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Nike has ramped up its battle with the online marketplace StockX, saying that it purchased four pairs of counterfeit shoes on the site, despite StockX's guarantees of authenticity.
The famous footwear manufacturer was already in a lawsuit from February with StockX over what Nike saw as trademark infringement in the non-fungible tokens StockX was selling, and has amended the suit to include the latest accusations.
Nike said in a federal court filing with the Southern District of New York on Tuesday that the shoes it had purchased and determined to be fake "had affixed to them StockX's 'Verified Authentic' hangtag, and all came with a paper receipt from StockX in the shoe box stating that the condition of the shoes is '100% Authentic.'"
Nike said that StockX is diluting its trademarks while using them to heavily market NFTs, draw in consumers who know the brand and then benefit financially.
"StockX's use of Nike's marks is, upon information and belief, intentionally deceiving consumers into believing that Nike sponsors or approves of the Vault NFTs," Nike said, adding that it is not a collaboration between the two companies and Nike did not authorize the NFTs being sold.
As an online marketplace, StockX allows customers to shop for streetwear, handbags, and more, but it is most notable for sneakers, which it heavily markets. For many sneakerheads it's a destination and a chance to find pairs that sold out before they could buy them from the manufacturer and original retailers.
Customers are also promised that what they buy will be real, verified goods, with "Buy/Sell Authentic Guaranteed" being the StockX tagline.
As the tension between the companies grows, some sneaker collectors such as Eren Nunerley of Houston, who said he began using StockX nearly five years ago, are not surprised that it's happening. Nunerley said the rapid growth in the market for sneakers has led to questions about the ability of StockX to enforce quality control.
"There's already been a couple of occurrences where we have all collected something that was quite questionable," Nunerley said. "And the only people that I guess that can kind of check StockX would be the manufacturers — Nike themselves."
StockX has disputed Nike's claims and said it takes "customer protection extremely seriously."
"We've invested millions to fight the proliferation of counterfeit products that virtually every global marketplace faces today," StockX said in a statement sent to NPR. "Nike's latest filing is not only baseless but also is curious given that their own brand protection team has communicated confidence in our authentication program, and that hundreds of Nike employees – including current senior executives – use StockX to buy and sell products."
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with The Wall Street Journal's Sabrina Siddiqui about going to report on President Biden's secret trip to Ukraine shortly after coming off of maternity leave.
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NEW YORK, March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of common stock of Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) between October 28, 2020 and March 3, 2023, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important May 15, 2023 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Norfolk Southern securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Norfolk class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12322 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than May 15, 2023. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: During the Class Period, defendants made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) the Company's Precision Scheduled Railroading ("PSR"), including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, had led to the Company suffering increased train derailments and a materially increased risk of future derailments; (2) the Company's PSR, including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, was part of a culture of increased risk-taking at the expense of reasonable safety precautions due to the Company's near-term focus solely on profits; (3) the Company's PSR, including its use of longer, heavier trains staffed by fewer personnel, rendered the Company more vulnerable to train derailments and train derailments with potentially more severe human, financial, legal, and environmental consequences; (4) the Company's capital spending and replacement programs were designed to prioritize profits over the Company's ability to provide safe, efficient, and reliable rail transportation services; (5) the Company's lobbying efforts had undermined the Company's ability to provide safe, efficient, and reliable rail transportation services; (6) the Company's commitment to reducing operating expenses as part of its PSR goals undermined worker safety and the Company's purported "commitment to an injury free workplace" because the Company's PSR plan prioritized reducing expenses through fewer personnel, longer trains, and less spending on safety training, technology, and equipment such as hot bearing wayside detectors (a/k/a "hotboxes") and acoustic sensors; (7) the Company's rail services were, as a result of its adoption of PSR principles, more susceptible to accidents that could cause serious economic and bodily harm to the Company, the Company's workers, the Company's customers, third parties, and the environment; (8) the Company had failed to put in place responsive practices and procedures to minimize the threat to communities in the event that these communities suffered the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous and toxic materials; and (9) as a result, defendants' Class Period statements detailed above regarding the safety of Norfolk Southern's operations were materially false and/or misleading.
To join the Norfolk Southern class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12322 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Panic swept through the startup industry on Thursday as investors at some venture capital firms urged portfolio companies to move their money from Silicon Valley Bank over concerns about the tech industry stalwart’s financial stability.
Silicon Valley Bank’s spiral was set off by its surprise announcement Wednesday that it would take extraordinary and immediate steps to shore up its finances amid a dimming economic environment for the startups and other technology companies that dominate its client base. The bank disclosed that it had sold off $21 billion of its most liquid, or easily tradable, investments; borrowed $15 billion; and organized an emergency sale of its stock to raise cash.
Banks are loath to take any of those steps — let alone all three at once — and when they do, the moves are typically carefully choreographed. Silicon Valley Bank’s stock price plummeted 60% on Thursday as investors rushed to sell shares after the announcement.
A bank spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment.
If Silicon Valley Bank failed, it would be the second-largest such unraveling in U.S. history, smaller only than the run on Washington Mutual during the 2008 financial crisis, when that bank had roughly $300 billion in customer deposits. At the end of last year, Silicon Valley Bank reported $212 billion in customer assets.
The bank’s slump dragged down the stock prices of its peers as concern swirled that others could run into similar problems. First Republic Bank in California fell 16.5%, Signature Bank in New York more than 12% and Zions Bancorporation 11.4%.
Bigger banks also suffered. Bank of America and Wells Fargo dropped 6.2% while JPMorgan Chase fell 5.4%. The KBW bank index, which tracks the stocks of 24 major banks, fell nearly 8%, its worst one-day move since June 2020 in the early stages of the coronavirus crisis.
Greg Becker, CEO of Silicon Valley Bank, urged venture capital firms to stay calm in a conference call Thursday.
But a number of investors, including Arjun Sethi, an investor at Tribe Capital, advised companies to move some or all of their money from the bank. “Almost by definition, any bank with a business model is dead if everyone moves,” Sethi wrote to Tribe Capital founders in a memo. Other firms made similar moves, according to four memos viewed by The New York Times.
Founded in 1983, Silicon Valley Bank is small compared with Wall Street banks but has an outsize footprint among tech startups. It calls itself the “financial partner of the innovation economy.” In addition to its other banking services for startups, it is known for providing them loans and private wealth management to tech workers.
Some startup investors took to Twitter to predict that the bank would have to sell or be bailed out. Others tapped out premature eulogies, praising the bank for being a good partner over the years.
Many sought to calm. Mark Suster, an investor at Upfront Ventures, wrote that he believed the only financial risk to Silicon Valley Bank’s customers was a panic that led to a run on the bank.
“Think about how many companies would be wiped out overnight if SVB went bankrupt,” he said in an interview. “This would be catastrophic, and people shouldn’t be making jokes of it.”
Villi Iltchev, an investor at Two Sigma Ventures, urged the industry to “support” the bank by not withdrawing money. Roseanne Wincek, an investor at Renegade Partners, wrote that a bank run caused merely by panic would be a “self own” for the industry.
“There are two things in life that only exist if you believe in them: God and bank runs,” said Anshu Sharma, CEO of Skyflow, a data privacy startup. He is also an investor in 65 other startups, and he urged his portfolio companies to sit tight.
Sunny Juneja, founder of Canopy Analytics, a Bay Area startup focused on real estate technology, said that he had tried to move his startup’s cash — a few million dollars — out of Silicon Valley Bank after his advisers and investors told him to do so Thursday, but that the bank’s online portal was down. He spent the afternoon trying to set up an account at another bank.
“I’m doing everything I can in the shortest time period to make this happen,” Juneja said. He said he felt bad, because Silicon Valley Bank had been a good partner, but saw no upside to staying with it amid the panic and no downside to leaving.
A Silicon Valley Bank executive, in a note sent to clients Thursday and viewed by the Times, wrote that it had “been a tough day” but that the bank was “actually quite sound, and it’s disappointing to see so many smart investors tweet otherwise.”
Like all its peers, and consistent with regulations, Silicon Valley Bank holds only a small portion of its customer deposits in cash available to be immediately withdrawn. The vast majority are either lent to other customers or invested to earn a return. That raises the specter that a rush of withdrawals would leave it unable to pay.
The most immediate way to forestall the crisis would be to persuade clients not to pull their funds. In a letter to customers Wednesday, Becker said the bank enjoyed the “financial position to weather sustained market pressures.” The letter, however, noted that customer deposits had come in lower than forecast in February, and did not address any withdrawals since then.
After Becker’s letter, Moody’s downgraded the bank’s bonds rating and slashed its outlook to negative, from stable. “Moody’s does not expect the environment will recover enough for SVB to materially improve its profitability, funding and liquidity,” it said.
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis had warned last month that as interest rates have risen, the value of banks’ investment assets has fallen, with those losses then denting banks’ capital.
Some startups quickly angled to cash in on Silicon Valley Bank’s struggles. An executive for one much smaller rival, Levro, sent a note to potential customers that said it had “an expedited processing/approval process for current SVB customers.” | 2023-03-10T10:27:42+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/silicon-valley-banks-financial-stability-worries-investors/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rodan + Fields, a leading skincare brand powered by a direct selling business, announced the second round of donations from the Youth Empowerment Fund through their support of the Prescription for Change project. Launched in August 2021, the Fund will invest a total of $5 Million USD over 3 years to empower young people to lead social and environmental change.
In 2022, donations totaling $1.55 Million USD will support 11 nonprofits to advance career readiness and life skills training, provide mental health services and foster environmental conservation across historically underserved communities in North America and Australia. Donations will go to existing partners, After School Matters, Inc, buildOn Inc., Posse Foundation, Student Energy and The Smith Family as well as new partners, Boys & Girls Club of Puerto Rico, Green Guerillas Inc., Huckleberry Youth Programs Inc., Mending Matters, Residential Youth Services & Empowerment, and Save the Bay.
Rodan + Fields' support of The Youth Empowerment Fund builds on its proud legacy of changing lives together with its Independent Consultant Community, having invested nearly $18 Million USD in nonprofit partners that have provided educational and career assistance, service learning and disaster relief to 1.7 million young people globally since 2008. The Company is proud to have donated a total of $2.8 Million USD from the Youth Empowerment Fund since 2021 to advance the Company's commitment to giving, marking that they are over halfway to their 3-year goal.
"We believe that philanthropy is a powerful tool to empower young people to become leaders and positive change agents in their communities," said Lindsay Vignoles, Director of Environmental, Social, and Governance, Rodan + Fields. "Giving back is a fundamental part of our Do Good strategy, and we are honored to support existing and new partners to create a more inclusive and sustainable future."
As social and environmental challenges continue to grow, Rodan + Fields sees its investments in young people as a part of the solution and has aligned with its mission to have a life-changing impact on people and the planet. According to Jessica Raefield, Chief Human Resources Officer, Rodan + Fields, "The next generation will inherit what the current one leaves behind. Equipping young people with the tools and resources they need to create a better tomorrow is what the Youth Empowerment Fund hopes to achieve."
To learn more about Rodan + Field's philanthropic investments, please visit rodanandfields.com.
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Rodan + Fields was launched in 2002 and founded by Stanford-trained dermatologists Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields with the mission of providing dermatology-inspired skincare and an entrepreneurial opportunity to change lives. Rodan + Fields is the #1 Dermatologist Founded Premium Skincare Brand in North America in 2021* and the #1 Premium Skincare Regimen Brand in the U.S. for 4 consecutive years, (2018 – 2021)**. Rodan + Fields is proud of its regimen-based skincare and award-winning innovation, powerful direct selling business model and global Independent Consultant Community. Products are available through R+F Independent Consultants or on the Rodan + Fields website at rodanandfields.com.
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Man arrested on suspicion of starting Northern California fire that burned more than 100 homes
MARIPOSA, Calif. (AP) — A 71-year-old man was arrested Friday on suspicion of starting a forest fire that destroyed more than 100 homes last year near Yosemite National Park, California fire authorities said.
Edward Fredrick Wackerman, of Mariposa, was arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson, arson that causes great bodily injury and arson causing damage or destruction of inhabited structures, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, said in a statement.
It didn’t provide details of what led to the arrest. No charges have been filed.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Wackerman had an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Wackerman is suspected of starting the Oak Fire in Mariposa County in the Sierra Nevada in July 2022.
The fire injured three firefighters, burned 19,244 acres (30 square miles, 77 square kilometers) of land and destroyed 127 homes and 66 outbuildings, Cal Fire said.
At its height, some 6,000 people were told to flee their homes after the blaze erupted near the community of Midpines.
The fire was one of several devastating blazes that swept through Northern California and other states last year.
The Mill Fire in Siskyou County that began in September 2022 caused two deaths and damaged or destroyed nearly 150 buildings.
On Friday, Cal Fire said investigators determined the Mill Fire was caused by operations at a wood products mill in Weed, California, near the California-Oregon border.
Roseburg Forest Products, of Springfield, Oregon, owner of the wood veneers manufacturing plant, announced last year it had reached a settlement agreement with more than 700 people who filed wrongful death, personal injury and property loss claims.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
The company previously said it was investigating whether the fire was caused by the possible failure of a water-spraying machine used to cool ash at the mill.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much warmer and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-17T04:32:58+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/06/17/man-arrested-suspicion-starting-northern-california-fire-that-burned-more-than-100-homes/ |
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Updated February 3, 2023 at 2:07 PM ET
Global oil markets are bracing for more upheaval in the next couple of weeks after the European Union bans all Russian refined oil products in retaliation for the war in Ukraine. Starting Sunday, the 27-nation bloc will prohibit imports of Russian gasoline, diesel and other products used throughout Europe.
At the same time, the Group of Seven advanced countries, along with the EU and other allies will institute a global price cap on Russian refined oil products. That will bar access to ships, marine insurers and services unless the refined oil products are purchased for a price at or below an agreed limit. A similar system went into effect for Russian crude oil in December.
European countries are looking to set the cap at $100 per barrel on premium oil products such as diesel and $45 per barrel on products like fuel oil, according to several news reports Friday, ahead of an official announcement.
Sales of oil and natural gas make up the lion's share of Russia's government budget. The United States, the EU and other allies are targeting Russian energy in a bid to tighten the economic noose around the Kremlin, making it harder to finance its war in Ukraine. But the measures could also lead to price spikes.
It affects fuel for planes, cars, trucks and machinery
For the last couple of months, the EU has banned Russian crude oil imports but allowed the sale of refined products. The bloc will now join the United States and the United Kingdom in implementing a broader embargo.
The new EU ban will apply to anything produced from Russian crude oil, says Richard Bronze, head of geopolitics at Energy Aspects, a consultancy in London.
"Gasoline that goes into a car, the jet fuel that goes into a plane or diesel that goes into trucks, into operating machinery," he says, "so it's really the fuel that we actually consume and keeps the economy going."
Last year, Europe imported about 700,000 barrels per day of Russian diesel — around half its total imports of the fuel, according to market analysts.
Europe has to look elsewhere, including to U.S. suppliers
Matteo Ilardo, a London-based geopolitical analyst with the risk intelligence firm RANE, says the ban will have an impact for Europeans. He points to France's heavy reliance on Russian diesel.
"France usually imports around 20% of total seaborne diesel exports from Russia. So being able to phase out completely that much of diesel will be a challenge," he says.
Europe has been gobbling up Russian diesel over the past few months ahead of the ban. Hedi Grati, the head of refining and marketing at S&P Global Commodity Insights, an energy research and data company in London, says Europe does have some refineries but not enough to meet the demand.
"The diesel will simply have to come from somewhere else," he says. "The most logical suppliers are countries in the Middle East like Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, places like that, and then also India and the United States."
And Russia seeks other buyers
Just as it did with the December ban on crude, Russia will have to find new places to sell its refined oil products.
"Those could be in East Africa, in Asia, they could be in Latin America," Grati says. "What you're looking at is one great big reshuffle to get desirable barrels to Europe, and then barrels deemed undesirable from Russia to those other markets."
In a twist, the ban on Russian oil products could boost its sales of crude to China and India. Both are large refiners. It's legal for them to import Russian crude, refine it and send it back to Europe, according to Bronze with the Energy Aspects consultancy.
"It is being viewed by some critics as a loophole or a weakness. But I think that is a deliberate part of the policy design," Bronze says. The U.S. and its allies want to ensure that the products continue flowing to global markets to avoid price spikes.
It also reflects differences between the way international customs rules apply to crude oil versus refined products, he explains.
"Once it's been through a refinery, for customs rules, the oil is viewed as transformed and ... then its country of origin becomes wherever that refinery was located," Bronze says.
Market reaction is predicted, but will it sway Moscow?
Oil is a global market, so the impact of the latest ban will likely be felt beyond Europe. Ilardo says there will undoubtedly be turmoil in the global oil markets initially.
"We'll ... have a price spike definitely in February right after the ban comes in place," he says. "This will be simply a market reaction. Markets don't like uncertainty, so they usually react with price spikes."
That's not good news for consumers or businesses in Europe, which is already struggling with a weakened economy.
The big question is whether this ban like the other will have any impact on Russian President Vladimir Putin in ending the war in Ukraine.
Bronze says undoubtedly the EU bans on crude and refined oil products will hurt Russia's economy.
"But I think the difficult question is whether that economic pain is enough to change President Putin's attitude towards the conflict in Ukraine or his wider policies towards the West," he says. "And I think that's much less likely to happen."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-02-03T19:39:13+00:00 | kgou.org | https://www.kgou.org/energy/energy/2023-02-03/europe-is-set-to-ban-russian-oil-products-the-latest-strike-on-the-kremlin-war-chest |
BEIJING, July 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- President Xi Jinping visited the site of a section of an ancient road system known as "Shudao" in Guangyuan on July 25, which winds its way through rugged mountains and ancient trees. There, Xi learned about efforts surrounding ecological conservation.
This visit marks Xi's attention to China's ecological development, which has achieved remarkable progress over the past 10 years, said experts.
Witnessing the government's recent remarks on ecology, they believed that the country's road of building a Beautiful China has demonstrated the nation's wisdom in balancing the needs of economic development and improving the environment.
Before heading to Sichuan, Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at a national conference on ecological and environmental protection held from July 17 to 18.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone a historic, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
Noting that China's economy and society have entered a stage of high-quality development marked by accelerated progress in promoting green and low-carbon growth, Xi called for higher standards, a broader perspective and stronger efforts in planning and advancing ecological and environmental protection on the new journey, as well as writing a new chapter of ecological conservation in the new era.
Xi stressed the need to properly handle the relationships between high-quality development and high-level protection, between tackling major challenges and coordinating governance, between natural recovery and human-assisted restoration, between external constraints and internal driving forces, as well as between "dual carbon" commitments and self-determined actions.
Xi said that the country's ecological conservation has undergone historical, transformative and comprehensive changes both in theory and practice, with significant strides made in building a Beautiful China.
This conference again showed us how importance the central government attaches to ecological protection, an official from environment protection bureau in Wuhai, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, who requested anonymity, told the Global Times on Friday. He said during the past 10 years, ecological protection has become an increasingly important indictor in evaluating government's performance in his city, which was famous for coal production.
"Although planting trees costs more in Inner Mongolia than in other parts of China due to lack of water and dry weather, we learned in the past 10 years that making our city greener brings more benefits than leaving the mountains bare. The city becomes more beautiful, residents are happy, and more tourists visit; also we saw less sandstorms," the official said.
During a press conference on Thursday, Huang Runqiu, China's minister of ecology and environment, highlighted China's achievement on ecological protection over recent years.
From 2013 to 2022, China's average PM2.5 concentration decreased by 57 percent and the number of heavily polluted days decreased by 93 percent, while the nation's GDP doubled during the same period, Huang said. This made China the country with the fastest improvement in air quality worldwide. Specifically, in Beijing, the average PM2.5 concentration decreased from 89.5 micrograms per cubic meter in 2013 to 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, and the number of heavily polluted days decreased from 58 to only 3, said Huang. The United Nations Environment Agency praised this achievement as the "Beijing Miracle."
Lin Boqiang, director of the China Center for Energy Economics Research at Xiamen University, told the Global Times that "China has engaged in a sustained top-down efforts for many years to enhance ecological protection. The central and local governments march together toward the same goal, with continuous environmental policies. Moreover, the country has demonstrated its wisdom in how to balance ecological development and maintain fast economic growth at the same time."
Perfect balance
We should protect nature and preserve the environment like we protect our eyes, and endeavor to foster a new relationship where man and nature can both prosper and live in harmony, President Xi once said.
Xi has given important instructions on the rational utilization and friendly protection of the ecological environment during his numerous visits to the frontlines of ecological protection, such as to the Maanshan forest farm in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the Qilian Mountains, the Shandan Horse Ranch in Gansu, an ecological wetland of the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, and many other places.
In June 2022, Xi visited Yibin, Sichuan Province, where the Jinsha and Minjiang rivers converge into the Yangtze River. He noted that sound ecological conservation along the Yangtze River basin is the precondition for advancing high-quality development in the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
The Yellow River and the Yangtze River are the mother rivers of the Chinese nation. The protection of the mother rivers is a crucial project concerning the great rejuvenation and sustainable development of the Chinese nation, Xi said at the time.
From June 5 to 6 this year, accompanied by officials from Inner Mongolia, Xi was on a fact-finding mission at a nature reserve, a modern agricultural demonstration park, a forest farm and a water resources department in the city of Bayannur.
On June 6, Xi presided over a symposium in Bayannur on strengthening the comprehensive prevention and control of desertification and promoting the construction of crucial ecological projects, including the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program.
Xi, who was then the Party Chief of Zhejiang, put forward the famous "two mountains" concept - clear waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets comparable to the gold and silver of legend - in August 2005 during his visit to Anji county.
Nowadays, residents in the county has sought out ways to make a living that they enjoy, with many becoming businessmen, running their own hostels, shops and tourism companies, thanks to the improved natural environment.
Pan Chunlin, a former miner, who now runs a hostel after local mines were shut down, explained the transformation to the Global Times "My annual income is now hundreds of times higher than before. Today, I can earn in a day what I used to make in one year".
Following the development approach referred to as the "two mountains" concept, in the past decade, Anji has modeled itself into a place known for its beautiful ecology and prosperous green industries, which have completely changed the villagers' lives, Jin Peihua, head of the "Two Mountains" Concept Research Institute affiliated with Huzhou University, said.
Global bellwether
Apart from domestic efforts, China is also making efforts in unifying a global effort on ecological preservation.
The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15, was convened in Kunming, Yunnan Province in 2021.
As the first global conference convened by the United Nations on the topic of ecological civilization, a philosophy proposed by China, it offered a platform for countries to find common ground on "Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth."
During an official trip to Zimbabwe in 2015, Xi visited a local wildlife sanctuary, where he fed an orphaned elephant. He reiterated China's commitment to wildlife protection and pledged to help Zimbabwe do so by donating equipment and exchanging experience with China.
Recalling Xi's explanation of China's initiatives to breed giant pandas and expand protected areas, Roxy Danckwerts, the founder of the sanctuary, said, "I thought that was very significant that he is making such big strides in his own country."
Bradley Blankenship, a Prague-based American journalist, columnist and political commentator, recently spent a week in Beijing. Speaking with the Global Times, he said that "I must admit that based on the antiquated view of China that many Americans have and discuss publicly, I expected the city to be smoggy and congested. To the contrary, it has beautiful blue skies.
"China has been successful in beautifying Beijing, as well as other cities and towns, by transitioning from coal power to gas, establishing emission standards for coal-fired stations, implementing tougher standards for other industries such as steel and cement and seeking high-quality development with a high-quality ecological environment. These achievements have been so successful that Beijing now stands as an example for mega-cities around the globe, particularly those in the Global South," Blankenship said.
During a visit to Guizhou in June, Manasa R. Tagicakibau, Fiji's Ambassador to China, said China is "so advanced" when it comes to ecological civilization. "You look at the development that's been achieved by Guizhou authorities together with the local people, ethnic minorities and the population at large, in terms of developing the area to make this mountainous area a very safe and harmonious and happy place to live in. I'm impressed."
The ambassador said Guizhou shares a lot of similarities to some of the mountainous regions in Fiji, but there is a lot to be done in Fiji in terms of accessibility and this is an area that Fiji can learn from China.
However, some Western countries, so-called pioneering initiatives on environment protection, take a laissez-afire attitude in face of environment disasters. Recently, Chinese scientists used scientific methods to assess it and concluded that, as of Wednesday, the carbon dioxide emissions from Canadian wildfires have reached approximately 1 billion tons, which has already developed into a global environmental event.
It is worth mentioning that the forest area in China is approximately 2.31 million square kilometers, which is roughly two-thirds of that in Canada. However, the average annual emission of carbon dioxide caused by forest fires in China from 2000-21 was approximately 15 million tons, only 0.2 percent of the global forest fire emissions, demonstrating China's responsible role as a major country, experts noted.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Linebacker Ochaun Mathis went all-in by betting an extra year of college football could help him make an NFL roster.
He knew entering the league at age 24 was a risky proposition, given most players’ careers end at about 25. He knew scouts and team decision-makers would likely knock him down a few pegs on draft boards because he was older. He also thought he needed more time to develop.
Now, with an additional year of development, the former Nebraska star has landed here, in Indianapolis at the league’s annual scouting combine, with an opportunity to chase his dream job.
“Yes, they want a younger guy and that has a real impact on me coming into the draft,” Mathis said before the start of Thursday’s first on-field workouts. “I didn’t want to get too old, you know, ruin the process of it. So just testing the waters, getting out there and taking that leap of faith is one of the biggest things I have to do.”
Evaluating older draft prospects adds a surprisingly new twist to a sport that usually values youth and potential over finished products. Not so long ago, many teams wouldn’t even consider selecting a 24-year-old rookie because the average career lasts fewer than four seasons.
Now, though, things appear to be changing — perhaps long term.
Thanks to the NCAA’s increasing tolerance to grant additional redshirt years for medical reasons, the extra year of eligibility for the 2020 COVID-19 season and NIL deals potentially keeping late-round prospects in school, the number of older players at this year’s combine has expanded.
The list includes two 25-year-old quarterbacks — Hendon Hooker of Tennessee and Stetson Bennett IV of Georgia — and Aidan O’Connell of Purdue , who will turn 25 before the end of next season.
How do they compare to two of the sport’s biggest stars?
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts won’t turn 25 until August and by the time Patrick Mahomes was 25, he’d already played in two Super Bowls, won one and earned the first of two league MVP Awards.
NFL teams clearly have seen how rules designed to protect quarterbacks also created longer careers with some Hall of Fame-caliber guys still succeeding long after age 35. And the evolving science of health and fitness has helped many remain young at heart — and on the field.
“I think athletes are taking better care of themselves,” said Jeff Foster, president of the National Invitation Camp that oversees the combine. “When you see Tom Brady and other players succeeding at their age, I think they (teams) see that, so I think we will see older guys here.”
The trend doesn’t start or stop at the game’s most important position, though.
Running backs Travis Dye of Southern California and Eric Gray of Oklahoma turn 24 before the end of next season. So does tight end Dalton Kincaid of Utah, a potential first round pick. And former Minnesota star runner Mohamed Ibrahim and receivers Jake Bobo of UCLA and Charlie Jones of Purdue will all turn 25.
The results have prompted some teams to rethink their draft strategy by taking longer looks at more mature, experienced players who can make immediate impacts.
Last year, the Cincinnati Bengals took then soon-to-be 24-year-old, four-time national champion Cordell Volson, an offensive lineman out of North Dakota State in the fourth round. He made 16 starts last season.
Others are taking note.
“It’s something you’ve got to look at extensively, look deeper into what a player’s numerical age is — how much football did you play?” Washington Commanders general manager Martin Mayhew said. “If he’s a running back, did he get 600 or 700 carries — you know those are the things that concern you more than what his numerical age is.”
The truth is some of this year’s invitees wouldn’t have made it without playing an extra year or two.
After catching a total of 39 passes in his first three college seasons, Jones transferred to Purdue and caught 110 passes in 2022.
O’Connell made the Boilermakers as a walk-on in 2017. The Boilermakers quarterback didn’t throw a single pass in his first two seasons, and Bennett won back-to-back national titles after returning to Georgia following one season in junior college.
Mathis felt the same way when he left TCU and headed to Nebraska for the 2022 season and even could have remained on campus one more season. Instead, he figured it was time to prove that the long wait to turn pro would finally pay off.
“I wanted to get a little more experience playing,” he said before explaining his goals at the combine. “I want to show them my speed and quickness, on measurements, on jumps. I’m doing everything here.”
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MOSCOW — A Russian court has extended the pre-trial detention of WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner by one month, her Moscow lawyer tells NPR.
Griner's lawyer, Alexander Boikov said a snap hearing was announced for Friday during which the judge prolonged the 31-year-old athlete's detention ahead of a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June.
"It could take longer. It could happen quicker," said Boikov, who described the scheduling ambiguity as "typical."
Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and star center with the Phoenix Mercury, was detained at the Moscow airport in February after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil were allegedly found in her luggage.
Griner had just arrived in Russia to play for UMMC Ekaterinburg in the country's professional women's basketball league.
The drug charges carry a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison.
Boikov described Griner's mood as "normal" given her circumstances in a Russian prison.
"She's been treated OK and has no concerns or complaints about her health. Everything is as OK as it could be," he said.
He noted that prison officials had issued her a lengthier bed in March after Griner — who is 6 feet, 9 inches tall — complained about standard accommodations.
She currently shares a cell with two Russian women also awaiting trial on similar drug charges.
"The Russians speak some English," added Boikov. "They're not friends , they're not enemies. They support each other as they can."
Earlier this month, the U.S. government declared Griner was "wrongfully detained" — a move that moves responsibility for her case from consular affairs to a special envoy for hostage affairs.
A State Department official said the department did not have a comment on Friday's development, but said, "As we have stated repeatedly, the Russian system wrongfully detained Ms. Griner."
The official said U.S. diplomats attended Friday's hearing and were able to speak with Griner. "She is doing as well as can be expected in these circumstances," the official added.
Boikov tells NPR her legal team had been in touch regularly with U.S. officials. "Everything they can do, they're doing," he says.
The snap hearing came the same day as Russian media speculated about a possible prisoner swap between Moscow and Washington involving Griner.
Last month, the White House agreed to a prisoner exchange with the Kremlin to free Trevor Reed, a U.S. Marine sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison, on what the U.S. also said were false charges.
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Multi-year partnership furthers both companies' dedication to circularity and sustainable business practices
MINNEAPOLIS, April 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Winmark Corporation announced today that it has entered into a partnership with Elan, the definitive brand delivering unparalleled skiing experiences. Winmark will become the Official Resale Partner of Elan, and Elan will be a Premier Sustainability Partner of Winmark and Play It Again Sports.
As partners equally driven by sustainability, Winmark and Elan will work together to drive circularity in its 280 Play It Again Sports franchised locations throughout North America by helping customers extend the life of their quality used ski equipment, reduce environmental impact, and provide value to winter sports enthusiasts in their local communities.
Having recycled more than 1.5 Billion items since 2010, Winmark stands out as an obvious partner for Elan who has its own dedicated sustainability initiatives that include responsible sourcing, forest replenishment, and community focus.
"Winmark has already been a partner with this iconic ski equipment brand," stated Renae Gaudette, Chief Operating Officer. "Taking this step to formally become an official resale partner is a natural progression of our existing long-term relationship. Aligning our shared sustainability goals with Elan by providing value to our customers and minimizing environmental impact through our Play It Again Sports franchised locations just makes sense."
As a Premier Sustainability Partner of Winmark and Play It Again Sports – Elan will sponsor Buy Drive events and promotions incentivizing skiers to sell their Elan gear to their local Play It Again Sports locations for cash on the spot instead of going to waste.
Elan and Play It Again Sports will also team up to produce co-branded sustainability-focused content that will be distributed on all social channels and also promoted by Play It Again Sports via local stores, website, and national PR efforts.
"Taking our partnership with Winmark to the next level in North America not only supports our deep-rooted sustainability efforts, but also helps get more skiers on snow, enjoying the sport of skiing through an extended and prolonged life of Elan equipment," stated Jeff Mechura, CEO/President of Elan Sports USA.
About Winmark: Winmark - the Resale Company®, is a nationally recognized franchisor focused on sustainability and small business formation. We champion and guide entrepreneurs interested in operating one of our award winning resale franchises: Plato's Closet®, Once Upon A Child®, Play It Again Sports®, Style Encore® and Music Go Round®. At December 31, 2022, there were 1,295 franchises in operation and over 2,800 available territories. An additional 57 franchises have been awarded but are not open. For more information, please visit winmarkcorporation.com.
About Elan: Elan is a dedicated ski manufacturer in the Slovenian Alps with nearly 80 years of experience building the best skis in the world for friends and families who live the skiing lifestyle and are all about good times in the mountains. Earning praise year after year in test results and design awards, the innovative product manufactured reflects the brand's heritage and dedication to not just building skis but building BETTER skis to produce lifetime experiences in the mountains. For more information, please visit: https://www.elanskis.com/us_en/.
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NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (NYSE: UTF) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on May 31, 2022 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In March 2015, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. This policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in MLPs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income and return of capital. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
At the time of each monthly distribution, information will be posted to cohenandsteers.com and mailed to shareholders in a concurrent notice. However, this information may change at the end of the year because the final tax characteristics of the Fund's distributions cannot be determined with certainty until after the end of the calendar year. Final tax characteristics of all of the Fund's distributions will be provided on Form 1099-DIV, which is mailed after the close of the calendar year.
The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated. All amounts are expressed per common share.
You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund's managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.
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Shareholders should not use the information provided here in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.
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EDEN — Louise Price spent decades living with the rhythm of the three daily shift changes at Spray Cotton Mills across the street from her front door.
"I've seen it there all my life. I had relatives that worked there ... everybody had someone who worked at the mill, that is if they did not work there themselves,'' said Price, who with her husband Phillip operated Price Tire Company opposite the yarn-making operation for more than 30 years.
"It's just the foundation of our community ... it's fed us, it's clothed us, it's what we've been built on.''
Price's vantage point Wednesday night was harrowing for several reasons as she watched Spray Cotton Mill's main building blaze. She said she feared wind would redirect flames to claim another of the complex's four mill buildings in which she is invested.
Price, a native of the Spray community, is executive director of Piedmont Folk Legacies, a Greensboro-based non-profit that seeks to preserve folk music traditions of the region and deliver music instruction to public school children.
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The organization bought one of the mill's buildings known as the American Mill 12 years ago. The structure is now under contract to be sold and Price said that PFL plans to use funds from any sale to fortify its Piedmont Instrument Classes for Kids program, or PICK, an initiative which provides traditional banjo, fiddle, and guitar music lessons and instruments to 3rd through 5th-grade students in Rockingham County.
"When I went outside to take pictures last night, I was just horrified,'' Price said of the intense fire that had 23 fire departments respond. "I applaud the firefighters. I just held my breath waiting for the wind to bring it over here. It's a miracle that we didn't lose more buildings.''
Restoration plans for the main mill were exciting to watch, Price said, reminiscing about years past when the area bustled with employees and served as "our hub.''
"The mill was coming back to life, and now this,'' she said.
Facebook was a place for Price and others in the region to find solace and compare fond memories of the mill on Wednesday and Thursday.
"Looking at the posts in the night, seeing folks who had worked there for three summers, or said their grandpa had worked there .... It touched everyone in this community.''
The mills are something of a sacred place for Price, who jokes that she hears voices when she walks through the vast empty factories.
"I heard the voices of all that came before,'' she said of her appreciation of the legacy of hard work and pride in the mill.
During one trip through a mill building, she found a wee stool someone crafted, perhaps to help them reach the pedals of a spinning machine.
"It's a personal piece from a worker here,'' Price said. "A special little relic I hold dear.''
Contact Susie C. Spear at sspear@rockinghamnow.com, (336) 349-4331, ext. 6140 and follow @SpearSusie_RCN on Twitter. | 2023-01-26T23:48:38+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/community/rockingham_now/news/mill-brought-pride-and-purpose-to-community-neighbor-says/article_4c9c3e98-9dbd-11ed-9863-7b5f921f3450.html |
Hard rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced the cancellation of his 2023 tour dates in the U.K. and continental Europe.
Osbourne issued a statement early Wednesday saying damage to his spine suffered in an accident four years ago will prevent him from touring.
“I am honestly humbled by the way you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, but in all good conscience, I have now come to the realization that I’m not physically capable of doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I know I couldn’t deal with the travel required,” Osbourne said.
The 74-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said “my singing voice is fine” but said he remained physically weak following three operations, stem cell treatments, physical therapy and Hybrid Assistive Limb treatment, which uses a robotic exoskeleton to help improve movement and balance.
He thanked his family, fans, band and crew members and fellow metal pioneers Judas Priest.
“Never would I have imagined that my touring days would have ended this way,” Osbourne said. “My team is currently coming up with ideas for where I will be able to perform without having to travel from city to city and country to country.”
Ticket refunds will be available at the point of purchase, the statement said.
Osbourne previously cancelled tour dates in Europe and North America in 2019 due to health problems, including a “bad fall” in which he said he injured vertebrae in his neck.
The singer, who enjoyed solo success after leaving Black Sabbath, announced in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement.
Osbourne and the other three members of Black Sabbath were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. Osbourne and his family, including his wife, Sharon, and two of his three children were the stars of their own reality show called “The Osbournes.”
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BEIRUT (AP) — When Syrian rebels attacked a hideout in mid-October in the southern Syrian village of Jassem, they had no idea that a militant commander who was killed in the operation was the leader of the Islamic State group.
Syrian opposition activists and state media apparently did not know that the man killed was IS leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi and identified him as Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi.
Conducted by rebel fighters allied with Syrian government troops, the operation lasted two days and started on Oct. 14, the day after a bombing on a bus in a suburb of the capital Damascus. That attack killed 18 Syrian soldiers and wounded at least 27 others.
Syrian state media at the time reported that authorities received information that IS members have hideouts in the northern neighborhoods of Jassem, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of Damascus. Syrian troops were joined with former rebels who had reconciled with the government in 2018 and were allowed to stay and keep their weapons in the southern province of Daraa, and together they began an operation against the suspected militant hideouts, state news agency SANA said at the time.
Amid the intensity of the fighting, an Iraqi IS commander known as Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi, made his family escape from the house where he was staying and once they were out and he was totally surrounded, the Iraqi citizen detonated an explosive belt he was wearing, killing himself, according to Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor.
In a nearby house, rebels surrounded and blew up the hideout of two other IS militants, a Lebanese and a Syrian, killing both of them, Abdurrahman said.
According to Syria’s state news agency SANA, three rebels were killed and seven others were wounded in the battle in Jassem that lasted since the late hours of October 14 until the next day. During the fighting, Syrian troops imposed a curfew on the village, SANA said.
The operation did not get much attention outside Syria at the time but on Wednesday, an IS spokesman released an audio saying that the group’s leader al-Qurayshi was killed in battle recently without giving further details.
“We were taken by surprise that the man killed was the leader of Daesh,” said Ahmed al-Masalmeh, who used an Arabic acronym for the Islamic State group. Al-Masalmeh is an opposition activist from Daraa who now lives in Jordan but remains in contact with rebels back home. He added that the information they had at the time was that the man killed was Abu Abdul-Rahman al-Iraqi who was believed to be the IS commander in southern Syria.
Al-Masalmeh said rebels in southern Syria had reliable information that a senior IS commander was based in the country’s south after another commander was killed in the summer in the region.
Hours after IS made the announcement, the U.S. military said al-Qurayshi was killed in mid-October adding that the operation was conducted by Syrian rebels in Daraa.
The latest killing shows that the three IS leaders, who were all Iraqis, were killed in Syria in recent years outside the areas the militant group once purported to rule. Two were killed by the U.S. military in Syria’s rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib while the third was killed in southern Syria far from the former domains of the so-called caliphate.
Little had been known about al-Qurayshi, who took over the group’s leadership following the death of his predecessor, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, in a U.S. raid in February in northwest Syria.
The group’s founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hunted down by the Americans in a raid in Idlib in October 2019.
IS spokesman Abu Omar al-Muhajer said in the audio that Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurayshi was named as the group’s new leader. | 2022-12-01T16:40:49+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Syrian-rebels-did-not-know-Iraqi-militant-killed-17623978.php |
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP)The Green Bay Packers’ profits fell 11.7% over the past fiscal year after a season in which they missed the playoffs and had a regular-season home game moved overseas.
The Packers on Wednesday reported a $68.6 million profit from team operations, down from $77.7 million last year. The Packers had $610.3 million in total revenues and $541.6 million in expenses.
As the NFL’s only publicly owned franchise, the Packers disclose their expenses and revenues each year. The team is holding its annual shareholders meeting Monday.
Rather than having a combined 10 regular-season and preseason home games last season, the Packers played eight home games and one preseason contest at Lambeau Field. One of their nine “home” games was a 27-22 loss to the New York Giants that took place at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“That extra game would have put us right around last year’s level, if not a little bit higher,” said Paul Baniel, the Packers’ vice president of finance and administration. “It really was the difference, when you look at the operating profit and the fact it’s down that $9.1 million year-over-year.”
The Packers also didn’t have a home playoff game for the first time since 2018, though that wasn’t as much of a factor as the moved regular-season game.
The NFL collects revenue from postseason ticket sales. The Packers still get money from concessions, parking and other ancillary costs from home playoff games, but they get more revenue from home preseason or regular-season games because of the ticket sales.
Green Bay went 8-9 last season, ending a string of three straight NFC North titles.
The team’s revenues increased 5.4% from last year, and expenses grew by 8%. While the Packers’ revenue from national sources such as the NFL’s television contract improved by 7.8% over last year to reach $374.4 million, their local revenues increased only 1.8% to hit $235.9 million.
“We’re in a really great position, I think, to provide football all the resources they need to be successful and also to continue to invest in Lambeau Field and the community,” Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy said. “The real keys for us, I think, and the league as a whole and every team is the combination of the long-term bargaining agreement … and then the long-term media deals.”
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Zach LaVine made his season debut for the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
After missing the first two games to manage a left knee injury, LaVine seemed to be back in peak form in his return to the United Center. He drained a 3-pointer on the second Bulls possession of the game and finished with 23 points on 9-for-16 shooting and added four assists in the home opener.
LaVine played 28 minutes, attacking double teams and ripping up the lane for searing layups in the first half. But he faded in the second half, scoring only six points while shooting 2-for-6 from 3-point range.
And LaVine’s return wasn’t enough to buoy the Bulls, who fell 128-96 for a second straight loss. The starting lineup matched blows with the Cavaliers — who were missing All-Star guard Darius Garland — but the bench couldn’t keep up with the high pace of play.
The Cavaliers scored 20 points on the fast break and gashed the Bulls’ secondary rotation any time coach Billy Donovan rested his starters. Donovan Mitchell led with 32 points as the Cavaliers shot 59.3% (16-for-27) from 3-point range.
After scoring 13 points, DeMar DeRozan was ejected from the game with 4 minutes, 30 seconds remaining with a pair of straight technical fouls, encapsulating the team’s frustration in the loss.
LaVine’s return to form was a balm for the Bulls in the loss, but his availability remains a looming question over the upcoming weeks.
Donovan emphasized that the Bulls medical staff doesn’t believe there is any structural damage in LaVine’s left/ knee. The soreness and discomfort holding the guard out of a normal load of games is believed to be a residual effect of the arthroscopic surgery LaVine underwent over the summer.
“There’s nothing wrong with his knee,” Donovan said before the game. “He’s cleared to play. The fact of the matter is because he had an ACL surgery, because he’s had some scopes, there could be some times where he has some discomfort there. Us being able to manage that is going to be really the most important thing.”
Donovan said LaVine will not play under a minutes restriction during this ramp-up period — if he’s cleared to play a game, he’ll be cleared to go all-out. LaVine’s availability will remain a day-to-day decision made after discussions among LaVine, the medical staff and Donovan.
The Bulls are scheduled for three more back-to-backs in the next three weeks. Donovan said LaVine will not play at least one game in each of those series. The team also plays six games in four cities in the first eight days of November, a stretch that will similarly test LaVine’s capacity for a larger workload.
“It’s hard with him to say, ‘All right, here’s 82 games, we’re taking this one off and this one off,’ ” Donovan said. “You just can’t do that. You’ve got to take his temperature and see how he responds because there’s times he feels great, but then at times he has some soreness or discomfort.”
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Which bra extender is best?
Finding a bra that fits correctly can be challenging. They can also be extremely expensive depending on what size you need, and having to buy new bras when your weight fluctuates is hardly ideal. That’s why a bra extender can be an easy and useful way to make your bras fit better. The best bra extender is Duolemi Bra Extenders 2/3/4 Hooks.
What to know before you buy a bra extender
Between Sizes
If you’re wondering whether you need a bra extender, you most likely do if you’re between band sizes. Bra sizing has a lot of variety and inconsistency, but in general if the cups fit comfortably but the band feels too tight, you might want to try an extender.
Distortion
Over time, bra extenders can potentially distort a bra. They may also negatively affect the amount of support you should be getting from the band. In general, most of a bra’s support comes from the band, so any compromise to its structural integrity can affect how the bra wears over time. However, good bras can be very expensive, so if you’re on a budget for the foreseeable future, a bra extender can be a great alternative.
Quick Fix
An extender is meant to be a quick, cheap fix. This can be especially useful in a lot of situations. It’s also a way of saving older but still loved bras for a while longer and extending their life. Just keep in mind that bra extenders are not designed to be a lifelong solution, so they’re unlikely to hold up to hard wear and tear over a long period of time.
What to look for in a quality bra extender
Number of Hooks
The number of hooks you need on an extender will largely depend on what bra or bras you need it for. However many hook and eye closures your bra has, that’s how many you’ll need on an extender. The thicker your band, the more closures it will have. This is more common on bras that offer greater support, as a thick band is far more supportive than a thin one, and takes a lot of weight off the straps. Don’t try to use a thin extender with one or two closures on a thick band, because it will probably affect how much support your bra can provide and potentially cause aches and pains in your back.
Length
As important as the number of hooks is the length of the extender, or how long it can comfortably stretch. Some bra extenders only add half an inch to an inch, while others have elastic that can add several inches. What you should get will depend on your individual needs. If you anticipate your weight fluctuating a certain amount, consider an extender with good elastic to account for that. If you just need something quick, you probably only need a basic extender with no elastic.
Colors
Most bra extenders only come in three shades, black, white, and tan. The tan shade is meant to be a “nude” shade, but obviously it’s not going to fit most actual skin tones. You’ll have more luck just getting black extenders, or looking for companies offering a much broader selection of colors. Either way don’t expect your extender to perfectly match the color of your bra unless your bra is black, white, or tan.
How much you can expect to spend on a bra extender
Bra extenders can cost about $5-$12.
Bra extender FAQ
How much will a bra extender extend my bra?
It depends on what kind of extender you get. One with elastic can potentially add a few inches, while one without elastic may only add an inch or less. Measure your underbust and compare it to your current favorite bra’s band measurement to gauge what type of extender you need.
How do I know if my bra band is too small?
Your bra band could be so tight that your skin bulges out around it. It might also leave painful red marks on your skin after wearing your bra for a certain amount of time.
What’s the best bra extender to buy?
Top bra extender
Duolemi Bra Extenders 2/3/4 Hooks
What you need to know: This variety pack has lots of different options in color and size.
What you’ll love: Featuring both extenders with different hooks, colors and elastic options, this set might be the easiest to get, especially if you have a wide variety of bras. This is the most versatile option.
What you should consider: Even with the variety they may not fit all your bras. Measure what bras need extending before buying.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bra extender for the money
KTOBTEL Bra Extender 3 Hooks 3 Rows Elastic
What you need to know: This 4-pack has 3-hook closures to suit most bras with broad bands.
What you’ll love: With three hooks each and a sturdy piece of elastic, these extenders are comfortable to wear and will work great on wide bands so that you don’t have to sacrifice great support for a better fit.
What you should consider: They come in limited colors and the hook spacing may not work with all bras.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: Perfect for small, thin bands, these extenders can add just that extra bit of room.
What you’ll love: These are great for anyone who only needs a little more length in their bra band. This would be especially useful on a brand new bra that needs time to stretch out without being uncomfortable to wear.
What you should consider: The sizing will not be suitable for every customer. Check measurements carefully before purchasing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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PHOENIX (AP) — Students at a largely Hispanic elementary school in Phoenix have long lined up for morning classes on a dusty patch of dirt under a broiling sun.
So when Tony Mada learned of plans to plant 75 young trees at Borman Elementary School, the 30-year-old and his daughter Lilyth, 10, joined scores of volunteers to increase shade on campus.
Desert willows, oaks and mesquites just a few feet tall were among trees planted at the event organized by the local nonprofit Trees Matter and the environmental organization The Nature Conservancy, which is expanding its focus beyond the wildlands to urban areas impacted by climate-fueled heat.
“I’ll do anything to cool things down for my kids in this hot neighborhood,” Mada said one Saturday this spring as he and Lilyth, a student at the school, freed an acacia tree from the wooden box holding its roots.
After experiencing global warming’s firsthand effects, U.S. Latinos are leading the way in activism around climate change, often drawing on traditions from their ancestral homelands.
“There has been a real national uprising in Latino activism in environmentalism in recent years,” said Juan Roberto Madrid, an environmental science and public health specialist based in Colorado for the national nonprofit GreenLatinos. “Climate change may be impacting everyone, but it is impacting Latinos more.”
U.S. Latinos often live in ignored, lower income neighborhoods that are degrees hotter than nearby areas because they have a higher population density and limited tree canopy. Hispanics are also disproportionately affected by chronic health conditions aggravated by extreme heat, like diabetes and heart and kidney disease.
Latino activists are now sounding the alarm about the risks of global warming for their neighborhoods and the world. They include a teen who protested every Friday for weeks outside U.N. headquarters in New York, a Southern California academic who wants more grassroots efforts included in global climate organizing and a Mexico-born advocate in Phoenix who teaches young Hispanics the importance of protecting Earth for future generations.
“Many members of the Latinx community have Indigenous roots,” said Masavi Perea, organizing director for Chispa Arizona, a program of the League of Conservation Voters. “A lot of us grew up on ranches, so many of us already have a relationship with nature.”
Walking through rows of kale, corn and squash at Chispa’s plot in a south Phoenix garden, the 47-year-old said he works to increase the group’s base and educate young members about environmental issues like climate change.
Perea, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Mexico, said Chispa members include Central Americans he calls “climate refugees” who fled countries battered by hurricanes and droughts.
Recent research shows most Latinos in the U.S. consider climate change an important concern.
A Pew Research Center study released last fall showed about seven in 10 Latinos say climate change affects their communities at least some, while only 54% of non-Latinos said it affects their neighborhoods. The self-administered web survey of 13,749 respondents had a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points.
Colorado College’s Conservation in the West Poll published this year showed notably higher percentages of Latino, Black and Indigenous voters in eight western states concerned about climate change, pollution and the impact of fossil fuels.
Latino and other communities of color are disproportionately affected by climate change, such as more frequent, intense and longer heat waves in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Palm Springs and other arid western communities.
A study by researchers from the University of California, Davis and the American University of Beirut concluded last year that poor and Latino neighborhoods in 20 metro regions around the Southwest endure temperatures several degrees higher on the hottest days, creating greater risks for heat-related illness.
Phoenix, the hottest big city in the U.S., in recent years has seen some of its hottest summers, with a heat wave a year ago pushing temperatures up to 118 degrees (48 Celsius).
The city earlier this year worked with the conservation nonprofit American Forests to create the first of 100 “cool corridors” by planting shade trees for pedestrians and cyclists alongside a south Phoenix park named for the late Latino activist Cesar Chavez.
“It’s much hotter here now than when I first moved here,” Democratic U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego, who lives nearby, said as he toured the 259 newly planted drought resistant elm, ash, sissoo and Chinese pistache trees.
Gallego, who was born in Chicago and raised there by his Colombian mother, said segregation in Phoenix once forced Blacks and Latino residents to live in the city’s south, which meant fewer trees and other investments there.
He has teamed up with fellow Democrat U.S. Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, of New Jersey, on a bill to create $30 million in federal grants annually for several years to ease the effects of urban heat, especially in low-income communities of color.
While many Latino activists focus their climate advocacy on their own neighborhoods, teenager Alexandria Villaseñor takes activism to the world stage.
Inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, Villaseñor spent many Fridays outside United Nations headquarters in New York in 2019, protesting global inaction on climate change.
Now 17, she is a co-founder of Earth Uprising, a climate change education group.
Climate policy scholar Michael Méndez, author of the book “Climate Change from the Streets,“ said grassroots organizing is equally important.
Méndez grew up the son of Mexican immigrants in Los Angeles County’s Fernando Valley, where he saw Latino neighbors fight against air pollution and dumping of toxic waste.
“It’s not an abstract idea for us,” said Méndez, who teaches at the University of California, Irvine. “For Latinos, climate change is about how to protect our families, our children.” | 2022-06-13T12:31:55+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/latino-activism-leads-in-grassroot-efforts-on-climate-change/ |
Sheila White and I have something in common. We’ve both written about people experiencing homelessness. I do it in The Washington Post. She’s done it for Street Sense, a newspaper you may have seen people selling on street corners downtown.
“I did a story about myself,” White said. “They always wanted me to write about me. I said, ‘I’m done with me.’ The stories I liked to write were other people’s stories. I wanted to hear how they endured being homeless.”
Today is the first day of this year’s Washington Post Helping Hand campaign. That’s our annual fundraising drive for three local nonprofit groups working to end homelessness and hunger in our area. Over the next eight weeks, I’ll share stories about Bread for the City, Friendship Place and Miriam’s Kitchen, one of the charities that helped White. I hope the people you meet in my columns will inspire you to give. (You can do that by visiting posthelpinghand.com.)
In the coming days, I’ll share more about Sheila White. But there’s something she told me that I want to share now.
“A homeless person isn't a bum,” she said. “People looked at me like I was a bum.”
White said she wanted her stories “to get people to be aware a homeless person is a human being like anybody. They had a life like you before they were homeless.”
I hope my stories will do the same. But first, let’s meet these three charities.
Over the last fiscal year, Bread for the City distributed nearly 306,000 bags of groceries to people in need from its two locations: on Seventh Street NW and on Good Hope Road SE. That’s a lot of bread — and vegetables, milk, meat and more — for the city.
But that’s not all Bread for the City did last year. More than 2,700 patients visited its medical, dental and vision clinics, or took advantage of behavioral health counseling. Medical staff administered 1,146 coronavirus tests and gave 350 covid vaccinations.
Nearly 400 people visited its clothing room to stock up on clothes, household items and toiletries. And 582,600 diapers were distributed through Bread for the City’s diaper bank.
Bread for the City also oversees social programs, such as job readiness and life skills classes, and operates a legal clinic that provides assistance in such areas as housing and family law.
To donate a check by mail, make it payable to “Bread for the City” and send it to Bread for the City, Attn: Development, 1525 Seventh St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001.
Last year, Friendship Place provided assistance to 3,673 people experiencing homelessness or at risk of falling into it. Many of them started their transition off the streets by visiting the charity’s Welcome Center on Wisconsin Avenue NW. It’s a place to do laundry, get mail, access medical services and meet with case managers — the social workers who can help craft a plan for the future. Friendship Place’s Street Outreach team reached others where they live: on the streets.
Friendship Place provides a home for families at a 50-unit building in Ward 3 called the Brooks. Valley Place is a new short-term apartment building for 52 residents in Southeast. La Casa is permanent supportive housing in Northwest for 43 men.
Friendship Place oversees several programs aimed at veterans. And last year, the charity’s AimHire jobs program helped more than 50 people find employment.
To donate by mail, send a check to Friendship Place, 3655 Calvert St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20007.
Miriam’s Kitchen describes its mission as “more than a meal.” But that meal — two meals, actually; breakfast and dinner, prepared every weekday in its Foggy Bottom headquarters — is pretty darn good. Miriam’s Kitchen serves close to 70,000 tasty, nutritious meals a year.
The dining room serves as a literal and figurative entry way to the charity. It’s a starting point for many people experiencing homelessness, a way to connect with Miriam’s Kitchen and learn about its services. These range from getting warm clothing and stocking up on toiletries to accessing free health care and mental health services.
At Miriam’s Kitchen, clients meet with housing experts who help prepare the forms needed to qualify for benefits. Those benefits can include permanent supportive housing. Last year, Miriam’s Kitchen helped 149 people move off the street and into their own homes.
Some of them return occasionally to Miriam’s Kitchen for a meal. The food is that tasty and the dining room is that welcoming. That’s because of something the staff and volunteers at Miriam’s Kitchen never forget: A homeless person is a human being like anybody.
To donate by check, write Miriam’s Kitchen, Attn: Development, 2401 Virginia Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20037.
Our Helping Hand campaign runs through Jan. 6. Please consider making a donation. | 2022-11-13T16:25:02+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/11/13/helping-hand-homelessness-dc/ |
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Texas won the national title that eluded its current seniors three years ago.
No tornadoes, no letdowns, just one clutch shot after another.
Travis Vick two-putted from 30 feet on the 18th hole to beat Cameron Sisk and Texas won its fourth national championship by holding off Arizona State’s late charge for a 3-2 victory Wednesday.
“Everything has meaning and the adversity we faced only made us stronger,” Texas senior Parker Moody said.
Texas lost the 2019 title to Stanford, in part, to the weather. Predictions of severe storms pushed championship tee times up to just before dawn and the Longhorns were out of sorts in the 3-2 loss.
Texas spent the next three years trying to get back, fighting through pressure-packed moments to reach the final eight of the NCAA championships. The Longhorns seemed to free up in quarterfinal wins over Oklahoma State and Vanderbilt, which carried over into the final against Arizona State even as the matches got tight.
Vick closed it out, but it was far from easy.
He led 2 up with with three holes left, but missed a 15-foot par putt on Grayhawk Golf Course’s 16th hole to see his lead cut to one. Sisk missed a chance to tie when he left an 8-foot birdie putt short after driving it through the short par-4 17th.
Sisk pulled his second shot on the par-4 18th hole left in the bunker and hit it to 4 feet, leaving Vick with two putts to win the national championship. He hit it inches from the cup, sending the Longhorns charging onto the green with their first national title since 2012.
“Today, you see a bunch of men in front of you,” Texas coach John Fields said. “They may have not started out that way four or five years ago, but they are today and I’m really proud of them.”
Arizona State was the top seed a year ago at Grayhawk, but couldn’t get past Oklahoma in the semifinals. The Sun Devils got a bit of revenge by beating the Sooners in the quarterfinals on Tuesday and took down reigning national champion Pepperdine in the afternoon semifinals.
Arizona State appeared to be in trouble on the back nine against Texas, trailing in three matches after Parker Coody routed James Leow 6 and 5.
The Sun Devils rallied, setting up some tense moments down the stretch.
“You obviously want to be up, but at the same time we have a lot of trust in each other,” said Arizona State’s David Puig, who beat Mason Nome 1 up in 19 holes. “The match is not over, we’re still believing, and that’s what we did. We came up short, but it was close.”
It sure was.
After Parker Coody’s win, Arizona State’s Mason Andersen tied the championship match with a 3-and-2 win over Cole Hammer.
Pierceson Coody, Parker’s twin, closed out his match with Preston Summerhays 2 and 1 by getting up and down for birdie on the short par-4 17th on Grahawk’s Raptor Course. Summerhays drove it just off the green and missed a 4-foot birdie before Coody’s 3-footer fell.
Texas junior Mason Nome had a 1-up lead after a birdie on the par-4 14th, but David Puig tied the match with a birdie on No. 17.
Nome then hit a tree left of the fairway on the 520-yard par-4 18th hole, leaving him 243 yards to the green. He hit it through the green and made a 20-foot par putt after Puig just missed a birdie, sending the match to extra holes.
Nome spun his ball off the par-4 10th hole and lost the hole 2 and 1, but didn’t have to worry about it with Vick securing the title a few hundred yards away.
“Obviously, it’s a painful loss,” Arizona State coach Matt Thurmond said. “You don’t chances to win a national championship very often and we had a chance at the very end. And it takes so much to get here.”
Something the Longhorns know all about.
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-02T03:08:12+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/sports/texas-holds-off-arizona-state-for-fourth-national-title/ |
LONG ISLAND (PIX11)– Swimming at Smith Point Beach is temporarily suspended Sunday after a shark-related incident involving a lifeguard, officials said.
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said the shark bit the lifeguard in the chest and hand during a training exercise at around 10:15 a.m. The lifeguard received stitches and is in “very good spirits,” Bellone said.
The lifeguards actively patrol for sharks using drones, jet skis, paddle boards, and surfboards in addition to monitoring from the shore, officials said.
–Associated Press material was used in this report. | 2022-07-05T13:26:40+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/shark-bite-suspends-swimming-at-long-island-beach-officials-say/ |
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Owner of historic Capitol Grocery in Spanish Town neighborhood addresses rumored closure
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The owner of the historic Capitol Grocery store in the Spanish Town neighborhood is hoping to put an end to rumors that the business is closing.
A change in store hours and a sign placed by the Historic Preservation Commission may have fueled some of the rumors.
The owner said the sign is just part of their planned renovations, which required approval from the Historic Preservation Commission. Officials also confirmed the notice is related to an application for construction on the exterior of the building.
According to the store’s owner, the business will continue to offer the same products as always. However, the deli will be run by some of the same people previously involved in the running of the Smokin’ Aces BBQ smokehouse in Baton Rouge.
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Which bubble mailer is best?
No matter what shipping service you use, your packages will likely endure a bit of damage while en route to the destination — more so if you’re shipping to a location very far away. For smaller items, you can appropriately protect and support them with a good, strong bubble mailer.
The best bubble mailer is the Duck Brand Bubble Wrap Cushioned Poly Mailers. While these bubble mailers do cost more than most, you get the best bubble mailer on the market with a fully waterproof exterior and extra-thick bubbles.
What to know before you buy a bubble mailer
Durability
Bubble mailers are used to protect valuable items, and a big part of that protection is the durability of the bubble mailer itself. The factors that affect the durability of the bubble mailer are how strong its adhesive is, the material of its construction and the size of the bubbles inside. The most durable bubble mailers will be externally plastic with large internal bubbles and a very strong adhesive.
Size
If your item won’t fit, then your bubble mailer is useless, but if the bubble mailer is too large, then the object will not be properly protected. The appropriate size bubble mailer for any given object is one that is slightly larger than the object to be shipped. The most common bubble mailer sizes are 4 x 8, 6 x 10 and 8.5 x 12 inches.
Quantity
Unless you’re buying a single bubble mailer at a shipping service location, you’ll always find bubble mailers in multi-packs. The most common amounts are typically packs of 25 to 50, but you can find packs of 10 or even massive packs of 250.
What to look for in a quality bubble mailer
Exterior material
While bubble mailers also have internal bubble wrap, the exterior’s construction can vary. Typically these materials are either kraft paper or plastic, with plastic being more resistant to water and moisture and kraft paper being a little more or less durable depending on how thick the kraft paper is.
Adhesive
Bubble mailers always seal their item inside using a strip of adhesive located on the flap of the opening. All you need to do is peel and press, but you’ll want to make sure your bubble mailer’s adhesive is known for being strong. A weak adhesive could open in transit, causing a lost or badly damaged item. The best way to determine adhesive strength is by reading user reviews or testing the adhesive yourself.
How much you can expect to spend on a bubble mailer
The cost of bubble mailers can vary widely depending on factors like the size of the bubble mailers and how many come in a pack. Most packages that cost less than $10 will include small-sized, limited-quantity bubble mailers. For $30 or more, you typically find massive quantities — as much as 250 depending on size. The range between $10-$30 covers just about any size and quantities between 25 and 100.
Bubble mailer FAQ
Is there a difference between bubble mailers and padded mailers?
A. Absolutely. Padded mailers utilize layers of paper or foam wrapped in kraft paper to provide reasonable protection for items that aren’t inherently easy to damage. Bubble mailers utilize bubble wrap of varying thicknesses, which gives equally varied levels of protection. Bubble mailers can also come with plastic exteriors to provide protection against moisture.
What’s the best shipping service to use when shipping bubble mailer-protected items?
A. Many choose to use the United States Postal Service. You choose any class of shipping depending on how quickly you need to get your item to your destination and the factors of the item itself, like its weight and size.
Do the given dimensions refer to the exterior size of the envelope or the size of the interior?
A. The dimensions of a bubble mailer will almost always refer to the exterior size. The interior size will always be a little smaller, though it could be even smaller if your bubble mailer uses extra-thick bubbles for protection.
What’s the best bubble mailer to buy?
Top bubble mailer
Duck Brand Bubble Wrap Cushioned Poly Mailers
What you need to know: Duck Brand is one of the best brands available for shipping needs and their bubble mailer continues the trend.
What you’ll love: The front includes lines to keep your shipping address neat and orderly, plus the exterior is waterproof.
What you should consider: The price is a little higher than other options, thanks to the brand name.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bubble mailer for the money
What you need to know: Affordability is the name of the game for this large combo pack of bubble mailers.
What you’ll love: This combo pack comes with 50 bubble mailers — more than enough for most shipping needs.
What you should consider: These bubble mailers are noticeably thinner than most options.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: This is an excellent mid-tier option for anyone who likes a little color in their life.
What you’ll love: Multiple color options mean you can find your favorite color or the favorite color of the recipient.
What you should consider: The interior space is smaller than many other bubble mailers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Which Nightwing action figures are best?
Anyone who grew up watching “Batman: The Animated Series” knows how hard it once was to find Nightwing action figures. DC Comics action figures have largely focused on other characters or feature Dick Grayson in his former superhero outfit, dressed as Batman’s first Robin.
If you want the best Nightwing action figure wearing the iconic black and blue suit, the top choice is DC Comics Batman 12-Inch Nightwing Action Figure. This large-scale, heroic action figure is part of the Bat-tech Batman figure line that also includes a few different Batsuits, the Joker and the Riddler.
What to know before you buy a Nightwing action figure
Figure scale
If you have other 6-inch scale action figures, you’ll probably want a Nightwing figure that matches that scale. If you have larger action figures at a 12-inch scale, you’d probably prefer that size instead. If this is a gift or item for anyone who already has action figures, consider the size and scale of their other toys before picking out a Nightwing to add to that collection.
Should the suit be armor?
The Nightwing figures inspired by the character’s appearance in media like the Batman Arkham video games are totally different from figures sporting a classic comic book jumpsuit. Before you buy, consider if you’d like a Nightwing figure that appears to be wearing realistic combat armor instead of simple spandex.
What to look for in a quality Nightwing action figure
Colors
Nightwing’s suit is mostly just black and very simple. This means that to get the look right, the places where there’s discernible color and detail need to nail the look. Whether you like the blue and black suit or the red and black style from the New 52 comics, the quality and vibrancy of the colors on a figure can make a big difference.
Articulation
The best Nightwing action figures can pose in many positions. Every joint doesn’t have to be articulated for it to be a good figure, but the more adaptable the figure is, the more options there are for play. If you like figures to use accessories and other items, it’s also important that the hands be capable of holding Nightwing’s iconic batons for fighting crime.
Style
The preferred style for figure designs is a matter of personal taste. If you like a realistic style for your superhero figures, you probably don’t want a highly stylized and cartoonish-looking Nightwing. Depending on the type of visual style you prefer and other DC figures you may already have in your collection, it could narrow down which style is best for you.
How much you can expect to spend on a Nightwing action figure
Simple Nightwing figures can be found for under $15. Highly articulated and posable figures generally cost more.
Nightwing action figure FAQ
Are Nightwing action figures durable enough for kids?
A. It depends on the manufacturer and design of the figure. Larger figures are generally more durable than small figures with smaller parts that can break easily. However, the main source of durability is limited articulation. Having articulated limbs is beneficial for posing a figure, but there’s a trade-off. The more articulation an action figure has, the weaker the overall structure. If durability is a concern, there are tons of action figures with less articulation that are very durable for kids.
Should I get a Nightwing or Robin action figure?
A. While Nightwing/Dick Grayson was the first to take on the mantle of Robin and work with Batman to fight crime, there have been other characters who are Robin. If this is a gift or you’re unsure how to tell the difference between iterations of Robin, Nightwing might be a better choice overall.
Nightwing is generally regarded as having been one of the best Robins and set himself apart from Batman as his own hero. While Batman and Robin action figures go hand-in-hand as a dynamic duo, Nightwing can stand alone, apart from other action figures representing members of the Bat-Family.
What are the best Nightwing action figures to buy?
Top Nightwing action figure
DC Comics Batman 12-Inch Nightwing Action Figure
What you need to know: This 12-inch Nightwing figure features a simple but sleek design for fans of the iconic blue and black suit.
What you’ll love: The plastic mold and printing are clean and bright. The figure has 11 points of articulation allowing for movement of the head, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips and knee joints. It’s safe for kids 3 and older.
What you should consider: There’s no articulation in the ankles, but this can make it easier for the figure to stand stably.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Nightwing action figure for the money
Batman Missions DC 6-Inch Action Figures 5-Pack
What you need to know: If you were already planning to get more figures than just Nightwing, this affordable pack of Batman 80-year anniversary figures could be a good collection starter.
What you’ll love: The 6-inch figures have five points of articulation and relatively simple designs. Nightwing is wearing his classic black and blue suit, but the blue parts are painted to look pretty metallic. The other figures match each other well in terms of the overall design and style.
What you should consider: Some customers reported receiving only one figure instead of all five, so be cautious about which seller you order the collection from.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Figures Toy Co. DC Comics Retro Style Boxed 8-Inch Nightwing
What you need to know: This limited edition retro figure is a throwback to classic action figures with cloth outfits and features Nightwing’s suit from his original appearance in comics.
What you’ll love: The box design and figure style appeal to collectors of old action figures. It imitates the old-school Mego action figure look. The cloth suit is highly detailed and matches the retro box art for convenient display.
What you should consider: The face sculpting is a little odd and overall, this mainly appeals to fans of the original Nightwing suit and collectors of retro-inspired figures.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police lieutenant has been arrested after police say he fatally shot a fellow law enforcement officer Thursday during a training exercise at a Washington D.C. library.
Jesse Porter was at the end of a training exercise at a library in the district’s Anacostia neighborhood Thursday afternoon when he fired a weapon that struck 25-year-old Maurica Manyan, Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee said Friday. The library officer was then rushed to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
Porter was arrested on an involuntary manslaughter charge after police consulted with the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington. He remained in custody Friday and it wasn’t immediately clear if he had an attorney who could comment on his behalf.
Metropolitan Police said the 58-year-old retired lieutenant was working for a private contractor providing training for a group of library police officers on how to use expandable batons when he discharged a single shot from his firearm.
There were about six people in the room at the time, including other library police officers. The city’s public library system has its own force of full-time special police officers who can be armed and are responsible for ensuring the safety and security of the library branches.
At a news conference shortly after the shooting, Contee said it was unclear why Porter had a firearm during a training exercise. Generally, law enforcement agencies take strides to ensure trainers and participants do not have access to live ammunition or actual firearms during training programs, to avoid the possibility of accidental gunfire.
“It’s not good practice,” Contee said. “I’m not sure in this situation why the trainer had a live weapon in the training environment. But it is not good practice to do this.”
The circumstances surrounding the shooting remained unclear and police said the investigation was still ongoing. | 2022-08-06T10:42:12+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/u-s-headlines/ex-police-lt-arrested-after-fatally-shooting-dc-officer/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top U.N. officials, health industry leaders and activists demanded Monday that the world invest more to develop new vaccines and tackle a surge in tuberculosis fueled by the impact of COVID-19 and conflicts including Ukraine and Sudan.
At a crowded meeting punctuated by activists chanting “End TB Now,” there were speeches from many TB sufferers and a keynote by U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who spoke about how her father passed on tuberculosis to her two-year-old sister: TB claimed his life at the age of 60, but her sister, now 50, is a survivor.
Tuberculosis is the biggest infectious disease killer in the world today, taking the lives of around 4,400 people every day around the world including 700 children, Dr. Lucica Ditiu, executive director of the Stop TB Partnership, said ahead of Monday’s hearing to prepare for a high-level meeting on Sept. 22 during the annual gathering of world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly.
The U.N. deputy secretary-general said global response efforts to tuberculosis have saved 74 million lives since 2000, but over 10.5 million people got the disease and an estimated 6.1 million died in 2021, and it is now the leading cause of death for people with HIV.
The TB epidemic is driven by a host of factors including poverty, malnutrition and HIV and disproportionately affects the most vulnerable in all countries, Mohammed said, stressing that these drivers of the disease must be addressed.
She said $22 billion is needed to provide all people diagnosed with TB access to quality treatment by 2027 along with access to health and social benefits so they don’t suffer financial hardship — and an additional $5 billion a year is needed for TB research and innovation.
“We can develop safe and effective tuberculosis vaccines and simple one-stop shops for quality tests and care,” Mohammed said. “This would be a game changer.”
U.N. World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a video address to the meeting that COVID-19 “turned our world upside-down” for three years, and in addition to the millions of deaths it deprived millions of people of essential health services including for tuberculosis.
“Conflicts across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East have made life-saving services even harder to access for people living with TB,” he said. “These challenges have been a setback in the fight against TB, reversing some of the significant gains we have made over the past 20 years in expanding access to prevention, testing and treatment.”
The WHO chief said the high-level meeting in September must be a turning point in reinvigorating progress in the fight against TB, not only by expanding existing tools but also developing new tools including new TB vaccines. That’s why WHO “has proposed establishing a TB vaccine accelerator council to facilitate the development, licensing and use of new TB vaccines,” Ghebreyesus said.
Dr. Özlem Türeci, chief medical officer of BioNTech which developed one of the main COVID-19 vaccines with Pfizer using messenger RNA technology, told the meeting that it started trials of a new vaccine candidate for TB several weeks ago.
The Stop TB Partnership’s Ditiu said a COVID vaccine was developed in less than a year while it has taken 19 years to get three or four other vaccines for TB to phase 3 trials because of a lack of money.
Before COVID, which like TB is transmitted through the air, “we didn’t see very dramatic cases of TB,” she said, “but after COVID we saw a type of TB that we saw in … movies in which people spit blood and they are very weak, and so on.”
Ditiu said the economic impact of COVID and conflicts, first and foremost in Ukraine but now also in Sudan, are having “a huge impact” on efforts to treat people with TB and diagnose new cases.
Ukraine has the highest number of estimated people with TB in the European region – 34,000 – and also a high number with drug-resistant TB, she told a news conference on Thursday.
“It’s remarkable, the fact that the Ukrainian people are actually showing an amazing resilience in doing their best to maintain the services for TB,” Ditiu said. “But obviously a lot of people left the country.”
Nonetheless, she said, major efforts have been made to track down those with the disease, but what worries everyone is to ensure that people in Ukraine have access to treatment.
According to the Stop TB Partnership, which is managed by the U.N. Office for Project Services and aims to achieve a world free of tuberculosis, 18,000 people in Sudan received treatment in 2021.
Ditiu said the situation there for TB sufferers because of the ongoing fighting and collapse of most of the health system is “probably like a ticking bomb.” | 2023-05-09T11:29:13+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/health/ukraine-sudan-conflicts-fuel-alarming-surge-in-tuberculosis/ |
ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man and woman face fines of $500 each after they took a raccoon to a pet store to shop for food and a store worker ratted them out, authorities said.
A state Department of Environmental Conservation police officer got an urgent call from the Erie County Department of Health about a potentially rabid raccoon on June 2, the department said in a news release.
The health department said a couple had brought a raccoon to a pet store for food and supplies and a store employee contacted authorities. Raccoons are considered dangerous wild animals because they are known to carry and transmit the deadly rabies virus.
The officer used store surveillance video, a store-issued rewards card and license plate information to locate the couple in the town of Attica in western New York, the department said. The owners turned the raccoon over and were each charged with unlawfully possessing a wild animal, which is subject to $500 fine, authorities said.
The raccoon that was confiscated from the couple was euthanized and tested for rabies — a test that can only be performed on an animal after it has died. The test was negative, the DEC said. | 2022-06-23T20:32:58+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/weird-news/pair-face-fines-after-taking-raccoon-into-pet-store/ |
OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) issued a $600 million green bond offering to fund investments aimed at decarbonizing the company's footprint and achieving set emissions reduction targets. The bond transaction was finalized Friday, Sept. 9.
The bonds underscore Union Pacific's commitment to achieving its climate-action goals: reducing absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions and Scope 3 GHG emissions on a well-to-wheel basis from locomotive operations 26% by 2030 from a 2018 baseline, and net zero by 2050.
"Today's announcement emphasizes the importance of our commitment to building a sustainable future for generations to come," said Lance Fritz, chairman, president and CEO. "When it comes to finding ways to decarbonize our footprint, every idea is on the table. We are acting now on our most promising avenues to make progress toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions and investing in technology to support future initiatives."
While Union Pacific works to further reduce its environmental footprint, it is important to note railroads already are one of the most fuel-efficient means of transportation. Moving freight by rail instead of truck reduces GHG emissions by up to 75%. On average, Union Pacific moves a ton of freight 463 miles on a single gallon of diesel fuel.
"Union Pacific helped shape our nation's history and we're excited to be a leader on the path to a more sustainable future," said Beth Whited, Executive Vice President – Sustainability and Strategy.
As outlined in the company's Green Financing Framework, expenditures to be funded with proceeds from the green bond offerings may include, but are not limited to:
- New battery-electric locomotives,
- Locomotive modernizations that reduce GHG emissions and increase fuel efficiency,
- Expansion of intermodal facilities, which can promote modal shift of freight to lower-carbon alternatives such as rail,
- New sidings and siding extensions, which increase train length and reduce dwell time,
- Investment in and/or development of onsite or offsite generation and distribution of renewable energy from solar or wind sources.
Infrastructure and rolling stock for railway lines dedicated to the transportation of fossil fuels do not qualify for proceeds from the green bonds.
This press release includes statements and information regarding future expectations, outcomes or results of the company that are not historical facts. These statements and information are forward looking as defined by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information should not be read as a guarantee of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of the times that, or by which, such performance, targets, goals, or results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements and information are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those expressed in the statements. Factors that could cause results or outcomes to differ, including the risk factors in Item 1A of the company's Annual Form 10-K, filed February 4, 2022, also could affect our future results and could cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements and information. This report should be read in consideration of these risk factors.
ABOUT UNION PACIFIC
Union Pacific (NYSE: UNP) delivers the goods families and businesses use every day with safe, reliable and efficient service. Operating in 23 western states, the company connects its customers and communities to the global economy. Trains are the most environmentally responsible way to move freight, helping Union Pacific protect future generations. More information about Union Pacific is available at www.up.com.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Car IQ® Inc., a leading provider of vehicle payment solutions, today announced a partnership with Verra Mobility (NASDAQ: VRRM), a leading provider of toll management and smart mobility technology solutions, that will expand the company's current offerings beyond fuel payments to provide fleet customers with a complete toll payment suite.
Car IQ's partnership with Verra Mobility will allow fleets to seamlessly connect with tolling solutions via Verra Mobility's extensive network and pay without the use of a credit or debit card. With Car IQ Pay fleets will now have a simplified and unified billing platform that facilitates payment of multiple types of services supporting a fleet company's back-end accounting systems.
"Working with Verra Mobility allows us to provide fleets with a single solution for all payment types," said Sterling Pratz, CEO at Car IQ. "Our collaboration with Verra Mobility enhances our payment suite to improve and streamline the tolling experience for our partners while offering bundled mobility payment services along with nationwide fuel and parking that is currently available through Car IQ Pay today."
"We are delighted to be partnering with Car IQ to enable more commercial fleets direct access to toll roads, reducing toll violations, simplifying vehicle transactions and providing an innovative approach to better manage the total cost of fleet ownership," said Steve Lalla, EVP of Commercial Services at Verra Mobility. "We are always focused on simplifying mobility challenges for fleets and are excited to explore future endeavors."
Car IQ will now offer new payment services that provide toll violation protection for vehicles that do not normally use tollways by registering license plates nationally with toll agencies and managing the on-time, direct payment of a fleet's tolls, to avoid violations, penalties or additional fees from a managing toll agency. Car IQ continues to innovate across all payment categories and this partnership will enable fleets to connect, without the use of a credit card, to toll management platforms created and managed by Verra Mobility.
Verra Mobility (NASDAQ: VRRM) is a leading provider of smart mobility technology solutions that make transportation safer, smarter and more connected. The company sits at the center of the mobility ecosystem, bringing together vehicles, hardware, software, data and people to enable safe, efficient solutions for customers globally. Verra Mobility's transportation safety systems and parking management solutions protect lives, improve urban and motorway mobility and support healthier communities. The company also solves complex payment, utilization and compliance challenges for fleet owners and rental car companies. Headquartered in Arizona, Verra Mobility operates in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, please visit www.verramobility.com.
Car IQ® Inc. has created a payment network for cars that eliminates the need for physical credit cards and enables vehicles to connect to merchants and transact securely. Car IQ's payment solution delivers value by reducing fraud and risk for fleets and participating merchants.
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TORONTO, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Russel Metals Inc. (TSX: RUS) announces financial results for three months ended September 30, 2022.
Revenues of $1,270 Million and EBITDA1 of $140 Million
Advancing Various Capital Investment Growth Initiatives
Repurchased $16 Million of Shares; Declared a Dividend of $0.38 per Share
Strong Capital Structure with Liquidity1 of $541 Million
Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios
We use a number of measures that are not prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS" or "GAAP") and as such may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. We believe these measures are commonly employed to measure performance in our industry and are used by analysts, investors, lenders and other interested parties to evaluate financial performance and our ability to incur and service debt to support our business activities. These non-GAAP measures include EBITDA and Liquidity and are defined below. Refer to Non-GAAP Measures and Ratios on page 2 of our Management Discussion and Analysis.
EBIT - represents net earnings before interest and income taxes.
EBITDA - represents net earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization.
Liquidity - represents cash on hand less bank indebtedness plus excess availability under our bank credit facility.
The following table shows the reconciliation of net earnings in accordance with GAAP to EBITDA for 2022 and 2021:
Our basic earnings per share of $1.45 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, while lower than the record $2.10 per share recorded in the third quarter of 2021 and the $1.96 recorded in the 2022 second quarter, was a strong quarter. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, our basic earnings per share of $4.98 compared to $5.28 for the same period in 2021. Revenues of $1.3 billion were higher than the $1.1 billion experienced in third quarter of 2021 and was the third highest quarterly revenue. Our overall gross margins of 21.5% reflected the benefits from our balanced and diversified business portfolio. Our EBITDA for the quarter was $140 million compared to EBITDA of $196 million in the same quarter of 2021 and $189 million in the second quarter of 2022. Our strong EBITDA in the third quarter of 2022 was achieved in spite of two non-cash items that negatively impacted the results, as we recorded an inventory reserve increase of $6 million and the mark-to-market on our stock-based compensation was $nil in the 2022 third quarter compared to a benefit of $3 million in the 2021 third quarter and a benefit of $4 million in the 2022 second quarter.
Each of our business segments continued to generate strong operating results as they navigated through volatile market conditions. In the 2022 third quarter, our metals service centers segment reported revenues of $865 million and operating profits of $67 million. Value-added processing initiatives and our solid market share offset the effect of lower steel prices. Metals service centers experienced an increase in selling price per ton of 4% compared to the 2021 third quarter but a decrease of 6% compared to the 2022 second quarter. Tons shipped in metals service centers increased 9% from the same period in 2021 but decreased 5% from the 2022 second quarter due to both seasonal factors and customer destocking amidst the recent price volatility. Our steel distributors reported comparable revenues to the second quarter of 2022 but generated lower margins due to the moderation of steel prices, which resulted in operating profits of $13 million versus $28 million in the 2022 second quarter. In our energy field stores, the continued recovery of energy sector activity and customer demand led to higher revenues, strong margins and operating profits of $30 million compared to the $12 million reported in the 2021 third quarter and the $29 million in the 2022 second quarter.
Market Conditions
Demand from our metals service centers' customers, which includes industrial manufacturers and fabricators, non-residential construction, agriculture, ship building, infrastructure and energy, remains active relative to their local markets. In addition, our energy field stores continue to experience solid demand due to world-wide supply shortages and rising rig counts. On September 30, 2022, the Canadian rig counts were 213 compared to 162 in the 2021 third quarter and the U.S. rig counts were 765 compared to 521 on September 30, 2021.
Capital Investment Growth Initiatives
Our approach to capital investment growth initiatives includes: (i) value-added equipment projects; (ii) facility modernizations; and (iii) targeted acquisitions.
We have targeted approximately $30 million per year of discretionary investments related to value-added equipment projects. These initiatives have been underway for several years and are expected to continue for several more years. In the 2022 third quarter, we advanced several value-added projects, including ones in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Quebec.
In terms of facility modernizations, we have targeted $50-75 million of investments in the coming years for projects focused on consolidating multi-site regions into larger and modern facilities. These projects will provide opportunities for growth, improve material handling efficiencies, improve health and safety conditions, and monetize the value related to redundant real estate at legacy locations. In the quarter, we approved a project in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which will involve a net investment of approximately $7 million. This project is targeted for completion in early 2024.
On acquisitions, the pipeline of potential opportunities remains active, and we continue to focus on opportunities that could fit our economic and operational criteria.
Returning Capital to Shareholders
We have recently adopted a more balanced approach to returning excess capital to shareholders through: (i) our ongoing dividend; and (ii) share buy backs.
In the 2022 third quarter, we paid dividends of $24 million or $0.38 per common share. In addition, we declared a dividend of $0.38 per share, payable on December 15, 2022, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 28, 2022.
We recently initiated a normal course issuer bid to purchase for cancellation up to 3.2 million of our common shares over 12 months, representing 5% of our issued and outstanding shares. In the 2022 third quarter, we purchased and cancelled 582,908 shares for total consideration of $16 million.
Liquidity and Capital Structure
During the 2022 third quarter, we generated $41 million of cash from operating activities and ended the quarter with total available liquidity of $541 million.
Outlook
The broader economy is expected to encounter general uncertainty as a result of higher inflation and increasing interest rates. While these factors typically impact sectors such as homebuilding and retailing more than industrial consumers of steel products, we expect to see some cautious near-term buying activity amongst our industrial customers in the coming months. In addition, we typically experience a lower number of operating days due to seasonality during the fourth quarter. By contrast, we expect the energy sector to continue to improve as our energy field stores have a solid backlog of business heading into the fourth quarter.
Investor Conference Call
The Company will be holding an Investor Conference Call on Thursday, November 10, 2022, at 9:00 a.m. ET to review its 2022 third quarter results. The dial-in telephone numbers for the call are 416-764-8688 (Toronto and International callers) and 1-888-390-0546 (U.S. and Canada). Please dial in 10 minutes prior to the call to ensure that you get a line.
A replay of the call will be available at 416-764-8677 (Toronto and International callers) and 1-888-390-0541 (U.S. and Canada) until midnight, Thursday, November 24, 2022. You will be required to enter pass code #848758 to access the call.
Additional supplemental financial information is available in our investor conference call package located on our website at www.russelmetals.com.
About Russel Metals Inc.
Russel Metals is one of the largest metals distribution companies in North America. It carries on business in three segments: metals service centers, energy field stores and steel distributors. Its network of metals service centers carries an extensive line of metal products in a wide range of sizes, shapes and specifications, including carbon hot rolled and cold finished steel, pipe and tubular products, stainless steel, aluminum and other non-ferrous specialty metals. Its energy field stores carry a specialized product line focused on the needs of energy industry customers. Its steel distributors operations act as master distributors selling steel in large volumes to other steel service centers and large equipment manufacturers mainly on an "as is" basis.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements or information within the meaning of applicable securities laws, including statements as to our future capital expenditures, our outlook, the availability of future financing and our ability to pay dividends. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future performance. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "seek", "anticipate", "plan", "continue", "estimate", "expect", "may", "will", "project", "predict", "potential", "targeting", "intend", "could", "might", "should", "believe" and similar expressions. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based on estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us, inherently involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements, including the factors described below.
We are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties which could have a material adverse effect on our future profitability and financial position, including the risks and uncertainties listed below, which are important factors in our business and the metals distribution industry. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the volatility in metal prices; volatility in oil and natural gas prices; cyclicality of the metals industry; capital budgets in the energy industry; pandemics and epidemics; climate change; product claims; significant competition; sources of metals supply; manufacturers selling directly; material substitution; credit risk; currency exchange risk; restrictive debt covenants; asset impairments; the unexpected loss of key individuals; decentralized operating structure; future acquisitions; the failure of our key computer-based systems, labour interruptions; laws and governmental regulations; litigious environment; environmental liabilities; carbon emissions; health and safety laws and regulations; and common share risks.
While we believe that the expectations reflected in our forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct, and our forward-looking statements included in this press release should not be unduly relied upon. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except as required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update our forward-looking statements. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in our forward-looking statements including as a result of the risk factors described above and under the heading "Risk" in our MD&A and under the heading "Risk Management and Risks Affecting Our Business" in our most recent Annual Information Form and as otherwise disclosed in our filings with securities regulatory authorities which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
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NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y., Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 3, 2023, the Board of Directors of Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket) has appointed Kelyn Brannon as a director.
Kelyn is a finance executive with experience leading three successful IPOs as CFO on both the NYSE and NASDAQ. Her 35 years of experience spans across corporate finance, investor relations, audit, and finance consulting experience for the "Big 4" in the US and the UK. Kelyn began her career at Ernst and Young in the US and UK focusing on Audit and corporate finance. She was the first chief accounting officer, Vice President of Finance, and International CFO at Amazon.com. Kelyn is a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Before joining iRocket, Kelyn was the Chief Financial Officer of Astra Space, Inc. Before that, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Asure Software, Inc. between 2017 and 2020. Kelyn served as Chief Financial Officer of Arista Networks, Inc. between 2013 and 2015, and Chief Financial Officer of Calix, Inc. between 2008 and 2011. Kelyn served as CEO of Creative planet between 2000 and 2003 which was acquired by Brookfield Communications.
Throughout her career, Kelyn served as a CEO and CFO of a variety of national and international companies. Adept at directing Finance, Tax, Accounting, Investor Relations Legal, Human Resources, IT, and Facilities divisions.
Kelyn has excellent interpersonal, and communications skills leveraged to manage change, collaborate with peers, and interact with investors. A results-oriented professional with a high degree of integrity capable of analyzing problems and driving sound solutions in a timely, professional, and regulatory-compliant manner.
"Kelyn is a strategic thinker with a track record of developing financial growth and capital raise strategies, driving company expansion, reducing infrastructure spending, and minimizing tax liability, and brings value to iRocket's board from previously serving in the space sector" said iRocket Chairman and CEO Asad Malik.
Founded in 2018, Innovative Rocket Technologies Inc. (iRocket), is proud to be the first fully autonomous, Reusable Small Launch vehicle manufacturer, utilizing 3D printing and additive manufacturing. With an innovative design, our focus is on reliability and rapid low-cost access to space. We are ready to pave the way for innovations in the space industry by addressing the various inefficiencies that currently exist. With our proprietary reusable engine technology, iRocket is well-equipped to be the small launch service provider of choice. We hope you'll join our journey in revolutionizing rocketry into the 21st century.
For more about iRocket, visit us at www.irocketusa.com and follow us on LinkedIn @iRocket Twitter at @iRocketUSA.
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Medicare Advantage innovator Andrew Clifton has been named president of Zing Health, an insurance company providing comprehensive and equitable care.
CHICAGO, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Andrew Clifton, an innovator in affordable Medicare Advantage plans, has been named president of Zing Health, an insurance company expanding access to comprehensive and equitable care for medically underserved populations.
Clifton joins Zing Health from Advise Insurance, an agency specializing in Medicare medical and prescription drug plans. Advise's outreach innovations include working with provider groups and pharmacies to educate patients on their benefits.
Zing Health has expanded rapidly since forming in 2019 with a focus on employing community resources and advanced technology to remove barriers to care for older adults. The company offers Medicare Advantage managed care plans in Illinois, Indiana and Michigan and Medicare Medical Savings Account plans in 34 states and Washington, D.C.
"Andrew embraces our mission to bring whole-person care to urban and rural areas with fewer medical resources," said Dr. Eric E. Whitaker, Zing Health founder and CEO. "His vision for growth starts with our members' day-to-day challenges, and the values that drive people who serve them. I'm looking forward to working with Andrew on our growth strategy built on strong, problem-solving partnerships that get members to appropriate care in the right place at the right time."
Clifton displayed his operational excellence and concern for the health of older adults at WellCare Health Plans and Centene Corp. As Medicare chief growth officer, he directed national product development, sales, retention and Medicare strategy for WellCare. Following the acquisition of WellCare by Centene Corp, Clifton took on direct accountability for growth across WellCare Health Net, Allwell and Fidelis Care plans. Prior to driving Medicare growth nationally at WellCare, Clifton served as a Medicare regional president across several states and helped develop and implement WellCare's field care management across 16 states.
"Zing Health represents an opportunity to design processes and build relationships the right way from the start," Clifton said. "I've had the chance to grow plans at a local and a national level, and it's shown me how to partner with providers and distributors in meaningful, sustainable ways and be recognized for superior service."
Previously, Clifton was a director in the U.S. healthcare advisory practice of KPMG, guiding C-suite executives in transforming care to value-based models, and an administrator in Cigna's Medicare Advantage business. Clifton earned an MBA degree from the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University.
Founded in 2019, Zing Health Holdings Inc. is a physician founded and led insurance company making Medicare Advantage the best it can be for eligible beneficiaries. Named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Zing Health adopts a community-based approach that addresses the social determinants of health, keeping individuals and communities healthy while returning the physician and the member to the center of the healthcare equation. Each member gets personalized care and service, access to facilities designed to help them better meet their healthcare needs and a dedicated care team. For more information on Zing Health, visit getzinghealth.com.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president said Wednesday that Russia must pull back to its pre-war positions as a first step before diplomatic talks, a negotiating line that Moscow is unlikely to agree to anytime soon as it focuses its fire on key regions in the east three months into the war.
Speaking by video link at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed a willingness to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, but stressed that Moscow needs to make clear it too is ready to “shift from the bloody war to diplomacy.”
“It’s possible if Russia shows at least something. When I say at least something, I mean pulling back troops to where they were before Feb. 24,” the day Russia’s invasion began, he said. “I believe it would be a correct step for Russia to make.”
Zelenskyy also made clear that Ukraine wants to drive Russian troops out of all captured areas.
“Ukraine will fight until it reclaims all its territories,” he said. “It’s about our independence and our sovereignty.
Attending the Davos forum in person, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said the situation in his country’s eastern Donbas region was “extremely bad.”
He called for friendly countries — particularly the United States — to provide the Ukrainian military with multiple launch rocket systems so they could try to recapture territory
“Every day of someone sitting in Washington, Berlin, Paris and other capitals, and considering whether they should or should not do something, costs us lives and territories,” Kuleba said.
A regional governor in eastern Ukraine said that at least six civilians have been killed by the latest Russian shelling in a town at the epicenter of fighting.
Luhansk region Gov. Serhiy Haidai said Wednesday that another eight people have been wounded in the shelling of Sievierodonetsk over the past 24 hours. He accused the Russian troops of deliberately targeting shelters where civilians were hiding.
“The situation is serious,” he said in written comments in response to questions from The Associated Press. “The city is constantly being shelled with every possible weapon in the enemy’s possession.”
Sievierodonetsk is located in Ukraine’s eastern industrial heartland of Donbas, where Russian forces have been pressing their offensive despite stiff Ukrainian resistance.
Ukrainian forces continue to hold the city, but a key supply route is coming under pressure, Haidai said.
Moscow-backed separatists have fought Ukrainian forces in the Donbas for eight years and hold large swaths of territory.
Sievierodonetsk and the nearby city of Lysychansk are the largest remaining settlements held by Ukraine in the Luhansk region, of which Haidai is the Kyiv-backed governor. The region is “more than 90%” controlled by Russia, he said.
The road between Lysychansk and the city of Bakhmut to the south-west is widely considered crucial to keeping Ukrainian troops in the area supplied. Haidai said it was “constantly being shelled” and that Russian sabotage and reconnaissance teams were approaching the area.
The head of the Donetsk region’s military administration, Pavlo Kyrylenko, said two rockets which hit the town of Pokrovsk early Wednesday morning injured four civilians, who were treated in hospital.
One strike left a crater at least three meters (10 feet) deep, with the remnants of what appeared to be a rocket still smoldering. A row of low terraced houses near the strike suffered significant damage.
“There’s no place to live in left, everything is smashed,” said Viktoria Kurbonova, a mother-of-two who lived in one of the terraced houses. The windows had been blown out by an earlier strike about a month ago, and they had replaced them with plastic sheeting. That, she said, probably saved their lives as at least there was no glass flying around.
Zelenskyy acknowledged late Tuesday that his country’s forces in the region faced a difficult situation.
“Practically the full might of the Russian army, whatever they have left, is being thrown at the offensive there,” he said in his nightly address to the nation. “Liman, Popasna, Sievierodonetsk, Slaviansk — the occupiers want to destroy everything there.”
In a further sign that Moscow is trying to bolster its stretched military machine in Ukraine, Russian lawmakers passed a bill which scraps the age limit of 40 for those signing their first voluntary military contracts.
The chair of the parliament’s defense committee, Andrei Kartapolov, said the measure would make it easier to hire people with “in-demand specialisms.” A description of the bill on the parliament website indicated older recruits could be suited to operate precision weapons or to serve in engineering or medical roles.
Russian authorities have said that only volunteer contract soldiers are sent to fight in Ukraine, although they have acknowledged that some conscripts were drawn into the fighting by mistake in the early stages.
Separately, President Putin has issued an order to allow a fast track to Russian citizenship for people in two southern regions of Ukraine which are largely held by Russian forces.
Putin’s decree, dated Wednesday, could allow Russia to strengthen its control over the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions. They form part of a land connection between eastern Ukraine and the Crimean peninsula.
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin last week visited both regions and indicated they could become part of “our Russian family.” A Russian-installed official in the Kherson region has predicted the region could become part of Russia.
Russia already has a program for fast-track naturalization of people living in two regions of eastern Ukraine claimed by Russia-backed separatists.
British military experts, meanwhile, say a solution to getting wheat out of Ukraine for export doesn’t appear to be imminent.
Ukraine’s overland export routes are “highly unlikely” to offset the problems caused by Russia’s blockade of the Black Sea port of Odesa, putting further pressure on global grain prices, the U.K. Ministry of Defense said.
In an update posted Wednesday morning, it noted that there had been no “significant” merchant shipping in or out of Odesa since the start of the Russian invasion.
The ministry says that the blockade, combined with the shortage of overland shipping routes, means that significant supplies of grain remain in storage and can’t be exported.
Russia said the strategic Ukrainian port of Mariupol has become functional after three months of fighting.
The military has completed clearing the port of land mines and it has been made fully operational, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said Wednesday.
Russian forces have taken full control over Mariupol, on the Sea of Azov, after the last Ukrainian defenders at the giant Azovstal seaside steel plant laid down their weapons.
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Elena Becatoros in Pokrovsk, Ukraine, and Jamey Keaten in Davos, Switzerland, contributed to this report.
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-05-25T17:12:24+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/international/ap-international/ukraine-6-civilians-killed-as-russia-focuses-fire-in-east/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled for a onetime top aide to ex-Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York and for others who were convicted of corruption related to an economic development project known as the “Buffalo Billion.”
In two cases before the court, both liberal and conservative justices were unanimous in saying there were problems with the convictions. The cases are the latest in a line stretching back years that criticize federal prosecutors for overreaching in public corruption cases against state and local officials, as well as people doing business with government.
In 2020, the high court threw out the convictions of political allies of former Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., over the “Bridgegate” scandal that involved four days of traffic jams on the George Washington Bridge. In 2016, the Supreme Court threw out the bribery conviction of former Gov. Bob McDonnell, R-Va.
The current cases grew out of the “Buffalo Billion” development project, which was intended to revitalize parts of Buffalo and other areas in upstate New York. But the project was a multiyear black cloud over the Cuomo administration and was frequently cited by critics as proof that Cuomo failed to address chronic corruption in state government, even within his own administration. Cuomo resigned in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.
In one case, the justices ruled for Joseph Percoco, a former aide so close to Cuomo that he was considered like a brother. Percoco was convicted of accepting money from companies seeking to influence the Cuomo administration as it worked on the “Buffalo Billion” project.
Percoco was ultimately sentenced to six years in prison, a conviction upheld on appeal. The case also involved Syracuse real estate executive Steven Aiello who paid Percoco for his assistance.
But the Supreme Court, in an opinion by Justice Samuel Alito, said the jury in Percoco’s case was given improper instructions when it found him guilty of a wire fraud conspiracy count. Percoco was convicted “based on instructions that required the jury to determine whether he had a ‘special relationship’ with the government and had ‘dominated and controlled’ government business … We conclude that this is not the proper test,” Alito wrote.
In a statement, Percoco’s lawyer, Yaakov Roth, said his client’s prosecution was “an abuse of the federal fraud statutes.” He added: “We are gratified that the court agreed with our position that he was not a public official during the relevant time period, and so he did not violate federal law by acting on behalf of private clients.”
Roth said a lower court will have to determine whether his client’s two remaining convictions can survive after the Supreme Court’s ruling. But Percoco has finished serving his sentence, so the question is just whether the remaining convictions will stay on his record.
In the second case, which also involved Aiello, the court ruled for him and for developers Louis Ciminelli and Joseph Gerardi and Alain Kaloyeros, formerly one of Cuomo’s top economic development advisers. The court in an opinion by Justice Clarence Thomas said that the basis for their fraud convictions was faulty.
The group’s prison terms had been put on hold while their case was appealed and the decision makes it more likely that this is the end of the case. Alexandra Shapiro, who represented Aiello and Gerardi, said in a statement that her clients “feel greatly vindicated by the Supreme Court’s unanimous decisions in both cases.” | 2023-05-11T20:10:16+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/supreme-court-sides-with-ex-cuomo-aide-others-convicted-of-corruption-related-to-buffalo-billion/ |
NEW YORK and LONDON , July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenCorporates, the world's largest source of open legal-entity data, is proud to announce the launch of the Legal-Entity Data Principles to address a company-data trust and quality gap that risks undermining prosperity, sustainability and fairness in society.
The pace, complexity and automation of the corporate world has exposed a significant and growing gap in company-data quality between legacy company data and what's required in today's world to provide the insight and trust that business, governments and society need. This is especially important in a world where AI and the data used to train it, play an ever more central role.
"Legal entities are the fundamental atomic elements behind the entire business world. Yet legal-entity data is still largely built on obfuscation, proprietary identifiers, opaque data models, hidden bias and restrictive access. The Legal-Entity Data Principles provide a rigorous, well-thought out set of principles that redress this." said OpenCorporates' CEO and Co-Founder Chris Taggart.
With the introduction of the Legal-Entity Data Principles, OpenCorporates aims to set new standards in data integrity and trust, and is releasing the Principles under an open licence so they can be adopted by anyone using, producing or regulating legal entity data.
Taggart added: "We believe the Principles provide a framework of verifiable trust and create new benchmarks for foundational data in this domain. Users and regulators now have a tool by which they can judge what good looks like, and data producers have a standard to which they can work towards.."
Since its conception in 2010, OpenCorporates has worked with government agencies, NGOs and public-benefit groups to improve the quality and accessibility of legal-entity data. Its database covers over 220 million companies sourced directly from over 1400 state registries. The company has been instrumental in supporting high profile investigations such as the Panama Papers and is used by leading banks, businesses, regulators, financial-crime agencies, journalists, NGOs and technology companies across the world..
The company's thoughtful and transparent data processes have consistently garnered praise from industry leaders and stakeholders.
Hicham Outghiri, CEO at Enigma, a leading data-analytics company, commended OpenCorporates' approach: "Open Corporates has once again set itself apart with the release of its Legal Entity Data Principles."
"Their data process is consistently thoughtful & transparent, and it shows in the quality of their data. It is inspiring to see them innovate and at the same time maintain a principled approach to tackling massive challenges in the supply chain of data."
The Legal Entity Data Principles establish a robust framework for accuracy, dependability and trustworthiness. They comprise seven tenets:
- Foundational data should be sourced from official primary sources
- Hidden bias is a silent killer and should be minimized by ensuring all decisions made in data collection and curation are transparent
- Full end-to-end audit trails are essential — only full audit trails give the trust and utility users need
- Standards reduce friction for users; open and established standards should be used wherever possible
- Data should be collected and made available in functionally real-time
- Data quality needs a dataset perspective — you can't identify bias, systematic quality issues or key insights by looking at individual records.
- Open is an essential component of data quality; in contrast, proprietary IDs, opaque data models, and limited feedback loops are highly damaging
The company's ongoing commitment to data integrity and transparency strengthens its position as the trusted authority in legal-entity data, empowering businesses, researchers, and policymakers worldwide.
To learn more about Open Corporates' Legal Entity Data Principles, please visit https://opencorporates.com/legal-entity-data-principles/
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GREENSBORO — The City Council adopted a new procedure July 11 that allows officials to temporarily bar people who “intentionally disrupt the meetings or ridicule other speakers.”
If these people disregard a warning, they will be removed from the meeting and cannot participate in person for three months, according to the protocol proposed by Mayor Nancy Vaughan.
“In order to preserve their right to free speech, they can attend virtually by Zoom, by phone or by email,” Vaughan said. “I feel this is a good balance between free speech and getting the people’s work done.”
Vaughan, who chairs the council meetings, primarily would be the person to determine what is disruptive — though other council members could weigh in.
“It’s one of those things where you know it when you see it,” Vaughan said when asked if there was any written definition of disruptive.
The new procedure passed on a 7-1 vote, with Councilman Zack Matheny absent and Councilwoman Sharon Hightower voting against it.
“I’ve heard from many people in the community that they’re … hesitant to come down to City Council because of the disruptions,” Councilwoman Marikay Abuzuaiter said. “And I think this is a really good move.”
Hightower disagreed. “While I understand disruption needs to be controlled, I think we have to be careful how we show our actions to the public,” she said. “This is the people’s house.”
Added Councilman Hugh Holston: “But we also have the people’s business to conduct.”
Several speakers, many of whom are members of the Working-class & Houseless Organizing Alliance and who regularly rail against the council, spoke against the action.
“This is directly a result of residents of the city speaking their mind on actually pressing issues,” said Del Stone, a member of the group. “Everything we talk about is the people’s business. We talk about police brutality, the housing crisis, of pathetic pay levels for city workers, the evictions that are causing more and more of our neighbors to become homeless.
“We talk about the economic base at the root of these problems, the systemic reasons so many of us are poor and struggling.
“We speak because there is people’s business you actively neglect.”
Luis Medina of WHOA said he believes he was the inspiration for the new procedure.
“Nothing here happens that is the people’s business except that which the people bring — which y’all don’t like to hear about,” Medina told the council.
Juno Rondelli, who said she represented the Communist Party in Greensboro, called the new policy “abhorrent.” (Information has been changed to correct an error. See correction at bottom of story. 2:11 p.m. July 12, 2023)
Paula Montgomery wanted a clear definition on what behavior would be considered disruptive.
“How are you going to distinguish what is acceptable or not?” she asked. “It sounds more like a dictatorship than a democracy.”
New Greensboro City Council policy would ban "disruptive" residents from attending meetings in-person.
Luis Medina sits in the audience during the council meeting at City Hall in Greensboro on Tuesday. Medina, a member of the Working-class & Houseless Organizing Alliance, speaks frequently at council meetings. He said he believes he was the inspiration for a new city policy that will temporarily bar people who “intentionally disrupt the meetings or ridicule other speakers.” | 2023-07-18T00:24:23+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/community/rockingham_now/news/greensboro-council-policy-bar-residents-disrupt-meetings-free-speech-decorum-order/article_ec9630be-2122-11ee-b1ba-3b1e63384438.html |
TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Thursday, December 8, 2022
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327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
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then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
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.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest
in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature
falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
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.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. A chance
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
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70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
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327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
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chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Much
cooler with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Much
cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s.
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327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny early this morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Patchy fog late. Areas of fog this morning. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
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30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
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.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening. Cooler with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then clearing. Cooler
with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows around 40.
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327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
late. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in
the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Cooler with highs in
the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ210-092200-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy late,
then a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this
morning. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy in the
morning, then partly sunny with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows in the upper
60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming north in
the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ227-092200-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A chance of
showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ238-092200-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy late,
then a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this
morning. Partly sunny this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile
or less at times late. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ198-092200-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog late. Areas of fog this
morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around
80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ213-092200-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. A slight
chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A
chance of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ163-092200-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Highs around
80. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs in the lower
70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler with
lows around 50. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ235-092200-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy late,
then a slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this
morning. Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this
afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late.
Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Breezy with highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ200-092200-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy early
this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers
this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds around
5 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of rain
50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Cooler with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ176-092200-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog this morning. Highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
evening. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows around 50. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ236-092200-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times late. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Partly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance
of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy with highs in the
upper 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ199-092200-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy early
this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers
this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ179-092200-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog late. Areas of fog this morning. Mostly
cloudy early this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance
of showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. South winds
around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Cooler with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ178-092200-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy early
this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers
this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds around 5 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ164-092200-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy early this morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Areas of fog this morning. Highs in the lower 80s. South
winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Cooler with
lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper
30s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ177-092200-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog late. Areas of fog this
morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid
70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows around 40.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ212-092200-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy late,
then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 80s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
northwest in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature
falling into the lower 70s in the afternoon. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ197-092200-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog late. Areas of fog this morning. Mostly
cloudy early this morning, then mostly sunny with a slight chance
of showers this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the
upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly sunny with
a chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. South
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the lower 50s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower
60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ226-092200-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog early this morning. A chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A chance of
showers this afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Patchy
fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the upper 70s.
Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Breezy with highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ300-092200-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog early this morning. Mostly cloudy early
this morning, then partly sunny with a slight chance of showers
this afternoon. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas
of fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs around 80. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ313-092200-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of dense fog late, then areas of fog this morning.
Mostly cloudy late, then partly sunny with a slight chance of
showers. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late. Highs
around 80. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Areas of fog in the morning. Partly sunny in the
morning, then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely in the morning, then showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ338-092200-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
late. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ337-092200-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of dense fog late. Areas of fog this morning.
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers late, then mostly
cloudy with a slight chance of showers with isolated
thunderstorms this morning. Partly sunny this afternoon.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late. Highs in the
upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Temperature
falling into the mid 70s in the afternoon. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog. Highs in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Temperature falling into the mid 70s in the afternoon. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ336-092200-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. A slight chance of showers late, then a chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times late. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s.
Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the mid 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ335-092200-
Coastal Jackson-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms
this morning. A slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late. Highs around
80. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs around 80. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...A chance of showers in the morning. Patchy fog in the
morning. Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
upper 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers.
Breezy with highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming mostly
sunny. Cooler with highs in the upper 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ436-092200-
Matagorda Islands-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. A slight chance of showers late, then a chance
of showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning. A slight
chance of showers this afternoon. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times late. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs around 70. South
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog after midnight. Near steady temperature
in the upper 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Near steady temperature
around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy. Near steady
temperature in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler
with lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ437-092200-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers late, then a
slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this
morning. Areas of dense fog late. Areas of fog this morning.
Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late. Highs in the
mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog in the evening, then
patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Near steady temperature in the upper
60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature around 70.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning,
then showers likely in the afternoon. Breezy. Near steady
temperature in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. Lows around 60. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the upper 40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ438-092200-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Areas of dense fog late, then areas of fog this morning.
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers late, then partly
sunny. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times late. Highs
in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Near steady temperature
in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in
the upper 70s. Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Near steady temperature in the upper
60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Breezy with highs
in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Near steady
temperature in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing.
Cooler with lows in the lower 50s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60.
$$
TXZ439-092200-
Bolivar Peninsula-
327 AM CST Fri Dec 9 2022
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of dense fog late, then areas of
fog this morning. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times
late. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Areas of fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of fog in the morning. Highs in
the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Patchy fog. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Patchy fog. Lows in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Near steady temperature in the
upper 60s.
.TUESDAY...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...A chance of thunderstorms in the evening.
Showers likely. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Cooler. Near steady
temperature in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cooler with lows in the upper
40s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s.
$$
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Ten retired NFL players are accusing the league of lies, bad faith and flagrant violations of federal law in denying disability benefits in a potential class-action lawsuit filed Thursday in Baltimore.
The men said they left the game with lingering physical or cognitive injuries that make their daily lives difficult if not excruciating. They also said they are not alone.
“They’re a small fraction of the players who have been wronged by the NFL’s disability plan. These former players deserve far more from an organization worth billions of dollars than a sham process in which there’s no chance of success,” said lawyer Chris Seeger, who separately has been class counsel in the $1 billion settlement of NFL concussion claims.
The new lawsuit was filed in federal court in Baltimore, and names as defendants both NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the NFL’s Disability Board. The suit comes as league officials gather in Phoenix for the Super Bowl on Sunday.
The NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor did the NFL Players Association.
Willis McGahee, a first-round pick in 2003 who spent 11 seasons in the NFL, said he has had more than a dozen surgeries for football injuries and often needs help getting out of bed. He is 41.
And Eric Smith, who spent seven seasons with the New York Jets, said he struggles to play with his young sons — and fears the dark moods.
“There were times I would blackout and wake up … and I’m bleeding, there are holes in the wall. My wife and kids are crying,” Smith, 39, said on a videoconference call that included McGahee and lawyers. “I went down a dark path. If I ever hurt one of them, in one of these cases, that’s probably the end. Like, I’m done.”
The lawsuit also alleges that the doctors who examine players for the league’s disability plan have a financial interest in denying the claims, as it makes them more likely to get future referrals from the program. One neuropsychologist who was paid more than $800,000 from the program examined a group of 29 former players and found none of them was disabled, according to the lawyers.
Seeger, who has worked closely with NFL lawyers on the concussion case for a decade, said the latest suit seeks to have the disability plan “fulfill its overdue legal responsibilities to players rather than continue to try to dodge accountability every step of the way.”
A successful claim can lead to payments between $65,000 to $265,000, but only 30 of the thousands filed to date have led to top awards, according to Sam Katz, one of several lawyers working with Seeger on the case.
The disability program grew out of the 2011 collective-bargaining agreement between the players and the union, and was hailed a way to help ailing former players. During the pandemic, players complained of delays in having their cases reviewed.
“I had a great run. My name has been out there. But I feel like it’s time to step up (for other players),” said Smith, who noted he had twice been knocked out during televised games. “We deserve to be taken care of at the end of the day.”
The other former players who signed on to the lawsuit are Jason Alford (three seasons), Daniel Loper (five seasons), Michael McKenzie (11 seasons), Jamize Olaware (eight seasons), Alex Parsons (one season), Charles Sims (four seasons), Joey Thomas (three seasons) and Lance Zeno (two seasons).
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed at least 40, surveillance video showed Tuesday.
Hours after the fire broke out late Monday, rows of bodies were laid out under shimmery silver sheets outside the immigration detention facility in Ciudad Juarez, which is across the U.S. border from El Paso, Texas, and a major crossing point for migrants.
Twenty-nine people were injured and were in “delicate-serious” condition, according to the National Immigration Institute.
At the time of the blaze, 68 men from Central and South America were being held at the facility, the agency said.
In the video, two people dressed as guards rush into the camera frame, and at least one migrant appears by the metal gate on the other side. But the guards did not appear to make any effort to open the cell doors and instead ran away as billowing clouds of smoke filled the structure within seconds.
Adán Augusto López, Mexico’s interior secretary, confirmed the authenticity of the video in an interview with local journalist Joaquín López Doriga.
Immigration authorities identified the dead and injured as being from Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador, according to a statement from the Mexican attorney general’s office. Guatemala Foreign Affairs Minister Mario Búcaro said 28 of the dead were Guatemalan citizens.
Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the fire was started by migrants in protest after learning they would be deported.
“They never imagined that this would cause this terrible misfortune,” López Obrador said.
The deaths forced the government to rent refrigerated trailers to hold the migrants’ bodies, Chihuahua state prosecutor Cesar Jáuregui told reporters.
The detention facility is across the street from Juarez’s city hall.
At a nearby hospital, Viangly Infante Padrón, a 27-year-old Venezuelan migrant seeking asylum in the U.S. with her husband and three children, waited for her husband, who was being treated for smoke inhalation. The previous evening, she was waiting outside the detention center for his release when the fire broke out.
“There was smoke everywhere. The ones they let out were the women, and those (employees) with immigration," she said. “The men, they never took them out until the firefighters arrived.”
She saw several dead bodies before finding her husband in an ambulance. “I was desperate because I saw a dead body, a body, a body, and I didn’t see him anywhere.”
Earlier, about 100 migrants gathered Tuesday outside the immigration facility’s doors to demand information about relatives.
Katiuska Márquez, a 23-year-old Venezuelan woman with her two children, ages 2 and 4, was seeking her half-brother, Orlando Maldonado, who had been traveling with her.
“We want to know if he is alive or if he’s dead,” she said. She wondered how all the guards who were inside made it out alive and only the migrants died. “How could they not get them out?”
Authorities did not immediately answer that question.
Márquez and Maldonado were detained Monday with the children and about 20 others. They had been in Juarez waiting for an appointment from U.S. authorities to request asylum. They were staying in a rented room where 10 people were living, paying for it with the money they begged in the street.
“I was at a stoplight with a piece of cardboard asking for what I needed for my children, and people were helping me with food,” she said. Suddenly agents came and detained everyone.
Everyone was taken to the immigration facility but only the men were placed in the cells. Three hours later, the women and children were released.
Tensions between authorities and migrants had apparently been running high in recent weeks in Ciudad Juarez, where shelters are full of people waiting for opportunities to cross into the U.S. or for the asylum process to play out.
More than 30 migrant shelters and other advocacy organizations published an open letter March 9 that complained of a criminalization of migrants and asylum seekers in the city. It accused authorities of abusing migrants and using excessive force in rounding them up, including complaints that municipal police questioned people in the street about their immigration status without cause.
The high level of frustration in Ciudad Juarez was evident earlier this month when hundreds of mostly Venezuelan migrants tried to force their way across one of the international bridges to El Paso, acting on false rumors that the United States would allow them to enter the country. U.S. authorities blocked their attempts.
After that, Juarez Mayor Cruz Pérez Cuellar started campaigning to inform migrants there was room in shelters and no need to beg in the streets. He urged residents not to give money to them and said authorities would remove them from intersections where it was dangerous to beg and allegedly a nuisance to residents.
Migrant advocates who recently denounced more aggressive tactics said Tuesday that the immigration facility was over capacity and that the site of the fire was small and lacked ventilation.
“You could see it coming,” the advocates' statement said. “Mexico's immigration policy kills.”
The national immigration agency said Tuesday that it “energetically rejects the actions that led to this tragedy” without any further explanation.
The “extensive use of immigration detention leads to tragedies like this one,” Felipe González Morales, the United Nations special rapporteur for human rights of migrants, said via Twitter. In keeping with international law, immigration detention should be an exceptional measure and not generalized, he wrote.
Mexico's immigration lockups have seen overcrowding, protests and riots from time to time.
In October, a group of mostly Venezuelan migrants rioted inside an immigration center in Tijuana. In November, dozens of migrants rioted in Mexico’s largest detention center in the southern city of Tapachula near the border with Guatemala. No one died in either incident.
Mexico has emerged as the world’s third most popular destination for asylum-seekers, after the United States and Germany. But it is still largely a country that migrants pass through on their way to the U.S.
Asylum-seekers must stay in the state where they apply in Mexico, resulting in large numbers being holed up near the country’s southern border with Guatemala. Tens of thousands are also in border cities.
At a Mass celebrated in memory of the migrants, Bishop Mons. José Guadalupe Torres Campos lamented the sudden grief that had descended upon the migrant community.
“The shout, the cry of everyone is enough, enough of so much pain, enough of so much death," he said.
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Verza reported from Mexico City. Associated Press videojournalist Alicia Fernández and writer Guadalupe Peñuelas in Ciudad Juarez, Mark Stevenson in Mexico City and writers Sonia Pérez D. in Guatemala City and Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis police chief disbanded the city's so-called Scorpion unit on Saturday, citing a "cloud of dishonor" from newly released video that showed some of its officers beating Tyre Nichols to death after stopping the Black motorist.
Police Director Cerelyn "CJ" Davis acted a day after the harrowing video emerged, saying she listened to Nichols' relatives, community leaders and uninvolved officers in making the decision. Her announcement came as the nation and the city struggled to come to grips with the violence of the officers, who are also Black. The video renewed doubts about why fatal encounters with law enforcement keep happening despite repeated calls for change.
Protestors marching though downtown Memphis cheered when they heard the unit had been dissolved. One protestor said over a bullhorn that "the unit that killed Tyre has been permanently disbanded."
Referring to "the heinous actions of a few" that dishonored the unit, Davis contradicted an earlier statement that she would keep the unit. She said it was imperative that the department "take proactive steps in the healing process."
"It is in the best interest of all to permanently deactivate the Scorpion unit," she said in a statement. She said the officers currently assigned to it agreed "unreservedly."
The unit is composed of three teams of about 30 officers whose stated aim is to target violent offenders in areas beset by high crime. It had been inactive since Nichols' Jan. 7 arrest.
Scorpion stands for Street Crimes Operations to Restore Peace In Our Neighborhoods.
In an interview Friday with The Associated Press, Davis had said she would not shut down a unit if a few officers commit "some egregious act" and because she needed it to continue to work.
"The whole idea that the Scorpion unit is a bad unit, I just have a problem with that," Davis said then.
Davis became the first Black female chief in Memphis one year after George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police. At the time, she was chief in Durham, North Carolina, and had called for sweeping police reform.
Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci, lawyers for the Nichols family, said the move was "a decent and just decision."
"We must keep in mind that this is just the next step on this journey for justice and accountability, as clearly this misconduct is not restricted to these specialty units. It extends so much further," they said.
The five disgraced officers — Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Desmond Mills Jr., Emmitt Martin III and Justin Smith — have been fired and charged with murder and other crimes in Nichols' death, which came three days after the arrest. They face up to 60 years in prison if convicted of second-degree murder.
The video images released Friday show police savagely beating the 29-year-old FedEx worker for three minutes while screaming profanities at him in an assault that the Nichols family legal team has likened to the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King. Nichols calls out for his mother before his limp body is propped against a squad car and the officers exchange fist-bumps.
The video also left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as Nichols lay motionless on the pavement.
"Nobody tried to stop anything. They have a duty to intervene, a duty to render care," Brenda Goss Andrews, president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, said in an interview after viewing the video.
She also was struck by the immediate aggression from officers as soon as they got out of the car: "It just went to 100. ... This was never a matter of de-escalation," Goss Andrews said, adding, "The young man never had a chance from the moment that he was stopped."
Davis has said other officers are under investigation, and Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said two deputies were relieved of duty without pay while their conduct is investigated.
Rodney Wells, Nichols' stepfather, said the family would "continue to seek justice" and those who failed to render aid are "just as culpable as the officers who threw the blows."
A Memphis police spokeswoman declined to comment on the other officers' conduct.
Cities nationwide had braced for demonstrations after the video emerged, but protests were scattered and nonviolent. Several dozen demonstrators in Memphis blocked the Interstate 55 bridge that carries traffic over the Mississippi River toward Arkansas. Protesters also blocked traffic in New York City, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.
Blake Ballin, the lawyer for Mills, told AP in a statement Saturday that the videos "produced as many questions as they have answers."
Some of those will focus on what Mills "knew and what he was able to see" and whether his actions "crossed the lines that were crossed by other officers during this incident," Ballin said.
Davis acknowledged that the police department has a supervisor shortage and said the lack of a supervisor in the arrest was a "major problem." City officials have pledged to provide more of them.
It's not clear why the traffic stop happened in the first place. One officer can be heard on video saying that Nichols wouldn't stop and then swerved as though he intended to hit the officer's car. The officer says that when Nichols pulled up to a red light, the officers jumped out.
But Davis said the department cannot substantiate the reason for the stop.
"We don't know what happened," she said, adding, "All we know is the amount of force that was applied in this situation was over the top."
After the first officer roughly pulls Nichols out of the car, Nichols can be heard saying, "I didn't do anything," as a group of officers begin to wrestle him to the ground.
One is heard yelling, "Tase him! Tase him!"
Nichols calmly says, "OK, I'm on the ground," and that he was just trying to go home. Moments later, he yells at them to "stop."
Nichols is then seen running as an officer fires a Taser. The officers start chasing Nichols.
Others are called, and a search ensues before Nichols is caught at another intersection. His mother's home, where he lived, was only a few houses away, and his family said he was trying to get there.
The officers beat him with a baton, and kick and punch him. The attack continues even after he collapses.
It takes more than 20 minutes afterward before any sort of medical attention is provided.
During the wait for an ambulance, officers joke and air grievances. They complain that a handheld radio was ruined, that someone lost a flashlight, that multiple officers were caught in the pepper spray used against Nichols.
Throughout the videos, they make claims about Nichols' behavior that are not supported by the footage or that the district attorney and other officials say did not happen. In one, an officer claims that during the initial traffic stop Nichols reached for the officer's gun and almost had his hand on the handle, something not shown in the video.
After Nichols is in handcuffs and leaning against a police car, several officers say he must have been high. Later one says no drugs were found in Nichols' car, and another immediately counters that he must have ditched something while running away.
During a speech Saturday in Harlem, the Rev. Al Sharpton said the beating was particularly egregious because the officers were Black, too.
"Your Blackness will not stop us from fighting you. These five cops not only disgraced their names, they disgraced our race," Sharpton said.
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DAVOS – Inspections of ships carrying Ukrainian grain and other food exports have slowed to half their peak rate under a U.N.-brokered wartime agreement, creating backlogs in vessels meant to carry supplies to developing nations where people are going hungry, United Nations and Ukrainian officials say.
Some U.S. and Ukrainian officials accuse Russia of deliberately slowing down inspections, which a Russian official denied.
As the grain initiative got rolling in August, only 4.1 inspections of ships — both heading to and leaving Ukraine — took place each day on average, according to data the Joint Coordination Center in Istanbul provided to The Associated Press. Inspection teams from Russia, Ukraine, the U.N. and Turkey ensure ships carry only food and other agricultural products and no weapons.
In September, inspections jumped to 10.4 per day, then a peak rate of 10.6 in October. Since then, it’s been downhill: 7.3 in November, 6.5 in December and 5.3 so far in January.
“The hope had been that going into 2023, you would see every month the daily rate of inspection going up, not that you would see it halved,” USAID Administrator Samantha Power said in an interview Thursday at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
The slowdown in inspections “has a material effect … in terms of the number of ships that can get out," said the head of the U.S. Agency for International Development. “That, in turn, inevitably has a knock-on effect on global supply.”
More than 100 vessels are waiting in the waters off Turkey either for inspection or for their applications to participate to clear, with the waiting time of vessels between application and inspection averaging 21 days in the last two weeks, according to the U.N.
Despite fewer average daily inspections, U.N. figures showed that more grain actually got through last month, up 3.7 million metric tons from 2.6 million in November. The coordination center explained that that was due to use of larger vessels in December.
Officials fear what comes next. The U.N.’s deputy spokesman in New York linked the slowdown in inspections to the backlogs in ships, saying the rate needs to pick up but did not pin blame on Russia.
“We, as the U.N., are urging all the parties to work to remove obstacles for the reduction of the backlog and improve our efficiencies,” Farhan Haq told journalists Wednesday.
“We’ve have been pushing to get more inspections. We’ve been pushing to make sure that the inspections proceed quickly and thoroughly,” he said. “We’re trying to do everything we can to move it faster.”
The number of inspections of ships to and from Ukraine is a crucial measure of the throughput of Ukrainian grain to world markets, but not the only one: Other factors include port activity, harvest and agricultural supply, silo stockpiles, weather, ship availability and the capacity of vessels.
The Black Sea Grain Initiative was designed to free up Ukrainian wheat, barley and other food critical to nations in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, where shortages of affordable supplies sent food prices surging and helped throw more people into poverty.
Proponents hoped a November extension of the deal would spur an acceleration of inspections — and thus help ship millions of tons of food out of three Ukrainian ports disrupted by Russia’s invasion 11 months ago.
But Power said the U.S. was “very concerned” that Moscow might be deliberately dragging its heels on inspections.
“Costs of actually exporting and shipping are now up 20% because you have these crews that are just idling for the extra time it takes because the Russian Federation has cut down on the number of inspections it will participate in,” she said.
“It seems to be a deliberate slow-rolling of the mechanism,” Power added, echoing similar comments that U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield gave to the Security Council on Jan. 13. She blamed “Russia’s deliberate slowdown of inspections.”
Asked whether Russia was deliberately slowing the inspections, Alexander Pchelyakov, a spokesman for the Russian diplomatic mission to U.N. institutions in Geneva, said: “That's simply not true.”
"The Russian side adheres to the number of daily inspections in accordance to the reached agreements," he said by text message.
In a Facebook post Thursday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Infrastructure said ship backlogs began in November.
“The average waiting time is from 2 to 5 weeks, which also leads to millions of losses for cargo owners,” the ministry wrote, adding that Russia had “artificially reduced the number of inspection teams from 5 to 3 without any explanation.”
The time needed for inspections was “artificially increased by checking the performance of vessels,” it added, saying there were cases “when Russians refuse to work for fictitious reasons.”
The ministry accused Russia of “purposeful sabotage,” saying that since October, the ports have been forced to work at half-capacity and inflows of ships have declined.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry didn’t immediately response to emails seeking comment about the inspection slowdowns.
The grain initiative, brokered by the U.N. and Turkey, came with a separate arrangement to help Russia export its food and fertilizer as farmers worldwide face soaring prices for the nutrients needed for their crops.
Russia has complained that Western sanctions have created obstacles to its agricultural exports. While sanctions don’t target Russian food or fertilizer, many shipping and insurance companies have been reluctant to deal with Moscow, either refusing to do so or greatly increasing the price.
Overall under the deal, 17.8 million tons of Ukrainian agricultural products have been exported to 43 countries since Aug. 1, the U.N. said. China — a key ally of Russia — has been a top recipient, followed by Spain and Turkey.
Low and lower-middle income countries received 44% of the wheat exported under the deal, with nearly two-thirds of that going to developing economies, the world body said. The U.N.’s World Food Program purchased 8% of the total.
The organization says nearly 350 million people worldwide are on the brink of starvation because of conflict, climate change and COVID-19, a rise of 200 million people from before the pandemic.
“I don’t care if you love or hate Russia, you got to have the food and the fertilizer,” WFP Executive Director David Beasley told AP at Davos. “If we’re not careful, we will have a shortage of food by the end of this year, or the food price will be so high that you’ll have destabilization of nations that will result in mass migration.”
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Associated Press writers Zeynep Bilginsoy in Istanbul, Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Courtney Bonnell in London contributed to this report.
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — First the Russians gave the U.N. spotlight to the commissioner of children’s rights accused with President Vladimir Putin of war crimes for deporting Ukrainian children to Russia, sparking a walkout by the U.S. and several others.
Then Russia went after the West by claiming it is violating international laws in arming Ukraine, drawing blistering retorts that Ukraine has every right to defend itself against Putin’s invading army.
So far, the Russian presidency of the U.N. Security Council has been the most contentious in the memory of longtime U.N. diplomats and officials. And it’s just at the midway point.
More fireworks are to come later in the month when Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presides over the premier event of the presidency — an open council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter. Russia is widely accused of violating the charter by invading Ukraine and flouting its underpinning principles of respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The presidency of the Security Council rotates monthly in alphabetical order of its 15 members. As Russia’s turn approached, U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield and European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell both called it an April Fool’s joke. The U.S. envoy promised to “use every opportunity to push back on their using their perch in the chair to spread disinformation, and to use their chair to push support of their efforts.”
At the incoming president’s traditional first-day news conference, Russian Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia pushed back against the April Fool’s comments, asking Borrell, “Who’s talking?” He said Russia had been “an honest broker” when chairing the council in the past and would try to maintain that approach.
As for U.S. claims Russia would spread disinformation about Ukraine, Nebenzia dismissed it as part of “the Western narrative.”
“We think just the opposite,” he said.
The Security Council president presides over meetings and gets to decide the topics of signature sessions, often chaired by foreign ministers and sometimes presidents. Lavrov on April 24 will preside over a session on “effective multilateralism through the defense of the principles of the U.N. Charter,” where U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will brief members.
Nebenzia told reporters Russia is seeking a forward-looking discussion on the formation of “a new multipolar world order based on sovereign equality, equal rights and self-determination, justice and security, friendly relations and cooperation between nations, with full respect for the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter.” Ukraine’s allies are already preparing their rebuttals.
There are also required monthly meetings, including on the Middle East, which Lavrov will also preside over. Others focus on global hotspots, including Syria, Mali, Libya, Yemen, Haiti, Africa’s Great Lakes region and Colombia.
At last week’s Mali meeting, Russia’s Wagner Group, a private military contractor, which has close ties to the West African nation and is fighting in Ukraine, was raised by several of Kyiv’s supporters.
To start their presidency, the Russians chose one of the hottest issues of the Ukraine war — the fate of Ukrainian children taken to Russia. For the informal Security Council meeting, they chose as its briefer Maria Lvova-Belova, the Russian children’s rights commissioner, who along with Putin is being sought by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges.
In an initial protest, ambassadors from Western countries boycotted the meeting, sending low-level diplomats instead. And when Lvova-Belova started to address the council by video link from Russia, the diplomats from the United States, Britain, Malta and Albania walked out.
U.S. political adviser Ngoyi Ngoyi called it “outrageous” that she was allowed to speak and said children aged between 4 months and 17 years had been moved to 40 facilities in Russia or Russian-occupied Ukraine. He said at least two of those centers coordinate adoptions by Russians, which Russia denies.
“If Russia is not trying to hide a systematic program to force Russian citizenship upon Ukraine’s children, then it should give humanitarian organizations full access,” Ngoyi said. “It’s as simple as that.”
Lvova-Belova said the children were taken to Russia for their safety and Moscow was coordinating with international organizations to return them to their families. The International Committee of the Red Cross said later it has been in contact with her about returning Ukrainian children, and UNICEF also said it has been in communication with Russian officials “but has not received feedback on our offer to facilitate reunification processes.”
There is a huge discrepancy over how many children have been removed from Ukraine.
Ukraine’s U.N. ambassador, Sergiy Kyslytsya, tweeted that more than 19,500 children had been seized from their families or orphanages and forcibly deported. Lvova-Belova said that since Feb. 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, Russia has taken in more than 5 million Ukrainians, including 700,000 children — all with parents, relatives or legal guardians, except for 2,000 from orphanages in the eastern Donbas.
France’s deputy human rights adviser, Thibault Samson, called the meeting a “new cynical exercise in disinformation,” accusing Lvova-Belova of spreading “propaganda” and “a false version of the situation.”
“A lie repeated ad nauseam remains a lie,” Samson said.
Before Russia’s second signature event, on the export of weapons and military equipment, its ambassador said the discussion would be “from an arms control perspective,” rather than focusing on a specific country.
But at the April 10 official council meeting, Nebenzia accused the West of encouraging countries to violate agreements not to export arms from Russia without its written consent, with the aim of increasing supplies to Ukraine. He said the West also is urging the resumption of production of Soviet weapons by East European countries that were once part of the Soviet block and are now Western allies.
Nebenzia then denied what he called “baseless accusations” from the West that Iran and North Korea are providing weapons to Moscow in violation of Security Council sanctions.
Again, Western ambassadors boycotted the meeting, leaving seats in the council chamber filled by deputies and low-level diplomats.
When Albania’s political coordinator, Arian Spasse, took the floor, he said the Security Council found itself in “unchartered waters” this month: “A country that has brutally violated the Charter of the United Nations and the very basic rules that govern relations among states is presiding over the body responsible for peace and security.”
Without naming Russia, he said the permanent council member “has done everything to undermine peace and security and has endangered the world.”
France’s deputy political coordinator, Alexandre Olmedo, told the council it is well documented that Russia uses combat drones from Iran and has purchased missiles and ammunition from North Korea.
“France and the European Union will continue to provide Ukraine all the support needed, for as long as it is necessary,” he said.
The U.S. deputy ambassador, Robert Wood, said Russia began its presidency “by trying to justify kidnapping Ukrainian children” and had moved on to making “a thinly veiled effort to portray Russia as a responsible actor on arms control, attempting to obfuscate the reality that it launched an unjustified armed invasion of its neighbor.”
“The most effective and obvious path towards peace and reducing risk of illicit diversion of arms would be for Russia to end the war that it started and withdraw its forces from all of Ukraine’s sovereign territory,” Wood said. “We once again urge Russia to do so, and to do it now.” | 2023-04-17T22:49:09+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/ap-international/russias-un-council-presidency-is-most-contentious-in-memory/ |
On today’s Kid-ing with Kayla, she’s exposing the paper perpetrator! 😂🧻
Her son seems to have an obsession with paper goods. Toilet paper, paper towels, tissue boxes, you name it! Take a look.
On today’s Kid-ing with Kayla, she’s exposing the paper perpetrator! 😂🧻
Her son seems to have an obsession with paper goods. Toilet paper, paper towels, tissue boxes, you name it! Take a look. | 2023-02-27T18:29:30+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/kid-ing-with-kayla/kid-ing-with-kayla-paper-perpetrator/ |
California claims to know how much climate-warming gas is going into the air from within its borders. It’s the law: California limits climate pollution and each year the limits get stricter.
The state has also been a major oil and gas producer for more than a century, and authorities are well aware some 35,000 old, inactive oil and gas wells perforate the landscape.
Yet officials with the agency responsible for regulating greenhouse gas emissions say they don’t include methane that leaks from these idle wells in their inventory of the state’s emissions.
Ira Leifer, a University of California Santa Barbara scientist said the lack of data on emissions pouring or seeping out of idle wells calls into question the state’s ability to meet its ambitious goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045.
Residents and environmentalists from across the state have been voicing concern about the possibility of leaking idle or abandoned wells for years, but the concerns were heightened in May and June when 21 idle wells were discovered to be leaking methane in or near two Bakersfield neighborhoods. They say that the leaking wells are “an urgent public health issue,” because when a well is leaking methane, other gases often escape too.
Leifer said these “ridealong” gases were his biggest concern with the wells.
“Those other gases have significant health impacts,” Leifer said, yet we know even less about their quantities than we do about the methane.
In July, residents who live in the communities nearest the leaking wells protested at the California Geologic Management Division’s field offices, calling for better oversight.
“It’s clear that they are willing to ignore this public health emergency. Our communities are done waiting. CalGEM needs to do their job,” Cesar Aguirre, a community organizer with the Central California Environmental Justice Network, said in a statement.
Robert Howarth, a Cornell University methane researcher, agreed with Leifer that the amount of methane emissions from leaking wells isn’t well known and that it’s not a major source of emissions when compared with methane emissions from across the oil and gas industry.
Still, he said, “it’s adding something very clearly, and we shouldn’t be allowing it to happen.”
A ton of methane is 83 times worse for the climate than a ton of carbon dioxide, when compared over twenty years.
A 2020 study said emissions from idle wells are “more substantial” than from plugged wells in California, but recommended more data collection on inactive wells at the major oil and gas fields throughout the state.
Robert Jackson, a Stanford University climate scientist and co-author on that study, said they found high emissions from some of the idle wells they measured in the study.
In order to get a better idea of how much methane is leaking, the state of California is investing in projects on the ground and in the air. David Clegern, a spokesperson for CARB, said the agency is beginning a project to measure emissions from a sample of properly and improperly abandoned wells to estimate statewide emissions from them.
And in June, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget that includes participation in a global effort to slash emissions called the Methane Accountability Project. The state will spend $100 million to use satellites to track large methane leaks in order to help the state identify sources of the gas and cap leaks.
Some research has already been done, too, to find out how much methane is coming from oil and gas facilities. A 2019 Nature study found that 26% of state methane emissions is coming from oil and gas. A new investigation by the Associated Press found methane is billowing from oil and gas equipment in the Permian Basin in Texas and companies under report it.
Howarth said even if methane from idle oil and gas wells isn’t a major pollution source, it should be a priority not just in California, but nationwide, to help the country meet its climate pledges.
“Methane dissipates pretty quickly in the atmosphere,” he said, “so cutting the emissions is really one of the simplest ways we have to slow the rate of global warming and meet that Paris target.”
A new Senate proposal would provide hundreds of millions dollars to plug wells and reduce pollution from them, especially in hard hit communities.
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I posted a vacancy for a one bedroom apartment on Facebook at 8:05 a.m. and within 24 hours, I had 139 messages and, judging from my screening question “what is your source of income?” at least 3/4 of these replies included the words “fresa” and “los campos”—Spanish for strawberries and fields.
Many of these folks are living in one room in a house with multiple adults and children. These are the hard working Latinos bending over to pick our berries and lettuce contributing to the $1.46 billion ag sector of our county’s economy. Where is the priority for housing the most disenfranchised sector of our community with no vocal advocates unlike our homeless population? Do they need to become homeless to get the attention of our county and state decision makers allocating support for them? This housing tragedy needs to be prioritized by all government agencies with appropriate funding and action.
— Darius Mohsenin, Santa Cruz
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Lakers vs. Jazz Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under - April 9
Published: Apr. 9, 2023 at 9:54 AM EDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Los Angeles Lakers (42-39) hit the court against the Utah Jazz (37-44) as double-digit, 16.5-point favorites on Sunday, April 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN, SportsNet LA, and SportsNet RM.
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Lakers vs. Jazz Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN, SportsNet LA, and SportsNet RM
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- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
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Lakers vs. Jazz Score Prediction
- Prediction: Lakers 120 - Jazz 114
Spread & Total Prediction for Lakers vs. Jazz
- Pick ATS: Jazz (+ 16.5)
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Over (231.5)
- The Jazz sport a 46-35-0 ATS record this season as opposed to the 40-38-3 mark of the Lakers.
- Los Angeles and its opponents have eclipsed the over/under 51.9% of the time this season (42 out of 81). That's less often than Utah and its opponents have (47 out of 81).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Lakers are 19-11, a better record than the Jazz have recorded (19-27) as moneyline underdogs.
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Lakers Performance Insights
- Offensively, Los Angeles is posting 117 points per game (ninth-ranked in league). It is allowing 116.6 points per contest on defense (19th-ranked).
- The Lakers are averaging 25.2 assists per game, which ranks them 15th in the NBA in 2022-23.
- The Lakers are averaging 10.7 threes per game (fifth-worst in NBA), and they sport a 34.5% three-point percentage (25th-ranked).
- When it comes to shot breakdown, Los Angeles has taken 65.1% two-pointers (accounting for 75% of the team's baskets) and 34.9% three-pointers (25%).
Jazz Performance Insights
- Offensively Utah is the sixth-ranked squad in the league (117.1 points per game). Defensively it is 24th (117.9 points conceded per game).
- With 25.9 assists per game, the Jazz are 11th in the league.
- In 2022-23, the Jazz are seventh in the NBA in 3-point makes (13.4 per game) and 19th in 3-point percentage (35.4%).
- In 2022-23, Utah has taken 57.8% percent of its shots from inside the 3-point line, and 42.2% percent from beyond it. In terms of makes, 68.4% of Utah's buckets have been 2-pointers, and 31.6% have been 3-pointers.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) —
Poland has received its first shipment of U.S.-made HIMARS rocket launchers, part of an upgrade of its defenses amid security concerns due to the war in neighboring Ukraine.
Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak and other military officials attended the acquisition ceremony Monday at an air base in Warsaw.
He stressed the HIMARS launchers had been proven in combat in Ukraine and that NATO member Poland was seeking to procure additional launchers, to reach a total strength of some 500 units.
Under a 2019 contract, Poland is spending some $414 million (380 million euros) to buy 18 advanced combat HIMARS launchers and two HIMARS training launchers, with ammunition and related equipment. Poland is buying billions of dollars' worth of weapons, chiefly from the U.S. and South Korea, to modernize its armed forces. The deal includes logistics and training.
Some of the equipment will replace weapons - including over a dozen Soviet-made MiG-29 jet fighters - that Poland has been handing to Ukraine to help it fight Russia’s invasion of almost 15 months.
The M142 HIMARS, or High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, is a multiple rocket launcher with a range of up to some 300 kilometers (190 miles) developed in the late 1990s for the U.S. armed forces.
Poland's right-wing government, which will be seeking a third term in parliamentary elections in the fall, is giving the purchases wide publicity, seeking to reassure Poles amid a military conflict across their eastern border.
Last year, Poland received a number of U.S. Patriot missile systems, and deliveries of another battery are expected this year. The first deliveries of Abrams tanks have also arrived from the U.S., as well as deliveries of tanks and howitzers from South Korea.
Poland is also purchasing U.S. F-35 and South Korean FA-50 jet fighters. | 2023-05-15T12:06:00+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/poland-gets-first-us-himars-launchers-amid-security-concerns-over-war-in-ukraine/4IDVSRX4HBA3ZKQOP4MYA7VOXQ/ |
LUSAKA – Vice President Kamala Harris may have traveled halfway around the world to reach this corner of Africa, but she was welcomed as a “daughter of our own country” when she sat down with Zambia's leader.
The visit, President Hakainde Hichilema said, was “like a homecoming.”
It was a reference to a childhood trip to Zambia when Harris' grandfather worked here, but she heard similar refrains throughout her weeklong trip to Africa that ended Saturday.
In Ghana, President Nana Akufo-Addo told Harris “you’re welcome home.” In Tanzania, a sign in Swahili told Harris to “feel at home.”
The greetings were a reflection of the enduring connections between the African diaspora in the United States and Africans themselves, something that America's first Black vice president fostered during her trip. Although her historic status has led to extreme scrutiny and extraordinary expectations in Washington, it was a source of excitement over the past week.
“She is the ambassador we need at the moment,” said Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, who chairs African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University. “That’s a joyous thing.”
Harris’ background did not spare her from difficult conversations about U.S. foreign policy and she was pressed in Africa about visas, private investment and funding to deal with climate change. There’s also skepticism over whether the United States will follow through with its commitments and over its attempts to rival China’s own influence in Africa.
But at every stop, Harris was warmly embraced.
“Kamala Harris! Kamala Harris!” young girls shouted on the tarmac when she landed in Lusaka on Friday. She approached them with her hand on her chest in gratitude. “The VP is here! The VP is here!”
The last week produced none of the unfortunate viral moments that dogged Harris on previous foreign trips, such as when she laughed off a question about visiting the U.S. border with Mexico or when she said the U.S. had an “alliance with the Republic of North Korea.”
Instead, the trip to Africa was largely overshadowed by a cascade of U.S. news, including a school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, and the indictment of former President Donald Trump.
But anyone tuning in would have seen Harris hanging out with actor Idris Elba and actor-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph at a recording studio in Accra, Ghana's capital, or collecting business cards from young entrepreneurs in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, or walking through rows of peppers at a farm outside of Lusaka. Sometimes she felt comfortable enough to discard her prepared remarks, a rarity for a politician who sticks closely to the script in Washington.
Although Africa remains a poor continent with almost half the population lacking access to electricity, Harris’ itinerary was aimed at portraying it as young, dynamic, innovative — and primed for American business opportunities, particularly with leaders from the diaspora.
The most glamorous event was a state banquet at the Ghanaian presidential palace known as the Jubilee House, where Black American celebrities, business people and civil rights activists gathered.
In her toast, Harris paid tribute to attendees who “represent the glorious beauty of the African diaspora” and she spoke about “our shared destiny.”
Akufo-Addo, the president, honored Harris with a local touch.
“Since you were born on a Tuesday, I’m sure you would not mind the Ghanaian name Abena, the Akan name for all Tuesday born females, to your name,” he said.
Raising his glass, Akufo-Addo toasted “the honorable Kamala Devi Abena Harris.”
Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, said there was a “festive and family” atmosphere to be there with the first Black vice president in U.S. history.
“It’s a moment of pride,” he said. “And it’s a moment of opportunity.”
The trip could be Harris' last foray overseas before the 2024 campaign begins in earnest. President Joe Biden is expected to announce his reelection run, and Harris will be a prime target for Republican attacks.
Some of that is the result of Biden’s age — he would be 82 when starting a second term in 2025 — and Harris’ status a heartbeat away from the presidency.
But like President Barack Obama before her, Harris has faced racism and questions when it comes to her heritage.
Her father was born in Jamaica, where most Black citizens trace their heritage to Africa through the slave trade, making it likely that Harris’ own ancestors were enslaved.
Her mother was born in India, and the vice president was raised in California, contributing to a multicultural background that defies easy characterization. (It was her mother's Indian father who worked in Zambia decades ago, helping to settle refugees in the newly independent African country.)
But Harris wrote in her book, “The Truths We Hold,” that her mother was clear-eyed about what it meant to raise two daughters in the United States. “She knew that her adopted homeland would see Maya and me as black girls, and she was determined to make sure we would grow into confident, proud black women,” Harris wrote.
Harris wrote that when she arrived at Howard University in Washington, a predominantly Black institution that has educated generations of Black political and cultural leaders, she thought, “This is heaven.”
“There were hundreds of people, and everyone looked like me,” Harris wrote. “The campus was a place where you didn’t have to be confined to the box of another person’s choosing.”
Harris was San Francisco's district attorney while Obama was running for president, and she defended him when his racial identity was questioned. He’s the son of a white American mother and a Kenyan father, and he spent part of his youth in Indonesia.
She told the San Francisco Chronicle that Obama “is opening up what has been a limited perspective of who is an African American.”
“We are diverse and multifaceted,” Harris said. “People are bombarded with stereotypical images and so they are limited in their ability to imagine our capacity.”
Harris faced the same strain of commentary during her own presidential campaign in 2020.
“I think they don’t understand who Black people are. I’m not going to spend my time trying to educate people about who Black people are,” she said in a radio interview at the time.
The relationship between the African diaspora and Africans on the continent has been complicated by the history of slavery. African Americans often aren’t sure of their roots because their ancestors were kidnapped and traded. According to the vice president’s office, Harris hasn’t traced her heritage back here, either.
Nevertheless, Sharpley-Whiting said the bond to Africa remains strong for many Black Americans.
“They recognize it as the place where their ancestors started, and they recognize the resilience of those ancestors,” she said.
Harris confronted that history when she visited Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, one of dozens of forts in West Africa where enslaved Africans were imprisoned and then loaded onto ships bound for the Americas. The Caribbean — including Jamaica — was one of the destinations.
“I’m still processing a lot of it,” she told reporters the following day. She lingered on the experiences of pregnant women who were imprisoned there — their babies were taken from them and the women were sent off across the ocean.
“The brutality, the inhumane treatment of human beings is profound,” she said. “And the lasting trauma of that cannot be denied.”
But she soon turned to another topic when asked what she wanted Black Americans to take away from her trip to Africa.
The message, she said, wasn’t just about “how the diaspora came to be.”
It’s about “the resilience, the strength, fortitude, the brilliance, the excellence.” | 2023-04-02T21:17:38+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/politics/2023/04/02/harris-finds-new-connections-in-africa-as-historic-figure/ |
Partnership creates an industry-best practice backbone data model and promotes enhanced utilization of PIM
TORONTO, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Pivotree Inc. (TSXV: PVT) ("Pivotree'' or the "Company"), a leading provider of frictionless commerce solutions, announced today it has been selected by Gourmet Foods to boost data capabilities, accelerate PIM platform utilization, and enhance data management proficiency. Gourmet Foods International (GFI) is a full-service specialty food distributor to a wide range of customers including retailers, restaurants, hotels, and cruise lines. GFI carries both domestic and imported artisan products, and operates warehouses throughout southwestern United States, including warehouses in Georgia and Florida.
"From the digital merchandising standpoint, we needed a partner to support us in taxonomy build, deployment to our MDM, and then develop a unique solution to use rules to auto assign items to a category hierarchy in an optimized and efficient way," said Natalie Scott, Data Governance and Business Process Manager, Gourmet Foods. "That is why we turned to Pivotree, who have a foundational understanding of data management in the food industry, and who helped us realize the goal of boosting our capabilities to implement a data-centric model to build and revitalize our functional data design."
Pivotree supported Gourmet Foods by building an industry-best practice backbone data model, including updated categories and category-specific attribution and meta-data, converting existing SKUs and SKU values into the new data standard developed by Pivotree and migrating the full data set into Gourmet Food's PIM platform.
"Our approach was to work collaboratively and immerse our team in our client's needs, so we were able to develop a project plan and define style standards for this initiative that best addressed the needs of increased efficiency and optimization their PIM system," said Derek Corrick, General Manager, Data Management, Pivotree. "We're excited about our current success and look forward to continuing to support the future growth of Gourmet Foods, including providing advanced modeling support and configuring their data model to support future enterprise data needs."
With expert Information Architects and Data Analysts, Pivotree has deep expertise in building functional data standards across a multitude of industry verticals, including the food industry. Pivotree's end-to-end data management group allows customers to work with the Pivotree team to not only integrate best of breed PIM & MDM platforms, but also to manage end-to-end data stewardship of product information.
Pivotree's portfolio of digital products, as well as our managed and professional services help provide B2B2C digital businesses with true end-to-end service to manage complex digital commerce platforms, along with ongoing support from strategic planning through product selection, deployment, and hosting, to data and supply chain management.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
About Pivotree
Pivotree, a leader in frictionless commerce, designs, builds and manages digital platforms in Commerce, Data Management, and Supply Chain for over 250 major retail and branded manufacturers globally. Pivotree's portfolio of digital solutions, managed and professional services help provide retailers with true end-to-end solutions to manage complex digital commerce platforms, along with ongoing support from strategic planning through platform selection, deployment, and hosting, to data and supply chain management. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices and customers in the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, Pivotree is widely recognized as a high-growth company and industry leader. For more information, visit www.pivotree.com.
About Gourmet Foods
Gourmet Foods International (GFI) is a full-service specialty food distributor. They distribute to a wide range of customers including retailers, restaurants, hotels, and cruise lines. GFI carries both domestic and imported artisan products. For more information, visit https://www.gfifoods.com/
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A new local initiative hopes to offer support to some of Milwaukee’s youngest and most vulnerable residents.
“During pregnancy and postpartum, no family should be going without. Food access should not be an issue. Going without food should not be an issue. And so, I really wanted to create a program or an initiative to help bridge that,” said Vanessa Johnson, Founder of Birthworkers United Inc.
Through a partnership with Birthworkers United, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin unveiled the nurturing collaborative.
This new initiative offers resources, food, and support for families during and after pregnancy.
“We want to eliminate the gaps that exist for expectant BIPOC parents in our city to ensure that families are taken care of during this new and exciting, yet also very challenging, time of their lives,” said Patti Habeck, President and CEO, Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
Using a growing network of local experts in various pre- and post-natal fields, along with a number of BIPOC-owned businesses, those behind the collaborative say they will build care packages every month that are curated and tailored to benefit the well-being of both the parents and the baby at every stage of their first year of life.
“This is where we can help, but we can also then start to create a community where we can all come together,” said Maureen Fitzgerald, Vice President of Government Relations at Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin.
For more information, click here. | 2023-01-25T19:06:06+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/the-nurturing-collaborative-hopes-to-support-families-in-need-during-and-after-pregnancy |
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Roach had 19 points and a career-high 10 assists, Mark Mitchell added 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting and Duke beat Virginia Tech 81-65 Saturday night for its 10th straight home win against the Hokies.
Virginia Tech had won back-to-back games in the series, including an 82-67 victory in the title game of 2022 ACC Tournament, but is 13-52 overall against the Blue Devils.
Seven different Duke players scored in a 17-2 run that culminated when Jacob Grandison hit a 3-pointer that gave the Blue Devils (21-8, 12-6 ACC) a 19-5 lead with 13 minutes left in the first half and Virginia Tech trailed the rest of the way. Mitchell made a layup that gave Duke an 11-point lead at intermission. Roach hit a 3 early in the second half that pushed the lead into double figures for good and Mitchell made two free throw to make it 61-37 with 13:34 remaining.
The Hokies missed five straight field-goal attempts and committed two turnovers during a scoring drought of five-plus minutes as Duke scored 16 consecutive points.
Dereck Lively II made 6 of 6 from the field and finished with 13 points, seven rebounds and three blocks for Duke. Kyle Filipowski scored 12 points and Tyrese Proctor added 10 points and five assists.
Grant Basile led Virginia Tech (16-13, 6-12) with 15 points and Sean Pedulla scored 12. Justyn Mutts and Rodney Rice added 11 points apiece.
The Blue Devils shot 56.7% (30 of 53) from the field and outrebounded Virginia Tech 37-26.
Duke has won four in a row following back-to-back road losses at No. 13 Miami and No. 6 Virginia.
UP NEXT
Virginia Tech travels to the Bluegrass State to play Louisville on Tuesday
Duke wraps up a three-game home stand Tuesday against N.C. State
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Legend may have multiple Grammys and achieved the rare EGOT status, but the prolific singer still feels the need to prove himself.
That’s one of the reasons Legend cut back on traveling early last year to devote more time toward the writing process of his self-titled eighth studio album, “Legend,” which releases Friday. It’s the first double album project of Legend’s extraordinary career, which achieved new heights in 2018 when he became the first Black man to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.
After all his accolades, Legend still feels motivated to deliver fresh content about his joys of life, him being inspired by wife Chrissy Teigen and heartbreak after their pregnancy loss a couple years ago. His new album — executive produced by OneRepublic’s Ryan Tedder — features several guest appearances including Jazmine Sullivan, Jhené Aiko, Muni Long, JID, Ty Dolla $ign and Rick Ross.
In a recent interview with The Associated Press, Legend spoke about his reluctance to make a double album, a potential EP with Ross, Las Vegas residency relevance and being nervously excited after Teigen announced she was pregnant last month.
Remarks have been edited for clarity and brevity.
AP: How does feel to be pregnant again after the unfortunate loss of Jack in 2020?
LEGEND: We’re excited. I think whenever you lose a pregnancy, your optimism is a little more guarded the next time. But we feel good. We feel excited, and we can’t wait to welcome our baby into the world. You know, we have so much fun being parents together and our kids bring so much light into our lives. We’re looking forward to another one doing the same thing.
AP: Chrissy talked about being nervous before making the announcement on social media. How did you both navigate everything?
LEGEND: She was going to start to be visibly pregnant. Either you tell people or you just stay in the house and try to hide for quite a long time, which seemed like an untenable way to go. We felt like we should tell people at some point. It’s tough to figure out when the right time is, but sooner or later, people are going to start to see it. We felt like we wanted to control the narrative and tell people when we were ready to.
AP: What made you want to do a double album?
LEGEND: I’ve never done a double album before, and I was always reluctant because it’s a lot of material for a fan to digest. But these are separate albums, with different moods.
A lot of this album is joyful, celebratory, fun, and sexy. But particularly on the second disc, we talk a little bit more about what it feels like to struggle and try to come back from a struggle, what it feels like to deal with challenges and how you make it through that together. Some of those songs are written as songs of comfort, as we were dealing with some tough circumstances in our lives.
AP: For this album, how did Chrissy inspire your music?
LEGEND: Quite a few of the songs are inspired by Chrissy. But also, I want them to be songs that you can dedicate to the women in your lives. Whenever I’m writing songs that are inspired by my own life and my own love and my own family, I want it to feel like you can find a way to apply that to your own life. I think particularly when I’m seeing the miracle of pregnancy and childbirth and all those things and knowing how difficult it is for someone carrying a pregnancy, you must marvel at the women in our lives and give them the honor that they’re due.
AP: How was it working with Ryan Tedder as your executive producer?
LEGEND: Both of us grew up in the church, and both of us grew up with that as our foundation. But he’s more in the pop rock world and I’ve been more obviously in the soul and hip-hop world with a little bit of pop. I think because we’re different, our skills and our sensibilities complement each other well. I’m dealing with a certain palette and a certain set of references, and he is, too. When we bring it together, it’s an interesting chemistry and it works well.
AP: How important is collaboration for you?
LEGEND: It’s been a part of my music life since the beginning. It was always about collaboration. A lot of it was with hip-hop artists, particularly with Rick Ross. I made more songs with him — either him featured on my project or me featured on his — than any other artists. We’re different, but we sync up very well. The kind of beats that we both like. That soulful kind of lush soundscape that we like. We even talked about doing an EP together or something like that. But if you put all the songs together that we’ve done, it would be pretty much a whole album by now.
AP: You, Usher, Bruno Mars and other big artists have had a residency in Las Vegas. How has the perception of Vegas changed for major acts over the years?
LEGEND: I think people used to look at it as kind of like this is your swan song. This is your retirement residency. But I think of late you really see a lot of artists still in their prime doing it. Some of my favorite artists like Usher, Bruno, Anderson .Paak and so many great kinds of younger artists, but still with enough repertoire to sustain the show are doing it. I think it’s a great way in the middle of our careers to say we’re so grateful for everything that has come before us. We’re going to celebrate that. But also, I’ve been previewing songs from the new album as well. It’s like looking back but also previewing what’s to come.
AP: After achieving EGOT status, what keeps you driven?
LEGEND: I don’t think about awards as accomplishments I’m trying to achieve. I think about every album and every project that I make that I must prove myself to my fans. I have to prove myself to the world every single time, so I don’t take anything for granted. I don’t rest on my previous accomplishments. I must prove myself with the music with the creativity and the product that we give people. If we don’t do that, then I’ll just be kind of a forgotten artist. A has been. I want to keep proving myself to them every single time. | 2022-09-21T03:03:07+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/entertainment-news/ap-qa-john-legend-talks-still-proving-his-musical-relevance/ |
Greenleaf Trust has been recognized as the number one Cool Place to Work for medium sized businesses and the sixth overall by Crain's Detroit Business.
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cool Places to Work in Michigan is a research-driven program from Best Companies Group. The award focuses on a company's practices, programs and benefits and surveys employees from their perspective. Best Companies group has specialized in identifying and recognizing great employers to work for over the last seventeen years through independent research.
The Cool Places to Work award reflects Greenleaf Trust's ongoing success in integrating "best practices" throughout its wealth management business, now with $16B in assets under advisement*.
"Greenleaf Trust sets high expectations for itself to be a place that embraces the people who work here. Our diligent focus on building a team that not only works together, but cares for each other has been pivotal to our success," said Karen Baldwin, Executive Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Greenleaf Trust.
The Cool Places to Work award falls within Crain's Detroit "Best Places" competition. Greenleaf Trust was recognized as the #1 "Cool" firm within the medium company (50 – 249 employees) category, and #6 in the all-inclusive category. In competing for the award, Greenleaf Trust was evaluated on its workplace policies, practices, and demographics, followed by a comprehensive survey of its employees.
*AUA as of April 2022
About Greenleaf Trust
With offices in Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Birmingham, Bay Harbor and Traverse City, Greenleaf Trust is an independent Michigan-chartered trust-only bank, exclusively focused on wealth management, trust and estate administration, and administration of company-sponsored retirement plans. Through our unique, client-centric team approach, we provide highly personal and customized client service, with no conflicts of interest, to ensure our clients' financial security from generation to generation. www.greenleaftrust.com
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Caroline Garcia plopped on a cowboy hat to go with the trophy she was holding after telling fans she had enjoyed her first trip to Texas.
There was plenty for the Frenchwoman to like in Cowtown.
Garcia took a tight first set and went on to a 7-6(4), 6-4 victory over Aryna Sabalenka to win the championship of the WTA Finals on Monday night.
The sixth-ranked Garcia became the second player from France to win the season-ending event after Amelie Mauresmo in 2005, also the last time the WTA Finals were held in the U.S.
Tied in the deciding game of a match with just one break point, Garcia’s service winner gave her a second chance to close it out. When Sabalenka sent a forehand long, Garcia dropped to the court on her back and put clenched fists over her eyes.
“It’s definitely a lot of joy and happiness,” Garcia said told reporters about an hour later, cowboy hat still on and with the trophy on a table just to her left. “It’s been a crazy, crazy final, a lot of intensity on every single point from the beginning.”
The event was moved to Texas from China over concerns about the safety of Peng Shuai, a Grand Slam doubles champion who accused a former government official there of sexual assault. Coronavirus restrictions also played a part in the decision.
Garcia won her last six sets after dropping the first in a winner-take-all match against Daria Kasatkina in group play. The 29-year-old is the oldest WTA Finals winner since Serena Williams at 33 in 2014.
The only player to win titles on all three surfaces this season, Garcia was just as comfortable as Sabalenka on the temporary indoor hard court at Dickies Arena near downtown Fort Worth.
As a result, Garcia handed the No. 7 player from Belarus just her third loss in 12 career hard-court finals. The 24-year-old Sabalenka was trying to become the first from her country to win the WTA Finals.
“We did know that we were two powerful players, and I think we played that way,” Garcia said. “Just very happy about the mindset.”
The first set went to a tiebreaker without a break of serve in a meeting of the tour (Garcia) and tournament (Sabalenka) leaders in aces coming into the match.
Garcia won six consecutive points in the tiebreaker, capped by her 10th ace of the first set for a 6-2 lead. Sabalenka’s third double fault ended the set. Garcia finished with 11 aces to four for Sabalenka.
Two break chances came quickly in the first game of the second set, but Garcia only needed one. She ripped a forehand winner down the line on Sabalenka’s serve to go in front for good.
“I just dropped my level for a little bit on the tiebreak and in the first game of the second set,” Sabalenka said. “That was the key moments.”
Sabalenka reached the title match by beating top-ranked Iga Swiatek. That semifinal victory ended a 15-match winning streak against top-10 opponents that was the longest on tour in 35 years.
Going into the WTA Finals, Garcia was the only entrant in the eight-player field to beat Swiatek — but was ranked 45th when she did it at the Poland Open in July. Garcia went on to her best Grand Slam finish, reaching the semifinals at the U.S. Open.
“I’m impressed with what she’s done this season,” Sabalenka said. “I think there’s many more finals for her. Hopefully we’ll play against each other in the finals, and hopefully I will win the next one.”
Garcia’s fourth victory of the season, second only to Swiatek’s eight, came in the second 6-7 meeting in WTA Finals history. The other was Maria Sharapova-Serena Williams in 2004.
Veronika Kudermetova and Elise Mertens beat defending champions Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova 6-2, 4-6, 11-9 to win the doubles title.
Kudermetova and Mertens won six consecutive points after falling behind 7-2 in the champions tiebreaker before closing things out on their second match point.
Krejcikova and Siniakova were trying to finish off a dominant season that included titles at all three of the Grand Slam events in which they competed. It was just the fourth loss of the season for the Czech duo, which was trying to become the seventh doubles team to defend a WTA Finals championship.
Kudermetova and Mertens avenged a loss to Krejcikova and Siniakova in the Australian Open semifinals.
Mertens is a three-time major winner in doubles, including the 2019 U.S. Open and 2021 Australian Open with Sabalenka.
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When President Vladimir Putin suspended Russia’s participation in the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, he was defiantly marking the first anniversary of his country’s war in Ukraine. The treaty, known as NewSTART, was the last remaining nuclear arms control pact between Moscow and Washington, D.C., which hold 90 % of the world’s nuclear arms together.
Preceding Putin’s announcement and referring to the Ukraine conflict, he said that the U.S. and NATO wanted “to inflict a strategic defeat on us,” and get to our nuclear facilities. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called Russia’s decision “deeply unfortunate and irresponsible” and added that on arms control, the U.S. would engage with Russia at any time, “irrespective of anything else going on in the world or in our relationship.”
This is what had happened in the past – continuing engagement and negotiations between the two superpowers, even during the height of the Cold War.
Putin’s suspension, however, is not withdrawal, and his foreign ministry did say that it would observe the limits on warheads mandated by the NewSTART, and they would continue notifying Washington of planned test launches of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). NATO’s Secretary-General said that “With today’s decision on NewSTART, full arms control architecture has been dismantled.’
What this means is that there are no formal arrangements for on-site inspections to verify compliance with the NewSTART’s limits – 1,550 nuclear warheads, 700 deployed ICBMs, and 800 launches and heavy bombers equipped for nuclear arsenals. No longer will there be transparency into each other’s nuclear forces.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine War had halted mutual inspections and negotiations, and Russia had already refused to participate in the treaty’s Bi-lateral Consultative Commission Meetings. In reality, NewSTART was already in jeopardy amid mounting tensions and distrust as each side had claimed noncompliance and violation of the treaty by the other.
Now, following Russia’s suspension, the fear is that it will adversely affect arms control architecture and non-proliferation, especially in view of developments in North Korea and Iran.
It is useful to recall the history of bilateral negotiations and pacts: The NewSTART is a successor to multiple treaties between these countries to control each other’s nuclear arsenals. The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) under former President Richard Nixon in 1969 were followed by the Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense Systems Treaty, signed in 1972, which the George W. Bush administration scuttled in 2002.
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START I), in force between 1991 and 2009, was followed by the Moscow Treaty, signed in 2002. The Trump administration withdrew from two other treaties – the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF) and the Open Skies Treaty. The NewSTART Treaty went into force in February 2011 during the Obama administration and was extended by Presidents Biden and Putin to 2026.
It is equally worth recalling that under the landmark 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the non-nuclear weapons states agreed not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, and the five nuclear weapons states – US, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom – undertook “to pursue negotiations in good faith on effective measures relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race at an early date and to nuclear disarmament, and on a treaty on general and complete disarmament under strict and effective international control.”
Never have the five negotiated in good faith, despite the commitment they made. Promise made and promise broken.
There has been no serious effort to eliminate nuclear weapons, although in July 2017 the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly, banning the development, acquisition, test, use, threat of use, and possession of nuclear weapons. With currently 68 state parties and 92 signatories, and no nuclear weapons state voting in favor, it will have no real influence on the abolition of nuclear weapons.
Several civil society groups, including Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, on whose advisory board I serve, have forcefully advocated for abolishing nuclear weapons. The goal, which at present seems illusory, must eventually be reached.
Ved Nanda is a Distinguished University Professor and director of the Ved Nanda Center for International Law at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. His column appears on the last Sunday of each month, and he welcomes comments at vnanda@law.du.edu.
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ST. HELENA, Calif., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Unfiltered Collection, the national sales division of JH Wine Consulting that builds and establishes distribution channels for high-quality, small-production winery brands from around the world, appointed Eric Sothern as President of Global Sales. Sothern will manage all client, wholesale partner and strategic relationships globally for each of The Unfiltered Collection wine brands.
Upon graduating from Cornell University, Sothern worked in San Francisco's vibrant restaurant industry for several years before following the call to work in the wine industry. A seasoned wine executive, Eric led sales and marketing efforts for Robert Sinskey Vineyards and the Bespoke Collection before spending six years as Commercial Director of Rhys Vineyards. Eric holds a diploma with merit from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) and is a certified WSET instructor. Eric balances his unbounded passion for food, wine and business with similar devotion to family, tennis, guitar and fitness.
"We could not be more excited to have Eric join our team," said winemaker and partner Jean Hoefliger. "He brings deep experience, leadership and a robust network across the U.S. and worldwide, making him well positioned to bring The Unfiltered Collection to the next level."
Eric Sothern can be reached at Eric[at]TheUnfilteredCollection.com.
About The Unfiltered Collection
The Unfiltered Collection is the national sales division of JH Wine Consulting that builds high-quality, small-production winery brands from around the world and establishes distribution channels within the US and abroad. The wine portfolio is the creation of world-renowned winemaker Jean Hoefliger. Each wine highlights a different story and expression of a terroir that portrays its raw sense of time and place with a unique style characterized by long, natural, open-top barrel fermentation. The Unfiltered Collection provides a unified, more marketable voice for smaller wineries, working hand-in-hand with them to capture creativity and craftsmanship in a collective effort. For more information visit www.theunfilteredcollection.com.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI –Michigan’s top Division 1 high school boys swimmers put their talent on display this weekend at the Michigan High School Athletic Association state final prelims at Calvin University in Grand Rapids on Friday, March 10.
Related: What to know about 2023 Michigan high school boys swimming and diving state finals | 2023-03-11T03:21:14+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/03/see-photos-from-the-division-1-boys-swimming-state-final-prelims.html |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – A crash near Uptown Monday left one car flipped on its side, and another significantly damaged, video showed.
The incident happened on June 19, 2023, around 3:00 p.m. on West 12th Street near North Church Street.
Footage obtained by QCN can be watched below:
Medic responded to the scene but said no injuries were reported.
Charlotte Fire and CMPD also responded to the site of the collision. | 2023-06-19T21:47:42+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/charlotte/video-crash-near-uptown-leaves-car-flipped-on-side-another-significantly-damaged/ |
COLORADO SPRINGS — This weekend featured several events at the Pueblo Chile and Frijole Festival such as a chihuahua parade and a jalapeño eating contest.
On Sunday at 11 am, over 100 dogs lined up to take part in a chihuahua parade where pups had the chance to dress up in costumes and show off to the crowds.
Several dog owners spoke to us about their pets and the time that went into their costumes. The dogs competed for awards like best costume, best macho dog, best inner chihuahua, best shaker, and sponsor's choice.
Roy the Chihuahua won the best costume award for his cowboy outfit and stroller outfitted to look like a western wagon. His owners, Wayne and Grace Eastham said building the wagon was a struggle.
"She sent me to get a stroller on eBay, and all of a sudden she made this out of it. And don't ask what's in the horse to keep it up or whatever, it's painful," said Wayne Eastham.
At the jalapeño eating contest, ten contestants lined up to see who could eat the most jalapeños in 5 minutes. Contestants had 2 minutes to eat as many jalapeños as they could, with a 1-minute optional water break and 2 more minutes of eating.
Several contestants conceded before the race was even over to get over the spiciness of the jalapeños. Famers this year told us that the jalapeños are even spicier than usual due to the amounts of rain in Colorado earlier this year.
Zevan Scott, an 18-year-old from Colorado Springs, won the judge's choice award for eating 10 jalapeños. He said it was no easy feat.
“It doesn't look like that much when you get out there sitting and looking at the bowls, and they're not too hot at the beginning but man do those things build up. And the worst part for me was the stomach, I got, like, full," said Scott.
David Pizarro from Chihuahua, Mexico won the first place prize of $200 for eating 15 jalapeños. He told the crowd his girlfriend regularly makes spicier food at home.
For more information about the Chile and Frijole Festival, you can visit their website here.
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Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Storm-battered California got more wind, rain and snow on Saturday, raising flooding concerns, causing power outages and making travel dangerous.
Bands of rain with gusty winds started in the north and spread south, with more storms expected to follow into early next week, the National Weather Service said.
More than 68,000 utility customers were without electricity Saturday morning, a number that was cut by more than half during the afternoon, according to poweroutage.us.
Flood warnings were issued for the region north of San Francisco Bay, including Marin, Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
To the south, warnings were posted for parts of counties including San Mateo and Santa Cruz, where the tiny community of Felton Grove along the San Lorenzo River was ordered evacuated.
The swollen Salinas River swamped farmland in Monterey County, and to the east, flood warnings were in effect for Merced County in the agricultural Central Valley, where Gov. Gavin Newsom visited to take stock of storm problems.
“The reality is that this is just the eighth of what we anticipate will be nine atmospheric rivers —- we’re not done,” Newsom said at a briefing with local leaders where he urged people to be vigilant about safety for the next 24 to 48 hours.
“This is happening all across California but I want to say ... you guys are disproportionately taking the brunt of it, and if you feel that way you’re right,” Newsom said.
Slick roads, snow and whiteout conditions plagued highways through the Sierra Nevada.
The UC Berkeley Central Sierra Snow Lab tweeted Saturday morning that it received 21.3 inches (54 centimeters) of snow in 24 hours and that its snowpack of about 10 feet (3 meters) was expected to grow several more feet by Monday.
A backcountry avalanche warning was issued for the central Sierra, including the greater Lake Tahoe area.
A series of atmospheric rivers has dumped rain and snow on California since late December, cutting power to thousands, swamping roads, unleashing debris flows, and triggering landslides.
At least 19 storm-related deaths have occurred, and a 5-year-old boy remained missing after being swept out of his mother’s car by flood waters in San Luis Obispo County.
Half of the deaths have involved motorists, and some could have been prevented if drivers had heeded road closure signs, said Sean Duryee, acting commissioner of the California Highway Patrol, during a briefing by state and federal officials on Friday.
In Santa Barbara County, where a massive debris flow through the community of Montecito killed 23 people on Jan. 9, 2018, residents were told that new evacuations were not expected but that they should be prepared.
Montecito and adjacent areas were most recently ordered evacuated last Monday, the fifth anniversary of what is locally remembered as the “1/9 Debris Flow.” But the community perched on foothills of coastal mountains escaped serious harm.
In a visit to Montecito on Friday, Newsom asked residents to exercise caution, and to heed warnings from public safety officials.
“I know how fatigued you all are,” Newsom said. “Just maintain a little more vigilance over the course of the next weekend.”
Dry days are in next week’s forecast for California starting on Tuesday.
“Question will then become do we stay dry through the end of month?” the San Francisco Bay Area weather office wrote.
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AP reporter Janie Har contributed from San Francisco. AP/Report for America writer Sophie Austin contributed from Mather, California.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-14T22:56:41+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2023/01/14/storm-battered-california-gets-more-wind-rain-snow/ |
Snowplow driver dies in medical emergency after clearing roadway, authorities say
Published: Jan. 4, 2023 at 4:31 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KSFY/Gray News) - A South Dakota worker has died after suffering a medical emergency.
According to the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Department, a county snowplow operator suffered a medical emergency and died on Tuesday after clearing a roadway.
KSFY reports the incident happened at about 1:30 p.m. in Minnehaha County.
Officials said the snowplow operator was taken to the hospital but later died.
The sheriff’s department did not immediately identify the worker but said the death appeared to be from natural causes.
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INDIANAPOLIS — Concerns over an oncoming recession paired with a booming job market means now is a prime time to examine your career goals. Though, experts said there is no sector that’s completely recession-proof.
“The most incredible need in the workforce is in our healthcare industry, in our technology industry and in our advanced manufacturing sector,” said Caroline Dowd-Higgins, vice president of Ivy Tech’s Career Coaching & Employer Connections.
While it seems like a recession is imminent, Andrew Butters, assistant professor of Business Economics & Public Policy at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, explained it’s difficult to predict one. Experts consider different factors like the Gross Domestic Product which is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced in the US in a year.
“I think it’s a little bit too early to jump on the, okay we’re in a recession right now,” Butters said.
Later this month, economists will see whether the GDP comes in low or negative for the second quarter in a row.
“I think what’s really important to keep in mind is while that’s one measure, I know there are other aspects of the economy including the labor market right now are still showing signs of being pretty strong,” Butters said.
At Ivy Tech, the team said the technology field offers an opportunity to build on certifications.
“You can start off with a very, very short term industry credential taking a course that stacks into a short term, semester long certificate and then continues on,” explained Stacy Townsley, vice president at Ivy Tech’s Adult Strategy and Statewide Partnerships.
Dowd-Higgins said not only are people interested in new opportunities, but employers want to retain their workforce — which is sometimes the most cost-effective way to move up.
“Have that conversation whether you’re in the organization and looking to advance, to ask, will you pay for my additional education,” Dowd-Higgins advised.
If you would like more information on Ivy Tech’s programs for the most in-demand fields, here are links to that information:
School of IT:
Cloud Computing: https://www.ivytech.edu/cloud-technologies/index.html
Data Analytics: https://www.ivytech.edu/database-management-administration/index.html
Cybersecurity: https://www.ivytech.edu/cyber-security/index.html
School of Advanced Manufacturing:
Healthcare:
Nursing program: https://www.ivytech.edu/nursing/index.html
Other health programs: https://www.ivytech.edu/health/index.html
All programs page: https://www.ivytech.edu/programs-classes/programs/ | 2022-07-07T23:17:42+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/indiana-news/most-in-demand-jobs-amid-recession-concerns/ |
Landlord found guilty of killing tenants, stuffing remains in suitcases
SEATTLE - A Burien landlord accused of killing two tenants and stuffing their remains in suitcases has been found guilty on all counts, a jury decided Thursday.
Michael Dudley, 64, murdered Jessica Lewis and her boyfriend Austin Wenne. Their bodies washed up on Alki Beach in 2020 inside suitcases.
The crime was high-profile due to the grisly nature of the crimes, and because of how the bodies were discovered. An individual posted video of the discovery on TikTok, causing the video to spread throughout Seattle and the country like wildfire.
Lewis and Wenne had been tenants living with Dudley inside her Burien home before they disappeared.
Prosecutors had no eyewitnesses or science that directly linked Dudley to the crime, but had a mountain of circumstantial evidence they argued would have to be a coincidence if Dudley was innocent.
It was enough to convince jurors, who intended to jump right into deliberations after closing arguments on Tuesday.
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Investigators pointed toward a neighbor who reported gunshots, and a man pleading for his life on June 9, 2020. Burien Police went to the home, but no one was there. Dudley couldn’t explain why he wouldn’t have answered the door that night in a subsequent police interview.
The state used cell phone data to show that the night of the reported shooting, Jessica’s phone stopped sending texts. Dudley, who claimed to be friendly, never reached out again—they similarly used data to show that he was near the vicinity of Alki Beach the day before the grisly discovery of a suitcase with human remains inside. | 2022-12-09T15:11:23+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/landlord-found-guilty-of-killing-tenants-stuffing-remains-in-suitcases |
Report: Prince Charles’ charity got donation from bin Ladens
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Charles is facing more questions over his charities after a newspaper reported that one of his funds accepted a 1 million pound ($1.2 million) donation from relatives of Osama bin Laden.
The Sunday Times reported that the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund received the money in 2013 from Bakr bin Laden, patriarch of the large and wealthy Saudi family, and his brother Shafiq. Both are half-brothers of the former al-Qaida leader, who was killed by U.S. special forces in Pakistan in 2011.
The newspaper said advisers had urged the heir to the throne not to take the donation.
Charles’ Clarence House office disputed that but confirmed the donation had been made. It said the decision to accept the money was taken by the charity’s trustees, not the prince, and “thorough due diligence was undertaken in accepting this donation.”
The fund’s chairman, Ian Cheshire, also said the donation was agreed “wholly” by the five trustees at the time, and “any attempt to suggest otherwise is misleading and inaccurate.”
The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund was founded in 1979 to “transform lives and build sustainable communities,” and gives grants to a wide variety of projects in Britain and around the world.
Charles, 73, has faced a series of claims about the operation of his charities. Last month the Sunday Times reported he had accepted bags of cash containing $3 million from Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, the former prime minister of Qatar.
London police are currently investigating a separate allegation that people associated with another of the prince’s charities, the Prince’s Foundation, offered to help a Saudi billionaire secure honors and citizenship in return for donations. Clarence House has said Charles had no knowledge of any such offer.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-31T13:35:38+00:00 | uppermichiganssource.com | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/07/31/report-prince-charles-charity-got-donation-bin-ladens/ |
(KTLA) – A couple surrendered a baby that was handed to them by a woman at a Los Angeles restaurant early Tuesday, police said.
The incident occurred just after midnight at Chris N Eddy’s on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department, which was originally handling the case.
The couple was eating at the burger restaurant when they were approached by a woman holding a 1-month-old baby. The woman apparently told the couple that she could no longer care for the child and gave them the baby, police said.
The couple then went and surrendered the baby to the Beverly Hills Police Department, though it is unknown why they took the child there.
The child appeared to be in good condition and was taken to a hospital for a checkup.
The case was eventually handed over to the Los Angeles Police Department since the original incident occurred in their jurisdiction, Beverly Hills police explained in a statement.
The LAPD will determine if the incident qualifies as a safe surrender. The safe surrender law in California states that a parent or person with lawful custody can safely surrender a baby confidentially and without fear of persecution within 72 hours of birth.
No further details about the incident have been released.
KTLA’s Nancy Fontan contributed to this story. | 2023-07-19T15:51:57+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/woman-hands-infant-to-couple-dining-at-hollywood-restaurant/ |
UN General Assembly calls for Russian reparations to Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday calling for Russia to be held accountable for violating international law by invading Ukraine including by paying reparations for widespread damage to the country and for Ukrainians killed and injured during the war.
The vote in the 193-member world body was 94-14 with 73 abstentions. It was close to the lowest level of support of the five Ukraine-related resolutions adopted by the General Assembly since Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of its smaller neighbor.
The resolution recognizes the need to establish “an international mechanism for reparation for damage, loss or injury’” arising from Russia’s “wrongful acts” against Ukraine.
It recommends that the assembly’s member nations, in cooperation with Ukraine, create “an international register” to document claims and information on damage, loss or injury to Ukrainians and the government caused by Russia.
Before the vote, Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya told the assembly that “Russia has tried its best to destroy Ukraine -- in a very literal sense.”
He cited Russia’s bombing and shelling of cities and villages since day one, “targeting everything from plants and factories to residential buildings, schools, hospitals and kindergartens” as well as roads, bridges, railways and almost half of Ukraine’s power grid and utilities in the last month alone. He also cited accounts of atrocities committed by Russians in territory it occupied including murder, rape, torture, forced deportations and looting.
“Ukraine will have the daunting task of rebuilding the country and recovering from this war,” Kyslytsya said. “But that recovery will never be complete without a sense of justice for the victims of the Russian war.”
“It is time to hold Russia accountable,” he said.
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia urged assembly members to vote against the resolution, calling it “an attempt to legalize something that from the view of existing international law cannot be legalized.” It is “legally null and void,” he said.
Nebenzia accused the West of “doing everything it can to provide a veneer of legitimacy” to start spending frozen -- or actually “stolen Russian assets amounting to billions of dollars.” And he accused the West of seeking a General Assembly decision “as a screen to hide this open robbery” whose “beneficiaries will end up being the Western military corporations.”
He warned that approval of the resolution “can only increase tension and instability in the entire world,” and said supporters of the resolution “will become implicated in illegal expropriation of sovereign assets of a third country.”
Russia’s veto power in the 15-member Security Council has blocked the U.N.’s most powerful body from taking any action since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion. But there are no vetoes in the General Assembly, which previously adopted four resolutions criticizing Russia’s invasion.
Unlike Security Council resolutions, General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding, but they do reflect world opinion and have demonstrated widespread opposition to Russia’s military action.
The resolution adopted Monday was sponsored by Canada, Guatemala, Netherlands and Ukraine and co-sponsored by dozens of others.
It reaffirms the General Assembly’s commitment to Ukraine’s “sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity” and reiterates its demand for Russia to immediately “cease its use of force against Ukraine” and withdraw all its forces from Ukrainian territory.
It also expresses “grave concern at the loss of life, civilian displacement, destruction of infrastructure and natural resources, loss of public and private property, and economic calamity caused by the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine.”
The resolution recalls that Article 14 of the U.N. Charter authorizes the General Assembly to “recommend measures for the peaceful adjustment of any situation … which it deems likely to impair the general welfare of friendly relations among nations” including violations of the Charter.
It also refers to a General Assembly resolution adopted on Dec. 16, 2005, titled “Basic Principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law.”
Soon after Russia’s invasion, the General Assembly adopted its first resolution on March 2 demanding an immediate Russian cease-fire, withdrawal of all its troops and protection for all civilians by a vote of 141-5 with 35 abstentions.
On March 24, the assembly voted 140-5 with 38 abstentions on a resolution blaming Russia for Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival.
Monday’s vote was close to the lowest vote for a Ukraine resolution: The assembly voted 93-24 with 58 abstentions on April 7 to suspend Russia from the U.N.’s Geneva-based Human Rights Council over allegations Russian soldiers in Ukraine engaged in rights violations that the United States and Ukraine have called war crimes.
The assembly voted overwhelmingly by its highest margin -- 143-5 with 35 abstentions -- on Oct. 12 to condemn Russia’s “attempted illegal annexation” of four Ukrainian regions and demand its immediate reversal, a sign of strong global opposition to the seven-month war and Moscow’s attempt to grab its neighbor’s territory.
The vote in the 193-member world body was 143-5 with 35 abstentions. It was the strongest support from the General Assembly for Ukraine and against Russia of the four resolutions it has approved since Russian troops invaded Ukraine Feb. 24.
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This story corrects that the vote was close to the lowest but not the lowest for a Russia-Ukraine resolution.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-14T19:47:57+00:00 | kfyrtv.com | https://www.kfyrtv.com/2022/11/14/un-general-assembly-calls-russian-reparations-ukraine/ |
Celebrating 35 years as the premier utility conference with insights from utility peers
BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- E Source is thrilled to announce that 2022 marks the 35th year of the annual E Source Forum. To celebrate, the Forum will facilitate networking and collaboration among utility professionals from across the US and Canada, while offering information and best practices from highly regarded industry experts. The conference will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown, September 13–16, 2022.
The theme, Empowering the Sustainable Utility, will prepare attendees to prioritize:
- Honoring a commitment to environmental responsibly
- Ensuring safety and reliability
- Serving all customers equitably
- Maintaining a bottom line that enables innovation and community support
"I'm excited to dedicate this year's E Source Forum to helping every utility do the hard but important work it takes to become a Sustainable Utility," says Michael Carter, president of Research and Advisory at E Source. "Let's have the difficult conversations now to equip ourselves for the inevitable changes ahead."
Jennifer Montague, senior vice president and CCO of NiSource, will kick off the event as the keynote speaker. Montague's session, "What it means to be a Sustainable Utility," will take place on Wednesday, September 14, at 9:00 a.m. Montague and E Source leaders will discuss how they and others are tackling some of the energy industry's biggest challenges.
The E Source Forum will conclude by focusing on the important topic of equity. Quinn Parker, founder and CEO of Encolor, will close out the event on Friday, September 16, at 10:45 a.m. with "How to make equity part of your day-to-day work." Parker will emphasize that equity needs to transform from a task or project into something that's ingrained in daily activities.
To learn more, view the agenda, and register to attend, visit www.esource.com/forum2022.
About E Source
E Source, the data authority for the utility industry, blends industry-leading research, predictive data science, and solution services to help utilities make better decisions to support their customers, their bottom line, and our planet. With a commitment to practical innovation, we use more than three decades of utility-focused experience and our unique solution set to help clients achieve their goal of becoming a Sustainable Utility. E Source is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, with offices across the US. For more information, see www.esource.com.
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The Chicago mayoral race is emerging as a key test for Democrats on how they handle the hot-button issues of crime and public safety.
Two starkly different candidates in the Windy City’s April 4 runoff have offered contrasting approaches over an issue that has been blamed for costing the party control of the House last year in New York.
Former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Paul Vallas has staked out a tough-on-crime approach. Meanwhile, Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson has leaned into addressing the root causes around crime and incorporating mental health professionals in certain situations.
Whoever wins the race could offer clues about which approach on crime and public safety is most resonating with voters — an issue that Republicans are already making a key part of their platform heading into 2024.
“I think a lot of voters see their choices right now as somewhat polar,” said Democratic strategist Aviva Bowen.
Johnson and Vallas have underscored those differences — despite occasional overlaps — during the debates.
Vallas, who’s received the endorsement from the Fraternal Order of Police, has focused on aiming to restore police staffing levels to 13,500 cops, having officers on a dedicated beat and placing more cops on Chicago transit. He has suggested that “hundreds” of cops who left the workforce want to return if they saw better schedules and better leadership.
Johnson, meanwhile, has said he wants to train and promote 200 more police detectives and would have mental health professionals respond to some 911 calls, arguing that police officers have been asked to do more than their basic job when responding to crises. The Cook County commissioner has suggested that by not requiring police officers to juggle more responsibilities and by having more consistent supervisors the city can make inroads with its officers.
The big unknown is how voters who supported Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D), who lost reelection in February, or Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.), who lost the primary in late February, will vote heading into April.
“The thing that really jumps out to me is that if someone is truly undecided right now and is looking at their ballot at their kitchen counter and doesn’t know what to do because they feel like Vallas is too far to the right or Brandon is too far to the left, it might come down to emotion,” said Bowen, who worked on Ald. Sophia King’s mayoral campaign and is not affiliated with either Johnson’s or Vallas’s campaigns in the runoff.
Recent polling on Chicagoans’ attitudes about crime and public safety has been sparse. But surveys from prior to the initial February election suggest the issue has been top of mind for residents. A WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times/Telemundo Chicago/NBC5 Poll published in early February found that the issue that ranked as the most important one among voters was crime and public safety at 44 percent. Criminal justice reform came in second at 13 percent while 12 percent said the economy and jobs.
And while Chicago voters acknowledge there are many key issues at play besides just crime and public safety, some say those issues in particular are factoring into their thinking.
“Brandon Johnson also has expressed that he wants to increase the number of detectives on the Chicago Police Department workforce. That is important because folks that are very interested in policy have already noticed that Chicago’s murder clearance rate is very low compared to other cities,” said Grace Chan McKibben, a nonprofit executive director from Hyde Park, who’s supporting Johnson.
Others like John Early of Wicker Park are still a toss-up. Early said he voted for Lightfoot in February and is figuring out who to support next. But the Wicker Park resident said on the issue of crime that “it depends on which candidate is going to really address it and not just provide lip service to it.”
Mell Monroe, a former owner of a bed and breakfast who lives in Bronzeville, said that perceptions of crime and public safety will vary across neighborhoods depending on how much they’re confronted with the issue. Monroe, who supported Lightfoot in February and is backing Vallas in April, said he was doing so simply because the former CPS CEO engaged with him and even agreed to meet him and his friends.
Though the mayoral election is technically nonpartisan and both candidates are running as Democrats, Bowen said the April mayoral runoff is showing “some of the markings of what often happens in a general election in a partisan race” as candidates are seeking to moderate on their stances heading into the final race.
The issue of crime and public safety offers one example. During a WGN-TV debate earlier this week, Johnson reiterated that he was against the idea of defunding the police when asked about a 2020 resolution he worked on that passed the Cook County Board of Supervisors that encouraged reallocating funds away from the police.
Meanwhile, the Cook County commissioner has accused Vallas of being a Republican, arguing during that debate that Vallas’s claims that Johnson would defund the police were parroting Republican talking points that have been made against other Democrats. Vallas for his part has argued he’s been a “lifelong Democrat” and has run as a Democrat before.
Jason DeSanto, a senior lecturer at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and a Democratic debate strategist, explained that when it comes to how Democrats message on the issue of crime and public safety, candidate quality is important.
“That’s what it comes down to: A candidate who understands that crime is both a practical reality for people to worry about, but also a proxy for values and a referendum on leadership and common sense,” he said. “A candidate who understands that is going to be able to not only message the issue but understand the issue in people’s lives and how it relates to what they want for their families.”
Though not necessarily a new talking point in political campaigns, crime and public safety proved especially salient in certain parts of the country during the November midterms, such as around New York City.
While Republicans have long accused Democrats of being “soft on crime” or out of touch on the issue, even members of the party have acknowledged that having a pulse on the issue is important. Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) suggested in an interview with The New York Times earlier this year that Democrats could have retained their majority in the House if her party had been better keyed in on the issue in New York.
The candidates in the race for their part suggest they are tuned into the issue.
Asked earlier this week following the WGN-TV debate if Democrats grappled with issues around messaging on crime, Vallas argued that it’s an issue that affects both Republicans and Democrats.
“I think things like affordability is not a Republican or Democratic issue, holding the line on taxes is not a Republican or a Democratic issue. I certainly do not believe that public safety is … a Republican or Democratic issue,” he told reporters. “And I think that’s why I’ve been doing well. That’s why I got into the runoff and I think that’s why I’ll be successful on April 4.”
Bill Neidhardt, who serves as an adviser for the Johnson campaign and has worked on other campaigns, including Sen. Bernie Sander’s (I-Vt.) 2020 presidential campaign in Iowa, noted that every Democrat handles the issue of crime and public safety differently. He suggested that campaigning “aggressively on building safer, stronger communities” and showing authenticity on the issue wins over voters.
“Why do you trust Brandon Johnson on crime? Because he lives on the West side in a great neighborhood, Austin, but one of the most violent neighborhoods. Like he has that personal experience with it,” Neidhardt said. “I think that’s a differentiator for us. I think there are some other Democrats across the country that can’t really lend that authenticity to the issue.” | 2023-03-25T10:56:12+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/hill-politics/chicago-mayors-race-underscores-democratic-divide-on-handling-crime/ |
Inspired by the Past & Driven Toward the Future, Official Logo and Colors Will Be Synonymous with Supercross' Premier Global Championship for Years to Come
QUEENSLAND, Australia, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SX Global, the Australian sports and entertainment company spearheading the FIM World Supercross (WSX) Championship, today unveiled a new logo and branding elements that will visually characterize supercross' global Championship in the minds of fans for years to come.
Design direction was spearheaded by Cochrane Entertainment's Director Thea Jeanes-Cochrane, on behalf of SX Global and in partnership with Pangaea Creative, a leading motorsport design agency based in London. The new brand identity is marked by an energetic, bold color palette, highlighted by blazing orange and charcoal grey; with a design aesthetic that reaches back to classic motorsport culture and pulls it forward with a contemporary, modern design sensibility. The dynamic, neoteric design language will serve as the WSX Championship's definitive visual persona, while creating a vivid thread that ties the Championship, and the International Grand Prix rounds together with a wide range of marketing and promotional touch points with consumers.
The WSX logo and brand elements are grounded in the geometry of supercross, featuring a visual system of shapes and angles that call upon the most recognized features and elements of supercross tracks. Sharp angles and flowing curves carry through the visual outlines of whoops, rhythm sections, doubles, triples and hairpin turns, all tied together to create a simple, yet powerful and authentic visual identity.
The creation of the new WSX logo and brand identity are the latest in a series of ongoing development efforts that will continue to elevate and solidify the FIM World Supercross Championship. The Championship will feature a highly exclusive structure, with unparalleled level of financial support for teams, including seed funding for every team awarded a license, appearance fees at every round, and logistics and freight support. WSX will feature the richest championship prize purses in the sport's history, with a total of USD$250,000 up for grabs at each round.
The new FIM World Supercross Championship logo and its design aesthetic was unveiled through a spectacular 40 second hype reel which can be viewed HERE.
For more information and updates news and announcements on the FIM World Supercross Championship visit wsxchampionship.com.
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Dave Matthews Band coming to Star Lake on 2023 tour
DMB concert scheduled for June 23 in Burgettstown, Pa.
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Dave Matthews Band coming to Star Lake on 2023 tour
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Dave Matthews Band will make a stop in Western Pennsylvania on their just-announced summer tour.The band will perform at the Pavilion at Star Lake on Friday, June 23.Tickets go on sale on Feb. 17 at livenation.com, following a presale that begins on Feb. 14.The tour is in support of the band's new album, "Walk Around The Moon," set to be released on May 19.The DMB show is the latest addition to the Star Lake concert calendar, which also includes Shania Twain, Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top, Pantera, Eric Church, Matchbox Twenty, the Bret Michaels "Parti Gras Tour," Hank Williams Jr., and farewell tours by Dead & Company and Foreigner.
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Dave Matthews Band will make a stop in Western Pennsylvania on their just-announced summer tour.
The band will perform at the Pavilion at Star Lake on Friday, June 23.
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Tickets go on sale on Feb. 17 at livenation.com, following a presale that begins on Feb. 14.
The tour is in support of the band's new album, "Walk Around The Moon," set to be released on May 19.
The DMB show is the latest addition to the Star Lake concert calendar, which also includes Shania Twain, Lynyrd Skynyrd and ZZ Top, Pantera, Eric Church, Matchbox Twenty, the Bret Michaels "Parti Gras Tour," Hank Williams Jr., and farewell tours by Dead & Company and Foreigner. | 2023-01-24T18:54:51+00:00 | wtae.com | https://www.wtae.com/article/dave-matthews-band-star-lake-burgettstown-pennsylvania/42638674 |
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A wildfire burning near the Arctic Circle turnout on Alaska’s Dalton Highway has prompted evacuation of a nearby campground.
The wildfire is burning on the west side of the highway, which is also known as the haul road since it is used to haul supplies to the North Slope. The fire is near the Arctic Circle sign that is popular with tourists who drive the highway.
The fire has prompted the evacuation of a campground with 19 camp sites about a mile (1.61 kilometers) away.
It was not immediately clear how many people were at the campground. But Geoff Liesik, a spokesperson with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service, said the site is popular with those celebrating the summer solstice, which is Tuesday. The site is also popular with tourists, getting their photos taken at the Arctic Circle sign.
The nearest community is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) away, Liesik said.
Twelve smokejumpers were working the Fish Fire, aided by aerial support.
Fire officials said the fire, started by lightning, has burned on less than 1 square mile (2.59 square kilometers) in black spruce, with isolated torching.
People are asked to avoid the area because of the ongoing evacuation, fire activity and smoke across the road.
The Arctic Circle sign is about 200 miles (321.87 kilometers) northwest of Fairbanks. | 2022-06-20T23:49:04+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/northwest/fire-near-arctic-circle-sign-prompts-campground-evacuations/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
Ky. high school holds assembly to encourage students to remain drug-free
LINCOLN COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - An assembly was held Tuesday at Lincoln County High School to encourage students to remain drug-free.
According to the National Youth Tobacco Survey, from 2017 to 2019 e-cigarette usage in high school students doubled. More than 2 million kids used e-cigarettes last year.
Founder of Steered Straight Michael Deleon shared his story of how using nicotine at a young age changed his life. At only age 11, Deleon began using drugs, which later resulted in him spending 12 years in prison.
“So, for 12 years, I lived the consequences of the results of drugs and alcohol and we’re in a pandemic in America today, so I decided I was going to do something about it,” said Deleon.
After he was released, he was determined to turn his life around. So, he created Steered Straight, a program to encourage students to quit vaping.
“Parents aren’t going to stop this. Schools aren’t going to stop this if the kids don’t believe that they’re harmful. If they don’t see the long-term damage from nicotine or marijuana. If they don’t see it, then they aren’t gonna stop,” said Deleon.
Students say they were impacted by the presentation, some even handing over their vapes to Deleon.
Copyright 2023 WKYT. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-22T09:02:09+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/21/ky-high-school-holds-assembly-encourage-students-remain-drug-free/ |
DALLAS, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its fiscal second quarter 2022 financial results on Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 10:00 AM EST.
A press release with fiscal second quarter 2022 financial results will be issued before the market opens that morning.
The conference call can be joined telephonically by dialing 1-877-259-5243 or 1-412-317-5176 (international) and asking for the Wingstop conference call. A replay will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-344-7529 or 1-412-317-0088 (international), then entering the replay code 5140987. The replay will be available through Thursday, August 4, 2022.
The conference call will also be webcast live and later archived on the investor relations section of Wingstop's corporate website at ir.wingstop.com under the 'News & Events' section. The webcast can also be accessed directly at https://event.choruscall.com/mediaframe/webcast.html?webcastid=5WINUJpj.
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, Wingstop Inc. (NASDAQ: WING) operates and franchises more than 1,700 locations worldwide. The Wing Experts are dedicated to Serving the World Flavor through an unparalleled guest experience and use of a best-in-class technology platform, all while offering classic and boneless wings, tenders, and thigh bites, always cooked to order and hand sauced-and-tossed in fans' choice of 11 bold, distinctive flavors. Wingstop's menu also features signature sides including fresh-cut, seasoned fries and freshly-made ranch and bleu cheese dips.
In fiscal year 2021, Wingstop's system-wide sales increased 20.2% year-over-year to approximately $2.3 billion, marking the 18th consecutive year of same store sales growth. With a vision of becoming a Top 10 Global Restaurant Brand, our system is comprised of independent franchisees, or brand partners, who account for approximately 98% of Wingstop's total restaurant count of 1,791 as of March 26, 2022. During the fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2022, Wingstop opened 60 net new restaurants, an increase of 13.4%, and announced domestic same-store sales increased 1.2%. During the fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2022, Wingstop generated 62.3% of sales via digital channels including Wingstop.com and the Wingstop app, with a goal of digitizing 100% of transactions.
A key to this business success and consumer fandom stems from The Wingstop Way, which includes a core value system of being Authentic, Entrepreneurial, Service-minded, and Fun. The Wingstop Way extends to the brand's environmental, social and governance platform as Wingstop seeks to provide value to all stakeholders.
Rounding out a strong year in 2021, the Company was ranked #1 on Technomic 500's "Fastest Growing Franchise" and #22 on Entrepreneur Magazine's "Franchise 500," maintained its certification as a Great Place to Work, was named as a finalist for The Innovation SABRE Award's Best New Product/Brand Launch category for its Thighstop campaign, and named to Fast Company's "The World's Most Innovative Companies" list ranking #4 in the dining category.
For more information visit www.wingstop.com or www.wingstop.com/own-a-wingstop and follow @Wingstop on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Learn more about Wingstop's involvement in its local communities at www.wingstopcharities.org.
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FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - For more than eight years since the Flint water crisis began, Claudia Perkins has been on the front lines letting her voice be heard.
She was outraged on Tuesday that no one is being held criminally responsible for the crisis after a Genesee County judge dismissed charges against seven of the nine defendants.
The ruling from Judge Elizabeth Kelly came after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in August that the one-man grand jury process used to file charges against nine suspects is improper and the indictments are invalid.
"It's appalling," Perkins said.
Perkins, an activist with the Democracy Defense League, is frustrated with pace of justice in the Flint water crisis. The charges thrown out Tuesday were the second round of charges after prosecutors decided in 2019 to restart the investigation from scratch.
"I have ... absolutely had it with all of them," Perkins said.
Charges were dropped against the following officials on Tuesday:
- Former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon.
- Former Michigan Chief Medical Executive Eden Wells.
- Rich Baird, a former top adviser to Snyder.
- Jarrod Agen, the former communications director for Snyder.
- Former state-appointed Flint emergency managers Gerald Ambrose and Darnell Earley.
- Former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services employee Nancy Peeler.
"They don't care about us. They don't, they couldn't," Perkins said. "And if they had of done right, yeah it was a man-made disaster -- a deliberate one. Charge the ones that was in charge of this whole fiasco."
Her family was greatly affected by the water crisis. Eight years later, she personally continues recovering from skin issues. But the mental toll from the crisis leaves the biggest scar.
"We are scared to even get a glass of tap water," Perkins said. "Even when we go visiting somewhere else, we are apprehensive. That's how we have been scarred. It is terrible."
Perkins hopes justice will come soon for survivors of Flint's water crisis.
Tuesday's circuit court order does not apply to former Gov. Rick Snyder or former Flint Public Works Director Howard Croft, whose charges are misdemeanors that will be handled at the district court level. | 2022-10-05T00:09:17+00:00 | abc12.com | https://www.abc12.com/news/flint-water-emergency/flint-water-crisis-activist-outraged-over-the-dismissal-of-criminal-charges/article_998282f2-4436-11ed-8711-b30af520a358.html |
SHANGHAI, March 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Jahwa United Co., Ltd (SH.600315) recently hosted the online "To Beauty to Youth" 2023 Strategy Conference. At the event, the management team led by Alex Pan, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Jahwa, gave a presentation on Jahwa's achievements over the past year and its long-term vision, including corporate strategy, trends and development, brand innovation, ESG management. The team also invited external experts and partners to discuss consumption trends and growth paths in the new era.
Alex Pan, Chairman and CEO of Shanghai Jahwa, explained the company's business results for 2022 and corporate strategy for 2023 with a keynote speech "Innovation to Excellence". "As national economy gradually transforms from fast growth to development driven by quality, a series of positive signals can be observed from the overall recovery of consumption. This is a strong boost to the entire beauty and personal care industry. As an industry leader, Shanghai Jahwa continues to improve on differentiation, R&D investment, resource optimization, productivity, and capital expenditure. The company makes constant progress with solid operations and management."
In 2023, Jahwa's 123 operation principle to drive brand innovation. Jahwa focuses on expertise, premiumization, and experiential to enhance brand equity. While pushing for expertise in brand, segmentation and product, the company creates more, better products for consumers through its R&D and marketing prowess. With regards to corporate brand innovation, the company has instilled a concept of long-term, sustainable, and memorable consumer service. Furthermore, Shanghai Jahwa has constantly adapted to market trends and evolved its products for premiumization in positioning, products, target consumers, and packaging. Meanwhile, the company focuses on experiential, improving consumer experience on three dimensions for brand innovation and service enhancement.
As a long-term player riding through business cycles, the company is dedicated to beauty, adheres to its mission of creating the best health and beauty products and services to maximize the value for consumers, employees, shareholders and entire society. In the future, Shanghai Jahwa hopes to achieve a new level of excellence, representing Chinese brands to compete against international brands on the world stage. Shanghai Jahwa aims to present Chinese Beauty to the world.
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Which facial steamers are best?
Moisturizing and cleansing your skin is important, but it’s also crucial to steam your face to help beautify your complexion. There are so many facial steamers out there for use at home. Using one is an affordable beauty treatment that is effective, safe and simple. The Kingsteam Nano Ionic Facial Steamer is a first-class facial steamer and is a great addition to any daily beauty regimen.
What to know before you buy a facial steamer
Learn about the benefits of facial steaming
There are several benefits to using a facial steamer:
- Flushes impurities from your pores.
- Plumps up wrinkles and fine lines.
- Increases blood flow to offer a healthy glow.
- Softens the layer of dead skin cells on your face and makes it simpler to wash or exfoliate them away.
- Improves mild acne and softens blackheads, which makes them simpler to remove.
After facial steaming, your skin will also be more receptive to facial treatments like moisturizers and serums. It’s also extremely relaxing and gives you something nice to do for yourself at the end of a long, hard day.
Understand how to use a facial steamer
It’s fairly easy to use a facial steamer. You simply need to wash your face with a gentle facial cleanser, remove all of your makeup and pat your face dry. Then fill up the reservoir with distilled water, turn the facial steamer on and wait for it to start creating mist. Hold the facial steamer a safe distance from your face, no closer than 8 inches away, to reduce the risk of burns.
You can then steam your face for several minutes, about 3-5 minutes at first. Check your face every couple of minutes to ensure you’re not too flushed or swollen. After you’re done with facial steaming, you can pat your face dry again and gently exfoliate your face to get rid of any impurities, including blackheads and dead skin. Apply the moisturizers and serums you want, then empty the reservoir of the steamer and allow the steamer to dry completely before putting it away.
Find a facial steamer that heats up quickly
Some facial steamers create mist within seconds, while others take at least a few minutes. Look for a facial steamer that heats up quickly if you are in a hurry.
What to look for in a quality facial steamer
Capacity
A good facial steam session can last up to 10 minutes. The average home facial steamer needs a reservoir capacity of at least 90 milliliters of water to work for 10 minutes. There are some steamers on the market with bigger reservoirs.
Adjustable steam direction
Some facial steamers have flowerlike spouts that enable you to adjust the direction of the steam or mist. Others have a flared bowl that fits fairly close to your face for a thorough treatment, but you can’t adjust the direction of the steam. This is purely a matter of what you prefer.
Microsteam
The top facial steamers mix an ultrasonic vaporizer with the heating element to create very fine water vapor, which penetrates your skin for improved results.
How much you can expect to spend on a facial steamer
Facial steamers range in price from about $20-$100, depending on the quality and features.
Facial steamer FAQ
How much do personal facial steamers cost?
A. Large professional facial steamers tend to be fairly expensive, usually costing up to $200, if not more. Small tabletop facial steamers meant for personal use cost about $25-$50.
Is steaming safe for all skin types?
A. Facial steaming is safe for most individuals, but it can also lead to additional oil production, so it’s best to steam your face once per week or less if you already have fairly oily skin.
Those with extremely sensitive skin might react poorly to facial steaming, so they should keep their sessions fairly short and hold their faces farther away from the steaming device until they know how their skin will react.
How regularly should you steam your face?
A. People with dry skin shouldn’t steam their faces more than twice a week, while people with oily skin fare well with just one session per week.
What’s the best facial steamer to buy?
Top facial steamer
Finishing Touch Flawless Face Steamer
What you need to know: The constant stream of warm steam helps unclog pores and leave your skin glowing.
What you’ll love: It runs constantly for 15 minutes on a full tank of water, which is long enough for most uses. The dual-sided adjustable mirror is great for those using steam to set their makeup. It has a sleek design that looks good left out on a vanity.
What you should consider: A handful of people find the steam too weak.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Ulta Beauty
Top facial steamer for the money
Kingsteam Nano Ionic Facial Steamer
What you need to know: This facial steamer creates nano ionic steam for the best results.
What you’ll love: It maintains a safe, constant temperature to avoid burns or scalds. You can add essential oils for aromatherapy. It’s compact and easy to fill.
What you should consider: Some users wish it held more water so it could continuously steam their faces for longer.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Vanity Planet Aira Ionic Facial Steamer
What you need to know: It’s a great choice for lovers of aromatherapy, thanks to three essential oil baskets,
What you’ll love: It has a large water reservoir. It produces ionic steam, which penetrates the pores more effectively for a deeper clean.
What you should consider: Some users report inconsistent production of steam, but this appears to be a fault rather than normal.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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When you’re talking about some of the best Class of 2026 football players the Mid-Penn Conference has to offer, Harrisburg’s standout wide receiver Elias Coke is a name that should instantly come to mind.
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Upcoming film Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse themed packaging will be on select Tastykake items in conjunction with a National "Swing into Tastykake" Sweepstakes
PHILADELPHIA, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In anticipation of Sony Pictures' Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse, the follow up to the Academy Award winning animated film, releasing exclusively in theaters June 2, Tastykake® is ramping up the hype with new product packaging inspired by the movie. Available in select retailers nationwide, the theatrical-themed packaging is featured on several fan favorite snacks including Tastykake single serve Mini Donuts (Frosted, Powdered and Crunch) and multipack Mini Muffins (Confetti Cake, Blueberry and Chocolate Chip), Pecan Swirls and Glazed Honey Buns.
Fans of Tastykake products and the Spider-Verse saga alike will be delighted to find each Tastykake product features a character from Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse rendered in the film's groundbreaking art style.
"With so much excitement and momentum behind the Spider-Verse saga, we were thrilled for the opportunity for Tastykake to collaborate with the upcoming film, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," said Ashley Hornsby, Tastykake brand manager. "This collaboration was created with a great amount of attention and detail - and I'm confident fans will be even more excited by the bonus of the included trading cards featuring the beloved characters from the Spider-Verse films."
In addition to the special packaging on select products, Tastykake is running a live sweepstakes that is free to enter on SwingIntoTastykake.com. Launched on May 1 at 12:00 pm EST, the sweepstakes permit one entry per day, per person until June 16 at 11:59 am EST. Starting May 5, winners will be randomly selected to win one grand prize ($1,000 cash, one year of Tastykake products, two Fandango movie tickets for Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and an official film poster from Sony Pictures) or one of six runner-up prizes ($100 cash, $20 worth of Tastykake products and two Fandango movie tickets of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse). The prizes will be determined on a weekly basis throughout the duration of the sweepstakes.
To learn more, please visit www.Tastykake.com or follow along on Instagram and Facebook. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse releases exclusively in theaters nationwide on June 2.
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A snack favorite since 1914, Tastykake offers a complete line of snack cakes, pies, cookies, and donuts available in supermarkets, mass merchandisers, convenience stores and other retailers. Celebrated for freshness and quality, the Tastykake product portfolio includes such classics as Krimpets®, Kandy Kakes® and Juniors®. One taste of a Tastykake treat and you'll know why this brand has been a favorite of many for more than 100 years. Tastykake is a brand of Flowers Foods, Inc. (NYSE: FLO), one of the largest baking companies in the U.S. For more information on Tastykake or Flowers Foods, please visit www.tastykake.com or www.flowerfoods.com.
About Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse
Miles Morales returns for the next chapter of the Oscar®-winning Spider-Verse saga, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn's full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters a team of Spider-People charged with protecting its very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must redefine what it means to be a hero so he can save the people he loves most.
Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson. Screenplay by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and David Callaham. Based on the MARVEL Comic Books. Produced by Avi Arad, Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Christina Steinberg. Executive Producers are Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman, Aditya Sood and Brian Bendis. The films features the voices of Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Jake Johnson, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya, Karan Soni, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Velez, Greta Lee, Rachel Dratch, Jorma Taccone, Shea Whigham and Oscar Isaac.
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(iSeeCars) — The average one-to-five-year-old car cost an average of $33,582 in December. While this number seems high, used car prices have actually been falling after two years of year-over-year price increases as a result of the global microchip shortage. According to a recent iSeeCars.com analysis of over 1.9 million used car sales, used car prices decreased 3.0 percent in December 2022 compared to the previous year.
Average Used Car Prices by State
Some states pay more than others for used cars. Here is a ranking of the average used car price by state by ascending order:
- Vermont is the state with the lowest average used car price of $31,445.
- Wyoming is the state with the highest average used car price of $41,405.
- Seven of the 10 states with the lowest used car prices are East Coast states.
Used car prices are dropping, which means that shoppers who are waiting for prices to come down are now becoming more likely to find a used vehicle in their price range. While prices are still above pre-pandemic levels, the trend of falling used car prices is expected to continue.
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Methodology
iSeeCars.com analyzed over 1.9 million 1-5-year-old used car sales in December 2021 and 2022. The average listing prices of each car model were compared between the two time periods, and the differences were expressed as a percentage difference from the 2021 price as well as a dollar difference. Heavy-duty vehicles, low-volume vehicles, vehicles discontinued as of the 2022 model year, and vehicles with fewer than 4 of the 5 model years for each period were excluded from further analysis.
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iSeeCars.com is a car search engine that helps shoppers find the best car deals by providing key insights and valuable resources, like the iSeeCars free VIN check reports and Best Cars rankings. iSeeCars.com has saved users over $372 million so far by applying big data analytics powered by over 25 billion (and growing) data points and using proprietary algorithms to objectively analyze, score and rank millions of new cars and used cars. | 2023-02-11T17:14:36+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/automotive/this-is-the-average-price-of-a-used-car-in-each-state-4/ |
MCCORMICK, S.C. — Convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh is serving out a double life sentence at McCormick Correctional Institution. The disgraced lawyer was convicted of murder in March of this year for the shootings of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul. Hours ago, pictures began circulating online, showing what seems to be selfies Murdaugh has taken while in prison.
The images have generated lots of online conversation, with people wondering where these pictures came from. Is it contraband? Is it legal? Is it really Murdaugh?
News 19 went searching for answers and found that yes, it’s totally legal. In fact, the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) tells us it’s a service given to all inmates.
The pictures of Murdaugh were released after a Freedom of Information Act request was filed, which provides the public the right to request access to federal agency records. The SCDC tells News 19 that every inmate is issued a tablet, which they can use to make monitored telephone calls, take classes, read books, subscribe to entertainment that is pre-approved and receive messages from the institution. The department says they are not connected to the internet or to social media.
These tablets are from ViaPath Technologies, the department’s telephone partner, formerly called GTL. According to a statement from the company, it serves more than 2,100 facilities and over 1.6 million inmates in every state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
The company says its products have been used in 32 state Department of Corrections agencies, including here in South Carolina. It’s estimated that inmates have accessed nearly 5 million e-learning hours since the company started in October 2021.
It was first introduced to South Carolina in January 2019. SCDC says the tablets were "particularly valuable during the COVID shutdown, when programming was paused because of the pandemic. Inmates could still use their tablets for educational classes, reading, pre-approved entertainment, etc."
In the pictures, Murdaugh can be seen in a variety of different locations, including what seems to be inside his cell. News 19 asked SCDC about this.
The agency says tablets are assigned to the inmate and kept in their individual cells, which allows them to make private phone calls to families, read and otherwise utilize the features.
When an inmate signs on to the tablet, "...the service used the inmate’s face as identification. It took a snapshot of the inmate as part of this process," SCDC clarified.
This means that according to SCDC, Murdaugh did not take those pictures, but instead they were taken automatically while he was utilizing it.
SCDC tells News 19 that all content on the tablets are monitored. Inmates without good behavior can lose privileges to the device, which is funded via subscription plans purchased by the inmates friends or family.
We did reach out to Murdaugh’s legal team, but did not get a response back as of the time of this report. | 2023-07-18T14:02:34+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/photos-circulating-online-inmate-alex-murdaugh-appears-selfies-inside-prison/101-24005ef8-01f5-4e22-9072-47618082b9bf |
NEW YORK, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation, parent company of San Francisco-based MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (the Bank), today announced that effective June 16, 2022, the Bank's reference rate will be increased to 4.75 percent from 4.00 percent.
The U.S. operations of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG), one of the world's leading financial groups, has total assets of $332.4 billion at March 31, 2022. As part of that total, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation (MUAH), a financial holding company, bank holding company, and intermediate holding company, has total assets of $159.2 billion at March 31, 2022. MUAH's main subsidiaries are MUFG Union Bank, N.A. and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. MUFG Union Bank, N.A. provides a wide range of financial services to consumers, small businesses, middle-market companies, and major corporations. As of March 31, 2022, MUFG Union Bank, N.A. operated 297 branches, consisting primarily of retail banking branches in the West Coast states. MUFG Securities Americas Inc. is a registered securities broker-dealer which engages in capital markets origination transactions, domestic and foreign debt and equities securities transactions, private placements, collateralized financings, and securities borrowing and lending transactions. MUAH is owned by MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. MUFG Bank, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, and Canada. Visit www.unionbank.com or www.mufgamericas.com for more information.
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The Philadelphia 76ers face the Houston Rockets in the NBA at Toyota Center on Monday. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. EST.
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76ers vs. Rockets 2022
Game details
- When: Monday, December 5, 2022
- Time: 8 p.m. EST
- Where: Toyota Center
Betting odds
- Spread: Rockets +6.5 (-105), 76ers -6.5 (-115)
- Moneyline: Rockets +260, 76ers -275
- Total: Over/Under 221.5 (-107/-107)
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76ers projected box score
- Joel Embiid: 31 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
- James Harden: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST
- Tobias Harris: 17 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST
- Shake Milton: 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
- De’Anthony Melton: 12 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
Rockets projected box score
- Jalen Green: 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
- Kevin Porter: 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST
- Alperen Sengun: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
- Kenyon Martin: 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
- Eric Gordon: 10 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Vázquez, Brenner Souza da Silva and Álvaro Barreal scored second-half goals and FC Cincinnati defeated the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Saturday.
Vázquez put Cincinnati up 1-0 in the 50th minute with his 14th goal of the season and Brenner Souza da Silva pushed the lead to 2-0 with a goal five minutes later. Barreal scored in the 71st minute to cap the scoring for Cincinnati (8-8-8).
Philadelphia (12-3-9) averted a shutout in just its third loss of the season when Paxten Aaronson scored in the 77th minute.
Roman Celentano made one save for Cincinnati. Andre Blake totaled four saves for the Union.
Vázquez and Austin FC’s Sebastián Driussi are tied for the goals lead. Driussi played later Saturday.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State has hired Kansas State associate athletic director Josh McCowan as its deputy AD for athletics advancement.
Bulldogs athletic director Zac Selmon cited McCowan’s success in fundraising and leadership qualities in statement on Thursday announcing the hire.
McCowan had been Kansas State’s senior associate AD of development since 2017 and oversaw the department’s fundraising activities. He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from K-State and was a graduate assistant for the Wildcats’ basketball team that reached the Elite Eight in 2010. | 2023-06-22T22:49:05+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2023/06/22/mississippi-state-josh-mccowan-hired/ee41397c-1146-11ee-8d22-5f65b2e2f6ad_story.html |
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The people who drive on South Dakota bridges and highways each day could have some say in proposed SD Department of Transportation projects.
Mark Leiferman said the SD DOT works hard to have a full multi-year transportation plan that includes needed projects in each region, but the regular users may see some needed changes.
The state DOT has set four regional meetings this month so the public can review and comment on the 2024-2027 State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP).
Leiferman said the STIP plan will use more than $1 billion in fiscal year 2024. “It’s usually about $800 million,” he said.
The breakdown of STIP funding in FY2024 through FY2027 is $1.2 billion in FY24, $938 million in FY25, $852 million in FY26 and $896 million in FY27.
The state uses federal money and matches that in state and local money for each year’s budget.
The STIP is divided into the four DOT regions of Aberdeen, Mitchell, Pierre and Rapid City.
Leiferman said the public “sometimes comes up with different concerns” about a project or road. Although SD DOT staff work around the state, the public can help to draw attention to an item, he said.
One of the larger projects is the Platte-Winner bridge over the Missouri River on South Dakota Highway 44. “The estimated cost of that project is $240 million,” Leiferman said. “That’s about one-third of our (total) program cost.” The project is in the Mitchell region.
The extension of Veterans Parkway in Sioux Falls is another large project. Leiferman said from 2024 through 2027 about $60 million to $70 million will be spent each year. This project is also in the Mitchell region.
Examples of other projects include at least two slated for state Highway 10 in Brown and Marshall counties. A bridge over the James River near Houghton is slated for replacement in 2024. It’s part of a $9.9 million project in Brown County. Also in 2024, there will be work on state Highway 10 near Britton as part of a $27 million project in Brown and Marshall counties. Those are in the Aberdeen region.
U.S. Highway 85 in Harding County is slated for a $9.6 million 2024 project. The highway from Ludlow to the North Dakota border will get a full-depth reclamation, millwork, AC surfacing and pipe work. That’s one example of a project from the Rapid City region.
A $16.3 million project is slated for 2026 on U.S. Highway 14 in the Pierre region. The project includes Highway 14 from Cottonwood to eight miles east of Philip. South Dakota Highway 73 from Bad River to the junction with Highway 14 in Philip is also part of the project. The project includes mill work, AC resurfacing and pipe work.
Here’s the list of meeting dates:
July 11 – Aberdeen at the AmericInn, 301 Centennial St. S., 7 p.m. CDT – Aberdeen region
July 12 – Sioux Falls at Southeast Technical College – Sullivan Health Center, 2320 N. Career Ave., 7 p.m. CDT – Mitchell region
July 13 – Rapid City at the Ramkota Hotel, 2111 N. Lacrosse St., 7 p.m. MDT – Rapid City region
July 19 – Fort Pierre at the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center, 210 Verendrye Dr., 7 p.m. CDT – Pierre region
The SD DOT also plans virtual presentations and the meetings can be viewed through Facebook Live or Zoom. | 2023-07-06T16:15:43+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/dot-plan-is-1b-for-2024-view-it-at-public-meetings/ |
Ky. daycare worker facing charges after baby taken to hospital with brain bleeds
MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A woman who is expected to take care of children is now facing charges.
Tyeisha Smith is a daycare worker in Madison County. She’s now charged with child abuse after a baby was taken to UK Children’s Hospital with brain bleeds.
Jail records show Smith was arrested Friday.
The Richmond Register reports a five-month-old was initially taken to the hospital because the child was not responsive, and possibly having a seizure. Police investigated everyone who had been taking care of the child.
According to the Richmond Register, Smith’s arrest citation claims she first lied about what happened, but eventually admitted to dropping the child. They say the child was unresponsive for nearly three minutes.
The Richmond Register reports that Smith told police the reason she didn’t get help or tell anyone about what happened was that she didn’t want to disappoint her coworkers.
Smith is currently being held at the Madison County Detention Center.
Her charges include first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 years of age or under.
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FORT WORTH, Texas (WXIN) — Ear muffs designed to protect young children from excess noise are being recalled because the batteries can rupture, possibly causing hearing, projectile or burn injuries.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves four models of Children’s HearMuffs sound compression ear muffs.
Models included in the recall are:
- LA-infant-AM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WH
- LA-infant-ASM-WHPlus
- LA-kids-AM-WH
The model is printed on the original packaging. The CPSC said they were sold in multiple colors and have a multi-mode power button to switch from Off, Active or Soothe Mode.
The recall was initiated after Hearing Lab Technology received 19 reports of rupturing batteries. So far, no injuries have been reported.
The recalled products were sold nationwide and online at Sam’s Club, Kroger and other stores between January 2018 and December 2021.
Consumers are advised to stop using the ear muffs immediately.
Anyone with the recalled ear muffs can contact Hearing Lab Technology LLC toll-free at 833-408-0479 Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. CT, or online to receive two new replacement AAA batteries free of charge. | 2022-09-08T21:34:45+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/national/childrens-protective-ear-muffs-recalled-over-ruptured-batteries/ |
VANCOUVER, BC, June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - PlantX Life Inc. (CSE: VEGA) (Frankfurt: WNT1) (OTCQB: PLTXF) ("PlantX" or the "Company") today announced that, upon review of the revenue recognition policy adhered to in fiscal 2021, the Company will restate its previously issued audited consolidated comparative financial statements for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. This decision was approved by the Company's board of directors upon the recommendation of the Company's audit committee, and after consultation with management and the Company's former and current auditors.
The decision to restate these financial statements was based on the Company's conclusion that certain revenues and cost of sales recognized during fiscal 2021 that were related to the Company's wholesale operations should not have been recorded on a gross basis during that period. The Company has subsequently ceased transactions relating to its wholesale division as of Q1 2022. These restatements should not impact historical cash or cash equivalents that were generated during the period mentioned above based upon the current review. At the present time, the restatements are expected to impact revenue and cost of sales line items. While the Company's analysis is still underway, the Company currently estimates the revenue impact for the full year 2021 to be a reduction of approximately US$2.76 million (C$3.45 million) and cost of sales to decrease by approximately US$2.48 million (C$3.10 million).
At this time, the Company has not fully completed its review and the expected financial impact of the restatement is preliminary and subject to change. There can be no assurance that the final reported adjustments will not differ materially from the estimated amounts discussed in this press release, or that additional adjustments will not be identified. This press release qualifies the Company's previously released financial statements, press releases, earnings releases and investor communications for the fiscal period cited above.
PlantX cannot at this time estimate when the restatement will be completed. The Company will continue to diligently pursue completion of the restatement and intends to make its upcoming 2022 annual filings as soon as reasonably practical.
About PlantX Life Inc.
As the digital face of the plant-based community, PlantX's platform is the one-stop shop for everything plant-based. With its fast-growing category verticals, the Company offers customers across North America more than 5,000 plant-based products. In addition to offering meal and indoor plant deliveries, the Company currently has plans underway to expand its product lines to include cosmetics, clothing and its own water brand – but the business is not limited to an e-commerce platform. The Company uses its digital platform to build a community of likeminded consumers and, most importantly, to provide education. Its successful enterprise is being built and fortified on partnerships with the top nutritionists, chefs and brands. The Company eliminates the barriers to entry for anyone interested in living a plant-based lifestyle and thriving in a longer, healthier and happier life.
The Company website is http://investor.PlantX.com/.
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EBY, Andrew Robert "Drew"
Age 36, of Huber Heights, passed away December 28, 2022. Visitation from 9:30-10:30am on January 7 at Newcomer North Chapel, Dayton, OH.
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Award-winning non-alcoholic winery continues to answer its customers' needs with their groundbreaking new non-alcoholic red wine
SEATTLE, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for its delicious, well-balanced and award-winning non-alcoholic wines, Jøyus is expanding its current collection. The brand will now offer a non-alcoholic Cabernet Sauvignon along with its other still and award-winning sparkling alcohol removed wines.
The brand was founded to provide a solution for individuals who don't drink when socializing. Founder Jess Selander has been sober for 17 years and understands the struggle of being stuck with subpar drink choices while friends crack open a bottle of champagne or sip on a glass of traditional wine.
"Non-alcoholic reds are notoriously difficult. We've been working on ours for a long time. I think being sober, I approach non-alcoholic wine making differently. We're doing things nobody else is doing and I can't wait for people to try our new Cab."
Jøyus' latest varietal is a classic red wine, a non-alcoholic Cabernet Sauvignon. The perfectly balanced wine is aged on American oak and retains the tannins, complexity and warmth of a traditional Cabernet but with the alcohol gently removed. Jøyus' red wine contains notes of ripe dark berries, aged oak, and undertones of vanilla and is only 25 calories per serving.
As the first 100% sober and woman-owned non-alcoholic winery in the country, Jøyus is dedicated to supporting its customers and their sober journey, whatever that may look like. The brand creates the same sophisticated feeling and experience through elegant labeling and chic designs. These bottles look right at home next to traditional premium wines.
"Whether someone wants to be putting a pause on alcohol for a glass, a night, or the rest of their lives, Jøyus is here for them. They won't feel any less like an adult or an afterthought at a party with our premium drinks. No matter your reason, we have your back. Everyone deserves to feel included in get-togethers and festivities!"
Other Jøyus non-alcoholic wines include a still rosé, a sparkling rosé and a sparkling white wine. At the San Francisco International Wine Competition, the white won bronze and the sparkling rosé won gold—making it the first on the market to win gold in such a prestigious wine competition.
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As the first 100% sober- and woman-owned winery, Jøyus allows everyone to enjoy the same feel and taste of their favorite glass of wine, just with the alcohol removed. Winning awards at The San Francisco International Wine Competition, more internationally at IWSC in London and with thousands upon thousands of bottles sold shows that people are ready for premium non-alcoholic wine experience. Follow them on @drinkjoyus.
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SAN ANTONIO (AP) — At the NCAA convention Thursday, outgoing President Mark Emmert said goodbye, incoming President Charlie Baker introduced himself and the state of college sports was declared perilous.
“As a collective enterprise, we are both thriving and threatened,” said Baylor President Linda Livingstone, who is the chairwoman of the NCAA’s Board of Governors.
Livingstone handled most of the annual state of college sports address with the NCAA in a period of both transition and transformation.
Earlier in the day, the Division I Board of Directors approved a host of recommendations intended to reform the top-tier of college sports, from membership standards to the size of championship brackets.
But Livingstone reiterated what has become a familiar refrain from college sports leaders during her time on stage, saying federal intervention is needed.
“We need a safe harbor to a certain degree from antitrust complaints,” Livingstone said. “We’re not looking for, nor do we need, a broad antitrust exemption. But we do need the ability to make common sense rules without limitless threats of litigation.”
Amid a patchwork of state laws, the NCAA is struggling to regulate the way athletes can now be compensated for the use of their names, images and likenesses. The association lifted its ban on athletes being paid by sponsors and endorsers in July 2021 and many within college sports worry it has quickly become a way to induce recruits or pay for play.
There are also multiple movements to grant college athletes employee status.
Livingstone said while it is essential college athletes not become employees of the schools in which they attend, that doesn’t mean they couldn’t eventually be compensated.
“That’s one of the questions that we’re working on, trying to answer that question,” she said during a news conference after her address to membership. “It’s why protection of the status of our student-athletes is so important, that they be viewed as sort of a unique status on our campus, that they would not be employees.”
Baker, the former Republican governor of Massachusetts, was brought in to lead the NCAA because of his reputation as a consensus builder in a mostly Democratic state.
He conceded getting federal legislation passed is challenging, but not having it might not be an option.
“I do believe that there are serious issues with just letting this train run without doing something to deal with the consequences that are currently facing college sports,” he said in the news conference after he briefly addressed membership.
Baker doesn’t start until March 1. He attended the convention on a mini-listening tour. He said his notes over the last few days of meeting with NCAA staff, school administrators, conference commissioners and athletes filled an entire notebook.
Emmert thanked the membership for allowing him to serve at the top of the NCAA for 12 years and congratulated them on making massive changes in college sports that have benefited athletes.
And he said he was “absolutely delighted” with the choice of his successor.
“It’s got to be a challenging role. You know that Charlie, you know that this is not a cakewalk. Anything but,” Emmert said.
Livingstone has been an active participant in the NCAA’s recent efforts to reform from within as part of the Division transformation committee. The committee made its final report public last week and D-I Board of Director’s approval came Thursday at the convention.
“Keep in mind these are concepts at this point,” said Georgia President Jere Morehead, the chairman of the board. “So there’s still a lot of work to be done on the details, but tremendous progress was made today. The board was very adamant its support of student-athletes and most of the transformation committee recommendations focused on how to enhance the experience for student-athletes.”
The report called for more sport-by-sport governance in Division I, more involvement by athletes in governance and enhanced expectations for D-I schools with a goal of creating a more uniform experience for athletes.
Transformation committee co-chairs Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, and Julie Cromer, Ohio University athletic director, reiterated in a joint statement the work of transforming Division I will continue beyond the committee’s work.
“We’re confident these important changes will meet the needs of student-athletes because they were rooted in the perspective of student-athletes,” they said. “In fact, we’re confident that student-athletes’ voices have never featured more prominently in shaping how college sports is run.”
The committee recommended allowing 25% of teams in sports sponsored by at least 200 schools to compete in annual championship events. That opens the door to possible expansion of the popular March Madness basketball tournaments from 68 to as many as 90 teams each.
The board also approved the creation of a second, 32-team postseason tournament in Division I women’s basketball. The tournament would be similar to men’s NIT, which is owned and operated by the NCAA.
The tournament was part of the recommendations from an independent gender equity review and is intended to provide an equal number of NCAA-funded postseason opportunities in men’s and women’s basketball.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — Super Bowl LVII will take place in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, February 12 between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl after taking care of the Bengals, who only mustered six first half points and couldn't complete a comeback in the second half, despite injuries piling up for Kansas City.
It was quite the performance from Mahomes, who was noticeably limping following an ankle injury suffered early against the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC divisional round.
Looking ahead to next Sunday, the biggest thing for Kansas City to do to prepare for this matchup against Jalen Hurts and Philadelphia is pretty simple, at least according to Locked on Chiefs host Chris Clark.
"This team has to get healthy," Clark said to Locked on Sports Today host Peter Bukowski. "[Kadarius] Toney going out, you hope he can return in two weeks, [Mecole] Hardman going out, you hope he can return in two weeks...lots of players went out for Kansas City and lots of injuries you gotta worry about."
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The other side of this matchup came together after Philadelphia held San Francisco to just seven points, thanks in part to an early injury to starting quarterback Brock Purdy.
Purdy was 4/4 for 23 yards prior to exiting the game, and veteran backup Josh Johnson wasn't as effective as a replacement, going 7/13 for just 74 yards on the night.
With nearly two weeks until the big game, both teams will have plenty of chances to get prepared for what should be a fun showdown between two of the league's best offenses.
"If you look at what the Eagles did Sunday, they dominated in the trenches, they took care of the football, they didn't have untimely penalties, they were able to get off the field on third down when they were on defense," Locked On Eagles host Gino Cammilleri said on Locked On Sports Today.
Additionally, Cammilleri said what's lost in the fact that the 49ers didn't have a quarterback who could throw the ball for the second half of the game, is that the Eagles offense scored 31 on the 49ers' elite defense.
"The Eagles walked out with four touchdowns on the ground Sunday. The Eagles can adapt, and have adapted well throughout this season," Cammilleri said. "And once again, they adapted to win against one of the best defenses in the sport."
Of course there are a number of big storylines that will come into this matchup:
-Chiefs head coach Andy Reid faces his former team in the Super Bowl. Reid is the winningest head coach in Eagles history. Under Reid, the Eagles won six NFC East titles and lost in the Super Bowl in 2004.
-Patrick Mahomes and Jalen Hurts will be the first Black quarterbacks to start against each other in Super Bowl history. They also are both NFL MVP finalists.
-Chiefs TE Travis Kelce and Eagles Center Jason Kelce will be the first pair of brothers to play against each other in a Super Bowl. John and Jim Harbaugh coached against each other in the Super Bowl in 2013, with John Harbaugh's Ravens winning 34-31.
Catch the full conversations on the Locked On Sports Today podcast | 2023-01-31T21:39:47+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/sports/locked-on/lo-national/today-podcast/chiefs-vs-eagles-super-bowl-lvii-storylines-locked-on-sports-today/535-e589dfc0-e2f9-469a-926e-87fe5729ba1d |
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (WOOD) — Police in Battle Creek, Michigan, say they caught a man who had solicited a murder-for-hire online wearing a mask outside his would-be victim’s home.
On Wednesday morning, the Battle Creek Police Department got a tip that a 31-year-old man named Jonothon Allen was allegedly sending messages to someone on social media claiming that he would pay them money to kill a victim.
Two detectives went to the victim’s Battle Creek home to discuss the messages. After speaking with the victim, police got into their car and started to leave — that was when they say noticed Allen near the home.
Police said they saw him pull a Halloween mask from his backpack and put it on his head.
Detectives arrested him and said they found a large kitchen knife when they searched his backpack.
Allen is being held in the Calhoun County Jail. | 2023-02-10T23:56:18+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/masked-man-arrested-outside-would-be-victims-home-after-trying-to-hire-murderer-police/ |
Gaming industry, union at odds over resort room cleaning
Updated April 12, 2023 - 12:37 pm
A new piece of legislation could remove one of the last remaining protocols from the COVID-19 era and give hotel operators the right to stop daily room cleaning.
On Tuesday, state Sen. Marilyn Dondero Loop spoke about Senate Bill 441, which would eliminate the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services or other boards of health to require certain protocols and plans concerning the prevention of and response to COVID-19.
“We’re not talking about not cleaning rooms (every day); there are laws in place now where we have to clean and change clean sheets,” Billy Vassiliadis, who was representing the Nevada Resort Association, said in support of the bill during a hearing Tuesday. “It’s an option (customers have) not to.”
Prior to the pandemic, nearly half the guests on the Strip chose not to have their rooms cleaned daily, and customer satisfaction was at 90 percent, Vassiliadis said. Guests currently don’t have the choice to have their rooms cleaned daily.
“Unfortunately, because of SB4, Nevada continues to be tied to mandates that were developed at the very height of the crisis,” said Virginia Valentine, president and CEO of the resort association.
Senate Bill 4 was passed in a special session of August 2020 that responded to COVID-19 where the hotels were required to follow the Department of Health and Human Services’ minimum standard of cleaning in certain counties such as Clark and Washoe. It also gave the secretary of state the authority to suspend the state business license of a person who did not comply with the health standards.
“It worked then, but it doesn’t work now,” Loop said during the hearing. “Given what we know now, we should unburden our hotel operators of the COVID-era restriction and allow them to return to the high standards of cleaning they have used to meet and exceed expectations related to their customers’ safekeeping.”
The Southern Nevada Health District, Washoe County Health District, Caesars Entertainment, MGM Resorts International, Meruelo Group and the Reno-Sparks Chamber of Commerce support the bill.
More profits, less labor
In Las Vegas, the hearing was streamed from Carson City to a room in the Grant Sawyer building that was full of Culinary Workers Union Local 226 members wearing red shirts.
“The Culinary Union recognizes the need to repeal some of the provisions of SB4,” Ted Pappageorge, the union’s secretary treasurer, said at the hearing. “But (we) are strongly opposed to SB441 as currently written because the Culinary Union should be protecting guest room attendants and also daily room cleaning.”
Casinos in Nevada broke an all-time record with $14.8 billion in gaming win for 2022, according to previous reporting.
“You would think with all these profits, a lot more jobs for Nevadans would be created,” Pappageorge said. “But in fact the gaming industry are (sic) only providing as many jobs as it did in the mid 1990s.”
If SB441 is approved, there could be layoffs of workers, said Diana Valles, the president of the Culinary Union. She said 73 percent of guest room attendants are people of color. Those who would get to keep their jobs would have to work harder as rooms would get dirtier for the single attendant assigned to clean the room.
“Daily room cleaning is also a safety issue,” Valles said during the hearing. “We have heard reports of workers being attacked when they are by themselves on these floors.”
Guest room attendants get to know their guests as they service the rooms daily and can report anything they see to security, Valles said. She said she’s heard that the threat of another mass shooting is always on the attendants’ minds.
“When a guest room attendant knocks on the door, they never know what’s behind that door,” Valles said. “They worry about opening that door to a pile of weapons or worse.”
Nevada State American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations, Nevada State Pipe Trades, Make the Road Nevada, Nevada State and Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada are among those opposed to SB 441.
Contact Jimmy Romo at jromo@reviewjournal.com or call 702-383-0350. Follow @jimi_writes on Twitter. | 2023-04-12T19:53:12+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/2023-legislature/gaming-industry-union-at-odds-over-resort-room-cleaning-2760475/ |
Ohio researchers develop new breed of honeybees to fight parasites
WILBURFORCE, Ohio - As honeybees face numerous threats that have led to significant declines in population, a team of researchers at Central State University in Ohio is making strides in genetic research to combat one of the main causes of colony losses – parasitic mites.
Their research has paved the way for the development of a new breed of bee which has the potential to reduce mite infestations in hives and enhance long-term bee sustainability.
The university’s breeding program aims to develop worker bees, known as OB1 or "Ohio Mite Biters," that possess a hygienic trait and develop smaller mandibles.
Bees with smaller mandibles are better groomers and can bite off parts of the mites, preventing them from attaching to the brood or adult bees. Currently, only about 10% of bees exhibit this trait. By using feral bees instead of domesticated bees, the university’s research, in collaboration with Purdue University, aims to breed the biting trait into a larger percentage of a hive's bees.
ALARMING BEE MORTALITY RATES PERSIST IN THE US, POSING CHALLENGES FOR BEEKEEPERS
"This is a long process, so that’s why you don’t see many other universities taking the time to do this," said Dr. Hongmei Li-Byarlay, an associate professor of entomology of Central State. "These [wild] bees are potentially being selected by natural selection for many, many years so we were interested in studying those genes."
To introduce new strains of bees into the hive, the researchers have collected drones from hives that have a high percentage of mite-biter bees. These drones will be used for artificial insemination of the queen – a process that requires 15 to 20 drones in nature, but increases significantly to 50 to 60 for artificial insemination.
The research at Central State University comes at a crucial time as honeybees continue to face threats to their existence.
An annual survey conducted by the University of Maryland and Auburn University’s Bee Informed Project revealed that beekeepers lost nearly half (48%) of their managed colonies in the past year. That’s up significantly from the 12-year average of 39.6% of colonies lost annually.
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Honeybees play a vital role in pollinating more than 100 crops essential for the nation's food supply.
Still, the overall bee colony population remains relatively stable due to the efforts of beekeepers in creating new colonies and restocking hives.
While the loss numbers are troubling, experts believe that the situation is not as dire as it was in the past. Beekeepers have learned how to rebound from significant losses, although the challenges remain.
"We have our own breeding stocks now so we hope to work with more people to integrate a different variety of genetics in this line to make it better," said Li-Byarlay. "Beekeepers want colonies to be strong, as managed pollinators they’re definitely very important for our crop production, so we have to protect them."
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The development of OB1 bees through genetic research provides hope for the future of honeybee populations by tackling the issue of mite infestations and promoting hive health. | 2023-07-04T01:19:04+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/ohio-researchers-develop-new-breed-honeybees-to-fight-parasites |
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