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MEXICO CITY, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. ("Vista" or the "Company") (NYSE: VIST; BMV: VISTA) will host a virtual investor day on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET.
During this event, the Company´s executive management team will provide an update on Vista´s Strategic Plan aimed at delivering industry leading growth and superior total shareholder return, with world-class low-cost and lower-carbon performance. Registration confirmation will be provided to individual attendees, and a more detailed agenda will be available at a later date.
For more information, contact Vista Investor Relations at ir@vistaenergy.com or Cinthya Werner, InspIR Group at cinthya@inspirgroup.com | +1-646-940-8843.
About Vista
Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. is a leading independent operator, with its main assets in Vaca Muerta, the largest shale oil and shale gas play under development outside North America. Vista's strategy consists in developing its high-return shale oil drilling inventory of up to 1,150 wells spanning more than 200,000 Vaca Muerta acres, with focus on cost efficiency and lower carbon intensity production. For more information, please visit Vista´s Investor Relations website www.vistaenergy.com
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Updated June 29, 2022 at 12:31 PM ET
The tragic deaths of at least 53 people in a tractor trailer in San Antonio are an emphatic reminder of the dangers migrants face — and how the risks have only gotten higher as both law enforcement and smugglers use increasingly sophisticated methods trying to outwit each other.
The trapped people were found only after a worker heard someone crying for help, leading to the discovery of dozens of bodies. Just 16 people — 12 adults and four children — were initially found alive; five of them later died at area hospitals.
San Antonio was the site of a similar tragedy in 2017, when 10 migrants died. They were found with dozens of other people in an unventilated trailer that was left sitting in the summer heat at a Wal-Mart parking lot.
"Honestly, I'm surprised that it doesn't happen more often," said Roger Enriquez, an associate professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, "because of the gauntlet that folks have to run in order to get to this country."
Also not surprised: Jerry Robinette, who until 2013 was the special agent in charge in San Antonio for Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
While the scale of the latest tragedy is shocking, he said, the fact that it happened isn't surprising, given the prevalence of using semis to transport migrants.
"I can assure you it happens more than we realize," he tells NPR. "And obviously, more get by than we catch. So I can only imagine just how pervasive the practice is."
As that suggests, the tragedy also says a lot about U.S. immigration at the southern border.
It's not as basic as crowding into a truck in Mexico
Both Robinette and Enriquez believe the migrants were not likely brought over the border from Mexico in the truck.
"This is a very sophisticated operation that entails vast networks into Mexico, Central America, all the way back up into Texas and the Midwest, East, West Coast, what have you," said Enriquez, who is also the executive director of Westside Community Partnerships in San Antonio.
"The tractor trailer part of the journey may very well end here, but it didn't start necessarily in Mexico because [U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents] use very sophisticated undercarriage X-ray systems," he added.
People who want to evade the authorities face an array of challenges, from X-rays to K-9 teams and cameras. As in the 2017 tragedy, it's likely that people who were in the trailer in San Antonio this week had crossed the border on foot, before gathering in Laredo to be loaded into a truck.
"Very frequently what happens is that they're guided around the Border Patrol checkpoints, and then they're reunited and picked up by a tractor trailer driver," Robinette said.
"In many instances, once they get to a big city like San Antonio, they will then go in smaller vehicles, Suburbans or vans," into other parts of the U.S., Enriquez said.
The truck in San Antonio was "cloned," a company says
The truck found in San Antonio bore numbers and other identifiers suggesting it was operated by Betancourt Trucking And Harvesting, based in Alamo along the border. But the company's owners told NPR their truck, a red Volvo, has nothing to do with the truck holding stricken migrants.
They say the smugglers apparently "cloned" information from their vehicle to elude scrutiny.
"The [license] plates don't correspond to us," Felipe Betancourt Jr. said. "The only thing that got stolen from us was the Texas DOT number and the USDA number on the side of the truck."
Betancourt, who says his company has been helping farms harvest and ship watermelons and other produce grown in the Rio Grande Valley, said that when he and his father were contacted about the truck, it took them a moment to figure out what was going on.
"All those people," he said. "I mean, we're still in shock right now."
San Antonio is a hub for cargo, including migrants
The city is just 150 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, on two busy corridors that reach across the U.S.: I-10 running between Los Angeles and Florida and I-35 running from the border crossing at Laredo up north to Minnesota.
"Once you get to San Antonio, you can go to Houston, you can go to Dallas, you can go further north into the Midwest. Of course, I-35 goes all the way up to Minnesota," Enriquez said. "So it is an important corridor for goods and unfortunately, also for smuggling and the trafficking of persons."
Human traffickers thrive in areas where their trucks can mix in with other vehicles. And in Laredo, thousands of trucks cross the border each day. Smugglers operate their own logistics chain — but with safehouses instead of warehouses.
"I mean, it is literally a needle in a haystack," Robinette said. "If you've ever been to that border, you just see the frequency and the volume of trucks that are traveling northbound through the different checkpoints. It's a miracle that [agents] come across what they do come across."
Mexican Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard said in a tweet that the dead include 22 Mexicans, 7 Guatemalans and 2 Hondurans. The others have not yet been identified.
Migrants pay tens of thousands of dollars to smugglers
For migrants, the financial costs of crossing are steep.
"We've heard reports of tens of thousands of dollars, depending on where they're coming from and where their destination is," Enriquez said.
"We also have to keep in mind that many of these folks already have family in the United States, and they're simply either trying to reunify with family here" or are in families with mixed citizenship, he said. In turn, loved ones who are working in the U.S. often help migrants raise the money to pay smugglers' steep fees, Enriquez added.
"It's a terrible human tragedy, and it continues to happen on a too-regular basis, because we have really failed to address two of the most important components of immigration law, which is family reunification and labor," he said.
Noting flaws in the U.S. guest worker program and other issues, Enriquez added, "Basically, we've stayed in a holding pattern for the last 10 or 15 years."
One thing that has changed is the difficulty of crossing into the U.S. Because of the measures people take to elude new technologies, Enriquez said, migrants' journeys continue to get more dangerous.
Another part of the problem, Robinette said, is that when things go wrong, human traffickers will look after themselves first.
"At the end of the day, these smugglers have very, very little value or care" for the people they're bringing into the U.S., he said.
For migrants who rely on human smugglers, the heat sharply increases the risks they face. The San Antonio area has been experiencing extreme heat, with record temperatures topping 100 degrees this month.
"Any mistakes are essentially a death sentence to folks," Enriquez said, adding that if a driver doesn't show up on time to pick up a load, or if a refrigeration unit fails, "You're putting folks in a tremendous amount of peril."
Robinette says the U.S. has long sent mixed messages to would-be migrants, who then risk everything for the chance of a better life, despite the dangers and the threat of prosecution.
Until the U.S. can change the dynamic, he said, "we're going to have people doing anything and everything they can to try to get in here and many times risking their lives, like they did in this situation."
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-06-29T17:48:20+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-06-28/with-53-people-dead-in-texas-heres-what-you-should-know-about-migrant-smuggling |
CHICAGO, March 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Selagine, Inc., a spin-out company from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), announced today that it has entered into a research, development and sublicense agreement with Grifols (Nasdaq: GRFS), a global leader in plasma-derived medicines, for the development and commercialization of immunoglobulin eye drops for dry eye disease.
An immunoglobulin eye drop is a biologic drug that contains naturally occurring functional antibodies generated from human plasma collected from thousands of healthy donors. These antibodies can neutralize inflammatory proteins such as Interferon-gamma, Interlukin-17 and matrix metalloproteinase-9 that are implicated in producing ocular surface disease in dry eyes. In a first-in-human pilot clinical trial, immunoglobulin eye drops twice a day for eight weeks caused significant reduction in signs and symptoms of dry eyes with no difference in tolerability or adverse events as compared to placebo. Initial developmental work for these antibody-based biologic eye drops was performed in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, supported by UI Health Pharmacy, and is the outcome of over a decade of research and development efforts, with grant funding from the National Eye Institute (NEI)/National Institutes of Health (NIH), Research to Prevent Blindness and UIC's Office of Technology Management.
Inflammatory proteins (cytokines or chemokines), cells (neutrophils, T-cells and dendritic cells), complement system components and pathogenic antibodies are present on the ocular surface in chronic dry eye disease; therefore several different mechanisms of inflammation are simultaneously active and contribute to symptoms and signs of dry eye disease. Immunoglobulins have beneficial actions on each of these mechanisms; thus providing broad-spectrum anti-inflammatory actions and potentially providing mechanistic superiority over currently approved therapies for chronic dry eye disease. The anti-inflammatory actions of eye drops that are currently approved for treating chronic dry eye disease are narrow-spectrum and limited primarily to targeting T-cell inflammatory mechanisms.
"This collaboration builds upon complementary expertise of the two companies to provide a clear pathway to completing development and regulatory activities and executing a successful commercial launch of immunoglobulin eye drops for chronic dry eye disease indication," said Sandeep Jain, MD, founder and president of Selagine and B.A. Field professor of ophthalmology at University of Illinois College of Medicine. "With its strategic commitment to ophthalmics and its global leadership in immunoglobulins, we believe Grifols provides an ideal partner for realizing Selagine's goal of developing the full potential of plasma protein-based eye drops across all ophthalmic indications." Dr. Jain was assisted in the startup and development of Selagine by Michael Flavin, PhD, a research professor in the Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy at UIC and a staff member at the university's Discovery Partners Institute. "Dr. Jain is the perfect example of a physician scientist entrepreneur who is successfully commercializing his technology," said Dr. Flavin. "The UIC College of Medicine and the Discovery Partners Institute are supporting stellar faculty members in advancing their exciting, cutting-edge discoveries toward the marketplace."
"The ability for research discoveries at universities to become therapies for patients relies upon collaboration with biopharmaceutical companies," said Mark Rosenblatt MD, PhD, MBA, MHA, executive dean of the University of Illinois College of Medicine. "We are so delighted that this novel application of immunoglobulin eye drops to treat dry eye disease has resulted from Dr. Sandeep Jain's world-class and innovative research work. This new sublicense agreement between Selagine and Grifols will facilitate the continued development of this therapeutic to potentially help the millions of patients around the world suffering from dry eye disease."
Under the agreement, Selagine will receive an upfront payment and annual collaboration fee. In addition, Grifols has committed to fund the development of immunoglobulin eye drops through FDA approval, which will be managed collaboratively by Grifols and Selagine, including the clinical, manufacturing and regulatory activities required for FDA approval for dry eye disease indication. Upon commercialization, Selagine will receive tiered royalties on net sales and milestone payments upon achievement of certain annual sales thresholds. Selagine will share a part of the royalties with UIC. "Grifols is extremely pleased to drive ophthalmological innovation to help patients, combining our industry-leading knowledge of immunoglobulins with Selagine's life-changing research and therapeutics to treat eye diseases," said Víctor Grifols Deu, co-CEO of Grifols. "We look forward to a close working relationship that will deliver important breakthroughs."
About Dry Eye Disease
Dry eye happens when the eyes don't make enough tears to stay wet, or when the tears don't work correctly. This can make the eyes feel uncomfortable, and in some cases it can also cause vision problems. Dry eye affects millions of Americans every year, especially older Americans and Women. Autoimmune conditions, such as Sjogren's syndrome, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and ocular Graft-versus-Host-Disease are associated with a more severe form of dry eyes. As many as one-third of patients visiting an ophthalmology clinics report dry eye symptoms, making it one of the most common conditions seen by ophthalmology specialists. Dry Eye Disease is the 3rd biggest indication of the overall ophthalmology market. The global dry eye market size is projected to reach more than USD 6.5 billion by 2027.
For more information about Dry Eye, visit: https://www.nei.nih.gov/learn-about-eye-health/eye-conditions-and-diseases/dry-eye
About Selagine
Selagine Inc. is a clinical-stage spin-out company from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) that is commercializing technology which was developed within the College of Medicine, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences. Selagine is focused on developing novel therapeutics to help patients suffering from a variety of debilitating ocular diseases, and to improve the quality of life in conditions where effective therapies do not exist.
Selagine's office is located within the Illinois Medical District and its R&D laboratory is housed in UIC's Technology Innovation Lab, a hub for entrepreneurship and innovation at the University.
For more information, visit www.selagine.com
CONTACT: Media Press Office, info@selagine.com, 312-526-3725
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Orlando TV photojournalist critically injured in shooting opens up about loss of his coworker
A critically injured Orlando TV station photojournalist is opening up about the loss of his coworker in a shooting in Pine Hills, Florida.
Jesse Walden was injured in a series of shootings Wednesday that took the lives of TV reporter Dylan Lyons, a 38-year-old woman and a nine-year-old girl. Walden was working with Lyons when they were both shot.
Walden spoke to reporters from his station Thursday and remembered Lyons from his hospital bed, where he is recovering.
"Dylan was a very, very wholesome person. Like he had a great sense of humor, too," Walden said.
Lyons wasn't just a coworker to Walden. He was a friend.
"Dylan and I got very, very close," Walden said.
The two started at Spectrum News 13 around the same time last year. They got paired on the night shift together.
Walden described Lyons as a go-getter, happy to be doing what he loved.
"He had a very strong sense of justice. He would really want everyone to follow the rules when it came to people with power," Walden said.
Walden said Lyons adored his other half and said he would talk about her a lot.
"Almost sweet to a fault about her," Walden said.
As Walden works to process the unimaginable, he has a long road ahead.
He's hoping to be out of the hospital in the next day or two, then it's likely months of recovery.
But even with all of that, he's still himself, keeping in the best of spirits he can.
He said he is so appreciative of the support he's getting from loved ones, old coworkers and even strangers.
"Every step of the way, I've been blessed. You know, just, people care," Walden said.
Lyons was 24 years old.
A 19-year-old suspect has been taken into custody.
Authorities are still working to determine the motive in the shootings. | 2023-02-24T05:54:12+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/orlando-tv-photojournalist-critically-injured-in-shooting-opens-up-about-loss-of-his-coworker/43052877 |
11th annual livestream shopping event has raised more than $16 million in support of Cancer and Careers
WEST CHESTER, Pa., May 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QVC, a world leader in live video commerce ("vCommerce") and Cosmetic Executive Women (CEW) are proud to announce the return of the highly anticipated Beauty with Benefits multiplatform shopping event, supporting Cancer and Careers. Over the past decade, Beauty with Benefits has raised over $16 million for Cancer and Careers. In its 11th year, the event will offer a video shopping experience for beauty enthusiasts while raising funds to help people with cancer thrive in their workplace. To increase awareness for this year's campaign, celebrity makeup artist and founder of Mally Beauty, Mally Roncal, will lend her vibrant spirit and passion as the spokesperson for the event.
The event will be celebrated across QVC's digital, streaming and social platforms beginning Monday, May 1 with a special live broadcast on May 16, 2023, from 9-11 p.m. ET. Customers can shop an assortment of color cosmetics, fragrance, skincare, body and haircare products from over 40 leading beauty brands such as Drunk Elephant, Laura Geller, tarte, Beekman 1802, SK-II, Too Faced, ELEMIS and WEN by Chaz Dean, as well as newcomers including Hey Honey, Caire Beauty, Timeless Skin Care, Briogeo and Pixi Beauty. A minimum of 70 percent of the purchase price* of donated merchandise benefits Cancer and Careers. As an added incentive for shoppers, QVC is offering a special Gift with Purchase, a 9-piece gift bag with a minimum value of $178**. Every Gift with Purchase includes the following beauty products: Sunday Riley Good Genes All-In-One Lactic Acid Serum, philosophy Purity, TULA Signature Glow Mist, Supergoop! Sheerscreen and Aveeno Oat Milk Blend Conditioner; as well as a selection of additional beauty products from participating vendors.
"I am so honored to be returning this year as the spokesperson to bring awareness to the important work of Cancer and Careers," said Mally Roncal, Founder of Mally Beauty. "This is such a special event for the entire beauty industry and one that I look forward to every year. Beauty is not just about looking your most fabulous on the outside, but also about feeling confident and empowered on the inside. My hope through this event is to inspire everyone to give back and to help make a difference in the lives of cancer survivors."
"We are so proud of the impact Beauty with Benefits has had on the Cancer and Careers organization," said Anna Baker, Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Beauty, QVC. "Each year this event brings together top beauty brands, influencers, and experts to support a meaningful cause. We are grateful to our beauty community for their commitment and generosity. Together, we are helping survivors thrive."
Cancer and Careers is the only U.S. based nonprofit that focuses on a critical survivorship issue: the fundamental need to work. The organization helps people with cancer navigate the workplace by providing expert advice, interactive tools, and educational events. Over 450,000 individuals nationwide access its expert information, events, and resources each year.
"The success of this campaign directly affects what we are able to offer patients and survivors," shared Rebecca Nellis, Executive Director, Cancer and Careers. "Whether it's career coaching, access to technology, job search support, or time with a social worker, Beauty with Benefits is changing people's lives and improving the workforce for everyone."
Select Beauty with Benefits items are available beginning May 1 on QVC.com and will be available through July 31 while supplies last. The broadcast event will air live on May 16, 2023, from 9-11 p.m. ET.
Participating brands include:
Aveeno / bareMinerals / Beekman 1802 / Belle Beauty by Kim Gravel / Blushly / Briogeo /
Bumble and bumble. / Butter London / Caire Beauty / Campanelli / Conture / Doll 10 / Dr. Denese / Drunk Elephant / ELEMIS / Gleem / hey Honey / Isle of Paradise / IT Cosmetics / Josie Maran / Julep / Lancer / Laura Geller / Lovinah Skincare / LYS Beauty / Mally Beauty / Nakery Beauty / Perfect Formula /
Perricone MD / Peter Thomas Roth / philosophy / Pixi Beauty / SK-II / Skinfix / Spa-Rific / Sunday Riley / Supergoop! / tarte / Timeless Skin Care / Too Faced / TOVA / TULA / Uoma Beauty / WEN by Chaz Dean / Westmore / YENSA
*Purchase price excludes shipping, handling and tax.
**While supplies last. One gift bag per customer. Items and colors may vary.
About QVC®
QVC® is a world leader in video commerce ("vCommerce"), which includes video-driven shopping across linear TV, ecommerce sites, digital streaming and social platforms. QVC empowers shoppers with knowledge and shares insights in a lively and engaging way. QVC offers an ever-changing collection of familiar brands and fresh new products – from home and fashion to beauty, electronics and jewelry – and connects shoppers to interesting personalities, engaging stories and award-winning customer service. Based in West Chester, Pa., and founded in 1986, QVC has retail operations in the U.S., the U.K., Germany, Japan and Italy. Worldwide, QVC reaches more than 200 million homes via 12 TV channels, which are widely available on cable/satellite TV, free over-the-air TV, and digital livestreaming TV. The retailer also reaches millions of customers via its QVC+ and HSN+ streaming experience, websites, mobile apps and social pages. To learn more, visit corporate.qvc.com, follow @QVC on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or follow QVC on Pinterest, YouTube or LinkedIn.
Qurate Retail, Inc. (NASDAQ: QRTEA, QRTEB, QRTEP) is a Fortune 500 company that includes the Qurate Retail GroupSM portfolio of brands as well as other minority interests and green energy investments. Qurate Retail Group is the largest player in vCommerce and comprises seven leading retail brands – QVC, HSN®, Zulily®, Ballard Designs®, Frontgate®, Garnet Hill® and Grandin Road® – all dedicated to providing a more human way to shop. For more information, visit qurateretailgroup.com, follow @QurateRetailGrp on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, or follow Qurate Retail Group on YouTube or LinkedIn. QVC and Q are registered service marks of ER Marks, Inc.
About CEW, Inc. & Cancer and Careers
CEW is an international organization of 9,000+ individual members representing a cross section of beauty and related businesses. Additional information can be found at www.cew.org. The CEW Foundation is the philanthropic arm of CEW, Inc., which founded Cancer and Careers, a groundbreaking initiative that empowers and educates people with cancer to thrive in their workplace by providing expert advice, interactive tools and educational events. The program serves more than 450,000 people each year, online, in print, and in person. For more information, see www.CancerandCareers.org.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. ("Treace" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: TMCI). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether Treace and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On November 15, 2022, Culper Research published a short report on Treace (the "Culper Report"). The Culper Report expressed the "view that Treace's primary innovation has not been in any sort of medical advancements, but in aggressive reimbursement practices and deceptive DTC marketing," which the Culper Report described "as problematic and self-defeating, as insurers appear to have begun placing Lapiplasty procedure reimbursements under scrutiny while customer complaints about misleading claims from Treace are mounting."
On this news, Treace's stock price fell $3.57 per share, or 14.81%, to close at $20.54 per share on November 15, 2022.
Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, Paris, and Tel Aviv, is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com.
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Destiny Littleton scored 18 points with six assists as Southern California pulled off a program-defining win Sunday with a 55-46 upset victory over No. 2 Stanford.
Okako Adika scored 11 points with 11 rebounds, while Taylor Bigby and Kayla Williams added nine points each as the Trojans set the tone with their defense and held on late to end a 14-game losing streak against the Cardinal who had won 51 straight against unranked opponents.
It was USC’s first victory over Stanford since the 2014 Pac-12 Tournament.
“I just thought we really took care of business this weekend, which is the understatement of the century,” USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “Stanford is so good. They’re No. 2 in the country. I thought we executed the game plan, were super tough and made plays the whole game. I haven’t even looked at the stat sheet because who cares, right?”
USC (13-4, 3-3 Pac-12) held Stanford to four points in the first quarter, its low for any period this season. The Trojans led by as many as 11 points early in the fourth quarter before closing out the victory just eight days after a heartbreaking loss to then-No. 12 UCLA.
Cameron Brink scored 11 points with 14 rebounds for Stanford (17-2, 5-1), which saw its 12-game winning streak come to an end. The defeat also ended the Cardinal’s 39-game winning streak over Pac-12 competition.
Haley Jones had 12 rebounds for Stanford but was held to eight points after she entered with 13.3 per game.
“It wasn’t just turnovers, it was bad shots,” Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer said. “I don’t know that we can do anything any worse. This has to be rock bottom in terms of execution offensively, lack of screening. They got to the free-throw line 26 times. Even with all of those bad things, it was a six point game with three, four minutes left.”
Stanford held USC to 27.3% shooting from the field, but the Trojans made up the difference by going 8 of 19 from 3-point range and making 17 of 26 free throws. Stanford was 4 of 21 from distance and 8 of 10 from the line.
USC looked up for the task early with a suffocating defense that forced six turnovers in the first quarter and held Stanford to 2 of 10 shooting in the opening 10 minutes, while taking an 11-4 lead.
Stanford rallied to tie the game 19-19 with 1:09 left in the first half before a five-point USC burst put the Trojans up 24-19 at the break.
USC made a statement to close the third quarter. Clarice Akunwafo blocked Stanford’s Lauren Betts with three seconds left in the period. Williams used the time to get into the front court and drain a 24-footer at the buzzer for a 43-33 advantage, USC’s largest of the game to that point.
“(Akunwafo) showed up today and she got that key block, I will remember it forever,” said Littleton, a South Carolina transfer in her first season at USC. “It was a momentum swing and we come down and hit a 3. That was because of (Akunwafo).”
USC nearly held Stanford to single digits in the fourth quarter as well, allowing 13, with four of those coming in the closing seconds. The only other time Stanford was held to single digits in a quarter this season was a seven-point performance in the fourth quarter in its only other defeat vs. South Carolina on Nov. 20.
“We haven’t shot the ball really well in the last couple of games,” VanDerveer said. “But we have to be grittier. I just feel like we have to be a much more competitive, aggressive, grittier team. Obviously some shots didn’t go down, but maybe it’s taking better shots. Our field-goal percentage (30.9%) was abysmal and theirs was not much better.”
THE TAKEAWAY
Stanford: After a victory over No. 8 UCLA, followed by the unexpected loss at USC, another challenge awaits for the Cardinal with a home test against No. 10 Utah on Friday to open a run of four consecutive home games.
USC: The top defense in the Pac-12 (52.0 points per game entering Sunday) has been making more statements. USC gave up a combined 10 first-quarter points to Cal (six) and Stanford (four) in a span of three days.
UP NEXT
Stanford: Home against Utah on Friday.
USC: At Washington State on Friday. | 2023-01-16T20:18:08+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/sports/sports-headlines/ap-usc-uses-defense-to-upset-no-2-stanford-55-46/ |
Billboard has released its 2022 Year-End Chart, and this year's is a history-making one with Bad Bunny topping it.
2022 was Bad Bunny's year as he made No. 1 on Billboard's Top Artists chart and his hit summer album, "Un Verano Sin Ti," made No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Year-End Chart.
It marked the first all-Spanish album to top the chart as the best-performing album of the year and the first Latin artist who primarily records in Spanish to become the year's top artist.
Artists such as Taylor Swift and Drake also topped the Billboard Year-End Charts for five consecutive years since 2018.
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Here's a look at Billboard's Year-End Charts:
Top 10 Artists
- Bad Bunny
- Taylor Swift
- Harry Styles
- Drake
- Morgan Wallen
- Doja Cat
- Ed Sheeran
- Adele
- The Weeknd
- Lil Baby
Top 10 Duo/Group
- Glass Animals
- Imagine Dragons
- BTS
- The Beatles
- Fleetwood Mac
- Queen
- OneRepublic
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Guns N'Roses
- Metallica
Top Female Artists
- Taylor Swift
- Doja Cat
- Adele
- Dua Lipa
- Olivia Rodrigo
- Beyonce
- Billie Eilish
- Lizzo
- Latto
- Summer Walker
Top Male Artists
- Bad Bunny
- Harry Styles
- Drake
- Morgan Wallen
- Ed Sheeran
- The Weeknd
- Lil Baby
- Future
- Justin Bieber
- Post Malone
Top New Artists
- Latto
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A person with knowledge of the situation said the Detroit Pistons have agreed to trade Olympic gold medalist Jerami Grant to the Portland Trail Blazers, with the biggest part of the return being a first-round pick in 2025.
Detroit gets the No. 36 pick in the draft Thursday and what would have been Milwaukee’s first-round pick in 2025, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the agreement publicly.
ESPN first reported the trade agreement, along with the detail that the 2025 first-round pick is top-four protected.
Grant’s salary — nearly $21 million for next season — is virtually the exact amount as the trade exception that Portland created in February when it traded C.J. McCollum to New Orleans.
It also gives Portland a big boost after a disappointing season, one where perennial All-Star Damian Lillard missed much of the year while injured. He and Grant were teammates on the U.S. Olympic team that won gold at the Tokyo Games last summer.
The most significant payoff for Detroit by making the move is cap space. The Pistons now have somewhere around $44 million in space available this summer, with free agency set to start in about a week.
Grant — who played his college basketball at Syracuse — averaged 19.2 points in 47 games with the Pistons this past season and has seen his numbers greatly improve over the last two years. In his first six seasons, he averaged 9.3 points while playing for Philadelphia, Oklahoma City and Denver.
But in his two seasons with the Pistons, Grant averaged 20.9 points.
And the trade serves as a homecoming of sorts. Grant was born in 1994 when his father, Harvey Grant, was in the first of his three seasons as a member of the Trail Blazers.
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More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-06-23T03:48:49+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/sports/sports-news/ap-source-jerami-grant-to-be-traded-to-portland-by-detroit/ |
Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ even as two sides far apart on work requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) — Work requirements for federal food aid recipients have emerged as a final sticking point in negotiations over the looming debt crisis, even as President Joe Biden said a deal is “very close.”
Biden’s optimism, in comments to reporters as he left the White House on Friday evening, came as the deadline for a potentially catastrophic default was pushed back to June 5 and seemed likely to drag negotiations between the White House and Republicans over raising the debt ceiling into another frustrating week.
House negotiators departed the Capitol after 2 a.m. Saturday without a deal. They were expected to return hours later in hopes of reaching agreement with the White House over the holiday weekend.
Both sides have suggested one of the main holdups is a GOP effort to expand existing work requirements for recipients of food stamps and other federal aid programs, a longtime Republican goal that Democrats have strenuously opposed.
Even as they came closer to a framework on spending, each side seemed dug in on the work requirements. White House spokesman Andrew Bates called the GOP proposals “cruel and senseless” and said Biden and Democrats would stand against them.
Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves, one of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s negotiators, was blunt when asked if Republicans might relent on the issue: “Hell no, not a chance.”
The later " X-date, " laid out in a letter from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, set the risk of a devastating default four days beyond an earlier estimate. Still, Americans and the world uneasily watched the negotiating brinkmanship that could throw the U.S. economy into chaos and sap world confidence in the nation’s leadership.
Yet Biden was upbeat as he departed for Camp David: “It’s very close, and I’m optimistic.”
Failure to lift the borrowing limit, now $31 trillion, to pay the nation’s incurred bills, would send shockwaves through the U.S. and global economy. In a blunt warning, Yellen said failure to act by the new date would “cause severe hardship to American families, harm our global leadership position and raise questions about our ability to defend our national security interests.”
Anxious retirees and others were already making contingency plans for missed checks, with the next Social Security payments due next week.
Biden and McCarthy, R-Calif., have seemed to be narrowing on a two-year budget-slashing deal that would also extend the debt limit into 2025 past the next presidential election. The contours of the deal have been taking shape to cut spending for 2024 and impose a 1% cap on spending growth for 2025.
But talks over the proposed work requirements for recipients of Medicaid, food stamps and other aid programs seemed at a standstill Friday afternoon.
Biden has said the work requirements for Medicaid would be a nonstarter. But he initially seemed potentially open to negotiating minor changes on food stamps, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
The Republican proposal would save $11 billion over 10 years by raising the maximum age for existing standards that require able-bodied adults who do not live with dependents to work or attend training programs. While current law applies those standards to recipients under the age of 50, the Republican plan would raise the age to include adults 55 and under. It would also decrease the number of exemptions that states can grant to some recipients subject to those requirements.
Biden’s position on the SNAP work requirements appeared to have hardened by Friday, when spokesman Bates said House Republicans are threatening to trigger an unprecedented recession “unless they can take food out of the mouths of hungry Americans.”
Any deal would need to be a political compromise, with support from both Democrats and Republicans to pass the divided Congress. Many of the hard-right Trump-aligned Republicans in Congress have long been skeptical of Treasury’s projections, and they are pressing McCarthy to hold out.
House Republicans have now pushed the issue to the brink, displaying risky political bravado in leaving town for the Memorial Day holiday. Lawmakers are not expected to return to work before Tuesday, at the earliest, and McCarthy has promised lawmakers he will abide by the rule to post any bill for 72 hours before voting.
Watchful House Democrats are also pressing Biden to reject any new work requirements. The top three House Democratic leaders led by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York spoke late Thursday with the White House.
The Democratic-held Senate has stayed out of the negotiations, leaving the talks to Biden and McCarthy. But Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York has pledged to move quickly to send a compromise package to Biden’s desk.
Weeks of negotiations between Republicans and the White House have failed to produce a deal in part because the Biden administration resisted for months on negotiating with McCarthy over the debt limit, arguing that the country’s full faith and credit should not be used as leverage to extract other partisan priorities.
But House Republicans united behind a plan to cut spending, narrowly passing sweeping legislation in late April that would raise the debt ceiling in exchange for the spending reductions.
“We have to spend less than we spent last year. That is the starting point,” McCarthy has insisted.
One idea is to set the topline budget numbers but then add a “snap-back” provision to enforce cuts if Congress is unable during its annual appropriations process to meet the new goals.
Lawmakers are all but certain to claw back some $30 billion in unspent COVID-19 funds now that the pandemic emergency has officially been lifted.
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Associated Press writers Kevin Freking, Farnoush Amiri, Seung Min Kim and videojournalist Rick Gentilo contributed to this report.
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Writer Sally Adee says scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and cancer. Her new book is We Are Electric.
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Writer Sally Adee says scientists are looking into ways to manipulate the body's natural electrical fields to try and treat wounds, depression, paralysis, and cancer. Her new book is We Are Electric.
Copyright 2023 Fresh Air | 2023-03-08T20:12:48+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-03-08/how-researchers-are-trying-to-harness-the-electricity-in-the-human-body |
Both major political parties are facing crosswinds heading into the 2022 midterms, with Democrats and many independents motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.
President Biden is also seeing a marginal increase in his approval rating, going from 36% in July to 41% now, largely because of a 10-point jump with independents.
Democrats also have a marginal advantage when people were asked who they would vote for if the elections were held today – 48% said a Democrat, 44% said a Republican. But given that swing districts are in many right-leaning areas, Democrats usually need a fairly significant lead on the question.
The survey of 1,236 adults was conducted Aug. 29 through Sept. 1. It has a margin of error of +/- 4.1 percentage points, meaning results could be 4 points higher or lower than what is shown. There are 1,151 registered voters surveyed with a margin of error of +/- 4.3 percentage points.
Inflation is the top issue overall for voters
Top of mind for voters when thinking about November's elections overall is inflation, followed by abortion, according to the survey. That's not surprising considering the economic landscape and how the Democratic base responded after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Overall, 30% identified inflation as their top issue, but that's down 7 points from the last time the question was asked in July. That was followed by abortion at 22%, up 4 points since July.
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For Democrats, abortion was the clear top issue (35%), followed by the Jan. 6 committee hearings (22%), health care (16%) and inflation (13%).
For Republicans, inflation was by far the top issue (40%), followed by immigration (22%), and abortion (10%). Nothing else received double digits.
For independents, inflation was also tops (37%), but abortion was second (22%) and health care after that (12%).
Even though inflation was the top issue for independents, 58% of them also said that the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe has made them more likely to vote.
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So independents, who are so key in swing districts and purple states, are saying, yes, they are most concerned about inflation, but abortion rights are also a motivating issue. That makes for a tricky line for both parties to walk in how they try to appeal to the group.
Abortion continues to be a key motivator for Democrats, as three-quarters (77%) said the Supreme Court's decision makes them more likely to vote, about the same as it was in the immediate aftermath of the June Dobbs ruling.
Democrats are making abortion a key focus in their elections, running millions of dollars worth of advertising on the issue in an effort to get their voters out to the polls.
Republicans, meanwhile, continue to focus on inflation and the economy.
And with good reason:
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99-year-old piano man plays for the final time
LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN/Gray News) – At 99 years old, Cliff Bomberger has hundreds of songs cued up to play from memory. But now, he’s hanging up his hat as a piano man.
Bomberger has entertained dinner guests at Misty’s Steakhouse in Lincoln, Nebraska every Wednesday evening for years.
Some songs are Westerns that transport listeners inside the swinging doors of a saloon. Others take Bomberger, a World War II veteran, back to his early days, like his favorite song, “Sunset Serenade.”
“He’s not a really sentimental person, so I just figured it was notes on a keyboard,” Carol Bomberger, Cliff Bomberger’s wife, said. “But that’s not true. That’s how he feels.”
Cliff Bomberger’s music and goodwill draw fans of all ages to his crowd.
“He gives us joy and happiness, and I love it,” Izzy Jantz, a child fan of his, said. “His smile and his music.”
And it makes for a good conversation starter.
“It’s an easy connection and a way to get acquainted with other people,” Cliff Bomberger said.
“There’s lots of people in the group here tonight that we became friends of just because Cliff would come out and play at Misty’s,” Carol Bomberger said.
But this Wednesday night was even more meaningful as Cliff Bomberger serenaded Misty’s with his keyboard one last time. It wasn’t an easy decision, but an understandable one. His 100th birthday is just around the corner on Dec. 13.
“We will miss it,” Carol Bomberger said. “Also, at our age, it takes a lot of effort on both our parts to come and make a nice evening of it.”
Misty’s will no longer hum to the tune of more than 200 songs Cliff Bomberger plays, which his wife keeps in a notebook. His concerts, now, will be a bit more intimate.
“I can always play for neighbors at home and friends, which we plan to do over Christmastime,” Cliff Bomberger said. “It doesn’t have to stop at all.”
Copyright 2022 KOLN via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-11-04T19:11:22+00:00 | atlantanewsfirst.com | https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2022/11/04/99-year-old-piano-man-plays-final-time/ |
BERLIN (AP) — “Nuclear power, no thanks!”
What was once a slogan found on the bumper of many a German car became a reality Saturday, as the country shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants in line with a long-planned transition toward renewable energy.
The shutdown of Emsland, Neckarwestheim II and Isar II shortly before midnight was cheered earlier in the day by anti-nuclear campaigners outside the three reactors and at rallies in Berlin and Munich. Inside the plants, staff held more somber ceremonies to mark the occasion.
Decades of anti-nuclear protests in Germany, stoked by disasters at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima, had put pressure on successive governments to end the use of a technology that critics argue is unsafe and unsustainable.
But with other industrialized countries, such as the United States, Japan, China, France and Britain, counting on nuclear energy to replace planet-warming fossil fuels, Germany’s decision to stop using both has drawn skepticism at home and abroad, as well as unsuccessful last-minute calls to halt the decision.
Defenders of atomic energy say fossil fuels should be phased out first as part of global efforts to curb climate change, arguing that nuclear power produces far fewer greenhouse gas emissions and is safe, if properly managed.
As energy prices spiked last year due to the war in Ukraine, some members of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s government got cold feet about closing the nuclear plants as planned on Dec. 31, 2022. In a compromise, Scholz agreed to a one-time extension of the deadline, but insisted that the final countdown would happen on April 15.
Still, Bavaria’s conservative governor, Markus Soeder, who backed the original deadline set in 2011 when Chancellor Angela Merkel was Germany’s leader, this week called the shutdown “an absolute mistaken decision.”
“While many countries in the world are even expanding nuclear power, Germany is doing the opposite,” Soeder said. “We need every possible form of energy. Otherwise, we risk higher electricity prices and businesses moving away.”
Advocates of nuclear power worldwide have slammed the German shutdown, aware that the move by Europe’s biggest economy could deal a blow to a technology they tout as a clean and reliable alternative to fossil fuels. On Friday, dozens of scientists including James Hansen, a former NASA climate expert credited with drawing public attention to global warming in 1988, sent a letter to Scholz urging him to keep the nuclear plants running.
The German government has acknowledged that, in the short term, the country will have to rely more heavily on polluting coal and natural gas to meet its energy needs, even as it takes steps to massively ramp up electricity production from solar and wind. Germany aims to be carbon neutral by 2045.
But officials such as Environment Minister Steffi Lemke say the idea of a nuclear renaissance is a myth, citing data showing that atomic energy’s share of global electricity production is shrinking.
At a recent news conference in Berlin, Lemke noted that new nuclear plants in Europe, such as Hinkley Point C in Britain, have faced significant delays and cost overruns. Funds used to maintain ageing reactors or build new ones would be better spent on installing cheap renewables, she said.
Energy experts such as Claudia Kemfert of the German Institute for Economic Research in Berlin say the 5% share of Germany’s electricity currently coming from nuclear can be easily replaced without risking blackouts.
The northwestern town of Lingen, home to the Emsland plant, plans to become a hub for hydrogen production using electricity generated from North Sea wind farms, Mayor Dieter Krone told The Associated Press in an interview this week.
The power plant’s operator, RWE, made clear that it is committed to the shutdown. The company still runs some of Europe’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants. It recently pushed through the destruction of a village for a mine expansion as part of a plan to increase short-term production before ending coal use by 2030.
Many of Germany’s nuclear power plants will still be undergoing costly dismantling by then. The question of what to do with highly radioactive material accumulated in the 62 years since the country’s first reactor started operating remains unsolved. Efforts to find a final home for hundreds of containers of toxic waste have faced fierce resistance from local groups and officials, including Soeder, the Bavarian governor.
“Nuclear power supplied electricity for three generations, but its legacy remains dangerous for 30,000 generations,” said Lemke, who also pointed to previously unconsidered risks such as the targeting of civilian atomic facilities during conflicts.
Finding a place to safely store spent nuclear fuel is a problem that other nations using the technology face, including the United States. Still, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm has said that nuclear power will “play a critical role in America’s clean energy future.” This week, she welcomed Japan’s decision to restart many of its reactors.
With debate raging again in Germany about whether the shutdown is a good idea, the top official in charge of nuclear safety at the Environment Ministry, Gerrit Niehaus, was asked by a reporter to sum up in a single sentence what lessons should be learned from the country’s brief atomic era.
“You need to think things through to the end,” Niehaus said.
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Newly Launched Tourism Campaign by the Singapore Tourism Board in Partnership with Award-Winning Hotels, to Feature Special Reunion-Themed Packages, Available July 19
NEW YORK, July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After two years of the world being connected primarily through technology; Singapore is excited to invite guests to reunite with one another or finally meet for the first time. Already having the reputation as one of the safest and most accessible locations to travel to, starting July, Singapore Tourism Board is putting the island nation forward as a central destination for friend and family reunions through incredible, limited-time SingapoReunions Offers. Participating resorts and hotels, located in Singapore and on Sentosa Island, aim to make group travel seamless by providing great deals with accommodations conducive to large parties. The packages also come with dining perks and a variety of activities for families, adventurers, nature-lovers, spa-goers, foodies, and city explorers alike. The campaign aims to encourage travelers to reimagine their next trip to Singapore and embark on new adventures.
"With many of us not getting to see our loved ones or meet new friends in person these last few years, Singapore is the perfect place for everyone to unplug from technology and reconnect on a human level," said Rachel Loh, Senior Vice President at Singapore Tourism Board, Americas. "With travel restrictions lifted, dozens of reimagined attractions and experiences, and incredible packages offered, there's never been a better time to meet and vacation in Singapore with your friends and loved ones."
Wellness
For those prioritizing balance and restoration, experience the breadth of Singapore's wellness offerings that blend tradition with innovation. Begin your healing journey at Oasia Resort Sentosa, which offers an array of complimentary wellness and mindful activities, and the first Oasia Spa that offers grooming services and a meditation lounge or visit PARKORYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay which brings out the balance in every stay. Get set to refresh and recharge within the hotel's iconic indoor gardens, outdoor mineral pool, St Gregory spa treatments, and farm-to-table experiences from its extensive Urban Farm.
Entertainment
After the last few years full of online shopping, food delivery, and live streaming, leave the technology behind and experience Singapore's reputation as a premier destination for shopping, dining, and entertainment.
Located in Singapore's Central Business District, Oasia Hotel Downtown with its striking silhouette covered by a vertical lush green facade sits surrounded by award-winning restaurants, superior shopping, and world-class entertainment and nightlife. For the more food and beverage focused, The Clan Hotel offers local experiences such as a Brewery Tour and Culinary Class, while Pan Pacific Singapore offers panoramic views of Singapore's magnificent Marina Bay skyline, with a selection of award-winning dining options, fun family-focused experiences, and direct connects to neighboring complexes such as Marina Square and Suntec City.
Culture
When culinary and culture on a local level is more your flavor, discover the allurement of Singapore when you explore its more intimate dining experiences and tours. With a variety of elevated boutique hotels enveloped among its charming neighborhoods, live, shop, and eat like locals while experiencing the curious underbelly of Singapore.
With accommodations like AMOY that serve as a tribute to the area's trading past and The Barracks Hotel, once a British artillery outpost, Singapore's heritage and history are just waiting to be explored.
Nature & Sustainability
For the explorers looking to discover the perfect getaway and submerge themselves in Singapore's nature and wildlife, or even contribute to its sustainability, escape the hustle and bustle through an array of accommodations.
Orchard Rendezvous Hotel is the perfect spot to discover Singapore's natural setting, being located a short 5-minute drive away from the famous Singapore Botanic Gardens, the first and only tropical botanic garden on UNESCO's World Heritage List while PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering offers an unforgettable stay in Singapore's renowned hotel-in-a-garden. Seamlessly blending ecofriendly technology with a nature-focused aesthetic, this green getaway neighbors the bustling Chinatown district in the center of the city, completing your bucket list in this city in Nature.
If the beach is more your style, take advantage of Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa's private balconies and vast views of the South China Sea, as it's the only beachfront resort in Singapore – promising fun in the sun and sand for all.
For more details on SingapoReunions, visit the following:
- Far East Hospitality: https://www.fareasthospitality.com/en/Deals/SingapoReunions
- Pan Pacific Hotels Group: https://www.panpacific.com/singaporeunions
- Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, Singapore: https://bit.ly/RasaSentosaSingapoReunion
SingapoReunion packages are available now through the end of December 2022. Further hotel partners are expected to sign on in the coming months with additional packages to be announced soon.
About the Singapore Tourism Board
The Singapore Tourism Board (STB) is the lead development agency for tourism, one of Singapore's key economic sectors. Together with industry partners and the community, we shape a dynamic Singapore tourism landscape. We bring the Passion Made Possible brand to life by differentiating Singapore as a vibrant destination that inspires people to share and deepen their passions.
www.stb.gov.sg | www.visitsingapore.com
Pan Pacific Hotels Group
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is a member of Singapore-listed UOL Group Limited, one of Asia's most established hotel and property companies with an outstanding portfolio of investment and development properties. Based in Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotels Group owns and/or manages close to 50 hotels, resorts and serviced suites including those under development in 31 cities across Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe.
Voted "Best Regional Hotel Chain" by readers in Asia from 2017 to 2021, Pan Pacific Hotels Group comprises three brands: "Pan Pacific", PARKROYAL COLLECTION, and PARKROYAL. Sincerity is the hallmark of Pan Pacific Hotels Group. The Group is known to its guests, partners, associates and owners for its sincerity in people and the sense of confidence which alleviates the stresses of today's complex world.
Visit panpacific.com.
About Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, Singapore
A tropical playground awaits at Singapore's only beachfront resort. The five-star resort offers 454 deluxe guestrooms and suites, featuring alluring views of the tropical landscaped gardens, pools or sea. Diners will enjoy a seaside dining experience at its restaurants with cuisines from around the world. There is a wide range of family-friendly facilities including a sea-sports center, a kid's club with activities for children of all ages, a children's pool complete with water slides and splash pads, and Nestopia, an open-air play space featuring the longest slides on Sentosa. Couples and friends can get their dose of sun, sand, and sea at the private beach and ramp up the fun with sea sports activities including kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, and pedal boating, or chill out at our majestic pool to relish island vibes and rejuvenate over delicious fare.
hwww.shangri-la.com/en/singapore/rasasentosaresort/
About Far East Hospitality
Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (Far East Hospitality) is an international hospitality owner and operator with a diverse portfolio of 10 unique and complementary brands of hotels, serviced residences and apartment hotels, including Oasia, Quincy, Rendezvous, Village, Far East Collection, A by Adina, Adina Hotels, Vibe Hotels, Travelodge Hotels and Collection by TFE Hotels.
Far East Hospitality owns more than 10 hospitality assets and operates a combined portfolio of close to 16,500 rooms under its management across over 95 hotels and serviced residences in nine countries – Australia, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore, with more in its development pipeline. In 2020, the group ranked amongst the top 100 hotel companies by HotelsMag.
Far East Hospitality is a 70-30 joint venture formed in 2013 between Far East Orchard Limited (a listed company under Far East Organization) and The Straits Trading Company Limited. In the same year, Far East Hospitality, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Far East Hospitality Investments (Australia) Pte Ltd, completed a 50-50 joint venture with Australia's Toga Group to form Toga Far East Hotels (TFE Hotels).
For more information, visit www.FarEastHospitality.com
About Oasia brand by Far East Hospitality
The Oasia brand by Far East Hospitality epitomises a restorative respite that inspires and empowers guests to journey well: Guests can Refresh themselves by resting in a comfortable and rejuvenating environment; they can Refuel by partaking of nourishing meals; and they can Recharge by indulging in one of the many opportunities to unwind and invigorate the mind and body.
Reflecting the best of Singapore-inspired hospitality, Oasia is elegant and calm, yet empowering. Conceived with the wellness of guests in mind, the restful ambience is complemented by thoughtful, subtle yet attentive hospitality that soothes all the sense. Oasia is the destination of choice for astute business and leisure travellers who seek wellness within the comfort and familiarity of a city.
For more information, visit www.OasiaHotels.com/
About The Clan Hotel by Far East Hospitality
The Clan Hotel is part of Far East Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (Far East Hospitality)'s diverse portfolio of unique and complementary brands of hotels, serviced residences and apartment hotels. Offering a bold and unorthodox take on traditional Asian hospitality while deeply rooted in Asian values, The Clan Hotel is a modern luxury hotel brand that invites guests to uncover fresh discoveries, experience the unexpected levels of hospitality and to unwind with the like-minded.
The Clan Hotel Singapore is the first property to launch under the brand, offering Singapore-inspired hospitality with the comforts and conveniences of a modern luxury hotel, as well as personalised services provided by their in-house advisors, also known as The Clan Keepers*.
For more information, visit www.TheClanHotel.com.sg
*Only available for MASTER Series guests
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An Arizona mom never stopped looking for her daughter. She appeared 4 years later in Montana.
HAVRE, Mont. (AP) — When Alicia Navarro disappeared in 2019 from her home in a Phoenix suburb days before her 15th birthday, she left a signed note for her family promising she would return.
“I will be back, I swear,” the note read. “I’m sorry.”
Believing she would keep her promise, Jessica Nunez never stopped searching for her daughter.
She paid for a billboard ad in Mexico that featured a photo of her daughter for a year. She bought 10 more ads in Las Vegas. She spoke at events and gave media interviews to raise awareness. She left flyers all around Glendale — at salons, truck stops, parks.
Nunez’s yearslong search came to an end Sunday when her daughter, now 18, walked into a small-town Montana police station near the Canadian border and identified herself as the missing teenager.
Police said Navarro told them she hadn’t been harmed, wasn’t being held, and could come and go as she pleased. She does not face any criminal charges, they added.
Investigators are now trying to determine what happened to Navarro after she disappeared and how she ended up in Havre, Montana, more than 1,300 miles (2,090 kilometers) from her home.
Over the years, Nunez had raised concerns that Navarro, who was diagnosed as on the autism spectrum, may have been lured away by someone she met online.
A team of heavily armed law enforcement officers entered an apartment and took a man into custody just a few blocks from the Havre police station on Wednesday night, witnesses told The Associated Press.
As many as 10 uniformed and undercover officers showed up about 8 p.m. and took him away in handcuffs. He had been living in the apartment, said Rick Lieberg, who lives across the street.
A young woman later emerged from the apartment who Lieberg said he had not previously seen. The woman resembled a photograph of Navarro that was released by police, he said.
“She came out, talked to the officers, then two ladies pulled up and then she got into a car with them and they left,” Lieberg said.
Officers remained for several hours, taking pictures and doing other work inside the apartment, Lieberg said. He said that the young woman returned to the apartment building with the two women Thursday, but that he did not see her go into the apartment, one of six units in an aging building in a residential neighborhood.
No one answered the door at the apartment Friday morning.
Jonathan Michaelson, who lives next door, said he was questioned Wednesday night by a plainclothes police officer from Arizona who asked whether he had ever seen a girl at the apartment next door. He said he had not.
“If she was in that apartment, I’m surprised I never saw her,” Michaelson said.
A person who works at the Dollar Tree in Havre, Jeff Hummert, said he saw a young woman resembling a photograph of Navarro last year in a city park two blocks from the apartment raided by police Wednesday. She was walking alone and carrying a plastic Walmart bag, Hummert said.
Glendale police Lt. Scott Waite said they were looking into all the possible scenarios that could have led to Navarro’s disappearance, including kidnapping.
“As much as we’d like to say this is the end,” Waite said at a news conference Wednesday, “we know this is only the beginning of where this investigation will go.”
Nunez declined an interview request. But for years, she had documented her efforts to find her daughter on a Facebook page titled “Finding Alicia.”
In an emotional video viewed more than 200,000 times since it was posted Wednesday, Nunez told her tens of thousands of followers: “For everyone who has missing loved ones, I want you to use this case as an example. Miracles do exist. Never lose hope and always fight.”
Nunez had amassed a loyal following on social media throughout the years while sharing inspirational quotes, photos of Navarro as a young child and posts addressed directly to her daughter.
“Alicia I know you will fulfill what you promised,” Nunez wrote in one post. “You will be back.”
People across the U.S. reached out to the Arizona mother to ask how they could help, creating an informal network of volunteers. They shared photos and information through the Facebook page.
Glendale police said this week that they received thousands of tips over the years.
Authorities in both Montana and Arizona haven’t said how long they believe Navarro had been in Havre before walking into the police station. The town of about 9,200 people is surrounded by farmland and is north of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation.
In a short video clip that Glendale police said was taken shortly after Navarro arrived at the Montana police station, she can be heard telling authorities, “No one hurt me.” In another short video, Navarro thanked the police.
“Thank you for offering help to me,” she said.
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Yamat reported from Las Vegas.
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St. Louis-based Wealth Management Advisors Recognized for Making a Significant Impression on Their Clients and Financial Industry
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis, a wealth management firm providing investment, financial and retirement planning services, announces advisors Brian Copeland, CPWA®, CFP®, and Zach Ungerott, CPWA®, CFP®, have been named to the Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-In-State List 2022 . The list highlights up-and-coming advisors across the country who are touted to ignite new energy and ideas in the financial industry.
"Brian and Zach have tremendous drive and a natural instinct for client service, so it's unsurprising they were honored with this year's recognition," said Omar Quershi, managing partner and investment strategist of Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis. "Their hard work and dedication during volatile times have been a driving force in our growth and we are excited to see their continued success in the future."
Copeland is partner and director of financial planning with the firm. In his role he oversees all aspects of the planning services the firm offers, including retirement planning, tax planning, risk management, and estate and budgeting analysis. He has an innate ability to analyze complex, sophisticated financial situations, identify any potential opportunities or gaps, and educate clients on solutions in a straightforward, simplistic manner.
Ungerott is a senior wealth advisor specializing in investment and retirement planning for business owners. He helps them understand and overcome many of the financial challenges they may face and works with them to implement advanced estate and tax planning strategies to meet their goals and protect their legacy.
To learn more about Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis, visit HightowerStLouis.com.
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Each year, Forbes partners with SHOOK research to develop the esteemed list. Recipients are selected through research interviews, compliance records, experience in the financial industry, assets under management and other qualitative and quantitative data. Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors must be under 40 years old and have worked in the financial industry for at least four years to be considered.
About Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis
Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial and retirement planning services to individuals, foundations and family offices, as well as 401(k) consulting and cash management services to corporations. As an ensemble team of qualified, experienced financial professionals with a wide range of knowledge and skills, Hightower Wealth Advisors is a multi-faceted, multi-generational team that builds comprehensive financial plans that are more than just investments. For more information about Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis, please visit HightowerStLouis.com.
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A Richland County man is accused of writing fraudulent checks to buy several cars, according to Orangeburg County Sheriff Leroy Ravenell.
“Without going into too much detail, he issued a check that was accepted as valid,” Ravenell said. “These car companies later learned the checks were worthless.”
Lurenza Jones, 30, has been charged with three counts of forgery and three counts of obtaining property under false pretenses.
Jones first allegedly presented a check at a local car dealership on April 15. A second dealership reported the same activity.
Jones was located in Columbia on Saturday as soon as investigators were informed the checks were being returned to the dealerships as fake.
Since his arrest, a third dealership has filed a report saying they had a car stolen in the same manner as well.
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Inv. Charita Perkins is leading the ongoing investigation. | 2023-04-25T21:21:08+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/orangeburg-county-sheriff-man-allegedly-bought-cars-with-bad-checks/article_86b330f8-1184-5e6b-a9e8-b16d77f2830b.html |
President Biden addressed the Irish Parliament early Wednesday. His address is part of a visit to the island of Ireland as he marks the 25th Anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement and revisits his family’s own history.
NPR’s Frank Langfitt is along for the trip and joins host Deepa Fernandes for an update.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Prosecutor: 3rd child dies after attack by Massachusetts mom
DUXBURY, Mass. (AP) — A 7-month-old boy has died after his 32-year-old mother in Massachusetts was charged with injuring him and killing two of her other young children.
Callan Clancy died late Friday morning, according to a written statement from Plymouth District Attorney Timothy Cruz’s office.
Lindsay Clancy is facing two counts of murder and other charges after her daughter, Cora, 5, and her son, Dawson, 3, were strangled inside the family home in Duxbury, a coastal town about 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Boston. They were pronounced dead at a hospital.
Clancy attacked the baby before jumping from a second-floor window at the home, investigators said. Emergency responders found her and the children unconscious with obvious signs of trauma.
On Wednesday Cruz said on Twitter that an arrest warrant had been issued for Clancy on two counts of homicide and three each of strangulation and assault and battery with a deadly weapon in the deaths of her two children.
Police and firefighters responded to the home on Tuesday night just after getting a 911 call from a male resident who reported the woman jumped out the window, according to Cruz.
Lindsay Clancy is a labor and delivery nurse at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is being treated at a Boston hospital. Her arraignment has yet to be scheduled.
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Debra Longo and Donald Nadeau acquired the property at 15 Cold Spring Lane, Hadley, from Cap Invs Llc Choquette on March 7, 2023, for $475,000 which represents a price per square foot of $372. The property features three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The unit sits on a 0.9-acre lot.
These nearby houses have also recently been purchased:
- A 1,504-square-foot home at 12 Cold Spring Lane in Hadley sold in June 2022, for $360,000, a price per square foot of $239.
- In February 2022, a 2,256-square-foot home on Ladyslipper Lane in Hadley sold for $520,000, a price per square foot of $230.
- On Shattuck Road, Hadley, in April 2022, a 2,583-square-foot home was sold for $595,000, a price per square foot of $230.
Real Estate Wire is a service provided by United Robots, which uses machine learning to generate analysis of data from Propmix, an aggregator of national real-estate data. | 2023-03-28T22:11:37+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/realestate-news/2023/03/single-family-residence-sells-in-hadley-for-475000.html |
Combining Andersen's industry-leading window and door innovations with Ubiquitous Energy's patented transparent solar technology to bring solar-powered windows and doors into homes
BAYPORT, Minn., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Andersen Corporation, manufacturer of the #1 innovative window and door brand*, and Ubiquitous Energy, the world leader in transparent solar technology, have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a first-of-its-kind energy generating window and door products.
The companies are working together to bring products to market that will revolutionize solar generation for residential and light commercial buildings. The products will leverage Ubiquitous Energy's UE Power™ technology, the only patented and visibly transparent photovoltaic glass coating that harnesses solar power to generate electricity, while remaining almost indistinguishable from traditional windows. With this revolutionary technology, the products the companies are jointly developing are intended to bring renewable energy generation to windows and doors while providing a clear, natural experience that is similar to what is expected from traditional windows and doors.
"By combining Andersen's expertise in crafting innovative window and door products that deliver quality, design aesthetic and energy efficiency with the unique properties of UE Power™ technology, our vision is to develop products that go beyond energy efficiency to energy generation," said Brandon Berg, senior vice president, research, development and innovation, Andersen Corporation. "This is a powerful opportunity to leverage our industry leadership, product development expertise and manufacturing capabilities to help bring innovative new products to the marketplace that will improve the homeowner experience and make the world a better place."
Andersen is a leading investor in Ubiquitous Energy and a longtime pioneer in the window and door industry with more than 225 patents to its name over time. Andersen's investment in Ubiquitous Energy represents the company's future-focused interest in advancing the fenestration industry with disruptive technology solutions that have the potential to elevate the industry and contribute to a healthier environment.
The companies began their relationship with an investment from Andersen in Ubiquitous Energy's Series B financing in 2021. Since then, Ubiquitous Energy has demonstrated significant progress, validating its large area coating equipment with the ability to uniformly coat floor-to-ceiling glass in addition to advancing its next-generation materials pipeline using artificial intelligence. UE Power™ technology serves as a visibly transparent solar panel that adds renewable energy generation capability to window and door glass while maintaining visual aesthetics. Ubiquitous Energy is actively raising funding to accelerate commercialization efforts, including funding for a U.S.-based manufacturing facility that will supply the first transparent solar window and door units to Andersen and other partners and customers.
"We are excited to continue to deepen our relationship with Andersen to together create the first UE Power™ window and door products for residential and light commercial buildings. Our companies have a shared goal of changing the way the world uses solar power and positively impacting the environment in a big way without compromising aesthetics or function," said Susan Stone, chief executive officer, Ubiquitous Energy.
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Andersen was founded in 1903 on the philosophy of working "all together" to deliver on its promise to its customers. Every day, the company's more than 13,000 employees are empowered to imagine what's possible and do what's right. Andersen delivers products for the way people live, unmatched performance for the comfort and security homeowners desire, and endless design options to achieve any style.
Headquartered in Bayport, Minn., Andersen Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and market window and door products under the Andersen®, Renewal by Andersen®, EMCO® and MQ™ brands. Andersen, a privately held company, operates manufacturing sites across North America and Europe. Andersen has earned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2022 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award. Visit us at andersenwindows.com.
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Founded in 2011, Ubiquitous Energy was started by a group of MIT and MSU scientists and engineers looking for new ways to reduce humanity's carbon footprint by seamlessly integrating solar power technology into everyday products and surfaces. With nearly 200 global patent filings, Ubiquitous Energy has the world's leading transparent solar technology – the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials all while maintaining visible transparency. To both residential and commercial building occupants, Ubiquitous Energy's solar windows provide a clear, vibrant experience that is expected from traditional Low-E windows, but with self-contained, on-board power and smart functionality. For more information please visit us at www.ubiquitous.energy or connect with us via LinkedIn.
* 2022 Andersen brand surveys of U.S. contractors, builders & architects
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2 killed, 5 wounded in Memphis restaurant shooting
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) - Memphis Police Department said they responded to a shooting at a restaurant that killed two people and injured five.
The shooting occurred at 11:17 p.m. Wednesday outside of Prive, a restaurant located in the Hickory Hill area.
According to Memphis Police Department, one man was found dead on the scene.
Another man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but he did not survive his injuries.
Police say five more victims, four men and one woman, arrived at a hospital in their own vehicles.
Preliminary information indicates that the shooting stemmed from an altercation that started inside, police said.
There is no suspect information at this time.
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INDIANAPOLIS — More than $1.7 million dollars was raised Friday for cancer research at the 2023 Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala, held at the Indiana Farm Bureau Football Center.
The event, hosted by the Indianapolis Colts, team owner Jim Irsay and former coach Chuck Pagano, supports research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Friday's fundraising increased total giving from the event to nearly $14 million over 11 years.
The Chuckstrong movement was inspired by Chuck Pagano, at the time the head coach of the Colts, when he was diagnosed with leukemia in September 2012. Pagano resumed coaching about three months later and remains cancer free more than a decade later.
“We are proud of our continued partnership with the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center,” said Pete Ward, Colts chief operating officer of the and chair of the cancer center’s development board. “We know the powerful impact that cancer research holds, and we are honored to play a role in helping to raise funds for the world-class researchers at IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.” | 2023-04-22T22:34:22+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/chuckstrong-tailgate-gala-raises-17-million-for-indiana-cancer-research/531-75970f23-882d-4409-920b-08dad74991c0 |
Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas forced to land after fire in overhead bin
A Spirit Airlines flight from DFW Airport to Orlando was forced to land in Jacksonville after a fire in an overhead bin.
Smoke quickly filled the cabin as crew members and passengers used cups of water to extinguish the flames.
The Jacksonville Fire Department said ten people needed to go the hospital.
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The airline said a battery in a passenger's electronic device caught fire.
The FAA is investigating. | 2023-03-03T15:07:26+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/spirit-airlines-fire-in-overhead-bin-dallas-jacksonville |
JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla., Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacksonville Beach-Based Youth Pickleball Non-profit ,The First Dink Foundation, Inc. is a start-up national non-profit organization headquartered in Jacksonville Beach, Florida that is officially launching today to coincide with National Pickleball Day. Striving to make a difference in the lives of children and teens, First Dink was created to foster personal growth, develop skills, build self-confidence, and provide inspiration and leadership opportunities to the nation's youth. In addition to growing Positive Youth Pickleball locally and statewide, future plans include developing First Dink chapters all across the country.
In advance of its launch on National Pickleball Day, First Dink hosted its inaugural event, "Pickleball 101" a Youth Clinic, on Saturday, August 6th at South Beach Park in Jacksonville Beach. Over 50 kids from age 4 1/2 to 16 turned out. "We were thrilled to provide this opportunity for young people to experience this great sport," said First Dink Executive Director Sam Veal, adding, " They had a blast learning about the fastest growing sport in America as well as its unique social sportsmanship ethos."
The First Dink Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)(3) youth organization. Its mission is to impact the lives of kids and teens in a way that builds character, instills long-term life skills and values, and promotes healthy lifestyle choices - all through the game of Pickleball. The First Dink Foundation combines youth pickleball instruction and life skills development through its coaching and mentoring design. This is achieved through incorporation of the Positive Youth Development Methodology attributes, which consists of: Curiosity, Character, Connection, Caring, Competency, Confidence, and Contribution, into its programming and outreach efforts.
Positive Youth Pickleball is an integral part of the mission of First Dink. It's programs are designed to strengthen character and help kids learn the skills they need to grow into capable, independent, productive and successful adults.
For more information visit https://www.firstdink.org.
To schedule an interview with First Dink leadership, email info@firstdink.org.
Contact: Sam Veal
Email: Sam@FirstDink.org
Phone: 904-580-0411
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DANVILLE — Barbara A. Davis, 80, of Danville died Saturday (July 16, 2022). Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Rortvedt Funeral Services, 3 S. Hodge St., Tilton. | 2022-07-22T05:20:27+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/barbara-a-davis/article_4cf7c112-094a-11ed-8a49-4b38e64df8db.html |
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — The University of Massachusetts is warning about a TikTok drinking trend after 28 ambulances were summoned to off-campus parties.
Students were observed Saturday carrying jugs with a mixture of alcohol, electrolytes, flavoring and water, dubbed “blackout rage gallons,” or “BORGs,” in a binge-drinking trend gaining traction on TikTok, officials said.
There were so many calls for ambulances for student alcohol intoxication that neighboring agencies stepped in to help, officials said. The Amherst Fire Department said none of the cases were life-threatening. UMass Police reported two arrests for underage drinking.
UMass officials said this is the first time the university has observed widespread use of BORGs at off-campus parties.
In a statement, the university said the weekend’s events will be assessed and steps will be taken to improve alcohol education. Incoming students already learn about the physiological and medical risks of binge drinking.
The weekend’s festivities are known among UMass students as the “Blarney Blowout,” an annual unsanctioned event related to upcoming St. Patrick’s Day, local media reported. | 2023-03-06T00:29:42+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/university-warns-of-tiktok-drinking-trend-after-28-ambulances-called-to-off-campus-parties/ |
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jeanette Rice, one of the country's leading multifamily economists, is returning to Embrey as a research consultant. Rice and Embrey will collaborate to release quarterly market reports, including high-level capital and property market analysis, for the multifamily industry.
"Jeanette's extensive industry experience and knowledge will support Embrey's continued growth," said Garrett Karam, Embrey's Chief Investment Officer. "Her research, insights and predictions into the economic and capital market landscapes on a national, metro and submarket level serve as a great resource for multifamily professionals and investors."
Rice comes from CBRE, the largest multifamily debt and equity intermediary in the United States, where she served as Americas Head of Multifamily Research. Rice began her career in the multifamily sector, including leading market research for Embrey. Following Embrey, she held research leadership positions with HFF (now part of JLL), Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Crescent Real Estate Equities and Verde Realty. Throughout her 40-year career, she has been active in many professional organizations, including the National Multifamily Housing Council, and currently is on the Executive Council of TCU Center for Real Estate.
"It's exciting to be associated with Embrey again. Since working with the organization at the beginning of my career I've watched and admired them. They make smart decisions that have led to continued success over the decades. I look forward to contributing my extensive knowledge of the multifamily sector and successful research structures to enhance Embrey's success," said Rice.
Rice earned a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Washington and a master's degree in urban geography from Queen's University in Canada. She also completed two years of graduate coursework in urban geography at The University of Chicago.
Reports can be found at EmbreyDC.com beginning September 2022.
San Antonio-based Embrey is a diversified real estate investment company that owns, develops, builds, acquires and manages multifamily and commercial assets in targeted markets across the United States. Since 1974, Embrey has developed more than 44,000 apartments and over 6 million square feet of commercial property. Embrey is a leading developer in the multifamily sector, with more than 6,000 units under construction or in development. www.embreydc.com
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Gov. Ivey Honors Tuskegee University and Alabama exporters with ‘Trade Excellence Awards’
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Governor Kay Ivey recognized six Alabama companies for success in selling their goods and services in global markets, helping sustain robust export activities that create jobs and spark economic growth across the state.
In addition, Governor Ivey presented Tuskegee University with a 2023 Governor’s Trade Excellence Award for extraordinary results in international initiatives, including partnerships with dozens of overseas universities and hosting students from more than 20 countries in recent years.
The winners, selected by the Alabama Department of Commerce, were honored at a special ceremony today at the State Capitol.
The 2023 Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards recipients represent a broad swath of activities within the state’s economy, ranging from aerospace/defense, industrial consultancy, food production, forestry, automotive manufacturing, and medical devices.
“Thanks to tremendous levels of innovation, craftsmanship, and ingenuity, Alabama’s talented workers turn out products that are in demand around the world,” said Governor Ivey. “These products elevate the ‘Made in Alabama’ brand and transmit the message internationally that top-quality goods come from our state.”
During the ceremony, Governor Ivey signed a proclamation that designated May as World Trade Month, recognizing Alabama’s international trade excellence and dedication to recruiting home-grown and foreign-based investments to use Alabama as an export platform.
Greg Canfield, Secretary of the Alabama Department of Commerce, said the exporting accomplishments of these six companies demonstrate an enterprising spirit. He added that Commerce is committed to helping export-minded Alabama companies get their products to customers around the world.
“Exporting is a driving force in Alabama’s economy, providing benefits here at home that include new jobs and investments,” said Secretary Canfield. “The vision of our companies to be international leaders in their respective fields is most impressive, and we look forward to seeing their continued success in overseas markets.”
Companies claiming 2023 Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards
- Adah International – an industrial engineering and project management services firm based in Birmingham
- Bud’s Best Cookies – a regional baker with 150 employees and a state-of-the-art facility in Hoover
- Canfor Southern Pine – a manufacturer of renewable wood products that is investing $210 million to build a new sawmill complex near Mobile
- Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama – one of the Southeast’s largest automotive assembly plants, which counts Canada, Mexico, and El Salvador as the top export markets for its Montgomery-built vehicles
- ICONN Orthopedics – a Birmingham medical device maker with FDA clearance for five products and others in the approval pipeline
- Pinnacle Solutions – a Huntsville-based developer and provider of defense and aerospace products and services with domestic and international operations.
Also, Hilda Lockhart, who headed Commerce’s Office of International Trade for 24 years, was honored as Trade Advocate of the Year. During her tenure, Lockhart led Alabama trade missions to 51 different countries and served as a tireless champion of exporting.
Christina Stimpson, Director of Commerce’s Office of International Trade, said this year’s award winners represent solid role models for other Alabama companies that may be looking to follow a similar path in exporting their goods and services overseas.
“We are proud to have worked with all the companies represented today and to have assisted them in identifying international opportunities,” said Stimpson. “The communities where they are located are fortunate to have them because, through exporting, they’re diversifying the economy, growing their production, and creating and sustaining jobs.”
Commerce’s Office of International Trade offers resources to help Alabama companies enter profitable new overseas markets through frequent trade and business development missions, training, foreign-market information, and international contacts.
The office is a partner in Export Alabama, a seamless network of international trade agencies that share the fundamental objective of helping Alabama companies expand their business internationally.
The value of Alabama exports surged to over $25.5 billion in 2022, setting a new annual record on rising overseas shipments of motor vehicles, aerospace parts, chemicals, minerals, and paper products. With around 3,000 Alabama companies exporting today, the state’s exports have soared almost 47% in value since 2020.
“Exporting is a fundamental economic pillar that supports growth in Alabama, contributing economic vitality and spurring job creation across the state,” said Secretary Canfield.
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It's a new day, and it might not be the same again.
"My, oh my, what a wonderful day..." House Speaker John Boehner sang as he took to the podium in the Capitol Friday to announce his intention to resign as speaker of the House at the end of October.
But he isn't the only one reacting gleefully — conservatives are, too.
Boehner's resignation happens to coincide with the Values Voter Summit taking place in Washington Friday. Many at the conservative confab of religious voters were overjoyed.
The crowd reacted with loud applause and a standing ovation when Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida broke the news to them that Boehner was stepping down.
"The time has come to turn the page for a new generation of leadership," Rubio said, "and that extends to the White House."
Many attendees were ecstatic.
"Boehner resigned! Yes, indeed, we are very excited about that," said Karla Bruno of Virginia. "I don't think he's effective, and if you're not effective you might as well be gone. ... The fact that he resigned tells me that the pressure was working and the conservatives pushing for constitutional rights ... are winning."
Daniel Brubaker, a Ted Cruz supporter from Northern Virginia, said, "I'm very pleased. The sort of leadership that he has failed to provide is concerning. ... Had his leadership been different or had he changed his direction of leadership, it would have been fine for him to remain, but, no."
The fact that he resigned tells me that the pressure was working and the conservatives pushing for constitutional rights ... are winning.
Brubaker added that the perception of the conservative wing of the GOP being oppositional is wrong. Instead, he said of Boehner, "The reality has been that delivering the agenda to the other side has been destructive — just many, many things that are harmful to the country."
Todd Miller, the ad director for the Conservative Book Club in Washington, who was also in attendance, said he wasn't shocked by Boehner's departure. He posited that Boehner very likely saw his organization of the pope's address to Congress as "the pinnacle of his success as speaker" and said that Boehner was no conservative.
"I think there are sort of elements of conservatism that he's incorporated into his political philosophy, but a bona fide conservative — no," Miller said. "I think he's more of a pragmatist, deal broker than a true ideological conservative."
Tony Perkins, whose Family Research Council Action organizes the Values Voter Summit, said Republican leaders have, for too long, been "waving a white flag."
"American voters who put the Republican Party into the majority have grown weary of GOP leaders running into these political battles waving a white flag," Perkins said in a written statement. "If Republicans will not fight to end taxpayer funding for an organization that is trafficking in baby body parts, and possibly infanticide, what will they fight for? We welcome Republican leadership that understands that some values, like life, religious liberty and national defense are worth fighting for — no matter what."
Some presidential contenders piled on.
Ted Cruz credited base voters, like the ones in attendance, for Boehner's ouster.
"You want to know how much each of you terrify Washington?" Cruz quipped. "Yesterday, John Boehner was speaker of the House. Y'all come to town, and somehow that changes. My own request is can you come more often?"
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee tweeted that the establishment in Washington needed to be "burned to the ground."
GovMikeHuckabee: #ImWithHuck pic.twitter.com/AtaFzs4oQB
— ElectionsApp (@myelectionsapp) September 25, 2015
The divide within the GOP was on full display across town at the Capitol. Conservative legislators with Tea Party roots declared a measure of victory.
Tim Huelskamp of Kansas tweeted simply, "Today the establishment lost."
Today the establishment lost. #Boehner
— Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. (@CongHuelskamp) September 25, 2015
In the Capitol, Huelskamp added that Boehner stepped aside because he feared he couldn't survive a vote to vacate the speakership. A motion to vacate was introduced in July by North Carolina Republican Rep. Mark Meadows.
It was "clear," Huelskamp said, "if a vote was called, he didn't have the votes unless Nancy Pelosi helped him out."
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, another Boehner antagonist, said, "This is a condition of his own making. The American people can see through what's happening up here." He called the way Congress is run a "farce" and "theater."
Huelskamp followed up on Twitter saying that Boehner now has a decision to make about Planned Parenthood funding.
The only thing @SpeakerBoehner has to lose now is his #prolife principles. #Boehner #PPSellsBabyParts #DefundPP
— Tim Huelskamp, Ph.D. (@CongHuelskamp) September 25, 2015
Conservatives want government funding stripped out before any funding measure is allowed to pass. Something has to pass by next Friday or the government will shut down.
Not everyone was happy about Boehner's resignation. He has plenty of allies on Capitol Hill. Boehner said in his resignation news conference that he was certain he could hold on to the job, but didn't want to subject the "institution" to a vacate vote.
"Those within our party, who insist on dividing us can take a small victory today," said Florida Rep. David Jolly. "It's unfortunate."
Jolly said he believed Boehner's resignation made it far less likely there would be a shutdown next week, because "the 'shutdown caucus' has a small victory."
Rep. Steve Womack of Arkansas warned that Boehner stepping down, however, wasn't likely to change much.
"It's a difficult conference to manage," Womack said, noting that the "undercurrent [of] the extreme right [has] a sufficient voting block [to] put significant pressure on the outcomes of our conference."
He added, "The next speaker is going to face the same difficult task of keeping a very broad conference together. You can change the faces and names and leadership chairs but the pressures are going to be the same."
NPR's Arnie Seipel contributed to this report.
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Which tie travel case is best?
It can be difficult to keep your ties neatly pressed while traveling for business. That’s where a quality tie travel case comes into play. Tie travel cases can help protect your ties from wear and tear, making sure they arrive at your destination without getting wrinkled.
The Bey-Berk Men’s Blue Ballistic Nylon Travel Necktie Case is an excellent option if you are looking for the top tie travel case.
What to know before you buy a tie travel case
Type
There are a couple of styles of tie travel cases: cylinder cases and portfolio cases. Cylinder tie travel cases are compact cylindrical cases that can fit one standard-sized tie or a couple of skinny ties. Portfolio tie travel cases work for business trips where you need a different tie every day.
Size
Your tie travel case should be just big enough to hold all of the ties and tie accessories you need for your business trip, but not so large that it takes up all of the space in your suitcase.
Color
Most people use their tie travel cases on business trips, so you probably want to choose a neutral and conservative color such as gray, navy blue, brown or black. You will probably need to look harder if you want something with a bolder color. Basic, plain colors are much more common.
What to look for in a quality tie travel case
Capacity
The capacity of your tie travel case is the number of ties you can safely and realistically fit inside. While cylinder cases can only hold a couple of ties at the most, most portfolio cases can hold four to eight.
Material
The most common materials for tie travel cases are nylon, leather and faux leather, also known as vegan leather.
Closure type
Cylinder cases usually come with a magnetic or snap closure, while portfolio cases typically close with a zipper around the three sides.
How much you can expect to spend on a tie travel case
Cylinder tie travel cases and the most basic and budget-friendly faux leather and nylon portfolio cases typically cost about $10-$15. Midrange nylon and faux leather tie travel cases go for $20-$30. The most high-end real leather and faux leather tie travel cases range from $30-$60.
Tie travel case FAQ
Can you find waterproof tie travel cases?
A. There aren’t any entirely waterproof tie travel cases on the market that can stand up to being fully submerged in water. That said, there are plenty of water-resistant tie travel cases that will keep your ties dry and safe from light rain or a minor spill.
Can you use your tie travel case to hold anything else?
A. You might want to get more bang for your buck by carrying or storing other kinds of items in your tie travel case, especially if you only travel for work from time to time. Cylinder tie travel cases are fairly limited to storing only ties, but portfolio-style tie travel cases can be used to store and carry other items, including toiletries, hair straighteners and clippers.
Can you purchase a tie travel case with a custom monogram?
A. Some retailers are able to custom-monogram tie travel cases, but this service is not very common. However, it’s certainly possible to have your tie travel case monogrammed after you buy it.
What’s the best tie travel case to buy?
Top tie travel case
Bey-Berk Men’s Blue Ballistic Nylon Travel Necktie Case
What you need to know: This attractive tie travel case is a great option if you are searching for something versatile.
What you’ll love: This charming and sturdy blue nylon case with brown trim will make a fantastic gift for a loved one, with slots for two pairs of cufflinks and four collar stays. The case is slim when it’s folded.
What you should consider: This travel tie case is fairly expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top tie travel case for the money
Iristide Cylinder Necktie Travel Storage Case
What you need to know: This cylinder tie travel case is perfect for trips where you only need to pack one tie.
What you’ll love: This budget-friendly tie travel case is simple to use and helps prevent any wrinkles and creases. Its small size fits well in bigger bags.
What you should consider: This tie travel case doesn’t easily fit more than one tie.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
LeanTravel Tie Case Organizer for Travel
What you need to know: This polyester grey tie travel case will keep you well organized.
What you’ll love: This zippered case fits up to six ties fairly easily. It features sturdy construction and an interior storage mesh bag where you can safely store your collar stays, tie bars, bow ties and cufflinks.
What you should consider: A few customers say that this case has an unpleasant musty smell.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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AUSTIN, Texas -- In the wake of the commitment of one of the most decorated football recruits in school history, Texas is in the midst of one of the most impressive recruiting flurries in the sport. Coach Steve Sarkisian can't specifically talk about Arch Manning's verbal pledge to Texas because of NCAA rules, but the halogen grin at his desk in his office Monday afternoon could have yielded a secondary violation from NCAA enforcement.
Texas earned a commitment Thursday from Manning, the No. 1 player in the Class of 2023 and the highest-rated recruit in school history per ESPN's recruiting rankings. That was followed by a run of seven verbal commitments over the weekend, giving Texas a recruiting tear that matches Sarkisian's "All Gas, No Brakes" mantra and projects toward a Top 5 class.
"This has been a great run," Sarkisian told ESPN on Monday. "Hopefully it's not over. I don't think it is. We may have a few more to go here this week. Hopefully we can continue to capture some of the momentum that has been created."
Manning's decision to pick Texas over Georgia and Alabama clearly kick-started the momentum. And while Sarkisian can't say the words "Arch Manning" because of NCAA recruiting rules, he was able to offer some context on what a commitment from a top quarterback can do for a coach attempting to build a program. | 2022-06-28T01:13:15+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/college-football/insider/story/_/id/34158264/steve-sarkisian-talks-texas-football-recruiting-momentum-wake-arch-manning-commitment |
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The global game market expanded 10.41% in 2021, according to Technavio's "Gaming Market - Forecast and Analysis 2021-2025" research. It also predicted that the global game market will grow by 12 % yearly between 2021 and 2025, and that this growth is being fueled by its integration with blockchain technology. As the number of mobile game users expands, casual games - that can be played easily anytime and anywhere - will become one of the main pillars for growth.
During an episode of the podcast "Where It Happens" last December, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian claimed that P2E games would account for 90% of the market in five years.
Axie Infinity and CryptoKitties are globally famous games in which NFT and blockchain are integrated. As it applies to all emerging industries at the turning point where an early stage is changing into a full-fledged competition phase, top game producing firms worldwide are adopting P2E as the result, and countless efforts are being made to become as competitive in the market. Following the Samsung Securities' research "New Gold Rush - Is P2E game sustainable?", it highlighted the sustainability of the P2E model, and cited that contents and advanced tokenomics as the core competitiveness.
The sustainable present and future of SKYPlay, which strives to be the easiest P2E and NFT platform.
#Keyword 1 - Contents and X2E
WeMade and Com2uS have recently entered the M2E(Move to Earn) market that has previously been represented by STEPN. As a result, X2E(X to Earn), an app technology that assigns a value to particular activities, is quickly emerging as a technology that appeals to MZ generations with pleasure and their need for financial security.
SKYPlay will develop and publish a variety of eP2E games to encourage new intake and virtuous circle. Beside the launching of Coin Grid and the platform this month, two other games will be released this year including a game from Retrocat.
Partners of SKYPlay are diversified to provide various content services like movies, sports, and art. L2E(Learn to Earn) services are being prepared with KOREAEDUGROUP to outline the mid to long-term planning in respect of the membership management and motivation boost. F2E(Farm to Earn) services with Healeat, an NFT-based agricultural product production and purchasing broker, will guarantee stable income for the producers and nutritious food for the customers.
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New Sports Drink Harnesses The Hydration Power of Milk
EVANSTON, Ill., July 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GoodSport®, a first-of-its-kind natural sports drink with 3x the electrolytes and 33% less sugar than traditional sports drinks that's been scientifically shown to provide long-lasting hydration is coming to Wisconsin just in time for the summer heat. With no artificial flavors, colors or dyes, GoodSport harnesses the naturally occurring electrolytes and carbohydrates found in milk to deliver elite-level hydration that's been embraced by professional and collegiate sports teams. GoodSport will be available at Festival Foods and other retailers throughout Wisconsin this summer.
GoodSport Nutrition Founder & CEO Michelle McBride didn't want her son drinking sports drinks filled with artificial ingredients that were being offered to him at his baseball games so she set out to create a sports drink from a natural source that would provide truly effective hydration.
Milk is naturally packed with a broad spectrum of electrolytes and has been shown to hydrate better than water and traditional sports drinks. However, milk's consistency and protein content which is slow to digest were barriers for athletes before and during exercise.
GoodSport's patent-pending formula and process cracked the code to provide naturally powerful hydration in a clear and thirst-quenching beverage that is lactose free and provides a good source of calcium and B vitamins.
The drink has deep roots in Wisconsin as it was developed in large part at the checkoff-funded Center for Dairy Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where the team learned ultrafiltration could be used to harness milk's electrolytes, vitamins and carbohydrates to create a clear, light beverage with a mouthfeel that consumers expect from a sports drink.
GoodSport sources its main ingredient sustainably and is Upcycled Food Certified. Dairy companies often ultrafilter milk and leave behind the part of the milk used to make GoodSport. By rescuing and upcycling this nutrient-rich ingredient, called ultra-filtered deproteinized milk (or milk permeate), GoodSport improves the value of the food system and contributes to the sustainability efforts of the dairy industry.
GoodSport was the recipient of the 2021 Dairy Industry Impact Grant by the Dairy Business Alliance (DBIA), a grant that is awarded to innovators who generate significant added value to the dairy industry. DBIA grant funding was instrumental in helping to educate athletes and sports health professionals about the hydration properties of milk. GoodSport now counts teams across professional and collegiate sports as its customers.
GoodSport also received the 2021 Breakthrough Award for Dairy Ingredient Innovation by ADPI and Dairy Foods Magazine and was a 2021 Dairy Foods Magazine Reader's Choice Award and Editors' Choice Award Winner.
"As a farmer, it's reassuring that someone outside of the agricultural community has the confidence in the milk we produce to develop a product that takes the nutrition of milk, and moves it forward in a new and exciting way," says Wisconsin dairy farmer Kurt Loehr.
Dr. Bob Murray, co-founder and former director of the Gatorade Sports Science Institute, helped oversee GoodSport's formulation. "Having spent my career in hydration and exercise performance research, I've known milk has the ingredients to provide superior hydration, but never before has anyone found a way to transform milk into an extremely effective and refreshing sports drink," Murray said. "It's exciting to be part of the team that's bringing something entirely new with superior hydration to the sports drink category."
GoodSport® comes in four refreshing flavors in 16.9-ounce bottles: Lemon Lime, Fruit Punch, Wild Berry and Citrus, and in addition to Wisconsin retailers, is available on amazon.com and goodsport.com.
For more information, visit www.goodsport.com or @drinkgoodsport on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. Additional images available upon request. GoodSport and Naturally Powerful Hydration are registered trademarks of GoodSport Nutrition.
Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin is the marketing and promotion arm for Wisconsin's dairy farmers. The organization strives to build awareness of Wisconsin-produced dairy products by creating national publicity, managing digital advertising, and driving sales, distribution and trial through retail and foodservice promotions. It also supports in-school education about the benefits of dairy and funding for the UW Center for Dairy Research.
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Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu: Prediction and Match Betting Odds | Livesport Prague Open 2021
In the Livesport Prague Open 2021 Round of 32 on Tuesday, we have a matchup featuring No. 38-ranked Lin Zhu against No. 93 Yanina Wickmayer.
Wickmayer is getting -120 odds to earn a win against Zhu (-110).
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Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu Match Information
- Tournament: The Livesport Prague Open 2021
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Tuesday, August 1
- Venue: Tennis Club Sparta Praha
- Location: Prague, Czechia
- Court Surface: Hard
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Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu Prediction and Odds
Based on the moneyline in this match, Yanina Wickmayer has a 54.5% chance to win.
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Yanina Wickmayer vs. Lin Zhu Trends and Insights
- Wickmayer was defeated 1-6, 6-7 against Iga Swiatek in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Poland Open (her most recent match).
- In her last match in the Round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Poland Open, Zhu lost 4-6, 4-6 versus Laura Siegemund.
- Wickmayer has played 21.1 games per match in her 15 matches over the past year (across all court types).
- Wickmayer has played 20.0 games per match in her nine matches on hard courts over the past 12 months.
- Zhu has averaged 21.2 games per match through her 41 matches played in the past 12 months across all court surfaces, while winning 50.3% of the games.
- Zhu has played 32 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, and has averaged 21.6 games per match and 9.3 games per set while winning 50.9% of games.
- Wickmayer and Zhu have matched up one time dating back to 2015, in the Wimbledon Round of 128. Wickmayer claimed victory in that match 6-4, 6-2.
- In terms of sets, Wickmayer has taken two against Zhu (100.0%), while Zhu has clinched zero.
- Wickmayer and Zhu have matched up for 18 total games, and Wickmayer has won more often, capturing 12 of them.
- In one match between Wickmayer and Zhu, they have played 18.0 games and 2.0 sets per match on average.
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BEIJING, Aug. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CellUranics has completed tens of millions RMB of angel financing, which was jointly invested by Sequoia China Seed Fund and Asia Green Fund (AGF). The fund will be mainly used for team expansion, follow-up R&D, and international patent applications.
Founded in 2020, the products of CellUranics can help the plastics industry achieve carbon neutrality. The founding and consultant team have professional backgrounds in science and technology, and deep industry experience. So far, its main products are glucaric acid, FDCA and PEF made from glucose.
The long-term goal of CellUranics is to build an industrial chain: "biomass→ glucose→FDCA→polymer materials". Neng Guo, Founder of CellUranics, once worked in the USA branch of BP's downstream business and accumulated rich experience in the chemical industry that spans across R&D and business. He said, "My team has rich experience in the industry. With this experience, we can achieve a seamless connection from test to industrial production. We look forward to contributing to the realization of China's '3060' dual carbon goal."
Kuan Huang, Executive Director of AGF, said that: "CellUranics has an international team that has rich experience in R&D and large-scale plant engineering in the field of materials. Its unique high-conversion technology together with the team's skills and experience is expected to quickly reduce the cost of FDCA and PEF as well as other downstream products to a level that can compete directly with traditional petroleum-based products."
About Asia Green Fund：
Asia Green Fund (AGF), founded in 2016, is a private equity fund focusing on green impact investment in China, with approximately RMB15 billion in assets under management, focusing on equity investment of outstanding growth portfolios in the fields of Clean Energy, New Materials, Green Advanced Manufacturing, Green Low-carbon Transportation, Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection, etc., driven by green technology and digital technology.
AGF is an early private equity fund in China institutionalizing ESG policy and quantitatively evaluating the green impact of an investment. It adheres to the mission of "Invest · Greenergize China · Impact Asia" and helps portfolios with new green impact through enabling technological innovation and pursuing a win-win situation of financial returns and environmental benefits. With good investment performance and market influence, AGF has been rated as a private equity fund with "The Most Green Impact" and "The Best ESG Institution in China" by authoritative organizations.
For further information, please visit http://www.asiagreenfund.com/html/en_index/
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Starting in 2023, National French Fry Day Will Always Fall on the Second Friday in July
TAMPA, Fla., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Checkers & Rally's, an iconic drive-thru restaurant chain known for flavorful, craveable food at a great value, greets this National French Fry Day with unprecedented news – it will forevermore fall on a Friday (second Friday of July) starting next year. Thanks to the unconditional support of fry-lovers all across the country who signed the petition on FryDaytoFriday.com, our collective voices were heard and fry-seasoned wishes granted to celebrate this beloved holiday on its rightful Fry-day. Today marks the last ocassion in which National French Fry Day will simply fall on July 13.
Marlo Anderson, founder of the National Day Calendar, announced the change in a press conference this morning from the National Day Calendar headquarters in Mandan, N.D. In response to the overwhelming support by Checkers & Rally's – whose Famous Seasoned Fries are recognized as the #1 Most Craveable Fries in America* – and fry-fanatic petitioners, Anderson noted that he simply had no choice but to crave, er, cave to moving this special day.
"It's humbling to see our country unite for a common goal they feel so passionate about, but I suppose I shouldn't be surprised after all, for the love of the fry is strong," said Anderson. "I, in good conscience, cannot ignore the voice of the people, who simply want to 'fry-ght' a wrong that's been in place for far too long. National Fry Day, you are and will forevermore be on a Friday."
"We owe a huge debt of gratitude to all fry lovers out there who've supported our campaign with such passion to re-write history as it happens, and of course to the one and only Marlo Anderson who values public opinion around such an important holiday," said Frances Allen, President & CEO of Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. "Americans rallying together for this cause only reinforces that amazing things can happen when we work towards a common goal. To our fry fam, we graciously thank you."
For more information, hours of operation, or to find a Checkers or Rally's location near you, please visit Checkers.com.
*Technomic Ignite Consumer Data (2020), published by Restaurant Business.
Based in Tampa, Fla., Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., an iconic and innovative drive-thru restaurant chain known for its bold, craveable food, famous fries, exceptional value, and people-first attitude, operates and franchises both Checkers® and Rally's® restaurants. With 850 restaurants and room to grow, Checkers & Rally's is a proven brand with flexible building formats that is aggressively expanding across the country. Checkers & Rally's is dedicated to being a place where franchisees and employees who work hard can create opportunities for themselves, their families, and their communities. In recent years, the brand has earned several of the industry's most prestigious awards including: "#1 Most Craveable Fries" by Restaurant Business 2020 and 2018; Best Franchise Deal and "Best Drive-Thru in America" by QSR Magazine; Top Food and Beverage Franchise by Franchise Business Review; the "Hot! Again" award from Nation's Restaurant News and has consistently been ranked on Entrepreneur's Franchise 500.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — One of Cambodia’s last free media outlets, Voice of Democracy radio, on Monday ceased operations after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered its closure for allegedly slandering his son by misreporting a story about aid to earthquake-struck Turkey.
The story, which was also published on the website of VoD, as the station is better known, claimed that Hun Sen’s son, Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, had signed the document on his father’s behalf authorizing the $100,000 donation for quake relief aid.
Hun Sen said the article misinterpreted the facts and that only the prime minister has the authority to make decisions on foreign aid. VoD acknowledged it had made a mistake, but that did not satisfy Hun Sen, who has ruled Cambodia with an iron fist for 38 years, during which he has cracked down on critics and independent media.
His son heads the army and has been nominated by Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party to succeed him when he steps down. With most opponents silenced, including the only credible opposition party, Hun Sen is certain to lead his party to another victory in a general election scheduled for later this year.
VoD has reported extensively on sensitive issues such as land-grabbing and criminal gangs operating with near impunity to carry out internet scams with people, especially foreigners, tricked into working under conditions of near-slavery. The media clampdown has already hounded several outlets out of business on disputed grounds that they had not properly paid their taxes.
The Information Ministry said Monday that VoD’s license was being revoked “because it has seriously violated the ethics of professional journalism and did not make a correction according to the press law, affecting the honor and prestige of the government”
Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director of Human Rights Watch, said the Cambodian government “has never liked VoD’s reporting, and given Prime Minister Hun Sen’s authoritarian attitude towards independent media, it’s likely VoD have been living on borrowed time for a while.”
“But that’s no excuse for this outrageous and ridiculous order to shut them down based on the silliest of rationales about who signed a government document to give aid to Turkey. This flimsy and absurd decision barely masks the government’s real intent to further suppress media freedom.”
He said that historically, Hun Sen and his party usually crack down hard on any independent voices ahead of a national election. “Going after VoD is a good indication that scheduled July 23 poll will be neither free nor fair.”
Hun Sen had ordered VoD to cease operating at 10 a.m. Monday, and the station’s personnel were at their desks when representatives from Phnom Penh City Hall and the Information Ministry arrived to serve the order. The road outside was closed in an evident effort to quash any street protests.
However, there were no confrontations because VoD said they would honor the license revocation. Hun Sen had advised the authorities to just inform the station when the deadline arrived and not take any further action.
After the authorities left, other reporters trooped to the VoD office to hear staff express their disappointment.
“I could not imagine that the prime minister would shut down the voice of the people like this,” said a tearful staff, Khan Leakhena. “VoD only went directly to report on people who had land disputes, but then it was manipulated to look as if we are from the opposition.”
A VoD spokesperson, Sothoeuth Ith, said after receiving the closure order, “So for now, we will stay silent, we will not continue our broadcast.”
“Maybe hopefully this is not the end of everything,” he told journalists. In what appeared to refer to the possibility that Hun Sen might eventually restore VoD’s license, he said: “We will try our best to work with all relevant stakeholders and hopefully a solution can be realized.” | 2023-02-13T20:15:18+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/world/ap-independent-radio-station-in-cambodia-shut-on-order-of-pm/ |
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (WROC) — In just under two months, the Oak Hill Country Club will be filled with the biggest names in golf and major winners all gunning for the Wannamaker trophy. On Saturday night at Oak Hill, one former champ was in town for a very worthy cause.
2003 Champion Shaun Micheel was back at the site of his conquest for “The Big Night Out Gala”, a fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Rochester. The sold out event raised money to support their youth mentoring programs.
Micheel was asked to be the guest of honor by Oak Hill head pro, Jason Ballard, and was thrilled to say yes.
“But being a PGA Tour player, you know, kind of charity is it?” said Micheel. “That’s the big arm of the PGA Tour. You know, being a Memphian. I’ve been in Memphis since I was four. I’ve been around St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Le Bonheur. I hosted a Make-A-Wish event, so I’ve always been around charity. I love giving back. I love helping the children out, giving them an opportunity. And, you know, who would want to pass up an opportunity to come to Oak Hill?” | 2023-03-27T12:18:22+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/pga-championship/former-pga-championship-winner-speaks-at-local-fundraiser/ |
Deputy charged with murder in off-duty crash that killed boy, 12
SOUTH GATE, Calif. (AP) - A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy was charged with murder and vehicular manslaughter for an off-duty crash that killed a 12-year-old boy, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Ricardo Castro, 28, also is charged with reckless driving causing great bodily injury for the Nov. 3, 2021 crash that occurred in a school zone in South Gate.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether he had an attorney to speak on his behalf.
Castro’s pickup was doing up to 95 mph on a street with a 25-mph speed limit when school children are present when it collided with a car making a left turn, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said at a news conference.
Isaiah Rodriguez was in the passenger seat of the other car and died at a hospital, authorities said.
His then-19-year-old sister was driving and she was seriously injured, while Castro and his passenger also were hurt, authorities said.
“Driving at 95 miles per hour was nearly quadruple the speed limit when school children are present,” showing a “conscious disregard for those children’s lives,” Gascón said.
Castro previously had been involved in several crashes and had received several traffic tickets, including for speeding, the DA said.
At the news conference, the boy’s mother, Betsabe Suarez, said the family is “completely broken” because of his death, KABC-TV reported.
“I love you, Isaiah, and I miss you every single day,” she said.
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Jonah Heim Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Dodgers - July 22
Published: Jul. 22, 2023 at 2:26 AM CDT|Updated: 37 minutes ago
On Saturday, Jonah Heim (.556 slugging percentage in past 10 games, including two home runs) and the Texas Rangers play the Los Angeles Dodgers, whose starting pitcher will be Bobby Miller. First pitch is at 4:05 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a hitless performance (0-for-3 with an RBI) against the Dodgers.
Jonah Heim Game Info & Props vs. the Dodgers
- Game Day: Saturday, July 22, 2023
- Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Dodgers Starter: Bobby Miller
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -167)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +450)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +185)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +150)
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Jonah Heim At The Plate
- Heim has 23 doubles, 14 home runs and 25 walks while batting .287.
- Among the qualifying hitters in MLB, he ranks 18th in batting average, 51st in on-base percentage, and 27th in slugging.
- Heim has recorded a hit in 61 of 84 games this season (72.6%), including 25 multi-hit games (29.8%).
- In 14 games this year, he has hit a home run (16.7%, and 4.1% of his trips to the dish).
- Heim has had an RBI in 37 games this season (44.0%), including 16 multi-RBI outings (19.0%). He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in 10 contests.
- He has scored in 41.7% of his games this season (35 of 84), with two or more runs 11 times (13.1%).
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- The pitching staff for the Dodgers has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 17th in MLB.
- The Dodgers have a 4.43 team ERA that ranks 20th across all league pitching staffs.
- Dodgers pitchers combine to rank 11th in baseball in home runs surrendered (107 total, 1.1 per game).
- Miller gets the start for the Dodgers, his 10th of the season. He is 5-1 with a 4.25 ERA and 47 strikeouts in 48 2/3 innings pitched.
- The righty last pitched on Sunday against the New York Mets, when he went 4 2/3 innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.
- The 24-year-old has an ERA of 4.25, with 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings, in nine games this season. Opponents are batting .228 against him.
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ALBANY, Ga., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With food costs on the rise, consumers are looking for meals and recipes that stretch their dollar. According to The Peanut Institute, peanuts and peanut butter are some of the most affordable, nutrient-dense sources of protein available.
A one-ounce serving of peanuts, which is about a handful, costs about 15 cents, delivers seven grams of plant-based protein plus 19 vitamins and minerals, heart-healthy fats and fiber.
"Research has shown that substituting plant protein for animal-based protein can help add years to your life1," says Dr. Samara Sterling, a nutrition scientist and research director for The Peanut Institute. "Making smart food choices each and every day adds up to a healthy lifestyle that's beneficial for you and your family."
Since they're packed with vitamins and minerals, peanuts and peanut butter deliver both short-term and long-term benefits that can have a positive impact on every stage of life.
- Healthy development in children of the brain, bones, muscles and immune system. Peanuts also contain arginine, which is an amino acid associated with higher growth velocity.2
- Healthy weight management in adults by delivering greater hunger satisfaction. A recent study found that participants who snacked on peanuts and peanut butter tended to consume fewer calories than those who ate other nuts, including almonds.3
- Protection against certain cancers with antioxidants and phytosterols that have been shown to be beneficial against brain, skin, stomach, colon, breast, pancreatic and prostate cancers.
- Keeping minds sharp during aging thanks to compounds that increase brain blood flow, protect against Alzheimer's disease and even fight anxiety and depression. Niacin in particular is associated with a reduced rate of cognitive decline.4
Good for the body and better for the planet
While the health benefits for peanuts stack up, they're also earth friendly.
Since peanuts are technically legumes, they're easier to grow and harvest than pricier tree nuts.
- Peanuts require less water than tree nuts.5 Compared to almonds, peanuts need less than half the water to grow. (2,782 vs. 8,000 cubic meters per in-shell ton)
- Peanuts enrich the soil with nitrogen to make the land more fertile. They produce 90% of their own nitrogen, which means they help create a more sustainable world.
- Peanuts produce fewer greenhouse gasses. Peanut butter produces just 2.9 units of CO2 emissions, which is less than half that of eggs (4.8 units) and less than a quarter of cheese (13.5 units).
Those stats, combined with the long shelf life of peanuts and peanut butter, equal a convenient, sustainable, cost-efficient food that's great to keep on-hand.
For recipes that cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and snacks, visit PeanutInstitute.com. The Peanut Institute also shares research updates and meal ideas on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest.
Based in Albany, Ga., The Peanut Institute is a non-profit organization supporting nutrition research and developing educational programs to encourage healthful lifestyles that include peanuts and peanut products. The Peanut Institute pursues its mission through research programs, educational initiatives and the promotion of healthful lifestyles to consumers of all ages. As an independent forum, The Peanut Institute is uniquely positioned to work with all segments of the food industry, the research community, academia, consumer organizations and governmental institutions.
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2. van Vught, A.J.A.H., et al., Dietary arginine and linear growth: the Copenhagen School Child Intervention Study. British Journal of Nutrition, 2013. 109(6): p. 1031-1039.2. Kennedy D. O. (2016).
3. Cassandra Jay Nikodijevic, Yasmine C. Probst, Sze-Yen Tan, Elizabeth P. Neale, The Effects of Tree Nut and Peanut Consumption on Energy Compensation and Energy Expenditure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Advances in Nutrition, 2022, ISSN 2161-8313, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advnut.2022.10.006.
4. Morris MC, Evans DA, Bienias JL, Scherr PA, Tangney CC, Hebert LE, Bennett DA, Wilson RS, Aggarwal N. Dietary niacin and the risk of incident Alzheimer's disease and of cognitive decline. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2004 Aug;75(8):1093-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2003.025858. PubMed PMID: 15258207; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1739176.
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LUBBOCK, Texas—Hobbytown is Lubbock’s only hobby and toy store. It offers toys, games, Legos, remote control hobbies and plastic models. This is a great store to buy from for those on your Christmas list; all while supporting local. They are located at 5610 Frankford Ave or find them on Facebook: Hobbytown Lbk. | 2022-12-20T01:40:57+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/trends-and-friends/lubbocks-only-hobby-and-toy-store-family-owned-and-operated-since-2018/ |
DENVER – La Raza Park in north Denver has become the city’s third historic cultural district, a win for Chicano advocates fighting to preserve a bit of neighborhood history in an ever-changing Denver.
Denver City Council voted Monday night to approve the designation, an effort led by District 1 councilwoman Amanda P. Sandoval. The designation comes at the recommendation of a first-of-its-kind Latino/Chicano Historical Context Study led by the city’s Landmark Preservation division.
The small park, occupying only a block of land between Osage and Navajo Streets, may not be as prominent as Cheesman or Washington parks further south, but its history is just as important.
The park, originally called Columbus Park in recognition of the Italian immigrants who had settled in that part of Denver before in the earlier half the 20th century, holds Denver’s only kiosko, the Plaza de la Raza (The Plaza of the People), “El Viaje” (The Journey) – a mural found within the kiosk’s ceiling pained by Denver artist David Ocelotl Garcia, and the “La Raza Unida” (A United People) sculpture by the world-renowned artist Emanuel Martinez.
As the city grew and demographics changed, however, the area became a haven for the city’s burgeoning Chicano movement as Mexican-Americans gathered there to build community, organize, and rally for equal rights and better opportunities.
In late 2020, when Denver7 reported on the park’s renaming to La Raza Park, neighbors near the park said even though the park was called Columbus Park, they knew it only as La Raza Park, due to its storied history.
“It serves as home to many community activities including Día De Los Muertos, Xupantla (the Summer Solstice), La Raza Park Day, quinceañeras, and family picnics,” said Andrew Blanco, a council aide for Sandoval’s office.
He said the historic cultural district designation “will ensure that the vast history and culture of the park will forever be preserved and acknowledged.
La Raza Park joins La Alma Lincoln Park and Five Points as the city's historic cultural districts. | 2023-06-27T22:22:28+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/la-raza-park-in-north-denver-becomes-citys-third-historic-cultural-district |
- Bringing Unprecedented Medical Experience by Strengthening Partnerships with Pharmaceutical Companies in Japan and U.S. to Build Medical Data Platform -
TOKYO and SINGAPORE, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ubie, Inc., a healthcare AI startup with the mission "To develop a healthcare guide for everyone," announced that it has raised $26.2 million (*1) in the 1st round of Series C funding. New investors in the round include Norinchukin Capital Co., Ltd., NVenture Capital Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Capital Solutions Limited), The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited, and Egg FORWARD, Inc., while existing investors include SUZUKEN CO., LTD. To date, Ubie has raised $59.8 million (*2).
Ubie is one of the few startups in the world with a medical data platform that has direct contact with both patients and medical institutions. Ubie offers two services that focus on the "medical questionnaire" as a gateway to healthcare, using AI as its core technology.
The "AI-powered symptom checker," provided for patients, asks around 20 questions about their symptoms to discover related diseases and provide more detailed actionable health information. Since its launch, it has been trusted by 5 million monthly users worldwide, including in Japan and the U.S.
Ubie offers "AI-powered patient intake," a service that streamlines the medical interview process for medical institutions. This service is based on a database of approximately 50,000 medical articles from around the world, created by more than 50 active physicians. The service has been introduced to more than 1,000 medical institutions worldwide and continues to improve the operational efficiency of these institutions.
Ubie will aim to bring a new medical experience to Japan and the U.S. by connecting patients, medical institutions, and pharmaceutical companies through the medical data platform it is building to solve the following medical issues;
- ensuring that patients visit the right medical institution at the right time,
- ensuring that physicians can access relevant, up-to-date knowledge from the vast amount of the latest information on diseases and rare diseases that are not their specialty, and,
- ensuring that pharmaceutical companies continue to provide patients with the appropriate information and scientific findings related to their conditions.
Series C funding will be used to fuel business growth in Japan and the U.S. to build a medical data platform that connects patients, medical institutions, and pharmaceutical companies.
Ubie Co-founder and CEO Yoshinori Abe, MD, said: "Not only in Japan, but also in other countries, the current healthcare system is suffering from various losses due to the fragmentation of information held by patients, medical institutions, and pharmaceutical companies. This fundraising aims to accelerate collaboration with pharmaceutical companies and create an unprecedented consumer-centered medical experience utilizing Ubie's data platform. Ubie already has business with more than 20 major pharmaceutical companies in Japan and other countries, and this brings Ubie closer to realizing its mission 'To develop a healthcare guide for everyone,' both in Japan and the U.S."
Notes:
(*1) $26.2 million = JPY 3.5 billion (as of August 12, 2022)
(*2) $59.8 million = JPY 7.98 billion (same as above)
About Ubie
Ubie is a Japanese health-tech startup founded by a medical doctor and an engineer in 2017. Using AI as its core technology, the company develops and provides an AI-powered patient questionnaire that guides patients from symptoms to appropriate medical care and improves operational efficiency in the medical field. Ubie is promoting the creation of a society in which anyone can access medical care that suits them best.
For more information, please visit: http://company.ubiehealth.com
AI-powered symptom checker: https://ubiehealth.com
(Japanese version: https://ubie.app/ )
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SANGAMON COUNTY, Ill. (WAND) - The Sangamon County Board OEM/911 Committee voted unanimously to reactivate the Sangamon County Rescue Squad.
Effective immediately, all squad members with an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification or higher are allowed to respond to rescue calls.
In July, the County had to temporarily suspend Rescue Squad operations until the required certification could be obtained.
Over the past eight weeks the County and Rescue Squad leadership offered multiple EMR training classes to members.
Now, a majority of squad members are certified EMR or above, and additional trainings are ongoing and scheduled in upcoming weeks for members who still need certification.
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MELVILLE, N.Y., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Micross Components, Inc. ("Micross"), a leading global provider of mission-critical microelectronic components and services for high-reliability aerospace, defense, space, medical, and industrial applications, is pleased to announce the expansion of our Hi-Rel Products Division with the appointments of Michael Agic to the position of General Manager of Micross Hi-Rel Components, and Estro Vitantonio to the position of General Manager of Micross Hi-Rel Diodes and Data Bus Couplers & Harness Assemblies.
Mr. Agic comes to Micross with over 24 years of experience in the hi-rel microelectronics market, serving in system engineering, product management, and executive leadership roles for industry leading manufacturers, including Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions, Data Device Corporation, Ultra Electronics, Sensitron Semiconductor, and Motorola. Michael holds a Master's of Science degree and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, and will operate from Micross' Center of Excellence in Apopka, FL. Micross' Hi-Rel Components Group offers hi-rel commercial, defense, and space qualified packaged microelectronics, including RF/Power Devices, Memory, Logic, Motion Control and other functional ICs, as standard, QPL, and custom products, in MCM, FPGA, and ASIC form factors that are available in hermetic or plastic packaging, and offered as radiation hardened by design/process or up-screened as needed to meet extended temperature and radiation requirements.
Mr. Vitantonio comes to Micross with over 30 years of experience in the hi-rel electronic components market, serving in engineering, product management, and executive leadership roles including President and CEO for industry leading manufacturers, including PAAL Technologies, Data Device Corporation, North Hills Signal Processing and Pulse Electronics. Estro holds an MBA in Operations Management and Finance, and a Bachelor's of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, and will operate from Micross' Center of Excellence in Apopka, FL. Micross' Hi-Rel Diodes and Data Bus & Harness Assemblies Group offers hi-rel commercial, defense, and space qualified diodes and MIL-STD-1553 data bus couplers & harness assemblies, as standard, QPL, and custom products, that are available as needed to meet extended temperature and radiation requirements.
Jeremy Adams, Vice President of Micross Products & Services, stated, "The appointments of Michael and Estro further reinforce Micross' rapidly expanding Hi-Rel Products Division, providing highly experienced and focused executive resources to drive new product development and deliver unmatched program support. We are excited to have such capable and accomplished leaders serve our valued customers, and accelerate the expansion of our industry leading high reliability product solutions."
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Iowa parents offer reward to find fentanyl dealer after daughter overdoses
(CNN) - An Iowa couple is hoping to get justice for their daughter following a lethal overdose.
They are offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the dealer who sold her the lethal drugs.
Robert and Karletha Gilliam are mourning the loss of their only child, 22-year-old Ciara, who died on Aug. 23rd.
“The preliminary investigation, it looked like an accidental overdose of fentanyl,” Robert Gilliam said.
The couple went on Facebook and made their first offer at $10,000, then $20,000 to whomever can identify the dealer’s name, address, and phone number.
“If we can save just one life or take one dealer off the streets or make an impact on someone’s life to stop what’s going on, then we are going to do that,” Robert Gilliam said.
“Many other families are going to suffer if something’s not done,” Arletha Gilliam said.
The couple admitted their daughter had substance abuse issues, but believes the reward is their effort to pay it forward.
“This is our gift back to her, so the next family doesn’t have to go through this,” Robert Gilliam said.
The couple said this is not about revenge, but about legal justice.
“Families are tired of losing their kids. Families are tired of losing their mothers, fathers, uncles, cousins,” Arletha Gilliam said.
For now, they hold on to each other and memories of their daughter.
“She was my heart, my soul,” Robert Gilliam said.
They urge everyone to talk with their children and let them know they are loved, because there is no guarantee there will be a tomorrow.
“You don’t know that one day they are not going to be there. It doesn’t matter if they have drug addiction, what they’re into. They are still your child so take care of them,” Robert Gilliam said.
The couple says any information they gather will be forwarded to the Des Moines Police Department.
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Access to digital twins of Crystal Denim's finishes in VStitcher to enable more designers and manufacturers to replace wasteful workflows and sample production with true-to-life 3D visualizations
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Browzwear, a pioneer of 3D digital solutions for the fashion industry, today announced a partnership with Crystal Denim that will bring digital twins of the company's specialty denim fabrics to users of the VStitcher 3D design platform. The integration will give designers and manufacturers of denim garments greater ability to visualize designs in realistic 3D, which allows for more creative exploration in less time. Furthermore, the true-to-life digital garments facilitate collaboration through product development while their accuracy supports faster, more confident decision-making.
A subsidiary of Crystal International Group Limited (CIGL), a global manufacturer that delivers 410 million pieces of apparel to some of the world's top brands in 2021, Crystal Denim has been leveraging Browzwear as part of its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and lowering the company's overall environmental impact since 2008. By 2019, the denim division had converted to 100 percent digital workflows for co-creation projects with customers and reduced sample production by over 75 percent during the initial development stage which also significantly decreases the turnaround time, consumption of materials, energy and water consumption.
The partnership, which will enable other businesses to realize 3D's benefits toward efficiency and sustainability, is part of CIGL's commitment to working with stakeholders throughout the industry to drive a greener fashion future. The company, which is a signatory of the UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action (UNFICCA) as well as a member and partner of coalitions including the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) and Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) continues to broaden its collaborations to accelerate decarbonization throughout the industry.
"Browzwear has been an important partner to Crystal Denim as we strive for a net-zero emission future aligning with our Group's Net Zero 2050 vision, not only for our company but for our industry, overall," said Miles Lam, Assistant General Manager of Sales and Business Development (Crystal Denim). "We are proud to deepen the relationship with Browzwear, and believe that together, we can lead the path to a healthier industry and happier planet."
"Crystal Denim and Browzwear share the commitment to transforming the fashion industry and leveraging technology to help businesses do better economically while doing so environmentally as well," said Hanan Lifshitz, VP of Product at Browzwear. "In an industry as challenging as fashion, Crystal Denim's willingness to share tools and technologies with others has conveyed a competitive edge and a testament to their ambitious goals. We look forward to working closely with the company to catalyze the changes the world needs."
The Crystal Denim fabric library will be available for use in the VStitcher 2021.3 Edition onwards, as well as featured in several new learning resources catered to denim design with VStitcher including a new Browzwear University course on leveraging VStitcher for denim design as well as the recent Creators Lab: Denim webinar. To access the webinar and other resources, visit https://browzwear.com/events/.
Founded in 1999, Browzwear is a pioneer of 3D digital solutions for the fashion industry, driving seamless processes from concept to commerce. For designers, Browzwear accelerates collection development, opening limitless opportunities to create iterations of styles. For technical designers and pattern makers, Browzwear rapidly fits graded garments to any model with accurate, true-motion material replication. For manufacturers, Browzwear's Tech Pack delivers everything needed to produce physical garments perfectly the first time, and at every step from design to production. Worldwide, more than 650 organizations such as Columbia Sportswear, PVH Group, and VF Corporation leverage Browzwear's open platform to streamline processes, collaborate and pursue data-driven production strategies so they can sell more while manufacturing less, which increases both ecologic and economic sustainability. For more information, visit www.browzwear.com.
Crystal International Group Limited ("Crystal International" or the "Company"), incorporated in Bermuda with limited liability and registered by way of continuation in the Cayman Islands, is a global leader in the apparel manufacturing industry. Founded in Hong Kong in 1970, the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Group", or "we") have a diversified product portfolio categorised into five product segments, namely Lifestyle wear, Denim, Intimate, Sweater, and Sportswear and outdoor apparel, with leading positions in corresponding categories. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the Group operates a multi-country manufacturing platform, with around 20 production facilities spanning five countries, namely Vietnam, China, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
The Group serves a group of leading global brands, through a highly differentiated "Co-creation" business model, offering value-added services and satisfying our customers through accumulated knowledge of the fashion market, promptness of service and creative innovation. We strive to produce the right products at the right time and at the right cost which is critical component to the success of our customers' global apparel brands in an ever-changing industry environment. The Group maintains a keen focus on sustainability and was ranked 17th out of 50 in the Fortune business magazine "Change the World" list in 2016. The list recognises companies across the world that have made significant social and environmental contributions.
Please visit Crystal International's corporate website http://www.crystalgroup.com for more information.
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REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — While motorcading to his beach house last weekend, President Joe Biden could have looked out the window of his limousine and seen firsthand why he has struggled to contain inflation.
Lining Delaware's Coastal Highway as it leads into Rehoboth Beach are miles of strip malls, outlet stores, restaurants, hotels and gas stations. The advertised price of gasoline was approaching $5 a gallon. Vacationgoers had packed into the parking lots of pubs and taquerias.
No one is happy that inflation is close to a 40-year high, but it will be hard to bring down prices so long as people keep eagerly spending.
Browsing the Polo Ralph Lauren factory store, Nina Cooper was displeased about her rising expenses yet she was still shopping for new outfits. Inflation was not enough to deter the hospital worker, who was grateful that a seven-minute commute spared her some pain at the gas pump.
“Everything is going up — look at these prices,” Copper said. “But you still got to live.”
Biden faces a delicate trade-off as he tries to help his fellow Democrats in the November elections. He needs U.S. consumers to pull back just enough so inflation eases, but not so much that the economy risks plunging into a recession.
The president has flicked at this idea in recent speeches, noting that the pace of hiring has slowed and “we’re beginning a shift to steady growth" after a rapid recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession. That recovery that was fueled, in part, by his $1.9 trillion relief package.
Consumers account for most U.S. economic activity, meaning they steer much of what happens with their collective choices. Their role tends to get overlooked in political speeches, which generally reduce the economy to talk about jobs, factories and other forms of production. Biden has gone so far as to say that his policies to promote port upgrades and domestic manufacturing will lower costs by improving production, a long-term fix to an immediate problem that can be reduced, simply, to demand exceeding supply.
Friday’s report on consumer prices is expected to show that annual inflation slowed ever so slightly to 8.2% in May from 8.3% in April. Economists surveyed by FactSet indicate the decline will largely be driven by expenses other than food and energy, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to higher prices in those categories worldwide.
Republicans are tapping into the public impatience with inflation remaining persistently high, instead of dropping as promised when the economy reopened after pandemic-related closures.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky has attacked higher electricity and gas prices as ultimately the result of an ideological choice by the Biden administration to move away from fossil fuels. The GOP solution is to embrace policies that it believes would increase energy supplies.
“A few days ago, President Biden said soaring gas prices were just part of ‘an incredible transition’ that will leave us ‘less reliant on fossil fuels,'" McConnell said Tuesday in the Senate. “Did you hear that, American workers? Democrats say your financial pain is the necessary cost to make America more to the liking of the radical environmental left.”
Part of the problem with inflation is that consumers have yet to significantly cut back. AAA reported that average prices at the pump have jumped 62% from a year ago. But the Energy Department reported that gasoline usage in the U.S. has only fallen 1.8% over the past year, meaning that most consumers are accepting the financial burden imposed by inflation.
University of Michigan economist Betsey Stevenson, a former adviser to the Obama White House, said it would be helpful if Americans reduced their spending. This would lessen demand and allow supplies to catch up, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to lower inflation through higher short-term interest rates.
“Fundamentally, the problem right now is the opposite of stagflation -- it’s regular inflation driven by an economy operating at or even above its potential, with consumer demand outstripping the capacity of the economy,” Stevenson said. “I’m hoping that people stop digging into their savings and cut spending a little -- not enough to slow the economy, but enough to slow the price increases.”
Stevenson also acknowledged that gas prices in particular might be driving the broader dissatisfaction, such that overall inflation could fall and do little to calm public anxieties so long as prices at the pump are high.
“Cars seem to be important to people’s sense of control and high gas prices for some might feel like losing your ability to just hop in your car and go where you want,” she said.
Despite the spike in prices, consumer spending increased faster than inflation during the first four months of this year. Whether consumers can maintain such robust spending will largely determine how the economy fares in the coming months.
There were visible signs that Rehoboth Beach's economy is zipping along.
Hotel rooms at discount chains off the crowded highway were charging $250 a night on the weekends. There are shortages of summer workers as retailers are openly advertising jobs, a sign that prices might need to rise further to cover labor costs.
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, which owns the outlets along the highway, reported to investors that sales are up 18.1% from pre-pandemic levels. Tanger CEO Stephen Yalof told investors on an earnings call last month that shoppers have returned “even as consumers face higher gas prices and an inflationary environment" and that he is confident that at his outlet “retailers will be able to weather and perform well” if a downturn occurs.
Carrie Lingo, a real estate agent who is chairwoman of the board of the Rehoboth Beach-Dewey Beach Chamber of Commerce, said she has yet to see much of a slowdown caused by inflation. Their biggest obstacle is the absence of workers, not the prospect of lower sales.
Hiring usually swells during the summer with the tourists and pay was already up last year. Average weekly wages in the surrounding Sussex County were 12% higher during last year's summer peak than in 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
“Our visitation is up from last year but there are supply shortages,” she said. “I think the companies are adjusting well and many times those prices are passed along to our consumers.”
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AP Economics Writer Christopher Rugaber in Washington contributed to this report. | 2022-06-09T16:43:11+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Biden-s-inflation-crunch-Too-much-shopping-17230409.php |
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Paraguayan police on Friday detained Paraguayo Cubas, a far-right populist who came in third in Sunday’s presidential election and encouraged his supporters to protest over his unsubstantiated claims that the vote was marred by fraud.
Cubas was being held in preventive detention under an order by the Attorney General’s Office that is accusing him of breach of the peace, Police Commissioner Gilberto Fleitas said in a radio interview.
Cubas, the candidate of the National Crusade Party who received 23% of the votes Sunday, was broadcasting live on Facebook when officers detained him outside his hotel in San Lorenzo, around 15 kilometers (9 miles) from Asunción.
Fleitas said Cubas got into a police vehicle “without any difficulty,” but he continued streaming live.
In his broadcast from inside the police vehicle, Cubas chatted with officers and focused the camera on his handcuffs. “You can see now I’m being imprisoned,” he said. “All the criminals in this country should be handcuffed like Paraguayo Cubas.”
Cubas had been telling supporters since Monday that he was heading to the capital to lead a series of protests that had led to isolated clashes with police, largely outside the electoral court in Asunción.
“We will remain on the streets until Paraguayo Cubas is released,” said Juan Reyes, one of hundreds of Cubas supporters who took part in demonstrations outside the electoral court.
At least 208 people have been detained “for disturbance of public peace and other punishable offenses within the framework of the demonstrations taking place in the national territory,” police said Thursday.
Efraín Alegre, who as the candidate of a broad-based opposition coalition came in second place during Sunday’s election, demanded Cubas be released along with everyone who has been detained in protests this week.
“We demand the release of Paraguayo Cubas and all citizens imprisoned for demanding transparency,” Alegre wrote on social media.
Alegre, who received 27% of the vote Sunday, conceded the race shortly after polls closed, but then on Monday called for a manual count of votes and an international audit of the country’s electronic voting system after Cubas aired his fraud allegations.
The Organization of American States, which deployed an observation mission for the election, said Tuesday there was “no reason to doubt the results” of the vote count.
Santiago Peña of the long-ruling Colorado Party easily won Sunday’s presidential election with 43% of the vote.
Over the past few days, Cubas has published images of supporters welcoming him in different parts of the country as he made his way toward the capital from Ciudad del Este, a city on the border with Brazil and Argentina.
Some 1,500 to 1,800 law enforcement officers were deployed outside the electoral court Friday for the protest staged by Cubas supporters. Authorities also prepared for any demonstration outside the police station where Cubas was taken.
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Associated Press photo journalist Jorge Sáenz in Asunción contributed to this report. | 2023-05-06T16:27:43+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ap-top-headlines/paraguay-far-right-populist-presidential-candidate-arrested/ |
How to Watch TCU vs. Arizona State on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 9:17 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The No. 6 seed TCU Horned Frogs (21-12) and the No. 11 seed Arizona State Sun Devils (23-12) meet on Friday at 10:05 PM in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. The contest airs on truTV.
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TCU Stats Insights
- This season, the Horned Frogs have a 45.7% shooting percentage from the field, which is 5.7% higher than the 40.0% of shots the Sun Devils' opponents have hit.
- In games TCU shoots higher than 40.0% from the field, it is 18-7 overall.
- The Horned Frogs are the 91st ranked rebounding team in the country, the Sun Devils rank 107th.
- The 75.2 points per game the Horned Frogs average are 7.3 more points than the Sun Devils give up (67.9).
- TCU is 18-4 when scoring more than 67.9 points.
TCU Home & Away Comparison
- Offensively TCU has fared better at home this year, posting 77.9 points per game, compared to 72.4 per game away from home.
- The Horned Frogs give up 63.5 points per game in home games this season, compared to 76.3 when playing on the road.
- At home, TCU is making 0.4 more treys per game (5.4) than in road games (5.0). It also has a better three-point percentage at home (30.2%) compared to in away games (28.5%).
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The Chrysler 300 is about to be killed off, again. But the full-size sedan will go out with a bang.
On Tuesday, the 2023 Chrysler 300C limited edition was announced with big V-8 power as a last hurrah for the iconic nameplate before production winds down at the end of the model year.
Originally introduced in 1955, the 300C nameplate returned in 2005 before quietly disappearing after the 2020 model year. The sedan will follow countless others into the great automotive beyond, including its V-8 muscle car siblings, the Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger.
The special edition packs a 6.4-liter V-8 engine rated at 485 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque. An 8-speed automatic transmission with a final drive ratio of 3.09 sends power to the rear wheels via a limited-slip differential. A dual-exhaust system with electronic baffles will make sure the 300C is heard before it’s seen.
Chrysler said the 300C will run from 0-60 mph in 4.3 seconds and run the quarter mile in 12.4 seconds on its way to a top speed of 160 mph.
Active dampers will help control body roll while red four-piston brake calipers at all four corners grab 14.2-inch front and 13.8-inch rear vented rotors.
It’ll take a keen eye to spot the differences between the 300 Touring, 300S, and the revived 300C, which will be available in three colors: Gloss Black, Velvet Red, and Bright White. Exterior modifications are limited to a new tri-color 300C badge, blacked-out chrome accents and trim, and model-specific 20-inch forged aluminum wheels.
Interior upgrades include Laguna black leather seats with an embossed 300C logo on the front seat backs. The dashboard is wrapped in black leather. Silver stitching and carbon fiber accents are found throughout the cabin while the gauge cluster receives a piano black bezel. An 8.4-inch touchscreen infotainment system and 19-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system come standard along with heated front seats and a heated steering wheel.
Every 300C will feature automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitors, and active lane control.
Production of the 2023 Chrysler 300C will be capped at 2,200 units at a price of $55,000. Reservations are being taken now.
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Hybrid vehicles and sedans are the most reliable cars, while electric vehicles and pickup trucks pose the most problems for new car owners, according to respondents of a Consumer Reports study announced Tuesday.
In its annual consumer survey based on more than 300,000 vehicles from the 2000-2022 model years, the consumer advocacy publication predicted that Toyota and Lexus are the most reliable brands for 2023, while Mercedes-Benz fell to the least reliable of the 24 automakers assessed.
The predictions are based on car owners reporting problems in 17 categories ranging from transmission issues to in-car electronics during the last 12 months, which is then used as the basis to assess model reliability over the past three years.
Hybrid advantage
New this year, Consumer Reports analyzed hybrid cars separately from their gas-only counterparts, so the Toyota RAV4 was broken out separately from the RAV4 Hybrid. In doing so, Consumer Reports found that hybrid vehicles were as reliable or more reliable than their gas counterparts despite the fact that hybrids can have more mechanical complexity.
In many cases, hybrid power systems have been worked out over time and can reflect packaging advantages over internal-combustion cars. Some AWD hybrids lack a drive shaft and instead have a rear motor powering the rear axle, for example. In other cases, an electronic CVT has fewer potential problems than newer 8- to 10-speed automatic transmissions utilized in combustion engines to eke out more fuel savings. There are also fewer brake problems reported in hybrids.
“Hybrid tech is not new to these automakers,” Jake Fisher, senior director of auto testing at Consumer Reports, said in an online presentation hosted by the Automotive Press Association. “It’s been around for two decades at this point so it’s pretty proven technology.”
In many cases, hybrid vehicles aren’t loaded with all the latest and greatest in-car technology, as is the case with clean-sheet EVs that introduce everything from new drive systems to new infotainment setups and even new steering wheel designs and door handles, all of which have the likelihood of causing more problems.
Plug-in hybrids have slightly more problems than hybrids due to charging issues, as well as heating and cooling issues, Fisher said.
Hybrid cars and SUVs were two of the three most reliable segment categories, whereas electric vehicles ranked second to last, according to Consumer Reports. Pickup trucks ranked worst in overall reliability, which goes against perceptions of long-lasting trucks in an evolving truck segment.
“These days pickup trucks are luxury vehicles, they aren’t these simple machines anymore,” Fisher explained, referencing everything from manual windows to basic AM/FM radios and 6-speed automatics in the last generation of trucks. “They’re large powerful luxury vehicles and there are a lot of problems associated with that.”
Those problems include powertrain issues with features such as cylinder deactivation as well as digital instrument clusters and large touchscreen electronics. This corroborates other reports from J.D. Power that in-car technology and connectivity issues, such as with Apple CarPlay, continue to be the biggest problem for new car owners.
Problems with the powertrain and in-car technology afflict the Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, and contribute to Chevy’s big drop of 10 spots since last year to become the 20th most reliable brand out of 24 that were assessed, with a brand average that ranks the same as Tesla.
Fisher noted that not every problem reported by an owner is weighted the same, unlike J.D. Power’s Initial Quality Study.
“Any type of problem that could leave the vehicle incapacitated or major powertrain problem rated much more heavily,” he said. “Infotainment or electronic systems are not weighted very heavily. In some cases they are, because certain automakers put everything in their screen, but in most cases these systems can be remedied quite quickly, so unlike a transmission or an engine which may take years to work out the bugs.”
Electronic problems can often be remedied with software updates, Fisher said, so Consumer Reports doesn’t predict bad reliability after “just a handful of electronic problems.”
On brands
Steady introductions of new technology across the product line is one of the reasons Toyota and Lexus took the top two spots in brand reliability yet again this year. The world’s largest automaker takes a more incremental approach, then gradually applies it across its lineup.
“These are brands that aren’t adding a lot of new technology and they have a lot of shared componentry among vehicles and platforms,” Fisher said.
New vehicle introductions with new technology affects reliability. Redesigned for the first time in 15 years, the 2022 Toyota Tundra debuted with two new powertrain options and a slew of technological updates. The full-size pickup truck is the only Toyota to rate below average due to body leaks, hardware issues, and trim complaints.
BMW jumped 10 spots to rank third overall, in part because they haven’t launched that many new products recently and they’ve simplified their iDrive infotainment system, Fisher said.
Mazda, Honda, Audi, Subaru, Acura, Kia, and Lincoln rounded out the top 10 in that order, with Lincoln and its small lineup taking a huge jump in the reliability rankings in becoming the only domestic brand to crack the top 10. Domestic brands lack consistency.
“The big difference we’re seeing with Asian brands at the top is that they are very consistent (with platforms and technology). We don’t see that with domestics,” Fisher said. “We see larger changes with a lot of their vehicles, and many different platforms.”
Mercedes-Benz is the least reliable brand for the first time in CR’s rankings, coming in last of 24 automakers. Not only has the brand launched its EQ electric vehicle family this year, it has recently rolled out its massive Hyperscreen that includes three screens under a single pane of glass stretching 56 inches.
“Owners report problems with the in-car electronics such as screen freezing or going blank, and sometimes requiring hardware replacement,” Consumer Reports said in a statement.
Tesla improved 4 spots to 19th, while Chevrolet, GMC, Volkswagen, and Jeep filled out the bottom dwellers between Tesla and Mercedes.
Accounting for more than half of the EV market assessed in the study, Tesla has different reliability problems than other automakers and other electric vehicles. Tesla issues revolve around body hardware, paint and trim, and steering and suspension. Electric vehicles by other automakers have reliability issues with the battery pack, electric charging, and electric drive motor issues. Both sets of EV makers had reliability issues with the climate system and in-car electronics.
“We’re seeing the types of problems that have been worked out by other automakers that have been around for 100 years,” Fisher said of Tesla. “What we don’t see with Tesla are a lot of problems with electric powertrains. They’re actually better in that than most other EV brands.”
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TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — When migrants arrive to the main crossing point into southern Mexico — a steamy city with no job opportunities, a place packed with foreigners eager to keep moving north — they soon learn the only way to cut through the red tape and expedite what can be a monthslong process is to pay someone.
With soaring numbers of people entering Mexico, a sprawling network of lawyers, fixers and middlemen has exploded in the country. Opportunists are ready to provide documents to migrants who can afford to speed up the system — and who don’t want to risk their lives packed in a truck for a dangerous border crossing.
In nearly two dozen interviews with The Associated Press, migrants, officials and those in the business described a network operating at the limit of legality, cooperating with — and sometimes bribing — bureaucrats in Mexico’s immigration sector, where corruption is deeply ingrained, and at times working directly with smugglers.
The result is a booming business that often preys on a population of migrants who are largely poor and desperate.
Freedom from detention, permits, visas: All are available for a price via the network. Although the documents are legal and the cost can be several hundred dollars or more, migrants are at risk of arrest or return to entry points, thanks to inconsistent enforcement and corruption at checkpoints.
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This story is part of the Associated Press series “Migration Inc,” which investigates individuals and companies that profit from the movement of people who flee violence and civil strife in their homelands.
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Crossing through Mexico has long been a risk. Free government channels that can mitigate danger are available, but the record number of migrant arrivals has wreaked havoc on the system.
In the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, U.S. authorities apprehended people crossing the southwest border 2.38 million times. That’s up 37 percent from the year prior.
In response, the Mexican government loosened criteria for some temporary and transit permits, especially for migrants from countries where it would be difficult for Mexico to return them.
Now, it takes months just to get an appointment to begin the process. Amid waits and tension, it’s tempting to pay fixers and lawyers.
In the south, migrants can choose from different packages — transit permits, temporary visas — promoted on social media and adapted to various scenarios and budgets. Farther north, options are scarce; paying specific operators may be the only way out of a detention center.
Migrants rarely report questionable practices. Most assume payments and time are part of the price of getting to the U.S. Authorities seldom take action, citing lack of evidence.
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has declared the National Immigration Institute one of Mexico’s most corrupt institutions. Yet in the past four years, only about one in every 1,000 internal investigations opened by the agency made it to the prosecutor’s office, data show.
The National Immigration Institute didn't reply to requests for comment about efforts to combat corruption. Officials there refused to be interviewed. This month, the agency said it had followed up on every recommendation issued by the internal control office.
Lack of accountability has made it easy for fixers to operate and exchange payments and information with officials.
The Federal Institute of Public Defenders has denounced arrangements between immigration agents and private lawyers. In response, some of its officials have been harassed and intimidated, according to the agency.
For one Dominican man, getting papers took three days and $1,700 to get a permit to travel through Mexico, he told AP. He said a lawyer brought the government-issued transit document to a house where a smuggler took him after he crossed into Mexico.
While waiting for the lawyer, he said he suddenly feared he’d been kidnapped — nobody told him how long the documents would take. But once payment was transferred by a friend, papers arrived and he took a bus to Mexico City, he said.
The man insisted on anonymity to remain safe as he traveled.
He and others who cross the country use “safe-passage” permits — common language for some temporary documents issued by Mexico. Most allow exiting the country through any border.
Lawyers and brokers advertise prices for various papers largely via WhatsApp messages. In one seen by AP, options ranged from $250 paid in Mexican currency for a simple document allowing transit to $1,100 in U.S. money for more sophisticated humanitarian visas.
The broker guarantees real government-issued documents, not forgeries. He showed AP the message on condition of anonymity because of the illegal nature of some of the work and fears for his safety and livelihood.
Much of the money goes toward paying officials at the National Immigration Institute, according to the broker. A lawyer who independently spoke with AP confirmed details about bribes. He also spoke on condition of anonymity to protect his business and avoid legal issues.
The immigration agency didn't answer AP’s requests for comment. In previous statements, it has said officials try to avoid bribery and corruption by installing surveillance cameras in offices and encouraging people to report problems.
The broker who spoke with AP said his contact at the National Immigration Institute is a senior official who always comes through with documents, except when transactions freeze temporarily — often when the agency is in the spotlight. The broker didn't identify his contact to AP.
Generally, when corruption is alleged, officials demand that employee’s resignation or simply don't renew the contract, since most are temporary workers, according to a federal official who insisted upon anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak to AP.
Tonatiuh Guillen, who led the immigration agency at the beginning of López Obrador’s term, told AP he requested the resignation of some 400 officials suspected of wrongdoing. After he left in 2019, some were rehired, he said.
Andrés Ramírez, chief of the Mexican Commission for Refugee Aid, the government’s agency responsible for asylum seekers and refugees, said corrupt practices such as selling documents have been on the rise since last year. At that time, he said, his office was “on the verge of collapse” after receiving 130,000 asylum applications in 2021, four times that of 2018.
Last April, the sale of documents inside the COMAR office in Tapachula became the subject of an investigation when two complaints were filed. Four officials left; the investigation is ongoing.
Ramírez told AP anyone else implicated will be fired: “Zero tolerance.”
Even when migrants buy travel documents or visas, they aren’t guaranteed safe transit. Papers may be disregarded or destroyed by the very agency that issued them.
A 37-year-old Cuban man who spoke on condition of anonymity to protect himself and others who may be crossing Mexico described buying documents last year in Tapachula for $1,800, including transportation to the U.S. border.
A few days later, he was arrested, he said, as immigration agents boarded his bus and tore up safe-passage documents.
When he reached the detention center, he said, an official told him how things work: He could pay $1,500 to get out and be put on a bus to the border.
The man said he refused and went on hunger strike with others. Through the intervention of United Nations officials who visited, he contacted a public defender who helped get him released. | 2022-12-29T05:26:59+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Thriving-network-of-fixers-preys-on-migrants-17682595.php |
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Legislature is considering a proposal that would end an exemption to the state’s child abuse and neglect reporting laws for members of the clergy.
On Wednesday, the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee held the first of what could be several meetings on the subject before it votes on the proposal.
Attorney Benjamin Novogroski, of the office of Legislative Counsel, says Vermont’s mandated reporting law includes doctors, teachers and social workers who are required to report suspected child abuse and neglect. In some circumstances, members of the clergy also are required reporters, but not when the member of the clergy learns of the abuse during a setting such as the confessional.
Novogroski said that in researching the proposal, he found that when other jurisdictions have attempted to enact similar legislation it has been criticized for ostensibly interfering with the constitutional right to the free exercise of religion.
“”But, really, how that would play out in Vermont is unclear," he said.
“I feel like the balancing test here is weighing the importance of reporting child abuse versus the importance of protecting the person’s confidentiality when they want to confess because they feel guilty," said Democratic Sen. Nader Hashim, a Democrat from Windham County.
Aryka Radke, the commissioner of the Family Services Division of the Vermont Department for Children and Families, said the division supports the proposal.
“Eliminating the clergy exemption could provide an additional path for reporting child abuse, which is definitely consistent with our department’s child welfare mission," she said.
The measure was proposed by state Sen. Richard Sears, the longtime chair of the Judiciary Committee who has worked for years to fight child abuse.
Sears made the proposal after learning through a news story published last year by The Associated Press that Vermont is one of 33 states that exempt clergy in certain circumstances from laws requiring professionals such as teachers, physicians and psychotherapists to report information about alleged child sex abuse to police or child welfare officials.
Nationwide, the exemption has resulted in an unknown number of predators being allowed to continue abusing children for years despite having confessed the behavior to religious officials. In many cases, the privilege has been invoked to shield religious groups from civil and criminal liability after the abuse became known to civil authorities.
Sears said in December that over the years there have been cases in Vermont in which mandated reporters didn’t report instances of abuse as required but that he was unaware of any cases specifically involving members of the clergy.
During the meeting at the Statehouse in Montpelier, lawmakers heard from a judge, criminal lawyers, and a social worker, but there were no members of religious organizations present either in person or participating remotely.
After the hearing, Hashim said the proposal is not aimed at any specific faith. He said he would like members of religious faiths to testify at future hearings.
“I think hearing from a religious scholar who has an understanding of multiple religions and their laws, I think it’d be helpful," he said.
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After two consecutive years of declines, suicide rates in the United States increased in 2021, nearly matching the record high from 2018.
There were 48,183 deaths by suicide in 2021, after 45,979 in 2020 and 47,511 in 2019, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Age-adjusted suicide rates among American Indian or Alaska Native people were the highest across the groups, with 28.1 suicide deaths per 100,000, and experienced the largest relative percentage change between 2018 and 2021 at a 26 percent increase. Suicide rates also increased by about 19 percent among Black people between 2018 and 2021, and by 6.8 percent among Hispanic people between 2018 and 2021.
The only group to see a decrease was non-Hispanic white people, where rates dropped by nearly 4 percent.
Increased suicide rates among younger Black Americans ages 10 to 24, which went up by approximately 36 percent, raised “particular concern,” the CDC said.
Suicide rates among those ages 45 to 64 “decreased significantly overall” by about 12.4 percent, according to the CDC.
The CDC cited various reasons for the increased suicide rates, including personal, professional and financial issues, as well as the coronavirus pandemic.
“Suicide is a complex problem related to multiple risk factors such as relationship, job or school, and financial problems, as well as mental illness, substance use, social isolation, historical trauma, barriers to health care, and easy access to lethal means of suicide among persons at risk,” the CDC said.
“As the nation continues to respond to the short- and long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, remaining vigilant in prevention efforts is critical, especially among disproportionately affected populations where longer-term impacts might compound preexisting inequities in suicide risk,” it added. | 2023-02-13T22:12:27+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/hill-politics/suicides-increased-after-two-years-of-declines-cdc-data/ |
BRUSSELS – Donor nations from across the globe were scrambling Thursday to find billions of dollars to extend their aid commitment to millions of Syrians who have been battered by hunger, poverty, civil war and a massive earthquake.
Amid pressing needs across the globe from Ukraine to Sudan, the annual donor conference hosted by the European Union in Brussels has even more political overtones as Syrian President Bashar Assad is slowly carving his way back from being an international pariah to the regional mainstream. Finding hard cash, though, remains key.
“My appeal is simple: Help us help the Syrian people. We are asking for $11.1 billion, our largest appeal worldwide,” U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres said. “We have no time to spare.”
Funding from the conference will help provide aid to Syrians in the war-torn country and to some 5.7 million Syrian refugees living in neighboring countries, particularly Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan.
But for nations hit by economic difficulties, a surge in inflation that has hurt the poor in even the wealthiest nations, and the seemingly hopeless situation that drags on in Syria's 13-year conflict, money is increasingly hard to come by.
Gutteres said that because of the funding crisis, there would need to be drastic aid cuts for the 5.5 million people in Syria who have been receiving food assistance.
“Our cash assistance will run out for two and a half million Syrians next month alone,” Gutteres said, calling it “priority number one.”
The crisis is also hitting the neighboring nations which host some 5.7 million refugees. Some say their support for refugees might be changing in the light of any funding squeeze.
Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi of Jordan, which hosts about 1.3 million Syrians, said that “Handling the burden of refugees is a partnership between donor states and host states. If the donor states cannot play its role, it cannot expect the host states to do so as well.”
The pledging conference comes at a politically precarious time as well. Assad recently received a major political lifeline with the return of Syria to the Arab League, and Syria’s neighbors have, in return, called for a mass repatriation of refugees.
However, Josep Borrell, foreign policy chief of the 27-nation EU, insisted that the bloc would not change its policies toward Assad, including maintaining sanctions against his regime. “We are not on the same line as the Arab League. That's clear,” Borrell said. He added, however, that he would be interested in what the league could achieve with its new position.
The conference comes after a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked large swaths of Syria in February, further compounding its misery. The World Bank estimated over $5 billion in damage s as the quake destroyed homes and hospitals and further crippled Syria’s poor power and water infrastructure.
At last year’s conference in Brussels, donors pledged $6.7 billion, falling billions short of the U.N.’s $10.5 billion appeal, split almost evenly to assist Syrians inside the country and refugees.
A new pledging total from the 57 nations and 30 international organizations participating in the conference is expected late Thursday or Friday.
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Chehayeb reported from Beirut. | 2023-06-15T11:49:52+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2023/06/15/donor-nations-scramble-to-find-billions-of-dollars-of-funding-for-syrian-aid/ |
In tribute to his late wife, Mike Ulliman quits successful corporate career to write a life defining album that just might bring Rock back to glory with music fans can actually own
ATLANTA, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Everyday Dolores
After his wife suddenly and tragically passed away; multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and producer Mike Ulliman, sole member of Everyday Dolores, quit his successful corporate career, built a recording studio that rivals any professional studio and for the next 5 years wrote, recorded and produced his Magnum Opus, Sunflower released on December 10th, 2022…his late wife's birthday. Sunflower, his wife's favorite flower. is a pop rock album that combines the sounds of 80's progressive pop behemoths like YES, Genesis and XTC with 90's alternative rock greats like Jane's Addiction, The Pixies & Sonic Youth. Sunflower translates the everyday struggles of life, loss and love with RadioAirPlay.com saying "[Everyday Dolores]...casts aside the rule-book with both a great sense of creative poise and sheer musical exuberance, presenting listeners with a wildly inventive and continually intriguing listening experience..."
Sunflower is a "Vinyl First" release supported by an amazing, limited edition splatter vinyl package complete with framable cover art, never before seen pictures with each album individually hand numbered by Mike himself in gold paint. Sunflower is also streaming on all digital platforms but vinyl takes precedence in all promotional efforts. Ulliman mentions "Vinyl is beautiful and fun for the fans but also creates real revenue for artists that streaming generally ignores. That sense of ownership and pride in my music is something I've always valued and is something I'm trying to give my fans". The first single "Can You Hear Me (On The Other Side)?" released with the vinyl album drop is garnering high praise from internet radio listeners with the video premier now being considered for multiple awards and film festivals.
Sunflower is a multi-layered, guitar-driven, harmonious work of art that fills a gap in rock and pop music that is largely ignored by today's music industry but ripe for a screaming comeback. Other singles such as "Walk Not Talk" and "Lifelong Holiday" from Sunflower are set to be released in early 2023.
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SAN DIEGO — Feel overworked, burnt out, and not rewarded for your hard work?
Some are workers are saying fine, they'll just quietly quit without resigning from their job.
The term “quiet quitting" went viral on TikTok with the hashtag gaining more than 20 million views.
It's not technically quitting but quietly pulling away from your 9-5 job and doing the bare minimum. While some may balk at it, it could wake up employers and help the workforce.
“In American culture, we have an ideal worker norm, which is the best worker is available at all hours,” said Lacie Barber, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University.
She has published her research on Telepressure in the workforce and says this just Gen Z’ers who are using the term.
“I think these conversations are happening at all age levels in the organization. I think we should thank our younger colleagues for being on social media more and being outspoken about these issues and ideas,” said Barber.
The pandemic sparked this new work culture and is putting mental health first. Quiet quitting can vary from one employee to another. But for many it’s not going the extra mile, not working overtime or checking emails and text afterhours.
Barber says before the pandemic, the office had structure but now remote work creates fewer boundaries leading to more burn out and "job creep," where you are tasked with more work than you are paid for or not rewarded.
This comes at a time when Gallup recently released a study that shows in 2020 worker engagement went down for the first time in a decade to 36% and continues to dip to 32%.
Barber says there needs to be what she calls sustainable engagement amongst co-workers and managers.
“Now it's about how can we signal to each other consideration for flexible schedules without obligation? And I think that's the conversation we want to have,” said Barber.
This could be a wakeup call for employers.
“Very important for retention, losing workers is costly. I think there's some upside for employers and managers,” said Elizabeth Lyons, Associate professor at UCSD’s School of Global Policy and Strategy.
She has done extensive research in teleworking and best practices.
“I think making these adjustments is going to result in a more productive workforce and more productive companies. But yes, it does require upfront effort,” said Lyons.
That effort from all fronts could create a more "namaste" work culture.
The CDC has more information and resources on mental health in the workplace.
WATCH RELATED: County leaders to meet and discuss significant behavioral health worker shortage in region (August 2022) | 2022-08-24T14:58:14+00:00 | 9news.com | https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/9news-mornings/quiet-quitting-without-quitting-job/509-ab06150c-4e93-4a56-81e4-7a2f3473ca66 |
Scientists recommend the start of a geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted Earth — soot, plastics and radioactive fallout have made it into the rocks, ice and mud that form our planet.
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Scientists recommend the start of a geological epoch defined by how humans have impacted Earth — soot, plastics and radioactive fallout have made it into the rocks, ice and mud that form our planet.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Built Robotics, the inventor of the robotic Exosystem™ and leader in construction autonomy, is announcing its expansion into the European market. To promote the news, Built will be presenting its Exosystem, and will be running a real-time, live video demonstration of robotic operation at bauma, the world's largest trade fair in the construction industry.
"Demand for the Exosystem has been tremendous in the critical European market," said Gaurav Kikani, Vice President of Business Development & Strategy at Built Robotics. "By putting our autonomous solutions into the hands of contractors and skilled workers throughout Europe, Built continues to make jobsites smarter, safer, and more productive across the globe."
Built's Exosystem transforms excavators into fully autonomous robots. The Exosystem can be installed within hours on a variety of machines from most major manufacturers, while still maintaining complete manual control. Current solutions include fully autonomous excavators used to dig trench in energy and infrastructure projects.
Visitors to Built's booth FN.914/5 at bauma can experience a real-time, live video feed demonstrating autonomous heavy equipment operating from thousands of kilometers away in the United States and Australia. The demonstration allows visitors to see how Built's Exosystem is installed on excavators to turn them into fully autonomous trenching robots. Visitors can remote control the robot through a laptop within the booth. The demonstration will run from Monday through Friday.
Built will be showcasing a full-size Exosystem that allows visitors a 360-degree view of the hardware that is installed on the equipment. This is the first time an Exosystem has been brought to Europe, and Built staff will be on-hand to speak with visitors on how to start using the technology on their jobsites.
In recognition of Built's focus on the future of construction, Built has been nominated for the 2022 bauma Innovation Award in the mechanical engineering category. This recognition marks a significant milestone and acknowledgement of the importance of autonomy to usher in a new era in construction productivity. Winners of the award will be announced before the start of the trade fair.
On October 25, at 12:10pm, Built will deliver a technology talk on autonomy in construction at the bauma Forum. The talk will focus on the deployment, ROI, and future of autonomy in the construction space and give attendees real-world, first-hand information from existing commercial projects. More details of the event can be found within the show schedule.
Attendees at bauma can visit Built Robotics October 24–30, 2022, in the Open-Air Area North at Booth FN.914/5.
Built Robotics' mission is to build the robots that build the world. As the inventor of the world's first autonomy solution for excavators, the Exosystem™, Built transforms excavators into fully autonomous trenching robots. Exosystems are deployed today across the $1 trillion earthmoving industry, building critical infrastructure in energy, telecom, and more.
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MADRID (AP) — Health officials in Spain reported seven cases of monkeypox and Portugal updated its number of confirmed cases to 14 Thursday as an outbreak of a viral disease typically limited to Africa expanded in Europe.
In Spain, all of the reported cases to date involved men in Madrid, officials said. Health officials are currently testing another 22 suspected cases, said Antonio Zapatero of the regional health department.
“It’s possible that more cases will emerge in the coming days,” Zapatero told Spanish radio network Onda Cero.
Officials said all of the cases identified so far were mild and that the infections appeared linked to close contact among two chains of transmission. No details were given as to whether the men had traveled to Africa or whether the cases were connected to other reported cases across Europe.
Portuguese authorities said Thursday that the 14 cases confirmed in the country all were reported in the area surrounding the capital city of Lisbon.
Meanwhile, the tally of confirmed cases in Britain rose to nine. Britain’s Health Security Agency said Wednesday that recent cases reported this week had been seen “predominantly in gay, bisexual or men who have sex with men,” though it noted that it was unclear how exactly people had gotten infected.
In Rome, the Lazzaro Spallanzani Hospital said Thursday it had confirmed one case of monkeypox in a patient who had recently traveled to Spain’s Canary Islands. Sweden’s public health agency also reported one case Thursday, saying it remained unclear how the patient became infected.
Monkeypox has not previously been documented to have spread through sex, but can be transmitted through close contact with infected people, their clothing or bedsheets.
The U.S. state of Massachusetts on Wednesday reported one case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada, prompting officials to probe potential links to the outbreak in Europe.
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said Thursday that the probability of transmission without close contact is low. But it warned that “the likelihood of further spread of the virus through close contact, for example during sexual activities, is considered to be high.”
It recommended that authorities and community organizations raise awareness of the outbreak among men who have sex with other men or who have casual sex or multiple partners.
Suspected cases should be isolated, it said, and the smallpox vaccine administered to high-risk close contacts.
Monkeypox typically causes fever, chills, a rash and lesions on the face or genitals resembling those caused by smallpox. A vaccine developed against smallpox has been approved for monkeypox, and several anti-virals also appear to be effective.
Most people recover from monkeypox within weeks, but the World Health Organization says the disease is fatal for up to one in 10 infected people. Sporadic cases of monkeypox have been seen previously in countries including Britain and the U.S., but nearly all have been in people who were likely infected during their travels in Africa.
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Barry Hatton reported from Lisbon, Portugal. Jan M. Olsen in Copenhagen and Colleen Barry in Milan contributed to this report. | 2022-05-19T18:50:48+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/international/spain-confirms-7-monkeypox-cases-as-european-outbreak-grows/ |
A panel on Tuesday called for changes at the federal agency that oversees most of the nation’s food supply, saying revamped leadership, a clear mission and more urgency are needed to prevent illness outbreaks and to promote good health.
But the report stopped short of recommending specific steps to take, instead offering several scenarios such as creating a separate food agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; putting the Food and Drug Administration commissioner directly in charge of the foods program; or creating a deputy commissioner for foods.
Leadership and culture must also be restructured to better respond to food safety crises and chronic public health problems, according to the 51-page report by the Reagan-Udall Foundation, a group separate from but closely tied to the FDA.
The “lack of a single, clearly identified person” to lead the foods program has led to a culture of “constant turmoil” at the agency, the report found.
The FDA oversees human and veterinary drugs and medical devices. along with much of the U.S. food supply. The Agriculture Department also oversees some food products.
Experts called the report a strong “first step” to addressing longstanding internal issues that have contributed to problems such as the deadly contaminated infant formula crisis that led to a national shortage this year.
“It’s essentially acknowledging that there needs to be a cultural change,” said Brian Ronholm, director of food policy at Consumer Reports.
But others said the agency should have indicated which restructuring option would be best.
“They lay out all the options,” said Bill Marler, a food safety lawyer who testified to the panel that conducted the review. “I kind of wish they would have picked one.”
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said he would consider which changes to make after reviewing the report and consulting with experts inside and outside the agency.
In the meantime, Califf said he would closely oversee the foods program himself until changes are made.
“I will be fully engaged to ensure that the program comes out of this transition,” he said in a statement.
Califf called for the review of the food side of FDA in July, giving the panel 60 working days to come up with recommendations for the foods program. The request did not ask for evaluation of the Center for Veterinary Medicine or the programs that oversee cosmetics and dietary supplements.
From the start, critics were concerned that the time frame was too short, that leaving the veterinary center out of the review was a mistake and that the foundation – whose mission is to support FDA – might not be the right entity to conduct an impartial evaluation.
The FDA will provide public updates early next year, Califf said.
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Nate Thayer, a fearless reporter who survived several brushes with death over decades covering conflict in Southeast Asia and was the last western journalist to interview Pol Pot, the leader of the murderous Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, has died.
Thayer was found dead at his Falmouth, Massachusetts home on Tuesday by a friend, his brother, Rob Thayer, said Thursday. He was 62.
He had been suffering with multiple ailments for several months, and the cause of death was listed as natural causes, Rob Thayer said, adding that he had last spent time with his brother on Sunday.
Thayer at various times worked for The Associated Press, Jane’s Defence Weekly, the Phnom Penh Post, The Washington Post, Agence France Presse and Soldier of Fortune Magazine, but it was while working as a correspondent for the Hong Kong-based Far Eastern Economic Review that he scored the Pol Pot interview published in October 1997. It was the reclusive leader’s first interview in nearly 20 years.
By then, the movement had turned on him.
“After a series of furtive rendezvous, using coded messages over mobile phones, I slipped into one of the most impenetrable, malarial-ridden and landmine-strewn jungles of the world: Khmer Rouge-controlled northern Cambodia,” Thayer wrote.
Pol Pot, “an anguished old man, frail and struggling to maintain his dignity, was watching his life vision crumble in utter, final defeat,” he wrote.
The leader of the Communist Khmer Rouge, under whose regime some 2 million Cambodians died, shocked the world by saying said his “conscience is clear.” He blamed piles of human skulls in the nation’s “killing fields” on his country’s historic enemy Vietnam, and asked for international sympathy for this own poor health and personal suffering.
Thayer “had spent years developing contacts within the Khmer Rouge, Thai intelligence, and elsewhere to gain this access, and seized an opening when the movement turned in upon itself,” his editor at the Review, Andrew Sherry wrote in 2005. “By no means a Khmer Rouge apologist, he presented a straight, unvarnished picture of the past and present, and confronted Pol Pot with the evidence that he was a mass murderer.”
Pol Pot died in April 1998.
Thayer was also involved in a public feud with ABC’s “Nightline” and Ted Koppel over a Pol Pot story, which ended with him rejecting a prestigious Peabody Award.
Thayer sold the story to ABC understanding it would be a one-week exclusive with North American television rights only. But he said ABC distributed the story worldwide put photos on its website, scooping Thayer’s own print account for the Far Eastern Economic Review.
“Ted Koppel and ‘Nightline’ literally stole my work, took credit for it, trivialized it, refused to pay me and then attempted to bully and extort me when I complained,” he wrote in a letter rejecting the Peabody.
ABC said the pre-broadcast publicity is common practice for such an exclusive story and Koppel praised Thayer. The sides later settled.
Thayer dug out stories from Asia where most western journalists feared to go, and almost paid with his life.
In an online blog he maintained, he described the terrifying moment in October 1989 when the truck he was riding in with several Cambodian guerillas drove over two anti-tank mines. Many of the guerillas died.
“My eardrums were blown out,” he wrote. “The concussion of the explosion was so great my brain shut down. I remember the liquid in my body became so heated I could feel it simmering near boiling. I could hear my blood boiling, gurgling from what seemed like heat. I felt my brain being tossed around like a rag doll bouncing off the insides of the wall of my boned skull.”
He had shrapnel in his head, torso, and legs, several broken bones, and a dislocated kidney.
The 2 1/2-ton truck, he wrote, “looked like a shredded child’s toy Tonka truck.”
Later in his career, he reported from Iraq, the former Yugoslavia, Cuba, Albania, North Korea, and Mongolia.
He had also been working on a memoir, tentatively titled “Sympathy for the Devil,” when he died.
Thayer, the scion of a prominent Boston family and the son of a diplomat, practically grew up in Asia, as his father was posted to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing and Singapore, Rob Thayer said.
He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but did not graduate.
“He had dreamed of being a journalist and in 1984 he went to the Thai-Cambodia border and began to freelance, and started to make a name for himself,” his brother said.
He spent his last years on Cape Cod, writing against U.S. far right activists and white nationalists and sharing stories of his adventures with his beloved dog, Lamont.
In addition to his brother, Nate Thayer is survived by his mother, Joan Leclerc, and his sisters Marian Vito and Meg Thayer. He did not have children.
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WFO DALLAS / FT. WORTH Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, April 30, 2023
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950 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2023
...The National Weather Service in Fort Worth TX has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in Texas...
Cowleech Fork Sabine River At Greenville affecting Hunt County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Additional information is available at www.weather.gov/fwd.
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Cowleech Fork Sabine River At Greenville.
* WHEN...From Saturday morning to Sunday morning.
* IMPACTS...At 15.0 feet, Caution should be exercised near the river
as water begins to flow out of the banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 8:45 AM CDT Friday the stage was 5.7 feet.
- Flood stage is 14.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
late tomorrow morning to a crest of 14.9 feet early tomorrow
afternoon. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow
evening.
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After former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday, his inner circle and his political team have to determine the best path forward for the GOP presidential candidate.
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After former President Donald Trump appeared in court Tuesday, his inner circle and his political team have to determine the best path forward for the GOP presidential candidate.
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Here are a few extra notes, quotes, stats and whatever else I could empty out of the old notebook after Saturday’s 85-53 UNM Lobos exhibition win over Division II CSU-Pueblo in the Pit:
For starters…
The Lobos played 14 players and used 20 lineup combinations on Saturday.
The statistics pretty much showed that one lineup — the starting five — was head and shoulders better than the other 19 combinations.
First off, for those who are new to my “Emptying the Notebook” column, I break the best and worst five-man lineup combinations every game in the “Line ’em up” section toward the bottom of this article. So some of this will be repeated there.
For today, though, and since the Lobos have a couple newcomers and maybe some fans still have questions about who is going to start (there has been very little question about the likely starting five pretty much all offseason), I wanted to highlight exactly why there isn’t really a question about the first unit the Lobos will roll out there most nights.
The Lobos starters on Saturday, and likely all season, look like this:
The starting 5⃣ for tonight's exhibition game against CSU Pueblo! #GoLobos pic.twitter.com/ghItY08Mrh
— Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) October 29, 2022
• PG/1: Jaelen House (6-0)
• SG/2: Jamal Mashburn Jr. (6-2)
• SF/3: Javonte Johnson (6-6)
• PF/4: Josiah Allick (6-8)
• C/5: Morris Udeze (6-8)
All that unit did on Saturday was, in 12 minutes, 8 seconds playing together, outscored CSU-Pueblo by 22 (41-19) — a number that would over the course of a full 40 minute game would be like beating a team by about 72 points.
The starters scored 1.98 points per possession, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out nine assists, meaning the Lobos other 28 minutes with combinations that weren’t all five starters had just five assists.
Saturday, the starters got an early lead, then things got sluggish. They came back in and pulled away. Things again got sloppy when other combinations were on the floor and then to start the second half, they extended the lead even more, before a bunch of reserve players closed out the game — still defending well, but clearly not quite as effective offensively or cohesive as a unit like the starters.
“I thought that first half will be a really good picture for our guys to see and learn from,” Lobos coach Richard Pitino said of his team, which led 49-25 at the break. “We (with the starters) built a lead, then subbed, and then they came back in and built another lead.”
Obviously injuries, foul trouble, a hot hand from a bench guy, etc., can all happen and change on any given night the expectation that this starting five is, indeed, the best. But on most nights, this is the teams best five — individually (yes, talented freshman Donovan Dent may get there in a hurry, but he’s not there right now) and, more importantly, as a unit working together.
The gamer…
Here’s the story I filed from the Pit media room for the Journal on Saturday night:
A number to know: 33.3
CSU-Pueblo, a Division II team, shot 33.3% from the field on Saturday, hitting 18-of-54 shots.
Last season, the Lobos finished ranked 243rd out of 358 Division I teams (there are now 363 DI teams this season) in defensive efficiency per KenPom.com and allowed teams to connect on 45.6% of their shots. In fact, only twice last year did a team shoot worse than CSU-Pueblo against the Lobos defense:
• Dec. 21, 2021: Norfolk State 31.7% (UNM won, 68-54)
• Feb. 11, 2022: (NAIA) Northern New Mexico 32.2% (UNM won, 78-46)
For a more apples to apples comparison, in the Lobos’ exhibition win last year over another of the state’s D-II programs, New Mexico Highlands hit 38.6% of its shots (28-73) in a 101-72 UNM victory.
‘We can’t play everybody’
While the starting five was a good unit on the floor Saturday, not every combination used worked out for the Lobos.
And that wasn’t unexpected. In fact, getting that on film is a plus at this point of the season for the Lobos (or any team for that matter).
“Sometimes it’s nice to show them — this is why we’re not doing this,” Pitino said when asked about using so many combinations.
“We can’t play everybody. It’s too hard. … I think we’ve really improved our roster, I think not only talent wise, but I think there’s great substance in that locker room. But you can’t play everybody.”
Love from the bench…
Freshman guard Braden Appelhans played 20 minutes in his first Lobo game, scoring four points, grabbing three boards. He shot 2-for-3 from the field, including a nice looking floater and then a dunk on a fast break late in the game that had his teammates on the bench going crazy, as Journal photographer Roberto E. Rosales captured in this photo:
Cool picture here of the @UNMLoboMBB bench when freshman @AppelhansBraden had a breakaway dunk late in Saturday's game. (pic by @rosalesquique. #mwbb pic.twitter.com/LNRDzu0rzJ
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) October 30, 2022
After posting that photo on Twitter, Braden shared his appreciation of his upperclassmen teammates, writing “my guys ❤️”
my guys ❤️ https://t.co/HNXeMGx8Lw
— Braden (@AppelhansBraden) October 30, 2022
Doubleheader action…
Saturday wasn’t just about Richard Pitino’s squad, but also Mike Bradbury’s UNM women’s team.
The Lobos (women’s team) took on a traditional Division II power in West Texas A&M and got all they could have wanted from the visitors in a hard-fought 84-75 win in which the Lobos trailed by a point at halftime.
Here is colleague Ken Sickenger’s recap of the game:
And after the game, the visitors paid their respects to the gracious hosts the Lobos were:
The Atmosphere at The Pit is Awesome, Thank You to @UNMLoboWBB and @CoachBradbury for Welcoming the Lady Buffs
Good Luck the Rest of the Season#BuffNation | #GoLobos pic.twitter.com/jYnCuyDGkc
— Lady Buff Basketball (@LadyBuffHoops) October 29, 2022
On the injury front…
Sebastian Forsling was not suited up Saturday due to an ankle sprain suffered early last week. The good news was two-fold. First, he wasn’t wearing the protective boot he had for a few days after the injury. Second, he looked to be in midseason cheering form on the Lobo bench, leading the charge to get the fans going.
“I’ve told him I’m gonna give him some pom poms because he does a great job there,” joked coach Richard Pitino when asked about Forsling’s huge support of teammates from the bench.
As for the injury, as stated last week closer to when it happened, it isn’t expected to be a long-lasting one and Pitino said he would hope for Forsling to be available for the Nov. 7 opener vs. Southern Utah.
Forsling, Pitino reminded, is a piece of this season’s puzzle the staff thinks will be more valuable than maybe what most onlookers are talking about.
“I think Sebastian — he’s an underrated X factor for us. He’s big, he plays hard, he can guard the post really, really well,” Pitino said. “So let’s get him back. Get him healthy.”
Welcome back Eman…
It had been 294 days since Emmanuel Kuac broke his leg on the Pit floor in a Jan. 8 game against Utah State.
His rehab has been long and isn’t yet complete, but he has been cleared to play in short spurts. And for the Lobo who has been at UNM the longest — longer than any teammate and longer than anyone on the Lobos coaching staff — it was good to see him get some run on Saturday.
Here was a made 3 by @Emmanuelkuac4 in the first half (video by @rosalesquique) pic.twitter.com/105GgD1zkH
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) October 30, 2022
Kuac played 5 minutes, 58 seconds, hit his only shot (the 3-pointer in the video above), grabbed a couple rebounds and had a pair of turnovers, sort of showing there remains some rust to shake off.
“We were trying to limit them to about 5 to 10 minutes,” Pitino said. “I told him, ‘Nice 3. Don’t need you bringing the ball up court now. Let’s not get carried away.’
“But it was good to see. When he’s healthy, and he’s not 100% by any means, but when he’s healthy, he plays with a high, high motor and he could do some good things.”
Welcome to the Pit…
Six players played their first Lobo game on Saturday. Sort of.
One, walk-on Mac Manzanares had played there in high school and all the players have already played in both a closed door scrimmage and last week’s Cherry/Silver game. Still, Saturday was, even in exhibition form, the first actual “game” they played in the Pit as Lobos.
So, who were the new guys? There were two transfer forwards and four freshmen:
• Morris Udeze (transfer, starter)
• Josiah Allick (transfer, starter)
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• Braden Appelhans (freshman)
• Donovan Dent (freshman)
• Quinton Webb (freshman)
• Mac Manzanares (freshman, walk-on)
Up next…
The Lobos next game is Nov. 7 (a Monday) at 7 p.m. in the Pit against Southern Utah, a team coached by former UNLV interim coach Todd Simon.
The A-team in stripes…
This made fans happy to see.
Three of the best referees (yes, I said BEST), and certainly three of the most popular among fan bases all over the league, were on hand for Saturday’s exhibition game in the Pit:
• Randy McCall
• Verne Harris
• David Hall
How’s this for an A-team of Mountain West officials for a preseason exhibition in the Pit?
• Randy McCall
• Verne Harris
• David Hall pic.twitter.com/8lQll8fLLu— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) October 29, 2022
Well, shoot…
Or shoot well.
The Lobos shot 50.8% from the field on Saturday (32-of-63). During one stretch from the 6:39 mark of the first half and the 16:47 mark of the second half, the team hit 14-of-17 shots (82.4%).
That’s not to say everyone shot well. Starter Javonte Johnson was 0-for-2 and backup forward Jay Allen-Tovar was 0-for-6.
And at the free throw line? Well, let’s just if the Lobos shoot ’em like that in the regular season, the free throws will be costly.
UNM was 12-of-22 (54.5%) at the free throw line on Saturday. The team last season shot 75.0%.
From the pitch to the Pit…
The UNM Lobo women’s soccer team, the 3-time defending Mountain West champions (they did have to share this year’s title as co-champion with Wyoming) was honored on the court during a first half media timeout on Saturday.
The @UNMLoboWSoccer team, winners of three consecutive @MountainWest championships, recognized at midcourt during media timeout here in the Pit. pic.twitter.com/gDCfmDSPo5
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) October 30, 2022
The Lobos are the No. 2 seed in this week’s six-team MWC Tournament here in Albuquerque at the UNM Soccer Complex. The tournament bracket looks like this:
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Join us in Albuquerque to cheer on your team: https://t.co/WFCmp5ZDd3#AtThePEAK | #MWWSOC pic.twitter.com/SsmGd1nEju
— Mountain West (@MountainWest) October 28, 2022
Block party…
The Lobos blocked nine shots on Saturday with sophomore Birima Seck turning back five, which would have been his career high if it wasn’t an exhibition game.
UNM only blocked more than nine shots once last season when the team had 10 blocks in a Nov. 15 win over Grambling.
Postgame with Pitino…
Here is the postgame video of Richard Pitino, Jamal Mashburn Jr., and Birima Seck talking with media afterSaturday’s over CSU-Puelo (as posted to the Journal’s YouTube page):
Pretty pics in the Pit…
Here are some of the great pictures the Journal’s Roberto E. Rosales captured on Saturday night…
I think everyone is ready for for some #Lobo basketball. @UNMLoboMBB took on @CSUPuebloMBB at #ThePit Saturday evening. @ABQJournal pic.twitter.com/f7kRSIhVBs
— Roberto E. Rosales (@rosalesquique) October 30, 2022
Attendance…
The announced attendance for Saturday’s men’s game vs. CSU-Pueblo was 7,929.
Season ticket update…
For those who read my preview article in Saturday’s Journal (or the online version HERE), you already know this. For those who missed it, here is a copy & paste from that article updating you on the season ticket sales for the men’s and women’s basketball teams…
The Lobo men’s basketball team as of Friday afternoon had sold 6,800 season tickets – a little more than 94% renewal rate from last year’s final total of 7,198. Season tickets will be sold a couple weeks into the regular season, which starts Nov. 7.
The women’s team has sold 3,333, already a slight increase over last season’s 3,290.
Single game tickets are also on sale and Deputy Athletic Director David Williams said the New Mexico State game (Nov. 19) and the Iona game (Dec. 18) are significantly outpacing sales for all others.
Fans were not allowed in the Pit for any basketball in the 2020-21 season, and last season included both mask and vaccination requirements to attend games in the Pit. No such restrictions apply this season.
According to UNM budget numbers, men’s basketball brought in $2.96 million in ticket sales last season. Women’s basketball brought in $363,000. Those do not include revenue from the 24 suites that were rented out last season as that revenue goes toward debt service on the 2009-10 season Pit renovation. UNM has already sold 29 (of 40) suites this season, not counting single-game rentals.
Plus/minus…
Here’s the plus/minus numbers for the Lobos from Saturday’s exhibition game, with minutes played in parenthesis:
NOTE: For those unfamiliar the the +/- stats I post after every game, the number reflects how the team’s score changed for the time each player was on the court.
+26 Josiah Allick (19:22)
+25 Jaelen House (15:53)
+21 Javonte Johnson (15:21)
+18 Jamal Mashburn Jr. (18:57)
+16 Birima Seck (16:58)
+15 Morris Udeze (16:06)
+13 Braden Appelhans (19:55)
+7 Quinton Webb (9:57)
+5 K.J. Jenkins (15:50)
+5 Donovan Dent (22:44)
+5 Jay Allen-Tovar (20:40)
+2 Safi Fino-A-Laself (1:23)
+2 Mac Manzanares (00:56)
0 Emmanuel Kuac (5:58)
Line ’em up…
The Lobos used 20 unique lineup combinations in Saturday’s exhibition game.
Here’s a look at a few notable combinations from the UNM Lobos, starting with the starters, which was the unit head and shoulders above any other lineup combination on Saturday…
The starting 5⃣ for tonight's exhibition game against CSU Pueblo! #GoLobos pic.twitter.com/ghItY08Mrh
— Lobo Basketball (@UNMLoboMBB) October 29, 2022
STARTING LINEUP
• Who: House/Mashburn/Johnson/Allick/Udeze
• Point differential: +22 (41-19)
• Time on court: 12:08
• Note: As noted up higher in this column, the starters posted a crazy 1.98 points per possession, had 12 rebounds in their 12:08 together on the floor and dished out nine of UNM’s 14 assists, meaning the other 28 minutes of the game, UNM had just five assists.
BEST LINEUP (OK, 2nd best)
• Who: Dent/Appelhans/Webb/Allen-Tovar/Seck
• Point differential: +7 (11-4)
• Time on court: 3:50
• Note: The best lineup on Saturday was the starting five, but for the sake of getting some more info out there and context on who was working well with one another, I put this lineup under the “best” category for this game.
WORST LINEUP
• Who: Dent/Jenkins/Appelhans/Kuac/Allen-Tovar
• Point differential: -1 (7-8)
• Time on court: 4:33
• Note: Not many lineups were bad for the Lobos on Saturday, and this may be splitting hairs as it wasn’t the worst in terms of being outscored. One lineup that played just 23 seconds gave up a 3 and that was it, resulting in a -3 point differential, but they played so little together I didn’t consider that lineup. But this lineup played more than four minutes together and still lost its time on the court to CSU-Pueblo.
Stats and stats…
Here’s a look at the postgame stat sheet from Saturday’s game, as tweeted by me: UNM 85, CSU-Pueblo 53
Final stat sheet: UNM 85, CSU-Pueblo 53 pic.twitter.com/OvXIPD2zRe
— Geoff Grammer (@GeoffGrammer) October 30, 2022
And for those who want the digital version, here you go: UNM 85, CSU-Pueblo 53
Until next time…
That’ll do it for this exhibition edition of ETN. I’ll keep ’em coming this season as long as you all are still reading them. I’m grateful for the numbers for this column. It’s often the most read sports story of the day when it posts, read even more than the game stories.
The regular season, and regular season ETN’s, are just over a week away. I know I’m excited.
So, until next time… thanks for reading. | 2022-10-30T11:08:47+00:00 | abqjournal.com | https://www.abqjournal.com/2544780/emptying-the-notebook-for-starters-the-lobos-have-found-their-five.html |
NEW YORK, April 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Highgate, a leading hotel management, investment and development company, announced today the appointment of Matt Greene to Executive Vice President, Luxury Residences. In this newly-created position, Matt will report to Chief Executive Officer Arash Azarbarzin and will oversee Highgate's growing portfolio of managed condo-hotels and residences such as The Elser Hotel in Miami and The Altair Hotel in Bay Harbor.
"At Highgate, we are always seeking new opportunities to apply our expertise to drive value for guests and owners," said Azarbarzin. "Matt is the powerhouse who can help lead our dedicated condo-hotel/branded residences team and ensure we have all of the tools to deliver great returns for our partners."
"I'm excited to be working with people whom I have respected and trusted for decades – and to be working on this new vertical at Highgate that presents such significant opportunity to create value," said Matt Greene. "With the benefit of my background in residential development and operations, I look forward to leveraging the resources of Highgate's best-in-class organization able to maximize the potential of these assets and to deliver differentiated residential experiences."
Prior to joining Highgate, Greene served as Executive Vice President, Lifestyle Operations for Evolution Hospitality & Aimbridge Hospitality, where he oversaw the Lifestyle hotel portfolio as well as 10+ new hotel developments across the US & Mexico. He previously held senior operations roles at Hotel ZaZa Dallas, which first sparked Greene's interest in the condo-hotel space after successfully opening an adjacent condo tower to the hotel. Greene then took his experience at ZaZa to Starwood Hotel & Resorts as Senior Director of New Builds & Conversions for W Hotels Worldwide, where he opened the iconic W Dallas Victory, which featured the first residences under the W brand. Greene also managed the Hard Rock Hotel San Diego, a condo hotel located in the city's entertainment corridor.
About Highgate
Highgate is a leading global real estate investment and hospitality management company widely recognized as an innovator in the industry. Highgate is the dominant player in major U.S. gateway cities including New York, Boston, Miami, San Francisco and Honolulu, with a growing footprint in Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. The hospitality forward company provides expert guidance through all stages of the property cycle, from planning and development through recapitalization or disposition. Highgate has a proven record of developing its diverse portfolio of bespoke lifestyle hotel brands, legacy brands, and independent hotels and resorts with contemporary programming and digital acumen. The company utilizes industry-leading revenue management tools that efficiently identify and predict evolving market dynamics to drive outperformance and maximize asset value. With an executive team consisting of some of the most experienced hotel management leaders, the company is a trusted partner for top ownership groups and major hotel brands. Highgate maintains corporate offices in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Waikiki, London and Lisbon. www.highgate.com.
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Taco Bell is bringing back a fan-favorite menu item, but you have to act fast.
Crispy chicken wings are back for a limited time, following a successful addition last year. Each order contains eight bone-in wings coated in a queso seasoning, and costs $6.99. Wings go on sale beginning January 26 through February 9 — a week longer than last year's run.
New this year is a "wings filter" on its app that shows which Taco Bell locations have the wings. That will likely help loyal fans who went wild for the surprising addition last year.
Also beginning next week for a limited time, Taco Bell is also selling a $22 "Ultimate GameDay Box" that features one Mexican Pizza, four crunchy tacos and eight wings.
Fast food chains, including Taco Bell, are always shaking up their menu to draw attention and attract social media attention as a way to cut through the noise. In particular, limited-time items are an important marketing tool for the food industry to draw in foot traffic and customer interest.
Last month, the chain announced it was testing two new varieties of its Mexican Pizza (a Cheesy Jalapeño Mexican Pizza and a Triple Crunch Mexican Pizza) in two US cities for a limited time.
The Mexican Pizza has been an enormous success for the chain. When the item returned in May 2022, it quickly sold out and forced the company to pull it from menus for about three months until it had enough ingredients for it to return.
Taco Bell said that during its initial run, it sold 20 million Mexican Pizzas across the country, and attributed growth in loyalty membership to customers' desire for early access to the product.
Yum Brands, which owns Taco Bell, releases its next earnings on February 8. | 2023-01-19T13:59:09+00:00 | albanyherald.com | https://www.albanyherald.com/news/business/taco-bell-is-bringing-back-a-fan-favorite-menu-item/article_c8306245-7317-5fd4-ae40-b61e95523550.html |
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HELSINKI, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Trevian's residential development project in Tapiola, Finland, has received a legally binding planning decision from the city of Espoo. The residential block will be built in one of the most valuable areas in Espoo replacing a long-vacant office building, the fate of which has been determined through a thorough authority approval process. The block, in the middle of a park area next to the commercial center, is designed to combine high-quality, city-center living with closeness to the natural environment. Trevian, in collaboration with the authorities, has created a new value-increasing development direction through a successful area plan alteration.
Prior to being taken under Trevian management, the property in the central area of Tapiola, had long been a question mark for the area's real estate development. The alteration process for the former office property has been carried forward in a purposeful and controlled manner by Trevian in line with the area's cultural and architectural value. This case is a good example of taking a well thought out approach to a standard and functioning zoning process. It might take some time, but that time is predictable.
As the planning decision came into force on October 27th, 2022, a more detailed architectural design can now be initiated as the next step in the project.
Following the approved planning decision, the former office building will be replaced with a residential block. The garden block is next to the central commercial area and has been planned with respect for the surrounding natural environment and future city development opportunities. Residential buildings of different heights will be placed spaciously in the landscape. The tallest of the buildings, with ten floors, will offer a sea view to the south from the top floors. In total the block will contain approximately 400 new apartments.
"We have added significant value to the property through the successful plan alteration. The cooperation with the authorities of the city of Espoo has been positive and constructive; we achieved the result and goals we anticipated. Our development project will create a vibrant, community focused place to live in the heart of Tapiola that complements the architecture of Finland's best-known garden city and takes into account the national landscape," says Kim Särs, Business Director for Residential Real Estate at Trevian Asset Management.
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Kim Särs
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Trevian Asset Management
+358 40 501 9981
kim.sars@trevian.fi
Trevian Asset Management is Finland's leading real estate asset and investment management company with over €1,2 Billion of assets under management. We specialize in office, retail and residential property. With eight regional offices, we provide unrivalled local expertise across the whole of Finland. Trevian was established in 2012 and is owned by its key personnel. Trevian services are focused for institutional real estate investors, banks, and other professional investors. www.trevian.fi/en/
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TORONTO (AP)Pascal Siakam scored 20 points and matched his career-high with 13 assists, Gary Trent Jr. scored a season-high 27 points and the Toronto Raptors beat Philadelphia 119-109 on Wednesday night.
Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey each scored 31 points and James Harden had 18 for Philadelphia, which lost for the fourth time in five games. The 76ers won at Indiana on Monday, their first victory following an 0-3 start.
”We’ve got to stick together, believe we’re going to be fine but we don’t have a lot of time,” Embiid said. ”We can’t waste time. It hurts to lose, it’s painful, so we’ve just got to figure it out.”
Philadelphia opponents are averaging 111 points per game.
”We’ve got to get on the same page,” Maxey said of the defense. ”We’re all still trying to figure it out. We’ve got three to four new rotation guys, so it’s hard. Once we figure it out, it’s going to be great.”
Sixers coach Doc Rivers echoed Maxey’s disappointment in Philadelphia’s defensive effort so far.
”We just aren’t doing what we need to do,” Rivers said.
Siakam shot 4 for 8 from long distance as Trent was 5 for 10 as the Raptors made a season-high 16 3-pointers. Toronto shot 16 for 37 from beyond the arc.
The Raptors shot 46 for 84, their best field goal percentage of the season. Toronto’s 32 assists were a season-high.
”Offensively we were really good tonight in a lot of areas,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. ”We got transition buckets and we really moved the ball.”
Fred VanVleet scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and O.G. Anunoby added 15 for the Raptors.
Scottie Barnes returned to the lineup with 16 points as Toronto won its second straight. Barnes left Saturday’s loss at Miami because of a sore right ankle and did not play in Monday’s road win over the Heat.
The 76ers beat the Raptors in six games to win their first-round playoff series last spring.
”We knocked them out in the playoffs, right?” Rivers said. ”There was no doubt they were going to come out with more, and we didn’t meet it. That’s disappointing.”
The teams meet in Toronto again Friday night.
Siakam shot 4 for 4 from 3-point range in the first and scored 15 points as Toronto led 35-27 after one.
”We got off to such a slow start, and their key guys got going,” Rivers said. ”We just gifted guys shots early.”
Maxey scored 12 points in the second but the Raptors led 83-53 at the half. Toronto took an 89-79 lead to the fourth.
TIP-INS
76ers: Philadelphia is 0-2 on the road. . Harden led the Sixers with nine assists, while Tobias Harris had a team-high eight rebounds. . The 76ers lost three of four regular season meetings with Toronto last season.
Raptors: Siakam also had 13 rebounds against Minnesota on March 30, 2022. . Siakam had five rebounds. . Toronto didn’t commit a turnover in the first half. They finished with nine. . F Otto Porter Jr., (left hamstring) has yet to play this season.
CAMEROON FOR 3
Embiid, Siakam and Raptors rookie Christian Koloko all shared the floor in the first quarter, the first time three players from Cameroon have played together in an NBA game.
”Amazing,” Siakam said. ”It was great.”
Embiid was also pleased to be part of the historic moment.
”That’s what I’m here for,” he said.
UJIRI FINED
Raptors president Masai Ujiri was fined $35,000 for approaching the scorer’s table and directing inappropriate remarks toward a game official during Saturday’s 112-109 loss at Miami, the NBA announced Wednesday.
UP NEXT
76ers: Visit Toronto on Friday night.
Raptors: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.
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More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-10-27T15:06:27+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/nba-basketball/siakam-scores-20-as-raptors-beat-slumping-76ers-119-109/ |
WATCH LIVE: Detroit police chief gives update on officer killed
Published: Jul. 7, 2022 at 12:58 PM EDT|Updated: 19 minutes ago
DETROIT (WNEM) - Detroit Chief James E. White is giving an update regarding the officer that was killed in the line of duty.
Copyright 2022 WNEM. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-07T17:19:13+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/07/07/watch-live-detroit-police-chief-gives-update-officer-killed/ |
19-year-old killed after being pinned against a tree by own vehicle
NITRO, W.Va. (WSAZ/Gray News) - Authorities in West Virginia say a woman has died after losing control of her vehicle and striking a tree.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies found a 19-year-old female deceased and pinned by a vehicle near a home Sunday afternoon.
Deputies said the woman died after her Hyundai Elantra began rolling down a steep residential driveway, striking a tree and overturning.
Investigators identified the driver as Elizabeth O’Leary. They said she appeared to be partially inside the vehicle while holding the steering wheel which may have caused the vehicle to turn and continue off the driveaway.
The vehicle hit a tree and pinned the 19-year-old, causing fatal trauma before going over a hillside.
The sheriff’s office reported that investigators also found O’Leary’s vehicle was in drive without a parking brake set.
Authorities said no other injuries were reported.
Copyright 2023 WSAZ via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-18T20:33:46+00:00 | kswo.com | https://www.kswo.com/2023/04/18/19-year-old-killed-after-being-pinned-against-tree-by-own-vehicle/ |
PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court will review a lower court’s decision to keep a voter initiative rolling back Republican-backed election law changes and expanding voting access on the ballot and could decide to block it after all.
They ordered him to provide details of his math and the legal basis for his conclusions by midday Friday. The high court is under a tight deadline to act, since the earliest county ballot printing deadline passed Thursday.
It’s final decision on the fate of the measure could come at any time after attorneys for the initiative and challengers respond at 1 p.m.
“Look, we have enough signatures,” said Stacy Pearson, spokeswoman for the initiative backers, said Friday. “It’s a matter of showing the court in a way that they can understand it.”
The high court has already ruled in challenges to two other initiatives, keeping them on the November ballot. The justices said Wednesday that business groups that challenged a proposal requiring greater transparency for political spending and boosting the amount of assets shielded from creditors failed to knock off enough signatures.
They also ruled in many of the signature challenges levied against the election measure, but sent it back to Mikitish to do the final math. He ruled Thursday afternoon that the measure had barely enough valid signatures.
Republican Gov, Doug Ducey and the GOP leaders of the House and Senate had urged the high court to reject all three measures.
Mikitish has presided over three weeks of hearings in a case filed by a pro-business group that challenged many of the nearly 400,000 signatures the initiative backers filed. After lawyers for the Arizona Free Enterprise Club succeeded in knocking off nearly 96,000 signatures, and a county review to determine if the signatures were valid kicked of nearly 64,000 more, it was left with just 2,281 more than the required 237,645 signatures needed to make the ballot.
The Free and Fair Elections measure changes a slew of election laws. It specifically blocks the Legislature from overturning the results of presidential elections, an avenue some Republicans explored after former President Donald Trump’s loss in the state in 2020.
It also guarantees ballot privacy and bars handing election materials or ballots over to outside groups like the state Senate did after 2020, expands voting access, mandates that all voters can go to any polling site, extends early voting and limits lobbyists’ ability to wine and dine lawmakers.
“The single most important component in this initiative is that it prevents the Legislature from overturning the results of an election,” Pearson said Thursday. “And, it prevents Cyber Ninjas in green shirts from spinning around ballots on Lazy Susan tables again, and making a mockery of Arizona’s extraordinarily safe and secure election process.”
The measure also would eliminate the “strict compliance” legal standard that led Mikitish to disqualify many of the petition sheets. The GOP-controlled Legislature required that standard for initiatives in 2017, making it easier to throw them out for relatively minor paperwork errors.
Scot Mussi, president of the Arizona Free Enterprise Club, last week called the election law proposal “a 25-page measure that makes over 60 different changes to Arizona law.”
“Many of these changes and radical reforms they are doing are not supported, and they are trying to sneak in their confusing measure and see if they can get it passed,” Mussi said.
The Free Enterprise Club challenged tens of thousands of signatures, many for exceptionally minor issues.
For instance, 7,000 signatures were challenged because a volunteer petition circulator mistakenly checked a box that indicated they were paid circulators. | 2022-08-26T19:51:03+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-to-have-final-say-on-arizona-voting-initiative/2022/08/26/0c6524a2-2577-11ed-a72f-1e7149072fbc_story.html |
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has first interview since ACL injury
Fifth-year pro vows he's "not going to stop" and that "winning cures all"
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray has conducted his first interview since suffering a torn ACL in his right knee on Dec. 12, telling the team’s website he is a “wiser” person, among other things, since getting injured and watching the club finish a disappointing 4-13.
The 2022 season seemed doomed from the beginning with mounting distractions cropping up here and there almost one day to the next, including a lengthy dispute between Murray and the Cardinals regarding a contract extension. But looking back, Murray said only good can come out of the whole situation now.
“I’m thinking of stuff that I wasn’t part of, like the draft, who we were gonna get, young players coming out,” Murray said as part of a new episode of “Flight Plan” debuting on Thursday. He described ''the whole year'' with an expletive, but added, "It happened for a reason. The things we were doing weren’t sustainable for success.
“It was necessary and in turn, good will come out of what happened.”
Per his words to the team’s website, Murray sounds as if he’s grown and matured by leaps and bounds heading into his fifth NFL season since coming to the Cardinals as the first overall pick in the 2019 draft.
“I’ve got to respect the person or understand the ins and outs or the rhymes and reasons for what we are doing,” he said. “I’m going to listen. I’m going to be coachable and I’m going to do it to the best of my ability."
He added that if things aren't working, "at some point, we all have to look in the mirror."
“As far as growing from my rookie year to now, learning how to be one with your emotions, understanding how to talk to people. Some people are able to take the harsh way, and I am naturally that way, or do I need to give them a little love and that’s part of the quarterback position? … And (learning) what I can do better, how can I be better, how can I make the guys around me better? It’s a team sport. We all have to be locked in.”
Murray, who is expected to open training camp on the Physically Unable to Perform list as he continues his knee rehab, offered some other thoughts on a variety of subjects. Some of the highlights included:
On tearing his ACL and the immediate aftermath from it: “It’s got to be a positive. There really is no option for it to be a negative. I feel you get your little grace period right after it happens, dwell on it, soak on it, let the feelings take over. After that, (expletive), we gotta go. Life doesn’t stop. The job doesn’t stop. And I’m not going to stop.”
On taking a step back overall in 2022: “To hit a wall Year 4, especially after going through the whole contract thing, the energy, the aura, the vibes going into the season were all negative. Having to deal with all that stuff and trying to focus on football, and then I got Covid in camp, I hurt my wrist in camp, so I missed a lot of reps, and having to play catch up in the season, starting with the Chiefs, it was kind of a compilation of ... things going on.”
On being impressed with the moves made by new General Manager Monti Ossenfort and striking up a good relationship with new head coach Jonathan Gannon: “They are really investing in the organization and the team,” he said, adding of Gannon, “You run through a wall for that type of guy. That’s the energy he brings.”
On any lingering frustration and fallout from his contract and the “study clause” that has since been removed from it: “I think winning cures all, and it’s been tough to do that with some of the circumstances we’ve had to deal with. But I think we’re headed in the right direction.”
Looking ahead:Cardinals' breakout player candidates for 2023: Trey McBride, Cameron Thomas, more | 2023-07-12T23:19:04+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2023/07/12/arizona-cardinals-qb-kyler-murray-shares-thoughts-acl-injury/70407526007/ |
There’s nothing like waking up on a bright Sunday morning, taking a deep breath of crisp fall air and savoring a moment of quietude with a hot cup of coffee in hand.
With less than one month before the midterm election I, admittedly, will be clinging to those moments with a bit of desperation.
Indoors, we’re only a TV remote press away from a nonstop battle for our votes, playing out over airwaves and social media. More than $20 million was spent running political ads on Michigan TVs in the last week alone, according to AdImpact, and things are only expected to ramp up in the campaign season’s final stretch.
Abortion, education and the economy are all taking center stage in this election. As absentee ballots hit mailboxes throughout the state, my colleagues and I will be writing about the candidates and issues you need to make informed choices on key candidates and issues, no matter when or where you choose to vote.
What better place to start than with those names on the top of the ballot? This past week and moving forward, MLive has been publishing interviews with the candidates vying to lead Michigan.
- Incumbent Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer told me she’d still want to find a permanent solution for road funding in a second term, but isn’t interested in trying to raise the gas tax again. Education, climate change and economic growth top her list of priorities, while arguing she is a key bulwark in the fight to protect access to abortion.
- Republican Tudor Dixon, meanwhile, details how she believes Michigan needs to get back on track. It begins with education, she told me, and extends to cracking down on crime and slashing regulations. Abortion, Dixon would like voters to believe, shouldn’t be a relevant issue in her election. “Never once have I said I’m running on my personal pro-life position,” she told a room full of supporters Friday.
My colleague Ben Orner is also out with profiles of the major-party attorney general candidates, who came out swinging in their respective interviews.
- Incumbent Democrat Dana Nessel called her opponent a “fundamentally flawed human being” who’d flout election law to see from president Donald Trump back in office. She touted her own streak of wins, including expanding Michigan’s civil right law and an $800 million opioid settlement.
- Republican nominee Matt DePerno gained prominence by questioning the legitimacy of the 2020 election, but argues voters should pick him to instead fight crime and progressive views as attorney general. DePerno, who has no fear of histrionics, called Nessel a “groomer” who wants to “wants to sexualize our children within the education system.”
I’m eagerly awaiting Ben’s insights from the secretary of state race.
We also have overviews out on a couple of key Congressional races. Jordyn Hermani dives into what could be one of the country’s most expensive races: Michigan’s 7th district, where incumbent Democrat Elissa Slotkin is hoping to win over a moderate constituency for a third time, this time against state senator Tom Barrett.
Alyssa Burr meanwhile examines the new 10th U.S. House district in Macomb County, where John James is hoping the third time’s the charm for his congressional aspirations after twice coming up short to win a U.S. Senate seat.
Blink and you might have missed it, pouncing at the prospect of getting a bigger piece of the EV manufacturing pie, the legislature quickly wrote a $1 billion check to the state’s economic development fund, which the Governor signed earlier this week.
Almost immediately after, a major chuck of that check was cashed as economic incentives were approved for Chinese battery maker Gotion and the $2.4 billion facility it plans to build in Big Rapids.
Both Whitmer and many legislative Republicans were happen to tally the thousands of promised jobs up as a win for the state after seeing Michigan passed up for some major EV manufacturing projects in the recent past.
Dixon, however, has railed against the move — not out of opposition to economic incentives, but because of the corporation’s ownership.
“I do not want to have our adversaries buying property here in the state of Michigan,” Dixon said on Friday. “I think that our Chinese adversaries have a dangerous plan for the United States of America.”
For some related viewing, the 2019 documentary “American Factory” on Netflix offers a complex, human portrait of the trials and tribulations when a shuttered Ohio plant reopens under Chinese ownership. My girlfriend and I, for our part, are getting into Spooky Season with a viewing of Mel Brooks’ iconic “Young Frankenstein.”
Top of my viewing agenda this week will be Thursday’s first gubernatorial debate on WOOD TV. While you all will be watching from the comfort of your homes, I will be in studio, diligently reporting for you as it unfolds. We learned recently that this will be the first debate of two, with a second to be held Oct. 25 in metro Detroit. | 2022-10-09T17:36:50+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2022/10/mlive-interviews-the-top-candidates-your-guide-to-michigan-politics.html |
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
New Notes Offering
The United Mexican States ("Mexico") announced today the commencement of a global offering (the "New Notes Offering") of its global notes to be denominated in U.S. dollars due 2033 (the "New Notes"). The New Notes offered may include New Notes that are issued and sold to certain tendering holders in the Switch Tender Offer (as described below). BBVA Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Natixis Securities Americas LLC will serve as Joint Lead Underwriters for the New Notes Offering.
The New Notes Offering is being made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and an accompanying base prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the related prospectus for the New Notes Offering may be obtained by calling: BBVA Securities Inc., by calling +1-212-728-2446, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, by calling +1-212-357-1452, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, by calling +1-212-834-7279, or Natixis Securities Americas LLC, by calling +1-212-698-3108.
Application will be made for the New Notes to be admitted to listing on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on the Euro MTF Market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Application will also be made to the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange") for the New Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's International Securities Market and the London Stock Exchange's Sustainable Bond Market.
Switch Tender Offer
Mexico also announced today that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash (the "Switch Tender Offer") its outstanding notes of the series set forth in the table below (collectively, the "Old Notes," and each, a "series" of Old Notes) in an aggregate principal amount of all series of Old Notes that does not exceed an amount determined by Mexico in its sole discretion (the "Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount").
Mexico will purchase notes of each series of Old Notes, in an aggregate principal amount for such series that does not exceed an amount determined by Mexico in its sole discretion (the "Maximum Purchase Amount" for such series). Mexico will accept tenders only from tendering holders who concurrently submit an Indication of Interest (as defined below) for the purchase of New Notes. "Indication of Interest" means the submission to the underwriters of the New Notes Offering, during the Switch Tender Period (as defined below), of a firm bid for an amount certain of New Notes at an indicated spread over the applicable Treasury bond yield. The Switch Tender Offer is made on the terms and subject to the conditions contained in the Offer to Purchase, dated August 8, 2022 (the "Offer to Purchase"), including the pricing of the issue of the New Notes in an amount and on terms and subject to conditions acceptable to Mexico, which is expected to occur today. All capitalized terms used but not defined under the heading "Switch Tender Offer" in this communication have the respective meanings specified in the Offer to Purchase.
The tender period (the "Switch Tender Period") will commence at open of market today, and, unless extended or earlier terminated by Mexico in its sole discretion, the Switch Tender Period will expire at 2:00 p.m., New York City time, today.
Mexico expects to announce the Aggregate Maximum Purchase Amount, the Maximum Purchase Amount per series the aggregate principal amount of Switch Tenders of each series of the Old Notes that have been accepted and whether any proration has occurred on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. The settlement of the Switch Tender Offer is scheduled to occur on Monday, August 15, 2022 (the "Switch Tender Offer Settlement Date") and is subject to change without notice.
The purchase price to be paid for the Old Notes of each series that are validly tendered and accepted pursuant to the Switch Tender Offer will be determined, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase, based on (i) the U.S. Treasury Rate for such series, which is a yield to maturity based on the price of the Reference U.S. Treasury Security identified for such series in the table below and (ii) the Fixed Spread for such series set forth in the table below. Mexico will announce the price to be paid for each series of Old Notes at or around 4:00 p.m., New York City time, on Monday, August 8, 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Holders of the Old Notes participating in the Switch Tender Offer will also receive any accrued and unpaid interest on their Old Notes up to (but excluding) the Settlement Date ("Accrued Interest").
During the Switch Tender Period, a holder of Old Notes may place orders to tender Old Notes ("Switch Tender Orders") only through any of the Dealer Managers. If a holder does not have an account with a Dealer Manager and desires to tender its Old Notes, it may do so through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company, other financial institution or other custodian that has an account with a Dealer Manager. Holders will NOT be able to submit tenders through Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., Clearstream Banking, société anonyme or the Depository Trust Company ("DTC") system. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as the billing and delivering bank for the Switch Tender Offer (in such capacity, the "Billing and Delivering Bank") will consolidate all Switch Tender Orders and accept Old Notes for purchase pursuant to the terms and conditions in the Offer to Purchase on behalf of Mexico, subject to proration as described in the Offer to Purchase, on Monday, August 15, 2022, or as soon as possible thereafter. Mexico may subject each series of Old Notes to different amounts of proration in its sole discretion. Failure to deliver Old Notes on time may result, in the sole discretion of the Billing and Delivering Bank, in any of the following: (i) the cancellation of your tender and your becoming liable for any damages resulting from that failure, and/or (ii) the delivery of a buy-in notice for the purchase of such Old Notes, executed in accordance with customary brokerage practices for corporate fixed income securities, and/or (iii) the cancellation of your tender and your remaining obligated to purchase your allocation of New Notes in respect of your related Indication of Interest.
To the extent proration occurs with respect to any series of Old Notes, the Billing and Delivering Bank will accept Old Notes of such series with appropriate adjustments to avoid purchase of Old Notes in principal amounts other than Permitted Switch Tender Amounts (as defined in the Offer to Purchase). Each holder submitting an Indication of Interest and tendering Old Notes of any series shall be deemed to represent to Mexico, the Dealer Managers and the Billing and Delivering Bank that such holder held, from the time of its submission of its Switch Tender Order through the Expiration Time, at least the amount of Old Notes of each such series as are being tendered.
All Old Notes that are validly tendered pursuant to Switch Tender Orders and are accepted by Mexico will be purchased by the Billing and Delivering Bank on behalf of Mexico. Only the Billing and Delivering Bank will be liable for the payment of the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest for Old Notes validly tendered and accepted as instructed by Mexico. Mexico will not be liable under any circumstances for the payment of the Purchase Price and Accrued Interest for any Old Notes tendered in the Switch Tender Offer by any holder. There is no letter of transmittal for the Switch Tender Offer. Old Notes held through DTC must be delivered for settlement no later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Switch Tender Offer Settlement Date. If a holder holds Old Notes through Euroclear or Clearstream, the latest process it can use to deliver its Old Notes is the overnight process, one day prior to the Settlement Date; holders may not use the optional daylight process. Holders will not have withdrawal rights with respect to any tenders of Old Notes in the Switch Tender Offer. Old Notes accepted for purchase will be settled on a delivery versus payment basis in accordance with customary brokerage practices for corporate fixed income securities.
Mexico intends, but is not required, to issue and sell New Notes to holders who validly tender their Old Notes pursuant to the Switch Tender Offer and place firm orders for New Notes during the Switch Tender Period (as well as investors that are not participating in the Switch Tender Offer). If Mexico determines to issue and sell New Notes to such holders, the scheduled settlement date for the New Notes is expected to occur on Friday, August 19, 2022 (the "Offering Settlement Date"). Any New Notes issued to tendering holders in the Switch Tender Offer as described above will be consolidated and form a single series with, and be fully fungible with, the other New Notes, to be issued and sold pursuant to the offering of New Notes on the Offering Settlement Date.
Following payment for Old Notes accepted pursuant to the terms of the Switch Tender Offer, Mexico currently intends to redeem part or all of its U.S. dollar-denominated 3.600% Global Notes due 2025 (the "2025 Notes") in accordance with the terms of the indenture relating to that series of notes. The Switch Tender Offer does not constitute a notice of redemption or obligate Mexico to issue a notice of redemption for the 2025 Notes or any other series of notes.
The Switch Tender Offer is subject to Mexico's right, at its sole discretion and subject to applicable law, to extend, terminate, withdraw, or amend the Switch Tender Offer at any time. Each of the Dealer Managers and Mexico reserves the right, in the sole discretion of each of them, not to accept tenders for any reason.
The Offer to Purchase may be downloaded from the Information Agent's website at www.dfking.com/ums or obtained from the Information Agent, D. F. King & Co., Inc., at ums@dfking.com or from any of the Dealer Managers.
The Dealer Managers for the Switch Tender Offer are:
The Billing and Delivering Bank for this Switch Tender Offer is: Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC.
Questions regarding the Switch Tender Offer may be directed to the Dealer Managers at the above contact.
Mexico has filed a registration statement (including the prospectus ) and the preliminary prospectus supplement with the SEC for the New Notes Offering. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents Mexico has filed with the SEC for more complete information about Mexico and the New Notes Offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the Joint Lead Underwriters, the Dealer Managers or the Information Agent, as the case may be, will arrange to send you the prospectus supplement and the prospectus if you request it by calling any one of them at the numbers specified above.
Important Notice
The distribution of materials relating to the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer and the transactions contemplated by the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Each of the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer is void in all jurisdictions where it is prohibited. If materials relating to the New Notes Offering or the Switch Tender Offer come into your possession, you are required by Mexico to inform yourself of and to observe all of these restrictions. The materials relating to the New Notes Offering or the Switch Tender Offer, including this communication, do not constitute, and may not be used in connection with, an offer or solicitation in any place where offers or solicitations are not permitted by law. If a jurisdiction requires that the New Notes Offering or the Switch Tender Offer be made by a licensed broker or dealer and a Dealer Manager or any affiliate of a Dealer Manager is a licensed broker or dealer in that jurisdiction, the New Notes Offering or the Switch Tender Offer, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be made by the Dealer Manager or such affiliate on behalf of Mexico in that jurisdiction. Owners who may lawfully participate in the Switch Tender Offer in accordance with the terms thereof are referred to as "holders."
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction. The offering of these securities will be made only by means of the preliminary prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement and prospectus.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
The New Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investors in the United Kingdom ("UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the "EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the "FSMA") and any rules or regulations made under the FSMA to Directive (EU) 2016/97 , where that customer would not qualify as a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended) as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the New Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
Neither this communication, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the Offer to Purchase nor any other offer material relating to the New Notes Offering or the Switch Tender Offer has been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of section 21 of the FSMA. This communication, the preliminary prospectus supplement and the Offer to Purchase are only being distributed to and are only directed at (i) persons who are outside the UK or (ii) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). The New Notes will only be available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase or otherwise acquire such notes will be engaged in only with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this communication, the preliminary prospectus supplement, the Offer to Purchase or any of their contents.
In Belgium, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer are not directly or indirectly, being made to, or for the account of, any person other than to qualified investors (gekwalificeerde beleggers/investisseurs qualifiés) within the meaning of Article 2(e) Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading on a regulated market, and repealing Directive 2003/71/EC. (Règlement (UE) 2017/1129 du 14 juin 2017 du Parlement européen et du Conseil concernant le prospectus à publier en cas d'offre au public de valeurs mobilières ou en vue de l'admission de valeurs mobilières à la négociation sur un marché réglementé, et abrogeant la directive 2003/71/CE / Verordening (EU) 2017/1129 van het Europees Parlement en de Raad van 14 juni 2017 betreffende het prospectus dat moet worden gepubliceerd wanneer effecten aan het publiek worden aangeboden of tot de handel op een gereglementeerde markt worden toegelaten en tot intrekking van Richtlijn 2003/71/EG), as amended or replaced from time to time (Belgian Qualified Investor), that do not qualify as consumers (consumenten/consommateurs) within the meaning of Article I.1, 2° of the Belgian Code of Economic Law of February 28, 2013 (Wetboek van economisch recht/Code de droit économique), as amended or replaced from time to time (Consumers). A Consumer within the meaning of Article I.1, 2° of the Belgian Code of Economic Law is any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business, craft or profession.
As a result, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer do not constitute a public takeover bid pursuant to Articles 3, §1, 1° and 6, § 1 of the Belgian law of April 1, 2007 on public takeover bids (Wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen/Loi relative aux offres publiques d'acquisition), as amended or replaced from time to time.
Consequently, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer and any material relating thereto have not been and will not be, notified or submitted to, nor approved by the Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (Autoriteit voor Financiële Diensten en Markten/Autorité des Services et Marchés Financiers) pursuant to the Belgian laws and regulations applicable to the public offering or tendering of securities.
The New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer as well as any materials relating thereto may not be advertised, nor distributed, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than Belgian Qualified Investors acting for their own account who are not Consumers, and may not be used in connection with any offering in Belgium except as may otherwise be permitted by law.
The New Notes and the Old Notes will not be registered under Chilean Law No. 18,045, as amended, with the Comisión para el Mercado Financiero de Chile (Financial Market Commission of Chile, or "CMF") and, accordingly, the New Notes and the Old Notes cannot and will not be offered or sold to persons in Chile except in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in a public offering under Chilean law, and in compliance with Norma de Carácter General (Rule) No. 336, dated June 27, 2012, issued by the CMF.
The New Notes may not be offered, sold or negotiated in Colombia, except in compliance with Part 4 of Decree 2555 of 2010. The Offer to Purchase and the New Notes Offering do not constitute and may not be used for, or in connection with, a public offering as defined under Colombian law.
The New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer have not been and will not be approved by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, as neither constitute a public offer in accordance with the EU Prospectus Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2017/1129) nor the Danish Capital Market Act.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to the public in France. It is not a prospectus within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation.
No prospectus (including any amendment, supplement or replacement thereto) has been prepared in connection with the New Notes Offering that has been approved by the French Autorité des marchés financiers ("AMF") or by the competent authority of another Member State of the EEA and notified to the AMF under the Prospectus Regulation; the materials relating to the New Notes have not been distributed or caused to be distributed and will not be released, issued or distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed, directly or indirectly, to the public in France, or used in connection with any offer for subscription, exchange or sale of the notes to the public in France. Any such offers, sales and distributions have been and shall only be made in France to (i) qualified investors (investisseurs qualifiés) acting for their own account, and/or to (ii) investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management services on behalf of third parties and/or to (iii) a limited group of investors (cercle restreint d'investisseurs) acting for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with, Articles L.411-2, II, D.411-1, D.411-4, D.744-l, D.754-l and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier.
In the event that the New Notes purchased or subscribed by investors listed above are offered or resold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France, the conditions relating to public offers set forth in Articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 to L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier must be complied with. Investors in France and persons into whose possession offering materials come must inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.
In the Federal Republic of Germany ("Germany"), this communication, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer are directed exclusively at existing holders of the Old Notes.
Neither the Offer to Purchase nor the prospectus supplement or the base prospectus constitutes a prospectus compliant with the Prospectus Regulation and does therefore not allow any public offering in Germany. No prospectus (Prospekt) within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation and the German Securities Prospectus Act (Wertpapierprospektgesetz) or any other applicable laws in Germany has been or will be published in Germany, nor has any prospectus or prospectus supplement been filed with, approved by or notified to the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht) for publication in Germany.
The prospectus supplement is strictly for use of the person who has received it. It may not be forwarded to other persons or published in Germany.
With respect to persons in Hong Kong, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer are only made to, and are only capable of acceptance by, "professional investors" within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571) of Hong Kong (the "SFO") and any rules made thereunder. No person or entity may issue or have in its possession for the purposes of issue, whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere, any advertisement, invitation or document relating to the New Notes, Old Notes or the Switch Tender Offer, which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public of Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the securities laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to the Old Notes which are or are intended to be tendered, or New Notes which are intended to be purchased, only by persons outside Hong Kong or only by "professional investors" as defined in the SFO and any rules made under thereunder.
The Old Notes and the New Notes, and the Offer to Purchase and the New Notes Offering prospectus supplement, and any other documents or materials related to such offers have not and will not be registered with the Italian Securities Exchange Commission (Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, or "CONSOB") pursuant to applicable Italian laws and regulations. The Offer to Purchase and the New Notes Offering are being carried out pursuant to the exemptions provided for, with respect to the Offer to Purchase, in Article 101 bis, paragraph 3 bis of Legislative Decree No. 58 of 24 February 1998, as amended (the "Consolidated Financial Act") and Article 35 bis, paragraph 4, of CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of 14 May 1999, as amended; and, with respect to the New Bonds Offering, in Article 1, paragraph 4, letter c), of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129.
Holders or beneficial owners of the Old Notes that are resident and/or located in Italy can tender the Old Notes for purchase, and the New Notes Offerings can be offered, sold and delivered, through authorized persons (such as investment firms, banks or financial intermediaries permitted to conduct such activities in Italy in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1129, the Consolidated Financial Act, the CONSOB Regulation No. 20307 of 15 February 2018, as amended, and Legislative Decree No. 385 of September 1, 1993, as amended) and in compliance with any other applicable laws and regulations or with any requirements imposed by CONSOB or any other Italian authority. Each intermediary must comply with the applicable laws and regulations concerning information duties vis à vis its clients in connection with the bonds or the relevant offering.
In Luxembourg, this announcement has been prepared on the basis that the offer of the New Notes, the Switch Tender Offer and the potential exchange offer will be made pursuant to an exemption under Article 1 (4) of the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to produce a prospectus for offers of securities.
Neither the Offer to Purchase, nor any other documents or materials relating to the Offer to Purchase have been approved by or will be submitted for the approval of, the Mexican National Banking and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional Bancaria y de Valores, or the "CNBV") and, the New Notes have not been and will not be registered with the Mexican National Securities Registry (Registro Nacional de Valores) maintained by the CNBV, and therefore the Old Notes and New Notes have not and may not be offered or sold publicly in Mexico. However, investors that qualify as institutional or qualified investors pursuant to the private placement exemption set forth in Article 8 of the Mexican Securities Market Law (Ley del Mercado de Valores), may be contacted in connection with, and may participate in the Offer to Purchase, and can be offered with or purchase New Notes. The participation in the Offer to Purchase or the acquisition of New Notes will be made under such investor's own responsibility.
In Norway, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer are made only in accordance with applicable exemptions from the requirement to prepare a prospectus or offer document in accordance with the Norwegian Securities Trading Act. Accordingly, the New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer have not been and will not be filed with or approved by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority, the Oslo Stock Exchange or the Norwegian Registry of Business Enterprises.
The Switch Tender Offer is not intended for any person who is not qualified as an institutional investor, in accordance with provisions set forth in Resolution SMV No. 021-2013-SMV-01 issued by Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores (Superintendency of Capital Markets) of Peru, and as subsequently amended. No legal, financial, tax or any other kind of advice is hereby being provided.
The New Notes Offering prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the Offer to Purchase have not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The Offer to Purchase does not constitute an offering of securities in Singapore pursuant to the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the "SFA"). The New Notes will not be offered or sold or cause that such New Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase and will not offer or sell such New Notes or cause such New Notes to be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, and has not circulated or distributed, nor will it circulate or distribute, this prospectus supplement or any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of such New Notes, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) under Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA and (where applicable) Regulation 3 of the Securities and Futures (Classes of Investors) Regulations 2018 of Singapore or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the New Notes are subscribed or purchased in reliance on an exemption under Sections 274 or 275 of the SFA, the New Notes shall not be sold within the period of six months from the date of the initial acquisition of the notes, except to any of the following persons:
- an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA);
- a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA); or
- any person pursuant to an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) of the SFA,
unless expressly specified otherwise in Section 276(7) of the SFA or Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore.
Where the New Notes are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:
- a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or
- a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,
securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries' rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the New Notes pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:
- to an institutional investor or to a relevant person as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or (in the case of such corporation) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in 276(3)(i)(B) of the SFA or (in the case of such trust) where the transfer arises from an offer referred to in Section 276(4)(i)(B) of the SFA;
- where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer;
- where the transfer is by operation of law;
- as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or
- as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018 of Singapore.
None of the offer materials related to the New Notes Offering or Switch Tender Offer have been approved or registered in the administrative registries of the Spanish Securities Market Commission (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). Consequently, the securities may not be offered, sold or distributed in Spain except in circumstances which do not constitute a public offer of securities in Spain within the meaning of Article 35 of the restated text of the Securities Markets Act approved by Royal Legislative Decree 4/2015, dated October 23, 2015 (Real Decreto Legislativo 4/2015, de 23 de octubre, por el que se aprueba el texto refundido de la Ley del Mercado de Valores), Royal Decree 1310/2005, dated November 4, 2005 (Real Decreto 1310/2005 de 4 de noviembre), or otherwise in reliance on an exception from registration available thereunder.
The prospectus supplement is not intended to constitute an offer or solicitation to purchase or invest in the New Notes described therein in Switzerland, except as permitted by law. The New Notes may not be publicly offered, directly or indirectly, in Switzerland within the meaning of the Swiss Financial Services Act ("FinSA") and will not be admitted to any trading venue (exchange or multilateral trading facility) in Switzerland.
Neither the prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the New Notes constitutes a prospectus as such term is understood pursuant to the FinSA, and neither the prospectus supplement nor any other offering or marketing material relating to the New Notes may be publicly distributed or otherwise made publicly available in Switzerland.
The New Notes Offering and the Switch Tender Offer qualifies as a private placement pursuant to section 2 of Uruguayan law 18.627. The New Notes and the Old Notes are not and will not be registered with the Central Bank of Uruguay to be publicly offered in Uruguay.
Contact information:
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E-mail: ums@dfking.com Call Collect:: +1-212-269-5550
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Hawks win both against Cowboys Red
The Twin Falls Hawks swept a doubleheader against the Twin Falls Cowboys Red Wednesday
Published: Jul. 6, 2023 at 10:05 AM MDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Twin Falls Hawks won both games of a doubleheader Wednesday against the Twin Falls Cowboys Red.
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NEW YORK, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jakubowitz Law announces that a securities fraud class action lawsuit has commenced on behalf of shareholders of Stitch Fix, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX).
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This lawsuit is on behalf of purchasers of Stitch Fix Class A common stock between December 8, 2020, and March 8, 2022, inclusive.
Shareholders interested in acting as a lead plaintiff representing the class of wronged shareholders have until October 25, 2022 to petition the court. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
According to the filed complaint, Stitch Fix made numerous false and misleading statements to investors concerning the synergy between the Company's Fix and Freestyle programs, and repeatedly denied claims that the Freestyle program could cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business. Specifically, Stitch Fix repeatedly assured investors that the Company's Freestyle business was "an additive experience" and "complementary" to the Fix business, that "the combination of those two things will allow us to address many more types of clients," and that "we see solid growth in both sides of the business." In truth, Stitch Fix concealed that these programs were not complementary or additive. Stitch Fix knew that the Freestyle program would be much preferred to the Company's original Fix model and that the Freestyle program would inevitably cannibalize the Company's legacy Fix business.
Jakubowitz Law is vigorous in pursuit of justice for shareholders who have been the victim of securities fraud. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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It's been a busy season for celebrity memoirs. While platforms and publications constantly weigh in on the tea of their lives, A-listers dish their own stories in these books. Some are uplifting, humorous and raw; some poetic and visual; and sadly, others have been published posthumously. Peeling back the curtains and cutting the cameras, here are 14 memoirs that have captured our attention.
From Hollywood greats no longer with us ...
The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir by Paul Newman. In 1986, Newman's close friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, interviewed the legendary actor's family and friends – ranging from old Navy buddies to stars like Tom Cruise – for an oral history of his life. This book compiles these sometimes painful, sometimes humorous interviews into a candid account of Newman's life.
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman. The diaries of the acclaimed British star of stage and screen provide an intimate look inside the late actor's life, going beyond his outstanding performances as villains Hans Gruber in Die Hard and Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies.
To those who are still on screens, big and small
Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton. In another memoir from a slithery Harry Potter alum, Felton (aka the bleach blonde bad boy Draco Malfoy) recalls navigating the limelight as a child actor and his experience filming the beloved movie series for over a decade.
Making a Scene by Constance Wu. In her memoir, Wu reflects on growing up in the suburbs of Virginia, waiting tables in New York, and her big breaks in Fresh Off the Boat and Crazy Rich Asians. Through heartbreak and harassment, Wu is vulnerable and audacious, and Making a Scene addresses the difficulties of being an outspoken Asian American woman in Hollywood.
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir by Matthew Perry. In this humorous and self-aware memoir, Perry details his life from childhood ambitions to success in his role on the hit show Friends. At the heart of the book is Perry's journey to overcoming addiction and how he found peace in sobriety.
Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions by Steve Martin, with drawings by Harry Bliss. Walk through Martin's career with this illustrated memoir. With New Yorker cartoonist Bliss, Martin shares moments from his well-known roles in films like Father of the Bride and Roxanne as well as his multifaceted career as a stand-up comedian, writer, cartoonist and banjo player.
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don't Want to Forget to Remember by Lauren Graham. In this down-to-earth, laughter-filled, anecdotal memoir, Gilmore Girls star Graham writes about her experiences from grinding as a waitress in New York and working on her first project while living on her aunt's couch in Los Angeles, to establishing herself in Hollywood and aging gracefully in the industry.
From the world of sports journalism
Uphill: A Memoir by Jemele Hill. In 2017, Atlantic journalist and former ESPN SportsCenter co-anchor Hill faced intense backlash after a controversial tweet about President Trump. In Uphill, she gives the bigger picture of how as a Black woman from Detroit – whose life challenges included parents who struggled with addiction – she came to be unapologetic and speak her truth.
Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes by Stephen A. Smith. In his upcoming memoir, Smith gives us a raw look into how he became one of America's most popular sportscasters: from growing up in a low-income household in Queens, to hustling and getting his own show on ESPN before being fired – only to be rehired as the star of their morning program First Take.
From the music world
Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story by Bono. In this 40-chapter memoir – each chapter dedicated to a song by his seminal band, U2 – musician, artist and activist Bono chronicles his life, from his roots in Dublin and the founding of U2 in the 1970s to his philanthropic work. He reflects on his faith and his dedication to the fight against AIDS and poverty.
A Book of Days by Patti Smith. Smith takes you through a year of her life in A Book of Days, a beautiful visual roadmap inspired by her popular Instagram photography. Through more than 365 images, Smith documents her travels as well as everyday moments, taking the reader through the mind of a poet, artist and performer.
The Book of Jose: A Memoir by Fat Joe and Shaheem Reid. Grammy-nominated hip-hop legend and entrepreneur Fat Joe tells the story of his tough upbringing on the streets of South Bronx in a Puerto Rican and Cuban family, how he transformed from bullied kid Joseph Cartagena to Fat Joe, and found his voice through music in an environment filled with violence.
From the world of political (and actual) royalty
The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times by Michelle Obama. In her second memoir, the former first lady draws from her own experiences and relationships to offer insights into how to handle life changes – delving into topics ranging from marriage and parenthood to political activism – and shines a light on how younger generations can find their own path forward.
Spare by Prince Harry. In his highly anticipated memoir, due to publish in January 2023, Prince Harry reflects on his life after the death of his mother, Princess Diana, and the intense scrutiny that accompanies his title. It's billed as the first full account of how he and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, decided to step away from their royal duties in 2020.
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Editor’s note: “From the Crow’s Nest” is a biweekly column showcasing authors and literary works from the Pacific Northwest.
“Crows and people share similar traits and social strategies,” John Marzluff, professor of environmental and forest sciences, wrote in the preface of the book “In the Company of Crows and Ravens.” “To a surprising extent, to know the crow is to know ourselves.”
In the cityscape, crows live alongside us in an ongoing coevolutionary relationship. Crows have evolved to understand what is edible and who is friendly. Beyond their physical presence alongside us, they have inspired art and culture that far surpasses this column’s namesake.
As the smaller cousin of the raven in the Corvusgenus, crows continue to captivate our attention in new ways. Formerly harbingers of death and indicators of city health, we now find ourselves looking to the corvid for further insight into who we are after two years of isolation under a global pandemic.
Crows are no longer the subject of scrutiny. Social media has given authors like Kira Jane Buxton and profiles like @udub_crows a platform to share the lives of Seattle’s crows. Perhaps our newfound appreciation for the “more jerky” corvid who is not “as dignified as the raven” stems from our acceptance of our own imperfections and interpretation of our scrappiness as determination, rather than inner chaos.
Marzluff, who co-authored two books on crows — “In the Company of Crows and Ravens” and “Gifts of the Crow: How Perception, Emotion, and Thought Allow Smart Birds to Behave Like Humans” — gave a TED Talk on crow intelligence. As we continue to critically examine whowe are in the years we spend at university, I believe the crow has important answers.
“Your small children wouldn’t have found the solution to this problem,” Marzluff said in his TED Talk, describing a video where a crow solves a puzzle. “But the crow did.”
Crows, correspondingly, play an important role in literature. From Robert Frost’s poem “Dust of Snow” to Japan’s founding myth “the Kojiki,” crows are considered to be symbolic of ourselves as a result of their competence.
Reading Marzluff’s books — which are accompanied by whimsical drawings by Tony Angell — gave me a further appreciation for the birds that I’ve looked to over the past two years.
From playing games and even demonstrating their own self-worth, crows are akin to humans in their socialization. Parents tend to stay with their young much longer than other birds and build a community, such as the well-known murder, or group of crows, that roosts at the UW Bothell campus.
“Mentally, crows and ravens are more like flying monkeys than they are like other birds,” Marzluff wrote in “In the Company of Crows and Ravens.”
Remarkably, crows even gravitate toward platonic relationships with one another. Similar to the crow protagonist of Buxton’s “Hollow Kingdom,” crows actually engage in interpersonal relationships similar to humans.
“They’re getting an endorphin rush in their brain from the same neurochemicals that you would get pleasure from in your brain while you’re doing this activity,” Marzluff said in his TED Talk.
The biology of crows leads to their omniscient role in our lives, both literally and figuratively. In a world where we are surrounded by death and despair, the crow has become an unlikely beacon of hope.
Crows, who can remember the individual faces of people who help or harm them, remind us that we are part of a larger community than just the students-faculty-staff of UW. We are surrounded by not too distant wildlife that teach us more about what it means to be human. We are more than the sum of our work, or a number on a 4.0 scale.
Like crows, we seek to find a place for ourselves once we meet our basic needs. Even if we grew up as the black sheep of our family or friend group, that doesn’t mean we must isolate or withdraw from the community. We can and should continue to shape our own community in the life we have with the world around us.
No matter what life holds for you, remember to fly as the crow flies and pave your own way, disregarding the judgment and ire of anyone else. You’ll find your murder.
Reach columnist Julie Emory at arts@dailyuw.com. Twitter: @JulieEmory2
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A former U.S. Marine who was released from Russia in a prisoner swap last year has been injured while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said Tuesday.
Trevor Reed was injured several weeks ago, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to discuss the matter by name and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. He has been taken to Germany for medical care, said State Department spokesman Vedant Patel.
Patel said little about Reed's injury or presence in Ukraine beyond noting that he was not “engaged in any activities on behalf of the U.S. government.” But Reed's decision to take up arms during Russia's war with Ukraine potentially complicates U.S. efforts to win the release of two other Americans still detained by Moscow, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and corporate security executive Paul Whelan.
His fighting also risked a potentially dire scenario if he'd been captured and returned to Russian custody after the U.S. had worked to get him home.
“As I indicated, we have been incredibly clear warning American citizens, American nationals, not to travel to Ukraine, let alone participate in fighting," Patel said. "As you know, we are not in a place to provide assistance to evacuate private U.S. citizens from Ukraine, including those Americans who may decide to travel to Ukraine to participate in fighting.”
The nature of Reed's injury was not immediately clear, but Patel said he was transported out of Ukraine by a non-governmental organization.
Reed was released from Russian custody in an April 2022 prisoner swap in exchange for a Russian pilot, Konstantin Yaroshenko, who’d been serving a 20-year federal sentence for conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.
Reed was arrested in the summer of 2019 after Russian authorities said he assaulted an officer while being driven by police to a police station following a night of heavy drinking. He was later sentenced to nine years in prison.
The U.S. government described him as unjustly detained and pressed for his release while his family has asserted his innocence. Relatives also were concerned about his deteriorating health. At one point he said he was coughing up blood while in custody. He also staged a hunger strike to protest the conditions under which he was held.
The Messenger was first to report Reed's injury. | 2023-07-25T20:33:14+00:00 | kagstv.com | https://www.kagstv.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/trevor-reed-injured-in-ukraine-us-says/507-1a73bdd2-2bbd-4df9-a130-108d708463d5 |
Alex Murdaugh’s sister-in-law testified Tuesday in his double murder trial that she thought it was odd that he didn’t seem scared in the weeks after his son Paul and wife Maggie were killed at their South Carolina home.
Marian Proctor told jurors her family was distraught after the killings. She said Alex Murdaugh was devastated too, but that he said a few odd things about the deaths of his wife and son.
“He did not know who it was, but he thought whoever had done it had thought about it a really long time,” Proctor said.
Alex Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison if convicted of killing his 52-year-old wife and their 22-year-old son, whose bodies were found June 7, 2021, near the kennels at the hunting lodge where the disgraced attorney lived with his family.
Proctor said Tuesday she had a great relationship with her nephew and her brother-in-law. Alex Murdaugh spent time with his in-laws after the killings as they all sorted through their grief.
But Proctor said that as time went on, there were some nagging doubts that entered her mind, especially Alex Murdaugh’s focus on Paul Murdaugh’s role in a 2019 boat crash where a teenager died. Investigators said Paul Murdaugh was driving the boat and charged him with boating under the influence.
“He said that his number one goal was clearing Paul’s name,” Proctor said. “And I thought that was so strange because my number one goal was to find out who killed my sister and Paul.”
During cross-examination, Proctor said Maggie Murdaugh was adamant that her son wasn’t driving the boat and wanted to clear his name too.
Proctor testified that Alex and Maggie Murdaugh had a special relationship with only occasional and typical disagreements.
“It was good,” Proctor said. “It wasn’t perfect. But Maggie was happy.”
Prosecutors wanted to ask Proctor about Maggie Murdaugh’s suspicions 15 years ago that her husband was having an affair, but the judge ruled that was too far in the past to be relevant.
Proctor testified her opinion of her brother-in-law started to change in September 2021 when police said Alex Murdaugh asked a friend to kill him on the side of the road so his surviving son could get a $10 million life insurance policy, but the shot just grazed his head.
At the same time, news started to emerge the investigators thought Alex Murdaugh stole from his family law firm and clients. Murdaugh is facing about 100 other charges outside of murder.
Prosecutors have said Murdaugh killed his family to gain sympathy and then stall to try to cover up most of those crimes. The defense has said it is absurd to think a seasoned attorney like Murdaugh would believe scrutiny about his life would diminish if his wife and son were brutally killed.
Earlier Tuesday, prosecutors called their 53rd witness of their case. Dale Davis lived down the road and fed and took care of the family dogs at their kennels.
Davis detailed where he kept each dog in the kennel, how and where water would pool when he washed out the kennels, and how he made sure the water didn’t pool near the feed room, because it was rotting the wood.
“I’m very particular about how I roll that hose up,” Davis testified as he examined a picture taken by police after the killings. “It’s kinked up. There’s pressure on that hose … somebody used that hose after I did.”
Prosecutors have suggested, but haven’t directly said or presented evidence, that the lack of items connecting Alex Murdaugh to the killings — such as weapons that haven’t been found and blood found only near the bodies and not on clothes — indicate Murdaugh cleaned up the crime scene before heading to visit his ailing mother that night. Murdaugh called 911 saying he found the bodies after returning home from that trip.
In cross examination, defense attorney Jim Griffin showed Davis a video from the kennels that prosecutors have said Paul Murdaugh took minutes before the killings. Prosecutors have used it with other witnesses to identify Alex Murdaugh’s voice along with the voices of his son and wife, to show he was at the kennels even though he told police he wasn’t there.
Griffin stopped the video about two-thirds of the way in and asked Davis what he could see in the background. It was the hose, in a haphazard pile.
Griffin also asked Davis about a time a hunting dog got gravely injured in a kennel and needed to be put out of its misery.
“Mr. Alex couldn’t shoot that dog; he asked you to do it, didn’t he?” Griffin asked.
“Yup,” Davis said.
Later, prosecutor David Fernandez asked, “Did Alex do a lot of hunting?” and Davis agreed.
Court began Tuesday with a pathologist sticking to her findings that Maggie Murdaugh was shot four or five times with a rifle while Paul Murdaugh was shot twice with a shotgun.
Dr. Ellen Riemer said the last shots on each victim appeared to be to their heads. She said both victims appeared to have their arms and hands by their sides, with no injuries indicating they tried to protect themselves, Riemer said.
As he did Monday, Alex Murdaugh cried during much of Riemer’s testimony, especially as she detailed the injuries to his wife and son. Murdaugh smiled and laughed when Davis testified that he went home after caring for the dogs, took a shower and “was in my recliner the rest of the night.”
There was no mention of COVID-19 in court Tuesday. On Monday, two jurors were dismissed after testing positive for the virus and the clerk of court also has COVID, leading to worries that the virus has been spreading through the courtroom and could cause a delay or a mistrial. | 2023-02-15T18:38:48+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-murdaughs-sister-in-law-saw-odd-behavior-after-killings/ |
Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket ends in failure, no orbit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit.
There was nothing aboard Relativity Space’s test flight except for the company’s first metal 3D print made six years ago.
The startup wanted to put the souvenir into a 125-mile-high (200-kilometer-high) orbit for several days before having it plunge through the atmosphere and burn up along with the upper stage of the rocket.
As it turned out, the first stage did its job following liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and separated as planned. But the upper stage appeared to ignite and then shut down, sending it crashing into the Atlantic.
It was the third launch attempt from what once was a missile site. Relativity Space came within a half-second of blasting off earlier this month, with the rocket’s engines igniting before abruptly shutting down.
Although the upper stage malfunctioned and the mission did not reach orbit, “maiden launches are always exciting and today’s flight was no exception,” Relativity Space launch commentator Arwa Tizani Kelly said after Wednesday’s launch.
Most of the 110-foot (33-meter) rocket, including its engines, came out of the company’s huge 3D printers in Long Beach, California.
Relativity Space said 3D-printed metal parts made up 85% of the rocket, named Terran. Larger versions of the rocket will have even more and also be reusable for multiple flights.
Other space companies also also rely on 3D-printing, but the pieces make up only a small part of their rockets.
Founded in 2015 by a pair of young aerospace engineers, Relativity Space has attracted the attention of investors and venture capitalists.
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FDA committee votes to roll out new COVID vaccination strategy
A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted to recommend that future COVID-19 vaccines should be made to target the same viral strain or strains for both initial shots and boosters, regardless of the manufacturer. The vote was unanimous: 21-0.
The idea behind the revamp is to make vaccination less complicated and confusing. The ultimate goal would be to get more people vaccinated.
“Because of [the coronavirus’] rapid evolution we’ve needed to adjust our approach over time, and we’re now in a reasonable place to reflect on the development of the COVID-19 vaccines to date to see if we can simplify the approach to vaccination,” said Dr. Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine official, in remarks at the beginning of the all-day meeting.
He added that the goals is “to facilitate the process of optimally vaccinating and protecting the entire population moving forward,”
Only 15% of people in the U.S. have received the latest bivalent COVID booster, which targets the original strain of the virus and omicron BA.5, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Only 40% of people 65 and older, who are at higher risk for serious COVID, have received the booster.
“We can’t keep doing what we’re doing. We have to move on,” said Dr. Bruce Gellin, a temporary voting member on the panel who is the chief of global public health strategy at the Rockefeller Foundation. “I think this is a reasonable approach.”
During the discussion the FDA’s Marks acknowledge the “lackluster” results in rollout of the booster. | 2023-01-26T23:05:01+00:00 | whyy.org | https://whyy.org/npr_story_post/fda-committee-votes-to-roll-out-new-covid-vaccination-strategy/ |
LOS ANGELES — Award-winning actress Anne Heche, who starred in “Six Days, Seven Nights” and was one of the hottest actors in Hollywood in the late 1990s, has been "declared brain dead" but remains on life support for organ donation, a family spokesperson said Friday.
Heche, 53, had been in a coma after suffering a “severe anoxic brain injury” in a fiery crash a week ago. She has been hospitalized at the Grossman Burn Center at West Hills hospital north of Los Angeles.
On Thursday night, her family released a statement that the actress was “not expected to survive” and it had "long been her choice to donate her organs."
Under California law, by being declared brain dead Heche is legally considered dead, but the family's spokesperson confirmed she is still on life support for organ donation and her heart is still beating.
Heche was involved in a fiery car crash on Aug. 5, when she crashed into a home in Los Angeles. According to local media reports, her vehicle hit a two-story house in the Mar Vista area of L.A. and started a fire that took nearly 60 firefighters more than an hour to put out, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.
Three days after that crash, a representative revealed that Heche had slipped into a coma following the crash and had been in critical condition.
Earlier Thursday, police said they were investigating Heche for driving under the influence. Detectives with a search warrant took a sample of her blood and found narcotics in her system, LAPD spokesperson Officer Jeff Lee said.
Toxicology tests, which can take weeks to complete, must be performed to identify the drugs more clearly and to differentiate them from any medication she may have been given for treatment at the hospital.
Heche is known for starring in the action-comedy film "Six Days, Seven Nights" and appearing on the soap opera "Another World," for which she won a daytime Emmy. She is set to appear on the upcoming HBO drama "The Idol."
In the late 1990s she became one of the hottest actors in Hollywood, a constant on magazine covers and in big-budget films. She co-starred with Johnny Depp in 1997's “Donnie Brasco”; with Tommy Lee Jones in 1997's “Volcano”; with Harrison Ford in 1998's “Six Days, Seven Nights”; with Vince Vaughn and Joaquin Phoenix in 1998's “Return to Paradise,” and with an ensemble cast in the original 1997 “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”
Her relationship with Ellen DeGeneres from 1997 to 2000 heightened her fame and brought immense public scrutiny.
She recently had recurring roles on the network series “Chicago P.D.” and “All Rise,” and in 2020 was a contestant on “Dancing With the Stars.”
TEGNA contributed to this report. | 2022-08-12T19:56:33+00:00 | wtsp.com | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/anne-heche-not-expected-to-survive/507-db0e1091-ba4c-40e9-8c64-4c1b62946291 |
BELOIT, Wis., Jan. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Regal Rexnord Corporation (NYSE: RRX) announced today that it plans to release its fourth quarter 2022 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Regal Rexnord will host a conference call to discuss the earnings release at 9:00 am CT (10:00 am ET) on Thursday, February 2, 2023. To listen to the live audio and view the presentation during the call, please visit Regal Rexnord's Investor website: https://investors.regalrexnord.com. To listen by phone or to ask the presenters a question, dial 1.888.317.6003 (U.S. callers) or +1.412.317.6061 (international callers) and enter 9123957# when prompted.
A webcast replay will be available at the link above, and a telephone replay will be available at 1.877.344.7529 (U.S. callers) or +1.412.317.0088 (international callers), using a replay access code of 7067063#. Both will be accessible for three months after the earnings conference call.
Regal Rexnord Corporation is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of industrial powertrain solutions, power transmission components, electric motors and electronic controls, air moving products, and specialty electrical components and systems, serving customers around the world. Through longstanding technology leadership and an intentional focus on producing more energy-efficient products and systems, Regal Rexnord helps create a better tomorrow – for its customers and for the planet.
Regal Rexnord is comprised of four operating segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems and Industrial Systems. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales, and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit RegalRexnord.com.
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The Digibee 2022 State of Enterprise Integration Report reveals insights from enterprise IT and business leaders on the critical role of system and data integration in a digital-first world
WESTON, Fla., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Digibee, an enterprise integration platform as a service (eiPaaS) company that helps organizations build flexible, highly scalable integration architecture, today unveiled its inaugural Digibee 2022 State of Enterprise Integration Report, revealing insights from enterprise technology leaders and executives on the critical role of system and data integration for businesses competing in a digital-first world. Digibee's research was developed in partnership with research firm CensusWide and is based on a survey of more than 1,000 U.S.-based CIOs, developers and enterprise architects conducted April 27 to May 5, 2022.
Organizations around the world are rapidly evolving to a digital-first technology model to support business-critical initiatives such as cloud migration and omnichannel customer experiences. However, the Digibee 2022 State of Enterprise Integration Report reveals that, while most business leaders understand the urgency in modernizing existing infrastructure, most respondents face significant challenges integrating their existing operations with this future state.
Enterprise integration strategy is a top priority, but few strategies are in place
One of the most interesting aspects of the report is the disparity between thought and action regarding enterprise integration strategy. While most organizations recognize the value of enterprise integration and the criticality of creating and implementing an enterprise integration strategy, few have implemented a strategy, reflecting the early stage of these initiatives across most organizations.
Most business leaders (57%) believe an enterprise integration strategy is critical to their organization, while 61% of CIOs and more than half of system architects and developers said a standardized, enterprise integration strategy is a top priority. However, businesses are at different stages in their enterprise integration initiatives. Only 7% of respondents have succeeded in implementing an enterprise integration strategy, while 93% of decision-makers admit they have no formal integration strategy in place. Most are still in the planning stage (53%), intending to activate their strategy within the next 12 months, while over a third (36%) of respondents said that nothing is planned.
"While business demand for enterprise integration is high, managing the enterprise integration ecosystem is challenging and defining a strategy takes time. However, with modern eiPaaS systems and agile methodology, much can be accomplished while developing a formal strategy," said Digibee CEO and co-founder Rodrigo Bernardinelli. "It is encouraging that the majority of respondents view enterprise integration as an important initiative to drive their organizations forward toward achieving their objectives for agility and digital transformation."
Existing integration tools fall short and rebuilding integrations is common
When they do use integration tools, IT decision makers often find that existing integration tools fall short of where they need to be in terms of usability, adaptability and speed to market. Rebuilding integrations also is a common task. More than half of CIOs and 45% of system architects and developers said in the past 12 months they had to rebuild integrations for existing key business applications six to 10 times, while 98% of respondents have rebuilt integrations for existing key business applications in the past 12 months. A lack of strategy has driven many organizations to rely on stopgap solutions that frequently need to be rebuilt or replaced.
"With a properly designed integration strategy, enterprises gain the flexibility needed to accelerate their business, reduce time to market and support their goals for innovation and digital transformation," said Tam Ayers, field CTO, North America, Digibee. "Enterprises can replace parts of their current application stack as needed, and easily and quickly create or modify integrations to support those changes. Enterprises can cost-effectively and transparently integrate on-premises systems, cloud services, customers' and partners' systems. Integration strategy is central to the flow of information and an organization's agility to move with customers and focus on business goals."
For more information, the Digibee 2022 State of Enterprise Integration Report is available for download, and a blog about the report is here.
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The Digibee integration platform allows enterprises to compete and excel in today's rapidly changing digital environment. The technology is cloud native, low code, fully recyclable, and discoverable — connecting applications, processes, and people for faster time to market without a major investment. Ten times faster than other systems, Digibee is the preferred eiPaaS solution for 250-plus corporate customers including Accenture, B3, Carrefour, Payless, Santander, and others. Founded in São Paulo, Brazil the Digibee team is based throughout the Americas with offices in Florida. For more information or to arrange a demonstration, visit www.digibee.com or connect with us on social media.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. (BCN) — Police in Palo Alto are investigating a strong-armed robbery that occurred Friday in which a juvenile was robbed of her cellphone and debit card.
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The robbery occurred Friday at around 1:30 p.m. on Embarcadero Road near the intersection of El Camino Real, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. Police said a male suspect pushed the 16-year-old cyclist off her bicycle, stole her cellphone case and ran away.
The victim fell into some bushes was not injured during the incident. The cellphone was later found in the roadway by a passerby in the area of Galvez Street at Nelson Road.
The victim’s debit card, which was inside her cellphone case at the time of the robbery had been taken and was not located. Police said the suspect is a White man about 6 feet tall and with a medium build.
He was wearing a black long-sleeved shirt, black pants and a black face covering. Anyone with information on this robbery is asked to call the Palo Alto Police Department at (650) 329-2413.
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IRON CITY, TENNESSEE — Dorthy Fay Kelly Tidwell, 82, died July 5, 2022. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Loretto Memorial Chapel. Funeral service will be Friday at 1 p.m. at Loretto Memorial Chapel with burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery She was a member of Iron City First Baptist Church.
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$1.34 billion lottery prize still unclaimed
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Just around a month ago, a ticket for the second-largest Mega Millions jackpot ever was sold, netting the winner close to $1.34 billion.
There's just one problem: The winner hasn't picked up their gargantuan prize yet.
The ticket was purchased from a Speedway gas station in Des Plaines, around a 20-mile drive northwest of downtown Chicago, on July 29, according to the Illinois Lottery's website. The ticket hit the top prize in the drawing on the same day.
But as of Aug. 30, the jackpot still hasn't been claimed, Meghan Powers, director of communications at the Illinois Lottery, told CNN.
The Mega Millions jackpot winner isn't the only lottery winner who hasn't picked up their prize yet. According to the Illinois Lottery website, a $1 million prize bought in February and several six-figure prizes have also not yet been claimed.
Prizes must be claimed within one year, says the Illinois Lottery.
In a previous news release about the win, lottery officials said it's pretty common for large prize winners to wait to collect their earnings.
"For a prize of this magnitude, it's not unusual for the winner to take a while to claim," said Illinois Lottery Director Harold Mays in the release. "I'm sure they're going through a range of emotions."
The lottery advises winners to sign the back of their ticket and store it safely, consult professional financial and legal advice about their winnings, and then call the lottery hotline to arrange a time to claim their prize.
Even if the prize is claimed, the greater public may still never know who the lucky winner is. Winners of $250,000 or more can stay anonymous in Illinois, says the lottery.
"We will work closely with the winner to respect any wishes for privacy and support them in any way we can to provide a positive winning experience," said Mays in the release. | 2022-08-31T16:36:56+00:00 | wyff4.com | https://www.wyff4.com/article/mega-millions-billion-lottery-prize-still-unclaimed/41041542 |
Brownsville residents celebrate Mardi Gras
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. —Residents in one local town celebrate Mardi Gras.
If you couldn’t make it to New Orleans, don’t worry because the City of Brownsville has you covered.
Brownsville held their second annual Mardi Gras event “Jazzed Up For Mardi Gras” in their downtown area.
Visitors could get a little taste from New Orleans all the way here in Tennessee.
The celebration was held from 11 am to 3 pm Saturday on Brownsville court square, and everyone was invited to join in the fun.
The event featured food trucks, crawfish and shrimp cookers, and live jazz music with the Second Line Band.
Several residents came out to enjoy the fun of Mardi Gras right here in West TN.
For more local news stories, click here. | 2023-02-27T01:47:55+00:00 | wbbjtv.com | https://www.wbbjtv.com/2023/02/26/brownsville-residents-celebrate-mardi-gras/ |
DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors said they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a 16-year-old boy who killed four fellow students at a Michigan school and pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism.
They disclosed their plans in a court filing Monday, three weeks after Ethan Crumbley, 16, withdrew a possible insanity defense and acknowledged the shooting at Oxford High School in November 2021.
A first-degree murder conviction typically brings an automatic no-parole sentence in Michigan. But teenagers are entitled to a hearing where their lawyer can raise immaturity, mental condition, family life and other issues while arguing for a shorter term.
Crumbley pleaded guilty to all 24 charges. The sentencing process is scheduled to start in February.
“A sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is appropriate in this case,” Oakland County assistant prosecutor Marc Keast wrote.
Separately, the prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that Crumbley was “offered and promised nothing” for his guilty plea.
Judge Kwame Rowe will have flexibility. Under state law, possible prison terms for teens include parole eligibility after a minimum sentence of 25 years.
Defense attorney Paulette Michel Loftin said she’s disappointed but not surprised by the request for a life term. She believes Crumbley could be rehabilitated in prison.
The hearing “will give the court, as well as the public, a good inside look into the difficult home life of Mr. Crumbley and what challenges he was facing,” Loftin told The Associated Press.
The boy was 15 at the time of the shooting at Oxford High, roughly 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Detroit. Four students were killed, and six more students and a teacher were injured.
His parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, are jailed on charges of involuntary manslaughter. They’re accused of making the gun accessible to their son and ignoring his need for mental health treatment.
When he pleaded guilty, Ethan Crumbley said his father bought the gun for him with the teen’s own money just a few days before the shooting. The boy said the gun was not locked in a container or safe at home.
Ethan Crumbley had brought the 9mm Sig Sauer handgun and 50 rounds of ammunition to school in his backpack. Earlier that day, a teacher had discovered a drawing with a gun pointing at the words: “The thoughts won’t stop. Help me.” There was an image of a bullet with the message: “Blood everywhere.”
The Crumbleys declined to take their son home but were told to get him into counseling within 48 hours, according to investigators. Ethan Crumbley later went into a school bathroom, pulled out the weapon and began shooting.
In their criminal case, the parents are asking a judge to give them access to experts’ reports about their son’s mental state. They believe the information could be favorable to their defense.
“The Crumbleys maintain that they did not have any reason to believe that the shooter had mental health concerns” that would require treatment, defense attorneys said in a court filing Monday. “They admit that their son was experiencing sadness over the loss of his dog, his grandmother and a friend who had recently moved away.” | 2022-11-16T12:36:15+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-us-news/ap-life-sentence-sought-for-teen-in-michigan-school-shooting/ |
WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, January 21, 2023
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
903 AM CST Sat Jan 21 2023
...AREAS OF FOG CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE BARRIER ISLAND...
Satellite imagery and webcams on South Padre Island indicate that
areas of fog are persisting near the coast this morning. Rich
Gulf moisture continues to pool along Lower Texas coastal areas in
the vicinity of a developing coastal trough/low. Fog is likely to
persist for another hour or two with visibility lowering to one
half mile at times.
Motorists are urged to reduce speed, use low beam headlights, and
avoid tailgating in any fog this morning.
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Copyright 2023 AccuWeather | 2023-01-21T16:57:18+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/weather/article/TX-WFO-BROWNSVILLE-Warnings-Watches-and-17732617.php |
The Vermont man charged with killing his mother off the coast of New England in a scheme to inherit millions of dollars has died in jail while awaiting trial, federal authorities said Thursday.
Nathan Carman, 29, pleaded not guilty last year to fraud and first-degree murder in the death of his mother, Linda Carman, and was scheduled to go on trial in October.
An eight-count indictment also says Carman shot and killed his wealthy grandfather John Chakalos as he slept in 2013, in order to obtain money and property from his grandfather's estate. But the indictment does not charge Carman with his grandfather's killing, and he had consistently denied any involvement in the two deaths.
The cause of Carman's death was not immediately clear. He was the sole occupant of a county jail cell when guards found him dead at around 2:30 a.m., said Doug Losue, superintendent of the Cheshire Corrections Department, which runs the facility. Losue said the death was being investigated by police in Keene, which is near the Vermont state line.
The U.S. Marshals Service confirmed Carman died Thursday in their custody, adding that the service does not own or operate detention facilities but partners with state and local governments to house approximately 65% of its prisoner population.
One of his lawyers, Martin Minnella, said Carman appeared "in good spirits" when he last spoke to his defense team on Wednesday.
"We were meeting with some experts today over Zoom at 12 o'clock. We were prepared to start picking a jury on Oct. 10 and we were confident we were going to win," Minnella said.
Chakalos' three surviving daughters — Carman's aunts — said in a statement Thursday that they were "deeply saddened" to hear about his death and asked for privacy "while we process this shocking news and its impact on the tragic events surrounding the last several years."
In September 2016, Carman organized a fishing trip with his mother, who lived in Middletown, Connecticut, during which prosecutors say he planned to kill her and report that his boat sank and his mother disappeared in the accident.
He was found floating in an inflatable raft eight days after leaving a Rhode Island marina with his mother, whose body was never recovered. Prosecutors allege he altered the boat to make it more likely to sink. Carman denied that allegation.
Federal prosecutors say the deaths of Carman's mother and grandfather paved the way for him to inherit an estimated $7 million — Linda Carman's share of her father's estate. That inheritance remains tied up in probate court in Connecticut, where his three aunts sought to block Carman from receiving any money from his grandfather's estate.
Minnella and fellow defense attorney David Sullivan criticized the indictment — including allegations Carman killed his grandfather, saying he was never charged with that crime.
"The whole situation would have come out in court," Minnella said Thursday. "This young man would have been vindicated."
Prosecutors say the inheritance scheme spanned nearly a decade and began with Carman buying a rifle in New Hampshire, which he allegedly used to shoot Chakalos in the man's home in Connecticut on Dec. 20, 2013. Carman then discarded his own computer's hard drive and the GPS unit in his truck, prosecutors said.
Police say Carman was the last person to see his grandfather alive and owned a semi-automatic rifle similar to the one used to kill Chakalos — but the firearm disappeared. In 2014, police in Windsor, Connecticut, drafted an arrest warrant charging Carman with murder in his grandfather's death, but a state prosecutor declined to sign it and requested more information. No criminal charges were brought until the federal indictment.
After Chakalos' death, Carman received $550,000 from two bank accounts his grandfather had set up and that he was the beneficiary of when Chakalos died. He moved from an apartment in Bloomfield, Connecticut, to Vernon, Vermont, in 2014.
He was unemployed much of the time and by the fall of 2016 was low on funds, prosecutors said, which is when he arranged the fishing trip with his mother.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-06-15T21:27:23+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2023-06-15/a-man-charged-with-killing-his-mother-at-sea-over-inheritance-dies-in-jail |
LAS VEGAS – Phil Kessel matched the NHL record for consecutive games played, Chandler Stephenson scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Monday night.
Logan Thompson made 23 saves for the Golden Knights. Stephenson’s goal 42 seconds into the third gave Vegas a 2-1 lead and held up for his 15th career game-winner — and second in three games.
Nicolas Roy and Michael Amadio each scored their first of the season for the Golden Knights.
Kessel tied defenseman Keith Yandle’s ironman record by playing in his 989th straight game. The 17-year veteran is set to break the mark Tuesday at San Jose.
Yandle’s streak began in 2009 and ended in March last season. Kessel’s streak started in November 2009.
“There’s some luck involved, but I always want to play,” Kessel said. “Obviously, there’s games you could miss throughout your career, but I’ve been fortunate so far.”
Thompson was looking for redemption after Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Colorado.
“It was pretty obvious that I wasn’t happy with my performance, so you know, just forgot about it the next day and got back to work at practice and just needed to be ready to go tonight,” he said. “I felt good all night. The guys at the back end and the forward group made my job real easy.”
The Maple Leafs, playing their second game on a five-game trip, got a goal from William Nylander. Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves.
“We just got beat by a team that was better than us tonight in all facets,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said.
Shortly after what appeared to be Kessel’s 400th career goal got overturned, the Golden Knights forward picked up an assist when Vegas took advantage of a power play to open the scoring.
After Samsonov stopped back-to-back shots by Kessel and Reilly Smith, Roy was on the doorstep to bat the puck in.
“I didn’t even know. I had no clue. I thought I scored, actually,” Kessel said of his disallowed goal. “But you know, it is what it is. We scored right after.”
Nylander tied it midway through the second period when he took a pass from captain John Tavares, skated across the slot and beat Thompson with a snapper from the right side.
Amadio got his goal midway through the third when he ripped Nic Hague’s pass from the left boards past Samsonov on the far side.
Toronto had a chance to draw closer late in the third when Vegas defenseman Brayden McNabb was called for high-sticking with 2:43 left. But Thompson was fantastic under rapid fire, stopping the final four shots of the game, including three on the penalty kill.
“I think the whole team was rock solid tonight. We really shut down their big guns, and they've got a lot of them,” Thompson said. “So credit goes to the D-corps and the forward group. They were outstanding.”
NOTES: Stephenson has scored a goal in three straight games. ... Tavares exited with 13:02 left when he took a slap shot from teammate Rasmus Sandin on the back of the knee. “Those are the kind of things that just take a little time to settle down,” Keefe said.
UP NEXT
Maple Leafs: Play at San Jose on Thursday.
Golden Knights: Play the second leg of a back-to-back at San Jose on Tuesday.
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More AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/NHL and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-10-25T06:19:57+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/sports/2022/10/25/kessel-ties-nhl-ironman-record-vegas-tops-maple-leafs-3-1/ |
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