contribution to the LaFace Family Christmas compilation he was planning for that holiday season. Reid had made his fortune producing R&B and pop records alongside partner Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, and Christmas comps were a good (and inexpensive) way to showcase the label's new artists. The problem was Organized Noize were hip-hop guys who, in their own words, "don't really f*** with Christmas like that." They felt obliged to grant Reid his request but they wanted to do it their own way. That they did, taking the idea to Dre and Big Boi, who wrote the song from the perspective of two dope boys less than sentimental about Santa. The result was dedicated to hustlers and street entrepreneurs, full of classic seasonal lines like "Ain't no chimneys in the ghetto so I won't be hanging my socks" and "Shut up that nonsense about some 'Slient Night'/ I gots it crunk/ If it ain't real, ain't right." The song served LaFace's purpose, but it would've been odd to have a song so explicitly Christmas-y on the group's hardcore debut; so references to "decking the halls" as well as some "ho ho ho"s were omitted, and the song's hook was re-recorded. "Player's Ball" became a daily thing — and OutKast became OUTKAST.
A decade later, on an early December afternoon, I found myself navigating a huge department store in midtown Manhattan. I braved the hordes of overly-excited, Christmas consumers to take advantage of pre-holiday sales. (At that point the only stuff I could buy, even for myself, had to be on sale.) The deal-thirsty crowds, tantrum-throwing children, perfume snipers, and corny blaring Christmas song piped into the store overloaded my senses. Just as I hit peak anxiety, ready to run screaming, the Christmas version of "Player's Ball" came on, calming me down and even inspiring a smirk. I don't think anyone else noticed Big Boi rapping about serving junkies on Christmas but me. This was a Christmas Miracle of retail-store, holiday-music programming. I reveled in it. Hearing the song felt like a gift. Suddenly I was in the spirit of the season too.
A LaFace Family Christmas is out now on LaFace/Arista/Sony Legacy.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-07-27T08:31:46+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2015-12-24/songs-we-love-outkast-players-ball-christmas-version |
NUIQSUT, Alaska (AP) — Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiac community of Nuiqsut were so delighted for a visit by Santa that they braved wind chills of 25 degrees below zero just to see him land on a snow-covered airstrip.
Once again, it was time for Operation Santa Claus in Alaska. And here in Nuiqsut, a roadless village of about 460 residents on Alaska’s oil-rich North Slope, the temperatures may have been plunging but the children were warming quickly.
Never mind that Santa left Rudolph at home to catch a ride on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to Nuiqsut, just 30 frosty miles (50 kilometers) south of the Arctic Ocean. Here, just a reindeer skip and a hop from the North Pole, the students were abuzz with good cheer.
“Some of them were out on the deck and they were jumping up and down, excited to see the plane coming in,” said Principal Lee Karasiewicz of the Trapper School, as he kept watch over pupils from the 160-student K-12 facility privileged to get a pre-Christmas visit from the jolly, fat one.
“They knew right away by the size of the plane, who was on that plane,” Karasiewicz said of the students.
When Santa and Mrs. Claus stepped off the hulking cargo plane, some of the children rushed to greet him with hugs, their beaming parents snapping photos on their phones.
Year after year across the decades the Alaska National Guard has delivered gifts, supplies and often Christmas itself to a few tiny rural Alaska communities, trying in particular to make things merry in villages hit by recent hardships.
Operation Santa Claus began back in 1956 when the residents of one community, St. Mary’s, found themselves without money to buy gifts. Townsfolk stung by flooding and then a drought that wipe out their subsistence hunting and fishing opportunities were forced to spend Christmas money on food instead. That’s when the guard stepped in, bringing them donated gifts and supplies.
For Nuiqsut, the adversity came last spring when an oil production facility about 7 miles (11 kilometers) from town sprang a natural gas leak. Though oil workers evacuated, there was no mandatory evacuation in Nuiqsut even though the community was put on alert, said Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, the town’s mayor.
Subsequently, she said, some people began experiencing symptoms related to gas exposure, such as headaches or trouble breathing. About 20 families, including some with pregnant women or elders and others with special medical conditions, decided to self-evacuate.
Long accustomed to helping out in disasters, the guard sent its tribal liaison official to the town after the leak was contained. The official spoke with community members and relayed their concerns back to guard leadership.
The Santa event held the last Tuesday in November was “a wonderful opportunity” to show children the guard in a different light — not always coming around just when there’s trouble, Ahtuangaruak said.
“It’s about bringing in the National Guard in a non-stressful event so the kids could see them doing good work that’s not during a scary event,” she said.
While there were a few puzzled faces of children sitting on Santa’s lap for the first time, there was nothing frightening about the visit — and certainly no lists of who was naughty or nice.
Once all had gathered in the school gym, each child had the opportunity for a short visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, and each received a backpack brimming with snacks and books, hygiene supplies and a gift.
Qannik Amy Alice Woods, a second grader, didn’t want to open her backpack just yet. This was her first experience with Santa Claus, but he won her over like every other child in the world.
“He’s cool,” she said, flashing two thumbs up before heading to the bleachers to enjoy a fresh banana, a hard-to-find item above the Arctic Circle. Children also got a more location-appropriate treat: ice cream sundaes.
Fourth grader Mallory Lampe also had her first direct meeting with Santa but didn’t wait to open her backpack. “I got this kind of toy,” she exclaimed with joy, holding up an interactive creature whose eyes light up when you press its nose.
The Alaska National Guard delivered more than 1,400 pounds (635 kilograms) of gifts for the children of Nuiqsut. For the last 53 years, the program has been conducted in conjunction with the Salvation Army.
The two other villages served this year were Scammon Bay, which experienced fuel and food delivery problems last year, and Minto, chosen because it had never had a visit in the program’s history, said Dana Rosso, a spokesperson for the Alaska National Guard.
About 650 pounds (295 kilograms) of gifts were delivered to Minto for about 65 children, and nearly 1,800 pounds (816 kilograms) of gifts for the 325 or so children in Scammon Bay.
During a mission briefing before the plane left Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage for Nuiqsut, Santa gave the volunteer elves an important tip.
In Alaska Native culture, it’s considered rude to refuse a request or a gift offered by someone, even taking part in a dance.
That’s why near the end of the program in Nuiqsut, Santa and Mrs. Claus were on the school gym floor with uniformed guard members and scores of others performing a traditional Alaska Native dance. It started when a local drum and dance group performed to honor their guests, and it quickly turned into an impromptu hootenanny.
At the end of the last song, a beaming Mrs. Claus grabbed one of the dancers and hugged her tightly to show her gratitude.
“We can’t go to all of our villages, but when we have a village celebrate this opportunity, it’s a celebration that transfers through the tundra drums across our state,” Mayor Ahtuangaruak said. “We all get to share in the joy.” | 2022-12-09T14:29:29+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/ap-santa-visit-brings-joy-to-a-frosty-alaska-inupiaq-village/ |
OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday told supporters “we’re gonna free Iran” after audience members appeared to call on him to address the ongoing protests that have spread through that country in the aftermath of the death of a young woman in the custody of its security forces.
“Don’t worry, we’re gonna free Iran,” Biden said in an aside during a campaign rally for Democratic Rep. Mike Levin. He added, “They’re gonna free themselves pretty soon.”
Biden made the comments as supporters in the crowd held up cellphones displaying the message “FREE IRAN.”
The Biden administration has faced growing criticism from Iranian American activists who are calling on the White House to abandon its efforts to resurrect the Iran nuclear deal because of the protests.
The administration announced sanctions last month against Iranian officials for the brutal treatment of demonstrators following the September death of Mahsa Amini after her arrest by Iran’s morality police.
The administration has also recently hit Iran with sanctions for supplying drones and technical assistance to Russia for its war against Ukraine. It ordered U.S. military strikes in August against Iranian-backed militias in Syria in response to attacks on U.S. forces in the region. | 2022-11-04T20:56:12+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-biden-says-were-gonna-free-iran-as-protests-there-go-on/ |
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History said Thursday that a prehistoric human skeleton found recently in a flooded cave system along the country’s Caribbean coast was actually registered by the institute in 2019 and would not be threatened by a nearby tourist train project.
Earlier this week, archaeologist Octavio del Rio said he and fellow diver Peter Broger saw the shattered skull and skeleton partly covered by sediment in a cave. They reported it to the institute, which had not publicly spoken of the find until its statement Thursday.
“The referenced skeleton corresponds to a 2019 discovery and is fully registered and identified as part of the Holocene Archaeology program,” the institute said. It added that scientific analysis had still not been carried out on the remains, but that it was 400 yards (meters) from the path of the government’s Maya Train project and was not threatened.
Del Rio, who has worked with the institute in the past but who is not currently affiliated, said Thursday the fact that the discovery was made in 2019, but still had not been analyzed, illustrated how long it takes to explore and investigate the extensive cave systems in the train’s path.
“This proves the area’s archaeological potential for investigation of the first settlers of America, and what there still is to discover,” Del Rio said.
He had said the skeleton was about 8 meters (26 feet) underwater, about a half-kilometer (a third of a mile) into the cave system.
Given the distance from the cave entrance, the skeleton couldn’t have gotten there without modern diving equipment, so it must be over 8,000 years old, Del Rio had earlier said, referring to the era when rising sea levels flooded the caves.
Some of the oldest human remains in North America have been discovered in the sinkhole caves known as “cenotes” on Mexico’s Caribbean coast, and experts say some of those caves are threatened by the Mexican government’s Maya Train tourism project.
Del Rio feared that even if the train did not pass directly over the site, its construction could damage or contaminate the cave system.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is racing to finish his Maya Train project in the remaining two years of his term over the objections of environmentalists, cave divers and archaeologists. They say his haste will allow little time to study the ancient remains.
Activists say the heavy, high-speed rail project will fragment the coastal jungle and will run often above the fragile limestone caves, which — because they are flooded, twisty and often incredibly narrow — can take decades to explore.
Caves along part of the coast already have been damaged by construction above them, with cement pilings used to support the weight above.
The 950-mile (1,500-kilometer) Maya Train line is meant to run in a rough loop around the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting beach resorts and archaeological sites. | 2022-09-16T23:37:03+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/science/ap-science/ap-mexican-government-says-train-poses-no-threat-to-skeleton/ |
When: West Lampeter supervisors work session, Aug. 3.
What happened: Township Manager Dee Dee McGuire led a discussion on personnel policies and potential updates. A topic currently not covered in township’s policies is remote work.
Background: The township is in the process of going through its personnel policy. It was last updated in 2017. Their goal is to have policies reviewed, updated and handed out to staff by the end of the year.
Discussion: During board discussion, McGuire was asked whether she thought it would be beneficial to add a remote work policy, to which she said, “During COVID-19, which is the only instance that we needed it since I’ve been here, we worked it out fine. The doors were open every day, the entire time that most other places were locked down. We took turns coming in. Some of us came in in the morning, and then some of us came in in the afternoon.” The township is not required to have a remote work policy.
Quotable: “I think you have to think about the potential what-if, in the environment that we live in today. Whether it’s a bad storm, whether it’s terrorist activity, whatever the case may be, or God forbid, there’s a fire here. You know, how do you function as a government in that situation?” Supervisor Richard Breneman said. McGuire pointed out that the township has a mutual agreement with Willow Valley Communities where they are allowed to use a place in one of their buildings should anything catastrophic happen to the municipal building.
Short-term rentals: Amanda Hickman, director for community development, brought the board up to speed with the zoning ordinance and table of uses, which also is in the process of being updated. They discussed regulations of short-term rentals such as Airbnb units. They are currently not defined in the ordinance. Hickman emphasized that she does not recommend that the township prohibit Airbnbs, but that they need to be addressed.
What’s next: The board will continue policy discussions over several work sessions before anything is finalized. The next supervisors meeting is Aug. 8. | 2022-08-09T09:53:43+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/news/regional/west-lampeter-supervisors-discuss-policy-updates-remote-work/article_3a56a7cc-14de-11ed-9864-7747a79c213b.html |
After hearing from a low-wage worker in California, NPR's A Martinez talks to Rev. William Barber of the Poor People's Campaign about why the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up in more than a decade.
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After hearing from a low-wage worker in California, NPR's A Martinez talks to Rev. William Barber of the Poor People's Campaign about why the federal minimum wage hasn't gone up in more than a decade.
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One of the most symbolic restorations at Notre Dame cathedral is the rebuilding of its spire. An exact replica of the 19th century masterpiece will begin rising in the Paris sky this summer.
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One of the most symbolic restorations at Notre Dame cathedral is the rebuilding of its spire. An exact replica of the 19th century masterpiece will begin rising in the Paris sky this summer.
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Chocolate Isn't the Only Scary Threat This Halloween
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Halloween conjures up many images, including spiders, snakes, ghosts and, for many revelers, buckets of candy. Most pet lovers know not to give their animals chocolate, but spiders and snakes can also pose a real danger to pets. As families celebrate this frightening haunted holiday, the toxicology experts at Pet Poison Helpline want to warn pet lovers about other real scares like spiders and snakes that can seriously sicken or kill your pet in this month's installment of Toxin Tails.
"We live in the country near a limestone quarry, so we are aware that snakes are a concern," said Lisa Brovold, whose dog Wiley was bitten. "Wiley is usually very good about going outside by himself, but we heard him barking strangely and suspected immediately what had happened. I had heard what I thought was cicadas making noise in the driveway, but it turned out to be a timber rattlesnake. Wiley must have run by it on his way to relieve himself and he was bitten."
"It was after hours on a weekend, and I knew our regular vet in West Des Moines was closed," Brovold explained. "The first thing I did was Google 'poison hotline,' which turned out to be for humans. They gave me the number for Pet Poison Helpline. I also called a veterinarian in our county who would more likely have experience with rattlesnake bites. He recommended that we take Wiley to an emergency veterinary hospital in Des Moines about 45 minutes away. I called and let them know what happened and when we would arrive. By the time we got there, the veterinarian and Pet Poison Helpline toxicologists were developing a treatment plan." Being a trusted source for pet toxicology advice, Pet Poison Helpline is highly recommended by human poison control centers and veterinary professionals.
Clinical signs of rattlesnake bites include acute difficulty breathing, blood clotting abnormalities (resulting in bruising and bleeding), abnormal breathing (due to fluid shifts to the lungs and pericardial edema), dermal injury (resulting in tissue sloughing), cardiovascular shock, and even organ failure. Wiley was given strong pain medication, IV fluids, liver protectants and antibiotics. The hospital did not have antivenin available, but Wiley was able to make a full recovery thanks to the supportive care he received the following two days. He was then sent home with antibiotics, pain medication and liver protectants.
In addition to snakes, another common Halloween scare is spiders.
"Spider bites are not only dangerous to humans, but to our pets as well" said Renee Schmid, DVM, DABT, DABVT, a senior veterinary toxicologist at Pet Poison Helpline. "We recently received a call from a veterinarian in Santa Fe whose feline client Hobbes had encountered a well-known creepy crawler. The cat's owner found him howling, with flaccid paralysis and tremors, next to the remnants of a black widow spider. Once at the hospital, his condition worsened, and he began to vomit and have seizures. Although they could not find an actual bite wound or swelling in the mouth, Hobbes was showing signs of being bitten by a black widow spider. Fortunately, the hospital was able to locate the appropriate antivenin and administered two doses intravenously. Hobbes was also given diazepam and methocarbamol to help with muscle spasms, tremors and seizures. He responded extremely well to his treatment and has made a full recovery."
Black widow spiders (Lactrodectus spp), which are found throughout North America (except for Alaska), are poisonous to dogs and cats. Female black widow spiders typically are 2-2.5 cm in length, are black, shiny, and have an orange or red hourglass mark on their underside. Immature females are brown in color, and the hourglass shape darkens with age. Males are brown and lack the hourglass mark and are generally considered non-toxic due to the small size of their fangs, preventing them from having a large bite. These spiders carry a potent venom which is a neurotoxin (a-latrotoxin). Dogs and cats bitten by black widow spiders may show clinical signs of severe muscle pain, cramping, walking drunk, tremors, paralysis, blood pressure changes, drooling, vomiting, diarrhea and death. Treatment includes the use of an antivenom, IV fluids, anti-seizure medications, pain medications and symptomatic supportive care.
Spiders and snakes are a real concern, but the number one threat to pets during Halloween continues to be chocolate.
"While we haven't received any emergency calls involving ghosts, chocolate remains the number one concern when it comes to Halloween celebrations," said Dr. Schmid. "The severity of chocolate poisoning varies greatly depending on the type and amount of chocolate ingested and the size of the pet. The darker and less sweet the chocolate, the more toxic it can be to dogs. Ingestion of the wrappers or packaging can also be a concern as they can sometimes cause an obstruction in the stomach or intestines. Also be aware that some chocolate-containing products may include other toxins such as macadamia nuts, raisins, coffee or espresso beans, or xylitol."
Whether your pet is out trick-or-treating with the family, or at home greeting visitors, it is important to keep a very close eye on what is around them. In addition to the potential poisoning dangers, pets can also be overwhelmed by new or loud experiences. If you have a particularly sensitive pet, you may want to find a quiet room or space in your home to keep them away from your Halloween festivities.
Pet Poison Helpline created Toxin Tails to educate the veterinary community and pet lovers on the many types of poisoning dangers facing pets, both in and out of the home. All the pets highlighted in Toxin Tails have been successfully treated for the poisoning and fully recovered.
Pet Poison Helpline, your trusted source for toxicology and pet health advice in times of potential emergency, is available 24 hours, seven days a week for pet owners and veterinary professionals who require assistance treating a potentially poisoned pet. We are an independent, nationally recognized animal poison control center triple licensed by the Boards of Veterinary Medicine, Medicine and Pharmacy providing unmatched professional leadership and expertise. Our veterinarians and board-certified toxicologists provide treatment advice for poisoning cases of all species, including dogs, cats, birds, small mammals, large animals and exotic species. As the most cost-effective option for animal poison control care, Pet Poison Helpline's fee of $75 per incident includes follow-up consultations for the duration of the case. Based in Minneapolis, Pet Poison Helpline is available in North America by calling 800-213-6680. Additional information can be found online at www.petpoisonhelpline.com.
Contact: Dr. Renee Schmid
Pet Poison Helpline
(952) 806-3803
RSchmid@petpoisonhelpline.com
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By MARK ANDERSON
AP Sports Writer
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Robbie Gould made a 23-yard field goal with 6:53 left in overtime and the San Francisco 49ers extended their winning streak to nine games with a 37-34 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.
The victory was especially important for the 49ers (12-4), who can clinch the No. 2 seed in the NFC with a win against Arizona next week or a loss by Minnesota. San Francisco also has a shot at the No. 1 seed and a bye if Philadelphia loses to the Giants in Week 18.
San Francisco overcame a rare off day from what was the league’s top-rated defense entering the game. The 34 points were the most the 49ers have allowed since the Kansas City Chiefs beat them 44-23 on Oct. 23, which also was San Francisco’s most recent loss.
Christian McCaffrey helped make sure the Niners wouldn’t go down in defeat again, rushing for 121 yards and catching six passes for 72 yards. He surpassed 1,000 yards rushing for the third season and has scored touchdowns in five consecutive games.
The loss eliminated the Raiders (6-10) from playoff contention. They have lost three of their past four games.
Las Vegas quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who replaced Derek Carr after the nine-year starter was benched earlier in the week, completed 23 of 34 passes for 365 yards. He joined Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes as the only QBs this season to throw three touchdown passes against the 49ers.
Stidham also threw two interceptions. Tashaun Gipson intercepted Stidham in overtime and returned it 56 yards to set up Gould’s short game-winning kick.
Stidham came out firing from the beginning, leading the Raiders to 10 points on their first two drives, the first time San Francisco has allowed an opponent to score on its first two series this season.
Niners quarterback Brock Purdy, however, matched Stidham’s play with two touchdown passes to put San Francisco ahead 14-10 early in the second quarter. It was the fifth game in a row Purdy has thrown multiple TD passes, the longest streak in 49ers history since Jeff Garcia put together an eight-game streak in 2001. Purdy finished 22 for 35 for 284 yards and two touchdowns and an interception.
But the Raiders took a 17-14 lead at halftime when Stidham threw a 4-yard fade pass to the left side of the end zone to Davante Adams, who leaped and somehow kept both feet inbounds. That play made Adams the eighth receiver in NFL history with at least three seasons catching 13-plus TD passes. Adams had seven catches for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Las Vegas took a 24-14 lead early in the third quarter when Stidham found a wide-open Adams for a 60-yard touchdown.
But then the Niners rallied.
The teams traded touchdowns before Gould had a chance to win the game in regulation for the 49ers. However, he missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired.
Brandon Aiyuk had nine catches for 101 yards and a touchdown for San Francisco.
INJURIES
49ers: G Aaron Banks (knee) and LB Dre Greenlaw (back) were injured.
Raiders: RB Josh Jacobs (hip) went into the locker room in the first quarter but returned in the second quarter. … LB Darien Butler (concussion) went out in the second quarter.
NOTES: Hunter Renfrow is the only player in Raiders history to catch a pass in each of his first 55 games. … The Niners have won five of the past six meetings with the Raiders.
UP NEXT
49ers: San Francisco tries to improve its playoff positioning Saturday or Sunday at home against the Arizona Cardinals.
Raiders: Final game of the season at home Saturday or Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Co-Founded by Jim Messina, campaign manager for President Obama's 2012 reelection, and Matt Garretson, an industry leader in complex settlements, Signal provides cutting-edge media and communications plans for mass tort and class action cases, including those involving Takata and Equifax.
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Signal Interactive Media is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Shannon Wheatman as its Executive Director. Wheatman's legal notice and media expertise will advance Signal's work to revolutionize the industry by applying expertise from global politics and consumer advertising.
"Shannon is a true authority in legal notice," said Jim Messina, co-founder of Signal and CEO of The Messina Group. "Her meticulous approach and deep understanding of this industry make her the best person to lead Signal. I have witnessed her expertise firsthand, and I am confident that with her at the helm, Signal will build on its success and reach new heights."
Wheatman is a court-recognized legal notice expert who has significantly contributed to the legal industry throughout her career. She has worked on over 700 class actions and bankruptcies and developed and directed some of the country's largest and most complex national notification programs. Her pioneering work in developing effective legal notice strategies has helped countless corporations and attorneys navigate the complex landscape of legal communications. As Executive Director, Dr. Wheatman will lead the company's legal notice division and spearhead the development of innovative solutions to meet clients' evolving needs.
Wheatman began her career in 2000 at the Federal Judicial Center, where she was instrumental in developing model notices to satisfy the plain language amendment to Rule 23. Her plain language expertise was advanced by her education, including her doctoral dissertation on plain language drafting of class action notice and her master's thesis on comprehension of jury instructions.
Wheatman expressed her enthusiasm for the new role, saying, "I am honored to be joining Signal Interactive Media, a company known for its commitment to excellence and innovation. The world of legal notice is in dire need of transformation, which is unlikely to come from providers who can only maintain the status quo. Signal brings a unique experience that no other notice providers have, and I am excited to work alongside such a talented team."
Wheatman's appointment as Executive Director reflects the company's dedication to further enhancing its legal notice capabilities and expanding its portfolio of services. The addition of Wheatman rounds off Signal's executive team: Jim Messina, Matt Garretson, Tara Corrigan, and Kristen Davis.
Signal Interactive Media is at the forefront of transforming legal media by harnessing the collective expertise of global politics, grassroots organizing, and mass communications. A cutting-edge media and communications company, Signal is distinguished among notice providers by its overwhelming global experience—and results. Signal's team has over 215 years of media experience, has placed over $2.1 billion in media, and has executed groundbreaking media programs for some of the nation's largest legal notice programs, including the Equifax Data Breach settlement—the largest data breach settlement to date. For more information about Signal Interactive Media and its services, please visit signalinteractive.com.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — Bismarck Public Schools has a new roofing plan.
BPS has a roof replacement schedule every 20 to 30 years, and the roof replacement project was approved by the school board at Monday night’s meeting.
With over two million square feet of roofing, about fifty thousand square feet will be replaced with the school board’s budget.
To minimize student interruptions, the roof replacement project will begin in May and will end before school starts again in the Fall.
“We try to replace roofs that need to be replaced. So, it’s not leaking. It’s not falling apart. But it’s just been probably patched and beyond being able to be repaired. So, then it needs to be replaced,” said Darin Scherr, the Bismarck Public Schools business and operations manager.
The Bismarck School Board also approved a new renovation for the Hughes Educational Center, expanding the space for Career and Technical Education.
This summer, renovations will be underway at the Educational Center with plans to have 50,000 square feet redone inside the building.
The school board is also awaiting funding from the state for a brand-new Career and Technical Center that will be located on the east side of Bismarck.
The new career buildings will help Bismarck Public schools expand workforce education to middle schoolers instead of just high schoolers.
“That’s why there were grants for the whole state. I mean it’s pretty important to our legislators and the Governor that we need to increase workforce development So that we are graduating kids that they have an option they can go to college and get a two-year degree, or they can join the workforce,” said Scherr.
The school board also approved other yearly maintenance projects for this year. To learn more about what was on the school board’s agenda last night click this link to their meeting minutes. | 2023-01-11T02:29:13+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/local-news/new-projects-ahead-for-bismarck-public-schools/ |
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — It’s almost 4 p.m. at the Nashville branch of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, and the students in the auto collision repair night class are just starting their school day.
One is sanding the seal off the bed of his 1989 Ford F-350. Another is patiently hammering out a banged-up fender. A third, Cheven Jones, is taking a break from working on his 2003 Lexus IS 300 to chat with some classmates.
While almost every sector of higher education has fewer students registering for classes, many trade programs are thriving. Jones and his classmates, seeking certificates and other short-term credentials — not associate degrees — are part of that upswing.
Trade programs are often more affordable than a traditional four-year degree, students note, and, for many, skilled trades offer a more obvious path to a job.
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of Saving the College Dream, a collaboration between AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Hechinger Report, The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, and The Seattle Times, with support from the Solutions Journalism Network.
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Mechanic and repair trade programs saw an enrollment increase of 11.5% from spring 2021 to 2022, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. In construction trades, enrollment grew 19.3%, and in culinary programs, it increased 12.7%. Meanwhile, overall enrollment declined 7.8% at public two-year colleges, and 3.4% at public four-year institutions.
In Tennessee, the state’s overall community college enrollment took a hit during the pandemic, despite a 2015 state program that made community college tuition free. But at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology, a network of 24 colleges that offers training for 70 occupations, many trade programs have continued to grow. At TCAT Nashville, several programs have waiting lists, and the college has added night classes to meet demand, said Nathan Garrett, president of the college.
TCAT focuses on training students for jobs that are in demand in the region, which appeals to many students in normal times, but Garrett said the pandemic may have underscored the need for workforce relevance.
“When we look at ‘essential workers,’ a lot of those trades never saw a slowdown,” he said. “They still hired. They still have the need.” Automotive trades are always in demand, he added.
Even so, Jones’s pursuit of a degree at TCAT Nashville would perhaps be a surprise to his high school self. “I didn’t necessarily know what I wanted to do,” said Jones, now 26. “My biggest fear was to go to college, put in all that time and effort and then not use my degree.”
So, at 18, Jones went to work in warehouses, spending long days loading and unloading heavy boxes from tractor-trailers. But after just a few years, he realized he needed a job that would make him happier, cause fewer injuries and pay him more. Trade school for a career fixing cars seemed like the best route.
Robert Nivyayo’s priorities became clear a bit earlier in his education, when he realized he didn’t like high school. He spent most of his free time watching YouTube videos about fixing up cars before he was even licensed to drive.
Training in auto collision repair made sense for him, he said, because he could earn a credential while doing what he enjoyed, and without spending much time in the traditional classroom. Now 19, Nivyayo looks forward to the anticipated payoff when he gets a job in an auto shop. He can expect to make roughly $40,000 to $60,000 a year, depending on the shop, his instructor said.
“Every new day, I just get more motivated,” Nivyayo said.
Just a few doors down, Abbey Carlson is in the welding studio, wearing jeans with holes burnt through them and a cap to protect her hair. She’s the only woman in the nighttime welding class.
Carlson, now 24, had initially intended to attend a four-year college, but her plans were derailed by an addiction to alcohol. After dedicating herself to recovery, she decided to pursue a career in the trades.
After researching her options, she concluded welding would be the safest path to take as a young woman while also offering her the highest eventual earning potential. So far, she’s enjoying her time at TCAT Nashville.
“Finally, I feel like I’m going to accomplish something in life,” Carlson said.
Laura Monks, president of the Shelbyville branch of TCAT, said one of the reasons TCAT appeals to students is the school’s “co-op” program, which gives students who are nearing graduation the chance to work in their desired field a few days a week while also getting credit toward their diploma.
Brayden Johnson, 20, who is in his fifth trimester studying industrial maintenance automation, has had the chance to work as an electrical maintenance technician in a local factory that makes tubes for toothpaste. He’s working the night shift, which comes with a slight pay bump, and is earning about $26 per hour.
He said he hopes to stay in the job after he finishes at TCAT this spring.
At trade schools like TCAT Nashville, students are drawn to the hands-on design of the courses, Garrett said. “You need to get your hands on the equipment,” he said of the school’s philosophy. “You need to start building stuff, breaking stuff and then learn how to fix that stuff.”
The opportunity to get real work experience in TCAT’s co-op is an extra perk. The employer reports back to the student’s instructor so they know where the student is excelling and where they are struggling, so they can work on those weaknesses in class, Garrett said.
For Cheven Jones, the game plan is to transform his car by the time he graduates, and have fun while doing it.
“It’s school, and I take it seriously. But you know, you come here, and it just feels more like you’re at a shop hanging out with your homies all day,” Jones said. “It’s a good feeling.”
After he graduates, he hopes to get a job in an auto body shop.
And he says he’ll keep working until someday he can afford a red 1982 Nissan Skyline R31, RS Turbo, with bronze wheels — his dream car. Even if he can’t get one in perfect condition, at least he’ll know how to fix it up.
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Comonte brings rich experience in digital transformation and operations across multiple industries to the subscription platform.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Strava, the subscription platform at the center of connected fitness, today announced the board appointment of TMRW Life Sciences, Inc. (TMRW) CEO Tara Comonte.
"I've always believed in the power of communities, particularly those that embrace inclusivity. Strava is an example of how technology can be used for good, making it easy for people to do more of what they love with others who share their values," said Comonte. "Strava's incredible track record, built on its powerful community of users, has created a truly world-class brand. As a builder of impactful teams and companies, I'm thrilled to be joining the board at this time of continued growth and innovation for the business."
Comonte joins the board following a year of growth where the subscription platform surpassed 100 million registered users and introduced features like video and activity types like gravel rides, mountain bike rides, and trail running. With that growth comes a disciplined focus on ensuring the board is structured with highly skilled and strategic business leaders that will continue to accelerate the growth of its community and further amplify Strava's position as the center of connected fitness. Recent board appointments include Diahann Billings-Burford (RISE), Gustav Gyllenhammar (Spotify), and Jerrell Jimmerson (Disney) respectively.
"It's rare for someone to have a proven business acumen within a mix of practices - strategy, finance, operations and marketing - the way that Tara does. Her long record of success will help position Strava for tremendous progress," said Michael Horvath, CEO of Strava.
TMRW is the creator of the world's first and only automated platform for the safe management and care of frozen eggs and embryos used in the fast-growing in vitro fertilization (IVF) sector. Under Comonte's leadership, the organization obtained FDA clearance for its next-generation technology, the only in the world, while also expanding globally. TMRW also recently announced Amy Schumer, award-winning actress, New York Times best-selling author and IVF patient, as an investor. Comonte served as a board member for the organization for three years before being appointed as CEO in 2021.
Prior to TMRW, Comonte served as Shake Shack's president and chief financial officer (CFO). She was the first CFO inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement and received the Industry Innovator & Quantum Leap Award from Advertising Women of New York. She is also a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a recipient of Crain's New York Business' "40 under 40" award.
"Tara is a leader who successfully marries compassion with discipline to nurture trust, belonging and success for all. Her ability to put inclusion at the forefront, bring out the best in people and unlock growth makes her a great adviser," said Randy Garutti, CEO of Shake Shack.
Founded in 2009 by Horvath and Mark Gainey, the company is committed to building the best digital experiences to help active people find motivation through community, explore the world around them, and get a holistic view of their active lifestyle on one platform -- Strava.
For more information on Strava or to start a free subscription trial visit www.strava.com.
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(WSYR-TV) — Health has been at the forefront during the month of May, including discussions on mental health and hearing loss. This month is also bringing awareness to strokes. Reflections Management and Care serves folks who have suffered a stroke and strive to put preventative measures in place so they can live their best lives at home.
Lindsay Kratzer, owner and founder of Reflections Management and Care, shared details on the services they provide.
Reflections Management and Care is a care management and health monitoring company that serves all of Central New York.
Learn more at ReflectionsCNY.com. | 2023-05-17T18:10:58+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/bridge-street/reflections-management-and-care-on-stroke-awareness/ |
Partnership Showcases First-Ever Integration of Ball-Flight Data into Softball Broadcasts
NEW YORK and LAKE MARY, Fla., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yakkertech, the leading performance capture and tracking solution, and SoftballCloud, the flexible data software suite built for softball organizations, today announced a multi-year partnership with Athletes Unlimited. The collaboration aims to engage fans on a whole new level by integrating real-time ball-flight data into broadcasts for the first time ever in the sport of softball.
"We are incredibly excited about our partnership with Athletes Unlimited and the opportunity to bring a more engaging fan experience to softball fans across the country," said Kevin Davidson, CEO of SoftballCloud and Yakkertech. "This collaboration marks a major milestone for softball as the first time in-flight ball metrics have been displayed during a live softball broadcast. Following Major League Baseball's implementation of this technology in 2015, we are excited to demonstrate the immense potential of data analytics in softball and to work to grow the sport to reach new heights. We look forward to showcasing the power of our technology and its impact on the growth of the game."
Yakkertech is the sport's only fully optical in-game data capturing system, providing the most accurate and detailed data product for softball organizations. SoftballCloud's flexible software suite allows organizations to ingest performance data from anywhere, and empowers them with market-leading insights, solutions, and 3D visualizations - all in real-time.
As part of the partnership, SoftballCloud's PitchR 3D visualization tool and Yakkertech's innovative in-game system will produce live graphics across Athletes Unlimited broadcasts, streamed exclusively on ESPN platforms, throughout its AUX and Championship softball seasons. SoftballCloud will provide Athletes Unlimited with a customized, digital 3D replica of The Stadium at Parkway Bank Sports Complex. This replica will bring the data captured through Yakkertech's system to life, enable recorded events to be recreated and displayed from any angle on the field, and offer a creative new way to improve not only broadcast experiences, but also to create original and innovative content for social media. From ball spin rate and velocity to location and movement, fans will have access to comprehensive and dynamic data-driven visualizations that will provide viewers with unprecedented insights into the game.
"This partnership marks a significant milestone for the sport of softball. By integrating ball-flight data into our broadcasts, we are providing fans with an unparalleled level of insight and engagement," said Cheri Kempf, Vice President, Athletes Unlimited. "We are thrilled to join forces with SoftballCloud and Yakkertech and we look forward to our work together to bring more excitement and technology to the game of softball."
The organizations will also explore future projects together, including the opportunity to create custom builds of 3D visualizations to highlight brand partnerships, offering unique advertising opportunities. Additionally, the organizations plan to increase the usage of data and visualizations in stadium, creating an even more immersive fan experience. The partnership in softball will also open up possibilities for future collaborations in additional sports.
About Athletes Unlimited
Named one of Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in 2023, Athletes Unlimited is a new model of pro sports, where athletes are decision-makers and individual players are champions of team sports. Athletes Unlimited owns and operates professional women's softball, lacrosse, volleyball and basketball leagues featuring world-class competition and fan experience, and stands out as an organization driven by the athletes that play in the leagues, with athlete representation on the company's board of directors, each league led by a Player Executive Committee, and players sharing in long-term profits of the company, all while being proactive in shaping policies supporting the mothers that play in the league. Athletes Unlimited is the first professional sports league to be organized as a Public Benefit Corporation. The second season of Athletes Unlimited Basketball concluded in March 2023, and will be followed by a new season of AUX Softball in June. The 2023 Athletes Unlimited Lacrosse and Softball Championship Seasons are set for this summer followed by the third season of Volleyball this fall. For more information, visit AUProSports.com.
About SoftballCloud
SoftballCloud is the flexible software suite built for softball organizations to analyze performance data from anywhere, providing powerful insights and solutions across organizations. With a team full of former professional players, analysts, scouts, and seasoned engineers, SoftballCloud creates innovative tools that leverage the powerful combination of data and technology. SoftballCloud's suite of services is used by leading softball teams, leagues, and organizations including USA Softball, Florida State University, University of Florida, Oklahoma State University, University of Oklahoma, University of Tennessee, and more. For more information please visit www.softballcloud.com, or email info@yakkertech.com.
About Yakkertech
Yakkertech is shaping the future of diamond sports with cutting-edge technologies for player development, scouting, and fan engagement. Its performance capture and optical-tracking solution offers unparalleled capture and analysis of ball-flight data to provide the games' most flexible and accurate data product. For more information please visit www.yakkertech.com, or email info@yakkertech.com.
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Biden hosts Macron amid friction over US climate law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron are celebrating the longstanding U.S.-French relationship — but these are friends with differences. The French president is using his visit to Washington to sharply criticize aspects of the U.S. president’s signature climate law as a bad deal for Europe.
Biden is set to honor Macron with the first state dinner of his presidency on Thursday evening. First, the two leaders will sit down in the Oval Office for morning talks that officials from both sides said were expected to largely center on the leaders’ efforts to stay united in their response to Russia’s war in Ukraine and to coordinate their approach to an increasingly assertive China.
But ahead of Thursday’s meeting, Macron made clear that he and other European leaders remain deeply concerned about the incentives in a sweeping new climate-related law that favor American-made climate technology, including electric vehicles.
Macron on Wednesday criticized the legislation, known as the Inflation Reduction Act, during a luncheon with U.S. lawmakers and again during a speech at the French embassy. The French president said that while the Biden administration’s efforts to curb climate change should be applauded, the subsidies would be an enormous setback for European companies.
“The choices that have been made ... are choices that will fragment the West,” Macron said at the French embassy. He added that the legislation “creates such differences between the United States of America and Europe that all those who work in many companies (in the U.S.), they will just think, ‘We don’t make investments any more on the other side of the Atlantic.’”
Separately, at the luncheon with members of Congress from both parties, along with business leaders and diplomats, Macron said that major industrial nations need to do more to address climate change and promote biodiversity.
He criticized a deal reached at a recent climate summit in Egypt in which the United States and other wealthy nations agreed to help pay for the damage that an overheating world is inflicting on poor countries. The deal includes few details on how it will be paid for, and Macron said a more comprehensive approach is needed — “not just a new fund we decided which will not be funded and even if it is funded, it will not be rightly allocated.”
Speaking after his prepared remarks and without cameras present, Macron took aim at the Inflation Reduction Act, calling the subsidies harmful to French companies and others in Europe, according to a person in the closed-door meeting. The person requested anonymity to discuss the private comments from Macron.
The European Union has expressed concern that tax credits in the climate law, including those aimed at encouraging Americans to buy electric vehicles, would discriminate against European producers and break World Trade Organization rules.
Germany’s Economy Minister Robert Habeck reiterated Wednesday that he believes parts of the law aren’t compatible with the WTO.
“I believe that this view is largely shared by those countries that are committed to a multilateral trading order,” he told reporters in Berlin. “The Americans know that we see it that way and the European Commission will have told them this too.”
Macron had planned to make his case to U.S. officials against the subsidies, underscoring that it’s crucial for “Europe, like the U.S., to come out stronger ... not weaker” as the world emerges from the tumult of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to a senior French government official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity to preview the private talks.
Biden administration officials have countered that the legislation goes a long way in helping the U.S. to meet global goals to curb climate change. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday made the case that the legislation will also provide new opportunities for French companies and others in Europe.
“There’s a number of provisions that will contribute to the growth of clean energy sector globally,” Jean-Pierre told reporters. “It presents significant opportunities for European firms, as well as benefits to EU energy security. And this is not a zero-sum game for us.”
Macron’s latest blunt comments come after he raised eyebrows earlier this month in a speech at a summit in Bangkok. He referred to the U.S. and China as “two big elephants” that are the cusp of creating “a big problem for the rest of jungle.” His visit also comes as both Washington and Paris are keeping an eye on China after protests broke out last weekend in several mainland cities and Hong Kong over Beijing’s “zero COVID” strategy.
“The issue of China will be very high on the agenda for the next couple of days,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters on Wednesday.
Macron on Wednesday met with Vice President Kamala Harris at NASA headquarters in Washington as both sides looked to highlight U.S.-French cooperation on space. In June, France signed the Artemis Accords, a NASA-led set of principles used to govern international civil use of space. The same month, the U.S. made good on a promise to join the France-led Space for Climate Observatory, which is meant to model and track climate change.
Macron also made a stop at Arlington Cemetery. He and his wife, Brigitte, later had a private dinner with Biden and first lady Jill Biden at a restaurant in Washington’s Georgetown neighborhood.
In addition to his Oval Office talk with Biden on Thursday, Macron will be hosted by Harris for a lunch at the State Department before the evening state dinner for some 350 guests, a glitzy gala to take place in an enormous tented pavilion constructed on the White House South Lawn.
Grammy winner Jon Batiste is scheduled to provide the evening’s entertainment.
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Corbet reported from Paris. Frank Jordans in Berlin and Chris Megerian in Washington contributed to this report.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-01T13:15:49+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2022/12/01/biden-hosts-macron-amid-friction-over-us-climate-law/ |
CHICAGO, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Datassential, the leading food and beverage intelligence platform connecting the dots between consumers and the food industry, today announced that it has combined the power of its menu and consumer preferences data to provide customers with an unparalleled, 360-degree look at food and beverage trends as they're happening.
Now, when customers use Datassential's intelligence solutions to see what's trending on restaurant menus and access AI generated predictions, they can see simultaneously what consumers think of these trends, too. Whether it's a search for "cherry blossom" or "salsa macha" or thousands of other flavors and ingredients, customers can now access comprehensive data on everything from the item's proliferation by restaurant segment, day part, region or cuisine - and combine it with information on if consumers know or have tried the item, and whether or not they love it.
"Datassential raised the bar even higher by integrating menu data with consumer flavor preferences. This is exactly the data we need to guide our foodservice and retail sales and marketing efforts and it's now easier than ever to access and analyze," said Miwa Thompson, Deputy Chief Marketing Officer at Kikkoman.
And Shannon O'Shields, Vice President of Marketing at Rubix Foods, said: "This integration of menu trends and consumer flavor preferences is so helpful, now when I research food and beverage trends in addition to seeing menu penetration, growth and how the trends are used on menus, I also immediately see consumer perceptions - their experience with the trends, and how much they like them – which further contextualizes the opportunity. This is an industry game-changer and time-saver too."
"Datassential is continually looking for ways to deliver a higher level of value, with instantly digestible analyses and presentation-ready downloads. Our goal is to design solutions where our customers spend less time pulling data and more time making the data work for them," said Dana Konwiser, Datassential's Chief Product Officer.
Current subscribers of Datassential's menu and consumer preference solutions can now access the combined data. Under Datassential's single mission to help the food industry make simply smarter decisions, leading food and beverage manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice operators can expect continued innovation and unparalleled insights.
About Datassential
Datassential is the data intelligence platform guiding the biggest names in food and beverage on trends, innovation, and sales intelligence. Through a suite of software and research solutions, customers rely on Datassential to know what's next for the industry and how to stay ahead of it. Founded in 2001, Datassential powers insights and sales intelligence for brands including Burger King, DoorDash, General Mills, Land O' Lakes, Pepsi, Starbucks, Target, and more.
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400 thought leaders and decision makers from major global and regional organizations gathered at Europe's largest conference for Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture and Governance, Risk & Compliance in Vienna, Austria
DUBLIN, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BOC Group, the Austrian leader in Enterprise Modelling Software, for the 20th time provided an incredible forum for exchanging experiences and tactics in applying BPM, EA and GRC, on September 8th and 9th, at the Orangerie of the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria.
The Strategic Partner Meeting 2022 kicked off with a keynote by the BOC Group Management Board. Christian Lichka and his fellow board members provided insights into how " ... the BOC Group's core products empower the introduction of digital twins across all levels of an organization: the BPM suite ADONIS for comprehensive Business Process Management, ADOIT for Enterprise Architecture Management and ADOGRC for managing Governance, Risk & Compliance scenarios."
At the heart of this ever-growing invitation-only conference, BOC Group customers shared their stories from applying BPM, EA and GRC. Speakers featured some of BOC Group's reference customers, like Allianz, Molson Coors, Novartis, On, Roche, Swedbank, Uniqa or Victorinox.
Among others, Piyush Jain and Devanand Konwar portrayed Novartis' digital transformation journey with ADONIS and ADOIT. Felix Bindschedler explained why process management was started at On, reflecting on how BPM helped overcome the challenges of a fast-growing company.
Attendees had the chance to not only network with digital key players of various industries, but also gain invaluable insights to master constant change, manage today's business complexities and drive continuous growth.
To spread the knowledge gained through this event even further, BOC Group is making all session recordings available. These can be accessed and viewed on-demand on the event's landing page.
About BOC Group
BOC Group crafts and markets state-of-the-art Enterprise Modelling Software in the domains of BPM, EA and GRC, for effective business management in the digital era. Our tools are based on interconnectivity. They are free to adapt to your needs and can collaborate with a wide-range of ecosystem applications.
We deliver our products and services with over 270 employees spread across Athens, Berlin, Dublin, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, Warsaw and Winterthur with 120+ partners around the globe.
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The strangest part of this Miami Dolphins’ offseason?
It’s not that they publicly vow marriage to Tua Tagovailoa while privately eyeing other quarterbacks, as one national report says. It’s not that they fear for Tagovailoa’s health in a manner they’re downplaying and so are exploring the possibility of Lamar Jackson or Aaron Rodgers.
It’s not even that you can expect Tagovailoa to remain the Dolphins quarterback, because this franchise doesn’t have the apparent capital necessary to trade for Jackson or Rodgers.
Here’s the strangest part:
The Dolphins’ big worry from the start of another offseason involves not hurting Tagovailoa’s feelings. As if this isn’t a cold-blooded business every offseason. As if they shouldn’t always consider upgrading every position starting with the most important one.
Is this an NFL team or a therapy session?
The Dolphins are, “exploring all options at quarterback,” veteran Josina Anderson of CBSSports HQ reported, and the reaction to such a natural idea was strangely but predictably loud.
Some fans clamored it’s a lie. Some reporters repeated general manager Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel have repeatedly insisted Tagovailoa is the unquestioned starter for 2023. The background chorus to everything was it would go against this past year’s message in building Tagovailoa a cocoon of confidence.
Do they not understand pro sports — or, at the very least, the franchise they follow?
It was just a season ago that Grier loudly denied reports the team chased Deshaun Watson to the point of negotiating with women accusing the quarterback of sexual misconduct to sign non-disclosure agreements. But team owner Steve Ross did talk with Watson’s lawyer about that subject, according to the lawyer, Rusty Hardin.
A few months later, the Dolphins were penalized a first-round pick — that would look especially valuable right now — for Ross tampering with Tom Brady.
There are no alleged sexual charges or skirting of league rules involved in what’s playing behind closed doors right now. They’re just doing their job with some diplomatic gamesmanship. McDaniel’s job this past season was to find out who Tagovailoa was. He did that fully, from showing the high ceiling to the quarterback’s game to the involved athletic questions and health concerns .
This leads to another uncomfortable lie the Dolphins have played this offseason: That they aren’t very worried about Tagovailoa’s health from his three, on-field head traumas.
Some inside the franchise are seriously worried, a source said. Why wouldn’t they be? And why wouldn’t they then look at what a trade for Jackson or Rodgers would involve? And how couldn’t they consider offering … well, that’s where the real problem looks to be.
The Dolphins don’t have a first-round draft pick this spring. That would seem a starting point for any trade offer. The fact they had two such first-round picks a year ago tells how they mismanaged the situation and lost sight of the big picture (the tampering charge took one, the Bradley Chubb trade the other).
Trading for Jackson seems beyond their means. Baltimore has two versions of franchise tags to sign him to by Tuesday, but a couple of first-round picks would seem the starting point of any trade. The Dolphins also are $16 million above the salary cap. Even knowing cap space can be maneuvered, can enough be?
So, any idea of Jackson becoming a Dolphin involves the Pompano Beach native demanding to play in South Florida regardless of the other money offers out there. That’s a longshot. But why wouldn’t the Dolphins be in there examining it?
Rodgers will turn 40 next season and has a contract that pays $59 million. Those numbers lessen what Green Bay would get in a trade. Rodgers, like Jackson, will have some power over where he would land. But can the Dolphins expect to land him with no top draft pick?
Derek Carr? No team picked up his $40 million contract for next season when he hit the wavier wire. That’s no surprise and says what teams think of him.
The real surprise this offseason is people are surprised that the Dolphins would look into Jackson and Rodgers. The stunner considering their situation would be pulling off a deal for either one.
Tagovailoa shouldn’t be upset by any of this. He should be happy the Dolphins don’t have many resources and the position looks to remains his. Maybe the Dolphins even give the $23 million gift of a fifth-year contract option to smooth any bad feelings, because managing feelings seem central to the team’s relationship with their quarterback.
() | 2023-03-04T19:05:56+00:00 | denverpost.com | https://www.denverpost.com/2023/03/04/dave-hyde-itd-be-franchise-malpractice-for-miami-dolphins-not-to-explore-lamar-jackson-aaron-rodgers/ |
SAN FRANCISCO — For months, the Celtics have talked about how much their NBA Finals loss to the Warriors grated on them. It was humbling, but it was also a source of motivation as they surged to the top of the league this season.
The rematch on Saturday night would not offer a chance to wipe away the pain from that defeat, of course, but it still felt significant, even if this Warriors team has wobbled through a .500 start, seemingly aware that the regular season is not what really matters.
But Golden State and its historic core offered a reminder that it is still here, and it was not very pleasant for the Celtics. The Warriors pushed to an early lead and spent most of Saturday night building on it, as they eventually rolled to a 123-107 win.
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Celtics forward Jayson Tatum entered the night riding continued MVP buzz, but his performance felt more like his forgettable NBA Finals. He was 6 for 21 from the field and 2 for 9 from the 3-point line, finishing with 18 points. Jaylen Brown had 31 to lead Boston, but he didn’t receive enough help.
The Celtics were without forward Al Horford, who remains in COVID-19 health and safety protocols, as well as center Robert Williams, who hinted Friday that he might be ready to make his season debut, but was ultimately held out for another game.
Klay Thompson had 34 points to lead Golden State, and Stephen Curry added 34. The Warriors shot 51.1 percent from the field.
With Boston’s bigs laying back in their pick-and-roll coverage, Thompson found his spots in the mid-range and feasted early. He was 8 for 11 on 2-pointers before the break and scored 24 first-half points, helping the Warriors to an 11-point second-quarter lead.
Curry’s attack came from further back, but it should have been just as expected. He was 4 for 5 from the 3-point line and had 17 first-half points. On one play at the end of the first quarter, Sam Hauser found himself isolated against Curry at the top of the key, and he actually held his ground well until Curry stepped well beyond the line and drained a deep 3-pointer. Before the ball went in he turned and walked toward fans at the other end, asking them if the shot was good.
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There were a few moments late in the second quarter when it appeared as if the Celtics might crumble, but they did not. A pair of steals in the final 1:10 led to fast-break baskets by Brown, and Boston pulled within 68-63 at the break.
Boston sliced the deficit to 2 early in the third quarter but stalled there, and back-to-back leak-outs for easy layups after Celtics misses stretched the Warriors’ lead back to 84-74. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla called a timeout and went to an extremely small lineup, with the 6-foot-8-inch Tatum the tallest player on the floor, surrounded by four shooters.
But it didn’t provide a jolt, as Golden State took a 95-83 lead into the fourth.
Jonathan Kuminga had three baskets early in the fourth, the last, a one-handed slam over Tatum, gave Golden State its largest lead, 103-86.
The Celtics made one final push, though. Boston sliced the deficit to 107-99 before Tatum had a chance to pull it even closer with a pair of free throws with 5:02 remaining. But he missed them both, and the Warriors went on a quick 7-0 run to finish it off.
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Adam Himmelsbach can be reached at adam.himmelsbach@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @adamhimmelsbach. | 2022-12-11T04:47:58+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/12/10/sports/warriors-splash-brothers-sink-celtics-first-meeting-since-nba-finals/ |
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The mass shooting at Tops Markets on Buffalo’s East Side Saturday afternoon claimed the lives of ten people and injured three others.
Information on the victims of this tragedy is limited. However, we know Aaron Salter, a retired Buffalo Police officer working as a security guard, was killed trying to protect those inside the grocery store. We’ve also learned that 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield was killed in the attack.
When the gunman, 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron of Conklin, New York, entered the store, Salter shot him multiple times, but the 18-year-old’s armored plating deflected the bullets. Gendron then shot and killed Aaron Salter.
Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia hailed Salter as “a hero in our eyes.”
“I had the pleasure of knowing him, great guy, well respected, well-liked. This is just horrific. It’s tragic. I don’t know what other words to describe it,” Buffalo Police Benevolent Association President John Evans said.
Evans said the Buffalo Police Department has reached out to Salter’s family to off their condolences.
Ruth Whitfield was the mother of former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield.
A staffer from U.S. Senator Tim Kennedy’s office, Zeneta Everhart, said her son Zaire was inside the store when the attack took place. He survived, suffering non-life-threatening injuries, and is home resting.
Everhart said her son “is truly divinely protected.”
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