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Floods threaten Yosemite National Park over Fourth of July weekend
Multiple rounds of atmospheric river storms slammed parts of California over the winter, dropping record amounts of snow in areas such as Yosemite.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Another round of warm temperatures is expected to create more snowmelt in Yosemite National Park this Independence Day weekend, adding to already-gushing waterfalls and potentially flooding campgrounds.
The melted water comes from record snowpack that fell over the winter, when multiple rounds of atmospheric river storms slammed parts of California and dropped historic amounts of snow in areas such as Yosemite.
"We've had a year here in Yosemite," Yosemite National Park spokesperson Scott Gediman told FOX Weather’s Max Gorden. "Starting in December and January, we had the atmospheric rivers, rockfalls, rockslides, debris flow. So, it seems like it's been one thing after another."
According to National Park Service officials, two rounds of warm weather over the spring and summer have helped turn the record snowpack into record snowmelt. This has caused waterways to surge, leading to old waterfalls gushing from the cliffs and new waterfalls forming in the valley.
WATCH A YOSEMITE WATERFALL ROAR AS WINTER'S HISTORIC SNOW MELTS
Officials are now expecting a third wave of warm weather this weekend, and they are bracing themselves and park visitors for even more snowmelt to come. Particularly, they are concerned about flooding in campgrounds and low-lying areas.
Additional snowmelt this weekend is also expected to surge into the Merced River. Located in the western region of Yosemite, Merced River is already running high after the two waves of warm weather.
Because of dangers such as these, park officials are warning visitors to keep a safe distance from the rivers. The NPS has already conducted two high-water rescues this year.
Park officials noted that heavy snowpack has been responsible for damages to buildings, with further assessments needed for other infrastructure in Yosemite Valley. | 2023-07-01T15:14:59+00:00 | foxweather.com | https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/floods-yosemite-national-park-fourth-of-july-weekend |
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "We wanted to create a fast and easy way to apply protective boards over windows before a hailstorm or other bad weather," said an inventor, from Hitchcock, Texas, "so we invented the J & J STORM CLIPS. Our design enables the boards to be applied without drilling holes or needing another person to help."
The patent-pending invention provides an improved way to install plywood over glass windows prior to major storms. In doing so, it eliminates the need to drill holes or pound nails into siding or window frames. As a result, it helps to prevent unwanted damage and it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a practical and durable design that is easy to install without assistance so it is ideal for households and businesses.
The original design was submitted to the Houston sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-HOF-232, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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Normally when Coral Springs Charter senior pitcher Brianna Godfrey gets a lead in a game, it is usually over.
So, when Coral Springs Charter (23-4) eked out a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning of the Class 3A state semifinal softball game, it looked like the top-ranked Panthers would win an 12th consecutive game and try to play for a sixth state championship at Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont.
During the team’s winning streak, the Panthers had outscored the opposition 122-2, including nine straight shutouts at one point.
It wasn’t meant to be as Brooksville Hernando rallied for a come-from-behind 3-1 victory in nine innings as senior Solaris Genberg delivered a two-out, two-run triple to left to advance the Leopards to the title game on Thursday against Clearwater Calvary Christian Academy.
The Panthers got on the scoreboard first when Sophia Bertorelli doubled with one out in the fifth and Godfrey helped her own cause as she drove in the pinch runner Jessica Sacca with a single up the middle for a 1-0 Coral Springs Charter lead.
“Brianna had to throw a lot of pitches and went a lot of deep counts,” Coral Springs Charter coach Mark Montimurro said. “I think that wore her down by the end of the game and one ball too many found grass.
“I don’t think the game on Monday did her any favors,” Montimurro said referring to the team’s regional final game against Somerset Academy (Silver Palms) that was rescheduled from Friday night due to rain.
Godfrey did not have her usual command as she walked seven batters and scattered four hits. The Marshall University signee threw just 87 strikes out of 157 pitches.
“She is usually good with rest,” Montimurro continued. “When we grabbed the lead, I thought we were in pretty good shape. It is usually enough, but their lineup was very gritty. They made her work and they came up with the clutch at-bat with two runners on.”
Hernando (25-4), ranked ninth in the state, tied the game in the top of the sixth when Hannah Lynch walked and moved to second on a sacrifice by Hannah Taylor. Savannah Ellis then doubled to center just out of the reach of Brooke Bertorelli to score Lynch.
With two outs in the ninth, Genberg knocked in both Sydney Cline and Tiarra Edwards, who both had walked, to give the Leopards’ 16th straight victory.
“We didn’t do much with their pitcher,” added Montimurro, whose team left two runners on base in both the third and eighth innings. “She was effective enough and kept the ball down. We didn’t put many swings on her.”
The three runs were the most the Panthers have allowed since a 5-3 loss to Cooper City in the BCAA championship game in April. They also allowed three runs in a 3-2 loss to Monarch. Coral Springs Charter’s other defeat was a 1-0 setback against Cooper City during the regular season. | 2022-05-26T00:19:54+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/highschool/softball/fl-sp-hs-coral-springs-charter-3a-soft-ss-20220526-zh5x3r3mw5co7emgucxzsc7rwu-story.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired Army colonel has reached a court settlement of nearly $1 million in a sexual assault lawsuit against Air Force Gen. John Hyten, who served as vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The settlement with the U.S. government ends more than four years of investigations, reviews and congressional digging into the matter, which delayed — but ultimately did not defeat — Hyten’s nomination for vice chairman in 2019. He served two years and did not seek a second term.
Army Col. Kathryn Spletstoser, who served as Hyten’s aide in 2017, filed the lawsuit, and in the settlement reached in U.S. District Court in California on Wednesday, the federal government will pay her $975,000.
“It is my sincere hope that the successful outcome in my case will embolden other survivors of military sexual violence to come forward — no matter how high ranking the perpetrator,” she said in a statement Thursday.
In an interview with The Associated Press in 2019, Spletstoser said Hyten subjected her to a series of unwanted sexual advances by kissing, hugging and rubbing up against her in 2017 while she was one of his top aides. She said she repeatedly pushed him away and told him to stop, and that he tried to derail her military career after she rebuffed him.
Hyten vigorously denied her allegations during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in July 2019, with his wife seated behind him and Spletstoser looking on from a short distance away. An internal Air Force investigation determined there was insufficient evidence to charge him or recommend discipline. And a senior Air Force official said at the time that investigators also found no evidence Spletstoser was lying. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters.
It is not uncommon for the U.S. government to pay out large sums of money to settle lawsuits, but a sexual assault case against such a high ranking military officer is far more rare.
The number of reported sexual assaults in the military has increased nearly every year since 2006. And while the services have made inroads in making it easier and safer for service members to come forward, it still remains a highly unreported crime.
Hyten’s nomination was delayed for months while senators pored over thousands of pages of documents and interviewed the general and Spletstoser. The eventual Senate vote of 75-22 to confirm him reflected a bit more opposition than most military nominations, which usually get near-unanimous support.
Ten of the “no” votes came from female senators, including Vice President Kamala Harris, who was then a senator from California, and Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa, a survivor of sexual assault while in college and the only Republican to vote against him.
Spletstoser’s attorney, Ariel Solomon, said in a statement Thursday that the legal payout “stands out as the only known settlement paid by the government for a sexual assault case brought against a member of the United States military.”
____ Associated Press writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report. | 2023-07-13T18:30:39+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/politics/ap-politics/ap-army-colonel-gets-975000-in-sex-assault-case-against-former-joint-chiefs-vice-chairman/ |
MIDWEST CITY, Okla. (KFOR) – One person was rushed to the hospital late Sunday night following a shooting.
Just after 11 p.m. on Sunday, Oklahoma City police were called to an apartment complex near N.E. 10th and Midwest Blvd.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found one person suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg.
Investigators say a fight broke out, which resulted in the victim being shot.
So far, no suspect information has been released. | 2022-10-24T12:28:09+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/one-person-injured-in-midwest-city-shooting/ |
Woman celebrating 115th birthday is oldest living person in the US
LAKE CITY, Iowa (KCCI) – An Iowa woman celebrated her 115th birthday Monday, making her now the oldest person in the United States.
Bessie Hendricks has lived through 21 presidents, two World Wars, a depression, the sinking of the Titanic and two Chicago Cubs World Series Championships.
Besides being the oldest living American, according to the Gerontology Research Group, Henricks is the 10th oldest person living in the world.
Hendricks spent her special day surrounded by her children, the eldest of which is Joan Schaffer.
Schaffer just celebrated her 90th birthday a day earlier.
“I don’t know how you put it into words,” Schaffer said. “It’s marvelous that we still have her.”
All of the kids have the same description of their mother: hard-working and with a lot that was asked of her from a young age.
“Her mother died when she was about 13, I think mom was about 13 years old,” Schaffer said. “And she raised her siblings after that. And when she taught school, she lived right across the road from where she taught school, so she had no reason not to go, not to make it to school.”
The Shady Oaks Care Center hosted the rare birthday party, with employees helping celebrate.
Henricks’ children all sang her favorite song to her, “You Are My Sunshine.”
Her son, Leon Hendricks, said his mother loves to sing.
“We used to wheel her around her in Shady Oaks, and every room we’d stop at she’d still sing ‘You Are My Sunshine,’” he said. “And ... the residents, look forward to it every day, too.”
Bessie Hendricks got to be the audience to her favorite song this time.
“She’s always caring about her family,” Leon Hendricks said. “She always did that. Family came first to mom. Always.”
Copyright 2022 KCCI via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-08T21:26:59+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2022/11/08/woman-celebrating-115th-birthday-is-oldest-living-person-us/ |
ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Operation HOPE, Inc., the nation's largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment for underserved communities, today announced that Ed Eberhart will be joining its Senior Leadership team as Chief Experience Officer.
As one of the newest members of Operation HOPE's Senior Leadership team, Eberhart will ensure that all stakeholder journeys associated with Operation HOPE are beneficial, efficient, and full of value.
Eberhart has spent his career building processes and cultivating ideas. Before joining Operation HOPE, he served as Chief of Staff and Director of Operations in the luxury, marketing, and recruitment industries. He is dedicated to predicting and solving problems, especially when they result in organizational efficiency and cleaner operations. As an experienced operations and management executive, Eberhart has successfully designed & implemented policy for organizations in a wide variety of industries.
"Ed's career in operations will be of great value to our teams at HOPE, especially as we grow and expand our programs to reach more communities nationwide," said Operation HOPE Chairman, Founder, and CEO John Hope Bryant. "The future of Operation HOPE is bright, and I'm confident that we have the right leader in place to ensure we exceed customer expectations through continued process improvements and a culture of excellence."
"Operation HOPE is committed to creating an experience for everyone, internally and externally, that represents our mission and values," said Brian Betts, Operation HOPE President and Chief Financial Officer. "Ed's addition to our team will help to ensure that we are living up to that commitment, and his expertise will bring the innovation we are always striving for here at HOPE."
Eberhart holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Troy University, where he also spent several years as lecturing faculty.
Since 1992, Operation HOPE has been moving America from civil rights to "silver rights" with the mission of making free enterprise and capitalism work for the underserved—disrupting poverty for millions of low and moderate-income youth and adults across the nation. Through its community uplift model, HOPE Inside, which received the 2016 Innovator of the Year recognition by American Banker magazine, Operation HOPE has served more than 4 million individuals and directed more than $3.2 billion in economic activity into disenfranchised communities—turning check-cashing customers into banking customers, renters into homeowners, small business dreamers into small business owners, minimum wage workers into living wage consumers, and uncertain disaster victims into financially empowered disaster survivors. Operation HOPE recently received its eighth consecutive 4-star charity rating for fiscal management and commitment to transparency and accountability by the prestigious non-profit evaluator, Charity Navigator. For more information: OperationHOPE.org. Join the conversation on social media at @operationhope.
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Bangor is considering requiring landlords to obtain a rental license, which would give the city the data it needs to build a registry of all the city’s rental housing units and ensure they meet basic health and safety standards.
Councilors discussed the license policy idea Monday during a workshop of the City Council’s Business and Economic Development Committee. The conversation about rental licenses and the registry took place one week after the Bangor Daily News published a story highlighting how the city hasn’t established a rental registry years after first listing it as a priority.
A workgroup of city officials and stakeholders created to brainstorm ways to combat Bangor’s housing shortage named building a housing registry a priority in 2018. The group believed that data on existing housing in Bangor would inform future decisions intended to improve the amount, quality and affordability of housing available in the city.
Since then, city departments have sought funding to establish a registry but Bangor has failed to bring it to life. Meanwhile, the city’s housing shortage has worsened and its homeless population has grown.
Building a registry of all rental units in Bangor would give the city valuable data on the status of the city’s housing market, such as where rental units are located, their size and quality, according to Anne Krieg, Bangor’s economic development director. A registry program would also ensure units meet basic health and safety standards through regular inspections.
A license or registry program would also tell the city how many units are available for short-term rentals compared with long-term rentals, how many units have age or income limits and which units are accessible for those with mobility limitations, Councilor Gretchen Shaefer said.
Several councilors voiced general support for creating a rental registry in the committee workshop on Monday, stating that getting more thorough information on what housing options exist can help the city identify what the community needs.
“We have to get the ball rolling because we’ve been talking about this forever,” Councilor Dina Yacoubagha said. “This will lead our work in the future when we talk about housing — it will help us with a plan.”
With the councilors’ support, city staff will draft proposed guidelines for the license process, which will be brought back to councilors for final approval.
The city is also aiming to create a registry of all short-term rental units in Bangor, according to Kreig.
In a March memo to councilors, Krieg stated establishing a registry of short-term rental properties may be more time sensitive, because short-term rentals, or units that can be rented fewer than 30 days, aren’t allowed anywhere in the city. Despite this rule, short-term rentals like Airbnbs still exist and more are coming online.
Bangor is considering establishing rules and regulations to allow short-term rentals, though they would require an annual license and inspection. Establishing a registry of those properties would help the city enforce those potential licensing and inspection rules.
City staff will hold a workshop next week to provide information on the proposed rules and regulations for short-term rentals. That workshop will take place at 5 p.m. on July 27 at the Bangor Public Library. | 2023-07-19T11:54:01+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/07/19/news/bangor/bangor-consider-landlord-licensing-rental-registry-joam40zk0w/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruling that upended President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive student loan debt changed his budget math, modestly lowering the projected deficit for this year, his budget office reported Friday.
The White House expects to pare back $259 billion in spending that otherwise would have gone to erasing student loans. This contributed to lowering expected red ink this year under Biden’s budget plans from $1.569 trillion to $1.543 trillion.
The Office of Management and Budget’s Mid-Session Review represents the administration’s first recalculations of the loan program since the court’s June decision, which will affect millions of borrowers.
The court decision initially was expected to reduce the deficit by $400 billion. But a portion of that money will instead be used to pay for a smaller income-driven loan repayment program that goes into effect this summer, according to the report.
Millions of Americans with student loans will be able to enroll in the new SAVE repayment plan that offers some of the most lenient terms the government has ever offered borrowers.
Looking ahead to 2024, the report projects that inflation will continue to decline and the unemployment rate will average 3.8% for the rest of the year. Unemployment is expected to hit 4.4 % in 2024, then decline over the rest of the 10-year budget window to an annual average of 3.8%.
The new forecast comes as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell earlier this week said staff economists no longer foresee a recession.
“There is clear evidence that the President’s economic plan — Bidenomics — is growing our economy from the middle out and bottom up, not the top down,” said Biden’s budget director Shalanda Young in a statement accompanying the report.
The administration has been pushing “Bidenomics” as an approach that spurs economic growth through promoting domestic supply chains and favoring firms that use those supply chains through tax credits and other measures. | 2023-07-29T00:10:25+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/national/ap-supreme-courts-student-loan-decision-will-lower-us-deficit-according-to-new-white-house-projection/ |
– THE MOGUL IS APPROACHING 30 YEARS OF DOMINANCE ACROSS MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, MEDIA, FASHION, AND SPIRITS –
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 14 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After three decades of entrepreneurial success across his renowned brands and a historic last year including a landmark acquisition of becoming the largest minority-owned, vertically integrated multi-state operator in the Cannabis industry, Sean "Diddy" Combs announces the rebranding of his parent company from Combs Enterprises to Combs Global.
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This announcement marks the global expansion of his distinguished portfolio of businesses that have represented dominance across music, entertainment, fashion, spirits, and media/television. At its founding in 2013, Combs Global started with Bad Boy Entertainment, Combs Spirits (Cîroc Vodka, DeLeón Tequila), AQUAhydrate, REVOLT MEDIA, Sean John, Capital Preparatory Charter Schools, and The Sean Combs Foundation. Since then, it has expanded to include new business units and ventures such as Empower Global formally Shop Circulate, Our Fair Share, Love Records, and into Cannabis. Combs Global is entering a new chapter with a distinct vision and shows no signs of slowing down.
"Combs Global represents the next chapter in my journey as a business leader and a bigger vision to build the largest portfolio of leading Black-owned brands in the world," said Sean "Diddy" Combs. "I've enlisted world-class teams of top executives, specialists and strategic partners to bring this new dream to life and put us in the best position to keep making history while leading another 30 years of dominance across industries."
This past year, Combs' acquisition of The Nile List, his $2M investment in creator platform REC Philly, and the historic $185M acquisition of key markets and assets from leading Cannabis company CRESCO Labs added to the Combs Global portfolio. Combs also expanded his prestigious Capital Preparatory charter schools to now include campuses in the Bronx, New York and Hartford, Connecticut. Making an anticipated return to Music, Combs announced the launch of Love Records, an all-R&B record label, adding a new music imprint to his portfolio that builds on the legendary legacy of Bad Boy Entertainment.
With the launch of Combs Global, there has been a complete rebranding of the website, social channels, and brand communications, ushering in an exciting new era for the company. The announcement of the new visual identity coincides with plans to take the company and its business units international. 2023 will mark a year of incredible milestones for Combs Global. With the 30th anniversary of Bad Boy Entertainment, 15th anniversary of Combs' partnership with Diageo, the 10th anniversary of REVOLT, Combs will continue setting the standard as one of the most successful and innovative entrepreneurs of all-time.
The new logo was unveiled in the highly successful Uber One Super Bowl commercial starring Combs where he dreams up a hit song for Uber One, a reminder of Combs unrivaled success as a hitmaker. Combs is the consummate marketer using the moment to not only introduce the new company name and logo but also integrate his spirits brands, Cîroc Vodka and DeLeón Tequila, into the spot. The commercial was teased at Grammys Pro Bowl, and NCAA men's basketball and the full commercial debuted last week. LINK TO COMMERCIAL HERE
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CHICAGO, June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HUB International Limited (Hub), a leading full-service global insurance brokerage and financial services firm, announced today that it has acquired the assets of Heritage Wealth Management Group, LLC (Heritage Wealth Management Group). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania, Heritage Wealth Management Group is an independent financial services firm helping clients in Western Pennsylvania establish and maintain their long-term financial goals. Heritage Wealth Management Group has 300 clients with assets of more than $205 million as of January 2022.
"We are excited to welcome Mike and the team to Hub," said Joe DeNoyior, President of Hub Retirement and Wealth Management. "Their experience both on the plan side and serving wealth management clients with their "client first" approach which aligns to the HUB RPW service model."
Michael Finnell, President of Heritage Wealth Management Group, and the Heritage Wealth Management Group team will join Hub HDH.
Hub Retirement and Private Wealth ("RPW") offers institutional and retirement services to for-profit and not-for-profit organizations and customized private wealth management services to individuals and families. Employees of Hub International offer securities through partner Broker Dealers not affiliated with Hub. Employees of Hub provide advisory services through both affiliated and unaffiliated Registered Investment Advisors (RIA). Global Retirement Partners, LLC, Millennium Advisory Services, Inc, TCG Advisors, Hub Investment Advisors, LLC, HUB International Investment Advisory Services, Inc., and Sheridan Road Advisors, LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of Hub International. Learn more about Hub Retirement and Private Wealth.
Hub International Limited is committed to growing organically and through acquisitions to expand its geographic footprint and strengthen industry and product expertise. For more information on the Hub M&A experience, visit WeAreHub.com.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Hub International Limited is a leading full-service global insurance broker and financial services firm providing risk management, insurance, employee benefits, retirement and wealth management products and services. With more than 14,000 employees in offices located throughout North America, Hub's vast network of specialists brings clarity to a changing world with tailored solutions and unrelenting advocacy, so clients are ready for tomorrow. For more information, please visit www.hubinternational.com.
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WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, January 17, 2023
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149 PM PST Sun Jan 15 2023
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Breaking waves of 6 to 8 feet today. Surf of 4 to 7
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night through Tuesday, highest in San Diego County.
* WHERE...San Diego and Orange County Coastal Areas.
* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and
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* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A slight decrease in surf is possible on
Monday before another west swell produces elevated to high
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to
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...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, minor coastal flooding.
For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 6 to 10 feet
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* WHERE...Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Ventura County
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DALLAS, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NYSE: NXDT) (the "Company") announced that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued an order, effective July 1, 2022, enabling the Company to complete the transition of its business to a diversified real estate investment trust ("REIT").1 The Company's common and preferred shares will continue to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the ticker symbols NXDT and NXDT-PA, respectively.
"We are grateful for shareholders' support and recognition of the benefits of the REIT structure," said Matthew McGraner, chief investment officer of NexPoint Real Estate Advisors. "We are excited to finalize the transition and continue to grow NXDT alongside NexPoint's real estate platform."
On a net asset value basis including dividends, the Company delivered a total return of 258.65% over the past 10 years.2 During that time, the Company operated as a "real estate incubator," investing in assets that represent NexPoint's top real estate themes and strategies. Management believes the REIT structure provides additional opportunities for the Company to create value for shareholders while continuing its established investment approach in real estate assets.
As a publicly traded REIT, management believes that the Company is likely to be added to REIT indices, which may enhance the liquidity of the Company's common shares and improve transparency regarding value.
There are several positions within the Company's portfolio where management sees significant upside potential. Those include Cityplace Tower, an iconic office tower located in Uptown, Dallas. NexPoint is redeveloping the property and has been negotiating lease terms with several high-profile tenants. The project includes plans to develop a five-star InterContinental® Hotel within the building. Another notable asset is the Company's position in VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc., a single-family rental company that owns over 21,000 homes in 23 markets.3 Additionally, the Company has significant positions in two private self-storage companies, including NexPoint Storage Partners, the product of NexPoint's take-private acquisition of former publicly traded self-storage REIT Jernigan Capital, Inc. in November 2020.
The Company benefits from NexPoint's robust real estate platform, which provides access to an extensive network of institutional investors, top investment banks, and competitive brokerage firms, as well as the talent and expertise of NexPoint's real estate investment team, which has significant experience in the REIT space. NexPoint also serves as the external adviser to two other publicly traded REITs: NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (NYSE: NXRT) and NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: NREF). Both were largely formed within NXDT before launching as standalone public REITs. Since their launches, NXRT and NREF achieved total returns of 460.00% and 35.31% respectively.4
Additional information on NXDT's transition to a diversified REIT can be found in the Company's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 1, 2022.
Additional information on the Company can be found on NXDT's website at nxdt.nexpoint.com or in the Company's filings with the SEC available at www.sec.gov.
About NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NYSE:NXDT)
NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NYSE: NXDT) is a publicly traded diversified REIT that trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol NXDT. The Company previously operated as a registered closed-end investment company. On August 28, 2020, shareholders approved a proposal to transition the Company from an investment company to a diversified REIT. As part of this transition, the Company changed its name from NexPoint Strategic Opportunities Fund to NexPoint Diversified Real Estate Trust, effective November 8, 2021. The Company also changed its ticker symbol from "NHF" to "NXDT." On July 1, 2022, the SEC issued a deregistration order declaring that the Company has ceased to be an investment company and that the Company's registration as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940 shall immediately cease to be in effect. The order, effective July 1, 2022, allows the Company to finalize its transition to a diversified REIT and begin trading as a REIT. For more information visit nxdt.nexpoint.com.
About NexPoint Advisors, L.P.
NexPoint Advisors, L.P. is an SEC-registered adviser on the NexPoint alternative investment platform. With its affiliates, it serves as the adviser to a suite of funds and investment vehicles that primarily focus on real estate investments. For more information visit nexpoint.com.
Additional Information for NXDT Shareholders
NexPoint and other entities are investigating Stonehill Capital Management LLC and its Senior Portfolio Manager, John Motulsky, for trading in NXDT related to material non-public information received from parties not affiliated with NexPoint. Any NXDT shareholder who sold shares of NXDT on or around April 9, 2021, and September 17, 2021, may contact NexPoint's legal department at legal@nexpoint.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are based on management's current expectations, assumptions, and beliefs. Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "enable," "believe," "opportunities," "view," "plans," "should," "improve," "enhance," "potential," "significant," "notable," "benefit," "allow," "likely," "may," "investigate," and similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the Company's ability to complete the transition to a REIT, the REIT structure providing additional opportunities to increase shareholder value, the benefits of being a publicly traded REIT, the addition of NXDT to REIT indices, the improvement in liquidity and price transparency regarding value of the Company's common shares and the performance of positions and completion of projects, including plans to develop an InterContinental® Hotel in Cityplace Tower, within the Company's portfolio. They are not guarantees of future results and forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, without limitation, (1) risks related to the real estate industry, including (a) changes in general economic and market conditions; (b) changes in the value of real estate properties; (c) risks related to local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition; (d) increases in property taxes and operating expenses; (e) changes in zoning laws; (f) casualty and condemnation losses; (g) variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; (h) the availability of financing, (i) changes in interest rates and leverage and (j) recessions or general economic downturn where properties are located and (2) risks related to non-diversification and other focused strategies, including that a significant amount of the Company's investments could be invested in the instruments of only a few companies or other issuers or that at any particular point in time one investment strategy could be more heavily weighted than the others. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements and are encouraged to review NXDT's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of risks and other factors that could affect any forward-looking statement. The statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and except as required by law, NXDT does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements.
Contacts
Jackie Graham
Director, Investor Relations
jgraham@nexpoint.com
Lucy Bannon
Chief Communications Officer
lbannon@nexpoint.com
1 The order declares that the Company has ceased to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
2 Cumulative total return including reinvestment of dividends over the last ten years as of June 30, 2022.
3 VineBrook Homes Trust, Inc. is registered with the SEC under Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Data as of March 31, 2022.
4 NXRT: Cumulative total return including reinvestment of dividends since inception on April 1, 2015, as of June 30, 2022. NREF: Cumulative total return including reinvestment of dividends since inception on February 6, 2020, as of June 30, 2022.
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Top espresso machines with built-in grinders
The best way to get full-flavored espresso is by grinding the coffee beans just before brewing. However, without a standalone grinder at home, you may need to ask your local barista to grind a bag of beans for you or purchase pre-ground beans instead of whole beans — neither of which are ideal for the seasoned home barista.
Espresso machines with built-in grinders combine the quality of at-home espresso drinks with the convenience of grinding your beans on demand. If you’re more of a coffee purist, coffee makers with grinders offer the same benefit of built-in grinders, giving you the freshest cup of coffee possible.
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EspressoWorks Espresso Machine Grinder Bundle
What you need to know: This feature-packed model is ideal for those who want different types of coffee drinks but don’t want to invest in multiple machines and accessories.
What you’ll love: The built-in grinder and steam wand are straightforward and let you brew a variety of cafe drinks. The 1.25-liter water reservoir, frother and drip dray are all removable for easy cleaning and refills. It comes with a stainless steel frothing cup, scoop, stainless steel portafilter and two ceramic espresso cups.
What you should consider: With so many built-in functions, this machine doesn’t excel at any specific one. The grinder may clog with repeated use.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: This fully automatic espresso machine offers impressive value with a user-friendly control panel and sleek body.
What you’ll love: The fully automatic function grinds, tamps, brews espresso and steams milk with just one button. You can select between five grind settings to adjust the grind. The included milk frother gives added drink options beyond simple espresso shots. A hot water function lets you brew hot tea and Americanos. The quiet operation, clean lines and simple interface make this model undeniably attractive.
What you should consider: With most functions automated, you have little control over the grind size and dosing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Gaggia Brera Super Automatic Espresso Machine
What you need to know: This mid-range Italian machine brews consistent espresso for a reasonable price.
What you’ll love: It has a ceramic burr grinder with five grind settings. You can also bypass the grinder and load pre-ground beans into the doser. The interface is easy to use and has an adaptive system that programs your favorite settings. The built-in steam wand is handy for heating milk or water for lattes, cappuccinos or Americanos.
What you should consider: Some customers noticed leaking water, coffee and grounds.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Best espresso machines with grinders for $500-$1,000
Top espresso machine with grinder
What you need to know: This best-of-all-worlds espresso machine includes a quality grinder for a reasonable price point.
What you’ll love: The single-touch grinder is convenient and includes an intuitive interface to follow the whole brewing process. Heating time takes only three seconds to reach extraction temperature. The included steam wand makes milk frothing simple. All necessary tools are included.
What you should consider: It might need some fine-tuning to brew to your liking, and the hot water function may not be hot enough for Americanos.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top espresso machine with grinder for the money
Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine
What you need to know: This elegant, high-quality appliance transforms home coffee lovers into baristas.
What you’ll love: The precision conical burr grinder works consistently well and is easy to clean. You can dial in the exact grind size you need. You have control over brew temperature for the best results. The integrated manual steam wand lets you create milk-based espresso drinks.
What you should consider: Compared to other machines, the water reservoir is small.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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De’Longhi Magnifica Super-Automatic Espresso & Coffee Machine
What you need to know: This super-automatic machine combines the best of button-press convenience with just enough customizable brewing options.
What you’ll love: The built-in adjustable grinder is consistent and reliable. The dual stainless steel boilers provide even heat distribution and reduce heating time. The coffee spigot and milk frother are both adjustable to fit any size cup. The water reservoir and bean container are both removable for easy cleaning.
What you should consider: If you prefer darker roasts, you’ll need to clean the machine to remove coffee oils more often. It has a relatively small water tank and a noisy grinder.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Top espresso machine with grinder
What you need to know: This is a top-of-the-line espresso machine that also boasts a grinder and dual boiler.
What you’ll love: The functionality rivals the best coffee shops with a precision conical burr grinder, pressure valve, digital temperature control, and a self-cleaning steam wand. The rare dual boiler lets you brew espresso and froth milk simultaneously to create your drinks at the ideal temperature. The touch screen offers customizable and programmable controls. All necessary accessories are included.
What you should consider: The brew temperature and amount of grounds dispensed may be inconsistent.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top espresso machine with grinder for the money
Gaggia Accademia Espresso Machine
What you need to know: The built-in ceramic burr grinder and a large milk carafe provide optimal tools to brew high-quality espresso drinks on demand.
What you’ll love: The milk carafe holds half a liter, making it easy to brew multiple espresso drinks before refilling. The spigots accommodate many cup sizes. Brew settings are programmable and easy to view with an LCD screen.
What you should consider: The hopper and water reservoir are small. It auto-rinses when you turn it off and on, so it goes through water quickly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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What you need to know: This luxury unit is the butler of espresso machines, handling every aspect of every drink order.
What you’ll love: The sleek exterior houses a conical burr grinder with six settings to match the grind size to the bean type and a bypass doser if you want to use pre-ground beans. The hopper holds 10 ounces of beans. Jura’s proprietary pulse extraction process pre-infuses the grounds for precise and quick extraction. Program up to 12 specialty drink selections with a built-in milk frother and dual spouts.
What you should consider: The high price point may be exclusive for everyday coffee lovers.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — TikTok will be banned from all Mississippi-issued government devices and the state’s network, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday in a letter to department and agency heads.
The Republican said he issued the directive to safeguard sensitive information from the popular social media app, which is owned by private Chinese company ByteDance Ltd. The app’s ownership has raised fears that Beijing could use it to scoop up user data or push pro-China narratives or misinformation.
Reeves cited concerns over “extensive tracking of user data and the potential access and transfer of this data to the Chinese government.”
“It’s no secret that the Chinese Communist Party is actively trying to steal U.S. intellectual property and Americans’ personal information,” Reeves said in a news release. “Mississippi isn’t going to sit around waiting for the Chinese Communist Party to steal our state government data.”
TikTok has said it prioritizes its community’s privacy and security and that it is working to address security concerns raised by the U.S.
Similar moves to prohibit TikTok on government devices have been made by top officials in about one-third of U.S. states, a large share of them Republicans. On Jan. 6, Wisconsin’s Democratic governor announced he plans to introduce a ban on the use of TikTok on state phones. Kansas’ Democratic governor has also issued a ban.
Congress recently banned TikTok from most U.S. government-issued devices over bipartisan concerns about security.
Reeves’ directive would compel state agencies to ensure no state employees download or use TikTok or other software applications developed by ByteDance on state-issued devices. He also directed the Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services to block access to TikTok from the state network.
Mississippi state employees have been directed to remove, delete and uninstall all relevant applications from state-issued devices by Jan. 31.
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ST. ANN, Mo. (AP) — A man has been charged with murder and jailed in a case that baffled police for nearly two decades — the death of a woman whose decapitated torso was found at a Missouri rest stop along Interstate 70.
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Shooting reported at University of Virginia; suspect at large
Published: Nov. 14, 2022 at 1:26 AM EST|Updated: 20 minutes ago
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WWBT) - Police with the University of Virginia say one suspect is at large after a reported shooting at a parking garage on campus.
The shooting happened just after 10:30 p.m. Sunday on Culbreth Road at a parking garage behind the drama building, WWBT reports.
Police say the suspect is at large and considered to be armed and dangerous. Students and staff have been urged to shelter in place.
The suspect has been identified as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a Black male who was last seen wearing a red jacket, blue jeans and red shoes.
Police have not yet said if anyone was injured or killed in the shooting.
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PITTSBURGH, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a way to alleviate competition and conflicts between two dogs at feeding time," said an inventor, from Airdrie, AB, Canada, "so I invented the DOG FOOD DIVIDER. My design ensures that each pet has access to their own bowl of food."
The patent-pending invention provides an effective way to separate dog food for feeding two dogs. In doing so, it enables two dogs to eat side by side without interference. As a result, it prevents a large dog from eating food from a smaller dog's dish and it provides added peace of mind for pet owners. The invention features a practical design that is easy to use so it is ideal for households with two dogs, kennels, etc. Additionally, it is producible in design variations and a prototype is available.
The original design was submitted to the Toronto sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-TRO-603, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden still wants former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, who has been shadowed by a controversy over sexual harassment, to serve as his ambassador to India.
He renominated Garcetti as the new congressional session began Tuesday. Garcetti was originally nominated several months after Biden took office, but he never received a vote of the full Senate. He’s faced accusations of turning a blind eye to misconduct by a top aide in his mayor’s office. Garcetti has repeatedly denied being aware of any inappropriate behavior.
Amid Garcetti’s struggles to get confirmed, the White House publicly defended him as a well-qualified candidate and noted that his nomination cleared the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously.
“We see this as a very important nomination,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. “We’re hopeful that the full Senate will confirm him promptly.”
All told, the White House on Tuesday resubmitted 85 nominations out of roughly 175 that fell short in the last congressional session.
Biden will also continue pushing Phil Washington, the chief executive of Denver International Airport, to lead the Federal Aviation Administration and Danny Werfel, a managing director at the Boston Consulting Group, to lead the Internal Revenue Service. Werfel previously held the job on an acting basis under President Barack Obama.
More renominations are expected in the coming weeks. | 2023-01-04T01:04:49+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ap-politics/ap-biden-to-renominate-garcetti-others-as-new-senate-begins/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Switzerland, Finland and Sweden are considering joining the U.S. National Guard’s security partnership program in a further expansion of American military ties across Europe after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The chief of the National Guard, Gen. Dan Hokanson, announced the discussions with each country, which had not previously been reported, in remarks at the National Press Club on Thursday.
Interest by the three countries in the program is the latest indication of how Russia’s war has led each of those nations to take steps that consider ending long-standing policies of military nonalignment.
“I’m pleased to announce that we will soon deepen and expand our security cooperation relationships throughout Europe,” Hokanson said
Finland and Sweden “are currently in discussions for partnerships,” he said, while “Switzerland is currently reviewing the relationships that other nations share with the National Guard and assessing the possibility of the program in their future.”
Finland and Sweden were the most recent countries to seek NATO membership; Finland joined in April and Sweden is waiting for approval. Longtime-neutral Switzerland began considering easing export controls on sending weapons to active war zones earlier this year.
The National Guard’s State Partnership Program is a lesser-known but key military instrument for U.S. troops to build relationships with foreign militaries by conducting regular training and education exchanges with young officers. It partners National Guard units with host nations.
The program can help foreign military better shape their own operations to reflect Western military organization and equipment. That is something seen as key to getting a host of Eastern European nations on NATO standards to ease how multinational armies could conduct operations.
The National Guard program began 30 years ago after the collapse of the Soviet Union as former Soviet states looked for ways to move away from their communist-styled military organization. Ukraine was one of the first to join the National Guard program, partnering with California’s National Guard. From the earliest days of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s air force has reached out for support to the California National Guard partners it trained with.
Sweden and neighbor Finland ended their policy of military nonalignment after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Both applied for NATO membership, seeking protection under the organization’s security umbrella.
Finland, which shares a more than 800-mile (1,300-kilometer) border with Russia, joined NATO in April. But Sweden, which has avoided military alliances for more than 200 years, had previously been delayed due to objections from Turkey. But earlier this month, Turkey agreed to remove one of the last major roadblocks to Sweden’s membership.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Turkey had agreed to support Sweden’s NATO bid –- by putting the issue to a vote in parliament — in return for deeper cooperation on security issues and a promise from Sweden to revive Turkey’s quest for European Union membership.
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Hollywood actors agree to federal mediation with strike threat looming
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With contract talks stalled and the possibility of a strike inching closer, the union representing Hollywood actors announced late Tuesday that it had agreed to the studios’ request for federal mediation to try to bridge the divide.
SAG-AFTRA, which represents thousands of actors in film and television, said that it had agreed to a “last-minute request for federal mediation” from the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents all major Hollywood studios.
“We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however we are not confident that the employers have any intention of bargaining toward an agreement,” SAG-AFTRA said in a statement.
Variety was first to report that the AMPTP had asked for help from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
SAG-AFTRA’s current contract, which has already been extended once from its previous deadline of July 1, is set to expire at midnight Wednesday. Union members have already given leadership the authority to call a strike if no agreement is reached.
The last-minute negotiation effort comes amid an ongoing strike by the approximately 11,000 members of the Writers Guild of America. While the WGA’s strike, which began in May, has slowed Hollywood, an actors’ strike would likely bring the industry to its knees, shuttering nearly all production.
It would mark the first Screen Actors Guild strike since 2000, and the first time both the WGA and the Screen Actors Guild would be on strike simultaneously since 1960. The Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists merged in 2012.
Some of the major contract issues for both actors and writers have included residuals from streaming and the use of artificial intelligence.
SAG-AFTRA has approximately 160,000 members, while the AMPTP represents Warner Bros. Discovery, NBC Universal, Sony, Netflix, and CBS News’ parent company, Paramount. | 2023-07-12T05:21:41+00:00 | wsgw.com | https://www.wsgw.com/hollywood-actors-agree-to-federal-mediation-with-strike-threat-looming/ |
LAS VEGAS and VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Body and Mind Inc. (CSE: BAMM.US) (OTCQB: BMMJ) (the "Company" or "BaM") is providing an update regarding its delayed annual financial statements for the year ended July 31, 2022, including the related management discussion and analysis, and CEO and CFO certifications (collectively, the "2022 Annual Financial Filings").
Although the audit process is substantially complete, the additional final procedures include (i) final approval from an external valuation consultant for the auditor, (ii) updating a tax provision and (iii) final internal QC (quality control) sign-off from the auditor.
The Company and auditors are working closely to complete the 2022 Annual Financial Filings and will continue to provide updates in accordance with National Policy 12-203 (Management Cease Trade Orders).
BaM is an operations-focused cannabis company with active retail operations in Ohio, Arkansas, Michigan and California, pending retail operations in Illinois and New Jersey, and craft cultivation and/or processing operations in Nevada, Ohio and Arkansas. We work daily to increase our market share through delighting customers while also continuing to hone our operational efficiencies to drive profits. We are primarily guided by the metric of return on investment. Currently, we believe the most significant return on investment projects in front of us are successful retail cannabis store launches in Illinois and New Jersey, which augment our existing retail footprint. We also believe that our team's core operational skillsets will create significant future shareholder value as the cannabis industry matures.
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An extended, rare and potentially record-breaking stretch of unusually warm, spring weather will develop this weekend across Montana.
The strong cold front that brought blustery winds, cold temperatures and mixed precipitation to parts of Montana Thursday morning will soon be replaced by very different conditions.
“The temperatures are going to be really warm for this time of year,” Bob Nester said.
National Weather Service-Missoula Senior Meteorologist Bob Nester says highs will climb into the upper 70’s to mid 80’s across most of western Montana this weekend.
Overnight lows may remain above freezing in all but the highest terrain next week. While that will accelerate the melt of low and mid elevation snow, the probability of flooding is low.
“Right now, we don’t see that – at least in the next seven days,” Nester said.
Temperatures in central and eastern Montana may climb into the 70’s. | 2023-04-28T02:32:58+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2023-04-27/record-breaking-warm-spring-weather-could-hit-montana-this-weekend |
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J., June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- AnnieMac Home Mortgage, a national mortgage loan provider and servicer, is excited to offer the newly launched Freddie Mac BorrowSmart AccessSM Program. AnnieMac Home Mortgage will offer this new program to first-time homebuyers to help with down payment and closing costs assistance to realize the dream of becoming homeowners. Freddie Mac BorrowSmart AccessSM is a Special Purpose Credit Program (SPCP) for first-time homebuyers in 10 metropolitan areas across the United States.
First-Time Homebuyer Guidelines:
- 3% down (may be funded entirely from down payment assistance)
- 620 median FICO® Score
- Income must be less than or equal to 140% of the area median income and meet all other Freddie Mac lending guidelines
- Must complete homeownership counseling
Two of the 10 Eligible Metro Areas that AnnieMac will be Supporting:
- Houston, TX - El Paso, Hudspeth, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Liberty, Montgomery, Waller, and Hidalgo counties
- Philadelphia, PA - New Castle, Cecil, Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties
AnnieMac Home Mortgage prides themselves on offering the best financial programs to their borrowers and are thrilled that there is this opportunity to support traditionally underserved communities with homebuyer assistance to help them achieve their goal of homeownership.
About AnnieMac Home Mortgage
AnnieMac Home Mortgage, a d/b/a of American Neighborhood Mortgage Acceptance Company, LLC, is a nationwide mortgage loan provider and servicer dedicated to the principle of providing MORE products, support, and value to clients, partners, and the community. Headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey with branches throughout the United States, AnnieMac Home Mortgage has emerged as one of the fastest-growing home lenders in the industry.
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The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) marked the first “social media, internet-based bank run” in U.S. history, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Thursday.
During a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Warner placed blame on venture capitalists and other depositors at the bank for coordinating their bank withdrawals over social media and online group chats.
That all but ensured that SVB would go under, Warner said.
“I’ve been supportive of the venture capital community — I was a venture capitalist before — but I think there were some bad actors in the VC community who literally started to spur this run by virtually crying fire in a crowded theater in terms of rushing all these deposits out,” Warner said.
“I’m not sure what regulatory system anywhere, no matter how much capital and how many stress tests that would have protected any institution from a $42 billion bank run in a single day,” he added.
SVB depositors rushed to withdraw their funds following the bank’s announcement that it needed to raise capital. SVB faced huge unrealized losses on its long-term treasury bonds and other investments that lost value due to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Warner that she and federal regulators agreed to guarantee SVB deposits to bolster confidence in the banking system and ensure that more banks were not susceptible to a similar bank run.
“No matter how strong capital and liquidity supervision are, if a bank has an overwhelming run that’s spurred by social media or whatever so that it’s seeing deposits flee at that pace, the bank can be put in danger of failing,” Yellen said.
Warner was one of 17 Senate Democrats who voted for a 2018 bill to loosen regulations on mid-sized banks. Progressives have blamed the law for spurring on the recent bank failures. The two banks that collapsed — SVB and Signature Bank — aggressively lobbied for the bill.
Warner has defended his decision, arguing that mid-sized banks “needed some regulatory relief” in a Sunday interview with ABC. | 2023-03-16T18:40:01+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/hill-politics/svb-collapse-is-first-social-media-based-bank-run-senator-says/ |
(NEXSTAR) – Amid a nationwide baby formula shortage that has parents scrambling to feed their little ones, breast milk banks across the country are seeing a surge in interest.
The calls are coming in from both parents of formula-fed babies who suddenly can’t find their brand on shelves, as well as nursing mothers with excess supply who want to donate.
The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), an accrediting organization for nonprofit milk banks, is seeing a “major increase” in demand, according to Lindsay Groff, the group’s executive director. She estimates inquiries from parents seeking to fill the formula gap are up 20% in recent days.
Groff called the shortage a “crisis” and said it’s not as simple as parents just supplementing with donated human milk, because the vast majority of those supplies are earmarked for babies with medical conditions.
If you are interested in donating milk, the HMBANA has a curated list of vetted milk banks across the U.S. After going through a screening process, you can drop milk off in person or use overnight shipping at no cost, according to the Texas-based organization.
Milk banks in Texas, California, Colorado and other states have put out a call for donations in the past couple of months amid a shortage exacerbated by supply chain issues and formula recalls.
Dr. Lisa Stellwagen said San Diego-based University of California Health Milk Bank is focusing on helping babies with health problems whose mothers’ milk might be insufficient.
“It’s premature babies,” explained Dr. Lisa Stellwagen. “Babies with cardiac illness and other sick babies that would be typically given donor milk if mother’s milk was insufficient.”
“We’re really not talking about healthy, full term babies unless the family has an interest in feeding the baby donor milk,” she continued. “We’re talking about these really, very ill children.”
It’s not just donors reaching out to milk banks, though. Parents desperately seeking nutrition for their babies are pursuing milk banks as well.
At the Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast, based in Newton, Massachusetts, people are now calling looking for milk because they can’t find their baby’s usual formula, Deborah Youngblood, the bank’s executive director said. That’s up from nearly no calls at all, since the milk bank typically serves hospitals.
Parents are also turning to online breastmilk-swapping forums to meet their babies’ needs.
Amanda Kastelein, a mother of three from Middlebury, Connecticut, has been supplementing the special formula she needs for 10-month-old Emerson with breast milk from a mom she found on a peer-to-peer Facebook page called Human Milk 4 Human Babies.
Kastelein stopped breastfeeding after getting recurring infections, but tried to begin re-lactating in March after the formula recall, with little success.
“Emerson is allergic to most of the formulas, so it’s been difficult to find something he’s not allergic to,” she said.
In stepped Hannah Breton of Naugatuck, Connecticut, who had been producing more milk than her 2 1/2-month-old son needs. She’s been giving Kastelein about 60 ounces of milk every two weeks. That’s enough to supplement her formula supply and keep Emerson fed.
“She asked a bunch of questions — what medications I’m taking, if any, that kind of thing,” Breton said. “So we decided, ‘OK, that’s perfect.’ So, she comes by every couple weeks and picks up the milk I’ve been saving for her.”
“I do feel helpful,” she added. “It’s exciting and rewarding that I can give to a mom that can’t find what she’s looking for, and if her son can’t take formula, I mean, it’s scary.
Rebecca Heinrich, director of the Mothers’ Milk Bank in Colorado, advises those looking for milk that searching for donors on their own can carry risks.
“We want to make sure that these moms are being as safe as they can and meeting the needs of their infant, so consulting with their health-care provider on how to meet those needs is the best way to go,” she said.
The shortage creates difficulties, particularly for lower-income families after the recall by formula maker Abbott, stemming from contamination concerns. The recall depleted many brands covered by WIC, a federal program like food stamps serving women, infants and children, though it now permits brand substitutes.
Abbott said Monday it has reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators to restart production at its largest domestic factory, though it will be well over a month before any new products ship from the site to help alleviate the national shortage facing parents.
Abbott did not immediately detail the terms of the agreement with the Food and Drug Administration, which has been investigating safety concerns at its Sturgis, Michigan, plant since early this year. The consent decree amounts to a legally binding agreement between the FDA and the company on steps needed to reopen the factory.
An FDA spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the announcement Monday evening.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-05-17T03:19:14+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/how-to-donate-breast-milk-during-the-baby-formula-shortage/ |
JERUSALEM (AP) — In a story published July 13, 2022, about President Joe Biden’s trip to the Mideast, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Biden would be the first U.S. president to fly directly from Israel to Saudi Arabia. He was the first American president to fly directly from Israel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-07-15T18:30:56+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/07/15/correction-biden-mideast-story/ |
In an effort to address climate change, a Maine grocery chain intends to use 100% green power in all its stores in just two years' time.
George Parmenter, health and sustainability lead for Hannaford Supermarkets, says at the moment, more solar power capacity must come online for the effort to be successful, but the company is pushing forward with its goal.
"We're figuring this out like everybody else as we go along, but it's important for us to get started on this," he says. "The recent news from the IPCC, and the situation is not getting better, and we just feel like it's time to act and that's why we're doing this."
Parmenter says that, so far, the company has achieved 30% renewable energy for its 184 stores by partnering with solar installations across Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Several stores also use rooftop solar to further offset their grid use.
"We know we want to get there, we're committed to get there, exactly how we'll do that is not 100% known, but we believe it will be through solar," Parmenter says. "Supermarkets are incredibly energy intensive buildings. You know, they're very brightly lit. We're heating stuff and cooling stuff all at the same time. The number of megawatts we need to cover is quite large — that's the biggest challenge really."
The 2024 target is part of the company's bigger goal to become carbon neutral by 2040.
Last year, after ten years of effort, the store announced it had achieved zero food waste, and now uses a system to divert food that would otherwise be sent to a landfill — another source of greenhouse gases.
Parmenter says it's important for Hannaford to push forward on aggressive climate goals to help inspire other businesses, and to encourage the development of more renewable resources. | 2022-04-14T14:21:00+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2022-04-14/hannaford-aims-to-be-powered-entirely-by-renewables-by-2024 |
The U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to review the legality of the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan during an oral argument in February, according to a SCOTUSblog report.
Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan would cancel up to $20,000 in federal student loan debt for eligible student borrowers, the plan has since been brought to a standstill due to several lower court rulings.
In August, the Biden administration unveiled the federal student loan debt program which would cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for anyone making less than $125,000 or for households making less than $250,000 a year. Pell Grant recipients, who receive aid based on financial need, would get an additional $10,000 in debt relief.
The Biden administration expected around $32 billion in federal student debt to be canceled for more than 1.6 million Americans during through administration’s student loan forgiveness actions.
The Supreme Court report comes almost two weeks after the Department of Education extended the student loan payment moratorium from its Dec. 31 expiration date to June 2023.
“We’re extending the payment pause because it would be deeply unfair to ask borrowers to pay a debt that they wouldn’t have to pay, were it not for the baseless lawsuits brought by Republican officials and special interests,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said in a statement.
The pause will extend 60 days after the Biden administration is allowed to implement its student loan forgiveness plan or legal challenges are resolved, the Department of Education wrote in a statement. Officials said the 60-day period will give the Supreme Court an opportunity to resolve the case during its current term.
If the Department of Education can’t proceed with its policy and the legal challenges are still in play by June 30, 2023, student loan payments will resume 60 days after that date.
Applications for the debt relief plan opened up in October. However, a federal court ruling identified Constitutional violations in the plan to eliminate up to $20,000 in debt for millions of borrowers. Texas District Court Mark Pittman said the program contradicted Congress’ lawmaking power, the federal court ruling led the Department of Education to pause applications for loan relief as it prepared a legal challenge.
“Courts have issued orders blocking our student debt relief program,” the Office of Federal Student Aid wrote on its website. “As a result, at this time, we are not accepting applications. We are seeking to overturn those orders.”
The program faced legal challenges before the ruling from the Texas District Court Judge.
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals paused the program on Oct. 21 while it reviewed a lawsuit filed by six states: Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas and South Carolina. But while the appellate court’s ruling prevented the administration from forgiving debt, it did not stop the White House from accepting applications for loan relief.
Pittman’s ruling said Biden’s plan amounted to an executive overreach into the lawmaking authority granted to Congress.
“No one can plausibly deny that it is either one of the largest delegations of legislative power to the executive branch, or one of the largest exercises of legislative power without congressional authority in the history of the United States,” he wrote.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said 26 million people had already applied for loan forgiveness and that 16 million had already been approved.
The administration pledged to challenge Pittman’s ruling.
The Office of Federal Student Aid said it would hold onto the applications of anyone who has already filed for debt relief. While the legal challenges played out, the office encouraged borrowers to subscribe to email updates regarding the loan program. | 2022-12-01T22:36:20+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/12/supreme-court-to-review-legality-of-biden-student-debt-relief-plan-report-says.html |
Children's social skills and development, and classroom behavior positively impacted
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kellogg Company today unveiled new research on school breakfast programs that builds on previous studies of the impact breakfast programs can have on children.
Kellogg Company Fund, one of the company's charitable arms, commissioned the research in 2022 to develop a deeper understanding of the benefits of school and community breakfast programs. The research was conducted in five countries where breakfast programs are at different stages of development: Brazil, India, South Africa, the U.K. and the U.S.
The main objective was to learn more about the impact these initiatives have on:
- Children's abilities to participate at school
- Children's social skills from the perspective of parents
- Children's social skills from the perspective of teachers/administration staff
School breakfast programs are an established intervention in schools and communities around the world. While their primary aim is to provide healthy food where food insecurity may be an issue, many have evolved to provide the opportunity to complete homework, play and socialize.
This can lead to benefits, such as:
- Supporting children's social development
- Improving students' classroom behavior
- Making children who attend breakfast programs excited about going to school
"You will see that children are less talkative in the classroom because they have had time with friends during breakfast," said a U.K. teacher of students ages 5-10. "It helps to bring more discipline to the classroom and the kids are able to concentrate better."
Said a parent of a 4-year-old in Brazil: "Breakfast (programs) are great because of the interaction with other age ranges. It helps them build a link and feel more important when they are friends with an older child."
Since 2015, Kellogg has reached 4.3 million children through feeding programs around the world, including our longstanding commitment to creating and supporting breakfast clubs.
Those efforts and this new research are part of Kellogg's(TM) Better Days Promise environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy, which aims to create better days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030.
At Kellogg Company (NYSE: K), our vision is a good and just world where people are not just fed but fulfilled. We are creating better days and a place at the table for everyone through our trusted food brands. Our beloved brands include Pringles®, Cheez-It®, Special K®, Kellogg's Frosted Flakes®, Pop-Tarts®, Kellogg's Corn Flakes®, Rice Krispies®, Eggo®, Mini-Wheats®, Kashi®, RXBAR®, MorningStar Farms® and more. Net sales in 2021 were nearly $14.2 billion, comprised principally of snacks as well as convenience foods like cereal, frozen foods, and noodles. As part of our Kellogg's(TM) Better Days Promise ESG strategy, we're addressing the interconnected issues of wellbeing, climate and food security, creating Better Days for 3 billion people by the end of 2030. Visit www.KelloggCompany.com.
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Billionaire Elon Musk will start laying off employees at Twitter, beginning this week, according to reports.
In a company-wide email message seen by the New York Times, Twitter workers were reportedly notified to expect layoffs by Friday.
“In an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path, we will go through the difficult process of reducing our global work force,” the message said. “We recognize that this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is unfortunately necessary to ensure the company’s success moving forward.”
It is expected that somewhere around half of the company's workers are set to lose their jobs, the New York Times reported, citing an investor and "internal messages."
The exact number of employees that will lose their job was not clear.
Musk finalized his $44 billion purchase of the social platform on Oct. 27, before immediately firing Twitter's chief executive and other top leadership there.
When the email was sent out on Thursday regarding layoffs, workers were said to have posted heart emojis and salute emojis in Slack. | 2022-11-04T03:53:31+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/report-elon-musk-to-begin-laying-off-twitter-employees-by-friday |
Halloween is only days away so that means there is no shortage of seasonally appropriate events like Dayton Ballet’s update of an enduring tale, TheatreLab Dayton’s “Sweeney Todd” and the massive costume street party on Fifth Street in the Oregon District. Of course, it’s not all about vampires, zombies and headless horsemen this weekend, with counter-programming like stand-up comedian Kathleen Madigan and French chamber ensemble Trio Karénine. Read on for more information on these and other Miami Valley events.
1. “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
When: 8 p.m. Friday; and 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29
Where: PNC Arts Annex, 46 W. Second St., Dayton
Details: Philip Drennen’s dynamic performance as the titular barber in TheatreLab Dayton’s vocally strong production of “Sweeney Todd” validates the brilliant storytelling of composer Stephen Sondheim and librettist Hugh Wheeler. Menacing without overreaching, Drennen, in a transformative departure from previous roles and in excellent voice, confidently navigates Sweeney’s dark, murderous, vindictive and ultimately heartbreaking path, which often takes confusing detours under Mackensie King’s direction. Elsewhere: Melissa Hall, never missing a beat during the busy ensemble number “God, That’s Good!,” is firmly adoring and calculated as Sweeney’s accomplice Mrs. Lovett (I’d love to see her tackle this role again in 20 years); lovebirds Aidan McKeon (Anthony Hope) and Devin Fruscione (Johanna) are a vocally impressive pair (McKeon’s rendition of “Johanna” is beautifully heartfelt); Justin King (Judge Turpin) and Skyler McNeely (Beadle Bamford) bring contemporary flair to their treachery; and Brennan Paulin perfectly captures the over-the-top flamboyance of con artist Adolfo Pirelli. (Russell Florence Jr.)
Cost: $28-$43
More info: Call 937-228-3630 or visit daytonlive.org. Patrons are reminded of the following trigger warnings: blood/gore, death/murder, extreme sexual innuendos and a strobe light effect.
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Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
2. “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28 through 30
Where: Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton
Details: Artistic director Karen Russo Burke and Dayton Ballet are bringing a fresh approach to the classic tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horsemen. The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a new score from composer Austin Jaquith.
Cost: $5 to $86
More info: 937-228-3630 or www.daytonlive.org
Credit: Tom Gilliam
Credit: Tom Gilliam
3. Hauntfest
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
Where: East Fifth Street, between Patterson Boulevard and Wayne Avenue
Details: In the fall of 1985, Dayton’s historic Oregon District held its first Halloween celebration. Each year, on the last Saturday of October, vampires, zombies and other creatures roam East Fifth Street during Hauntfest. While that tradition was paused briefly due to coronavirus concerns, the street party is back again this year. Real or fake weapons are not permitted. Festivities continue until 1 a.m.
Cost: $10 in advance by October 28, $15 at the gate
More info: theoregondistrict.org/hauntfest
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Credit: PATTI CELEK
4. “R&J&Z (Romeo and Juliet and Zombies)”
When: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29
Where: Blair Hall Theatre, Building 2, of Sinclair Community College, 444 W. Third St., Dayton
Details: As the title suggests, Sinclair Community College’s season opener is an entertaining if bloody blend of Shakespearean lore, zombie culture and campy comedy (think film spoofs such as “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun” trilogy). Directed by Gina Kleesattel and heightened with moody ambience by scenic designer Chris Harmon and lighting/sound designer Daniel Brunk, Melody Bates’ oddball account of what happened to the titular star-crossed lovers after death stirs all sorts of uniquely funny circumstances. “Double suicide and reanimation create a bond that’s hard to break,” says Juliet, enjoyably portrayed by Faeryn Bass opposite the equally admirable Tanner Henry as Romeo. As the lovers attempt to rekindle their romance while figuring out where their relationship actually stands, notable featured players give commendable performances including Charles Larkowski (a humorously steadfast Friar Lawrence, a voice of reason amid the chaos), Tracie Puckett-Knight (the villainous Apothecary who goes rogue), Deangelo Powell (a Mercutio with eyes for Juliet), Anna Senyk and Lizzie Salata (the underwritten Searchers on a mission to kill the zombies), Diesel Weatherly (compassionate Tybalt) and Gage Recker (loyal Balthazar). Gary Minyard’s fight choreography, Scott Kimmins’ props and Patrick Hayes and Tristan Cupp’s special blood effects are added bonuses. (Russell Florence Jr.)
Cost: $15-$18
More info: Visit www.sinclair.edu/tickets
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Credit: CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
5. Kathleen Madigan
When: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Where: Schuster Center, Second and Main Streets, Dayton
Details: Like many stand-up comics, Kathleen Madigan learned to diversify. She has produced more than 100 episodes of the “Madigan’s Pubcast.” She also did the YouTube series “Storytime with Kathleen” where she read books in installments such as “Tanya Tucker’s Nickel Dreams.” Madigan’s latest stand-up special, “Bothering Jesus,” was released in 2016. She is currently on her Do You Have Any Ranch? Tour.
Cost: $34.75 to $59.75
More info: 937-228-3630 or www.daytonlive.org
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6. Trio Karénine
When: 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30
Where: University of Dayton, Sears Recital Hall, Jesse Philips Humanities Center, 300 College Park, Dayton
Details: University of Dayton’s ArtsLIVE season 2022-2023 presents Trio Karénine in a Vanguard Legacy Concert. The award-winning ensemble, which formed in Paris, France in 2009, features Charlotte Juillard (violin), Louis Rodde (cello) and Paloma Kouider (piano).
Cost: Free for UD students, $18 general admission, $15 seniors 60 and older and UD alumni, $10 UD employees and retirees, $5 youth and students younger than 21; season tickets are available
More info: 937-229-2545 or udayton.edu
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7. “Musicology”
When: 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 29 and 30
Where: Ponitz Sinclair Conference Center, 444 W. Third St., Dayton
Details: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company presents “Musicology,” a vignette-style program dedicated to Prince, at Sinclair Community College. This dinner theater show is a collaboration between DCDC musical director Deron Bell and Debbie Blunden-Diggs, DCDC’s chief artistic and producing director.
Cost: $66.50 to $71.50
More info: 937-228-3630 or www.daytonlive.org
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8. Silent Disco
When: 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28
Where: Yellow Cab Tavern, 700 E. Fourth St., Dayton
Details: Slip into a pair of wireless headphones and dance the night away during Spooky Silent Disco. Three different DJs, each with its own distinct channel and musical focus, will spin Halloween appropriate songs.
Cost: $10 in advance, $15 day of event
More info: 937-424-3870 or yellowcabtavern.com
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9. David Crone
When: 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29
Where: Arbogast Performing Arts Center, 500 S. Dorset Road, Troy
Details: Even while majoring in electrical engineering in college, David Crone indulged his urge to perform by minoring in theater. After working as a software engineer and executive for a Fortune 500 company, he felt the pull of the stage. Today, Crone is a professional ventriloquist, which brings him to the area for a Fall “Fun” Raiser for Tipp City Arts Council.
Cost: $5 to $30
More info: 937-418-8392 or www.arbogastpac.com
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10. Candlelight Concert
When: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30
Where: Masonic Center, 525 W. Riverview Ave., Dayton
Details: Fever, which books events internationally, recently started bringing some of its unique performances to the Dayton area. The next show features StringSource in a Haunted Evening of Halloween Classics, a Candlelight Concert featuring songs by Franz Schubert, Bernard Herrman, Danny Elfman, Michael Jackson, Mike Oldfield and others.
Cost: $25 to $65
More info: feverup.com
11. Brimstone Haunt
When: 7 p.m. to midnight, Fridays and Saturdays through October 29
Where: 525 Brimstone Road, Springboro
Details: Haunted Hayride and Zombie Assault are among the scary options available at Brimstone Haunt. The Halloween attraction, which opened on Sept. 16, also has a Forgotten Forest, Psychosis and Dead Shot Paintball.
Cost: Haunted Hayride $18, Forgotten Forest $17, Psychosis $11, Zombie Assault $7 and Dead Shot Paintball $11; combo tickets online are $30 or $50 for Fast Pass.
More info: springborohauntedhayride.com
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12. “The Rocky Horror Show”
When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday, October 28 through 30
Where: Sorg Opera House, 63 S. Main St., Middletown
Details: Babies, don’t you panic. INNOVAtheatre’s production of Richard O’Brien’s “The Rocky Horror Show,” breezily directed by Richard Lee Waldeck, is a totally feel-good, interactive experience delivering loads of naughty fun. Cole Kessler, full of camp-tastic attitude, delightfully dominates as Frank ‘N’ Furter, filling O’Brien’s iconic rock tunes with passionate zest. T.J. Montgomery (Brad Majors), Averi Astaire (Janet Weiss), Norman A. Moxley II (Rocky), Davis Byrd (Riff Raff), Nicholas Brown (Eddie), Amber K. Todd (Magenta), and Jason Lakes (Dr. Scott) are among the standouts in featured roles. Waldeck’s rock concert lighting design and Judy Mansky’s first-rate band keep spirits high as well. (Russell Florence Jr.)
Cost: $25-$30
More info: innovatheatre.com
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The San Francisco Giants announced Thursday that the wife of former pitcher Tim Lincecum, Cristin Coleman, has passed away.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Coleman was 38.
"The Giants were extremely saddened to learn of the passing of Tim Lincecum’s wife, Cristin Coleman," the team said in a statement. "Our deepest condolences go out to Tim, Cristin’s family and all those whose lives she touched as a friend and teacher."
In July, the San Mateo Daily Journal reported that Coleman passed away "peacefully at home" on June 27 after battling cancer.
"She was beloved by the Giants family and her caring and genuine spirit touched those of us who were fortunate enough to know her during her and Timmy’s years with us," the team said.
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the team recently learned that the couple had married.
Lincecum played for the Giants from 2007 to 2015, USA Today reported.
The New York Times reported that Lincecum won three World Series championships with the team and won consecutive Cy Young Awards in 2008 and 2009. | 2022-08-12T18:13:58+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/sports/giants-announce-wife-of-former-pitcher-tim-lincecum-passed-away |
Winter is over in one Greater Boston community, even though the calendar doesn’t agree.
Malden has lifted all winter restrictions as this season’s warm temperatures and little snowfall persist, with no signs of prolonged cold spells or major snowstorms in the forecast.
Mayor Gary Christenson had some fun announcing the news via Twitter on Wednesday. He made a meme of himself sitting at a news desk for Channel 4 News Team — the station that famously appears in Will Ferrell’s “Anchorman” — with the text, “Malden’s weather forecast, a lot of snow in February with a 90% chance I’m wrong.”
Malden implemented winter parking rules on Feb. 1 after some minor snow events in late January led officials to believe cold, snowy weather would become the norm, the mayor’s communications director Ron Cochran told the Herald.
But as the National Weather Service is forecasting daily highs in the 40s and 50s for at least the next week, officials are confident that the brunt of the winter has passed, or lack thereof, making it safe to lift restrictions.
Last month was Boston’s fifth warmest January on record.
“We just don’t see enough in the forecast for us to have our residents be ticketed for winter parking,” Cochran said. “Once you get to March, you can usually count on the fact that even if anything comes, it usually goes away pretty quickly. We are not worried about the long-term effects.”
The restrictions — parking to one side of the street 24 hours per day, 7 days per week regardless of the weather — were slated to stay in place until April 1 before Christenson’s announcement Wednesday.
“The good news is that our efforts thus far have been on education versus enforcement,” the mayor said in his tweet, “and as a result no one has been ticketed leading up to today’s announcement.”
If a blizzard or Nor’Easter comes roaring through the city, officials would enact a snow emergency, meaning there would be strict parking restrictions, Cochran said.
Prior to the winter parking season, Malden revamped its restrictions to align more closely to those in nearby communities, with restrictions going into effect at the first major winter storm that requires the city Department of Public Works to deploy plowing and/or sanding. In the past, they’d be effective Nov. 1 through April 1.
“Whether or not it’s 65 and sunny or a foot of snow on the ground, people were getting violations,” Cochran said of the former system. “We clearly thought that was not a good way of conducting the whole operation.” | 2023-02-09T00:42:06+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/02/08/malden-mayor-declares-winter-is-over-lifts-seasonal-parking-restrictions-due-to-warm-temperatures/ |
SINGAPORE, Nov. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Metaverse Blockchain company Coinllectibles™️, a fully owned subsidiary of Cosmos Group Holdings Inc. (OTC: COSG), is pleased to unveil a new logo and website as part of its branding campaign. Coinllectibles' new look and feel represent a commitment to innovation as its new brand purpose statement looks to futureproof collectibles for web 3.0 and beyond.
New Logo
As a prominent representation of the company, the Coinllectibles logo underwent a transformation and now houses the "coin" mark within the Coinllectibles word. The coin mark lives in a shiny tile reflecting luxury and quality and exudes modernity, which is a nod towards embracing new and modern technologies, as Coinllectibles strives to improve the overall experience in the art and collectibles sector by enhancing efficiency, transparency and accessibility through responsible innovation.
The new logo is also designed in such a way that it looks three-dimensional, which highlights the 3D scanning solution employed in the minting process of the digital ownership tokens (DOTs).
New Brand Colours
The Coinllectibles website houses four main collections of collectibles – Art, Ceramics, Luxuries and Sports. Each collection has its own signature colour. Black, orange and grey are the 3 core colours with orange being the signature colour for Coinllectibles. Deep rich colours were then used to reflect the various collection of collectibles:
- Black for Art
- Green for Ceramics
- Grey for Luxury collectibles; and
- Red for Coinllectibles Sports
"As part of the ongoing evolution of our company's brand, we have upgraded our brand identity, which includes a new definition of our logo and brand colours, along with a refreshed website. The branding efforts have been a few months in the making, as we worked closely with an agency to carry out extensive research on how to leave a good first impression for people who come in touch with us for the first time – be it online through our website, or on our social media channels.
The website has been revamped with the aim of providing a seamless user experience online in mind. The new site now delivers rich new content in a modern, clean and organised layout for ease of navigation and comprehension. After many iterations, I am pleased to share that the new logo and website are now live," says Cherry Leung, Marketing Director of Coinllectibles.
For more information on Collectibles' refreshed look and its DOT offerings, please visit www.coinllectibles.art.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, which are often indicated by terms such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "look forward to," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "will," "would" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future business activities including the expansion into the decentralized financing space. These forward-looking statements are not promises or guarantees and involve substantial risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described or projected herein include uncertainties associated with operating a business in Singapore and Hong Kong, risk of interference by the PRC government, ability to compete, that financial resources do not last for as long as anticipated, and that COSG is a holding company that may not realize the expected benefits of DOT's offered by Coinllectibles™️. A further list and description of these risks, uncertainties and other risks can be found in COSG's regulatory filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including in its annual report on Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2022. Existing and prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. COSG undertakes no obligation to update or revise the information contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or circumstances or otherwise.
For media queries, please contact:
Media@Coinllectibles.Art
About Cosmos Group Holdings Inc
Cosmos is a business group that operates in two business segments:
- Arts and Collectibles
- Financing
Through Coinllectibles™, the group provides authentication, valuation and certification (AVC) service, sale and purchase, hire purchase, financing, custody, security and exhibition (CSE) services to art buyers through traditional channels, as well as through leveraging blockchain technology through the creation of digital ownership tokens (DOTs). With subsidiaries licensed under Hong Kong's Money Lenders Ordinance, the group currently primarily provides unsecured personal loan to private individuals, with a small portfolio of mortgage loans. The group is integrating the two business segments by offering secured financing services to prospective art and collectibles purchasers to provide a one-stop arts and collectibles purchasing and financing experience.
About the Company – Coinllectibles™️
Coinllectibles™️ is a technology company supporting the collectibles industry with a focus on rare memorabilia and artworks that exist and have intrinsic value in the real world, whether tangible or intangible in nature.
Coinllectibles™️ applies blockchain, marketplace, metaverse and DOT technologies as tools to disrupt and enhance the real world collectibles industry. The technology underpinning DOTs (digital ownership tokens) has multiple functional use cases that Coinllectibles™️ is applying to areas including art, sports, watches, numismatics, limited edition toys, limited edition fashion wear and sneakers. DOTs have the power to transform our societies and some areas may be subject to regulations. Coinllectibles™️ uses DOT technology solely to provide a legally-binding digital ownership token (DOT) to a tangible or intangible collectible.
Website: www.coinllectibles.art
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Coinllectibles
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coinllectibles/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coinllectibles
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coinllectibles
Telegram: https://t.me/Coinllectibles
About Coinllectibles™️ DOT
Coinllectibles™️ prides the DOT as the industry "Gold Standard". Being a Gold Standard, a DOT contains the following on Arweave – (1) a sale and purchase agreement reflecting the purchase, by the person minting the DOT™️, of the underlying asset at a fair value with all rights and restrictions clearly detailed, (2) bailment terms governing the rights to possession whilst the underlying asset remains with Coinllectibles™️, (3) a transfer deed reflecting the transfer of the ownership of the underlying asset (together with all rights and restrictions) by the transferor to the holder of the DOT™️, (4) ownership title deed written into the description of the DOT™️ and (5) the unequivocal identification file of the underlying asset, whose ownership is reflected in the title deed represented by the DOT™️.
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The Taliban on Monday marked a year since they seized the Afghan capital of Kabul, a rapid takeover that triggered a hasty escape of the nation's Western-backed leaders, sent the economy into a tailspin and fundamentally transformed the country.
Bearded Taliban fighters, some hoisting rifles or the white banners of their movement, staged small victory parades on foot, bicycles and motorcycles in the streets of the capital. One small group marched past the former U.S. Embassy, chanting “Long live Islam” and “Death to America.”
A year after the dramatic day, much has changed in Afghanistan. The former insurgents struggle to govern and remain internationally isolated. The economic downturn has driven millions more Afghans into poverty and even hunger, as the flow of foreign aid slowed to a trickle.
Meanwhile, hard-liners appear to hold sway in the Taliban-led government, which imposed severe restrictions on access to education and jobs for girls and women, despite initial promises to the contrary. A year on, teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves head-to-toe in public, with only the eyes showing.
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Some are trying to find ways to keep education from stalling for a generation of young women and underground schools in homes have sprung up.
Natalia Kanem, executive director of the U.N.’s sexual and reproductive health agency, said in a statement that Afghan females must not be forgotten.
"As the world faces multiple, overlapping crises, we must not forget the women and girls of Afghanistan. When women’s and girls’ basic rights are denied, we are all diminished,” she said.
U.S. & World
A year ago, thousands of Afghans had rushed to Kabul International Airport to flee the Taliban amid the U.S. military's chaotic withdrawal from Kabul after 20 years of war — America’s longest conflict.
Some flights resumed relatively quickly after those chaotic days. On Monday, a handful of commercial flights were scheduled to land and take off from a runway that last summer saw Afghan men clinging to the wheels of planes taking off, some falling to their death.
Schoolyards stood empty Monday as the Taliban announced a public holiday to mark the day, which they refer to as “The Proud Day of Aug. 15" and the “First Anniversary of the Return to Power.”
“Reliance on God and the support of the people brought this great victory and freedom to the country,” wrote Abdul Wahid Rayan, the head of the Taliban-run Bakhtar News Agency. “Today, Aug. 15, marks the victory of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan against America and its allies occupation of Afghanistan.”
During a gathering to mark the anniversary, the Taliban deputy prime minister, Abdul Salam Hanafi, offered congratulations to “the entire nation on the day of the conquest of Kabul, which was the beginning of the complete end of the occupation.”
In remarks broadcast live by state radio and TV, he boasted of what he described as “great achievements" under the Taliban, such as an alleged end of corruption, improved security and banned poppy cultivation.
On the eve of the anniversary, former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani defended what he said was a split-second decision to flee, saying he wanted to avoid the humiliation of surrender to the insurgents. He told CNN that on the morning of Aug. 15, 2021, with the Taliban at the gates of Kabul, he was the last one at the presidential palace after his guards had disappeared.
Tomas Niklasson, the European Union's special envoy to Afghanistan, said the bloc of nations remains committed to the Afghan people and to "stability, prosperity and sustainable peace in Afghanistan and the region.”
“This will require an inclusive political process with full, equal and meaningful participation of all Afghan men and women and respect for human rights,” Niklasson wrote.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said an international responsibility toward Afghanistan remains after the NATO withdrawal.
“A regime that tramples on human rights cannot under any circumstances be recognized,” she said in a statement. “But we must not forget the people in Afghanistan, even a year after the Taliban takeover.”
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Faiez reported from Islamabad. Associated Press writer Munir Ahmed in Islamabad contributed. | 2022-08-15T17:12:10+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/national-international/afghanistan-marks-1-year-since-taliban-takeover-as-woes-mount/2835788/ |
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Officials in New Haven, Connecticut, announced prisoner transport and detention reforms Thursday in response to a police van driver braking suddenly while transporting a man in the back of the van, sending him flying headfirst into a metal wall of the vehicle and paralyzing him.
Mayor Justin Elicker and police Chief Karl Jacobson outlined new policies and training during a news conference, one day after having met with Richard “Randy” Cox and his family at a local hospital. Cox is paralyzed from the waist down and has trouble talking, his lawyers and city officials said.
“I want to reiterate that what happened to Mr. Cox is unacceptable and we’re committed to making these necessary changes," Elicker said. “Yesterday, seeing Mr. Cox in his condition really brings home why it’s so important for us to take action to correct what happened."
What happened to Cox, 36, on June 19 has sparked outrage from his family and civil rights advocates including the NAACP, and has drawn comparisons to the Freddie Gray case in Baltimore. Gray, a 25-year-old Black man, died in 2015 after he suffered a spinal injury while handcuffed and shackled in a city police van. Cox is also Black.
The reforms announced Thursday include eliminating the use of police vans for most prisoner transports and using marked police vehicles instead, requiring officers to immediately call for an ambulance to respond to their location if the prisoner requests or appears to need medical aid, a review of detention center policies, random checks of detention area personnel's body cameras, and department-wide training on several related topics.
City officials are inviting residents to several planned town hall-style discussions on police department issues, with the first one scheduled for July 14. They also say several steps already have been taken in response to what happened to Cox, including requiring officers to ensure prisoners are wearing seat belts.
Scot X. Esdaile, president of the Connecticut NAACP chapter, said the announced reforms are a good first step, but more needs to be done.
“They still need to deal with the police culture of those officers dragging him out of the van ... and also dragging him into the police department and slamming him down in the cell with a broken spine,” Esdaile said in a phone interview. “That’s more deep-rooted than the policies that they're recommending.”
Five members of the New Haven Police Department who were involved in the transport and detention of Cox have been placed on paid leave pending a state police investigation.
Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump was in New Haven last week, announcing he will be leading the legal fight on behalf of Cox and calling for a federal civil rights investigation. A “March for Justice” for Cox by his family, NAACP chapters and other supporters is planned for Friday afternoon in New Haven.
Vanessa Roberts Avery, the U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut, said in a statement Wednesday that her office is monitoring the investigations into what happened to Cox and will take action if warranted.
Cox was arrested on a weapons charge June 19. While handcuffed in the back of the van, which had no seat belts, he flew headfirst into the wall between the cab and back of the van when Officer Oscar Diaz braked hard to avoid a collision, police said.
Diaz resumed driving to the police department, despite Cox calling for help and saying he was injured and couldn’t move, according to police videos and officials. A few minutes later, Diaz stopped the van to check on Cox, who was lying motionless on the floor.
Diaz then called paramedics but told them to meet him at the station instead of waiting for them where he was, a violation of policy, police officials said. Diaz has not returned messages seeking comment.
At the station, officers dragged Cox out of the van by his feet and put him in a wheelchair, police video shows. Police then booked Cox, took him out of the wheelchair and dragged him into a cell, where he was left on the floor. The videos also show officers telling Cox to move despite him showing signs of paralysis.
Paramedics arrived minutes later and took Cox to a hospital, officials said. | 2022-07-07T18:46:31+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Officials-announce-reforms-after-man-paralyzed-in-17290330.php |
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and state lawmakers are scheduled to announce support Thursday for measures protecting abortion rights, including a state constitutional amendment that would enshrine it.
House Speaker Adrienne Jones and Senate President Bill Ferguson, who are both Democrats, will join the governor at a news conference to show their support for a measure that would protect patients and providers in Maryland from criminal, civil and administrative penalties relating to abortion bans or restrictions in other states.
Maryland officials are expecting more women to travel to the state for abortions because of restrictions in other states after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last year to strike down Roe v. Wade.
Democrats hold supermajorities in both houses of the General Assembly. It would take a three-fifths vote in both chambers to put the constitutional amendment on the ballot for voters to have the final say next year.
In November, Vermont became the first state to approve a constitutional amendment protecting abortion rights.
The right to abortion already is protected in Maryland law. The state approved legislation in 1991 to protect abortion rights if the Supreme Court allowed abortion to be restricted. The Maryland law was petitioned to the ballot and voters approved the right in 1992 with 62% of the vote.
Moore, a Democrat, demonstrated his support for abortion rights soon after taking office last month, when he announced on his second day in office that he was releasing $3.5 million in state funds to expand abortion training, money that had been withheld by his predecessor, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
“We’ve said it before, and we will say it again: Maryland needs to be a state that is a safe haven for abortion rights,” Moore said when he announced the release of the money.
Last year, lawmakers enacted a law over Hogan’s veto to expand abortion access by ending a restriction that only physicians could provide abortions and requiring most insurance plans to cover abortion care without cost. The law removed a legal restriction preventing nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants from providing abortions.
The lawmakers also said this year they were supporting legislation to ensure public colleges and universities in Maryland have a plan for student access near campuses to birth control, including emergency contraception and abortion pills.
A data-privacy bill will aim to protect medical and insurance records on reproductive health in electronic health information exchanges. | 2023-02-09T16:35:01+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/health/ap-health/ap-maryland-governor-officials-supporting-abortion-protections/ |
Acquisition doubles OCM team at West Monroe
CHICAGO, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- West Monroe, one of the fastest-growing digital services firms, today announced it has acquired 71 & Change, a change management consultancy based in the Pacific Northwest.
The acquisition of 71 & Change expands West Monroe's organizational change management services by adding leadership depth, breadth, and scale. Organizations in all industries are undergoing transformational change as they become digital—transformations that require a tremendous amount of change management—and West Monroe needs the incremental skills, capabilities, and tools from 71 & Change to address that demand.
The addition brings market-recognized change management methodologies, along with the right digital tools needed for our clients to become digital. The acquisition nearly doubles West Monroe's organizational change management team nationally and brings an infusion of talent to the firm's growing West Coast presence to better serve increased client demand.
"We are continuously evaluating opportunities to better serve our clients on their digital journeys, and 71 & Change is a great fit by adding complementary services and much-needed scale," said Tom Bolger, chief strategy officer for West Monroe. "In fact, we've experienced 71 & Change's advisory and execution services firsthand as we partnered together on our own recent acquisitions. I am excited to continue working with their talented team, but this time as a part of West Monroe."
71 & Change, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Portland, Ore., with an office in Seattle, serves leading clients in the Pacific Northwest, helping them with change advisory, analytics, execution, and project management. With nearly 70% of the firm comprised of female talent, this acquisition reinforces West Monroe's commitment to attracting and retaining diverse talent. Combined, the firm's organizational change management team will be able to dive into untapped potential on the West Coast by bolstering its market-leading change management leadership.
West Monroe's acquisition of 71 & Changes comes at a time of heightened need to adapt and upskill today's workforce to new circumstances and technologies. The typical organization today has undertaken five major companywide changes in the past three years — and nearly 75% expect to increase the types of major change initiatives they will undertake in the next three years. The organization and change management consulting procurement category is also projected to grow at a CAGR of 24.6% from 2020 to 2024.
"We are excited to welcome the 71 & Change team to West Monroe, an organization well-recognized in the market with deep expertise in change management approaches and technologies," said Mike Hughes, managing partner and leader of the operations excellence practice at West Monroe. "With our combined team and experience, we will be able to drive even more successful organizational transformations, creating even greater value for our clients."
Established in 2002, West Monroe has grown at a 30% CAGR and achieved national prominence by becoming a top alternative to the largest professional services firms. While many of its competitors specialize in either strategy or implementation—or in business or technology—West Monroe is built on the principle that all of its people are fluent across strategy, implementation, business, and technology. The firm assembles multidisciplinary, industry-led teams of experts who help clients become digital leaders in their industries at a time when digital leadership has never been more critical to commercial success.
About West Monroe
West Monroe is a digital services firm that was born in technology but built for business—partnering with companies in transformative industries to deliver quantifiable financial value. We believe that digital is a mindset—not a project, a team, or a destination—and it's something companies become, not something they do. That's why we work in diverse, multidisciplinary teams that blend management consulting, digital design, and product engineering to move companies from traditional ways of working to digital operating models—and create experiences that transcend the digital and physical worlds. Connected by the 13 founding values that drive our culture, our 2,100 employees work collaboratively across the firm with the belief that our clients' success is our success. Visit WestMonroe.com to learn more.
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Industry-wide initiative aiming to attract Black talent
NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Whether you're recruiting more diverse talent to your company or looking to make your next career move, Advancing Diversity Week: Black Talent Outreach is where you should start. With a focus on Black talent outreach for its second annual Advancing Diversity Week, MediaVillage is connecting eager, qualified candidates to human resources, journalism, advertising, and other professionals in the industry.
From October 17-20, Advancing Diversity Week's main objective is to collect 2,500 resumes from Black talent to add more valuable Black perspectives to the media, marketing, entertainment, and advertising professions. Right now, Black people make up less than 5% of the professionals in the advertising industry.
The media and advertising community has established a free Resume Submission Portal. Candidates can share interests and submit resumes to a host of companies at week.advancingdiversity.org/registration or the MediaVillage.com and AdvancingDiversity.org websites.
The 2022 Advancing Diversity Week: Black Talent Outreach boasts a four-day virtual program featuring storytelling, interviews, and panels with decision-makers at local, national, and global companies and nonprofits. Those interested in attending the virtual program can register at MediaVillage.com. There is also an exclusive, in-person cocktail reception recognizing the 2022 Advancing Diversity Hall of Honors inductees on the evening of October 19. Follow @mediavillagecom and @jackmyersbiz #BlackTalentOutreach #ADW2022 #AdvancingDiversityHonors
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden is holding an election Sunday expected to boost a populist anti-immigration party that promises to crack down on shootings and other gang violence that have shaken many people’s sense of security.
The Sweden Democrats entered parliament in 2010 and have steadily gained more votes with each election. The party’s fortunes have risen following massive migration in recent years, particularly in Europe’s crisis year of 2015, and as crime has grown in segregated neighborhoods.
The party has its roots in the white nationalist movement but many years ago began expelling extremists. Despite its rebranding, voters long viewed it as unacceptable and other parties shunned it. That is changing.
Polls predicted the Sweden Democrats, which won 13% in 2018, would take about 20% Sunday to become the second-largest party in the parliament. That would put it only behind the center-left Social Democrats of Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.
Andersson, a 55-year-old economist, enjoys high approval ratings. She became Sweden’s first female prime minister less than a year ago and led Sweden’s historic bid to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Zeth Isaksson, a specialist in electoral behavior at Stockholm University, said she is highly trusted thanks to her experience in government, first as finance minister, through crises including the COVID-19 pandemic and, as prime minister, in the negotiations to join NATO.
“Magdalena Andersson is one of the most important factors in this election,” Isaksson told The Associated Press.
At rallies, her supporters have worn T-shirts and pins with her image modeled after the stylized “Hope” poster of former President Barack Obama.
But hope is precisely what some no longer have in her party after its eight years in power. They blame it for high taxes and for failing to stem the shootings that have made Sweden one of Europe’s most violent countries.
“She has had eight years to do everything that she’s now saying she’s going to do,” said Bosse Adolfsson, a 70-year-old partly retired electrician at a Sweden Democrats rally on Saturday. “She is asking for four more years to not do anything.”
There are two major blocs, with four left-wing parties and four conservative parties. The polls leading up to the election showed the blocs running neck and neck.
If the left-wing bloc does poorly overall, Andersson might not be able to form a government with a majority in parliament. The party in second place would then get to try.
Traditionally, that would be the center-right Moderates. Though the party risks being outvoted by the populists, their leader, Ulf Kristersson, currently the main opposition leader, is seen as the likely prime minister candidate should the right prevail. He ran on a pledge of “Sweden needs change.”
The populists’ leader Jimmie Akesson still is not considered a prime minister candidate given the party’s historical roots.
The Moderates’ expected third-place showing “shifts everything upside down,” said Torbjorn Sjostrom, CEO of the polling institute Novus. “The Swedish Democrats have increased for every election quite substantially, slowly moving into the warmth of being a serious party in Sweden, and they therefore would expect more influence.”
He said his polling research shows that those who vote for the Sweden Democrats are often blue collar workers, and that twice as many men as women support it.
“It’s basically the same as you see in most traditional populist parties, even in the Trump voter,” he said, explaining that the party resonates largely with people “who are afraid of their own safety and the future.”
Andersson has voiced alarm at the rising popularity of the Sweden Democrats, characterizing it as a “far-right” party that, if it wins influence in government, could erode Sweden’s identity as a place of tolerance and of refuge for the persecuted.
“It could be a different Sweden that we could have in four years,” she said.
The Sweden Democrats have clearly tapped into the anxieties of many, and other parties have been moving closer to its positions. Many Swedes agree that their country can no longer bear the costs of the country’s generous refugee policies of the past.
Tobias Andersson, a 26-year-old member of parliament for the Sweden Democrats seeking a second term, said his party is being unfairly characterized as racist by opponents because it serves their interests.
“I wasn’t even born when my party was founded, I don’t really care who founded it. I look at the values and policies that we support today,” he told the AP.
He said politicians who have called the Sweden Democrats racist are now “pushing forward the same policies themselves.”
Most Swedes still oppose them, and some were voting tactically against any right-wing party to prevent that side from getting a chance to wield power.
Voting in Stockholm, Bjarne Frykholm, a 65-year-old computer specialist wouldn’t say who he voted for other than to make clear he opposed the Sweden Democrats.
“I don’t want them to get any power at all,” he said. “I think they frighten me a lot.” | 2022-09-11T16:19:01+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-sweden-holds-election-expected-to-boost-anti-immigrant-party/ |
(The Hill) – A tornado that damaged a Pfizer manufacturing facility in North Carolina is sparking concerns about worsening drug shortages in U.S. hospitals and highlighting the vulnerability of the domestic supply chain.
Pfizer said its facility in Rocky Mount, N.C., makes nearly 25 percent of the company’s sterile injectable medicines used in U.S. hospitals. It sustained serious damage Wednesday by an EF-3 rated tornado, according to the National Weather Service.
Pfizer said it was still assessing the damage to determine the impact on production, but all staff were able to evacuate.
“We already have teams on the ground assessing the damage and supporting our colleagues, and we are working urgently to determine the best way to get back online as quickly as possible, while ensuring the safety of our people,” CEO Albert Bourla tweeted on Thursday.
The site is one of the largest sterile injectable facilities in the world, with more than 1.4 million square feet of manufacturing space, according to the company. It makes products including anesthesia, painkillers, therapeutics, anti-infectives and surgical muscle relaxants.
Hospitals across the country are already seeing shortages of sterile injectable drugs, said Tom Kraus, vice president of government relations at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and the tornado is likely to make that worse.
“There are already 300 drugs that were in shortage before today. And many of those were sterile injectable drugs and like the ones manufactured at this facility. So, we are already in a state of crisis with drug shortages and this, obviously, has the potential to contribute to that,” Kraus said.
But until the company details the extent of the damage and which drugs were affected, the specifics of any potential shortages aren’t clear.
If there is a worsening shortage, hospitals can try to identify acceptable substitute drugs, or different forms of a particular medication. If the situation warrants, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can also make policy changes to expedite importation of certain drugs, like it is doing with the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Part of the issue, Kraus said, is that there are only two or three manufacturers that make sterile injectable drugs because there isn’t a huge financial incentive for companies to enter that market.
“We do not have enough manufacturing capacity for these products, particularly sterile injectable drugs, and we don’t have a diversified manufacturing capacity for them,” he said. “The fact that so much of these drugs are coming from one facility is a problem in and of itself” because there’s no redundancy when something goes wrong.
The U.S. is in the midst of an unprecedented shortage of medicine, ranging from ADHD pills to pain medicine to injectable cancer therapies. The reasons vary, and include manufacturing quality control issues as well as demand surges.
In a statement, the FDA said it was monitoring the situation.
“The FDA is aware of this incident and are grateful that the plant’s employees are unharmed. We are following the situation closely as it evolves and are working with the company to understand the extent of the damage and any potential impact to the nation’s drug supply,” a spokeswoman said. | 2023-07-21T14:17:59+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/tornado-damage-to-north-carolina-pfizer-plant-could-worsen-drug-shortages/ |
A sixteen-year-old boy was supposed to pick up his two younger brothers last week when he rang the doorbell of the wrong Kansas City, Missouri, house. A man came to the door and shot Ralph Yarl in the head -- then shot him again after he fell to the ground.
Yarl stumbled to one house, then another, and then a third before anyone helped the Black teen, who was released from the hospital Sunday and is recovering at home. Now community leaders, Democratic lawmakers and an attorney for Yarl’s family are demanding justice and questioning whether race played a role in the shooting.
Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson said his office is working with police to quickly review the case and determine if the homeowner should be charged. He did not address whether race was a factor in the shooting; the Kansas City police chief said that, so far, race does not appear to be a factor.
“We understand how frustrating this has been, but we can assure the public that the system is working,” Thompson said in a statement. “As with any serious case submitted to our office, we will approach this case in an objective and impartial manner.”
At a news conference on Sunday, Police Chief Stacey Graves said the shooter was taken into custody Thursday and placed on a 24-hour hold but released after consultation with the prosecutor’s office. The firearm used was found at the home, she said.
Rev. Vernon Howard, president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Greater Kansas City, said in a statement Monday that the homeowner should immediately be arrested for what he called a “heinous and hate-filled crime.”
“The state of Missouri, specifically the Kansas City metropolitan area, remains one of the most unsafe locations for Black people in the country,” Howard said.
The Missouri Senate held a moment of silence for Yarl on Monday. “We pray for justice,” Democratic Sen. Lauren Arthur said.
The shooting happened Thursday night in a middle class neighborhood in north Kansas City. Yarl was sent to pick up his twin younger brothers. He didn't have a phone with him and went to the wrong block, his aunt, Faith Spoonmore, wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to help pay medical bills. By Monday afternoon, $1.4 million had been raised from 37,000 donations.
Spoonmore wrote that Yarl pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell.
“The man in the home opened the door, looked my nephew in the eye, and shot him in the head,” Spoonmore wrote. When Yarl fell to the ground, “the man shot him again.”
Spoonmore wrote that Yarl ran to three different homes "before someone finally agreed to help him after he was told to lie on the ground with his hands up.”
Yarl is a bass clarinetist who earned Missouri All-State Band honorable mention and who plays several instruments in the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra of Kansas City, Spoonmore wrote.
A statement from the North Kansas City School District described Yarl as “an excellent student and talented musician. He maintains a stellar GPA while taking mostly college level courses. While he loves science and hopes to pursue that career path, his passion is music.”
Crump told The Associated Press that Yarl is “like the child you would want to call your own.”
Yarl was released from the hospital Sunday and is recovering at home, his father, Paul Yarl, told the Kansas City Star. Spoonmore said Yarl is “doing well physically” but has a lot of trauma to overcome emotionally.
“He is our miracle,” she said. “We have heard these types of stories many times, and unfortunately, most Black boys are not alive to get another chance."
Police have not identified the shooter or his race, though Crump said the family provided information indicating he was white. He did not elaborate. Information that officials have now does not point to race as a factor in the shooting, according to Graves, but that remains under investigation.
By Monday afternoon, the home where the shooting happened had been vandalized. Black spray-paint on the side of the house showed a heart with “16” in the middle. Another showed what appeared to be Yarl's initials with “16” below the letters. Eggs splattered the front windows and the door.
The shooting has caught the attention of national figures.
“Let’s be for justice, which is a continuum,” Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., wrote on Twiter. "That means the man who did this should be charged AND we need to work for the legislative and heart change to prevent these tragedies.”
“His name is #RalphYarl and I'm sick and tired of this feeling ... my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head,” actress Halle Berry tweeted.
Graves said investigators will consider whether the suspect was protected by “Stand Your Ground” laws, which allow for the use of deadly force in self-defense. Missouri is among around 30 states with such laws.
“These laws breed a society of violence and fear while providing cover for those who harm, maim and kill others,” state Rep. Marlene Terry, a St. Louis Democrat who chairs the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus, said in a statement.
Democratic House Minority Leader Crystal Quade said Missouri's lenient gun laws have created an us-versus-them mentality and "too often, Black lives suffer the most from this fear-driven, shoot-first culture.”
A message seeking comment from Republican Gov. Mike Parson, a staunch gun rights supporters, wasn’t immediately returned.
Because of the teen’s injuries, Graves said, police haven’t been able to get a victim statement. Crump, who has represented families in several high-profile cases, including those of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, called it “asinine” that charges have to wait for an interview with Yarl.
“We all believe that if the roles were reversed and this was a Black citizen who shot a 16-year-old for merely ringing his doorbell, they would have arrested him, and he wouldn’t have slept in his bed that night,” Crump said.
Prosecutions of shootings cases in which the defendants claimed self-defense have seen mixed results.
Martin was walking home from a convenience store in February 2012 in Sanford, Florida, when he was killed by George Zimmerman, who claimed self-defense and was later acquitted during a jury trial. Martin’s death helped lead to the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement.
In Michigan, Ted Wafer is serving a 17-year prison sentence in the 2013 death of Renisha McBride in suburban Detroit. The 19-year-old Black woman was on the porch of Wafer's home when he shot her. Wafer is white. Prosecutors speculated that McBride, who was drunk and had crashed her car hours earlier, might have been confused when she arrived on Wafer’s porch.
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Salter reported from O'Fallon, Missouri. Nick Ingram in Kansas City and Summer Ballentine in Columbia, Missouri, contributed to this report. | 2023-04-17T20:07:39+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/national/2023/04/17/homeowner-shoots-injures-black-teen-who-went-to-wrong-house/ |
ST GEORGE -- Funeral service for Lawrence “Pete” Britt Jr., of Virginia, and formerly of St. George, will be held at noon Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the Lovely Hill Baptist Convention Center in St. George, with the Rev. John C. Smalls officiating. Burial will be held in St. James Cemetery in St. George.
Friends may call Stevens Funeral Home of St. George.
Visitation will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at the funeral home. Online condolences maybe expressed at www.stevensfh.net. | 2023-02-16T06:43:45+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/local/obituaries/lawrence-pete-britt-jr----st-george/article_646929e1-f1fb-5232-9d56-261dde915fec.html |
CEDAR CITY, Utah (AP) — Justin Miller completed 29 of 37 passes for 352 and two touchdowns, Elijah Burns and Bobby Cole each ran for a TD and Southern Utah beat Utah Tech 31-17 Saturday night.
Utah Tech (1-3, 0-1 Western Athletic Conference) failed to convert a fourth-and-7 play from the SUU 35 and, on the next play, Justin Miller hit Isaiah Wooden down the left sideline for a 65-yard catch-and-run touchdown to make it 14-7 with 11:56 left in the first half and Southern Utah led the rest of the way.
Miller went 4 for 4 on third downs — hitting four different targets for first downs — on a 16-play, 82-yard drive that culminated when Ethan Bolingbroke caught a 3-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left in the second quarter and make it 24-10.
Kobe Tracy was 19-of-36 passing for 277 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions for Utah Tech (formerly known as Dixie State).
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What you need to know about McDonald’s Halloween Pails
McDonald’s has been serving burgers for over 65 years. In that time, many things have come and gone … and come back again. Earlier this week, a classic collectible made a triumphant return just in time for Halloween. On Tuesday, Oct. 18, the company brought back McDonald’s Halloween Pails.
What are McDonald’s Halloween Pails?
McDonald’s Halloween Pails are also known as Boo Buckets. When you purchase a Happy Meal, from now until Oct. 31, instead of a toy, your food will come in a Halloween Pail.
These aren’t just any pails. McDonald’s has decided to go old school and offer the same iconic trio that it introduced back in 1986. You can get a white McBoo, an orange McPunk’n or a green McGoblin.
The only catch is both adults and children are snatching up these pails and McDonald’s has not guaranteed there will be any left by Halloween. In fact, McDonald’s emphasizes that this is a limited-time appearance and these pails will only be available while supplies last.
What can you do with a McDonald’s Halloween Pail?
A McDonald’s Halloween Pail is great for trick-or-treating. It’s a solid little bucket with a handle that makes it easy to collect and carry candy. It can also be placed on the table and used as a treat dish. However, grown-ups love the pails too because they can be hung up as Halloween decorations or serve as festive planters. Some musicians even flip them over and use them as drums. What you do with your Halloween Pail is only limited by your imagination.
Alternatives to McDonald’s Halloween Pails
If you don’t make it to McDonald’s in time, or you aren’t the biggest fan of McDonald’s food, don’t worry. There are many suitable alternatives you can get. Here are a few:
Triumpeek Halloween Candy Baskets
These plastic candy pails come in three designs: a smiling orange jack-o’-lantern, a cute purple monster face and a green zombie. Sold by Amazon
FuturePlusx Halloween Pumpkin Buckets
If you prefer pumpkins, this set of buckets includes two happy jack-o’-lanterns. The buckets are made using eco-friendly plastic that is non-toxic and odorless. Sold by Amazon
Aberlls Felt Halloween Buckets for Kids
With six designs, you’re sure to please everyone. These felt candy buckets are lightweight, colorful, conveniently sized and feature a sturdy build. Sold by Amazon
Sumind Halloween Pumpkin Light-Up Bucket
This option is unique because it lights up, making it safer for use at night. It’s slightly deeper than other offerings, and it’s made with a soft felt material. Sold by Amazon
SCS Direct Reusable Halloween Teal Pumpkin Trick-or-Treat Totes
This 8-inch tote is large enough to hold all your candy. It’s made using attractive teal felt, so it stands out from other traditionally colored options. Sold by Amazon
If you prefer a sturdier option, these 12 decorative metal buckets will do the trick. Since these pails are smaller, they’re great for filling with treats to use as Halloween party favors. Sold by Amazon
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NEW YORK (AP) — Attempted book bans and restrictions at school and public libraries continue to surge, setting a record in 2022, according to a new report from the American Library Association released Thursday.
More than 1,200 challenges were compiled by the association in 2022, nearly double the then-record total from 2021 and by far the most since the ALA began keeping data 20 years ago.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” says Deborah Caldwell-Stone, who directs the ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. “The last two years have been exhausting, frightening, outrage inducing.”
Thursday’s report not only documents the growing number of challenges, but also their changing nature. A few years ago, complaints usually arose with parents and other community members and referred to an individual book. Now, the requests are often for multiple removals, and organized by national groups such as the conservative Moms for Liberty, which has a mission of “unifying, educating and empowering parents to defend their parental rights at all levels of government.”
Last year, more than 2,500 different books were objected to, compared to 1,858 in 2021 and just 566 in 2019. In numerous cases, hundreds of books were challenged in a single complaint. The ALA bases its findings on media accounts and voluntary reporting from libraries and acknowledges that the numbers might be far higher.
Librarians around the country have told of being harassed and threatened with violence or legal action.
“Every day professional librarians sit down with parents to thoughtfully determine what reading material is best suited for their child’s needs,” ALA President Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada said in a statement. “Now, many library workers face threats to their employment, their personal safety, and in some cases, threats of prosecution for providing books to youth they and their parents want to read.”
Caldwell-Stone says that some books have been targeted by liberals because of racist language — notably Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” — but the vast majority of complaints come from conservatives, directed at works with LGBTIQA+ or racial themes. They include Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer,” Jonathan Evison’s “Lawn Boy,” Angie Thomas’ “The Hate U Give” and a book-length edition of the “1619 Project,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning report from The New York Times on the legacy of slavery in the U.S.
Bills facilitating the restriction of books have been proposed or passed in Arizona, Iowa, Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma, among other states. In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved laws to review reading materials and limit classroom discussion of gender identity and race books pulled indefinitely or temporarily include John Green’s “Looking for Alaska,” Colleen Hoover’s “Hopeless,” Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Grace Lin’s picture story “Dim Sum for Everyone!”
More recently, Florida’s Martin County school district removed dozens of books from its middle schools and high schools, including numerous works by novelist Jodi Picoult, Toni Morrison’s Pulitzer Prize-winning “Beloved” and James Patterson’s “Maximum Ride” thrillers, a decision which the bestselling author has criticized on Twitter as “arbitrary and borderline absurd.”
DeSantis has called reports of mass bannings a “hoax,” saying in a statement released earlier this month that the allegations reveal “some are attempting to use our schools for indoctrination.”
Some books do come back. Officials at Florida’s Duval County Public Schools were widely criticized after they removed “Roberto Clemente: The Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates,” a children’s biography of the late Puerto Rican baseball star. In February, they announced the book would again be on shelves, explaining that they needed to review it and make sure it didn’t violate any state laws. | 2023-03-23T15:09:59+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/library-association-reports-record-book-ban-attempts-in-2022/ |
DENVER, Aug. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SMT Energy LLC ("SMT"), an experienced developer and operator of renewable energy and energy storage projects in the U.S., has reached an agreement with SUSI Partners AG ("SUSI"), a leading Swiss-based sustainable energy infrastructure fund manager, to jointly develop, own and operate multiple battery energy storage systems ("BESS") in the United States.
The SUSI-SMT partnership incorporates a ready-to-build portfolio of ten (10) standalone BESS projects in South Texas, with a combined capacity of 100 MW. The assets are expected to commence commercial operations in the first half of 2023 and will alleviate pressure on power grids by balancing mismatches in electricity supply and demand. In addition to the initial portfolio, the partnership includes a further capital commitment to develop, own and operate additional BESS projects.
David Spotts, Co-Founder of SMT noted, "This portfolio, and partnership with SUSI, is a key step in SMT's efforts to lead the U.S.' energy transition in battery energy storage development. Bringing this portfolio into service will advance SMT Energy's commitment to the development of clean energy infrastructure in ERCOT and signals our continued expansion into the BESS market."
Texas' electricity grid has been under high scrutiny with both winter storms and extremely high summer temperatures presenting challenges that are only expected to increase in frequency as climate change progresses. While renewable energy generation has proven invaluable in the face of recent spikes in power demand, its integration has far outpaced the buildout of energy storage capacity, which is crucial to counterbalance intermittencies in power supply. The need for storage is further accentuated by pending retirements of thermal generation plants, which are expected to keep price volatility at a high level throughout the 2020s.
"In just over one year we were able to bring this portfolio from ideation to shovel-ready," stated John Switzer, Co-Founder of SMT. "The vision was to own and operate a fully merchant, front-of-the-meter energy storage portfolio in Texas, and it took the right partner to appreciate our concept. SMT is thankful to the entire SUSI team for their efforts and look forward to the partnership as a springboard for further BESS projects across the U.S."
Richard Braakenburg, Head Equity Investments at SUSI Partners, said: "SUSI Partners has a longstanding track record of investing across the entire energy transition spectrum. Having successfully finalized the deployment of our dedicated energy storage fund last year, this investment through our equity energy transition fund continues our commitment to battery storage as an important enabler of renewables integration. We see a lot of potential in the U.S. market and look forward to our cooperation with SMT Energy to deliver clean energy solutions to the world's largest economy."
Piper Sandler & Co. served as the exclusive financial advisor to SMT in this transaction.
SMT Energy is a U.S.-based developer and operator of distributed generation and utility-scale renewable and energy storage projects. The company is led by industry veterans John Switzer and David Spotts. In its first three years, SMT Energy has transacted with institutional investors, independent power producers, sustainable infrastructure funds and other sustainable investors on $250 million worth of renewable energy and energy storage deals. The company relies on their deep experience, wide network, and strong problem-solving abilities to create above-market returns for investors and meaningful benefits for local and global communities.
Founded in 2009, SUSI Partners is a Swiss-based fund manager specialized in sustainable energy infrastructure investments with EUR 1.7bn in capital commitments from institutional investors. The firm's investment strategy focuses on private equity and credit opportunities across the energy transition spectrum, including clean energy generation, energy efficiency measures, and solutions enabling clean energy use. With a successful track record of more than 140 transactions in over 20 countries to date, SUSI Partners seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns for its clients and their beneficiaries while contributing meaningfully to achieving global climate neutrality.
SETF was launched in 2020 as SUSI's flagship equity fund. The fund has an evergreen structure and invests in sustainable energy infrastructure with a focus on OECD countries, covering the wide spectrum of investment opportunities arising from the energy transition.
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It's Severe Weather Awareness Week in Iowa and today's topic is Alerts and Warnings and how to receive that information. First, what's the difference between a watch and warning. A watch means that conditions are favorable for severe weather, as all of the ingredients are available. A warning means that severe weather is actually happening now or will be soon.
It's important to pay attention to both and prepare accordingly.
With many of us using mobile phones nowadays, we can receive severe weather information via weather apps. Those have become great tools to alert people of severe weather, but it's good to have a backup. You can get severe weather information from KIMT News 3 on TV and through the KIMT Weather App. A weather radio is another great tool to use as they have a battery backup for when the power goes out.
Having more than one way to receive weather information is the best way to keep you and your family safe this severe weather season. | 2023-03-28T20:22:13+00:00 | kimt.com | https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa-severe-weather-awareness-how-to-receive-severe-weather-alerts/article_0793e3ca-cd9a-11ed-afe3-1fbaa3733927.html |
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter remains a candidate to stay on as the U.S. men’s national team coach after a report by a law firm determined he did not improperly withhold information about a 1992 domestic violence allegation involving the woman who later became his wife.
The report, released publicly Monday by the U.S. Soccer Federation, also concluded that Berhalter's conduct "likely constituted the misdemeanor crime of assault on a female."
Berhalter’s contract as coach expired on Dec. 31 and Anthony Hudson, one of his assistants, was appointed interim coach on Jan. 4. The coaching decision will be made after a new sporting director is hired.
The firm Alston and Bird was retained after former U.S. captain Claudio Reyna and wife Danielle Egan Reyna, the parents of current American midfielder Gio Reyna, informed the USSF of the 1992 incident following the decision by Berhalter to use Gio Reyna sparingly at last year's World Cup.
The firm concluded the Reynas were not guilty of extortion but said Claudio Reyna’s conduct might have violated provisions of FIFA's code of ethics for conflicts of interest, protection of physical and mental integrity, and abuse of position.
The probe included interviews with 16 witnesses, but Claudio Reyna refused to be interviewed. It included details on the incident between Berhalter and the then-Rosalind Santana in January 1992 at a bar and nightclub in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where Berhalter and Santana were students and Santana was a roommate of Danielle Egan, who went on to play for the U.S. women's national team.
“Mr. and Mrs. Berhalter were both 18 years old and drinking alcohol on the night in question; they began to argue inside the bar; they left the bar together and continued to argue,” the report said. “Once outside, Mrs. Berhalter hit Mr. Berhalter in the face; Mr. Berhalter pushed her to the ground and kicked her twice; Mr. Berhalter was tackled by a passerby, not known to either of the Berhalters; and Mrs. Berhalter got up and left. No police report was filed; no complaint or arrest was made; and no medical attention was sought by Mrs. Berhalter.”
The report described the incident as “an isolated event, and we find no evidence to suggest that Mr. Berhalter has engaged in similar misconduct at any other time.”
“Based upon information obtained during the Investigation, we also found nothing to indicate that Mr. Berhalter improperly withheld the fact of the 1992 incident, or any other information, from U.S. Soccer at any time,” the report said. “There is no basis to conclude that employing Mr. Berhalter would create legal risks for an organization.”
The investigators said “Berhalter’s conduct during the 1992 incident likely constituted the misdemeanor crime of assault on a female” but added “Berhalter is not currently at risk of criminal prosecution for the 1992 incident because North Carolina imposes a two-year statute of limitations for misdemeanors."
Claudo Reyna is a former teammate of Berhalter in high school and on the national team. The report said the Reyna parents had attempted to influence USSF decisions on their children as far back as 2016, “ranging from travel arrangements to the impact of on-pitch refereeing decisions.”
Brian McBride, the men's team general manager until leaving Jan. 31, gave the investigators a text he received from Claudio Reyna — a former teammate — on Nov. 21 after Gio Reyna wasn't used in the Americans' opening 1-1 draw with Wales at the World Cup.
“Our entire family is disgusted, angry, and done with you guys,” the text said. “Don’t expect nice comments from anyone in our family about US Soccer. I’m being transparent to you not like the political clown show of the federation.”
Earnie Stewart, who was the USSF sporting director until Feb. 15, told the investigators that after a poor performance by Gio Reyna in a pre-World Cup scrimmage on Nov. 17, the 20-year-old "walk(ed) around, and mope(d) around the whole time," "seemed ticked off" and "did not appear to be trying at all." Reyna also did not join other players on post-scrimmage sprints.
Berhalter nearly sent Gio Reyna home, instead requiring him to apologize to teammates. Reyna made two substitute appearances during the World Cup, for seven minutes against England and 45 minutes against Iran.
Berhalter referred to the matter without naming the player at a leadership conference in New York on Dec. 6. After the remarks became public and it was clear they referred to Gio Reyna, Claudio and Danielle Reyna called Stewart on Dec. 11 and revealed the 1992 incident. Stewart reported the matter to top USSF executives, who launched the probe.
A person whose name was redacted in the public version of the report, who appeared to be identified as a travel coordinator for the federation's friends and family program, quoted Danielle Reyna as saying the day after the Wales match: “Once this tournament is over, I can make one phone call and give one interview, and his cool sneakers and bounce passes will be gone.”
“Some media reports characterized the Reynas’ actions as ‘blackmail,’” the report said. “As a legal matter, we do not arrive at the same conclusion."
“Blackmail or extortion is the act of obtaining property by compelling or inducing a person to deliver such property by means of instilling in him a fear that, if the property is not so delivered, the actor or another will cause some form of harm to the person,” the report said. "Based on the facts gathered to date, we do not conclude that the Reynas’ actions rise to the level of or would otherwise result in a conviction for extortion.”
The report said Danielle Reyna initially refused to discuss the matter with investigators during a telephone call on Dec. 29, but she called back shortly later and began by saying: “I did it” and detailed what she told Stewart 18 days earlier.
Investigators concluded Claudio Reyna "used his direct line of communication with U.S. Soccer officials in an attempt to gain advantages or preferential treatment for his children" and he complained “about his son’s playing time, penalties and suspensions his son received, and selection decisions for U.S. Soccer camps in an attempt to change those outcomes.”
The USSF said the report “identifies a need to revisit U.S. Soccer’s policies concerning appropriate parental conduct and communications with staff at the national team level. We will be updating those policies.”
Claudio Reyna did not immediately respond to a text seeking comment. Berhalter's new spokesman, Matthew Hiltzik, did not immediately have a comment.
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Anytown has openings
North Carolina for Community and Justice’s Anytown, a human relations and youth leadership summer camp, still has a few openings.
Session one is set for June 18-23 and session two is set for July 16-21.
The camps are for rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in the Piedmont Triad area who have an interest in making new friends and learning how to build an inclusive and compassionate community.
Tuition is $650 but scholarships are available.
For information, call 336-272-0359, Ext. 110 or visit bit.ly/anytown2023.
Silent auction fundraiser
Evergreens Lifestyle Center, a division of Senior Resources of Guilford, is holding its inaugural Silent Auction Fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. June 23 and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 26.
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The nonprofit has many items to bid on including event tickets, gift certificates for restaurants, massages, salons; antiques, collectibles, handmade crafts, artwork, home and garden items and more.
Evergreens Lifestyle Center is the only nonprofit active senior center in the area. The nonprofit provides activities for seniors 55 and older such as exercise classes, a gym, arts and crafts, special presentations, technology classes and assistance, weekly classic movie screenings, educational opportunities and more.
For information, call 336-373-4816.
Independence Day celebration June 24
Pleasant Garden is hosting its annual Independence Day Celebration event June 24 at the Pleasant Garden Community Center, 5024 Alliance Church Road. June 25 is the rain date.
This free event will begin at 6 p.m. with a Kid Zone, which will include inflatables, a mechanical bull, a caricature artist, face painter and a balloon twister. Meanwhile on the main stage, music and entertainment will be provided by DJ Bruce Church in addition to a live tribute to the military.
At sunset, a fireworks display will cap this fun family event.
Free shuttles will be provided from Pleasant Garden Baptist Church, Pleasant Garden Elementary School, Pleasant Garden United Methodist Church and New Covenant Church. No shuttles will be provided to Volunteer Park or Town Hall. There will be no parking at the Pleasant Garden Community Center. Alliance Church Road will be closed between Ryegate Drive and Neelley Road beginning at 5 p.m.
High Point Museum events
The High Point Museum at 1859 E. Lexington Ave. in High Point has announced the following events:
Celebrate National Ice Cream Day by Making Your Own: noon-2 p.m. July 15. Free, drop-in, while supplies last.
- High Point Historical Society presents Meet Historical Fiction Author, Libby Carty McNamee: 2-4 p.m. July 19. Hear author Libby Carty McNamee discuss her writing process and talk about her award-winning books, “Dolley Madison and the War of 1812: America’s First Lady” and “Susanna’s Midnight Ride: The Girl Who Won the Revolutionary War.” Free. Books are targeted for readers 10 and older.
- Arts Splash Concert in the Historical Park: 6-7:30 p.m. July 21. Live music. Free. Drop-in.
For information, call 336-885-1859.
Haw River Trail lunch and learn
Brian Baker, Assistant Alamance County Manager and former Alamance Parks Director, will speak from noon to 1 p.m. June 21 at the Graham Historical Museum, 135 W. Elm St. in Graham.
The event is part of the Graham Historical Museum Advisory Board’s Lunch-and-Learn Series.
Join the museum as they celebrate the Year of the Trail and learn all about Alamance County’s Haw River Trail. The program will include an overview of the Haw River and its impact on life and development in Alamance County. The presentation will detail the effort to build the Haw River Trail over the past 20 years and discuss the changes it has brought to the community.
This rain or shine program will take place in the outdoor courtyard of the museum. Bring a sack lunch and a friend. Admission is free; registration is required.
To register, visit www.GrahamRecreationAndParks.com.
Pollinators Day
The Guilford County Extension Master Gardeners will host “Celebrate Pollinators Day” from 9 a.m. to noon June 24 at 3309 Burlington Road, Greensboro. The free public event will be in the Karen C. Neill Demonstration Garden.
What’s a pollinator? It could be a butterfly, moth, bee, wasp, insect — even a bird.
“What’s The Buzz” about pollinators? Without pollinators, we would have very little food. Pollinators are critical to the production of most fruits, vegetables, nuts and berries. This event will showcase the importance of pollinators and how everyone can protect and nurture them.
Visitors will be treated to many exhibits including butterfly, bee and bug displays, a Queen Bee in her glass hive, beekeeper displays and sales of local honey. Also offered for sale will be plants that attract and feed pollinators.
Activities for children include building a bee hotel, making a seed ball for wildflower planting, a scavenger hunt, the Green Roof playhouse and vegetable tasting.
Special exhibits include the Eco-Bus Live Animal Display from Greensboro Parks and Recreation, The Mobile Lab from High Point University, Carolina Butterfly Society, Piedmont Bird Club, N.C. State Parks, North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission, NC Wildlife Fund and NC Department of Agriculture.
Master Gardeners will be on hand to answer questions about creating pollinator gardens and to offer tours.
For information, call 336-641-2400 or visit the Facebook page for Extension Master Gardeners of Guilford County.
Summer passport winners
Downtown Greensboro has drawn the first week of winners for its 14-week Summer Passport program, presented by Skyla Credit Union. In its opening week, there were 141 entries with receipts totaling more than $12,800.
Week one winners are Cierra DiPilato and Bliss & Co. Downtown Salon.
Spend $25 or more in a downtown Greensboro business for a chance to win $500. Participants can upload a photo of their receipt via the Downtown Greensboro App or to the Downtown Greensboro website to be entered into a weekly drawing for $500. Additionally, the represented business on the winning receipt will also receive $500. Spend more money, get more entries. For example, spend $100 and receive four weekly entries.
Winners will be drawn every Friday through Sept. 1.
Lawn care workshop
“Piedmont Lawn Care” is the topic of a talk by Cody Craddock, horticulture agent with Randolph County Cooperative Extension, at 6:30 p.m. June 29, at the Asheboro Public Library.
Craddock will share advice on establishment and care of lawns; advantages and disadvantages of various grass species; sustainable lawns; and lawn alternatives. Attendees can pick up a free Carolina Lawn Care booklet.
The library is located at 201 Worth St. Call 336-318-6803 for information.
All businesses located in Downtown Greensboro are part of the Summer Passport program.
For information and the rules to play, visit www.downtowngreensboro.org/events/summer-passport/. | 2023-06-11T04:35:57+00:00 | greensboro.com | https://greensboro.com/lifestyles/community-briefs/article_0bd0730a-055c-11ee-ad40-cbe6a47efd14.html |
COPPERAS COVE, Texas — Copperas Cove ISD sent out a letter to parents warning of false threats being sent to iPhones via the AirDrop feature, as stated in the letter on Oct. 19.
"When students receive these anonymous threats, many are copying and pasting the threatening message and sending it to any device that has its AirDrop feature activated and is close enough to receive messages," the letter read.
The district says that if you do receive an AirDrop message to report it to the nearest CCISD staff member immediately. You can also report after school hours, via the CCISD website.
To change the setting for the Airdrop feature:
- Go to SETTINGS
- Scroll down and select GENERAL
- Tap AIRDROP
- Select RECEIVING OFF or CONTACTS ONLY.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Months after demolishing one of Charlotte’s most iconic skate parks, skaters across the city will soon have a new home down the street.
Piles of concrete are what’s left of the former Eastland DIY Skatepark off Central Avenue after lasting seven years.
“It was sad,” Charlotte skateboarder Elijah Guzman said. “It was really sad because that is literally my childhood right there.”
Last year’s demolition ultimately dispersed a community of skaters now having to drive upwards of 45 minutes to skate.
“We need another skate spot in our city,” said Luke Giduz, co-founder of Charlotte Skate Foundation. “It’s pretty much that simple in my mind.”
Giduz co-founded the foundation shortly after the Eastland Park shut down.
Immediately, the group’s mission was to find a new location.
“We just started going to city council meetings and advocating and pleading our case, and we kind of figured out that the quickest way to get a replacement skatepark was to found a legitimate organization,” Giduz said. “So that is where Charlotte Skate Foundation started.”
After shopping around the city for a prime location, the foundation set eyes on the rundown tennis courts at Kilborne Park.
“We are kind of treating Parks and Rec as a private entity, and they were basically just willing to work with us and donate a piece of unutilized land to our cause, which is amazing,” Giduz explained. “We are very grateful for that.”
He says the city gives the foundation free rein over the property in a $1-a-year lease agreement.
“That’s the best,” said east Charlotte resident Nikia Rouse. “To be, in my opinion, that is the best. Like, why not donate to something that will keep the kids out of the street.”
The foundation is still working out the details but plans on repaving the court and voting on obstacles to fill the park.
“That’s the cool thing about a DIY skatepark is you can always add on to it; you can always tear stuff out and rebuild them differently,” Giduz said. “It’s kind of like an ever-changing-organic skate park model.”
Giduz says the park must be self-sustaining, including an estimated $ 8,000-a-year insurance plan. The foundation is asking for donations to help cover the costs.
So far, it has risen by more than $10,000.
If all goes as planned, Giduz says work on the park is expected to begin by July 1st.
“That’s really exciting. I am really hyped for that,” Guzman said. “I heard about Kilborne; I am excited.” | 2023-04-17T23:52:53+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/local-news/community-getting-new-diy-skatepark-in-east-charlotte/ |
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Premise Data Corporation, a leading provider of data and analytics solutions, today announced the appointment of Stephen Hunnewell as Vice President for Strategic Initiatives. In this role, Hunnewell will lead the company's efforts to develop and execute its strategic initiatives, including expanding its global reach, designing new previously unrealized audiences and market insight solutions, and building partnerships with key stakeholders.
Steve brings a wealth of experience to Premise. He has held senior-level positions in the public and private sectors, focusing on using data to drive decision-making and improve outcomes.
"We are thrilled to welcome Steve to the Premise team," said Maury Blackman, CEO of Premise. "Steve's deep experience in the technology industry and his proven track record of success in developing and executing strategic initiatives will be invaluable to Premise as we continue to grow and expand our reach."
Before joining Premise, Hunnewell was the Director of the Information Office for the United States Indo-Pacific Command. In this unique role, he served as the inaugural senior executive for strategic communications guidance and strategy, which focused on using data to improve the command's ability to engage within the information domain.
Hunnewell also has extensive experience in the private sector. He has held leadership positions at technology firms such as Novetta and Two Six Technologies. In these roles, he has worked on various issues, including leading product innovation and developing solutions that identify events, rhetoric, and behavior patterns, thus yielding actionable insights into relationships between messengers, messages, and audiences.
Steve's graduate studies and degrees include an MBA from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and international affairs at The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
"I am excited to join Premise and to help the company realize its full potential," said Hunnewell. "Premise has a unique opportunity to use data and analytics to solve some of the world's most pressing problems. I look forward to working with the team to build a company that positively impacts the world."
About Premise
Premise is an on-demand insights company. Its technology mobilizes communities of global smartphone users to source actionable data in real-time, cost-effectively, with the visibility needed. In more than 140 countries and 37 languages, Premise finds Data for Every Decision™. To know more, please visit www.premise.com.
Contact: Alex Lange, alange@tridentdmg.com, 202-480-4309
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he hopes both parties’ lawmakers can work together to keep the government open, boost spending for Ukraine and avert a crippling rail strike. But the Republicans’ pick to be the next House speaker shrugged off the sunny talk, serving notice that things are “going to be different” once the GOP takes control of the chamber.
Biden’s meeting with congressional leaders at the White House came as he looks to lock in more legislative wins before Democrats lose unified control of Washington on Jan. 3. In the meantime, the president is dependent on Congress to avoid a government shutdown on Dec. 16, and he wants major new funding to fight COVID-19 response and bolster U.S. support for Ukraine’s economy and defense against Russia’s invasion.
Most urgently, Biden has called on Congress to step in and impose a tentative agreement between railroads and workers to avert a potentially crippling freight rail strike next week.
Congress is months behind on passing funding legislation for the current fiscal year, relying on stopgap measures largely maintaining existing funding levels that federal agencies have warned leave them strapped for cash and don’t address new priorities.
“We’re going to work together, I hope, to fund the government,” Biden told the visiting lawmakers, emphasizing the importance of Ukraine and pandemic funding as well.
The president said the “economy’s at risk” because of the looming rail strike, and he said he is “confident” that Congress can act to avert it. “There’s a lot to do, including resolving the train strike,” he said.
Meeting in the Roosevelt Room, Biden sat at the head of the conference table, flanked by Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the two smiling brightly at the start of the meeting.
But Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared more reserved.
Speaking to reporters outside the White House, McCarthy said Biden “got an indication that it’s going to be different” once Republicans take control of the House. He blasted the Biden administration’s immigration policies, and promised a new round of investigations once the GOP is in power.
McCarthy is working to become speaker in January, though he must first overcome dissent within the GOP conference to win a floor vote on Jan. 3.
McCarthy, who has hardly spoken with Biden during the president’s first two years in office, said, “I can work with anybody,” but that the Nov. 8 midterm elections show that “America likes a check and balance.”
Democrats Schumer and Pelosi described the meeting as “good” and “productive” as they left the White House. “There was good will in the room,” Schumer said, “trying to have a meeting of the minds.”
All the leaders said their preference was to pass a comprehensive spending bill for the fiscal year, rather than a continuing resolution that largely maintains existing funding levels.
“If we don’t have an option we may have to have a yearlong” stop-gap bill, Pelosi added.
McCarthy, who has promised to look more critically at the Biden administration’s requests for Ukraine aid, told reporters that, “I’m not for a blank check for anything.” He said he wasn’t necessarily opposed to more funding, but wanted to ensure “there’s accountability and audits.”
Congress is also taking up legislation to codify same-sex marriage, raise the debt limit and reform the Electoral Count Act in a bid to prevent another attempt like 2020 when then-President Donald Trump and allied lawmakers tried to overturn his loss in the presidential election won by Biden.
The Senate was taking up the marriage bill late Tuesday, and the House would have to approve it before it goes to Biden’s desk.
“We’re going to find other areas of common ground, I hope,” Biden added, “because the American people want us to work together.”
As the meeting began, he quipped, “I’m sure this is going to go very quickly” to reach agreement on everything. Lawmakers spent a bit more than an hour with the president, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and senior White House aides.
Republicans will hold a narrow majority in the House come January, while Democrats will retain control of the Senate. A runoff election in Georgia next week will determine whether Biden’s party will hold a 51-49 majority or Vice President Kamala Harris will be needed to break a 50-50 tie. | 2022-11-29T23:15:29+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/top-stories/ap-biden-to-host-congressional-leaders-on-lame-duck-sprint/ |
Leading Natural Gas Producers Become First Subscribers Providing Liquidity on World's First Electronic Trading Platform for Certified Natural Gas and Certificates
CHICAGO, June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- CG Hub, the world's first commodities trading platform focused exclusively on certified natural gas and certified natural gas certificates, today announced that Seneca Resources Company, LLC (Seneca) and Northeast Natural Energy (Northeast) have joined its certified natural gas platform. Effective immediately, Seneca and Northeast will be providing access to over 1 billion cubic feet per day of certified natural gas liquidity through CG Hub.
The first commodities trading platform of its kind to create a marketplace for certified natural gas and related certificates, CG Hub was developed in collaboration with MiQ, creator of the industry standard independent audit certification for methane gas emissions. Supporting primary and secondary market trading in natural gas and related certificates from all certifiers, CG Hub creates a transparent, centralized platform for bids and offers, along with a detailed audit trail of certification details and methane emissions levels for each transaction.
"Certified natural gas is the bridge to the future of sustainability. By creating a trading platform that supports a vibrant and dynamic marketplace in certified natural gas, we believe CG Hub will play a critical role in driving market-led transformation of the natural gas industry," said Jon Olson, CG Hub Chief Executive Officer. "We're proud to welcome Seneca and Northeast as liquidity providers on the platform and we expect to be announcing more liquidity providers in the coming weeks."
Currently, approximately one-third of the total U.S. natural gas supply has been independently certified. With major producers, marketers, and buyers rapidly moving to certify their supply chains, the market for certified natural gas is expected to grow exponentially in the coming months, with certified supply commanding a price premium over non-certified natural gas. As the only trading hub for this fast-moving marketplace, CG Hub is poised to become a foundational component in the industry's transformation to certified natural gas.
"Seneca has committed to being a leader in the transition to certified natural gas, with 100% of our natural gas production certified under Equitable Origin's EO100TM Standard for Responsible Energy Development and under the MiQ Standard for Methane Emissions Performance with an 'A' certification grade," said Justin Loweth, Seneca President. "Joining the CG Hub is the next natural progression for this exciting evolution. We look forward to rapidly scaling trading activity in our certified natural gas and certified natural gas certificates along with the team at CG Hub."
"As the first company in West Virginia to achieve an 'A' rating under the MiQ standard, we are committed to reducing methane emissions and are serious about the sustainability of our supply chain," said Mark A.T. Williams, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Northeast Natural Energy. "By participating in the CG Hub marketplace, we look forward to playing an important role in fostering an active market in certified natural gas."
"Good will and commitments to sustainability are one thing, but getting true, industry-wide buy-in for certified natural gas also requires market-driven financial incentives to do the right thing," said Georges Tijbosch, MiQ Chief Executive Officer. "CG Hub will play a key part in the commercialization of certified natural gas and we are delighted to see so many future-facing businesses working to drive change in global methane emissions."
Eliminating oil and gas methane emissions is crucial in the fight against climate change. Methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and it has a much shorter lifespan in the atmosphere. Efforts to reduce methane emissions can most significantly slow climate change in the short term. These agreements demonstrate the participants' intent to reduce methane emissions and to take meaningful action on climate change.
About Seneca Resources Company, LLC:
Seneca Resources Company, LLC, is the exploration and production segment of National Fuel Gas Company. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, we explore for, develop and produce natural gas in the Appalachian Region, including the Marcellus and Utica Shales. Visit us at nationalfuel.com
About Northeast Natural Energy
Northeast Natural Energy is a privately owned company founded in 2009 headquartered in Charleston, WV with operations focused exclusively on dry natural gas production in north central West Virginia. NNE's homegrown team of talented professionals are forward thinking and believe hard work and honest and open communications are the keys to success in West Virginia. Visit us at northeastnaturalenergy.com
About MiQ
MiQ is an independent not-for-profit established by RMI (formerly the Rocky Mountain Institute), and global sustainability consultancy SYSTEMIQ to facilitate a rapid reduction in methane emissions from the oil and gas sector.
About CG Hub
Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the US, TruMarx Data Partners, Inc. is an experienced team of energy professionals with an established track record delivering powerful technology solutions, including the marketplaces COMET and CG Hub, to meet energy market challenges facing our global customers, including the measurement of specific transactional attributes required to quantify ESG goals.
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VALLETTA, Malta, June 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), held in accordance with the rules set out in article 135 of the Companies Act (Cap.386 of the Laws of Malta), the meeting resolved to approve the Board's proposal for the share/SDR repurchase, share/SDR cancellation and share/SDR issue respectively in accordance with the Notice.
At the EGM, 8.92 per cent in nominal value of the total shares/SDRs in issue were represented at the meeting and 99.60 per cent of THOSE represented voted in favour of granting authorisation for the share/SDR repurchase, whereas 99.95 per cent of the shares/SDRs represented at the meeting voted in favour of the share/SDR cancellation and 99.54 per cent of the shares/SDRs represented at the meeting voted in favour of granting the mandate for the share/SDR issue.
Board of Directors
Kindred Group plc
CONTACT:
For more information:
Johan Wilsby, Chief Financial Officer
johan.wilsby@kindredgroup.com
About Kindred Group
Kindred Group is one of the world's leading online gambling operators with business across Europe, US and Australia, offering over 30 million customers across 9 brands a great form of entertainment in a safe, fair and sustainable environment. The company, which employs about 2,000 people, is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm Large Cap and is a member of the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA) and founding member of IBIA (International Betting Integrity Association). Kindred Group is audited and certified by eCOGRA for compliance with the 2014 EU Recommendation on Consumer Protection and Responsible Gambling (2014/478/EU). Read more on www.kindredgroup.com.
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AP PHOTOS: The glamour of Cannes in black & white The Associated Press
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13of 36 Eva Navarro, second left, leaves the Martinez hotel prior to attending the premiere of a film 'The Innocent' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
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19of 36 Jung Woo-sung, left, and Lee Jung-jae pose for portrait photographs for the film 'Hunt', as the city of Cannes is reflected on the window, during the 75th international film festival, in southern France, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
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25of 36 Elle Fanning poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Top Gun: Maverick' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
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31of 36 Director Baz Luhrmann, centre, poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Elvis' at the 75th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Petros Giannakouris/AP Show More Show Less
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CANNES, France (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most colorful spectacles in the world — all Cote d’Azur sunshine, palm trees and glittering ballgowns. But the soul of Cannes will always exist in black and white.
The images that first made Cannes synonymous with glamour were captured in monochrome — pictures that still linger in the collective fantasy of the French Riviera extravaganza, where thousands descend annually to participate in a grand, gaudy tradition in the name of cinema.
For the 75th edition of Cannes, which wraps Saturday with the presentation of the Palme d'Or, Associated Press photographer Petros Giannakouris has stalked the red carpet and paced the Croisette seeking glimpses of classic Cannes. In his images past and present eras collide, evoking the timeless allure of the world's largest film festival.
Here is the sensational swirl of life in Cannes, where dresses get caught in elevators, eyes turn whenever an official car's doors open and the lobbies of grand hotels hum with activity. Some images show the guarded divisions of Cannes, with lines of security bordering the festival's parameters. Others stretch into dreamland: A dressed-up woman waiting on a park bench like a fairy tale.
For Giannakouris, who was shooting in Ukraine up until late April, it was welcome break from reality.
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For more Cannes Film Festival coverage, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/cannes-film-festival . | 2022-05-27T08:28:09+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/AP-PHOTOS-The-glamour-of-Cannes-in-black-white-17202626.php |
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Dorian Thompson-Robinson had read and heard the comments about UCLA’s unbeaten start not meaning much due to the quality of opponents it played.
On Friday night, Thompson-Robinson and the Bruins made sure to make a statement with their first victory over a top-15 team since 2014.
Thompson-Robinson passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns in UCLA’s 40-32 victory over No. 15 Washington in a matchup of unbeaten Pac-12 teams at the Rose Bowl.
“People were saying all week that we’re the worst 4-0 team out there and writing us off. I think my boys came here with a chip on their shoulder,” said Thompson-Robinson, who had the sixth 300-yard passing game of his career. “I think I told y’all on Monday, see if Washington can run with us, not the other way around.”
The fifth-year senior also ran 2 yards for a score in the third quarter, when he sidestepped defenders Bralen Trice and Jayvion Green, causing them to fall on one another in a heap near the goal line in making it 33-10.
Thompson-Robinson supplied the highlight plays, but plenty of other Bruins contributed to give them their first 5-0 start since 2013.
Zach Charbonnet rushed for 124 yards and a score, Jake Bobo had six receptions for 142 yards and a pair of TDs while the Bruins recorded their first safety in four years and forced a pair of turnovers.
“Our defense did a great job in the first half. For them to stake us that lead when we needed every inch of it,” coach Chip Kelly said. “Dorian was clutch. We have total confidence in everything that he does.”
The Bruins have also won eight straight dating to last season — their longest unbeaten streak since 2005. They have scored at least 40 points in six of those victories.
Washington’s Michael Penix Jr. came into the game leading the nation in passing yards but struggled in the first half as UCLA (2-0 Pac-12) scored on four straight drives and jumped out to a 26-10 halftime lead.
“We dug ourselves too big of a hole in the first half,” coach Kalen DeBoer said. “Our guys now realize is that we’re a team that people are gonna get up to play. Not that we went into the game thinking otherwise, but we got to emotionally and physically be ready to play.”
Penix finished 33 of 48 for 345 yards, four touchdowns and two interceptions. The junior passed for a pair of touchdowns and 2-point conversions in the fourth quarter as the Huskies got within eight, but UCLA ran out the final three minutes.
Rome Odunze had eight receptions for 116 yards and two touchdowns.
“Just wasn’t executing. We got to do better,” Penix said. “Me myself personally, I got to take care of the ball better. And that’s really all it was, just poor execution.”
Washington (4-1, 1-1) appeared to be rolling early after it took the opening kickoff and scored 10 plays later when Odunze beat safety Devin Kirkwood in single coverage and hauled in a 33-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-6.
The Bruins drove to the 3 on its opening drive, but turned it over on downs after three straight incomplete passes. Two plays later, the defense came up with its first big play when Penix botched a pitch and linebacker Laiatu Latu tackled Wayne Taulapapa in the end zone.
Latu, who also had three tackles and a sack, began his career at Washington before transferring this year. It was UCLA’s first safety since the 2018 season finale against Stanford.
After the free kick, the Bruins went 93 yards in 11 plays, which culminated in Charbonnet scoring from a yard to give them a 9-7 lead. That marked the first time that Washington had trailed in a game this season.
The Huskies regained the lead on Peyton Henry’s 50-yard field goal before the Bruins scored 24 straight points. Bobo caught a 12-yard strike midway through the second quarter to give UCLA the lead for good. One play after Stephan Blaylock picked off Penix and returned it to the UW 15, Thompson-Robinson found Kam Brown alone in the end zone to extend the lead to 23-10.
THE TAKEAWAY
Washington: The Huskies were ranked near the bottom of the conference in pass defense as their secondary had plenty of problems trying to contain Thompson-Robinson and Bobo.
UCLA: The Bruins had lost 11 straight games against top- 15 foes, including two to the Huskies, before Friday night’s win. Their last win was in the Alamo Bowl against No. 11 Kansas State to wrap up the 2014 season. UCLA’s last victory against a top-15 Pac-12 team was also in 2014 against No. 14 Arizona.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
UCLA had not received many votes due to playing the softest nonconference schedule of a Power Five team, but the win over the Huskies should give them plenty of momentum to jump into the rankings. A late fourth-quarter rally should keep Washington in the poll.
UP NEXT
Washington: At Arizona State next Saturday.
UCLA: Hosts No. 12 Utah next Saturday.
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MILAN (AP) — Kim Kardashian took Milan by storm on Saturday, curating a new collection for Dolce&Gabbana that took inspiration from 20 years of archival looks.
It was a day of debuts in Milan, including Maximilian Davis, a 27-yeaer-old British designer with Afro-Caribbean roots, at the creative helm of Salvatore Ferragamo and Filipino American designer Rhuigi Villasenor at Bally, as the brand returns to the runway for the first time in 20 years.
Some highlights from the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week previews of mostly womenswear for next spring and summer:
KIM KARDASHIAN AND DOLCE & GABBANA: THE BACKSTORY
Kim Kardashian’s love of Dolce & Gabbana goes way back, and the affection showed in her curation of their latest collection, drawing on archival looks from 1987-2007.
She remembers growing up watching her mother dress in Dolce & Gabbana for date nights with her stepfather, recalling “she always looked so smart and so strong.” One year, Kardashian’s borrowed one of her mom’s black Dolce & Gabbana dresses with a built-in bra and choker to wear for a family Christmas card, a look, she said, “I will never forget.”
When Kardashian and her sisters owned a store, she borrowed her father’s credit card to buy a bunch of D&G dresses, jeans and belts before her paycheck came in.
Even the family dogs were named Dolce and Gabbana. Gabbana was a black labrador, Dolce a tiny chihuahua.
“It is very close to reality,’’ Stefano Gabbana quipped in a presentation for the new collection.
But no matter how hard she tried, even deploying her mother, Kris Jenner, to help make her case, the designers refused to open their archives. “The past is the past,’’ Domenico Dolce explained. “We try to go ahead with the new generation.”
That is, until Kardashian proved she had the right stuff.
When Kourtney Kardashian married Travis Barker in Italy, social media swarmed with the vintage Dolce & Gabbana dresses she and her sisters wore. They were all from Kim Kardashian’s private collection, which she accrued with the help of a book of more than 100 desired Dolce & Gabbana looks she and her stylist compiled years before.
“Everything looked insane. It was so fun,’’ Kardashian said of the wedding looks. “I think (the designers) were surprised I came with all my own stuff and I had been collecting it for years.”
Dolce said the wedding photos persuaded them to dig into the archives, and he approached Kardashian about the project.
“We were afraid that the vintages dresses would look old. Instead, they were still contemporary,’’ Dolce said.
And so the new Spring-Summer 2023 collection was born, with the designers selecting looks from the past that they loved, many with memories attached working with models like Linda Evangelista and Monica Bellucci. Kardashian curated from there.
“After all these years, this is all of the stuff we would wear today,’’ Kardashian said. “As a designer, I would just think that is so cool, to see everyone trying to emulate the looks. And why not do a full collection, obviously with some new pieces in there, but just reimagined in a way that we would wear it today, which is so similar to how it was shot and worn back then.”
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HASHTAG CIAO,KIM AT DOLCE & GABBANA
Designers Dolce and Gabbana presented their Spring-Summer 2023 collection curated by Kim Kardashian against the backdrop of a film showing Kardashian, styled as a starlet, sensually eating a plate of pasta.
And indeed, Kardashian’s curation showed her full embrace of Dolce & Gabbana’s Italian roots.
“You just don’t take shit from anyone when you are here and wearing Dolce & Gabbana,’’ Kardashian told reporters. “You feel powerful, and strong and sexy at the same time.”
Lingerie strongly inspired the collection. There were corsets, incorporated bras and bodysuits, employing all of the designer’s best tricks, from rigid bones for structural elements, to pretty lace and eye-catching crystals. They were worn with gartered stockings and long gloves, or under beautiful wraps.
Kardashian adhered to a mostly neutral palette: black, gray and beige, with some burgundy. And she the drew the line at prints, completely rejecting the brand’s fruits and florals, causing Gabbana to lament: “She killed me. I said ‘Noooo!’”
But she went all in on the leopard.
“I would say the boys brought out the leopard in me,’’ Kardashian said. “I think you will see that for me, color is the crystals.’’
The collection was designed with women of all ages and shapes in mind, Kardashian said, with the goal of simplifying designs to help some of the more ornate pieces feel less intimidating.
“If you simplify it, more people can feel confident wearing it. And I think we really achieved that in the show,” she said.
Kardashian’s mom, three of her children and sister Khloe sat in the front row. Proud mamma Kris Jenner filming the entire show on her phone.
JIL SANDER’S TRANQUILITY
Jil Sander created a tranquil island in Milan’s chaotic fashion week, filling a temporary show space in a distant field with a thicket of wildflowers and grasses, along with soothing pastels and forgiving silhouettes.
The collection lends itself to easy layering and defies all gender stereotypes. Creative directors Lucie and Luke Maier continued to dabble in embellishments, adding sequins, feathers and metallic accents to the brand’s minimalist silhouette.
Sleeveless suiting worked across genders, and men wore long pastel kilts with button-down shirts. Knitwear was distressed, with rough edges and slits, in both tops and dresses. The designers chose a single print, featuring blurry points of light.
Models carried umbrellas to protect the looks from the seasonal rainfall — inconvenient for an outdoor show but welcome in Italy after months of drought.
FERRAGAMO’S NEW DAWN
Maximilian Davis created a vermillion red background for his Salvatore Ferragamo debut in the courtyard of a 17th century baroque and neoclassical palace — all the better to highlight the fashion house’s new direction.
The 27-year-old British designer worked strong silhouettes and simple elements, like tank tops and leggings, or full-on bodysuits, all the better to highlight the bag of the season, oversized cutout bags in highly polished leather with a canvas interior. Dresses were slinky in solid colors or flowing chiffon in degradé prints; a red trouser and skin-tight top combo popped with crystals. Strappy sandals featured a distinctive circular heel.
The male silhouette was challenged with an off-shoulder, sheer ombre dyed top, the colors an homage to the California sunset. Davis tapped Ferragamo’s leather heritage with boyishly short leather shorts paired with a leather blazer. Any male divo can make a red-carpet entrance with a silver sheer off-shoulder top that flows dramatically into a trailing scarf.
Models trod across red sand that covered the entire courtyard, a reference to Ferragamo’s Hollywood origins near the California beaches, and Davis’ own Caribbean heritage.
The sea and the sand mean for him “a place where you can go to reflect, and feel at one,’’ he said. “I wanted to show that perspective, but now through the Ferragamo lens.”
Super model Naomi Campbell turned out for the debut.
BALLY REBOOTED
Filippino American designer Rhuigi Villasenor, best known for his U.S. streetwear brand, is seeking to drive a transition at the storied Swiss brand Bally, founded in 1851.
His debut collection paid tribute to the brand’s heritage of quiet elegance, while introducing an edge. A plunging V-neck swimsuit was worn with snakeskin boots, while a long beaded skirt featured a waist-high slit and was paired casually with a denim top. For him, a flashy reptile leather jacket was worn with a mesh top and jeans, but there was also a dark blue double-breasted suit for more formal business occasions.
Villasenor said he was inspired by “the brand’s codes around art, graphic design, architecture and nature.”
BOTTEGA VENETA’S TROMP L’OEUIEL
To the uninitiated, Kate Moss looked downright dressed down on the Bottega Veneta runway, in a pair of loose jeans and a plaid shirt. But that is the genius of designer Matthieu Blazy, who replayed a trick from his first season, showing leather pants that replicate the look of jeans.
Every piece in Blazy’s sophomore collection was strong: from the intarsia knitwear that have ice blue and red vying for the starring role, to the leather shift dresses and jackets with unexpected folds, to the shredded leather skirts and dresses, and sheer dresses embellished with velvety floral appliques.
At Bottega Veneta, leather is king. Bags include beautifully crafted fishing bags that fit neatly on the body, either in flat leather or a basket weave, to bucket-bags worn flung over the shoulder.
Blazy collaborated with Italian architect and designer Gaetano Pesce on the sculptural resin runway and 400 unique chairs, some with hand drawings, used for guests at the show and destined for Design Miami. | 2022-09-25T07:24:00+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-kim-kardashian-culls-dolce-gabbana-archives-for-milan-show/ |
WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, February 5, 2023
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105 PM PST Fri Feb 3 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
expected.
* WHERE...In California, Western Mojave Desert and Eastern
Mojave Desert. In Nevada, Spring Mountains-Red Rock Canyon.
* WHEN...From 10 AM to 10 PM PST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph expected.
* WHERE...San Bernardino County Mountains and Apple and Lucerne
Valleys.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be strongest on the desert
slopes of the mountains.
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SUNDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
SUNDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 55 mph expected.
* WHERE...Riverside County Mountains, San Diego County
Mountains, Coachella Valley, San Diego County Deserts and San
Gorgonio Pass Near Banning.
* WHEN...From 10 AM Sunday to midnight PST Sunday night.
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Report: Banging sounds heard during Titan submersible search, according to internal memo
BOSTON (CNN) - United States Coast Guard officials helping to coordinate the search for the Titan submersible say they have heard banging sounds, according to a CNN report.
Crews reported hearing banging sounds every 30 minutes on Tuesday, according to an internal U.S. government memo obtained by CNN. Additional sonar devices reportedly confirmed that sounds were still audible.
The submersible was first reported missing Sunday night with five people onboard for a dive to the Titanic wreckage.
The joint rescue coordination center is working to find an underwater remote-operated vehicle to help assist in the search.
Time is of the essence with oxygen inside the Titan submersible expected to be running low.
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-21T04:28:24+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/06/21/report-banging-sounds-heard-during-titan-submersible-search-according-internal-memo/ |
NY Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, April 12, 2023
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LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Two major Las Vegas events brought big numbers, big money and a significant bump in prescription and illicit drugs to the water flowing into Lake Mead, local research found.
In May, KLAS reported on researchers and students at the College of Southern Nevada’s School of Sciences & Mathematics taking part in a global study to investigate the effects of pharmaceuticals on the world’s waterways. As part of the project, the team took samples from different areas of the Las Vegas Wash, a 12-mile-long channel that moves treated wastewater out of the Las Vegas Valley and into Lake Mead.
During their study, researchers noted an increase in some medications and drugs in the wash during the NFL Draft, which was held in late April, and the Electric Daisy Carnival, a three-day electronic music festival that took place in May.
The NFL Draft brought an estimated quarter-million tourists to the region, while the Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) attracted about 160,000 people each night.
“Two distinctly different groups of people showed up,” said Dr. Doug Sims, the dean of Nevada’s School of Sciences & Mathematics.
Sims leads the grant-funded research, with a mission to find out not only what southern Nevadans are leaving behind, but also what tourists are bringing to the region.
Sims’ research detected 28 compounds in the wash, including antidepressants, opioids and medications to treat acid reflux, allergies, coughs, diabetes, high blood pressure, muscle spasms, nerve pain and shingles.
“It’s important to look at what’s going into the natural environment because what we do as people is going to affect the wider environment or the food web,” he said.
Data from before and after the draft, and before and after the EDC, show two specific drug signatures, he said.
During the NFL Draft, Sims noted an influx of anti-depressants and medications to mitigate high blood pressure and cholesterol. The uptick in those chemical compounds is statistically significant compared to the other weekly-compiled data, Sims said.
During the EDC and the days after, wastewater in Las Vegas contained a notable spike in MDMA, also known as ecstasy, or molly.
The amount of MDMA flowing through the Las Vegas Wash on the Monday after EDC was 300 times its level recorded before the festival began, Sims’ research found.
The levels are not yet harmful to humans, but other organisms do not have the privilege of a high-tech treatment facility, Sims noted.
“Going from 10 parts per trillion MDMA on a normal day to 2,100 parts per trillion on a day during or shortly after that event is clearly a signature of that event itself,” he said.
Readings decreased after the spike, Sims said.
The wash also saw an uptick in ketamine and pain medication that same weekend.
“They get up the next morning, take another medication to deaden the pain that they have from partying all night long,” Sims theorized.
The medications and drugs going into Lake Mead have no effect on the region’s drinking water, which also comes from the reservoir.
“All drinking water treated and delivered by the Southern Nevada Water Authority meets or surpasses Safe Drinking Water Act and health-based standards,” a spokesperson said in May. “Over the past 20 years, SNWA has also developed and implemented cutting edge methods to monitor our water supply for pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, and relevant metabolites.”
Sims hopes his research shows how these compounds affect smaller organisms and creatures that bigger animals, like humans, rely on.
“It’s very low for you and I, but for a fish, that’s a lot of potentially hazardous material,” Sims said.
Over time, as Las Vegas’ groundwater shrinks and the volume of wastewater increases, those trace levels will only multiply. Their effects on plants, small organisms and animals living in the wash and in the lake is unknown. | 2022-08-05T22:27:43+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/national/drug-levels-in-las-vegas-wastewater-explode-during-music-festival-nfl-draft-researchers-find/ |
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. nuclear chief stressed Tuesday that the world is fortunate a nuclear accident hasn’t happened in Ukraine and asked Moscow and Kyiv to commit to preventing any attack on Europe’s largest nuclear power plant and make other pledges “to avoid the danger of a catastrophic incident.”
Rafael Grossi reiterated to the U.N. Security Council what he told the International Atomic Energy Agency’s board of governors in March: “We are rolling a dice and if this continues then one day our luck will run out.”
The IAEA director general said avoiding a nuclear accident is possible if five principles are observed at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where fighting on seven occasions, most recently last week, disrupted critical power supplies, “the last line of defense against a nuclear accident.”
Grossi “respectfully and solemnly” asked Ukraine and Russia to observe the principles, saying IAEA experts at Zaporizhzhia will start monitoring and he will publicly report on any violations:
— Ban attacks from or against the plant, especially targeting reactors and spent fuel storage areas.
— Ban the storage of heavy weapons or presence of military personnel that could be used for an attack.
— Ensure the security of an uninterrupted off-site power supply to the plant.
— Protect “all structures, systems and components” essential to the plant’s operation from attacks or acts of sabotage.
— Take no action to undermine these principles.
Grossi asked the 15 Security Council members to support the five principles, stressing that they are “to no one’s detriment and to everyone’s benefit.”
The Kremlin’s forces took over the plant after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy opposes any proposal that would legitimize Russia’s control.
Neither the Russian nor Ukrainian ambassador gave a commitment to support the principles.
Ukraine’s U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya accused Russia of continuing “to actively use the nuclear plant for military purposes.” He said Russia has mined its perimeter and is responsible for shelling that has inflicted “serious damage” on parts of the plant, undermining its safety. He claimed 500 Russian military personnel are at the plant along with heavy weapons, munitions and explosives.
“The threat of dangerous accident as a result of these irresponsible and criminal actions hangs over us,” he said.
Kyslytsya said Ukraine takes “note” of Grossi’s five principles but urges him to add several more, starting with the withdrawal of all Russian personnel from the Zaporizhzhia plant, guarantees of uninterrupted power to the plant from Ukraine, and a humanitarian corridor to ensure that Ukrainian and IAEA personnel at the plant can be rotated safely.
Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia denied that Russia has ever attacked the Zaporizhzhia plant, placed heavy weapons there or stationed military personnel at the plant to carry out an attack from its territory.
He accused Ukraine of shelling the plant and said “Russia will take the most severe measures” to respond to any Ukraine attack.
Nebenzia insisted that nuclear safety remains a priority for Russia and urged the IAEA to “openly condemn Ukraine’s actions, which have repeatedly brought the world to the brink of a nuclear catastrophe.”
Britain’s U.N. Ambassador Barbara Woodward said an IAEA report in February confirmed the continuing presence of Russian military troops, equipment and land mines.
“New imagery shows Russian forces have established sandbag fighting positions on the roofs of several of the six reactor buildings,” she said. “This indicates that they have integrated the actual reactor buildings of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant into tactical defense planning.”
U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield urged council members to support the five principles, but accused Russia of demonstrating “flagrant disregard” for them.
“To make matters worse, recent news reports indicate that Moscow has disconnected Zaporizhzhia’s vital radiation monitoring sensors, which means the plant’s data is now being sent to the Russian nuclear regulator,” she said,
“This is a clear escalation of Russia’s efforts to undermine Ukrainian sovereignty and authority over the Zaporizhzhia plant,” Thomas-Greenfield said. “And this undermines our ability to have confidence in the level of nuclear safety at the plant.”
Grossi, asked whether he felt he had received commitments from Russia and Ukraine to the five principles, replied that the council meeting showed “there is a consensus on the fact that no nuclear accident should happen.”
“The important thing is that the minimum common denominator, which are these basic five principles, have been widely supported and there was no voice opposing them,” he said. “This indicates that what we are saying is something no one has a contradictory view upon.” | 2023-05-31T18:43:17+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/world-news/ap-un-nuclear-chief-urges-russia-and-ukraine-to-ban-attacks-at-europes-largest-nuclear-power-plant/ |
J Riley Busacker 1944-2022 J Riley Busacker, 78, of Cheyenne, passed away on August 19, 2022 surrounded by his loving family after a courageous dementia journey. He was born on January 21,1944 in Cheyenne, Wyoming to Howard and Rowena Busacker. Riley graduated from Cheyenne East High School in 1962 and attended college, first at CU Boulder, before transferring to Laramie to attend the University of Wyoming. In the summer of 1971, he returned to Cheyenne. On March 25, 1972, he married Jacqueline Busacker; they raised two children, Chauncey and Ashley. Riley was a contractor for 10 years in Cheyenne before beginning his 27 years of service as a state employee. Riley worked at multiple state agencies before finishing his career in the Bridges Department at the WY Department of Transportation. He was a skilled carpenter and enjoyed sharing his talent with friends, relatives and the community. His love of carpentry is evident by his vast collection of building supplies and tools. He enjoyed a friendly game of cribbage with his coworkers. In retirement, he found joy in golf and recounting the round afterwards with the guys. He was an avid sports fan, rarely missing Wyoming Cowboy football and basketball games. He was known for his stories, and was always willing to lend a hand. He was a dedicated Cheyenne Frontier Days volunteer for 50 years, and was elected to the Cheyenne Frontier Days HEELS in 1975. Riley was a member of the Cowboy Joe Club, Old West Museum, ELKS Lodge, the Cheyenne Quarterback Club and the Airport Golf Club. Riley will be missed by his wife of 50 years, Jacque; his son Chauncey (Ashley) and two grandchildren Emery and Josh of Denver; his daughter Ashley (George) of Cheyenne. Riley was preceded in death by his parents. A memorial service will be held Saturday, August 27th at 10 am at the Wiederspahan-Radomsky Chapel with a reception to follow at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Buckle Club. Donations may be made to the Old West Museum, the Lewy Body Foundation or the charity of your choice. To send the family condolences please visit www.wrcfuneral.com
To plant a tree in memory of J Busacker as a living tribute, please visit Tribute Store. | 2022-08-24T04:05:26+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/milestones/obituaries/busacker-j-riley/article_29881985-dd29-56da-9f2f-6327402aa14d.html |
Governor Cooper visiting childcare centers in the east
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The North Carolina state governor is visiting Eastern Carolina to highlight investments being made in childcare.
Governor Roy Cooper will be here in the east touring two childcare centers Tuesday. Cooper is to highlight backing in childcare for military families and proposed budget funding in early childhood education.
The governor will stop at The Creative Academy Early Learning Center in Goldsboro at 10:15 a.m. and Dawnsha’s Loving Childcare in Greenville at 12:30 p.m.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In the custom of kitschy holiday traditions comes The Christmas Poop Log Story Book and Activity Set - the perfect gift for kids and families alike this season!
Based on a beloved old-world Spanish folklore, The Christmas Poop Log: A Christmas Tradition story book is available on Amazon now for an affordable $15.95. The beautiful, color illustrated thirty-one-page paperback has already attracted the attention of many and has received rave reviews since its publishing date in April 2021.
The whole family will adore this fun and educational cultural experience that centers around a Christmas tradition celebrated in the Catalonia region of Northern Spain with roots in the 18th century.
The practice of finding the perfect poop log in the wilderness reflects the American tradition of finding the perfect tree. Once the one that's 'just right' is found near the 8th of December, it is brought into the home and accessorized by its new family with an illustrated face, felt hat and other festive attire and propped on smaller logs as front "legs." A cozy blanket is then laid on "Caga Tió," as it is affectionately called.
Every day, family members "feed" Caga Tió with fruits and nuts until December 24th. It is then that Caga Tió is tapped with sticks while the family sings a corresponding song asking it to "poop" presents!
An accompanying Activity Set complete with wooden log and dowels, Santa hat, felt blanket, paint set, glue, and googly eyes will also be available on Amazon for $34.95 in November, making it a great gift for kids and families, gag, white elephant, or Pollyanna exchanges, crafters, and anyone who loves a laugh. The kit is currently available for preorder at www.thechristmaspooplog.com.
After traveling to Spain several years ago and becoming fascinated by the tradition, entrepreneur and first-time author Jonathan Chastek created the book and activity set to bring the endearing tradition to American families in an accessible way by selling the logs as a ready-to-assemble complete kit versus collecting the log outdoors.
"Because the tradition is rooted in nature, a tree will be planted for every purchase through our partnership with OneTreePlanted," says Chastek, "I very much want to keep sustainability and love for our planet at the forefront of our mission."
He continues, "It's my hope that this fun, cultural tradition will be embraced by many this season. The activity set, with the book included to tell the story, is a great way to bring holiday cheer and laughter."
He hopes that Caga Tió will become a part of every family's holiday traditions. Once created, the log can be stowed away with holiday décor and embraced for years to come.
The tradition has recently been adopted by families and celebrities alike who appreciate its silliness and fun factor including famed former Saturday Night Live Star, Comedian and Actor, Kate McKinnon.
Visit www.thechristmaspooplog.com and stay connected by following @thechristmaspooplog on Instagram and Facebook.
For more information, samples, and images, please contact info@christmaspooplog.com, 917.385.6444.
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WASHINGTON, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
Statement from Solidarity HealthShare President Chris Faddis:
"Solidarity HealthShare is very concerned about an alarming and dangerous development within the Catholic healthcare sector, and we sincerely hope the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops can address this highly controversial issue as soon as possible.
"A recent published report revealed that several hospitals within America's largest Catholic nonprofit healthcare system are performing sex change operations, providing hormone suppression and puberty blocking drugs to young patients, and have medical staff participating in 'pronoun training' under guidelines set by the far-left, Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
"These developments reveal how effective the present administration has been in forcing dangerous, secular mandates on healthcare providers – including the faith-based healthcare sector.
"Solidarity HealthShare is respectfully asking the Bishops to vote to revise their Religious and Ethical Directives for Catholic Health Care to be in line with their doctrinal statement released earlier this year, in which they opposed all medical attempts to modify peoples' sexual characteristics. It is our hope that the Bishops will immediately call upon all Catholic healthcare providers to stop providing such life-altering medical procedures and drugs that run directly counter to Catholic Church teachings.
"We believe it is time for the Catholic healthcare sector to courageously oppose the far-left agenda being pushed by this administration and immediately stop offering these procedures and drugs.
"People of faith should not be forced to support procedures that contradict their deeply held religious values and convictions. Solidarity HealthShare remains committed to protecting our Members' consciences by sharing only in ethical and life-affirming health care that prioritizes their unique healthcare needs while upholding their worth and dignity."
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Having endured a turbulent year marked by high inflation and extreme weather trends, Kentucky agriculture is on pace to achieve record-setting cash receipts, agricultural economists said Thursday.
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Statewide farm cash receipts this year are projected to approach $8 billion, easily surpassing the 2021 record-high of $6.9 billion, according to a team of University of Kentucky ag economists.
“Adjusted for inflation, our 2022 estimate, if achieved, will be 19% higher than the inflation-adjusted average over the previous 10 years,” said Will Snell, among the ag economists.
Even with record increases in input expenses and considerably lower government payments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts U.S. farm income will be higher in 2022, he said.
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Farmers benefited from relatively high national commodity prices. Farm-level prices in Kentucky will more than offset lower yields for most agricultural enterprises, Shell predicted.
“Extensive periods of excessive rain early in the growing season, followed by drought conditions during the critical growing periods, led to lower crop yields," he said.
The surging value of U.S. agricultural exports offered another boost for farmers, with gains across most commodities, Snell said.
Tobacco used to be the king of Kentucky agriculture, but its steep decline has resulted in a highly diversified farm sector.
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The poultry sector is expected to regain the top spot in Kentucky agriculture, accounting for a projected 20% of all receipts, the economists said. Soybeans and corn are expected to follow, both at 18%, with the equine industry close behind at 16% and then cattle at 13%.
Wholesale broiler prices were up over 40%, year-over-year, and the high prices “more than made up for the decrease in overall production," said Jordan Shockley, another UK ag economist.
UK ag economist Greg Halich said profitability for grain crops looks good for 2023, even considering the significant increase in input prices.
Prices for some input costs, such as fuel and fertilizer, have moderated in recent months, but they remain relatively high and volatile, Snell said.
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The university ag economists offered their outlook for the state's farming sector during the Kentucky Farm Bureau’s annual meeting. | 2022-12-02T00:31:51+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Kentucky-agriculture-on-pace-to-achieve-record-17625188.php |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — For most of the year, California’s quest to rid itself of fossil fuels seems on track: Electric cars populate highways while energy from wind, solar and water provides much of the power for homes and businesses.
Then it gets hot, and everyone in the nation’s most populous state turns on their air conditioners at the same time. That’s when California has come close to running out of power in recent years, especially in the early evenings when electricity from solar is not as abundant.
Now, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to buy massive amounts of renewable energy to help keep the lights on. The idea is to use the state’s purchasing power to convince private companies to build largescale power plants that run off of heat from underground sites and strong winds blowing off the coast — the kinds of power that utility companies have not been buying because it’s too expensive and would take too long to build.
“We laid out the markers on solar and wind, but we recognize that’s not going to get us where we need to go,” Newsom said during a news conference last week. “The issue of reliability has to be addressed.”
There’s a lot at stake, not just for the future of clean energy, but for Newsom himself. The Democratic governor, now in his second term and widely seen as a future presidential candidate, insists California will be carbon neutral by 2045. But this goal is often mocked in the summer when, to avoid rolling blackouts, state officials turn on massive diesel-powered generators to make up the state’s energy shortfall.
Demand for electricity in California has increased as the state takes step to move away from fossil fuels, including banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. California will need to add about 40 gigawatts of new power over the next 10 years, according to the California Independent Systems Operator, which manages the state’s power grid. One gigawatt is enough to power about 750,000 homes.
If the state buys lots of power from offshore wind and geothermal sources, it could mean they don’t need those emergency diesel-powered generators anymore. Wind is typically strongest in the evenings, and geothermal energy is available all the time.
This would be a big change for California, where up to now utility companies have been responsible for buying their own power. Customers would have to pay for the new power the state buys through a new, still undetermined, charge on their electric bills.
Californians already pay some of the nation’s highest energy bills. But one consumer advocacy group said Newsom’s proposal could be better for customers in the long-run. State regulators would not decide what the charge will be until the power projects are up and running — potentially several years away.
“There’s nothing free here, it’s just a question of what’s the most efficient way to develop resources,” said Matthew Freedman, staff attorney with The Utility Reform Network, a group that advocates for affordable and reliable energy. “It’s our hope that this arrangement will result in lower total costs across the state.”
Newsom’s proposal has the support of some of the state’s largest investor-owned utilities, including Pacific Gas & Electric. PG&E spokesperson Lynsey Paulo called Newsom’s proposal “likely the most efficient way to achieve a clean energy future,” saying that the state should make sure the power it buys is distributed fairly among utilities in the state.
Publicly-owned utilities, like the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, fear the state’s entrance into the energy market will create new competition, potentially increasing prices for everyone in a market already struggling with a lack of supply.
Patrick Welch, legislative director for the California Municipal Utilities Association, said if California starts buying power the state would be competing with utilities “and that could further drive up prices.”
“In the past two or three years, the market for new resources has gotten incredibly tight,” he said. “That tightness is really impacting the price of energy and particularly during the summer months.”
Democratic lawmakers have changed Newsom’s proposal to ease some of those concerns. While Newsom wanted the state to buy any type of power, lawmakers say it should be restricted to offshore wind and geothermal — two power sources that the utility companies currently aren’t buying. The proposal is pending in the legislature.
“When you leave stuff vague, then it creates uncertainty. And at this point in time, uncertainty is not good in the investment world,” said Assemblymember Steve Bennett, a Democrat and chair of the budget subcommittee that is vetting Newsom’s proposal.
Advocates say California is in a prime position to try something like this. Last year, five companies spent more than $750 million to lease areas off the California coast for offshore wind projects. These projects could collectively generate close to 5 gigawatts of energy, according to Alex Jackson, director of American Clean Power Association, which represents these companies. That’s enough to power more than 3.5 million homes.
If approved, the next step is getting the permits and building the turbines and the infrastructure necessary to transport the power to the grid. It would be easier for these companies to sell all of their power to the state instead of selling pieces of it to multiple utilities.
“We do think there is real advantages of having a single buyer,” Jackson said.
Another area ripe for new energy development is the Salton Sea, a large saltwater lake in Southern California that has been slowly drying up. Beneath the surface of the lakebed, heat from the Earth warms underground water. Geothermal power plants use steam from this water to spin turbines that generate electricity. The water also contains lots of lithium, which is used to make batteries that power cell phones and electric cars.
There are only a few companies capable of building these large, complex power plants that take many years to build.
“This isn’t the ‘Field of Dreams.’ You need to know that there is a customer for that power,” said Assemblymember Jim Wood, a Democrat who supports the proposal. “Otherwise, you’re not going to be able to appeal to investors to be able to pull down the resources to invest the billions of dollars it’s going to take.” | 2023-06-01T03:53:17+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/business/ap-business/ap-facing-sweltering-summers-californias-newsom-floats-plan-for-state-to-buy-energy/ |
Tech Company Democratizes Robotics With Easy-to-Use Applications
CHICAGO, Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wandelbots, the German-based no-code robotics software firm, recently opened a U.S. headquarters in Chicago to expand its global operations and accelerate human-centered robotics solutions in the manufacturing industry. Its signature software, Wandelbots Teaching, works the same with any robot, allowing users to control various models with no prior programming knowledge.
As the industrial robotics market continues to grow, developers and end users need an easy-to-use platform for robotic automation. The Wandelbots' no-code solution is built to provide users of all competencies the ability to program a robot for maximum efficiency and automation.
"Our product is tailor-made for the U.S. market, which is ideal as a prerequisite for successful expansion," said Christian Piechnick, Wandelbots founder and CEO. "The labor shortage in the United States is severe right now and is getting worse. Wandelbots can help to face this challenge and support U.S. companies on their way towards automation and digitization of manufacturing processes."
Introducing a U.S.-Based Vice President
The U.S. division will be led by Sue Nicole Susenburger, who joined Wandelbots after nearly eight years at Bosch, most recently as Global Innovation Strategy Manager.
"Wandelbots is driven by the mission to democratize robotics," Susenburger said. "We're providing solutions to family-owned manufacturers that are struggling with labor shortage and need help implementing automation."
Wandelbots Secures First Customers and Strategic Partners
The German scale-up has been growing its portfolio of partnerships, including Ohio-based robot manufacturer Yaskawa America, Inc., Motoman Robotics Div., one of the first original equipment manufacturers to add Wandelbots as a trusted technology partner.
"The Wandelbots Teaching technology adds great value and simplicity to our robots for our customers, especially with our ArcWorld cells," Josh Leath, Senior Product Manager for Yaskawa Motoman, said. "The easy-to-use software paired with its intuitive TracePen input device simplifies the user experience for any of our most popular industrial robots. It relieves the need for extensive robotics programming knowledge and opens new robotics automation opportunities for customers of all sizes."
About Wandelbots
Founded in 2017, the company's mission is to empower everybody to work with robots. It offers intuitive robot programming solutions, Wandelbots Teaching and their unified Wandelbots Developer Platform. Customers like Bayer, Rotop and Vitesco run on Wandelbots. Headquartered in Dresden, Germany. Funding 123 MM US dollars. For more information, click here.
About Yaskawa Motoman
Founded in 1989, the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. is a leading robotics company in the Americas. With over 500,000 Motoman® robots installed globally, Yaskawa provides automation products and solutions for virtually every industry and robotic application, including arc welding, assembly, coating, dispensing, material handling, material cutting, material removal, packaging, palletizing, spot welding, and clinical laboratory specimen processing. For more information, please visit www.motoman.com or call (937) 847-6200.
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Hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in France as they protest President Emanuel Macron's proposal to raise the country's retirement age.
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Hundreds of thousands take to the streets again in France as they protest President Emanuel Macron's proposal to raise the country's retirement age.
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-02-08T00:05:18+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/npr-world-news/npr-world-news/2023-02-07/hundreds-of-thousands-in-france-are-again-protesting-raising-the-retirement-age |
Zach Wilson will be on the bench Sunday against the Bears. According to ESPN, Jets’ players were informed in a team meeting on Wednesday that Wilson will not be their starting quarterback this week. Head coach Robert Saleh named Mike White the starter.
Wilson is coming off of an abysmal performance against the Patriots where he completed just nine of his 22 passing attempts for 77 yards.
The 23-year-old quarterback showed a lack of accountability when he was asked by reporters after his performance is he felt he let the defense down — to which he answered with a simple no.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — A Morgantown man was arrested Friday after police say he was found with marijuana, a powder mixture that tested positive for meth, cocaine and opiates, and other drugs outside of the Subway on High Street.
A 911 call was made about a black man who was wearing a red bucket hat and smoking marijuana while walking south on High Street at around 10 a.m., according to a criminal complaint.
The responding officer found a man matching the description, who was later identified as Destin McLendon, 21, in front of the Subway on High Street.
When informed that police had received a call about someone smoking marijuana, police said McLendon “stated that he had been smoking a cigarette,” but the officer reported smelling marijuana coming from McLendon’s person.
The officer then searched McLendon and found pouches labeled “Grape Lime Pickey” and “Cherry Chuckz,” containing 0.125 ounces each of suspected marijuana, disposable vape pens that smelled of marijuana, seven 2 mg Alprazolam—commonly known as Xanax—tablets, and a bag containing a powder mixture that tested positive for meth, cocaine and opiates, inside of his backpack, as well as a bag containing 1.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine and $921 in cash in his pants pocket, according to the complaint.
McLendon was charged with possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. | 2023-07-10T20:58:51+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/crime/man-arrested-had-marijuana-other-drugs-in-front-of-high-street-subway-police-say/ |
Firm expands outsourced accounting services practice
SEATTLE, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Moss Adams LLP, one of the largest accounting, consulting and wealth management firms in the nation, announced that it has agreed to combine with Mengali Accountancy, Inc., a well-regarded boutique consulting firm specializing in the real estate industry located in downtown Healdsburg, Calif. Effective Aug. 1, 2022, the Mengali team, including Renee Mengali, its namesake founder, as well as principals Debbie Warren and Keith Hollander, will join Moss Adams.
"I take great pride in strategically aligning with Moss Adams since we've worked together for many years, and we mutually respect one another. It's an easy choice and transition for us," said Renee Mengali, president of Mengali Accountancy, Inc. "We value the new growth opportunities on the horizon for our team, knowing that through this combination with Moss Adams, we will have an array of broader consulting services to offer our clients."
The combination is a natural progression to an established business relationship built over the past 10 years between the two firms. Both teams are similar in their technology-focused mindset, people-first culture, and caliber of talent, including parallel experience with outsourced accounting and bookkeeping services for a variety of national real estate clients. For the past 19 years, Mengali has built a strong referral network and is a streamlined tech-driven firm that has primarily helped small businesses, real estate funds, joint ventures and syndicators, and individuals capitalize on their resources by using outsourced accounting services. Mengali has a particular expertise in serving clients in the real estate industry.
"We are beyond pleased that Renee and her team will be joining us at Moss Adams," said Mark Steranka, consulting managing partner at Moss Adams. "Mengali has been providing an exceptional client experience for their outsourced accounting services, and they took steps early on to invest resources for streamlining processes to meet their clients' needs. That shared philosophy is one we both take seriously, and we're looking forward to building a more robust consulting team together."
"Fundamentally, this alignment is a natural fit. We both value our talented employees and prioritize our clients' needs. Moss Adams has really seen substantial demand for outsourced services across a variety of industry sectors," said Eric Miles, chairman and CEO, Moss Adams. "This combination strengthens our footprint in meeting client needs with a more robust service platform to accommodate growth; plus, we're bringing onboard a sought-after and trusted team."
The Mengali team will join the existing outsourced accounting practice at Moss Adams, with plans to grow its service offering across a variety of industry sectors.
With more than 3,800 professionals across 30-plus locations in the West and beyond, Moss Adams provides the world's most innovative companies with specialized accounting, consulting and wealth management services to help clients embrace emerging opportunity. For more information, visit www.mossadams.com.
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EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Tuesday is primary election day in Wisconsin. While this kind of election doesn't usually draw a big crowd, officials reported a good turnout.
Chief Elections Inspector Nick Shoemaker said by 6 p.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church, over 500 people had cast their ballots in-person.
"We've had a pretty good turnout today for a February election. It's been steady all day," Shoemaker said.
The Eau Claire elections office said that at 6 p.m., they were at 19.5% voter turnout with over 8,060 ballots.
The big statewide race on this ballot is the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Four candidates, two conservative and two liberal, will be whittled down to two. Voters will then decide who gets the seat in the April general election. | 2023-02-22T03:51:22+00:00 | wqow.com | https://www.wqow.com/news/politics/steady-turnout-for-february-primary-election/article_b37c50ec-b24b-11ed-a523-8bd98fcad7fa.html |
Top officials from Donald Trump's political fundraising and former campaign operation are among dozens who received grand jury subpoenas as the DOJ intensifies its Jan. 6 criminal investigation.
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Exception-based Reporting Solution Extended for Omnichannel Retail
IRVINE, Calif., June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Appriss Retail, an industry leader in using data science to transform the consumer purchase cycle, today announced the company has extended its Appriss® Secure exception-based reporting (EBR) solution for omnichannel retailers and added several new features. This caps off an exciting year of investment in the Secure product. The new functionality was unveiled at the 2022 Appriss Retail Global User Conference in April and will be ready for demonstrations at the NRF Protect show in June.
The additions include an updated Secure Coach add-on module, a metrics-driven component to identify opportunities for associate improvement and allow store managers to own the education process. Using Secure Coach, store managers can have a direct impact on employee behavior: improving performance, reducing costs, and increasing customer satisfaction, while also retaining employees.
"Employee training and retention are critical in this labor market; we've heard that loud and clear from our retailers," said Vishal Patel, VP-Engineering of Appriss Retail. "Customer satisfaction is often related to employee skills, and we designed key performance indicator (KPI) metrics to identify and differentiate operational training issues from fraud indicators."
Other new or extended functionality resulting from Appriss Retail's investment in Secure include:
- Ability to access ecommerce data for omnichannel exceptions and investigations
- Six new certified digital video (CCTV) integrations to better allow the LP/AP department to benefit from the growth of video for in-store analytics (Bosch, Cognyte, Genetec, March Networks, Solink, Verint)
- Use case specific searches and alerting to meet today's retail needs for self-checkout, anti-money laundering, and loss beyond POS
- Outlier and anomaly detection artificial intelligence (AI) applied to multiple targets based on retailer-defined and industry-defined metrics
- Improved reporting to combine metrics from all Appriss Retail solutions, including custom retailer data, to drive analytics across many departments in the organization
- Additional functionality in the search/query engine to allow for business created queries
- Enhanced workflow/work item experiences to improve useability, save time, add speed, and simplify investigations
"We all know that retail changed in 2020 and 2021, with a tremendous increase in online transactions," said Steve Prebble, CEO of Appriss Retail. "Secure has always been broader than POS exceptions generated in the store, and now the benefits of Secure in omnichannel AP/LP are much easier to access, leading to a larger impact on total loss."
Appriss Retail, a division of Appriss Inc., provides artificial intelligence-based solutions to help retailers protect margin, unlock sales, and cut shrink. With more than 20 years of retail data science expertise, the company's Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform generates advanced analytical insights and real-time decisions that drive action throughout the organization, including operations, finance, marketing, and loss prevention. Its performance-improvement solutions yield measurable results with significant return on investment among retail store, ecommerce, and inventory functions. Appriss Retail serves a global base of leading specialty, apparel, department store, hard goods, big box, grocery, pharmacy, and hospitality businesses in more than 150,000 locations (brick and mortar and online) in 45 countries across six continents. For more information about Appriss Retail, visit https://apprissretail.com.
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WATCH: Good Samaritans rescue dog trapped on interstate bridge
NASHVILLE (WTVF) – A group of good Samaritans are being credited with saving a dog that was trapped on a Tennessee highway.
The area of the Silliman Evans Bridge which overlooks downtown Nashville can get pretty hectic, and a woman who got out of her car on that part of the highway drew a lot of attention.
The woman was trying to help a dog on the interstate.
Officer Edward Holden of the Nashville Metro Police approached the scene.
“I saw that traffic was backed up. I originally thought it was a traffic crash, to be honest with you,” he said.
The situation he found was pretty strange. Some good Samaritans were helping to rescue the dog. A woman ran over with a leash, and a man who the dog seemed comfortable with carefully connected it with the dog’s collar.
“Definitely, if not for the two people who had the dog, it might have got hit by a car,” Holden said. “I opened up the car, put the dog in there. He was fine. I put the windows down for him. Gave him a little air. He was just walking back and forth.”
The dog was taken to Metro Animal Care and Control. He did not have a collar tag nor was he microchipped.
Matthew Peters, who works with animal control, said anyone who is looking for missing pets should check their website. He also said the dog saved on the highway was safe and sound at the shelter.
“Wasn’t hurt, was in good health. Seemed like he was being fed really well. It seems the owner definitely cared for it. We’re hoping this owner does come through,” he said.
Peters said the dog’s safety in the shelter is a credit to the people who stepped up to help.
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Coinbase to pay $100M in settlement with New York regulators
NEW YORK (AP) — New York announced a $100 million settlement with Coinbase on Wednesday over what state officials called significant failures in the cryptocurrency trading platform’s systems for spotting potential criminal activity.
According to the state Department of Financial Services, Coinbase’s anti-money-laundering program and its system for monitoring transactions for suspicious activity were inadequate for a company of Coinbase’s size and complexity. The department said that the volume of alerts generated by Coinbase’s transaction monitoring system grew so fast that reports of suspicious activity were sometimes filed months after the suspicious activity was first known to Coinbase.
“It is critical that all financial institutions safeguard their systems from bad actors, and the Department’s expectations with respect to consumer protection, cybersecurity, and anti-money laundering programs are just as stringent for cryptocurrency companies as they are for traditional financial services institutions,” Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris said in a news release. “Coinbase failed to build and maintain a functional compliance program that could keep pace with its growth.”
Under the terms of the settlement, Coinbase will pay a $50 million penalty to New York state and will invest another $50 million in its compliance program. An independent monitor installed by the state will work with Coinbase for a year to oversee compliance.
Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, said in a statement that the company has taken substantial measures to address the shortcomings identified by the New York investigation “and remains committed to being a leader and role model in the crypto space, including partnering with regulators when it comes to compliance.”
Grewal added, “We believe our investment in compliance outpaces every other crypto exchange anywhere in the world, and that our customers can feel safe and protected while using our platforms.” | 2023-01-04T18:29:42+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national-business/2023/01/04/coinbase-to-pay-100m-in-settlement-with-new-york-regulators/ |
SINGAPORE, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MoEngage, the insights-led customer engagement platform, today released its new report, Future of Marketing: Why Personalization Matters. The comprehensive report includes new data compiled from a survey administered by ClickZ of more than 100 senior-level marketing executives who shared their opinions on the current state of their own personalized marketing. The report reveals that marketing executives do not believe that their current personalization efforts are strong enough. Just 34% of respondents ranked their satisfaction score as a 4 or above regarding their personalization results. Among the possible reasons for their dissatisfaction, marketers cited budget limitations or a lack of resources (64%) as the most significant barriers to successful personalization, followed by a lack of visibility and actionable data (41%) and an inability to move fast and personalize campaigns (40%).
In perhaps the most revealing data point from the survey, 40.2% of marketers admitted that the inability to move fast and create personalized campaigns is the most significant barrier to achieving successful personalization. Over half of the respondents indicated that "translating data into action" can take weeks or even months.
"Consumers are willing to permit brands to use their personal data in marketing communications; however, that permission is given with the expectation that customers will get something meaningful back from the brand. This survey shows that brands still have a long way to go towards delivering on that promise of a truly personalized experience for every customer across every engagement channel," said Meagan White, Vice President of Marketing, North America for MoEngage. "This research confirms what many of our global customers have already shared with us: marketers have volumes of data about their customers, but they suffer from a lack of analysis and insights to use that data correctly."
Other key findings from the report include:
- Marketers Need Better Data to Move Faster. When asked to score their satisfaction with available customer data, almost 60% of respondents ranked 3 or below. As a result, it takes more than four days for a large share of respondents to turn marketing data into actionable campaigns.
- Marketers are Spending More But Still Dissatisfied. Just over half of survey respondents (51%) will invest more in marketing technology in the coming year to help personalize their customer's experience.
- Email Remains Top Marketing Technology. Email marketing (66.3%), marketing automation (56.7%), customer data management (54.8%), personalization (50%), multichannel customer engagement (46.2%), mobile marketing (37.5%), and artificial intelligence (32.7%) are some of the top technologies where brands are focusing their investments when it comes to marketing technology.
- Investment Priorities are Shifting for Personalization. In the past, brands have focused their marketing personalization efforts on traditional channels such as email (69%), content (56%), and web pages (24.3%). However, teams are likely to shift where they focus their personalization going forward. SMS/text messaging, chat apps, and mobile-in-app marketing were respondents' top three channel priorities when it came to personalized marketing.
Marketers can download a free copy of the new report, Future of Marketing: Why Personalization Matters here.
About MoEngage
MoEngage is an insights-led customer engagement platform trusted by more than 1,200 global consumer brands such as Ally Financial, McAfee, Flipkart, Domino's, Nestle, Deutsche Telekom, Travelodge, and more. MoEngage empowers marketers and product owners with insights into customer behavior and the ability to act on those insights to engage customers across the web, mobile, email, social, and messaging channels. Consumer brands across 35 countries use MoEngage to power digital experiences for over 1 billion customers every month. With offices in ten countries, MoEngage is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, B Capital, Steadview Capital, Multiples Private Equity, Eight Roads, F-Prime Capital, Matrix Partners, Ventureast, and Helion Ventures.
To learn more, visit www.moengage.com.
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STOCKHOLM, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mycronic AB (publ) has received an order for a Prexision Lite 8 Evo from an existing customer in Asia. The order value is in the range of USD 7-9 million. Delivery of the system is planned for the fourth quarter of 2023.
Prexision Lite 8 Evo is designed to meet the requirements for cost-efficient production of photomasks for displays up to G8 mask size.
"The market for less complex photomasks continues to be significant and important and this order, to replace one of the customer´s older systems, confirms that the Prexision Lite 8 Evo is well positioned to meet our customers' requirements", says Charlott Samuelsson, Sr VP Pattern Generators at Mycronic.
Mycronic provides mask writers for display manufacturing and production of semiconductors.
For additional information, please contact:
Charlott Samuelsson
Sr VP Pattern Generators
Tel: +46 70 984 42 82
E-mail: charlott.samuelsson@mycronic.com
Sven Chetkovich
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +46 70 558 39 19
E-mail: sven.chetkovich@mycronic.com
The information in this press release was published on September 29, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. CEST.
About Mycronic
Mycronic is a Swedish high-tech company engaged in the development, manufacture and marketing of production equipment with high precision and flexibility requirements for the electronics industry. Mycronic's headquarters are located in Täby, north of Stockholm and the Group has subsidiaries in China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom, United States and Vietnam. Mycronic is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. www.mycronic.com
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The Ford F-150 has the Raptor, and the Ram 1500 has the TRX, but when it comes to the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 there’s still no high-performance option to be found.
Some years back, Houston, Texas-based PaxPower stepped in to fill that void with its original Jackal. The conversion added the rugged suspension and flared wheel arches inspired by Baja pre-runners, and coupled this with the availability of a V-8 engine.
The company now has a new version of the Jackal based on the updated Silverado introduced for 2022. The Jackal conversion can also be performed on the related GMC Sierra 1500.
The conversion is priced at $24,950 and can be performed on any Silverado grade, including the off-road-ready ZR2 and ZR2 Bison grades that were introduced with the updated Silverado. The only requirement is that the conversion has been designed for the crew-cab, short-bed body.
The modification work starts with PaxPower’s own wide-body design that adds eight inches to the width of the truck. The new parts can be matched to the existing color or PaxPower can paint the whole truck a new shade.
New suspension parts are then added. These include custom control arms that add six inches to the vehicle track and increase the ride height by three inches. The Jackal also benefits from 2.5-inch coil-overs up front and rear shocks from King Racing that feature remote reservoirs and adjustable damping. The rear is also fitted with Deaver progressive rate leaf springs claimed by PaxPower to provide a better ride and allow for additional travel.
Rounding off the list of standard modifications include a high-flow Borla exhaust and 17-inch wheels wrapped in 35- or 37-inch BFGoodrich off-road tires.
In the case of the ZR2 models, pricing starts at a lower $19,950 as PaxPower retains the stock Multimatic shocks and model-specific leaf springs.
Buyers looking to add extra power are also catered to. The Silverado’s 6.2-liter V-8 tends to be the most popular powertrain for Jackal conversions, and PaxPower has a supercharger upgrade that boosts output to 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. The upgrade, which costs an additional $12,450, also includes a high-flow intake, a separate cooling system, and an ECU retune.
PaxPower also offers a number of additional accessories. Popular items include custom hoods and bumpers, as well as additional lightning, storage boxes, and interior upgrades.
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Roundup highlights B2B partners that support startups across all business functions and empower growth
PLANTATION, Fla., Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. Business Media today announced the inaugural Power Partner Awards, honoring B2B organizations across the globe that have proven track records supporting entrepreneurs and helping startups grow. Everise, one of the fastest growing outsourced customer experience companies in the world, was recognized among the 252 firms in marketing and advertising, health and human resources, financial planning, engineering, logistics, and security, as well as other areas of business.
All 252 companies received top marks from clients for being instrumental in helping leadership navigate the dynamic world of startups. These B2B partners support entrepreneurs across various facets of the business, including hiring, compliance, infrastructure development, cloud migration, fundraising, etc., allowing founders to focus on their core missions.
"Trusted B2B partners provide guidance and expertise that founders rely on at various steps of their organization's journey. Partners that possess a demonstrated ability to deliver quality support are at the core of entrepreneurship and help bring big ideas to life," says Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. Business media.
"That Everise is honoured as a Power Partner to some of the world's leading businesses is truly a recognition of our brand as one that stands shoulder to shoulder with the top global B2B companies. We are proud to continue challenging traditional perceptions of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), transforming them into valued and trusted customer experiences that drive retention and loyalty," said Sudhir Agarwal, CEO & Founder, Everise.
Everise, headquartered in Florida, USA, was founded in 2016 with the vision to disrupt the BPO industry through tailored customer experiences, enabled by blending highly-skilled talent with innovative technology solutions. The company today employs over 15,000 people across seven strategic markets – US, Bogota, Guatemala, Ireland, Malaysia, The Philippines and Singapore. Some of the world's leading healthcare brands entrust Everise with designing and perfecting their customer support experiences, which are seamlessly omnichannel, offer support in 32 languages, and are highly secure.
Everise has previously won multiple awards for its industry-leading culture and relentless customer focus. These include being named one of Newsweek's 100 Most Loved Workplaces in America for two consecutive years in 2021 and 2022, and bagging the Gold Stevie Award for Employer of the Year — Consumer Services in 2022. The company also enjoys the highest Glassdoor and Indeed ratings in the outsourcing industry.
Inc. partnered with leading global social and media intelligence platform Meltwater to develop a proprietary methodology that uses sentiment from online conversations about organizations and translates it into numerical scores. Companies were evaluated on commitment, reliability, trust, creativity, supportiveness, and other virtues that offer value to clients. Inc. also conducted surveys to gather client testimonials as part of the process.
To view the complete list, go to: https://www.inc.com/power-partner-awards/2022
The November 2022 Issue of Inc. magazine is available online now at https://www.inc.com/magazine and will be on newsstands beginning November 8, 2022.
About Inc. Business Media
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community they need to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers, and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent. The associated Inc. 5000 Conference is part of a highly acclaimed portfolio of bespoke events produced by Inc. For more information, visit www.inc.com.
About Everise
Everise is a technology-enabled outsourcing firm with expertise in transforming healthcare and technology customer experiences globally. The Company's unique approach combines customer and technical support services with AI, robotic process automation, analytics, and secure cloud-based technology. Some of the world's most loved brands have products and services that are perfected, protected, supported, and sold by Everise.
Our innovative digital outsourcing services are high performing, scalable, secure, agile, and have fluent proficiency in 32 languages, which helps brands to create seamless customer, product, digital, and home experiences. We strategically operate in seven markets to enable our partners to economically reach their customers across the globe. Learn more at www.weareeverise.com.
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Michigan State vs. Kansas State: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
The No. 3-seed Kansas State Wildcats (25-9) head into a Sweet 16 matchup against the No. 7 Michigan State Spartans (21-12) on Thursday at 6:30 PM as the NCAA Tournament continues at Madison Square Garden airing on TBS.
Find odds, spreads, over/unders and more from multiple sportsbooks in this article for the Michigan State vs. Kansas State matchup.
Michigan State vs. Kansas State Game Info
- When: Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 6:30 PM ET
- Where: Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York
- How to Watch on TV: TBS
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Michigan State vs. Kansas State Odds, Spread, Over/Under
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Michigan State vs. Kansas State Betting Trends
- Michigan State is 16-15-0 ATS this season.
- The Spartans and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 16 out of 31 times this season.
- Kansas State has covered 22 times in 34 chances against the spread this season.
- Wildcats games have hit the over 18 out of 34 times this season.
Michigan State Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +2800
- In terms of its odds to win the national championship (+2800), Michigan State is 16th-best in the country. It is far below that, 27th, according to computer rankings.
- Oddsmakers have moved the Spartans' national championship odds up from +6000 at the beginning of the season to +2800. Among all teams in the country, that is the 68th-biggest change.
- With odds of +2800, Michigan State has been given a 3.4% chance of winning the national championship.
Kansas State Futures Odds
- Odds to win the national championship: +2500
- The Wildcats have experienced the 41st-biggest change in terms of their national championship odds, improving from +15000 at the beginning of the season to +2500.
- Kansas State has a 3.8% chance of winning the national championship, based on its moneyline odds.
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--The tool, developed by hematopoietic cell transplant and informatics collaborators, improved transplant outcomes reporting required by regulators—
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have developed a custom-built application to automate determination of engraftment, a key outcome after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). The application supersedes a tedious manual process and at the same time substantially improves accuracy of reported hematopoietic cell transplant engraftments. The success of the tool, described recently in the journal Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, demonstrates how a unique embedded informatics team can rapidly build and implement applications that are useful in a clinical setting.
"Led by our Hematology/Oncology and Clinical Informatics fellow, David Anderson, MD, our team was rapidly able to build a custom tool that drastically reduced engraftment reporting error rates," said senior author Stephan Kadauke, MD, PhD, Associate Director of the Cell and Gene Therapy Laboratory and Medical Director of Cell and Gene Therapy Informatics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. "Our experience building this application could serve as a blueprint for broad implementation of a similar tool, which would improve not only transplant reporting but also transplant research and practice."
Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplant, also referred to as bone marrow or stem cell transplant, is a complex process used for the treatment of multiple types of malignant and non-malignant diseases in adults and children. The process involves wiping out a patient's own HSCs with chemotherapy, which prepares the body for receiving new cells. Once the chemotherapy has cleared out the patient's HSCs, new HSCs from a donor are infused. These new cells take time to establish themselves in the bone marrow and proliferate, a process known as engraftment.
The time from HSC infusion to engraftment is important. If HSCs engraft late, patients are at risk for infection and bleeding complications. If HSCs don't engraft at all, patients face life-threatening risks and require an urgent re-transplant. For that reason, federal law requires that clinicians report time to engraftment for all transplants to the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR). This registry provides real-world data that are used to inform research and clinical guidelines directly affecting the care of transplant patients.
However, current electronic health record (EHR) systems lack the capability to calculate engraftment automatically, so staff need to manually abstract these data from patient charts. This process involves collating records from different source systems and reviewing lengthy tables of lab results, which can be difficult, time-consuming, and error-prone, as the time to engraftment can vary based on whether patients had platelet transfusions, whether their neutrophil counts dipped sometime after infusion, and other variables that might be missed in manual review.
To improve accuracy and efficiency, an informatics team embedded within CHOP's Cell Therapy Program built an application using R/Shiny, an open-source framework for developing interactive web applications that can perform complex data acquisition and manipulation tasks. The tool developed by the team extracts data from multiple sources and calculates engraftment dates based on CIBMTR rules. The application is hosted on an internal platform, and access is restricted to designated staff. It was designed to be compliant with Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) standards for electronic records.
Routine usage of the application to assist with CIBMTR data reporting began in April 2021. In a prospective analysis from April 2021 to April 2022, the researchers found that neutrophil engraftment reporting was found to be incorrect in only 2 of 53 cases (3.8%), both of which were due to typographical errors and not the application, versus 15% of cases when engraftments were calculated manually prior to April 2021. Over the same period, platelet engraftment reporting was found to be incorrect in 1 of 53 cases (1.9%), also due to a typographical error, a significant decrease from the 28% error rate prior to the implementation of the tool.
"The success of this tool and the speed with which we were able to build it underscores the value of having an informatics team embedded within the Cell Therapy program, rather than under organization-wide software or analytics groups," Dr. Kadauke said. "Our consistent cellular therapy focus has allowed us to move more nimbly to complete projects and pivot to new initiatives. This is a model we believe could be emulated by other academic medical centers."
Anderson et al. "Automation of Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Outcomes Reporting Leads to Dramatic Reduction of Errors Reported to Real-World Data Registry," Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, online January 5, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtct.2022.12.026
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: A non-profit, charitable organization, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, the 595-bed hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. The institution has a well-established history of providing advanced pediatric care close to home through its CHOP Care Network, which includes more than 50 primary care practices, specialty care and surgical centers, urgent care centers, and community hospital alliances throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey, as well as a new inpatient hospital with a dedicated pediatric emergency department in King of Prussia. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought Children's Hospital of Philadelphia recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu.
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Idaho triple murder trial of slain kids’ mom drawing to end
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho prosecutors have spent the last four weeks painstakingly detailing their case against a woman accused of killing her two youngest children and a romantic rival in a bizarre doomsday-focused plot.
On Thursday, they are expected to present their final arguments to the jury in the triple murder trial of Lori Vallow Daybell. Vallow Daybell’s defense team, meanwhile, will likely attempt to persuade jurors that there simply isn’t enough evidence to justify a conviction.
Vallow Daybell and her husband, Chad Daybell, are charged with multiple counts of conspiracy, murder and grand theft in connection with the deaths of Vallow Daybell’s two youngest children: 7-year-old Joshua “JJ” Vallow and his big sister Tylee Ryan, who was last seen a few days before her 17th birthday in 2019. Prosecutors also charged the couple in connection with the October 2019 death of Chad Daybell’s late wife, Tammy Daybell.
Both defendants have pleaded not guilty, but are being tried separately. Vallow Daybell faces up to life in prison if she is convicted. Chad Daybell’s trial is still months away.
At times, the testimony in the case has been heartbreaking — such as when Vallow Daybell’s only surviving child, Colby Ryan, accused her of murdering his siblings in a recorded jailhouse phone call.
Other testimony has been strange, like when Vallow Daybell’s former friend Melanie Gibb testified that Vallow Daybell believed people in her life had been taken over by evil spirits and turned into “zombies” — including her two youngest kids. Four of the people the defendant described as “zombies” were later killed or shot at, according to the testimony.
It has also been gruesome, such as when law enforcement officers testified about finding JJ and Tylee’s remains buried in Chad Daybell’s yard. JJ’s body had been wrapped in duct tape and plastic, and Tylee’s remains had been destroyed and burned with her bones showing evidence of chopping or stabbing marks, the witnesses said. Hair belonging to Vallow Daybell was found on a piece of duct tape used to wrap JJ, a DNA analyst testified.
Vallow Daybell’s defense attorneys, meanwhile, did not call any witnesses, and Vallow Daybell declined to testify. Instead, defense attorney Jim Archibald asserted that they did not believe prosecutors had proven their case, suggesting that there was not enough evidence to find beyond a reasonable doubt that Vallow Daybell committed a crime.
The case began in July 2019, when Vallow Daybell’s then-husband, Charles Vallow, was shot and killed by her brother, Alex Cox, at his home in a Phoenix suburb. Lori and Charles were estranged, and he had filed divorce documents claiming that she believed she was a goddess sent to usher in the Biblical apocalypse.
At the time, Cox told police he acted in self-defense, and he was never charged in connection with the death. Cox died later that year of what authorities determined were natural causes. Lori Vallow Daybell was later charged in Arizona in connection with Charles Vallow’s death; she has not yet had the opportunity to enter a plea in that case.
According to prosecutors, Vallow Daybell was already in a relationship with Chad Daybell, who was still married to his wife, Tammy Daybell, at the time. She moved to eastern Idaho with her brother and kids to be closer to Chad Daybell.
The children were last seen alive in September of 2019. Police discovered they were missing a month later after an extended family member became worried that she wasn’t able to get ahold of JJ. Their bodies were found the following summer.
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BEL AIRE, Kan. (KSNW) – According to the City of Bel Aire, due to concrete buckling on East 53rd St N, it has been blocked off from N Pebblecreek St to N Cypress Dr.
According to the City, “The concrete has buckled about 12 inches.”
The City is asking residents to avoid the area.
The City’s Facebook page says the buckling is considered “an emergency repair” and that they are trying to get it completed as soon as possible.
According to the Kansas Department of Transportation’s Public Affairs Manager, Tom Hein, the reason for the buckling is moisture and heat.
“Concrete is in plates, and when the moisture is down there, and then, you add heat on top of that, and you get that expansion, plates tend to act against each other, or fight against each other, and eventually, they find a way to release that pressure, and that’s what we see out on the concrete pavement,” said Hein. | 2022-08-15T12:59:03+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/local/buckling-concrete-blocks-off-street-ne-of-wichita/ |
Four veteran education equity organizations join forces to train the next generation of mission-driven finance professionals.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marked the official launch of the second cohort of the Education Finance Analyst (EFA) Program, a two-year paid fellowship offering full-time employment and training.
The EFA Program is a collaborative effort between Equitable Facilities Fund, Civic Builders, Level Field Partners and Afton Partners to recruit, train and employ early-stage professionals from underrepresented backgrounds – preparing them to succeed in mission-driven financial services roles across the education sector. Accepted participants will be matched with one of the four partner organizations.
"Now more than ever, organizations that support and invest in schools need talented young people who can empathize with the experiences of the communities we serve," says Equitable Facilities Fund CEO Anand Kesavan. "The EFA Program is literally our sector's future. We're thrilled to seed a pipeline for tomorrow's leaders - individuals who will put finance to work for social good for years to come."
Over two years, participants will address the financial and real estate challenges facing public charter schools, a growing social investing sector that promotes educational equity, particularly in economically disadvantaged communities of color. Each fellowship includes an initial four-week training program designed to foster mission-alignment, understanding of the education sector, development of technical skills and ongoing professional development and enrichment.
Upon completion of the fellowship, analysts may be eligible for continued employment or go on to take roles with mission-oriented investors, charter schools and other organizations committed to leveraging finance for social good.
The inaugural EFA program received over 400 applications. Three analysts were placed at Civic Builders and the Equitable Facilities Fund and are now completing their fellowships.
Jared Kane, a graduate of Rutgers Business School, was among the first analysts to participate in the program. "It's so much more than spreading numbers – it's a great place to learn this industry in a more holistic way," Jared says. "Being 100% mission-aligned with our portfolio schools makes an enormous difference in so many lives. It's our job to keep innovating on behalf of the generations that come after us."
Applications are being accepted through January 10, 2023.
Equitable Facilities Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social impact fund created to provide long-term, low-cost facility loans that allow high-performing public charter schools to maximize the resources they dedicate to students. High-quality public charter schools promote bright futures for children across America, and EFF believes these schools should borrow under terms comparable to traditional public school districts. EFF administers an 'A' rated revolving loan fund, which recapitalizes using funds from Equitable School Revolving Fund's bond issuances, to offer high-credit, long-term, scalable bond investment opportunities. To learn more, visit www.eqfund.org or email info@eqfund.org.
Civic Builders is the nation's leading nonprofit lender and developer, bringing high-quality educational opportunities to under-resourced communities through the development of public charter schools. Since 2002, the organization has supported the growth of dozens of schools educating more than tens of thousands of students annually. Civic Builders partners with philanthropists and capital providers to design and manage affordable, new financing and development solutions for high-quality schools. As a nonprofit organization with two decades of experience, Civic Builders' portfolio represents $1.45 billion invested into economically distressed communities to ensure all students have access to safe, positive, and student-centered learning environments. Learn more at www.civicbuilders.org.
Level Field Partners works with high-quality charter school operators across the country to enable cost-effective access to first-class facilities. Level Field Partners is committed to providing real estate and related financing solutions aligned solely with the interests of charter school operators. Collectively, the Level Field Partners team has dedicated nearly 70+ years of experience supporting high-performing charter schools. LFP's dedication and deep sector expertise is evidenced by numerous charter school facilities projects, representing more than $1.1B in total project costs and 4.2MM+ square feet of educational space in 25+ states across 70+ projects. Learn more at www.levelfieldpartners.com
Afton Partners creates meaningful change in our communities by transforming public policies and practices so they are effective, sustainable, and serve those who need it most. By partnering with public agencies and nonprofits in K-12 education, workforce development, early childhood, and human services, Afton builds capacity, strengthens governance, and ensures resources are aligned and equitably distributed. Afton is a nationwide leader in charter school financial planning services. We have worked with more than 70 charter school networks of all sizes, from single-site operators just getting started to the largest charter school organizations in the country. Our work with charter schools improves school resource allocation decision making, informs school facility and school growth planning, and strengthens leadership and governance on fiscal matters. Learn more at www.aftonpartners.com
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Industry Offers Alternative Financing for Clean Energy and Resiliency
WASHINGTON, June 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- C-PACE Alliance (CPA), the business association focused exclusively on clean energy and resiliency financing through Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) programs across the U.S., announced today the honorees of its C-PACE Alliance Awards for projects in six categories. C-PACE financing is an alternative form of financing that enable property owners to pay for energy-efficiency improvements and renewable energy equipment.
CPA recognizes C-PACE transactions and leaders who demonstrate the high standards of quality and efficiency that characterize the industry's potential for accomplishments during 2021:
- C-PACE Policy and Program Improvements Award: Amy Wheeless and the Shift Zero coalition for their grassroots organizing and political strategizing to enact C-PACE statutes in Washington State. Shift Zero's local relationships and CPA's national expertise complemented each other's strengths throughout the multi-year journey.
- C-PACE Environmental Impact Deal of the Year: The Vortex Cold Storage Warehouse in Alberta Lea, Minnesota, financed by PACE Equity, used a new refrigeration technology with an incremental cost of $1 million and a six-year return on investment, while saving over 1,500 metric tons of carbon emissions annually.
- C-PACE Public Benefits Deal of the Year – Small Transaction. The Elevation Workspace in St. Louis, Missouri, financed by Twain Financial Partners, aims to break down barriers that segregate neighborhoods racially and economically by offering affordable office space in a mixed-use facility primarily for minority-owned businesses.
- C-PACE Public Benefits Deal of the Year – Large Transaction. The One Park Road project in Connecticut, funded by CastleGreen Finance, allowed the Sisters of St. Joseph to own and occupy one wing of its historic convent and convert the remainder into market-rate and affordable housing. C-PACE financing reduces the cost of capital and saves over 30% in energy usage as compared to the building code.
- C-PACE Innovation in Efficient Financing Award. The Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) Oklahoma C-PACE Program designed an easy-to-use C-PACE program for any county in Oklahoma, and INCOG closed its first transaction within a couple of months of launch, among the fastest start-ups C-PACE Alliance is aware of.
- C-PACE Deal-of-the-Year. 111 Wall Street in New York City, financed by Petros PACE Finance, pioneered the first transaction in the City's long-delayed C-PACE program. As part of a $500 million makeover, the former bank headquarters used $89 million in C-PACE proceeds, the nation's largest C-PACE project when it closed.
C-PACE Alliance (www.c-pacealliance.com) is an association of capital providers and transaction experts who invest in or professionally advise on the vast majority of C-PACE financing nationally. Now approved in 38 states and the District of Columbia, C-PACE financing has surpassed more than $2.5 billion in energy, water resources, resiliency and related improvements for commercial real estate.
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Twitter outage reported
Published: Jul. 14, 2022 at 6:51 AM MDT|Updated: 7 minutes ago
(Gray News) - An outage is preventing some people from being able to access Twitter.
Several users began reporting problems around 8 a.m. Eastern., according to Downdetector, but at around 9 a.m., people were beginning to see a return to functionality.
The outage was described as major by The Verge, with users reporting issues getting onto Twitter on mobile and web, as well as accessing apps such as Tweetdeck.
Twitter’s access page didn’t report any issues, though.
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Companies on the 2023 Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast list had an average growth rate of 673%.
ATLANTA, March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Inc. magazine today revealed that Invisors is No.149 on its third annual Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast list, the most prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing Southeast private companies, based in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Born of the annual Inc. 5000 franchise, this regional list represents a unique look at the most successful companies within the Southeast economy's most dynamic segment–its independent small businesses.
This honor reaffirms our efforts dedicated to sustained growth and we are proud of our team's efforts to achieve this.
"As an honoree of various Inc awards since 2021, we are grateful to be named one of the fastest-growing private companies in the Southeast Region by Inc. magazine," shares Dan Weidlich, CFO at Invisors. "With our recent endorsement from Workday to prime phase 1 Workday deployments in the UK and Ireland, Invisors has continued to reach new heights. This honor reaffirms our efforts dedicated to sustained growth, and we are proud of our team's efforts to achieve this."
The companies on this list show a remarkable rate of growth across all industries in the Southeast region. Between 2019 and 2021, these 200 private companies had an average growth rate of 673 percent and, in 2021 alone, they added 25,844 jobs and nearly $7 billion to the Southeast region's economy. Companies based in the Miami, Florida, Fairhope, Alabama and Covington, Louisiana areas had the highest growth rate overall.
Complete results of the Inc. 5000 Regionals: Southeast, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, metro area, and other criteria, can be found at inc.com/southeast starting February 28, 2023.
"This year's Inc. 5000 Regional winners represent one of the most exceptional and exciting lists of America's off-the-charts growth companies. They're disrupters and job creators, and all delivered an outsize impact on the economy. Remember their names and follow their lead. These are the companies you'll be hearing about for years to come," said Scott Omelianuk, editor-in-chief of Inc. magazine.
About Invisors
As a certified Workday Services Partner, Invisors helps customers utilize their organizational data to make better-informed business decisions through the deployment of Workday. We believe the most important measure of our team's success is our client's ability to achieve their big-picture vision. From initial deployments to ongoing projects, we are focused on elevating perspectives + transforming results. Learn more by visiting invisors.com or our Inc. profile
More about Inc. and the Inc. 5000 Regionals
Methodology
The 2023 Inc. 5000 Regionals are ranked according to percentage revenue growth when comparing 2019 and 2021. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2019. They had to be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2021. (Since then, a number of companies on the list have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2019 is $100,000; the minimum for 2021 is $1 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.
About Inc. Media
The world's most trusted business-media brand, Inc. offers entrepreneurs the knowledge, tools, connections, and community to build great companies. Its award-winning multiplatform content reaches more than 50 million people each month across a variety of channels including websites, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and print. Its prestigious Inc. 5000 list, produced every year since 1982, analyzes company data to recognize the fastest-growing privately held businesses in the United States. The global recognition that comes with inclusion in the 5000 gives the founders of the best businesses an opportunity to engage with an exclusive community of their peers and the credibility that helps them drive sales and recruit talent.
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Three of the leading immigration law firms are combining under the banner of Corporate Immigration Partners to steward companies through the changing world of global talent, in tandem with Envoy Global.
CHICAGO and CINCINNATI and SAN FRANCISCO, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP (CIP), Global Immigration Associates, P.C. (GIA) and Hammond Neal Moore, LLP (HNM), three leading corporate immigration law firms, announced today they have signed an agreement to combine into one firm under the banner of Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C. (CIP PC). The combined firm will be affiliated with Envoy Global, the technology leader in global immigration and workforce mobility. The announcement comes during a time of strategic growth and evolution, positioning Envoy Global and CIP PC to offer the most comprehensive and customized immigration and global mobility solutions in the industry.
The newly combined law firm will have approximately 300 employees across six offices throughout the U.S. and will work closely with Envoy Global's six regional hubs across EMEA, APAC and the Americas. Partners from the combining firms will continue to serve in leadership roles as the firms come together.
"We're thrilled to bring together this incredible group of immigration legal talent from our three firms," said Addie Hogan, Founding Partner at CIP and Managing Partner of the combined firm. "Our unification will only elevate and amplify the exceptional service we provide our valued clients and creates the opportunity for enhanced, forward-looking offerings in the mobility space."
"Our approach has always been to use all resources to best serve our clients," said Ryan Bay, Managing Partner at GIA and incoming Chief Operating Officer at the combined firm. "We are excited to continue that commitment to our clients as we come together with two respected and like-minded law firms."
"Envoy Global's technology platform is the premier tool for today's immigration and global mobility teams," said Mike Hammond, Senior Partner and Founder of HNM and incoming Partner at the combined firm. "Joining forces with Envoy Global and these two wonderful immigration law firms offers a new avenue for our team to expand and strengthen the services we deliver to our clients."
"With an expanded and diversified roster of top legal talent, both here and overseas, our global immigration solutions are even better positioned to serve today's global mobility needs, regardless of industry, geography or skill level," said Dick Burke, President and CEO of Envoy Global. "This combination gives Envoy and CIP PC the scale to deliver top-flight services to the largest of employers both here and abroad while deepening our commitment to providing each and every client bespoke, proactive and consultative solutions."
The transaction is expected to close in the next 45 – 60 days.
About Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Corporate Immigration Partners, LLP is an elite group of immigration attorneys and legal professionals who bring dynamic perspectives and extensive experience to clients in both the U.S. and global economy to provide personalized immigration programs. With experience representing employer organizations ranging from startups to large corporations, the firm and its attorneys are highly rated by U.S. News & World Report, Chambers, Super Lawyers and WhosWhoLegal, and have received awards for pro bono service. Please visit www.cipllp.com for more information.
About Global Immigration Associates, P.C.
Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Global Immigration Associates, P.C. is a leading immigration law firm that offers best-in-class legal services to support their clients in navigating the U.S. immigration process. GIA is a client-driven firm, motivated by the idea that their work benefits companies and their individual employees, and with the understanding that their support goes far beyond simply securing U.S. work authorization. GIA's clients range from fast-growth tech startups to Fortune 50 companies. Please visit www.giafirm.com for more information.
About Hammond Neal Moore, LLP
Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH, Hammond Neal Moore, LLP is a full-service immigration law firm with a national practice serves clients located throughout the U.S. Founded in 1991, they provide representation to corporations across a variety of segments including Information Technology and Nurse Recruitment. Please visit www.hammondlawgroup.com for more information.
About Envoy Global, Inc.
Envoy Global's immigration and global mobility service offerings deliver exceptional service and a better overall experience for all stakeholders in the immigration process. With support in over 180 countries globally, Envoy Global is celebrating its 25th year and works with over 1,000 companies across all industries.
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Snow has been across most of western into North Central Kansas overnight and this morning making for slippery travel as a storm system centered over the Texas Panhandle tracks east into Oklahoma today.
Winter storm warnings and Winter Weather Weather Advisories are posted for today into tonight. Travel will be a slow go with slippery roads in much of western into central Kansas.
The KSN Storm Track 3 weather team is expecting accumulations ranging from 4-6 inches west and north central to a coating to 2 inches towards Wichita where rain will be mixed with the snow. The mixed rain and snow should change to all snow in Wichita after 3 pm today.
At least the winds are not looking terribly strong to make matters more difficult. This snow tracks East this morning, arriving closer to the I-135 corridor for breakfast. Rain mix closer to Wichita, initially, then becomes mostly snow during the afternoon. Count on the metro having a heavier band of snow during the afternoon before this system wanes to the east by Saturday evening. Looks like the storm overall becomes less dynamic with not as heavy of snow as Saturday progresses.
Snow will gradually end in south central Kansas early this evening but will end in north Central Kansas a few hours later this evening.
Watch for slick travel as temperatures everywhere fall below freezing overnight.
Sunshine briefly is back Sunday. It will be a chilly day and colder where the snow has fallen.
Another system arrives late Monday into Tuesday. The ultimate track and timing of the early-week system still need to be resolved on the modelling which will determine how much snow parts of Kansas and the drought-stricken Plains will receive. We are leaning toward the southern and southeast Kansas having the best chance for snow Monday night through Tuesday.
Once it clears, temperatures will trend below average the rest of the week. Overnight lows in parts of Kansas could drop to the single digits at night, especially to the north.
1/21/23 KSN Storm Track 3 Forecast from Meteorologist Jack Boston:
Wichita:
Today: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain and snow. Hi: 39 Wind: E/NE 5-15
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. 40% chance of snow. Lo: 25 Wind: NE/NW 5-15
Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Hi: 41 Wind: NW 10-15
Tomorrow Night: Partly cloudy. Lo: 23 Wind: N/NE 5-10
Wichita Weekly
Mon: Hi: 43 Lo: 27 Partly to mostly cloudy. 10% chance of rain and snow at night.
Tue: Hi: 38 Lo: 24 Mostly cloudy, breezy. 30% chance of snow.
Wed: Hi: 38 Lo: 20 Mostly to partly cloudy, breezy.
Thu: Hi: 39 Lo: 20 Partly cloudy, breezy.
Fri: Hi: 42 Lo: 24 Partly cloudy, windy.
Sat: Hi: 44 Lo: 22 Partly to mostly cloudy, windy.
Meteorologist Jack Boston | 2023-01-21T16:34:53+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/top-stories/storm-track-3-forecast-rain-and-snow-today-more-rain-snow-early-in-the-week/ |
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisians have overwhelmingly approved a referendum on a new constitution that gives more powers to the country's president. It's a step that brings hope to many in the struggling North African nation, but critics warn it could return Tunisia to autocracy.
Some people interviewed by The Associated Press this week celebrated the result of Monday's referendum and expressed support for President Kais Saied, who spearheaded the project and proposed the text himself.
Others said they worry about what the changes could mean for the future of democracy in the country. The overhauled constitution gives sweeping executive powers to the president and weakens the influence of the legislative and judicial branches of the government.
Adel, a 51-year-old plumber who refused to give his last name due to fear of political reprisals, said that while he supported Saied, he did not participate in Monday's referendum because he thought the proposed changes gave the executive branch too much power.
“This constitution he made was not for the long-term. Those who will come after Saied will do whatever they want without being held accountable,” he said.
In 2011, Tunisians rose up against Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the country's strongman president, and kicked off the Arab Spring protests in North Africa and the Middle East. Tunisia was the only nation to emerge from the protests with a democratic government.
Saied won the presidency in 2019 with over 70% of the vote. He continues to enjoy widespread popular support; recent polls put his approval rating at well over 50%.
The referendum took place a year to the day after Saied froze Tunisia’s parliament and dismissed his government. Opponents derided the moves as “a coup,” but many Tunisians supported the president's actions due to exasperation with political elites and years of economic stagnation.
In the same way, many citizens think the new constitution will end years of political deadlock and reduce the influence of the country's largest political party, Ennahdha. Others saw a “yes” vote as a vote for Saied and a chance to change their fortunes.
Saida Masoudi, 49, a fast-food seller in a Tunis suburb who voted for the revised constitution, said she hoped the changes would pave the way to economic reforms and lower living costs.
“We just want the country to improve and reform. That’s why I participated in this referendum, so that the country will return to how it was before” she said, adding that she thinks Tunisians lived better under Ben Ali than they do today.
However, Heba Morayef, Amnesty International’s regional director, called the constitution's adoption “deeply worrying.” She said in a statement that the revisions were drafted behind closed doors in a process controlled by Saied.
“The new constitution dismantles many of the guarantees to the independence of the judiciary, removes protection for civilians from military trials and grants the authorities the power to restrict human rights or renege on international human rights commitments in the name of religion” Morayef said.
Official preliminary results showed about one-third of registered voters cast ballots, with 94.6% giving their approval.
Opposition leaders had called for a boycott of the referendum, saying the process was flawed, and they argue the turnout reflected discomfort with the changes to Tunisia's system of government.
“The referendum was rigged from the start, with no participation threshold provided for," International Commission of Jurists regional director Said Benarbia said. "The low turnout and the opaque, illegal process by which the adoption of the constitution was made possible do not give the president any mandate or legitimacy to change Tunisia’s constitutional order.”
Several people the Associated Press spoke with said they did not vote in the referendum. Some said they were uninterested in politics, while others said a new constitution would do little to change their quality of life. Several did not understand the changes it would introduce.
“I didn't vote because none of this interests me," Khalil Riahi, a 26-year-old DJ, said. “Whether it's Kais Saied doing this or someone else, it's all the same to me. Nothing will change.”
Monica Marks, Professor of Middle East politics at NYU Abu Dhabi, says that many Tunisians have grown tired, disillusioned and cynical in recent years but that they "never called for a complete up-ending of their political system”.
“What they’ve been calling for, for years, is for effective leadership from government that makes a real tangible difference in their everyday lives and solves the economic challenges that they’re desperately grappling with” says Marks, explaining that many are attached to the idea that “one man alone can take the system, break it and maybe fix it.”
“There are still a lot of Tunisians who believe that Saied is Mr. Fix It... They believe he is the man who will clean up everything, even though he’s ruled by powers of personal decree for an entire year, and their situation tangibly hasn’t changed.”
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Credit: Riadh Dridi | 2022-07-29T08:33:10+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/new-constitution-gives-some-tunisians-hope-others-concern/V7QEAMMOOZHULLEGNUPF42JKWI/ |
Largest dental plan marketplace radically simplifies how consumers shop for dental coverage
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. , June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DentalPlans.com, the largest dental plan marketplace, and part of the Henry Schein One portfolio of solutions, today announced the launch of its new guided online plan finder to provide dental plan recommendations to consumers in minutes. The online plan finder is the first of its kind and size. By leveraging user responses to a short questionnaire, the plan finder will intelligently and agnostically provide personalized plan recommendations. This includes dental savings plans and/or dental insurance plans that best fit the needs of individual consumers, ensuring more people can afford to take care of their oral health.
DentalPlans.com, established in 1999, has provided affordable, quality dental care to more than one million customers for more than 20 years and is now helping to lead a paradigm shift within the direct-to-consumer dental plan space.
"Dental care is crucial for overall health, yet so many people delay dental care due to cost. Our guided plan finder is designed to help change that," said Jennifer Stoll, Chief Commercial Officer, DentalPlans.com. "We know that offering shoppers a convenient way to find a plan that truly fits their needs can help reduce costs, so more people can take care of their oral health. This has the potential to change not only how people shop for a dental plan, but how easy it is for Americans to maintain their dental and overall health."
DentalPlans.com offers more than 25 dental savings plans and dental insurance plans from trusted healthcare brands including Aetna, Cigna, Humana, Delta Dental, and more, which are accepted by 70% of all dentists nationwide.
DentalPlans.com's guided plan finder makes it simple for patients to choose the plan that is right for them. Dental savings plans, a trusted alternative to dental insurance that can save plan members an average of 50%* on most procedures, may be an ideal fit for some patients. Dental insurance can also reduce costs at the dentist, and there are a number of different options that may be recommended using the guided plan finder.
To learn more or try the guided plan finder, visit DentalPlans.com.
About DentalPlans.com
DentalPlans.com is the largest dental plans marketplace, offering more than 25 dental savings plans and dental insurance plans from trusted healthcare brands. Founded in 1999, and with over a million smiles served, the company is revolutionizing the way people shop for dental plans, making dental care affordable, flexible, and worry-free. Their support team and tools make it easy for every consumer to find the best dental plan, at the best value.
About Henry Schein One
Henry Schein One, LLC, a joint venture between Henry Schein, Inc., and Internet Brands, empowers dentists to focus on patient care, by ensuring practice success. The company offers the only all-in-one suite of market-leading solutions for dental practices, including Dentrix®, Dentrix Ascend®, Dentrix® Enterprise, Jarvis Analytics™, TechCentral™, Sesame Communications, Lighthouse360®, Officite, and DentalPlans.com® as well as solutions offered through international brands, including Dentally, Software of Excellence, Logiciel Julie, InfoMed, axiUm, and LabNet, among others. With Henry Schein One's suite of software solutions, dental practices and DSOs optimize profitability, ensure market-leading security, drive scalability and enhance clinical care. Headquartered in American Fork, Utah, the company's software is used by more than 100,000 dental locations in the US and internationally. For more information, visit www.henryscheinone.com.
*Discount Health Program consumer and provider surveys indicate average savings of 50%. Savings may vary by provider, location, and plan. Savings range from 10-60% off.
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PITTSBURGH, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a protective barrier that can be positioned between an individual and a bathtub to improve sanitary conditions," said an inventor, from San Bernadino, Calif., "so I invented the SHIY SHIY. My design prevents contact with cleaning chemicals, dirt and germs while soaking in a bathtub."
The invention provides a sanitary way to soak in any bathtub. In doing so, it prevents cross contamination from person to person. As a result, it increases comfort and safety and it provides added protection and peace of mind. The invention features a practical design that is easy to apply, use and remove so it is ideal for households, hotels, college dormitories, etc.
The original design was submitted to the Riverside sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-RSJ-114, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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