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Bills before the North Carolina General Assembly would make massive changes to the state’s community colleges.
The House budget passed last week was amended to require legislative approval before selecting a system president, and a Senate bill includes sweeping governance changes across the community college system.
Some the significant proposed changes in SB692 would be increase power for the system president, including more budget authority, the ability to hire and terminate college presidents and the authority to remove trustees.
Under the bill, the Governor would no longer have the power to make appointments. | 2023-04-12T13:09:46+00:00 | publicradioeast.org | https://www.publicradioeast.org/2023-04-12/bill-calls-for-sweeping-changes-to-community-colleges-in-north-carolina |
Aaron Rodgers to speak at psychedelics conference in Denver
Months after Colorado’s voters decided to join Oregon in decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms, Denver will host a conference this week put on by a psychedelic advocacy group bringing together an unlikely cohort of speakers — including an NFL star, a former Republican governor and a rapper.
The conference and the thousands expected to attend it is an indication of the creep, or perhaps leap, of cultural acceptance for psychedelic substances that proponents say may offer benefits for things like post-traumatic stress disorder and alcoholism. Still, medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs' efficacy and the extent of the risks.
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who’ll soon debut with the New York Jets after years with the Green Bay Packers, has been open about his use of ayahuasca in the past and is slated to speak Wednesday. Rapper Jaden Smith, the son of Will Smith who has publicly shared the "ego dissolution" he felt when using psychedelics, will be speaking in Denver, too, as will former Texas Republican Gov. Rick Perry, who is an advocate for researching psychedelics’ potential benefits for veterans experiencing PTSD.
The hosting organization, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, is the largest U.S. advocacy group. It has strategized to reach the full political spectrum, said Nicolas Langlitz, a historian of science who’s researched the boom and bust of psychedelic movements.
"Overall, this strategy has been tremendously successful," he said. "At the time when any topic gets politically polarized, ironically these super polarizing substances now get bipartisan support."
Still, Langlitz said, this conference is "purely designed to promote the hype," which can exaggerate the potential benefits but can also drive further funding.
"Any kind of overselling is not good for science because science should be accurate rather than pushing things," he said. "It’s a tradeoff. (The conference) generates interest, it generates ultimately more research, even though the research might be skewed toward positive results."
Psychedelics are illegal at the federal level, though acceptance and interest in studying their potential benefits has grown. For example, some researchers believe psilocybin, the compound in psychedelic mushrooms, changes the way the brain organizes itself and can help users overcome things like depression and alcoholism.
The drugs themselves — and the interest in them — are not new. Mid-last century, authors Aldous Huxley and Ken Kesey helped spur the use of psychedelics during the counterculture movement, and optimism brimmed among some psychologists over the drugs’ potential to augment the human psyche.
But the Nixon administration criminalized psychedelics, pushing them underground.
"In both cases you have this upwelling of exuberance that may or may not be irrational," said author Michael Pollan, who wrote a book on psychedelics and will be speaking at the conference. "But I think a big difference (now) is that the enthusiasm for the potential of psychedelics cuts across a much more representative slice of the population — it’s not about a counterculture."
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Republican strongholds, including Utah and Missouri, have or are considering commissioning studies into the drugs, partly inspired by veterans’ poignant stories. That’s why, though he stops short of promoting recreational use, Perry has become an unlikely flagbearer and helped get a bill passed in the Texas legislature in 2021 to fund a study of psilocybin for treating PTSD.
In Congress, successful proposals to fund psychedelic research for PTSD in veterans brought progressive Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York and far-right Rep. Matt Gaetz from Florida into an unlikely alignment.
Public interest also appears to be growing. Just six years ago in Oakland, California, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies held a conference with roughly 3,000 attendees and a smattering of lesser-known speakers and die-hard proponents.
This time, organizers estimate at least 10,000 attendees. Other famous speakers will include former NHL player Daniel Carcillo, who owns a company specializing in psychedelic therapies; Olympic silver-medal figure skater Sasha Cohen; comedians Reggie Watts and Eric Andre, top-10 podcaster Andrew Huberman; and Carl Hart, the chair of Columbia University's psychology department.
The American Psychiatric Association has not endorsed the use of psychedelics in treatment, noting the Federal Drug Administration has yet to offer a final determination. The FDA did designate psilocybin as a "breakthrough therapy" in 2018, a label that’s designed to speed the development and review of drugs to treat a serious condition. MDMA, often called ecstasy, also has that designation for PTSD treatment.
Both Pollan and Langlitz believe further research is key — especially as the nation faces an unprecedented mental health crisis and people struggle to find adequate treatment. But, Langlitz said, it's important to let research shape the narrative.
"I would just try to keep my mind open to the possibility that in retrospect we will tell a very different story from the one that the protagonists of psychedelic therapies are currently predicting," he said. | 2023-06-21T14:13:00+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/aaron-rodgers-psychedelics-conference-denver-june-21-2023 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Over the past 11 months, someone created thousands of fake, automated Twitter accounts — perhaps hundreds of thousands of them — to offer a stream of praise for Donald Trump.
Besides posting adoring words about the former president, the fake accounts ridiculed Trump's critics from both parties and attacked Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador who is challenging her onetime boss for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.
When it came to Ron DeSantis, the bots aggressively suggested that the Florida governor couldn't beat Trump, but would be a great running mate.
As Republican voters size up their candidates for 2024, whoever created the bot network is seeking to put a thumb on the scale, using online manipulation techniques pioneered by the Kremlin to sway the digital platform conversation about candidates while exploiting Twitter's algorithms to maximize their reach.
The sprawling bot network was uncovered by researchers at Cyabra, an Israeli tech firm that shared its findings with The Associated Press. While the identify of those behind the network of fake accounts is unknown, Cyabra's analysts determined that it was likely created within the U.S.
“One account will say, ‘Biden is trying to take our guns; Trump was the best,’ and another will say, ‘Jan. 6 was a lie and Trump was innocent,'" said Jules Gross, the Cyabra engineer who first discovered the network. "Those voices are not people. For the sake of democracy I want people to know this is happening.”
Bots, as they are commonly called, are fake, automated accounts that became notoriously well-known after Russia employed them in an effort to meddle in the 2016 election. While big tech companies have improved their detection of fake accounts, the network identified by Cyabra shows they remain a potent force in shaping online political discussion.
The new pro-Trump network is actually three different networks of Twitter accounts, all created in huge batches in April, October and November 2022. In all, researchers believe hundreds of thousands of accounts could be involved.
The accounts all feature personal photos of the alleged account holder as well as a name. Some of the accounts posted their own content, often in reply to real users, while others reposted content from real users, helping to amplify it further.
“McConnell... Traitor!” wrote one of the accounts, in response to an article in a conservative publication about GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, one of several Republican critics of Trump targeted by the network.
One way of gauging the impact of bots is to measure the percentage of posts about any given topic generated by accounts that appear to be fake. The percentage for typical online debates is often in the low single digits. Twitter itself has said that less than 5% of its active daily users are fake or spam accounts.
When Cyabra researchers examined negative posts about specific Trump critics, however, they found far higher levels of inauthenticity. Nearly three-fourths of the negative posts about Haley, for example, were traced back to fake accounts.
The network also helped popularize a call for DeSantis to join Trump as his vice presidential running mate — an outcome that would serve Trump well and allow him to avoid a potentially bitter matchup if DeSantis enters the race.
The same network of accounts shared overwhelmingly positive content about Trump and contributed to an overall false picture of his support online, researchers found.
“Our understanding of what is mainstream Republican sentiment for 2024 is being manipulated by the prevalence of bots online," the Cyabra researchers concluded.
The triple network was discovered after Gross analyzed Tweets about different national political figures and noticed that many of the accounts posting the content were created on the same day. Most of the accounts remain active, though they have relatively modest numbers of followers.
A message left with a spokesman for Trump's campaign was not immediately returned.
Most bots aren't designed to persuade people, but to amplify certain content so more people see it, according to Samuel Woolley, a professor and misinformation researcher at the University of Texas whose most recent book focuses on automated propaganda.
When a human user sees a hashtag or piece of content from a bot and reposts it, they're doing the network's job for it, and also sending a signal to Twitter's algorithms to boost the spread of the content further.
Bots can also succeed in convincing people that a candidate or idea is more or less popular than the reality, he said. More pro-Trump bots can lead to people overstating his popularity overall, for example.
“Bots absolutely do impact the flow of information,” Woolley said. “They're built to manufacture the illusion of popularity. Repetition is the core weapon of propaganda and bots are really good at repetition. They're really good at getting information in front of people's eyeballs."
Until recently, most bots were easily identified thanks to their clumsy writing or account names that included nonsensical words or long strings of random numbers. As social media platforms got better at detecting these accounts, the bots became more sophisticated.
So-called cyborg accounts are one example: a bot that is periodically taken over by a human user who can post original content and respond to users in human-like ways, making them much harder to sniff out.
Bots could soon get much sneakier thanks to advances in artificial intelligence. New AI programs can create lifelike profile photos and posts that sound much more authentic. Bots that sound like a real person and deploy deepfake video technology may challenge platforms and users alike in new ways, according to Katie Harbath, a fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center and a former Facebook public policy director.
“The platforms have gotten so much better at combating bots since 2016,” Harbath said. "But the types that we're starting to see now, with AI, they can create fake people. Fake videos."
These technological advances likely ensure that bots have a long future in American politics — as digital foot soldiers in online campaigns, and as potential problems for both voters and candidates trying to defend themselves against anonymous online attacks.
“There’s never been more noise online,” said Tyler Brown, a political consultant and former digital director for the Republican National Committee. “How much of it is malicious or even unintentionally unfactual? It's easy to imagine people being able to manipulate that.” | 2023-03-06T13:46:41+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/digital-foot-soldiers-pro-trump-bots-swarm-desantis-haley/DRLUY4QZUVACBEXG4HPP6OBTWM/ |
A former Michigan police officer who shot a Black motorist in the back of the head will stand trial for second-degree murder, a judge said Monday.
Judge Nicholas Ayoub announced his decision after hearing testimony last week and seeing video about the death of Patrick Lyoya in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
A jury will decide whether Christopher Schurr ‘s use of deadly force was necessary “after a full and fair trial,” Ayoub said.
Lyoya, 26, briefly ran from a traffic stop then grappled with Schurr across a front lawn before the white officer shot him at point-blank range. The final moment last April was recorded on video by a man who was a passenger in the car with Lyoya.
Schurr repeatedly told Lyoya to take his hands off the officer’s Taser, according to video. The refugee from Congo was on the ground when he was killed.
Ayoub only had to find probable cause to send the case to the Kent County trial court, a low standard of evidence at this stage under Michigan law.
“The law recognizes that law enforcement officers are required to make split-second decisions of life and death in dangerous and strenuous circumstances,” Ayoub said. “The reasonableness of those actions can hardly be fully and fairly judged by one person in a black robe with 20-20 vision of hindsight and from the comfortable and safe vantage point of the high perch of the armor-plated judge’s bench.”
Schurr’s attorney argued Friday that the officer was defending himself while Lyoya wouldn’t give up. A forensic video analyst, Robert McFarlane, testified that Lyoya failed to comply with 20 commands.
“He pushed. He shoved, popped his arms,” lawyer Matt Borgula said.
Schurr, an officer for seven years, was fired in June after being charged with murder.
A lawyer representing Lyoya’s family, Ven Johnson, said a trial will be a key step toward “obtaining full and complete justice.”
Grand Rapids, which has a population of about 200,000, is 160 miles (260 kilometers) west of Detroit.
Lyoya’s killing by an officer came after numerous others in recent years involving Black people, including George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis sparked a national reckoning on race; Daunte Wright, who was shot during a traffic stop in suburban Minneapolis; Andre Hill, who was killed in Columbus, Ohio; and Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed in North Carolina.
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Follow Ed White at http://twitter.com/edwritez | 2022-10-31T17:15:22+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/ap-national-news/ap-ex-michigan-cop-to-face-murder-trial-in-killing-of-black-man/ |
Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says America is in trouble.
He sees it on college campuses and through social media.
And it’s getting worse. Affecting not only our kids, but also our democratic institutions.
“Social media is incredibly powerful for tearing things down,” Haidt says. “In an ailing democracy like ours where our institutions need to be improved — not ripped apart — it generally has made things worse.”
Haidt says we have to wake up, make changes. Or else.
“We have a huge problem. The ship is sinking. We have to stop fighting each other off the deck. We have to start fixing the ship.”
Today, On Point: Social media, Democracy and how we get out of this.
Guests
Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at New York University Stern School of Business. (@JonHaidt)
Jack Beatty, On Point news analyst. (@JackBeattyNPR)
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This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-04-25T17:50:37+00:00 | wlrn.org | https://www.wlrn.org/2022-04-25/social-psychologist-jonathan-haidt-on-democracy-social-media-and-how-to-fix-americas-ailing-inst |
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Detroit man has been charged after task force members found drugs during a search of a Morgantown apartment.
On July 13, members of the Mon Metro Drug Task Force executed a search warrant on an apartment on Van Voorhis Road in Morgantown, according to a criminal complaint.
While executing the search warrant, task force members located Clifton Tyler, 37, of Detroit, Michigan, and an unnamed female in the residence, task force members said.
A search of Tyler’s person resulted in task force members locating a bag of fentanyl in his front pocket, according to the complaint.
A further search of the residence resulted in task force members locating a plastic bag containing fentanyl and “pills believed to be ecstasy,” as well as drug packaging materials and sets of digital scales; task force members also located two handguns which Tyler was prohibited from being in possession of due to previous convictions, task force members said.
Tyler has been charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. He is being held in North Central Regional Jail. | 2022-07-14T20:55:25+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/detroit-man-charged-after-task-force-members-find-drugs-during-search-of-morgantown-apartment/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Some 150 artworks from the collection of Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen will be auctioned at Christie’s in New York this fall and are expected to bring in more than $1 billion in total, Christie’s and Allen’s estate announced Friday.
The works to be auctioned span 500 years of art history from Old Masters to the giants of modern art, Christie’s said, adding that all proceeds will go to philanthropy.
Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates, died from complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2018. In his lifetime he gave more than $2 billion to causes including ocean health, homelessness and advancing scientific research.
Highlights of the upcoming sale include Paul Cézanne’s “La Montagne Sainte-Victoire,” completed in 1890 and estimated to sell for more than $100 million, and Jasper Johns’ “Small False Start” from 1960, estimated at $50 million. Other details of the artworks to be auctioned were not released.
Guillaume Cerutti, Christie’s chief executive officer, said in a statement, “The inspirational figure of Paul Allen, the extraordinary quality and diversity of works, and the dedication of all proceeds to philanthropy, create a unique combination that will make the sale of the Paul G. Allen Collection an event of unprecedented magnitude.”
Jody Allen, Allen’s sister and the executor of his estate, said, “These works mean so much to so many, and I know that Christie’s will ensure their respectful dispersal to generate tremendous value for philanthropic pursuits in accordance with Paul’s wishes.” | 2022-08-27T03:15:58+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/tech-news/ap-art-from-microsoft-co-founder-allens-estate-to-sell-for-1b/ |
A U.S. judge in Texas on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s plan to provide millions of borrowers with up to $20,000 apiece in federal student-loan forgiveness — a program that was already on hold as a federal appeals court in St. Louis considers a separate lawsuit by six states challenging it.
District Court Judge Mark Pittman, an appointee of former President Donald Trump based in Fort Worth, said the program usurped Congress’ power to make laws.
“In this country, we are not ruled by an all-powerful executive with a pen and a phone. Instead, we are ruled by a Constitution that provides for three distinct and independent branches of government,” Pittman wrote.
He added: “The Court is not blind to the current political division in our country. But it is fundamental to the survival of our Republic that the separation of powers as outlined in our Constitution be preserved.”
The debt forgiveness plan would cancel $10,000 in student loan debt for those making less than $125,000 or households with less than $250,000 in income. Pell Grant recipients, who typically demonstrate more financial need, would get an additional $10,000 in debt forgiven.
The cancellation applies to federal student loans used to attend undergraduate and graduate school, along with Parent Plus loans.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had put the forgiveness plan on hold Oct. 21 while it considered an effort by the states of Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas and South Carolina to block the program.
While the stay temporarily stopped the administration from actually clearing debt, the White House has encouraged borrowers to continue applying for relief, saying the court order did not prevent applications or the review of applications.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the administration disagreed with Thursday’s ruling and the Department of Justice had filed an appeal. She said so far 26 million people had applied for debt relief, and 16 million people had already had their relief approved. The Department of Education would “quickly process their relief once we prevail in court,” she said.
“The President and this Administration are determined to help working and middle-class Americans get back on their feet, while our opponents — backed by extreme Republican special interests — sued to block millions of Americans from getting much-needed relief,” she said in a statement.
The legal challenges have created confusion about whether borrowers who expected to have debt canceled will have to resume making payments come Jan. 1, when a pause prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic is set to expire.
Economists worry that many people have yet to rebound financially from the pandemic, saying that if borrowers who were expecting debt cancellation are asked to make payments instead, many could fall behind on the bills and default.
In his order Thursday, Pittman said the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003, commonly known as the HEROES Act, did not provide the authorization for the loan forgiveness program that the Biden administration claimed it did.
The law allows the secretary of education to “waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to the student financial assistance programs … as the Secretary deems necessary in connection with a war or other military operation or national emergency.”
The administration argued that the student loan relief was thus authorized as a means of dealing with the national emergency of the pandemic. Pittman disagreed, finding that a program of such massive import required clear congressional authorization. The HEROES Act “does not provide the executive branch clear congressional authorization to create a $400 billion student loan forgiveness program,” he wrote.
Pittman also rejected the government’s arguments that the plaintiffs who brought the lawsuit lacked standing. Plaintiffs Myra Brown and Alexander Taylor both have student loans, but Brown is ineligible for debt relief because her loans are commercially held, and Taylor is not eligible for the full $20,000 because he didn’t receive a Pell grant.
The administration said they weren’t harmed by the loan forgiveness program and their “unhappiness that some other borrowers are receiving a greater benefit than they are” did not give them grounds to sue.
Pittman said they were harmed, however, because the government did not take public comment on eligibility requirements for the program, meaning they had no chance to provide input on a program they would be at least be partially excluded from.
Reaction to the ruling was predictably mixed along political fault lines. The Student Borrower Protection Center blasted Pittman as a “right-wing federal judge,” saying “tens of millions of student loan borrowers across the country now have their vital debt relief blocked as a result of this farcical and fabricated legal claim.”
Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina, the ranking Republican on the House education committee, celebrated it.
“Yet another nail has been added to the coffin of President Biden’s illegal student loan bailout, and hardworking taxpayers across the country are rightfully rejoicing,” she said. “This administration continues to operate as if its own self-appointed authority in transferring billions of dollars in student loans is legitimate, but the rule of law says otherwise.”
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Johnson reported from Seattle. Associated Press reporter Jim Salter contributed from St. Louis. | 2022-11-11T20:21:05+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-judge-in-texas-strikes-down-biden-loan-forgiveness-plan/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — Brandon Nimmo flashed a smile of relief as much as happiness.
A day after misplaying a catchable fly into a double during a one-run loss to the Yankees, Nimmo ended a rally when he was thrown out at second base while taking a wide turn. And that was just one of a series of blunders by the Mets, who made two errors as the Yankees scored twice without a hit, allowed a runner to steal home and got called for just the second violation of this year’s new shift restriction.
Then Nimmo hit a game-ending double off the wall in right-center in the 10th inning, giving the Mets a 4-3 victory on Wednesday night for a two-game Subway Series split.
“When you win, you can look back of things and say, OK, we’ll learn from ’em,” Nimmo said. “But when you lose, it’s kind of not really thought of that way. And so everything is better when you win.”
With a record $355 million payroll, the Mets (31-36) won for just the second time in 11 games.
“Those were things we were able to overcome,” Mets manager Buck Showalter said. “You’d like to see them not happen but I think sometimes guys are trying so hard to find a way to contribute that sometimes mistakes are made.”
Before a sellout crowd of 44,121 on a night when the Yankees’ Gerrit Cole and the Mets’ Justin Verlander combined to allow two runs in 12 innings with 14 strikeouts and no walks, the game was decided against the bullpens. Tommy Pham’s RBI double in the fifth and Jake Bauers’ run-scoring single in the sixth left the score 1-1.
Second baseman Jeff McNeil allowed Josh Donaldson to score the go-ahead run in the seventh when he bounced a throw to first that would have been way late anyway trying for a double play on Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s grounder.
IKF stole second, took third when Francisco Álvarez’s throw skipped into center for an error and stole home on the next pitch, moving well down the line when Brooks Raley went from the windup rather than the stretch, then sprinting.
“He didn’t acknowledge me. The third baseman didn’t acknowledge me,” Kiner-Falefa said after the Yankees’ first straight steal of home since Jacoby Ellsbury on April 22, 2016. “I just couldn’t believe I did that in the big leagues.”
Raley faulted himself for not pitching out of the stretch.
“I saw him jumping around over there and didn’t know to step off or not and then he just kind of took off,” Raley said. “So it kind of became a situation of I didn’t really practice stepping off and throwing home.”
The Mets loaded the bases in the bottom half against Jimmy Cordero and Ron Marinaccio hit Nimmo with a pitch. Starling Marte followed with a two-out RBI single to left, only for Nimmo to take too wide turn at second as Mark Vientos was held by third base coach Joey Cora. Nimmo was caught when catcher Jose Trevino relayed Billy McKinney’s off-line throw to second baseman DJ LeMahieu — a play allowed to stand in a video review.
“It was aggressive. In that situation, I like it,” Nimmo said. “But other things happened in front.”
Then in the eighth, McNeill was called for a shift violation with Giancarlo Stanton at the plate following Anthony Volpe’s double. McNeil’s right foot was straddling the third-base side of second base,
“I’m probably going to be the first one ever called on that and probably the last because it’s so ticky-tack,” McNeil said.
Only one previous violation had been called, when Chicago White Sox second baseman Elvis Andrus was cited for being on the right-field grass against Pittsburgh on April 9.
After Dominic Leone (1-2) pitched a hitless top of the 10th that included an intentional walk to Stanton, Eduardo Escobar started the bottom half as the automatic runner at second. Albert Abreu (2-2) struck out Vientos, Nick Ramirez relieved and Nimmo got the winning hit. Escobar, who had tagged up, sprinted home with a headfirst slide, giving the Mets their third walk-off win this season.
Before the at-bat, Nimmo was thinking about his outfield mistake in Tuesday’s 7-6 defeat.
“I felt terrible. I let the team down,” he said. “I was so glad that coming into that situation I was going to get the opportunity to come through for the boys. Baseball’s funny like that. It’ll work like that sometimes where you can’t get down on yourself and you got to come back the next day.”
PRIDE MONTH
The Coca-Cola sign board above right field was rainbow-colored for Pride Month.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Yankees: CF Harrison Bader (strained right hamstring) went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first rehab game with Double-A Somerset. … LHP Carlos Rodón (strained left forearm, back) and RHP Ian Hamilton (strained right groin) are to throw batting practice Thursday at Somerset. … Manager Aaron Boone on OF Aaron Judge (sprained right big toe): “It is an unknown right now about when he’s able to do things.”
UP NEXT
Yankees: RHP Domingo Germán (4-3, 3.49 ERA) starts Friday at Boston, which goes with RHP Tanner Houck (3-6, 5.23).
Mets: RHP Trevor Megill (5-4, 5.14) opens a three-game series against visiting St. Louis, which starts RHP Miles Mikolas (4-3, 4.02).
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A national sorority has defended allowing a transgender woman into its University of Wyoming chapter, saying in a new court motion that the chapter followed sorority rules despite a lawsuit from seven women in the organization who argued the opposite.
Seven members of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Wyoming’s only four-year state university sued in March, saying the sorority violated its own rules by admitting Artemis Langford last year. Six of the women refiled the lawsuit in May after a judge twice barred them from suing anonymously.
The Kappa Kappa Gamma motion to dismiss, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Cheyenne, is the sorority’s first substantive response to the lawsuit, other than a March statement by its executive director, Kari Kittrell Poole, that the complaint contains “numerous false allegations.”
“The central issue in this case is simple: do the plaintiffs have a legal right to be in a sorority that excludes transgender women? They do not,” the motion to dismiss reads.
The policy of Kappa Kappa Gamma since 2015 has been to allow the sorority’s more than 145 chapters to accept transgender women. The policy mirrors those of the 25 other sororities in the National Panhellenic Conference, the umbrella organization for sororities in the U.S. and Canada, according to the Kappa Kappa Gamma filing.
The sorority sisters opposed to Langford’s induction could presumably change the policy if most sorority members shared their view, or they could resign if “a position of inclusion is too offensive to their personal values,” the sorority’s motion to dismiss says.
“What they cannot do is have this court define their membership for them,” the motion asserts, adding that “private organizations have a right to interpret their own governing documents.”
Even if they didn’t, the motion to dismiss says, the lawsuit fails to show how the sorority violated or unreasonably interpreted Kappa Kappa Gamma bylaws.
The sorority sisters’ lawsuit asks U.S. District Court Judge Alan Johnson to declare Langford’s sorority membership void and to award unspecified damages.
The lawsuit claims Langford’s presence in the Kappa Kappa Gamma house made some sorority members uncomfortable. Langford would sit on a couch for hours while “staring at them without talking,” the lawsuit alleges.
The lawsuit also names the national Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority council president, Mary Pat Rooney, and Langford as defendants. The court lacks jurisdiction over Rooney, who lives in Illinois and hasn’t been involved in Langford’s admission, according to the sorority’s motion to dismiss.
The lawsuit fails to state any claim of wrongdoing by Langford and seeks no relief from her, an attorney for Langford wrote in a separate filing Tuesday in support of the sorority’s motion to dismiss the case.
Instead, the women suing “fling dehumanizing mud” throughout the lawsuit “to bully Ms. Langford on the national stage,” Langford’s filing says.
“This, alone, merits dismissal,” the Langford document adds.
One of the seven Kappa Kappa Gamma members at the University of Wyoming who sued dropped out of the case when Johnson ruled they couldn’t proceed anonymously. The six remaining plaintiffs are Jaylyn Westenbroek, Hannah Holtmeier, Allison Coghan, Grace Choate, Madeline Ramar and Megan Kosar. | 2023-06-22T10:23:26+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-us-news/sorority-says-rules-allow-transgender-woman-at-wyoming-chapter-and-a-court-cant-interfere/ |
Paralyzed man uses microchip in his brain to drive car
DENVER (KCNC) - A paralyzed man in Colorado can now drive a car by using a microchip in his brain.
At Pikes Peak International Raceway, high speeds and hard turns are nothing out of the ordinary. Neither are the skills and intense focus required to make it out unscathed.
“It’s an amazing experience,” German Aldana Zuniga said.
Zuniga made it all look effortless despite not touching the throttle a single time.
“Since my accident, I don’t have no mobility below my waist, so this is my first time driving the car,” he said.
Nine years after a life-altering car wreck, Zuniga is using his thoughts to drive.
It’s a technological breakthrough pioneered by a team led by Colorado neurosurgeon Dr. Scott Fauci.
“We’re really proud of what he’s done,” Fauci said.
For more than a year, the group has worked with Zuniga so he can communicate between a microchip on his brain and a computer in the car.
“The computer can pick that up, that particular electronic fingerprint, and feed that to the race car,” Fauci said.
Zuniga can now use his mind to move the car and a specialized helmet to steer it.
A task that was once unthinkable is now possible with focus and practice.
“To be in it and just watch how you go through the track smoothly, and it responds to what you think. It’s just incredible,” Zuniga said.
So too, are the possibilities for this technology.
“We can use this potentially for driving an electric wheelchair, a golf cart, control a robotic arm,” Fauci said. “Once we develop that science, that science can be used for all types of systems.”
It’s a finish line Zuniga can’t wait to help cross.
“Technology is advancing. So, we’ve got to help put our part in it, and make it become available for everyone in future,” he said.
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OSLO, Norway (AP) — Marte Olsbu Roeiseland, who made history with five medals in biathlon at the Winter Olympics last year, announced her retirement on Tuesday.
The Norwegian won three gold medals and two bronze in Beijing in biathlon. Olsbu Roiseland matched the record for most medals at one Winter Games by any athlete and became the first female biathlete to achieve the feat.
She also won two silver medals at the 2018 Olympics and completed a historic clean sweep at the 2020 world championships as the first biathlete with medals in all seven events.
The International Biathlon Union said 32-year-old Olsbu Roiseland would retire after her home World Cup this week in Holmenkollen, Norway.
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Announcement represents the fourth facility Company will open in 2023 to broaden network and provide services for customers in key Western U.S. locations.
ATLANTA, Ga., March 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadia Cold Storage and Logistics has entered into an agreement to lease and operate a new cold storage facility that is currently under construction and located west of Phoenix between US Interstates 17 and 10 in the heart of the Southwest distribution market.
This marks Arcadia's fourth facility that will open in Q3 2023 in support of their national cold storage platform in strategic markets across the United States. The Phoenix Cold Storage Facility will be a 293,000 square foot fully convertible freezer and cooler distribution center facility with 40,500 pallet positions designed to support a combination of regional distribution, import export activity and high-volume throughput handling services. The site will serve as a hub for the Southwest U.S. with access to key metropolitan markets in Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. Phoenix is going through a boom in distribution center growth and the facility will play an important role in allowing Arcadia to serve food manufacturing and end user demand more quickly and efficiently.
"Arcadia is once again excited to announce our newest location in the fast-growing Phoenix market. The facility represents our westernmost site to date and will satisfy our customers' need for a well-designed and operated building to help manage their product storage and handling requirements. We see strong demand for Phoenix as supply chains continue to gravitate slightly eastward and away from increasingly operationally challenging points in Southern California. We look forward to bringing the unique Arcadia customer service experience to this important market along with new, quality jobs to Phoenix and the surrounding area." said Arcadia Cold CEO Chris Hughes.
About Arcadia Cold: Established in 2021, Arcadia specializes in providing third-party handling, storage, distribution, and value-added services to the food industry. Arcadia Cold bridges the innovation and supply gaps within the cold industrial industry in the United States through modern cold storage warehouse development expertise and proven operational "know-how". Its strategic development partnership with Saxum Real Estate offers a collaborative approach to the design-build and operation model that provides for efficient construction of fully temperature convertible buildings, coupled with modern supply chain technology innovations for its valued customers in the "New Age of Cold Chain". www.arcadiacold.com
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — It used to be that visitors would browse through Bakhmut’s late 19th century buildings, enjoy walks in its rose-lined lakeside park and revel in the sparkling wines produced in historic underground caves. That was when this city in eastern Ukraine was a popular tourist destination.
No more. The longest battle of Russia’s war has turned this city of salt and gypsum mines into a ghost town. Despite bombing, shelling and attempts to encircle Bakhmut for six months, Russia’s forces have not conquered it.
But their scorched-earth tactics have made it impossible for civilians to have any semblance of a life there.
“It’s hell on earth right now; I can’t find enough words to describe it,” said Ukrainian soldier Petro Voloschenko, who is known on the battlefield as Stone, his voice rising with emotion and resentment.
Voloschenko, who is originally from Kyiv, arrived in the area in August when the Russian assault started and has since celebrated his birthday, Christmas and New Year’s there.
The 44-year-old saw the city, located around 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Russia’s border, gradually turned into a wasteland of ruins. Most of the houses are crushed, without roofs, ceilings, windows or doors, making them uninhabitable, he said.
Out of a prewar population of 80,000, a few thousand residents remain. They rarely see daylight because they spend most of their time in basements sheltering from the ferocious fighting around and above them. The city constantly shudders with the muffled sound of explosions, the whizzing of mortars and a constant soundtrack of artillery. Anywhere is a potential target.
Bakhmut lies in Donetsk province, one of four that Russia illegally annexed in the fall — but Moscow only controls about half of it. To take the remaining half, Russian forces have no choice but to go through Bakhmut, which offers the only approach to bigger Ukrainian-held cities since Ukrainian troops took back Izium in Kharkiv province in September, according to Mykola Bielieskov, a research fellow at Ukraine’s National Institute for Strategic Studies.
“Without seizure of these cities, the Russian army won’t be able to accomplish the political task it was given,” Bielieskov said.
The deterioration in Bakhmut started during the summer after Russia took the last major city in neighboring Luhansk province. It then poured troops and equipment into capturing Bakhmut, and Ukraine did the same to defend it. For Russia, the city was one stepping stone toward its goal of seizing the remaining Ukrainian-held territory in Donetsk.
From trenches outside the city, the two sides dug in for what turned into an exhausting standoff as Ukraine clawed back territory to the north and south and Russian airstrikes across the country targeted power plants and other infrastructure.
The months of battle exhausted both armies. In the fall, Russia changed tactics and sent in foot soldiers instead of probing the front line mainly with artillery, according to Voloschenko.
Bielieskov, the research fellow, said the least-trained Russians go first to force the Ukrainians to open fire and expose the strengths and weaknesses of their defense.
More trained units or mercenaries from the Wagner Group, a private Russian military company led by a rogue millionaire and known for its brutality, make up the rear guard, Bielieskov said.
Bielieskov said that Ukraine compensates for its lack of heavy equipment with people who are ready to stand to the last.
“Lightly armed, without sufficient artillery support, which they cannot always be provided, they stand and hold off attacks as long as possible,” he said.
The result is that the battle is believed to have produced horrific troop losses for both Ukraine and Russia. Quite how deadly isn’t known: Neither side is saying.
“Manpower is less of a Russian problem and, in some ways, more of a Ukrainian problem, not only because the casualties are painful, but they’re often … Ukraine’s best troops,” said Lawrence Freedman, a professor emeritus of war studies at King’s College London.
The Institute for the Study of War recently reported that Wagner forces have seen more than 4,100 die and 10,000 wounded, including over 1,000 killed between late November and early December near Bakhmut. The numbers are impossible to verify.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a recent address, described the situation in Bakhmut as “very tough.”
“These are constant Russian assaults. Constant attempts to break through our defenses” he said,
Like Mariupol — the port city in the same province that Russia eventually captured after an 82-day siege that eventually came down to a mammoth steel mill where determined Ukrainian fighters held out along with civilians — Bakhmut has taken on almost mythic importance to its defenders.
“Bakhmut has already become a symbol of Ukrainian invincibility,” Voloschenko said. “Bakhmut is the heart of Ukraine, and the future peace of those cities that are no longer under occupation depends on the rhythm with which it beats.”
For now, Bakhmut remains completely under the control of the Ukrainian army, albeit more as a fortress than a place where people would visit, work or love. In January, the Russians seized the town of Soledar, located less than 20 kilometers (some 12 miles) away, but their advance is very slow, according to military analysts.
“These are rates of advancement that do not allow us to talk about serious offensive actions. It’s a slow pushing out at a very high price,” Bielieskov said.
Along the front line on the Ukrainian side, emergency medical units provide urgent care to battlefield casualties. From 50 to 170 wounded Ukrainian soldiers pass daily through just one of the several stabilization points along the Donetsk front line, according to Tetiana Ivanchenko, who has volunteered in eastern Ukraine since a Russia-backed separatist conflict started there in 2014.
After its setbacks in Kharkiv in the northeast and Kherson province in the south, the Kremlin is hungry for any success, even if it is just seizing a town or two that have been pounded into rubble. Freedman, the King’s College London professor emeritus, said the loss of Bakhmut would be a blow for Ukraine and offer tactical advantages to Russian forces, but wouldn’t prove decisive to the outcome of the war.
There would have been more value for Russia if it could have captured a populated and intact Bakhmut early on in the war, but now the capture would just give its forces options on how to seize more of Donetsk, said Freedman.
A 22-year-old Ukrainian soldier who is known as Desiatyi, or Tenth, joined the army on the day that Russia started the full-scale war in Ukraine. After months spent defending the Bakhmut area, losing many comrades, he said he has no regrets.
“It is not about comparing the price and losses on both sides. It’s about the fact that, yes, Ukrainians are dying, but they are dying because of a specific goal,” said Desiatyi, who did not give his real name for security reasons.
“Ukraine has no choice but to defend every inch of its land. The country must defend itself, especially now, so zealously, so firmly, and desperately. This is what will help us liberate our occupied territories in the future.”
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine: https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2023-02-01T14:32:03+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-wars-longest-battle-exacts-high-price-in-heart-of-ukraine/ |
(NEXSTAR) – American Airlines has reached out to Kacey Musgraves to discuss her allegations of a “shockingly hostile” employee on a recent flight.
The 33-year-old Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter took to Twitter earlier this week to share her experience on a recent flight from Spain, claiming it was “the most intense and honestly f—ing awful flight” she’s flown with American.
“It’s extremely rare for me to want to come to a social-media platform to complain about something like this. I know there are way bigger things going on in the world at the moment. But I truthfully just don’t want anyone else to have my experience,” Musgraves wrote.
The country singer went on to claim that a male employee (whom she described as “the flight’s chief purser”) exhibited “appalling and shockingly hostile behavior” toward herself and her fellow passengers.
“I will be filing a massive complaint against along with many other passengers that were subject to his extremely overblown, unnecessary aggression and erratic behavior,” she alleged. “He made me feel unsafe and upset to the point of crying and I witnessed another passenger he also made cry. The female flight attendants on board vocalized their own disbelief, and struggles with him as well.”
American Airlines responded on Twitter, asking Musgraves to provide more details. She indicated that she had responded to the carrier via Twitter’s direct-messaging feature.
A representative for American Airlines could not confirm an investigation into the allegations, or whether any actions had been taken against the accused employee.
“We have reached out to Ms. Musgraves to learn more about her experience and address her concerns,” a spokesperson for the carrier told Nexstar.
Musgraves, who shared her initial complaint on Sunday, has not publicly commented on any subsequent exchanges with American Airlines. | 2022-06-08T19:28:49+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/kacey-musgraves-accuses-american-airlines-employee-of-appalling-behavior/ |
WASHINGTON – Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming recession — a standard GOP argument going into the November elections.
But inflation is even worse in major Texas cities than across the nation as a whole. Government figures show inflation is 10.2% in the Houston area and 9.4% around Dallas, higher than the latest national average of 8.5%.
Abbott and other GOP leaders are making a paradoxical argument that the U.S. economy has slumped into a recession, but Republican-led parts of the country are still booming. Those officials are blaming Biden's policies for sky-high gasoline and food prices, while taking credit for the job gains those same policies helped spur.
The Texas governor tweeted on July 28: “The U.S. economy is in a recession under Biden. Meanwhile, Texas was #1 in the nation for job growth in June & more Texans have jobs today than ever before in our state’s history.”
The Associated Press found a familiar pattern in 15 Republican-led states in which governors on Twitter would praise job growth in their states, while senators would simultaneously say the national economy as a whole was crashing. These seemingly conflicting claims were also repeated in public remarks.
GOP leaders say state policies such as low tax rates and keeping business open during the pandemic helped to fuel hiring and investment. But their claims tend to ignore how job growth was also boosted by a historic injection of federal money that began in March 2020 and continued under Biden with last year's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package.
Biden and his fellow Democrats have acknowledged the pain caused by inflation that hit a 40-year high this summer. But the president has stressed that the United States has avoided a recession because of the low 3.5% unemployment rate. He argues that global factors such as the pandemic, fragile supply chains and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine caused prices to jump — and that he’s meeting the public’s needs with the economic and climate package signed into law on Tuesday.
“Too often we hand the biggest microphone to the critics and the cynics who delight in declaring failure while those committed to making real progress do the hard work of governing,” Biden said in a swipe at the GOP.
Multiple surveys do show that voters have a sense of foreboding about the economy and that most people fault the president. Researchers said there's not a lot of academic analyses to show why many voters seem willing to blame inflation on White House policies and give a pass to statehouses, as inflation had been low in recent decades and less of a factor in elections than jobs.
Andrew Reeves, a political science professor at Washington University in St. Louis, said most voters likely judge the local and national economies by different standards. When it comes to state and local officials, voters form opinions through what they observe in their daily lives. But they often gauge the national economy through hard numbers and political ideologies.
“The ‘national economy’ is this nebulous thing that none of us actually experiences,” Reeves said. “It’s an abstract concept. We may be more willing to let our partisanship shade how we see what is going on nationally. Joe Biden is well into his term, so the honeymoon is over and he owns this economy — whether his policies are directly responsible for it or not.”
Republican governors such as Florida's Ron DeSantis and Georgia's Brian Kemp are largely unscathed on inflation, even though consumer prices are significantly above the national average in both of those states. Inflation is 10.6% in the Miami area, 11.2% in Tampa and 11.5% in Atlanta.
What many voters in Republican states are hearing is an economic argument similar to what Biden has attempted on a national scale — that job growth and government finances are strong enough to insulate people from a downturn.
DeSantis dismissed Biden’s claims that the U.S. economy remains healthy, calling that "Orwellian doublespeak.” The governor said at Florida’s Airports Council conference on Aug. 1 that his state’s budget surplus could insulate it from a downturn.
“We're not immune to the inflation, we're not immune to the energy prices,” DeSantis said. “Because Florida has been open, because Florida has excelled economically, we're in the position where we're going to be able to meet those needs of the state regardless of what Uncle Joe throws at us from Washington, D.C."
Job growth has been broad across the country. Data released Friday by the Bureau of Statistic s found that employment increased in 43 states and was essentially unchanged in seven states over the past 12 months.
But the bipartisan research group EIG analyzed job growth in the three major Republican states (Texas, Arizona and Florida) and the three major Democratic ones (California, Illinois and New York). It found that the GOP areas have fully recovered and exceeded their pandemic job totals, while the recovery has been slower in Democratic states.
What seems to be the much more overarching priority among voters is not jobs but inflation, said John Lettieri, EIG's president and CEO. At a time of political polarization, it’s striking to him how fears about prices are crossing generational, class, regional and partisan lines.
“There is strong unanimity that the economy is an issue, inflation is the No. 1 problem and Biden is to blame,” Lettieri said. "This cuts across all the divides. All those different ways we slice up the electorate, they’re all responding to this to one degree or another in strong ways.”
Inflation appears to be an inescapable challenge for Biden, even as other issues such as abortion rights appear to be rallying Democratic voters. Republicans are able promote job gains to say why they would be better at leading the economy, without having to list, as Biden has stressed in speeches, their own policies for reducing consumer prices.
Gabriel Lenz, a political science professor at the University of California Los Angeles, said the “best measure of what voters are personally experiencing” is a metric known as real disposable personal income. That figure looks at how much money people have after adjusting for taxes and inflation. Its changes over the past two years mirror those of Democratic political fortunes.
When Biden signed pandemic relief into law in March 2021, people's real disposable income climbed 28.7% from a year ago. The aid helped the economy recover while some notable economists warned it could also be inflationary. As prices rose over the past year and much of the aid expired, real disposable income has tumbled 3.5% over the past 12 months as a result.
Based on that number, Lenz concluded: “It's no surprise that people are gloomy."
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College degrees’ impact on health
MINOT, N.D. (KMOT) - College graduates live longer than people who don’t get a higher education degree according to a 2021 study by Anne Case and Angus Deaton.
Robert Farrington, founder of The College Investor, said that’s because workers without degrees often do more labor-intensive blue-collar jobs.
On the other hand, people with degrees tend to get jobs that are less physically strenuous.
“It’s not that it’s bad or worse, but it is harder on you whether it’s a set schedule, shift work, and all those types of studies also all coordinate to shorter life expectancy,” said Farrington.
Farrington said there are other ways to make more money aside from college.
Some options include starting a business, going to trade school, or working in jobs that pay for the education you need.
He said that college is not the only option for living a healthy life.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Sept. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. (TSXV: ROOF) (OTCQB: ROOOF) ("Northstar" or the "Company") announces that it has changed its auditor from Davidson & Company LLP ("Davidson") to MNP LLP ("MNP") effective September 7, 2022. In accordance with National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations ("NI 51-102"), the Notice of Change of Auditor, together with the required letters from Davidson, the Former Auditor, and MNP, the Successor Auditor (as such terms are defined in NI 51-102), have been reviewed by the Company's Audit Committee and have been filed on SEDAR. There was no modified opinion in Davidson's audit reports with respect to the Company's financial statements for the two most recently completed fiscal years. There were also no reportable events (as defined in NI 51-102) between Davidson and the Company. The Board of Directors thanks Davidson for their efforts and services over the last several years.
The Company is also pleased to announce its in-person participation in the Construction & Demolition Recycling Association's ("CDRA") 9th Annual Shingle Recycling Forum in Chicago, Illinois from October 5-6, 2022. The Shingle Recycling Forum is the premier event for stakeholders in the shingle recycling industry, bringing together state Department of Transportation officials, recyclers, asphalt plant operators, road pavers, and more for impactful networking and cutting-edge presentations from industry experts.
Mr. Aidan Mills, Northstar's President, CEO and Director, is scheduled to present on a panel on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 8:00 am CST to 10:00 am CST on the End Markets Panel (Powders & Extraction).
Northstar Clean Technologies Inc. is a Canadian clean technology company focused on the sustainable recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles. Northstar has developed a proprietary design process for taking discarded asphalt shingles, otherwise destined for already over-crowded landfills, and extracting the liquid asphalt, aggregate and fiber for usage in new hot mix asphalt, construction products and other industrial applications. Focused on the circular economy, Northstar plans to reprocess used or defective asphalt shingle waste back into its three primary components for reuse/resale at its Empower Pilot Facility in Delta, British Columbia. As an emerging innovator in sustainable processing, Northstar's mission is to be the leader in the recovery and reprocessing of asphalt shingles in North America, extracting the recovered components from asphalt shingles that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
For further information about Northstar, please visit www.northstarcleantech.com.
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Aidan Mills
President & CEO, Director
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$9.9M invested in electric buses for Atlanta Public Schools
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - State and local leaders are celebrating federal dollars going towards electric buses for Atlanta Public Schools at Dunbar Elementary School Tuesday.
The district is getting an unprecedented $9.9 million for electric school buses.
This is all stemming from President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which were supported by Representative Nikema Williams, Senators Jon Ossoff, and Raphael Warnock. These acts are aimed at investing in domestic energy production while promoting clean energy.
This same action has already been seen in Clayton County as part of the Clean School Bus Program, which has a goal to use $5 billion to replace diesel school buses with options that are better for the environment.
“We need to be really concerned for our next generation and the world that they are going to inherit but they are also here, right now, and their health is being impacted by air pollution. So, something like these electric school buses is really exciting,” said Lily Zwann with Moms Clean Air Force.
More than a dozen Georgia school districts qualified for federal funding for this program.
Tuesday’s celebration will begin at noon and will include state and district leaders.
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Sen. Rick Scott alters policy plan to exempt Social Security and Medicare from sunsetting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida has amended his plan to overhaul how the federal government works after Democrats, including President Joe Biden, repeatedly invoked it to accuse Republicans of looking to cut Medicare and Social Security.
Scott unveiled his original plan last year when serving as chair of the campaign committee for Senate Republicans. It called for all federal legislation to sunset in five years, and if a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.
His revised plan specifies exceptions for Social Security, Medicare, national security, veterans benefits, and other essential services. The change comes as Democrats work to drive a wedge between GOP lawmakers and their base of older voters who rely on government programs for income and health insurance.
Biden held up a pamphlet of Scott’s original plan when he visited the senator’s home state of Florida last week, saying “I know that a lot of Republicans — their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. If that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.”
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has also been highlighting Scott’s proposals to criticize the GOP’s budgetary demands. And Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has consistently sought to distance Senate Republicans from Scott, telling reporters this week: “Let me say one more time, there is no agenda on the part of Senate Republicans to revisit Medicare or Social Security, period.”
Scott’s new plan takes a shot at his critics, saying in bold typeface: “Note to President Biden, Sen. Schumer, and Sen. McConnell – As you know, this was never intended to apply to Social Security, Medicare, or the US Navy.”
Scott explained the changes he made in a Washington Examiner op-ed that lashed out at Biden as well as McConnell.
“I have never supported cutting Social Security or Medicare, ever. To say otherwise is a disingenuous Democrat lie from a very confused president. And Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is also well aware of that. It’s shallow gotcha politics, which is what Washington does,” Scott wrote.
The White House wasn’t buying Scott’s explanation, though. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said cutting Medicare and Social Security was a “longstanding passion” for Scott.
“Make no mistake, his true colors are undeniable and on the record,” Jean-Pierre said.
McConnell and Scott have been at odds for some time now. Scott challenged McConnell in November to become the chamber’s minority leader, but McConnell easily prevailed in the first attempt to oust him. The vote was 37-10, senators said, with one other senator voting present.
House Republicans have been calling for reducing government spending as part of any agreement to increase the nation’s borrowing authority in the coming months. Democrats have been calling for a clean debt ceiling with no strings attached and are challenging Republicans to spell out any cuts they propose to make. Scott’s overhaul Friday signals the difficulty Republicans will have in answering that challenge.
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Associated Press staff writer Christopher Megerian contributed to this report.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Canada will send navy vessels to Haiti for intelligence-gathering as part of efforts to quell worsening gang violence in the Caribbean nation, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday.
Trudeau made the announcement in the Bahamas at an annual meeting of Caribbean leaders where a key topic has been Haiti’s surge in killings, rapes and kidnappings blamed on gangs emboldened since the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry, also at the meeting, has pleaded for a full-fledged international military intervention to stem the mayhem. His country requested help from the U.N. Security Council in October, and has suggested the U.S. and Canada lead a force. No such intervention has come together, and neither country has offered to take the lead.
Canada’s move to send ships, announced at the meeting of leaders of the 15-member Caricom trade bloc, comes shortly after the return of one of its surveillance planes on a similar mission to collect intelligence for Haitian police.
“Right now, Haiti is confronted with unrelenting gang violence, political turmoil and corruption,” Trudeau said. “Now is the moment to come together to confront the severity of this situation.”
Trudeau said Canada and Haiti’s neighbors need to work on long-lasting solutions to restore order and security, allow for essential aid to flow and create the conditions for free and fair elections.
He also unveiled sanctions on two additional Haitians: former interim president Jocelerme Privert and ex-political aide Salim Succar. Neither could be immediately reached for comment. They join 15 others already banned from making any economic dealings in Canada amid alleged ties to gangs.
Also on Thursday, the U.S. State Department announced it had placed visa restrictions on five more Haitians and seven family members that it did not identify, saying only that they have been fomenting violence, corruption, and instability. A total of 44 people have faced U.S. restrictions since October.
Meanwhile, the Canadian leader said his government would give an additional $12.3 million in humanitarian assistance and $10 million to support the International Office on Migration, to protect Haitian women and children along Haiti’s border with the Dominican Republic. The neighboring country has deported tens of thousands of Haitian migrants and those of Haitian ancestry in the past year.
“The toll of human suffering in Haiti weighs heavily on me,” Trudeau said.
Earlier on Thursday, Trudeau met behind closed doors with Henry, who told reporters that he urgently wants Haiti to hold elections despite the worsening insecurity.
The number of reported killings in Haiti last year increased by 35% to 2,183 victims, while the number of reported kidnappings more than doubled to 1,359 victims, according to the U.N.
A report last month from the U.N. Integrated Office in Haiti noted that “gang-related violence reached levels not seen in decades,” and that tens of thousands of people have been displaced by the warring gangs.
Canada, the U.S. and other countries already have provided military equipment and other resources, along with training, to Haiti’s National Police, which only has 9,700 active-duty officers for a country of more than 11 million people. Gangs control an estimated 60% of the capital of Port-au-Prince.
Trudeau also pledged $1.8 million to fight illegal drug trafficking and strengthen border and maritime security across the Caribbean.
In addition, Trudeau said his government will set aside $44.8 million to help the Caribbean fight climate change.
The Caricom meeting, which has drawn other officials including Brian Nichols, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, began on Wednesday and is scheduled to end on Friday.
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Gillies reported from Toronto. | 2023-02-17T04:18:10+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-canada-to-deploy-navy-vessels-to-haiti-as-violence-worsens/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 18 to send No. 10 Texas to a 76-71 win over No. 11 Baylor on Monday night, ending the Bears’ six-game win streak and keeping the Longhorns in a share of first place in the Big 12.
Rice made four 3-pointers in the second half and his two free throws with 16 seconds left put Texas ahead by five with the final points.
Baylor had closed to 72-71 on Keyonte George’s three-point play before Texas answered with Marcus Carr’s fallaway jumper with 27 seconds left. It was Carr’s first basket of the second half and just his second of the game.
Rice, a 29% 3-point shooter in Big 12 play, was 4 of 5 shooting from long range. Allen was 7 of 10 from the floor and made two free throws in the final minute that put the Longhorns (18-4, 7-2) ahead by four.
“That’s what this league is about. You have to put your hat on every day and come to work. That was one of the hardest games I’ve been in since I got here,” Allen said. “In the Big 12, that’s what it takes every night. ”
Baylor had fought back from nine points down in the first half to tie it at 38 on the opening possession after halftime. Texas answered with a quick 8-0 run punctuated by a 3-pointer by Tyrese Hunter, a put-back dunk by Dillon Mitchell and Allen’s short jumper over two defenders.
Rice’s 3-pointers kept any chance of a Baylor rally in check and Texas never trailed in the second half.
LJ Cryer scored 19 points to lead four Baylor players in double figures.
Baylor (16-6, 5-4) trailed 70-68 with a chance to take the lead in the final two minutes, but Adam Flagler threw up a quick 3-pointer that missed before Allen made his two late free throws.
“It’s hard to have long winning streaks in this league,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “You can play well and lose games.”
Baylor had won 12 of the previous 13 matchups with the Longhorns.
“They’ve had our number,” Texas interim coach Rodney Terry said. “We needed to find a way to get this thing done. We were at home.”
MISSING POINTS
Carr, Texas’ leading scorer this season, had a rare off night as a shooter. He was just 2 of 8 from the floor and didn’t score in double figures for just the third time this season, and the first time since Dec. 12.
“Guys picked each other up,” Rice said. “Obviously Marcus didn’t have the game everybody’s used to him having, but he still made sure we sure we were playing defense … Things like that got us the win.”
BIG PICTURE
Baylor: The Bears fell in love with the 3-pointer and couldn’t break out of it against a Texas defense that denied shot after shot near the basket. Baylor was 8 of 26 from long range and made just two in the second half.
“We can’t let them dictate what we do,” Cryer said.
Texas: The Longhorns were coming off a loss at No. 2 Tennessee, when Terry complained the Longhorns let themselves get pushed around in a physical matchup. They had no such problems against the Bears, nearly matching the Bears in rebounding and points in the paint.
“(Terry) challenged us on defense. He challenged us to be better. We’re not a team that’s used to getting out-toughed. We had to respond physically, mentally,” Allen said.
UP NEXT
Baylor hosts Texas Tech on Saturday.
Texas plays at No. 7 Kansas State on Saturday.
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ARLINGTON (KFDX/KJTL) — The Texas Rangers recently became the sixteenth team in Major League Baseball to reveal their City Connect Jersey, though early fan reviews aren’t all positive.
The new uniform, inspired by the history of baseball in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, was unveiled on Monday, April 17, 2023, with its on-field debut set for Friday, April 21, when the Rangers take on the Oakland Athletics at Globe Life Field in Arlington.
Photos of the new look and the merchandise associated with it are provided below, courtesy of the Texas Rangers Baseball Club:
The new City Connect Jersey for the Texas Rangers includes many references to the history of baseball in Texas, including the date “4-21”, or April 21, being embroidered on the side of the hat and the inside of the back of the jersey.
According to officials with the Texas Rangers, April 21, 1836, is when Texas declared its independence from Mexico. On April 21, 1868, the first championship baseball game was played in the state of Texas. On April 21, 1972, the Texas Rangers played their first home game in Arlington.
Officials with the Rangers said the “TX” in a Gothic font pays homage to the Dallas Eagles, a former minor league baseball team in Texas. The “spur” on the X, as well as a redesigned spur logo, pays homage to the DFW Spurs, the team that paved the way for the Texas Rangers.
The new uniform has received mixed reviews on social media, with several people commenting on the various reveals posted on Twitter by the Texas Rangers either strongly disliking the look, or claiming that they love it. | 2023-04-18T00:47:12+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/local-news/texas-rangers-city-connect-jersey/ |
The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization on Friday for the first at-home test that can simultaneously detect both COVID-19 and the flu.
With a shallow nasal swab, the single-use kit can provide results within 30 minutes indicating whether a person is positive or negative for COVID, as well as influenza A and influenza B, which are two common strains of the flu.
People 14 and older can generally perform the test on themselves, the FDA says. Those between the ages of 2 and 13 can get results with the help of an adult.
Dr. Jeff Shuren, the director of the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health, called the test as a "major milestone."
"We are eager to continue advancing greater access to at-home infectious disease testing to best support public health needs," Shuren said in a statement.
The test was developed by Lucira Health, a California-based company that was also the first to receive FDA approval for at-home rapid COVID tests back in 2020.
According to the FDA, in people showing symptoms, the Lucira home kit accurately detected 88.3% of COVID infections and 90.1% of influenza A infections. The test can identify influenza B in lab studies, the FDA said. But because there are not enough cases of the virus circulating in real-world settings, further testing will be required, officials said.
The FDA also warned that, similar to all rapid diagnostic tests, there is a risk of false positive and false negative results. The agency says individuals who test positive for COVID or the flu should take appropriate precautions and follow-up with a health care provider, while people who receive a negative result of either COVID or influenza B should confirm it with a molecular test preformed in a lab.
Individuals who test negative but continue to experience symptoms of fever, cough or shortness of breath should also follow up with their health care provider in case of other respiratory viruses, the FDA said.
The dual-purposed test comes after a surge of COVID, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus -- or RSV — that strained hospitals across the country last fall.
"The collective impact of COVID-19, flu and RSV underscore the importance of diagnostic tests for respiratory viruses," the FDA said in a statement.
Over the past few weeks, COVID-related deaths and hospitalizations have begun to fall, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Similarly, rates of flu and RSV-related hospitalizations have been going down, the CDC found.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- DrSnip, a new vasectomy clinic in Portland, is offering a limited time discounted vasectomy for any patients who do not have insurance, or whose plans are not contracted with DrSnip.
"Vasectomy remains an underutilized procedure in the American healthcare system. It's less invasive, less risky, and less costly than a woman's equivalent sterility procedure, tubal ligation," says Shrikesh Majithia, CEO of DrSnip.
And for a limited time, those cost savings are significantly higher. Through the end of the year, the Portland clinic will discount the procedure to $500, including a comprehensive consultation.
"We want the community to know that we're here to help," Majithia notes. "Our hope is to see patients who could not previously come in due to financial constraints. It's one way we can support the community."
The promotion will last through the end of the year. Any patient who is uninsured or has insurance that is not contracted with the clinic, or whose insurance does not cover vasectomy is eligible. And patients with insurance coverage may end up paying even less. "If your plan covers vasectomy, and your deductible has been met this year, the procedure could effectively be free." Majithia says.
DrSnip® has been a leader in vasectomy for over 30 years, serving over 40,000 men and families in the Pacific Northwest. The clinic has developed its own proprietary vasectomy instruments to perform its unique DrSnip Vasectomy Technique.
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TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Monday notified neighboring Japan that it plans to launch a satellite in coming days, which may be an attempt to put Pyongyang’s first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit.
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said he ordered Japan’s Self Defense Force to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any entered Japanese territory.
Japan’s coast guard said the notice it received from North Korean waterway authorities said the launch window was from May 31 to June 11, and that the launch may affect waters in the Yellow Sea, East China Sea and east of the Philippines’ Luzon Island.
The coast guard issued a safety warning for ships in the area on those dates because of the possible risks from falling debris. Japan’s coast guard coordinates and distributes maritime safety information in East Asia, which is likely the reason it was the recipient of North Korea’s notice.
To launch a satellite into space, North Korea would have to use long-range missile technology banned by U.N. Security Council resolutions. Its past launches of Earth observation satellites were seen as disguised missile tests.
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the launch would violate U.N. resolutions and was a “threat to the peace and safety of Japan, the region and the international community.”
Japan was already on standby for falling missile debris from North Korean launches earlier this year and has deployed missile defense systems such as land-to-air PAC-3 and ship-to-air SM-3 interceptors in southwestern Japan and in the East China Sea.
Matsuno said it was possible the satellite would enter or pass above Japan’s southwestern islands including Okinawa, where the United States has major military bases and thousands of troops.
South Korea warned Monday that North Korea will face consequences if it goes ahead with its launch plan in violation of the U.N. Security Council resolutions that ban the North from conducting any launch using ballistic technology.
“Our government strongly warns North Korea against a provocation that threatens peace in the region and urges it to withdraw its illegal launch plan immediately,” a ministry statement said. It said South Korea will cooperate with the international community to resolutely cope with any North Korean provocation.
In a three-way telephone conversation later Monday, the chief nuclear envoys of South Korea, the United States and Japan agreed to cooperate in a unified, resolute response to a satellite launch. They strongly urged North Korea to refrain from what they termed “an illegal launch” that would threaten regional peace, according to South Korea’s Foreign Ministry. Japan issued a similar statement.
Earlier this month, North Korean state media reported leader Kim Jong Un had inspected a finished military spy satellite at his country’s aerospace center and approved the satellite’s launch plan. Monday’s launch notice did not specify the type of satellite.
Last week, rival South Korea launched its first commercial-grade satellite into space, which likely will provide it with technology and expertise to place its first military spy satellite into orbit later this year and build more powerful missiles. Experts say Kim would want his country to launch a spy satellite before South Korea does.
North Korea placed Earth observation satellites in orbit in 2012 and 2016. Pyongyang does not notify neighboring countries of its missile firings in advance, but has issued notices ahead of satellite launches in the past.
While North Korea has demonstrated an ability to deliver a satellite into space, there are questions about the satellite’s capability. Foreign experts say the earlier satellites never transmitted imagery back to North Korea, and analysts say the new device displayed in state media appeared too small and crudely designed to support high-resolution imagery.
Spy satellites are among an array of high-tech weapons systems Kim has publicly vowed to develop. Other weapons systems on his wish list include solid-propellant ICBMs, nuclear-powered submarines, hypersonic missiles and multi-warhead missiles.
The North’s satellite launch plan comes amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
Since the start of 2022, North Korea has test-launched more than 100 missiles, some of them nuclear-capable weapons that place the U.S. mainland, South Korea and Japan within striking distance. North Korea argues its testing spree is meant to issue warning over expanded military drills between the U.S. and South Korea, but observers say North Korea aims to modernize its weapons program then win greater concessions from its rivals in future dealings.
Last week, the South Korean and U.S. militaries conducted large-scale live-fire drills near the border with North Korea as the first of five rounds of exercises marking 70 years since the establishment of their alliance. North Korea warned Monday that the U.S. and South Korea will face unspecified consequences for their “war scenario for aggression on” North Korea.
“We’d like to ask them if they can cope with the consequences to be entailed by their reckless and dangerous war gambles that are being staged under the eyes of the armed forces of (North Korea),” the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Saturday that he was ready to meet Kim Jong Un “any time without preconditions” and that he was making efforts to organize a summit as soon as possible.
He was speaking at a conference dealing with the abductions of Japanese citizens to North Korea decades ago. The issue was only partially resolved and North Korea never provided a full account for those still believed held.
North Korea on Monday urged Japan to show its sincerity about resuming talks, saying it’s necessary to “cool-headedly recall” why past talks had failed to improve ties.
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Hyung-jin Kim reported from Seoul, South Korea. | 2023-05-29T13:48:53+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-north-korea-notifies-neighboring-japan-it-plans-to-launch-satellite-in-coming-days/ |
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Human remains are found at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach for the third time amid dramatically dropping water levels
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN
More human skeletal remains were discovered at Lake Mead’s Swim Beach area Monday night, officials said, marking the third time authorities have reported finding remains at the beach amid the lake’s rapidly receding shoreline.
So far this year, authorities have recovered human remains at the lake five times, three of which have been at Swim Beach. It’s unclear whether the three discoveries at Swim Beach are all from one person or separate individuals. The Clark County coroner has been working to determine if the first two Swim Beach discoveries, which were both partial remains, are from the same person, a county spokesperson told CNN.
National Park Service rangers responded to Swim Beach at about 8 p.m. Monday night and worked with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s dive team to set a perimeter to recover the remains, the park service said in a news release. The Clark County coroner was also contacted.
CNN has reached out to Clark County officials for more information and has not heard back.
In addition to those found at Swim Beach, two other sets of remains have been uncovered at the lake since May, including one body which is being investigated as a homicide case after it was found in a corroding barrel with a gunshot wound, officials said.
The homicide victim, whose remains were found on May 1, likely died sometime in the mid-’70s to early ’80s, according to police and Clark County coroner Melanie Rouse. The victim’s clothes and shoes helped investigators determine the approximate time of death, as some of the clothing was so well preserved the labels were still visible, police said.
Just a week after the homicide victim’s remains were found, a second set was discovered at the lake’s Calville Bay, the park said. Rouse has preliminarily determined that those remains belong to a man estimated to be between 23 to 38 years old, she told CNN previously. His cause and manner of death are undetermined, she said.
The coroner’s office is trying to extract DNA from the first two sets of remains in an effort to identify who they belong to, Rouse has said.
The third set of partial remains was found at Swim Beach on July 25, followed by more partial remains found in the same area on August 6. It is unclear if the third discovery of remains on Monday is related to the previous two partial sets.
The remains have started to be uncovered as Lake Mead’s shoreline is receding dramatically due to a prolonged megadrought in the West. The extreme drought has caused water levels at Lake Mead — the nation’s largest water reservoir — to drop to just 27% of its full capacity, threatening the essential water supply for millions of people in the region.
As the water level drops, other visitors have been able to see other things previously submerged in the lake, including a sunken World War II-era vessel and the reservoir’s original 1971 intake valve.
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AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight) System is being designed to help redefine how we see, engage and interact in hybrid environments
MELVILLE, N.Y., June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Canon U.S.A. Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, is excited to invite customers and show attendees to experience the AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight) System at the InfoComm 2022 Exhibit Hall that's open June 8-10 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Canon will be orchestrating demonstrations of the technology being developed1,scheduling one-on-one appointments with potential business partners and customers, and displaying designs of the creative process from when the AMLOS solution was used to help people collaborate in connection with creating an animated short film with HITRECORD, the company that runs an online community for creative collaboration. The animated short film has been submitted for several film festivals.
The AMLOS solution is a single (camera), and simple and seamless hybrid work solution being designed to enable in-person meeting participants to guide the focus of a single camera2 using simple hand gestures and share digitally enhanced, high-resolution images from the room with remote collaborators.3Remote users can access the AMLOS meeting through a web browser from a link sent by the in room presenter, and can personalize their view , focusing on the speaker or the whiteboard, a screen or a prop in the room that the in room presenter is highlighting – creating a useful and engaging experience.3,4
"We are so excited to be attending InfoComm 2022 and welcome attendees to visit our booth to learn about the AMLOS System being developed and the many ways it can help to bridge the gap for hybrid work, remote learning, and creative communities," said Kohei Maeda, advisor, marketing, Business Information Communication Group (BICG), Canon U.S.A., Inc. "Collaboration has taken on an entirely new meaning as a result of the pandemic. AMLOS is being developed with the goal of keeping colleagues and team members connected in a different way in hybrid environments, and to help alleviate some pain points that can come with working remotely in an interactive group setting."
"As the advertising agency that's helping Canon launch AMLOS, we've gotten to know the technology inside and out. We understand what a game changer it is, especially in our industry where we're constantly collaborating on ideas, with coworkers and clients all over the world," said Andrés Ordóñez, chief creative officer, FCB Chicago.
Further amplifying Canon's message around connecting remote work environments through the AMLOS System, Kohei Maeda will be participating in a panel session at InfoComm 2022 titled, "The Trend Forecast - Conferencing & Collaboration," scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 11:20 a.m. on Thursday, June 9 at the Technology Innovation Stage (West Hall, Booth W2247).
Attendees can find the Canon booth in the North Hall N1362 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
AMLOS (Activate My Line of Sight) Solution Availability
Canon is excited to announce a projected introductory pricing for the AMLOS software of $150 monthly subscription fee per room5. Each customer will also need to purchase one of the following Canon PTZ (pan-tilt-zoom) cameras per room: a CR-N300 for longer zoom range or a CR-N500 for a wider angle of view and better low light performance.2,5 Service and support and additional third party fees may apply.4,5
Canon is currently scheduled to make the AMLOS software available in third quarter 2022.1,5 For additional information, please visit usa.canon.com/amlos.
About Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Canon U.S.A., Inc., is a leading provider of consumer, business-to-business, and industrial digital imaging solutions to the United States and to Latin America and the Caribbean markets. With approximately $30.6 billion in global revenue, its parent company, Canon Inc. (NYSE:CAJ), as of 2021 has ranked in the top-five overall in U.S. patents granted for 36 consecutive years† and was one of Fortune Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies in 2022. Canon U.S.A. was featured in Newsweek's Most Loved Workplaces list for 2021, ranking among the top 100 companies for employee happiness and satisfaction at work. Canon U.S.A. is dedicated to its Kyosei philosophy of social and environmental responsibility. To keep apprised of the latest news from Canon U.S.A., sign up for the Company's RSS news feed by visiting www.usa.canon.com/rss and follow us on Twitter @CanonUSA.
† Number of patents for 2021 are based on figures released by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. Figures for 2005 to 2020 are based on information issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
1. Not an offer for sale. Canon U.S.A. is currently developing the AMLOS solution. Please note that the AMLOS solution is not available for sale or use in the U.S. or elsewhere. Specifications, features and availability may change and no assurances can be given that this solution, in the current or any other form, will be made available for sale or use in the U.S. or elsewhere.
2. Purchase of a Canon (PTZ) Camera required. Subject to terms and conditions. Camera requires a wired connection and needs to be on the same network as a Windows® 10 PC.
3. Remote views are determined by what is shown by the in-office participant(s).
4. Subscription to, and/or purchase of, other Canon and third-party services and solutions may be required. Subject to applicable Canon or third-party provider's terms and conditions. Neither Canon Inc. nor Canon U.S.A., Inc. represents or warrants any third-party product, service, or feature referenced hereunder.
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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The smoke has eased, but does it stay that way, and what about rain chances for the weekend?? Details are below.
Any more smoke coming our way this weekend?
The Canadian wildfire smoke that we dealt with much of this week has cleared for the most part since Thursday afternoon. Yes, there still may be a little smoke in the air Saturday, but we don’t expect any issues with air quality like we had last Tuesday and Wednesday thankfully! Sunday should be free and clear of smoke too!
Any shower threat for the weekend?
After receiving the first measurable rainfall in over two weeks in Syracuse on Thursday, many saw a bit more rain on Friday, including just about a quarter of an inch in Syracuse.
Drought Monitor: Dry stretch has caught up with CNY…
The culprit for the showers the last couple of days is an area of low pressure spinning and weakening across New England. This storm is slowly departing the Northeast this weekend. This means two things. We turn warmer and drier overall over the weekend! This is GREAT news for all the festivals like Greek and Polish Festival, the CNY Pride Festival and parade on Saturday afternoon, and possibly, hopefully for the Chris Stapleton show at the Amp Sunday evening too!
It’s a nicer Saturday with more sun after some areas of fog to start the day. Come the afternoon with the daytime heating, a bit of lingering low-level moisture and cool air aloft, there may be a spotty pop-up shower or two for a few mainly over the higher terrain south and east of Syracuse. Many should get through Saturday dry though.
On Sunday, it also looks mainly dry but a new area of low pressure spinning up with its cold front is going to be approaching from the west. At this point, it looks mainly dry Sunday with more clouds rolling in during the day. There could be a shower or two developing later Sunday afternoon and evening, but a more significant batch of much needed rain (1”+) looks to be on tap for CNY late Sunday night into Monday.
June feel returns this weekend!
Ready for a return of more seasonable air after the autumn feel the last few days? I’m sure many are, especially those that want to swim! It finally does look like Mother Nature is going to provide us with more seasonable air Saturday with highs expected to climb back into the mid-70s for the first time since Monday!
We end the weekend probably even warmer than Saturday as we may actually touch 80 degrees with enough breaks of sun sneaking out before the clouds increase Sunday afternoon ahead of the next weather maker. Yes, a more normal early summer feel returns for the weekend! Enjoy! You deserve it after all the smoke/air quality issues we had this week. | 2023-06-10T12:02:40+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/warming-up-this-weekend-but-any-rain/ |
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — John Huh wasn’t expecting the lowest round of his PGA Tour career Thursday in the Wyndham Championship, and he had no complaints about the score or the timing.
Huh made seven of his eight birdie attempts from 10 feet or closer and holed a 40-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th hole at Sedgefield for a 9-under 61, giving him a two-shot lead over Sungjae Im in the final tournament of the regular season.
“It’s kind of strange because like earlier I mentioned, I wasn’t really feeling great with my game and (to) shoot my career low, it’s kind of weird,” Huh said. “Sort of mixed feelings, but I’ll take this any day.”
Huh needed a round like this. He is No. 120 in the FedEx Cup — with some wiggle room because of the defectors to Saudi-funded LIV Golf — and only the top 125 advance to the lucrative postseason next week and are assured a full PGA Tour card for next season.
“I know what’s on the line, I know how important this tournament would be,” Huh said. “At the same time you’ve just got to go and play and I think I did that really well today.”
Im had two eagles in his round of 63. At a true No. 15 in the FedEx Cup, he already is set for the postseason and a good week might be able to sew up his spot in the finale at East Lake.
Peter Malnati and Brandon Wu were at 64.
Far more relevant was the group at 65, which includes Austin Smotherman. He is list at No. 135 in the FedEx Cup, but he would count as No. 125 — the cutoff — because 10 players ahead of him have been suspended for signing on with LIV Golf.
The suspended players would be line in to receive FedEx Cup bonus money without playing. The PGA Tour said last week a player’s FedEx Cup ranking would not be affected by those have gone over to LIV Golf.
Smotherman missed only two greens and kept bogeys off his card. Three others at 65 — Ben Kohles (181), Cameron Percy (170) and Brian Stuard (148) were outside the top 125.
Also at 65 was Aaron Wise, who is at No. 34 in the standings and is looking to improve his ranking going into the lucrative FedEx Cup playoffs. Wise had a five-hole stretch on the back nine that he played in 5-under par, including a 30-foot eagle putt on the 15th, until missing the fairway and failing to save par from beyond the green at the 18th.
Will Zalatoris, at No. 14 in the world the highest-ranked player in the field, was hopeful of moving into the top 10 in the FedEx Cup and collecting bonus money from the regular season. A two-time runner-up in majors this year, he opened with a 71 and next had to worry about making the cut.
Rickie Fowler also had a 71 playing in the afternoon. Fowler is No. 123 in the FedEx Cup — accounting for the suspended players ahead of him — and likely will need to make the cut to avoid missing the playoffs for the second straight season.
Huh now has three rounds at 62 or lower on the PGA Tour — he had a 62 at Sedgefield in 2013 and a 62 in Las Vegas in 2016 — and made this one look easy.
Starting on the fourth hole, he ran off five straight birdies, the longest one at 10 feet. After his long eagle putt, he holed a 4-foot putt for birdie on the 17th.
“I hit it close enough, gave myself a chance,” Huh said. “The longest putt I made was for eagle, but other than that, I put it pretty much inside 10 feet and made all that.”
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-08-05T02:27:35+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/sports/huh-takes-big-leap-off-bubble-with-career-best-61-at-wyndham/ |
(Green Car Reports) — The average length of trips done in electric vehicles has been going up, and it may equal internal-combustion vehicle trip lengths within the next 18 months, according to new analysis. It’s an indication more buyers might be directly replacing gasoline models with EVs, and that range anxiety may be waning.
These conclusions come from UK-based data analytics firm Wejo Group Limited, which used real-world trip data from connected cars. The findings are based on “trillions of data points from billions of vehicle journeys taken by over 11 million vehicles across the United States,” filtered by states and cities that have more than 1,000 EVs and internal-combustion vehicles on their roads, the company said in a press release.
Currently across the U.S., the typical daily EV trip length is about 30 miles, while it’s just under 33 miles for gasoline vehicles.
Of the metro areas surveyed, many saw increases in average EV trip lengths in 2022 compared to 2021, according to the analysis. The biggest increases were reportedly in Toledo, Ohio; Bakersfield and Fresno, California; and Plano, Texas, at 11% to 17% from 2021.
At the same time, many of the same metro areas—including Bakersfield and Fresno, as well as Stockton, California; Reno, Nevada; and Anchorage, Alaska—reportedly saw decreases in internal-combustion vehicle trip lengths, ranging from 3% to 5% shorter.
On the state level, South Carolina saw the biggest jump in EV trip lengths, at 22%, followed by Texas and Nevada at 10%, and Michigan and Indiana, which both saw average distances driven in EVs increase by 9% in 2022. Some states also saw decreases in average internal-combustion trip lengths, with Montana, Alaska, Wyoming, North Dakota, and Delaware having the largest gaps, at 4% to 6% shorter than 2021.
Years ago, studies found that anxiety over available range was keeping people from jumping to an EV for everyday driving. But that appears to no longer be the case. Admittedly, underestimating EV capabilities has been an issue throughout. Even back in 2012, not including the Tesla Model S, a study suggested that 95% of all trips could be made in an EV. As several studies have pointed out over the years, just owning an EV will quell some common concerns.
An issue that first surfaced in 2009 has become more of a concern—charging anxiety, or the worry that even when a charger is nearby, it won’t work. Charging infrastructure has expanded greatly since then, but reliability is still a concern. It’s the exact opposite of the situation when electric cars first appeared over a century ago, when the lack of fuel stations made gasoline range anxiety prevalent, with EV charging seeming easy by comparison.
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Eliminating range anxiety is important for increasing EV adoption, but to meet the ultimate goal of reducing emissions across the vehicle fleet, Americans need to be driving a lot less. That seems to happen only when gas prices spike, however. | 2023-03-05T17:45:40+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/automotive/us-ev-trip-lengths-are-way-up-nearly-equaling-gasoline-trips/ |
NAHANT, Mass. — From the inside of her living room, Anna Cox looks out over the Atlantic Ocean. The sun’s rays on a recent January morning are flickering off the horizon as she begins to talk about the coyote problem that has divided the small seaside town of Nahant, Massachusetts.
Back in 2020, Cox’s 10-month-old cat, Jackie, went missing. A few days later, a neighbor posted a picture of Jackie’s remains on a community Facebook page. Cox knew from the collar in the picture it was her missing cat. Two years later, the ordeal has still left her shaken.
“It was gut-wrenching. Her collar had a little bell and that probably led them right to her,” Cox said with a small crack in her voice.
It was a painful life lesson for this former first-grade teacher, who quickly learned she was not alone in her grief.
“People really didn’t start caring until the dogs were being eaten,” Cox noted.
In recent years, Nahant, a seaside town of 3,000, has seen an increasing number of coyote attacks on animals. Coyotes have become so pervasive on this peninsula, that day or night, residents out on walks do whatever they can to protect themselves and their pets. Some carry baseball bats, and others like Tim Brennan, carry large walking sticks to haze off coyotes if needed.
“This is just part of our daily lives. They’re very much present,” Brennan said.
Resident Carl Lanzilli even purchased a $100 coyote jacket, lined with metal spikes, to protect his small dog, Coco.
“If the coyote goes for his throat, this will stop it,” Lanzilli said as he loaded Coco into the front seat of his SUV.
Multiple Facebook groups like “Nahant Coyote Victims” help residents here keep track of sightings and attacks. No humans have ever been hurt. But the tides have shifted so much in Nahant that sharpshooters from the U.S. Department of Agriculture were called in last year to help bring down coyote numbers.
Because of how densely populated the peninsula is, hunting isn’t legal here under Massachusetts law. It’s a decision that has divided this one square mile of land.
Anna Cox, who lost her cat, is among those who feel something needed to be done.
“I think their numbers are too high, and I don’t have a problem with them being exterminated,” she said.
Coyotes can be found in every U.S. state, except Hawaii. Increasingly, they’re making homes in more heavily-populated areas, where hunting isn’t permitted, making what’s happened in Nahant a tale of note for communities nationwide.
Animal advocate Deb Newman, who lives in nearby Swampscott, Massachusetts, said many residents were too afraid to speak up prior to the sharpshooters being called in.
“Because it’s such a small town, people were concerned that their neighbors wouldn’t like them anymore. This has really demonized the coyotes,” Newman said.
It is unclear just how many coyotes those USDA sharpshooters have killed since being called in.
A spokesperson for the USDA told Scripps News in an email that the Nahant coyote removal program has started and that it could take several months before more information is released at the end of the operation.
As for the town, Nahant Town Administrator Antonio Barletta said, “ The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services professionals are working in Nahant under the terms of the Cooperative Services Agreement with the town. Their work addresses a significant issue in our community.”
For now, residents like Anna Cox are doing whatever they can to keep their pets safe. Cox recently adopted a new cat, Lexi, and she carries whistles and an airhorn with her wherever she goes. Both were provided by the town to help prevent attacks.
Cox's hope is that her idyllic New England seaside town goes back to its tranquil state of being.
"I can acknowledge they’re beautiful, but if the numbers dwindled, then we’ll know something happened," Cox said. | 2023-02-06T21:53:16+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/national/coyotes-sharpshooters-and-the-wildlife-debate-thats-divided-one-small-american-town |
Leading Fast-Casual Concept's New Prototype Optimizes Off-Premise Channels with Redesigned Pick-Up Area, Among Other Features
WICHITA, Kan., April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers® announced today the opening of a corporate-owned restaurant location in Belleville, Illinois, featuring its newest restaurant design. Now available to prospective franchisees, the format features a standard drive-thru and an enhanced mobile pick-up window to meet the increased consumer demand for off-premise dining. Standing at either 2,800 square feet or 2,400 square feet, the design includes an enhanced kitchen layout to enable each order channel to maintain high efficiency across the operation. The opening in the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area comes on the heels of Freddy's recent announcement to open a location within the region's professional baseball arena, Busch Stadium.
"We recognize the importance of adapting with the constant shifts in consumer preferences and making it easier for people to access Freddy's. With nearly 70 percent of sales being consumed off-premise, our team has been focused on developing restaurant prototypes that cater to this preferred method of dining by increasing convenience and ease of use for our guests," says Chris Dull, CEO of Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers. "The new prototype design opening in Belleville increases the convenience our guests seek by optimizing off-premise channels and not sacrificing the speed and quality that has maintained loyalty to our brand with over 20 years of history."
Genuine hospitality remains a cornerstone of Freddy's brand value and is showcased through the new restaurant design. The format prioritizes guest satisfaction by incorporating innovative features that promote order accuracy and process efficiency through all order channels. These updates include Accutemp's XLR8 kitchen technology, which presses Freddy's steakburger patties into a consistent shape each time, making grill operations less physically demanding while increasing consistency for guests. Additionally, the restaurant's designated digital pickup area has a custard freezer to give quick access to mobile and delivery orders without interfering with the dine-in order queue. The back-of-house also has a transformed bagging station with a simplified, easy-to-interpret display, and a shared expo counter to give the shift lead the ability to manage every aspect of the operation from one location.
As Freddy's maintains a high level of growth across the country, the brand will look to gather insights and key data from the new restaurant in Belleville to continue refining real estate options for new and existing franchisees. Slated to open over 60 locations before the close of the calendar year, Freddy's remains committed to franchisees, team members and a one-of-a-kind guest experience to support the chains greater development goal of doubling its footprint within the next three years. Franchise opportunities remain in nine of Canada's provinces, excluding Quebec, and in the U.S. including the Northeast, Upper Midwest, California, Florida, Oregon, and Washington, and large metro areas such as Pittsburgh.
Freddy's wide variety of traditional and non-traditional restaurants has consistently earned the brand recognition as a leading fast-casual concept and franchise system. Most recently, the brand ranked #70 on Entrepreneur Magazine's highly competitive Franchise 500 ranking of the top franchise brands, QSR Magazine's esteemed QSR 50 list at #46, as well as being awarded North America's Best New National Brand Concept by Airports Council International for the opening of Freddy's first airport location in 2021 in Oklahoma City's Will Rogers World Airport.
For more information about development opportunities, contact Mary Coots, Vice President of Franchise Development, at maryc@freddysusa.com or 316-719-7854; or contact Gregg Most and Jim Werschler at franchising@freddyscanada.net for Canadian inquiries. Prospective franchisees can also visit freddysfranchising.com for the latest information regarding available opportunities.
About Freddy's
Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is a leading fast-casual franchise concept with more than 460 locations across 36 states nationwide. Founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 2002, the brand offers a unique combination of cooked-to-order steakburgers, all-beef hot dogs, shoestring fries and other savory items, along with freshly churned frozen custard treats. Known for operating The Freddy's Way, Guests experience genuine hospitality and food prepared fresh with premium ingredients. This signature approach has fueled Freddy's ongoing growth throughout the U.S. and garnered national recognition from industry-leading rankings, including being named No. 1 on Forbes Best Franchises to Buy and No. 70 on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500. For more on Freddy's, visit the Newsroom and follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more information about development opportunities, visit https://freddysfranchising.com/.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic climbed into the Rod Laver Arena stands to celebrate his 10th Australian Open championship and record-tying 22nd Grand Slam title Sunday, and after jumping and pumping his fists with his team, he collapsed onto his back, crying.
When he returned to the playing surface, Djokovic sat on his sideline bench, buried his face in a white towel and sobbed some more.
This trip to Australia was far more successful than that of a year ago — when he was deported because he was not vaccinated against COVID-19 — although difficult in its own ways with a bad hamstring and some off-court tumult involving his father.
Yet Djokovic accomplished all he could have possibly wanted in his return: He resumed his winning ways at Melbourne Park and made it back to the top of tennis, declaring: “This probably is, I would say, the biggest victory of my life.”
Only briefly challenged in the final, Djokovic was simply better at the most crucial moments and beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5). As a bonus, Djokovic will vault from No. 5 to No. 1 in the ATP rankings, a spot he already has held for more weeks than any other man.
“This has been one of the most challenging tournaments I’ve ever played in my life, considering the circumstances. Not playing last year; coming back this year,” Djokovic said, wearing a zip-up white jacket with a “22″ on his chest. “And I want to thank all the people that made me feel welcome, made me feel comfortable to be in Melbourne, to be in Australia.”
The 35-year-old from Serbia stretched his unbeaten streak in Melbourne to 28 matches, the longest run there in the Open era, which dates to 1968. He added trophy No. 10 to seven from Wimbledon, three from the U.S. Open — where he also was absent last year because of no coronavirus shots — and two from the French Open to match rival Rafael Nadal for the most Grand Slams by a man.
Only two women — Margaret Court with 24 and Serena Williams with 23 — are ahead of him.
This was also the 93rd ATP tour-level title for Djokovic, breaking a tie with Nadal for fourth.
“I would like to thank you for pushing our sport so far,” Tsitsipas told Djokovic.
“He is the greatest,” Tsitsipas said, “that has ever held a tennis racket.”
Djokovic was participating in his 33rd major final, Tsitsipas in his second — and the 24-year-old from Greece also lost the other to Djokovic at the 2021 French Open.
On a cool evening under a cloud-filled sky, and with a soundtrack of chants from supporters of both men prompting repeated pleas for quiet from the chair umpire, Djokovic was superior throughout, especially in the two tiebreakers.
He took a 4-1 lead in the first, then reeled off the last three points. He led 5-0 in the closing tiebreaker, and when it finished, he pointed to his temple before screaming, a prelude to all of the tears.
“Very emotional for us. Very emotional for him,” said Djokovic’s coach, Goran Ivanisevic. “It’s a great achievement. It was a really tough three weeks for him. He managed to overcome everything.”
Djokovic acknowledged that all of the issues created strain for him.
“It took an enormous amount of mental and emotional energy,” Djokovic said, “to really keep it tight, keep my focus.”
It’s not as though Tsitsipas played all that poorly, other than a rash of early miscues that seemed to be more a product of tension than anything. It’s that Djokovic was too unyielding. Too accurate with his strokes, making merely 22 unforced errors, 20 fewer than his foe. Too speedy and flexible on the run (other than when, moving to his left, Djokovic took a tumble).
“I did everything possible,” said Tsitsipas, who also would have moved to No. 1 with a victory, replacing Carlos Alcaraz, who sat out the Australian Open with a leg injury.
Perhaps. Yet Djokovic pushes and pushes and pushes some more, until it’s the opponent who is something less than perfect on one swing, either missing or providing an opening to pounce.
That’s what happened when Tsitsipas held his first break point — also a set point — while ahead 5-4 in the second and Djokovic serving at 30-40. Might this be a fulcrum? Might Djokovic relent? Might Tsitsipas surge?
Uh, no.
A 15-stroke point concluded with Djokovic smacking a cross-court forehand winner that felt like a statement. Two misses by Tsitsipas followed: a backhand long, a forehand wide. Those felt like capitulation. Even when Tsitsipas actually did break in the third, Djokovic broke right back.
There has been more than forehands and backhands on Djokovic’s mind over the past two weeks.
There was the not-so-small matter of last year’s legal saga — he has alternately acknowledged that the whole thing served as a form of motivation but also said the other day, “I’m over it” — and curiosity about the sort of reception he would get when allowed to enter Australia because pandemic restrictions were eased.
He heard a ton of loud support but also dealt with some persistent heckling while competing, including applause after faults Sunday.
There was the sore left hamstring that has been heavily bandaged for every match — until the final, that is, when only a single piece of beige athletic tape was visible.
And then there was the matter of his father, Srdjan, being filmed with a group waving Russian flags — one with an image of Vladimir Putin — after Djokovic’s quarterfinal. The tournament banned spectators from carrying flags of Russia or Belarus, saying they would cause disruption because of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Djokovic and his father said Srdjan thought he was with Serbian fans.
Still, Srdjan Djokovic did not attend his son’s semifinal or the final.
“We both agreed,” said the younger Djokovic, who did meet up with Dad for a hug after Sunday’s match, “it would probably be better that he is not there.”
Through all of it, Djokovic excelled — as he so often does.
“It’s been a long journey,” he said, “but a very special one.” | 2023-01-29T21:48:18+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/breaking/ct-australian-open-novak-djokovic-20230129-hqqg3oqtsfchtbpkayhhyoof7y-story.html |
NEW YORK and VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bikini Empire (BE), a Canadian luxury swimwear line, today announced an international campaign called "Dress to Express" to highlight "dopamine dressing," a psychological, physiological and physical phenomena that ties how we feel to what we wear. BE's goal is to educate and inform women that dressing in any type of clothing should focus on the belief that wearing what makes them feel good is more important than how they look.
BE is a leader in sustainable, ethical bikinis and is launching its newest line in February 2023, focusing its products and messaging on what psychologist's call "enclothed cognition." Colors have long played an impact on the psyche and, historically, have been used to aid in healing. Due to the Covid pandemic, a worldwide economic slowdown, and the long overdue societal discussion about mental health and wellness, BE is refocusing its business model to promote a message of positivity, healing and "Dressing to Express."
BE's business is selling comfortable, sexy and original swimwear. But its owners, Monica and Kelsey Rush, are committed bringing attention to women's mental health, promoting self-care, and making healthy choices to improve how women feel about themselves.
"No one has control over what is going on in our society from a broad perspective," said Monica. "But we do have a choice in how we enrich our lives, overcome pain and suffering, and make a positive decision to improve how we feel about ourselves. Wearing a bikini exposes us physically but it also opens up women to vulnerability, judgment and objectification. BE is committed to helping women realize that they have the power to send a message about how we perceive ourselves – externally and internally. 'Dress to Express' was created to empower women to make decisions based in self-love and expressing individuality."
Bikini Empire is recognized as a cult-classic and considered a trend-setter in women's luxury swimwear focusing on environmentally friendly and sustainable product development. It has evolved to a point where Monica and Kelsey desire to help change women's lives by focusing on the connection between clothing and emotional well-being.
As they work towards launching their new swimwear line, BE is unveiling a series of blogs, articles and promotions online to spread the message of how "dopamine dressing" is woven into the fabric of both their corporate mission as well as its products.
For more information about BE's "Dress to Express" movement, please visit BE's social media sites on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok (#Bikiniempire and/or #BEdresstoexpress).
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I thank Sister ShriVonne Beard for inviting me to the Journey to Bethlehem live Nativity at First EPC. It was wonderful! “Uncle” Al Fager and I went through the tour with many others!
Let’s get ready to aggressively embrace 2023!
Be willing to take the adventure of perusing something new and exciting in your life for the new year to come. Following Jesus is about adventure. There’s something very wonderful awaiting you, but you will have to be bold enough to pursue it.
Always believe that God desires new and exciting situations in your life. Jesus shares, "Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all of these things shall be added unto you." (St. Matthew 6:33.)
Here’s a story concerning exercising one’s faith and being blessed. “Now when he (Jesus) had left speaking, he said unto Simon, Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. And Simon answering said unto him, Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nothing: nevertheless at thy word I will let down the net. And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes: and their net brake. And they beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink.” (St. Luke 5:4-7.)
God loves you and wants the very best for you! Always love and want the very best for yourself and others. Accomplish this by seeking the blessings of God. “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.” (St. Matthew 7:7-8.)
Beloved, faith takes work! While pursuing your aspirations, you can become weary to the degree that you might even consider giving up. The disciples grew weary from not catching any fish. They had become discouraged and were contemplating throwing in the towel for the night.
God wants you to go after your blessings in life. Launch out into the deep: become more, learn more, and do more in your life. When God tells you to do something, just do it! Jesus said to Peter and the others: “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a draught." Even when it seems foolish to follow the commands of Jesus, follow him! Peter replies in the midst of his doubts and concerns, “Nevertheless, at thy word, I will let down the net.”
When faced with something new, a failure or missed opportunity in the past might attempt to haunt you. Vice President of Operations for Silver Birch Living, Amy Eubank, shares, “None of us come from an unblemished past.”
Evangelist Cathy might have shared, “There’s a saying, ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained.’ Shake the past off, actively pursue the future and go for it!”
My friend, trust God, go after whatever you believe can be yours and pursue it. You just might attain it!
I’m just saying!
Peace with justice, be blessed real, real good, attend worship (in whatever way possible for you), families matter and be safe! | 2022-12-10T06:23:10+00:00 | kokomotribune.com | https://www.kokomotribune.com/opinion/columns/michael-c-carson-look-forward-to-the-adventures-waiting-for-you-in-the-new-year/article_35ea2682-772b-11ed-822d-1f96d36ee78c.html |
Mercury's new web-based application enables policyholders to digitally submit a claim through an easy-to-use portal on their devices
LOS ANGELES, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Insurance (NYSE: MCY) has just announced a new web-based application to help policyholders file a claim digitally immediately following an accident with ease and security. Through a series of recognizable prompts, the software allows drivers to submit their claim with the help of maps and emoji-driven questions about the accident and its surrounding circumstances.
"This new application provides a faster, easier way for customers to file an insurance claim," said Brian Hudson, Senior Divisional Manager, Claims Transformation. "The software is user-friendly, allowing drivers to describe what led up to the incident and where it took place through a series of images and maps."
Policyholders will be able to step through every part of the accident with a series of easily understood questions without being asked for repetitive information. Drivers can indicate precisely where their vehicle was damaged by dropping a pin on a map highlighting their location and even the weather at the time of the incident, along with photos submitted from their smartphones.
While filing a claim, policyholders will be given access to connect either through the app, web portal, an integrated URL link, or by telephone that will match their information. Policyholders who call in will be given a link via text to their cell phone as the first option for filing a report. Those who do not want that option will be directed to speak a customer service representative. This will improve speed and accuracy by allowing drivers to file under four minutes without having to fill out any lengthy forms.
Drivers will also have the option to be connected to a Mercury authorized repair shop through the Direct Repair Program or access a local body shop, tow, or car rental service while speaking directly with an adjuster should they have any questions.
"The user interface software was as simple and aesthetic as possible making it so easy to use," said policyholder Elise Razmi. "While going through the steps I didn't have any question about what to do next and I liked that. I especially liked the inclusion of emojis with each step to decrease the possibility of me making any careless errors."
When developing this new claims filing application, Mercury wanted to be cognizant of what the process would be like for the customer.
"Policyholders are usually filing claims after a stressful experience," said Hudson. "We want to provide them with the digital technology and personal expertise to help ensure their claims are filed quickly and accurately."
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Since 1962, Mercury has provided customers with tremendous value for their insurance dollar by pairing ultracompetitive rates with excellent customer service. Mercury has earned "A" ratings from A.M. Best and Fitch, as well as ranking highest in the J.D. Power 2021 U.S. Insurance Digital Experience StudySM and four consecutive "Best Auto Insurance Company" awards from Insure.com. For more information visit https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/ or follow the company on Twitter or Facebook.
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Starbucks says it will close two Portland stores over concerns for the safety of workers and customers.
The Fortune 500 coffee chain plans to shut down its shops at Southwest Fourth Avenue and Morrison Street in downtown Portland and at the Gateway Shopping Center in east Portland.
In total, 16 Starbucks locations around the U.S. are expected to close by July 31, the Wall Street Journal reported. None of the locations, however, are in Massachusetts.
“After careful consideration, we are closing some stores in locations that have experienced a high volume of challenging incidents that make it unsafe to continue to operate, to open new locations with safer conditions,” a Starbucks spokesperson said in an email.
The company said it received reports from workers about incidents that they said involved drug use, theft and assault in certain locations.
In a memo to employees Monday, Denise Nielsen and Debbie Stroud, both senior vice presidents for U.S. operations, said the changes are in response to “challenges facing [workers] in” and that Starbucks’ top priority is “creating a safe, welcoming, and kind third place.”
“Simply put, we cannot serve as partners if we don’t first feel safe at work,” they said, referring to the company’s term for its employees.
Workers at the stores that are closing can ask to be transferred to neighboring stores, the company said.
The closure decisions come as Starbucks works to ”reinvent” the customer experience under interim CEO Howard Schultz — and as employees across the country vote to unionize.
Meanwhile, the nationwide campaign among the chain’s employees has been growing.
The National Labor Relations Board has certified unions at more than 189 Starbucks stores across the U.S. since late last year. Elections are underway at dozens of additional stores, where employees are seeking better safety protections, health benefits and higher pay.
Amid the union wave, Starbucks announced increased wages and new benefits that will only be implemented at nonunion stores. Schultz said he would spend more time with employees to listen to their concerns and gather feedback.
In the Portland metro, 12 stores have successfully organized to form a union, with the latest election held on July 8 at the Clackamas Town Center Starbucks in Happy Valley, where workers voted 13-0 to organize.
During its most recent fiscal year that ended in October 2021, Starbucks closed or consolidated 424 U.S. stores, or about 5% of its total, while opening 449 new locations.
The net increase of six stores is a stark contrast to its rapid expansion in recent years. It added 150 stores in 2020, 216 in 2019, and 353 in 2018.
The chain has more than 9,000 nationwide.
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — BYU survived another slow start to avoid a potentially damaging loss to an instate rival.
Jaren Hall threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns to help the No. 19 Cougars to a 38-26 victory over Utah State on Thursday night.
Hall, who favored his right shoulder after a late hit near the end of the third quarter, has thrown for at least 250 yards in nine consecutive games. Kody Epps finished with 86 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Christopher Brooks ran for 90 yards and a score on 11 carries.
BYU (4-1) beat Utah State (1-4) for the third straight time in the Battle for the Old Wagon Wheel. It wasn’t an easy task. The Cougars were blindsided early by energetic play by the Aggies on both sides of the ball.
“They were more physical than us. They had more energy than us,” BYU receiver Gunner Romney said. “It seems like they were more motivated to play. But luckily we went back and made some good adjustments at halftime and came out with a little more fire and we were able to get the job done.”
Cooper Legas threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while adding 54 yards and another score on the ground to lead the Aggies. Legas, who filled in for injured starter Logan Bonner, also threw a pair of interceptions. Calvin Tyler, Jr. added 104 yards on 18 carries.
Bonner is sidelined with a season-ending foot injury, so Legas will be Utah State’s starting quarterback going forward after making his first career start against BYU.
“He’s waited for his opportunity and when it showed up, he did a phenomenal job,” Aggies coach Blake Anderson said. “I’m sure like any quarterback, there’s a couple of plays he’d love to have back. But, man, he gave us a chance to win.”
The Aggies lost their fourth straight game and fell to 6-65 against Top 25 teams.
Utah State took a 7-0 lead after Legas capped the Aggies’ opening drive with a 7-yard run. Things were on the verge of unraveling for Utah State after that early score.
BYU covered 65 yards in two plays — a 34 yard catch by Romney and 31-yard catch-and-run by Keanu Hill — to even the score. Then, Max Tooley reeled in a tipped pass from Legas and returned it 32 yards to give the Cougars their first lead at 14-7.
Utah State bounced back and shut down BYU’s offense after its initial drive. The Cougars went three-and-out on three consecutive possessions, opening the door for the Aggies to retake a 17-14 lead on a 14-yard catch by Brian Cobbs. BYU lost a total of nine yards on those three drives.
The Cougars found some life on offense again in the third quarter. Ethan Erickson snagged a high pass for a go-ahead 14-yard score to cap off BYU’s opening second-half drive. Then, on the Cougars’ next drive, Kody Epps caught three straight passes — culminating in an 8-yard score that extended BYU’s lead to 31-20.
BYU averaged 9.0 yards on 22 third quarter plays after totaling only 107 yards on 19 plays during the first half.
“We just came out with intent to keep the energy up and come out full speed, taking shots and trying to move the ball, get things rolling for our offense and help our defense,” Epps said. “When we make plays on offense, it helps our defense. Everything starts to mesh and fall together. That was the biggest thing.”
The Cougars finally got their running game going in the fourth quarter. Brooks scored on an 18-yard run to cap off six straight running plays and give BYU a 38-20 lead.
THE TAKEAWAY
Utah State: Turnovers continued to be a problem for the Aggies. An interception return gave BYU its first lead early in the first quarter while a red zone fumble only a few seconds into the second quarter killed a potential scoring drive.
BYU: The Cougars’ running game woes resurfaced in the first half. BYU did not gain positive yardage on a running play until late in the second quarter and tallied minus-21 rushing yards before halftime. It was the fewest rushing yards in a half for BYU since tallying minus-28 rushing yards against Marshall in the second half of the 1999 Motor City Bowl.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
BYU could move up in the AP Top 25 after winning its second straight game.
UP NEXT
Utah State: Hosts Air Force on Oct. 8.
BYU: Plays Notre Dame in Las Vegas on Oct. 8.
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LOCKHART, Texas (KXAN) — A bright fireball streaking across the Sunday night sky dazzled Central Texas residents whose home security cameras captured the rare sighting.
The American Meteor Society (AMS), a nonprofit that tracks meteor astronomy, received at least 219 reports of people seeing the fireball Sunday mostly in Texas, but some even spotted it in such states as Oklahoma and Louisiana.
A post from the organization stated, “The initial computer generated trajectory shows that this fireball entered the atmosphere over Cistern, Texas and its flight ended Just a few miles west of Austin. Several witnesses near the flight path reported hearing a delayed sonic boom, indicating that meteorites from this fireball may have survived down to the ground. Any meteorites found are probably just small fragments of the original fireball.”
John Roescher passed along a video taken outside his home in Lockhart. His surveillance camera pointing eastward showed a dot appearing in the sky at about 10:23 p.m. Sunday and then growing much brighter when it passed overhead, illuminating the trees.
Eric Lunsford’s doorbell camera at his south Austin home showed the fireball illuminated in blue light when it streaked across the sky Sunday at about 10:22 p.m.
The AMS characterized a fireball as a meteor that is larger and brighter than normal that is usually only the size of a small rock.
“This particular fireball was probably the size of a small car prior to entering the atmosphere,” the AMS stated. “The reason for the brightness is the extreme velocity at which these objects strike the atmosphere. Even the slowest meteors are still traveling at 10 miles per SECOND, which is much faster than any round fired from a firearm.”
Robert Lunsford, with the AMS, said it’s rare for a fireball to create such a bright streaking light for several seconds rather than simply a quick flash in the sky.
“The fact that this is traveling in the neighborhood of about 40 miles per second, that’s very impressive this one lasted so long,” Lunsford said. “We’re talking about a sizable object and the fact that several of our reports indicate hearing a sonic boom after this object disappeared. That indicates that fragments of this fireball may have survived all the way to the ground and landed just west of Austin.”
The AMS is asking anyone else who may have witnessed the fireball in the Austin area to report it by filling out a form on its website.
Keep your eyes to the Texas sky for the next meteor shower coming up in three weeks. The Perseid meteor shower is expected to reach maximum activity on Aug. 12 and 13. | 2022-07-26T12:27:18+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/nexstar-media-wire/watch-texans-dazzled-by-late-night-fireball-sightings/ |
WENZHOU, China, July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's largest 7GW Solar PV power station in Qinghai Province's upper reaches of the Yellow River, invested by China National Energy Investment Group, recently achieved successful grid connection. BENY provided advanced transmission solutions for this colossal solar power station cluster, showcasing its resilience against severe weather conditions. As a key supporter of the world's largest solar power station, BENY has significantly contributed to the advancement of the clean energy industry.
In the context of increasing global demand for renewable energy, photovoltaic power generation has gained significant attention. As a leading energy solutions provider, BENY is committed to delivering cutting-edge and reliable solutions. The Power Station groups in Qinghai stand as a testament to this commitment. Despite facing challenges like high altitudes exceeding 4,000m and extreme temperature fluctuations, BENY's transmission solution demonstrated exceptional performance. It played a crucial role in ensuring the stable operation and maintenance of the power station.
BENY's transmission solution is equipped with premium materials and cutting-edge technology, ensuring stable operation even in harsh environments. It features multiple protection measures, effectively countering low air pressure and intense radiation in high-altitude regions, while maintaining stability amid temperature and humidity fluctuations. Additionally, the solution boasts current detection capability, facilitating line testing in post-installation.
The collaboration between BENY and Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd. in renovating photovoltaic power stations highlights the immense potential of photovoltaic energy for advancing green development and ecological harmony. The project not only enhances power production but also sets a blueprint for coexistence through the integration of photovoltaic power stations with ecological governance. Demonstrating multifunctional land use, it sets a precedent for building a plateau ecological civilization. Moreover, it provides invaluable experience and guidance, fostering nationwide progress in green energy development and ecological stewardship.
BENY's dedication to advancing cutting-edge solutions and promoting cleaner and greener energy sources continues. Through its partnership with Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., BENY marks another milestone in pursuing sustainable and eco-friendly solutions. The successful integration of agriculture and photovoltaic technology in renovating Qinghai photovoltaic power stations exemplifies the potential for innovation and harmonious coexistence with the natural environment.
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Park Hill development is a good deal and then some
Re: “A sweetheart deal, just not for Denver taxpayers,” Feb. 26 commentary
Your negative endorsement of the Park Hill Golf Course ballot measure was done in the name of protecting taxpayers. But from what, exactly?
Have taxpayers lost money at Park Hill? After all, it’s privately owned land. Is there a concern that the $2 million that Denver paid for the easement in 1997 somehow won’t be repaid many times over? Or should we believe that the donation of 100 acres of land for new public parks is too meager?
The April 4 election is about new housing, plain and simple. By The Post’s logic, the urgent housing needs of thousands of seniors, teachers, nurses, and working families pale in comparison to the theoretical possibility of squeezing an unknown amount more from the developer.
Everyone in Denver knows that we have an affordable housing crisis, and rejecting Ballot Measure 2O will take away Denver’s best chance to deliver a massive chunk of new housing. It’s a pity the editors have used their voices to make us think otherwise.
Justin Petaccio, Denver
Thank you, Denver Post, for your editorial. The value of the conservation easement is significant, currently unresolved, and needs to be offset by the value of the Westside goody package. We need an independent CPA and an MAI appraiser to assess this offer and continue negotiations with Westside if it doesn’t pencil.
It’s just math. Don’t be scared. Glad The Post isn’t.
Cristin Cochran, Denver
The Denver Post got it half-right: in purely financial terms, this deal stinks for Denver and its taxpayers, and Mayor Michael Hancock and the 11 Council members who voted for it have utterly failed to protect Denverites’ interests.
But The Post fails to address two other key factors that should impel a “no” vote: First, the property is protected by a conservation easement that the city bought for $2 million in 1997 (thanks to Mayor Wellington Webb), which can only be removed by judicial extinguishment for very limited reasons, per state statute. Second, Denver should not lose this opportunity to add a major tract of pristine open space to its limited urban parkland. As others have commented, the city can condemn this land and acquire it for its much-reduced fair market value because of the perpetual conservation easement protecting it.
Joseph Halpern, Denver
Don’t let bad California laws move into Colorado
Re: “Are lawmakers trying to drive businesses out?” Feb. 26 commentary
Krista Kafer’s article mentioned a bumper sticker that said, “Welcome to Colorado. Now go home.” I agree with her that lawmakers in the legislature seem to be trying to send businesses the message not to come to Colorado.
There was another popular bumper sticker back in the 1970s that said, “Don’t Californicate Colorado.” That bumper sticker message applies today. Lawmakers seem to want to bring all of California’s bad laws to Colorado.
William Burns, Lakewood
Advocating for accessibility … and for myself
Re: “Enlightened Accessibility,” Feb. 26 commentary
I was in corporate HR when the ADA was signed into effect in 1990; little did I know that three years later my own body would be covered by that law when it (and, therefore, I) was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. I say a silent disability because sometimes the effects of the disease, such as vertigo, numbness, and tingling, aren’t visible to others. This prompts well-meaning family/friends to say, “gosh, but you just look so good!”
Meanwhile, as the years have passed, the increasing pain and inability to move make the well-meaning intentions feel more like micro-aggressions against my culture — an individual with a disability. I deeply appreciated the nuances that Regan Linton brought to the discussion about silent disabilities, even as I’m likely facing my own need for adaptive devices in order to continue to live my best life.
As the sole proprietor of a private practice facilitating for animals and their humans, I was grateful for the reminder that even as I navigate my own path, I can raise others up at the same time by continuing to see their path as individual and unique. It’s a window of light that gives me the strength to keep going for others and for myself. Because that’s what matters — advocation for all cultures, including my own.
Lizanne Flynn, Lakewood
There must be a better use of platform than criticizing mask decisions
Re: “The mask mandates did nothing — will any lessons be learned?” Feb. 26 commentary
Of the myriad important issues Bret Stephens could have addressed in his Sunday essay, he chose to dredge up a study criticizing the ineffectiveness of the mask mandate.
As a moderate conservative, he could opine about how to take back his party from the MAGA crowd that now has imbecilic MTG seemingly as the unchecked face and voice in policy for the Republican Party, in particular on defunding support for Ukraine. Reagan must be rolling over in his grave at the prospect of not defending a legitimate democracy that he helped bring about from the immoral and abhorrent Soviet evil empire.
But instead, Stephens writes about how the mask mandates did unbelievable harm to society. In his opinion, the CDC didn’t get it right. Or maybe he didn’t like their approach. Who knows? But I do remember hospitals critically overflowing and conspiracy theories flying and the prospect of following the best science to “do something” was pretty significant. One person suggested we inject bleach and some people tried ingesting it. Stephens didn’t mention that egregious mistake.
Over 1 million fellow citizens died, but wearing masks didn’t kill any of them. Mask mandates as a critical issue pale in comparison to the existential threat the Soviet/Chinese/Iranian troika pose to us in defending the free world and preserving a European democracy.
As a Reagan Republican, Stephens needs to step up on this issue and move on from the masks or provide his solution to the next pandemic.
Tom Sabel, Lakewood
It’s only a matter of time before the next lethal pandemic arrives. What we learned from Covid is that our public health ‘system’ isn’t a system at all but rather a loose patchwork of disconnected federal, state, and local agencies, Medical School and Hospital physicians and researchers, plus the hodgepodge of opinions from poorly informed politicians and internet ‘experts’ seeking attention.
Clearly, the United States needs a well-organized, accountable federal/state/local public health system that incorporates legitimate medical and research experts from industry, universities, and hospitals. Coordinated research, including vastly improved data collection and processing that is the basis for coherent public health policy and messaging, is needed.
If a rational reorganization is not now underway, it should be. Pandemics always bring fear and uncertainty. If we lack the political maturity to grapple with the very difficult issues of individual freedoms vs. public good (whether about ‘lockdowns’, masks, vaccines or quarantines), we’re in for yet another round of pandemic pandemonium the next time a terrible virus (that doesn’t give a hoot about anyone’s freedom or politics) shows up.
Mark Vary, Broomfield
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Iscoe Law Firm, one of Florida's leading personal injury attorney teams, wants to remind Florida flyers that many traveling by plane is statistically one of the safest modes of transportation. Motorists are much more likely to be severely injured or killed in a motor vehicle accident than in an airplane crash.
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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday it will grant a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes.
The Justice Ministry said in a statement that Lee is among 1,373 convicts who will be pardoned Wednesday. It said it has decided to include some politicians, such as Lee, as part of efforts to promote a national unity.
Lee, 81, was released from prison temporarily in June over health concerns.
The CEO-turned-conservative hero had been convicted of taking bribes from big businesses including Samsung, embezzling funds from a company that he owned, and other corruption-related crimes before and during his presidency from 2008 to 2013.
He was South Korea’s first president with a business background and once symbolized the country’s economic rise. He began his business career with an entry-level job at Hyundai Group’s construction arm in the mid-1960s, before he rose to CEO of 10 companies under Hyundai Group and led the group’s rapid rise at a time when South Korea’s economy grew explosively from the rubble of the 1950-53 Korean War.
Lee’s corruption case erupted after his successor and fellow conservative Park Geun-hye was ousted and sent to jail over a separate 2016-17 corruption scandal. The back-to-back scandals deeply hurt conservatives in South Korea and deepened a national divide.
Park, who was serving a lengthy prison term, was pardoned in December 2021, when South Korea was governed by Yoon’s liberal predecessor, Moon Jae-in. | 2022-12-27T08:35:08+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/international/ap-international/ap-s-korea-to-pardon-former-leader-lee-for-corruption-crimes/ |
Hockey organist Ben Wooley has a front-row seat to appreciate the differences in Kraken’s game-day setup at Climate Pledge Arena now compared with a year ago.
At age 29, the native of Oswego, Illinois, is replacing a 1970s hockey movie legend in Rod Masters of “Slap Shot” fame. He has retired to Arizona after performing at sporadic Kraken games last season.
On Saturday night, when the Kraken play their home opener against the Vegas Golden Knights, Wooley — performing under the stage name “Benny Drawbars” — will be among the most visible additions to the Kraken’s revamped in-game entertainment on a newly designated platform in the Amex Hall section beneath Climate Pledge’s north end cathedral windows.
Of utmost importance, he’s had time to acclimate to his new work surroundings for what will be a full 41-game gig by attending preseason games and a dress rehearsal held Wednesday by the team. A year ago, the team didn’t gain access to the under-construction arena for such a rehearsal until the day before the Kraken’s regular-season opener.
“One of the nice things about the place in the world we’re in right now is we can be a little more out in the crowd and mixed in to it,” Wooley said of the removal of pandemic-era arena restrictions that hampered the October 2021 launch, when an organist wasn’t implemented until months later and somewhat haphazardly. “The main thing is that last year, Rod [Masters] was up in the press box, and it’s just a little bit further away. But this year I’ll be in the action so people will be able to see me at work, playing tunes.”
Those tunes are played on the digital version of a Hammond SK-X Pro organ, a 40-pound, compact instrument that makes for easy setup and removal given Climate Pledge plays host to numerous events beyond hockey. Having the chance to fine-tune the setup in advance is a gift that Kraken vice president of live entertainment Lamont Buford doesn’t take for granted.
“We are in a much better place this year,” Buford said.
That place involves a music-focused in-game lineup that includes Wooley, a bevy of in-residence local bands, anthem singers Madison Stoneman and Tommie Burton plus a newly added 32-member marching band. That band, Red Alert, is led by local teacher Liz Harris and will play at pregame festivities at the Seattle Center Armory, then lead them on a march-like procession to the Climate Pledge entrance, similar to Sounders supporters in their pregame March to the Match.
Another borrowed event will be a “Hoist the Colors” moment late in the second intermission — akin to the Seahawks’ 12 Flag Raisers — in which a season-ticket holder or celebrity will crank up a giant flag meant to rally the Kraken for the third period. Seattle-based band Odesza will be a part of the flag raising.
The incorporation of Seahawks and Sounders themes isn’t surprising given Kraken CEO Tod Leiweke served as president of both and remains part-owner of the soccer team. But Buford also said it’s part of the Kraken’s effort to incorporate more of a “PNW vibe” into everything the team does.
That will be evident in the presenting of an “extraordinary hero” from the local community each game, who will be given $32,000 by Kraken ownership and Starbucks to present to the nonprofit of their choice. A “50/50” raffle — common at hockey games at all levels — is also being implemented. Half the prize pool goes to the winning-ticket purchaser and the other half to the team’s One Roof Foundation charity arm.
Beyond that, Buford said fans will notice local themes in a shortened, revamped pregame player introduction. The voice of former KING 5 reporter Chris Daniels, now with Sinclair Broadcasting, will no longer be heard during the introductory video.
But local fans will have a voice.
“The narrative of the opening is combining our fans heeding the call,” Buford said. “So they’re calling the Kraken. You’ll see in the opening that it’s a wild journey that it goes through with our players and the spirit of the beast — because we never show the Kraken, only the tentacle. So it will be a very cinematic piece that fans will see. And the tentacle will be used a little bit differently.”
“The Tentacle” is a 26-foot-tall, 1,200-pound prop lowered from the rafters before each game and took additional months to set up last season due to shipping delays and engineering struggles maneuvering it. Its long-awaited debut seemed a clumsy at times, and the Kraken have pondered ways to improve how it’s used.
“It still descends from the roof, but we’ll kind of bring it down in a different way this year,” Buford said.
The postgame will differ as well, with the Kraken switching the version of stuffed toy salmon tossed by players after home victories from a Sockeye to an Alaska pink salmon. “There are five different species of salmon and our goal every year is to change up the fish,” Buford said.
Buford’s job differs as well, since he’s now running things after former boss Jonny Greco — imported from the Golden Knights — left the team. But Buford was part of last season’s planning and said the difference is night and day.
“Having the arena ready has been huge,” Buford said. “Having a little time to know the environment was huge for us. This wasn’t a typical sports offseason. We knew that there were some things we wanted to improve, so we spent a lot of time and effort after our listening sessions with fans truly putting together a ton of plans for all of game day.”
And organist Wooley is glad they did. Son of an avid jazz enthusiast, he graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in mechanical engineering and minor in music in 2015, moving to Seattle that year after taking a job repairing pipe organs.
He quickly joined the Sounders’ marching band, Sound Wave, and had badgered the Kraken since 2020 hoping to become their organist.
“I think they were very busy trying to get the first season off the ground,” he said. “But through friends, I met some folks that worked for the team and they said ‘Yeah, keep trying, send some stuff along.’ ”
And now that the Kraken have caught their breath and know more of what they want, he’ll be helping them keep trying to get it right. | 2022-10-14T23:48:11+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/kraken/with-an-offseason-to-prepare-kraken-expect-better-game-day-experience-for-fans/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
PARIS, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Yubo, the live social discovery app for Gen Z, has become a member of the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT) to support its mission to prevent terrorist and violent extremist exploitation online through research, technical collaboration, and knowledge sharing.
Through its membership, Yubo will leverage GIFCT's hash-sharing database to identify and remove content shared on Yubo that is associated with United Nations-designated terrorist entities, attacker manifestos, terrorist publications, and other violent extremist groups. GIFCT is an NGO designed to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms.
Since 2017, GIFCT has run a safe and secure industry database of hashes – or "digital fingerprints'' – of known terrorist and violent extremist material, which GIFCT members have identified and removed from their platforms. With users in over 140 countries around the world, Yubo will play a key role in helping GIFCT further scale its international hash-sharing database.
"GIFCT's hash database provides Yubo with a powerful tool to further strengthen our multifaceted approach to content moderation and more effectively identify and eliminate violent extremist content at scale," said Yubo co-founder and CEO Sacha Lazimi. "We look forward to expanding our support of GIFCT through this initiative and working with other member organizations to leverage technology to combat terrorism and enhance safety for all, on- and offline."
GIFCT's hash-sharing database works first by enabling member companies, like Yubo, to identify and "hash" content, such as photos, videos, or PDFs, ensuring a privacy-by-design approach to recording content for reporting or removal without linking to any personally identifiable information. Hashes appear as digital signatures or numerical representations of the original content, which means they cannot be easily reverse engineered to recreate the content.
"The lifecycle of violent extremism is often extended through the dissemination of content online, and the support of member organizations like Yubo is crucial to breaking these cycles," said GIFCT Executive Director Naureen Chowdhury Frink. "We are grateful to our GIFCT member companies for their continued collaboration in our shared mission to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms, and we welcome the important investments Yubo has made for the safety of its community."
Yubo's integration of the GIFCT hash-sharing database follows the platform's support of the Take It Down initiative by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) in February. Take It Down is NCMEC's free online service that, like GIFCT, leverages a hash-sharing system to help minors remove their nudes from the internet and combat the online spread of child sexual exploitation.
ABOUT YUBO
Yubo is a live social discovery app making it easy for Gen Z to expand their social circles and hang out online with new friends from around the world. By eliminating likes and follows, we empower young people to show up as their true selves and connect as authentically as they would offline. Safety is a cornerstone of our platform, and we are proud to be the first social app in the world to introduce comprehensive user-age verification tools and real-time video and audio moderation for livestreams. Founded in France in 2015, Yubo is used in more than 140 countries by over 60 million users. Visit us at yubo.live to learn more and follow our journey.
ABOUT GIFCT
GIFCT is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and tech-led initiative with over 20 member tech companies offering unique settings for diverse stakeholders to identify and solve the most complex global challenges at the intersection of terrorism and technology. GIFCT's mission is to prevent terrorists and violent extremists from exploiting digital platforms through our vision of a world in which the technology sector marshals its collective creativity and capacity to render terrorists and violent extremists ineffective online. In every aspect of our work, we aim to be transparent, inclusive, and respectful of the fundamental and universal human rights that terrorists and violent extremists seek to undermine.
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The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.
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The Exonerations Report has some disturbing numbers on the rate of exonerations. Black people represent 13.6% of the population, but account for 53% of 3,200 exonerations in the Registry as of Aug. 8.
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Ukraine’s president tells other nations to act before Russia attacks the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
By SUSIE BLANN
Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine wants other countries to heed its warning that Russia may be planning to attack an occupied nuclear power plant to cause a radiation disaster. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says members of his government briefed international representatives on the possible threat to the shutdown Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Zelenskyy said in his nightly address late Thursday that the “world must know what the occupier is preparing. Everyone who knows must act” to prevent a catastrophe. The potential for a life-threatening release of radiation has been a concern since Russian troops invaded Ukraine last year and seized the plant. The head of the U.N.’s atomic energy agency spent months unsuccessfully trying to negotiate for a safety perimeter. | 2023-06-23T16:58:16+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/06/23/ukraines-president-tells-other-countries-to-act-before-russia-attacks-nuclear-plant/ |
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was laid to rest in a private ceremony in the center of Tokyo Tuesday. Abe — the nation’s longest-serving premier — was assassinated while out on the campaign trail supporting the party he used to lead in an election they won this past weekend.
Following the ceremony, Abe’s body was driven through Tokyo in a black, understated hearse, going past buildings and sites significant to his rule. More details have also come out about the former Prime Minister’s alleged attacker and their motive. The attacker remains in custody.
Here & Now‘s Scott Tong gets the latest with NPR’s international correspondent Anthony Kuhn.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Which braiser is best?
Braisers are traditional cookware designed for the cooking method known as braising. Like a Dutch oven, a braiser has a wide bottom, sloping sides, handles on the side for easy handling and a lid to retain moisture while cooking.
A braiser is a great choice for people who don’t want to have a kitchen full of specialty items such as Dutch ovens, roasting pans and stew pots. If you’re looking for a braiser beautiful enough to go straight from oven to table, take a look at the Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast Iron 5-Quart Round Braiser.
What to know before you buy a braiser
The braiser’s ability to cook many different ways makes it a great choice for cooks just starting out. There are two steps to braising foods, and a good-quality braiser needs to do both equally well.
- Browning is the first step, where you sear the food quickly at high temperatures to give it color and crispness.
- Simmering is the next step. Foods are simmered in very little liquid at just below the boiling point in a covered pot for hours to give them added flavor. Like other slow-cooking methods, braising tenderizes tough cuts of meat.
Why use cast iron?
Cast iron is the top choice for braisers because it does several things well.
- Excellent heat retention: Cast-iron cookware is slow to heat, but once it reaches optimum cooking temperature, it retains that heat for a long time.
- No hot spots: Cast iron distributes the heat evenly across the pot or pan.
- Durability: No other cookware is as strong and durable as cast iron.
- Versatility: Because cast iron is so durable, it stands up to high heat and can be used with all kinds of ovens and stovetops.
- Affordability: Cast-iron cookware is less expensive than stainless steel or copper.
Why not use cast iron?
- It is very heavy: Cast iron is the heaviest material used to make cookware. Large cast iron pans are hard to handle and when dropped, can cause serious damage to stovetops, sinks, counters, flooring and toes.
- It stays very hot: Once heated, cast iron stays hot longer than any other cookware. Because it stays hot for so long, you must remember to always use heavy oven mitts.
What to look for in a quality braiser
Size
The more people you cook for, the more you will appreciate a larger braiser with greater capacity. Bigger braisers can also serve as roasting pans, frying pans, casserole dishes and slow cookers.
Enameled surfaces
You avoid some of the drawbacks of cast iron by choosing braisers covered in enamel. Enameled surfaces are non-stick, easier to clean than cast iron and can be made in many colors. Enameled cast iron does need to be handled with care, though, to avoid chipping. The higher the quality of the enamel, the less likely it is to chip and the longer it will last.
Handles
Look for wide handles that are easier to grip, hold and carry. Be aware that if you choose heat-resistant handles, they may not be oven-safe at higher cooking temperatures.
Lids
Look for tight-fitting lids that retain steam so it circulates to retain moisture and improve flavor. If you like watching the process, choose a braiser with a see-through lid. Lids with large easy-to-grip handles are safer and easier to use than ones with a small round knob.
Cooking temperatures
The higher the temperature your braiser is engineered for, the safer it is to use on stovetops and in ovens. For maximum safety, choose pans that are oven-safe to 500 degrees.
How much you can expect to spend on a braiser
Cast-iron braisers cost anywhere from $30-$400. Better braisers have higher quality and thicker enamel coatings. The enamel used in inexpensive braisers is thinner and subject to chipping.
Braiser FAQ
Do braisers come in different sizes?
A. Yes. The biggest hold 6 quarts, but braisers also come in smaller sizes, all the way down to 1.5 quarts.
Are cast-iron braisers safe to put in the dishwasher?
A. Only when the cast iron is completely covered by enamel.
What things other than braising can I do with a braiser?
A. A braiser’s ability to stand up to extreme heat makes it an excellent choice for roasting, frying and baking, too.
What’s the best braiser to buy?
Top braiser
Le Creuset Signature Enameled Cast Iron 5-Quart Round Braiser
What you need to know: This 10-inch wide braiser is beautiful enough to go straight from the oven to your table.
What you’ll love: Cast iron heats evenly during cooking and retains that heat, so when you use it as a serving dish, your foods stay hot. The wide base is great for searing meat and vegetables. The curved bottom makes stirring and serving easy. The easy-clean porcelain enamel finish resists chipping, cracking and staining. Choose from nine dishwasher-safe colors to mix and match with your cookware and dinnerware.
What you should consider: It needs to be handled carefully, especially when cleaning.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top braiser for the money
Crock-Pot Artisan Enameled Cast Iron 5-Quart Braiser
What you need to know: The enameled interior and exterior surfaces are safe and nonstick.
What you’ll love: The extra-wide handles are easy to handle with heavy oven mitts. The pan and lid are both oven-safe up to 500 degrees and come in eight colors.
What you should consider: As with most enameled cast iron, you need to use caution when washing and drying.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Amazon Basics Enameled Cast Iron Covered Casserole Skillet
What you need to know: This 3.3-quart braiser is the right size for smaller families.
What you’ll love: This 12-inch-wide cast iron braiser cooks foods evenly and the non-stick interior is easy to clean. It is safe to use in ovens up to 400 degrees. Choose from a dozen colors, all with easy-grip handles.
What you should consider: The enamel coating is thin.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Macon County Health Department is unveiling a new program this week that will help people destress.
The people this program is designed to help aren’t just any people; they are family caregivers of people with dementia or Alzheimer’s. Through this program, named the Stress-Busting Dementia Program, caregivers will learn stress management techniques and strategies for relaxation and coping.
The Heath Department’s Starting Point Division will be hosting this program in sessions that will take place over the course of nine consecutive Wednesdays; the first session is this week. Sessions will be held at the Macon County Health Department at 1221 East Condit Street in Decatur from 1 to 2:30 p.m. and they will accept groups of up to eight people at no cost. | 2022-07-24T19:30:22+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/health-department-offering-destressing-program/ |
3M and Svante will partner to develop Direct Air Capture (DAC) products for the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry, driving their shared commitment to find materials science-based solutions to achieve net-zero emissions and combat global warming.
ST. PAUL, Minn., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- 3M (NYSE: MMM) is expanding its ongoing commitment to materials science-based climate tech solutions by working with Svante Technologies, Inc. (Svante) to develop material that can trap carbon dioxide (CO2) found in the atmosphere and permanently remove it.
"3M is committed to helping build a low-carbon economy. We are driven by a need to solve the world's most pressing challenges, and our partnership with Svante to create innovative climate solutions is an exciting prospect for us," said Ray Eby, president of 3M's Personal Safety Division. "Similar to how we tripled production of N95 respirators during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are eager to take on the challenge of scaling the production and supply of carbon removal materials over the next decade and beyond to meet global demand. Our deep expertise in filtration technology, extensive global R&D community and our unwavering commitment to create world-changing solutions give us the confidence to scale these carbon-adsorbing solutions with the necessary speed to combat climate change."
3M Ventures, the venture capital arm of 3M, recently participated in Svante's Series E fundraising round, which raised $318 million to accelerate the manufacturing of Svante's carbon capture and removal technology.
"3M is another great addition to our network of world-class strategic partners and investors," said Claude Letourneau, Svante's president and chief executive officer. "3M's 120+ years of expertise in producing materials science-based solutions at scale is unparalleled and will aid us in our efforts to capture millions of tons of CO2 from diverse sites around the world."
Svante has developed a process for coating solid sorbents onto laminate sheets and stacking into high-performance filters, which are available for both industrial point-source capture (from hydrogen, cement, steel, aluminum, pulp & paper plants, and refineries) and for direct air capture. Because of the wide array of markets the company serves, Letourneau says Svante's technology can be applied to 85% of the total carbon capture and removal segment.
"With 51 technology platforms across 3M, we're innovating and creating new technology capabilities to meet the growing needs of the carbon capture and removal market," said Fabrice Moguet, senior vice president of research and development for 3M's Safety and Industrial Business Group. "To fulfill Svante's needs and help combat climate change, we'll need to scale to thousands of miles of technical material over the next few years, and we're excited to manufacture our first products in the United States for Svante's DAC applications."
The joint development agreement (JDA) between 3M and Svante focuses on the development and manufacture of solutions using parallel channel structured adsorbent technology for sale into the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) industry.
About 3M
3M (NYSE: MMM) believes science helps create a brighter world for everyone. By unlocking the power of people, ideas and science to reimagine what's possible, our global team uniquely addresses the opportunities and challenges of our customers, communities, and planet. Learn how we're working to improve lives and make what's next at 3M.com/news or on Twitter at @3M or @3MNews.
About Svante
Svante manufactures solid sorbent-based filters and rotary contactor machines that capture large-scale CO2 emissions from existing infrastructure, either for safe storage or to be used for further industrial use in a closed loop. With the ability to capture CO2 from industrial sources and directly from the atmosphere in an environmentally sustainable way, Svante makes industrial-scale carbon capture and removal a reality. The company is on the 2023 Global Cleantech 100 and was ranked second among private companies in the Corporate Knights Future 50 Fastest-Growing Sustainable Companies in Canada. To learn more about Svante, visit www.svanteinc.com, or follow Svante on LinkedIn or Twitter @svantesolutions.
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UTSA 2023 Win Total Over/Under Odds, Schedule & Stats
Published: Jul. 25, 2023 at 12:42 PM CDT|Updated: 34 minutes ago
The UTSA Roadrunners have an over/under for wins this year of 7.5, meaning they are expected to be a competitive squad.
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Roadrunners' 2022 Performance
- On offense, UTSA was a top-25 unit last season, ranking 12th-best in FBS by totaling 476.0 yards per game. It ranked 74th on defense (387.6 yards allowed per game).
- UTSA sported the 93rd-ranked defense this year in terms of passing yards last season (243.4 allowed per game), and it was more effective on offense, ranking 13th-best with 300.7 passing yards per game.
- UTSA had six wins at home last season and five on the road.
- As underdogs the Roadrunners were winless (0-2). But as favorites they went 11-1.
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Roadrunners' Strength of Schedule
- Based on their opponents' combined win total last year, the Roadrunners will be playing the 62nd-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
- Based on its CUSA opponents' combined win total last season (23), UTSA has the 18th-easiest conference schedule in college football.
- UTSA's schedule features seven games against teams with winning records in 2022 (two against teams with nine or more wins and two against squads that collected three or fewer wins).
UTSA 2023 Schedule
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- Interim results from RESPOND study show improved motor function in most participants treated with SPINRAZA after Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec)
CARLSBAD, Calif., June 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ionis Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IONS) today announced that its partner Biogen presented new data highlighting the potential benefit of SPINRAZA® (nusinersen) in infants and toddlers living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Interim results from the RESPOND study showed improved motor function in most participants treated with SPINRAZA following treatment with Zolgensma® (onasemnogene abeparvovec). The data were presented today at the SMA Research & Clinical Care Meeting hosted by Cure SMA.
RESPOND is an ongoing two-year, Phase 4 open-label study to evaluate clinical outcomes and safety following treatment with SPINRAZA in infants and toddlers with SMA who have unmet medical needs after treatment with Zolgensma. Interim efficacy results at six months from 29* study participants treated with SPINRAZA show:
- Improvements in motor function in most participants as measured by increased mean total Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination Section 2 (HINE-2) score from baseline.
- Most participants (25/27) with investigator-reported suboptimal motor function at baseline improved.
After a median of 230.5 days in the study, serious adverse events (AEs) were reported in 13/38 (34%) participants. No serious AEs were considered related to SPINRAZA or led to study withdrawal. No new emerging safety concerns have been identified in enrolled participants who received SPINRAZA after Zolgensma. Additional interim clinical outcomes from the RESPOND study are being presented at the conference.
"SPINRAZA is a foundation of care for people living with spinal muscular atrophy. The early results from RESPOND show that SPINRAZA may further improve muscle performance in patients treated with gene therapy whose outcomes have not met clinical expectations," said C. Frank Bennett, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief scientific officer of Ionis.
New Analysis Evaluating Real-World Impact of SPINRAZA
A systematic literature review and meta-analysis evaluating real-world impact of SPINRAZA for infantile-onset SMA was presented and highlights the importance of generating real-world evidence to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the treatment benefits of SPINRAZA. Improvements in motor function and motor milestones observed in real-world studies were greater than or comparable to those observed in clinical trials, and patients continued to improve with longer duration of SPINRAZA treatment.
About SPINRAZA® (nusinersen)
SPINRAZA is approved in more than 60 countries to treat infants, children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). As a foundation of care in SMA, more than 14,000 individuals have been treated with SPINRAZA worldwide.1
SPINRAZA is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that targets the root cause of SMA by continuously increasing the amount of full-length survival motor neuron (SMN) protein produced in the body.2 It is administered directly into the central nervous system, where motor neurons reside, to deliver treatment where the disease starts.3
SPINRAZA has demonstrated sustained efficacy across ages and SMA types with a well-established safety profile based on data in patients treated up to 8 years,4 combined with unsurpassed real-world experience. The nusinersen clinical development program encompasses more than 10 clinical studies, which have included more than 460 individuals across a broad spectrum of patient populations, including two randomized controlled studies (ENDEAR and CHERISH). The SHINE and NURTURE open-label extension studies are evaluating the long-term impact of SPINRAZA. The most common adverse events observed in clinical studies were respiratory infection, fever, constipation, headache, vomiting and back pain. Laboratory tests can monitor for renal toxicity and coagulation abnormalities, including acute severe low platelet counts, which have been observed after administration of some ASOs.
Biogen licensed the global rights to develop, manufacture and commercialize SPINRAZA from Ionis. Please click here for Important Safety Information and full Prescribing Information for SPINRAZA in the U.S., or visit your respective country's product website.
About Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
For more than 30 years, Ionis has been a leader in RNA-targeted therapy, pioneering new markets and changing standards of care. Ionis currently has four marketed medicines and a promising late-stage pipeline highlighted by cardiovascular and neurological franchises. Our scientific innovation began and continues with the knowledge that sick people depend on us, which fuels our vision to become the leader in genetic medicine, utilizing a multi-platform approach to discover, develop and deliver life-transforming therapies.
To learn more about Ionis visit www.ionispharma.com and follow us on Twitter @ionispharma.
Ionis' Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding Ionis' business and the therapeutic and commercial potential of SPINRAZA®, Ionis' technologies and other products in development. Any statement describing Ionis' goals, expectations, financial or other projections, intentions or beliefs is a forward-looking statement and should be considered an at-risk statement. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties including those related to our commercial products and the medicines in our pipeline, and particularly those inherent in the process of discovering, developing and commercializing medicines that are safe and effective for use as human therapeutics, and in the endeavor of building a business around such medicines. Ionis' forward-looking statements also involve assumptions that, if they never materialize or prove correct, could cause its results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Although Ionis' forward-looking statements reflect the good faith judgment of its management, these statements are based only on facts and factors currently known by Ionis. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These and other risks concerning Ionis' programs are described in additional detail in Ionis' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2022, and the most recent Form 10-Q quarterly filing, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these and other documents are available from the Company.
In this press release, unless the context requires otherwise, "Ionis," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" all refer to Ionis Pharmaceuticals and its subsidiaries.
Ionis Pharmaceuticals® is a registered trademark of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. SPINRAZA® is a registered trademark of Biogen.
*Two participants in the RESPOND study were not assessed at Day 183 and, therefore, not included in the mean calculation.
1 Based on commercial patients, early access patients, and clinical trial participants through December 31, 2022.
2 SPINRAZA U.S. Prescribing Information. Available at: https://www.spinraza.com/content/dam/commercial/specialty/spinraza/caregiver/en_us/pdf/spinraza-prescribing-information.pdf. Accessed: June 2023.
3 SPINRAZA U.S. Prescribing Information. Available at: https://www.spinraza.com/content/dam/commercial/specialty/spinraza/caregiver/en_us/pdf/spinraza-prescribing-information.pdf. Accessed: June 2023.
4 Core Data sheet, Version 13, October 2021. SPINRAZA. Biogen Inc, Cambridge, MA.
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Mayor discusses Edinburg's growth in state of the city address
Transparency was a priority Edinburg Mayor Ramiro Garza campaigned on during his run for the mayoral seat.
At the Thursday state of the city address, Garza promised his efforts would continue as the city continues to grow.
“If we're going to ask [residents] to come to us and be part of the Edinburg 2040 vision, it's important that they have that trust with their elected officials,” Garza said. “For the past year, Edinburg city council members have gone over conflicts of interests and used a code of ethics during all city council meetings.”
At the address, Garza mentioned Edinburg is one of the fasted growing cities in Texas — and the population could reach 128,000 by 2030.
The mayor acknowledged benefits for residents in lowering the property tax rate from 68 to 64 cents that’s contributing to that growth, and how they can afford it.
“It's about being efficient with our tax dollars,” Garza said. “It was important that we reduce our tax rate, our citizens deserve that to reduce the taxes but at the same time we need to get creative as a city and be efficient with the funds that are interested with us.”
Garza said work is still needed to improve areas around the city, adding that residents voiced concerns about roadway improvements.
In response to the concerns, the city set aside $20 million dollars to fund improvement projects. | 2023-03-11T03:24:42+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/mayor-discusses-edinburg-s-growth-in-state-of-the-city-address |
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors.
Southern Baptist church representatives at their annual meeting here also rejected a similar appeal by a smaller church, Fern Creek Baptist of Louisville, Kentucky, which is led by a woman pastor.
The results of the Tuesday votes were announced Wednesday morning on the concluding day of the the two-day annual meeting here of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, whose statement of faith asserts that only qualified men can serve as pastors.
The convention hall packed with about 12,000 Southern Baptists was quiet after the announcement, appearing to have listened to the earlier urging by SBC President Bart Barber for them to show restraint.
“I know sometimes there are churches where people wind up in biblical divorce,” he said. “But we don’t throw divorce parties at church. And whatever these results are, I’m asking you, behave like Christians.”
Saddleback had been the denomination’s second-largest congregation and until recently was widely touted as a success story amid larger Southern Baptist membership declines.
With the 9,437-1,212 vote, delegates rejected an appeal by Rick Warren, the retired founding pastor of Saddleback and author of the best-selling phenomenon, “The Purpose Driven Life.” Warren had urged Baptists to agree to disagree “in order to share a common mission.”
“Messengers voted for conformity and uniformity rather than unity. The only way you will have unity is to love diversity. We made this effort knowing we were not going to win,” Warren said at a news conference after the results were announced.
Church representatives also voted 9,700-806 to deny an appeal by a smaller congregation, Fern Creek Baptist Church of Louisville, Kentucky, which has had a woman pastor for three decades but came under heightened scrutiny this year.
Warren and the Rev. Linda Barnes Popham, pastor of Fern Creek, made their final appeals to Southern Baptists here on Tuesday during the denomination’s annual meeting.
Warren has been a lifelong Southern Baptist, and the church he founded being removed from the denomination was something he might have never expected even though he has pushed the boundaries for several years now, said Scott Thumma, a sociology of religion professor and director of the Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
“It’s pretty clear (from his speech Tuesday) that Warren did not think the SBC was going to reinstate Saddleback,” he said. “But, he’s had a platform to say what being Baptist means, what the Scripture says about women in ministry, that Southern Baptists are under a big tent and what is means to exclude any congregation. This is all probably more symbolic.”
Following the vote results, Warren issued a critique of the direction of the SBC that contributed to Saddleback’s ejection.
“There are people who want to take the SBC back to the 1950s when white men ruled supreme and when the woman’s place was in the home. There are others who want to take it back 500 years to the time of the Reformation,” he said. “I say we need to take the church back to the first century. The church at its birth was the church at its best.”
In February, the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee voted to oust the two congregations, along with three others that chose not to appeal, for having women pastors.
All Baptist churches are independent, so the convention can’t tell them what to do, but it can decide which churches are “not in friendly cooperation,” the official verbiage for an expulsion. The SBC’s official statement of faith says the office of pastor is reserved for qualified men, but this is believed to be the first time the convention has expelled any churches over it. | 2023-06-14T17:36:12+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/southern-baptists-refuse-to-take-back-megachurch-over-women-pastors/ |
SÃO PAULO, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Zenvia Inc. (NASDAQ: ZENV) (the "Company"), the leading cloud-based CX platform in Latin America, empowering companies to transform their customer journeys, today announced that its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders will be held on November 30, 2022, at Avenida Paulista, 2300, 18th Floor, Suites 182 and 184, São Paulo, São Paulo, 01310-300, Brazil. Holders of record of the Company's Class A common shares and the Class B common shares are cordially invited to attend the AGM.
More details on the event will be available at https://investors.zenvia.com/corporate-governance/general-shareholders-meeting/
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ZENVIA is driven by the purpose of empowering companies to create unique experiences for end-consumers through its unified CX SaaS end-to-end platform. ZENVIA empowers companies to transform their existing customer experience from non-scalable, physical and impersonal interactions into highly scalable, digital-first and hyper-contextualized experiences across the customer journey. ZENVIA's unified end-to-end CX SaaS platform provides a combination of (i) SaaS focused on campaigns, sales teams, customer service and engagement, (ii) tools, such as software application programming interfaces, or APIs, chatbots, single customer views, journey designers, documents composer and authentication and (iii) channels, such as SMS, Voice, WhatsApp, Instagram and Webchat. Its comprehensive platform assists customers across multiple use cases, including marketing campaigns, customer acquisition, customer onboarding, warnings, customer services, fraud control, cross-selling and customer retention, among others. ZENVIA's shares are traded on Nasdaq, under the ticker ZENV.
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Jan. 30, 1934 – Jan. 10, 2023
Esta Keller, an elementary school teacher and real estate agent, died Jan. 10 in Framingham, Mass., where she had lived since 2021. She was 88.
Born in Philadelphia, the former Esta Molish was the second of three children. Her father and uncle owned a chain of Thriftway grocery stores, now Pickwell, in the Philadelphia area and nearby New Jersey.
She attended Germantown High School and Pennsylvania State University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in education and met her husband, Lowell Keller, who became assistant sports editor at The Buffalo News. They were married in 1956.
She taught for four years in Philadelphia area elementary schools, then directed the nursery school at Temple Beth El in Niagara Falls for four years while her husband was working for the Niagara Gazette. They moved to Amherst in 1968.
Mrs. Keller began her career in real estate in 1973 with Caldwell Development Corp. as a rental agent and manager of the 184-unit Colonie of Amherst complex.
Working with Stovroff & Herman Realtors, she was a sales leader in the Williamsville office. Her biggest sale was a million-dollar gated mansion in Eggertsville. Later she was associated with Realty USA.
She was a member of Temple Beth Zion and was active in the Sisterhood. She and her husband wintered in Longboat Key, Fla., for many years.
Survivors include a son, Lawrence M.; a daughter, Suzanne Keller; a brother, Richard Molish; and two grandsons. Her husband died in 2006.
Graveside services were held Jan. 14 in Montefiore Cemetery, Jenkintown, Pa. | 2023-01-18T04:08:33+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/obituaries/features/esta-keller-88-elementary-school-teacher-and-real-estate-agent/article_6c0c7096-96d2-11ed-b6f6-2feaa57057b2.html |
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) announced today the advancement of its LG Art Lab platform featuring new artworks including NFTs and a 24-karat gold-plated sculpture by Brooklyn-based sculptor Barry X Ball. Launching on February 16 and tied to the VIP preview day in an on-site presentation at Frieze Los Angeles 2023, these works are inspired by the artist's in-process sculptures of Pope John Paul II, continuing his foray into reassessments of both classical and modern sculpture.
The new series of NFT's, available via LG's Smart TV webOS platform, will be presented at Frieze LA on LG's large screen OLED TVs including stunning 97, 83 and 77-inch LG OLED G2 and C2 Series models and unique LG OLED Easel and Pose Lifestyle Screens for the most immersive viewing experiences.
"As a leader in the technology space, it has been a privilege to collaborate with LG on this body of work. My goal from the beginning of the project was to establish a new standard for the visual arts." said Barry X Ball. "The resultant NFTs would not be possible without LG's flagship OLED technology, which enables me to create a fully immersive experience for art viewers, with rich, deep blacks and radiantly-intricate details."
New 39-second kinetic NFTs by Ball augment his sculptural practice into the digital realm, using LG's OLED TV to create works at the production levels of a Hollywood film. The four variations of this series are based on four metals–black steel, gold, copper and silver–and immerse the viewer in hyper-Baroque, complex forms amongst an original soundtrack. Each of the digital sculptures morph from a raw base-metal into their respective shades with exceptional detail and color accuracy, demonstrating how LG's OLED TV's over 8 million self-lit pixels achieve deep blacks for crisp contrast, so you can see subtle details. that allow the metals to shimmer and glisten like never before.
This new series of 4 NFTs are based on the Hedera network, the most used, sustainable, enterprise-grade public ledger for the decentralized economy. Both Barry X Ball and LG possess a deep commitment to technology and its innovative capacity for new creative endeavors, initiating their collaboration at Frieze Seoul 2022 in a special presentation. LG Art Lab hosts regular NFT drops on their website, utilizing a countdown feature that reminds users when they are scheduled to take place.
ABOUT LG ELECTRONICS USA
LG Electronics USA, Inc., based in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., is the North American subsidiary of LG Electronics, Inc., a $63 billion global innovator in technology and manufacturing. In the United States, LG sells a wide range of innovative home appliances, home entertainment products, commercial displays, air conditioning systems, energy solutions and vehicle components. LG is 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year-Sustained Excellence. The company's commitment to environmental sustainability and its "Life's Good" marketing theme encompass how LG is dedicated to people's happiness by exceeding expectations today and tomorrow. www.LG.com.
About LG Home Entertainment Company
The LG Home Entertainment Company is an industry leader in televisions and audio-video systems and a globally recognized innovator for its leadership in OLED TVs which is revolutionizing the premium TV category. LG is committed to improving customers' lives with innovative home entertainment products led by award-winning OLED TVs and QNED Mini LED TVs featuring Quantum Dot NanoCell technology and sound solutions with sustainable design. For more news on LG, visit www.LGnewsroom.com.
ABOUT BARRY X BALL
Barry X Ball is a contemporary sculptor based in New York. His work has been widely exhibited internationally over the last 35 years and is represented in many public and private collections. Through the use of unconventional materials and innovative methods, the artist has reinvigorated the age-old tradition of figurative sculpture. Ball employs 3D digital scanning, virtual modeling, rapid prototyping, computer-controlled milling, and thousands of hours of exacting hand carving and polishing to create sculptures renowned for their simultaneous fever- pitch intensity and surreal stillness.
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Which Lancome products are best?
Lancome is a French luxury beauty brand known for its timeless skin care staples, fragrances and makeup products. Founded in 1935 by Armand Petitjean, it continues to be one of the beauty industry’s most trusted names and sought-after brands.
When it comes to finding the best Lancome products, the Advanced Genifique Face Serum should definitely be on your radar. This anti-aging formula quickly plumps, hydrates and revitalizes your complexion without risking breakouts or skin irritation.
What to know before you buy a Lancome product
Skin type
Your skin type is an essential factor in determining what skin care and makeup products will work for you. Whether you’re shopping for foundation or looking to switch up your skin care routine, knowing what your skin needs makes it easy to narrow down your choices. For instance, if you have particularly dry skin, you need a heavy-duty moisturizer that can help restore your skin without irritation, like Lancome’s Absolue Revitalizing and Brightening Soft Cream.
Similarly, if you have oily or acne-prone skin, you’re more likely to benefit from using a lighter, water-based formula like the Hydra Zen Gel Cream.
Finish
Eyes: Lancome’s collection of eyeshadows is available in a range of matte and metallic shades. You’ll also find pencil and liquid eyeliners that give you ultimate precision and intense color payoff. The brand’s Hypnose mascara is a cult classic.
Face: You’ll find liquid, powder and stick foundations in matte and dewy finishes. Its hydrating, lightweight concealer covers flaws without ever creasing or caking.
Lips: Whether you’re looking for a luminous cream finish, a high-shine lip gloss or a non-drying liquid lipstick, there’s something for everyone.
Cheeks: Lancome also offers creamy powder blushes and highlighters that melt into the skin with ease for a second-skin feel.
What to look for in a quality Lancome product
Nourishing ingredients
Most Lancome products are packed with skin-loving ingredients, pure antioxidants and soothing probiotic extracts to repair and protect your skin against daily aggressors. Some of the most popular ingredients include vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, retinol, salicylic acid, niacinamide and glycolic acid.
Noncomedogenic
Lancome also offers several noncomedogenic skin care and makeup products. These are specifically formulated with ingredients less likely to clog your pores and are great for sensitive, oily and acne-prone skin.
Shade variety
Lancome has long been committed to embracing diversity by representing all skin tones. The brand’s Teint Idole Ultra Wear Foundation comes in a whopping 45 shades, making it easier than ever to find the perfect shade match for your skin tone. You will also find its full-coverage concealer in 20 shades. With the virtual e-shade finder on Lancome’s website, you can discover your best match and the two closest options for your skin in just a few simple steps.
Wear time
Lancome’s formulas offer long-lasting wear for 14-16 hours. The brand’s primer perfectly preps the skin for the rest of your makeup. Its foundations, concealers, mascaras and lipsticks won’t transfer, budge or fade throughout the day and don’t need touch-ups.
SPF
While it’s necessary to have a dedicated sunscreen for the face, skin care and makeup products with SPF can help streamline your beauty routine and protect your skin from the sun to a certain extent. Lancome offers primers, day creams, powders and foundations that contain SPF for added benefit. These can be a good solution if you are likely to spend most of your day indoors. However, they’re not strong enough for the pool, beach or outdoor activities.
How much you can expect to spend on a Lancome product
Lancome products range from $14-$246. Prices vary based on their sizes, ingredients and formulations.
Lancome product FAQ
Is Lancome cruelty-free?
A. No, though Lancome stresses the company does not conduct animal testing on products or ingredients except when required by law.
Do Lancome’s products contain parabens?
A. Yes, many Lancome products contain parabens. However, they also offer a handful of paraben-free products. It’s always advisable to check the label for ingredients before making a purchase.
What’s the best Lancome product to buy?
Top Lancome product
Lancome Advanced Genifique Face Serum
What you need to know: This cult-favorite serum is lauded for its smoothing and moisturizing properties.
What you’ll love: The serum feels incredibly light and absorbs quickly. It’s non-greasy and is perfect for sensitive and acne-prone skin. It helps provide quick yet intense hydration and helps brighten dull skin. The self-loading dropper delivers the perfect dose of serum for each application.
What you should consider: It contains fragrance and alcohol and is priced on the higher side.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Macy’s
Top Lancome product for the money
Lancome Lash Idole Lash-Lifting and Volumizing Mascara
What you need to know: This game-changing mascara helps lengthen and volumize your lashes without ever clumping.
What you’ll love: It’s quick to apply, gliding onto lashes smoothly and providing a featherlight feel. The curved wand helps ensure every single lash is coated, instantly lifting and fanning out lashes for an eye-opening effect. It’s long-lasting and does not flake or smudge.
What you should consider: Some users said it was difficult to remove.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Macy’s
Worth checking out
Lancome Teint Idole Ultra 24-Hour Longwear Matte Foundation
What you need to know: This is Lancome’s bestselling full-coverage liquid foundation that stays put all day.
What you’ll love: It conceals flaws without looking powdery or feeling heavy. Offering buildable medium-to-full coverage, it’s also transfer- and humidity-resistant. The oil-absorbing formula helps keep shine to a minimum. Available in 45 shades, it has SPF 15 and is suitable for all skin types.
What you should consider: Some users with dry skin said it might settle into fine lines.
Where to buy: Sold by Sephora, Ulta and Macy’s
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House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump face primaries
By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Three Republican U.S. House members who voted to impeach Donald Trump over the Jan. 6 insurrection are being challenged in Tuesday’s primary elections by rivals endorsed by the former president.
The primaries for Reps. Peter Meijer, Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse are the biggest test yet for GOP incumbents who broke with Trump after a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to keep him in power. Trump has vowed revenge against the 10 House Republicans who crossed party lines for the impeachment vote.
Of the 10, four opted not to run for reelection in this year’s midterm elections. As for the ones who did, Rep. Tom Rice of South Carolina lost to a Trump-endorsed challenger in June, while Rep. David Valadao of California survived a challenge that same month from a fellow Republican, advancing to the general election. Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming is bracing for defeat in her Aug. 16 primary against a Trump-backed rival.
In other races Tuesday, two Democratic incumbents in Michigan are facing each other in a newly drawn congressional district, and two members of the progressive “Squad” have primary challengers in Missouri and Michigan. In Arizona, GOP voters will decide whether to nominate a major QAnon figure for a congressional seat.
Some of the top elections:
FACING VOTERS AFTER IMPEACHMENT VOTES
The three House Republicans facing primary challenges Tuesday for impeaching Trump say they don’t regret their vote.
In Michigan, Meijer voted for impeachment just days after he was sworn into office for his first term. The former president has endorsed Meijer’s opponent, John Gibbs, a businessman and missionary who served in the Trump administration under Housing Secretary Ben Carson.
Gibbs has contended Meijer is not a true Republican because he voted to impeach Trump, and Gibbs chastised Meijer for supporting bipartisan gun control legislation that President Joe Biden signed into law in June.
Meijer, a member of the Army Reserves who served in Iraq, has criticized Biden over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, as well as his handling of the economy. The congressman’s family is well known in the Midwest as owners of the chain of Meijer grocery megastores, and he has a large fundraising advantage over Gibbs. The winner will face Democrat Hillary Scholten in November in the state’s Democratic-leaning 3rd Congressional District.
In Washington state, the two Republicans who voted for impeachment are competing in crowded primaries, from which the top two vote-getters, regardless of political party, will move on to the general election in November.
Herrera Beutler’s primary against eight challengers, four of whom are Republicans, in Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District will be one of the toughest of her career. Trump is backing Joe Kent, a former Green Beret who has promoted the former president’s lies that the 2020 election was stolen.
Herrera Beutler has been in Congress since 2011 and represents an area that has favored Republicans.
In the central part of Washington, Newhouse, a four-term congressman, is facing seven challengers, six of whom are Republicans, in the solidly conservative 4th Congressional District. His rivals include Loren Culp, a former small-town police chief who refused to concede the governor’s race in 2020. Culp has Trump’s backing but has lagged other candidates in fundraising.
CANDIDATE LINKED TO QANON
Ron Watkins, one of the most prominent figures in the QAnon conspiracy movement, is running for a House seat in Arizona’s sprawling 2nd Congressional District.
He served as the longtime administrator of online message boards that helped seed the conspiracy movement whose adherents believe a group of satanic, cannibalistic child molesters secretly runs the globe.
Watkins no longer runs the message boards and has denied fueling the QAnon movement. He said he is running for Congress because he hopes to “fix the machine from the inside.”
He is considered a long shot in the crowded GOP field, having been outpaced in campaign fundraising by the other candidates.
State Rep. Walter Blackman and Eli Crane, a former Navy SEAL who owns a bottle opener business and was endorsed by Trump, are considered the leading GOP contenders. The winner will take on Democratic U.S. Rep. Tom O′Halleran in November in a district that favors Republicans.
FROM COLLEAGUES TO COMPETITORS
Two incumbent Michigan Democrats, Reps. Andy Levin and Haley Stevens, are running against each other for a newly drawn 11th Congressional District in suburban Detroit. They’re vying for a left-leaning area, which means the winner of Tuesday’s contest will likely win the seat in November.
Stevens flipped a district in 2018 that was long held by Republicans. Before running for office, she led the auto bailout under President Barack Obama.
Levin also won his first term in 2018, taking over the seat long held by his father, Rep. Sander “Sandy” Levin. He’s been endorsed by Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.
CHALLENGING THE ‘SQUAD’
Two members of the Squad in Congress are facing primary challenges on Tuesday.
In Michigan, Rep. Rashida Tlaib faces three Democratic challengers as she seeks a third term in office. She’s running in a newly drawn Detroit-area district where the winner is expected to easily carry the 12th Congressional District seat in November. Tlaib’s main competition is longtime Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, who has strong name recognition in the city.
In Missouri, first-term Rep. Cori Bush is facing a challenge in the state’s 1st Congressional District. State Sen. Steve Roberts is betting that Bush, a vocal advocate for defunding the police and moving money to social services and mental health programs, is too liberal even for heavily Democratic St. Louis.
Roberts has twice faced rape allegations, though prosecutors said they didn’t have enough evidence to merit charges. He has accused the Bush campaign of dredging up the allegations to distract from her record.
Bush has touted her accomplishments, including persuading the Environmental Protection Agency to clean up radioactive waste near a St. Louis County creek, pushing for climate change action and standing against evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
10 YEARS AFTER TUCSON SHOOTING, INTERN SEEKS GIFFORDS’ SEAT
Daniel Hernandez Jr., the hero intern credited with saving Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life after an attempted assassination in 2011, is running for her former seat in Congress.
Hernandez, who recently stepped down from the state Legislature to focus on his campaign, faces another former lawmaker in the Democratic primary. However, the once highly competitive district centered in Tucson now favors Republicans after the boundaries were redrawn.
Hernandez was a 20-year-old college student in his first week interning for Giffords when he went to her “Congress on your corner” constituent event. A gunman there opened fire, killing six and injuring 13. Hernandez kept the Democratic congresswoman conscious and applied pressure to her head wound until paramedics arrived.
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Associated Press writers Sara Burnett in Chicago, Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Ariz., Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Mich., Jonathan J. Cooper in Phoenix, Chris Grygiel in Seattle and Jim Salter in St. Louis contributed to this report.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Two Chicago police officers face felony charges for allegedly shooting and seriously wounding an unarmed man during a July shootout on the city’s southwest side that also wounded a second man, authorities said Friday.
Sgt. Christopher Liakopoulos, 43, and Officer Ruben Reynoso, 42, have been charged with one count each of aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated discharge of a firearm and official misconduct, said Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.
Foxx said the officers were relieved of their police powers on Thursday before they turned themselves in to authorities.
Foxx said both officers “are being charged with having fired their shots” that wounded an unarmed 23-year-old man — identified separately Friday through a civil court filing as Miguel Medina — on July 22 in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood. That man has since recovered and is cooperating with the investigation, she said.
“The victim who was shot and injured in this incident was not in possession of a weapon, nor did he fire a weapon at these two officers,” Foxx said during a news conference.
After the shooting, police said in a statement that two officers who had observed four people loitering in front of a closed store stopped to investigate and identified themselves as police.
Police said one of the four in the group then displayed a handgun and an exchange of gunfire ensued in which Medina suffered gunshot wounds and was transported to a hospital in serious condition.
Foxx said that based on a review of the evidence, including video surveillance footage, prosecutors believe “the officers involved in this incident did not have provocation or justification to shoot the unarmed” Medina.
“The evidence does not support the use of deadly force related to the shooting of the unarmed victim, and was not lawful,” Foxx said.
Assistant State’s Attorney Alyssa Janicki said Friday at the officers’ bond hearing that a juvenile and Medina initially approached the unmarked police vehicle when questioned by the officers.
The juvenile ran, but Medina showed both hands to the officers as Reynoso and Liakopoulos both pointed their guns out the vehicle’s passenger window and started shooting. Medina was shot in the back and leg.
The juvenile, who Janicki said had a gun in a satchel across his chest, kept running before turning and firing shots at the officers who shot back. A pedestrian near the juvenile suffered a grazing wound.
The officers were heading to a morning training course and were in plain clothes at the time of the shooting. Neither had on their police body cameras because they were going to training, Janicki said.
Prosecutors later obtained surveillance video from the area.
After the shooting, Foxx said, the two officers “made representations to legal authorities, including the Cook County state’s attorney’s office, that was directly contradicted by the videotaped evidence.”
Brian Sexton, Reynoso’s attorney, said during Friday’s hearing that his client was focused on the 17-year-old with the gun and never shot in the direction of Medina.
Sexton said that after Reynoso watched a surveillance video of the shooting, he told the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the state’s attorney’s office that he “just didn’t remember” the shooting.
Tim Grace, Liakopoulos’ attorney, told the judge that the officers were confronted “by an armed assailant who points a gun at them and eventually fires at them.”
“We are supposed to see if the police officer’s actions were objectively reasonable,” Grace said. “We don’t use 20/20 hindsight. We don’t second-guess. We don’t slow down video like the state’s attorney’s office does.”
Medina filed a federal lawsuit on Friday against Liakopoulos and the city accusing the officer of using excessive force and battery during their interaction and falsely arresting him afterward.
Medina alleges that he and others were walking when the officers drove up in police vehicle and started questioning the group. Medina says he showed his hands and began walking away when Liakopoulos fired shots at him from the vehicle, striking him several times.
Medina was treated at a hospital for his wounds and then held for several hours at a police station, though he was never charged, according to the lawsuit, which doesn’t say how much Medina is seeking and requests a jury trial.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability is investigating the shooting and has a deadline of Sept. 22 to release materials related to the shooting, including videos, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. | 2022-09-17T14:07:09+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/ap-2-chicago-cops-charged-in-shooting-that-wounded-unarmed-man/ |
The dark humor of the HBO comedy series starring Bill Hader returns this week.
“Barry” Season 3 premieres on HBO Max on Sunday, April 24, at 3 a.m. ET (midnight PT). After a three-year hiatus, the show’s third season follows the titular character leaving his violent past behind to pursue his new passion of theater. Throughout this season, Barry will strive to distance himself from his past crimes, which proves to be harder than he anticipated.
The cast also stars Henry Winkler as Gene Cousineau, Barry’s acting coach; Sarah Goldberg as fellow acting student Sally Reed; Stephen Root as assassin mentor Monroe Fuches; and Anthony Carrigan as Chechen gangster NoHo Hank.
Where can I watch ‘Barry’?
You can watch it on HBO Max ($14.99/month). With HBO Max you can stream all of HBO, plus your favorite series like “South Park” and “Friends,” as well as blockbuster movies and Max Originals. | 2022-04-23T22:25:28+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2022/04/bill-hader-in-barry-season-3-how-to-watch-streaming-info.html |
Lawrenceville's offense hit on all cylinders Tuesday as it kept the scoreboard operators busy with a 66-43 win over Oakland Tri-County during this Illinois boys high school basketball game.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- There is finally an online marketplace solely dedicated to only US-Made products. MadeInUSA.com is an Enterprise level eCommerce marketplace specifically designed to highlight and promote vendors committed to domestically producing products. As the premier and trusted online marketplace for products made in the USA, the site offers a doorway between US manufacturers and the world.
MadeInUSA.com is now open for vendor applications and will soon be offering products directly to consumers. Vendors may list products for free but must certify that products displayed on the site are produced in compliance with the FTC Made in USA claim. Strict adherence is required for all vendors.
Customers will be able to identify and search vendors by one of three categories: Made in USA, Made in USA with US & Global Materials, and Assembled in the USA. They may also search for vendors by a Business Certification such as Veteran, Women, Minority, GSA Holder, or Small Business. This will increase a company's visibility, allowing access to opportunities they might not otherwise have.
With 8 out of 10 Americans wanting to purchase USA-made products over imported ones, vendors will receive great benefits and promotion with MadeInUSA.com as a marketplace facilitator committed to the goal of enhancing and expanding the network of producers and consumers supporting American businesses.
Manufacturers will not want to miss out on the exciting launch of this expansive marketplace designed to highlight their products to an eager-to-buy customer base.
MadeInUSA.com's eCommerce platform is based on a drop ship model and will collect and pay all sales tax and shipping costs. All the manufacturers must do is build it and box it! Brad Winnings, COO of MadeInUSA.com, stated, "Our company is focused on reconnecting the U.S. manufacturer to the U.S. consumer and creating American jobs through the demand for USA branded products."
MadeInUSA.com is built using the latest technology and is the most comprehensive, secure, online resource for consumers and corporate buyers who understand that buying USA-made isn't just patriotic, it's an investment into our communities, our labor force, and our economy.
Be American. Buy American. Manufacturers and vendors can join the movement by visiting https://madeinusa.com/vendor to submit an application.
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(NewsNation) — Friday marks the first day of funerals for the victims of the Highland Park, Illinois shooting where a gunman killed seven at a Fourth of July parade.
Three of the seven victims are being laid to rest as the wounded start to recover. They are Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, who worked at a nearby synagogue for decades teaching preschoolers and leading Bar Mitzvah ceremonies; Steven Straus, an 88-year-old who liked to stay active in the community, and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, a grandfather whose family was hoping he would move home permanently.
The suburban Chicago community of Highland Park is still reeling after Monday’s attack, in which a gunman perched on the rooftop of a business downtown and began spraying bullets.
An 8-year-old boy injured in the shooting remains in critical condition. Cooper Roberts was shot in the chest and the bullet then severed his spinal cord, doctors say. He is expected to recover.
“He’s undergone several surgeries since Monday, including one last night during which doctors were finally able to close up his belly,” Anthony Loizzi, spokesman for the Roberts family, said.
Roberts’ mother and twin brother were grazed by shrapnel in the shooting.
Robert Crimo III, 21, was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the shooting. Multiple other charges are expected as well, according to Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart.
Some in the community are calling for the suspect’s father to face charges as well.
Robert Crimo III was already known to authorities, after he attempted suicide in April 2019. Five months later, he threatened to “kill everyone” in the home. Despite this, his father, Robert Crimo, Jr., still helped him get a gun permit in 2019 by sponsoring the license.
Robert Crimo, Jr. told the New York Post this week that the threats his son made against the family were just a “childish outburst” and denied any responsibility for his son’s actions.
Police are still investigating the motive for the attack.
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Two nearby shooting incidents within four days led to an inspection that uncovered code and safety violations at a popular live music club and prompted its temporary shutdown.
The 52-year-old has served the city since Jan. 31, 2020. “I’m very disappointed,” Mayor Nancy Vaughan said, adding that the chief, who joined the Greensboro Police Department in 1996, "has left a great legacy."
Licette Griffin told the clerk that she was going to win soon and, the very next day, she won a $1 million prize, the N.C. Education Lottery said in a news release.
GREENSBORO — The Blind Tiger, one of the area's most popular nightspots, has become the focal point of another shooting.
Reasons for rejecting textbooks included references to critical race theory, "inclusions of Common Core, and the unsolicited addition of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) in mathematics," the release states.
Davie County investigators say a family went to the sheriff's office just hours before a murder-suicide in which two young children and their parents were killed.
Police are looking for a black four-door sedan — possibly a BMW, 2010-2015 year model with dark tinted windows — and damage along the right passenger side.
The Downtown Greensboro Food Truck Festival and other events are occurring on Sunday afternoon.
BURLINGTON — A mother driving with two small children crashed into a parked car, setting off a chain reaction that involved two other vehicles…
Officers responded about 7:45 p.m. to Interstate 40 eastbound between Freeman Mill and Randleman roads for a report of a shooting and found one victim in a vehicle who had been shot in the leg and another victim who was shot in the shoulder, police said in a news release. | 2022-04-23T06:57:50+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/3-bedroom-home-in-burlington---299-000/article_f628f005-a34b-541a-999d-31d19245c69b.html |
MIAMI (AP) — It was one of the worst shooting games of the season for the Miami Heat, by far: 39% from the field, 22% from 3-point range, barely 50% on usually easy shots at the rim.
Didn’t matter.
Defense — still the Heat staple, even in these high-scoring NBA days — came through, and moved Miami two wins away from another trip to the Eastern Conference finals.
Jimmy Butler returned from his sprained right ankle to score 28 points, Max Strus added 19 and the Heat topped the New York Knicks 105-86 on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in their East semifinal series.
“It’s about figuring out how to compete at a really high level,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “What’s necessary for that game to be able to win.”
For as poorly as the Heat shot, the Knicks were worse — 34% from the field, 20% from 3-point range, 46% from the restricted area around the rim.
And that was the story.
“You’ve got to win games different ways,” Heat guard Kyle Lowry said. “In the playoffs, like I’ve said many a time and for many years now, every game is seriously different. And this is one of those games where we held them down. … To win by half a point, one point, two points, 20 points, it’s about winning the game however it happens.”
Jalen Brunson scored 20 for New York, which got 15 from Josh Hart, 14 from RJ Barrett and 12 from Immanuel Quickley — who left midway through the fourth quarter after spraining an ankle that will be evaluated again Sunday. Julius Randle added 10 points and 14 rebounds for the Knicks.
Game 4 is Monday.
“We couldn’t get stops early so we couldn’t get any easy buckets,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “So, we paid the price.”
Bam Adebayo had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Miami and Lowry added 14 points as the Heat never trailed. Duncan Robinson opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer, giving Miami an 11-point lead — and the lead remained double digits the rest of the way.
“Hopefully we can get back on the right track and find a way to make some shots next game and come out with a win,” Randle said.
There was even a Heat-Knicks dustup under a basket, just like the good ol’ days of the teams’ playoff rivalry — though this one was nothing like P.J. Brown flipping Charlie Ward in 1997 to start a bench-clearing mess that led to suspensions, or Jeff Van Gundy tugging on Alonzo Mourning’s leg in 1998.
This one, such as it was, happened with 14.7 seconds left in the third, after a basket by Quickley got the Knicks within 87-70.
Randle and Cody Zeller got tangled as they fought for rebounding position. Randle ended up getting shoved to the floor, Isaiah Hartenstein took offense and shoved Zeller, Caleb Martin took offense and shoved Hartenstein, and it took about five minutes to sort out a mess that lasted for about five seconds.
The final tally: offsetting technicals on Zeller and Hartenstein, plus a technical on Martin. Randle missed the free throw. And right after it happened, Butler was dancing a bit, enjoying the aftermath of the show.
“Much ado about nothing,” Spoelstra said.
Butler missed Game 2 with his ankle sprain and limped at times in the second half Saturday, but was effective throughout. He had 10 points in the opening quarter as Miami set the tone on both ends; the Heat made 10 of their first 15 shots, the Knicks missed 13 of their first 17, and it took until midway through the second quarter for New York to make a shot from anywhere other than the paint.
“We always said we can win games when we defend and not make shots,” Butler said. “And this is one of those games.”
TIP-INS
Knicks: The 86 points were New York’s second-fewest of the season. The Knicks had 85 in a loss to Brooklyn on Nov. 9. … Barrett was whistled for a technical foul early in the second quarter for throwing the ball into the stanchion in frustration.
Heat: Miami outscored New York by 13 in Martin’s 23 minutes. … Udonis Haslem (stomach illness) missed the game. It was the 224th Heat playoff game of his 20-year tenure; he’s played in 148 of those, but this was his first postseason instance of being listed as inactive.
SCORING SPREE
The 58 first-half points by Miami were the most for a team by halftime of a Heat-Knicks playoff game. The Heat had 57 in the first half vs. New York on April 24, 1998. New York’s most by halftime in a playoff game against the Heat is 55, set in Game 1 of this series.
CLANK
The teams combined to shoot 15 for 72 on 3-pointers — 8 for 40 by the Knicks, 7 for 32 by the Heat. It was the 1,290th game played in the NBA this season and only eight other had a worse combined 3-point percentage than the .208 put together by New York and Miami in this one.
EXPERIENCE MATTERS
The Heat have a huge edge in this series when it comes to playoff experience. Lowry played in his 115th playoff game, Butler his 104th, Kevin Love his 71st, Adebayo his 54th and Robinson his 46th. Brunson played his 33rd, which is tops among those in the Knicks’ rotation.
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RYE, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Unified Door and Hardware Group, LLC ("Unified"), a portfolio company of Dunes Point Capital, LP ("DPC") has acquired Eaton Door and Frame, LLC ("Eaton"). Located in Salem, New Hampshire, Eaton is value-add distributor of doors, frames and hardware for commercial, education, residential, healthcare, and other end market sectors.
About DPC: DPC is a family office and private investment firm, pursuing control investments in companies operating in the general industrial and business services sectors. DPC targets companies with enterprise values of up to $1 billion. For more information, please visit www.dunespointcapital.com.
About Unified: Headquartered in Pennsauken, NJ, Unified is a value-add distributor of doors, frames and hardware for commercial, multi-family, healthcare, hospitality, government, education, public, and industrial end market sectors. Unified has 24 locations throughout 10 states in the U.S., predominately in large metropolitan areas, and employs more than 1,000 people. For more information, please visit www.udhgroup.com.
About Eaton: Eaton is a value-add distributor of doors, frames and hardware for commercial, education, residential, healthcare, and other end market sectors.
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Dodge ending production of Charger, Challenger in 2023
(Gray News) - Production of the current Dodge Charger and Challenger is ending in 2023.
Representatives with parent company Stellantis confirmed the decision this week in a news release, saying the company is ending production of those models in their current form next year.
Dodge shared that its iconic muscle cars would be celebrated in their final year with several new 2023 models, all including a commemorative “Last Call” under the hood plaque.
“We are celebrating the end of an era — and the start of a bright new electrified future — by staying true to our brand,” said Tim Kuniskis, Dodge brand chief executive officer.
The muscle cars first appeared in the 1960s and 1970s before being revived in the early 2000s.
Dodge said it plans to offer seven 2023 heritage-influenced models, celebrating the company’s history of its Charger and Challenger vehicles.
The new models will be offered on a first-come, first-served basis once they are available at top-selling Dodge dealerships. The automaker said it will give customers a guide for locating the vehicles at DodgeGarage.com.
According to Dodge, ordering and pricing information for the new 2023 models are expected to be released closer to the on-sale date.
Dodge’s announcement comes as automakers move away from gas-powered cars and invest more in electric vehicles.
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ANDOVER, Mass., Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Byrna Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: BYRN) ("Byrna", "the Company", "we" or "us") is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement with Bersa SA to distribute Byrna's entire range of less-lethal personal self-defense products throughout South America.
Bersa SA, founded in Buenos Aires in 1958, is one of the largest privately owned corporations in Argentina and one of only two remaining firearms manufacturers in all of South America. As such, Bersa firearms are carried by the Argentine Armed Forces, the Argentine Federal Police and premier law enforcement agencies throughout Argentina and South America. Bersa currently sells its firearms, including its very popular "Bersa Thunder 380" and "Bersa Thunder 9" pistols, through a network of many hundreds of dealers throughout the region.
By partnering with such a well-respected and well-established firearms company as Bersa, Byrna gains immediate credibility in the South American market and instant access to dozens of police agencies and hundreds of dealers. In fact, through its partnership with Bersa, Byrna has been able to put on demonstrations for the Argentine Armed Forces as well as the Argentine Federal and Provincial Police.
This partnership came about when Bersa reached out to Byrna in an attempt to find an effective non-lethal option to add to their product line. While there is growing interest in non-lethal personal security devices globally, the need for this type of product is particularly acute in South America where it is difficult for most civilians to obtain and/or legally carry a firearm.
In Argentina, the waiting period to purchase a firearm can be more than six months. Conversely, there are no restrictions when it comes to either purchasing or carrying a Byrna. For this reason, Bersa believes that a safe, effective and reliable non-lethal alternative to a firearm, can fulfil a large demand that is currently going unmet.
Even for those people that already own a firearm, the Byrna is an attractive option. In Argentina, 8.8% of the population (or almost 5.0 million people) own a firearm, however, there are only 200 conceal carry permits in the entire country. The Byrna offers these roughly 5.0 million firearms owners an effective self-defense option that they can legally carry when they leave home. Accordingly, Bersa intends to offer the Byrna range of self-defense products, including launchers, sprays and protective body armour, to all their existing civilian and law enforcement customers.
Manuel Pizarro, CEO of Bersa stated that "Bersa is extremely excited to partner with Byrna Technologies, the leader in less-lethal personal self-defense. By carrying the Byrna range of self-defense products, our retail partners will be able to offer their customers safe and effective non-lethal products that can be purchased without a license or waiting period. At the same time, we see tremendous demand from our law enforcement customers for a truly effective less-lethal option."
Bryan Ganz, CEO of Byrna stated "we could not be more pleased with our partnership with Bersa. We have trying for some time to figure out how to penetrate the South American market. Given the restrictions on gun ownership, we believe that the opportunity in South America is enormous. That said, we have not been able to find the right partner – until now. The "Byrna" is a premium product that needs to be sold through a company that understands how to sell premium products and has the necessary distribution network to do so."
"One need only look at the impressive array of world class products produced by Bersa and the more than 64 years of continuous operations to know that Besa is just such a company. We look forward to working with Bersa to penetrate the very important South American market, a market that is both larger than the U.S. market and in greater need of a safe and effective non-lethal alternative for consumers that cannot obtain or legally carry a firearm."
About Byrna Technologies Inc.
Byrna is a technology company, specializing in the development, manufacture, and sale of innovative non-lethal personal security solutions. For more information on the Company, please visit the corporate website here or the Company's investor relations site here. The Company is the manufacturer of the Byrna® SD personal security device, a state-of-the-art handheld CO2 powered launcher designed to provide a non-lethal alternative to a firearm for the consumer, private security, and law enforcement markets. To purchase Byrna products, visit the Company's e-commerce store.
About Bersa SA
Founded in the mid-1950s, Bersa SA is based in Argentina and manufactures handguns that are used all over the world. Accurate, reliable, and highly affordable, Bersa pistols offer a slew of safety features and are well-suited for home defense, concealed carry, competition, and target shooting. With nearly a dozen different pistols currently in production, the company offers something for every type of shooter, from the first-time buyer to the experienced marksman.
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. All statements contained in this news release, other than statements of current and historical fact, are forward-looking. Such statements include Bersa's anticipated sales of Byrna's less-lethal personal self-defense products throughout South America, future access to Argentine armed forces and police markets and appraisals of demand for Byrna's product in South America. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "estimates," "plans," "expects," "projects," "intends," "anticipates" and "believes" and statements that certain actions, events or results "may," "could," "would," "should," "might," "occur" or "be achieved" or "will be taken." Forward-looking statements include descriptions of currently occurring matters which may continue in the future. Forward looking statements are based on, among other things, opinions, assumptions, estimates and analyses that, while considered reasonable by the Company at the date the forward-looking information is provided, inherently are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, contingencies, and other factors that may cause actual results and events to be materially different from those expressed or implied.
Any number of risk factors could affect our actual results and cause them to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this news release including future changes to export regulations in the U.S. or South Africa or import regulations in Argentina, changes in firearms regulations in South American countries, material shortages or transportation constraints limiting sales shipments to South America, any of which could undercut the expectations expressed herein and impact our production and sales processes and financial results. The order in which these factors appear should not be construed to indicate their relative importance or priority. We caution that these factors may not be exhaustive; accordingly, any forward-looking statements contained herein should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Investors should carefully consider these and other relevant factors, including those risk factors in Part I, Item 1A in our most recent Form 10-K, Item 1A Risk Factors in our most recent Form 10-Q, and subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), should understand it is impossible to predict or identify all such factors or risks, should not consider the foregoing list, or the risks identified in our SEC filings, to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties and should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. The Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, except as required by applicable law.
Contact:
Byrna Technologies Inc.
David North, Chief Financial Officer
dnorth@byrna.com
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Mario Fiorentini, decorated Italian resistance fighter, dies
Published: Aug. 9, 2022 at 12:20 PM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
ROME (AP) — Italy’s most decorated resistance fighter against fascist and Nazi forces during World War II has died at age 103.
The Rome chapter of the National Partisans Association of Italy said Mario Fiorentini died at a Rome hospital on Tuesday.
During the war, Fiorentini commanded a group of partisans that fought the regime of dictator Bettino Mussolini and then Italy’s German Nazi occupiers.
He became legendary among partisans for having escaped from Nazi-run jails four times.
Fiorentini turned down an opportunity to run for Italy’s Parliament after the war and instead pursued a mathematics degree.
He later taught at universities in Italy, Canada and the United States.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches.
The National Weather Service in Miami said the tornado hit late Saturday afternoon with winds of 100 mph (160 kph) near Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center and headed northeast toward the coast.
Storm damage forced authorities in the coastal city to close major roadways as workers cleared debris and inspected wreckage. Images from the scene showed cars flipped over on top of each other, cracked tree limbs resting on vehicles and homes, as well as other debris littering streets.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department has not reported any major injuries or fatalities. A spokeswoman for the city said officials have deactivated emergency protocols and were working through lingering issues Sunday.
The National Weather Service had placed a large stretch of central Florida under a tornado watch on Saturday afternoon as thunderstorms were cutting across the state. | 2023-04-30T22:47:53+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/tornado-flips-cars-damages-homes-in-coastal-florida-city/ |
MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC) on Tuesday reported third-quarter earnings of $150 million.
On a per-share basis, the Melville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.09. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.15 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.14 per share.
The health care products maker posted revenue of $3.07 billion in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.22 billion.
Henry Schein expects full-year earnings in the range of $4.79 to $4.87 per share.
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CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Federal Reserve Board has denied a Wyoming cryptocurrency bank's application for Federal Reserve System membership, officials announced Friday, dealing a setback to the crypto industry's attempts to build acceptance in mainstream U.S. banking.
Many in crypto have been looking to Cheyenne-based Custodia Bank's more than 2-year-old application as a bellwether for crypto banking. Approval would have meant access to Federal Reserve services including its electronic payments system.
The rejection adds to doubts about crypto banking's viability, particularly in Wyoming, a state that has sought to become a hub of crypto banking, exchanges and mining.
Custodia's business model and focus on crypto presented “significant safety and soundness risks” for depositors, the Federal Reserve Board said in a statement.
“The board has previously made clear that such crypto activities are highly likely to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices,” it added.
The board also expressed doubt about Custodia's ability to discourage money laundering and terrorism financing through crypto.
Custodia sued the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Wyoming federal court last year, accusing them of taking an unreasonably long time on its application. In a statement Friday, the company said it was “surprised and disappointed” by the rejection and pledged to continue to litigate the issue.
"Custodia offered a safe, federally regulated, solvent alternative to the reckless speculators and grifters of crypto that penetrated the U.S. banking system, with disastrous results for some banks. Custodia actively sought federal regulation, going above and beyond all requirements that apply to traditional banks," the statement quoted CEO Caitlin Long as saying.
Wyoming in recent years has passed many laws and regulations friendly to crypto and blockchain, the electronic ledgers on which Bitcoin, Etherium and other cryptocurrencies run. One new law allows state-chartered crypto banks called special purpose depository institutions.
Wyoming has chartered four such crypto banks called SPDI's, or “speedies," including Custodia. They have shown little public activity while Custodia's application was pending. | 2023-01-28T00:34:47+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/01/27/wyoming-crypto-banks-federal-reserve-application-denied/ |
(WPRI/NEXSTAR) — Billions of dollars in federal aid is being made available to help Americans with their heating bills through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
The Biden administration said Wednesday that roughly $4.5 billion has been allocated for LIHEAP this winter, to help low-income families pay their energy or utility bills, or, in some cases, to cover the cost of weatherization or repairs.
The funds will be distributed to states, territories and tribal governments this week.
LIHEAP, established in 1981, is funded by grants approved by Congress. Typical annual funding is somewhere around $3.5 billion, the Associated Press reported, though last year’s allocations amid the coronavirus pandemic totaled $8 billion.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which operates the assistance program, said LIHEAP helped 5.3 million families in 2021.
“For more than 40 years, this program has helped low-income families pay their home heating and cooling bills,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra stated in a news release issued Wednesday. “As heating costs increase, it is more important than ever to help families struggling to make ends meet. With this funding, we will help protect the health and well-being of Americans by keeping them safe and warm this winter.”
Officials from states across the country, meanwhile, are continuing to keep a close eye on weather forecasts ahead of winter. Resources have tightened amid the war in Ukraine, and inflation has contributed to rising fuel costs over last year. Even the U.S. Department of Energy projects sharp price increases for home heating compared with last winter, the Associated Press reported.
Families seeking aid from LIHEAP can learn more and apply for assistance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Assistance is distributed through states, territories or tribal governments, and availability is based on income, family size or the availability of resources.
In addition to the $4.5 billion allocated for LIHEAP, the Department of Energy is allocating “nearly $9 billion” for states and tribes to put toward home efficiency programs, to help with upgrades for up to 1.6 million homes, the White House announced Wednesday.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Three people were injured, including one with serious burns, after a fireworks explosion and fire on a homemade water vessel on Monday night in Sussex County, authorities said.
Police officers were dispatched to a residential address on Birch Parkway in the Lake Mohawk section of Byram Township around 10 p.m. Monday for reports of a fireworks explosion with injuries, said Lt. Daniel DeWald.
Upon arrival, they saw a homemade barge on fire, from where people were igniting the commercial grade fireworks, DeWald said. The fireworks apparently exploded and subsequently lit the barge on fire, he said. | 2023-07-04T13:53:15+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/news/2023/07/man-gets-third-degree-burns-from-personal-fireworks-explosion-on-homemade-barge-in-nj-town.html |
FORT MYERS, Fla. — We've all heard of snakes on a plane. Well, some Florida firefighters in Fort Myers found a snake in a truck.
On Thursday morning, the Fort Myers Fire Department said in a Facebook post that firefighters were returning to the fire station when a motorist flagged them down.
When they stopped, the motorist said they found a snake inside their truck's engine compartment.
The fire department said firefighters removed the python safely and notified Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
According to CNN, officials believe it's likely an escaped pet, so they are trying to locate its owner. | 2022-12-29T18:54:56+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/national/florida-firefighters-remove-snake-from-motorists-truck-engine-compartment |
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- California's third biggest oil refiner made a whopping $2.26 billion off refining gasoline, tripling its profit in the third quarter, after excluding special items.
PBF reported making 78 cents per gallon refining crude oil into gasoline in California in the third quarter– the greatest raw profits anywhere in the nation or world. By contrast, PBF's profits per gallon were 48 cents on the Gulf Coast, 49 cents per gallon on the East Coast, 55 cents per gallon in the Midwest – an average of 50 cents across the rest of America.
This California margin reflects a windfall profit of $176.4 million for the quarter calculating the windfall profits at every penny made over 50 cents per gallon. That is a mark hit by refiners in California only three times in the last 20 years before 2022.
"These profits prove the Golden State gouge is real and California needs to enact a price gouging refund law to counter it," said Jamie Court, president of Consumer Watchdog. "With its windfall profits in this quarter, PBF would owe Californians $441 million for the year if California enacted a windfall profits tax setting the rate at all profits above 50 cents per gallon."
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PBF's Western region profits per gallon that come strictly from its two California refineries in Torrance and Martinez totaled 78 cents per gallon. In the second quarter this year, the company posted per gallon profits of 82 cents and an average 74 cents per gallon in the first quarter.
PBF CEO Tom Nimbley attributed the runaway profits to tight inventories. "We are trying to get them rebuilt," he told investors at the third quarter presentation. "A problem is quite clear here…Covid and being ganged up on policy that does not drive you to want to operate the facilities or invest as necessary if you think that there is not a long enough runway on that investment."
Nimbley said that California "is the same story only a little bit on steroids." Refinery capacity has tightened with Marathon taking a refinery in Martinez offline to convert to renewable diesel fuel, he said. "So, the market has simply tightened up."
"For consumers, it's a sad story," said Consumer Advocate Liza Tucker. "For oil executives with stock holdings it's a bonanza." Some executives are cashing out. According to the Daily Beast, four senior PBF executives sold off more than $9 million worth of stock last spring as PBF's stock price flew up 145%.
Governor Newsom has called a special legislative session in December to consider a windfall profits cap and price gouging rebate for California consumers. Consumer Watchdog estimates that the amount of windfall profits to be returned to consumers by refiners reported so far this year is now over $1 billion. The formula used to calculate windfall profits is every dollar in profit made above 50 cents per gallon.
A new law, SB 1322 (Allen), backed by Consumer Watchdog, will require oil refiners to post their profits per gallon from refining monthly beginning in January. This will give California the basis to monitor for price gouging in real time and, if a price gouging rebate is enacted, to give the excess profits back to drivers.
Consumer Watchdog calculates cents per gallon in profits by dividing the gross refining margins on a barrel of crude by 42—the number of gallons in a barrel. Gross refining margins reflect the difference between the cost of crude oil bought and the price of petroleum products produced and sold by the refiner.
Oil refiners' reports to investors only reveal Western regional margins, not California specific profits, which are generally higher. But both PBF Energy and Valero run West Coast refineries only in California.
In the third quarter, PBF's California refineries more than doubled margins per barrel to $33.02 from $8.06 in the same quarter last year. For the nine months, West Coast margins were $27.31 over $6.06 for the nine months the year before. The margins were the highest reported among PBF's four U.S. regions of operation—West Coast, East Coast, Gulf Coast, and Mid-Continent.
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CRESTON, Iowa, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TRM Equity II ("TRM"), the Michigan based private equity fund, has acquired all of the equity of WDC Acquisition LLC, known by its trade name Wellman Dynamics ("Wellman"). The Company, located in Creston, Iowa, is an aerospace supplier known for manufacturing large scale, complex magnesium and aluminum castings for the defense and commercial aerospace markets. The sale closed July 29th, 2022. Wellman has been around for 100 years and has been a long-standing member of the Creston, Iowa community since 1965. Approximately 350 people are employed at Wellman.
Jeffrey Stone, Managing Director for TRM, commented: "Due to Wellman's unique capabilities and status as a critical supplier, the customer base has been very supportive during the last few years in a challenging environment. Very significant investments have been made to modernize the facility and to support new defense programs since 2018. We are excited to have the opportunity to bring our foundry experience to the business. As a result of this transaction, Wellman is fortunate to have a strong balance sheet as it comes out of the post-Covid/extreme tight labor environment. These challenges are not unique to Wellman, but given its unique set of attributes and the situational benefits previously referenced, we are confident its performance will differentiate it in the years to come."
TRM Equity is a private equity firm that seeks controlling investments in situations where the experience of our team can assist companies with operational improvement or transformation. The Firm's core team has worked and invested together for over 15 years, applying a consistent approach in targeted manufacturing industries, and has a demonstrated track record of above market returns.
Jeffrey A. Stone
Managing Director
jeffreystone@trmequity.com
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Managing Director
robertsylvester@trmequity.com
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SOURCE TRM Equity | 2022-08-03T18:02:12+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/prnewswire/2022/08/03/trm-equity-acquires-wellman-dynamics/ |
President Biden on Saturday signed legislation to raise the debt ceiling into 2025 and avert a default, marking a significant bipartisan accomplishment amid divided government in Washington, D.C.
The president signed the bill just days before Treasury officials warned the department would run out of money to pay the nation’s bills, potentially triggering a recession and harming the economy.
In addition to raising the debt ceiling, the bill includes agreements on spending caps, claws back unused COVID-19 relief funds, adds work requirements for certain individuals getting government assistance and rescinds some of the funding provided to the IRS in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act.
But the bill otherwise leaves many Democratic priorities enacted during the last Congress untouched, and it does not include any new work requirements for Medicaid recipients.
The Senate passed the bill on Thursday night with a bipartisan 63-36 vote. The House had passed the measure a day earlier in similarly bipartisan fashion, with a 314-117 vote.
Members of both parties found items in the legislation to dislike. Many conservative Republicans felt the agreement did not do enough to curb government spending, while progressive Democrats were particularly upset by the additional work requirements.
The legislation was the product of weeks of negotiations between Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and their respective teams.
Punting the debt ceiling issue beyond the 2024 election gives Biden and other lawmakers running for reelection a reprieve, as it takes the possibility of default off the table.
Biden and his team had for months insisted there would be no negotiations about the debt ceiling. Ultimately, the White House came to the negotiating table, but insisted it was for budget talks, not the debt ceiling.
White House allies praised the deal as more evidence of Biden’s ability to work across the aisle and cut deals while ensuring his priorities are protected, a contrast they are eager to hold up compared to leading GOP candidates who frequently attack Democratic rivals and show little interest in bipartisanship. | 2023-06-03T19:51:04+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/hill-politics/biden-signs-bill-to-raise-debt-ceiling/ |
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Strippers who would normally be entertaining patrons inside a Los Angeles topless bar were instead outside on the sidewalk picketing Friday.
For the last five months, picketing has become a common occurrence outside North Hollywood’s Star Garden Topless Dive Bar. But now, with the backing of a major national union, they are one step closer to making history.
The dancers, alongside union members from the Actors Equity Association, gathered for a rally Friday as they make strides toward their goal of becoming the only unionized exotic dancers in the country.
“Many of us keep this profession a secret but today is a day of reckoning for this outdated modality,” said a speaker and dancer who identified herself as “Reagan.”
More than 50 supporters showed up to back the dancers with signs, buttons and chants.
Joel Cohen of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE Local 800) attended the rally to support the union effort.
“Everybody has the right to unionize and come together and request decent living standards and wages,” Cohen said.
Actors Equity Association (AEA) President Kate Shindle said the workers will soon vote to be represented by the AEA now that paperwork has been filed with the National Labor Relations Petition Board.
“We win the election, then comes the work of actually negotiating the contract,” Shindle said.
The union represents more than 51,000 actors and stage managers in live theaters, but for the first time, strippers could be included.
“We have things in common and those things are really important. (They are) for example, contract provisions that we know we already have in other contracts that can protect these workers,” Shindle said.
The dancers have accused the club’s management of taking money and allowing strippers to perform in unsafe working conditions. A dancer who goes by the name “Velveeta” believes performers won’t mind paying dues for better protection.
“It’s worth the 3%,” she said. “We are paying 50% right now.”
As noted by Deadline, this wouldn’t be the first time a group of dancers had attempted to become a union, or even succeeded at it. Strippers at the Lusty Lady in San Francisco formed a union in 1996 by becoming affiliated with the Service Employees International Union, though the Lusty Lady eventually closed in 2013, the outlet reported.
Now, the dancers at Star Garden could become the only unionized dancers in the country if they gain representation by the AEA.
Shindle feels the eventual vote will pass and the dancers will be back on stage, but this time with the union’s backing.
“[Management] work so hard to break solidarity,” Shindle said. “Fortunately this is a really powerful and passionate group of workers. I think they are going to have some things to say about that.” | 2022-08-20T19:13:41+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/los-angeles-strippers-could-become-only-unionized-dancers-in-nation/ |
Pavel Polanco-Safadit, jazz musician and leader of Pavel & Direct Contact, joined us Friday on “Life.Style.Live!” along with his wife Ivonne Blanco to prepare Bacalao a la Vizcaina (Basque Style Codfish Stew).
They also gave us a taste of Porto Wine, which is a very popular wine in Portugal. Port is a sweet, red fortified wine and is commonly enjoyed as a dessert because of its richness.
You can see Polanco-Safadit performing at the free Richmond International Arts Festival on Saturday, September 3 at Jack Elstro Plaza from 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. He will also be at “Labor Day at the Jazz Kitchen” on Monday, September 5 at 2 p.m.
Bacalao a la Vizcaina
Ingredients:
- 2 lb of salted cod/pollock
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 red bell peppers, chopped
- 2 tb spoons green olives, sliced
- 2 bay leaf
- 3 tb spoons of olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Desalt the fillets with fresh water for 8 hours. Change the water 3 to 4 times.
In a sauté pan over medium heat add olive oil and cook the onion, peppers, tomato, garlic and olive oil with the bay leaf, for about 5 minutes.
Add the pollock fillets and the water. Continue cooking for 10-15 minutes until fish is done.
Season with salt (only if needed) and pepper to taste. | 2022-09-02T21:39:30+00:00 | wishtv.com | https://www.wishtv.com/lifestylelive/jazz-musician-pavel-polanco-safadit-wife-ivonne-share-recipe-for-bacalao-a-la-vizcaina-basque-style-codfish-stew/ |
Motel key fob photography collection pays tribute to iconic films and television series
MONTREAL, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Emerging NFT visual artist, Joey Franco, has today released for sale on OpenSea, his Genesis collection of film and television inspired motel key fob photographs. Minted in December 2021, this collectible series consists of 70 motel key fobs inspired by iconic movies and television series from Pulp Fiction, to Seinfeld as well as animated classics, horror films and even Marvel blockbusters. There are also ten bonus images.
The lighthearted and colorful 1 /1 editions of the photographs show the key fob adorned with an address or a reference to a location from the film or series as well as curated keys that are period and content correct. 70 NFTs are being released for purchase today, 10 bonus NFTs will be available for purchase later this year. Holders of the regular keys will at that time be given the possibility to purchase a maximum of 1 bonus NFT key on a first come first serve basis.
Franco is a multidisciplinary visual artist whose work has covered the gamut across commercial, editorial, and artistic photography. Born in Montreal, he honed his creative craft in the streets of New York City where his passion for art photography was born.
"Hollywood has been a major inspiration in my evolution as a photographer and artist and I wanted to create a unique collection as an ode to the movies and series that have influenced my journey," said artist Joey Franco. "Almost anyone with access to electricity has some affinity to a favorite movie or TV show. Hollywood has captured the hearts of the planet for generations, and the Hollywood Key Fob Series is sure to bring out the emotions of moviegoers, young and old – in all corners of the planet," he added.
The artist is available for interviews.
Project Link;
https://opensea.io/collection/hollywood-fob
High Resolution artist and art photos;
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/hqbqc585rihndj1/AACSslnoOSEcJs0njM-EQkPUa?dl=0
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www.hollywoodfob.tech
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SOURCE Studio Zoetropia | 2022-05-10T15:27:07+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/prnewswire/2022/05/10/emerging-nft-artist-launches-hollywood-collectible-nft-series/ |
Through Jan. 9
- ‘Leave now’: Wealthy California enclave ordered to evacuate
- Updates: Frontal band rips through SF Bay Area
- Massive chunks of coastal town sidewalk fall into ocean
- Two more storms forecast to hit SF Bay Area this week
- Pete Carroll is up to something with his 49ers comments
- Dramatic flooding in Santa Cruz County amid latest Calif. storm
- Why California is getting slammed with storm after storm
- When can SF Bay Area residents expect breaks from the rain?
- Another hero of the SF Giants championship era is reportedly gone
- Trader Joe’s, Ghirardelli dark chocolate contain heavy metals
- Rare sighting of snowy owl draws thousands to California suburb
- 'Difficult to impossible' travel forecast for Tahoe amid storm | 2023-01-10T20:27:01+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/NASCAR-Cup-Series-Laps-in-Top-15-17708212.php |
Lighting up the Volcanic with "Fire" but also "Wood," "Water," and "Air," Ryan Montbleau will take the stage and perform hits off his new collection record on Saturday, May 6—"Wood, Fire, Water, and Air." Montbleau is a singer-songwriter from Boston and has been a touring artist for just over 20 years. Over the last couple of years, he put out four EPs—"Wood," "Fire," "Water" and "Air." This February, Montbleau put out a full record, a combination of the EPs along with a couple of bonus tracks.
The record is dynamic. The lyrics combine humor, sadness and joy, capturing the human experience. Montbleau is known for his storytelling abilities and in-between song dialogue, like Todd Snider, John Craigie and other folk storytelling musicians. His track "I Don't Wanna Go" off the album has over 2.5 million streams on Spotify, and it takes listeners on a journey from childhood to adulthood.
"My goal with music is to express all the different range of emotions and all kinds of stuff that everybody goes through in life," Montbleau said. "Some is really joyous. Some sounds really sad. Some will make you want to move. Some will make you want to stay still. I'm just always trying to tell the truth."
Montbleau opened for Todd Snider in October 2022 at the Tower Theatre. A few months before that, Montbleau performed at the Volcanic for a solo show. He said he loves playing in Bend.
"I had a great show at [the Volcanic] last time," Montbleau told the Source Weekly. "The vibe was so good. It just felt like my people. My music is very lyrically driven, centered around the lyrics. It needs to be listened to. I felt like people were really locked in but also really fun. I don't know, it was like perfect last time, so I'm psyched to get back." | 2023-05-03T23:39:07+00:00 | bendsource.com | https://www.bendsource.com/music/wood-fire-water-and-air-at-volcanic-19097138 |
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys kicker Brett Maher missed four straight extra points in Monday night’s NFC wild-card game against Tampa Bay, becoming the first player in NFL history to miss that many in a game.
Maher’s misses were the only thing going wrong for the Cowboys, who led the Buccaneers 24-0 after his 0-fer. Maher finally kicked one through the uprights on his fifth try, giving Dallas a 31-6 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys beat the Bucs 31-14.
“Super happy for the team,” Maher said. “It was big win for us. Definitely didn’t do my part tonight. This team is too good moving forward for me to have to do that. Just get back at it this week.”
The NFL said Maher was the first kicker to miss four extra points in a game since the statistic was first tracked for individual players in 1932. In a playoff game, no kicker had missed as many as three.
Dallas owner Jerry Jones said the Cowboys will not bring in any kickers for auditions this week. The Cowboys face San Francisco in the divisional round on Sunday night.
“I was worried about what those extra points might do toward winning this game,” Jones said. “When I got by that, then I’m not going to worry about it anymore. He’s done enough good ones. I don’t think he’s blown the socket or whatever you do.”
Maher missed five consecutive extra points overall after failing on his final try in Week 18. He was 50 of 53 on PATs in the regular season.
“I feel very fortunate to have the teammates that I do in the locker room, the coaching staff that I do,” Maher said. “They absolutely lifted me up today. I appreciate every single one of them. It’s time for me to do my part,”
He was wide right on his first two kicks Monday night, pulled his third try wide left and then hit the top of the right upright on his fourth attempt.
Maher was solid on field goals this season, going 29 of 32 (90.6%) — including 9 of 11 from 50 yards or more, with a long of 60.
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AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2023-01-17T13:20:34+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/ap-cowboys-kicker-brett-maher-misses-4-straight-extra-points/ |
The 2023 Valero Texas Open Odds & Preview: Nicolai Hojgaard
The 2023 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) will have Nicolai Hojgaard as part of the field in San Antonio, Texas from March 30 - April 2, up against the par-72, 7,438-yard course, with a purse of $8,900,000.00 at stake.
Looking to bet on Hojgaard at the Valero Texas Open this week? Keep reading for the statistics you need before you make your picks.
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Nicolai Hojgaard Insights
- Over his last 14 rounds, Hojgaard has finished better than par on eight occasions, while also carding two bogey-free rounds and seven rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has recorded a top-five score twice and a top-10 score five times in his last 14 rounds.
- Over his last 14 rounds, Hojgaard has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round four times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on five occasions.
- Hojgaard has finished in the top five in one of his past five appearances.
- He has made two cuts in his past five tournaments.
- In his past five appearances, Hojgaard has finished within three shots of the leader once and posted a score better than average once.
Over the last year
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Valero Texas Open Insights and Stats
- Courses on the PGA Tour have played at an average length of 7,294 yards in the past year. This tournament will be held on a par 72 that registers at 7,438 yards, 144 yards longer than average.
- TPC San Antonio (Oaks) has had an average tournament score of -2 recently, which is higher than the Tour scoring average of -5 on all courses in the past year.
- Courses that Hojgaard has played in the past year have measured an average of 7,393 yards, 45 yards shorter than the 7,438-yard TPC San Antonio (Oaks) this week.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -2 among finishers, the same as the average at this course.
Hojgaard's Last Time Out
- Hojgaard was in the 82nd percentile on par 3s at the Corales Puntacana Championship, with an average of 2.94 strokes on the 16 par-3 holes.
- His 3.88-stroke average on the 40 par-4 holes at the Corales Puntacana Championship was strong, putting him in the 91st percentile of the field.
- Hojgaard was better than 97% of the field at the Corales Puntacana Championship on par-5 holes, averaging 4.25 strokes per hole, compared to the field average of 4.59.
- Hojgaard recorded a birdie or better on three of 16 par-3s at the Corales Puntacana Championship (the other participants averaged 1.4).
- On the 16 par-3s at the Corales Puntacana Championship, Hojgaard had less bogeys or worse (two) than the field average (2.7).
- Hojgaard carded more birdies or better (nine) than the tournament average of 4.6 on the 40 par-4s at the Corales Puntacana Championship.
- At that last tournament, Hojgaard's par-4 showing (on 40 holes) included a bogey or worse three times (better than the field's average, 5.2).
- Hojgaard ended the Corales Puntacana Championship outperforming the field's average of birdies or better on par-5s (5.9) with 12 on the 16 par-5 holes.
- The field at the Corales Puntacana Championship averaged 0.9 bogeys or worse on the 16 par-5s, but Hojgaard finished without one.
Valero Texas Open Time and Date Info
- Date: March 30 - April 2, 2023
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Hojgaard Odds to Win: +5000 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CMS Imaging, Inc., a leading Independent Sales and Service Organization, has signed a Premier Value-Added Reseller (VAR) agreement with GE Healthcare, a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics and digital solutions innovator, to provide sales, service, and support for Edison™ True PACS solution1 in the U.S. This agreement will help remove barriers that organizations face in acquiring cutting-edge diagnostic radiology solutions, as CMS specializes in the sales and customized service of diagnostic medical imaging equipment from best-in-class imaging manufacturers.
Edison True PACS is a multivendor AI-enabled modern diagnostic reading and workflow solution that is designed to help radiology organizations achieve enhanced levels of productivity and diagnostic accuracy. By leveraging a premier system and AI-enabled technologies, the solution provides a timely and affordable way to access GE and non-GE AI-enabled decision support. With a web-based diagnostic viewer and a zero-footprint clinical viewer, radiologists will benefit from the ability to remotely read imaging studies anytime, anywhere2 and assist referring clinicians to ultimately deliver timely, personalized, and precise care. Edison True PACS is designed to be deployed on AWS cloud3 via a SaaS model or on premise.
"This momentous agreement signifies an exciting evolution for CMS Imaging," said John Sloan, President and CEO of CMS Imaging. "As an Independent Sales and Service Organization, CMS Imaging curates a portfolio of healthcare software solutions and equipment to meet the needs of our customers. Our relationship as a VAR for GE Healthcare will help us realize our vision for full enterprise workflow with an offering of Edison True PACS, Avreo RIS, Avreo Teleradiology, Avreo Cloud VR, patient engagement, women's health, RCM, and a robust cybersecurity framework to create unparalleled workflow."
"Through our VAR relationship with CMS Imaging, GE Healthcare's innovative PACS solutions - once reserved only for large organizations – are now more easily available, manageable and affordable to smaller organizations that may lack the resources to acquire and manage a robust AI-enabled PACS," said Mark Fleeman, Vice President of Commercial at GE Healthcare. "With the growing shift to healthcare delivery that is more distributed and virtual, Edison True PACS helps enable a world where radiologists can work without walls and on-site limitations to help improve clinical and operational efficiencies that can ultimately help transform patient care."
Founded in 1987 as an Independent Sales and Service Organization, CMS Imaging, Inc. is a leading healthcare solutions provider of diagnostic medical imaging equipment and software. Specializing in sales and service, CMS partners with top industry vendors to provide a suite of medical equipment, cybersecurity frameworks, and enterprise solutions to our hospital and ambulatory partners.
At CMS Imaging, we treat every customer as if they are our only customer. We provide an exclusive customer experience for our hospital and ambulatory partners that goes beyond the sale with premier service, training, and support. Our expanded product line includes CT, Digital X-Ray, Advanced Fluoroscopic Systems, Interventional X-Ray Systems, Software, and Informatics from best-in-class medical imaging manufacturers such as Shimadzu Medical Systems, Canon Medical Systems, Konica Minolta, UMG Del Medical, Fuji Medical Systems, and Gen 7 Healthcare, as well as healthcare software from GE Healthcare and Avreo.
1 Edison™ True PACS is a solution made up of Universal Viewer, Enterprise Archive, Centricity™ Universal Viewer Zero Footprint Client and 3rd party AI applications via Edison™ AI Orchestrator. Available in the U.S.A. only.
2 Anywhere the Internet is available
3 Available in the U.S.A. only.
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SOURCE CMS Imaging, Inc. | 2022-07-14T15:18:18+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/prnewswire/2022/07/14/cms-imaging-selected-premier-value-added-reseller-ge-edison-true-pacs/ |
Guilt-ridden man calls 911, admits killing landlord in 2008: “I confess, man”
Police officers found Tony Peralta earlier this month sitting on a curb not far from the convenience store in a small southeastern New Mexico community where he borrowed a cellphone – so he could call 911 and confess to killing his landlord 15 years earlier.
Sweating and taking puffs from his cigarette, he told them he’s tired of covering it up, tired of living with the lie and tired of being overwhelmed by guilt. He agreed to take the officers to where he buried the body before standing up and volunteering to be cuffed.
Police in Roswell released the 911 recording and nearly an hour of officer body camera video in response to a records request filed by The Associated Press. The May 1 footage shows Peralta repeatedly thanking the officers for picking him up.
“I confess, man. I confess. I don’t want to live life anymore without confessing,” he said while sitting in an interview room at police headquarters.
The uniformed officers and detectives who talked with Peralta peppered him with questions about when the killing happened, how he did it and why. Peralta kept answering that he didn’t know or didn’t remember, acknowledging that he had been drinking “a lot” the day he called 911.
Peralta, 37, was arraigned Tuesday on a charge of first-degree murder but did not attend the hearing. He pleaded not guilty to the charge through his public defender, Ray Conley, who declined to comment after the hearing. Conley has said he will ensure Peralta’s due process is respected as the case moves through court.
A judge on Tuesday also set Peralta’s trial for October but said that date could change.
At times, the authorities had asked if Peralta was making up the story and leading them on a goose chase since he wasn’t providing many details, other than saying he had killed someone a long time ago.
“There’s a dead body in there, dude!” he told one officer while in the back of a patrol car parked in front of the home where he once was a tenant of 69-year-old William Blodgett. Peralta said he’d feel better once the body was found.
Investigators said they obtained a search warrant and found a boot, bones and dentures after removing plywood floorboards from a detached room on the side of the house.
The dentures were compared with Blodgett’s dental records – obtained in early 2009 after he was reported missing – and that led to a positive identification, according to police.
CBS affiliate KRQE-TV reported Blodgett’s son reported him missing in January 2009, saying he had not been seen since Christmas Eve. Court records reveal police used a cadaver dog on the property days after he had disappeared. According to a police report, a witness told police Blodgett had accused Peralta of stealing his wallet and tried to evict him. But, according to the report, neither the police dog nor Peralta gave provided any leads and police closed the case the station reported.
A tearful Peralta told police he didn’t know why he had killed Blodgett. At one point, police video shows him putting his head down onto a table during an interview and sobbing.
Peralta told police he decided to come forward because “his heart hurts” and that he thought about it every day. He told an officer that Blodgett was a good man and that he took his life for no reason while high on methamphetamine.
“I don’t have an excuse,” he told police. “A lot of people have an excuse. I don’t have one.”
Blodgett’s girlfriend and family had not seen him since late December 2008. She told police that Peralta, who was considered a suspect by police early on, allegedly had some sort or argument or fight with Blodgett, who had tried to evict him.
Authorities at the time had talked to Blodgett’s family, friends and neighbors and visited the home the two men shared, which appeared to have been abandoned with personal belongings still in place. Police found no immediate signs of foul play and Blodgett’s vehicle was still there, according to the original missing person report.
Detectives would periodically drive by the house but never spotted anyone.
Police said the case went cold after investigators exhausted all leads until Peralta’s 911 call.
Peralta said he wanted to confess because of his own family and the detective told him he was helping Blodgett’s family too, KRQE reported.
“Tell them that he was a good man, and I shouldn’t have done what I did,” Peralta said. “He was always good to me, and I took his life for no reason, and I don’t have an excuse.” | 2023-05-31T12:08:55+00:00 | wsgw.com | https://www.wsgw.com/guilt-ridden-man-calls-911-admits-killing-landlord-in-2008-i-confess-man/ |
Led by Infinity Ventures Crypto, The Capital Injection Will Be Used to Grow & Expand the Platform Which Gives Individuals Autonomy Of Their Digital Presence
NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Quivr, a decentralized social platform allowing individuals access to their true digital identity via identification and authentication, announced it has raised $3.55M in seed round funding. Led by Infinity Ventures Crypto, with participation from Jason Zeng (Co-Founder of Tencent), C2 Ventures, Sfermion and FBG Capital, this investment will be used to launch the platform to the public, allowing consumers the opportunity to create their very own social graph, serving as a "digital résumé" that verifies behaviors and interests via badges. This funding will allow Quivr to maintain its mission to allow anyone the opportunity to represent their most complete self as real and authenticated online as they can offline, with the goal of making the digital world more humanistic and trusted.
Founded by executives from Pearpop, Bridgewater, Vivun and more, Quivr will validate and authenticate the user's personal interests/online footprint through a mobile app that is connected directly to other social platforms (i.e. Twitter, Spotify, LinkedIn, etc). Once they claim their verification "badge," it is then minted into its own NFT, and recorded on the blockchain.
App features will include:
- Connect multiple social graphs into a single interoperable and portable wallet
- On-chain badging system to authenticate expertise, credentials, activities and passions
- Gamification for unlocking rare and unique badges for personal achievements
"At Quivr, our mission is to create a secure digital identity - powered by you, for everyone to represent their most complete self online and offline. We're working to make the digital world a more human world; we believe people are best understood and represented when we embrace all parts of our human identity. Quivr allows people to express their unique selves on the web, with a trusted layer of verification." said Raymond Lee, Co-Founder & CEO of Quivr.
Through unique badges that validates your true identity, the platform will aggregate from all other social channels to create one place where users can be their most authentic self. Quivr will impact the web3 landscape by establishing a universal social identification system for its digital audience. By year's end, users will have the chance to use their badges and credentials to be awarded access to most relevant communities, DAOs or NFTs, whether it's with artists, exclusive events, and other incentives that align with their verified interests. The updated version will also include:
- Social Endorsement Protocol to enable user generated consensus validation
- Query and Monetization Engine for brands and artist to micro-target true fans and customers
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What is the secret to splitting logs?
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- Ryobi 5-Ton 15 Amp Electric Log Splitter
- Kabin Kindle Quick Log Splitter
- Razor-Back 8-Pound Wood Splitter with 34-Inch Fiberglass Handle
If you have a fire pit, a wood stove or a fireplace, you need wood to fuel it. While small branches may be sufficient for tiny, portable models, if you have anything larger, you will want to learn how to use a log splitter so you can build the best fire.
Believe it or not, the secret to splitting logs isn’t having a sharp instrument, such as an ax. It is better — and safer — to use a blunt, heavy tool that splits the wood but doesn’t cut it.
Chopping vs. splitting
Many people use the terms chopping and splitting interchangeably. However, they are actually two different tasks that require two different tools.
When you chop wood, you are cutting across the fibers of the wood. To do this, you need a tool that’s slender and sharp. Conversely, splitting wood means you are prying apart the wood fibers — you do not want to cut through them. To do this, you need a heavy tool that is blunt and has a wide V shape.
If you use a tool designed for splitting when you are trying to chop, you won’t have much success because it won’t be sharp enough to cut through the log, which can be a safety hazard. It also will be too wide to get the blade very deep.
If, on the other hand, you use a tool designed for chopping when you are trying to split wood, the head will embed in the log without prying it apart, and you will quickly get frustrated.
Why do logs need to be split?
You might think wood is wood — when set aflame, it will burn. While that is true to some extent, starting and maintaining a fire with split wood is just better because working with a split log gives you four distinct advantages over trying to use a whole log.
- Split logs dry faster. The main reason for splitting a log is to help it dry faster. Wet firewood does not burn well. It produces more smoke and less heat than dry wood. A log’s bark seals in the moisture, keeping it from drying. Once a log has been split, any moisture inside can evaporate more quickly.
- Split logs are easier to light. Besides sealing in moisture, bark has some natural flame-resistant properties. When you split a log, you create more surface, so 50% to 75% less of its surface is covered by bark. This means the flame can catch more readily, making it easier to start and tend to a fire.
- Split logs produce more heat. Again, if you add a whole log to a fire, the bark will inhibit burning. Besides making the log harder to light, it will also produce less heat.
- Split logs are safer. A whole log might roll away. This is bad enough when storing but can be even more dangerous if that log is on fire and it tumbles out of the fireplace. While splitting logs won’t fully prevent them from rolling away, it means they will travel only so far before stopping.
Do I always need to split firewood?
While there are definite advantages to using split wood in a fire, there may be instances when you choose to use whole logs. If you have an occasional smaller log, for instance, you could opt not to split it for safety reasons, such as not having the proper equipment to split small logs. Another reason to use whole logs is when light is more important than heat — a whole log won’t produce as much heat, but it will take longer to burn.
How to split logs with a splitting maul
A splitting maul is like an ax, only it is blunt and wide.
- Set up a work area. You need a safe space away from the possibility of anyone casually walking by when you’re in mid-swing. Your workspace also needs a short, level chopping block to provide a spot for the blade to drive into when it splits the log.
- Place the log on end, and aim to split it in half. Carefully, line up your position. Take a half step back and bend your elbows, bringing the tool over your head. When you bring it down, it should drop vertically onto the log with the force going straight down, not arcing. If the log is large enough, repeat this action to cut it in quarters.
- If you get tired, stop. The likelihood of an accident increases as fatigue builds. If you feel tired, don’t push yourself to finish up. Take a break.
How to split logs with a manual log splitter
With a manual log splitter, you need a sledgehammer to drive the log down onto the blade of a stationary tool.
- Set up a safe work area. The manual log splitter should also be placed on a short, level chopping block. For added safety, there are holes in the base so you can attach the splitter directly to the chopping block, if preferred.
- Place the log on the top of the splitter where it is held on end. Drive it down onto the blade of the splitter with repeated strikes of a sledgehammer. Not much force is needed. Let the weight of the sledgehammer do the work. Since the size of the log is limited by the top opening on the manual splitter, this is often a good way to split small logs.
- If you get tired, stop.
How to split wood with an electric log splitter
An electric log splitter uses a motor to drive the log into a wedge.
- Designate a safe work space.
- Read the owner’s manual. Each powered log splitter has slightly different operating and safety features. Make sure you read the entire manual to know what size logs can be split — length and diameter — and how to safely use the machine. Most require two-handed operation to keep your hands free from danger while splitting wood.
- If you get tired, stop.
What you need to buy for splitting logs
Ryobi 5-Ton 15 Amp Electric Log Splitter
This 5-ton splitter is suitable for logs up to 20 inches long and 10 inches in diameter. It features two-handed operation for safety, and the heavy-duty steel frame is designed for durability.
Sold by Home Depot
Kabin Kindle Quick Log Splitter
The Kabin is a smartly designed manual log splitter made of cast steel. The base has four bolt holes for easy attachment to a stump and the extra-wide mouth and tall base help prevent jams.
Sold by Amazon
Razor-Back 8-Pound Wood Splitter with 34-Inch Fiberglass Handle
You can use this tool to drive wedges or split logs. It has a 34-inch fiberglass handle and a forged steel head for durability. This splitting maul is rugged enough for professional use.
Sold by Home Depot
Razor-Back 4-Pound Sledge Hammer with 15-Inch Fiberglass Handle
If you need a smaller sledgehammer to drive logs into a manual splitter, this forged steel model is a solid option. It has a 15-inch handle and a reinforced steel pin that securely holds the head to the handle.
Sold by Home Depot
Inno Stage Heavy-Duty Firewood Log Carrier
After the splitting is done, you need a way to transport your firewood. This scratch-resistant, waxed canvas tote bag can be carried by one or two people and holds logs as long as 23.4 inches.
Sold by Amazon
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Uvalde school district on Friday pulled its embattled campus police force off the job following a wave of new outrage over the hiring of a former Texas state trooper who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response during the May shooting at Robb Elementary School.
School leaders also put two members of the district police department on administrative leave, one of whom chose to retire instead, according to a statement released by the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District.
The extraordinary move by Uvalde school leaders to suspend campus police operations — one month into a new school year in the South Texas community — underscored the sustained pressure that families of some of the 19 children killed in the May 24 attack have kept on the district.
Brett Cross, whose 10-year-old son Uziyah Garcia was among the victims, had been protesting outside the Uvalde school administration building for the past two weeks, demanding accountability over officers allowing a gunman with an AR-15-style rifle to remain in a fourth-grade classroom for more than 70 minutes.
“We did it!” Cross tweeted.
The district said it would ask the Texas Department of Public Safety, which had already assigned dozens of troopers to the district for the school year, for additional help.
“We are confident that staff and student safety will not be compromised during this transition,” the district said in a statement.
The move comes a day after revelations that the district not only hired a former Department of Public Safety trooper who was one of the nearly 400 officers who rushed to the scene of Robb Elementary, but that she was among at least seven troopers later placed under internal investigation for her actions.
Officer Crimson Elizondo was fired Thursday, one day after CNN first reported her hiring. She has not responded to voicemails and messages left by The Associated Press.
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For more AP coverage of the Uvalde school shooting: https://apnews.com/hub/uvalde-school-shooting | 2022-10-07T18:24:25+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Uvalde-schools-suspend-entire-police-force-after-17494223.php |
French religious orders demand change over L'Arche abuses
Vatican City – The umbrella group of Catholic religious orders in France is demanding church authorities assume responsibility for horrific evidence of sexual, spiritual and psychological abuse in L’Arche, once a preeminent lay community dedicated to people with developmental disabilities.
Sister Veronique Margron, president of the conference of religious orders in France, issued a devastating analysis Thursday of the implications of the findings of a two-year investigation into L’Arche, its founder, Jean Vanier, and his spiritual guru, the Rev. Thomas Philippe.
The 437-page report, published on Jan. 30, offers a detailed forensic study of how Vanier created a secretive "sect” within the heart of the Catholic Church designed entirely to feed his sexual appetites through “collective delirium” and mystical-sexual practices that he justified on spiritual grounds.
Using seduction, manipulation, secrecy and coercion, the charismatic Vanier initiated as many as 25 young women into the “mystico-sexual practices” of the sect within L'Arche, convincing them of his sanctity while abusing them sexually and spiritually, the report found.
In a statement on Thursday, Margron said the report prompted questions about the Catholic Church’s “entire ecclesial, theological and pastoral culture, since it has been the breeding ground for abuse, manipulation, aggression, lies and even death.”
She said the report also laid bare how secrecy, and “the great silence” by the Vatican had enabled the “gnostic delusions" of Vanier and Philippe, as well as their impunity and abuse.
Philippe, who was subjected to a canonical trial for abuse and false mysticism in the 1950s, died in 1993. Varnier died in 2019; the following year, L’Arche came out with a preliminary report detailing the abuses he committed as founder of L’Arche.
The organization commissioned the more ample report from six researchers in different disciplines – history, sociology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis and theology. They conducted 119 interviews and had access to church archives, including from the then Holy Office investigation into Philippe.
The findings are the latest to document cases of sexual and spiritual abuse of adult women by priests or charismatic lay leaders, which the Vatican has long dismissed as mere “boundary violations” by otherwise chaste men.
Recently, in an interview with The Associated Press, Pope Francis acknowledged how women can be abused by these “seducing” personalities who manipulate their victims on spiritual grounds to take advantage of them sexually. | 2023-02-09T19:05:06+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2023/02/09/french-religious-orders-demand-change-over-larche-abuses/69889056007/ |
Trae Young NBA Playoffs Player Prop Bets: Hawks vs. Celtics - April 27
Trae Young could make a big impact for the Atlanta Hawks at 8:30 PM on Thursday versus the Boston Celtics in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
Below, we break down Young's stats and trends to help you pick out the best prop bets.
Trae Young Prop Bets vs. the Celtics
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Trae Young Insights vs. the Celtics
- Young has taken 19 shots per game this season and made 8.2 per game, which account for 18.4% and 16.3%, respectively, of his team's total.
- He's attempted 6.3 threes per game, or 18.4% of his team's shots from beyond the arc this season.
- Young's opponents, the Celtics, have a neutral offensive tempo, averaging 101.9 possessions per game, while his Hawks average 102.9 per game, which ranks 10th among NBA teams.
- Giving up 111.4 points per game, the Celtics are the fourth-ranked squad in the league on defense.
- Allowing 44 rebounds per game, the Celtics are the 18th-ranked squad in the league.
- The Celtics are the second-ranked team in the NBA, giving up 23.1 assists per game.
- The Celtics allow 11.6 made 3-pointers per game, fifth-ranked in the NBA.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California agency on Thursday cleared the way for the Oakland Athletics to continue planning a $12 billion waterfront ballpark project.
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission voted 23-2 to reclassify a 56-acre terminal at the Port of Oakland as a mixed-use area where a new ballpark could be built. The vote is the first in a series of legal hurdles the team would have to overcome before it gets permission to break ground for the project.
The commission followed the recommendation of its staff, which found the team demonstrated removing the terminal from port use “would not detract from the region’s capability to handle the projected growth in cargo.”
The A’s are the last professional franchise remaining in Oakland after the NBA’s Golden State Warriors relocated to San Francisco and the NFL’s Raiders to Las Vegas in recent years. The defections weigh heavily on the Bay Area city of roughly 400,000 people, some of whom pleaded with the commission Thursday to work harder to keep the team and the accompanying jobs.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said the approval moved the city closer to bringing “this bold vision into a beautiful reality and keep our A’s rooted in Oakland for generations to come.”
“Our city has historically been overlooked for major economic development, but today that story about Oakland changes,” she said in a statement.
The two commissioners and members of the public who opposed no longer classifying Howard Terminal for port priority questioned whether the Port of Oakland would have the room needed to expand as shipping traffic grows if a massive real estate development were in its midst.
Erin Wright, a third-generation longshoreman and member of ILWU Local 10, said the maritime community opposes the project because it would interfere with the shipping and receiving of cargo.
“Everyone with a working brain knows that the building of houses in an industrial zone is going to have a huge negative impact on all operations and lead to a downturn and degradation of our seaports,” he said.
“Our port is busier than it’s been in my 33 years. We need (Howard Terminal) for operations. We are using it, we have been using it every day,” he added.
Last year, the Oakland City Council approved preliminary terms for the project but A’s President Dave Kaval said the financial terms didn’t work for the team. Kaval said the team was proceeding with “parallel paths,” planning new ballparks in Oakland and Las Vegas.
The A’s top-level minor league team, the Las Vegas Aviators, have played since April 2019 at a new stadium several miles northwest of the Strip. It has 8,196 seats and 22 air-conditioned suites but is not considered suitable for long-term use by the A’s.
The Triple A team reported drawing an average of 6,590 fans during the 2021 season. The A’s, by comparison, have drawn noticeably few fans to RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, which seats more than 63,000.
In Las Vegas, local news outlets have since 2021 tracked visits by A’s team executives and have reported, sometimes citing unnamed sources, about team interest in several properties on or adjacent to the Las Vegas Strip.
Both T-Mobile Arena, home to the NHL Vegas Golden Knights since 2017, and Allegiant Stadium, a domed 65,000-seat, are within walking distance of Strip resorts. The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders relocated from Oakland in 2020 and play at Allegiant Stadium.
A’s executives have been focusing on two locations and have met with the owners of the Tropicana Las Vegas, an aging icon built in 1957 and namesake of a key Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, according local media.
In Oakland, the A’s proposal includes a $1 billion privately financed 35,000-seat waterfront ballpark at Howard Terminal, which is currently being used as overflow parking for containers and trucks. The project also would include 3,000 residential units, office and retail space, hotel rooms and an indoor performance center.
The team’s lease at the aging RingCentral Coliseum runs through 2024. The league has said rebuilding at the current location is not a viable option. In May, Major League Baseball instructed Oakland’s brass to explore relocation options if no ballpark agreement could be reached.
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Associated Press writer Ken Ritter in Las Vegas contributed to this report. | 2022-07-01T00:26:49+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/agency-clears-way-for-oakland-athletics-12b-ballpark-plan/ |
NEW YORK, July 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As the largest minority shareholder1 of Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TARO), Krensavage Asset Management LLC opposes Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.'s paltry bid to take Taro private.
Sun, a 78.5% Taro shareholder, on May 26 offered to acquire the rest of Taro for $38 a share, valuing the company at $1.4 billion.
Sun's inadequate offer amounts to a 17% discount to the value of Taro's tangible assets2, namely $36 a share of net cash3. If Taro liquidated, shareholders could receive more than $45 a share.
Taro boasts more than just cash and real estate. The maker of generic creams and ointments generated $2.4 billion of cash in the 10 years ended March 31.
Not only is Sun failing to offer a control premium, but it also seemingly ignores Taro's 22 generic drugs awaiting clearance in the U.S., including four with tentative approvals.
With a market value of $31 billion4, Sun can pay more. Sun is offering, net of Taro's cash, $16 million for the roughly 8.1 million Taro shares it doesn't own5.
Taro's actions suggest it agrees with our assessment. In December 2019, Taro paid $91 a share to repurchase its stock in a tender offer – nearly two-and-one-half times Sun's current bid.
Sun's tactics ring familiar. In October 2011, it lowballed Taro's shareholders with a $24.50-a-share bid. Ten months later, Sun raised its offer more than 60% to $39.50 after a special committee of Taro directors rejected the bid.
Sun requires approval of the majority of Taro's minority shareholders. Unless Sun acknowledges Taro's value, we refuse to support the transaction.
Notes:
1Krensavage Asset Management's 641,910 shares of Taro on March 31 make it Taro's No. 2 shareholder, according to Bloomberg.
2Tangible assets equal assets of $2.1 billion on March 31 minus goodwill of $17 million and liabilities of $405 million.
3Krensavage defines Taro's net cash as current assets of $1.3 billion plus long-term marketable securities of $405 million minus current liabilities of $386 million.
4Bloomberg lists Sun's closing market cap on July 13 as $31.4 billion.
5Taro had 37,584,631 shares outstanding as of March 31. Sun controlled 29,497,813 shares of Taro according to Sun's May 26 13D/A.
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SOURCE Krensavage Asset Management LLC | 2023-07-19T12:17:02+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/prnewswire/2023/07/19/krensavage-asset-management-opposes-suns-lowball-bid-taro/ |
Travelers waited out widespread delays at U.S. airports on Tuesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers.
In some cases, delays ran several hours at airports in the Northeast, as thunderstorms pounded the region.
At various times, the Federal Aviation Administration held up flights bound for LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington airports near the nation’s capital.
By mid-afternoon on the East Coast, more than 4,000 flights were delayed and about 1,300 canceled, according to FlightAware.
Call it the storm before the storm.
The FAA was expecting about 48,000 flights on Tuesday, rising on Wednesday and peaking at more than 52,500 on Thursday, which figures to be the biggest travel day of the holiday period.
If large numbers of passengers are stranded or delayed this weekend, expect federal officials and the airlines to blame each other for the mess.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose department includes the FAA, has been beating up on the airlines for more than a year. He has accused them of failing to live up to reasonable standards of customer service and suggested that they are scheduling more flights than they can handle.
The airlines are punching back.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blamed a shortage of federal air traffic controllers for massive disruptions last weekend at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, a critical hub for his airline.
“We estimate that over 150,000 customers on United alone were impacted this weekend because of FAA staffing issues and their ability to manage traffic,” Kirby wrote in a memo to employees Tuesday night.
The FAA has admitted that it is understaffed at key facilities including one in the New York City region. It is training about 3,000 new air traffic controllers, but most of them won’t be ready anytime soon. Last week, the Transportation Department’s inspector general said in a report that the FAA has made only “limited efforts” to adequately staff critical air traffic control centers and lacks a plan to tackle the problem.
The good news: Airlines are canceling only 1.5% of U.S. flights this month, a lower percentage than a year ago or in June 2019, the last summer before the pandemic.
On the other hand, delays are running above even their elevated rate in June of last year, when airlines were still rebuilding their work forces.
More than one in every four flights this month has been late — 180,000 in all — and that’s with the government-allowed grace period for tardy arrivals and the extra time that airlines build into their schedules to make the numbers look better. At 26%, the rate of late flights is up nearly one-third from 2019.
Meanwhile, traffic has rebounded to roughly pre-pandemic levels. The Transportation Security Administration has screened 2.55 million travelers a day on average this month, down about 1% fewer from the same period in 2019. | 2023-06-27T20:36:40+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/if-youre-traveling-over-july-4-weekend-be-ready-for-flight-delays-as-airlines-face-a-major-test/ |
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