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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
10-15-35-36-37
(ten, fifteen, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Cash 5" game were:
10-15-35-36-37
(ten, fifteen, thirty-five, thirty-six, thirty-seven)
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2022-07-24T03:41:21+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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- Powered by the industry's first lidar with 7 μm resolution and a dedicated Neural Processing Unit, the printer automatically fine-tunes itself for bed leveling, flow linear advance, vibration compensation, and even belt tensioning.
- Print up to 16 colors/engineering materials, with the help of a 300°C all-metal hot end, 120°C heat bed, and temperature regulated closed chamber.
- Easy support removal with dedicated support filament.
- 20,000 mm/s² acceleration and 500 mm/s speed.
- Eco-efficient design that reduces carbon footprint by up to 80% and plastic waste by 20%.
SHENZHEN, China, May 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bambu Lab announces today that its cutting-edge X1 Series is ready for pre-order on Kickstarter on 31st May. During the past few weeks, the X1 Series has triggered vivid discussions in 3D printing community on social media platforms and has been the subject of several latest online reviews.
Bursting with industry-leading features, Bambu Lab X1 Series distinguishes itself first by its AI-powered automated capabilities. A Quad-core SoC with a dedicated 2TOPs Neural Processing Unit, matching Bambu Micro Lidar and over 40 sensors, provides a series of automated features, including spaghetti detection, first layer inspection, automated bed leveling with dual redundancy, extrusion calibration for linear advance flow control, and active vibration compensation. Bambu Lab X1 Series allows users to print multiple colors and materials at high speed and with incredible smoothness, raising the bar on consumer-grade 3D printing technology.
"There has been a difference between the public imagination of 3D printers fed by pop culture, which gives the idea of a magic box that satisfies every need in the blink of an eye, and the actual experience of using a 3D printer. Our goal is to create a state-of-the-art 3D printer which narrows that gap and makes 3D printing a true work of creativity." Founder and CEO of Bambu Lab, Dr. Ye Tao.
Limitless Creativity with More Colors and Materials
Printing in multiple colors and materials presents a challenge for consumer-grade 3D printers. Countless creative ideas and projects are either restrained by the limited choices of colors and textures or undermined by the lack of seamless filament management. That's where Bambu Lab's Automatic Material System (AMS) comes in.
Bambu Lab AMS is an intelligent system that communicates with the toolhead to guarantee smooth feeding and automatic mid-print filament switching. It can detect the tension on filament and actively adjust the feeding pace. With RFID technology, Bambu Lab AMS identifies filament loaded inside and automatically configures the most appropriate print settings. Equipped with humidity sensors and with an airtight enclosure, Bambu Lab AMS keeps the filament dry and ready to use, which is especially helpful for engineering grade materials such as nylon and polycarbonate, which are hydroscopic. Each Bambu Lab AMS is composed of 4 filament slots, and up to 4 AMS can be installed in parallel. With multiple filament slots at disposal, it's now possible to use snap-away support material or dissolvable filament to minimize the pain of removing supports.
Bambu Lab X1 Series unlocks more demanding materials than PLA and PETG by using advanced parts and thermal control. It is equipped with a 300°C all-metal hot end with a steel nozzle. The resilient steel drive gear provides steady filament feeding with maximum abrasion resistance. The X1 Series opens the door to a wider selection of materials, including PA, PC, PET, HIPS, PVA, and TPU. The X1-Carbon, which is equipped with extra cooling and a hardened nozzle and carburized drive gear, specializes in carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced polymers.
High Speed Printing at 20,000 mm/s² Acceleration
The breathtaking speed of Bambu Lab X1 Series is made possible by strong mechanical parts, rigid and ultra-lightweight components, a high-flow hot end, and a powerful cooling system. The welded steel chassis provides a more solid platform than the bolted structure in most consumer-grade 3D printers. The CoreXY motion system and featherlight full-carbon X rail allow the ultra-lightweight toolhead to accelerate at 20,000 mm/s² with very little compromise in printing quality.
Ultra-Smoothness with Active Vibration Compensation
One of the unwanted side effects of high-speed printing is ringing. The mechanical vibrations coming from the 3D printer leave marks on the print surface in the shape of "echoes". Bambu Lab X1 minimizes ringing by automatically detecting vibration frequency and providing subtle motion compensation.
Another challenge for high-speed printing is that the extrusion needs to catch up with the sudden acceleration in X and Y movement. In the X and Y axes, it is simply Newton's law and a=F/m. For the extrusion, it is hydrodynamic and extremely difficult because the molten plastic is viscous, just imagine that you want to dynamically control the flow of honey being squeezed out of a plastic bottle at a fast pace. The X1 Series utilize a hydrodynamic model to predict flow behavior, which is sensitive to fluid properties. Bambu Micro Lidar then automatically performs calibrations to measure the hydrodynamic properties of each filament and temperature setting.
Lower Carbon Footprint
- Energy-saving: Bambu Lab X1 Series' Isothermal hotbed and shortened print time save up to 80% carbon emission in the printing process.
- Eco-friendly packaging: as a result of our eco-friendly filament packaging, 250 g of plastic is saved for every 1 kg filament used when compared with traditional methods, in addition to less transportation-related emissions for each roll of filament.
- Space saving: Bambu Lab X1 Series has the most effective build-volume-to-printer-dimension ratio, giving you room to print large projects in a small space.
- Noise reduction: Bambu Lab X1 series reduces noise pollution, thanks to its advanced motor controller, enclosed structure, and high quality-parts.
Price and Availability
Bambu Lab X1 series will be launched on Kickstarter on the 31st May, followed by Bambu Lab's official store as well as selected e-commerce platforms.
Shipment will start immediately upon the completion of the Kickstarter campaign in July.
Official web: www.bambulab.com
Facebook official user group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bambulabofficialusers
Youtube: www.youtube.com/bambulab
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BambulabGlobal
About Bambu Lab
Bambu Lab is a consumer tech company focusing on desktop 3D printers. Starting with the X1 Series, Bambu Lab builds state-of-the-art 3D printers that break the barriers between the digital and physical worlds, bringing creativity to a whole new level.
Email us: contact@bambulab.com
Our Team
Our story started with the gathering of a team of 3D printing fans, who are also expert engineers in robotics, artificial intelligence, materials science, and internet industries. Our team is experienced in building high-tech products that bring positive impacts to the world. From the start, we have been dedicated to making cutting-edge technology affordable with advanced know-how and high production quality. We see ourselves as part of the ecosystem and are delighted to learn from and share knowledge with the 3D printing community. Our team's passion lies also in the commitment to creating the next generation of eco-friendly 3D printers - pushing the industry toward a future with a much lower carbon-footprint.
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Biden scrambles to avoid Summit of the Americas flop in Los Angeles
When leaders gather this week in Los Angeles at the Summit of the Americas, the focus is likely to veer from common policy changes — migration, climate change and galloping inflation — and instead shift to something Hollywood thrives on: the drama of the red carpet.
With Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador topping a list of leaders threatening to stay home to protest the U.S.' exclusion of authoritarian leaders from Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, experts say the event could turn into an embarrassment for U.S. President Joe Biden. Even some progressive Democrats have criticized the administration for bowing to pressure from exiles in the swing state of Florida and barring communist Cuba, which attended the last two summits.
"The real question is why the Biden administration didn't do its homework," said Jorge Castañeda, a former Mexican foreign minister who now teaches at New York University.
While the Biden administration insists the president in Los Angeles will outline his vision for a "sustainable, resilient, and equitable future" for the hemisphere, Castañeda said it's clear from the last-minute wrangling over the guest list that Latin America is not a priority for the U.S. president.
"This ambitious agenda, no one knows exactly what it is, other than a series of bromides," he said.
The U.S. is hosting the summit for the first time since its launch in 1994, in Miami, as part of an effort to galvanize support for a free trade agreement stretching from Alaska to Patagonia.
But that goal was abandoned more than 15 years ago amid a rise in leftist politics in the region. With China's influence expanding, most nations have come to expect — and need — less from Washington. As a result, the premier forum for regional cooperation has languished, at times turning into a stage for airing historical grievances, like when the late Venezuelan leader Hugo Chávez at the 2009 summit in Trinidad & Tobago gave President Barack Obama a copy of Eduardo Galeano's classic tract, "The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent."
The U.S. opening to former Cold War adversary Cuba, which was sealed with Obama's handshake with Raul Castro at the 2015 summit in Panama, lowered some of the ideological tensions.
"It's a huge missed opportunity," Ben Rhodes, who led the Cuba thaw as deputy national security advisor in the Obama administration, said recently in his "Pod Save the World" podcast. "We are isolating ourselves by taking that step because you've got Mexico, you've got Caribbean countries saying they're not going to come — which is only going to make Cuba look stronger than us."
To bolster turnout and avert a flop, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have been working the phones in recent days, speaking with the leaders of Argentina and Honduras, both of whom initially expressed support for Mexico's proposed boycott. Former Senator Christopher Dodd has also crisscrossed the region as a special adviser for the summit, in the process convincing far-right Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who was a staunch ally of Trump but hasn't once spoken to Biden, to belatedly confirm his attendance.
Ironically, the decision to exclude Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela wasn't the whim of the U.S. alone. The region's governments in 2001, in Quebec City, declared that any break with democratic order is an "insurmountable obstacle" to future participation in the summit process.
The governments of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela aren't even active members of the Washington-based Organization of the American States, which organizes the summit.
"This should've been a talking point from the beginning," said former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon, who in a long diplomatic career attended several summits. "It's not a U.S. imposition. It was consensual. If leaders want to change that, then we should have a conversation first."
After the last summit in Peru, in 2018, which President Trump didn't even bother to attend, many predicted there was no future for the regional gathering. In response to Trump's historic pullout, only 17 of the region's 35 heads of state attended. Few saw value in bringing together for a photo op leaders from such dissimilar places as aid-dependent Haiti, industrial powerhouses Mexico and Brazil and violence-plagued Central America — each with their own unique challenges and bilateral agenda with Washington.
"As long as we don't speak with a single voice, no one is going to listen to us," said former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos, who also faults Mexico and Brazil — the region's two economic powers — for the current drift in hemispheric relations. "With a cacophony of voices, it is much more difficult to find our place in the world."
To the surprise of many, the U.S. in early 2019 picked up the ball, offering to host the summit. At the time, the Trump administration was enjoying something of a leadership renaissance in Latin America, albeit among mostly similar-minded conservative governments around the narrow issue of restoring democracy in Venezuela.
But that goodwill unraveled as Trump floated the idea of invading Venezuela to remove Nicolás Maduro — a threat recalling the worst excesses of the Cold War. Then the pandemic hit, taking a devastating human and economic toll on a region that accounted for more than a quarter of the world's COVID-19 deaths despite making up only 8% of the population. The region's politics were upended.
The election of Biden, who was Obama's point man for Latin America and had decades of hands-on experience in the region from his time on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, set expectations for a relaunch. But as popular angst spread during the pandemic, the Biden administration was slow to match the vaccine diplomacy of Russia and China, although it did eventually provide 70 million doses to the hemisphere. Biden also maintained the Trump-era restrictions on migration, reinforcing the view that it was neglecting its own neighbors.
Since then, Biden's hallmark policy in the region — a $4 billion aid package to attack the root causes of migration in Central America — has stalled in Congress with no apparent effort to revive it. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has also diverted attention away from the region, something experts say could come back to bite Biden if rising interest rates in the U.S. trigger a stampede of capital outflows and debt defaults in emerging markets.
There have been smaller snubs too: When leftist millennial Gabriel Boric was elected president in Chile, setting high expectations for a generational shift in the region's politics, the U.S. delegation to his inauguration was led by the second-lowest ranking Cabinet member, Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman.
Shannon said for the summit to be successful Biden shouldn't try to lay out a grand American vision for the hemisphere but rather show sensitivity to the region's embrace of other global powers, concerns about gaping inequality and traditional mistrust of the U.S.
"More than speeches," says Shannon, "He will need to listen."
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2022-06-05T22:56:34+00:00
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wyff4.com
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https://www.wyff4.com/article/summit-of-the-americas-los-angeles-president-joe-biden/40199713
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Are there any more real cowboys?” Neil Young sang Saturday night at the Hollywood Bowl on a rare evening when he was neither the headliner nor, at age 77, even close to the oldest artist on the bill.
Providing an instant answer, Willie Nelson, wearing a cowboy hat and red-white-and-blue guitar strap, slowly strolled on to the stage on his 90th birthday, bringing the crowd of more than 17,000 to its feet.
Nelson sat in a chair — one of the few onstage concessions he’s made to age — and joined Young for the rest of their 1985 duet, “Are There Any More Real Cowboys?”
“I want to thank all the artists who came out tonight to help celebrate whatever it is we’re celebrating,” said Nelson, feigning senility and getting a laugh.
The moment came three hours into the first of a two-night celebration of the country legend at the open-air Los Angeles amphitheater, where generations of stars sang his songs in tribute.
“As a kid growing up in Texas, it seemed like there was nothing bigger than Willie Nelson,” said Owen Wilson, one of the evening’s emcees along with Helen Mirren, Ethan Hawke and Jennifer Garner. “And looking out at the Hollywood Bowl tonight, it still feels like there’s nothing bigger than Willie Nelson.”
After Young, Nelson brought out George Strait, a country superstar of the following generation, for their self-referential duet, “Sing One With Willie,” followed by the Willie perennial, “Pancho and Lefty,” with Strait singing the part once played by the late Merle Haggard.
Nelson then shouted, “Come out and roll one with me Snoop!”
Strutting out came rapper Snoop Dogg, sitting next to Nelson as they launched into their stoner anthem, “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” Perhaps fittingly, each seemed to forget the words at times. The two friends looked too happy to care.
“Somebody make some noise for the legend Mr. Willie Nelson!” Snoop shouted mid-song.
The parade of partners illustrated one of the night’s themes: Willie brings people together.
“All of the sudden, it didn’t matter if you were a hillbilly or a hippie, everyone was a Willie Nelson fan,” Wilson said of Nelson’s late-blooming emergence as a singing superstar when he left Nashville, Tennessee, and returned to his native Texas in the 1970s. “Even the Dalai Lama is a Willie Nelson fan. It’s true.”
The crowd, which ranged from small children to seniors, illustrated the point. The stands were dotted with cowboy hats while hippies danced in the aisles and weed smoke wafted in the air.
Miranda Lambert thrilled them with a rousing, sing-along version of “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys,” Nelson’s 1978 hit with Waylon Jennings. The Chicks blazed through 1970’s “Bloody Mary Morning” at the same break-neck pace that Willie and his Family Band played it live in their prime.
Nelson has outlived nearly every member of that band, which backed him for decades of constant touring and recording. His little sister and piano player, Bobbie Nelson, died last year. She got her own tribute from Norah Jones, who banged the keys through the younger Nelson’s saloon-style solo song, “Down Yonder,” from Willie Nelson’s definitive 1975 album, “Red Headed Stranger.”
While many of the women who took the stage played rousing rockers, most of the men went in for quiet emotion.
Chris Stapleton kept his guitar at his side through a soft, reflective rendition of “Always on My Mind,” Nelson’s biggest solo hit of the 1980s. Nelson’s son Lukas sang “Angel Flying Too Close to The Ground” alone with his acoustic guitar, his voice a dead ringer for his dad’s.
Another surviving member of the Family Band, harmonica master Mickey Raphael, was part of the weekend’s house band, led by Don Was, which backed almost everyone.
Nelson also has outlived most of his classic collaborators. But an essential one, his 86-year-old Highwaymen bandmate Kris Kristofferson, made it to the stage to join Rosanne Cash, the daughter of another Highwayman: Johnny Cash.
Rosanne Cash was singing Nelson’s “Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)” when Kristofferson, who wrote the song, came out and harmonized with her on the choruses.
Nelson’s musical diversity was another evening theme.
“He blends and bends genres,” Mirren said from the stage. “His timing and categories are his own.”
Leon Bridges’ “Night Life” showed off Nelson’s affinity for the blues, as did Jones’ jazzy trip through “Funny How Time Slips Away” from 1961, when Nelson was known primarily as a songwriter of hits for others.
Ziggy Marley sang “Still Is Still Moving To Me,” which Nelson recorded in 1993 and later sang with Toots and the Maytals in one of his occasional forays into reggae. Marley shouted “Wee-lay!” in his Jamaican accent during the song.
Sunday’s night show will feature a whole different range of acts including Dave Matthews, Sheryl Crow and Emmylou Harris.
Young first took the stage with his early collaborator Stephen Stills. The pair played a revved up version of “For What It’s Worth,” swapping guitar solos on the classic hit they made as members of Buffalo Springfield in 1966.
Nelson brought out all the evening’s artists to join him for the Carter Family’s 1935 song, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken?” a longtime live favorite of his and the classic closing song for all of country music.
It was clearly intended to be the end, as Hawke took the mic and started to thank everyone for coming.
But the 90-year-old wasn’t ready to stop. He interrupted and broke into Mac Davis’ “It’s Hard to Be Humble,” which Nelson and his sons recorded in 2019.
It was a funny choice for a final song, but its chorus was a perfect comic coda for a man who had been drowned in adoration all night:
“To know me is to love me, I must be a hell of a man. Oh lord, it’s hard to be humble. But I’m doing the best that I can.”
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2023-05-01T11:41:07+00:00
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keloland.com
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https://www.keloland.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/willie-nelson-inhales-the-love-at-90th-birthday-concert/
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Set your college graduate up for success with these last-minute gifts
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Nespresso VertuoPlus Coffee And Espresso Machine
Black and Decker Home Tool Kit
College graduations worldwide are kicking off the start of summer, even if the weather isn’t on board just yet. After working day and night toward this accomplishment, the soon-to-be-graduate in your life deserves more than a pat on the back.
While this moment may have been marked on the calendar for years, sometimes these events sneak up on you, leaving you scrambling to pick the perfect present. Instead of handing over an impersonal envelope, there are many thoughtful and useful last-minute gifts for college grads that will still arrive on time.
Types of college graduation gifts
- Professional: Most college graduates are leaving their universities and stepping right into the professional workforce. To celebrate both milestones, consider a valuable gift to help them successfully make the transition. A few gift ideas include a laptop backpack to protect their equipment, a lunch box to keep them from eating out every day, a planner to organize their schedule or a coffee mug to keep them fueled.
- Tech: In this day and age, technology is not only helpful but also necessary. Whether it’s a smartwatch or wireless earbuds, most items help you communicate, make your life simpler or help you relax. You can also take their future plans into account before deciding on the perfect tech gift.
- Travel: If the soon-to-be-grad plans to embark on a new adventure far away, a gift that helps make traveling easier will be thoughtful and useful. For instance, a suitcase will protect their belongings, an instant camera lets them capture every memory, and a Kindle is perfect for reading on the go.
- Housewarming: Is your college graduate moving out of the dorms and into their own apartment or house? If so, they’ll likely need a few housewarming gifts to help them get settled. Consider an espresso machine to make delicious beverages at home, a tool set to fix minor issues around the house or a sheet set for their new bed.
- Sentimental: If you’ve been friends forever or want the future graduate to remember you as they fly across the country, you may opt for a sentimental gift with personal ties. For example, you can create a scrapbook of your favorite memories, give them a board game you always play together or upload pictures to a digital photo frame.
- Cash and gift cards: There’s nothing wrong with giving cash or gift cards, even if it seems impersonal. Some may even ask exclusively for money to help them get a head start on student loans or their first month’s rent.
- Subscriptions: From wine to shaving, almost everything is available as a subscription. It’s also perfect for new grads because it’s the gift that keeps on giving. You can opt for a beauty subscription box, a food subscription box or a subscription box to spoil their furry friend.
Best last-minute gifts for college grads
Nespresso VertuoPlus Coffee and Espresso Machine
Help the soon-to-be-graduate stay fueled all day or night with this countertop-size coffee and espresso machine. From dark and intense to mild and smooth, it creates popular drinks at home, eliminating the need to spend money on overpriced beverages.
Sold by Amazon
Black and Decker Home Tool Kit
Whether the graduate needs to hang curtains at a new apartment or fix a drawer at their fixer-upper house, a tool kit will make any project effortless. This 68-piece tool kit comes with a cordless drill, hammer, adjustable wrench, three screwdrivers and more in a convenient carrying bag.
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New graduates have a ton of uses for a smartwatch, including paying for items while traveling, staying connected with family if they move across the country and keeping an eye on their health. This model is designed with increased durability, making it crack-resistant, dust-resistant and swim-proof.
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Vaschy Leather Laptop Backpack
With a padded compartment and secure leather straps, this backpack will not only protect a laptop from bumps but also keep it safe while commuting to work. Plus, it comes with several pockets and compartments to fit a water bottle, phone, iPad, planner, camera and other necessities.
Sold by Amazon
Rachael Ray Cucina Nonstick Cookware Pots and Pans Set
Graduates moving to a new apartment or house will probably need help with all the essentials, including a long-lasting set of pots and pans. This 12-piece set is nonstick for effortless food release and features aluminum and hard enamel porcelain for durability.
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Samsonite Omni PC Hardside Expandable Luggage
Send the new graduate off on an adventure of a lifetime with durable, long-lasting luggage that will last as long as the memories. It’s designed with four multi-directional spinning wheels to quickly make it through an airport and a scratch-resistant micro-diamond polycarbonate texture on the exterior.
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Bentgo Classic All-In-One Stackable Lunch Box
Not only is eating out expensive, but it can also wreak havoc on your health. With this stackable lunch box, packing lunch for work has never been easier. It comes with two dishwasher-safe stackable containers, a built-in utensil set and a strap to keep food secure.
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Since they are designed with active noise cancellation and transparency mode, these earbuds are ideal for all situations. In addition, the battery and compact charging case offers up to 24 hours of listening time. Plus, it also comes with three ear tip sizes to fit everyone comfortably.
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In addition to organizing your soon-to-be-graduates’ thoughts, days and work schedule, this motivational planner also helps to set goals and offer encouragement. The calendar is undated, so you can use it for any dates, and it comes with a set of stickers for customization.
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Worth checking out
- An upgraded Victrola Vintage Three-speed Bluetooth Record Player comes in a portable suitcase design to take the tunes anywhere.
- Keep the coffee warm from sun up to sundown with the Ember Temperature Control Smart Mug 2.
- This passport cover wallet protects important documents and looks stylish.
- From setting a to-do list to video-chatting with friends to turning off the lights, the Echo Show 8 can do it all.
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2023-05-05T22:27:39+00:00
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kron4.com
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https://www.kron4.com/reviews/br/home-br/decor-br/last-minute-gifts-for-college-grads/
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Updated February 14, 2023 at 10:43 AM ET
Rihanna has already been praised for redefining maternity fashion, having rocked crop tops, low-rise pants and lingerie during her first pregnancy last year.
So after the singer-slash-business-mogul-slash-fashion-icon revealed her baby bump at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, fans were quick to share their excitement — not just for her growing family, but about her future outfits.
rihanna maternity looks 2.0 is coming pic.twitter.com/VMdhlL2uyq
— allure (new acc) (@allurequinn) February 13, 2023
Rihanna has described her maternity style as "rebellious," telling Bustle last year that she had challenged herself to be creative and didn't want to buy maternity clothes or do "whatever society told me to do before."
"I'm hoping that we were able to redefine what's considered 'decent' for pregnant women," Rihanna told Vogue in April. "My body is doing incredible things right now, and I'm not going to be ashamed of that. This time should feel celebratory. Because why should you be hiding your pregnancy?"
And pregnancy No. 2 appears to be off to a similar start, given that she announced it in an all-red flight suit/breastplate/puffer coat ensemble while suspended on a glass platform high in the air.
Rihanna's influence as an "executive and visual mastermind" makes her pregnancy style "impactful and worth discussing," Solange Franklin, a stylist and consultant, told NPR via email.
"Her unabashed style is a flair to the world that says 'look at me, look at us' and to be seen on your own terms is powerful and thrilling," Franklin added.
Rihanna isn't the first celebrity to show off her pregnancy, or the only pregnant person to have worn a mesh top.
But she has a massive platform, and design experts and historians tell NPR that what she's doing is significant: By challenging society's long-held notion that pregnant people should dress or look a certain way, she's sparking a conversation about their role and rights — and one that advocates hope will lead to substantive change.
A brief history of maternity fashion
Maternity wear as we know it has only been around since the 19th century, explains Serena Dyer, a historian of design and material culture at De Montfort University in England.
Before that, there wasn't a clear distinction between maternity and regular fashion, in part because it was the norm for women to be married and spend a lot of their lives pregnant.
Clothes were made to be adaptable, with waistlines and other elements that could be added or removed as women's sizes changed. (Dyer notes that stays, the precursor to corsets, weren't actually as rigid as we tend to think nowadays.)
The 19th century saw the commercialization of fashion and the emergence of distinct maternity clothes — as well as more "moralizing" around pregnancy as something to be concealed rather than celebrated, Dyer explains.
"And then as we go into the 20th century, it becomes even more commercialized," she adds. "And the invention of things like lycra, spandex, elastane allow for these more specifically kind of stretchy maternity garments that are separate from the more kind of figure-revealing garments of a normal everyday fashion."
While there has been a recent push towards more "fashion-centered" lines, most modern maternity wear caters to comfort, Dyer says. Of course, there's absolutely nothing wrong with sticking to stretchy, lose clothes during pregnancy.
But, she says, there should be more options for pregnant people who want to show their identity through fashion — and that goes hand-in-hand with cultural acceptance. Dyer says we're not quite there yet, but getting closer as stars like Beyoncé and Rihanna have challenged the assumption that pregnant women need to dress modestly.
"We're seeing more of a resistance to that and more women wanting to celebrate that changing body, show off that changing body and not necessarily feel like they have to cover themselves up or change who they are as women because they're going through this process," she adds.
Rihanna isn't the first or only person to challenge the norm
Rihanna stands on the shoulders of other women who have fought to make their pregnancies more visible, says Michelle Millar Fisher, a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and co-author of Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births (she also leads an art and education program by the same name).
The 20th century saw several pivotal moments in maternity fashion, she explains.
One of them came in 1952, when Lucille Ball convinced her producers to let her keep acting on I Love Lucy during her pregnancy. She used maternity fashion — most notably, the tie-waist skirt — to keep doing her job, and became the first pregnant person to be seen by a major TV audience.
In 1988, Afro-Swedish singer Neneh Cherry performed on the BBC series Top of The Pops while eight months pregnant.
"And she was asked then, 'Are you going to hurt the baby? Is this a worry for you?' And she very bluntly and shortly said, 'I'm not sick. I'm just pregnant. Get over it, basically,' " Fisher says.
Several years later, a pregnant Demi Moore posed nude for the August 1991 cover of Vanity Fair magazine, which is considered one of photographer Annie Leibovitz's most iconic and (at least at the time) controversial shoots.
It helped change cultural perceptions around pregnancy, with Moore reflecting decades later on the impact it had on "on our permission to embrace ourselves in a pregnant state." It also popularized the pregnancy photoshoot — though Dyer, the historian, says posing for "pregnancy portraits" was a trend back in the 16th and 17th centuries, before pregnancy became something to hide.
More recently, Beyoncé broke the internet in 2017 with her Instagram pregnancy announcement — and Rihanna broke her news with a photoshoot in Jan. 2022 too.
What Rihanna is doing with her wardrobe isn't new, but it's on a level that many non-celebrities can't access, says Gabriella Nelson, a member of the Designing Motherhood collective who works in maternal health policy.
She says throughout her life she's seen women of color wearing mesh or crop tops while pregnant, but getting shamed instead of praised for it. Black women have been at the forefront of style and innovation for a long time, she adds.
"Imma stan Rihanna because I can," Nelson says. "But I'm going to also stan the girls ... that maybe will never see a Super Bowl stage or a runway fashion show or be in Vogue or have their names mentioned in an article, because I know that they are also the vanguards of all of this."
How clothes could lead to change
All of the experts interviewed for this story say the point isn't that pregnant people should all be donning red bodysuits or striving to dress like Rihanna (who happens to be one of the richest women in the world).
It's that pregnant people — and all people, really — should feel comfortable doing whatever is right for their own bodies.
"Whether we're pregnant or not, whether we gain weight or lost weight or had surgery or whatever it is — however, our bodies change — we have the opportunity to express ourselves through what we adorn our bodies with," Nelson says. "And so I want folks to get that from what Rihanna has done: Just be yourself. Do what you want to do, make your own lane and just have fun with it."
And part of the conversation should be about more than just fashion, Fisher says.
She would like to see the celebration of Rihanna's pregnancy spark more discussion of Black maternal mortality in the U.S. — which spends more money per capita on healthcare than any developed country in the world but has worse maternal and infant health outcomes.
The U.S. maternal mortality rate for Black women is nearly three times higher than the rate for white women. A recent New York Times investigation found that the risk remains disproportionately higher regardless of socioeconomic status: Even the richest Black mothers and their babies are twice as likely to die as the richest white mothers and babies.
"It's very easy for us to celebrate these moments when we have a 'win' for being able to see pregnancy in public," Fisher says. "But they are often at the expense of real substantive policy change and real understanding of the ways in which it's incredibly not just difficult, but dangerous, to be a birthing person but specifically a birthing person of color in the United States today."
Substantial changes could include making medicine accessible to more Black doctors, investing more in doulas and passing a nationwide family leave policy. Fisher says she'd love it if every time someone reposted the picture of Rihanna's Super Bowl outfit, they'd include some of those statistics and solutions too.
"That's what I would like to see people really get a handle on," she says. "Because otherwise it's really just dressing up the issue in some very fancy clothes and not really getting to the heart of it."
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a whole-house barrier system to protect a home or commercial building from flooding, hurricanes, social conflict and theft," said an inventor, from Panama City, Fla., "so I invented the Home Protection System. My design enables you to quickly activate the protective system if needed, and it could also increase privacy."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to protect a premise against extreme weather, natural disasters, social conflict, or other unknown hazards. In doing so, it increases safety, security and privacy. As a result, it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a durable design that is easy to operate and monitor so it is ideal for residential and commercial buildings. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype model is available upon request.
The original design was submitted to the Tallahassee sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-TLS-259, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Church collecting fans for people in need
Published: Jul. 5, 2023 at 4:54 AM CDT|Updated: 17 minutes ago
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A Shreveport church is asking for the community to donate fans.
From July 2 - 16, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m., Monday - Thursday, the Logos and Life Community Church is holding a fan drive. The goal for the drive is to collect 100 fans.
Drop-off location:
- Logos and Life Community Church, 8805 Jewella Avenue, Suite 212., Shreveport.
To make a donation, contact Pastor Juan Bryant at 318-560-3682.
For more about Logos & Life church, visit https://www.logosandlifecc.com/.
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No risk to public seen after Ohio derailment, officials say
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say there is no indication of any risk to public health from the derailment of a Norfolk Southern cargo train between Dayton and Columbus, the second derailment of a company train in the state in a month.
Clark County officials say about 20 of the southbound train’s 212 cars, including four tankers, derailed at about 4:45 p.m. Saturday in Springfield Township near a business park and the county fairgrounds. Springfield is about 46 miles (74 km) west of the state capital of Columbus.
As a precaution, residents living within 1,000 feet were asked to shelter in place and responding firefighters deployed the county hazmat team as a precaution, but officials early Sunday said the train wasn’t carrying hazardous materials and there was “no indication of any injuries or risk to public health at this time.”
A crew from Norfolk Southern, the hazmat team and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency “each independently examined the crash site and verified there was no evidence of spillage at the site,” officials said. Norfolk Southern said no hazardous materials were involved, county officials said earlier.
County officials say environmental officials have confirmed that the derailment is not near a protected water source, meaning there is no risk to public water systems or private wells.
Officials said two of the tankers were carrying residual amounts of diesel exhaust fluid and the other two had residual amounts of polyacrylamide water solution, which they called “common industrial products shipped via railroad.”
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said late Saturday night that President Biden and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg had called him “to offer help from the federal government.”
On Feb. 3, 38 cars of a Norfolk Southern freight train in East Palestine, in northeast Ohio near Pennsylvania, derailed and several of the train’s cars carrying hazardous materials burned. Though no one was injured, nearby neighborhoods in both states were imperiled. The crash prompted an evacuation of about half the town’s roughly 5,000 residents, an ongoing multigovernmental emergency response and lingering worries among villagers of long-term health impacts.
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VIRAL VIDEO: Officer helps 84-year-old get to her hair appointment
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) - A video of a Tennessee officer went viral on TikTok after he reportedly helped an older woman get to her hair appointment.
For Murfreesboro Police Department officer Lance Hofmeister, Tuesday was a routine day until he noticed something out of the ordinary on the highway.
“I was driving down Old Fort Parkway and noticed what appeared to be a senior citizen walking down the highway with her walker,” Hofmeister told WSMV.
He then stopped to check on the woman, who he later learned was 84-year-old Elizabeth Goode.
Goode told Hofmeister she had taken a bus from Nashville and was trying to make it to her hair appointment at the Paul Mitchell Hair School a mile up the road. He then offered to give her a lift, and the two chatted.
“I lost my grandmother a couple of years back, and it just gave me that feeling all over again of just the sincere nostalgic kind of … it was a great feeling,” Hofmeister said.
Goode got her perm thanks to an act of service captured on camera and posted on TikTok.
“It was definitely a sweet moment, and I’ll always remember it,” Hofmeister said.
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Body in barrel could be first of more gruesome discoveries at Lake Mead as drought worsens
LAS VEGAS - A gruesome discovery was made on the shores of Lake Mead over the weekend – a body stuffed inside a barrel. Officials said it could be the first of these types of discoveries as drought continues to reduce water levels in the reservoir.
Lt. Ray Spencer, of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s homicide division, said people walking along the shore Sunday near a boat launch spotted the barrel and found human remains inside.
"From items found inside the barrel, we were able to make the determination that the incident occurred, (during) what we believe is in the early ‘80s," Spencer said.
Spencer said detectives will comb through missing persons reports and work with experts to analyze DNA to determine the victim’s identity. That will hopefully give them a start to solving the case.
The long-term drought in the West has seen Lake Mead drop to historic lows. According to Spencer, where the barrel was found would have been covered by 100 feet of water and 300 yards from shore in the 1980s.
ONGOING DROUGHT ADDS FRESH CHALLENGE TO GETTING WATER TO LAS VEGAS
"So, if the water had never rescinded, if we weren't experiencing the drought conditions, we may never have found the remains of the individual at the bottom of the lake," Spencer said.
Photo courtesy Shawna Hollister via KVVU
Spencer said homicide investigations at Lake Mead are not new for the department, but future drops in water levels could lead to more of these types of cases.
"It’s definitely going to be new discoveries as the lake does drop," Spencer said.
Drought drags on
Bronson Mack, of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, said about 90% of Las Vegas’ water supply comes from the lake. That serves the 2.5 million people who live in the Las Vegas Valley.
"Water levels in Lake Mead have fallen about 150 feet over the past two decades," Mack said. "It’s a significant decline that we have seen in the levels of Lake Mead."
It is so low that SNWA had to activate a low-level intake in April that was built two years ago, after the system's primary intake appeared above the water line at the lake.
The No. 1 water intake for the Southern Nevada Water Authority is seen above the water line at Lake Mead in April 2022 (Southern Nevada Water Authority)
Mack said those dramatic declines have led to drastic measures to cut back on demand which has dropped by 26% since 2002.
"Today, Southern Nevada supplies more people with less water than we did two decades ago, but conservation continues to be key for the entire Colorado River users," Mack said.
About 40 million Americans across seven states depend on the Colorado River for their water, according to Mack. Mexico also relies on the river for water.
DROUGHT GOING FROM BAD TO WORSE ALONG COLORADO RIVER BASIN
The only solution to the problem is a long-term increase in snowpack in the Rocky Mountains, which feeds the river.
"Lake Mead and Lake Powell (upstream from Lake Mead) are doing what they were intended to do – store water in the wet years, so it’s available in the dry years," Mack said. "We’ve just had a lot of consecutive dry years."
FOX5 Vegas contributed to this report.
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DENVER, Colo. — In the last eight years, the number of kids diagnosed with ADHD has jumped by 30%, according to a study. But greater than that, a study published in JAMA found that adult ADHD diagnoses are growing at a rate four times faster than kids' diagnoses.
Still, millions of adults may be living with ADHD without knowing they have it. That’s where psychologist Andrew Fields steps in. Fields has dedicated his career to studying mental health and helping families get assessed for ADHD. His passion comes from personal experience. He was diagnosed with ADHD at 35 years old.
“I think the stereotype in most people's mind for ADHD is a child, usually a boy bouncing off the walls, and that's actually one of the least common types of ADHD,” said Fields. “I have a real soft spot in my heart for the adults who have been missed.”
Research by the Journal of Global Health Shows worldwide, 6.76% of adults, that’s 366 million people, have significant ADHD symptoms. The problem is it’s easy for adults to be missed. Symptoms can be subtle.
“You see this pattern of, ‘I get easily distracted, I can't stay on task. I am blurting stuff out. I'm interrupting people. I can't stay on something. I go to do something and I get distracted.’ And, if that's happening so much that it's impairing your life, that's what we'd call sort of the stereotypical symptoms,” said Fields of ADHD in adults.
Fields said adult ADHD can also show up as:
- Struggling with memory. You could have trouble recalling conversations or details, or you lose things often.
- Impulsive decision-making. That could mean buying something you don’t need or making a big decision without thinking it through.
- Getting overly frustrated at the small stuff. That could mean feelings of road rage or anger at the slightest disruption to your day.
Adult ADHD is also tougher to spot because it may not become disruptive until a major life change.
“New parents. New jobs. Every degree of schooling is when it shows up,” said Fields.
Fields said another common way adults find out they have ADHD: they see symptoms in their kids first.
“It's very genetic, and so, I oftentimes will have parents, you know, justifiably so, concerned for their child or teen. And we do an evaluation, and then they will reach out to me and say, ‘Hey, I might need to get looked at as well.’”
Fields said it can help a child get mentally on track if their parent is caring for their own mental health too. Getting evaluated and starting treatment can be life-changing. It was for Fields.
“I was driving somewhere and I said, ‘I feel vaguely patient.’ I said that out loud and I went, ‘Huh.’ And what I realized was happening is I still wanted all the traffic to go faster, but I didn't feel that ‘rawr’ feeling inside of me anymore. I started…I pulled over and started crying. I realized this is something I could never control about my brain before,” said Fields.
Left untreated, ADHD can lead to other health problems, substance abuse, and even decreased life expectancy. That’s why Fields wants people to know that help is out there, and there is no shame in wanting to be mentally well.
“It has nothing to do with who you are as a person; it has to do with what you're able to execute on. If you're struggling, don't wait,” said Fields.
Fields runs the Denver ADHD Center. To connect with him, click HERE.
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2022-08-17T20:28:44+00:00
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Bandwidth leverages Amazon Chime SDK to streamline development of new use cases for Global 2000 enterprises' move to the cloud
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Bandwidth Inc. (NASDAQ: BAND), a leading global enterprise cloud communications company, today announced it is again expanding its long relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to use the Amazon Chime Software Development Kit (SDK)--increasing the pace of innovation and extending the ecosystem for the Bandwidth Communications Cloud.
Migrating voice, text messaging and emergency calling to the cloud is one of the fastest ways for enterprises in today's economy to build a better brand experience, reduce operating costs, leverage emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, lighten regulatory burdens and simplify digital transformation company-wide. As these needs and opportunities bring Global 2000 enterprises directly to Bandwidth to consume cloud communications, the company is expanding its ecosystem of solutions, capabilities and collaborations.
In the first phase of its work with AWS, Bandwidth's global engineering team will utilize the Amazon Chime SDK to embed intelligent, machine-learning generated, real-time communication capabilities into applications.
"Leveraging the power of AWS will help us accelerate our innovation roadmap and streamline development of new use cases for Global 2000 enterprises to capture all the benefits of moving to the cloud," said Karl Perkins, Bandwidth's Chief Innovation Officer. "The Amazon Chime SDK will be a key toolkit as we expand our Bandwidth Communications Cloud into a next-level intelligent network platform with key functionality already built in–whether it's artificial intelligence and machine learning, advanced data and insights or pre-integrations with leading vendors."
"Simplifying customer adoption of machine learning capabilities for real-time communication capabilities remains a principal focus for us at AWS," said Sid Rao, General Manager of Amazon Chime SDK. "Our work with Bandwidth expands enterprise access to the latest advances in machine learning that improve fidelity and sentiment recognition for global voice calls."
About Bandwidth Inc.
Bandwidth (NASDAQ: BAND) is a global cloud communications software company that helps enterprises deliver exceptional experiences through voice calling, text messaging and emergency services. Our solutions and our Communications Cloud, covering 60+ countries and over 90 percent of global GDP, are trusted for business-critical communications by all the leaders in unified communications and cloud contact centers–including Amazon Web Services (AWS), Cisco, Google, Microsoft, RingCentral, Zoom, Genesys and Five9–as well as Global 2000 enterprises and SaaS builders like Docusign, Uber and Yosi Health. As a founder of the cloud communications revolution, we are the first and only global Communications Platform-as-a-Service (CPaaS) to offer a unique combination of composable APIs, owner-operated network and broad regulatory experience. Our award-winning support teams help businesses around the world solve complex communications challenges to reach anyone, anywhere. For more information, visit bandwidth.com.
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WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Urban Alliance, a national nonprofit that connects young people to paid internships, workforce training and career pathways, received a $10 million investment from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. This is the organization's largest one-time contribution in its 25-year history.
"We are beyond thrilled about this historic and transformative investment. With this funding, Urban Alliance will grow to reach thousands more young people, primarily from communities of color, and give them access to equitable opportunities that will put them on the path to economic mobility," said Elizabeth Lindsey, Urban Alliance CEO. "I'm so grateful to philanthropist MacKenzie Scott for recognizing Urban Alliance's life-changing work and for her innovative and visionary giving that continues to change the nonprofit landscape for the greater good."
Urban Alliance is nationally recognized for having 25 years of unique and valuable experience creating successful and supportive internship experiences for young adults of color with large and small employers across several industries in the Greater Washington, DC area, Baltimore, Chicago, and Detroit. With this investment, Urban Alliance will expand to a fifth city, build out its career pathways internships in high-growth industries, and continue to improve the organization's capacity and infrastructure.
Since 1996, Urban Alliance has connected more than 6,000 young people to paid internships and 23,000 more with workforce training and professional development. Through its flagship High School Internship Program, Urban Alliance connects approximately 500 students annually to paid internship experiences with more than 200 employers across the Greater Washington, DC area, Baltimore, Chicago, and Detroit. Over the course of a year, a high school senior can gain 500 hours of paid work experience and receive 100 hours of skills training, professional development, and mentoring. One hundred percent of UA interns graduate from high school with a post-high school plan, and 88% of students plan to attend college. The results from participating in national Randomized Control Trials (RCT) show that UA's program has a significant positive impact on young people. Only two percent of nonprofits ever conduct an RCT, generally regarded as the gold standard of program evaluation. Visit www.urbanalliance.org and follow us @UrbanAlliance on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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COSTA MESA, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Chargers have lost yet another starter to a season-ending injury.
Defensive tackle Austin Johnson will miss the remainder of the season after suffering an MCL sprain and fracture to his left knee in Sunday's 20-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, coach Brandon Staley said Monday.
"I'm disappointed because Austin has been fantastic since he's gotten here," Staley said. "We love coaching him, but this is part of the NFL."
Johnson, a seventh-year pro, will join edge rusher Joey Bosa, cornerback J.C. Jackson and left tackle Rashawn Slater on injured reserve.
The Chargers are optimistic that Bosa will return at some point this season. Jackson and Slater, however, will not.
Also, in the victory over the Falcons, right tackle Trey Pipkins III aggravated a left MCL issue and is day-to-day, Staley said.
Despite dealing with a plethora of injuries, the Bolts are 5-3, in second place in the AFC West behind the Kansas City Chiefs, and on track to earn their first playoff berth in four seasons.
Wide receivers Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, kicker Dustin Hopkins, defensive lineman Jerry Tillery and edge rusher Chris Rumph II are also dealing with injuries that have caused them to miss time.
Staley said that Allen, Hopkins, Tillery and Rumph are day-to-day in their recoveries, but that Williams was week-to-week.
After signing a two-year, $14 million contract in free agency, Johnson started all eight games this season. He finishes with 22 tackles, a sack and a pass deflection.
Staley said it would be a work in progress as to who replaces Johnson.
"We're going to work through that over the next 36 hours and get out there on the practice field," Staley said. "You'll probably have a better idea of it then."
Candidates on the active roster include eight-year pro Christian Covington and rookie Otito Ogbonnia.
The Chargers will play the San Francisco 49ers (4-4) in a Week 10 matchup at Levi's Stadium on "Sunday Night Football."
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McCaig’s Movie Mayhem: Ticket to Paradise
WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News’ very own Eli McCaig is here with a review of Universal Pictures’ Ticket to Paradise.
A man and his ex-wife race to Bali, Indonesia, to stop their daughter from marrying a seaweed farmer. As they desperately try to sabotage the wedding, the bickering duo soon find themselves rekindling old feelings that once made them happy together.
The movie is available in theaters.
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Kennedy Airport fixes power outage that canceled flights
NEW YORK (AP) — Work crews have fixed a power outage at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport that forced some flights to be canceled or diverted, officials said Saturday.
Repairs were made overnight and full power was restored in Terminal 1, which handles some of the airport’s international flights, said the airport’s operator, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
The outage began Thursday when an electrical panel failure caused a small fire, authorities said. Dozens of flights were canceled and some were diverted to other airports. An Air New Zealand flight was forced to return to Auckland after flying two-thirds of the way across the Pacific Ocean, resulting in a 16-hour trip that ended where it began.
“I thought it was a bad Ambien dream,” said passenger Rosemary Armao, an adjunct journalism professor who was sleeping when her friend awoke her to say the plane was heading back to Auckland.
Although full power was restored to Terminal 1, flight activity was limited Saturday morning, the Port Authority said. Terminal 1 was open for 26 of the scheduled 64 arrivals and departures originally scheduled for Saturday, while 18 flights were to be handled at other terminals and 10 were canceled, officials said.
“Concessions will be operating with reduced menu options as activity resumes in Terminal 1 and the private terminal operator will have additional customer service staff in place to assist passengers,” the Port Authority said in a statement.
“Customers are encouraged to continue to check with their carriers for the latest flight information. All other terminals at JFK are operating normally,” it said.
Officials said safety and security systems were fully functional and other building systems were being tested and brought back online.
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2023-02-18T19:53:41+00:00
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Down three runs in the ninth inning, the Cincinnati Reds got one-out solo homers from Jake Fraley and Will Benson off Raisel Iglesias.
Could they extend a winning streak to 13 games for the first time in a century?
Not quite.
Iglesias struck out Matt McLain and Jonathan India, and the Atlanta Braves prevailed 7-6 in an eight-homer slugfest on Saturday to stop the Reds’ winning streak at 12 games.
“I wish we won 100 in a row,” Spencer Steer said. “We played some really good baseball the last two weeks. We’ve built a pretty good culture, good bond in that clubhouse and I think we believe that we can play with these heavyweights.”
Each team homered four times.
Matt Olson hit the 200th of his big league career and Travis d’Arnaud and Ozzie Albies also went deep off Graham Ashcraft (3-6), who allowed three long balls for the first time in 33 big league starts. Marcell Ozuna homered against Alex Young as the Braves won for the ninth time in 10 games.
McLain and Steer hit two-run homers for the Reds, and Fraley homered for the third straight game.
Iglesias, who pitched for the Reds from 2015-20, started the ninth by striking out TJ Friedl. After the homers, Iglesias got his 11th save in 13 chances.
“I never feel safe here with a lead and I never feel like we’re out of it,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “You never feel good until it’s over.”
Cincinnati’s winning streak was its longest since April 30 to May 12, 1957. The Reds have not won 13 straight since their final six games in 1918 and their first seven in 1919.
“It was quite a streak,” Reds manager David Bell said. “It went on for a while so we didn’t get used to it and that’s a good thing. It was a great streak. We all appreciate what we were able to accomplish against good teams and we learned a lot about ourselves and we became a better team. We became stronger. But as appreciative of the streak as we are, everything who we are and what we have in our clubhouse does not go away.”
Boosted by the streak, the Reds drew 43,498 for their first consecutive full-capacity sellouts since June 24-26, 2016, when Pete Rose’s No. 14 was retired.
“Everybody in this clubhouse enjoys playing in that type of atmosphere,” d’Arnaud said. “It was like the playoffs. Their energy was contagious. Electric, for sure.”
Michael Tonkin (2-0) pitched 2 1/3 hitless innings for the Braves, who won eight in a row before losing Friday’s series opener.
Ashcraft made his first start since he was hit by a comebacker June 8. He allowed six runs and 10 hits in four innings.
“I felt like that was one of the better outings that I’ve had in a while. It just didn’t go our way today,” he said.
Atlanta took a 2-0 lead on solo homers by d’Arnaud in the second and Albies in the third, the latter a drive off the bridge connecting the Sun and Moon Deck in right with the main concourse. Ozuna added an RBI single in the third and McLain’s homer cut the gap to 3-2.
Austin Riley hit an RBI double in the fourth and scored on Olson’s NL-leading 24th home run, his third of the series.
Ozuna’s seventh-inning homer was his 15th of the season and 13th since the start of May, and it put the Braves ahead 7-4.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: C Sean Murphy (hamstring) is expected to start behind the plate on Sunday. He has made one pinch hit appearance since getting hurt a week ago.
Reds: RHP Ben Lively (right pectoral muscle strain) was placed on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Wednesday. Lively had been scheduled to start Sunday. … Ashcraft (bruised left calf) was activated from the 15-day IL and RHP Alan Busenitz was optioned to Triple-A Louisville.
UP NEXT
Atlanta starts 39-year-old RHP Charlie Morton (6-6, 3.71) on Sunday. Lively’s replacement had not been announced.
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New dual-layered amniotic allograft that supports healing and maintains inherent properties of amniotic tissue
MIAMI, June 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- VIVEX Biologics, Inc., a leading regenerative medicine company specializing in the development of naturally sourced treatments, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has assigned a Q-code for its CYGNUS® Dual amniotic allograft product. Starting July 1, 2023, providers can begin using the CYGNUS Dual code Q4282 under the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS).
CYGNUS Dual is an amniotic allograft that is processed to retain the inherent properties of amniotic tissue and rich supply of extracellular matrix, growth factors, and cytokines through VIVEX's proprietary Integrity Processing™ methodologies. CYGNUS Dual can be applied as a soft tissue barrier or wound covering, providing protection for damaged tissues while retaining up to 600+ signaling proteins. CYGNUS Dual is available in various sizes. The dual-layered nature of the allograft allows for omnidirectional application with two outward-facing epithelial sides.
The HCPCS Q-code will help facilitate the reimbursement of treatments with CYGNUS Dual while also making the product more accessible to patients who can benefit from it, particularly those with chronic wounds, diabetic foot ulcers, and other hard-to-heal wounds.
"The inclusion of CYGNUS Dual in CMS billing codes will make our CYGNUS products available to more patients, which directly supports VIVEX's mission to improve patient care through the innovation of tissue and biologics-based therapies that are designed to support the healing and regenerative potential of the body," Rey Pascual, Co-President at VIVEX.
For more information on VIVEX and its innovative solutions, visit www.vivex.com.
About VIVEX Biologics, Inc.
VIVEX Biologics is a pioneer in regenerative medicine, specializing in the development of naturally sourced treatment options and solutions that improve clinical, surgical, and therapeutic patient care through innovation. With tissue damage resulting from a variety of diseases, direct injury, and trauma, there is a significant need for advanced solutions. By leveraging the resources of the nation's oldest civilian tissue bank, VIVEX is channeling the body's inherent healing qualities to bring patients optimal care and to provide medical professionals and patients with innovative treatment options for a broad range of indications.
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2023-06-16T12:49:03+00:00
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https://www.wagmtv.com/prnewswire/2023/06/16/vivex-biologics-inc-launches-new-cygnus-dual-amniotic-allograft/
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Colorado vs. Middle Tennessee Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 16, 2023 at 2:40 AM CDT|Updated: 3 hours ago
Saturday's contest features the Middle Tennessee Lady Raiders (28-4) and the Colorado Buffaloes (23-8) squaring off at Cameron Indoor Stadium in what should be a close matchup, with a projected 66-64 victory for Middle Tennessee according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 7:00 PM ET on March 18.
The Buffaloes enter this game after a 61-49 loss to Washington State on Friday.
Colorado vs. Middle Tennessee Game Info
- When: Saturday, March 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, North Carolina
- How to Watch on TV: ESPNews
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Colorado vs. Middle Tennessee Score Prediction
- Prediction: Middle Tennessee 65, Colorado 64
Colorado Schedule Analysis
- On January 6, the Buffaloes claimed their best win of the season, a 77-67 victory over the Utah Utes, who rank No. 8 in the AP's Top 25.
- The Buffaloes have nine wins against Quadrant 1 teams, tied for the eighth-most in the nation.
Colorado 2022-23 Best Wins
- 77-67 at home over Utah (No. 8/AP Poll) on January 6
- 73-70 at home over UCLA (No. 14/AP Poll) on January 27
- 72-65 at home over Arizona (No. 25/AP Poll) on January 13
- 65-54 on the road over Washington State (No. 23/AP Poll) on January 1
- 71-68 at home over Washington State (No. 23/AP Poll) on February 10
Middle Tennessee Schedule Analysis
- In their best win of the season on December 4, the Lady Raiders beat the Louisville Cardinals, a top 50 team (No. 19) in our computer rankings, by a score of 67-49.
- The Lady Raiders have tied for the 49th-most Quadrant 1 victories in the country (two).
- Middle Tennessee has tied for the 32nd-most Quadrant 2 wins in the nation (five).
Middle Tennessee 2022-23 Best Wins
- 67-49 at home over Louisville (No. 19) on December 4
- 69-53 on the road over Memphis (No. 63) on December 10
- 80-62 at home over Belmont (No. 67) on November 16
- 68-61 at home over Houston (No. 69) on December 14
- 74-68 on the road over Rice (No. 85) on December 20
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Colorado Performance Insights
- The Buffaloes are outscoring opponents by 10.2 points per game with a +316 scoring differential overall. They put up 68.8 points per game (113th in college basketball) and give up 58.6 per contest (45th in college basketball).
- Colorado is tallying 65.9 points per game this season in conference action, which is 2.9 fewer points per game than its season average (68.8).
- Offensively, the Buffaloes have played better in home games this year, averaging 74.1 points per game, compared to 65.1 per game away from home.
- Colorado is allowing 59.2 points per game this year in home games, which is 0.1 fewer points than it is allowing away from home (59.3).
- The Buffaloes have seen a decrease in scoring recently, putting up 64.6 points per game in their last 10 contests, 4.2 points fewer than the 68.8 they've scored this season.
Middle Tennessee Performance Insights
- The Lady Raiders outscore opponents by 17.1 points per game (posting 73.8 points per game, 42nd in college basketball, and giving up 56.7 per contest, 24th in college basketball) and have a +550 scoring differential.
- Middle Tennessee has averaged 1.2 fewer points in C-USA games (72.6) than overall (73.8).
- At home, the Lady Raiders score 73.8 points per game. On the road, they average 73.1.
- Middle Tennessee allows 52.5 points per game at home, and 59.0 away.
- The Lady Raiders are averaging 76.6 points per game in their last 10 games, which is 2.8 more than their average for the season (73.8).
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2023-03-17T00:52:05+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/sports/betting/2023/03/18/colorado-middle-tennessee-womens-college-basketball-picks-predictions-ncaa-tournament-first-round/
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BOSTON, Aug. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capitol Securities Management, Inc. is pleased to welcome Claire Soja to our firm. Claire began her investment career in 1972 as a Registered Representative at Kidder, Peabody & Co. Claire had a thirty-one-year career at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (1974-2005) where she served as Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager. During those years she also acted in the capacity of trader, compliance officer, and marketer of the firms' institutional research and custody products.
Claire then served for nine years as Managing Director of the Private Client Group at Detwiler Fenton Investment Management LLC in Boston and was named to the Board of Directors in 2010. From 2014 until it was sold Claire was with Winslow, Evans, and Crocker.
Ms. Soja's investment advisory service is highly personalized, and each portfolio is specifically tailored to the clients' individual investment objectives. She is very proactive in monitoring daily movements in the equity markets and individual holdings in particular. Portfolios are structured using asset allocation and diversification among the top performing economic sectors in an effort to produce above average returns.
Claire holds the Series 63,65,66,5,9,10 and 15 exams.
Claire is located at 1 Hollis St, Suite 350, Wellesley, MA 02482. Her contact information is csoja@capitolsecurities.com. Office: (617) 898-0196 Cell: (617) 710-2333
Claire will be working with Cathy King, cking@capitolsecurities.com.
About Capitol Securities Management, Inc.
Capitol Securities Management, Inc. is a Mid-Atlantic based, regional brokerage and investment advisory firm with locations from New England to Florida and has been serving the needs of its clients and advisors since 1985. Capitol Securities has a clearing relationship for its clients' accounts, products, services, and technology with Raymond James. It is a member of FINRA and SIPC. For more information on Capitol Securities and its holistic, client centered, platform and services. www.capitolsecurities.com or call Brad Kimball, National Business Development Director at (857) 343-2316. bkimball@capitolsecurities.com
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2022-08-13T19:33:48+00:00
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mysuncoast.com
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https://www.mysuncoast.com/prnewswire/2022/08/13/capitol-securities-welcomes-claire-e-soja-our-firm/
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Which Nike water bottle is best?
Access to drinkable water is among our most basic survival needs. On top of access, we also need plenty of it. Drinking enough can be surprisingly difficult, but having a good-quality water bottle makes it easier. Nike water bottles are among the best you can buy and come in multiple shapes with features to fit your needs.
The best Nike water bottle is the Nike Hyperfuel Water Bottle. It’s uniquely designed to make tipping it back and chugging easier than ever.
What to know before you buy a Nike water bottle
Size
Size is most important when considering how you plan on carrying your Nike water bottle. You may want to make sure it will fit in your backpack’s water bottle pouch, for example, or fit inside your golf bag’s insulated pouch.
Capacity
Nike water bottles usually come in 18-, 24-, 32- and 64-ounce capacities. Larger bottles are heavier when full and so harder to carry around, but they don’t need to be refilled as often. Smaller bottles lead to less water waste if you pour out unused water at the end of the day or if your water becomes warm.
Lids
Nike water bottles use a variety of lids.
- Standard lids need to be completely taken off to take a drink. They may cover a wide or narrow mouth.
- Mouthpiece lids are kept on while you drink. They may use a stopper, for example, or a lid that flips open and closed.
- Straw lids are special kinds of mouthpiece lids that use interior straws. These let you take a drink without tipping the bottle up.
Wide vs. narrow mouths
Nike water bottles may have wide or narrow mouths.
- Wide mouths are the most common as they make it easier to refill the bottle. All bottles with nonstandard lids use wide mouths for this reason.
- Narrow mouths are easier to drink from for many people, as less water can rush out of the opening. They’re much harder to refill as less water can also rush in.
What to look for in a quality Nike water bottle
Material
Nike water bottles are typically made of plastic or metal.
- Plastic bottles are more affordable, lighter and harder to damage. However, they take just as long — if not longer — to degrade once it’s time to replace them. They also rarely offer insulation.
- Metal bottles are a little more expensive and the exterior is prone to dents and scratches. Metal is also more environmentally friendly and slightly more insulative.
Insulation
Some Nike water bottles add extra insulation. These bottles cost more but can keep your water cold for an entire day in the right conditions.
How much you can expect to spend on a Nike water bottle
Nike water bottles typically cost $10-$40. The smallest and most basic cost $10-$15, larger bottles with extra features cost $20-$25 and the biggest bottles cost $25-$40.
Nike water bottle FAQ
What are the benefits of using a Nike water bottle?
A. Using a Nike water bottle — or any reusable water bottle — has several benefits.
- Environmental: Plastic water bottles take hundreds of years to decompose. Using a reusable water bottle is better for our future.
- Economical: Constantly buying bottles of water adds up fast. A reusable water bottle can save hundreds of dollars over time.
- Health: If you keep water close at hand you’re more likely to drink. More water equals better health.
- Brand: If you’re the type who finds branding important, then Nike is a good choice. The designs are attractive and Nike regularly gives back to communities.
How do I care for a Nike water bottle?
A. Many Nike water bottles are dishwasher-safe, from the lids to the bodies. There are a few methods to clean bottles with one or more non-dishwasher-safe pieces. The most common is to scrub it using hot water and a tiny bit of soap. Be careful with the soap — too much can leave a soapy taste next time you fill it. You can also let it soak overnight while filled with one-quarter white vinegar and three-quarters hot water.
What’s the best Nike water bottle to buy?
Top Nike water bottle
What you need to know: This bottle uses innovative design decisions for a truly unique water bottle.
What you’ll love: It comes in 18-, 24- and 32-ounce capacities and in several colors. The slightly bent design makes for a more natural angle when tipping the bottle up and the rubber grips make it easier to hold. The spout and lid use leakproof techniques so you never spill a drop.
What you should consider: A few consumers reported an odd smell that needed a few rounds of washing to get rid of. The bent design isn’t for everyone.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kohl’s
Top Nike water bottle for the money
What you need to know: It’s basic, cheap and gets the job done.
What you’ll love: It holds 24 ounces and has a wide mouth for easy refilling, plus the lid screws on tight to prevent any spillage. The plastic is strong and holds up well to drops from up to 5 feet.
What you should consider: New bottles are no longer manufactured so some of the colors can be harder to find — and more expensive — than others.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: If you drink plenty of water and hate refilling, grab this gargantuan jug.
What you’ll love: It holds 64 ounces — half a gallon — which is exactly as much water as the average person should drink a day at a minimum, according to the Mayo Clinic. It has some insulation to keep your water cold for longer and comes in five colors.
What you should consider: The lid is dishwasher-safe but the body isn’t. A few purchasers had issues with leakage. Others reported the insulation to be poor.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dick’s Sporting Goods
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2022-05-31T18:05:12+00:00
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krqe.com
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https://www.krqe.com/reviews/br/kitchen-br/water-containers-accessories-br/best-nike-water-bottle/
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Westside Investment Partners, the owner of the property, had been allowing public access to the defunct golf course as it campaigned to pass Referred Measure 2O, which would have lifted a conservation easement that is currently preventing the company from developing the golf course as housing.
But now it appears that after the April 4 municipal election — in which 2O lost by double digits — Westside quietly changed its policy on allowing public access.
The news came in the form of fliers handed out to people trying to use the overgrown golf course in recent weeks. According to Bill Rigler, a spokesperson for Westside, the investment group has hired private security to patrol the property and give the fliers to anyone on the property, informing them of the closure.
"On April 4, Denver voters rejected the proposal to convert this land into Denver’s 4th largest public park, a new community grocery store, more than 2500 units of new attainable and affordable housing, and at least $150 million in community benefits," the fliers read. "As a matter of liability and safety, we must regretfully close all public access effective immediately."
While people have had their doubts about the authenticity of the fliers, Rigler confirms that they are definitely real — as is Westside's decision to put the kibosh on public use and access.
"I saw some stuff on Twitter saying people thought it might have been a hoax," says Rigler. "I can confirm that [they're] legitimate."
Westside declined to comment on whether it plans to eventually put a fence around the property in order to better enforce the closure; photos have emerged online showing people still visiting and spending their leisure time there. Westside also declined to say whether it plans to prosecute any future trespassers.
As for the future of the land, Rigler points to a statement in the fliers: "In compliance with the explicit provisions of the conservation easement, the land will be returned exclusively to golf-related uses." One of the allowable uses could even include construction of a Topgolf, says Rigler.
The fliers shoot down the possibility of the land becoming a park and slam the 2O opposition campaign.
"This is not an outcome that the landowners wanted, nor the one that Denver needs," the fliers state. "If you’re upset, please contact the organizers behind the campaign opposing new public parks and affordable housing on this land."
"I saw some stuff on Twitter saying people thought it might have been a hoax," says Rigler. "I can confirm that [they're] legitimate."
Westside declined to comment on whether it plans to eventually put a fence around the property in order to better enforce the closure; photos have emerged online showing people still visiting and spending their leisure time there. Westside also declined to say whether it plans to prosecute any future trespassers.
The golf course closed in 2018, when the property was still owned by the Clayton Trust. The development group bought the 155 acres in 2019 for $24 million, and had allowed public use and access for recreational purposes. Until now.
As for the future of the land, Rigler points to a statement in the fliers: "In compliance with the explicit provisions of the conservation easement, the land will be returned exclusively to golf-related uses." One of the allowable uses could even include construction of a Topgolf, says Rigler.
The fliers shoot down the possibility of the land becoming a park and slam the 2O opposition campaign.
"This is not an outcome that the landowners wanted, nor the one that Denver needs," the fliers state. "If you’re upset, please contact the organizers behind the campaign opposing new public parks and affordable housing on this land."
Passage of 2O would have lifted the city-owned conservation easement in place on the property that limits use of the land to an eighteen-hole golf course. That would have ultimately cleared the way for Westside to move forward with the development project it had been planning for years.
Voters who shot down 2O and the potential development, represented by the group Yes for Parks and Open Space, would like to see the land become a municipal park.
The city had tried to achieve that outcome back in the 1990s, but it could not afford the purchase price asked by the Clayton Trust. Instead, in 1997, the city paid to put a conservation easement on the property to block development and ensure that the land would remain a golf course.
After buying the property, Westside tried to convince Denver City Council to lift the easement, but was thwarted by the passage of Ordinance 301 in a 2021 municipal election. The ordinance mandates that a citywide vote must be held to decide if a conservation easement can be lifted. That citywide vote was held this year on measure 2O, which failed despite Westside putting over $920,000 into its campaign.
Denver's mayoral runoff candidates — Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough, who both initially supported Westside's development plan — said during a debate on April 12 that, if elected, they would purchase the land to create a park.
Even Darrell Watson, a runoff candidate for the District 9 council seat (which borders the Park Hill Golf Course) who attended campaign events with Westside and other supporters of 2O, tells Westword: "The voters clearly voted against development on PHGC, and I will stand with the voters on that decision. As a twenty-plus-year parks advocate, I would support all other options, including purchasing the 155 acres as a park."
Watson's District 9 rival, incumbent Councilmember Candi CdeBaca, has been a longtime opponent of the proposed development. Speaking about new pushes to buy the land for a park, she says, "Denver certainly has the money to do it, and I believe the leverage, and therefore we should do it!"
Jordan Fuja, a spokesperson for the Johnston campaign, says that the former educator will "work to deliver well-resourced open space and secure the best deal for Denver."
Brough says she would buy the golf course using money from a $50 million Parks Legacy Fund to buy and maintain park land that was created by the 2018 passage of Ballot Measure 2A — Parks and Open Space Sales Tax, and would not consider paying more than what Westside bought it for in 2019.
Westside maintains that it is not open to selling the land.
While Brough does not say whether she would consider pursuing legal options to purchase the land if Westside refuses to sell, she adds, "I believe that by working together, we will find a solution."
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2023-04-19T06:55:28+00:00
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westword.com
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https://www.westword.com/news/denver-park-hill-golf-course-officially-closed-security-hired-to-keep-visitors-out-16648361
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BENSALEM, Pa., July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo & Company ("Wells Fargo" or the "Company") (NYSE: WFC).
Class Period: February 24, 2021 – June 9, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: August 29, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Wells Fargo investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Wells Fargo had misrepresented its commitment to diversity in the Company's workplace; (2) Wells Fargo conducted fake job interviews in order to meet its Diverse Search Requirement; (3) the foregoing conduct subjected Wells Fargo to an increased risk of regulatory and/or governmental scrutiny and enforcement action, including criminal charges; (4) all of the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to negatively impact Wells Fargo's reputation; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules.
Contacts
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2022-07-22T19:39:58+00:00
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wsfa.com
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https://www.wsfa.com/prnewswire/2022/07/22/wfc-investors-have-opportunity-lead-wells-fargo-amp-company-securities-fraud-lawsuit/
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GreatNonprofits Releases 2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit Guide in time for Giving Season
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- To help donors find worthy charities and donate responsibly this season of giving, GreatNonprofits has announced the annual list of Top-Rated Nonprofit Award winners. The list of organizations in the 2022 Top-Rated Nonprofit Guide is the largest yet, spans the entire country, and encompasses more than 47 causes.
Unlike other charity awards, Top-Rated award winners are selected by people who are involved with the nonprofit as volunteers, donors, or those who have been helped by the nonprofit. A record-breaking number (2500+) of organizations made the list this year. You can read more about the breakdown of the Top-Rated Nonprofit Award winners here.
"For the past few years, we have seen a dramatic increase in donors visiting the GreatNonprofits platform to find charities they can support during the holiday season," explains Shari Tishman, Managing Director of GreatNonprofits. "With more new donors and the growing number of nonprofits, resources like the Top-Rated Guide help people find charity organizations that have proven impact on making the world a better place."
With over 25,000 city and issue pages on the platform, donors can find local and national charities that work on the causes they care most about. Thousands of firsthand stories left by community members for the Top-Rated Nonprofits this year demonstrate the impact these organizations have.
One donor of The Wild Animal Sanctuary said, "This place is the epitome of Sanctuary. The obvious care and attention given to the animals is unmatched."
An anonymous recipient of services by KidPower International shared, "Grateful for the work of this incredible organization. They offer sessions that empower kids and take some of the fear out of parenting by equipping parents and children with tools for independence and appropriate caution."
To read more stories about this year's Top-Rated organizations and find charities to support, see the complete list of Top-Rated Nonprofits.
GreatNonprofits is the leading platform for donors to find stories and ratings for more than 1.5M nonprofits. GreatNonprofits houses over 500,000 stories and reviews influencing 30 million donation decisions a year. GreatNonprofits has received coverage in the Economist, Wall Street Journal, and Los Angeles Times, and has been endorsed by philanthropist Bill Gates. Visit www.greatnonprofits.org for more information.
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2022-11-09T12:10:59+00:00
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witn.com
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https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/11/09/community-vetted-charity-list-takes-guesswork-out-giving-back/
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BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian authorities on Monday returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba, as the former colonial power continues to confront its bloody past and look toward reconciliation.
The restitution of the relic took place after Belgium’s King Philippe earlier this month expressed his “deepest regrets” for his nation’s abuses in its African former colony, Congo, which is 75 times the size of Belgium.
Following a private ceremony in the presence of relatives of Lumumba during which the federal prosecutor handed over a case containing the tooth, Belgium’s prime minister Alexander De Croo told Congolese officials and Lumumba’s family that the restitution came way too late.
“It is not normal that Belgium held onto the remains of one of the founding fathers of the Congolese nation for six decades,” said De Croo, who also offered apologies for the role played by his country in the assassination.
Congolese Prime minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde said the return of the relic will be essential for the country’s national memory.
After his assassination in 1961, Lumumba’s body was dismembered and dissolved with acid in an apparent effort to keep any grave from becoming a pilgrimage site. The tooth was seized by Belgian officials in 2016 from the daughter of the Belgian police commissioner who said he took it after overseeing the destruction of Lumumba’s body.
Two years ago, the federal prosecutor’s office said there is no absolute certainty that the tooth being returned is Lumumba’s since no DNA test could be conducted.
Lumumba’s daughter, Juliana, agreed with De Croo the handover was long overdue.
“Father, our hearts bled for 61 years.” she said during the official ceremony, speaking next to a coffin with a picture of her late father on top of it. “We, your children, your grandchildren and your great grandchildren — but also Congo, Africa and the world — we mourned your death without an eulogy.”
Later the coffin was brought outside and draped in a Congolese flag.
Lumumba remains for many in Congo a symbol of what the country could have become after its independence. Instead, it became mired in decades of dictatorship that drained its vast mineral riches.
After pushing for an end to colonial rule, Lumumba became the newly independent Congo’s first prime minister in 1960.
But historians say when he reached out to the Soviet Union for help in putting down a secessionist movement in the mineral-rich Katanga region, he quickly fell out of favor during Cold War times with both Belgium and the United States.
So when dictator Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in a military coup later that year, Western powers did little to intervene as Lumumba was arrested and jailed. Lumumba’s assassination by separatists in January 1961 ultimately cleared the way for Mobutu to rule the country, which he later renamed Zaire, for decades until his death in 1997.
Even though Lumumba’s killers were Congolese, questions have persisted over how complicit Belgium and the United States may have been in his death because of his perceived Communist ties.
A Belgian parliamentary probe later determined that the government was “morally responsible” for Lumumba’s death. A U.S. Senate committee found in 1975 that the CIA had hatched a separate, failed plan to kill the Congolese leader.
“Several ministers of the Belgian government of the time bear a moral responsibility for the circumstances that led to this murder,” De Croo said. “A man was murdered for his political convictions, his words, his ideals. For the democrat that I am, it is indefensible. For the liberal that I am, it is unacceptable. And for the human being that I am, it is odious.”
Two years ago, the 60th anniversary of Congo’s independence reignited calls to put Lumumba’s soul to rest. Protesters gathered outside the Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa, seeking restitution of his remains along with cultural artifacts taken during colonial rule.
In Belgium, the international protests against racism that followed the death of George Floyd in the United States gave a new momentum to activists fighting to have monuments to King Leopold II removed.
Leopold had plundered Congo during his 1865-1909 reign and forced many of its people into slavery to extract resources for his own profit. In 1908, he handed it over to the Belgian state, which continued to rule over the colony until it became independent in 1960.
Amid the Black Lives Matter actions, protesters took down busts of the former monarch held responsible for the death of millions of Africans, and King Philippe later expressed regret for the violence carried out by the country when it ruled over Congo. None of his predecessors had gone so far as to convey remorse.
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2022-06-20T14:03:38+00:00
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wivb.com
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https://www.wivb.com/news/world/belgium-returns-congo-independence-heros-tooth-to-family/
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is encouraging people to wear masks to help reduce the spread of respiratory illnesses this season as COVID, flu and RSV circulate at the same time.
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said wearing a mask is one of several everyday precautions that people can take to reduce their chances of catching or spreading a respiratory virus during the busy holiday season.
The CDC director said the agency is considering expanding its system of COVID community levels to take into account other respiratory viruses such as the flu. The system is the basis for when CDC advises the public to wear masks.
Walensky encouraged people to take proactive action, saying, “One need not wait on CDC action in order to put a mask on. We would encourage all of those preventive measures — hand washing, staying home when you’re sick, masking, increased ventilation — during respiratory virus season, but especially in areas of high COVID-19 community levels.”
The CDC continues to recommend masking for anyone travelling by plane, train, bus or other forms of public transportation.
People with weak immune systems and those who otherwise face a heightened risk of severe disease should also consider wearing a mask.
Walensky strongly encouraged everyone eligible to receive their flu shot and COVID booster. She said flu vaccination coverage is lagging for at-risk groups — children under age 5, pregnant women, and at-risk seniors — compared with last year. There is no vaccine for RSV.
In New York State, 27,000 cases of the flu were reported during Thanksgiving week. This is compared with a then-record-breaking 2019-20 season had a peak of about 17,000 cases in its worst week.
The 27,000 cases in the week ending November 26 had already spiked 76% from the week prior. During that same period, the number of patients hospitalized statewide with lab-confirmed flu was 1,499, a 67% increase over the prior week.
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2022-12-08T20:18:35+00:00
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https://www.wrfalp.com/cdc-encourages-masking-to-reduce-spread-of-covid-flu-and-rsv/
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1 out of 4 Americans live with polluted air, study says
(Gray News) - Millions of Americans put their health on the line every time they step outside.
That’s according to a new report out Wednesday from the American Lung Association that focuses on ozone and particle pollution.
It shows that about 1 in 4 Americans live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives.
A disproportionate amount are people of color or residents of cities in the West, with Bakersfield, California, at or near the top of the three pollution categories: ozone, year-round and short-term particle pollution.
Ten of the 25 most ozone-polluted cities are in California. New York, Chicago and Hartford, Connecticut, were the only three on that list east of the Mississippi River.
Other cities out east affected by year-round or short-term particle pollution include the Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Detroit metro areas.
The Environmental Protection Agency says since 1970, emissions of outdoor air pollutants have fallen by 78% after President Richard Nixon signed the Clean Air Act.
The author of the report says there have been improvements with the Clean Air Act and that efforts like emission controls and people working from home have also helped.
Curious about the air quality where you live? Check out the latest State of the Air.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Newsource contributed to this report.
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2023-04-19T18:05:07+00:00
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https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/04/19/1-out-4-americans-live-with-polluted-air-study-says/
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ralph Yarl was shot at point-blank range in the head by a white homeowner but miraculously survived the bullet to his skull, the attorney for the family of the Black teenager said.
As Yarl, 16, recovers at home, the 84-year-old owner of the Kansas City, Missouri, home where Yarl mistakenly went to pick up his brothers faces his first court appearance Wednesday. Andrew Lester is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. He could face life in prison if convicted. Lester does not yet have an attorney listed, according to Missouri's online court reporting system.
"Do you all understand that this 16-year-old boy was shot at point blank range in the face?" Merritt asked the crowd of about 150 supporters Tuesday at a downtown rally. "A bullet traveled from (Lester's) gun less than 5 feet into his upper temple, penetrated his skull, and they scraped bullet fragments off his frontal lobe on Thursday. On Saturday, he was home playing with his dog."
One sign at the rally read, “He is only 16.” Another: “Is this what Kansas City has come to? Stop gun violence.”
Lester turned himself in Tuesday and was later released on bond. Conditions of his bond include monitoring of his cellphone, prohibition for possessing weapons “of any type,” and a stipulation that Lester not have contact with Yarl or his family.
Merritt and some civil rights leaders urged a hate crime charge. Merritt said Yarl was shot “because he was armed only with his Black skin."
But Clay County prosecutor Zachary Thompson said first-degree assault is a higher-level crime with a longer sentence of up to life in prison. Meanwhile, it was unclear if the U.S. Department of Justice was weighing a federal hate crime charge. Messages seeking comment from the Justice Department were not returned.
The shooting happened about 10 p.m. Thursday. Police Chief Stacey Graves said that Yarl’s parents asked him to pick up his twin brothers at a home on 115th Terrace.
Yarl, an honors student and all-state band member, mistakenly went to 115th Street — a block away from where he meant to be. When he rang the bell, Lester came to the door and shot Yarl in the forehead, and then shot him again in the right forearm.
Lester told police he lives alone and was “scared to death” when he saw a Black male on the porch and thought someone was trying to break in, according to the probable cause statement.
But Merritt said Yarl is hardly an imposing figure.
“The question is, at 5-8 and 140 pounds, what did Andrew Lester look out and see?” Merritt asked. “And the answer is he saw a Black person. And for him, that was enough justification. And that would just be a tragedy except law enforcement agreed with him.”
No words were exchanged before the shooting, but afterward, as Yarl got up to run, he heard Lester yell, “Don’t come around here,” the statement said.
Yarl ran to multiple homes asking for help before finding someone who would call the police, the statement said.
James Lynch was the neighbor who found Yarl. He didn't respond to an interview request, but his wife confirmed an NBC News report that said Lynch heard shouting and saw Yarl banging on the door of another home.
“I heard somebody screaming, ‘Help, help, I’ve been shot!’” Lynch, who is white, told NBC. The father of three ran out and found Yarl covered in blood. Lynch checked his pulse and, when another neighbor came out with towels, helped stem the bleeding until paramedics arrived.
The shooting outraged many in Kansas City and across the country. President Joe Biden spoke with Yarl on Monday, and on Tuesday invited him to the White House.
“No parent should have to worry that their kid will be shot after ringing the wrong doorbell,” Biden tweeted. “We’ve got to keep up the fight against gun violence.”
Thompson said Monday that there was a "racial component" to the shooting. He did not elaborate. Assistant prosecutor Alexander Higginbotham said in an email Tuesday that "there is not a racial element to the legal charges that were filed."
Merritt said the Yarl family met privately with Thompson. The prosecutor said he was “echoing the words from law enforcement that obviously there’s a racial dynamic at play in this case,” said Merritt, who called the answer “shallow.”
Legal experts agreed with Thompson that charging Lester with a hate crime would have potentially meant a shorter sentence if he is convicted. Washington University School of Law professor Peter Joy said the state hate crime law is used only to enhance low-level felony or misdemeanor charges.
Experts expect Lester's lawyers will claim self-defense under Missouri's "stand your ground" law, which allows for the use of deadly force if a person fears for their life. Missouri is among roughly 30 states with such statutes.
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Salter reported from O’Fallon, Missouri. Heather Hollingsworth in Mission, Kansas, contributed to this report.
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2023-04-19T15:53:16+00:00
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Hawaii's highest peaks are covered in snow.
Images from Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano on the Big Island, show of snow covering the ground. The summit received several inches of snow this week as a storm passed through the area.
While it may sound odd for it to snow in Hawaii, the National Weather Service says it's not uncommon. The highest peaks in Hawaii generally receive snow every winter, according to the NWS.
A blizzard warning was issued for Hawaii last year. It was the first time a blizzard warning was issued for the state since 2019.
While there may be snow at the highest elevations in Hawaii, the rest of the state is experiencing sunny and breezy conditions. Highs are forecasted to be in the 60s on Thursday.
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2023-02-23T19:08:20+00:00
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ktvh.com
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https://www.ktvh.com/news/national/storm-brings-snow-to-hawaii
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It's the weekend before Halloween and many are looking for family-friendly activities in Tyler. We've compiled this list to help you make your plans.
Pumpkin patches across East Texas are still open to visit. See a full list here:
There are numerous festivals and trunk-or-treat events in Tyler.
Friday
Fall festival, costume parade at The Hamptons
The Hamptons of Tyler Senior Living is hosting a fall festival from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, at 4250 Old Omen Rd, Tyler.
Attendees are invited to bring their kids in their best costumes. The event will start with a trick-or-treat costume parade through the halls of The Hamptons Assisted Living and Memory Care. The parade will then make its way to the Independent Living section of the community for a trunk-or-treat with candy, games, and music from “Debbie the DJ.”
Hot dogs will be available for $5. All proceeds will go to the Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County. BIGFoot Ice Shack will also be on-site selling snow cones.
Trick-or-treating at Starbucks
One of Tyler's Starbucks locations is inviting the community to a Halloween activity on Friday night.
Starbucks, at 4790 S Broadway Ave. in Tyler, will have trick-or-treating inside and on the patio from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
There will be candy and non-candy treats provided.
The location will offer a free kids-size hot cocoa for anyone in costume.
Trunk-or-treat at Petal Hill
Petal Hill Nursing & Rehab Center, 900 S. Baxter in Tyler, will hold a trunk-or-treat event at 5 p.m. Friday in the back parking lot.
Call Lydia at 903-521-6715 for more information.
Saturday
‘Tent’-or-treat at Whitehouse market
The Whitehouse Farmers Market will close out its 2022 season with a special market from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 29.
The market will include spooky trick-or-treating at tents around the market at 109 E Main St.
There will be face painting, kids activities, and a bounce house.
Boo at the Zoo in Tyler
The Caldwell Zoo is holding its annual Boo at the Zoo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The event is packed full of activities and unique experiences that showcase the spirit of the season. There will be more decorations and activities for ghouls, goblins, princesses and superheroes of all ages.
There will be limited tickets available at the ticket booth Saturday and Sunday. It is recommended to get tickets in advance online to make your entry much easier than buying tickets on site, according to the zoo.
Tickets cost $16.50 per adult, $14.50 for seniors 55 years and up, $12.50 for children 3 to 12, and free for children 2 years and under.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
Trunk-or-treat at Tyler Legacy
Tyler ISD is holding a trunk-or-treat event from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Tyler Legacy High School parking lot.
The event is for elementary and middle school students and will be safe and fun, according to organizers.
Festival set at Southside Baptist Church
Southside Baptist Church, 8875 Old Jacksonville in Tyler, is holding its fall fest from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
The event will feature games, food, candy, a train and a maze.
Trunk-or-treat at state veterans home
The Watkins Logan Texas State Veterans Home, 11466 Honor Lane in Tyler, will hold a Halloween trunk-or-treat event from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
Veteran families are welcome to hand out candy on each cottage’s front porch, and the public is invited.
Email McKenzie.Roberts@hmrvsi.com to reserve your spot or for any questions.
Lindale trick-or-treat event
The second annual Downtown Lindale Trick-or-Treat event is set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29.
The event will feature games, a haunted house, photoshoot and photo ops, lots of candy and more.
After the event, attendees can finish off the night with a movie in the park, “Hocus Pocus,” at dusk at Darden Harvest Park. Kona Ice and popcorn will be available.
To sign up or for more information, visit www.galazcpa.com/halloween.
East Texas Locals trunk-or-treat, car show
East Texas Locals and Kim’s Convenience Store will host a trunk-or-treat and car and truck show Saturday, Oct. 29 at 10750 FM-346, Flint.
Car/truck registration is from 5 to 6 p.m. with judging from 6 to 7 p.m. and awards at 7:30 p.m.
Trunk-or-treating will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. with a costume contest at 7 p.m.
Visit www.easttexaslocals.com for more information.
Rose City Customs trunk-or-treat
Rose City Customs, 2221 W Southwest Loop 323 in Tyler, is holding its first-ever trunk-or-treat from 5 to 9 pm. Saturday.
There will be bounce houses, a dunk booth, face painting, hay ride, costume contest, raffles, door prizes, candy, food and more.
The event is family friendly with free entry.
For more information, call 903-630-2715.
Tyler Classical Academy festival
Tyler Classical Academy will hold its fall festival from 3 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the school, 3405 E. Grande Blvd. in Tyler.
There will be game booths, a trunk-or-treat, petting zoo, haunted house walkthrough, food trucks from Billy Bob's, Chick-fil-A and Kona Ice.
Two-day event set at Life Church Tyler
Life Church Tyler, 107 Barbee Drive, Tyler, is holding a two-day trunk-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 29 and Sunday, Oct. 30.
On Saturday at 5 p.m., the trunk-or-treat will be held with lots of candy for the kids. There will also be hot dogs.
Saturday, attendees will have the chance to enter giveaways for a Nintendo Switch, Apple AirPods, and bikes.
At 1 p.m. Sunday, there will be a special gathering with free snowcones and a giveaway drawing to announce the winners.
Call (903) 939-9299 for more information.
Sunday
Lanes Chapel invites community to trunk-or-treat
Lanes Chapel United Methodist Church, 8720 Old Jacksonville Hwy. in Tyler, will hold a trunk-or-treat event from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.
The event will feature an obstacle course, toddler bounce house, cake walk, hot dogs, trunk games, photo booth and more.
Family fun festival at New Life Worship Center
New Life Worship Center, 18535 US 69 S. Tyler, is holding its Family Fun Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.
The night of free fun will include an inflatable slide, obstacle course, bounce houses, games, cake walk, dunk tank and free hot dogs, hamburgers and candy.
Boo at the Zoo in Tyler
The Caldwell Zoo is holding its annual Boo at the Zoo from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
The event is packed full of activities and unique experiences that showcase the spirit of the season. There will be more decorations and activities for ghouls, goblins, princesses and superheroes of all ages.
There will be limited tickets available at the ticket booth Saturday and Sunday. It is recommended to get tickets in advance online to make your entry much easier than buying tickets on site, according to the zoo.
Tickets cost $16.50 per adult, $14.50 for seniors 55 years and up, $12.50 for children 3 to 12, and free for children 2 years and under.
Tickets can be purchased by clicking here.
Community event at Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church, 1343 E. Grande Blvd. in Tyler, invites the community to its trunk-or-treat event from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30.
There will be games, food trucks, inflatables and candy.
Trunk-or-treat, Dia de los Muertos celebration in downtown Tyler
An event uniting cultures will be held in downtown Tyler from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday. The event will feature a trunk-or-treat as well as Dia de los Muertos activities.
There will be music, a Selena costume/performance contest, food trucks, prizes, candy and more.
Trunk-or-treat at West Erwin Church of Christ
West Erwin Church of Christ, 420 West Erwin St. in Tyler, will hold a trunk-or-treat event from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
There will also be inflatables, a frighthouse, face painting and a chili cookoff.
The event is free.
Monday
CBS19 second-annual trunk-or-treat
CBS19 news station will be holding its second-annual trunk-or-treat event from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31.
Vehicles will need to enter through the front entrance of the Green Acres Bowling Alley (loop entrance) then turn right between the station and satellite dishes to get into the candy line.
All vehicles will go through the line and exit out the front entrance of the station. Please bring trick-or-treat bags as they will not be provided.
CBS19’s Trunk-or-Treat is sponsored by Bill Dickason Chevrolet-Buick and Special Health Resources.
Haunted houses
● World of Khaos, 7 p.m. Friday through Monday, 816 E. Oakwood St., Tyler. Attractions include Nightmares on Oakwood Street and Karnevil’s Revenge. Tickets: $20 general admission, $30 VIP fast pass. Information: http://worldofkhaos.com/ .
● Corpse Grove Haunted Trail, 7:30 p.m. Friday through Monday, 15972 Texas 64 E., Tyler. Attractions include House of the Broken and The Wicked Playground. Tickets: Adults, $15 main haunt, $20 two haunts; children up to 12 years old, $7.50 main haunt, $10 one haunt. Information: http://facebook.com/corpsegrove .
Other
For events happening in other areas of East Texas, check out or list of Halloween activities across the area here. You can also check out our list of things to do this weekend in the area, including non-Halloween activities.
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2022-10-28T17:28:04+00:00
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CHICAGO (AP) — Trying to make the most of his powerful swing, White Sox slugger Luis Robert Jr. lets the ball run deep into the strike zone sometimes.
That’s when it happens.
“When I do that, the catchers, they might think that I am not swinging (for) the ball and they try to reach the ball while I am swinging,” Robert said through a translator. “I think that’s the reason why in my case.”
The end result is often interference, putting Robert on first base and handing an error to the catcher. It has happened to Robert five times already this season, and he is far from alone.
Through Thursday’s big league games, there have been 57 catcher interference calls, up from 38 at the same point last year. The number was 35 through June 29 in 2021 and 30 in 2019, according to Sportradar. The 2020 season started on July 23 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since 1974, the highest single-season total for catcher interference calls is 74 last year, followed by 62 in 2021.
The increase has caught the attention of players and managers around the league.
“We try to pinpoint which guys that, yeah, we have to be careful with that could bring a catcher’s interference,” said Texas Rangers manager Bruce Bochy, a former big league catcher. “Some guys light it up pretty good, I’m talking about the hitters. So we have to be aware of them.”
Chicago Cubs manager David Ross, another former catcher, said he has pointed out a couple of close calls to Yan Gomes, one of his backstops.
“I’ll yell at him, ‘Hey, it looks pretty close,’” Ross said. “It’s less him and more the batter. And even we slowed one down in the dugout the other day, and I mean it just barely missed his glove. So it’s definitely on the radar.”
Under MLB’s catcher interference rule, the batter is awarded first if any fielder interferes with him during a pitch. It happens most often when a hitter gets a piece of the catcher’s glove with his bat.
When catcher interference is called, the play is allowed to continue in case the outcome is more advantageous for the offensive team than the interference. If the interference call is accepted, the catcher is charged with an error. The hitter is marked down for a plate appearance but not an at-bat, and reaching first doesn’t affect the player’s on-base percentage.
One of the biggest factors in the increase is pitch-framing metrics that look favorably on catchers that receive the ball closer to the plate.
Pittsburgh’s Austin Hedges, Detroit’s Jake Rogers and San Francisco’s Blake Sabol are tied for the major league lead with four interference calls apiece. Hedges also ranks No. 1 among catchers in deserved runs prevented and catching defense added, according to Baseball Prospectus, and Rogers is among the league leaders in each category.
Robert, Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani and Oakland rookie Esteury Ruiz have drawn the most catcher interference calls, followed by Houston outfielder Kyle Tucker with four and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Jason Heyward at three.
“Just trying to get closer to the hitter, closer to home plate,” Hedges said. “Helps with receiving. It’s one of the main adjustments I’ve made this year and my receiving has been significantly better than it’s been in a long time and that’s the main reason. I’d rather not have catcher’s interferences, but if a few of them in a season is the price to pay for leading the league in receiving, then I’ll do it.”
Moving closer to the plate helps catchers with framing pitches for strikes, or what Ross describes as “presenting the ball as best you can for the umpire and getting the best calls.” Catching the ball early is especially helpful when it comes to lower pitches.
With Major League Baseball testing an Automatic Ball-Strike System in the minors, the art of framing could go away in the coming years.
“The stats, the metrics say the closer you are, the better you’ll be at receiving. … It’s what I’m trying to do,” Hedges said. “I’m trying to find that happy ground of not being too close but being as close as I can to get to as many pitches as I can.”
While moving closer might help with catching metrics, some of the interference plays have been costly. The resulting baserunners from 16 of the 57 calls this season have come around to score, according to Sportradar.
The Angels’ Matt Thaiss was called for catcher interference twice in the eighth inning of a 9-7 loss at Boston on April 15, helping the Red Sox rally for the win. Robert reached on catcher interference and scored on Jake Burger’s three-run double during a 5-1 victory over Kansas City on May 20. During the second game of Boston’s doubleheader sweep on June 18, an interference call on Yankees catcher Kyle Higashioka forced home a run.
The athletic Robert, who is a threat to score from first on extra-base hits, knows the importance of getting on base — however it happens. But an interference play also disrupts his ability to take advantage of a pitch he likes.
“You have like the two faces of the coin,” Robert said.
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AP Sports Writer Will Graves contributed to this report.
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2023-07-01T15:31:39+00:00
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myfox8.com
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https://myfox8.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-catcher-interference-on-the-rise-as-big-league-backstops-squeeze-in-for-pitch-framing/
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester school officials are investigating allegations that a white teacher told his class of mostly Black students to pick seeds out of cotton and put on handcuffs during lessons on slavery in a seventh-grade social studies class.
“It made me feel bad to be a Black person,” student Jahmiere O’Neal told news outlets.
The teacher has been put on leave while the school system investigates the allegations. They came to light after an appalled parent posted on Facebook that her daughter was confronted with the cotton-picking lesson Tuesday.
“He made a mockery out of slavery,” the mother, Precious Tross, who also goes by Precious Morris, told news outlets later.
“I don’t have a problem with you teaching our kids about slavery and what our ancestors went through and how they had to pick cotton,” she said. “Our teachers back in the day told us that, but they don’t bring in cotton and make you pick cotton seeds out of cotton.”
School officials haven’t identified the teacher. Teachers union President Adam Urbanski told WXXI-AM that “if someone departs from what they should be doing, they should suffer the consequences, but due process has to be allowed first.”
Tross and Vialma Ramos-O’Neal, who is Jahmiere’s mother, said the teacher let white children refuse to take part in the cotton-picking while not letting kids of color opt out.
“I immediately was like, ‘Oh, I’m not doing that,’” said Morris’ daughter, Ja’Nasia Brown. “And then he was like, ‘Do it. It’s for a good grade.’”
On another occasion, the teacher brought in handcuffs and shackles, according to the students. Tross said that when her daughter balked at putting them on, the teacher threatened to send her to the principal’s office or the school counselor.
The parents are calling for the teacher’s firing and for his teaching license to be revoked.
School Principal Kelly Nicastro told parents in a letter that school leaders “take these allegations very seriously,” and a statement from the school board called them “extremely troubling.”
“In a district of Black and brown students, it is important to be sensitive of the historical framework by which our students are engaging and learning,” board President Cynthia Elliott said. About half the School of the Arts’ students are Black.
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2022-05-01T13:17:53+00:00
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pix11.com
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Senate Republicans are wincing over former President Trump’s early barrage of attacks against his chief rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), fearing they’re seeing a preview of a brutal primary to come that could leave both candidates weakened heading into the general election.
GOP lawmakers acknowledge DeSantis needs to show he can take a punch and aren’t shocked Trump would take hard shots at a rival as the campaign heats up.
But some are surprised the former president is unloading such a heavy barrage before DeSantis is even in the race, and they worry that getting into a year-long mudslinging battle with Trump isn’t good look for the party heading into 2024.
“I winced in 2016 and I’m wincing now,” said Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) when asked about Trump’s hardball tactics. “That’s just because that’s not my style.
“I don’t think you’ll ever take the New York style out of Donald Trump. It’s too much to ask, he’s a fully-baked cake,” she said.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who won reelection in 2022 despite casting one of seven Republican votes to convict Trump of an impeachment charge in February of 2021, signaled she’s not happy about the vitriol Trump is already unleashing in the primary.
“Why anyone feels it’s necessary as part of a campaign to be nasty and personal is beyond me. It doesn’t have to be. Talk about the issues,” she said.
Trump has already settled on a nickname for the Florida governor: Ron DeSanctimonious.
Last month he flagged a photo on his social media platform, Truth Social, that allegedly showed DeSantis posing with three young women while drinking an alcoholic beverage when he taught at boarding school 20 years ago.
Trump claims that DeSantis cried in front of him while begging for his endorsement in the 2018 Florida gubernatorial primary, when he trailed his rival Adam Putman by double digits.
He said this week that he “probably” regrets endorsing DeSantis in the race.
“He was dead as a dog; he was a dead politician. He would have been working perhaps for a law firm or doing something else,” Trump told a reporters who traveled with him to Iowa.
Senate Republican Whip John Thune (S.D.) said on Wednesday that he wished Trump would focus on drawing contrasts with Democrats on the issues instead of tearing down fellow Republicans.
“That’s his style. If you’re going to be in the arena, you should expect that,” he said of Trump’s personal attacks on DeSantis.
“Yes, I would like to keep it focused on the issues. I think there’s plenty to talk about, lots of contrasts you can draw with Democrats. I’d rather [they] keep their fire focused on them instead of each other,” he said.
DeSantis has tried to focus on fighting he calls “woke activism” in Florida and getting his agenda through the state legislature but Trump is already aiming the heavy artillery at the governor.
A super PAC aligned with Trump, Make America Great Again Inc., on Wednesday filed a complaint against DeSantis with the Florida Commission on Ethics, accusing the governor and his allies of running a “shadow presidential campaign.”
Trump’s campaign this month starting buying Facebook ads promoting a picture of DeSantis sitting next to Trump in the Oval Office captioned: “An Apprentice Leaning from the Master” and “Re-elect President Trump in 2024.”
Speaking at an event in Davenport, Iowa, Monday, Trump accused DeSantis of wanting to “decimate” Social Security and compared him to Utah Sen. Mitt Romney (R), who voted twice to convict the former president on impeachment charges.
He also accused DeSantis of being a Republican in name only and connected him to former Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), a Republican leader who for many Trump conservatives embodied the GOP establishment’s leeriness of Trump when he entered the White House in 2017.
“You have to remember, Ron was a disciple of Paul Ryan, who is a RINO loser currently destroying FX, and would constantly vote against entitlements,” Trump said in Iowa. “And to be honest with you, Ron reminds me a lot of Mitt Romney.”
Some Republicans worry relentless negativity on the campaign trail could wind up turning off swing voters, especially suburban women and college-educated voters.
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) tacitly blamed Trump’s influence on the Republican Party’s brand for the disappointing performance of GOP Senate candidates in the 2022 midterm.
“Here’s the problem, we underperformed among voters who did not like President Biden’s performance, among independents and among moderate Republicans, who looked at us and concluded [there was] too much chaos, too much negativity and we turned off a lot of these centrist voters,” he told reporters in November.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a councilor to the Senate GOP leadership team, said negative politics tends to backfire in North Carolina, a swing state that Trump carried in 2016 and 2020.
He said he “never used it” and “never found it productive” to wield the politics of personal destruction to win a race.
“I think it turns off a lot of people that are part of gettable votes for the Republican nominee,” he said.
He emphasized he wouldn’t presume to give Trump political advice, but he cautioned that “I don’t think in a purple state like North Carolina it’s the best posture, the best message for suburban voters — the voters that we saw move the other way or not vote in the last election cycle.”
Trump’s political strategy appears to be to drive a wedge between DeSantis and working-class and rural conservatives who don’t have college degrees and make up the core of Trump’s base.
Some Senate Republicans privately speculate DeSantis will not be able to defeat Trump in next year’s primary unless he can make bigger inroads with rural, evangelical and working-class white voters without college degrees. Recent polls show Trump leading by large margins among this swath of the GOP primary electorate.
GOP lawmakers say they expected a bruising race but some of them are marveling over how early the carpet bombing has started.
“Whenever you’re going to have a hard-fought primary as opposed as opposed to something that has consensus, there’s going to be injury from the warfare,” said Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.). “It looks like it’s getting started very early.”
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2023-03-16T11:30:48+00:00
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cenlanow.com
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https://www.cenlanow.com/hill-politics/gop-lawmakers-cringe-over-trumps-effort-to-destroy-desantis/
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- Hyundai Bioscience announcing the receipt of the phase 2 clinical study report of XaftyTM and its plans for the emergency use authorization
- Planning fast track process in oversea countries to enter the global market
SEOUL, South Korea, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Bioscience (KOSDAQ 048410) announced on the 28th that it had received the clinical study report for the COVID-19 phase 2 clinical trial of its antiviral drug 'Xafty' (code name: CP-COV03).
In the announcement, Hyundai Bioscience shared its plans to proceeding emergency use approval (hereafter, EUA) and approval process with the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS). Hyundai Bioscience plans to pursue other feasible fast-track processes for Xafty in oversea countries as well.
In this clinical trial, Xafty shortened the time required to improve 12 COVID-19 symptoms, including fever and cough, by 4 days compared to the placebo group. When taken within 3 days of symptom onset, the high-risk group improved the recovery time of 12 symptoms 6 days earlier than the placebo group. In addition, the viral load (virus level) was reduced by 56% by 16 hours after the first dosing, which is 14 times that of the placebo group (4% reduction).
Hyundai Bioscience research director, DR. G.W. Jin commented "COVID-19 is an RNA virus. It is characterized by a very fast infection rate and constant creation of variants within the same virus family. Hyundai Bioscience's Xafty has excellent efficacy against not only COVID-19 but also all corona-type viruses such as SARS and MERS. With drug repurposing, Xafty has safety and price competitiveness, making it a game changer for COVID-19."
These clinical results may be possible with Xafty's active ingredient, niclosamide's mechanism to remove viruses by activating cell autophagy, unlike existing antiviral drugs that inhibit viral replication. As a result of in vitro study on 48 types of drugs selected from 3,000 FDA- and IND-approved drugs by the Pasteur Korea Institute in 2021, niclosamide, an approved anthelmintic drug, was selected as the top candidate for COVID-19 antivirals. Hyundai Bioscience developed Xafty by repurposing niclosamide as a COVID-19 antiviral.
In this COVID-19 clinical trial of 300 patients, Xafty proved its safety with no serious adverse events. Considering its no known concomitant contraindications and its price competitiveness compared to existing COVID-19 treatments, Xafty is expected to be a standard COVID-19 treatment in the global market.
This clinical trial was carried out in consideration of the Korean EUA system in terms of scale. If Xafty is approved for emergent use, Korea would attain 'pharmaceutical sovereignty' as a country with a leading antiviral drug.
Hyundai Bioscience initially planned to enroll 180 patients in this clinical trial but expanded it to 300 to target the EUA introduced in Korea in March 2021.
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2023-05-03T03:19:07+00:00
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https://www.wafb.com/prnewswire/2023/05/03/hyundai-bioscience-announced-positive-phase-2-clinical-study-results-global-blockbuster-candidate-covid-19-antiviral-drug/
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An amateur group of space enthusiasts from Copenhagen have been spending their spare time building rockets, totally funded through crowdsourcing.
The U.S., Russia, and China have already launched humans into orbit, as have a handful of private companies. With the arrival of the commercial space age, how relevant is this DIY endeavor?
Brett Dahlberg of IEEE Spectrum reports.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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2022-06-03T18:53:01+00:00
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delawarepublic.org
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https://www.delawarepublic.org/2022-06-03/a-scrappy-diy-group-shoots-for-the-moon
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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota's ethics board won't publicly disclose the “appropriate action” it took after finding evidence Gov. Kristi Noem intervened with a state agency to influence her daughter's application for a real estate appraiser license, a lawyer for the board told The Associated Press.
The state's Government Accountability Board was created to provide a check on any misconduct by state officials, and the question of whether to discipline the Republican governor presented its first major test.
A lawyer hired by the board, Mark Haigh, responded to an open records request by telling the AP this week that the board's response would remain “confidential.”
The board's three retired judges considering the complaint voted unanimously last month to find that there was evidence that Noem, who is considered a potential 2024 White House contender, engaged in a conflict of interest and malfeasance when she held a meeting in July 2020 that included her daughter, Kassidy Peters, and key decision-makers in Peters’ licensure just days after the agency had moved to deny her a license. After the meeting, Peters got another opportunity to demonstrate she could meet federal standards and was ultimately awarded the license.
But the board appeared to let Noem decide whether to defend herself in a public hearing, known as a contested case hearing, or simply accept the “appropriate action” and let the matter quietly die. As a deadline passed last week to contest the board's finding, Noem stayed silent, and the board's lawyer says the case remains closed.
“This all looks like, frankly, an ethics board trying to engage in a cover-up,” said Kathleen Clark, a law professor who specializes in government ethics at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Law.
After reviewing the board's statutes, Clark pointed out that South Dakota law says the board “shall” conduct a contested case hearing if the board members vote that there is enough evidence to believe an official engaged in misconduct. That vote then triggers a statute that makes the board's files open to the public.
“This appears to be an end-run around the required transparency and disclosure,” Clark added.
Board members either did not respond to a request for comment on their action or declined to comment on Tuesday. The board's attorney has previously said it “fully complied” with all the requirements of the law.
The board, which deliberated over the complaints for nearly a year in a series of closed-door meetings, has never handled such a high-profile case since its inception in 2017. It has navigated untested laws that could not anticipate the context around the complaint: Jason Ravnsborg, who was facing pressure from Noem to resign as attorney general for his conduct in a fatal car crash, announced he was filing the complaint to the board shortly after the AP reported on Noem's hands-on role in her daughter's licensure.
The South Dakota Legislature’s audit committee, controlled by Republicans, also unanimously approved a report in May that found Noem’s daughter got preferential treatment.
Board members have previously said the laws governing it are not clearly laid out.
Karen Soli, a former Democratic state lawmaker who helped create the board, suggested that the board is supposed to have some discretion, describing it as “a quiet, behind-the-scenes way to let someone know that they were doing something wrong in state government.”
The board is allowed under the law to issue a private reprimand. But the statute says it may take that action at the conclusion of a contested case hearing and after it has determined, by a majority vote, that there has been misconduct.
John Pelissero, a scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University, said it was best practice for ethics boards “to be as transparent as possible” once they take action.
Across states and local governments, ethics boards follow a variety of procedures, he said, but added: “Most announce the final actions to the public.”
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2022-09-20T20:55:30+00:00
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lmtonline.com
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Rangers vs. Reds: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Run Line, Home/Road Splits
Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers take the field against TJ Friedl and the Cincinnati Reds on Monday at 6:40 PM ET, in the first of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park.
Oddsmakers list the Rangers as -115 moneyline favorites, while giving the underdog Reds -105 moneyline odds. The game's over/under has been set at 8.5 runs.
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Rangers vs. Reds Odds & Info
- Date: Monday, April 24, 2023
- Time: 6:40 PM ET
- TV: BSOH
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Venue: Great American Ball Park
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Rangers Recent Betting Performance
- The Rangers have played as the favorite in six of their past 10 games and have won four of those contests.
- In their last 10 games with a total, the Rangers and their opponents have combined to hit the over seven times.
- In their last game with a spread, the Rangers covered the spread.
Rangers Betting Records & Stats
- The Rangers are 9-4 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 69.2% of those games).
- In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -115 or shorter, Texas has a record of 9-4 (69.2%).
- The Rangers have an implied moneyline win probability of 53.5% in this contest.
- Texas has combined with opponents to hit the over on the total 14 times this season for a 14-6-1 record against the over/under.
- The Rangers have had a run line set for just two outings this season, and covered in both.
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2023-04-24T13:20:27+00:00
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ksla.com
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NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired shares of Amazon common stock between July 30, 2021, and April 28, 2022, inclusive.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 6, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in AMZN:
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Amazon.com, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: 1) defendants knew or recklessly disregarded that the Company's infrastructure and fulfillment network investments substantially outpaced demand; 2) those investments were a massive, self-imposed, undue drain on Amazon's financial condition; 3) contrary to defendants' public statements and undisclosed to investors, defendants had already implemented cutbacks to Amazon's fulfillment capacity by July 2021; and 4) as a result of defendants' misrepresentations and omissions, Amazon's common stock traded at artificially inflated prices during the class period.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Amazon you have until September 6, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Amazon securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AMZN lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/amazon-com-inc-loss-submission-form-2?id=30437&from=4.
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2022-08-02T10:56:39+00:00
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ksla.com
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https://www.ksla.com/prnewswire/2022/08/02/amzn-alert-klein-law-firm-announces-lead-plaintiff-deadline-september-6-2022-class-action-filed-behalf-amazoncom-inc-shareholders/
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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — He stood atop the winning Chevrolet at Talladega Superspeedway ready to celebrate in his own signature way. But when Ross Chastain smashed a month-old watermelon onto the track, the crowd roared as if it was an Earnhardt who had just snatched a thrilling, last-lap victory.
It was “unlike anything I’ve ever experienced," said the eighth-generation watermelon farmer from Florida.
“I want it to smash; I don’t want it to just bust open,” Chastain said. "I heard (the cheers) and I felt them. The car was shaking. Then my legs started shaking. My arms were shaking. I took a second, scanned left to right, so like from the start/finish line was in my peripheral, I scanned down to the tri-oval, people were going crazy. It was wild. Smashed it and they erupted again.
"It’s indescribable. I don’t have the words, but just the feeling they pumped into me was what you dream of. That’s what I wanted to do when I first wanted to show watermelons, if I was ever able to win a race, I wanted that feeling. I wanted that reaction.”
Rewind to 2018 and Chastain was just another struggling racecar driver desperate for a big team to give him a chance. He drove a motorhome for Spire Motorsports to the track most weeks to earn extra cash; the top drivers fly to the races, where their luxury home-at-the-track is waiting and stocked with groceries. Chastain needed a side hustle.
The CEO of DC Solar took notice of Chastain at the track one day washing the Spire motorhome and decided to back him with company money in an Xfinity Series ride for Chip Ganassi Racing in 2019. Little more than a month later, the FBI accused DC Solar of being a Ponzi scheme and the deal collapsed.
Ganassi closed the Xfinity Series team, Chastain was back at square one and the DC Solar CEO was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The next few seasons were a rollercoaster for Chastain, who desperately wanted to prove he deserved a top Cup ride. He made mistakes, wrecked with teammates and won just one Xfinity race after the Ganassi deal fell apart.
Then Ganassi called again ahead of the 2021 season to fill Kyle Larson's seat. And that was going pretty good up until Ganassi shocked the industry by selling his entire NASCAR organization to Justin Marks last June.
Now the driver was again panicked — even a little nauseous — at starting all over again.
Marks, who along with partner Pitbull has built Trackhouse Racing into a winning team in just its second season, assured Chastain that things would be fine. He signed him to drive with essentially his entire Ganassi team from last year and told him to relax.
The result is two wins in the last five races, a guaranteed spot for Chastain and Trackhouse in the playoffs and two gloriously smashed watermelons. The first one he smashed on the road course at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas a month ago.
“Ross has spent a number of years in his career fighting every lap of every race because tomorrow wasn’t given, because next week was not guaranteed,” Marks said. “I’ve seen and continue to see so much talent in him that my goal was to put him in a position where he didn’t have to do that, where he had some job security.”
“He’s now comfortable in his job and skin, understands and knows this team is being built around him," Marks added. "He can take a breath, be more calculated, not try to get it all right now in this moment.”
That's what won Chastain the race on Sunday.
Unlike previous superspeedway races when Chastain often made the wrong strategic moves or, worse, made outright mistakes that led to wrecked cars, he remained determined not to screw anything up. He stayed in the bottom lane behind leader Erik Jones and wasn't going to budge.
When Jones moved up a lane in a defensive block on Larson as they exited the final turn, Chastain just kept his foot on the gas. It was nothing but clear track in front of him and Jones had his hands full holding off Larson in the top lane.
That patience and maturity earned Chastain the shocking victory. He led only the final stretch of racetrack to the finish line the entire race.
“The patience side, it’s hard,” Chastain said. “It’s so hard. Every split-second decision has to be quick, but also you have to be able to live with the consequences of it. I just thought that was my best maneuver, which I never thought that before. I made the mistake several times in Xfinity cars (when) I moved up or made a move, and (someone else) went on to win the race."
He will have a new watermelon this Sunday at Dover in Delaware If Chastain continues to show the same maturity, Trackhouse may need to replenish its supply.
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2022-04-25T23:26:31+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Column-Chastain-calms-down-to-surge-into-title-17125852.php
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The inventor of a familiar part of 1980s classrooms has died, according to The New York Times.
E. Bryant Crutchfield, a paper-company executive from Greenville who was a graduate of Auburn University, died Sunday in Marietta, Ga. He was 85.
Crutchfield developed the Trapper Keeper, a binder sought-after by students through middle and high school, with folders inside to organize papers.
As the story goes, Crutchfield, the son of cotton mill workers, was employed at Ohio-based paper manufacturer Mead. He had already shown an aptitude for developing products aimed at teens.
Market research showed growth in folder sales among students as teachers began using copy machines. What was needed, Crutchfield understood, was a folder for folders.
The Trapper Keeper featured a plastic-coated binder with a Velcro seal to hold folders, or Trappers, with the option of buying more folders if needed. The name came over drinks with the company’s research and development director.
Mead introduced the product in 1981 and sold more than than 75 million Trapper Keepers, with designs making some of the Trapper Keepers collectors items.
Within a decade, the company estimated half of all middle and high school students in the United States had one. A recent relaunch to capitalize on 1980s nostalgia has been successful in reintroducing the product.
“We rolled it out, and it was just like a rocket,” Crutchfield said in a 2017 interview with the website Mental Floss.
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2022-08-26T15:32:15+00:00
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pennlive.com
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https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/08/trapper-keeper-inventor-e-bryant-crutchfield-dead-at-85.html
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It stretches over 5,000 miles. It weighs over 10 million tons. And it's circling around the Gulf of Mexico and the mid-Atlantic, where the right combination of currents and wind could push it ashore.
If you haven't heard of the great Atlantic sargassum belt, or even if you have, chances are high that you'll see it pop into your news feed at least once this summer. After a decade of record-breaking blooms, 2023's sargassum mass is again shaping up to cause headaches (literally and figuratively) for beachside towns and tourists.
Here's what you need to know.
What exactly is the sargassum belt?
Sargassum is a type of leafy, rootless and buoyant algae that bunch up in islands and floats around the ocean.
In the open sea, healthy patches of sargassum can soak up carbon dioxide and serve as a critical habitat for fish, crabs, shrimp, turtles and birds.
But if sargassum moves closer to the coast, the seaweed can wreak havoc on local ecosystems, smothering coral reefs and altering the water's pH balance. Once ashore, clumps of sargassum can choke local economies by closing tourism sites, cutting off marinas and constricting fishing yields.
Sargassum begins to rot after about 48 hours on land, releasing irritants like hydrogen sulfide, a hazard to anyone with respiratory issues like asthma. Oh, and the resulting smell resembles manure or rotten eggs — not a great spring break aroma.
It used to be that sargassum rafts were disparate, sporadic bodies, causing little disruption to beach-going.
But scientists noticed a change in sargassum levels in 2011, when masses of the seaweed multiplied, gaining in density and size, becoming so big they were captured on satellite images.
Today, the patches comprise a 5,500-mile-long, 10 million-ton belt that circulates annually, starting near West Africa and snaking through the Gulf of Mexico back into the Atlantic.
More than double the width of the contiguous U.S., the mass fluctuates in size from month to month, with the high point generally landing in the summer.
"The low season of the cycle is now higher than the high point of the cycle five or six years ago," says Brian Barnes, a researcher with the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science.
"What we thought was just a massive bloom has only gotten bigger and bigger and bigger each year," Barnes adds.
What's behind these monster blooms?
The exact drivers of the growth are still a bit "shrouded in mystery," says Brian Lapointe, a research professor with Florida Atlantic University, who's been studying sargassum for over 40 years.
His hypothesis is that it has to do with how humans are altering the nitrogen cycle. We're using more fertilizer, burning biomass, cutting down forests and increasing wastewater from cities, all of which sends ammonium, nitrate and phosphate down major river systems.
Those elevated nutrients then shoot out over the surface of the ocean, acting as a fertilizer for sargassum patches.
"What we've found in studying these plants over the last four decades is that the ratio [of nitrogen to phosphorus] is going up, and that's exactly what's happening to all these major river systems," Lapointe said. "It's almost like sargassum is a barometer for how global nitrogen levels are changing."
Cleaning up major rivers from the Mississippi to the Orinoco would be the best step for mitigating excessive sargassum bloom, Lapointe says.
But in the meantime, the blooms continue to get bigger and bigger. Barnes and Lapointe both say that this year is already on track to break records.
What's happening with this year's bloom?
The University of South Florida's Optical Oceanography Lab, which tracks the mass using NASA satellite imagery, the latest bloom has already doubled every month from November to January.
And, thanks to ocean currents, the belt is continuing to migrate westward, threatening beaches along the Florida Keys, along with Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula and the eastern Caribbean.
An estimated 200 tons of sargassum already began washing up on beaches along the Yucatán Peninsula earlier this month, spurring local authorities to jump into cleanup operations.
Key West, Fla., is also seeing large, early amounts of sargassum piling up, restricting beach access just a month after beaches were closed in other parts of the state during a toxic microalgae bloom known as the "red tide."
Barnes says the two oceanographic events are totally unrelated, but "they both run on the same principle: You need a seed population, you need fertilizer, you need light and the right temperatures." It's a good year for those elements.
What happens if sargassum isn't removed from the beaches?
Local officials in Florida and elsewhere sometimes use heavy machinery to clear beaches, but scientists say that can threaten local sea turtle nests and cause shoreline erosion.
Last year's record bloom offered a taste of what could happen without proper planning.
Following last year's record sargassum levels, the U.S. Virgin Islands declared a state of emergency and requested assistance from FEMA to handle the masses.
A desalination plant on St. Croix became so clogged with seaweed that local electrical-generating capacities were threatened.
In Barbados, local governments employed 1,600 dump trucks daily during the peak season to clean the beaches for tourists, LaPointe told NPR.
And desperate officials in the Cayman Islands tried a pilot program to pump the seaweed directly out of the water, but swiftly suspended the efforts after realizing how difficult it is to decompose the material, the Associated Press reported.
As evidence that necessity is breeding invention, private companies, too, have experimented with using sargassum as food, fertilizer, biofuel, construction material and medicinal products.
But Lapointe cautions that keeping the biomass at bay might be the safest long-term option.
The field of study is young, but "we're finding [sargassum] can contain heavy metals, including arsenic. It has fairly high concentrations of the toxin," he said. "There's a concern that, through leaching, that could impact groundwater."
In 2018, doctors on the islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique also reported more than 11,000 cases of "acute sargassum toxicity" during an eight-month period of intense beach buildup, Reuters reported.
Is this just the new normal?
The hassle and danger of living with sargassum yields is only complicated by how tricky it is to predict where the patches will wash ashore. Bloom sizes vary based on wind, river flooding, droughts and temperature.
But once the seaweed is grown, patches "aggregate where the currents push them," Barnes says. "We can see it out there in the open ocean and we can track movements offshore with accuracy. [...] But once you start getting into the scale of an individual beach, it becomes much more difficult."
Barnes is hoping his team can get better at predicting sargassum beaching with precision, in large part because he doesn't see this excessive bloom cycle "winding down anytime soon."
"It's only getting bigger and bigger and bigger each year," he said.
Lapointe agreed, framing it another way: "I remember seeing The Blob as a movie when I was a kid and it scared the you-know-what out of me. [...] This blob of seaweed is scarier. It's the real deal."
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2023-04-05T00:25:46+00:00
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wqcs.org
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https://www.wqcs.org/2023-03-15/meet-the-sargassum-belt-a-5-000-mile-long-snake-of-seaweed-circling-florida
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK- Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly says park officials hope to reopen the southern loop of the park within a week, but that depends on repairs, especially sewer and water systems and the ability to handle visitors after a devastating flood ripped through parts of the park and southwestern Montana.
The floods were impressive, according to Sholly - the Yellowstone River at Gardiner was recorded at 51,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) Sunday night. The highest ever before that was 31,000 CFS.
In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, Sholly said there is no estimate on the damage and timeline on repairs - that will have to wait until waters go down and experts arrive. He said washed-out roads in the park may not be rebuilt with the same alignment in order to make them more resistant to future weather events.
He says the hope is that the southern loop will be able to reopen within a week, but that depends on repairs, especially sewer and water systems and the ability to handle visitors.
Roads to the north will be closed at Norris and Canyon when the southern loop reopens.
Sholly said there were no injuries to staff or visitors due to the flooding, but he did report one heart attack death at the Madison Campground, but it was not related to the flooding. Twelve people remain in the backcountry but are making their way out and will not need an airlift.
Sholly hopes power will be restored to Mammoth sometime Tuesday night.
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2022-06-15T01:55:06+00:00
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ktvq.com
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https://www.ktvq.com/news/local-news/yellowstone-park-hopes-to-open-southern-loop-within-a-week
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CHICAGO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Surgical Directions, the leading expert in procedural care services committed to improving patient care, announced the addition of Jill Schwieters to its executive leadership team as Senior Managing Director.
In this role, Schwieters will drive organizational strategy, strategic client and partner relationships, business growth and executive leadership development to help scale the organization and enhance the client experience.
As a healthcare executive and entrepreneur, Schwieters brings a wealth of expertise to Surgical Directions. As CEO of JAS & Associates, Schwieters aided organizations with investor strategy, governance, strategic planning, and go-to market and executive development. As Founder and President of Cielo Healthcare, Schwieters led the organization to over $100M+ in annual revenue while delivering transformational results for clients. For six consecutive years, clients voted to recognize the Cielo Healthcare team for outstanding service through the HRO Today Association.
Prior to founding Cielo Healthcare, Schwieters served for nearly 15 years at the Wheaton Franciscan Health System, which was formative in her desire to drive innovation, improve the patient and employee experience and make a difference in healthcare.
"We are incredibly excited to have Jill on board," said Leslie Basham, President & Chief Executive Officer of Surgical Directions. "She has a wealth of knowledge that will help us tremendously as we navigate healthcare challenges and scale our organization to better serve the industry. We are fortunate to be able to tap into her experience and to continue to build an organization with exceptional top talent."
"I am thrilled to join this team of clinical and procedural experts. Efficient and safe procedural care services are more important than ever today in our delivery system, and it is a privilege to help health systems improve this important work," said Schwieters. "Joining Surgical Directions allows me to continue my passion for making a difference, directly impacting patient care improvement while having fun with a smart, committed team."
Additionally, Schwieters is the Board Chair for the National Center for Healthcare Leadership and serves as a board member for Herzing University, WellBe and Vytal Health. Schwieters has a BA in Industrial Psychology from University of WI – Stevens Point, an MSM from Cardinal Stritch University, participated in the Harvard Business School YPO President's Program and was recognized as Chicago's Notable Women in Healthcare.
Surgical Directions is a healthcare solutions organization that helps clients improve perioperative, procedural care, and anesthesia services. They partner with organizations to reduce costs and increase revenue using peer-to-peer leadership and process expertise coupled with actionable data analytics. Our team of experienced practitioners and consultants tackle critical issues achieving financial, operational, and clinical outcome excellence. Surgical Directions has successfully served 400+ hospitals, ASCs, and medical groups to increase patient access and, most importantly, improve patient care. Additional information is available at www.surgicaldirections.com.
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2022-12-06T15:48:15+00:00
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis on Monday broke his silence on the nationwide protests convulsing Iran, denouncing the recourse to the death penalty there and seemingly legitimizing the rallies as demonstrations “demanding greater respect for the dignity of women.”
Francis made the comments in an annual speech to ambassadors accredited to the Vatican, a foreign policy speech the pope delivers at the start of each year outlining the areas of greatest concern for the Holy See.
In his remarks, Francis linked the Vatican’s opposition to abortion to its opposition to the death penalty, saying both are a violation of the fundamental right to life. Francis has changed church teaching on the death penalty, ruling it is “inadmissible” in all circumstances.
“The right to life is also threatened in those places where the death penalty continues to be imposed, as is the case in these days in Iran, following the recent demonstrations demanding greater respect for the dignity of women,” Francis said. “The death penalty cannot be employed for a purported state justice, since it does not constitute a deterrent nor render justice to victims, but only fuels the thirst for vengeance.”
His comments marked his first public remarks about the protests that erupted in Iran in mid-September over the death of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year-old woman died after being arrested by Iran’s morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code. Women have played a leading role in the protests, with many publicly removing the compulsory Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab.
At least four people have been executed since the demonstrations began, following internationally criticized, rapid, closed-door trials.
At least 519 people have been killed in the monthslong demonstrations, with more than 19,200 others arrested, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group that’s been monitoring the protests since they began. It’s become one of the greatest challenges to Iran’s Shiite theocracy since its 1979 Islamic Revolution.
Francis has been cautious to not call out Iran’s government, given his attempts to foster dialogue with the Muslim world. Francis has forged a strong relationship with the imam of the Al-Azhar in Cairo, the seat of Sunni learning. But his attempts to forge dialogue with the Shiite world have been more circumspect, though he held a landmark meeting in 2021 with the top Shiite cleric in Iraq, the Iranian-born Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani.
There was no immediate reaction to Francis’ remarks, though Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday called for a “stern” reaction to the ongoing demonstrations. He said those who set fire to public places had committed “treason with no doubt” — a crime that carries the death penalty in the Islamic Republic. He also repeated an allegation that foreign powers had fomented the unrest, without providing evidence to support the claim.
The remarks by Khamenei could embolden authorities to continue the harsh punishment of detainees.
Francis referred to the Iran protests in lamenting overall that women in many parts of the world are treated as “second-class citizens.”
“They are subjected to violence and abuse, and are denied the opportunity to study, work, employ their talents, and have access to health care and even to food,” he said. While Francis has appointed women to many high-ranking jobs in the Vatican, some women say they too are treated as second-class citizens in the Catholic Church since they can’t be ordained priests.
Francis also referred to Iran in his remarks lamenting the continued threat posed by nuclear weapons in Russia’s war in Ukraine, but also in the breakdown of talks over Iran’s atomic program. Francis has changed church teaching to declare that not only the use of nuclear weapons, but the mere possession of them is immoral.
He said the stall in Iran talks was a point of “particular concern.”
“It is my hope that a concrete solution can be reached as quickly as possible, for the sake of ensuring a more secure future,” the pontiff said.
Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, though it now enriches uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels and has drastically limited international oversight of its atomic activities in recent years since the collapse of its nuclear deal with world powers.
In his remarks, Francis listed conflicts, natural disasters and migration crises afflicting the planet, but also the threats to democracy — particularly in the Americas.
Making a last-minute change to his speech, he added in the “events in recent hours in Brazil,” a reference to the thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power.
“In many areas, a sign of the weakening of democracy is heightened political and social polarization, which does not help to resolve the urgent problems of citizens,” he said. “I think of the various countries of the Americas where political crises are laden with tensions and forms of violence that exacerbate social conflicts.”
In addition to Brazil, he cited Peru and Haiti, in saying that “there is a constant need to overcome partisan ways of thinking and to work for the promotion of the common good.”
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Jon Gambrell contributed to this report from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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2023-01-09T21:30:15+00:00
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Officials: 8 dolphins dead after stranding in New Jersey
SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. (AP) — Eight dolphins have died after they became stranded on a beach in New Jersey, marine animal welfare officials said.
The Marine Mammal Stranding Center said on Facebook on Tuesday morning that a pod of eight dolphins known as “common dolphins” had become stranded in Sea Isle City and that staff and a veterinarian had responded with help from local officials. Officials said at the time that two of the dolphins had died.
On Tuesday afternoon, officials said the remaining six dolphins were assessed by the veterinarian and the decision was made to euthanize them to prevent further suffering. Their conditions were rapidly deteriorating and returning them to the ocean would have prolonged their inevitable death, officials said.
The dolphins have been taken to the New Jersey State Lab for necropsies.
“We share in the public’s sorrow for these beautiful animals, and hope that the necropsies will help us understand the reason for their stranding,” the post on Facebook said.
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2023-03-22T02:03:47+00:00
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In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday that race cannot be used as a factor in deciding college admissions — putting a halt to a process colleges have used for years to inform the makeup of their student bodies.
The University of North Carolina and Harvard University, the two colleges whose policies were challenged in the cases, both issued statements following the ruling.
UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz wrote:
"Carolina remains firmly committed to bringing together talented students with different perspectives and life experiences and continues to make an affordable, high-quality education accessible to the people of North Carolina and beyond. While not the outcome we hoped for, we will carefully review the Supreme Court's decision and take any steps necessary to comply with the law."
"We write today to reaffirm the fundamental principle that deep and transformative teaching, learning, and research depend upon a community comprising people of many backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences," Harvard's statement read. "That principle is as true and important today as it was yesterday."
SEE MORE: Supreme Court overturns ruling on college affirmative action policies
Clarence D. Armbrister, president of Johnson C. Smith University, a historically Black college in North Carolina, called it "a sad day for diversity in America."
"By limiting race in admissions decisions, the Supreme Court has begun to reconstruct the roadblocks that blocked the paths of African Americans in this country for the over four hundred years we have been here. Those of us who work at HBCUs already know talent can be found in all hues of people."
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin acknowledged that practices would now change.
"The ruling will require some modifications to aspects of our current admissions practices; we will, of course, adapt our practices to comply with the law. At the same time, I want to reiterate that our commitment to the value of diversity within our community, including racial diversity, remains a bedrock value of the institution."
Writing in the Economist, Columbia President Lee Bollinger said he disagreed with the ruling because "affirmative action has done a world of good."
"It has a clear record of fostering diversity in higher education. Decades of social-science research, as well as my own experience, confirm that diverse learning environments benefit all students by increasing cross-racial understanding, discouraging stereotypical thinking and creating a path to leadership that is visibly open to all," Bollinger said.
SEE MORE: Biden, politicians condemn SCOTUS ruling on affirmative action
Meanwhile, reactions in the Executive Branch and in Congress split largely across party lines. President Biden said the ruling "upended decades of precedent that enabled America's colleges and universities to build vibrant diverse environments," while House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he expected the decision would "make the college admissions process fairer and uphold equality under the law."
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2023-06-30T02:51:07+00:00
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DALLAS (AP) — Two monkeys taken from the Dallas Zoo were found Tuesday in an abandoned home after going missing the day before from their enclosure, which had been cut. But no arrests have been made, deepening the mystery at the zoo that has included other cut fences, the escape of a small leopard and the suspicious death of an endangered vulture.
Dallas police said they found the two emperor tamarin monkeys after getting a tip that they could be in an abandoned home in Lancaster, located just south of the zoo. The animals were located, safe, in a closet, and then returned to zoo for veterinary evaluation.
Police said earlier Tuesday that they were still working to determine whether or not the incidents over the last few weeks are related.
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Meanwhile, in Louisiana, officials were investigating after 12 squirrel monkeys were taken from a zoo there on Sunday and considering whether there could be a connection.
Here's what is known so far about the incidents:
WHAT HAS HAPPENED AT THE DALLAS ZOO?
The zoo closed Jan. 13 after workers arriving that morning found that the clouded leopard, named Nova, was missing. After a search that included police, the leopard weighing 20-25 pounds (9-11 kilograms) was found later that day near her habitat.
Police said a cutting tool was intentionally used to make the opening in her enclosure. A similar gash also was found in an enclosure for langur monkeys, though none got out or appeared harmed, police said.
On Jan. 21, an endangered lappet-faced vulture named Pin was found dead by arriving workers. Gregg Hudson, the zoo's president and CEO, called the death “very suspicious” and said the vulture had “a wound," but declined to give further details.
Hudson said in a news conference following Pin's death that the vulture enclosure didn't appear to be tampered with.
On Monday police said the two emperor tamarin monkeys — which have long whiskers that look like a mustache — were believed to have been taken after someone cut an opening in their enclosure.
The following day police released a photo and video of a man they said they wanted to talk to about the monkeys. The photo shows a man eating Doritos chips while walking, and in the video clip he is seen walking down a path.
WHAT COULD BE THE MOTIVE IN TAKING THE MONKEYS?
Lynn Cuny, founder and president of Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation in Kendalia, Texas, said she wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out the monkeys were taken to be sold. Depending on the buyer, she said, a monkey like those could be sold for “several thousands” of dollars.
“Primates are high-dollar animals in the wildlife pet trade in this country,” Cuny said. “Everybody that wants one wants one for all the wrong reasons — there’s never any good reason to have any wild animal as a pet.”
She said there were a variety of ways the taken monkeys could have been in danger, from an improper diet to exposure to cold. Temperatures in Dallas dipped into the 20s on Tuesday during a winter storm.
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE VULTURE?
Pin's death has been hard on the staff, a zoo official said.
The vulture was “a beloved member of the bird department,” according to Harrison Edell, the zoo’s executive vice president for animal care and conservation.
Speaking at a news conference, Edell said Pin was at least 35 years old and had been at the zoo for 33 years. “A lot of our teams have worked closely with him for all of that time,” Edell said.
Pin, one of four lappet-faced vultures at the zoo, was said to have sired 11 offspring, and his first grandchild hatched in early 2020.
Edell said Pin's death was not only a personal loss but also a loss for the species, which “could potentially go extinct in our lifetime.”
WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT SECURITY?
Hudson, the zoo's CEO, said in a news conference following Pin’s death that normal operating procedures included over 100 cameras to monitor public, staff and exhibit areas, and that number had been increased. Overnight presence of security and staff was also raised.
Where possible, he said, zoo officials limited the ability of animals to go outside overnight.
After Nova went missing, officials said they had reviewed surveillance video but not what it showed.
The zoo was closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to the storm.
WHAT HAPPENED IN LOUISIANA?
The 12 squirrel monkeys were discovered missing Sunday from their enclosure at a zoo in the state's southeast.
Their habitat at Zoosiana in Broussard, about 60 miles (96 kilometers) west of Baton Rouge, had been “compromised” and some damage was done to get in, city Police Chief Vance Olivier said Tuesday. He declined to provide further details on the damage, citing the ongoing investigation.
He said police did not have any suspects yet but were still searching through video files.
Zoosiana said in a Facebook post that the remaining monkeys have been assessed and appear unharmed.
HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS BEFORE AT THE DALLAS ZOO?
In 2004, a 340-pound (154-kilogram) gorilla named Jabari jumped over a wall and went on a 40-minute rampage that injured three people before police shot and killed the animal.
Associated Press writer Paul J. Weber contributed to this report from Austin, Texas.
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Becomes Principal Member alongside other top Metaverse development pioneers, reinforcing its leading role in standards development and interoperability
LOS ANGELES , July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Croquet Corporation, creator of the first open Metaverse operating system (OS) and development platform, today announced it has joined the Metaverse Standards Forum. As a Principal Member, Croquet's participation in the Forum furthers its contribution to the development of best-in-class Metaverse standards and underscores the influence of its technology in enabling interoperability within the Metaverse.
Croquet recently announced the open beta of its Microverse IDE, a development and deployment environment built on Croquet OS that empowers Web and Web3 developers to rapidly deliver interoperable, standards-based Metaverse worlds. Developers and designers can use Microverse IDE to collaboratively build low latency, high performance multi-user Microverse spaces and worlds, which can then be published anywhere. Joining the Forum underscores the role of both the Croquet OS and open source Microverse IDE as the best development and immersive 3D builder solutions available for the Metaverse.
Croquet's role as a principal member of the Metaverse Standards Forum also strengthens the position of its multiplane portals as a critical piece of the Metaverse interoperability puzzle. Available today as a component of Microverse IDE, multiplane portals securely connect independent 3D virtual worlds developed by different parties, even across different domains. These portals deliver decentralized interoperability among various worlds safely, securely and independent of the large technology platforms.
Interoperability is one of the core underlying requirements of an open Metaverse. Based upon open, standards-based technologies, Croquet provides a global solution for developers and companies who desire independence from the proprietary, closed networks.
"Croquet is committed to the development and deployment of the true open Metaverse, free of control and restrictions," said David A. Smith, founder and CTO, Croquet. "Joining the Metaverse Standards Forum reinforces our leadership in the use and development of open standards that will make a fully interoperable, open and scalable Metaverse come to life. As a principal member, we look forward to further contributing to the growing Metaverse community, and to the development of best-in-class Metaverse standards that will continue to ensure interoperability."
Croquet received the Auggie Award as Startup to Watch in 2022 at AWE, the most prestigious conference for AR/VR and the Metaverse. For more information on Croquet and its products, visit link.
Croquet Corporation is on a mission to build an open, democratized Metaverse with Croquet OS, its web standards based operating system for the Metaverse. Based on browser technologies that are cross platform to any device, it delivers virtual worlds on the Metaverse that can be published anywhere and be accessed today by hundreds of millions of Internet and mobile users. Croquet OS makes development of multi-user Metaverse virtual worlds simple for 17M+ JavaScript developers. Croquet received the Auggie Award as Startup to Watch in 2022 at AWE, the most prestigious conference for AR/VR and the Metaverse. The company was formed in 2018 and is funded by SIP Global Partners and a group of experienced technology and financial industry veterans. Visit www.croquet.io.
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2022-07-19T18:00:25+00:00
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Schaefer Comes to Kyowa Kirin from Takeda where he served as Senior Vice President, Neuroscience Business Unit and Head of Commercial Operations, U.S. Business Unit
BEDMINSTER, N.J., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyowa Kirin, Inc., an affiliate of Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. (Kyowa Kirin, TSE: 4151), a global specialty pharmaceutical company based in Japan, is announcing the appointment of Steve Schaefer as President, North America, effective today, April 11. Mr. Schaefer joins Kyowa Kirin North America (KKNA) after holding key leadership roles at top pharmaceutical companies, including Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly and Company.
"My passion to improve patient lives coincides seamlessly with Kyowa Kirin as they are known for advancing breakthrough medicines with novel mechanisms of action, and I'm committed to accelerating this innovation," said Mr. Schaefer. "I look forward to working with the talented employees across research, development, commercialization, and our business partners to expand the impact of Kyowa Kirin's innovative therapies and value for patients across North America."
Mr. Schaefer brings more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a consistent record of accomplishments as a senior executive across multiple therapeutic areas. In his most recent role as Senior Vice President, Neuroscience Business Unit and Head of U.S. Commercial Operations, Mr. Schaefer was responsible for a commercial portfolio of specialty medicines delivering multi-billion dollar annual revenues as well as commercial data and advanced analytics, forecasting, sales and marketing operations, and corporate training and leadership development. Prior to Takeda, Mr. Schaefer held roles with Eli Lilly and Company in marketing, sales and general management.
Mr. Schaefer succeeds Gary Zieziula, who is retiring. Mr. Zieziula assumed the role as President, North America in April 2020, and led the company through a period of tremendous growth and change. Mr. Zieziula is returning to the North America Board of Directors where he will continue to advise and help facilitate a smooth transition.
"I've enjoyed serving as President over the last three years and am immensely proud of the progress we made bringing in new talent, integrating our North American operations, and adding important capabilities to
better serve the needs of patients and providers," said Mr. Zieziula. "Mr. Schaefer's deep leadership experience makes him well-suited to take the company to new heights and realize our ambition of having a profound impact on patients' lives. I look forward to working alongside him as a board member, to further strengthen and grow the organization."
KKNA is the fastest growing region in Kyowa Kirin's global footprint. The region markets first-in-class medicines in three therapeutic areas: Neurology, Oncology and Rare Disease. With nearly 600 employees in the U.S. and Canada, KKNA now represents over a quarter of Kyowa Kirin's global revenues.
"Under Gary's leadership, KKNA has made great progress managing the successful growth of three commercial franchises and fostering a strong business culture," said Masashi Miyamoto, President and CEO, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. "We believe Steve's leadership experience and passion for fostering cross-functional, patient-focused innovation will fuel our continued success. I'm excited to work with Steve and our entire leadership team to ensure a seamless transition."
Mr. Schaefer is a decorated veteran, serving as Captain, in the United States Marine Corps, and continues to be a strong advocate of veterans' causes. He holds a BA in economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and an MBA from LaSalle University, Philadelphia.
Kyowa Kirin strives to create and deliver novel medicines with life-changing value. As a Japan-based Global Specialty Pharmaceutical Company with a more than 70-year heritage, we apply cutting-edge science including expertise in antibody research and engineering, to address the needs of patients and society across multiple therapeutic areas including Nephrology, Oncology, Immunology/Allergy and Neurology. Across our four regions – Japan, Asia Pacific, North America, and EMEA/International – we focus on our purpose to make people smile, and are united by our shared values of commitment to life, teamwork/Wa, innovation, and integrity. You can learn more about Kyowa Kirin North America at: https://kkna.kyowakirin.com or https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyowa-kirin-inc.-u.s./
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2023-04-11T13:46:11+00:00
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BOBRYTSIA, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians usually celebrate Christmas on Jan. 7, as do the Russians. But not this year, or at least not all of them.
Some Orthodox Ukrainians have decided to observe Christmas on Dec. 25, like many Christians around the world. Yes, this has to do with the war, and yes, they have the blessing of their local church.
The idea of commemorating the birth of Jesus in December was considered radical in Ukraine until recently, but Russia’s invasion changed many hearts and minds.
In October, the leadership of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, which is not aligned with the Russian church and one of two branches of Orthodox Christianity in the country, agreed to allow faithful to celebrate on Dec. 25.
The choice of dates has clear political and religious overtones in a nation with rival Orthodox churches and where slight revisions to rituals can carry potent meaning in a culture war that runs parallel to the shooting war.
For some people, changing dates represents a separation from Russia, its culture, and religion. People in a village on the outskirts of Kyiv voted recently to move up their Christmas observance.
“What began on Feb. 24, the full-scale invasion, is an awakening and an understanding that we can no longer be part of the Russian world,” Olena Paliy, a 33-year-old Bobrytsia resident, said.
The Russian Orthodox Church, which claims sovereignty over Orthodoxy in Ukraine, and some other Eastern Orthodox churches continue to use the ancient Julian calendar. Christmas falls 13 days later on that calendar, or Jan. 7, than it does on the Gregorian calendar used by most church and secular groups.
The Catholic Church first adopted the modern, more astronomically precise Gregorian calendar in the 16th century, and Protestants and some Orthodox churches have since aligned their own calendars for purposes of calculating Christmas.
The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine decreed in October that local church rectors could choose the date along with their communities, saying the decision followed years of discussion but also resulted from the circumstances of the war.
In Bobrytsia, some members of the faith promoted the change within the local church, which recently transitioned to being part of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, with no ties to Russia. When a vote was taken last week, 200 out of 204 people said yes to adopting Dec. 25 as the new day to celebrate Christmas.
“This is a big step because never in our history have we had the same dates of celebration of Christmas in Ukraine with the whole Christian world. All the time we were separated,” said Roman Ivanenko, a local official in Bobrytsia, and one of the promoters of the change. With the switch, he said, they are “breaking this connection” with the Russians.
As in all the Kyiv region, Sunday morning in Bobrytsia began with the sound of sirens, but that didn’t prevent people from gathering in the church to attend a Christmas Mass on Dec. 25 for the first time. In the end, there were no attacks reported in the capital.
“No enemy can take away the holiday because the holiday is born in the soul,” the Rev. Rostyslav Korchak said in his homily, during which he used the words “war,” “soldiers,” and “evil” more than “Jesus Christ.”
Anna Nezenko, 65, attended the church in Bobrytsia on every Christmas since the building was inaugurated in 2000, although always on Jan. 7th. She said she did not feel strange doing so Sunday.
“The most important is the God to be born in the heart,” she said.
In 2019, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the spiritual leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, granted complete independence, or autocephaly, to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine. Ukrainians who favored recognition for a national church in tandem with Ukraine’s political independence from the former Soviet Union had long sought such approval.
The Russian Orthodox Church and its leader, Patriarch Kirill, fiercely protested the move, saying Ukraine was not under the jurisdiction of Bartholomew.
The other major branch of Orthodoxy in the country, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, remained loyal to Moscow until the outbreak of war. It declared independence in May, though it remains under government scrutiny. That church has traditionally celebrated Christmas on Jan. 7.
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Arhirova reported from Kyiv, Ukraine. The Associated Press religion correspondent, Peter Smith, contributed from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a convenient seat and warming accessory for outdoor enthusiasts," said an inventor, from Saint Cloud, Minn., "so I invented the BACKPACK BUCKET HEATER. My design eliminates the need to stand or sit on the ground and it keeps your hands warm for various tasks like baiting a hook."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective heating system for outdoor enthusiasts. In doing so, it enables you to warm your hands or melt ice from a fishing line. It also ensures that a seat is readily available. As a result, it increases comfort and convenience. The invention features a portable and versatile design that is easy to use and transport so it is ideal for fishing enthusiasts, hunters, etc. Additionally, a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the National sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-MDA-153, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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2022-12-07T22:22:04+00:00
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DULLES, Va., Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unanet, the leading provider of project-based ERP and CRM solutions, today reported that in 2022 customers continued to switch away from incumbent and legacy software providers, to Unanet's modern, flexible solutions for government contractors (GovCon) and architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms. The company enters 2023 with momentum, having rolled out dozens of new product enhancements, won a variety of national awards and reinforced its longstanding position as an industry leader in customer satisfaction and value.
Over the course of 2022, dozens of customers switched from a legacy ERP or CRM software provider to Unanet, continuing a trend in which more GovCon and AEC firms are choosing purpose-built solutions that better suit their specific business needs, and are backed by best-in-class customer support. Among the many organizations that switched to Unanet are GovCons The McHenry Management Group (TMMG), Radiance Technologies, and Summit Point Training Facility, and AECs Array Architects, Eichleay and J-U-B.
Also in 2022, Unanet delivered a variety of new product features, integrations and partnerships to further enhance the customer experience and keep pace with the speed of their business. These enhancements were the result of direct feedback from customers and a thorough understanding of their current and evolving needs. They reflect Unanet's ongoing commitment to provide customers with superior software solutions and support. Unanet consistently scores much higher than most of its peers in customer satisfaction and value, based on user ratings compiled by independent sources like G2 Research.
"What's been especially gratifying about Unanet's performance in 2022 is being told by so many of our customers that we are a breath of fresh air compared to their legacy providers, because of our service-oriented approach, simpler implementation and modern user interface and functionality," said Craig Halliday, CEO of Unanet. "Each year we win more business from incumbents, and as our market presence grows, so has that 'switch' momentum. Our growing market preeminence, along with increased investments in product, talent, and service, give us confidence that 2023 will be our best year yet."
Further evidence of Unanet's leadership are in the eight product and business awards the company won in 2022, including two American Business Awards® for the 'Cloud ERP' and the 'ERP Solution' categories and the CUSTOMER Magazine award for CRM Product of the Year.
The company also won several awards for its employment practices, including the Top Workplace Culture Excellence – DE&I Practices award, and Top Workplaces Culture Excellence – Work-Life Flexibility and Compensation & Benefits awards. These accolades, along with initiatives like a new mentorship program, Unanet's innovative Returnship Program, and the company's DE&I practices have helped recruit and retain the best talent in the industry. This ensures Unanet can deliver the industry's best customer service and remain focused on giving customers what they need for success, rather than managing internal challenges.
Additionally, Unanet offered customers a variety of complementary and valuable education opportunities in 2022, from webinars and sessions at Unanet University about essential topics like accounting, analytics and business development, to in-depth industry research through its GAUGE and AEC Inspire benchmarking reports. These value-added original research and educational components further demonstrate Unanet's commitment to giving customers the full package for success, from product performance, to customer service, to ongoing education and best practices.
"We have a significant tailwind in 2023 so our product roadmap, service delivery, and market presence will only speed-up," said Halliday. "I'm proud of this team, what we've accomplished, and where will we go together, for and with our customers, this year and beyond."
About Unanet
Unanet is a leading provider of project-based ERP and CRM solutions purpose-built for government contractors, architecture, engineering, construction, and professional services. More than 3,600 project-driven organizations depend on Unanet to turn their information into actionable insights, drive better decision-making, and accelerate business growth. All backed by a people-centered team invested in the success of your projects, people, and financials. For more information, visit www.unanet.com.
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PHOENIX — Phoenix police are investigating the death of a person found in a burning dumpster Tuesday morning.
The incident occurred near 11th Avenue and Madison Street.
Police say the person was found dead inside a dumpster that had been set on fire.
The identity of the victim has not yet been determined.
Details surrounding the investigation have not yet been released and the investigation is still in the early stages, officials say.
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2023-03-21T19:24:03+00:00
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abc15.com
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https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/body-found-in-burning-dumpster-near-11th-avenue-and-madison-street
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LONDON (AP) — British health officials reported another 50 cases of monkeypox across the country on Friday, for a total of 574 cases. That makes the U.K.'s outbreak the biggest to date beyond Africa.
In a statement, Britain's Health Security Agency said most of the cases have been identified in gay or bisexual men, but warned that anyone who is in close, physical contact with someone who has monkeypox is at risk of catching the usually rare disease.
“If you have a rash with blisters, or any other monkeypox symptoms, don’t go to events, meet with friends or have sexual contact,” cautioned Dr. William Welfare of Britain's Health Security Agency. He said people who might have been exposed to the disease should stay at home and call health services for advice.
The World Health Organization has said people with monkeypox could be infectious for up to four weeks and advised them to isolate until they have completely recovered.
Globally, more than 30 countries have reported 1,880 infections in countries that don't typically report monkeypox, with 85% of cases in Europe. No deaths have been reported.
Until last month, monkeypox had only caused sizeable outbreaks in central and west Africa; the continent has so far reported more than 1,500 cases and 72 suspected deaths in a separate epidemic.
Earlier this week, the World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the continued spread of monkeypox in countries that haven't previously seen the disease as “unusual and concerning.”
He said he would be convening an expert meeting next Thursday to decide if the expanding monkeypox outbreak warrants being declared a global emergency. That would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing effort to eradicate polio.
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2022-06-17T14:23:08+00:00
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daytondailynews.com
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/uk-50-new-monkeypox-cases-in-biggest-epidemic-beyond-africa/NFXANFIR2VC5JAEBBKQBV276F4/
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TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Today, Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) filed a settlement agreement with the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) on its Joint Rate Application, which includes its 2023-2027 Investment Plan for the company's transmission and distribution systems. The OEB will now review the settlement and issue a final decision, which is anticipated by the end of the year.
Hydro One's 2023-2027 Investment Plan, informed by customer feedback, plans to reduce the impacts of power outages for its distribution customers, renew and replace critical transmission and distribution infrastructure, enable economic growth and prepare for climate change.
To learn more, click here.
Hydro One Limited, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is Ontario's largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with approximately 1.5 million valued customers, approximately $30.4 billion in assets as at December 31, 2021, and annual revenues in 2021 of approximately $7.2 billion.
Our team of approximately 9,300 skilled and dedicated employees proudly build and maintain a safe and reliable electricity system which is essential to supporting strong and successful communities. In 2021, Hydro One invested approximately $2.1 billion in its transmission and distribution networks, and supported the economy through buying approximately $1.7 billion of goods and services.
We are committed to the communities where we live and work through community investment, sustainability and diversity initiatives. We are designated as a Sustainable Electricity Company by the Canadian Electricity Association.
Hydro One Limited's common shares are listed on the TSX and certain of Hydro One Inc.'s medium term notes are listed on the NYSE. Additional information can be accessed at www.hydroone.com, www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov.
This press release and the application and investment plan to which it refers may contain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. Words such as "expect", "anticipate", "intend", "attempt", "may", "plan", "will", "can", "believe", "seek", "estimate", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking information. These statements are not guarantees of future performance or actions and involve assumptions and risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted in such forward-looking information. Some of the factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from the results expressed, implied or forecasted by such forward-looking information, including some of the assumptions used in making such statements, are discussed more fully in Hydro One's filings with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada, which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Hydro One does not intend, and it disclaims any obligation, to update any forward-looking information, except as required by law.
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2022-10-24T22:26:24+00:00
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https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/10/24/hydro-one-files-settlement-agreement-its-joint-rate-application-with-ontario-energy-board/
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Devastated mom forced to travel out of state for abortion of unviable fetus
(CNN) - Oklahoma has some of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation, with the procedure almost fully outlawed.
Advocates have pledged to challenge that law, but with all abortion providers in the state having shut their doors, it’s already too late for some women.
Lori Brown-Loftis is one of them. She and her family were preparing to welcome its newest member into the world, even getting the nursery started. Her first daughter even started wearing a T-shirt that said “big sister.”
But what should have been a happy time soon turned to crushing devastation when an ultrasound revealed a rare genetic disorder.
“The doctor kind of explained that this disorder is not compatible with life,” Brown-Loftis said. “It was a little girl that, you know, she would not be viable, that most children either die during childbirth or shortly after.”
With no chance of the baby surviving outside the womb, Brown-Loftis made the painful choice to have an abortion.
“That is one of the most difficult things that I’ve ever had to do, it was the hardest decision,” Brown-Loftis said. “Had I been forced to carry that pregnancy, knowing that I would not get to bring that child home, would have caused so much trauma.”
At 23 weeks pregnant, Brown-Loftis was forced to travel out of state for the three-day, invasive procedure with significant financial and emotional cost.
Brown-Loftis said the worst part was being met at the clinic by protesters.
“Just the assumption that I didn’t want my baby, I think that was probably the hardest part,” she said.
This was in January, when Oklahoma allowed abortions up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. Today, the state has one of the most far-reaching abortion bans in the nation – prohibiting the procedure at the moment of fertilization with very narrow exceptions.
Abortion is now effectively outlawed in Oklahoma, with all four of its clinics no longer providing the service. If they can afford it, women seeking an abortion will now need to travel out of state, just like Brown-Loftis did.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a Republican, said he does not want abortion allowed in the state.
“I don’t know how much clearer we can be. We don’t believe in abortion in Oklahoma. We don’t want it in our state,” Stitt said.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue an opinion that could effectively overturn Roe v. Wade in the coming weeks. If that happens, many other states could become like Oklahoma.
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2022-06-21T17:03:32+00:00
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kttc.com
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https://www.kttc.com/2022/06/21/devastated-mom-forced-travel-out-state-abortion-unviable-fetus/
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NEW YORK, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Avaya Holdings Corp. (NYSE: AVYA) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
Class Period: November 22, 2021 to November 29, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: March 6, 2023
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in AVYA:
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Avaya Holdings Corp. NEWS - AVYA NEWS
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Avaya Holdings Corp. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company's internal control over financial reporting was deficient in several areas; (ii) as a result of these deficiencies, the Company had failed to design and maintain effective controls over its whistleblower policies and its ethics and compliance program; (iii) the Company's deteriorating financial condition was likely to raise substantial doubt as to its ability to continue as a going concern; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in Avaya you have until March 6, 2023 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased Avaya securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the AVYA lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/avaya-holdings-lawsuit-submission-form?id=35649&from=4.
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J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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2023-01-17T11:03:58+00:00
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gunnoe's Sausage Company, a family-owned business operated in Cifax, Virginia for over 57 years, is announcing that Logan's Sausage Company, a family-owned business located in Alexandria, Virginia will be taking over all production and distribution of Gunnoe's Sausage.
"In looking long and hard at the future of Gunnoe's Sausage, we realized it would be difficult to transition the business to the next generation," said Cynthia Gunnoe, Vice President at Gunnoe's Sausage. "When we met with Logan's Sausage Company, we knew we had a wonderful and rare opportunity for Gunnoe's Sausage to continue on as a small, family-owned and operated business and a Virginia-made product. We are excited that they will continue the legacy of Gunnoe's Sausage and the same great products that families trust when they gather around the table."
Both the Gunnoe and the Logan families will continue to work together to make sure that the Gunnoe's Sausage brand and product will remain the same. Customers will still be able to find the Gunnoe's Sausage products they know and love in the same local stores they can today. Gunnoe's Sausage will continue to be proudly made in Virginia, by a family who is devoted to quality and their customers.
"As long time admirers of the Gunnoe's Sausage brand, we do not take lightly the responsibility to continue the long lasting tradition of family business and attention to quality. In fact, after getting to know the Gunnoe family over the past year, we not only discovered how much we have in common, but also found that we share the same recipe for success - always stay close to the customer" -Kevin Logan, Vice President at Logan's Sausage Company.
Gunnoe's Sausage has been proudly providing premium sausage to families in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast region since 1965. The company became known for its high quality sausage product, which uses the highest-quality ingredients to create a variety of sausage, including their popular mild, hot, and sage rolls.
The company planted roots in Virginia when Dewey Gunnoe, the current owner of the company, moved his family to Cifax, Virginia to expand the family sausage business that started in Charleston, West Virginia after World War II. Gunnoe got his start in the grocery business delivering groceries from his pony as a young boy for his father's grocery store. Gunnoe sold the same special recipe created by his father, James Earl Gunnoe, who first started selling the sausage out of his grocery store in Charleston. Cynthia Gunnoe and Craig Gunnoe joined their father in the business and helped grow the company's reach to families across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Today, Gunnoe's Sausage products are available at most major grocery stores in the Mid-Atlantic area.
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2022-11-14T16:08:25+00:00
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Ambulance runs over, crushes woman during wellness check, officials say
PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO/Gray News) – An ambulance in Ohio accidentally ran over a woman whom first responders were called to check on, officials said.
The 68-year-old woman died at the scene.
According to Parma Heights police, the death happened at about 9 p.m. Saturday at the Ridgewood Apartments.
Paramedics initially received a call from a concerned neighbor that the 68-year-old woman may have fallen.
Police said first responders had to force themselves into the apartment, but they found the woman conscious and breathing.
The woman refused treatment from the Parma Heights Fire Department and refused to be taken to the hospital, police said.
As first responders were leaving the scene, the woman followed them outside of her apartment, walked up to the passenger side of the ambulance, and fell.
Police said the paramedics did not see the woman and pulled away in the ambulance. Sadly, the vehicle ran over the woman, and she died on the scene.
Police said there is no indication of recklessness or negligence from first responders involved.
The Parma Fire Department said while the death remains under investigation, it “would like to respectfully offer our prayers and condolences to the family of the deceased.”
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2023-06-20T16:58:22+00:00
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https://www.kxii.com/2023/06/20/ambulance-runs-over-crushes-woman-during-wellness-check-officials-say/
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SUFFOLK COUNTY -- Fetty Wap was sentenced Wednesday to six years behind bars in a federal drug case on Long Island.
Federal prosecutors had asked for a sentence of up to nine years in prison.
The Paterson, New Jersey, native whose real name is William Junior Maxwell II, pleaded guilty in August to conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine.
He and several others were accused of driving to Long Island and buying cocaine by the kilogram and then reselling it in both New Jersey and New York in 2020.
"The fact that we arrested a chart-topping rap artist and a corrections officer as part of the conspiracy illustrates just how vile the drug trade has become," the FBI's Michael Driscoll had said in 2021.
Maxwell was a kilogram-level redistributor for the trafficking organization, prosecutors said.
This is a developing story. Please come back for more updates.
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2023-05-24T17:11:05+00:00
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abc30.com
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https://abc30.com/fetty-wap-rapper-drug-conviction-guilty-plea/13294118/
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NEW YORK, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gross Law Firm issues the following notice to shareholders of Tupperware Brands Corporation.
Shareholders who purchased shares of TUP during the class period listed are encouraged to contact the firm regarding possible lead plaintiff appointment. Appointment as lead plaintiff is not required to partake in any recovery.
CONTACT US HERE:
https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2/?id=28886&from=4
CLASS PERIOD: November 3, 2021 to May 3, 2022
ALLEGATIONS: The complaint alleges that during the class period, Defendants issued materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Tupperware was facing significant challenges in maintaining its earnings and sales performance; (ii) accordingly, Tupperware's full-year 2022 guidance was unrealistic and/or unsustainable; (iii) all the foregoing, once revealed, was likely to have a material negative impact on Tupperware's financial condition; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
DEADLINE: August 15, 2022 Shareholders should not delay in registering for this class action. Register your information here: https://securitiesclasslaw.com/securities/tupperware-brands-corporation-loss-submission-form-2/?id=28886&from=4
NEXT STEPS FOR SHAREHOLDERS: Once you register as a shareholder who purchased shares of TUP during the timeframe listed above, you will be enrolled in a portfolio monitoring software to provide you with status updates throughout the lifecycle of the case. The deadline to seek to be a lead plaintiff is August 15, 2022. There is no cost or obligation to you to participate in this case.
WHY GROSS LAW FIRM? The Gross Law Firm is nationally recognized class action law firm, and our mission is to protect the rights of all investors who have suffered as a result of deceit, fraud, and illegal business practices. The Gross Law Firm is committed to ensuring that companies adhere to responsible business practices and engage in good corporate citizenship. The firm seeks recovery on behalf of investors who incurred losses when false and/or misleading statements or the omission of material information by a company lead to artificial inflation of the company's stock. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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2022-06-22T10:41:46+00:00
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Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to become a Category 1 hurricane Wednesday as it moves toward the east coast of Florida, forecasters said.
Nicole had maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour and was moving west-southwest at 13 mph about 270 miles east of West Palm Beach, according to the latest advisory from the National Hurricane Center in Miami.
A hurricane warning is in effect from Boca Raton to the Flagler/Volusia County line, while a hurricane watch was issued for the east coast of Florida from Boca Raton to Hallandale Beach along with Lake Okeechobee.
Nicole is forecast to be at hurricane intensity by Wednesday or Wednesday night while it is moving near or over the northwestern Bahamas, the hurricane center said.
Forecast tracks showed Nicole approaching the east coast of Florida Wednesday or Thursday. Miami-Dade and Broward are out of the storm's "cone of concern."
Tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches are in effect for Broward County. Tropical storm watches are in effect for Miami-Dade County south to just north of Ocean Reef.
Broward and Miami-Dade County Public Schools are closing Wednesday due to the storm. Miami-Dade courts and other closures were announced including Tri-Rail service which will be suspended starting Wednesday afternoon through Thursday, transportation authorities said.
"Our county teams are already getting prepared to respond to any additional surge or rainfall," Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said. "We urge all of our residents to be vigilant and exercise a high level of caution should our community face inclement weather, rain or flooding or wind."
On Monday, the South Florida Water Management District started lowering the water in canals in preparation.
"While we are encouraged by the current forecast and the latest shift north at this time, we will not be issuing any evacuation orders," Broward County Mayor Michael Udine said. "The Coast Guard has issued an order for bridges in Broward County that began the lockdown position at 10 AM on the north and south borders of Broward County, gradually moving their way to central Broward. Lock downs are expected to occur in the downtown Fort Lauderdale area by 3 PM."
Rain and wind will pick up Wednesday night and Thursday with tropical storm force winds quite possible, especially across Broward and northern Miami-Dade.
Rainfall amounts could hit 3" or more across Broward. Storm surge will run about 1-2 feet in Miami-Dade with 2-4 feet possible across the coast of Broward, forecasters said.
A tropical storm warning was in effect from Hallandale Beach to Boca Raton, the Flagler/Volusia County line to South Santee River, South Carolina and Anclote River to Indian Pass. A tropical storm watch was in effect for south of Hallandale Beach to north of Ocean Reef.
A storm surge warning was in effect for North Palm Beach to Altamaha Sound, Georgia and from the St. Johns River to Georgetown. A storm surge watch is in effect from North Palm Beach to Hallandale Beach and Anclote River to Indian Pass.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday declared a state of emergency for 34 counties in the potential path of Nicole, including Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach.
A hurricane warning was also in effect for the northwestern Bahamas, including the Abacos, Berry Islands, Bimini, and Grand Bahama Island. A tropical storm warning was issued for Andros Island, New Providence, and Eleuthera
Hurricane Season 2022
“It’s not out of the question for Nicole to reach hurricane strength, especially given how warm the waters are in the vicinity of the Bahamas," the NHC said. “It should be stressed, however, that no matter Nicole’s ultimate intensity, the storm’s large size will likely cause significant wind, storm surge, and rainfall impacts over a large portion of the northwestern Bahamas, Florida, and the southeastern coast of the United States during much of the upcoming week."
The system is expected to move to the west and potentially bring coastal flooding, tropical storm force winds and heavy rainfall for areas from South Florida to the border of Georgia and South Carolina starting Wednesday night. As much as eight inches of rain could fall in Florida.
Large parts of Florida are still reeling from destructive Hurricane Ian, which slammed into the southwestern portion of the state in September 28 as a strong Category 4 hurricane and dumped massive amounts of rain, causing flooding across central Florida.
Nicole is the 14th named storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which has already seen seven hurricanes.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's updated prediction totals for the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season call for 14-20 named storms, one below their prediction released in May.
The total number of hurricanes expected remains unchanged at six to ten, but the number of major hurricanes is now expected to be three to five, instead of the earlier prediction of three to six, NOAA said.
NOAA's averages for the Atlantic hurricane season are 14 named storms and seven hurricanes. The average for major hurricanes is three.
The hurricane season officially ends on November 30.
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2022-11-09T10:23:32+00:00
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nbcmiami.com
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It will be a case of “out of the frying pan and into the fire” when No. 4 Tennessee hosts No. 10 Texas on Saturday (5 p.m., TV: ESPN) in a much-anticipated Big 12/SEC Challenge game in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The teams play in two of the toughest leagues in the nation, but the battle Saturday is no reprieve. Instead, it feels like a potential orange-and-white-hued matchup in the Sweet 16 between teams connected by many common bonds.
The two programs played last season for the first time since current Tennessee coach Rick Barnes was fired in 2015 after coaching the Longhorns for 17 seasons. He was hired by Volunteers two days after his firing and has been in Knoxville for eight years.
Texas (17-3) heads into Saturday’s dustup after an 89-75 win at home over Oklahoma State on Tuesday. Marcus Carr poured in 21 points to lead the Longhorns’ workmanlike performance. Timmy Allen scored 17 and Brock Cunningham added 15 points, with Dylan Disu racking up 12 points and eight rebounds.
The Longhorns swept the regular-season series from the Cowboys. Texas led for all but the first two minutes of the game, built an eight-point edge at halftime and never let Oklahoma State closer than six in the second half.
Texas has won two straight after a loss at Iowa State on Jan. 17 and is now 10-2 under interim coach Rodney Terry. Terry was an assistant under Barnes in the latter’s stint in Austin.
“We’ll play the best defensive team in the country on Saturday,” Terry said. “Coach Barnes, he’s like family to me. He’s a mentor, someone I stay in close contact with on a regular basis. It’s gonna be a great game. It’s gonna be a great atmosphere. It’s what you want when you come to Texas to play in these types of games.”
The Volunteers (17-3) have won eight of their past nine games, most recently a 70-41 victory Wednesday at home over Georgia. Tennessee’s stifling defense was on full display, limiting Georgia to just 29.1 percent shooting from the floor, a 4-of-22 showing from beyond the arc, and the Bulldogs’ fewest points of the season.
“Once we settled in, we’ve got an unselfish team,” Barnes said. “We had talked about — coming into the game — defensively what we needed to do to get better. We still think we’ve got a ways to go there.”
The win also offered an exhibition of the Volunteers’ deep and balanced offense. Zakai Zeigler led Tennessee with 11 points while Tobe Awaka had 10 as nine different Volunteers scored five or more points.
“These guys work hard, and if they work hard, we are going to (play them),” Barnes said. “We trust them all. We do. We will give them all the chance to play if they earn it and hope that when their number is called, they are productive.”
Tennessee has captured 11 of its 17 wins by at least 20 points — which is tied for the most in a season in program history. Four of those 20-plus blowouts have come in SEC play and two have been in back-to-back games with its 77-56 win at LSU on Saturday and against Georgia on Wednesday.
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2023-01-27T22:29:07+00:00
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https://tylerpaper.com/connections-run-deep-as-no-4-tennessee-hosts-no-10-texas/article_4c6656d2-9e82-11ed-90ab-236efca49e4f.html
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Three exemplary musicians born and raised in Detroit — drummer Louis Hayes, saxophonist Kenny Garrett and violinist Regina Carter — will soon be recognized as NEA Jazz Masters. According to an announcement this morning by the National Endowment for the Arts, they are among the 2023 class of inductees, along with producer and author Sue Mingus.
The NEA Jazz Masters fellowship, often described as the nation's highest honor for jazz, brings with it a $25,000 award and a prestigious title. According to longstanding custom, the new class will be honored in a gala NEA Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, to be held on April 1, 2023. The concert, presented in collaboration with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, will be free to attend with a reservation, and webcast live at NPR.org and arts.gov.
Detroit has produced its share of previous NEA Jazz Masters, but never in a sweep like this. "It represents the profound legacy and lineage of jazz from Detroit," critic Mark Stryker tells NPR Music, "and the influence that this city has had on this music over the last 75 years." Stryker's 2019 book, Jazz From Detroit, includes chapters devoted to each of the three new musician honorees.
As for Sue Mingus, recipient of the 2023 A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy, she originally hails from Milwaukee, though she's a quintessential New Yorker. Known for her tireless efforts on behalf of Charles Mingus — her late husband, the brilliant bassist and composer whose centennial was commemorated this year — Sue drove the creation of both the Charles Mingus Collection at the Library of Congress and a Mingus High School Festival and Competition. She has kept several legacy bands in circulation; one of them, the Mingus Big Band, won her a Grammy as producer in 2011.
Hayes, at 85, hails from a generation that refined the sound of modern jazz in the postwar era, with an agile cymbal beat that propelled albums by Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Yusef Lateef and many others. Writing about Hayes' brisk emergence on the scene in the '50s, Stryker observes that "he brought remarkable control to fast tempos, and he mastered the art of 'tippin'' — swinging with fierce intensity but soft-shoe elegance." Since making his self-titled debut in 1960, Hayes has also made his mark as a bandleader. In 2017, when he was celebrating the release of Serenade For Horace, Jazz Night in America caught up with Hayes for a crackling set at Dizzy's Club in New York.
Carter is 55, on the younger end of the spectrum for an NEA Jazz Master, but her achievements speak multitudes. A past recipient of both a MacArthur Fellowship and a Doris Duke Artist Award, she is the most celebrated jazz violinist of her generation, known for a warm, lustrous sound and a springy way with rhythm. Her albums — which variously nod toward Ella Fitzgerald, Paganini, Motown soul and West African kora music — chart a curious mind and a drive to collaborate. Along with bassist and fellow Detroiter Bob Hurst, she played an NPR Night Owl session in 2019. The following year, Jazz Night featured her and her husband, drummer Alvester Garnett, in the pandemic-era series Alone Together, recorded at their home in New Jersey.
Garrett, 61, has been a vital force in jazz since his teens, in a succession of hard-bop bands that spotlighted his combustible energies. He joined Miles Davis' band in the late '80s, veering into a fusion mode on some of the world's biggest stages. By then he had already made his own debut album, Introducing Kenny Garrett, which announced his dynamic presence; his most recent, Sounds from the Ancestors, was listed among NPR Music's 50 Best Albums of 2021. As the title implies, it's a statement about dialoguing with the lineage. "As you get older you start to reflect on the past," Garrett says in Jazz From Detroit. "You also reflect on the future, but you do it with a clearer understanding of what happened before you."
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2022-07-14T18:59:32+00:00
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden were set to host their first official film screening at the White House on Thursday.
The Bidens will show HBO’s “The Survivor,” in honor of Yom HaShoah and Holocaust Remembrance Week, in the White House movie theater on the ground floor of the East Wing.
The film tells the story of boxer Harry Haft, who put the lives of fellow concentration camp prisoners at risk to save his own. The movie dramatizes Haft’s experience in Auschwitz, a central part of the Nazi death camp system.
An estimated 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz in German-occupied Poland and at least 1.1 million died, according to its museum and memorial website.
Director Barry Levinson, actor Ben Foster, who plays Haft, the film’s producers and representatives of the American Jewish Community were expected to attend, the White House said.
HBO debuted “The Survivor” on Wednesday to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day. The film honors the 6 million Jews who died as part of Nazi Germany’s mass murder of European Jews.
The White House movie theater dates to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had a cloakroom in the East Wing converted into a theater, where he watched news reels, including of World War II battles being fought in Europe and Asia.
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2022-04-28T19:47:10+00:00
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krqe.com
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https://www.krqe.com/entertainment-news/bidens-to-show-the-survivor-for-holocaust-remembrance-week/
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Which type of log splitter is best?
Using tools to break down wood for heat and cooking is one of civilization’s oldest tasks, and there are a variety of tools available to make it easier. Depending on how much wood you have, how thick and dense it is and how much work you’re willing to do, either a manual or electric log splitter might be best for you.
Electric log splitters
Electric log splitters are perfect for landowners or landscapers who regularly deal with large amounts of timber and don’t want to engage in backbreaking labor. They use an electric motor that plugs into a standard 110-volt outlet and drives a powerful hydraulic pump. You simply place the log in the splitter, turn it on and let the machine do the work.
Electric log splitter pros
- Straightforward operation: Electric log splitters are pretty simple to use. They don’t have much of a learning curve and there aren’t any complicated controls to worry about.
- They’ll save your back: If you’ve recently cleared your land of any trees and have plenty of timber, an electric log splitter can help you process it without overexerting yourself.
- They can split dense logs: Electric log splitters can typically accommodate logs up to 10 inches wide and 12 inches long, although some larger models can handle even larger pieces.
- They don’t make much noise: They’re not silent, but they’re exponentially quieter than their gas-powered counterparts.
Electric log splitter cons
- Power tools can be dangerous: Always exercise extreme caution when using an electric log splitter. Never allow an untrained user to operate it and always wear appropriate protective equipment.
- They’re not cheap: Electric log splitters start around $300 and go up to around $600.
- They take up a decent amount of space: You’ll need to make sure you have somewhere to store one. They’re also heavy.
- You might still need manual splitting tools: Electric log splitters can only handle logs up to a certain size. If you’re dealing with trees more than 10 inches in diameter, you’ll have to break down the timber before you can fit it in the splitter.
Best electric log splitters
Ryobi RYAC490 5-Ton 15-Amp Log Splitter
It delivers 5 tons of force and is big enough for logs up to 10 inches wide and 20 inches long. It’s an especially good choice because it comes from a popular and reliable manufacturer.
Sold by Home Depot
Southland SELS60 6-Ton 15-Amp Log Splitter
This one’s about as affordable as they get, but it still doesn’t make any sacrifices in terms of power. It’s equipped with rugged wheels and a textured handle so it’s easy to move around your property.
Sold by Home Depot
Powerhouse XM-380 7-Ton Log Splitter
There aren’t many as powerful as this one, which boasts 7 tons of force and can accommodate logs up to 12 inches wide. At about $500 and over 100 pounds, though, it’s both large and expensive.
Sold by Amazon
Manual log splitters
Unlike electric log splitters, manual log splitters come in a few different types. The most traditional manual log splitter is the combination of a maul or sledgehammer and a wedge. There are also hydraulic splitters that work similarly to electric models but use long handles and your own elbow grease for power. Finally, there’s also a large number of fixed vertical wedges to choose from. These are mostly used for turning previously split logs into tinder and kindling using a small mallet or mini sledgehammer.
Manual log splitter pros
- Splitting wood by hand can be satisfying: There’s nothing like warming yourself up by splitting wood outdoors on a cold winter’s day.
- They don’t require electricity: If you’re working deep in the woods or anywhere else off-grid, a manual wood splitter might be your best bet.
- They can be affordable: You can get your hands on a good maul and splitting wedge for well under $100.
- Some designs offer increased leverage: There aren’t many, but a few of the top manual splitters work a lot like electric models, except they’re powered by hand.
- The right tools can tackle the biggest logs: A few well-placed swings of a maul can make short work of some of the biggest logs.
Manual log splitter cons
- Splitting wood by hand is a lot of work: Don’t let anyone romanticize it too much; splitting wood with a sledgehammer and wedge will make you sweat and deliver a solid dose of exercise. For a lot of people, manual wood splitting without any mechanical advantage is just not feasible.
- Manual log splitting can also be dangerous: An errant ax-head or sprained shoulder can put a stop to your work and ruin your day or worse. Always use caution when splitting wood.
- Hydraulic models work slowly: It takes a decent amount of time to split a log with a manual hydraulic splitter. The trade-off is that you don’t have to swing around any heavy tools.
Best manual log splitters
Central Machinery Hydraulic Log Splitter
It uses the same principle as an electric log splitter, but it’s powered by the user.
Sold by Amazon
This thoughtfully designed maul weighs 8 pounds and sports a textured grip as well as a durable 34-inch fiberglass handle.
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The superplastic face and advanced blade geometry make this one of the finest mauls available. However, it’s not cheap.
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This design has long been considered one of the most efficient at splitting logs. Plus, it doesn’t cost much.
Sold by Amazon
An impressive amount of engineering went into designing this wedge, which may be the most effective one on the market.
Sold by Amazon
Simply place an already split log on top of this fixed wedge, strike it with a mallet and gather the kindling that results. There’s also an extra-large version.
Sold by Amazon
It’s simple, it’s effective and if you plan on using a wedge, you’ll probably need a good sledgehammer.
Sold by Amazon
Should you get a manual or electric log splitter?
If you’ll be splitting a lot of wood, you’ll probably need a maul or sledgehammer and wedge no matter what. Even with electric log splitters, you’ll need to do some manual work at times.
As far as mechanical log splitters go, an electric log splitter is highly effective once the logs are prepped and ready for splitting. If you’re considering a mechanical log splitter, an electric one is probably your best bet. There are few manual hydraulic log splitters and the ones that do exist don’t work very quickly. The best situation for a manual hydraulic log splitter is if you’ll only use it occasionally and aren’t willing or able to swing an ax.
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2022-04-20T05:46:41+00:00
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LONDON, UK — Great Britain’s royal family turns the page on a new chapter Saturday, May 6, with the coronation of King Charles III.
The pomp, pageantry and symbolism dates back more than 1,000 years, but the crowning of this king will feature new twists on the tradition and changes from the coronation of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, 70 years ago.
Plans for the ceremony at Westminster Abbey call for a more toned-down affair than the last one, even though royals from other nations, heads of state and most of Charles' family will be there, and the monarch plans to wear the same vestments as Elizabeth did.
Here are some things to know about the coronation:
What time does the coronation start in the US?
Americans tuning in to watch the ceremony will need to get up early. Charles' coronation service at Westminster Abbey starts at 11 a.m. in London, which is 6 a.m. Eastern, 5 a.m. Central, and 3 a.m. Pacific. The service is expected to last about two hours.
The ceremony itself isn't the only traditional event planned for Saturday. Charles and Camilla, the queen consort, will travel to and from the service in processions — including the large ceremonial "Coronation Procession" with other royals afterwards, which will last about 30 minutes. Once the newly-crowned king and queen arrive back at Buckingham Palace, they'll appear on the balcony to wave at spectators.
Major networks in the US and UK will cover the coronation. The BBC also plans to stream its coverage online.
Why have the coronation if Charles is already king?
Charles automatically ascended to the throne when Elizabeth died Sept. 8, and he was officially proclaimed Britain’s monarch two days later in an ascension ceremony broadcast for the first time on television.
Charles said he was “deeply aware of this great inheritance and of the duties and heavy responsibilities of sovereignty which have now passed to me.”
There is no legal requirement for a coronation, and other European monarchies have done away with the ceremonies.
But the deeply religious and regalia-heavy event is a more formal confirmation of his role as head of state and titular head of the Church of England and was intended to show the king's authority was derived from God.
During the service conducted by the church's spiritual leader, the archbishop of Canterbury, Charles will be anointed with oil, receive the traditional symbols of the monarch — including the orb and scepter — and have the St. Edwards Crown placed on his head for the first time. Charles’ wife, Camilla, will be crowned as queen consort.
How will this be different from Elizabeth's coronation?
The coronation ceremony dates back to the medieval period, and much of it remains unchanged.
Westminster Abbey has been the setting of the ritual since William the Conqueror was crowned in 1066.
Elizabeth II's coronation in June 1953 was the first to be televised live. The broadcast in black and white drew an audience of tens of millions in Britain and was later played to a worldwide audience. In the age of streaming and social media, people will be able to watch Charles' crowning live — and in vivid reds, blues and golds — from virtually anywhere on the planet and post their hot takes with a crown emoji created for the occasion.
Charles has said he plans to slim down the monarchy. His coronation is expected to reflect that with a ceremony shorter than his mother's three-hour extravaganza and 2,000 guests in the audience — a quarter the number who assembled to see Elizabeth crowned.
In a nod to the change in the religious makeup of the United Kingdom, Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Sikh religious leaders will play a role at the coronation. That reflects Charles' vow to be “the defender of faiths,” as opposed to the “defender of the faith.”
The procession after the ceremony also will be decidedly shorter than the 5-mile (8 kilometer) route that Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, took around London in 1953. Charles and Camilla plan to take a more modern set of horse-drawn wheels for the 1.3-mile (2-kilometer) route from Buckingham Palace to the abbey. Once crowned, they will step back in time and retrace the journey in the 260-year-old carriage — notorious for its rough ride — used in every coronation since William IV’s in 1831.
Who's on the guest list?
A hundred heads of state are expected to attend along with royalty ranging from Japan's Crown Prince Akishino and his wife, Kiko, to Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia.
The U.S. will keep alive its streak of a president never attending a British royal coronation, although first lady Jill Biden is set to attend.
William, Prince of Wales and heir to the throne, is expected to kneel before his father and pledge his loyalty in what's known as the Homage of Royal Blood.
His younger brother, Prince Harry, the disgruntled Duke of Sussex, is not expected to take part in the service. His explosive memoir “Spare,” which became a bestseller early this year, made unflattering claims about the royal family.
Until three weeks ago, there was a question of whether Harry and his wife, Meghan, would attend the crowning after leveling charges of racism and media manipulation at the royal family.
While Harry will be there, the duchess is to remain at the couple's Southern California home with their two young children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet.
The coronation is just a few days before the first of Harry's lawsuits against the British tabloid press goes to trial. The case could reveal more family secrets.
During a hearing in a similar case last week, Harry said in court papers that Buckingham Palace, with the approval of the queen, had an agreement with Rupert Murdoch's English newspapers to settle phone hacking allegations without a lawsuit. Harry said he was directed by palace staff to drop his litigation because his father wanted to curry favor with the press.
The family drama doesn't end there. Charles' brother, Prince Andrew, is also not expected to play any role in the ceremony. Andrew gave up royal duties and was stripped of military titles and patronages after revelations of his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was forced to have sex with him when she was a teenager.
Why is the coronation important?
With opinion polls showing support for the monarchy has weakened in recent years, this is the chance for Charles to seek and showcase the public's embrace.
Crowds are expected to line the streets to cheer the new king, and throngs will stand outside Buckingham Palace waiting for him to appear on the balcony after the procession.
While criticism of the crown was relatively muted in recent years out of respect for the queen and her decades of service to the country, there is likely to be much more discussion of whether Britain still needs this antiquated institution or if it should become a republic with an elected head of state.
The leader of the anti-monarchist group Republic said it plans to have more than 1,000 protesters clad in yellow chanting, “Not my king” as the royal procession passes by.
For the vast majority, though, it will be an opportunity to celebrate being British — or show their support for an institution that is the subject of fascination for so many around the world.
Streets will be lined with union flags, spectators will dress in red, white and blue, and military jets will fly overhead streaming plumes of smoke in the national colors. The pomp and circumstance of the ceremony itself is also a reminder of a time when Britain was the most powerful nation in the world.
How much will the coronation cost, and who's paying?
The public is footing the bill for the coronation. There is no official estimate yet of what it might cost. Some reports estimate it could top 100 million pounds ($125 million).
The celebration comes as the U.K. weathers a bruising cost-of-living crisis that left many struggling to heat their homes this winter and put food on their tables.
But plenty of people stand to profit from the hoopla.
Officials are expecting to see a tourism boost and there is no shortage of coronation-themed events and commemorative products that could ring up additional sales taxes.
Fans looking to remember the historic event can find everything from fine china to souvenir coins or even cardboard masks of Charles and Camilla. Coronation themed biscuits, chocolates and beers are likely to be quickly forgotten.
TEGNA staff contributed to this report.
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2023-05-03T14:07:11+00:00
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kagstv.com
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The most prestigious tennis championship is about to come to a close. NPR's A Martinez talks to Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim, who's covering the tournament in England.
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The most prestigious tennis championship is about to come to a close. NPR's A Martinez talks to Sports Illustrated journalist Jon Wertheim, who's covering the tournament in England.
Copyright 2023 NPR
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2023-07-14T09:32:23+00:00
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Brian "Brizz" Gillis has died. On Thursday, LFO's Brad Fischetti announced that Gillis, who was a co-founder and member of the band from 1995 to 1999, had died. He was 47.
"Every story is made up of chapters. Some develop naturally. Some you have to cut up in your mind. The first two chapters of the LFO story lost a main character yesterday," Fischetti began. "Brian 'Brizz' Gillis passed away."
Fischetti noted that he doesn't "have details" about Gillis' cause of death, and noted that it wouldn't be his "place to share them" even if he did.
"I am really struggling to process this tragic loss. I've said it before and I will continue to say it; the LFO Story is a tragedy," he wrote. "If you know what I've been doing, you know I'm trying to bring light into the darkness. Trying find redemption in pain and suffering. Trying to honor the legacy."
For now, Fischetti said that he's simply honoring his "former bandmate and friend, Brizz."
"If you watched the LFO Story livestream or have seen the band and me play it live, you know what Brian meant to LFO," he wrote. "If it wasn't for his hard work and dedication in the early days of LFO, the first two chapters, the LFO you came to know and (hopefully) love would not exist."
Fischetti continued by admitting that his and Gillis' relationship was "complex," with "moments of great tribulation but also of great joy."
"I learned a lot from him about the business of music and how to put together and rock a show. And it's those positive aspects of our relationship that I will lean on now and forever," he wrote. "I've prayed for Brian every day for many years. And I will continue to pray for him, for his beloved father, for his friends, his family, and those who loved him."
"I know that soon or maybe already, Brizz will be greeted by Rich and Devin," Fischetti added of Rich Cronin and Devin Lima, former LFO band members who died in 2010 and 2018, respectively. "And I hope that together, they will make some sweet sounds. I would really like that. Rest east bro. Rest easy."
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2023-03-31T10:18:43+00:00
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Belmont Stakes to air on FOX in June
The Belmont Stakes will air on FOX on June 10 for the 155th running of the historical race in Elmont, New York.
FOX’s eight-year deal, which runs through 2030, includes the entire Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, the multi-day event preceding the Belmont Stakes comprised of dozens of elite thoroughbred races, according to a company release last year.
The deal announced in Jan. 2022 between FOX and the New York Racing Association includes NYRA Bets as the title sponsor of the third leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown series, the Associated Press reported.
RELATED: A history of the Belmont Stakes, the oldest of the Triple Crown horse races
Known as the "Test of Champions," the Belmont Stakes is the oldest of the three Triple Crown races, which includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes.
Belmont is one of the most grueling horse races at a mile and a half long and is a test of horses' stamina and speed. The first-ever race happened in 1867 at Jerome Park but later moved to Belmont Park in New York in 1905.
Mo Donegal with Irad Ortiz, Jr. up wins the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes as Nest with Jose Ortiz up finishes second at Belmont Park on June 11, 2022 in Elmont, New York. (Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
The Belmont Stakes has produced epic performances and champions throughout its history. Notable Belmont Stakes winners over the years include American Pharoah, Seattle Slew, Rags to Riches, Point Given, Damascus, and Man o’ War.
Before the running of the Belmont next month, horse racing fans will enjoy the 148th Preakness Stakes on May 20 at the Pimlico Race track in Baltimore, the second race of the Triple Crown.
One of the big differences between the Preakness and Belmont is the length of the track the horses and their jockeys compete on.
The Preakness is the second-longest track in the Triple Crown Series at 1 3/16 miles long, while the Belmont is the longest, measured at 1 ½ miles. In comparison, most other pre-Derby races for young horses are 1 1/8 miles long, making the Belmont one of the longest tracks in the nation, FOX News noted.
FOX News and the Associated Press contributed to this report. This story was reported from Washington, D.C.
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2023-05-18T22:57:27+00:00
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fox10phoenix.com
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https://www.fox10phoenix.com/sports/belmont-stakes-to-air-fox
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BENSALEM, Pa., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Law Offices of Howard G. Smith announces that investors with substantial losses have opportunity to lead the securities fraud class action lawsuit against Palantir Technologies Inc. ("Palantir" or the "Company") (NYSE: PLTR).
Class Period: November 9, 2021 – May 6, 2022
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: November 14, 2022
Investors suffering losses on their Palantir investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
The complaint filed alleges that, throughout the Class Period, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) Palantir's investments in marketable securities were having a significant negative impact on the Company's EPS results; (2) Palantir overstated the sustainability of its government segment's growth and revenues; (3) Palantir was experiencing a significant slowdown in revenue growth, particularly among its government customers, despite ongoing global conflicts and market disruptions; (4) as a result of all the foregoing, the Company was likely to miss consensus estimates for its Q1 EPS and Q2 sales outlook; and (5) as a result, Defendants' positive statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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TSA finds 4-foot boa constrictor in woman’s carry-on
TAMPA, Fla. (Gray News) - The Transportation Security Administration says a woman tried to bring a 4-foot boa constrictor on a flight in her carry-on luggage.
The TSA tweeted out a photo Friday showing an X-ray of a passenger’s carry-on bag at Tampa International Airport. The agency says a 4-foot boa constrictor was coiled up inside of the luggage.
Spokesperson Lisa Farbstein tweeted the snake’s name is Bartholomew, and the women who brought it to the airport on Dec. 15 claimed it was her emotional support pet.
The TSA says it notified the airline of the captured stowaway. The airline the woman was ticketed to fly on does not permit such cold-blooded passengers.
Boa constrictors are nonvenomous snakes that squeeze their prey to death. They can be found in areas ranging from Northern Mexico to Argentina.
The TSA says airlines don’t allow snakes in carry-on bags, and only a few allow them in checked bags, if packaged correctly.
Even if a snake is a service or emotional support animal, airlines are not required to accept them on a flight, according to the Department of Transportation.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN contributed to this report.
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2023-01-08T09:08:12+00:00
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Musk, Twitter CEO delay questioning ahead of October trial
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk won a reprieve from questioning by Twitter lawyers Monday, according to several press reports. The billionaire had been scheduled to give a deposition in his high-stakes court fight with Twitter over whether he has to follow through with his agreement to buy the social platform for $44 billion.
Instead, Musk’s questioning was postponed to a future date. Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, who was also scheduled to face Musk lawyers on Monday, likewise postponed his deposition, according to a person who was briefed on the matter.
The Musk postponement was reported by Bloomberg, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, all of which attributed the information to anonymous sources.
News of the postponements fueled a brief rally in Twitter shares, which jumped 5.4% to $43.03, apparently on hopes of a settlement in the case. That enthusiasm waned later in the day. Twitter shares closed Monday at $41.58, eight cents higher than they opened.
Court watchers said that such postponements are not unusual ahead of major pretrial hearings. A hearing on several significant pretrial motions is scheduled for Tuesday.
Both men were expected to answer questions posed by opposing lawyers ahead of an October trial that will determine who is at fault for the seeming collapse of Musk’s Twitter bid, not to mention who owes whom large sums of money as a result. The trial is set to begin October 17 in Delaware Chancery Court, where it’s scheduled to last just five days.
Musk, the world’s richest man, agreed in April to buy Twitter and take it private, offering $54.20 a share and vowing to loosen the company’s policing of content and to root out fake accounts. In July, he attempted to back out of the deal, leveling a number of charges at Twitter as justification for his action.
Twitter subsequently sued Musk to force him to complete the acquisition.
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2022-09-27T03:11:06+00:00
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PARIS (AP) — French senators demanded Thursday that the state recognize responsibility and identify guilty parties behind the chaos outside the national stadium that marred the Champions League final last month.
They also questioned why surveillance video of the scene — in which police pepper-sprayed fans and families — was automatically deleted, and why government officials didn't order it handed over to investigators instead. The fiasco drew worldwide attention to heavy-handed French policing and raised questions about how France manages security at big events.
“The general impression of the unfolding of the Champions League’s final is a lack of preparation, upstream lack of preparedness, lack of responsiveness during the events and questionable management after the events,” Senator Laurent Lafon, leading a commission seeking explanations for what happened, said Thursday.
“The gravity of the events ... requires a response from the state,” he said. He did not name any specific culprits but noted that all those responsible for managing the situation “at some point or another failed,” and that all of them worked for the government.
The automatic deletion of the surveillance video leads to “an impression that there is no one responsible, and since there is no one responsible, there is no one who is guilty,” he said.
He and another senator spoke at the Stade de France to sum up the commission’s work so far. They did not directly address the police violence.
A senior government official tasked with issuing a report on what happened said Thursday that security measures should have been adapted as crowds converged. Questioned by the senators, Michel Cadot called for exploring new ways of crowd control at stadiums, such as mounted police and artificial intelligence systems to monitor and predict crowd movements, notably ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
The Paris police chief has admitted that the evening was a “failure” but he and the interior minister maintain that police were responding to the presence of tens of thousands of supporters without tickets or with forged tickets near the stadium. Witnesses and Liverpool's mayor have challenged the French authorities' version, and say French authorities are seeking to shift blame.
UEFA is also investigating the incidents, which marred one of the biggest games in world sports. Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1-0.
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2022-06-17T00:28:10+00:00
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seattlepi.com
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https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/French-senators-seek-action-over-Champions-League-17246521.php
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Serpent-like deep-sea fish with protruding fangs, bulging eyes and scaleless, slithery bodies are washing up along Oregon beaches — and biologists aren’t sure why.
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department announced Monday that numerous lancetfish have washed ashore in Oregon in recent weeks. Beachgoers from both the northern and southern coasts of the state have reported spotting the dead or dying fish in their local surf, too.
“These deep-sea fish live in tropical and subtropical waters and can migrate as far north as the Bering Sea to feed,” the agency stated on social media. “No one is sure why they are washing ashore.”
One lancetfish was found alive and helped back into the ocean, where it swam away, officials said. Beachgoers who locate a lancetfish along the beach are encouraged to take a photo and post the sighting to the Oregon State Parks and NOAA Fisheries West Coast Facebook pages.
Lancetfish, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, can be found in any of the Earth’s non-polar oceans. Despite being deep-sea fish, they’re also not entirely rare sights, at least to fishermen in the Pacific who often catch lancetfish while looking to hook “bigeye tuna or swordfish,” the NOAA writes.
Unlike tuna or swordfish, the two known lancetfish species are not prized as food due to their taste and “gelatinous flesh,” the NOAA writes. They are, however, often eaten by other lancetfish, as the two species are known to be “notorious cannibals,” according to the NOAA.
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2023-05-03T19:59:03+00:00
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ktalnews.com
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https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/fish-with-fangs-are-washing-up-on-oregons-beaches-and-biologists-arent-sure-why/
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Patient Insights on Care Choice, Innovation, Covid-19, and Kidney Replacement Therapies
WASHINGTON, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the July 4th Independence Day weekend, the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP), the nation's largest independent kidney patient organization, released their annual summer reading list featuring articles by AAKP-affiliated patient authors. The list includes links to patient editorials; companion, open access research articles published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN); and national news articles on kidney issues referencing AAKP.
Mrs. Diana Clynes, AAKP Executive Director, stated, "Based on the success of our 2021 Spring Reading List, we have released an extended version for 2022 that features articles authored by AAKP-affiliated patients on issues ranging from care choice, innovation, transplantation, COVID-19, and dialysis. AAKP is very grateful to CJASN Editor, Dr. Mehrotra, and the entire CJASN publishing team for their leadership in elevating patient insights and their deep respect for the urgent needs of kidney patients. We encourage everyone interested in the firsthand insights of kidney patient consumers to read these editorials and articles to gain a greater appreciation for the burden of kidney disease and why all people of goodwill should join the fight for disease prevention and treatment innovations."
In 2017, under the leadership of CJASN Editor-In-Chief Rajnish Mehrotra, MD, MS, FASN, the David S. and Nayda Utterberg Endowed Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington, CJASN launched a first-in-kind initiative designed to fully engage kidney patients and caregivers in the kidney research enterprise. Through Patient Voice Editors and Patient Voice Editorials, patients have shared their unique insights and perspectives with CJASN's international audience of nephrologists and disease experts. AAKP awarded Dr. Mehrotra with the association's National Journalism Award for his efforts to elevate the patient voice and his lifelong contributions as a national champion for patient care choice and the alignment of kidney treatments to support patient aspirations.
As part of the AAKP-initiated Decade of the Kidney™, AAKP national and global patient advocates have been aggressively involved in writing and research to increase kidney disease awareness, build support for treatment innovations, and advance common-sense regulatory and payment policies. AAKP is leading an international patient consortium to mobilize patient consumers and their allies to push leaders and decision makers for greater investments in kidney research designed to accelerate innovations in kidney drugs, diagnostics, and devices, including artificial kidneys. Within the U.S., AAKP has launched its Patient Voice Patient Choice™ initiative to engage kidney patient consumers in efforts to eliminate unnecessary barriers erected by insurers or government policies that block access to new, FDA-approved kidney therapies, diagnostics, and devices. For more information and to take part in current patient access campaigns, visit www.patientvoicepatientchoice.org.
AAKP is nationally recognized for both its educational programming and grassroots advocacy programs. In 2018, AAKP launched the first voter registration program in the kidney community, KidneyVoter™, and has announced a goal of registering over 500,000 KidneyVoters™ by the 2024 election year. KidneyVoters™ are Americans whose lives and families have been impacted by kidney disease, along with those whose careers are in the fields of kidney medicine, research, and private sector companies dedicated to advancing new therapeutics, devices, and diagnostic tools.
"Patients with Vulnerable Immune Systems Worry Vaccine May Put Them in Peril," Kaiser Health News, Aaron Bolton
https://bit.ly/3xB9wRv
"Majority of Arizona Dialysis Centers Facing Health Violations," KVOA, Chorus Nylander
https://bit.ly/3EnXlsT
"Repeat Safety Violations, Critical Resource Shortages Put Arizona Dialysis Patients at Heightened Risk," Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, Shaena Montanari
https://bit.ly/3vyokOu
"Vulnerable Patients Prepare to Navigate Post-Pandemic World," National Journal, Erin Durkin
https://bit.ly/3rDihXx
"Chronic Kidney Disease: Forging Patient Centered Solutions," The Hill, featuring Richard Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/3OTSRy5
"Immunocompromised patients worry vaccine exemptions put them in peril," Montana Public Radio, Aaron Bolton
https://bit.ly/3Agqt53
"A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care," NPR, Will Stone
https://n.pr/3y9yk1B
"COVID-19 and Palliative Care: Observations, Extrapolations, and Cautions," Edward V. Hickey, III, USMC, AAKP Vice President; Chair, AAKP Veterans Health Initiative, current chronic kidney disease patient, and Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/PVHickey2
"An Honorable and Ongoing Fight: Protecting Organ Transplant Recipients against COVID-19 in the Age of Disinformation," Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/ConwayPV2
"The Early Days: The Post Kidney Transplant Recipients' COVID-19 Journey," Glenda V. Roberts, AAKP Ambassador, kidney transplant recipient, and Patrick Gee, PhD, AAKP Ambassador, former home dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/GeeRobertsPV
"Age, Comorbid Conditions, and Racial Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes," Co-Authored by Janice Lea, MD, MSC, FASN, AAKP National Board Member
https://bit.ly/3yxmPCQ
"12 Tips to Nephrology Teams Supporting Patients with Advanced Kidney Disease: An Advocate's Dozen," Edward V. Hickey, III, USMC; AAKP Vice President; Chair, AAKP Veterans Health Initiative, current chronic kidney disease patient
http://bit.ly/HickeyPV
"A Patient's View on Exercise and ESKD," Nichole Jefferson, AAKP Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/JeffersonPV
"Nephrology Nomenclature: How to Accelerate Patient Anxiety, Suppress Engagement, and Mire the Advance of Medical Innovation," Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former home dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/PTConroyPV
"Patient Perspective of Smartphone-Based Apps for CKD Self-Care," Dale Rogers, AAKP Secretary, Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/CJASNRogersPV
"Patients with Kidney Disease: Ready to Use Smartphones for Health Care Delivery," Lana Schmidt, AAKP National Board Member, former home dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/PVSchmidt
"A Patient's Perspective on Advancing American Kidney Health Initiative," Richard A. Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/KnightAAKH
"Legitimization and Incorporate of Patient Preferences," Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient, and Richard A. Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/PVConwayKnight
"Trust Patient Insights at Both the Individual and National Level," Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/ConwayPV
"The New HHS Kidney Innovation Accelerator," Kevin Fowler, AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient, and Paul T. Conway, AAKP Chair of Policy and Global Affairs, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/CandfPV
"How Community Engagement is Enhancing NIDDK Research," Nichole Jefferson, AAKP Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/CJN14591218
"A Participant-Centered Approach to Understanding Risks and Benefits of Participation in Research Informed by the Kidney Precision Medicine Project," Co-Authored by Richard A. Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient, and Catherine Campbell, DNP, RN, MBA, CHC, CCM, FACHE, AAKP Ambassador, current transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/3OyomxP
"Race and Evaluation for a Kidney Transplant," Artemeshia "Meshia" Adams, AAKP Ambassador
https://bit.ly/PVAdams
"Kidney Disease Burden and Kidney Transplantation: A True Story," David Rodriguez, AAKP National Board Member, Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/PVRodriguez
"An Evolving Continuum of Care for the Kidney Disease Patient Will Help the Transplant Center Patient Navigator," Richard A. Knight, AAKP President, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/KnightPV
"Accountability of Dialysis Facilities in Transplant Referral," Kevin Fowler, AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/FowlerPV
"Understanding my racial heritage — thanks, Ancestry.com — could have gotten me a kidney transplant earlier," STAT News, Glenda V. Roberts, AAKP Ambassador, kidney transplant recipient
https://bit.ly/3nz69UU
"Optimizing Use of Deceased Donor Kidneys: Organ Waste While We Continue to Wait," Melissa Bensouda, current home hemodialysis patient
http://bit.ly/BensoudaPV
"Patient Experiences with Home Dialysis," James Myers, AAKP National Board Member, Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/PVMyers
"Disparities in Health Outcomes with Dialysis in the United States Vary by Race," Daronta Briggs, AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/BriggsPV
"Patient Priorities for Research Involving Peritoneal Dialysis," Jonathan Haydak, AAKP Ambassador, former home dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/HAYDAKPV
"A Patient's Perspective on Benzodiazepines, Co-Dispensed Opioids, and Mortality among Patients Initiating Long-Term In-Center Hemodialysis," Cher Thomas, AAKP Member
https://bit.ly/ThomasPV
Depression: A Side Effect of CKD," Jennifer Jones, USMC, AAKP National Board Member, Ambassador, former transplant recipient, current dialysis patient
http://bit.ly/PVJones
"An ADPKD Patient's View on Screening for Intracranial Aneurysms," Kevin Fowler, AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/FowlerPV2
"A Nutritional Lie or Lifestyle?", Patrick Gee, PhD, AAKP Ambassador, former home dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/GeePV
"Diet Patterns and Kidney Disease," Michael Jack Lennon, AAKP Ambassador, transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/LennonPV
"Appropriate Use of Opioids in Patients with Kidney Diseases," Dave White, AAKP Ambassador, former dialysis patient, current transplant recipient
http://bit.ly/WhitePV
About the American Association of Kidney Patients (AAKP): Founded in 1969, AAKP is the largest kidney patient organization driving policy discussions on kidney patient consumer care choice and treatment innovations. By 1973, AAKP patient collaborations with the U.S. Congress and White House helped gain passage of dialysis coverage for any person suffering kidney failure, creating the only disease specific, taxpayer-funded entitlement program in America. That program, the End-Stage Renal Disease Program (ESRD), administered by CMS, has saved over one million lives. In the past decade, AAKP patients have helped gain lifetime transplant drug coverage for kidney transplant recipients (2020); new patient-centered policies via the White House Executive Order on Advancing American Kidney Health (2019); new job protections for living organ donors under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) from the U.S. Department of Labor (2018); and Congressional legislation allowing HIV-positive organ transplants for HIV-positive patients (2013). AAKP virtual platforms and social networks are internationally known for their impact. Follow AAKP on social media at @kidneypatient on Facebook and @kidneypatients on Twitter, and visit our website at https://aakp.org/.
MEDIA CONTACT:
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Marketing & Communications Manager
jrate@aakp.org
(813) 400-2394
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2022-07-01T01:47:34+00:00
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newschannel10.com
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https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/07/01/summer-reading-list-released-by-largest-kidney-advocacy-group/
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BOSTON, Oct. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whele LLC, of Boston, MA, is voluntarily recalling its Mighty Bliss Electric Heating Pad, due to product safety concerns. Use of this product may lead to burns, mild shocks, or rashes/irritation.
This recall applies to 544,212 Mighty Bliss Electric Heating Pad units manufactured between 08JAN21 to 03JAN22 and distributed from 29JUL21 through 21JUL22. Product was sold via Amazon.com and Walmart.com.
Model Numbers and Descriptions Below:
- MB-001 (NA-H1121B): Large (12" x 24") Blue Electric Heating Pad
- MB-002 (NA-H21C): Extra-Large (20" x 24") Blue Electric Heating Pad
- PE-MtyBls-HeatPad-12x24-Gry-V2(NA-H1121B): Large (12" x 24") Grey Electric Heating Pad
The product lot number can be found directly on the heating pad listed in black text beneath the product instructions.
This recall has been initiated due to product safety concerns. We received 286 complaints between July 2021 to September 2022 related to the product overheating, sparking, burning, or presenting other electrical problems. 31 of these complaints reported injuries such as mild shocks, burns, and rashes or irritation.
Use of this product may lead to electric shocks and/or skin irritation, rashes, blisters, or burns. Severe burns may result in infection or formation of scar tissue.
- Immediately cease use of the product.
- If you have product on hand, please take the following actions:
a. Ensure unit is unplugged.
b. Safely cut the cord off the device
c. Take a picture of the device to demonstrate that the device can no longer be used
d. Upload a picture of the device with the cord cut to our website - Please visit our website www.mightyblissheatingpadrecall.expertinquiry.com to verify that you have received this notification, even if you no longer have the product on hand.
- All reimbursement information can also be found on our website www.mightyblissheatingpadrecall.expertinquiry.com
- Immediately examine your inventory and quarantine the product subject to recall. We will be in contact to gather any remaining inventory for destruction.
- If you may have further distributed this product, please identify your customers and notify them within two (2) business days of this product recall. Your notification to your customers may be enhanced by including a copy of this recall notification and must include the following url: www.mightyblissheatingpadrecall.expertinquiry.com
Consumers with questions can call 866-918-8768, Monday through Friday from 8am to 5pm EST.
This recall is being made with the knowledge of the Food and Drug Administration.
Adverse reactions or quality problems experienced with the use of this product may be reported to the FDA's MedWatch Adverse Event Reporting program either online, by regular mail or by fax.
- Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/medwatch/report.htm
- Regular Mail or Fax: Download form www.fda.gov/MedWatch/getforms.htm or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
Whele LLC is a leading consumer goods company that sells products on Amazon and other third party marketplaces. To learn more about Mighty Bliss, one of Whele's brands, visit: https://www.mightybliss.com/
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2022-10-24T12:30:16+00:00
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kwtx.com
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https://www.kwtx.com/prnewswire/2022/10/24/whele-llc-announces-national-voluntary-recall-mighty-bliss-electric-heating-pad-due-product-safety-concerns/
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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — It took two overtimes Saturday for AJ Allmendinger to remain undefeated on The Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway and seize the momentum for the next round of the Xfinity Series playoffs.
Allmendinger has won four consecutive races on the hybrid road course/oval, as well as back-to-back races following last week's win at Talladega Superspeedway.
Allmendinger led the entire first stage but slipped back into traffic after a round of pit stops and didn't get another shot at extending his streak until a series of late cautions. He took the lead on the first overtime restart by passing leader Ty Gibbs, then made it stick when another caution forced a second overtime and another two-lap shootout.
“Ty was really good there at the end, and I didn't know if I was going to be able to get him,” Allmendinger said. “I knew if I could just get to one restart on the outside of him, at least we had a chance.”
Allmendinger earlier this week announced he's returning to full time Cup Series racing next year with Kaulig Racing, the team that lured him out of retirement with partial Xfinity Series schedules while leaning on the veteran to help it build a two-car Cup team.
The win was the fifth of the season for Allmendinger, who said “we stole that one” after collecting the checkered flag for the 10th time in his career in an Xfinity Series road course race.
The playoff field was trimmed from 12 to eight, with reigning Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric, Ryan Sieg, Riley Herbst and Jeremy Clements eliminated.
Advancing into the next round were Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing, the entire four-car fleet from JR Motorsports of Noah Gragson, Justin Allgaier, Sam Mayer and Josh Berry, as well as Brandon Jones of Joe Gibbs Racing and Austin Hill of Richard Childress Racing.
Ty Gibbs finished second and was followed by Gragson and then James Davison in his first NASCAR race of the season.
Marco Andretti made his NASCAR debut for Big Machine Racing and was having a decent race until a late crash. He hit a disabled car stranded on the track in a place his spotter couldn't see to warn Andretti in advance.
Andretti, who broke his wrist while winning the SRX all-star summer series, said he tweaked the injury in the collision.
“My reflexes were a little better this time. I was worried about that,” Andretti said. “I didn't know anybody was sitting in the middle of the track. Of course, it's my luck it's the only corner the spotter couldn't see. It was fun up until that point.”
The longtime IndyCar veteran said his NASCAR learning curve was steep and he was just starting to enjoy the race when he crashed. He said he'd love to get back in a stock car.
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2022-10-08T22:29:57+00:00
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daytondailynews.com
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https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/allmendinger-remains-undefeated-on-charlotte-road-course/YBSJ6FQFINELZOVAWJAL2UNEWA/
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DENVER (KDVR) – Early Tuesday morning, three thieves used a truck and rope to pull a bolted-down ATM out of Spot Bar and Grill in Denver.
“It’s just violating,” Meagan Maly, the bar’s general manager, said.
Security video shows one of the suspects breaking the glass door to get into the bar. The thief never hit the lock on the door, which Maly said is why the alarm wasn’t originally triggered.
The suspect inside went straight to the ATM and attempted to pick it up before appearing to realize the ATM was bolted to the ground. While that was happening, a red truck backed up onto the curb just outside the front door and another suspect brought a rope inside.
“He put a little lasso on our ATM and hooked up to the truck and pulled it right out through our door, breaking the door,” Maly said.
From there the video shows the suspects dragging out the ATM and lifting it into the back of the red truck.
“It was a different-looking truck with a lot of flood lights on it. It’ll have a lot of dings on it after hitting that stop sign several times,” Maly said. “So hopefully that narrows it down.”
Right now, they don’t know the exact amount of money that was in the ATM during the theft.
“I’m hoping nothing. That would be the silver lining, but we don’t know yet,” Maly said.
She said the bar has had small break-ins in the past, but nothing this elaborate or what appeared to be planned. She said she believes the thieves had been in the bar before.
“They knew exactly where it was. Police lifted prints off the handle, so we are waiting to see if it’s someone we recognize,” Maly said.
Spot Bar and Grill has been open for 27 years.
“Things like this shouldn’t happen, especially at a neighborhood bar in a nice area. Washington Park is a nice area. It just sucks something like this would happen,” she said.
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2023-05-03T18:46:02+00:00
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wwlp.com
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https://www.wwlp.com/news/national/watch-thieves-use-a-little-lasso-to-pull-atm-out-of-bar/
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NBA
Celtics spoil Embiid's return in 121-87 win
BOSTON — Jaylen Brown scored 25 points and the Boston Celtics rolled past the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87, spoiling the return of reigning league MVP Joel Embiid. The Celtics tied the series at one game apiece as the Eastern Conference semifinals series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday. Malcolm Brogdon added 23 points, connecting on six of Boston’s 20 3-pointers. Derrick White and Marcus Smart added 15 points apiece. Jayson Tatum played most of the game in foul trouble and was held to seven points. Boston ratcheted up its defense and limited a 76ers team that hit 17 3-pointers in its Game 1 win to just 6 of 30 from beyond the arc on Wednesday.
HORSE RACING
Churchill Downs investigates 4 horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The death of four horses at Churchill Downs has overshadowed preparations for the Kentucky Derby. Two horses trained by Saffie Joseph Jr. collapsed on the track and died over the past week. Two others also died as either a result of racing or training, including Derby entrant Wild On Ice. Joseph is set to saddle Lord Miles in the first jewel of the Triple Crown on Saturday. But he has said he’s unsure of plans after the two deaths from his barn. Churchill Downs, in a statement, expressed concern over the deaths and said officials would press for answers.
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Aaron Rodgers was sitting alone in the dark two months ago and pondering his future while many speculated about his next move. Now, the New York Jets quarterback is the toast of his new town, bonding with the Big Apple and his excited teammates. The four-time NFL MVP has been participating in voluntary practices this week. Rodgers has also been to Madison Square Garden three times since joining the Jets while taking in a Rangers playoff game and two Knicks games. The four-time NFL MVP was formally introduced by New York last Wednesday after acquiring him from Green Bay.
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New Mexico St player to AP: 'I can't put my trust in people'
Two former New Mexico State basketball players who said they were sexually assaulted by teammates spoke about the deep impact their time at the Las Cruces school had on them. In an interview with The Associated Press, Deuce Benjamin described himself as angry, distrustful and isolated. Former teammate Shak Odunewu says he hopes he and Benjamin will have the strength to move forward. The players sued the school, their former coaches and three former teammates. They say the teammates sexually assaulted them on multiple occasions and when they took their complaints to coaches and authorities, those people did nothing.
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2023-05-04T15:42:06+00:00
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thetandd.com
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https://thetandd.com/on-the-sidelines/article_eeb364f8-0231-5c1f-92cd-76400ff14153.html
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New digital hub for activism sets its path of innovating new ways of mobilizing change
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COMMUNITYx, the #1 fastest-growing, black and brown women led, and community-centered app that connects everyday people around the world to take actionable steps on causes they are passionate about, announced today a $2 million seed round and the upcoming launch of their web and mobile-based platform. The round was led by venture capital firm Fearless Fund, with participating firms Goodwater Capital, Techstars, strategic partner Attorney Ben Crump and leading influencers Pharrell Williams' Black Ambition, Baron Davis, Matt Barnes and more. COMMUNITYx puts the power of making change in the palm of people's hands through its cause-based community-building feature and call-to-action tech toolkit which includes petitions, events, and fundraisers. Additionally, this launch extends to corporate and philanthropic partners enabling them to build digital advocacy campaigns, speed up mobilization efforts and generate impact report analysis for their target audience.
"We are excited to open our seed round for this groundbreaking digital hub for activism which will unite like-minded people around the world to take action on the most pressing issues of our time," said COMMUNITYx CEO and Founder Chloe Cheyenne. "The investment from our partners reinforces our mission to democratize the social media landscape and accelerates our growth plans. We are thrilled to launch this new platform for global change that will make it accessible for anyone to take action on any cause from anywhere in the world at the pulse of their fingertips.
Some of the leading cause categories included as part of the launch are racial justice, climate change, LGBTQIA+ rights, women's rights, health and human rights issues, civic engagement, education and policy reform. Individuals will feel the intentional level of inclusivity designed by the platform and empowered to exercise their voice, take action while enhancing the wellbeing of others. This level of advocacy will bridge the gap in mobilization efforts and help solve social inequalities experienced by many across the world.
"COMMUNITYx has created an outlet for direct change during times of uncertainty and we are thrilled to be partnering with them for this investment. Fearless Fund is dedicated to supporting businesses like COMMUNITYx as they are trailblazers in their field continuing to enhance the awareness and involvement of the social issues that surround us today. The proof of their activism shows through their most recent work with Justice 4 Tyre, a campaign housed on their site that raised over $1.2M for Tyre Nichols' mother, worked with local Memphis activists to help mobilize over 500,000 people to take action on Justice4Tyre, gained thousands of petition signatures, and worked with local activists to achieve initial demands in Tyre's case. The work that they are doing is beyond necessary, and we are honored to be able to support them in all of the great work that they will continue to do" says Arian Simone, Co-Founder of the Fearless Fund.
To learn more on joining or partnering with COMMUNITYx, please visit www.communityx.com.
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2023-02-16T21:07:26+00:00
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kcbd.com
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https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2023/02/16/communityx-announces-2-million-seed-round-led-by-fearless-fund/
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Petra Kvitova 2023 Wimbledon Odds
Petra Kvitova will begin play in Wimbledon versus Jasmine Paolini in the round of 128. She defeated Donna Vekic in the final to take home Bett1open trophy in her last tournament. Kvitova is +1100 (fourth-best odds in the field) to win this tournament at AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground.
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Kvitova at 2023 Wimbledon
- Next Round: Round of 128
- Tournament Dates: June 25 - July 16
- Venue: AELTC Wimbledon Qualifying and Community Sports Ground
- Court Surface: Grass
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Kvitova's Next Match
Kvitova will begin play at Wimbledon by facing Paolini in the round of 128 on Tuesday, July 4 (at 6:00 AM ET).
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- Wimbeldon odds to win: +1100
- Wimbledon odds to win: +1100
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Kvitova Stats
- Kvitova won her most recent match, 6-2, 7-6 over Vekic in the finals of Bett1open on June 25, 2023.
- Kvitova has won two of her 15 tournaments so far over the past year, with an overall record of 31-13.
- On grass over the past 12 months, Kvitova has gone 5-1 and has won one title.
- Through 44 matches over the past year (across all court surfaces), Kvitova has played 21.4 games per match. She won 54.1% of them.
- On grass, Kvitova has played six matches over the past 12 months, and she has totaled 20.2 games per match while winning 60.3% of games.
- When it comes to serve/return winning percentages over the past year, Kvitova has won 76.3% of her games on serve, and 31.8% on return.
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2023-07-01T11:32:51+00:00
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live5news.com
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress to intervene to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike before Christmas and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling a vote this week to do so, even if it means handing a defeat to Democratic allies in the labor movement.
The legislation urged by Biden and being voted on Wednesday by the House would impose a compromise labor agreement brokered by his administration that was ultimately voted down by four of the 12 unions that represent about 115,000 workers at the freight railroads.
A look at Congress’ options to intervene, the potential impact on consumers, and what happens next:
WHY DID BIDEN ASK CONGRESS TO ACT NOW?
In urging Congress to impose the deal that union leaders had agreed to in September, Biden pushed an aggressive option that would immediately resolve an impasse between freight railroads and the unions over paid sick leave that threatened a rail stoppage starting Dec. 9.
The other options included extending a cooling-off period to allow both sides to continue negotiating or forcing the parties to enter arbitration. Biden also could have urged Congress to impose a less generous proposal for workers that was issued by a presidential board of arbitrators in August. Or he could have proposed adding the sick time or other benefits unions have been asking for, but sweetening the deal for railroad workers at this point would have been a harder sell with Republicans.
The main reason for Biden to act now is that nearly every industry would be hurt by a rail shutdown and many commuters would be stranded as well. Railroads haul about 40% of the nation’s freight, and the railroads estimated that a rail strike would cost the economy $2 billion a day . Also, rail would begin to stop taking shipments of hazardous materials and perishable goods up to a week before next Friday’s strike deadline. That’s why business groups in particular were urging Biden and Congress to act this week.
Biden, who described himself as a “proud, pro-labor president” in calling for congressional action, said intervention was needed now.
“It’s not an easy call, but I think we have to do it. The economy’s at risk,” he said Tuesday.
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WHAT POWER DOES CONGRESS HAVE TO INTERVENE?
Congress can step in to resolve disputes between labor unions and railroads under the 1926 Railway Labor Act, as part of its power under the Constitution to regulate commerce. That law was written to prevent disruptions in interstate commerce.
Congress has previously intervened 18 times in such disputes after the process has proceeded without success to a Presidential Emergency Board, which issues recommendations that the parties may choose to reject.
The last time Congress ended a rail strike was in 1992, sending the case to arbitration. Biden was one of only six senators to vote against that legislation, citing unfavorable terms for workers. President George H.W. Bush signed the legislation into law to end a two-day strike that had begun forcing layoffs at coal mines and auto assembly plants and threatened a broader stoppage of Amtrak passenger service.
If Congress acts in this go-around, it will end talks between the railroads and four rail unions that rejected the deal Biden helped broker before the original strike deadline in September. Eight other unions have approved their five-year deals with the railroads and are in the process of getting back pay for their workers for the 24% raises that are retroactive to 2020.
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WHAT IS THE MAIN STICKING POINT BETWEEN UNIONS AND FREIGHT RAIL?
The main sticking points in the negotiations have been related to quality of life concerns. Workers have complained about the demanding schedules in the industry that make it hard for some of them ever to take a day off, and the rail unions have been pushing for the railroads to add paid sick time for workers. Railroads have refused to consider adding sick time because they don’t want to spend more on these deals than what they have already offered, and the railroads say the unions have agreed over the decades to forgo paid sick time in favor of higher wages and strong short-term disability benefits.
The demanding schedules piece is the biggest issue for engineers and conductors because they’re on call 24-7. Some of the other unions have more regular schedules already. But all the unions that rejected their deals have been pushing to add sick time on top of the September deals.
Workers also say their jobs have become significantly more demanding because the railroads have eliminated nearly one-third of their jobs over the past six years as they overhauled their operations.
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WHAT OPTIONS IS CONGRESS CONSIDERING AND WHEN WILL IT ACT?
Biden asked Congress to impose the compromise agreement that had been backed by business and labor leaders in September. The Democrat-controlled House is expected on Wednesday to pass the legislation, which leaves out provisions demanded by four rail unions to boost sick leave, and send it to the Senate.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and some progressive Democrats in the House are criticizing the compromise agreement as falling short, but Biden has urged swift passage “without any modifications or delay.” In a tweet Tuesday, Sanders threatened to slow down the measure if he doesn’t get a vote on an amendment that would add paid sick leave.
Some Republican lawmakers, meanwhile, had urged congressional intervention in September to impose recommendations of the presidential emergency board that were less favorable to workers. Under Biden’s brokered deal, for instance, engineers and conductors would get three unpaid days off a year to tend to medical appointments as long as they are scheduled 30 days in advance. The railroads also promised to negotiate further with those unions about improving the way regular days off are scheduled.
Biden on Tuesday said he was “confident” that a rail strike will be avoided.
Jeff Davis, a senior fellow at the Eno Center for Transportation, said he expects senators from both parties will ultimately have to accept the House-passed measure by the time it reaches the Senate floor, likely early next week, to avoid added delay and devastating consequences from a rail stoppage.
If there is no resolution by next Tuesday, Davis said, Amtrak would have to start shutting down long-distance passenger trains while freight rail would have to stop accepting hazmat shipments, including petroleum and liquified natural gas.
“There will be intense pressure to support the legislation,” he said.
Sen. Roger Wicker, the top Republican on the Commerce Committee, this week praised Biden’s call to Congress to act. Wicker said while no one side was fully happy with the compromise contract deal, “the responsible thing to do is avoid the strike.”
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WHAT HAPPENS IF UNIONS ARE STILL UNHAPPY WITH THE FINAL TERMS?
Unions have little recourse if Congress moves forward in imposing the terms of the September deal. While dissatisfied with that deal, they also face potentially greater risks if negotiations were to extend without resolution into January, when the House comes under Republican control.
In his statement Monday, Biden noted that he’s been pushing for a separate federal paid leave policy for the past two years and will continue to do so, though the prospects remain uncertain.
On Tuesday, the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division union said it was “deeply disappointed by and disagrees” with Biden over the exclusion of paid sick leave.
“This cannot continue,” its statement said. “There must be a change.”
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Funk reported from Omaha, Nebraska.
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2022-11-30T13:39:55+00:00
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kfor.com
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https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ap-politics/ap-explainer-what-to-know-on-congress-bid-to-bar-rail-strike/
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A couple of weeks ago I did a story about how North Kingstown-based Ocean State Job Lot picks up the slack when retailers like Bed Bath & Beyond and Christmas Tree Shops flail.
One detail stuck out to readers: Job Lot is selling e-bikes.
Really? Yes, really. And if you know a couple of little tricks, you can get one for a net of $199.99, before taxes – or even make a bit of a profit.
Here’s how. The Bird e-bike – from the same company that brought you the grab-and-go rentable scooters – is listed at $999.99 on Job Lot’s website. With taxes, that’ll take you to $1,034.99. That alone is on the very low end of the price range for an e-bike. But Job Lot has what it calls a “Crazy Deal” on these bikes right now for people are part of its free Insiders program, so if you buy one, you get a $500 Job Lot gift card.
But wait! There’s more! You can also get a rebate from the state of Rhode Island for buying an e-bike. Rhode Island’s Erika Niedowski Memorial Electric Bicycle Rebate Program provides a rebate of $400 or 30 percent of the bike’s value. Because the bike is already pretty cheap, your rebate will be 30 percent of $1,000, or $300. With rebate and gift card in hand, that takes you to $199.99, or $234.99 out of pocket including taxes.
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The math gets even better for the income-qualified rebate, which provides $1,000 or 75 percent of the bike’s cost – in this case, $750. The state Office of Energy Resources, which administers the program, is not counting the gift card against the cost of the bike, so with a $750 rebate, you’d “effectively get paid to acquire the e-bike in Rhode Island when considering the gift card,” office spokesman Robert Beadle told me.
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But act quick: The program has gone through the majority of its $250,000 in funding, though as of July 1, still has tens of thousands of dollars left in both the standard and low-income categories.
Job Lot is what’s called a closeout operation, meaning they look for deals when a competitor is going out of business and liquidating stock, or when a manufacturer is moving to a new model.
”We believe Bird is working on a new model and had a large excess in their existing line that they were looking to offload,” said Dan Perlman, Job Lot’s director of e-commerce. “Instead of going through their normal sales channel, they went through a large wholesaler who we connected with.”
I, of course, had to try this for myself. I duly ordered the V-frame model in white, and picked it up in a box at the Job Lot off North Main Street (you have to be a Rhode Island resident and get it from a Rhode Island store to get the rebate). On Tuesday, my brother-in-law, who’s good at bike stuff, came over to help me put it together. It was easy – so easy that he could quickly tell I’d gotten one for people up to 5 feet 10 inches tall, several inches too short for me. (#humblebrag)
Luckily you can get two e-bike rebates per household. The A-frame e-bike for people 5′8″ and taller should arrive soon. I’m looking forward to riding around on matching e-bikes with my smaller loved ones. And in the meantime, I’ll be waiting for my rebate checks and doing a lot of shopping at Job Lot with my $1,000 in gift cards. Pool noodles are on me this summer.
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2023-07-06T13:25:46+00:00
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bostonglobe.com
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https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/07/06/metro/how-get-an-e-bike-19999-before-taxes-rhode-island/
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Now that charges have been brought against eight Michigan prison staffers for their alleged roles in the death of inmate Jonathan Lancaster, his sister says this is “just the beginning” of “another long-haul battle.”
After a year of “hounding” the Michigan Attorney General’s office, Lancaster’s sister and personal legal representation, Danielle Dunn of Ypsilanti, were told of the charges at an in-person meeting with a special prosecutor Tuesday, June 20.
“I’d be lying if I said, you know, it wasn’t a relief because I walked into that room yesterday feeling like I was going to hear there was going to be no charges,” Dunn said. “It is an absolute shock and relief.”
Related: 8 prison staffers charged with manslaughter, misconduct in Michigan inmate’s death
Lancaster of Detroit died March 11, 2019 of dehydration at the Alger Correctional Facility in Munising. He was 38 years old and serving a sentence for armed robbery and felony firearm charges.
“My brother made some bad choices. He was obviously paying for those choices with the sanctions that he received,” Dunn said. “He was looking forward to coming home and being reunited with his family, his daughter and his grandchildren, and he did not deserve to be tortured.”
An investigation by the Michigan State Police found Lancaster allegedly stopped eating and drinking while incarcerated. His sister said this was the result of a “mental breakdown” and he believed his food was being poisoned by prison staff.
Prior to his death, Lancaster had a history of mental illness, including bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, depression, and anti-social personality disorder, according to a November 2019 lawsuit filed by Dunn against the Michigan Department of Corrections.
He was placed in an observation cell, where he remained until he died in restraints three days later.
The attorney general’s office said Lancaster lost an excess of fifty pounds in fifteen days. Despite “widespread knowledge of his deteriorating state” and corrections policies, he received no medical attention until his death, the office alleges.
Those charged by the attorney general’s office in connection with his death include Scott Sprader and Benny Mercier. They were the acting warden and assistant deputy warden, respectively, at the prison when Lancaster died and are accused of involuntary manslaughter, punishable by a maximum of 15 years in prison.
Also charged with the manslaughter offense are former MDOC registered nurses Paul Zelenak, Nathan Moser, Barbara Bedient and John Crane. Former corrections Sgt. Jason Denman and Officer Shawn Brinkman are charged with misconduct in office, which carries a top penalty of five years.
Brinkman was the only person charged who still works at the facility.
In response to questions from MLive, the Department of Corrections said in a statement it “immediately launched an internal investigation into the events leading up to and surrounding his death.” The MDOC investigation resulted in six individuals being fired and several others disciplined.
MDOC said it “will continue to fully cooperate with this process until its conclusion.”
Dunn said she hopes to see each person punished “to the full extent of the law.”
“These are the types of animals that we are dealing with inside of the MDOC,” she said. “And when I say animals, I’m not referring to the inmates, I’m referring to the officers that are animals, people who treat human beings like this for no reason.”
According to the lawsuit, Lancaster exhibited bizarre behavior, was pepper sprayed then transferred to the observation room, where he was neglected of proper medical care and did not have free access to fluids and/or methods of re-hydration.
Despite acknowledging Mr. Lancaster’s “decompensating condition amongst each other,” the corrections staff assured Lancaster’s family he was “physically fine,” the lawsuit states.
He was placed in a restraint chair to be prepared for transfer for medical treatment, left unattended despite his “dire” condition, for more than fours and died in the chair, the lawsuit contended.
Lancaster’s family settled the civil suit in 2021 for $2.6 million. Minus legal costs and court fees, relatives were to receive about $1.73 million. The lawsuit initially named more people than those charged.
“I do believe that they found the people who have the most responsibility in Jonathan’s death and that is who was charged,” Dunn said. “Obviously, would my heart like to see more? Sure, but I will take what I’ve been given.”
Dunn said she saw MDOC make changes to policies regarding restraints after Lancaster’s death. However, it’s the culture of the prison system that needs fixing, she said.
“With the culture remaining and the leadership that fosters this culture still in place, not looking to make any changes regarding this culture, is the biggest problem,” Dunn said. “I heard from people today that refuse to believe that officers did this, even though our attorney general’s office has reviewed it and said that they did it.”
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2023-06-21T20:20:55+00:00
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mlive.com
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https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2023/06/charges-against-prison-staff-for-michigan-inmates-death-is-just-the-beginning-sister-says.html
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Wireless, battery-powered speakers have come a long way in the last several years. While they were once somewhat of a novelty and delivered consistently tinny audio, many today sound surprisingly good, with an impressive low-end response and relatively high maximum volume. Some even take a page from the classic boomboxes of days past and can play music loud enough to fuel a decent-size party.
Like all electronics, portable speakers are prone to damage if they’re not properly secured or protected from the elements. Now that Bluetooth music streaming is mainstream, manufacturers offer a considerable selection of rugged, waterproof (or at least water-resistant) Bluetooth speakers that are great for use outdoors.
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How to pick a Bluetooth speaker for camping
Size and portability
Selecting the right speaker for a trip to the park or the backwoods calls for different considerations than picking one for your home or backyard. The most basic is the speaker’s physical configuration. If you have to hike a long distance to get to your campsite, a lightweight speaker is the most convenient. When you’ll be camping right next to your car, though, you can afford to pack something much bulkier and heavier.
Maximum volume
Of course, the biggest tradeoff when deciding on a compact speaker is that bigger usually means louder. If it’s just you and one or two friends, you might be fine with something relatively quiet. For driving rambunctious, late-night parties with large groups and big fires, though, you’ll need something with high wattage for everybody to enjoy it.
Rugged construction
While few speakers have mechanical parts, to begin with, it’s important to get something with an intentionally rugged design if you’ll be using it on a camping trip. Portable Bluetooth speakers marketed as rugged, waterproof or outdoor speakers tend to fit the description well and hold up top a decent amount of abuse. At the other end of the spectrum, high-end Bluetooth speakers from premium manufacturers can sound particularly great but can rarely stand up to the drops and bumps that come with camping in the great outdoors.
Water-resistance and waterproofing
A high level of water resistance means a speaker can at least handle some rain. The most robust models can withstand complete submersion, and some can even float, which is perfect for a lazy summer canoe trip. Water resistance is also a decent indicator that a speaker is rugged in general, although it’s not a guarantee.
Look for speakers with IPX6 ratings or better if you’ll spend most of your outdoor time on land. If you plan on enjoying creeks, rivers, lakes or other bodies of water, it’s worth looking for a speaker that offers full IPX8 protection.
Best Bluetooth speakers for camping
Anker is known for its reasonably priced yet high-performing electronics, and the Motion Boom fits that bill perfectly. Since it’s so affordable for the size and output, it’s one of the best candidates for purchasing two and linking them wirelessly for powerful stereo sound.
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This is the beefiest, most refined version of the classic pill-shaped Bluetooth speaker that JBL made famous. Despite its moderate size, it offers impressive bass performance, but its great quality comes at a high cost.
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This high-powered party speaker sounds great at any volume, although it’s definitely intended for cranking up and driving a lively party. Although it’s quite large and not exactly lightweight, it’s completely waterproof and it floats, making it ideal for canoeing and tubing on hot summer days.
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If you’re a stickler for sound quality and don’t need something super loud, this portable option from consumer audio giant Bose is a good investment. It’s remarkably compact, sports dependable wireless connectivity and even does a great job as a speakerphone.
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They don’t get much more rugged than this one, which comes from a company known for making speakers that can take a beating. In part due to its round, somewhat stubby shape and useful ability to float, it’s perfect for tossing into a pool or lake to enjoy tunes while in the water.
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While it’s only an incremental upgrade to the Flip 5, it does deliver a longer battery life, more detailed sound and a higher max volume than most others its size.
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Minimalist backpackers who simply can’t go without music should consider this because it’s one of the smallest options of all and punches well above its weight class in terms of sound quality and loudness.
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If you’re on a moderate budget but still want to turn up your favorite tunes when car camping, you can’t do much better than this one. It sports convenient, one-touch NFC pairing in addition to a line-in jack and a microSD card slot for playing music without using Bluetooth and another device.
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Much like its two predecessors, the Angle 3 is a no-nonsense, water-resistant, highly reliable speaker that costs very little and sounds just fine.
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Complete with an optional RealTree camouflage color scheme, this one truly embodies the great outdoors. It sounds great and gets pretty loud, too.
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Altec Lansing Mini LifeJacket Jolt
It boasts an IP67 protection rating, which means that, unlike others, it’s actually been tested and approved as resistant to dust ingress, which is a big deal in some climates. Its 100-foot wireless range, 14-hour battery life and ability to float only add to the convenience.
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Outdoor Bluetooth speakers FAQ
Q. What Bluetooth codec is best for an outdoor speaker?
A. You probably don’t have to worry about Bluetooth codecs when picking a speaker for your camping trip. While some premium headphones can effectively use codecs as advanced as Qualcomm aptX HD, you almost certainly won’t be able to tell the difference at your campsite.
For that matter, it’s actually not likely that most people can tell the difference between Bluetooth codecs past a certain point even with quality headphones, in effect rendering many of them overkill.
Q. How do I keep my portable Bluetooth speaker charged?
A. If it’s a short trip, you might be able to get by with just a USB-C power bank. Consider a portable solar charger for longer journeys to keep the power bank topped off. If you do opt for a solar charger, make sure the one you get has the necessary regulator and connector to charge your speaker and other electronics.
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2023-06-17T19:53:59+00:00
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fox59.com
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https://fox59.com/reviews/br/electronics-br/audio-video-accessories-br/take-tunes-camping-with-the-best-portable-bluetooth-speaker/
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(NerdWallet) – July marks the halfway point of summer, so if you plan to travel soon, be prepared to see inflation at nearly every step along the way.
According to a May NerdWallet survey, nearly 7 in 10 Americans planned to travel between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and among them, 81% said inflation would impact their plans. This number spiked for younger adults like millennials (89%) and members of Generation Z (87%).
And they’re right. There’s no getting around inflation this summer. Newly released data for June 2022 puts inflation at a stunning 9.1%, a new 40-year high in the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The surge in prices since June of last year is staggering. People are not only paying the price at the gas pump (with a national average of $4.65 per gallon) and grocery store (food costs are up 12%), but they’re also spending more for key components of summer travel. Airfare is up almost 34%, restaurant dining is up about 7.7% and hotel stays are up 11.5% compared with this time last year.
While inflation at this level is beyond the control of everyday Americans, you can keep your travel plans in place without taking on extra debt by getting your priorities in order and using creative booking strategies to make the most of your trip.
Assess your travel savings tools
Count your rewards points and miles
About a quarter (24%) of 2022 summer travelers said they planned to lower the costs of travel due to inflation by using their rewards points or miles. You could cover the cost of your entire flight or simply use points to make the costs more manageable. Many people have been accruing these points during the pandemic when travel was restricted.
Tap airline and hotel loyalty programs, and credit card perks
Perks like free checked bags or access to airport lounges that offer free food can save you some serious cash, especially if you’re traveling with your family. Airport food can be pricey, so saving on food and drinks for each person in your party can add up to big savings. Most hotels offer free loyalty programs where you earn points on your stay and eventually earn free nights.
Shorten your trip
Summer travelers are having to make some sacrifices this year to help lessen the impact of inflation. With lodging costs on the rise, more than a quarter (28%) said they planned to travel for fewer days to save money. If you do the same, you can then put the savings toward other things like dining out and tourist attractions.
Book during the week to miss weekend price hikes
More than half (57%) of 2022 summer travelers said relaxed workplace policies like hybrid schedules and remote work would make it easier for them to travel this summer. If you have a flexible work schedule, booking during the weekdays can often lower your costs since lodging prices are typically higher as you approach the weekend.
Research free activities to do at your destination
Scheduling a mix of paid and free activities can really help you stay under budget. Sure, splurge for the tour, cooking class or experience you’ve been dreaming about, but mix in a few free activities (e.g., museums, parks or window shopping) to keep your travel budget on track.
Trim transportation costs at your destination
In the past, travelers might have decided to drive to their destination or rent a car to counter high airfare costs. But, with national gas prices averaging $4.65 per gallon, according to AAA data, and rental car prices on the rise due to shortages and high demand, this might not be the money-saving alternative it once was. Here’s what you can do instead.
Book a centrally located hotel or vacation rental
Before booking, sit down and pinpoint the restaurants, attractions and other locations you want to visit and find lodging that is in a central location to help reduce in-town travel costs or the need for a rental car. While there might be a few things you want to do that are beyond walking distance, this strategy will help you save big.
Don’t overlook mass transit
If you’re traveling to a major city, don’t overlook mass transit options like subways, buses, or even bike shares. Using one or more of these options is likely way more affordable than renting a car or using a rideshare service, and you might even get to see more of your destination.
If you need a rental car, book early
If you must get a rental car at your destination, book one early and check pricing and availability even before you book your flights. You can always monitor the price as your trip gets closer and cancel your old reservation and reserve at the new, lower rate. And with gas prices so high, book the smallest and most fuel-efficient car that will fit your needs. In other words, resist the SUV upsell.
Make your lodging more affordable
Hotel costs have skyrocketed due to inflation, but there are ways to cut back on your spending if you get creative and are willing to trade a little privacy for cost savings.
Stay with friends or family near your destination
If you have friends or family members who live close to where you’re traveling, consider asking if you might stay with them. Not only could this save you money, but it might help you wrap two trips into one, especially if you already had plans to visit.
Cash in loyalty points for free stays or discounted rates
If there is a hotel chain you really like, join its loyalty program and plan to book directly. If you are already a member, you might have already accrued enough points for a free night or two.
Other benefits and perks from these hotel loyalty programs can include complimentary breakfast, restaurant credits or waived resort fees, all of which can add up.
One tip to keep in mind when choosing which hotel loyalty program to join: the bigger the hotel chain, the more likely it is that you’ll be able to find participating hotels for future trips.
Book a hotel with free breakfast or happy hour
Using these perks can cut down on your restaurant bills. While the food or wine might not be Michelin-star worthy, it might be the cost savings you need to keep travel debt at bay. This is especially true if you’re traveling with kids.
Book lodging with a kitchen or mini-fridge
One of the fun things about travel is trying new restaurants, but it’s costly to eat out for every meal. Stocking a mini-fridge with drinks, snacks or even easy breakfast options can help you save big. Some hotel brands even come with full kitchens inside the room.
It’s never too late to start saving for next year
If you find yourself priced out of summer travel this year but have a major case of FOMO (fear of missing out), start saving now. Once you figure out your destination, estimate the costs and divide that number by the weeks or months until your trip. The result? The amount you should be saving each week or month to meet your goal.
By building travel costs into your budget throughout the year, you can save in smaller chunks and safely tuck that money into a high-yield savings account to earn interest. To make this even more mindless, try automating those biweekly or monthly payments into your savings account so that you aren’t tempted to spend that money elsewhere.
With a savings bucket dedicated to travel costs, you will have cash on hand to offset travel expenses as you book them, rather than racking up travel debt. In addition, get the most out of your points and miles to reduce travel costs or consider signing up for a new travel credit card (as long as you pay off the bill on time) to get a large pool of points as a welcome bonus.
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2022-07-23T15:06:51+00:00
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upmatters.com
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https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/inflation-will-tag-along-on-your-summer-trip-heres-how-to-deal/
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There’s no question that the Army finds the 132,000-acre Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA) on Hawaii island valuable. Its proximity to both U.S. allies and rivals in the Indo-Pacific, its challenging, arid landscape and its expanse all add to its assets as a strategically situated training ground.
And then there’s the value inherent in the Army’s use of 23,000 acres of state land that is part of the PTA. One might even call it a “steal,” as it cost the Army just $1 in exchange for a 65-year lease with the state of Hawaii.
That 65-year lease expires in 2029. This time around, as the Army seeks to extend its access to the state’s property, far more should be expected from the military. The lease must be renegotiated, or could be brought to an end, if either the Army or state chose to end it. Many competing interests are in play.
A Hawaii Supreme Court decision in 2019 held that the state has a duty to ensure the land is protected. Native Hawaiian interests are involved, because the state property involved is former Hawaiian crown land, ceded to Hawaii from the Hawaiian royals. The state’s Constitution obligates Hawaii’s government to protect those lands for the benefit of Native Hawaiians and all residents of Hawaii.
As negotiations proceed, further arguments and declarations of responsibility can be expected to develop. At this stage, it’s already clear that the Army must, at a minimum, commit to meeting clear standards for improved environmental and cultural stewardship, if an extended lease is to be awarded.
Strong guarantees of Army clean-up and mitigation of damage, plus access by state regulators, must be required — with follow-through robustly monitored. The interests of Native Hawaiians must also be included.
There are indications that the state is prepared to insist on detailed Army commitments, and that’s appropriate.
In April, the Army issued a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), outlining impact to the land from continuing Army control. In response, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) faulted the Army for failing to include details about its responsibility to maintain “ongoing monitoring, preservation and mitigation.”
DLNR’s Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) bluntly expressed reservations over whether any simulated warfare could be compatible with conservation land, detailing a range of damaging impacts inflicted on wildlife, Hawaiian sites and artifacts.
“Military use that involves maneuvers, ammunition, artillery and mortar systems, depleted uranium, explosives, firing points, hazardous materials and waste, live fire, unexploded ordnance, and weapons systems do not appear to be consistent with the Conservation District,” OCCL stated.
It will be up to the Army to make a case that it can operate within state guidelines.
The military devotes resources to preservation, retaining scientists who work to protect native species and archaeologists who preserve and document Hawaiian sites. Between 1998 and 2013, the Army spent $10 million on fencing to protect habitat, as well as fire prevention. Its fire department also assists the state and county in quelling wildfires outside of Pohakuloa. But in August, a massive wildfire damaged more than 26 square miles of land in the training area.
The Army has presented options, including full continued access to the state land, keeping access to 19,700 acres, or keeping 10,100 acres along with 11 miles of roads and trails. A “no action alternative” would end Army presence at Pohakuloa when the lease expires in seven years. Ultimately, the state’s decision should hinge on which alternative best protects its lands, while balancing benefits from Army presence and preparedness, which serve Hawaii and the nation.
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BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins will resign following a monthslong investigation by the Justice Department’s inspector general into her appearance at a political fundraiser and other potential ethics issues, her attorney said Tuesday.
The Justice Department’s watchdog has yet to release its report detailing the findings of its investigation, but an attorney for Rollins told The Associated Press that she will be submitting a letter of resignation to President Joe Biden by close of business Friday.
The resignation of a U.S. attorney amid ethics concerns is an exceedingly rare phenomenon and is especially notable for a Justice Department that under Attorney General Merrick Garland has sought to restore a sense of normalcy and good governance following the turbulent four years of the Trump administration.
Rollins’ attorney said she has been “profoundly honored” to have served as U.S. attorney and proud of her office’s work but “understands that her presence has become a distraction.” Attorney Michael Bromwich — a former Justice Department inspector general — said Rollins will make herself available to answer questions “after the dust settles and she resigns.”
“The work of the office and the Department of Justice is far too important to be overshadowed by anything else,” Bromwich said.
The Justice Department didn’t immediately comment Tuesday. The inspector general’s office declined to comment.
Rollins was a controversial pick to be Massachusetts’ top federal law enforcer and twice needed Vice President Kamala Harris to break a tie for her nomination to move forward in the Senate amid fierce opposition from Republicans, who painted her as a radical.
Before taking the high-profile U.S. attorney job, she was the top prosecutor for Suffolk County, which includes Boston. In her role there, she sparred with Boston’s largest police union and pushed ambitious criminal justice changes, most notably a policy not to prosecute certain low-level crimes such as shoplifting.
She was the first woman of color to serve as a district attorney in Massachusetts and the first Black woman to become U.S. attorney for the state.
Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, who had pushed for Rollins to be nominated to the post, said in a joint statement that they will respect her decision to step down.
“Rachael Rollins has for years dedicated herself to the people of Massachusetts and equal justice under the law,” they said.
The Associated Press was the first to report in November that the inspector general’s office had opened an investigation into Rollins over her appearance last year at a home in Andover, Massachusetts, for a Democratic National Committee fundraiser featuring first lady Jill Biden. That was according to two people briefed on the investigation, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the probe.
The inspector general’s office generally investigates allegations of fraud, abuse or violation of other Justice Department policies.
People familiar with the investigation told the AP at the time that the probe had expanded into other areas, including Rollins’ use of her personal cellphone to conduct Justice Department business and a trip she took to California that was paid for by an outside group.
Rollins said in a July tweet that she “had approval” to meet the first lady and left the event early to speak at two community events. One person familiar with discussions before that event told the AP that Rollins was only given limited permission to meet Jill Biden outside the home.
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel, another federal watchdog agency, has also been investigating whether Rollins’ attendance at the fundraiser violated the Hatch Act, a law that limits political activity by government workers. The status of that investigation is unclear.
The inspector general’s office copied the phone contents of some employees in Rollins’ office as part of their probe into her possible use of her personal phone for Justice Department business, one person familiar with the matter told the AP last year.
Investigators also examined a trip Rollins took to California that was paid for by an outside group, even though Justice Department employees are not supposed to accept payments for travel. The trip was for CAA Amplify, the annual gathering of entertainment, business and political figures run by one of Hollywood’s leading talent agencies, the Creative Artists Agency.
Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, a fierce critic of Rollins who had sought to block her confirmation, had urged the inspector general last year to investigate whether the U.S. attorney’s actions violated the Hatch Act.
Cotton said in a letter to Inspector General Michael Horowitz earlier this month that a “whistleblower” recently alleged that Rollins had been “removing significant numbers of documents” from the U.S. attorney’s office and “continued removing these documents even after being instructed to stop by the Department of Justice leadership.”
Rollins’ attorney called the allegation “complete nonsense,” adding that Cotton’s time “would be better spent learning about the realities of running a law enforcement agency and fighting crime in our major cities.”
Cotton said in a statement Tuesday that he had “warned Democratic senators that Rachael Rollins wasn’t only a pro-criminal ideologue, but also had a history of poor judgment and ethical lapses.”
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Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press reporters Steve LeBlanc in Boston and Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington contributed.
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This story has been corrected to reflect that Rollins was the first Black woman, not the first Black person, to serve as Massachusetts U.S. attorney.
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WHIPPANY, N.J., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH), today announced earnings for its third quarter ended June 25, 2022.
Consistent with the seasonal nature of its businesses, the Partnership typically experiences a net loss in the third quarter of its fiscal year. Net loss for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 improved to $2.5 million, or $0.04 per Common Unit, compared to a net loss of $26.0 million, or $0.41 per Common Unit, in the fiscal 2021 third quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Adjusted EBITDA, as defined and reconciled below) increased $5.9 million, or 25.3%, to $29.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2022, compared to $23.3 million in the prior year third quarter.
In announcing these results, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Stivala said, "We are very pleased to report another quarter with strong year-over-year operating performance, combined with the announcement of a number of strategic initiatives and further debt reduction. In the face of a very volatile commodity price environment and inflationary conditions impacting many of our operating costs, our operations personnel continued to do an outstanding job safely meeting the needs of our customers, while effectively managing selling prices and expenses to deliver an improvement of nearly $6.0 million in Adjusted EBITDA compared to the prior year third quarter. During the quarter, we used excess cash flows to reduce debt by more than $43.0 million, bringing our total leverage metric down to 3.64x from 3.96x at the end of the prior year third quarter."
Mr. Stivala continued, "On the strategic front, we continued to advance the buildout of our renewable energy platform in support of the country's energy transition towards a lower carbon future, while also fostering the growth of our core propane business. Specifically, during the quarter we launched the first commercial sales of Propane+rDME which combines clean, versatile and abundantly available propane with the renewable, low carbon benefits of renewable dimethyl ether (rDME), produced by Oberon Fuels. We also announced further investment in our interconnected portfolio of renewable energy assets through an agreement with Adirondack Farms, in upstate New York, to produce renewable natural gas from dairy cow manure."
Concluding his remarks, Mr. Stivala stated, "In order to help accelerate the adoption of Propane+rDME, and to explore opportunities to further advance investments in the hydrogen infrastructure in the United States, we announced a collaboration agreement with Iwatani Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation, Japan's largest distributor of propane and only fully integrated supplier of hydrogen. Finally, subsequent to the end of the quarter, we completed an acquisition of a well-run propane business in northern New Mexico, which will expand our presence in this growing market, provide synergy opportunities and support our best-in-class propane operations. Consistent with our stated strategy, we continue to utilize excess cash flow in a balanced way to make investments in our long-term strategic growth initiatives, and to further strengthen the balance sheet."
Retail propane gallons sold in the third quarter of fiscal 2022 of 75.5 million gallons decreased 1.6% compared to the prior year, primarily due to the adverse impact of historically high commodity prices on customer buying habits and demand, partially offset by cooler spring temperatures that contributed to higher heat-related demand in certain markets. In addition, volumes in the prior year third quarter benefitted from incremental outdoor heating and cooking demand associated with continued COVID-19 related government restrictions. Average temperatures (as measured by heating degree days) across all of the Partnership's service territories during the third quarter were 4% warmer than normal and 5% colder than the prior year third quarter.
Average propane prices (basis Mont Belvieu, Texas) for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 43.8% compared to the prior year third quarter. Total gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 was $159.4 million, compared to $155.0 million in the prior year third quarter. Gross margin for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 included a $0.9 million unrealized loss attributable to the mark-to-market adjustment for derivative instruments used in risk management activities, compared to an $11.1 million unrealized gain in the prior year third quarter. These non-cash adjustments, which were reported in cost of products sold, were excluded from Adjusted EBITDA for both periods. Excluding the impact of the non-cash mark-to-market adjustments, total gross margin increased $16.4 million, or 11.4%, compared to the prior year third quarter, primarily due to prudent margin management during a volatile commodity price environment, as well as from the favorable impact of commodity hedges that matured during the period. The Partnership's hedging and risk management activities are intended to reduce the effect of price volatility associated with forecasted purchases of propane, and propane sold on a fixed price basis. The commodity hedges that matured during the third quarter of fiscal 2022 were principally comprised of net long positions that were favorably impacted from the significant rise in commodity prices.
Combined operating and general and administrative expenses of $130.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2022 increased 9.1% compared to the prior year, primarily due to higher payroll and benefit-related expenses, including higher variable compensation expense, higher vehicle lease and fuel costs, higher provisions for doubtful accounts, as well as other inflationary effects on the Partnership's operating costs.
During the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Partnership utilized cash flows from operating activities to repay $43.1 million in debt, and make additional investments in Oberon Fuels, Inc. As a result of the debt repayment and the increase in Adjusted EBITDA during the third quarter of fiscal 2022, the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Partnership's credit agreement, for the trailing twelve-month period ending June 25, 2022 improved to 3.64x.
As previously announced on July 21, 2022, the Partnership's Board of Supervisors declared a quarterly distribution of $0.325 per Common Unit for the three months ended June 25, 2022. On an annualized basis, this distribution rate equates to $1.30 per Common Unit. The distribution is payable on August 9, 2022 to Common Unitholders of record as of August 2, 2022.
About Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.
Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. ("Suburban Propane") is a publicly traded master limited partnership listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey, Suburban Propane has been in the customer service business since 1928 and is a nationwide distributor of propane, renewable propane, fuel oil and related products and services, as well as a marketer of natural gas and electricity and an investor in low carbon fuel alternatives, servicing the energy needs of approximately 1 million residential, commercial, governmental, industrial and agricultural customers through approximately 700 locations across 42 states. Suburban Propane is supported by three core pillars: (1) Suburban Commitment – showcasing Suburban Propane's 90+ year legacy, and ongoing commitment to the highest standards for dependability, flexibility, and reliability that underscores Suburban Propane's commitment to excellence in customer service; (2) SuburbanCares – highlighting continued dedication to giving back to local communities across Suburban Propane's national footprint; and (3) Go Green with Suburban Propane – promoting the clean burning and versatile nature of propane and renewable propane as a bridge to a green energy future and developing the next generation of renewable energy. For additional information on Suburban Propane, please visit www.suburbanpropane.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements relating to future business expectations and financial condition and results of operations of the Partnership, based on management's current good faith expectations and beliefs concerning future developments. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied in such forward-looking statements, including the following:
- The impact of weather conditions on the demand for propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity;
- Volatility in the unit cost of propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity, the impact of the Partnership's hedging and risk management activities, and the adverse impact of price increases on volumes sold as a result of customer conservation;
- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the corresponding government response, including the impact across the Partnership's businesses on demand and operations, as well as on the operations of the Partnership's suppliers, customers and other business partners, and the effectiveness of the Partnership's actions taken in response to these risks;
- The ability of the Partnership to compete with other suppliers of propane, fuel oil and other energy sources;
- The impact on the price and supply of propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels from the political, military or economic instability of the oil producing nations, including the Russia/Ukraine conflict, global terrorism and other general economic conditions, including the economic instability resulting from natural disasters such as pandemics, including the COVID-19 pandemic;
- The ability of the Partnership to acquire sufficient volumes of, and the costs to the Partnership of acquiring, transporting and storing, propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels;
- The ability of the Partnership to acquire and maintain reliable transportation for its propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels;
- The ability of the Partnership to attract and retain employees and key personnel to support the growth of our business;
- The ability of the Partnership to retain customers or acquire new customers;
- The impact of customer conservation, energy efficiency and technology advances on the demand for propane, fuel oil and other refined fuels, natural gas and electricity;
- The ability of management to continue to control expenses and manage inflationary increases in fuel, labor and other operating costs;
- The impact of changes in applicable statutes and government regulations, or their interpretations, including those relating to the environment and climate change, derivative instruments and other regulatory developments on the Partnership's business;
- The impact of changes in tax laws that could adversely affect the tax treatment of the Partnership for income tax purposes;
- The impact of legal proceedings on the Partnership's business;
- The impact of operating hazards that could adversely affect the Partnership's operating results to the extent not covered by insurance;
- The Partnership's ability to make strategic acquisitions and successfully integrate them;
- The ability of the Partnership and any third-party service providers on which it may rely for support or services to continue to combat cybersecurity threats to its networks and information technology;
- The impact of current conditions in the global capital and credit markets, and general economic pressures;
- The operating, legal and regulatory risks the Partnership may face; and
- Other risks referenced from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and those factors listed or incorporated by reference into the Partnership's Annual Report under "Risk Factors."
Some of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended September 25, 2021 and other periodic reports filed with the SEC. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect management's view only as of the date made. The Partnership undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not recognized terms under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("US GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or net cash provided by operating activities determined in accordance with US GAAP. Because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as determined by us excludes some, but not all, items that affect net income, they may not be comparable to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures used by other companies.
The following table sets forth our calculations of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
We also reference gross margins, computed as revenues less cost of products sold as those amounts are reported on the condensed consolidated financial statements. Our management uses gross margin as a supplemental measure of operating performance and we are including it as we believe that it provides our investors and industry analysts with additional information that we determined is useful to evaluate our operating results. As cost of products sold does not include depreciation and amortization expense, the gross margin we reference is considered a non-GAAP financial measure.
The unaudited financial information included in this document is intended only as a summary provided for your convenience, and should be read in conjunction with the complete consolidated financial statements of the Partnership (including the Notes thereto, which set forth important information) contained in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed by the Partnership with the SEC. Such report, once filed, will be available on the public EDGAR electronic filing system maintained by the SEC.
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Under leadership of new President and CEO Alejandro Reynal, iconic luxury brand continues to drive global growth and strategic development across new and existing lines of business
TORONTO, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading luxury hospitality company Four Seasons continues to expand its development pipeline, elevating its experiential offerings and accelerating bold new ventures that capitalize on the company's strong business foundation and singular focus on the luxury segment. Through the lens of unmatched guest-centricity and personalization, Four Seasons is investing in a robust commercial strategy, enhancing its ability to meet the growing demand for travel and luxury experiences.
In October, the company appointed Alejandro Reynal as President and CEO, marking a new chapter that builds on Four Seasons renowned legacy and leadership position within the luxury hospitality industry.
"Since joining Four Seasons, I have seen firsthand the company's clear competitive advantage: unparalleled service excellence, a renowned brand and a corporate culture powered by the genuine heart of its people," says Reynal. "Four Seasons business is stronger than ever. Our experienced leadership team is well positioned to take advantage of the myriad opportunities ahead, focusing on an evolved growth strategy that continues to generate value for our hotel owners, employees, guests and residents."
Reynal continues: "True luxury should always represent the authentic expression of personalization. At Four Seasons, this has always been our brand promise, and it inspires our people in every interaction. We continue to invest in our capabilities, empowering our teams with the tools they need to enhance the guest experience and elevate the genuine service that has always been our hallmark."
A Growing Portfolio of Award-Winning Luxury Properties
For more than 60 years, Four Seasons has been defining the art of luxury hospitality, with an enviable global portfolio of 126 luxury hotels and resorts and 53 branded residences. In 2022, Four Seasons opened seven exceptional new properties, including new hotels and residences in Fort Lauderdale, Minneapolis and Nashville, as well as two new resort experiences in Mexico, in Tamarindo, and with the opening of its first tented-resort in North America at Naviva, Punta Mita, A Four Seasons Resort. The company also expanded its growing collection of standalone Private Residences with new offerings in Marrakech and Dubai, providing discerning homeowners the opportunity to live with Four Seasons outside of a hotel or resort.
Four Seasons has more than 50 new projects under planning or development, including in Italy, Spain, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Belize and many more, expanding and strengthening relationships with new and existing owner partners with each new property it opens. In the year ahead, the company will expand its offerings with two new planned hotel openings in China in Suzhou and Dalian; and projects in the Middle East including new residences in Bahrain Bay, a second hotel in Doha, and a new hotel in Rabat, Morocco.
Four Seasons recently announced upcoming projects that will further distinguish its global portfolio, from a historic legend in Venice to soaring new towers in Melbourne and Xi'an. In addition, the Middle East continues to be a market of key growth, with upcoming projects in Jeddah at the Corniche, Diriyah, New Cairo Capital at Madinaty, Luxor and Muscat.
Four Seasons Residential Business Drives Strategic Growth
Four Seasons Private Residences have been a natural extension of the brand since 1985, when the company's first residential project opened in Boston. Almost 40 years later, Four Seasons achieved a milestone moment with the opening of the 50th Four Seasons Private Residences in Fort Lauderdale, with further additions welcomed to the portfolio by the end of 2022.
Residential continues to be a significant driver for Four Seasons strategic growth, with a robust five-year pipeline comprising more than 30 projects worldwide.
Central to Four Seasons residential growth strategy is the expansion of its standalone offerings. Since the first standalone opening in London in 2018, the offering has expanded to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Marrakech, and Dubai, the latter selling out prior to going to public sales. Upcoming openings are slated in Lake Austin and beyond.
Taking to the Skies, Seas and Roads with Four Seasons
In addition to new hotel and residential openings, Four Seasons has expanded its experiential offerings to provide guests new and distinctive ways to engage with the brand, including the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience, At Home Collection, and the recently announced Four Seasons Yachts. A collection of nearly 600 restaurants and bars worldwide and 126 spas also extends the Four Seasons experience, welcoming a growing segment of repeat local guests. Four Seasons restaurants and bars are built upon best-in-class, innovative concepts that are brought to life by craftspeople who share a passion for incredible service and exceptional culinary offerings.
In the skies, guests can experience the brand's legendary service aboard the Four Seasons Private Jet Experience. Late last year, an all-new jet – designed with input from past guests – took flight, taking guests on bespoke journeys around the globe. With 2023 itineraries nearly sold out and a full calendar of 2024 journeys just announced, the program continues to grow.
In September 2022, Four Seasons announced the introduction of Four Seasons Yachts. With the first vessel anticipated to embark in 2025, the 679-foot (207 metre) yacht will offer an unprecedented level of personalized service, with a 1:1 guest to staff ratio, and expansive, residential-style suite accommodations among many other on-board amenities.
Following the success of the inaugural Beyond by Four Seasons driving journey in Tuscany in 2022, new and exciting itineraries will be unveiled later this year giving travellers the opportunity to explore exceptional destinations behind the wheel of a classic or modern luxury sportscar.
Across every touchpoint, on the ground, in the sky and soon on the seas, guests will enjoy the genuine, personalized service and care delivered by Four Seasons more than 60,000 employees worldwide, and for which the brand has been renowned for more than 60 years.
About Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts opened its first hotel in 1961, and since that time has been dedicated to perfecting the travel experience through continual innovation and the highest standards of hospitality. Currently operating 126 hotels and resorts, and 53 residential properties in major city centres and resort destinations in 47 countries, and with more than 50 projects under planning or development, Four Seasons consistently ranks among the world's best hotels and most prestigious brands in reader polls, traveller reviews and industry awards. Four Seasons is committed to building upon the company's strong history of supporting communities and the environment through its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Program. For more information and reservations, visit fourseasons.com. For the latest news, visit press.fourseasons.com and follow @FourSeasonsPR on Twitter.
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NEW YORK, June 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Blockchain mavens Jaesun Lee and Taemin Oh today the launch of their company, Studio Metaverse, to capitalize on the popularity of blockchain-related technologies. Products such as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT), virtual reality and augmented reality as well as fintech investments will be the primary focus of the corporation.
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Menarini Silicon Biosystems continues to support advances in cancer research by developing new tools and solutions to automate the identification of CELLSEARCH® CTCs (Circulating Tumor Cells) through AI (Artificial Intelligence) and expand the use of liquid biopsies through the analysis of multiple cancer-derived analytes from the same blood draw.
BOLOGNA, Italy and HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Pa, April 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Menarini Silicon Biosystems (MSB), a pioneer of liquid biopsy and single cell technologies, announced today the data from two posters to be presented at the April 14-19, 2023 annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). Among them, one demonstrated the benefit of an AI algorithm for automated, reliable, and reproducible CELLSEARCH® CTC identification, while the other focused on the additional information available through the parallel immunomagnetic enrichment of tumor derived extracellular vesicles and CTCs from a single blood sample.
According to Ralf Schoenbrunner, Ph.D., Chief Global R&D Officer at MSB "these two posters underline the multiple opportunities that our technologies can provide for the retrieval of enhanced qualitative and quantitative information in liquid biopsies." Findings were made possible thanks to the use of the company's gold standard CELLSEARCH technology for CTC capture and enumeration, and the use of CellMag for manual immunomagnetic enrichment of CTCs and tumor derived extracellular vesicles (tdEVs).
The posters are scheduled for Monday the 17th of April between 1:30 and 5:00 PM in Session PO.CL01.16 - Liquid Biopsies: Circulating Nucleic Acids and Circulating Tumor Cells 3.
● 3373 /16 - Deep learning for circulating tumor cell (CTC) identification with the CELLSEARCH system: achieving top human-level performance
● 3364 / 7 - Combined enrichment of plasma EpCAM-positive extracellular vesicles (EVs) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs) from a single tube of cancer patient blood samples, for subsequent molecular analysis
The first poster shows the benefit of an AI-based tool (for research use) that removes human subjectivity and automates the process of CTC identification with CELLSEARCH®. The AI was trained to identify CTCs using anonymized CELLTRACKS ANALYZER II® images acquired over several years, for a total of 13.469 CTCs and 35.792 non-CTC examples from cancer patients' samples. The performance of the AI-based tool on a separate set of 55 patient samples was compared to that of experienced human reviewers. The results overwhelmingly support the use of AI for which performance surpassed 4 out of 5 expert reviewers.
The second poster opens the door to the clinical utility of a simultaneous assessment of multiple analytes from the same blood sample. The parallel enrichment of tumor-derived Extracellular Vesicles (tdEVs) and CTCs from the same blood sample, by means of CellMag EpCAM-based immunomagnetic capture, enabled additional molecular analyses and led to the identification of oncogenic miRNAs (microRNAs) in cancer patients' blood samples resulting in additional insight into the molecular mechanism of cancer.
Additional posters will be presented during the AACR 2023 annual meeting using the CellSearch® and DEPArray™ technologies.
- 3385 / 28 - A pipeline for mRNA analysis on circulating tumor cells (CTCs) collected and stored in preservative tubes
- 2463 / 3 - Protein folding chaperonin as biological indicator for cancer progression and metastasis
- 1031 / 8 - Specific gene alterations of HER2 positive single circulating tumor cell (CTC) compared to autologous leukocytes in metastatic breast cancer (MBC)
- 5595 / 19 - Serial monitoring of circulating tumor cells and circulating tumor DNA in metastatic lobular breast cancer identifies intra-tumor heterogeneity and precision and immuno-oncology biomarkers of therapeutic importance
- 3370/ 13 - Liquid Biopsy approaches to determine tumor cell heterogeneity in advanced prostate cancer
For Fabio Piazzalunga President and CEO of MSB "both our posters and those presented by our partners highlight our never-ending efforts to gather clinically relevant information from blood to develop needed assays for both clinical research as well as improved patient prognosis and care". Indeed, over time, MSB's liquid biopsy assays aim to improve cancer care with respect to early detection, identification of residual disease, assessment of treatment response and monitoring of tumor evolution with the ultimate goal to support clinicians in treatment decisions.
More information on the unique and comprehensive MSB offering is available at the company's commercial booth, #100, within the AACR exhibit center. During your visit, you will be able to discover new tests available, and those under development, for user defined biomarker assays for CTCs through the MSB biopharma global laboratory service. Most importantly, two new biomarkers, ARV7 and DLL3, coupled to CTC enumeration, will be available, for research use, in May 2023.
About Menarini Silicon Biosystems (MSB)
MSB offers unique rare cell technologies and solutions that provide clinical researchers with access to unparalleled resolution in the study of cells and their molecular characterization.
Menarini Silicon Biosystems, based in Bologna, Italy, and Huntingdon Valley, Pa., U.S., is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Menarini Group, a multinational pharmaceutical, biotechnology and diagnostics company headquartered in Florence, Italy, with more than 17,000 employees in 140 countries.
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