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‘Be All You Can Be’: Army brings back old ad slogan
FORT STEWART, Ga. (AP) — Visiting with rank-and-file troops Tuesday in Georgia, the U.S. Army’s top general had a young soldier dial up his father for a cellphone conversation in which he praised the man’s son for enlisting.
“You can be anything you want in the Army,” Army Chief of Staff James McConville told 25-year-old Spc. Benjamin Soares and his dad on the other end of the phone. “You can be all you can be.”
If McConville’s words sound familiar to the parents of the latest generation joining the military, they should. The Army is bringing back the “Be All You Can Be” slogan that dominated its recruiting advertisements for two decades starting in 1981.
A new ad campaign featuring the revived slogan was scheduled to roll out Wednesday. A nearly two-minute preview video for the campaign features soldiers jumping out of airplanes, working on helicopters, climbing obstacle courses and diving underwater. A voiceover says: “We bring out the best in the people who serve, because America calls for nothing less.”
The video ends with a sparse piano reprising the melody of the soaring jingle from the original “Be All You Can Be” ads that implored young Americans to “find your future in the Army.”
The trade publication Advertising Age once ranked “Be All You Can Be” among the 20 greatest ad campaigns of all time. In 2001, before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the wars that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Army revamped its recruiting ads. Newer slogans included “Army of One” and “Army Strong.”
So why dust off “Be All You Can Be” after more than 20 years?
“Why wouldn’t you bring back success?” McConville told reporters during his trip Tuesday to Fort Stewart, the largest Army post east of the Mississippi River.
“The reason we’re bringing back ‘Be All You Can Be,’ I think it describes exactly what we want for parents and young men and women,” McConville said. He added: “I’m just like any other parent: I want my kids to have an opportunity to do great things in life, to have an impact, be part of something bigger than themselves, to have a purpose. And I don’t think there’s any better place than the Army.”
The new ad campaign comes as the Army tries to rebound from its worst recruiting year in decades. As U.S. military branches struggled to meet recruiting goals across the board, the Army fell 25% short of its goal of 60,000.
This year, the Army had set the ambitious goal of adding 65,000 new recruits, which Army Secretary Christine Wormuth has called a “stretch goal.”
The return of “Be All You Can Be” is just one aspect of a broader recruiting effort in which the Army is offering cash bonuses and accelerated promotions for young enlistees who exceed baseline requirements and successfully refer others to join.
McConville said he’s hopeful the new ad campaign will help inspire new recruits.
“We want to give everyone an opportunity to do one of the most important things they can in life,” the general said. “And I think they’ll look back on their service and look back on it proudly.”
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-08T01:04:16+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/07/be-all-you-can-be-army-brings-back-old-ad-slogan/ |
New Bain & Company study reveals four types of roles will make up the "augmented workforce," enabling companies to transition workers to jobs of the future
BOSTON, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Companies across industries are underutilizing automation capabilities and underestimating the challenge of transitioning workers to jobs of the future, according to new research by Bain & Company. Survey findings included within Bain's new report: "Automation's Ultimate Goal: The Augmented Workforce," show that workforce augmentation across industries has reduced costs by as much as 30%.
Automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the rise of the augmented workforce should lead executives to think differently about the value their employees contribute; and yet, according to Bain, few companies are taking a fully strategic approach as they undergo automation transformations.
"Successful transformations will change the way employers manage and reward workers," said Rasmus Wegener, Americas leader of Vector℠, Bain's digital delivery platform. "The real value of automation lies far beyond the traditional efficiency plays. When done right, automation enables employees to focus on truly human, high-value activities, creating what we call the 'augmented workforce.' Our research shows that many employees want to use automation, and that letting them do so will increase personal job satisfaction, improve customer experience and deliver better outcomes for shareholders."
Focusing on higher-value work
One of the biggest hurdles for companies hoping to achieve transformations is getting their workforce to change their habits; something Bain says that will take communication, support and incentives. A concerted effort is necessary to redesign processes, encourage participation, and reimagine how work gets done. Whether measured by cost reduction, growth opportunities or improved Net Promoter Score℠, most companies do not achieve all transformation objectives overnight.
According to Bain, leading firms will create internal communities of expertise, while automating or outsourcing tasks that do not require as much problem solving, creativity, or interpersonal skills. Research finds that top-performing companies allocate more than 90% of their top talent to roles that are considered as mission-critical, while other companies allocate just 20% of their top talent to these roles. Three areas that Bain says workers can benefit from automation include:
- Problem solving. Companies can support workers with training in strategies that include establishing perspective, disaggregating problems, framing solutions and deploying analogical reasoning; all of which can greatly improve decision making.
- Creativity. Everyday creativity required for success for the future jobs can be taught by introducing workers to the right techniques and tools.
- Interpersonal communication. Empathy, introspection and behavioral adaptation will be increasingly important.
"While automation capabilities are underutilized, our research shows that only 12% of companies that are undergoing changes during major initiatives achieve their goals," said Ted Shelton, expert partner within Bain's Performance Improvement practice. "Successful automation programs depend on the support of the workforce, including contributors who can describe how processes can be improved, and creators who learn how to build simple automations that improve processes."
The augmented workforce: four important roles
As companies adopt large-scale automation initiatives, Bain sees employees take on one or more of the following four roles that work to support successful transformations:
- Contributors: Employees who are closest to a process are the ones who can usually describe how it can be improved.
- Creators: Similar to "citizen developers," creators can build simple automations that improve processes.
- Coordinators: Specialists who provide tools, education, support, and ongoing monitoring for everyone whose job is touched by new automation.
- Consumers: Almost all employees are within this group, since automation touches nearly every role in one of two ways: scheduled automation provides information and insights to support good decision making, and on-demand automation triggers employee action.
Scaling a successful automation program
Companies that successfully transition to an augmented workforce typically get two important activities right, Bain found. This includes aligning the business and technology on a plan to create new value both for the company and for employees, and ensuring they have the right tools and programs for enabling workers. To do this, companies are encouraged to develop a plan for creating value that aligns automation goals with company strategy, as well as choose the right technologies and vendors to support workers throughout transformations.
Additionally, automation initiatives should also try to deliver benefits for each category of stakeholder: customer and worker experience, risk mitigation, and career opportunities and rewards.
Where to start
While automation transformations can take time, Bain encourages companies to be thoughtful and supportive of their employees as workers move to richer and higher value tasks. When setting automation goals, it's important to aim high, while also balancing business aspirations with the amount of change and time that is required for full implementation.
"Companies should begin by prioritizing a few high-impact initial use cases to help the organization see the value of automation," said Wegener. "A successful shift will leave employees feeling empowered."
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Across 64 cities in 39 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
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Today is Wednesday. The temperatures will be in the mid-40s to low 50s from north to south, with cloudy skies and a chance for showers up north and partly sunny skies down south. Warning to allergy sufferers: Pollen will be abundant after the past two days of rain. See what weather is in store for the rest of the day here.
Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.
4 shot dead, then a ‘chaotic’ scene of highway violence 39 miles away
Police say the deaths of four people discovered at a Bowdoin home on Tuesday are linked to a Yarmouth shooting on Interstate 295. Here is what we know:
Yarmouth highway shooting: At about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, three people were shot and injured while driving south on I-295, near exit 15, in what police described as “multiple scenes.” All three were hospitalized and one of the victims is in critical condition.
News footage showed what appeared to be bullet holes in the windshield of a car on an off ramp.
Bowdoin crime scene: There was a heavy police presence at an Augusta Road home in Bowdoin, where police say the bodies of four people found shot to death. Police were called there little more than an hour before the shootings on I-295. Police say the killings are connected to the I-295 shooting spree.
Suspect in custody: Joseph Eaton, 34, of Bowdoin was apprehended on Tuesday afternoon. He has been accused of murder, and is being held at Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset. Police initially thought there could be a second person involved in the shooting and conducted a search, but now say there is not an immediate risk to the public. A gun also was found at the Yarmouth scene.
PLUS: Looking back over the past 30 plus years, the violence that unfolded Tuesday ranks among the deadliest seen in Maine. It ranks alongside the the murders of a woman and her three children in Saco in 2014 and the 1988 slayings of four people, including a pregnant woman, in Bangor.
Fuel and oil are still leaking into water and soil near train derailment
Engine oil, hydraulic fluid and fuel have saturated the soil at the site and are flowing into Moose River and Brassua Lake.
Former UMaine football player agrees to pay $228K for alleged PPP loan fraud
Jacob Hennie is accused of fraudulently obtaining three federal COVID-19 aid loans, which were forgiven by the federal government.
Amount of money stolen from Mainers through elder fraud exploded in 2022
Older Mainers were defrauded of an estimated $12.74 million last year, a dramatic rise from the $2.56 million lost in 2021.
Maine foreclosure rates declined sharply in the 1st quarter
Maine residences saw a 39 percent drop in foreclosure filings in the first quarter of this year.
Ethics questions prompt calls for resignation of Penobscot County commissioner
Commissioner Andre Cushing did not recuse himself from a vote in January for the county to enter into a $50,000 contract with a business associate.
Maine likely to see favorable growing season this spring
Compared with last year, Mainers can expect cooler temperatures and increased precipitation going into the growing season.
19th-century band leader Melville Andrews inspires an upcoming Bangor Band concert
Melville Andrews served with distinction in the Civil War and later was a leader of the Bangor Band and Bangor Symphony Orchestra.
Young people will lead new Presque Isle teen center
The new space will cater exclusively to young adults ages 14 through 19, and will be overseen by Aroostook County Action Program officials.
My favorite Maine spring paddle is packed with thrilling rapids
The Sheepscot River is a spring favorite for Maine paddlers.
In other Maine news …
3 accused of trafficking crack cocaine, fentanyl and meth Down East
Bowdoin grad Evan Gershkovich to stay in Russian jail on spying charges
Maine’s COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to lowest point since August 2021
Piscataquis County to use COVID-19 relief aid on jail HVAC upgrades
Budget airline will offer direct flights from Portland to Long Island
Director of Bangor International Airport stepping down after decade on the job
Cafe Miranda is returning to Rockland with a different concept
Former game warden named new director of Baxter State Park
Maine’s TikTok ban on state devices may be all lawmakers can do
Susan Collins: ‘Concerted campaign’ to remove Dianne Feinstein from Judiciary panel
Lawmakers consider relaxing Maine mining laws after lithium discovery
Maine peacemaker George Mitchell makes poignant return to Ireland
Iconic seafood shack Red’s Eats opens for season
Lewiston Public Library faces budget cuts
Nonprofit launches effort to keep Aroostook’s only recovery houses open
Hampden baseball blanks Skowhegan in season opener
Former Greely basketball star Anna DeWolfe transfers to Notre Dame | 2023-04-20T01:11:57+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/19/morning-update/what-we-know-about-the-violence-that-unfolded-in-maine-yesterday/ |
BILLINGS — "Man camps" that once provided housing in Williston, North Dakota, during the Bakken oil boom may soon be part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis in Billings.
HomeFront - formerly the Housing Authority of Billings - aims to provide affordable housing for all and has the opportunity to purchase 200 empty man camp pods to create a new 100-unit housing complex.
"We are in dire need of housing and especially affordable housing,” said Brian Starr, HomeFront director of construction and procurement. "[Units will] have two pods connected with a living room, kitchen in the center of each one. So, two pods will create one two-bedroom, two-bath unit.”
Starr said HomeFront is still in the early phases of the plan and have not purchased the empty man camps but have an agreement to purchase them. He said the man camps were only lived in for about three months in Williston.
“Being able to take these man camp units that might be, you know, disposed of in some other way and being able to recycle them where we need it so badly, it’s just fantastic,” he said.
HomeFront CEO Patti Webster said they plan on having the units filled by 2024.
“Our largest waiting list is a one-bedroom waiting list, it has over 2,000 people on it. Our second largest is the two-bedroom waiting list. So, that’s really where we want to concentrate our development, is where the greatest need is for the community,” said Webster.
With the addition of the 100 units, that will be located on Sioux Lane in the Billings Heights, Webster said this will complete an affordable housing subdivision that HomeFront has been working on since buying the land in the 1990s. She also said they will be working with an architect to make the "smallest footprint of a utility cost." She gave the example of $5 a month for utilities.
“We’re going to make it truly livable housing. Not just affordable, it will be livable,” Webster said.
According to Webster, they do not know when they will be accepting applications for the new units.
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It’s Pride Month. Here’s what you need to know
By Ayana Archie and Brandon Griggs, CNN
June is Pride Month, when the world’s LGBTQ communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves.
Pride gatherings are rooted in the arduous history of minority groups who have struggled for decades to overcome prejudice and be accepted for who they are.
The original organizers chose this month to pay homage to the Stonewall uprising in June 1969 in New York City, which helped spark the modern gay rights movement. Most Pride events take place each year in June, although some cities hold their celebrations at other times of the year.
Who celebrates it?
Pride events welcome anyone who feels like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream — although many straight people join in, too.
LGBTQ is an acronym meaning lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. The term sometimes is extended to LGBTQIA, to include intersex and asexual groups. Queer is an umbrella term for non-straight people; intersex refers to those whose sex is not clearly defined because of genetic, hormonal or biological differences; and asexual describes those who don’t experience sexual attraction.
These terms may also include gender-fluid people, or those whose gender identity shifts over time or depending on the situation.
How did it start?
In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village, and began hauling customers outside. Tensions quickly escalated as patrons resisted arrest and a growing crowd of bystanders threw bottles and coins at the officers. New York’s gay community, fed up after years of harassment by authorities, broke out in neighborhood riots that went on for three days.
The uprising became a catalyst for an emerging gay rights movement as organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Activists Alliance were formed, modeled after the civil rights movement and the women’s rights movement. Members held protests, met with political leaders and interrupted public meetings to hold those leaders accountable. A year after the Stonewall riots, the nation’s first Gay Pride marches were held.
In 2016 the area around the Stonewall Inn, still a popular nightspot today, was designated a national monument.
Where did the Pride name come from?
It’s largely credited to Brenda Howard, a bisexual New York activist nicknamed the “Mother of Pride,” who organized the first Pride parade to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.
What’s the origin of the rainbow flag?
In 1978, artist and designer Gilbert Baker was commissioned by San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk — one of the first openly gay elected officials in the US — to make a flag for the city’s upcoming Pride celebrations.
Baker, a prominent gay rights activist, gave a nod to the stripes of the American flag but drew inspiration from the rainbow to reflect the many groups within the gay community.
A subset of flags represent other sexualities on the spectrum, such as bisexual, pansexual and asexual.
Can I participate in Pride events if I’m not LGBTQ?
Sure. Pride events welcome allies from outside the LGBTQ community. They are opportunities to show support, to observe, listen and be educated.
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This story was first published in 2018. | 2022-06-01T14:45:39+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/health/cnn-health/2022/06/01/its-pride-month-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ |
Mariners first. Julio Rodriguez walks. Ty France singles to shallow right field. Julio Rodriguez to third. Eugenio Suarez called out on strikes. Cal Raleigh singles to deep right field. Ty France to third. Julio Rodriguez scores. Mitch Haniger flies out to right field to Kyle Tucker. Carlos Santana pops out to shallow infield to Alex Bregman.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 1, Astros 0.
Mariners second. Adam Frazier singles to right field. Jarred Kelenic singles to shallow center field. Adam Frazier to second. J.P. Crawford flies out to deep center field to Chas McCormick. Jarred Kelenic to second. Adam Frazier to third. Julio Rodriguez doubles to deep right center field. Jarred Kelenic scores. Adam Frazier scores. Ty France singles to shallow center field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Eugenio Suarez grounds out to shallow center field. Ty France out at second.
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 4, Astros 0.
Astros third. Chas McCormick singles to right center field. Martin Maldonado strikes out swinging. Jose Altuve walks. Chas McCormick to second. Jeremy Pena flies out to deep center field to Julio Rodriguez. Chas McCormick to third. Yordan Alvarez doubles to left field. Jose Altuve scores. Chas McCormick scores. Alex Bregman walks. Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mariners 4, Astros 2.
Mariners fourth. Adam Frazier strikes out swinging. Jarred Kelenic strikes out swinging. J.P. Crawford homers to right field. Julio Rodriguez triples to deep center field. Ty France doubles to deep left field. Julio Rodriguez scores. Eugenio Suarez singles to left field. Ty France out at home.
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 6, Astros 2.
Astros fourth. Yuli Gurriel homers to left field. Trey Mancini lines out to shortstop to J.P. Crawford. Chas McCormick grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Ty France. Martin Maldonado strikes out on a foul tip.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 6, Astros 3.
Mariners seventh. Ty France strikes out swinging. Eugenio Suarez homers to left field. Cal Raleigh pops out to shortstop to Alex Bregman. Mitch Haniger lines out to left field to Yordan Alvarez.
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mariners 7, Astros 3.
Astros eighth. Jeremy Pena lines out to first base to Ty France. Yordan Alvarez singles. Alex Bregman homers to center field. Yordan Alvarez scores. Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging. Yuli Gurriel singles to center field. Trey Mancini strikes out swinging.
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mariners 7, Astros 5.
Astros ninth. Christian Vazquez grounds out to shortstop, J.P. Crawford to Ty France. David Hensley pinch-hitting for Mauricio Dubon. David Hensley hit by pitch. Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. Jeremy Pena singles to center field. Jake Meyers to second. Yordan Alvarez homers to right field. Jeremy Pena scores. Jake Meyers scores.
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Astros 8, Mariners 7. | 2022-10-12T00:32:15+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Seattle-Houston-Runs-17502831.php |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh met with union organizers at the White House on Thursday as the administration looks to boost unionization campaigns.
Participants in the meeting, which featured an unscheduled appearance by President Joe Biden, discussed organizers’ efforts to form unions in their workplaces, and how those could prompt workers around the country to mount similar organization campaigns, according to a readout from the White House. Biden thanked them for bolstering organizing momentum that is growing nationally.
Among the guests were Chris Smalls, who heads the Amazon Labor Union that won a vote last month to unionize warehouse workers on Staten Island, New York. Addressing a union conference in Washington last month, Biden quipped, “By the way, Amazon here we come,” drawing loud cheers, though he didn’t elaborate.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said after the meeting that Biden’s participation was about promoting labor organizing across the country, not at Amazon specifically.
“The president has long been a supporter of the rights of workers to organize, the rights of collective bargaining and he dropped by this meeting to simply offer his support for those efforts,” Psaki said. “But he is not engaging — we don’t engage or get directly involved in labor disputes, obviously, but he certainly supports the rights of workers.”
Other organizers attending Thursday’s meeting included those working to unionize Starbucks, outdoors retailer REI and the animation studio Titmouse.
Before the meeting, Smalls testified at a Senate Budget committee hearing on Amazon’s federal contracts. Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont Independent who chairs the committee, has been pressing the White House to cut off the company’s contracts with the government until the retailer stops what Sanders has called its “illegal anti-union activity.”
In a filing released in March, the company disclosed it spent about $4.2 million last year on labor consultants, who organizers say Amazon hired to persuade workers not to unionize. Organizers believe cutting off Amazon’s federal contracts would fulfill the president’s campaign promise to ensure such deals only go to companies that sign agreements “committing not to run anti-union campaigns.”
Seattle-based Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Sanders’ office said Amazon founder Jeff Bezos declined to come to the hearing.
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Hadero reported from New York. | 2022-05-06T16:41:54+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/amazon-union-head-others-meet-at-white-house-on-organizing/ |
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a new rule proposal that would require nursing homes to disclose more information on their ownership and management than what is currently required.
Nursing homes that are enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid are already required to report certain ownership and management data, but other information, such as those who provide cash management services, are not required to be disclosed. This new rule would push for more information to be divulged so that customers have a clearer sense of who is owning, managing and operating nursing homes.
The rule proposal also includes definitions of private equity and real estate investment trust to better determine whether nursing homes are owned by private equity investors or real estate investment trusts.
“President Biden has made clear: improving our nation’s nursing homes is an urgent priority, and this Administration is not afraid to take bold action to tackle this head-on,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said in a statement.
Last month, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in which it found that nursing home ownership information is not structured in a way that allows consumers to know if different nursing homes share the same owners.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) collects relevant information regarding nursing home ownership including profit status, names of individual and organizational owners, and chain ownership. The agency makes this information available on the online tool Care Compare.
CMS performs oversight for more than 15,000 nursing homes in the U.S. that participate in Medicare and Medicaid programs.
GAO recommended that CMS “fully align nursing home ownership information” on Care Compare with “characteristics of effective transparency tools.” These characteristics include organizing ownership information so customers can see quality ratings for homes under the same ownership and the use of plain language for key terms.
According to HHS, the proposed rule would include the implementation of part of the Affordable Care Act which would require nursing homes enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid to provide information on “individuals or entities that provide administrative services or clinical consulting.”
Bharat Ramamurti, deputy director of the White House National Economic Council, said in a press briefing that this rule was needed as many people are often unaware of who is being hired to provide for their family members.
In discussing the needs for this rule, the department cited studies which indicated nursing homes acquired by private equity were more likely to have preventable emergency department visits hospitalizations in comparison to nursing homes not associated with private equity.
“What is absolutely true is that we see more risks, that we see more harm when nursing homes change ownership. They can change owners to companies that don’t have experience — that don’t have the knowledge, the staff, the experience to ensure high quality care,” Jonathan Blum, CMS’s principal deputy administrator, said on Monday. | 2023-02-14T00:01:13+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/white-house-announces-plans-to-enhance-transparency-over-nursing-home-ownership/ |
In the coming days, you will hear more about the upcoming Federal Reserve meetings on July 26 and 27, where it will decide whether to raise interest rates for the fourth time this year.
Some analysts are predicting a full percentage point raise, or 100 basis points, which would be the largest since 1989.
In June, the Fed raised interest rates by 0.75 percentage points, or 75 basis points: the largest interest rate hike since 1994.
“Part of the issue is that as an inflation control strategy, interest rate hikes are not so great right now,” said Josh Bivens, research director at the Economic Policy Institute in Washington D.C. “I think a lot of the sources of inflation we’re seeing are things that interest rate hikes aren’t going to really get at.”
Interest rates make it more costly to borrow money, so they affect big purchases like homes, cars, and credit card debt we carry over from month to month.
But, as Bivens points out, they do not do much to change the price of everyday purchases like gas and food, which are affected by other pressures such as the war in Ukraine and supply chain shortages among others. It is why Bivens is wary of another big interest rate hike, as he worries too much overcompensation by the Federal Reserve will push the economy into a recession without tackling the underlying problem of higher prices.
“I would just sort of tell people to discount the last inflation number they heard much more than they usually would because we just know so much of it is obsolete,” he said. “So much of the price pressure is oil and food and those prices have gone in a very different direction in the past two to three weeks.”
The Federal Reserve will likely base its decision to raise interest rates on June’s inflation report, which showed prices were 9.1% higher than a year prior, a number much higher than many analysts anticipated, and the largest rise in 40 years.
In the last month, however, the average price of a gallon of gas has fallen by $0.38 in the United States, according to the American Automobile Association. Food prices have fallen for the third consecutive month, even though the price of both food and gas remains well above what it was a year ago.
Bivens notes the significance: falling prices indicate a shifting trend, which is what he says is an important piece of information to pay attention to.
He says if the Federal Reserve overcompensates with another large interest rate hike, it could slow the economy to the point where businesses are deterred from expanding, which would lead to a weaker job market.
“If you’re Starbucks and you’re not opening a new franchise somewhere because interest rates are higher, you’re not hiring the workers to staff it,” said Bivens. “So, the way that this will really affect normal people, the vast majority of them over the next six to 12 months, is in a weaker job market.” | 2022-07-20T17:16:24+00:00 | wsfltv.com | https://www.wsfltv.com/news/national/how-the-upcoming-fed-meeting-about-interest-rates-affects-you |
Man sets state record with 118-pound bighead carp
Published: May. 13, 2023 at 3:06 PM EDT|Updated: 50 minutes ago
DELAWARE COUNTY, Okla. (Gray News) - Officials in Oklahoma say an angler set a new state record by catching a massive bighead carp.
According to the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, angler Bryan Baker recently caught a 118-pound bighead carp in Grand Lake.
Wildlife officials said they have asked anglers to help capture invasive bighead carp from the lake.
The fish consume large quantities of zooplankton and are a direct competitor with native species like paddlefish and bigmouth buffalo, according to officials.
The department urged anyone who catches a bighead carp to not return it to the water but to contact them at 918-683-1031.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-13T19:58:33+00:00 | live5news.com | https://www.live5news.com/2023/05/13/man-sets-state-record-with-118-pound-bighead-carp/ |
Rob McElhenney shares he was diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities at 46
By Marianne Garvey, CNN
(CNN) — Rob McElhenney revealed he has been diagnosed with “neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities.”
The “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” star took to Twitter with the news, saying he will explain more about what he’s learned in an upcoming episode of “The Always Sunny” podcast with costars Glenn Howerton and Charlie Day.
“I was recently diagnosed with a host of neurodevelopmental disorders and learning disabilities! At 46!” he wrote.
He continued, “It’s not something I would normally talk about publicly but I figured there are others who struggle with similar things and I wanted to remind you that you’re not alone. You’re not stupid. You’re not “bad.’ It might feel that way sometimes. But it’s not true :).”
Several people responded in the comments section to express their gratitude to McElhenney for opening up.
McElhenney has been busy prepping for the start of soccer season in the UK as co-owner of Wrexham AFC with Ryan Reynolds. He and Reynolds also joined actor Michael B. Jordan to purchase the Alpine F1 auto racing team.
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Which Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker is best?
The breakfast sandwich is a time-honored staple of early-morning drive-thrus, built to feed the harried commuter a better alternative to greasy, empty-calorie-packed burgers. Making one at home has always been cheaper, but it usually requires a range of kitchen gear and time.
Hamilton Beach, however, offers two breakfast sandwich makers that cut down the time it takes to make them while dirtying fewer dishes.
The best is the Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker With Timer. It lets you make two sandwiches while you finish your morning routine.
What to know before you buy a Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker
Breakfast sandwich maker types
Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich makers are layered sandwich makers. There are also egg and multipurpose makers.
- Layered makers cook each piece of the sandwich simultaneously. They take little time to use, and there’s never a large mess.
- Egg makers only cook the egg in a round shape. They’re cheaper, so consider an egg maker if you don’t need your sandwich to be fancy.
- Multipurpose cookers come with multiple, varied plates to cook practically anything. It can be sandwiches or waffles or even omelets. They’re expensive, but they’re a better option if you like variety.
Size
Hamilton Beach offers two sizes of breakfast sandwich maker — single- and double-sandwich. The single-sandwich maker is 7.3 inches by 6.3 inches by 5.6 inches while the double-sandwich maker is 10.5 inches by 8 inches by 6 inches. Make sure you have the counter and storage space before you buy one. Don’t buy the double-sandwich maker if you know you won’t need the extra capacity.
Bundles
All of Hamilton Beach’s breakfast sandwich makers are frequently bundled with other Hamilton Beach products. Some of the bundled products include a panini press or a standard square sandwich maker. Other bundles pack several breakfast sandwich makers together so you can make an assembly line long enough to feed a large family.
When shopping bundles, double-check the standalone prices of each item. The bundle may cost the same as each piece put together rather than being discounted. In rare cases, you can find bundles that cost more than each item put together.
What to look for in a quality Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker
Timer
The best Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich makers include a timer with a loud alarm so you can set and forget your maker.
Nonstick coating
All Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich makers use a nonstick coating. If you’re considering a pre-owned maker, keep in mind that nonstick coatings wear out over time.
How much you can expect to spend on a Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker
The Hamilton Beach dual sandwich maker costs $43, the single sandwich maker with a timer costs $30 and the single sandwich maker without a timer costs $27.
Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker FAQ
What’s the best way to clean a Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker?
A. Before cleaning anything, make sure the maker is unplugged and all parts are completely cool. This can take as long as an hour. Once this step is done, you can chuck all of the removable pieces of your Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker into the dishwasher, as they’re all dishwasher-safe. The outside, however, requires a defter touch. You need to wipe the exterior clean with a slightly damp cloth and a touch of soap to remove any built-up grease. Also, make sure not to get the cord area wet.
Do I need to apply oil to my Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker’s cooking plates?
A. That comes down to your preferences. Most consumers find the nonstick coating on their sandwich makers to be good enough so as not to need the extra help. However, nonstick coatings can wear out with enough time and usage so they may eventually need it after all. Others dislike adding oil, either with a brush or with a spray can, because it adds extra mess to all of its pieces.
What’s the best Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker to buy?
Top Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker
Hamilton Beach Dual Breakfast Sandwich Maker With Timer
What you need to know: This double sandwich maker is perfect for starting the day with a full stomach.
What you’ll love: It takes only five minutes to cook both sandwiches, not accounting for preheating time. All the removable parts and cooking trays are dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning. A recipe book that runs the gamut from standard breakfast fare to keto- and paleo-inclusive ideas is included.
What you should consider: It takes up a fair amount of counter space and it doesn’t have the most attractive aesthetics if you want to leave it on the counter.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Home Depot, Kohl’s and Wayfair
Top Hamilton Beach breakfast sandwich maker for the money
Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker
What you need to know: This is perfect for one-person households and meal preppers.
What you’ll love: It uses two bright LED lights to let you know when it’s on and when it’s finished preheating. Every surface is covered in a strong non-stick coating so there’s no need to add any extra oils. It comes in five colors, including black and red.
What you should consider: The exterior needs to be carefully washed by hand. It can take some practice to properly stack and cook your sandwich creations.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon, Home Depot, Kohl’s and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Hamilton Beach Breakfast Sandwich Maker With Timer
What you need to know: It’s an upgraded version of the single sandwich maker for a few dollars more.
What you’ll love: It has all the same benefits and features as the dual-sandwich maker including a timer with a loud clear alarm so there’s no risk of accidental overcooking. You can use anything as a base so long as it fits, including bagels and biscuits.
What you should consider: The timer adds a few dollars to the price but isn’t necessary if you have other time-tracking means. It only comes in silver.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, April 27, 2023
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FOR EASTERN WHARTON...SOUTH CENTRAL FORT BEND...WEST CENTRAL BRAZORIA
AND NORTHEASTERN MATAGORDA COUNTIES...
At 656 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Boling-Iago, or 11 miles northwest of West Columbia, moving east at
60 mph.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Boling-Iago and Damon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
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Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) on Monday criticized the D.C. Council’s plan to pay for free Metrobus service at the expense of a long-planned downtown transit project that she said is critical to rejuvenating the downtown corridor amid uncertainty about the city’s financial outlook.
“This is not a delay. This will kill the project,” Bowser said during a Monday news conference surrounded by administration officials and some business owners. “Killing the K Street Transitway is a downtown-killer.”
The free bus service program, known as Metro for D.C., has been locked in a political fight between the D.C. Council, which voted unanimously in December to make the city’s primary bus transit service free within the District, and Bowser, who has opposed the project and did not include it in her budget proposal for the next fiscal year.
The council transportation committee last week voted to pause the K Street Transitway — essentially defunding a project that Bowser has touted for years — to shift money to Metro for D.C. The transit way plan is in its final design phase and was intended to alleviate traffic congestion for buses within the city’s core, while allowing for faster and more frequent service in the heart of downtown.
Bowser on Monday said the transit project is critical to revitalizing the city’s struggling downtown corridor, a key economic driver that was significantly hurt by the pandemic. The transformation of K Street, she said, would help to lure back workers during a rise in telework while creating a setting for more housing downtown. Bowser’s “Comeback Plan,” which sets economic development goals and was released in January, calls for the addition of 15,000 more residents in the area over the next five years.
D.C. planners have been working on designs for K Street since Bowser announced funding in 2019. The redesign of the mile-long corridor between 12th and 21st streets NW would eliminate decades-old service roads, which transportation officials say confuse motorists, slow traffic and leave pedestrians scrambling between medians. The plan also would add protected bus lanes — one in each direction — to the center of K Street, providing dedicated space for more than a dozen routes to breeze through downtown while separated from other traffic.
Supporters of the K Street Transitway said the project would be transformational for downtown as it aims to make a busy, car-centric corridor into a more welcoming space for pedestrians and transit users.
Council member Charles Allen (D-Ward 6), the lead sponsor of the free bus program, had vowed to find money for free bus service and insert it into the council’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget, which will receive a vote in June. Last week, Allen announced a proposal that would allocate $153 million over four years — roughly $39 annually — for Metro for D.C., taking from the $116 million earmarked for the K Street Transitway and $10.3 million in recurring operating funds designated for public works. The money would cover most of the fare-free program’s cost.
The proposal to shift money from one transit-focused project to another comes as cities across the country are grappling with changing commuter patterns more than three years into a pandemic that has boosted telework. Allen said the K Street project was a logical place to look for money as the pandemic has made those plans less relevant.
The subsidized bus program would make D.C. the nation’s largest city to offer free public transit, taking that designation from Kansas City, Mo.
“We said we were going to make sure this got done, so here we are,” Allen said last week.
The ride-share surcharge, proposed by council member Brianne K. Nadeau (D-Ward 1), advanced out of the public works and operations committee last week but has left the council divided. It would add a $2 surcharge on rides into the downtown area from 7 a.m. to noon, and rides leaving downtown from noon to 7 p.m.
Council member Brooke Pinto (D-Ward 2), whose district covers a large portion of downtown, said the city already is expecting lower revenue in the coming fiscal year from a decline in downtown property taxes. She said in a statement that both proposals “will disincentivize people from living and working in Downtown,” and threaten the city’s long-term goals of rebuilding downtown into a vibrant neighborhood.
“Without dedicated investments in Downtown, not only will current Downtown residents and businesses suffer, but we will also continue to face budget cycles filled with more hard choices,” she said.
Bowser’s proposed $19.7 billion budget includes $373 million in reductions, including the elimination of 749 vacant city government positions. Her proposal, she said, reflects the city’s financial realities amid increased expenses, the looming end of pandemic-era federal aid and reduced tax revenue from commercial real estate. Bowser officials have cited a projected drop in revenue of more than $390 million.
While she said she supports fare-free bus service, Pinto said it is “shortsighted” to shift funding to that effort at the expense of downtown.
“It serves no one to have free buses that no one wants to take because they are slow and unreliable,” she said.
Michael Brice-Saddler contributed to this report.
This is a developing story and will be updated. | 2023-05-01T17:07:56+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2023/05/01/bowser-kstreet-transit-buses-rideshare/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday they have completed outfitting 43 major U.S. airports with technology to warn when incoming planes are aimed at a taxiway instead of a runway.
The Federal Aviation Administration said the system’s software predicts when a plane is lined up to land on a taxiway and sends an alert to air-traffic controllers.
None of the recent close calls between planes have involved aircraft lined up incorrectly to land on a taxiway, but that type of error nearly resulted in disaster at San Francisco International Airport in 2017.
The National Transportation Safety Board recommended the technology change after the San Francisco incident in which an Air Canada jet nearly crashed into four other planes on a taxiway at night.
The safety board also recommended that the FAA require planes landing at major airports have systems to alert pilots if they are not lined up with a runway. The FAA said it is still considering that recommendation. Commercial planes already have other equipment to help pilots line up with runways at big airports.
Taxiways are paved surfaces that planes use to get in position for takeoffs or taxi to the terminal after landing. Most cases of planes landing on taxiways involve “general aviation” — privately owned small planes — but 16% involve commercial flights, according to the FAA. | 2023-03-09T13:47:49+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/business/ap-business/faa-says-technology-will-help-avoid-some-dangerous-landings/ |
Many of the Mid Penn boys volleyball teams from across the state are looking to finish the season strong and PennLive will be bringing you live stream coverage tonight.
The Red Lion Lions will travel to Cumberland Valley tonight to face off against the Eagles boys volleyball team at 7 p.m., and you can catch the Keystone Division matchup here on Pennlive. | 2023-05-11T22:25:47+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/2023/05/red-lion-at-cv-boys-volleyball-watch-here.html |
Planned electric upgrades lay foundation for Knoxville's only 100% fiber network
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As infrastructure across the U.S. ages and communities begin to feel the impact, Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) continues what it started 15 years ago to ensure its safe and reliable utility services do not suffer as a result of aging infrastructure.
KUB's water, wastewater, natural gas, and electric infrastructure is all part of KUB's ongoing Century II replacement and rehabilitation program, which launched in 2007. This includes larger infrastructure like electric substation and water treatment plants, as well as the pipes and wires that serve KUB customers.
In addition to replacing aging systems, Century II also provides for facility upgrades where they are needed. For example, steel natural gas mains are replaced with polyethylene mains, which are proven to require less maintenance. Along with new materials, KUB also incorporates new technology into its replacement work.
For example, in the electric system, fiber optic lines have been regularly added to KUB's infrastructure to improve reliability since 2012, as part of its rolling 10-year plan.
"At KUB, we're always looking ahead, anticipating, and planning for infrastructure enhancements. That's what Century II is all about," said Gabriel Bolas, president & CEO of KUB. "Part of our long-term planning was about improving electric reliability by adding fiber-optic cables, which allowed us to envision delivering high-speed internet as a fifth utility for our customers."
Century II efforts have improved KUB's systems in the following ways:
- Water main breaks in KUB's system have decreased by approximately 60 percent since Century II began in 2007.
- KUB's wastewater system began receiving upgrades prior to Century II under the PACE10 program, which set the stage for Century II company wide. Since PACE10 began in 2005, KUB has seen a 75% reduction in sewer overflows.
- Through innovation in technology, KUB has saved more than 7.75 million minutes of electric service interruption since 2018.
- In the last five years, KUB has reduced its already low natural gas leak rate by approximately 50% through Century II and integrity management programs.
In addition to regularly replacing pipes and wires, the following projects are underway:
- Water treatment plant filter additions: This project will add six new water filters to KUB's system with a 38 million-gallon-per-day capacity.
- Wastewater pump station renovations: Two KUB pump stations will be updated to increase daily capacity by 8 million gallons.
- Electric substation modernization: KUB's ongoing substation modernization efforts are 72 percent complete. KUB is building a new infeed substation and has plans in place to build three new distribution substations to support growth and maintain reliability.
- Fiber buildout: KUB's ongoing fiber network buildout is expected to increase electric reliability by up to 40% at the end of the seven-year project.
For more information visit KUB's Century II site.
About KUB
KUB is a municipal utility company serving Knox and parts of seven adjacent counties with safe and reliable electric, natural gas, water, and wastewater services to more than 473,000 customers. For more information visit kub.org.
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Sony Bluetooth headphones
A solid pair of headphones improves any audio listening experience, whether it is music during a workout, a podcast on a commute or even a videoconference during work. This is especially true for Bluetooth-connected headphones, which offer more versatility and portability without the cumbersome nature of a wire. Sony is a significant name in electronics that has several different Bluetooth headphones available. However, knowing which pair from Sony is best for any specific set of needs can be difficult.
Sony Bluetooth headphones features to consider
Before buying a pair of headphones, knowing what features are important to you can make a big difference.
Earbuds or on/over-ear headphones
The first choice any user has to make is what type of headphones to buy. On and over-ear headphones provide superior audio quality and have a longer battery life than wireless earbuds. On or over-ear headphones usually possess better noise-canceling. Earbuds are more portable and are typically less expensive than their counterparts.
Noise cancellation
Sony has several different pairs of headphones that come equipped with noise-cancellation technology. For loud environments, noise-cancellation can help a user focus on just the audio coming from the headphones. Some headphones come equipped with multiple levels of noise-canceling to tailor to any volume or place perfectly.
Audio quality
One of the most critical factors for any pair of headphones is the audio quality. While nearly all products on the Sony line have high-quality audio, some of the more expensive headphones have a superior sound. On and over-ear headphones generally have better overall sound quality.
Battery life
For wireless headphones, one of the most significant factors to consider is the battery life. Battery life for earbuds tends to be short, with most pairs having anywhere between 4-8 hours on a single charge. However, many earbuds come with portable charging cases for a quick charge on the go. On and over-ear headphones usually have longer battery lives, with an average pair providing 8 hours on the lower end and over 30 hours on the high end.
Comfort and durability
The comfort of a pair of headphones can significantly impact users who will be wearing them for extended periods. Some headphones have specialized ear cups or uniquely designed earbuds that contour to the user. Durability is also an essential factor, especially for active users.
The best Sony Bluetooth headphones
Best of the best Sony Bluetooth earbuds
Sony WF-1000XM4 Noise Canceling Wireless Earbud Headphones
What you need to know: One of the best pairs of wireless earbuds on the market, it has top-of-the-line sound quality and noise-canceling technology.
What you’ll love: These have 8 hours of battery life and an additional 16 hours of battery in the portable carrying case. The earbuds are also water and sweat-resistant for active use.
What you should consider: The earbuds do not contour the user’s ears which can be uncomfortable after extended wear.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best bang for your buck Sony Bluetooth earbuds
Sony WI-C310 Wireless in-Ear Headset/Headphones
What you need to know: These are affordable headphones with up to 15 hours of battery life for a full day of listening.
What you’ll love: The built-in microphone and touch controls make these earbuds great for hands-free use without having to use the connected device.
What you should consider: The headphones have a lower quality build making them less durable to water and sweat.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dell
Honorable mentions
Sony WF-1000XM3 Noise Canceling Truly Wireless Earbuds
What you need to know: These high-quality earbuds have noise-canceling technology and multiple ear tip sizes to fit perfectly with every user.
What you’ll love: The rapid charging feature allows for users to gain 90 additional minutes of listening in just 10 minutes.
What you should consider: Even at a full charge, the earbuds only offer 7 hours of playtime. The microphone also lacks clarity.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dell
Best of the best Sony Bluetooth on/over-ear headphones
Sony WH-1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones
What you need to know: One of the most well-rounded headphones on the market is equipped with solid noise-canceling technology and excellent sound quality.
What you’ll love: Equipped with 30-hour battery life, these earbuds have a rapid charge that provides users with an additional five hours of battery life in just 10 minutes.
What you should consider: The built-in microphone has poor quality, with some users reporting muffled voices and loud background noises.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Dell
Best bang for your buck Sony Bluetooth on/over-ear headphones
Sony Wireless Headphones WH-CH510
What you need to know: Affordable and comfortable headphones, these headphones boast solid audio quality and strong noise reduction technology.
What you’ll love: They have an impressive 35 hours of battery life on a single charge, as well as a swivel design for better portability and storage.
What you should consider: The headphones lack durability with no water resistance and a slightly cheaper outer shell meaning the devices are far more susceptible to damage.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Honorable mentions
Sony WHXB700 Wireless Extra Bass Bluetooth Headset/Headphones
What you need to know: A solid pair of headphones with 30 hours of battery life and a built-in microphone for taking calls seamlessly.
What you’ll love: The headphones have an impressive amount of bass, which greatly enhances music listening, especially for techno and electronic music enthusiasts.
What you should consider: Some users report connection issues with certain video conferencing apps and susceptibility to damage from dropping or other physical impacts. The headphones also sacrifice other portions of its audio quality for an emphasis on bass.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Large majority of travelers experienced problems during trips this year
Expert suggests arrive early and pack your patience
InvestigateTV - High prices, long waits and poor customer service are just a few of the problems 79% of travelers experienced problems during a trip this year, according to a new survey from Bankrate.
Ted Rossman, BankRate’s senior industry analyst, said in many cases, airlines are now recommending arriving to the airport at least 90 minutes before a domestic flight, sometimes even two hours early.
Connections may also take longer, advised Rossman, something to consider when booking connecting flights.
“Travel insurance might help,” Rossman said. “A lot of credit cards offer free travel insurance, so that could be a good benefit there. Unfortunately, I think a lot of this, though, comes down to that old adage about pack your patience.”
Rossman predicted that the holidays will be busy and you’ll need to be prepared for travel issues, but a dip in travel this fall could ease overall problems.
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HAIKOU, China, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: CPHI) ("China Pharma," the "Company" or "We"), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that on December 1, 2022, received a notification (the "Deficiency Letter") from the NYSE American LLC (the "NYSE American") stating that the Company was not in compliance with a certain NYSE American continued listing standard relating to stockholders' equity, or Section 1003(a)(ii) of the NYSE American Company Guide, which requires an issuer to have stockholders' equity of $4.0 million or more if it has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its four most recent fiscal years. The Deficiency Letter noted that Company had stockholders' equity of $2.8 million as of September 30, 2022, and has reported losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in its four most recent fiscal years ended December 31, 2021.
The Company remains subject to several deficiencies and/or incompliance as disclosed in the current report on Form 8-K dated June 22, 2022 (Initial Equity Notification) and the current report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2022 (Price Noncompliance Notification) for the price noncompliance. In addition, the Company remains subject to the Plan Acceptance dated August 29, 2022 in which NYSE American accepted the Company's plan (the "Plan") for curing the stockholders' equity noncompliance under Section 1003(a)(iii). Therefore, if the Company is not in compliance with all stockholders' equity standards by December 15, 2023 or does not make progress consistent with the Equity Plan during the Plan period, the exchange will initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate. Furthermore, if the Company is not in compliance with the price standard by March 26, 2023, the exchange will initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate.
The Company's common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") will continue to be listed on the NYSE American while it attempts to regain compliance with the listing standards noted, subject to the Company's compliance with other continued listing requirements. The Common Stock will continue to trade under the symbol "CPHI". However, the Company will continue to be included in the list of NYSE American noncompliant issuers and the .BC indicator will continue to be disseminated with the Company's ticker symbol(s). The website posting and .BC indicator will be removed when the Company has regained compliance with all applicable continued listing standards. The NYSE American notification does not affect the Company's business operations or its SEC reporting requirements and does not conflict with or cause an event of default under any of the Company's material agreements.
About China Pharma Holdings, Inc.
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a diversified portfolio of products, focusing on conditions with high incidence and high mortality rates in China, including cardiovascular, CNS, infectious, and digestive diseases. The Company's cost-effective business model is driven by market demand and supported by new GMP-certified product lines covering the major dosage forms. In addition, the Company has a broad and expanding nationwide distribution network across all major cities and provinces in China. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Hainan Helpson Medical & Biotechnology Co., Ltd., is located in Haikou City, Hainan Province. For more information about China Pharma Holdings, Inc., please visit www.chinapharmaholdings.com. The Company routinely posts important information on its website.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements set forth above that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to: the achievability of financial guidance; success of new product development; unanticipated changes in product demand; increased competition; downturns in the Chinese economy; uncompetitive levels of research and development; and other information detailed from time to time in the Company's filings and future filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in the Company's expectations, except as required by applicable law or regulation.
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ET's Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner are hosting the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards! On Monday, CBS announced that Entertainment Tonight's co-hosts will team up to lead the ceremony on June 24.
While they're hosting the ceremony for the first time, Frazier and Turner are no stranger to the Daytime Emmys, as Entertainment Tonight has been honored with six awards. At this year's ceremony, Entertainment Tonight is nominated for two awards -- Outstanding Entertainment News Series and Outstanding Daytime Promotional Announcement.
Frazier shared that "hosting the Daytime Emmys is a dream come true and the fact I get to do it with my partner and homie is amazing."
Turner, who made television history in 2021 by becoming the first Black woman to host Entertainment Tonight, agreed, saying, "This past year has been one of so many 'firsts' for me and this is a HUGE ONE!"
"For CBS to ask me and my TV partner and real life BFF Kevin Frazier to helm this ship honoring the best of daytime is an incredible pinch me moment," she added. "I’ve been a fan of soaps and daytime TV since I started watching Young and The Restless with my grandmother as a little girl! I know Margie Turner is smiling down from heaven right now at this incredible honor."
The 49th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards will be broadcast live Friday, June 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
Watch the video below for a look back at last year's ceremony.
RELATED CONTENT: | 2022-06-07T00:36:59+00:00 | ktvb.com | https://www.ktvb.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/ets-kevin-frazier-and-nischelle-turner-to-host-the-49th-annual-daytime-emmy-awards/603-818afbe4-71ec-4d84-908d-7c64d0e3f4aa |
TO: ALL PERSONS AND ENTITIES THAT HELD CARDINAL HEALTH, INC. COMMON STOCK AS OF THE CLOSE OF TRADING ON MAY 25, 2022 AND THAT CONTINUE TO HOLD CARDINAL HEALTH COMMON STOCK AS OF THE CLOSE OF TRADING ON OCTOBER 4, 2022.
PLEASE READ THIS SUMMARY NOTICE CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY.
DUBLIN, Ohio, July 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Court authorized this Summary Notice. This Summary Notice relates to a proposed settlement (the "Settlement") of a stockholder derivative action: In re Cardinal Health, Inc. Derivative Litig., Case No. 2:19-cv-2491 (S.D. Ohio) (the "Action"). If the Court approves the Settlement, you will be forever barred from contesting the fairness, adequacy, and reasonableness of the Settlement and from pursuing the Released Claims.
The terms and conditions of the Settlement are set out in a Stipulation and Agreement of Compromise, Settlement, and Release, dated May 25, 2022 (the "Stipulation"). All capitalized terms used in this Summary Notice that are not otherwise defined herein have the meanings provided in the Stipulation and/or Notice.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Stipulation, the Settlement will provide Cardinal Health with a gross payment of $124 million, less any Fee and Expense Award awarded by the Court to Plaintiffs' Counsel. A more detailed description of the Action and the Settlement are set forth in the Stipulation as well as the full Notice to Cardinal Health, Inc. Stockholders of Proposed Settlement of Stockholder Derivative Action, Settlement Hearing, and Right to Appear (the "Notice"), both of which are publicly available for review on Cardinal Health's investor relations website at ir.cardinalhealth.com.
The Court will hold a Settlement Hearing at 2 p.m. on October 4, 2022, either in person at the Joseph P. Kinneary U.S. Courthouse, Room 167, 85 Marconi Boulevard, Columbus, Ohio 43215, or by telephone or video conference, to consider whether the Judgment, substantially in the form of Exhibit B to the Stipulation, should be entered: (i) approving the terms and conditions of the Settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate and in the best interests of Cardinal Health and its stockholders, (ii) dismissing the Action with prejudice pursuant to the terms of the Stipulation, (iii) ruling on the application by Plaintiffs' Counsel for the Fee and Expense Award, and (iv) ruling on Plaintiffs' application for service awards.
If you owned Cardinal Health stock (NYSE: CAH) as of the close of trading on May 25, 2022 and continue to hold Cardinal Health common stock as of the date of the Settlement Hearing, you may object to the Settlement, including Plaintiffs' Counsel's application for the Fee and Expense Award and service awards and appear at the Settlement Hearing to show cause why the Settlement, Judgment, or the applications for a Fee and Expense Award and service awards should not be approved and entered. Any such objections must be filed with the Court and served on counsel for the Parties no later than September 13, 2022 in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice.
PLEASE NOTE: Because the Settlement involves the resolution of a stockholder derivative action, which was brought on behalf of and for the benefit of the Company, the benefits from the Settlement will go to Cardinal Health. Individual Cardinal Health stockholders will not receive any direct payment from the Settlement. Accordingly, there is no proof of claim form for stockholders to submit in connection with this Settlement.
Stockholders are not required to take any action in response to this Summary Notice.
Please visit the Investor Relations section of Cardinal Health's website to read the full Notice and Stipulation for more information. You may also email questions to Plaintiffs' Counsel: Justin Reliford at jreliford@ktmc.com or Jennifer Sarnelli at jsarnelli@gardylaw.com. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT WITH QUESTIONS.
By Order of the Court
Contacts
Media: Erich Timmerman, erich.timmerman@cardinalhealth.com and (614) 757-8231
Investors: Kevin Moran, kevin.moran@cardinalhealth.com and (614) 757-7942.
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WFO MIDLAND/ODESSA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, September 24, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
813 PM CDT Fri Sep 23 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge affecting Presidio
County.
...The Flood Warning is cancelled for the following rivers in
Texas...
Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE affecting Presidio County.
.Elevated flows on the Rio Conchos are resulting in minor flooding
on the Rio Grande at the Presidio International Bridge.
For the Rio Grande...including Presidio International Bridge...Minor
flooding is forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next statement will be issued Saturday morning.
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Rio Grande at Presidio International Bridge.
* WHEN...Until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet (3.7 meters), the river reaches bankfull,
after which the flood plain between the levees begins to flood.
No damage is expected.
At 15.5 feet (4.7 meters), the river reaches minor flood stage,
and flooding between the levees occurs. No damage to structures
is expected.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 17.1 feet (5.2 meters).
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:15 PM CDT Friday was 17.4 feet (5.3 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady above flood
stage at 17.0 feet (5.2 meters).
- Flood stage is 15.5 feet (4.7 meters).
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
18.9 feet (5.8 meters) on 09/03/2022.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (feet):
Fld Observed Sat Sat Sat Sat
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 7am 1pm 7pm
Rio Grande
Presidio Internation 15.5 17.1 Fri 7pm 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Below are the latest river stages and forecasts (meters):
Presidio Internation 4.7 5.2 Fri 7pm 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2
...FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the Rio Grande below Presidio 5SE.
- At 7:15 PM CDT Friday the stage was 8.4 feet (2.6 meters).
- Forecast...The river is expected to remain steady below flood
stage at 8.4 feet (2.6 meters).
Fld Observed Sat Sat Sat Sat
Location Stg Stg Day/Time 1am 7am 1pm 7pm
Presidio 5SE 9.0 8.4 Fri 7pm 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3
Presidio 5SE 2.7 2.6 Fri 7pm 2.6 2.5 2.5 2.5
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Man charged for doing donuts on golf course, causing $20,000 in damage
WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3/Gray News) – A man was charged after causing around $20,000 worth of damage at a Missouri golf course, police said.
Online court documents show 19-year-old Xane Norton is charged with first-degree property damage.
According to the West Plains Police Department, around 7 a.m. Sunday, a white Dodge truck was seen doing donuts on the green of the 18th hole at the West Plains Municipal Golf Course.
Witnesses gave authorities the description of the truck and the name of the driver.
Around 9:40 a.m., there was a report of the same truck making skid marks in the parking lot at West Plains High School.
According to a probable cause statement, officers investigated the tire tracks from the golf course and said it appeared the tracks matched the tires on the truck.
Police said the truck was driving without license plates. Authorities found the truck was not registered, and there was no proof of insurance. The driver, who authorities identified as Norton, was arrested.
Copyright 2023 KY3 via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-05T17:48:22+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2023/07/05/man-charged-doing-donuts-golf-course-causing-20000-damage/ |
The Exercise Coach Grows Despite Pandemic by Exceeding Local, State and National Safety Precautions
CHICAGO, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Twenty two percent of U.S. gyms closed permanently since the pandemic began, according to the National Health and Fitness Alliance. Now, congress is hoping to pass the bipartisan GYMS Mitigation and Survival Act, a bill to dedicate $30 billion to assist fitness brands that have been negatively impacted by COVID-19.
However, The Exercise Coach was recently ranked as the #1 fastest growing personal training franchise in America and the #5 fastest growing fitness franchise in the U.S., according to Entrepreneur Magazine. The Exercise Coach earned a ranking of #121 in the 2021 Entrepreneur Magazine's Franchise 500 top 500 franchises in America. The Exercise Coach grew 87.5 percent since the pandemic began in March 2020. Today, there are 150 open franchise locations in 33 states across the U.S. and 40 locations open in Japan. The company's appointment only, private studio-based personal training business model, present since its launch in 2000, lent itself particularly well to safety concerns during the two-year COVID-19 pandemic.
"Our focus has always been on mitigating and even reversing the muscle wasting or 'sarcopenia' that is characteristic of the usual aging process. Our proprietary Exerbotics® fitness equipment allows us to customize workouts to each of our clients," said Brian Cygan, Exercise Coach CEO and Co-founder.
Brian Cygan's goal for the franchise is to see 250 U.S. locations open and to have 100 Japanese locations open by the end of 2023.
Cygan and his wife Gerianne founded The Exercise Coach to deliver maximum fitness and fat loss with just two, 20-minute workouts per week. The Exercise Coach began franchising in 2011. That same year, the couple established an exclusive sales distribution partnership with bio-adaptive, AI-enabled Exerbotics® technology, which has been a strategic partner of the Exercise Coach since January 2015. In 2017, The Exercise Coach began its international expansion into Japan. The Exercise Coach is the only network of fitness studios authorized to use Exerbotics® technology.
About The Exercise Coach
Founded in 2000, The Exercise Coach began franchising in 2011 and currently has 150 studios operating nationwide. In addition, The Exercise Coach began its international expansion in Japan in 2017 and has 40 locations there today.
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President Joe Biden has signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill. It's the “final piece” of the president's pared-down domestic agenda as he aims to boost his party’s standing with voters ahead of midterm elections.
The legislation includes the biggest federal investment ever to fight climate change — some $375 billion over a decade. It also caps prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients, and helps an estimated 13 million Americans pay for health care insurance by extending subsidies provided during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Alaska primary on Tuesday will feature two elections. In one, Alaskans get their first shot at using ranked choice voting in a statewide election in a U.S. House special election in which Sarah Palin seeks a return to elected office. The other election is the state primary in which the top four vote-getters in the races for U.S. Senate, House, governor and legislature will advance to the general election.
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—The Associated Press | 2022-08-17T00:34:16+00:00 | wcfcourier.com | https://wcfcourier.com/news/national/biden-signs-climate-health-care-legislation-over-the-counter-hearing-aids-remembering-elvis-presley-hot/article_e5c0a623-18d0-502b-a91b-1f9adfb3b4be.html |
SAN DIEGO, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent, a leader in outcomes-based lending and student success, announced today the acquisition of Ampersand, a web-based professional development platform that provides skills, confidence, and training to young professionals as they gain meaningful employment. The strategic acquisition further advances Ascent's vision to be the undisputed leader in driving positive student outcomes. Earlier this month, Ascent made a commitment in the company's first Impact Report to increase students' wages by $10 billion in five years by providing capital and innovative wrap-around support services.
As employers are simultaneously reporting increased dissatisfaction with early career employees, and internship participation is declining over time (from 29.2% in 2018 to 17.6% in 2022), the demand for professional development training and career readiness grows.
"This move strengthens our ability to maximize outcomes by eliminating the education-to-employment skills gap, and further positions Ascent as a leader in student success focused on driving positive outcomes" said Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Ken Ruggiero. "Ampersand's custom tools and learning modules will continue to optimize the journey for our customers from classroom to career as they build confidence, secure jobs with livable salaries, and become successful members of the workforce."
Through the transaction, Ascent will acquire Ampersand's technology including a library of high-quality, asynchronous professional development training lessons geared toward early career professionals. The content, delivered through videos, checklists, and templates, is actionable and easily digestible and includes lessons like "How to Send a Calendar Invite" and "How to Connect with Your New Boss on Day 1." These resources add to Ascent's existing digital and coaching services offered to college loan borrowers through its Success Program. Allie Danziger, who co-founded Ampersand, joins Ascent as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Student Success to lead Ascent's comprehensive and personalized learning program that builds skills from education to employment.
"Since launching Ampersand in 2020, we've received constant praise from employers, students, and universities on the real education-to-employment skills gap we are filling," said Danziger. "I take immense pride in the fact that we've helped thousands of students enter the workforce with confidence, earn higher salaries, and get set on the right career path. I know joining the Ascent team will unlock even more opportunities for our combined companies, expanding our collective impact to millions of students and job seekers."
In celebration of the acquisition, and in honor of National Intern Day, Ascent launched a $1,000 scholarship giveaway. To see the official rules and apply, click here.
About Ascent
Ascent is the leading provider of innovative financial products and student support services that enable more students to access education and achieve academic and economic success. Everything Ascent offers is designed with the best-in-class teams and technology to increase every student's ability to plan, pay, and succeed. For more information, visit www.ascentfunding.com.
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MILWAUKEE — Doggy Day is coming back to Milwaukee's Deer District for the next two years!
The Milwaukee Bucks announced the event will be back in both 2023 and 2024. The date for the 2023 event is already set for April 8 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.
According to a news release from the Bucks, it will feature local vendors, food and beverages, live entertainment, prizes, and activities for all your furry friends. The event will be free and open to the public, as well as leashed dogs.
Doggy Day is presented by Winston's Wishes, a nonprofit that supports dogs who may not do well in a shelter as well as senior pups or dogs that need extra care. It's also sponsored by Central Bark, a company that provides daycare, salon, spa, and training services.
"We are so excited to be bringing Doggy Day back to Deer District for the next two years,” said Jake Schneider, Founder and President of Winston’s Wishes. “We are extremely grateful for the amount of support the inaugural event received, helping our organization support more local pups in need while providing a wonderful experience for all of the dog lovers that attended. We cannot wait to see everyone and their pups for year two!” | 2022-08-04T18:38:00+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/doggy-day-to-return-to-deer-district-in-2023-2024 |
(MASS APPEAL) – Fright Fest is back at Six Flags New England! Featuring family-friendly thrills by day and the scariest frights at night, it is known as the scare capitol of New England. Kayla Hevey is joined by Jennifer McGrath, Communications Manager and Spokesperson for Six Flags New England, to get all the spooky details.
This year’s Fright Fest is extended an extra week, giving you even more time to get your fright on this season. Running from September 24 through November 6, Fright Fest is featuring events for the whole family. From Boo Fest for kids to dress up, go trick-or-treating and play some fun games and crafts to over 20 different attractions and experiences at night time, immersing guests in any and all fears.
For more information, times and where to buy tickets you can visit sixflags.com/newengland
Sponsored by: Six Flags New England | 2022-10-03T19:37:57+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/massappeal/six-flags-new-england-presents-fright-fest-2022/ |
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Three of the 12 unions negotiating with the nation’s biggest freight railroads have reached a tentative deal which will deliver 24% pay raises, in line with what a special presidential panel of arbitrators recommended earlier this month to resolve the stalemate before a strike could happen.
The tentative five-year deal announced Monday covers more than 15,000 members of the International Association of Machinists, the Transportation Communications Union and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen unions.
But the two biggest rail unions that represent engineers and conductors said over the weekend they still haven’t been able to reach a deal their members would accept.
The railroads have until mid-September to reach agreements with all their unions before federal law would allow them to go on strike. If it gets to that point, however, Congress is expected to step in to keep the trains moving because a rail strike could be devastating to the economy. Lawmakers could impose terms on both sides or order arbitration.
Roughly 115,000 workers are represented by all the railroad unions. Even though they have been negotiating jointly as a coalition, each individual union now has to reach its own agreement with the railroads that its members will vote on. CSX, Union Pacific, BNSF, Norfolk Southern and a number of other railroads are represented by the National Carriers Conference Committee in the talks.
“It is critical for all stakeholders — including customers, employees, and the public — that all parties promptly resolve the negotiations and prevent service disruptions,” the railroads said in a statement.
The deal announced Monday closely follows the recommendations of an emergency board that President Joe Biden appointed last month. The board heard from both sides before issuing a 124-page report with recommendations. The railroads said they want to work out contracts based on those recommendations.
“This comes after a long, tough process that began almost three years ago and led us through every step of the Railway Labor Act, including a Presidential Emergency Board,” said Josh Hartford with the Machinists Union’s Rail Division.
The tentative deal includes one additional paid leave day a year. The raises in the deal are bigger than the 17% ones railroads were offering but not as generous as the 31% raises the unions sought.
In addition to the 24% pay boost, the board also recommended five $1,000 bonuses in the five-year deal which is retroactive to 2020. Rail workers will see increases in their health insurance premiums each year as part of the deal, but their cost will be capped at 15% of the total cost of their health plans.
The railroads have said the recommendations that the three unions associated with the Machinists agreed to Monday will deliver the biggest raises in decades and increase average railroad salaries up to $110,000 a year by the time the deal expires in 2025.
The heads of the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — Transportation Division union that represents conductors and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen union that represents engineers said in a joint statement Saturday that the railroads still hadn’t done enough to address their quality-of-life concerns. The unions have complained about strict attendance policies that railroads have imposed that make it hard to take any time off and about the increase in workload they have seen in recent years after freight railroads cut nearly one third of their workforces.
In their recommendations, the presidential panel of arbitrators said the unions’ concerns about working conditions should be resolved through arbitration instead of being addressed in the new contract. | 2022-08-30T17:49:14+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/money/ap-3-of-12-rail-unions-announce-tentative-deal-with-24-raises/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic and Carnegie Hall are dropping their audience mask requirement starting Oct. 24, ending policies in place since they reopened last year.
The decisions announced Monday make wearing of masks optional and put the institutions in line with Broadway theaters, which made face coverings optional last July.
The Met had already dropped its proof of vaccination requirement last month.
The Philharmonic said in an email to subscribers that “to reflect the current COVID landscape, we are updating our mask policy per the recommendations of our medical advisers.”
Carnegie Hall posted on its website that “guests are encouraged to wear a properly fitting mask over their nose and mouth.”
Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall shut down indoor performances in March 2020 because of the pandemic and reopened last fall. | 2022-10-17T20:04:05+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-met-opera-ny-philharmonic-carnegie-hall-drop-mask-mandate/ |
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Area athletes set a number of the state season-best marks in the first weekend of the OHSAA postseason.
Euclid’s Alexis Cain is now the state leader in the 400 meters after running a 54.55 at Riverside. Nobody else in Ohio has broken 56 seconds. She also helped the Panthers’ 4x400 to a state best, 3-minute, 55.15-second finish.
Norton sophomore Morgan Hallett already owned the state’s discus best, but she added her name to the top of the shot put list this weekend. According to MileSplit, her 46-foot, 2-inch throw is nearly an entire foot ahead of the next best mark.
The final area athlete to set a season-best mark was Hathaway Brown’s Morgan Monesmith. She ran a 2:11.02 in the 800 for the fastest time this season at Painesville Riverside.
Regional meets statewide will take place this week with a preliminary round on one day and a final championship round later in the week. The state meet is scheduled for next Friday and Saturday, June 3 and 4, in Columbus.
Here are this week’s top girls track and field performers.
1. Alexis Cain, Euclid, Senior
After setting her season best in the 400 prelims, Cain set the state’s top mark with a 54.55 in the finals at Riverside. Her 24.80-second 200 made her the runner-up, and she helped guide the Panthers’ 4x400 to a championship and the 4x200 to a runner-up.
2. Eve Clark, Euclid, Sophomore
Clark’s 12.42-second 100 time and 24.39-second 200 was enough to make her the district champion in both events. She also was on the championship 4x400 and the runner-up 4x200.
3. Morgan Monesmith, Hathaway Brown, Senior
Monesmith put on a dominant performance on her way to a pair of district titles at Riverside. She posted a 2:11.02 in the 800 to set Ohio’s fastest time this year. Then she ran a 4:58.09 in the mile to win by over 10 seconds.
4. Katie Clute, Olmsted Falls, Junior
Clute won the mile at Amherst with a 4:54.57. She won the 2-mile as well with an 11:00.68, over 26 seconds ahead of her teammate who was the runner-up.
5. Arnae Rogers, John Hay, Senior
Rogers did the sprint double, winning the 100 (12.80) and 200 (25.39) at the Nordonia District. Her 25.13 in the 200 at the Jesse Owens Championship ranks No. 16 statewide this season.
6. Arriah Gilmer, Twinsburg, Junior
Gilmer qualified for the regional with a 59.53 to finish third in the 400 at Nordonia. She also serves as a vital piece of the Tigers’ 4x200 (1:42.93) and 4x400 (4:01.23) relays, which both won district championships.
7. Morgan Hallett, Norton, Sophomore
Hallett set Ohio’s top shot put mark at Bedford this weekend. She won with a 42-2 throw. She also won the discus with a 139-5. Hallett holds Ohio’s top marks in both events this season.
8. Tay’Onia Whitaker, Buchtel, Senior
Whitaker won the 400 at Salem. She had the two fastest times of the meet with a 57.37 in prelims and a 56.78 in the final. She advanced to regionals in the 200 as well after finishing third. Whitaker also helped the Griffins’ 4x200 and anchored the 4x400 to championships.
9. DaMya Barker, Buchtel, Senior
Barker won double hurdles championships at the Salem District. She won the 100 hurdles by over a full second with a 14.33. She ran two sub 45-second 300s to win those as well. She posted a 43.65 in prelims before winning the final with a 44.82. She also anchored the Griffins’ 4x200 and ran on the 4x400, which both won championships.
10. Amy Weybrecht, Gilmour, Sophomore
Weybrecht won a pair of championships at Bedford. Her 2:21.52 made her the 800 champion. She won the mile with a 5:20.89
11. Makayla White, Hawken, Senior
White did the sprint double at Perry. She won the 100 with a 12.16 before taking the 200 in 25.35 seconds. She also anchored the Hawks’ 4x200 and 4x400 to runner-up finishes.
12. Leila Metres, Hawken, Sophomore
Metres was the only sub-one-minute 400 runner at Perry. She ran a 59.49 in prelims and won the final with a 57.91. She advanced to the regional meet with a third-place finish in the 200, and was on both of the Hawks’ runner-up relays.
13. Grace Merrick, Hudson, Junior
Merrick claimed district crowns in both the shot put and discus. Her 38-4 shot put was over 4 feet beyond the next closest competitor, while her 122-9 discus throw won by 12 feet.
14. Kya Epps, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Senior
Epps won the 100 and 200 at Salem. The 100 title came with a 12.02, while her 200 crown was thanks to a 25.20. She also anchored the Irish 4x100, which won a championship, and 4x200, which was a runner-up.
15. Faith Kingsley, Berea-Midpark, Senior
Kingsley was a regional qualifier in four events at Brunswick. She won the high jump with a 5-2 before her 17-3.25 Made her the long jump runner-up. She also finished as the runner-up in both hurdle events, running a 15.75 in the 100s before a 47.54 in the 300s. | 2022-05-24T01:56:18+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2022/05/the-top-15-girls-track-and-field-performances-from-this-weekends-district-meets.html |
(The Hill) – Teen overdose deaths have doubled in three years, an alarming trend amid a historic decline in drug and alcohol use among high school students.
The main reason is fentanyl. Teens consume the powerful opioid unwittingly, packaged in counterfeit pills tailored to resemble less potent prescription medications. Drug traffickers lace pills with fentanyl to boost the black-market high. Dangerously addictive, fentanyl can be lethal, especially to children experimenting with drugs.
“Fentanyl, it’s just a different beast,” said Dr. Hoover Adger Jr., professor of pediatrics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “And it’s so deadly. You have a milligram of fentanyl being equivalent to 50 milligrams of heroin, being equivalent to 100 milligrams of morphine. And right now, fentanyl is creeping into everything.”
Deaths from drug and alcohol rose from 788 in 2018 to 1755 in 2021 among children ages 15 to 19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tabulated by The Hill.
Many sources point to fentanyl as the leading cause of teen overdose death. Between 2010 and 2021, the number of adolescent deaths from black-market fentanyl and related synthetics rose more than twenty-fold, from 38 to 884, according to a 2022 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The second leading cause of adolescent overdose death, the class of depressants known as benzodiazepines, claimed 152 lives in 2021, less than one-fifth of fentanyl’s toll.
“If you magically removed fentanyl from the drug supply, these deaths would absolutely plummet,” said Dr. Michael Toce, instructor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, has proliferated on the underground market of counterfeit pills for the past several years. Inexpensive, easily manufactured and powerfully addictive, fentanyl has emerged as the narcotic of choice for drug traffickers and dealers.
“If you are buying an illicit opioid right now on the open market,” Toce said, “it should be presumed that it will contain fentanyl.”
Because of its potency, fentanyl can trigger a fatal overdose in much smaller quantities than less potent drugs. Largely because of fentanyl, the number of U.S. drug overdose deaths doubled in six years, from 52,404 in 2015 to 106,699 in 2021.
Adolescents are well-versed on the opioid epidemic and well-aware of the danger of opioid addiction, addiction experts say. Most teens don’t want to abuse opioids and have little access to prescription medications such as oxycodone.
The problem with black-market fentanyl is that, in many cases, teenage customers don’t know they are buying it.
“Fentanyl has crept into so many things,” Adger said. “I have patients who think they’re taking marijuana, but it’s marijuana laced with fentanyl. I have patients who think they’re taking medicine. It’s in pill form, they’re pressed, they look just like regulated medications. Kids think what they’re getting is safe.”
The fentanyl deaths mirror a larger crisis in child mortality that has startled the public health community.
Death rates among children rose by nearly 20 percent between 2019 and 2021, reversing a decades-long trend of declining mortality among the young, according to a recent paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Child mortality is rising at a rate not seen in at least half a century, an era that had seen steady progress in preventing deaths from automobile accidents, firearms and disease. The study’s authors ascribed the increase to “manmade pathogens,” especially guns and drugs.
More teens are dying of drug overdoses at a time when, paradoxically, teen drug and alcohol use is in decline.
Between 2002 and 2022, the share of 12th-grade students who used illicit drugs dropped from 21 percent to 8 percent, according to the national Monitoring the Future study. The figure excludes marijuana, a prevalent drug among teens. But marijuana use is declining, too.
The share of 12th-grade students drinking alcohol dwindled from 72 percent in 2002 to 52 percent in 2022. The cigarette-smoking population plummeted from 57 percent in 2002 to 17 percent in 2022.
Researchers credit the national anti-smoking campaign with tamping down teen drug use. The “Truth” initiative, launched in 1998, seeded a dramatic decline in teen smoking. Drug use declined apace.
“If you ask me, it’s one of the biggest health successes of the century,” said Richard Miech, a University of Michigan sociologist who works on Monitoring the Future. “Once you start smoking, you’re more likely to move on to other drugs.”
The successful anti-drug campaign extends to prescription opioids. Miech says their use among teens has fallen “about fivefold” in the past decade.
Teens have much less access to prescription opioids today than 10 or 20 years ago, thanks to a national push to limit the number of pills prescribed and to secure the tablets in blister packs, a method of storage that makes it easier for a parent to notice if one is missing.
Only 66 adolescents died of prescription opioid overdose in 2021, fewer than half the number who died in 2010, according to the 2022 Journal of the American Medical Association report.
The dramatic rise in overdose deaths in an era of declining drug use illustrates the lethal potency of fentanyl, addiction experts say.
“The number of kids who are experimenting with illicit opioids is going down,” Toce said. “But it’s such a high risk that even though fewer people are doing it, more people are dying.”
Fentanyl is far more dangerous to thrill-seeking adolescents than to habitual adult users. One reason is that teens are generally smaller and weigh less. Another is that the typical teen who experiments with counterfeit pills is not a chronic user. Adults with opioid dependency can tolerate much higher amounts of fentanyl than a high school student dabbling in pills.
Teens often buy counterfeit pills online, through social media channels. They might think they are getting Adderall, a prescription stimulant that treats ADHD, or Xanax, an anti-anxiety drug, or MDMA, a party drug variously known as ecstasy or molly.
“They aren’t looking for fentanyl,” said Linda Richter, vice president of prevention research and analysis at the nonprofit Partnership to End Addiction.
“These kids aren’t trying to kill themselves. It’s in ecstasy, molly, these party drugs. Stimulants. Depressants. … It’s in all kinds of pills, and most people don’t know it. The traffickers have done a really good job at making it look like the pills the kids want.”
The good news, Richter and others say, is that teens respond well to fact-based messages about emerging perils in the drug market. Teens largely rejected prescription opioids after learning of the overdose risk, just as they had broadly abandoned smoking in response to the “Truth” campaign.
Public health advocates hope the rising toll of overdose deaths will prompt educators and parents to do a better job of alerting teens to the dangers of fentanyl.
“When we start to lose kids,” Adger said, “then parents and people who care about kids start to wake up.” | 2023-03-26T17:02:18+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/teen-overdose-deaths-have-doubled-in-three-years-blame-fentanyl/ |
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – There are some huge matchups in college football today, and All Indiana Bets is here to help you make the best plays!
This week, Danielle McConnell, Jason Hammer and Scott Long break it all down, which includes an amazing slate of top 25 games.
Plus, our ‘wise guy’ Alan Cashman checks in with a moneyline parlay.
HAMMER’S PICKS
-Oklahoma State +4 at TCU
-Wisconsin at Michigan State OVER 49.5
-Georgia Southern +12.5 vs. James Madison
-Nevada -6.5 at Hawaii
-Alabama at Tennessee OVER 66
SCOTT’S PICKS
-TCU -4 vs. Oklahoma State
-Nebraska +14 at Purdue
-UConn +9.5 at Ball State
-Utah -3.5 vs. USC
-Auburn at Ole Miss UNDER 55
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STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
SUMMARY Notice of Proposed Settlement, Final Approval Hearing, and Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses
PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY. YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PENDING IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA (THE "COURT").
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT, U. S. STEEL, OR ANY OTHER DEFENDANT, OR THEIR COUNSEL, REGARDING THIS NOTICE.
ALL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS NOTICE, THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT, OR YOUR ELIGIBILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LEAD COUNSEL OR THE CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR, WHOSE CONTACT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BELOW.
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and an Order of the Court, that the Settlement Class in the above-captioned litigation (the "Action") has been preliminarily certified for the purposes of the proposed Settlement only.
YOU ARE ALSO NOTIFIED that Lead Plaintiff Christakis Vrakas and Plaintiff Leeann Reed ("Plaintiffs"), on behalf of themselves and the proposed Settlement Class, and the U. S. Steel Defendants have reached a proposed settlement of the Action for $40 million in cash (the "Settlement Amount"), that, if approved, will resolve all claims in the Action (the "Settlement").
A hearing (the "Final Approval Hearing") will be held before the Honorable Cathy Bissoon, United States District Court Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, either via telephonic or video conference, or in Courtroom 3A, 3rd Floor, Joseph F. Weis, Jr. U.S. Courthouse, 700 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 at 2:15 p.m. on March 20, 2023, to, among other things, determine whether: (i) the proposed Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate; (ii) the Action should be dismissed with prejudice against the U. S. Steel Defendants, as set forth in the Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement ("Stipulation"), dated May 20, 2022; (iii) the proposed Plan of Allocation for distribution of the Settlement Fund, and any interest earned thereon, less Taxes, Notice and Administration Costs, Litigation Expenses awarded by the Court, attorneys' fees awarded by the Court, any award to pay the costs and expenses of Plaintiffs awarded by the Court, and any other costs, expenses, or amounts as may be approved by the Court (the "Net Settlement Fund"), should be approved as fair and reasonable; (iv) the application of Lead Counsel for an award of attorneys' fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses should be approved; and (v) the application for an award to pay the costs and expenses of Plaintiffs should be approved.1 The Court may change the date of the hearing without providing another notice. You do NOT need to attend the Final Approval Hearing in order to receive a distribution from the Net Settlement Fund.
IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS, YOUR RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE NET SETTLEMENT FUND. If you have not yet received (i) the printed Notice of Proposed Settlement, Final Approval Hearing, and Motion for Attorneys' Fees and Reimbursement of Litigation Expenses ("Notice"), or (ii) the Proof of Claim and Release Form ("Claim Form"), you can obtain a copy of those documents on the website www.ussteellitigation.com or by contacting the Claims Administrator:
In re U. S. Steel Securities Litigation
c/o A.B. Data, Ltd.
P.O. Box 170500
Milwaukee, WI 53217
877-868-2084
info@ussteellitigation.com
Please refer to the website for more detailed information and to review the Settlement documents. Inquiries other than requests for information about the status of a claim may also be made to Lead Counsel:
Shannon L. Hopkins
Levi & Korsinsky, LLP
1111 Summer Street, Suite 403
Stamford, CT 06905
Telephone: (203) 992-4523
If you are a Settlement Class Member, to be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, you must timely submit a valid Claim Form, which can be found on the website listed above, postmarked or submitted via www.ussteellitigation.com no later than March 1, 2023. If you are a Settlement Class Member and do not submit a valid Claim Form, you will not be eligible to share in the distribution of the Net Settlement Fund, but you will nevertheless be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
If you are a Settlement Class Member, have not previously requested exclusion in connection with the Class Notice, and wish to exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you must submit a written request for exclusion in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice, postmarked no later than February 20, 2023. If you properly exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will not be eligible to share in the proceeds of the Settlement. If you are a Settlement Class member and do not timely exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will be bound by any judgments or orders entered by the Court in the Action.
Any objections to the proposed Settlement, Plan of Allocation, or Lead Counsel's application for attorneys' fees and reimbursement of Litigation Expenses must be submitted to the Court in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Notice, including by filing with the Court no later than February 20, 2023, and postmarked or emailed to the Settling Parties' counsel no later than February 20, 2023.
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WEST MILFORD, W.Va. (WBOY) — Two South Harrison High School (SHHS) students traveled to Madison, Wisconsin on Oct. 2 for the 100th Annual National Dairy Cattle 4-H Judging Competition at the World Dairy Expo.
Future Farmers of America (FFA) members, James Radcliff and Spencer Nolan represented the state of West Virginia by judging 10 classes consisting of four cattle each and gave oral reasonings to support their judgments to a panel of industry judges.
In a press release sent by SHHS’s Agriculture Education Department, it said that the team placed 20th in the nation while competing against students from multiple countries. Junior Spencer Nolan, SHHS FFA secretary, has been involved in the club for six years. He explained how the rankings were decided by saying, “it was based on how well we placed the dairy cattle and how well we gave reasons on certain classes.”
The students evaluated the cattle on a number of factors, one being which would be the most productive cattle. They placed the cattle and then had to give two sets of oral reasons where they defended their placings.
The World Dairy Expo is best known for dairy cattle shows in the world. This expo is made possible by a number of breeders, barn crews, owners, and volunteers. In 2021, there were a total of 2,306 heads of cattle that were housed by 1,566 owners representing 32 states, five Canadian Provinces, Australia, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Senior James Radcliff, SHHS FFA president, felt that being able to represent West Virginia at the World Dairy Expo was an honorable thing to do. Although he mentioned that he could’ve done better, Radcliff feels that he did his best in getting up in front of everyone at the expo and explaining his reasons. Something that he will always remember from the contest was all the friends that he made from other countries.
After being involved in the club for three years and attending the world dairy expo last year, one thing that he took away from this competition was public speaking. He was not only able to discuss the dairy cattle with the friends he made but the judges as well. Radcliff said that it is something that pushed him outside of his comfort zone but he enjoyed it, and it will ultimately help him in the long run.
While discussing the importance of kids staying involved and getting experience from competitions like this, James Radcliff told 12 News that he feels kids and even adults are starting to stray further and further from simple jobs like farming. He added that by joining your local FFA chapter, you can learn more about farming and similar things, even if you do not plan to have a career in it. “I feel like this is just a great challenge for kids to get up there and challenge themselves against kids that you may not ever get to see again, or maybe you will see them again, and even work with them one day,” Radcliff said.
Advisor, Kyle Kidwell, also spoke on the importance of students getting involved with FFA and competitions like the dairy cattle judging. He said, “I think it’s really important for students to be able to just go and see things they normally wouldn’t see, kind of get out of their comfort zone a little bit by being put on the spot and learning some public speaking skills. Truly just to help the next generation of agriculturists develop their skills.”
Neither student could pick what their favorite part about the competition was. They both mentioned that the overall experience was beyond fun and enlightening. It also gave them a chance to notice and judge the different types of dairy cattle. | 2022-10-14T15:13:03+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/harrison/south-harrison-high-school-future-farmers-of-america-student-ranks-nationally-in-dairy-cattle-contest/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers got off to a strong start and didn’t need a comeback to win another elimination game.
One more like this — but on the road — and they’ll be heading to the Eastern Conference finals.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 37 shots and became the fifth goalie in NHL history to have two assists in a playoff game, and the Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in their second-round series.
“He made some real key saves for us,” Rangers coach Gerard Gallant said. “Obviously the two assists are huge, but I think he was trying to get three there in the third when he passed it up the middle. He’s outstanding. He’s been like that all year for us.”
Tyler Motte and Mika Zibanejad scored in the first period, Filip Chytil had two goals in the second, and Artemi Panarin tallied in the third period to help New York win its fourth straight elimination game, including Games 5, 6, and 7 in the first round against Pittsburgh. They had to rally from a deficit in each of those games.
The Rangers also set a franchise record with their sixth straight home win since a three-OT defeat to the Penguins in Game 1 of that series.
“Didn’t surprise me,” Gallant said. “I knew we’d come out hard and play well. … We jumped on them early, got a couple of goals and that was key.”
Game 7 is back in Raleigh, North Carolina, on Monday night. The winner will open the Eastern Conference finals at home against Tampa Bay on Wednesday night.
Shesterkin had assists on Zibanejad’s first-period goal and Chytil’s second of the second period to give him three assists in 13 postseason games.
“Tonight was definitely an important game,” Shesterkin said through a translator. “We had to win and that’s exactly what we did. About the two assists, honestly, I think it was mostly the guys that did all the work. I just got them the puck and they delivered.”
Brady Skjei had a goal and an assist, and Vincent Trochek also scored for the Hurricanes. Carolina fell to 0-6 on the road this postseason, becoming the first team in NHL history to lose its first six road games in a postseason.
Antti Raanta was pulled after giving up three goals on 13 shots. Pyotr Kochetkov came on and finished with 10 saves.
There’s one positive for the Hurricanes — and perhaps a bad omen for the Rangers — with Game 7 in Carolina: They’re 7-0 at home in these playoffs.
“We came out pretty raw again,” Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “We got behind again and that’s where it got tough. … It’s behind us now, we turn the page. The good news is we don’t have to end on that. We have another shot here.”
The Rangers’ win in Game 6 against the Penguins is their only road victory of the postseason, and they’ve been outscored in the three losses at Carolina in this series by a 7-2 margin. That’s a stark contrast to their 12-4 advantage in the three wins at home.
“We have to play how we play at home,” Chytil said. “We found a way to win in Pittsburgh. So, it’s a Game 7 now, so we have to find a way to win the game. … We have to play hard, we have to play our game and don’t focus on any other thing. Just focus on the game and I think we can win the game.”
Leading 4-2, the Rangers had a 5-on-3 power play for nearly a minute early in the third period. Panarin made it 5-2 as he scored from between the circles at 7:43. It was his fourth of the postseason and first since the series winner in overtime of Game 7 of the first round against Pittsburgh.
The Rangers led 2-0 after 20 minutes and added to it early in the second period. Chytil got the puck from Fox, skated up the right side and beat Raanta from the right circle. It ended Raanta’s night as he was replaced by Kochetkov.
Skjei fired a shot past Shesterkin for his fifth career playoff goal and first this year to get the Hurricanes on the scoreboard at 5:05. It came on Carolina’s 18th shot.
Chytil got his second of the night and fourth of the postseason on a backhander past Kochetkov through traffic from the left circle at 6:47 to restore the Rangers’ three-goal lead.
Trochek scored on a rebound in front with 7:13 left in the middle period to pull Carolina to 4-2.
Shesterkin denied Sebastian Aho on a breakaway 7:05 into the game, and then stopped follow shots by Teuvo Teravainen and Aho seconds later to keep the Hurricanes off the scoreboard.
At the other end, Motte gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead as he brought the puck up the ice, skated in and beat Raanta from the left circle at 7:22 for his second of the playoffs — and this series.
Zibanejad extended the Rangers’ lead to 2-0 just shy of the midpoint of the period. He got a pass from Adam Fox, brought the puck across the blue line, deked one defender out of the way, skated in and fired a shot from the right circle through Raanta’s five-hole at 9:51 for his seventh of the postseason.
It gave the Rangers a power-play goal for the fourth straight game, accomplishing the feat in the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
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F Barclay Goodrow returned to the Rangers lineup for the first time since Game 1 of the first round series against Pittsburgh. He was out with a lower body injury. Kevin Rooney was scratched to make room for Goodrow on the fourth line.
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What’s the best Dell gaming laptop?
When desktop computers became commercially available to the masses in the ’80s, there were just a few models to choose from and little chance of making upgrades. However, over time, the cases, motherboards and towers shifted toward a more do-it-yourself design.
That resulted in a robust market where users built their own computers at home, buying the individual components they preferred. But not everyone has the technical knowledge, time or budget to do so. In that case, a pre-built computer is an excellent option, such as the Dell Alienware Aurora R 13 Gaming Desktop.
What to know before you buy a Dell gaming desktop
Pre-built vs. building your own
Depending on your affinity for technology, building your own system might seem like the logical way to go about getting a gaming computer. It’s tricky, as you must buy components individually and then place them on the motherboard in the correct slots. But the benefit of DIY is that you aren’t limited to a specific brand, specification or color scheme. Sure, you can only use components that are compatible with each other, but there is a vast range.
On the other hand, a pre-built computer is fully assembled according to the manufacturer’s specifications. Generally, there is nothing else that you must do, and you can happily start gaming straight out of the box. The disadvantage is that you can’t pick the innards.
Upgrading your PC
Computer purists scoff at pre-built machines, seen as run-of-the-mill devices that lack personality or upgradeability. But any computer can be upgraded to suit your needs better — though you can only upgrade a Dell gaming desktop up to a point.
There are several factors that go into upgrading a computer, and just like building your own, the components must be compatible. This often drastically limits what you can upgrade and how up-to-date your system specifications will be in the future.
The central processing unit is crucial
The most important part of a computer is the central processing unit. It serves as the brain that keeps all the other components working as they should. The CPU’s speed determines how many instructions it can send out and activates other components when needed.
Two CPU manufacturers dominate the industry: Intel and AMD. Each maker’s CPU is only compatible with the corresponding motherboard. Therefore, most of Dell’s gaming desktop computers use an Intel CPU, Intel motherboard and an Nvidia graphics card.
What to look for in a quality Dell gaming desktop
Powerful graphics card
Especially crucial for gaming, the graphics card is the muscle for producing high-quality visuals. Games have minimum system requirements, and if the graphics card isn’t sufficient, the games might not load or might stutter severely.
A graphics card comprises several parts, with the dedicated graphical processing unit and RAM the most important. A good-quality Dell gaming computer has an Nvidia graphics card with at least 4 gigabytes of dedicated RAM.
Enough RAM
In addition to the RAM on the graphics card, there must be sufficient RAM on the motherboard. Where the CPU issues the instructions, the RAM remembers what to do. Just like human memory, if there isn’t enough, instructions get lost or take longer to execute — slowing down the gaming experience. A good-quality gaming computer has at least 8GB of RAM, but 16GB is optimal to play most current games.
Multiple connections
Since the Dell gaming desktop is pre-built, you don’t have a lot of customization options. That’s why it’s best to look for a machine with multiple connections. This is especially important if you have a dual monitor setup, as the graphics card should have at least two HDMI outputs. For other input devices such as a wired keyboard and mouse, several USB 3.0 ports are a necessity.
How much you can expect to spend on a Dell gaming desktop
The average price largely depends on the computer’s age and internal components. An entry-level gaming machine costs $400 to $500, while a powerful computer with an Nvidia graphics card costs $1,100 to $1,400.
Dell gaming desktop FAQ
Does it come with an operating system?
A. Yes, all Dell gaming computers come with Microsoft Windows 10 pre-installed, and the license key is valid for that computer only. There might be a small fee if you want to upgrade the edition, but the upgrade is free if the system is compatible with Windows 11.
Is there one component you should upgrade?
A. The computer is ready for gaming straight out of the box, but the CPU cooling system is definitely something you should consider upgrading. Most Dell gaming desktops are fitted with a generic fan cooler, which might not prevent the CPU from overheating.
What’s the best Dell gaming desktop to buy?
Top Dell gaming desktop
Dell Alienware Aurora 13 Gaming Desktop
What you need to know: Housed in a sleek Dell PC case, this computer has everything you need for an excellent gaming experience.
What you’ll love: The blue lights on the sides add a cool effect. It offers 16 gigabytes of RAM and runs at around 200 FPS.
What you should consider: Some users said the fan is loud.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Dell gaming desktop for the money
What you need to know: This basic computer lets you easily play some of the latest games.
What you’ll love: This PC is powered by an Intel i7 with a 3.4 GHz clock speed. It has 16GB of RAM, 1TB of SSD storage and an Nvidia GeForce GT 730 graphics card.
What you should consider: The case is relatively bland with no options for personalization.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: The case might not seem like much, but the internal components pack a punch.
What you’ll love: With a powerful Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB graphics card, there are no games this PC can’t handle with ease. It has 32GB of RAM, an Intel i7 4.9 GHz CPU and 512GB of internal storage.
What you should consider: The case doesn’t have sufficient cooling for the high-powered components, so you’ll need to add more fans or a liquid cooling system.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Wind Advisory issued November 2 at 3:48AM MDT until November 2 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS Pocatello ID
* WHAT…Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE…Mud Lake, INL, Craters of the Moon, Idaho Falls,
Rexburg, St. Anthony, Pocatello, Blackfoot, American Falls,
Shelley, Fort Hall, Albion, Almo, Malta, Rockland, Holbrook,
Inkom, McCammon, Downey, Lava Hot Springs, Victor, Ashton,
Tetonia, Driggs, Island Park, and Kilgore.
* WHEN…Until noon MDT today.
* IMPACTS…Gusty winds could make driving difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. Unsecured objects may be blown
around.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Blowing dust may limit visibilities
especially along I 15 north of Idaho Falls near Roberts.
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. | 2022-11-02T10:17:56+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/weather/alerts-weather/2022/11/02/wind-advisory-issued-november-2-at-348am-mdt-until-november-2-at-1200pm-mdt-by-nws-pocatello-id/ |
Cardinals assistant coach Sean Kugler fired for groping woman
Posted/updated on: November 23, 2022 at 8:06 amBy JOSH WEINFUSS
TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach and running game coordinator Sean Kugler was fired after he groped a woman in Mexico City over the weekend, sources told ESPN.
Mexican authorities were notified of the incident, which happened Sunday night, and then informed the Cardinals, who terminated Kugler and sent him back to Arizona on a flight Monday morning. The Cardinals had arrived in Mexico City on Saturday.
Kugler is the second Cardinals assistant coach to be accused of assaulting a woman this year.
In May, former running backs coach James Saxon turned himself in to Indiana police after assaulting a woman in her Indianapolis home. He was sentenced in October to one year in jail, which was suspended, and given one year of probation.
Saxon kept his job with the Cardinals until his arrest became public Aug. 4, when he was put on administrative leave. Saxon resigned in October.
Kugler has coached at the high school, college and NFL levels since 1990. He had joined coach Kliff Kingsbury’s staff in 2019.
The Cardinals lost 38-10 to the San Francisco 49ers on Monday at Estadio Azteca. | 2022-11-23T15:27:06+00:00 | ktbb.com | https://ktbb.com/post/?p=1181912 |
Dosunmu gets tattoo to honor late friend, Darius Brown originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu lives life by a motto: “Jet Life.”
To him, the words symbolize staying motivated, living in the moment and striving always for higher achievement. These are fundamental aspects of Dosunmu’s personal development and professional rise, from Morgan Park High School standout to University of Illinois star to an integral piece of his hometown NBA team’s future.
The phrase, though, derives from tragedy. On Aug. 3, 2011, Dosunmu’s best friend Darius Brown, 13, was shot and killed while playing basketball at Metcalfe Park in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago.
Brown, Dosunmu has said, often referred to himself as a “jet.” Ever since his passing, Dosunmu and his circle of friends and family have made the phrase a mantra.
“When he was alive, he always would say he was a jet. That’s just what his motto was. Live life with no regrets, live in the moment,” Dosunmu said in an interview with Bulls TV published in April. “Every time we do something big — me, my brothers, my best friends — we throw our jets up just for him. Make sure he understands that he (is) right here with us.”
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During a media session with reporters at the Bulls’ practice facility on Wednesday, Dosunmu was asked about a new tattoo he got on his arm during the offseason, which depicts Darius brandishing his left thumb and pinky finger in the shape of a plane.
“This is my cousin named Darius. He died, he got shot in Metcalfe Park about a decade ago,” Dosunmu said. “Throw this up, this is just ‘Jet Life.’ Just means to stay motivated, keep going.
“This is my motivation for everything I do, so (I) had to get a tattoo here for him. Every day I come out here and play, I do it for him. At a young age, going through that, that pushed me to get to where I am today. So (I) had to get a tattoo for him.”
Dosunmu has honored Darius in myriad ways over the years.
At Morgan Park and Illinois, he wore the jersey No. 11 because it is the same number Darius wore when they played basketball together as children. (DeMar DeRozan now wears those digits for the Bulls, which led Dosunmu to switch to 12.)
Two months ago, Dosunmu even hosted a community block party at Metcalfe Park in celebration of Darius’ life.
Now, he carries his friend on his arm everywhere he goes.
NBC Sports Chicago's K.C. Johnson contributed to this report. | 2022-09-28T22:41:16+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/bulls-ayo-dosunmu-gets-tattoo-to-honor-late-friend-darius-brown/2953093/ |
Flowcode's Industry Expansion is Backed by Investors Including NBA Equity, Durable Capital Partners LP, Allen & Company LLC, Foxhaven Asset Management, LP, Quad, David Adelman, James Pallotta, and Founder, CEO Tim Armstrong
Flowcode, The Leading U.S. Based, Privacy Compliant, Offline to Online QR Solution, Powers DTC Connections for the NBA, NHL, ESPN, NBCUniversal, UFC, and Over 70% of the Fortune 1000 Brands and Their Global Advertising Agencies
Flowcode is Ranked 4.9 out of 5 on G2 Product Reviews and Ranked as Leader in "Easiest To Do Business With" and "Fastest Implementation"
NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Flowcode, The Direct to Consumer Company™ building powerful connections and measurable conversions for brands and consumers, is launching DTC tools for global brands, agencies, sports, and Web3 backed by existing strategic investors, including NBA Equity, funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Durable Capital Partners LP, Foxhaven Asset Management, LP, Allen & Company LLC, David Adelman, James Pallotta, and Quad.
"Our collaboration with Flowcode will allow us to engage NBA fans in entirely new ways, whether they are in an arena or watching from anywhere in the world," said Amy Brooks, President, Team Marketing & Business Operations and Chief Innovation Officer, NBA. "We are excited about the opportunities to enhance how we deliver content to fans in real-time."
- Flowcode's DTC Tool Suite is a market leading, privacy compliant, full service QR suite trusted by major sports leagues, thousands of media partners, and millions of creators around the globe. The instant, omnichannel, direct to consumer platform enables first party connections with consumers across all brand touchpoints. The suite allows partners to seamlessly activate branded Flowcode QR codes and mobile first customized Flowpages. Global brands and media companies can instantly and seamlessly create direct consumer relationships and access real-time data and analytics across all channels.
- Flowcode Agency is a management tool suite that enables global agencies to provide DTC solutions for client campaigns and channel management. Flowcode Agency is a one stop, full service solution and provides the lowest cost, highest ROI tools in the O2O, DTC industry.
- Flowcode Sports enables sports teams, leagues, sponsors and broadcasters to drive and measure omnichannel fan engagement, capture CRM, and create revenue-generating experiences at scale across every consumer touchpoint. Flowcode Sports is premiering this weekend at the big game and fans will be able to interact with immersive TV experiences for Planters, Avocados From Mexico and more.
- Flowcode Web3 enables brands, agencies, sports, and entertainment partners to instantly turn on Web3 applications that connect to crypto, the blockchain, and proof of attendance protocols. Flowcode's Web3 solution includes Web3 QR codes, direct blockchain integrations, and direct access to crypto wallets.
"Avocados From Mexico scores big with its Big Game campaign, utilizing Flowcode across TV and OOH advertising. The 30-second TV ad, airing during the second break, drives viewers to our AI (Avocado Intelligence) landing page where they can spread their love for avocados on Twitter with just one click. We are getting ready for a social media frenzy fueled by Avocado Intelligence," said Ivonne Kinser, Vice President of Marketing and Innovations, Avocados From Mexico.
Flowcode is the preferred QR partner for over 70% of the Fortune 1000. With the recent addition of NBA Equity, Flowcode's investors also include funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Durable Capital Partners LP, Foxhaven Asset Management, LP, Allen & Company LLC, David Adelman, James Pallotta, Quad, and Flowcode's Founder and CEO Tim Armstrong. The investment will be focused on continued development of Flowcode's industry-leading product suite, and prioritizing the tools that solve instant consumer engagement across different verticals and use cases. Flowcode is also investing in Web3 innovation, code safety and security, and real-time, geo-location data.
"Flowcode enables partners to instantly build direct to consumer relationships offline and online. We call ourselves the Yoda of direct-to-consumer - we help partners become DTC platforms," said Tim Armstrong, Founder and CEO of Flowcode. "We are excited to launch our brand, sports, agency, and Web3 divisions backed by some of the best brands and investors in the world."
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Flowcode is The Direct to Consumer Company™ building powerful connections and measurable conversions for brands and consumers. By unifying data-driven design with the latest in QR technology, Flowcode enables contactless connection with speed, security and ease. Privacy compliant, ultra-fast scanning, and designed with intention, Flowcode is the number one trusted QR provider. Our companion product, Flowpage, organizes your digital footprint in one mobile-first landing page, creating a seamless experience to more deeply connect with audiences while tracking real-time analytics. Paired together, our tech allows consumers and creators to instantly connect the real world to the digital world instantly and magically.
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In the Philippines, the Marcos family is a blueprint for authoritarianism By Christina Kim Published May 31, 2023 02:15 AM Facebook Twitter NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the rise and fall — and the eventual return of the Ferdinand Marcos family to political power in the Philippines. Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-05-31T10:04:58+00:00 | kpcc.org | https://www.kpcc.org/2023-05-31/in-the-philippines-the-marcos-family-is-a-blueprint-for-authoritarianism |
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — When about 100 Russian troops rolled into Kherson’s Lilac Park on the morning of March 1, Oleh Shornik was one of about 20 lightly armed Ukrainian volunteers who didn’t stand a chance against them.
Ukraine’s military was nowhere to be seen, and Russian troops in armored vehicles had easily entered the Shumensky neighborhood, opening fire and sending shrapnel flying everywhere, witnesses said. Civilians walking to work were hit in the short, fierce battle. The volunteers, hiding among the trees in the park, were cut down so rapidly that they weren’t even able to throw the Molotov cocktails they had prepared.
“They did not have time to do anything,” said Anatolii Hudzenko, who was inside his home next to the park during the attack, in an interview with The Associated Press.
Left seemingly on their own, the civilian volunteers fell quickly. A day later, so did Kherson.
Thousands of Russian troops, sweeping up from the Crimean Peninsula on Feb. 24, captured the city on the Dnieper River so rapidly that many residents say they felt abandoned by the Ukrainian military and its quick withdrawal, leaving the city without an adequate defense.
But was the doomed stand in Lilac Park a futile, early act of resistance to what became a bloody Russian occupation of Kherson? Was it due to the hasty retreat by Ukraine’s military so it could regroup to fight another day — indeed later retaking the city in November? Or was it the result of a betrayal by high-level Ukrainian security officials collaborating with Moscow?
It’s possible it was a combination of all of those.
Now that Russia has retreated from Kherson following Ukraine’s counteroffensive in the south, residents want to know why Moscow’s forces were able to overrun the city so easily.
“There are more questions than answers to this story,” said Svetlana Shornik, standing at her ex-husband’s grave for the first time because the Russians had blocked access to the cemetery while they had occupied the city.
Besides the volunteers killed in the park, about five others were slain that day at a roundabout nearby.
Families of the dead say they have been trying in vain for months to get information from the military and the government so they can have some closure about the deaths of their loved ones.
“I know very little,” said Nadiia Khandusenko, recounting what few facts she knows about the death of her husband, Serhii, who also was killed in Lilac Park.
Wiping away tears, Shornik told the AP that she believes her ex-husband probably suffered in his final minutes because an autopsy revealed the 53-year-old retired policeman was shot in the lung. The bodies lay on the bloodstained grounds of the park for three days because the Russians would not allow them to be buried, residents said.
“They are heroes,” Shornik said. “They were practically defending (the city) with their bare hands,” she said.
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Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Force began operating just before the Russian invasion. A volunteer militia under the command of the Defense Ministry, it was made up of civilians, part-time reservists and former troops to fight alongside the regular military.
Despite their lack of training and equipment, the volunteers have played a crucial role in the war and were a key reason Kyiv wasn’t occupied, said Mykhailo Samus, founder of New Geopolitics Research Network, a Ukrainian think tank.
“When a (Russian) sabotage group gets into a city, they expect to see civilians, but they found a lot of people with Kalashnikov guns and it was a disaster for Russians,” Samus said.
Civilian volunteers were unable to hold back the Russian forces from Kherson, a port city with a prewar population of 280,000 that is home to a ship-building industry.
Kherson is just north of Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014. When Ukraine controlled the city, it was able to cut off fresh water to the peninsula, and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke of the need to restore water supplies as one reason to invade.
Flat and marshy, the Kherson region has few forests or other natural barriers to halt the tanks and troops from nearby Crimea that hosts Russia’s Black Sea fleet and air bases.
In addition, Ukrainian officials such as Kherson Mayor Ihor Kolykhaev told the newspaper Ukrainska Pravda in May that the failure to destroy key bridges leading to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions was a mistake that helped the Russians, although he stressed he was not a military man.
Ukraine’s outnumbered military, meanwhile, had withdrawn from Kherson for the southern city of Mykolaiv, said Maj. Oleksandr Fedyunin, a military spokesman.
That withdrawal “ensured the survivability of troops and did not allow the enemy to gain fire superiority in the air,” said Bohdan Senyk, chief spokesman for the army.
Kherson’s swift capture has raised questions about whether Ukrainian collaborators aided the Russian invasion.
“Russia had its agents infiltrated into the Ukrainian security forces, and the cleanup by Kyiv was slow and inefficient,” said Orysia Lutsevych, head of the Ukraine forum at the London-based Chatham House think tank. “The cost of that betrayal was high human loss.”
On April 1, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed two senior officials of Ukraine’s SBU domestic security agency, including the head of the Kherson regional branch, stripping their rank as generals for violating their military oath of allegiance. He called them “anti-heroes” and said they “had trouble determining where their Fatherland is.”
He added: “I don’t have time now to deal with all the traitors, but they will all face punishment.”
In addition, an aide to one of those SBU officials was arrested and faces prosecution for allegedly handing over maps of minefields and helping coordinate Russian airstrikes that aided Moscow’s forces, said Oleksandr Samoilenko, head of Kherson’s regional legislature.
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The Russian takeover of Kherson — the only regional capital to fall in the war — ushered in a harsh, eight-month occupation that saw fierce resistance from its remaining civilians, including attacks against Moscow-installed officials, planted bombs and other threats. Moscow introduced the ruble, set up Russian cellphone networks and cut off Ukrainian TV in the area. Street protests were banned.
As in other Ukrainian areas that Russia seized, officials who refused to cooperate were abducted, including the Kherson mayor, Kolykhaev. Residents allege they were confined, beaten, shocked, interrogated and threatened with death in at least five sites in the city and four others in the wider region.
The region was one of four that was illegally annexed by Moscow in September, although its troops were forced to withdraw weeks later as Ukrainians stepped up their attacks with U.S.-supplied missiles and cut the Russians’ supply lines. The retreating forces left behind mines and booby traps, shuttered shops and restaurants, and a traumatized population.
In Lilac Park, a small memorial honors the volunteers who fell there. Wreaths are fastened to a few trees, with some yellow roses and a plaque mounted with a cross and a small Ukrainian flag at the top.
It reads: “On March 1, 2022, fighters from the Territorial Defense were taken to heaven.”
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Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-12-18T23:06:07+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-international/ap-key-ukrainian-citys-rapid-fall-leaves-unanswered-questions/ |
Excluding significant items, quarterly earnings per common share of $0.11 (1)
First quarter dividend of $0.085 per common share
TORONTO, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (Canaccord Genuity Group, the Company) (TSX: CF) today announced its financial results for the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022.
"The abrupt deceleration in global markets impacted first fiscal quarter financial performance in all of our capital markets businesses and to a lesser degree, our wealth management businesses," said Dan Daviau, President & CEO of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. "In addition to the more challenging backdrop, our quarterly results were impacted by markdowns of certain inventory positions held in connection with supporting our capital markets clients in Australia and Canada."
"Looking forward, we expect that economic conditions will continue to tighten before they improve but we continue to be active globally and we feel good about our market position, the outlook for our wealth management businesses and a continuance of strong M&A activity in our capital markets businesses."
First fiscal quarter highlights:
(All dollar amounts are stated in thousands of Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated)
- First quarter revenue excluding significant items(1) of $328.8 million, a decrease of 37.2% over the same period in the prior year
- First quarter net income before taxes excluding significant items(1) of $27.5 million, a decrease of 75.9% ($1.9 million and a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 98.1% on an IFRS basis)
- Diluted earnings per common share excluding significant items(1) for the first fiscal quarter of $0.11 per share (diluted loss per common share of $0.14 on an IFRS basis), a decrease of 84.9% compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2022
- Advisory revenue in the Company's global capital markets division increased 8.7% year-over-year reflecting increased contributions from our US and UK & Europe businesses
- Capital markets revenues were impacted by sharp declines in the market value of certain inventory and warrant positions related to our investment banking activities in Canada and Australia as well as certain market value adjustments related to our facilitation activity in Canada
- On May 31, 2022, the Company completed its acquisition of Punter Southall Wealth Limited (PSW) to increase the long-term value and market position of its wealth management position in the UK & Crown Dependencies
- Total client assets(1) in our global wealth management business of $90.7 billion, a decrease of 4.4% from Q1/22 reflecting year-over-year decreases of 2.1% in Canada and 6.2% in the UK & Crown Dependencies, primarily attributable to the decline in market values during the three-month period and the impact of changes in foreign exchange rates on the value of client assets recorded in GBP, partially offset by the addition of new assets in connection with the acquisition of PSW
- Purchased 502,000 common shares for cancellation under the normal course issuer bid (NCIB) during the three months ended June 30, 2022
- First quarter common share dividend of $0.085 per share
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
The Company's combined global wealth management operations earned revenue of $162.2 million for the first fiscal quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 16.8%. Net income before taxes excluding significant items(1) for this segment decreased by 48.8% year-over-year.
- Wealth management operations in the UK & Crown Dependencies generated first quarter revenue of $73.3 million, a decrease of 8.7% compared to Q4/22 and unchanged compared to the same period last year. Measured in local currency (GBP), revenue was £45.7 million in Q1/23 compared to £42.7 million in Q1/22, an increase of 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Because the acquisition of PSW closed mid-way through the quarter, revenue associated with PSW will be fully reflected in the results of our next fiscal quarter (Q2/23) compared to the current quarter (Q1/23). Net income before taxes excluding significant items(1) for this business was $18.7 million in Q1/23, down 3.5% year-over-year.
- Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (North America) generated $73.0 million in first quarter revenue, a decrease of 4.2% compared to Q4/22, and because revenue in Q1/22 was at an elevated level with the significant investment banking revenue in that quarter, Q1/23 revenue represented a year-over-year decrease of 30.0% compared to Q1/22. Excluding significant items(1) net income before taxes for this business was $6.5 million in Q1/23, which represents a year-over-year decrease of 75.2% because of the elevated investment banking activity in the comparable quarter and a sequential increase of 27.4%.
- Wealth management operations in Australia generated $15.9 million in first quarter revenue, a decrease of 9.1% compared to the first quarter of last year. Excluding significant items(1) net loss before taxes for this business was $0.5 million in Q1/23, down from net income of $2.6 million in Q1/22.
Total client assets in the Company's global wealth management businesses at the end of the first fiscal quarter amounted to $90.7 billion, a decrease of $4.2 billion or 4.4% from Q1/22.
- Client assets in the UK & Crown Dependencies were $52.2 billion (£33.3 billion) as at June 30, 2022, a decrease of 1.3% (increase of 3.5% in local currency) from $52.8 billion (£32.1 billion) at the end of the previous quarter, and a decrease of 6.2% (increase of 2.6% in local currency) from $55.6 billion (£32.4 billion) at June 30, 2021 primarily attributable to the decline in market values, offset by net inflows and new assets from our acquisition of PSW and, when measured in CAD, changes in GBP/CAD foreign exchange rates.
- Client assets in North America were $33.9 billion as at June 30, 2022, a decrease of 10.6% from $37.9 billion at the end of the previous quarter and a decrease of 2.1% from $34.6 billion at June 30, 2021 due to the decline in market values, partially offset by net new inflows and new assets from existing IAs and new recruits.
- Client assets(1) in Australia were $4.7 billion (AUD 5.3 billion) at June 30, 2022, a decrease of 12.3% from $5.4 billion (AUD 5.7 billion) at the end of the previous quarter, also reflecting the decline in market values. In addition, client assets(1) totalling $13.3 billion (AUD 15.0 billion) are also held on record in less active and transactional accounts through our Australian platform.
Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets
Globally, Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets earned revenue of $164.1 million for the first fiscal quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 49.4%. The decrease primarily reflected substantially lower investment banking revenues in all geographies in connection with the significant decline in industry-wide new issue volumes. In addition to the challenging backdrop of reduced levels of activity, another headwind for this quarter's results was the impact of sharp declines in the market value of certain inventory and warrant positions earned in respect of our investment banking activities. These valuation changes primarily impacted our Australian capital markets business, and to a lesser degree, our Canadian business. Net income before taxes excluding significant items(1) for this segment was $4.1 million for the quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 95.1%.
- Canaccord Genuity Capital Markets participated in 80 investment banking transactions globally, including led or co-led, raising total proceeds of $6.2 billion during Q1/23.
The Company's US capital markets business was the largest contributor of revenue for the three-month period, with revenue of $124.1 million, or 75.6% of total global capital markets revenue. This business contributed advisory fees revenue of $63.3 million for Q1/23, an increase of 36.5% from the same period in the prior year. Commissions and fees revenue for the three-month period increased by 30.7% year-over-year, to $26.3 million. Investment banking revenue for the three-month period decreased by 84.0% to $6.3 million when compared to the first quarter of the prior year because of reduced new issue activity. Principal trading revenue also decreased by 40.9% from the prior year to $26.6 million in the first quarter due to lower trading volume, volatility and activity. Excluding significant items(1), the pre-tax net income contribution from this business amounted to $19.4 million for the three-month period.
Revenue in our UK & Europe capital markets operations decreased by 7.3% for the three-month period driven mainly by lower investment banking revenue. Advisory revenue in this business increased 59.2% year-over-year to $16.1 million for the first quarter, and commissions and fees revenue increased by 8.4% to $4.3 million. Excluding significant items(1), our UK & Europe capital markets business earned pre-tax net income of $3.4 million for the first quarter, a year-over-year improvement of 10.2%. The pre-tax profit margin in this business was 13.1% for the first quarter, the strongest result in nine fiscal quarters.
First quarter revenue of $14.3 million in our Canadian capital markets business decreased by 87.7% when compared to Q1/22. First quarter investment banking, advisory, and commissions and fees revenue declined by 92.6%, 83.7% and 91.8% respectively when compared to the same period in the prior year. The impact of market declines on our revenue in Canada gave rise to facilitation losses of about $11 million offsetting our commission revenue leading to the significant decline compared to prior quarters. Declines in market values and net fee share inventory valuation adjustments of about $7 million reduced investment banking revenue by that amount and combined with a significant decline in new issue offerings led to a substantial decrease in investment banking revenue compared to prior quarters. Notwithstanding the revenue declines, this business continues to be a top-ranked domestic underwriter in Canada. Our Canadian capital markets operations generated a loss before income taxes of $17.3 million in Q1/23, a decrease of 138.7% from income before income taxes of $44.6 million generated in the same period in the prior year.
First quarter revenue earned by our Australian capital markets business decreased 101.0% year-over-year, reflecting a 118.7% decrease in investment banking revenue when compared to the same period a year ago. In addition to lower new issue activity, investment banking revenue was negatively impacted by a net loss of approximately $20 million as a result of market value declines related to fee share and warrant inventories. Net loss before income taxes for the first three months of fiscal 2023 was $1.4 million compared to net income before income taxes of $6.8 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
On May 31, 2022, the Company, through CGWM UK completed its acquisition of the private client investment management business of Punter Southall Wealth Limited (PSW) for a total purchase price on closing of £168.0 million ($267.8 million). In connection with the completion of the acquisition, CGWM UK modified its existing banking arrangements and increased its bank loan by an additional £100 million (C$159.4 million as of the acquisition date of May 31, 2022). In addition, certain institutional investors made an additional investment in CGWM UK through the purchase of a new series of Convertible Preferred Shares in the amount of £65.3 million ($104.1 million as of the acquisition date of May 31, 2022). With the issuance of the additional convertible preferred shares and ordinary shares by CGWM UK in connection with the transaction, the Company's equity equivalent interest in CGWM UK on an as-converted basis now stands at 66.9%.
On June 1, 2022, the Company announced the reset of the dividend rate on its Cumulative 5-year Rate Reset First Preferred Shares, Series C (the "Series C Preferred Shares"). Quarterly cumulative cash dividends, as declared, were paid at an annual rate of 4.993% for the five years ended June 30, 2022. Commencing July 1, 2022 and ending on and including June 30, 2027, quarterly cumulative dividends, if declared, will be paid at an annual rate of 6.837%. The dividend rate will be reset every five years at a rate equal to the five-year Government of Canada yield plus 4.03%. The Company did not exercise its right to redeem all or any part of the outstanding Series C Preferred Shares on June 30, 2022.
Subsequent to the end of the quarter, on August 3, 2022, the Company announced that through its UK & Europe capital markets business, Canaccord Genuity Limited, it has entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the business of Results International Group LLP (Results). Results is an independent advisory firm headquartered in London, UK which provides M&A and corporate finance services to entrepreneurs, corporates, private equity firms and investors focused in the technology and healthcare sectors. This transaction complements recent investments by the Company to expand its global Advisory business with the acquisitions of Petsky Prunier (2019) and Sawaya Partners (2021) and expands its European domain expertise in the Healthcare and Technology sectors. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of the Company's current fiscal year, subject to customary closing conditions.
Results for the First Quarter of Fiscal 2023 were impacted by the following significant items:
- Fair value adjustments on certain illiquid or restricted marketable securities recorded for IFRS reporting purposes, but which are excluded for management reporting purposes and are not used by management to assess operating performance
- Amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with business combinations
- Acquisition-related costs in connection with the acquisition of PSW
- Certain incentive-based costs related to acquisitions
- Certain components of the non-controlling interest expense associated with CGWM UK
Diluted earnings per common share (diluted EPS) is computed using the treasury stock method, giving effect to the exercise of all dilutive elements. The Convertible Preferred Shares issued by CGWM UK are factored into the diluted EPS by adjusting net income attributable to common shareholders of the Company to reflect our proportionate share of CGWM UK's earnings on an as converted basis if the calculation is dilutive. For the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the effect of reflecting our proportionate share of CGWM UK's earnings is anti-dilutive for diluted EPS purposes under IFRS but dilutive for the purpose of determining diluted EPS excluding significant items(1). Accordingly, net income attributable to common shareholders excluding significant items(1) for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 reflects the Company's proportionate share of CGWM UK's net income on an as converted basis.
- Cash and cash equivalents balance of $1.0 billion, a decrease of $753.5 million from $1.8 billion
- Working capital of $730.6 million, a decrease of $63.8 million from $794.4 million
- Total shareholders' equity of $1.1 billion, a decrease of $88.1 million from $1.2 billion
On August 4, 2022, the Board of Directors approved a dividend of $0.085 per common share, payable on September 15, 2022, with a record date of September 2, 2022.
On August 4, 2022, the Board approved a cash dividend of $0.25175 per Series A Preferred Share payable on September 30, 2022 to Series A Preferred shareholders of record as at September 16, 2022.
On August 4, 2022, the Board approved a cash dividend of $0.42731 per Series C Preferred Share payable on September 30, 2022 to Series C Preferred shareholders of record as at September 16, 2022.
Certain non-IFRS measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures are utilized by the Company as measures of financial performance. Non-IFRS measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies.
Management believes that these non-IFRS measures, non-IFRS ratios and supplementary financial measures allow for a better evaluation of the operating performance of the Company's business and facilitate meaningful comparison of results in the current period to those in prior periods and future periods. Non-IFRS measures presented in this earnings release include certain figures from our statement of operations that are adjusted to exclude significant items. Although figures that exclude significant items provide useful information by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company's core operating results, a limitation of utilizing these figures that exclude significant items is that the IFRS accounting effects of these items do in fact reflect the underlying financial results of the Company's business. Accordingly, these effects should not be ignored in evaluating and analyzing the Company's financial results. Therefore, management believes that the Company's IFRS measures of financial performance and the respective non-IFRS measures should be considered together.
Non-IFRS Measures (Adjusted Figures)
Figures that exclude significant items provide useful information by excluding certain items that may not be indicative of the Company's core operating results. Financial statement items that exclude significant items are non-IFRS measures. To calculate these non-IFRS financial statement items, we exclude certain items from our financial results prepared in accordance with IFRS. The items which have been excluded are referred to herein as significant items. The following is a description of the composition of the non-IFRS measures used in this earnings release (note that some significant items excluded may not be applicable to the calculation
of the non-IFRS measures for each comparative period): (i) revenue excluding significant items, which is composed of revenue per IFRS less any applicable fair value adjustments on certain illiquid or restricted marketable securities as recorded for IFRS reporting purposes but which are excluded for management reporting purposes and are not used by management to assess operating performance; (ii) expenses excluding significant items, which is composed of expenses per IFRS less any applicable amortization of intangible assets acquired in connection with a business combination, acquisition-related expense items, certain incentive-based costs related to the acquisitions and growth initiatives in CGWM UK and US capital markets and costs associated with the redemption of convertible debentures; (iii) net income before taxes excluding significant items, which is composed of revenue excluding significant items less expenses excluding significant items; (iv) income taxes (adjusted), which is composed of income taxes per IFRS adjusted to reflect the associated tax effect of the excluded significant items; (v) net income excluding significant items, which is composed of net income before income taxes excluding significant items less income taxes (adjusted); (vi) non-controlling interests (adjusted), which is composed of non-controlling interests per IFRS less the amortization of the equity component of non-controlling interests in CGWM UK; and (vii) net income attributable to common shareholders excluding significant items, which is composed of net income excluding significant items less non-controlling interests (adjusted) and preferred share dividends paid on the Series A and Series C Preferred Shares.
A reconciliation of non-IFRS measures that exclude significant items to the applicable IFRS measures from the interim condensed consolidated financial statements for the first quarter of fiscal 2023 can be found above in the table entitled "Summary of results for Q1 fiscal 2023 and selected financial information excluding significant items".
Non-IFRS Ratios
Non-IFRS ratios are calculated using the non-IFRS measures defined above. For the periods presented herein, we have used the following non-IFRS ratios: (i) total expenses excluding significant items as a percentage of revenue, which is calculated by dividing expenses excluding significant items by revenue excluding significant items; (ii) earnings per common share excluding significant items, which is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders excluding significant items by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (basic); (iii) diluted earnings per common share excluding significant items which is calculated by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders excluding significant items by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding (diluted); and (iv) pre-tax profit margin which is calculated by dividing net income before taxes excluding significant items by revenue excluding significant items.
Supplementary Financial Measures
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined nearly 50% last week when compared to the prior week, according to a government report issued Thursday.
The U.S. Department of Labor reported 1,468 first-time claims for unemployment coverage were filed the week ending Saturday, 1,334 fewer than were filed the week ending Aug. 20.
The decline was lessened after the DOL adjusted the Aug. 20 figure from 4,156 initially reported to 2,802.
With the adjustment to Aug. 20 initial claims figures, first-time filings for unemployment coverage have declined two consecutive weeks in Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, continued claims for unemployment coverage, or those filed after at least one week of unemployment, declined 5% last week when compared to the prior week, or from 10,851 to 10,267.
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“Fluctuations in our state’s unemployment trends are expected as we continue to see week-to-week volatility in claims data,” said Shelley Zumwalt, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission executive director. “While we are pleased to see decreases in this week’s numbers, OESC will remain vigilant in assessing and responding to long-term trends to ensure we are providing resources for all Oklahomans seeking employment, as well as all Oklahoma business owners.”
Two longer-term measures of unemployment filings also posted declines in numbers.
The four-week moving average declined from a 12-month high of 3,203 the week ending Aug. 20 to 2,701 claims the week ending Saturday.
The four-week moving average of continued claims declined from 11,236 the week ending Aug. 13 to 10,939 claims the following week.
All of Oklahoma’s neighboring states posted declines in initial filings for unemployment with the exception of New Mexico, which saw 33 more claims filed this week when compared to the prior week.
Nationally, initial claims for unemployment coverage declined by 5,000 to 232,000. | 2022-09-01T20:15:08+00:00 | tulsaworld.com | https://tulsaworld.com/news/state-and-regional/first-time-jobless-claims-decline-in-oklahoma/article_1a27a51e-2a0f-11ed-8eb4-af487df5ab94.html |
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 11, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
524 PM EDT Thu Aug 11 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central
Washington County through 600 PM EDT...
At 523 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hartford, or 11 miles northeast of Hudson Falls, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Granville, Hartford, Porter, Fort Ann, Middle Granville, Slateville,
Braymer School, Smiths Basin, East Hartford, North Granville,
Slyboro, Baldwin Corner, South Granville, South Hartford, Truthville,
Raceville, West Pawlet, West Granville and North Hebron.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 275DEG 26KT 4337 7336
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
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Ground-breaking partnership set to deliver a new standard of multi-disciplinary care for back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder pain, and more.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WholeHealth Living, Inc. (formerly known as WholeHealth Networks, Inc.) a Tivity Health® company, has secured an agreement with Vori Health®, an award-winning, nationwide innovative medical practice focused on whole-person musculoskeletal care, to power a revolutionary and comprehensive pain management solution.
More than half of the U.S. population, ages 18 and over, reports having a musculoskeletal condition, with at least 33% of people requiring or seeking medical care. Low back and neck pain account for the highest amount of health care spending, with an estimated $134.5 billion in annual costs, of which 33.7% is paid by Medicare and Medicaid.
To address these growing problems, the collaborative pain management solution will provide the millions of Americans suffering from muscle and joint pain with both convenient access to appropriate, world-class medical care as well as a full-suite of preventive and rehabilitative services.
"The current musculoskeletal patient pathway is often costly and ineffective, and these challenges are compounded by inflation and rising healthcare costs," said Richard Ashworth, president and CEO, Tivity Health. "We expect this industry-leading pain care solution to drive down inappropriate opiate utilization, surgery, imaging, ER steerage, injections, and total costs of care. Our ultimate goal is to help members reach their goals, reduce their pain, and return to a life they love without unnecessary procedures or costs."
According to the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal conditions significantly limit mobility and dexterity, leading to early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being and reduced ability to participate in society.
"When we created Vori Health, we wanted to revolutionize musculoskeletal care by surrounding a patient with a dedicated team who puts the patient first," said Ryan Grant, M.D., founder and CEO, Vori Health. "The right care given at the right time by the right clinical experts is critical to providing patients with access to appropriate, evidence-based care that minimizes the rate of unnecessary surgeries, poor outcomes, and patient dissatisfaction."
The partnership's effective end-to-end solution integrates Vori Health's nationwide virtual-first medical services for musculoskeletal care and pain management with WholeHealth Living's on-the-ground network of chiropractic, acupuncture, and massage therapy practitioners. Each patient receives support from a Vori Health care team, which includes a non-operative physical medicine physician, a health coach navigator, and a physical therapist who work collaboratively to assess, diagnose, and coordinate all aspects of care. In addition to leveraging WholeHealth Living's ecosystem of practitioners, Tivity Health offers eligible SilverSneakers members the opportunity to engage in movement therapy via fitness centers, community classes and online social platforms.
When people with musculoskeletal (MSK) pain seek health care, they often receive treatment not aligned with best practices, including initial management options such as opioids. Inadequate care for MSK pain conditions can have tremendous societal consequences leading to decreased quality of life and increased costs. It is the primary reason for 1 in 8 persons reporting lost workdays due to MSK pain conditions and direct costs equate $796.3 billion dollars annually. WholeHealth Networks and Vori Health's partnership will transform the delivery of musculoskeletal care in a choreographed, calibrated fashion, ensuring that patients benefit from a higher quality, lower cost of care.
At WholeHealth Living®, Inc. we promote nonpharmacologic options earlier in the care continuum because they are less invasive and can be less expensive. Also, they typically pose a lower risk than drugs or surgery and can help reduce opioid use. We recognize that musculoskeletal conditions are a major contributor to medical spend, and we are committed to bridging the gap between members, practitioners, health plans, and the broader medical community to increase the understanding and acceptance of physical medicine and integrative health solutions. We partner with regional and national health plans, managing benefits for Medicaid, Commercial, and Medicare members spanning a variety of specialties that include chiropractic, acupuncture, physical therapy, occupational therapy, therapeutic massage, and naturopathy.
Tivity Health®, Inc. is a leading provider of healthy life-changing solutions, including SilverSneakers® and Prime® Fitness. We help adults improve their health and support them on life's journey by providing access to in-person and virtual physical activity, social, and mental enrichment programs. We continue to enhance the way we direct members along their journey to better health by delivering an insights-driven, personalized, interactive experience. Our suite of services support health plans nationwide as they seek to reduce costs and improve health outcomes. At Tivity Health, we deliver the resources members need to live healthier, happier, more connected lives. Learn more at www.tivityhealth.com
Vori Health® is an all-inclusive medical and health provider practicing a holistic, integrated approach to musculoskeletal care. The organization offers full-service physical medicine and rehabilitation care, physical therapy, prescriptions, imaging & lab ordering, health coaching, nutritional guidance, community support, and premium instructional content. The Vori Health team consists of carefully selected, board-certified physicians and licensed healthcare providers, and provides health services that are accessible at the click of a button from the comfort, convenience, and privacy of a patient's home. Learn more at www.vorihealth.com.
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Jill Meyer (Tivity Health), Jill.Meyer@TivityHealth.com
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Lawsuit: California prisons target ‘foreign-born’ inmates
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A lawsuit filed in state court alleges California’s corrections agency routinely refers inmates who appear to be “foreign-born” to federal immigration authorities even if they are U.S. citizens. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Alameda County also says that inmates reported to U.S. immigration are denied access to rehabilitative programs. A spokesperson for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said they are reviewing the filing. The American Civil Liberties Foundation of Northern California and others filed the complaint. The lawsuit says corrections officials refer hundreds of people a year to federal immigration authorities because of their national origin, ethnicity and other prohibited classifications. | 2023-04-28T01:47:26+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2023/04/27/lawsuit-california-prisons-target-foreign-born-inmates/ |
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For decades, Missouri executions played out in similar fashion: An inmate was strapped to a gurney in a drab room, alone except for the eyes of witnesses staring through thick, soundproof glass as unidentified executioners administered the lethal chemical from behind a cinderblock wall.
But in November, convicted killer Kevin Johnson spent his final moments speaking softly with a pastor, praying, being assured of forgiveness. When Amber McLaughlin was executed in the same room weeks later, her pastor stroked her hand, providing comfort even as McLaughlin expressed that something was causing her pain.
A Supreme Court ruling last March requires states to allow spiritual advisers to join condemned inmates in their final moments, where they can speak together and even touch. Nationwide, spiritual advisers have been alongside 15 of the 19 people who have been executed since the ruling.
“At the end of their lives, they were able to find a peace that they couldn’t find elsewhere in their lives, and that was important,” said the Rev. Darryl Gray, who was with Johnson.
It takes a toll on the spiritual advisers, though.
“Watching someone be killed when they were fully alive — I just can’t get that out of my bones,” said the Rev. Lauren Bennett, McLaughlin’s spiritual adviser.
States previously had varying laws and rules. Texas in 2021 agreed spiritual advisers could be present — but they couldn’t touch the inmate or even speak with them. Convicted killer John Henry Ramirez wanted his pastor’s comforting words and touch, and sued. It was Ramirez’s case that resulted in the Supreme Court decision.
As Ramirez faced lethal injection in October, the Rev. Dana Moore placed a hand on the inmate’s chest, and held it there.
“Look upon John with your grace,” Moore prayed. “Grant him peace. Grant all of us peace.” Ramirez responded: “Amen,” before dying.
Some inmates have used their final moments to express remorse and seek forgiveness. Among them was James Coddington in Oklahoma, who was executed in August.
“I can’t give you his exact words, but they were, ‘God, forgive me for my sin,'” the Rev. Don Heath said, according to The Oklahoman. “And I said, ‘In the name of the the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, your sins are forgiven.’”
Prisons are still adjusting. On Jan. 12, Scott James Eizember, 62, received lethal injection for killing an elderly couple in Oklahoma. At first, the Department of Corrections rejected the presence of the Rev. Jeffrey Hood, citing his history of anti-death penalty activism. The agency eventually relented, and Hood was with Eizember at the end.
Gray, 68, is pastor at Greater Fairfax Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis and is a leading racial justice activist. He has been involved in prison ministry for decades. He first met Johnson three months before the execution and said he was impressed by how Johnson took responsibility for his crime. Johnson was 19 when he fatally shot Kirkwood, Missouri, Police Officer William McEntee, a father of three, in 2005.
Johnson was baptized in those final months and was serious in his Bible study, Gray said. A favorite passage of his was the story in Luke about the thief on the cross next to Jesus. The thief repented and Jesus responded, “Truly, I say to you, today you’ll be with me in paradise.”
Throughout their meetings, Gray had a constant refrain.
“They can take your life, but they can’t take your dignity,” he told Johnson. “You’re still a person, you’re still a man. Keep that.’”
When Gray was escorted to the execution chamber on Nov. 29, 2022, Johnson was already on the gurney.
“I’m keeping my dignity, Rev,” Johnson said.
One final time, Johnson expressed remorse. God forgave him, Gray responded, rubbing his shoulder. The pastor said he could feel the lethal dose of pentobarbital pulsing into Johnson’s bloodstream. He kept praying as Johnson heaved a couple of final breaths, then fell silent.
McEntee’s family members were at Johnson’s execution. His wife, Mary McEntee, said Johnson acted as “judge, juror and executioner” in killing her husband.
Nearly 1,600 people have been executed in the U.S. since the late 1970s, all but 17 of them men. The execution of McLaughlin, 49, was historic. McLaughlin, who began transitioning about three years ago, was the first openly transgender inmate put to death in the U.S.
Bennett, 33, is pastor at Metropolitan Community Church of St. Louis, where the congregation is predominantly people from the LGBTQ community. She had no previous experience with people behind bars.
Like Johnson, McLaughlin was sorry for her crime, Bennett said. McLaughlin raped and fatally stabbed 45-year-old Beverly Guenther in St. Louis County in 2003. Guenther’s relatives did not speak after McLaughlin’s execution, and messages seeking comment from them were not returned.
“Amber was haunted by the things she did,” Bennett said. “She wanted to find forgiveness from the victim’s family and God.”
In the execution room on Jan. 3, Bennett and McLaughlin spoke softly about love, peace and the gift of their newfound friendship. Bennett described a “halo of pink” at sunset that evening. Since pink was McLaughlin’s favorite color, “we thought that was a sign that God was ready to welcome her home into an embrace of peace, and sparkle, and comfort,” Bennett said.
Suddenly, the conversation took an unexpected turn.
“Ouch, ouch, ouch. It hurts,” McLaughlin said, according to Bennett. McLaughlin never had time to explain.
“I held her hand and said, ‘I’m so sorry that you’re in pain,’ and ‘you can still be at peace even though you’re in pain. Remember that we’re here for you and we love you and you’re not alone,’” Bennett said.
Within moments, McLaughlin was dead. Bennett slumped in a chair and cried, “bitter because her death was physically painful, not peaceful.”
Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann said there was no indication that anything went wrong with the execution. Republican Gov. Mike Parson is “confident in the protocol” and won’t order an investigation, his spokeswoman said.
As for future executions, Gray and Bennett aren’t sure they’re up to doing it again. Another execution is planned for Tuesday in Missouri, when Raheem Taylor is set to die for the deaths of his girlfriend and her three children in 2004. It wasn’t immediately clear if Taylor’s imam would be present.
Bennett cited a “level of pain, and the cost” she’s still dealing with weeks after McLaughlin’s execution, and Gray nodded in agreement.
“And yet I believe that everybody should be able to die with dignity,” Bennett said. “In a system where dignity is taken away in every way, for someone to be there for comfort and peace and to remind that person that they can have dignity is huge.” | 2023-02-06T23:27:22+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-spiritual-advisers-offering-final-comfort-in-execution-rooms/ |
Stocks shook off a weak start and ended higher on Wall Street even as worries about banks on both sides of the Atlantic continue to weigh on markets.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Friday, marking its second straight weekly gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq composite also rose. Treasury yields stabilized after an early drop.
Markets have been turbulent recently on worries that banks are weakening under the pressure of much higher interest rates. That’s led to rising concerns about a recession and uncertainty about what central banks will do with interest rates going forward.
On Friday:
The S&P 500 rose 22.27 points, or 0.6%, to 3,970.99.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 132.28 points, or 0.4%, to 32,237.53.
The Nasdaq composite rose 36.56 points, or 0.3% to 11,823.96.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 14.63 points, or 0.9%, to 1,734.92.
For the week:
The S&P 500 is up 54.35 points, or 1.4%.
The Dow is up 375.55 points, or 1.2%.
The Nasdaq is up 193.45 points, or 1.7%.
The Russell 2000 is up 9.03 points, or 0.5%
For the year:
The S&P 500 is up 131.49 points, or 3.4%.
The Dow is down 909.72 points, or 2.7%.
The Nasdaq is up 1,357.48 points, or 13%.
The Russell 2000 is down 26.32 points, or 1.5%. | 2023-03-24T20:32:07+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/business/article/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-friday-3-24-2023-17858932.php |
HOUSTON (AP) — San Diego State’s vaunted defense staggered well into the second half as free-flowing Florida Atlantic breezed to a 14-point lead.
The Aztecs found their teeth again to get back into the game. Then Lamont Butler delivered at the very end.
Butler hit a buzzer-beating jumper for the ages, sending San Diego State to its first national championship game with a 72-71 win over fellow mid-major Florida Atlantic in the Final Four on Saturday night.
“I didn’t really know how big it was,” Butler said after his calm reaction to one of the greatest shots in NCAA Tournament history. “We’re going to the national championship. That’s not things many people do.”
A diabolical defense had pushed San Diego State (32-6) all the way to the final stop for the NCAA tourney. The Aztecs bumped and harassed opponents all season to create the first all-mid-major national semifinal since VCU and Butler in 2011.
The swaggy Owls (35-4) seemed to have solved San Diego State’s vaunted defense, using constant movement and ball reversals to create mismatches they could exploit.
San Diego State found its defensive mojo midway through the second half, clamping down on the Owls while whittling their lead down to one on Jaedon LeDee’s short jumper with 36 seconds left.
When FAU’s Johnell Davis missed a contested layup, San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher opted to not call timeout, joking that he didn’t have any plays left.
All he had to do was get the ball to Butler.
The clock ticking down, Butler dribbled to the baseline, found that cut off and circled back. He stepped back to create a little room and hit a jumper that sent the Aztecs racing out onto the floor and had San Diego Padres fans going wild at Petco Park.
Butler’s winning buzzer-beater was the first for the Final Four since Jalen Suggs for Gonzaga against UCLA in 2021 and No. 5 overall. But it’s the only one when the winning team was trailing at the time of the shot.
Next up for the Mountain West’s first Final Four team is a chance to win the conference’s first national title Monday night against UConn, which advanced with a 72-59 win against Miami.
“We’ve always been knocked down,” said San Diego State’s Matt Bradley, who had 21 points after struggling in the previous three games. “But the biggest thing we always do is get back up and keep fighting.”
San Diego State had been building toward this since coach Brian Dutcher took over for his longtime mentor Steve Fisher. Dutcher followed the mold Fisher had created, adding an extra dose of nasty to the defense.
The Aztecs lost an opportunity when they were in position for a No. 1 seed in the 2020 NCAA Tournament, only to have it wiped out by the pandemic.
San Diego State followed a pair of NCAA Tournament first-round flameouts with a solid 2023 season, winning 27 games to earn a No. 5 seed in the East Region in this year’s bracket.
Once the NCAA Tournament started, the Aztecs ramped up their defense even more, holding their first four opponents to an average of 57 points per game and 17% shooting from the 3-point arc.
FAU found an answer through quick ball movement, with the occasional dump into the post to keep the Aztecs honest.
The result: The Owls led 40-33 at halftime after hitting 5 of 11 from 3-point range against a defense that held its previous two NCAA Tournament opponents to 5-of-44 shooting from the arc.
FAU kept making shots, stretching the lead to 14 midway through the second half.
Then, with Fisher watching in the stands, the Aztecs got gritty.
Contesting nearly every shot and pass while pulling down a string of offensive rebounds, including six in 59 seconds, San Diego State rallied to tie it at 65-all.
“They went on a run, getting extra possessions,” said FAU’s Nick Boyd, who hit three early 3s and finished with 12 points. “That was really the turning point of the game.”
FAU kept San Diego State at bay most of the second half thanks to Alijah Martin, who seemed to have an answer for every Aztecs move by scoring 19 of his 26 points in the second half.
He hit a reverse layup with 45 seconds left to put FAU up 71-68, but wasn’t enough to prevent the Owls’ improbable run from coming to an end.
“These guys have created memories and a legacy that will last a lifetime,” FAU coach Dusty May.
So did the Aztecs — with one more chance to add to it.
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Unofficial condensed record of proceedin
Unofficial condensed record of proceedings of the Special meeting of the School Board of Independent School District No. 709 at UnitedHealth Group Building, 4316 Rice Lake Rd., Duluth, Minnesota 55811, on Tuesday, April 6, 2023. A copy of the full minutes may be seen at Suite 108 of the UHG Building, 4316 Rice Lake Road or online at the school district’s website. Members present: Rosie Loeffler-Kemp, Jill Lofald, Alanna Oswald, Amber Sadowski, Paul Sandholm, and John Magas, Superintendent. Chair Lofald called the Special School Board meeting of April 6, 2023 to order at 4:00 p.m. Approval of Low-Cost Extension of American Rescue Funds beyond March 31 to July 30,2023. Approval of a two-week extension to respond to the Office of Head start regarding the deficiency correction. Chair Lofald adjourned the Special School Board meeting of April 6, 2023 at 4:23 p.m. (April 19, 2023) 214727 | 2023-04-19T08:06:34+00:00 | duluthnewstribune.com | https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/legal-notices/unofficial-condensed-record-of-proceedin-stratica-legals-214727 |
Which Swedish dish cloths are best?
The average American goes through a massive amount of paper towels every year, spending a great deal of money on them. With rising costs and concerns about waste, Swedish dish cloths are a great alternative to paper towels, sponges and other kitchen and dish cloths. They’re highly absorbent and can typically be washed in the dishwasher along with your dishes for convenience.
A top pack of Swedish dish towels is the Swedish Wholesale Swedish Dishcloths, 10 cloths in a variety of bright colors.
What to know before you buy a Swedish dish cloth
What they are
Swedish dish cloths differ from traditional dish towels in some significant ways. They come in a flat, dry form, and must be wetted and then wrung out before use. After this, they’re absorbent and flexible, easy to use in place of a paper towel to wipe up stains or clean, or in place of a sponge to wash and scrub dishes.
How to use them
A dry Swedish dish cloth is more absorbent than a sponge — as absorbent as a whole stack of paper towels. They take up very little space in the kitchen in comparison to other cloths or dish towels. In their dry form, they’re stiff, making them scrubby enough to tackle stuck-on messes on dishes. Their uses are nearly endless.
Why they’re called Swedish dish cloths
Invented in 1949 in Sweden, Swedish dish cloths have since become widespread throughout northern Europe, replacing paper towels in many homes and businesses. More recently, they’ve also become popular in other countries as well, including places such as the United States that still predominantly rely upon disposable paper towels to wipe up spills. They’re a fantastic eco-friendly alternative, even if they take some getting used to.
What to look for in a quality Swedish dish cloth
Materials
Swedish dish cloths can be made of many different materials — some biodegradable, some not. Commonly seen materials include cellulose, viscose, cotton and plain wood pulp. Most are made of a combination of two or more of these materials.
- Cellulose, composed of plant matter, is often used to make paper products, but can also be used for more durable items such as these dish cloths. The cellulose in Swedish dish cloths is sometimes blended with other materials to make for a stronger material.
- Cotton is sometimes used in Swedish dish cloths in conjunction with other materials to make for a strong, absorbent material that’s easier to wash and more absorbent than pure cotton, as used in a regular dish towel.
- Viscose is a semi-synthetic material, made from wood pulp but heavily processed, making it less environmentally friendly than materials like cellulose. It’s a little stronger than cellulose, but not compostable.
How much you can expect to spend on a Swedish dish cloth
They usually cost $1-$3 per cloth, depending on materials, decoration and where they’re manufactured.
Swedish dish cloth FAQ
How long will a Swedish dish cloth last?
A. It depends on the materials, but most last for many uses before breaking down at all. Dish cloths made of pure cellulose are often slightly less durable than other materials, but all Swedish dish cloths are more durable than paper towels or even sponges. Expect to get 10-30 uses out of most Swedish dish towels before replacing them.
Can Swedish dish cloths be used like regular hand towels?
A. Theoretically — they’re absorbent enough, and larger sizes would work more like a towel. But they’re not intended for this use. Regular cloth towels might be better suited for use as hand towels, while Swedish dish towels can be used for cleaning and other purposes better suited to their texture.
How often should I clean a Swedish dish cloth?
A. It depends on how often you use it. But they should be cleaned at least as often, if not more often, than you clean a sponge. Most Swedish dish cloths can be hand washed and wrung dry quickly for small messes, but can also go in the dishwasher for a deeper clean. The fact that they can be washed like dishes makes them particularly convenient, as it eliminates the need for them to be washed with the laundry,
What are the best Swedish dish cloths to buy?
Top Swedish dish cloth
Swedish Wholesale Swedish Dishcloths
What you need to know: A pack of 10 in bright, cheerful colors that will match any kitchen, made of compostable cellulose.
What you’ll love: They’re hyper-absorbent, dry quickly and are easy to store. These bestsellers are popular for their simplicity and ease of use.
What you should consider: Some reviewers complained that they didn’t last as long as advertised.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Swedish dish cloth for the money
Skoy Resuable Swedish Dish Cloth
What you need to know: These daisy-patterned dish cloths are made of a 70% cellulose and 30% wood pulp blend and washable in the dishwasher or washing machine.
What you’ll love: They’re manufactured in Germany and highly compostable, breaking down almost completely after 5 weeks in composting tests.
What you should consider: They have a scent when they arrive, which some reviewers found strong, distracting and difficult to remove.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: These adorably patterned Swedish dish cloths come in a huge variety of cute, quirky patterns, including many holiday-themed designs.
What you’ll love: They’re made of cellulose and cotton, so they’re both durable and environmentally friendly.
What you should consider: They’re quite expensive for dish cloths, at $4-$6 per cloth.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire Democrats on Thursday asked the national party not to “punish” them while overhauling its 2024 presidential primary calendar, arguing that implementing the proposed shakeup may amount to a “poison pill” against their state's traditional role as among the first to vote.
In a letter to the Democratic National Committee's rulemaking arm, New Hampshire Democratic Party Chairman Ray Buckley noted that state law mandates that New Hampshire hold the nation's first presidential primary. He said changing it would require the support of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu and GOP members of the state Legislature, who oppose doing so.
“The DNC has handed New Hampshire Republicans a salient political attack to use against both state and national Democrats,” Buckley wrote. “This is an unfortunate, reckless, and self-inflicted blow.”
A DNC rulemaking committee voted last month to remove Iowa's caucus as the leadoff of the presidential nominating calendar it has held since 1972 and replace it with South Carolina's primary on Feb. 3, starting in 2024. Nevada and New Hampshire would go next, three days later, followed by Georgia the following week and then Michigan the week after that. Much of the rest of the country would subsequently vote on Super Tuesday.
President Joe Biden has championed a reordered primary calendar to better reflect the party’s deeply diverse electorate — especially the steadfast support of Black voters, who are prominent in South Carolina. The proposed changes also follow a technical meltdown that marred the results of Iowa's 2020 caucus. They are set to be approved by the full DNC at a meeting in Philadelphia next month.
The new order may be moot for the next presidential cycle since Biden has said he intends to seek reelection, meaning his party will have little appetite for building out a robust 2024 primary calendar that could allow for challenges from other Democratic candidates. Still, what the national party decides for 2024 could influence primaries in 2028 and beyond, and Buckley's letter lays bare how not all states are supportive of sweeping changes.
New Hampshire Democrats say that their state has held the nation's first presidential primary for more than a century and that Iowa only preceded it because of its caucus format. Some have vowed to simply hold the New Hampshire primary first regardless of the calendar set by the national party, but the rules committee proposal says states doing so could face sanctions.
In the past, states attempting to jump ahead have risked losing delegates to the national convention, discouraging presidential candidates from spending time campaigning in them.
Buckley decried the “DNC’s threat to punish New Hampshire if it complies with state law.”
He wrote that any effort by the party or the Biden campaign to “withhold resources from the state until after the primary” would “gravely harm our efforts to build a general election coordinated campaign to reelect the president, elect Democrats up and down the ticket, and give Republicans the chance to out-organize our party in a state that has continued to trend blue.”
The DNC rules committee has also asked states now set to be among the first five voting in its primary to show progress toward expanding access to the ballot box through efforts like easing early voting rules. Buckley said New Hampshire Republicans have also opposed doing that, and called it “another area where the DNC’s requirements serve as nothing more than a seemingly deliberate poison pill for New Hampshire’s primary."
“We ask that this committee not punish New Hampshire Democrats and recognize the Granite State’s first-in-the-nation primary in 2024,” he wrote. | 2023-01-05T14:25:08+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NH-Dems-ask-national-party-not-to-punish-them-17696252.php |
New version of ‘The Wiz’ will be led by Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr. sharing the title role
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men who stepped into 6-inch heels for “Kinky Boots” on Broadway will play the title character behind the curtain when “The Wiz” tours the U.S. starting this fall and lands on Broadway in 2024 — Wayne Brady and Alan Mingo Jr.
“Me and Wayne go way back to where we were friends in Los Angeles as actors,” says Minho. “So what better way to share a gig with your friends?” Adds Brady: “It’s a dream. It truly is a dream.”
Brady will star as the Wiz in San Francisco from Jan. 16-Feb. 11 at the Golden Gate Theatre, and in Los Angeles from Feb. 13–March 3, before hitting Broadway in spring 2024.
Mingo will play the Wiz in the remaining cities of the national tour, starting with the launch in Baltimore and including Cleveland; Washington, D.C.; Pittsburgh; Charlotte, North Carolina; Atlanta; Greenville, South Carolina; Chicago; Des Moines, Iowa; Tempe, Arizona and San Diego.
The two actors were last on Broadway in “Kinky Boots” playing Lola. Brady handed the role to Mingo and “now I’ll go on the road and then hand him the baton,” says Mingo.
“The Wiz” was one of two shows that a young Brady always dreamed of one day performing in. “I always wanted to be in ‘The Wiz.’ I always wanted to be in ‘Dreamgirls.’ Those were two of the classics that, as a kid, were kind of the North Star of theater. It was like, ‘Hey, if you can be in one of these shows, then that means that you’ve made it.’”
The cast will also include Kyle Ramar Freeman as the Lion, Phillip Johnson Richardson as the Tin Man and Avery Wilson as the Scarecrow. Schele Williams will be directing, saying she hopes the show becomes a “touchstone for a new generation.”
The show is adapted from “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” by L. Frank Baum, with a book by William F. Brown, and music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls.
“The Wiz” opened on Broadway in 1975 and won seven Tonys, including best musical. It has such classic songs as “What Would I Do If I Could Feel” and “Ease On Down the Road.”
A 1978 movie version of “The Wiz” starred Diana Ross, Lena Horne and Richard Pryor as the Wiz. Michael Jackson co-starred as the Scarecrow, with Nipsey Russell as the Tin Man and Ted Ross as the Lion. NBC televised a live version in 2015 with Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo and David Alan Grier.
Both Brady and Mingo say the show — featuring Black actors front and center — has a new resonance as it eases on down the road over the coming months.
“I think of all these people of color on this stage telling the story of a young woman who’s lost and looking for something. She’s disenfranchised and she happens to meet three other young people who are all looking for something and they can’t get the answers from the older people around them because the world is in chaos. She has to step up to the plate and find her way — absolutely now is the time.”
Mingo, who was in the original runs of “Rent” and “The Little Mermaid,” said “The Wiz” had an important part in inspiring his career.
“It sparked me to get into this business,” he says. “I love to share our art with a new set of audiences. Hopefully they’ll turn into wonderful patrons, if not turn to the arts themselves.”
The original Broadway production featured Stephanie Mills as Dorothy, Dee Dee Bridgewater as good witch Glinda and Andre De Shields as the Wiz.
Brady, who won a Primetime Emmy Award with “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” says he’ll pitch his Wiz somewhere between Prior and De Shields.
“I already know that I’ve got two places that I can pull from for inspiration. I loved Richard’s dark turn and I loved Andre’s star turn and his panache and all the grandiosity,” he says. “So I think somewhere in the middle will I lay my guy. I think I can bring a certain charm and light to it.”
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LOS ANGELES – Those killed by a gunman who opened fire at a Los Angeles' area dance hall are being remembered by friends and family for the zest for life that brought them out that night to celebrate the Lunar New Year.
Eleven people were killed when a gunman opened fire on Saturday night at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio, a dance hall in Monterey Park that is popular with older Asian Americans.
“It’s always happy, people just come and have fun, they just love dancing,” Peter Phung, a singer who has performed there and frequently stopped by to sing karaoke as well, told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Following the attack, the gunman went to another nearby ballroom but was disarmed before anyone was shot. He fled — and on Sunday shot and killed himself.
As the week went on, a makeshift memorial with flowers and photos grew in front of the Star Ballroom. And as of Thursday, a GoFundMe organized by the Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California was nearing $1 million for the families of the victims.
Here are profiles of the 11 people killed:
DIANA TOM
Diana Tom, 70, was a “hard-working mother, wife and grandmother who loved to dance,” her family said in a statement provided to The Associated Press.
Her family said that she went to the ballroom to celebrate the Lunar New Year by dancing with her friends.
“To those who knew her, she was someone who always went out of her way to give to others,” her family said.
Phung, the singer, remembered Tom as “very friendly, outgoing,” and said that in addition to her passion for dance, she would also frequently perform karaoke at the venue.
Tom's family said that after she was wounded at the Star Ballroom, she was hospitalized in critical condition. She died Sunday.
XIUJUAN YU
Xiujuan Yu, 57, was a married mother of three who “worked tirelessly” to provide for her family, her niece Kathleen Fong wrote in a fundraising campaign to cover funeral costs.
Yu immigrated about a decade ago from China to the U.S., where she and her family, Fong wrote, "have done their best to make a life for themselves” by “working odd jobs and taking on labor-intensive occupations to make ends meet.”
Fong wrote on GoFundMe that Yu and her husband also were financially supporting their twins’ college educations at California universities, where they are studying sports medicine and kinesiology.
Now, Fong wrote, her aunt “will never be able to witness what she dreamed of for all these years.”
Yu, who celebrated her birthday in December, was at the ballroom on the night of the shooting to celebrate the Lunar New Year with friends, but never returned home.
After “days of uncertainty, anxiety, and waiting in worry,” Fong said, Yu was identified as one of the 11 victims.
“Personally, this still doesn’t feel real,” Yu’s niece wrote. “It happened all too quickly.”
Fong did not immediately respond to interview requests from The Associated Press.
MING WEI MA
Ming Wei Ma, 72, was the manager of the Star Ballroom and a talented dancer himself. He was described by those who knew him as always smiling, helping out and making people feel welcome.
“He was a genuine, special person who was loved by all,” Walter Calderon, a dance instructor who held events there, told The Associated Press.
Calderon said that while Ma didn’t speak much English, he conveyed a lot with his facial expressions.
Siu Fong told the AP she would sometimes lead karaoke outings for older people there, where Ma would always say hello to everyone. “He would go into my session, and talk to the singers and greet them.”
MYMY NHAN
Mymy Nhan, 65, was a regular at Star Ballroom. She had been the main caretaker for her mother, who recently died, and was looking forward to the dance hall's Lunar New Year celebrations as a way to “start the year fresh," her niece Fonda Quan said.
“It is comforting to know that she enjoyed her last dance, even though it was her last dance,” she continued.
Tiffany Liou, a reporter with WFAA television station in Dallas, wrote for the station's website that for Nhan, her husband’s aunt, “her family was her passion.” Liou said that Nhan had no children but “loved her nieces and nephews like her own.”
“She was kind to all strangers. Her warm smile was contagious. She was everyone’s biggest cheerleader," Liou wrote.
Nhan, who was of Chinese descent, was raised in Vietnam and immigrated to the U.S. in 1985, Liou wrote.
VALENTINO ALVERO
Valentino Alvero, 68, was remembered as a dedicated family man who loved ballroom dancing and was “the life of any party,” his family said in statement.
Alvero was “a loving father, a dedicated son and brother, a grandfather who loved his three granddaughters fiercely, an uncle who loved his nieces and nephews like his own,” his family said in a statement.
“He loved people and hearing about their lives and in return, he shared his own stories with so much enthusiasm that you couldn’t help but listen and laugh along with him,” the family said.
The statement said Alvero, a devout Catholic, loved ballroom dancing.
“We hope that he danced to his heart’s content until the very end and hope that he is now dancing in heaven,” the family said.
WEN TAU YU
Wen Tau Yu, 64, was retired, but he'd recently returned to school to study to be a pharmacist, his son said.
“He was 64 years old and retired, but he was exploring his second career,” Szu Fa Yu told The New York Times. “I really admire him for that.”
Wen Tau Yu had immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan, where he was a manager at an agricultural company, his son said.
On Saturday, the family had gathered to celebrate the Lunar New Year before his father went out to celebrate with friends. When his father's friends said he'd never made it to lunch the next day, the family reported to police that he was missing.
Szu Fa Yu said that if his father was a dancer, he didn't know about it.
YU LUN KAO
Yu Lun Kao, 72, was a longtime member of the dance community in Monterey Park, and he was known to practice for hours.
“All day long, that’s how much he loved dancing,” Alex Satrin, an instructor who teaches at Star Ballroom, told The New York Times.
Satrin said that Kao, who also went by Andy, had participated in his group classes and also frequently practiced on his own.
Kao's brother, Alan Kao, told the newspaper that his brother worked in the construction business after coming to California from Taiwan two decades ago.
MUOI DAI UNG
Muoi Dai Ung, 67, who came to the U.S. from Vietnam over a decade ago to be with family members who fled the country in the 1970s and 1980s, was an extrovert who loved to dance, her family said.
Her niece, Juily Phun, told the Washington Post that her aunt came to the U.S. in hopes of building a life here “different from the sorrows she had experienced.”
On Saturday, Ung, who worked multiple jobs, including as a seamstress, had gone to the Star Ballroom to celebrate the Lunar New Year with her best friend.
A statement from Ung's family described her as "complicated, messy, easy to love and sometimes hard to understand from the outside.”
This month, Ung's daughter was visiting her from overseas. “She came to see her mother, and now she has to bury her,” Phun said.
NANCY LIU
Hongying Jian, 62, who was known as Nancy Liu, and her husband Jeff were regulars at the Star Ballroom, their daughter said.
“They know everyone,” Juno Blees told The New York Times.
The couple emigrated from China more than 25 years ago and did everything together, Blees said. They liked to socialize at the dance hall because the clientele were about their age, and many were also Asian immigrants.
A neighbor, Serena Liu, described Nancy Liu as “a very nice, cute, kind person” who liked to sing, play piano and go out dancing.
“She used to say she can make friends with anyone if she wants,” Liu told the Los Angeles Times.
On Saturday night, Jeff Liu was near the entrance when he witnessed the gunman storm in and open fire. He saw his wife collapse, Blees said.
They got separated and he never saw her again.
Jeff Liu's shoulder was grazed by two bullets. He was discharged from the hospital on Sunday.
CHIA LING YAU
Chia Ling Yau, 76, had a passion for music, dance and travel, his family said in a statement, the Washington Post reported.
Yau’s family said he was a caring father, uncle, brother and friend who was a happy, fun-loving person. His family said that he was the kind of friend who was generous with his time, and to his children “he was generous with words of love and affirmation.”
LILAN LI
Lilan Li, a 63-year-old woman, was also among those killed at the Star Ballroom, according to the Los Angeles coroner's office. The Associated Press was unable to reach Li's family to learn more about her.
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Stengle contributed to this report from Dallas and Yamat contributed from Las Vegas. Also contributing to this report were reporters Terry Tang and Amy Taxin in Monterey Park, Calif.; reporter Christopher Weber in Los Angeles; and researchers Jennifer Farrar and Rhonda Shafner in New York. | 2023-01-26T23:51:08+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2023/01/26/ballroom-shooting-victims-planned-for-night-of-fun-dancing/ |
A Wisconsin tradition: Crockpots in bars
MILWAUKEE - Bloody Mary beer chasers, inconsistent bar dice rules…and crockpots? Molly Snyder from OnMilwaukee explains how the crockpot worked its way into Wisconsin's tavern culture and warmed our hearts.
MILWAUKEE - Bloody Mary beer chasers, inconsistent bar dice rules…and crockpots? Molly Snyder from OnMilwaukee explains how the crockpot worked its way into Wisconsin's tavern culture and warmed our hearts. | 2022-09-16T17:02:35+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/real-milwaukee/crockpots-in-bars-tradition |
Genesis Figueroa and her husband spent more than a month traveling from Venezuela to the US border, an exhausting journey interrupted only briefly when she was hospitalized with pneumonia in Guatemala.
Less than a week since finding shelter in Eagle Pass, Texas, after crossing the Rio Grande, they embarked on another trip Thursday morning: this time to Washington DC, on a bus.
They're among the thousands of migrants sent by bus from the Lone Star state to DC and New York this year at the direction of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, in an effort to highlight his criticism of the Biden administration's immigration policies.
"Before we began busing migrants to New York, it was just Texas and Arizona that bore the brunt of all the chaos and problems that come with it," the governor said in a statement this week. "Now, the rest of America can understand exactly what is going on."
Abbott said Friday the state had sent more than 7,000 migrants by bus to Washington since April and more than 900 migrants to New York City since August 5.
Many, like Figueroa, are happy to leave Texas. The buses stop at several cities along the way to the Northeast, allowing migrants to disembark to reunite with friends and family in other locations. In Washington DC, Figueroa and her husband will meet with their friends.
But officials in New York have pointed to the conditions of the trip, saying migrants arriving in those buses are hungry, thirsty and "often sick."
"We've been on the road for so long, we don't mind two or three more days," Figueroa, 28, told CNN in Spanish.
Neither do Cousins Luis Pulido and Aynner Garrido, who spent six weeks traveling from Venezuela to Texas. Pulido's younger brother did not make it to the US with them. He disappeared when the group was swimming across the Rio Grande. Shelter officials in Texas told Pulido they found his brother's body; he had drowned.
But the cousins have made it this far and are determined to continue with their plans. They will board the bus to DC and will get off before their destination, in Kentucky, where their relatives will be waiting to pick them up.
"They want to go on the buses," said Valeria Wheeler, the executive director of Mission: Border Hope, a non-profit organization which serves the border community in Eagle Pass. "No one has been forced."
The groups are going in part because they want to, Wheeler added, and in part because it is a free ride to New York or Washington.
The cities on the receiving end have struggled to accommodate the surge in migrants and their needs. New York City officials said last week intake centers were already overwhelmed, and although they planned to open more emergency housing this month, they faced problems stemming from a lack of coordination from the state of Texas.
"They've essentially weaponized this situation," Manuel Castro, commissioner of the mayor's immigrant affairs office, said in a recent city council hearing. "We've learned that the bus company that they've been working with has a nondisclosure agreement that does not allow them to communicate with the city of New York." Abbott's office did not answer CNN's prior questions concerning nondisclosure agreements for bus companies.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has also accused Abbott of forcing migrants onto the buses, which the governor has denied.
Last week, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser renewed a request for the National Guard to assist with the ongoing arrival of migrants, after a prior request was declined. Her office has said the city has reached a "tipping point."
The mayor's office had also requested to convert a "suitable federal location" in the area into a processing center for the migrants, saying a regional welcome center in Maryland was at capacity, CNN previously reported.
Back in Eagle Pass, more than 40 people, including men, women and children, boarded the bus headed for DC Thursday morning along with cousins Pulido and Garrido, and Figueroa and her husband.
When she gets there, Figueroa told CNN she hopes to be able to find work cooking, cleaning or in an office, to be able to support her family back home.
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Washington (CNN) — Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and anti-war activist whose disclosure of the so-called Pentagon Papers revealed systemic US government deception about the Vietnam War, has died, his family announced in a statement. He was 92.
The cause was pancreatic cancer, his family said. Ellsberg announced his diagnosis in March, saying at the time that doctors had given him three to six months to live and that he had decided not to undergo chemotherapy.
He died on Friday at his home in Kensington, California, according to his family.
Considered “the patron saint of whistleblowers” for revealing to The New York Times in 1971 that the US knew the Vietnam war was “unwinnable,” Ellsberg spent his life focused on peace and transparency, later co-founding the Freedom of the Press Foundation.
“Daniel was a seeker of truth and a patriotic truth-teller, an antiwar activist, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, a dear friend to many, and an inspiration to countless more,” his family said. “He will be dearly missed by all of us.”
In the late 1960s, Ellsberg was working as a defense analyst for the RAND Corporation when he became disillusioned with US involvement in Vietnam. As part of his work with RAND, Ellsberg had access to classified documents that demonstrated how the US government had systemically lied to the public about the war, and Ellsberg felt compelled to reveal the information.
He first approached several US senators in hopes that they could enter the papers into public record, but when that wasn’t successful, he leaked all 7,000 pages to The New York Times, which published them in 1971.
The documents revealed damning information against the Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy and Johnson administrations. While officials spoke optimistically about the war to the public and continued to send troops to Vietnam, they privately knew that the US was losing, with then-Defense Secretary Robert McNamara advising President Lyndon B. Johnson as early as 1967 that American escalation would not win the war and, by some accounts, advocating for withdrawal.
Among other revelations, the report showed that President John F. Kennedy had approved the overthrowing of Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem – whom he and other administrations had previously supported – in 1963, according to The New York Times.
In an unprecedented move, the Nixon administration barred the Times from continuing to publish pages of the report after the first few stories. Ellsberg then leaked the document to The Washington Post, which was also sued by the government. The Supreme Court eventually ruled in favor of the two publications, concluding that the government had not made the case for censorship, and full publication of the Pentagon Papers resumed.
Ellsberg admitted to being the whistleblower and faced 115 years in prison after being charged as a spy under the Espionage Act. He was eventually freed after it was revealed that the Nixon administration wiretapped his conversations, resulting in a mistrial.
In a letter to his friends that he shared on social media in March, Ellsberg reflected on his decision to leak the Pentagon Papers.
“When I copied the Pentagon Papers in 1969, I had every reason to think I would be spending the rest of my life behind bars,” he wrote. “It was a fate I would gladly have accepted if it meant hastening the end of the Vietnam War, unlikely as that seemed (and was). Yet in the end, that action—in ways I could not have foreseen, due to Nixon’s illegal responses—did have an impact on shortening the war.”
The documents also had an impact in other ways. Along with further stoking the anti-war movement, the disclosures also contributed to a growing distrust of the federal government, a sentiment that would be further encouraged in the 1970s with the Watergate scandal and revelations of abuse by the national security state, such as those captured in the Church Committee report.
Sitting down with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour in late March, he expressed, among other things, joy at spending his final days with his family and eating whatever he wanted. “It’s been a wonderful party, it’s time to go home and go to bed,” he said at the time.
A hawk turned dove
Born on April 7, 1931, in Chicago, the Great Depression forced Ellsberg’s family to move to Detroit when he was 6 years old, according to the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A gifted student, he received scholarships to an elite preparatory school and, later, Harvard University.
Following a year of graduate studies in the United Kingdom, he returned to the US to enlist in the Marine Corps to support the US Cold War policy, according to Amherst. Following his service, Ellsberg returned to Harvard to work on his dissertation in games theory, which led him to join the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit think tank, in 1959 to work on nuclear war strategy.
In 1964, he joined the staff of the assistant secretary of defense for International Security Affairs, according to The New York Times, and worked directly on Vietnam policy.
He turned “from hawk to dove,” the Times wrote, in 1967 when he was in Vietnam as part of the State Department and came to the conclusion that “no change in tactics or reallocation of American resources could turn the tide of the war.”
Ellsberg returned from Vietnam and rejoined the RAND Corporation after contracting hepatitis, The New York Times reported, but until 1969, he continued to serve as a consultant to the government on the war, during which he had access to the classified documents.
In the over 50 years since the leak, he was a staunch critic of American intervention and nuclear war, conducting lectures, making media appearances and frequently protesting, which have led to arrests.
Ellsberg was among over 100 anti-war demonstrators arrested in front of the White House in 2010 and again in 2011 for rallying in support of Chelsea Manning, a whistleblower who leaked information about the Iraq War to WikiLeaks.
He also openly supported the leak of the Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade last year.
“No organization really wants to show how the sausage is made or legislation is made, and they prefer to be the only voice on policy to the public,” Ellsberg told NPR. “The Supreme Court wants to get all the authority it can from hiding the nature of dissension; the details of arguments that people have made one way or the other.”
“It’s a very good thing that it got out. It was important to be out,” he added, calling such leaks “the lifeline of a republic.”
Ellsberg is survived by his wife, Patricia, his children Robert, Mary and Michael, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter.
A public memorial, his family said, will be planned in the coming months.
This story has been updated with additional details.
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The 2023 Genesis Scottish Open Odds & Preview: Rickie Fowler
Rickie Fowler will compete at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open in North Berwick, United Kingdom at The Renaissance Club from July 13-16 fresh off a win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
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- Fowler has finished below par on 13 occasions, completed his day bogey-free twice and finished 15 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 20 rounds played.
- He has recorded the best score of the day three times while finishing in the top-five five times and with a top-10 score in seven of his last 20 rounds played.
- Fowler has posted a score within three shots of the day's best in 10 of his last 20 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day 14 times.
- Fowler has finished first once, with two top-five finishes and four top-10 finishes, in his past five tournaments.
- Fowler has finished within three shots of the leader in two of his past five appearances. In that span, he finished within five shots of the winner three times and with a better-than-average score five times.
- This week Fowler is seeking his sixth top-20 finish in a row.
- Fowler will attempt to extend his streak of made cuts to six by qualifying for the weekend once again.
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Genesis Scottish Open Insights and Stats
- The Tour has played courses with an average length of 7,014 yards in the past year, while The Renaissance Club is set for a longer 7,237 yards.
- In the past year, Tour stops have seen an average score of -5, while The Renaissance Club has a recent scoring average of +2.
- The Renaissance Club is 7,237 yards, 88 yards shorter than the average course Fowler has played in the past year (7,325).
- The tournaments he has played in the past year have seen an average score of -5. That is lower than this course's recent scoring average of +2.
Fowler's Last Time Out
- Fowler was above average on the 16 par-3 holes at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, averaging 2.81 strokes to finish in the 87th percentile of competitors.
- He averaged 3.31 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 62) at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which was strong enough to land him in the 99th percentile of the field on par 4s (the tournament average was 3.93).
- Fowler was better than 93% of the field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on the tournament's 16 par-5 holes, averaging 4.25 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.51.
- Fowler shot better on par 3s than most players his last time out, carding a birdie or better on five of 16 par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic (the other golfers averaged 1.9).
- On the 16 par-3s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic, Fowler had more bogeys or worse (two) than the tournament average (1.9).
- Fowler's 34 birdies or better on par-4s at the Rocket Mortgage Classic were more than the field average of 5.9.
- In that most recent tournament, Fowler had a bogey or worse on three of 62 par-4s (the field averaged 4.4).
- Fowler finished the Rocket Mortgage Classic with a birdie or better on 11 of the 16 par-5s, bettering the field average of 6.2.
- The field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic averaged 0.8 bogeys or worse on the 16 par-5s, but Fowler finished without one.
Genesis Scottish Open Time and Date Info
- Date: July 13-16, 2023
- Course: The Renaissance Club
- Location: North Berwick, United Kingdom
- Par: 70 / 7,237 yards
- Fowler Odds to Win: +1600 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Brooks disses Draymond, declares he doesn't like Warriors originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea
The Warriors and the Grizzlies might not be rivals, per se, but they certainly don’t like each other.
Dillon Brooks didn’t even try to hide that fact in a recent response to ESPN's Tim Keown, who told the Memphis forward that he and Golden State star Draymond Green "play a similar game."
"I don't like Draymond at all," Brooks told Keown. "I just don't like Golden State. I don't like anything to do with them. Draymond talks a lot. Gets away with a lot, too. His game is cool -- with Golden State -- but if you put him anywhere else, you're not going to know who Draymond is.
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"He plays with heart, plays hard, knows the ins and outs of their defense. I guess that's why they like him over there."
Per Keown, Green was asked if he wanted to respond to Brooks' comments. Instead, he laughed and "chose to pass on the opportunity to respond."
The next "Draymond Green Show" podcast might be a different story, though.
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The beef, which both teams deny is a rivalry despite all the tension, dates to a fiery second-round playoff matchup last season. The series was six intense games of technicals, ejections, suspensions, flagrant fouls and, perhaps most notably, Gary Payton II breaking his elbow on a hard foul by Brooks.
The Warriors won, though the Grizzlies never stopped talking about it.
Players from both sides even exchanged back-and-forths on Twitter. And after the Warriors won their fourth NBA championship in eight seasons, there was plenty to say.
The next time the teams faced each other was on Christmas Day at Chase Center. It was a December basketball game, but tensions were high, like it was the playoffs.
And again, the Grizzlies couldn't put their money where their mouth was.
With Steph Curry sidelined, Brooks said he wanted to match up with Klay Thompson because the Splash Bro talked "a little smack" as the Grizzlies were booted in the playoffs. Brooks got what he wanted, and it was too much for him to handle in the Warriors' 123-109 win. Golden State racked up a whopping six technicals in the game, one called on Thompson for standing over a fallen Brooks and taunting him.
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Thompson said after the game that it was just some "good, old-fashioned trash talk" and didn't believe it warranted a technical. Brooks, on the other hand, said officials were to blame for the Grizzlies' loss, and called the game a "circus."
Thompson had the last laugh, though.
The Warriors (33-30) will face Brooks and the Grizzlies (38-23) twice more in the regular season, with their next matchup Thursday, March 9, at FedExForum. They'll meet again March 18, also in Memphis.
After Brooks' latest comments, fans can expect nothing less than another dogfight. And if the teams happen to meet in the playoffs again, it shouldn't disappoint. | 2023-03-03T23:01:40+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/dillon-brooks-blasts-draymond-green-fuels-warriors-grizzlies-rivalry/3086572/ |
You’ll enjoy the best of summer fruits and vegetables with the right juicer
From preparing light, fruity concoctions to nutrient-packed vegetable blends, chances are you’ll find yourself reaching for a juicer time and again during the summer when many fruits and vegetables are in season. However, when selecting a model that will suit your needs, there are a few considerations to consider as you shop.
Ideally, a juicer can handle the varieties and quantities of the fruits and vegetables you want to convert to delicious juices. It will also fit your kitchen space and be straightforward to operate, clean and store.
Why should I use a juicer instead of a blender?
If you already have a blender, you may wonder why you would also need a juicer. Blenders have their selling points, including being easy to use and featuring a design that doesn’t take up a lot of counter or storage space. However, when it comes to making juice, they have their limitations.
The key difference between a blender and a juicer is the process each appliance uses to make juice. Instead of extracting juice from fruits and vegetables like a juicer, blenders pulverize them into a liquid consistency. While juicers separate the juice from the pulp and other pieces, blenders crush them all together. Juicers’ extracting technology results in richer flavors, which means delicious juices.
A blender may be the best for you if you prefer summer beverages with a thicker consistency, such as shakes and smoothies. On the other hand, juicers create concentrated juices with a light consistency that’s perfect for cold beverages on hot days.
Types of juicers
Most juicers are powered by electricity. Masticating and centrifugal are the two most popular varieties. Masticating juicers, or cold-press juicers, are quiet but somewhat slow. However, they are powerful and ideal for juicing leafy vegetables in addition to a variety of fruits. Centrifugal models are also called juice extractors and are great for large, firm fruit and vegetables. The technology works by spinning produce against an internal grate while separating pulp.
Citrus juicers are also available and, as the name implies, are designed for juicing oranges, lemons, limes and similar fruits. Manual juicers either work with a lever or by grinding fruits into a cone-shaped component. They aren’t ideal for producing precise results or large quantities of juice.
Tips for buying and using a juicer
Following a few tips will help you find the best juicer for your needs and guide you in achieving excellent results.
- Factor in your budget. Juicers can cost hundreds of dollars, but budget-friendly models are also available.
- Think about your kitchen size. Some juicers are quite large and can be challenging to use and store in kitchens with minimal space. Opt for a compact model instead if your kitchen is on the small side.
- Use the right types of fruits and vegetables. Dense produce with a low juice content, such as bananas and avocados, are not ideal for juicing.
- Don’t put ice in your juicer. Juicers aren’t designed to accommodate ice. In fact, putting ice in a juicer can cause damage to the internal components. Instead, add ice to your juice after it’s prepared.
Best juicers for summer drinks
Breville Juice Fountain Cold Plus Centrifugal Juicer
An attractive design, generous 70-ounce capacity and reasonably compact size make this juicer a solid choice. The wide 3.5-inch chute means you can juice large fruits and vegetables fast and effectively.
Sold by Amazon and Sur La Table
Kuvings Whole Slow Masticating Juicer
If your top priority is a model that offers quick clean-up, this is the one to get. In addition to its easy-to-clean components, it offers precise performance that preserves the vital nutrients in fruits and vegetables while it juices.
Hamilton Beach Juicer Machine Centrifugal Juicer
Anyone who is new to using a juicer will appreciate that this model is easy to set up, use and clean. It’s also one of the more affordable models on our list of favorites.
Cuisinart Pulp Control Citrus Juicer
This juicer is affordable and effective, especially for juicing citrus fruits. It has three pulp control settings for customized citrus juices with just the right amount of pulp.
Sold by Amazon, Macy’s, Home Depot, Kohl’s and Sur La Table
Omega Juice Extractor Masticating Juicer
This juicer earns praise for its quiet operation. It works slowly and preserves the nutrient content of the juice. It’s versatile, too, and you can use it to make nut butter, baby food, ground herbs, ground coffee and more.
Sold by Amazon
Breville Juice Fountain Compact Centrifugal Juicer
This compact and affordable masticating juicer features a 3-inch wide chute for juicing large chunks of fruits and vegetables. We like that it has a froth separator for froth-free servings.
Although this masticating juicer falls on the lower end of the price spectrum, it offers features users love, including dual speeds and removable, dishwasher-safe components. It’s also simple to operate.
Sold by Amazon
Mueller Austria Ultra Power Masticating Juicer
Consumers will appreciate that this juicer isn’t very noisy and is energy-efficient. Two speeds, a wide chute and a streamlined design are highlights of its feature set.
Sold by Amazon
Even though this is one of the more affordable masticating juicers by Omega, it offers popular features such as quiet operation, five settings and low speeds that preserve nutrients. In addition to juice, you can use it to make nut butter, baby food and more.
Hamilton Beach Cold Press Masticating Juicer
Low noise output yet the ability to make nutrient-packed juices are the highlights of this masticating model. Key parts disassemble in minutes for easy cleanup.
Sold by Amazon
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An obscure procedural rule issued by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is now in the crosshairs of a number of tech firms that would like to be rid of it. Unfortunately, the change they seek could wipe out thousands of jobs at small, innovative firms nationwide.
It’s called the Fintiv rule, and if you’ve never heard of it, you’re not alone. It relates to a convoluted legal process, but it has major real-world consequences for ordinary Americans.
Here’s the background: in 2011, Congress passed legislation that established the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), a body within USPTO tasked with reviewing the validity of certain patents. The idea was to give companies a quicker way to challenge patents they claimed were too vague or broad than through a lengthy court battle. Patent challengers could petition the PTAB to conduct what’s known as an inter partes review to examine the validity of the patents.
In theory, that was a sensible reform. But in practice, it has been subject to gross abuse.
In a number of cases, tech companies have infringed on the intellectual property of smaller rivals, who have sued in court. Google and Apple are among those that have faced such lawsuits — and in some cases have been ordered to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
In their contestation of these patent infringement suits or to ward them off, tech companies have often sought to open a front outside court — specifically, by petitioning the PTAB to review and invalidate their rivals’ patents, arguing they shouldn’t have been granted in the first place because the inventions weren’t sufficiently novel.
Unfortunately, the structure of the PTAB is such that the deck is stacked against smaller firms seeking to defend patents. In some sense, these patent holders can’t truly win. The best-case outcome, often after months or years of PTAB review and perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal bills, is that the PTAB upholds the patents its parent body, the USPTO, has already issued.
Frequently, however, the PTAB has struck down patents, often on technicalities. The board threw out more than 2,000 patents in its first decade, earning the panel the nickname “patent death squad.”
To unstack the deck and give small inventors a fighting chance, in 2020, the USPTO adopted the Fintiv rule, named after a financial services tech company that Apple sought to haul before the PTAB.
The rule is somewhat complex, but one clear element is that if an infringement case in court is under way and especially if it is far along, a parallel inter partes review of exactly the same issue between the same parties should not go forward at the PTAB.
This makes good common sense. But those with a vested interest in getting the PTAB to invalidate patents hate it and are doing whatever they can to get rid of it.
From an investor’s perspective, repeal would be a disaster. Small, young firms are becoming more and more attractive to investors. Even during the pandemic last year, startup firms drew a record $621 billion in funding globally, with about half of the cash going to U.S. startups. In growth industries like tech, telecom, and health care, those investments are all about new inventions and the intellectual property rights protecting them from theft. It’s the power of new ideas, new product designs, new software that make these firms valuable.
Without the Fintiv rule, it will be easier for the giants out there to crush their smaller competitors. We’ll wind up with less investment in startups, less technological innovation, and fewer jobs.
Amina Zeghar Campbell is a health policy expert living with multiple sclerosis.
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Teamsters Take Fight to Republic's Backyard, Win Representation for Over 100 Waste Workers in Arizona
PHOENIX, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Yesterday, 113 waste workers at Republic Services in Phoenix voted to form their union with Teamsters Local 104 to address years of concerns on the job. They are seeking higher pay, affordable health care, and better working conditions.
"For too long, we have been underpaid, overworked and definitely under-appreciated," said Lance Higgins, a residential driver at Republic Services Phoenix. "We were fed up with company's our-way-or-the-highway mentality. We were overdue for a change, and we knew the Teamsters would give us the power and resources to win the improvements we have long needed on the job."
Workers stood strong to gain representation with the Teamsters. Despite a nasty union-busting effort by the company, Higgins and his co-workers stayed united in their campaign to win a voice on the job and to put an end to inadequate wages and expensive healthcare.
"It's a disgrace that Republic treats employees in their very own backyard with such disrespect. It's just one more reason why Republic workers everywhere need a union voice on the job," said Chuck Stiles, Director of the Teamsters Solid Waste and Recycling Division. "I want to thank everyone at Local 104 and the Teamsters Organizing Department who helped on this campaign, but most importantly, I want to thank Republic workers for sticking together and taking control of their future. Now, we will take our fight to the negotiating table for a strong first contract."
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Murray scores 21, Long Beach State wins 82-75 over Idaho
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LONG BEACH, Calif. — Led by Joel Murray’s 21 points, the Long Beach State Beach defeated the Idaho Vandals 82-75. The Beach improved to 6-6 with the win and the Vandals fell to 6-7. | 2022-12-22T13:26:22+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/12/22/murray-scores-21-long-beach-state-wins-82-75-over-idaho/ |
Duane Jolly, a retired Army sergeant major, was deployed to Afghanistan for three years, spent one year in Iraq and about two years in Qatar. He's missed milestones in his children's lives.
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Duane Jolly, a retired Army sergeant major, was deployed to Afghanistan for three years, spent one year in Iraq and about two years in Qatar. He's missed milestones in his children's lives.
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(The Hill) – Democratic campaign groups are slamming the Disney-owned streaming service Hulu for what they say is its refusal to run ads on the crucial midterm election issues of abortion and gun safety.
The streaming service did not run ads submitted last week by the Democratic campaign groups and has failed to give the groups a clear reason why, according to a national Democratic Party official.
The platform’s rejection of the ads was first reported by The Washington Post.
In a joint statement, the executive directors of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Governors’ Association (DGA) said Hulu’s “censorship of truth is outrageous, offensive, and another step down a dangerous path for our country.”
“Voters have the right to know the facts about MAGA Republicans’ agenda on issues like abortion – and Hulu is doing a huge disservice to the American people by blocking voters from learning the truth about the GOP record or denying these issues from even being discussed,” they said.
The DSCC, DCCC, an DGA on July 15 submitted ads about the GOP’s record on abortion and gun safety laws to Hulu, as well as a Disney-owned ABC affiliate in Philadelphia and the company’s sports channel ESPN. Placement for the ads was also on Facebook, YouTube, Roku and NBC/Universal, according to the national Democratic Party official.
A few days later, the ads went live across Facebook, YouTube, Roku, NBC and broadcast and cable TV but not on Hulu, without any additional information from the service about whether the ad had been approved or not. When asked for clarification, the Democrats’ vendors were told it was “content related,” according to the party official.
The committees say they did not get an answer from Hulu throughout the last and calls and emails from a lawyer for the committees to Hulu went unanswered. On Thursday, Hulu said it would accept the ad, but followed up to say the message had been sent in error, according to the National Democratic party official.
A spokesperson for Hulu did not respond to a request for comment from The Hill.
The company also declined to comment to the Post through a spokesperson. A person familiar with Hulu’s policy who requested anonymity told the Post the company does not publicly disclose its advertising guidelines, but it prohibits advertising that takes a position on a controversial issue regardless of whether it is a political ad.
The person told the Post that the ads are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
This is not the first time Democrats have run into the issue of Hulu for rejecting ads about abortion.
Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) slammed the platform in May for rejecting her ad about the issue.
Hulu also rejected an ad from New York Democratic Congressional candidate Suraj Patel that mentioned abortion rights, Jezebel reported. The platform reportedly asked the campaign to remove at least one of three “sensitive” issues mentioned, including abortion, climate change and gun laws. | 2022-07-26T00:28:21+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/hulu-wont-run-democrats-ads-on-abortion-guns/ |
How to Watch the Tennessee vs. Toledo Game: Women's Basketball Streaming & TV Channel Info for the NCAA Tournament Second Round
Published: Mar. 20, 2023 at 10:11 AM MDT|Updated: 43 minutes ago
The No. 4 seed Tennessee Lady Volunteers (24-11) will take to the court against the No. 12 seed Toledo Rockets (29-4) on Monday with a spot in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament on the line. This matchup tips off at 6:00 PM.
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Tennessee Women's Basketball Game Live Stream & TV Channel Info
- When: Monday, March 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee
- TV: ESPN
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Tennessee vs. Toledo Scoring Comparison
- The Rockets average 7.5 more points per game (73.8) than the Lady Volunteers allow (66.3).
- Toledo is 20-1 when it scores more than 66.3 points.
- Tennessee has a 19-3 record when its opponents score fewer than 73.8 points.
- The Lady Volunteers put up 77.0 points per game, 14.2 more points than the 62.8 the Rockets allow.
- Tennessee is 20-8 when scoring more than 62.8 points.
- Toledo has a 25-3 record when giving up fewer than 77.0 points.
- The Lady Volunteers shoot 43.2% from the field, 6.5% higher than the Rockets concede defensively.
- The Rockets shoot 49.1% from the field, 9.3% higher than the Lady Volunteers concede.
Tennessee Schedule
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IONIA COUNTY, MI -- A driver was pronounced dead at the scene after a two-vehicle rollover crash Saturday, police said.
At about 9:18 a.m. July 22, police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of East Grand River Avenue and Keefer Highway in Portland Township, according to the Ionia County Sheriff’s Office.
A 2007 Chrysler Pacifica was heading southbound on Keefer Highway when the driver failed to stop at a stop sign at East Grand River, police said in a news release. The Pacifica hit an eastbound SUV in the driver’s side door, causing the SUV to spin, overturn and landed on its roof.
The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Names are being withheld while police notify of next of kin.
Deputies were assisted at the scene by the Portland Fire Department, Portland EMS, LIFE EMS, the Ionia County Road Department and Reed and Hoppes Towing.
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ST. CLOUD, Fla. (AP) — Traffic on Florida’s Turnpike stopped moooooving for several hours Monday after a cattle hauler caught fire, and dozens of cows blocked the roadway, authorities said.
The hauler’s semi-cab began to catch fire shortly before noon near St. Cloud, south of Orlando, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.
The driver, a 47-year-old Alabama man, pulled the truck over to the turnpike’s outside shoulder, officials said. He then opened the cattle trailer door, allowing about 70 cows to escape the smoke and flames.
The local fire department responded and extinguished the fire. No injuries were reported. The cattle hauler was towed from the scene.
Florida’s Turnpike was closed in both directions and traffic was diverted for nearly four hours as officials dealt with the fire and rounded up the cows.
Officials did not immediately say what caused the truck fire.
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Early in the second half Saturday, with the U.S. women’s national soccer team already leading Nigeria by three goals in Kansas City, Kan., Mallory Pugh collected the ball from Emily Fox near the sideline.
“Go at her! Go at her!” Rapinoe shouted from outside the field of play, where the reserves were warming up.
“I was like, ‘You’re right,’” Pugh recalled Sunday. “That gave me the extra bit of boost that I needed. So credit to Pinoe, too.”
Pugh charged at Payne, infiltrated the box, then cut left, drawing upper-body contact and a penalty kick, which Alex Morgan converted to cap a 4-0 victory.
Last year and maybe the year before, Pugh might not have had the confidence and technical polish to create the opportunity. Once a can’t-miss talent who bypassed NCAA soccer to turn pro and join the Washington Spirit in 2017, she admits to losing her way, culminating with her omission from the 2020-21 Olympic squad.
This year, still just 24, Pugh has experienced a rebirth of sorts with the world’s top-ranked program. Heading into Tuesday’s rematch with Nigeria at Audi Field, she is second on the squad in goals with six and leads in assists with seven.
If she scores again before April 29, she’ll become the sixth player in U.S. women’s history with 25 goals and 25 assists before age 25. The others are in the National Hall of Fame (Mia Hamm, Cindy Parlow Cone, Kristine Lilly and Tiffany Milbrett) or destined for it (Morgan).
Combined with her production for the Chicago Red Stars in the National Women’s Soccer League, the left-sided attacker has posted 18 goals and 12 assists in 28 appearances this year.
“She is now what a lot of people expected her to be when she was 16 and 17 and 18,” U.S. Coach Vlatko Andonovski said.
Pugh is Andonovski’s top choice at left wing, ahead of Rapinoe, who, at 37, remains influential but in smaller bites.
More than half the U.S. squad in Washington is between ages 22 and 26. From that group, only Pugh has gone to a World Cup (2019) or an Olympics (2016). Her 79 international matches are tied for sixth on the current roster; her 24 goals are behind only Morgan, Rapinoe and Lindsey Horan.
There was a considerable pause in Pugh’s career, though. After becoming the youngest U.S. Olympic scorer and bursting onto the pro scene, she struggled.
“I feel like I was just a little lost,” she said. “It’s been an evolution finding my game. I feel like early on, you’d see little glimpses of it. But now I feel like it’s the confidence, the clarity that has come together to find who I am on the field.”
Injuries played a big part in Pugh’s stunted development. Every time she tried to raise her level, a hamstring or hip ailment, among other things, would set her back. Unable to perform at a high level, and falling short of elevated expectations since her teenage breakthrough, she was traded twice in the NWSL and fell on the national team depth chart.
“Mal went through some tough times in her career and, as tough as it looks now, looking back, it was actually a good time for her — a good moment for her to regroup, to reset and to grow as a player and as an individual,” Andonovski said. “When she came back, she’s mentally stronger and she has evolved.”
Expectations weighed on Pugh as well.
“I don’t know if at the time I felt it, but now moving on, there are little things that did affect me,” she said of her early jump to the NWSL and national team. “It would affect anyone at that age. You have all these eyes on you. I started well but then expectations are so high all the time.”
The low point was when Andonovski told her she wouldn’t be on the Olympic squad in Tokyo.
“It was completely fair,” Pugh said. “That’s the [high] standard of this team. But they never gave up on me, either. There was regular communication, which gave me a little bit of confidence because it wasn’t like, ‘Oh, I’m completely done with the national team.’ Everyone just realized I wasn’t performing well. I could earn another chance.”
The chance came after a strong finish to the 2021 NWSL season, in which Pugh finished second in MVP voting to OL Reign’s Jess Fishlock and helped the Red Stars to the championship game. This year, Pugh is tied for fourth in the league in goals (eight) and tied for first in assists (five).
“Playing with her is probably what I prefer versus playing against her,” said Fox, from Ashburn, Va., who plays left back for the U.S. team and NWSL’s Racing Louisville. “I mean, she’s been killing it.”
Pugh attributes her turnaround in part to her mental coach, Armando Gonzalez, who came recommended by her fiance, Atlanta Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson. For the past two years, she has engaged in regular sessions with Gonzalez, usually via video call.
“I felt my whole identity was wrapped up in soccer,” she said. “Working with [Gonzalez], it allowed me to take a deep breath and find my way instead of being so hard on myself.”
Pugh says her life is more well-rounded now. With a wide array of athletes among the some 260 invited guests, she and Swanson will get married in Georgia in December, the offseason for both.
In-season, with their sports overlapping, they find small gaps in the schedule to see one another. This weekend, their travel calendars align in Seattle.
Next summer, barring injury or a drop in Pugh’s performance, the couple will be far apart for several weeks when the World Cup takes place in Australia and New Zealand.
“I haven’t even looked that far ahead,” she said. “Bit by bit helps me because I’ve learned looking too far in the future stresses me out a little. When I am focused on what’s right in front of me, it’s a different sense of confidence. Now I understand that I fully get what I do and how I am special on the field.” | 2022-09-05T20:40:43+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/09/05/mallory-pugh-uswnt/ |
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CANNES, France (AP) — Protests over pension reforms have roiled France in recent months, but demonstrations have been kept largely at bay at one of the country's glitziest events, the Cannes Film Festival.
On Sunday, dozens of protesters gathered in Cannes to oppose the raising of the reforms pushed through parliament by President Emmanuel Macron's government. Those protests, however, were far removed from the central hub of the festival, the Palais des Festivals, or Cannes' seaside boulevard, the Croisette. Instead, they gathered on the edge of the city, on the Boulevard Carnot.
“We are against the retirement reforms which will make many people die at work.," said Tomas Ghestem, one of the demonstrators.
Ahead of the festival, local authorities in Cannes ordered a ban on rallies throughout much of Cannes. That move was part of increasing attempts throughout France to prohibit demonstrations in some high-profile locations. Unions have called for a new round of nationwide demonstrations on June 6.
The ban has kept Cannes' famous red carpet clear of demonstrations and prevented one of the most divisive issues in France from disturbing the highly orchestrated flow of the festival.
One exception was on Friday. Hospital workers skirted the ban by protesting on private grounds in front of the Carlton Hotel, a historic luxury hotel where many stars stay during the festival stay. Hotel and catering workers held up a banner reading “No to pension reforms.”
Labor strife has colored much of this year's Cannes, which is happening while Hollywood screenwriters are on strike. Film and TV writers are seeking higher pay, reforms for the streaming era and safeguards against the use of artificial intelligence.
Juror Paul Dano said he planned to join the picket lines when he returned home. Sean Penn called the studios' stance on AI “a human obscenity.” The board for SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, earlier this week voted to ask its members for strike authorization in its own negotiations with studios for a new contract. | 2023-05-21T17:44:38+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/entertainment/article/france-pension-protest-held-on-outskirts-of-18111089.php |
The Educational Theatre Association has released its top-10 lists of plays and musicals performed in high schools during the 2022-2023 school year. More than 2,300 public and private high school teachers across the U.S. participated.
The Addams Family topped the list of full-length musicals, followed by Mamma Mia!
The No. 1 full length play was Clue, followed by Puffs. Disney's Frozen JR held the top spot among short musicals.
And 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse tied with Check Please for the most popular short play.
You can see the full list here.
The EdTA calls the survey a "snapshot" of both what's popular with high school theater departments and "the educational climate." Eighty five percent of respondents reported being, "at least somewhat concerned about censorship" and 67% said that, "censorship concerns" are influencing their selections for next year.
Changing tastes and values reflected in the Play Survey
Jennifer Katona, executive director of EdTA, believes The Addams Family's popularity, "has a lot to do with our students love of the Netflix show Wednesday." Another hit this year: The SpongeBob Musical. "It's got a lot of music from a lot of different lyricists and musicians, so the students in the schools are really enjoying that one, too."
This is the first year Mean Girls: High School Version has been licensed to schools and it jumped to the #10 spot of full-length musicals. It helps that the musical based on Tina Fey's popular movie had a successful Broadway run not too long ago, and that the cast is largely female. High school theatre programs often attract more girls than boys.
The annual Play Survey began in 1938. NPR's Education Desk did an eye-opening analysis of how high school plays have tracked over the survey's 85 year history.
Our Town, for example, was consistently among the top 10 plays "by decade," from the 1940s-2010s. In the last two surveys, Thornton Wilder's eternal classic held the number 10 spot but didn't make the list this year. Katona says high school drama departments are "diversifying their repertoires."
"Schools have really made an effort to bring in different playwrights and have different representation of voices on their stages," she says.
Stymied over censorship concerns
With school boards and local governments cancelling theater productions and banning books, the EdTA survey also found that drama teachers are nervous.
"Teachers know that they need to be smart about what they're putting on their stages," says Katona, "They're making choices that will allow them to keep their theater programs." She adds, "Theater has always been a safe space for a lot of our students."
Danny Issa teaches theater at Washington-Liberty High School in Arlington, Va. While he says, while he always involves students in the play selection process, he also makes sure school officials are well aware of content that some might find inappropriate.
"The arts in general are in such a precarious position at all times. Are we going to have funding? Are we going to be able to make it through another season?" Issa reflects. "Just a single complaint from a parent can have a show pulled." That includes losing, "all the money that you've pumped into a production."
Still, Issa's concerns did not stop him — and lots of other high school theater teachers — from staging Almost, Maine, a play about love and relationships that includes gay characters.
Despite facing challenges in Michigan and North Carolina in recent years, Almost, Maine held the No. 6 spot on this year's list of full-length plays.
High school theater programs are "rebounding from the pandemic"
Culture wars aside, the Play Survey found that, on average, attendance is up and theater programs are ramping up production.
"The average audience size across all performances in a school season increased 13 percent over last year to 1,967," EdTA writes in a statement.
"Coming out of the pandemic, I think everyone was really excited to just be able to see theater again," says Issa.
Washington-Liberty High School's musical — The Prom — sold more than $10,000 in tickets, up more than $4,000 from last year's musical, according to Issa.
Almost, Maine also did well. "We ended up opening our balcony in the auditorium," Issa says. "Just because of the sheer number of people that showed up for closing night."
Audio and NPR.org versions of this story were edited by Rose Friedman and adapted to NPR.org by Beth Novey.
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50 cozy towns to visit this winter
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50 cozy towns to visit this winter
Red storefront with bicycle decorated for holidays
If it feels like all of your friends are heading off on tropical vacations this winter, consider heading down a different path with a visit to a quaint, cozy American town.
Whether you’re interested in dog-sledding through the wilds of Wyoming or touring luxurious mansions along the coast of Rhode Island, Stacker rounded up a list of 50 favorite small-town destinations with something to offer everyone.
Towns were selected based on visitor opinions, ratings from nationwide publications like U.S. News & World Report, Country Living, and Travel & Leisure, as well as available activities, landmarks, and other tourist attractions.
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Ashland, Oregon
Aerial view of Ashland, Oregon in autumn
Buoyed by the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, which runs April through October 2023, this quaint small town is home to cultural opportunities that defy its size. The temperate forest climate means that many of the town’s ample hiking trails—more than 50 miles worth—are still accessible in winter, making Ashland a must-visit for the outdoorsy types.
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Rapid City, South Dakota
Aerial view of skating rink and Christmas lights in Rapid City
With its close proximity to Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, and the breathtaking Badlands, Rapid City is an ideal base for winter travelers to the region. The South Dakota town is home to a charming downtown lined with shops, restaurants, and an ice skating rink that’s larger than the one at Rockefeller Center.
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Newport, Rhode Island
Harbour and shops in Newport
The “City by the Sea” illuminates during the winter, making it an ideal weekend getaway. Tour the collection of stately Rhode Island mansions, including the gardens of The Breakers, the Gilded Age home of the Vanderbilt family. And don’t miss the Newport Harbor Illuminated Boat Parade, which kicks off the season on Nov. 25 with an assortment of yachts, boats, kayaks, and canoes decked with holiday decor.
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El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado commercial historic district
This former oil boomtown is home to the longest-running Christmas parade in Arkansas, ensuring no shortage of Southern holiday charm. Music lovers will relish the Murphy Arts District, El Dorado’s entertainment and arts hub, which brings various concerts to town throughout the season.
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Jackson, Wyoming
Anter arch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Surrounded by the majestic Teton mountains and blanketed in snow early in the season, it’s no wonder that Jackson is frequently named one of the country’s best small towns in winter. Its main square even dresses up for the season, as its famous elk antler arches are adorned with an array of lights. Stay at the nearby Spring Creek Ranch to enjoy horse-drawn sleigh rides and other wintry activities like dog-sledding.
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Bloomington, Indiana
People walking thought University of Indiana gates in autumn
This popular Midwestern college town shines in the winter: The IU Jacobs School of Music puts on its famed Chimes of Christmas production, the quaint Fountain Square Mall is dressed up with elaborate lights and holiday decor, and the surrounding hills, forests, and lakes are blanketed in pristine snow. Whether you’re an art lover or prefer to spend your time outdoors, Bloomington makes an ideal winter respite.
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
Asbury Park boardwalk in winter
Now considered one of America’s coolest small towns, this beachside destination offers plenty during the winter months. Visit one of the town’s numerous holiday bazaars and markets, stroll the beach boardwalk, admire the idyllic Victorian homes, or check out a show at the historic Stone Pony (open year-round!).
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Breckenridge, Colorado
Snow covered town of Breckenridge at dusk
Downhill skiing is obviously a huge draw for visitors to this mountainous Colorado town, but there are plenty of other appealing things to do in “Breck,” like great shopping in the town’s well-preserved Victorian downtown area, snowshoeing, and dog-sledding. Don’t miss the Express Superchair at Breckenridge Ski Resort, the highest chairlift in North America.
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Stowe, Vermont
Winter snow covered sunset of Stowe village
Another top ski destination, Stowe is home to Vermont’s tallest mountain, Mount Mansfield. The town itself resembles a Norman Rockwell painting, surrounded by storybook scenery that’s stunning under a blanket of snow. Don’t skip a snowshoe romp on the Stowe Recreation Path for a unique winter excursion.
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West Yellowstone, Montana
Shops along Canyon Street in West Yellowstone
The vast majority of Yellowstone National Park’s nearly 5 million annual visitors arrive in the summer, which makes winter prime time if you want to feel like you have part of the 2.2 million-acre park to yourself. West Yellowstone (just outside of the park’s west entrance) is a perfect home base for exploration, and it’s also home to the can’t-miss Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center.
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Barryville, New York
Snow covered street in sun
This tiny hamlet is the perfect place for a beautiful, relaxing weekend in upstate New York. Nestled by the Delaware River at the New York and Pennsylvania borders, Barryville features scenic views of the river and surrounding Sullivan Catskills. Stay at the ECCE Bed & Breakfast for a romantic B&B experience, and visit the Stickett Inn for Intelligentsia coffee and other treats from local purveyors.
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Livingston Manor, New York
Snow covered gazebo
Also nestled in the Sullivan Catskills, Livingston Manor offers everything you’ll need for a cozy winter escape. Enjoy local brews at the Catskill Brewery, stay at the Arnold House for a grown-up sleepaway camp vibe, and indulge in the Saturday evening tasting menu at the DeBruce. Want an outdoor adventure? Try ice fishing, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing.
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Leavenworth, Washington
Willkommen welcome banner flag in the Bavarian themed village of Leavenworth, Washington
The sun might not come out very often during Leavenworth’s winter season, but this Pacific Northwest gem has all the charm of a little Bavarian village. After hitting the slopes, ride a horse-drawn sleigh through the place that A&E once named the “Ultimate Holiday Town.”
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Entrance to Christkindlmarket in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
With a name like Bethlehem, it’s no surprise that this Pennsylvania town is also called the “Christmas City.” Winter visitors will delight in seeing the historic Moravian District—which dates back to the town’s founding in 1741—under a blanket of snow. Don’t miss the Christkindlmarkt, often recognized as one of the best holiday markets in the United States.
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Fredericksburg, Texas
Main Street in Fredericksburg, Texas
Nestled in the rolling Texas Hill Country, this small town is best known for its wineries, antique stores, and 19th-century architecture. The year-round temperate climate and walkable downtown make Fredericksburg a charming destination any time of the year.
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Lenox, Massachusetts
The Curtis Hotel in Lenox, Massachusetts
Lenox makes a great base for wintry exploration of Massachusetts’ popular Berkshires region. Museum-goers can find themselves lost in the region’s world-class museums—the Clark, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art—and charming hotel options like 33 Main and Blantyre make this a luxurious, culture-filled retreat.
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Estes Park, Colorado
Downtown view of Estes Park, Colorado
Celebrating winter in Estes Park means great skiing, local beer and wine, and not as many people! Mostly a summer destination, Estes Park isn’t as crowded in the winter as the other Colorado mainstays, meaning that you can spend more gliding along the slopes (or lounging in front of the fireplace).
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Telluride, Colorado
Main Street in Telluride, Colorado
Situated at the entrance of a canyon, Telluride is surrounded by some of Colorado’s most scenic peaks. The town—just eight blocks wide and 12 blocks long—is a National Historic Landmark District. Its jewel-box Victorian homes, boutiques, and art galleries make it ripe for a whole weekend’s worth of exploration.
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Kennebunk, Maine
Snowy pier in Kennebunkport Harbor, Maine
If you’ve ever yearned for a New England Christmas by the sea, Kennebunk is your place. This tranquil Maine town has plenty of charms in the winter, like the Christmas Prelude celebration that runs in December.
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Mammoth Lakes, California
Chair lift at Mammoth Mountain in winter
This mountain town’s namesake peak gets more than 30 feet of snow every winter, making it a veritable winter wonderland. But pack your sunscreen—it also boasts more than 300 days of sun. The neighboring village offers shops, nightlife, and dining, plus the mountain’s gondola that climbs to 11,053 feet and is open to non-skiers.
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Montpelier, Vermont
Fresh snow blankets the Vermont Statehouse in Montpelier
Vermont’s capital city has all the charm of a quaint mountain town with just enough bustle to feel like a thriving, small city. Nestled against the scenic Green Mountains, spend your time in Montpelier touring the landmark state capital, the Vermont History Museum, and the buzzing restaurant scene.
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Midway, Utah
Snow covered bench close up
If you want to live out your “Frozen” dreams, come to Midway. The town is home to incredible ice castles each winter weighing around 25 million pounds. Other wintry adventures in this small Utah town include scuba diving (yes, you read that right!) at the Homestead Crater, fishing at the nearby Deer Creek Dam and Reservoir, and plenty of options for skiing and snowboarding.
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Hamilton, Montana
Downing Mountain in Bitterroot Valley
Winter is a pleasant time in Hamilton, as the town’s position in the Bitterroot Valley protects it from harsh blizzard conditions and record-breaking wind chills. In the town itself, you can enjoy winter festivals, craft fairs, and live cultural events put on by the Bitterroot Performing Arts Council.
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Crested Butte, Colorado
Aerial View of the ski resort town of Crested Butte
Crested Butte is regularly named among the best American ski towns, but there’s plenty to do off the mountain as well. If you still want to break a sweat, strap on some snowshoes or hit the trail on a “fat bike,” a specially equipped bicycle that allows you to ride on the snowiest of roads. Stroll down scenic Elk Avenue for the town’s best shopping—and don’t miss Chopwood Mercantile, a perfectly curated outdoor goods store.
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Marfa, Texas
Welcome to Marfa sign
Winter marks a great time to visit Texas’ high desert. Marfa has long been a haven for artists seeking seclusion, but a new influx of hoteliers and chefs has put this tiny cowboy town on the map. Explore Donald Judd’s art at the Chinati Foundation, and check out novel lodging options—like sleeping in a teepee under the stars at El Cosmico, or relaxing in style at the historic El Paisano Hotel.
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Ketchum, Idaho
Sun Valley, Idaho in the winter
Dominated by the stunning peaks of Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain, Ketchum’s surrounding winter landscape is a snow globe-like wonderland of rolling hills, dense evergreens, and stark white aspen. World-class skiing has brought the crowds for decades, but Ketchum and neighboring Sun Valley also boast a dizzying array of restaurants, shopping, and spas.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ice carving in downtown Ann Arbor
Occupying the unique space between Midwestern charm and cosmopolitan urban energy, Detroit offers world-class theater, performing arts, and museum experiences. Don’t miss Midnight Madness on Dec. 2, the town’s annual one-night event, where local boutiques along Main Street stay open late for holiday shopping.
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Big Bear Lake, California
Cars driving under Welcome to Big Bear village sign in winter
Visitors can zoom down miles of groomed runs at Big Bear Lake’s alpine resorts. But off the slopes, the town’s unique features include an impressive population of bald eagles, a delicious Himalayan restaurant, the Big Bear Alpine Zoo, and winter activities ranging from snowshoeing to zip-lining.
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Fairbanks, Alaska
Northern lights in Fairbanks, Alaska
Fairbanks should be at the top of your to-do list if your winter travel goal is to see the northern lights. The eerie glow is at its best from mid-September to late April, but that’s not the only draw for this eastern Alaska town. Visitors can also enjoy the World Ice Art Championships from Feb. 17 through March 31, Fountainhead Antique Auto Museum, and nearby Chena Hot Springs.
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Astoria, Oregon
People at Maritime Memorial Park overlooking the Cannery Pier in Astoria
Oregon’s scenic coast is stunning any time of the year, but winter is an especially good time to visit Astoria. Take a scenic beach hike at Fort Stevens State Park (including a stop to see the wreckage of sailing vessel Peter Iredale) and then continue the nautical theme with a fish-and-chips lunch from Bowpicker—a quirky stand constructed from an old fishing boat. After a visit to the Columbia River Maritime Museum, take a quick drive out of town to see the stunning Youngs River Falls.
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Sedona, Arizona
Trail markers for Bell Rock hiking trail covered in snow on a sunny winter day
Sedona’s a mythical place—and rightly so. The famed Red Rocks are especially alluring during the winter, and luckily, the town’s 4,500-foot elevation makes for mostly mild winters. Spend your days in Sedona visiting local wine-tasting rooms, going on scenic hikes, or even enjoying a luxe spa treatment at one of the many surrounding wellness retreats.
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Taos, New Mexico
Aerial View of popular ski slopes near Taos
New Mexico is the hot air balloon capital of the world, and there’s almost no bad season for a balloon ride. Try a morning trip and take in incredible views of the snow-covered Rio Grande del Norte National Monument and the Rio Grande Gorge. Afterward, visit Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort, or strap on some snowshoes and hit one of the many wilderness canyons—where you can hike for hours without seeing another person.
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Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid village sign in snow
For decades, Lake Placid’s ubiquitous charm and nostalgia have made it a top winter travel destination. Home to two Winter Olympics, Lake Placid offers every winter sporting activity imaginable, but the town is also home to great dining, hotels, and even three local breweries.
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Sisters, Oregon
A bronze horse sculpture in Sisters, Oregon
This picturesque Oregon town has everything whether you want an active winter getaway or a cozy retreat. Located three hours southeast of Portland, Sisters is known for its natural beauty, but it’s also full of art galleries, eccentric shops, and a surprising number of live music venues—making it a perfect place to spend a few wintry days tucked away.
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Woodstock, Vermont
Covered bridge in Woodstock, Vermont
Woodstock is cold, but there’s plenty to warm you up in this small Vermont town. Stop at the famous Harpoon Brewery for a pint of seasonal Winter Warmer, then pop across the street to American Crafted Spirits to try the bourbon and flavored vodkas. Stay at the renovated Woodstock Inn, a stately property originally built by the Rockefeller Family.
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Lake George, New York
Winter Ice racing on lake george
If you’re looking for an activity-packed winter getaway, the Adirondack town of Lake George is a great place to find it. The town held its inaugural Winter Carnival in 1961, and more than a half-century later, this celebration of outdoor winter activities continues throughout February. Afterward, cozy up next to one of the three stone fireplaces at the Log Jam Restaurant.
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Small church coved in snow in Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Nestled in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country (watch out for horse-drawn buggies!), charming Lebanon is well worth an afternoon or weekend visit. Shoppers will covet its farmers markets, outlets, and specialty shops, especially Wertz Candies (and its famous opera fudge). For a snowy afternoon in town, explore the Lebanon County Historical Society, housed in an 18th-century doctor’s home.
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Bangor, Maine
Christmas holiday season in Bangor, Maine
Despite the harsh weather, Maine doesn’t spend winter in hibernation. Bangor’s performance venues—the Penobscot Theatre, Cross Insurance Center, Collins Center for the Arts, and the Gracie Theatre—offer theater and concerts throughout the season. And if you want some fresh air, lace up—many of the town’s outdoor parks are turned into ice-skating rinks.
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Saratoga Springs, New York
Downtown Broadway in Saratoga Springs decorated for the holidays
Winter brings a host of events to Saratoga Springs, including road-running races, dance festivals, and its well-known restaurant week. Two standouts include the town’s Saratoga Craft Marketplace and the Saratoga Festival of Trees, at which hundreds of beautifully decorated trees, wreaths, centerpieces, and other holiday items are on display.
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St. Cloud, Minnesota
Shops along historic commercial district in St. Cloud
Minnesota winters are tough, but natives make the best of it with fun activities and events. The St. Cloud region neighbors the annual Spicer WinterFest, featuring a polar plunge, pond racing, a “Fire on Ice” dance, and more.
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Logan, Utah
Main Street in Logan, Utah
With tons of outdoor opportunities in the winter months, Logan is perfect for any active visitor who wants to cozy up by a fireplace at the evening’s end. Spend your day ice fishing in Cache Valley, elk-viewing at Hardware Ranch, or snow tubing at Cherry Peak Resort.
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Bozeman, Montana
Downtown scenic view of Bozeman in snow
It’s easy to understand why skiers flock to Bozeman, but what do you do if skiing isn’t your thing? Luckily, this southern Montana town still has lots to offer in the winter. Chico Hot Springs is a popular destination—but if you want to warm up in a different way, visit one of Bozeman’s many breweries for a soul-warming porter or stout.
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Traverse City, Michigan
Grand Traverse Lighthouse in Traverse City in snow
Traverse City offers visitors one of the most beautiful wintry landscapes around. And while it may not have the idyllic downhill ski runs of Utah or Colorado, this northern Michigan town still has its share of winter attractions. For a new twist on the slopes, try night skiing at Timber Ridge Recreation Resort, or take a fat bike for a spin on Traverse City’s Winter Sports Singletrack Trail.
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Solvang, California
A windmill and shops on Main Street in Solvang
This Danish-inspired village offers a wintry experience that will make you feel like you’re in Scandinavia. An abundance of fun holiday festivities—ranging from a Julefest parade Dec. 3 to “A Cowboy Christmas” during Advent—make Solvang a great seasonal destination, especially if you stay at one of several cozy, nearby inns.
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Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
The Smoky Mountain Opry in Pigeon Forge decorated for Christmas
Pigeon Forge shines during the winter when the nearby Great Smoky Mountains National Park—the second-most-visited national park in 2021—is far less crowded than in the summer months. After hiking some of its 800 miles of trail, visit Old Forge Distillery or Ole Smoky Moonshine for a nip to warm up.
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Beech Mountain, North Carolina
Beech Mountain ski area in winter
The smallest town on our list, this North Carolina locale is home to Beech Mountain Ski Resort, a winter wonderland nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Winter also brings some of the top musical acts of the southeast to the town as part of its Beech Mountain Winter Music Series.
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North Conway, New Hampshire
Historic North Conway train station
A year-round resort area, North Conway offers the trappings of a quintessential New England town alongside exhilarating outdoor adventure—like hiking in the White Mountain National Forest and rock climbing at Echo Lake State Park. Visitors can also take a ride on the Conway Scenic Railroad, which departs from the village’s Victorian station.
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Galena, Illinois
Downtown Galena, Illinois street in winter
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Galena was once an American mining boomtown. Today, Galena’s architecture and history are a strong draw for visitors, especially the DeSoto House Hotel—the oldest operating hotel in the state.
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Charlottesville, Virginia
Students at University of Virginia campus in Winter
Home to the University of Virginia and Monticello, Charlottesville has many draws for history buffs and nature lovers alike. Nearby Shenandoah National Park offers stunning views and winter hiking, while the town’s renovated Paramount Theater hosts performances like Broadway shows and big-ticket concerts. Charlottesville is also home to seven breweries within its city limits, notably Blue Ridge Brewery—once owned and managed by the grandchildren of writer William Faulkner.
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Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay Holiday Christmas Parade
Cheese curds, ice fishing, and chilly camping are wintry draws for visitors to Green Bay, which is probably best known for its NFL team. If the bitter cold doesn’t scare you off, the Green Bay Packers’ Titletown District opens a skating pond and trail during winter.
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-1-3-3
(two, one, three, three)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 4 Evening" game were:
2-1-3-3
(two, one, three, three) | 2023-01-13T05:53:21+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-4-Evening-game-17715027.php |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Matt Boldy scored in the shootout and Filip Gustavsson turned back the tying attempt to help the Minnesota Wild to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Friday night.
After the Stars' Jason Robertson and the Wild's Frederick Gaudreau traded shootout scores, Boldy beat Jake Oettinger with a backhand shot and Gustavsson stopped Wyatt Johnson's attempt to seal the win.
“Obviously it’s nice to get rewarded positively in a game like that against a team like that,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “To play the way that we played defensively, but the way that we worked, was again positive.”
Gustavsson also stopped Dallas' Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin in the shootout to set up Boldy's chance to score the go-ahead tally.
Minnesota went to overtime for the third time in four games. The Wild have not won in regulation in 12 games.
Johnson had a good look at an open net with just seconds left in overtime, but missed wide, sending the game to a shootout.
Dallas was 0 for 4 on the power play Friday and has gone a combined 0 for 18 with the man advantage over the last four games.
“We battled hard against a real desperate team,” Stars coach Peter DeBoer said. "That team needs to win that game. I thought we had lots of chances and fought back, got behind, so a lot of good stuff.”
Mats Zuccarello scored for Minnesota in regulation. He snapped the scoreless struggle with his 20th goal of the season, scoring on the power play. Boldy found Zuccarello cutting to the net, and he beat Oettinger, giving the Wild the lead with 13:23 left in the third period.
Stars captain Jamie Benn scored the tying goal four minutes later. Benn took a pass from Johnson and fired at a tough angle past Gustavsson with 9:36 remaining. It was Benn's third goal in the last four games and his 22nd of the season.
Oettinger, from Lakeville, Minnesota, made 31 stops in net before the shootout, including a big save on Boldy in overtime.
“It felt like a playoff game. They’re a great team over there,” Oettinger said. "It’s tight out there. I had the chance to end the game in the shootout and I didn’t do it.”
Gustavsson finished with 29 saves. One of his biggest stops came early in the third when he robbed Radek Faksa from close range. He also made a key save early in overtime after a Minnesota turnover led to a breakaway for Dallas.
“I love to win. It’s way more fun than losing. I’m very happy,” Gustavsson said. “Tomorrow’s a new day and you’re no better than your last game.”
NOTES: Following Friday’s game, the Wild completed a three-team trade with St. Louis and Toronto that netted Minnesota a fourth-round draft pick in 2025. The Wild originally acquired center Ryan O’Reilly from St. Louis in exchange for Josh Pillar and then traded O’Reilly to the Maple Leafs for the draft pick. ... The Wild entered Friday’s game 10 points back in the Central of division-leading Dallas. The Stars won two of the first three meetings against the Wild. ... Minnesota’s penalty kill continued to shine in the win. The Wild killed off all four penalties, extending a streak of 18 consecutive short-hand situations killed.
UP NEXT
Stars: Host Columbus on Saturday.
Wild: Host Nashville on Sunday.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Westbound Interstate 10 was closed for hours west of Mescal Thursday due to a three-vehicle wreck.
According to the Arizona Department of Transportation, the wreck was at milepost 292, near Marsh Station Road.
Westbound traffic was diverted to State Route 90 during the closure.
An Arizona Department of Transportation spokesperson said the wreck happened at 5 a.m.
A blue Hyundai car was heading westbound on I-10 when the driver lost control and hit a guardrail. The car was hit by a passenger bus with 47 people onboard and a semi heading westbound on the freeway.
Three bus passengers were hospitalized, as was the Hyundai driver.
As of 11 a.m. Thursday, one westbound lane remained closed.
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Phil Villarreal is the senior real-time editor for KGUN 9. He is also a digital producer and host of "Phil on Film" seen weekly on Good Morning Tucson, Phil moved to KGUN after 17 years with the Arizona Daily Star. He is married and has four children. Share your story ideas and important issues with Phil by emailing phil.villarreal@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. | 2022-08-04T19:50:42+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/bus-semi-hit-out-of-control-car-on-i-10-near-mescal |
quantilope, the Insights Automation company, appears three times in this year's GRIT Business & Innovation Report: #2 on Top Technology Providers List; #12 on Most Innovative Suppliers List; and #13 on Top Data & Analytics Provider List.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- quantilope, a leading provider of automated consumer research, has announced that it has once again been recognized as one of the world's Top 50 Most Innovative Suppliers for Insights.
The rankings are part of the newly published Greenbook GRIT Business & Innovation Report 2022, which surveyed more than 2,700 insights professionals worldwide. quantilope has placed 2nd on the Top Technology Providers List, 12th on the Most Innovative Suppliers list, and 13th on the Top Data & Analytics Providers List.
"quantilope is thrilled to be recognized again for our innovation and work pushing the industry forward," said Peter Aschmoneit, quantilope's CEO. "Climbing 32 spots on the Top 50 Most Innovative Suppliers list since we debuted only two years ago (from 44 to 12) demonstrates the market's desire to transform from traditional market research practices towards a modern, technology enabled approach. Being named the second top provider for research technology is a testament to the great work our team has achieved over the past year."
quantilope's Insights Automation Platform connects & automates the entire consumer research process to deliver insights in as little as 48 hours. With real-time access to data & insights, quantilope's AI-driven advanced quantitative and qualitative solutions are easy to use and fully customizable to deliver the highest quality of insights for all research needs.
"Our rankings in this year's GRIT report are an important acknowledgement that quantilope is making advanced consumer research more accessible. Our customers are empowered to own their market research initiatives, without a heavy reliance on more timely and costly service-based consulting engagements" explained Wanda Cadigan, SVP of Marketing at quantilope.
About quantilope: quantilope automates consumer research to unlock high quality insights with speed & ease. Our Insights Automation Platform offers AI-driven advanced quantitative and qualitative solutions to support data-driven decision making. Founded in 2014, quantilope was named one of the Top 50 most innovative suppliers for consumer research worldwide (Greenbook GRIT Top 50 Most Innovative Suppliers 2022), and is one of the fastest growing technology companies in Germany (Deloitte Tech Fast 50, 2021). quantilope powers consumer insights in brand awareness, market segmentation, advertising testing, product concepts and pricing analysis for over 300 brands including Nestle, Pepsi, Danone, Deutsche Telekom, PBS, OMD, and more.
About the Greenbook GRIT Report: For 16 years, the annual Greenbook GRIT Business & Innovation report has reviewed the changing dynamics and macro drivers of the insights industry, as well as the role that innovation plays in its continued evolution. The 2022 GRIT report, which surveyed more than 2,700 insight professionals worldwide, is a key resource for both industry trends and as an indicator of who the top players pushing the industry forward are.
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Thursday, June 22nd 2023, 7:29 am
The Annual Expungement Expo is taking place for the third year in a row on Saturday, June 24 at the Metro Technology Campus.
Hundreds of people are expected to attend the event hosted by the Urban league of greater Oklahoma City and other justice-involved organizations.
The event is free to the public and to help those with arrests, charges, and convictions within the Oklahoma county expunge offenses.
Legal teams from all over the metro will be there to assess cases and determine if the client qualifies for expungement.
In 2022, over 100 people in Oklahoma County found jobs and housing, according to the Urban League of Greater OKC.
“It is transformational, so many of our individual who are justice involved carry shame, the expunge expo is about lifting that shame, getting to work, and saying hey we want to take you to the first steps of a new life” said Vice President of Urban League of Greater OKC, Jabar Shumate.
The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Springlake Campus Business Conference Center.
June 28th, 2023
June 28th, 2023 | 2023-06-29T05:07:45+00:00 | news9.com | https://www.news9.com/story/64943f98a52e6c072987acd3/third-annual-expungement-expo-to-take-place-at-metro-technology-campus |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade.
Exactly what that looks like remained under wraps. The company designing the next-generation spacesuits, Axiom Space, said Wednesday that it plans to have new versions for training purposes for NASA later this summer.
The moonsuits will be white like they were during NASA’s Apollo program more than a half-century ago, according to the company. That’s so they can reflect heat and keep future moonwalkers cool.
The suits will provide greater flexibility and more protection from the moon’s harsh environment, and will come in a wider range of sizes, according to the Houston-based company.
NASA awarded Axiom Space a $228.5 million contract to provide the outfits for the first moon landing in more than 50 years. The space agency is targeting late 2025 at the earliest to land two astronauts on the moon’s south pole.
At Wednesday’s event in Houston, an Axiom employee modeled a dark spacesuit, doing squats and twisting at the waist to demonstrate its flexibility. The company said the final version will be different, including the color.
“I didn’t want anybody to get that mixed up,” said Axiom’s Russell Ralston.
___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content. | 2023-03-15T20:58:04+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/weird-news/future-nasa-moonwalkers-to-sport-sleeker-spacesuits/ |
The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. Week of 8/22/2022:
TOP 20 GLOBAL CONCERT TOURS
1. Paul McCartney; $7,853,391; $232.81.
2. Coldplay; $5,994,126; $97.37.
3. Ed Sheeran; $5,072,228; $77.44.
4. Lady Gaga; $4,836,151; $107.45.
5. Def Leppard / Mötley Crüe; $4,774,758; $131.65.
6. The Killers; $3,166,275; $90.09.
7. Kenny Chesney; $2,842,687; $100.60.
8. Harry Styles; $2,498,384; $89.98.
9. Dead & Company; $2,288,252; $115.80.
10. Queen + Adam Lambert; $2,166,655; $139.49.
11. Iron Maiden; $1,959,577; $70.76.
12. Billie Eilish; $1,331,892; $87.00.
13. My Chemical Romance; $1,070,612; $70.70.
14. Ricardo Arjona; $1,057,992; $123.01.
15. Usher; $943,748; $191.26.
16. 50 Cent; $933,672; $92.51.
17. Karol G; $869,449; $66.08.
18. Dua Lipa; $857,476; $59.25.
19. Machine Gun Kelly; $836,608; $70.89.
20. The Lumineers; $784,289; $58.34.
For free upcoming tour information, go to www.pollstar.com
___ | 2022-08-19T16:06:32+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/Top-20-Global-Concert-Tours-from-Pollstar-17384311.php |
Strong, swirling winds complicate New Mexico wildfire fight
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Fast winds fanned the flames of wildfires burning across northeast New Mexico on Sunday, grounding firefighting aircraft and complicating work for firefighters as they sought to protect more communities from danger.
“It’s been a challenging day. The winds have picked up; they haven’t let up,” fire spokesperson Todd Abel said Sunday evening.
The rural area’s largest town — Las Vegas, New Mexico, population 13,000 — sits on the eastern edge of the fire area and appeared safe for now thanks to fire lines dug with bulldozers and other preparations over the past week. But the northern and southern edges of the blaze were still proving tricky for firefighters to contain, particularly given winds as fast as 50 miles per hour (80 kilometers per hour), Abel said.
The fire’s perimeter stretched more than 60 miles (96 kilometers) from Las Vegas, New Mexico, on the southeast flank to near Holbrook about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of the Colorado line. The National Interagency Fire Center said early Sunday that more than 20,000 structures remained threatened by the fire, which has destroyed about 300 residences over the last two weeks. The fire center said full containment wasn’t anticipated until the end of July.
The ferocious winds were expected to continue with little break Sunday night and at least into Monday. Strong, gusty winds are in many ways firefighters’ worst nightmare, especially in conditions so hot and dry as the crews in the Southwest have been battling since early April.
In addition to fanning and spreading the flames, such winds ground airtankers and light planes that can drop water directly on the fire or lay down retardant ahead of its path to allow bulldozers and ground crews to dig firebreaks in places where there’s no highways or roads that can help stop the progression of the flames.
In extreme conditions, like the ones in New Mexico, even the helicopters that typically can get up in the air — at least during the early morning hours before winds start to pick up in the afternoon — are grounded. That means they’re unable to gather intelligence about the overnight developments critical to making new attack plans or placing new orders for firefighters, engines and more aircraft from across the region where demand grows exponentially as summer nears and the more traditional fire season begins.
Aircraft were able to fly early Sunday but were grounded by early afternoon, Abel said.
“It’s not good, obviously; it takes away a tool in our toolbox, but we’re not stopping,” said fire spokesperson Ryan Berlin.
Firefighters prepared to protect homes if needed in several other rural communities along the state highway that connects Las Vegas to Taos, a small community popular for outdoor recreation activities like skiing. Officials repeatedly urged people to evacuate if they have been told to do so.
“It’s a dogfight out there folks,” fire spokesperson Bill Morse said Sunday evening.
As of early Sunday, the biggest blaze northeast of Santa Fe had grown to an area more than twice the size of Philadelphia. Thousands of residents have been forced to flee their homes.
For now, the city of Las Vegas appears to be safe, said Berlin. Some residents of the area were able to return to their homes on Saturday, and some shops and restaurants had reopened.
“We even started to repopulate a section of town already,” he said. “Our concern right now is on the southwest portion of the fire which the wind is helping us out, sort of, because it’s blowing the flames back into the fire.”
But Wendy Mason with the New Mexico Forestry Division warned that “by no means” is anyone “out of potential danger.”
“Just because the winds are coming from one direction doesn’t mean they can’t change direction so it’s better to be prepared and have residents ready to go,” she said.
Nationwide, close to 2,000 square miles (5,180 square kilometers) have burned so far this year, with 2018 being the last time this much fire had been reported at this point, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. And predictions for the rest of the spring do not bode well for the West, where long-term drought and warmer temperatures brought on by climate change have combined to worsen the threat of wildfire.
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Sonner reported from Reno, Nevada. Associated Press reporter Kathleen Ronayne contributed from Sacramento, California.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-09T01:07:37+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/05/08/dangerous-winds-wildfire-conditions-returning-new-mexico/ |
Park Place Christian Church holds rummage sale to support the Play for all inclusive playground
Published: Jun. 3, 2023 at 11:06 PM CDT|Updated: 41 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - Park Place Christian Church held a fundraiser on Saturday, June 3 for phase two of the Play for all Playground.
The playground focuses on giving all kids access to fun.
The project’s phase one began in Sept. of 2020, and now the Play for all Initiative hopes to raise enough money for phase 2.
“It’ll have some musical instruments called rhapsody. It’ll have a swing set with shade, it’s going to have a wheel chair accessible swing set which is new to the area and new to the market,” church life coordinator for Park Place Christian Church, Candy Tucker said.
Copyright 2023 KAUZ. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-04T04:49:13+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/06/04/park-place-christian-church-holds-rummage-sale-support-play-all-inclusive-playground/ |
By THOMAS BEAUMONT
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Wis. (AP) — Sarah Motiff has voted for Sen. Ron Johnson every time his name appeared on the ballot, starting in 2010 when the Wisconsin Republican was first elected as part of the tea party wave. Fond of his tough views on spending, she began the year planning to support his reelection again.
She became skeptical this summer as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection reported his office discussed giving then-Vice President Mike Pence certificates with fake presidential electors for Donald Trump from Wisconsin and Michigan, part of a broader push to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. Johnson has downplayed the effort and the certificates were never given to Pence, but Motiff, a political independent, wasn’t convinced.
“I’m not going to lie when I say I’ve had some concerns about some of the reports that have come out,” the 52-year-old nonpartisan city councilwoman from Columbus, Wisconsin, said. “It just put a bad taste in my mouth.”
Nudged further by the June U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion, Motiff is opposing Johnson and supports his Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, in one of the most fiercely-contested Senate races this year.
“Which was really a hard decision for me because I do think he’s done good things in the past,” Motiff said of Johnson. “But this is pretty damaging.”
Motiff’s evolution represents the challenge for Republicans emerging from a tumultuous summer, defined by the court decision, high-profile hearings on former President Donald Trump’s actions during the insurrection and intensifying legal scrutiny of his handling of classified information and efforts to overturn the election. Now, a midterm campaign that the GOP hoped would be a referendum on President Joe Biden and the economy is at risk of becoming a comparison of the two parties, putting Republicans in an unexpectedly defensive position.
In politically-divided Wisconsin where recent elections have been decided by a few thousand votes, the outcome could hinge on self-described independent voters like Motiff.
“Having former President Trump so prominently in the news in so many ways makes it easier for Democrats to frame the midterm as a choice between two competing futures as opposed to a referendum on the Democrat governance,” said Republican pollster Whit Ayres. “That’s hurting Republicans. It’s distracting from the referendum message and allowing more of a focus on a choice of two different parties.”
That tension is playing out in Columbia County, Wisconsin, a constellation of tidy small towns surrounded by rolling dairy farm country, all within commuting distance of Madison.
Statewide, top-of-the-ticket candidates have won by barely a percentage point in the past three elections. Trump won Columbia County by a little more than 500 votes out of 33,000 cast in 2020.
In interviews with more than a dozen independent voters here over two days last week, many were rethinking their support of the GOP this fall.
Steve Gray, a self-described Republican-leaning independent “but never a Trump fan,” opposed the June court decision, because he backs abortion rights. But the 61-year-old school maintenance manager also resented what he saw as an unwelcome political power play by out-of-power Republicans.
“Trump stacked the Supreme Court. We all knew he wanted to overturn Roe,” said Gray, of small-town Rio, where Trump won by two votes in 2020. “That decision was a partisan hand grenade Trump threw into this election.”
The court decision “upended the physics of midterm elections,” said Jesse Stinebring, a pollster advising several Democratic campaigns.
It gave voters the rare opportunity to judge a policy advance backed by the minority party, distracting them from a pure up-or-down vote on majority Democrats, he said.
“The backlash from a political perspective isn’t directed at the traditional party in power, but is actually reframed in terms of this Republican control of the Supreme Court,” Stinebring said.
The decision made Dilaine Noel’s vote automatic.
The 29-year-old data analytics director for a Madison-area business said she had never affiliated with either party.
Despite her grievances about Democrats’ warring moderate and liberal wings, her support for abortion rights gave her no choice than to vote for the party’s candidates this fall.
“By default, I have to move in that direction,” said Noel, from small-town Poynette in the Wisconsin River valley. “I’m being forced to.”
Mary Percifield is a lifelong independent voter who says the abortion decision motivated her to vote Democratic because she worries the court might overturn other rights.
“A right has been taken away from us,” the 68-year-old customer service representative from Pardeeville, said. “I question if a woman’s right to vote will be taken away. A woman’s right for birth control.”
Independent voters who lean neither Democrat nor Republican nationally preferred Biden over Trump, 52% to 37% in 2020, and preferred Democrats over Republicans in U.S. House races by a similar margin in the 2018 midterms, according to AP VoteCast. Independents who lean neither Democrat nor Republican made up 5% of the 2020 electorate and 12% in 2018.
Independents had moved toward Republicans by early this year, seeking answers on the economy, said Republican pollster David Winston, a senior adviser to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy. But they have drifted back toward Democrats as efforts by GOP leaders to focus on the economy have clashed with Republican attacks on the Justice Department and Trump’s continuing complaints about the 2020 election.
“Everything is suddenly back in the context of Trump,” Winston said in light of Trump’s prominent endorsement of Senate candidates and protests of the federal investigation into classified documents recovered from his Florida home. “It’s not that Democrats are gaining. It’s that Republicans over the summer were off talking about a variety of things. And independents are thinking, ‘If you’re not talking specifically about the problems that I’m concerned about, why am I listening?’”
Republicans remain optimistic about their chances in November, particularly about netting the handful of seats they need to regain the U.S. House majority. Inflation remains high and, despite a recent uptick, approval of Biden is still low for a party hoping to maintain its hold on power.
The economy remains the most effective message and one that breaks through others, GOP campaign officials say.
“Prices and things are so front-of-mind to people,” said Calvin Moore, the communications director for Congressional Leadership Fund, a superPAC supporting Republican U.S. House candidates. “It’s not just something that’s on the news. It’s something they are experiencing every day in their daily life. It’s something they face themselves every day when they go to the grocery store.”
A shift by independents is particularly meaningful in Wisconsin, as Republicans work to overtake Democrats’ one-seat majority in the Senate.
Johnson, among the most vulnerable Republicans running for reelection this fall, is locked in a tight race with Barnes, Wisconsin’s lieutenant governor. Of the most competitive Senate seats this year, his is the only one held by a Republican.
Though Johnson dismissed testimony about fake electors as staff work which never never reached him, it reminded Christian Wood, an independent voter from Lodi, of Johnson’s opposition to certifying the election before Jan. 6. Johnson reversed course after the riot.
“It’s absolutely scary,” said Wood, who has often voted Republican. “To me that’s the most existential threat to our democracy. And to think he was even considering it makes him a non-starter.”
There’s time for an economic message to win out, but it will require news about Trump fading, GOP pollster Ayres said.
Meanwhile, Trump has a full schedule of fall campaign travel for candidates he has endorsed.
“Any distraction from that focus undermines the best Republican message,” he said.
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Associated Press writer Hannah Fingerhut in Washington contributed to this report.
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BY JON HARRIS
May 23, 2022
ECMC's new ER was designed with a mass casualty incident in mind
In mid-2020, Erie County Medical Center opened its $55 million KeyBank Trauma and Emergency Department, a facility designed to handle the response to a mass casualty incident – should one hit Buffalo.
Tragedy did, indeed, hit Buffalo on May 14, when a white supremacist from the Southern Tier arrived to the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue and shot and killed 10 Black people and wounded three others.
The three wounded victims arrived to ECMC over a 15-minute window Saturday afternoon, all in stable condition, without life-threatening injuries. That made the Emergency Department busy, but hospital staff was able to manage the situation without having to call in additional resources. It was the type of response the region's only Level 1 adult trauma center is accustomed to providing.
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But Dr. Michael Manka Jr., ECMC's chief of emergency medicine, said staff members wished they would have had the opportunity to save more of the victims.
"It was somewhat deflating to us, and to everybody, really, when we heard that there were so many people who had been pronounced deceased at the scene because of how horrific that is, number one, but secondly, that we didn't even have a chance to really help those people," he said.
The redesigned ER
ECMC's prior emergency department was cramped and dated, having opened in 1978.
And the only way for ambulances to get to the emergency room, which was one story above ground, was via a ramp that would cause backups if there were multiple vehicles arriving from a mass casualty incident.
The new ER, by comparison, is on the ground level and has a large, covered offloading area for ambulances. There is also a big size difference: The new ER, at about 54,000 square feet, is nearly double the size of the old one. There are 57 treatment stations, including four dedicated trauma rooms, two behavioral health safe rooms, two isolation rooms and four medical resuscitation rooms.
The old ER was so small, Manka said, that ECMC found itself having to use its designated trauma rooms for other patients "just because we needed to use every space we had."
In the new ER, he noted, the trauma zone is strictly for managing trauma patients, and ECMC doesn't use those rooms for treating minor complaints.
So on May 14, Manka said: "When we received notification that the event had occurred and we may be receiving multiple patients, our trauma area was clear and ready to receive critically injured patients and start resuscitation right from the get-go."
What if there had been more victims to save?
Dr. Sam Cloud, an associate medical director at ECMC and an attending physician in the emergency department, wasn't working May 14, but he was aware of what was going on through a texting app the hospital uses to be prepared in the case of disasters or mass casualty situations.
Within 15 minutes, Cloud and others realized the hospital would only be getting three wounded victims of the shooting.
But had this been a situation where victims were trickling in for hours or, in a worst case, for days from a single incident, the response would have been very different and the hospital would have activated more resources and staff to be called in.
For example, such an incident would likely mean ECMC would set up an external triage area, or an exterior tent where it could receive patients who aren't seriously injured, and then triage them to an alternate place in the hospital for care. That would avoid clogging up the trauma rooms in the main part of the Emergency Department, saving those rooms for the critically injured patients.
Further, Manka said, there's also a "clear the emergency department" plan that would kick in during a mass casualty incident with dozens of seriously injured victims. Such a plan would involve taking all the patients in the emergency department who are stable and moving them to alternate spaces, making maximum room in the ER for the influx of seriously injured patients.
Challenges remain, however
Despite the major investment in the new and larger ER, however, there are still backups.
For example: Of the 68,384 visits to ECMC's emergency department in 2021, about 6,700, or 10%, resulted in patients who left without being seen.
The reason: ECMC, and many other hospitals, have struggled to discharge patients into nursing homes, rehab facilities or other health care centers, which are struggling with staffing and, as such, don't have enough available staffed beds to take many patients who are ready to leave the hospital.
"Probably the most disappointing thing for all of us is that we had really hoped that the new emergency department, the additional rooms and space would allow us to be able to care for patients quicker and see that they're not waiting in the waiting room for long hours and things like that," Manka said. "But a new design doesn't really fix the bottlenecks that occur throughout the system, and that's what we're facing now and what all hospitals really are facing."
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Two years after initially filing a lawsuit, federal and state regulators on Monday shut down what they called a "predatory debt collection operation" in Getzville that was owned by local chiropractor Dr. Scott A. Croce, his wife, Susan, and sales professional Christopher L. Di Re.
Buffalo Urban Development Corp. officials are contemplating a potential $2.14 million investment that would double the power capacity at the growing Northland Beltline campus, an East Side light-industrial hub.
New York State's $14 million investment into creating a breakwall for Olcott Harbor is starting to pay off, as local businessman David Hedley is planning to bring a two-story mixed-use project along the harbor's east federal pier, with shops on the first floor and a boutique hotel upstairs.
A new 250-seat facility is coming to Canterbury Woods' Amherst campus. The community performing arts center is designed to be comfortable and appealing for both Canterbury residents and the general public.
Highmark is donating $300,000 to honor Katherine "Kat" Massey, who worked for 40 years for the health plan that is today Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York. She was killed in Saturday's mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue, and the money will go toward helping those affected by the tragedy. A number of other large employers are stepping up to help in the wake of Saturday's tragic events.
The Buffalo Niagara region's job count increased 2.7% in April from a year ago, but the growth still lagged the state's 5% increase over that time and national rate of job growth – a 4.6% increase over that time.
The Hamburg Industrial Development Agency is considering rescinding Ford Motor Co.'s $3.1 million in tax breaks for long-term investments in its Buffalo Stamping Plant because the company would not commit to maintaining its current job level as part of the five-year project.
West Seneca insurance firm Aebly & Associates is seeking tax breaks for a relocation and expansion project on Union Road that will provide for a more appealing space than the two cramped offices where it currently resides on Seneca Street.
Paolini Enterprises Inc. in Sanborn is proposing to construct five new buildings using a portion of the 42-acre former Spaulding Fibre plant in the City of Tonawanda that will be leased out to small light manufacturers and distribution companies.
Before it can move ahead with its plans for a redevelopment project featuring an apartment complex along the Scajaquada Creek in Buffalo, Savarino Cos. will have a major cleanup job ahead of it after decades of contamination by the site's prior users.
Two Buffalo expats, one who founded Zephyr Partners and the other who owns CrossCountry Mortgage LLC, are offering to cover all the funeral expenses up to $50,000 for the 10 victims of Saturday's mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo.
Douglas Jemal is committing at least $100,000 for the families of the victims of the mass shooting at the Tops Markets on Buffalo's East Side. He said he will attempt to go to fellow businesspeople in the area to help raise the money, or make the donation himself.
Buffalo Next reporters Jonathan D. Epstein, Jon Harris, Natalie Brophy, Matt Glynn, Janet Gramza and Mike Petro contributed to this roundup.
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Five reads from Buffalo Next:
1. Ex-bull rider Rick Gardner has become the University at Buffalo's startup guru: He's helping UB pave the way for entrepreneurs with a program dubbed the Cultivator, a nursery for sprouting startups.
2. Doctor recognized for providing aid in strife-torn regions: Dr. Aaron Epstein has been splitting his life between surgical shifts in Buffalo and leading the humanitarian aid group he founded in 2015. Now, he's in line for one of the nation's top civilian awards.
3. Rachel's Mediterranean grill expands beyond Buffalo home: Rachel's has made it big in Western New York, and the family-owned business is now trying to expand the concept down the Thruway in New York and in larger markets such as Fort Worth, Texas.
4. Mickey Rats gets one more summer, but Captain Kidd's gives way to townhomes: Ellicott Development Co. CEO William Paladino said the real estate company is trying to get Mickey Rats Beach Club open for business again by Memorial Day, for what may be its final summer.
5. Nationwide shortage of baby formula hits home: Parents in the Buffalo Niagara region are feeling the impact of the shortage. Here's how some local families are scrambling to get what they need for their babies.
The Buffalo Next team gives you the big picture on the region’s economic revitalization. Email tips to buffalonext@buffnews.com or reach Buffalo Next Editor David Robinson at 716-849-4435. Want to talk health care? Reach Jon Harris at jharris@buffnews.com or at 716-849-3482.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angeles Investors – the investment community on a mission to find, fund, and grow the most promising startup ventures – is pleased to announce the top 100 startups in the US with Hispanic or Latino leadership. Awardees will be recognized today during the Angeles Q2 Pitch Night Event & Awards, sponsored by J.P. Morgan. (view a full list of 2023 Angeles 100)
The Angeles 100 celebrates a collection of inspiring venture-backed startups driving innovation. These startups have built, or are building, great companies of the exact kind Angeles supports and invests in. This year's honorees exemplify how startup founders are driving business forward and setting their organizations up for success.
The 2023 awardees were nominated and selected based on their having secured funding (seed through Series E), the founder, co-founder, and/or board member being of Hispanic or Latin descent, being incorporated in the United States and their ability to show year-over-year growth.
"We're excited to be back for a second year at the Computer History Museum in California to celebrate great business achievements, exceptional leadership, create new partnerships, and for the opportunity to learn from top investors and entrepreneurs driving the venture capital landscape," said David Olivencia, Angeles Investors CEO.
Angeles Investors will celebrate the top 100 startup ventures with Hispanic and Latino leadership, called the Angeles 100, during the Angeles Q2 Pitch Night Event & Awards this evening at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.
Join the celebration virtually or in person. Tickets to this event may be purchased online. Media are invited to attend.
We are now accepting nominations for our 2024 Angeles 100 award. Click here to apply.
Angeles Investors is one of the largest and fastest growing Angel Investing groups in America that brings together people from all ethnicities and backgrounds across the country to support Latino and Hispanic entrepreneurs in building the next great companies.
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During Amazon’s July Prime Day event, a top category with many featured deals is pet products. The Prime Early Access Sale is no different, as the sales event provides great opportunities for pet owners to shop and save. So whether you are shopping for a dog, cat or other type of beloved pet, there’s an Early Access deal for your furry, feathered or finned friend. You can save time by browsing our favorite pet-friendly Prime Early Access Sale deals that we’ve organized into sections for dogs, cats, small pets and cleaning essentials.
BestReviews will be updating these picks during the Prime Early Access Sale. We recommend checking back throughout the duration of the event as we add more worthwhile bargains.
Updated: October 12, 8 a.m. PT
Lightning deal
Uahpet Wireless & Battery Operated Cat Water Fountain
Ensure that your pets always have fresh water available with this automatic water fountain. The water pump is battery operated and only dispenses water when a pet is near.
This Lightning Deal is available until stocks are sold out.
A cozy dog bed and other deals for dog owners
Furhaven Pet Bed: 15% off
Your pooch will love indulging in nap time when it curls up on this supportive pet bed. It combines a soft cover with foam construction that is designed to surround your dog in comfort. You can choose from several sizes to fit your best friend’s needs.
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Zonli Pet Harness: 50% off
A quality harness like this one by Zonli will provide security and comfort on long walks. It’s made of durable material with padding for comfort. It’s available in several sizes and simple to adjust for a precise fit.
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Furbo 360-degree pet camera: 30% off
You can keep a watchful eye on your pup when you aren’t at home when you own the Furbo 360-degree pet camera. It is easy to set up and features vivid image quality. In addition to seeing your pet, you can also hear and talk to your best friend, thanks to the two-way audio.
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Three Dog Bakery Sandwich Cookies: 21% off
The Prime Early Access Sale is an ideal time to save on dog treats, such as Three Dog Bakery Lick’n Crunch Sandwich Cookies, that are highly rated and on sale today. With a flavor that most dogs can’t resist, they are a good choice for treating and training purposes.
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Oneisall Dog Clippers: 20% off
If you like to groom your dog from the comfort of your own home, you need proper grooming tools. You’ll get clippers, scissors, a comb and more in the Oneisall comprehensive dog grooming kit.
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Other top deals in this space
- Quality pet treats, such as Plato Pets, is often on sale during Prime events. If this is your dog’s favorite brand, you’ll save 50% per bag by stocking up today.
- This Outward Hound pet bowl will challenge your dog’s searching skills while helping it to slow down during meal times. It’s 67% off the usual price.
- This well-made collar is available at a special Prime Early Access Sale price of just $11.19.
- At only $9.99 for this one, now is a good time to stock up on leashes.
- Dog toys, such as these by Outward Hound, make great Christmas gifts for the special canines in your life. They are marked down 10%.
- A book with a dog theme makes a nice gift for any dog lover. This awesome read is only $31 today.
- This Pet Deluxe bowl is 18% off and crafted of rust-resistant stainless steel.
- If you travel with your pooch, a soft-sided pet carrier – like this one that’s on sale for $28 – is the way to go.
- Another travel must-have for your dog is this car seat cover, which is 37% off today.
- To support your dog’s joints and hips, try these chewable tablets, on sale for $27.36 today.
A feature-packed cat tree and more deals for cat owners
TSCOMON Multi-Level Cat Tree: 20% off
A tall height combined with ample spots to climb, perch and nap make this cat tree the perfect choice for your favorite felines. It also offers multiple scratching posts to detract cats from exercising their urge to scratch on your furniture and walls.
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PETKIT Water Fountain: 39% off
This automatic water fountain attracts cats with a continuous flow of water. The replaceable filters remove impurities to keep your pet’s water fresh and enticing. The fountain sports an attractive design that looks great in any room.
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PETKIT Pura X Self-Cleaning Cat Litter Box: 41% off
The PetKit Pura X automatic litter box is a self-cleaning model that will eliminate the tasks of scraping and scooping to keep it clean. It works with special crystal litter that reduces odors to keep your home smelling fresh.
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ANJIME Cat Toy Bundle: 11% off
This collection of cat toys will keep your furry friend engaged in active play for hours. It includes mice, balls, feathers and more. Each one appeals to a cat’s urge to chase and pounce.
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Pesofer Cat Tree: 30% off
A cozy cat perch provides a napping spot for your cat to sleep and dream. In addition to a soft hammock, this model also has a built-in scratching post and hanging toys, so your cat can enjoy playtime when it’s not asleep.
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Other top deals in this space
- This cat food is made by a popular brand and is 30% off during the Prime Early Access Sale.
- At a price of only $10.39, these catnip toys will lure your cats and inspire them to play.
- This cat T-shirt is discounted 20% and makes a nice gift for the cat lover in your life.
- The WoPet cat feeder will simplify feedings. It’s marked down by 54% for a limited time.
- Most cats can’t get enough Vitakraft cat treats. You can stock up and save 30% per pack.
- Storing dry cat food in an airtight container will keep it fresh and tasty. This container is available at a Prime Early Access Sale price of just $23.99.
- Cat litter can be pricey, so we were thrilled to find Purina Tidy Cats for 18% off.
- This pure catnip is irresistible to cats. It’s on sale for $10.36.
- These cat treats are delicious and will have your cats running to you for just $14.78.
- These feline pet supplements feature 40 ingredients that will keep your cat feeling its best. It’s also on sale today for $37.99.
Hamster accessories and deals for owners of small animals and fish
Hamster Chew Toy Kit: 51% off
Toys, chewables and more – the accessories in this kit are designed to keep hamsters happy. They are made of wood that’s safe for little critters to chew. In addition to hamsters, the collection is suitable for mice, gerbils and other small pets.
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GloFish Betta Aquarium Kit: 27% off
Setting up an aquarium is fun and educational and doesn’t have to require the purchase of multiple items. The GloFish kit comes with everything you need to get started, including lights and decorative accessories. The 3-gallon tank is ideal for beginners as well as avid aquarium hobbyists.
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KATUMO Rabbit Chew Toys: 20% off
Katumo treats are made of natural ingredients, such as hay, fruit and vegetables, that many small pets love. They satisfy the urge to chew and are good for pets too.
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KATUMO Bird Toy Set: 24% off
Bird toys will provide activities for your pet birds so they can climb, chew and explore. This generous set includes multiple colorful pieces that are appealing to many types of birds.
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MidWest Homes Dog Crate: 27% off
Whether you are choosing a home for a new small pet or looking for a new one for your tiny friend, this cage is a good pick. It is easy to set up and comes with accessories to make your little pet’s home cozy and comfortable.
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Other top deals in this space
- A spacious cage will give your pet birds room to play. This one is 20% off today.
- This fish food is a customer favorite and is marked down to $9.79.
- A hamster wheel will keep your little friend active. This highly rated model is on sale for $11.63.
- This bed may be small, but it’s ideal for pets such as hamsters. You’ll enjoy a savings of 20% if you buy today.
- This book on caring for birds is a must-read for bird enthusiasts. It’s 49% off today.
- Stock up on SeaChem aquarium gravel and you can save 20%.
- Chuhuayuan Apple sticks are made of natural ingredients that pets love, and they have a consistency that entices them to chew. They are discounted 20%
- For the low price of $10.31, these stylish faux plants will look great in your aquarium.
- These treats are made with seeds and other natural ingredients that are good for birds. They are on sale for $10.
- This aquarium pump is highly rated and marked down to a Prime Early Access Sale price of $19.99.
Shark’s Rocket Pet Plus vacuum and other cleaning deals for homes with pets
Shark Rocket Pet Plus Stick Vacuum: 25% off
With Shark’s powerful suction and on-board tools for reaching touch spots, this vacuum is made for pet owners. It’s also lightweight and easy to maneuver over all types of flooring.
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Bissell Cleanview Swivel Pet Vacuum: 28% off
For pet owners who prefer an upright model, the Cleanview is a solid choice. A straightforward design, large dirt cup and swivel steering are key features that make it a reliable cleaning tool for removing pet hair, dirt and debris.
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Swiffer WetJet Hardwood: 8% off
Don’t underestimate the power of a Swiffer to eliminate pet hair and dander from your home. It’s easy to use and effective. Its also an affordable option that’s suitable for quick cleanups.
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Hoover Dual Spin Pet Plus: 33% off
This carpet cleaner will come in handy when you need to remove pet messes and stains from your carpet. In addition to powerful suction, it has on-board tools for cleaning crevices, upholstery and more.
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eufy by Anker BoostIQ RoboVac: 43% off
This impressive device is more than a robotic vacuum. It features multiple stage cleaning, smart mapping and reliable suction to effectively clean all types of homes, especially those with pets.
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Other top deals in this space
- The VacLife handheld vacuum is useful for quick cleanups. The Prime Early Access Sale price is 35% off.
- At a discount of 26%, you won’t find a better deal on a quality enzyme cleaner.
- This hair removing tool is only $6.99, and it will keep your clothing, upholstery and other fabrics free of pet hair.
- Already affordable, this Samsung stick vac is discounted 40% for the big Amazon sales event.
- The Bissell Little Green Pet Deluxe is on sale for $119.99. It’s the perfect cleaning tool for spot cleaning pet messes.
- Formulated to tackle tough stains, the Puracy professional carpet cleaning solution is an awesome deal at $15.19.
- Sheiner’s stain remover will keep your carpet and furniture looking its best, even when your pets have accidents. The price of $26.52 is a bargain.
- This handheld spot remover may be small, but it’s mighty. It’s also on sale today for the low price of $101.50.
- This pet slicker brush is perfect for your pets to detangle their fur. It’s 30% off today.
- This Angry Orange Odor Remover smells like citrus and removes any unwanted smells from your pet. It’s discounted by 47% today.
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GREENSBORO — In what had been an old sub shop on North Greene Street, there is a laughter and loudness that’s inspiring to Jennifer Ruppe and the founders of the grassroots Guilford Green Foundation & LGBTQ Center now located there.
Welcome to a safe space.
“I see them so proud of who they are and their identities and they don’t feel that they have to hide it,” said Ruppe, the nonprofit’s executive director.
Guilford Green began 25 years ago as a support system for the local gay community. Over time the organization has also raised and given away nearly $1 million in significant grants — including thousands to a local filmmaker to finish a documentary on gay marriage as the issue was making its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
But Ruppe and Guilford Green’s founders are keenly aware that there is pressure not to relax — not that they ever would.
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Anti-gay sentiment. Recent controversies over drag queens. The continuing fight for equal rights. Their work on these growing challenges to the community comes together at the center, which is the heart of the organization and provides a menu of items for LGBTQ people of all ages.
While not trying to be showy, donors were very intentional about what they wanted in a center — and this one has the touches of a designer and reflects the money raised for the project. It ended up being built in the shadow of downtown and near the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts.
“They said they wanted a first-class center because ‘We’ve been treated like second-class citizens our whole lives,’” recalled Ruppe of raising the money in five months.
That generosity amazed her.
“I heard a lot about the needs of youth now,” Ruppe said of the support. “Almost like people are wanting to give back so the next generation doesn’t have to deal with what they had to deal with.”
Or are still dealing with. Alone.
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Now the Triad’s largest LGBTQ organization, the foundation kicks off its 25th anniversary year with “The Green Party” on Saturday at Piedmont Hall.
There’s a reason why the celebration has that moniker. Rewind to the group’s roots in the early 1990s when people across the community came together wanting to do something to help provide financial support to Triad Health Project, the local AIDS/HIV service organization. So they got together and threw a party. The so-called “Green Party” raised over $10,000.
“So many of their friends had either survived the AIDS crisis or were living with HIV,” Ruppe explained.
A few years later, Guilford Green broadened its focus to other issues affecting the gay community.
The group, which built a foundation on support from both the gay and larger community, began awarding grants to nonprofits serving LGBTQ people in Guilford County at a time in philanthropy when less than 1% of all dollars across the country went to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender projects.
“Just the visibility of having so many gay people come together and have an organization this strong in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it has and continues to shape peoples’ views of Greensboro and wanting to live here,” Ruppe said.
Since then, more than $900,000 raised largely through public donations has gone to addressing existing and emerging community needs in urban and rural communities throughout the Piedmont Triad.
In the past, Guilford Green has helped continue the meals and services at Higher Ground, the resource and day center for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
The Community Theatre of Greensboro, among hundreds of other recipients over the years, got $2,000 to produce “My Big Gay Italian Wedding.”
One Guilford Green project led by ministers offered training to clergy and leaders on making their congregations more welcoming for gay people.
“They’ve had an impact that a lot of people in the community don’t see,” said the Rev. Julie Peeples of Congregational United Church of Christ.
Like in 2012, right after voters approved Amendment One — an amendment to the state constitution that defined marriage between one man and one woman.
“A number of ministers had approached me during the Amendment One battle and said they wanted to get their congregations on board in defeating the ballot, but they didn’t know how to have that conversation,” Peeples said.
The group used a grant to design a “Welcome Conversations” workshop with a curriculum and resources for clergy and any lay leaders who wanted to come and learn how to help their congregations become more inclusive.
“I know that there are churches that really did make a lot of progress with having those conversations, so today there are more churches that are completely welcoming,” Peeples said. “We don’t take credit for that but we helped some of those congregations begin that journey.”
In 2012, the Wake Forest University Film Project received $3,000 to help finish a documentary about Ellen “Lennie” Gerber and Pearl Berlin, community activists, longtime partners and Guilford County residents. The women married at Beth David Synagogue in 2013 once same-sex couples were allowed to do so.
Their love story became the national face of the same-sex marriage debate at a time when it was illegal in most states.
“Not only was the financial support we received from Guilford Green instrumental in helping us complete the film, but that grant was important in a couple of other ways, too,” filmmaker Mary Dalton said. “It was an honor to earn the confidence of the organization and its trust that we would handle Lennie and Pearl’s story with respect.”
Guilford Green also gives out a scholarship in amounts up to $3,000 in honor of Berlin and supports continuing education for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and allied students who exhibit courage and leadership in their schools and communities.
“She would have loved everything except for having it named after her,” said Gerber, 87, the former teacher’s widow, who is not involved in the selection process but hands out the awards.
The nonprofit One Step Further, another grant recipient, offers a program not found in many communities that focuses on the tension that may exist between children who are “coming out” as gay and their caregivers.
“The program that we run certainly has been successful,” said Yvonne Johnson, the agency’s executive director and Greensboro’s Mayor pro-tem. “North Carolina did a rating of programs a year ago and we had moved to number one, tied with Chapel Hill, with effectiveness with our programs for the LGBTQ community — and I found that out from NPR.
“Guilford Green’s support has certainly helped us in our work.”
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Organizers heard from people in the gay community that they wanted a place to connect with others.
“Where it’s not a bar,” Ruppe said. “Where folks could come and meet new friends.”
Teen siblings Aviva and Sage LeWinter have strong family support but have made friends at the center. Sage, 13, who identifies as they/them, is part of a series of conversations being recorded between youth and the older generation. It’s one way they’re learning more about other people’s lives and experiences, and why, for example, it is important to have the center’s closet full of clothing.
“They can get clothing to align with their gender identity,” Sage said. “It’s so huge for people.”
While some parents drop teens off at the center, Ruppe still gets calls from school social workers looking for resources for youth who “came out” to their families.
“The student turned 18 that day and the parents told them not to come home,” Ruppe said of one such call.
The center’s security system once caught someone on camera snatching the group’s Pride flag that hangs above the front door.
“We’re always going to get phone calls or voice messages or cards in the mail that are not friendly,” Ruppe said. “It’s hard to know what good work we are doing and then have people take their time to reach out and tell us they hate us. Luckily those have been the worst of it when we clearly see increasing violence to the LGBTQ community over the last couple of years.”
Ruppe was talking to a donor the other day who put it all into perspective.
“She said: ‘I can’t believe I’m getting chocked up. When I think back to how this started and this small group of people that wanted to make Greensboro better for LGBTQ people — I can’t believe what we have now.” | 2023-01-26T12:43:52+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/news/local/pride-and-joy-this-groups-goal-is-to-make-greensboro-better-for-lgbtq-people/article_648b9d18-94ef-11ed-b426-ab03dd6c8d1e.html |
Chicago mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson lobbed attacks at fellow contender Paul Vallas in the first televised debate of the Chicago mayoral runoff on Wednesday night, setting the stage for a contentious race ahead of the April election.
Both Johnson, a Cook County commissioner, and Vallas, a former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO, prevailed in last week’s Chicago mayoral election out of a total of nine candidates running, which included Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D). Given the unlikeliness that any one candidate would notch at least half of the vote, Johnson and Vallas needed to be the top two vote-getters to proceed to the April 4 runoff.
Wednesday night’s one-on-one forum, which was hosted by NBC 5 and Telemundo Chicago, was the first time both candidates faced each other in a televised debate. While Vallas was careful not to begin the debate attacking his challenger, Johnson took at least two shots at the former CPS CEO less than 10 minutes into the debate.
In one of his first attacks, Johnson targeted Vallas over some of his donors, including Citadel founder and key Republican donor Ken Griffin.
“We have to make sure that we are strengthening the red flag laws so that individuals who are holding guns and receiving guns – that they don’t have guns,” Johnson said. “Paul Vallas is supported by someone [at] Citadel, Ken Griffin, that is trying to manufacture and put more guns on the street. I’m working hard to keep guns off the street.”
Johnson also attacked the former CPS CEO by alleging that Vallas wasn’t in favor of teaching Black history in public education, appearing to nod to comments that Vallas made during a podcast appearance in 2021 on the issue of critical race theory (CRT). On the podcast, while Vallas acknowledged that Black history was taught in Chicago public schools, he suggested there were drawbacks to teaching CRT in schools, according to The Chicago Tribune.
“Paul Vallas, on the other hand, doesn’t believe that children of the city of Chicago should learn Black history. So if we eliminate the type of history that Paul Vallas is trying to promote, they wouldn’t know that the first Black mayor of the city of Chicago was Harald Washington,” Johnson said.
As the debate wore on, however, Vallas hit back at Johnson as well while also simultaneously trying to defend his record, including on teaching Black history in Chicago.
“Just nonsense again,” Vallas responded at one point. “I actually integrated Black history and all the curriculum in it, and then moved beyond just Black history month in February. I also incorporated African studies into the world history curriculum.”
Vallas alleged that Johnson wanted to tax the hotel/motel industry – a signal to the Chicago business community not to support the Cook County commissioner – and argued that Johnson was “in part responsible for the shutting down of one of the poorest school systems in the country” during the COVID-19 pandemic and the union’s moves to strike during that time.
“A 100-year pandemic was responsible for everything being shut down,” Johnson hit back at Vallas.
The mayoral debate focused heavily on the issue of crime and public safety, which is seen as the top issue driving the race among voters. Vallas emphasized his position that the city needed to address the issue of public safety in order to address more looming issues, like attracting business back to the city and by securing better and more reliable transportation.
Meanwhile, Johnson emphasized his plan to hire 200 more police detectives in addition to strengthening red flag laws. He noted that the city had to be “smart” about the issue of policing, saying officers should not be asked to handle calls over non-violent criminal complaints, such as marital disputes and mental health crises.
The debate comes less than a month before Chicago voters will head back to the polls to weigh in whether they’d like to see Vallas or Johnson as their next mayor. Vallas has run for mayor before, failing to make the runoff in 2019. Johnson is a first-time mayoral candidate.
Both men have attracted high-profile endorsements shortly after last month’s election. Former Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White (D) and Alderman Roderick Sawyer, a former Chicago mayoral contender, backed Vallas. Meanwhile, Johnson has notched support from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who lost to Lightfoot in the 2019 mayoral runoff, and Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.). | 2023-03-09T03:59:56+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/sparks-fly-in-first-chicago-mayoral-runoff-debate-as-candidates-trade-barbs/ |
Thefts prompt 17 states to urge recall of Kia, Hyundai cars
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys general in 17 states on Thursday urged the federal government to recall millions of Kia and Hyundai cars because they are too easy to steal, a response to a sharp increase in thefts fueled by a viral social media challenge.
Some Kia and Hyundai cars sold in the United States over the last decade do not have engine immobilizers, a standard feature on most cars that prevents the engine from starting unless the key is present.
Videos circulating on the social media service TikTok have shown how people can start Kia and Hyundai models by using only a screwdriver and a USB cable. In Los Angeles, thefts of Hyundai and Kia cars increased by about 85% in 2022, now accounting for 20% of all car thefts in the city, according to the California attorney general’s office.
These social media-inspired thefts have often ended in tragedy, with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration blaming the stolen car trend for 14 reported crashes and eight deaths. In October, a police commissioner said that a car crash in Buffalo, New York, that left four teenagers dead may have been linked to the TikTok challenge. In the incident, a total of six teenagers were in a speeding Kia that crashed, Buffalo police said. The car had been reported stolen.
“The bottom line is, Kia’s and Hyundai’s failure to install standard safety features on many of their vehicles have put vehicle owners and the public at risk,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a news release. “Instead of taking responsibility with appropriate corrective action, these carmakers have chosen instead to pass this risk onto consumers and our communities.”
Bonta and the other attorneys general sent a letter on Thursday to NHTSA requesting a nationwide recall. The letter also was signed by attorneys general from Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington and the District of Columbia.
Kia said in a statement that it is focused on the issue, “and we continue to take action to address the concerns these attorneys general have raised.” The automaker says more than 165,000 customers have had the software installed, and over 2 million owners have been contacted about it. The company says the vehicles comply with federal safety standards, so a recall isn’t necessary.
Hyundai also said its vehicles comply with federal anti-theft requirements. The company says it rolled out the software upgrade to prevent the thefts two months ahead of schedule, but it did not answer a question about how many vehicles have received it. “We are communicating with NHTSA on our many actions to assist our customers,” the company statement said.
The letter adds to the growing pressure on the South Korea-based automakers. Multiple cities, including St. Louis, Cleveland, Milwaukee, San Diego, Seattle and Columbus, Ohio, have already sued the automakers.
In September, the Highway Loss Data Institute, a unit of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, found that Hyundai and Kia cars without immobilizers had a vehicle theft claim rate of 2.18 per 1,000 insured vehicle years. The rest of the industry combined had a rate of 1.21.
Hyundai and Kia announced in February that they would provide software updates for vehicles that require the key to be in the ignition switch to turn the car on. The change also updates the cars’ theft alarm software to extend the length of an alarm from 30 seconds to 1 minute. About 3.8 million Hyundai cars and 4.5 million Kia cars are eligible for the software update.
But the service campaign by the affiliated Korean automakers is not a recall, which comes with reporting requirements and is monitored closely by NHTSA.
The agency said the Hyundai and Kia thefts involve criminal conduct that falls under the jurisdiction of law enforcement. Even so, NHTSA said it has met with the automakers to discuss theft vulnerability as well as software and hardware in the affected models.
The agency said it is getting regular updates on the companies’ plans. “NHTSA will continue to monitor this issue, spread awareness of further updates to local authorities and lend its expertise in efforts to strengthen motor vehicle safety,” the agency said.
But Michael Brooks, executive director of the nonprofit Center for Auto Safety, said there is no way for the public to track the effectiveness of a company’s internal service campaign. In a recall, NHTSA requires quarterly reports and monitors whether the recall repairs solve the problem, he said. The agency also requires automakers to notify each owner by mail.
“We won’t know how many are on the road with the problem” with a company service campaign, Brooks said. “We’re not going to know if the recall is effective, if notification went out properly.”
Brooks said NHTSA has been slow to react to auto thefts, even though the stolen Hyundais and Kias are causing safety problems on the roads.
Hyundai has said all models produced after Nov. 1, 2021, have immobilizers as standard equipment.
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Krisher reported from Detroit.
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President Biden has named Dr. Mandy Cohen, former state health secretary in North Carolina, to serve as the next leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In his announcement, Biden praised Cohen's experience and leadership. "Dr. Cohen is one of the nation's top physicians and health leaders," Biden said in the statement, "[She] has been recognized by leaders from both parties" for her ability [to] find common ground and put complex policy into action."
Cohen, 44, is an internal medicine physician who has served in top positions in state and federal government and in the private sector. From 2017-2021, she served as health secretary in North Carolina, where she worked on expanding access to health care for low-income residents and became the face of the state's COVID-19 response during the public health emergency.
She leaves her current position, as an executive at the health care company Aledade, to lead the CDC, a federal agency whose morale and reputation has been deeply tarnished by its pandemic response. She takes the helm from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the current director, whose last day on the job is June 30.
"Her experience at both the federal and state level equips her to meet the challenges we face today, tomorrow, and in the years ahead," said Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, in a statement on Friday welcoming Cohen's appointment.
In Cohen, supporters see a seasoned leader in public health — and politics
Those that know Cohen describe her as a strong manager and communicator who approaches tough tasks head on.
"I think she's exactly the right choice," says Andy Slavitt, a former Biden adviser and administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who promoted her to the positions of chief of staff and chief operating officer at CMS during his tenure.
The CDC "needs someone who understands how to make health and public health a reality in people's lives, how to implement things operationally, how to lift the morale and culture of an agency that's been badly bruised," says Slavitt, who advised both the Biden administration and Dr. Cohen on the search for the next CDC director.
Cohen may be the last CDC director to be appointed without Senate confirmation (Congressional approval for a CDC director will be required starting January 2025, per requirements in the FY 2023 omnibus bill).
She'll likely face steady criticism from some Republicans in Congress, who have held multiple hearings on what they frame as the CDC's failures to lead in recent years. "Throughout the pandemic, CDC published confusing guidance and made divisive and confusing statements," said Congressman Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio), chair of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, at recent a hearing with outgoing CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, "Instead of being a calm and trusted voice of science and reason, the American people felt let down, often deceived and left damaged."
Supporters say Cohen is seasoned at navigating politics, having worked for both the Obama administration and the state government in North Carolina. It's a skill she'll need as she advocates for more money and broader authorities for the agency.
"One of the things she brings, having worked for a Democratic governor [Roy Cooper] in a Republican state, is finding the language that brings people together, as opposed to fomenting the noise of the political discourse," says Marylou Sudders, former health and human services secretary in Massachusetts, who frequently consulted with Cohen during the pandemic.
Those who have worked with Cohen describe her as a good manager and leader.
"She's an expert in managing people and implementing policy," says Natalie Davis, CEO of the nonprofit health care advocacy group United States of Care, who once reported to Cohen as a staffer in the Obama administration. "She is a strategist and operator and knows how to have a vision and see it through, to all the teams and people that [make it] work."
Can Cohen rebuild CDC in the wake of pandemic?
The CDC is an agency of 10,000 employees, tasked with protecting the public from threats to their health and safety. Internally, the agency has been plagued with attrition and low morale, as they faced criticism for politicization and poor communication in their pandemic response.
Outgoing director Dr. Rochelle Walensky had documented some of the agency's "pretty dramatic, pretty public" mistakes, as she described it in an internal video to staff viewed by NPR, before restructuring the senior leadership and parts of the agency in recent months, with the goal of making the CDC more nimble in its response to health threats.
"Having a CDC director who's attentive, spending time with staff, helping the agency get back on its feet and get some confidence back will be important," says Dr. Marcus Plescia, chief medical officer at the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
One of the biggest challenges facing Cohen will be restoring trust and credibility with the public.
Trust in the U.S. government is near historic lows, according to a 2022 Pew Research poll – just 20% of Americans say they trust the government to do what is right most of the time. And when it comes to public health specifically, a 2021 poll by the Harvard School of Public Health found that just half of those surveyed in the U.S. have a great deal of trust in the CDC.
It's a topic that Cohen focused on in her commencement address at Guilford College last month.
"Trust in institutions, such as government, or media, or business, has been eroding in recent years. This lack of trust has led to polarization and division, and has made it harder to solve important issues facing our world," she said.
Cohen built trust with North Carolinians during COVID, says Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. "She was always right on target communicating to the public – transparent, engaged," he says, "[In public health], you have to be able to effectively articulate the decision-making you did, and she's better than most in doing that."
In addition to steering the CDC and advocating for its budget and authorities in Washington, the new director faces a slew of growing public health concerns.
"We have an obesity epidemic, opioid epidemic, a firearm epidemic," says Benjamin. "We have a rising number of STD's, and a commitment we've made to get a handle around HIV/AIDS," plus potential outbreaks from COVID, Ebola, bird flu, and re-emerging childhood vaccine-preventable diseases such as polio and measles.
"Public health is busy, continuously busy," Benjamin says, "Rebuilding the public health system in the U.S. has got to be a top priority."
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Today's 30-year mortgage rates fall below 6 percent | April 13, 2023
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Check out the mortgage rates for April 13, 2023, which are mixed from yesterday. (Credible)
Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage rates for home purchases are mixed with two key rates holding steady and two key rates falling since yesterday.
- 30-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.875%, down from 6.375%, -0.500
- 20-year fixed mortgage rates: 6.125%, unchanged
- 15-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.500%, down from 5.625%, -0.125
- 10-year fixed mortgage rates: 5.625%, unchanged
Rates last updated on April 13, 2023. These rates are based on the assumptions shown here. Actual rates may vary. Credible, a personal finance marketplace, has 5,000 Trustpilot reviews with an average star rating of 4.7 (out of a possible 5.0).
What this means: Mortgage rates have dropped by half a percentage point for 30-year terms, hitting 5.875%. Meanwhile, both 10- and 20-year rates held steady since yesterday. Fifteen-year terms have today’s lowest rate after edging down to 5.5%. Homebuyers looking to lock in a low monthly payment may want to consider 30-year terms, as the rate has dipped under 6% once again. Borrowers who would rather maximize their savings should consider today’s lowest rate for 15-year terms.
To find great mortgage rates, start by using Credible’s secured website, which can show you current mortgage rates from multiple lenders without affecting your credit score. You can also use Credible’s mortgage calculator to estimate your monthly mortgage payments.
Based on data compiled by Credible, mortgage refinance rates are mixed with three key terms falling while one remained steady since yesterday.
- 30-year fixed-rate refinance: 5.875%, down from 6.000%, -0.125
- 20-year fixed-rate refinance: 5.625%, down from 5.750%, -0.125
- 15-year fixed-rate refinance: 5.250%, down from 5.375%, -0.125
- 10-year fixed-rate refinance: 5.625%, unchanged
Rates last updated on April 13, 2023. These rates are based on the assumptions shown here. Actual rates may vary. With 5,000 reviews, Credible maintains an "excellent" Trustpilot score.
What this means: Mortgage refinance rates have edged down for 15-, 20-, and 30-year terms while 10-year rates have remained unchanged since yesterday. Fifteen-year terms have today’s lowest rate at 5.25%, an excellent choice for homeowners looking to save the most on interest. Borrowers who would rather have a smaller monthly payment should consider 20-year rates at 5.625%, as they’re lower than 30-year rates at 5.875%.
How mortgage rates have changed over time
Today’s mortgage interest rates are well below the highest annual average rate recorded by Freddie Mac — 16.63% in 1981. A year before the COVID-19 pandemic upended economies across the world, the average interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for 2019 was 3.94%. The average rate for 2021 was 2.96%, the lowest annual average in 30 years.
The historic drop in interest rates means homeowners who have mortgages from 2019 and older could potentially realize significant interest savings by refinancing with one of today’s lower interest rates. When considering a mortgage or refinance, it’s important to take into account closing costs such as appraisal, application, origination and attorney’s fees. These factors, in addition to the interest rate and loan amount, all contribute to the cost of a mortgage.
How Credible mortgage rates are calculated
Changing economic conditions, central bank policy decisions, investor sentiment and other factors influence the movement of mortgage rates. Credible average mortgage rates and mortgage refinance rates reported in this article are calculated based on information provided by partner lenders who pay compensation to Credible.
The rates assume a borrower has a 700 credit score and is borrowing a conventional loan for a single-family home that will be their primary residence. The rates also assume no (or very low) discount points and a down payment of 20%.
Credible mortgage rates reported here will only give you an idea of current average rates. The rate you actually receive can vary based on a number of factors.
How do I choose a mortgage lender?
A mortgage is likely the largest debt you’ll take on in life — one that will take decades to repay. So it’s critical to make sure you choose a mortgage lender and mortgage that work best for your needs and financial situation.
Here are some tips to help you choose a mortgage lender:
- Comparison shop. Compare rates and terms from multiple lenders. Just as you comparison shop for less important purchases, you should compare offers from several lenders. A Freddie Mac study found that adding just one quote to your mortgage search could save you $1,500 over the life of a loan. Adding five could save you about $3,000. Credible makes it easy to compare your prequalified rates from multiple lenders.
- Consider a mortgage broker. Mortgage brokers can do the legwork for you when it comes to finding a loan deal. But be aware that mortgage brokers typically make money by charging a small percentage of the loan for their services.
- Leverage relationships. Explore mortgage offerings from banks and financial institutions you already do business with. Loyalty and familiarity may work in your favor in negotiating a good mortgage deal.
- Look for referrals. Ask friends, family, coworkers and neighbors for referrals, and about their experiences with different lenders.
If you’re trying to find the right mortgage rate, consider using Credible. You can use Credible's free online tool to easily compare multiple lenders and see prequalified rates in just a few minutes.
Have a finance-related question, but don't know who to ask? Email The Credible Money Expert at moneyexpert@credible.com and your question might be answered by Credible in our Money Expert column. | 2023-04-14T04:47:55+00:00 | wogx.com | https://www.wogx.com/money/todays-mortgage-rates-april-13-2023 |
NEW ORLEANS, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until July 11, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Oscar Health, Inc. (NYSE: OSCR), if they purchased or acquired the Company's Class A common stock pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's March 2021 initial public offering (the "IPO"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
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Oscar Health and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information in its IPO Registration Statement, violating federal securities laws.
On November 10, 2021, the Company disclosed a net loss for the quarter of $212.7 million, an increase of $133.6 million year-over-year, and that its Medical Loss Ratio ("MLR") for the third quarter 2021 increased 920 basis points year-over-year, to 99.7%, "primarily driven by higher net COVID costs as compared to the net benefit in 3Q20, an unfavorable prior year Risk Adjustment Data Validation (RADV) result, and the impact of significant SEP membership growth."
On this news, shares of Oscar Health fell $4.05 per share, or 24.5%, to close at $12.47 per share on November 11, 2021.
The case is Carpenter v. Oscar Health, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:22-cv-03885.
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Picking the right look for your holiday party
Published: Dec. 13, 2022 at 11:47 AM EST|Updated: 12 minutes ago
‘Tis the season for holiday parties! From office get-togethers to gatherings with friends, you’re going to want to look your best. But how to you choose the right outfit? Sadie Cherney from Clothes Mentor Greenville stopped by with tips and inspiration.
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