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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Tuesday night that two people had been arrested in the April shooting that left 16-year-old Michael Duerson dead.
Homicide detectives took 18-year-old Jayden Jennings and 19-year-old Keith Miller into custody for their alleged involvement in the death of Duerson.
On April 10, IMPD officers were dispatched to the 5600 block of East 30th Street on report of a person shot.
There they located the injured Duerson. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but later died shortly after arriving.
Duerson’s mother said Tuesday night that the arrest in her son’s case was a huge relief.
I will always love my son here or not and I’ll continue to handle my business as a parent. To the people that took my son’s life they will always remember Michael Duerson because every day they will think of how they ruined two lives. We don’t ever think how our lives can be changed in a split second and how it will affect the others around us. I hope they get every day they deserve. My son didn’t deserve to leave here this way. I lost my son and one of my best friends and I don’t think any explanation will be good enough.
Antionette Lanier, victim’s mother
Officers located Jennings on Monday and Miller today without further incident. Both were arrested for murder.
IMPD said that the preliminary information led them to believe the incident involved the sale of a gun which was used during an altercation that resulted in the shooting of Duerson.
The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office will make the final charging decision.
The pair were identified as suspects thanks to tips and community cooperation according to IMPD.
Anyone with information about this homicide should contact Detective Larry Craciunoiu at the IMPD Aggravated Assault Office at (317) 327-3475 or e-mail him at Larry.Craciunoiu@indy.gov.
Information can also be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at (317) 262-TIPS (8477). | 2022-07-20T01:45:14+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/2-arrested-in-april-shooting-that-left-an-indy-teen-dead/ |
Are you going on vacation this summer? If so, Google can take a good guess as to where. Analysts for the site recently looked at three months’ worth of searches for summer flights and used that data to create a list of the top 20 places that U.S. travelers are hoping to visit this summer. Twelve American cities made the list.
If you’re planning a trip to one of these cities, you’ll probably have to pay for a hotel, a rental car and several restaurants. But there are plenty of things you can do that won’t cost a dime. Here are some free activities you can enjoy while you’re there.
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Orlando, Florida
Take in some art. See if you can spot all 44 murals in the Mills 50 District. (This is a highly Instagrammable activity.) Then head over to CityArts, a group of seven art galleries with free admission and a café — all housed in the oldest commercially operational building in Orlando (it’s been there since 1886).
Visit Disney Springs. Disney’s shopping and entertainment district has free admission, free parking and lots of free activities. There’s live music, shows from Disney’s Performing Arts dance troupes and great photo opportunities. And like all things Disney, this place is made for kids. For example, little ones can dig for “fossils” in the Paleo Zone sandbox.
New York City
Tour Alexander Hamilton’s estate. Of the many free things you can do in New York City, one of the most interesting is touring the estate of Hamilton Grange, where the founding father lived the last two years of his life (before dying in a duel with Aaron Burr). The 25-minute tour is free, but you must arrive on-site early to make a reservation for this popular attraction.
Walk the High Line. This art-filled, elevated popular park (formerly a train line) isn’t just a must-see attraction; it’s also free. You can even get a free, 90-minute, docent-led tour, but arrive early. There are no reservations, and they only take 20 people at a time.
Seattle, Washington
Stroll through a museum. Seattle is full of free museums — or free on certain days, at least. One interesting one is the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, which showcases artifacts from the 1897 Klondike gold rush, when prospectors stopped in Seattle to fuel up on their way to the Yukon in Canada. As the tour begins, you learn the stories of five 1890s-era stampeders (Klondike prospectors).
Watch the boats in Ballard Locks. These locks, officially called Hiram M. Chittenden Locks, act as a sort of boat elevator that helps move boats from the water level of Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Salmon Bay to the tidal water level of Puget Sound, and vice versa.
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Visitors can sit and watch the boats move through. Would you rather watch salmon fighting their way upstream? There’s also a fish ladder in the locks for migrating salmon. Plus, the grounds feature a visitors’ center (which offers free tours at 2 pm every day that the center is open) and a botanical garden.
Los Angeles, California
Watch a TV taping. Whether you’d like to be an audience member of a sitcom taping, a talk show or a game show, tickets are almost always free. Reserve tickets ahead of time from companies like On Camera Audiences (for TV talent shows and game shows), TV Tix (for a wide mix of shows), and 1iota (for late-night talk shows among others).
Look out from Griffith Observatory. One of the best scenic lookouts in L.A. is also free and includes a free museum and an opportunity to gaze through high-powered Zeiss and solar telescopes. Line up before it gets dark if you want to view the night sky, because they do limit the number of people allowed in.
Denver, Colorado
Visit an iconic bookstore. The Tattered Cover Book Store is a famous independent bookseller in the renovated Lowenstein Theater, which is located on the busy and popular section of East Colfax Avenue. There’s an in-house coffee shop and lots of comfy chairs where you can plop down and sample a book or three.
Tour the Colorado State Capitol Building. The capitol building in Denver doesn’t just have great historical significance. It’s also an architectural marvel and scenic lookout with breathtaking views of the city skyline and Rocky Mountains. And visiting is free! There are temporary exhibits, galleries and an hour-long tour that includes a trip to see the gold-plated, 272-foot-high dome.
Las Vegas, Nevada
See the world’s largest nugget of gold. It’s 61 pounds, it’s called the Hand of Faith, and it’s housed at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino.
Take photos with flamingos. There’s no need to book a room at the Flamingo Hotel and Casino to enjoy its coolest attraction: a flock of Chilean flamingos roaming around the Flamingo Wildlife Habitat. Walk around the four-acre gardens and take photos of all the creatures that live there, including turtles, swans, ducks, pelicans and more.
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Miami, Florida
Take an Art Deco walking tour. Jump on and off of Miami’s free trolleys as you take a self-guided tour of the Art Deco architecture Miami is famous for. Pick up a free walking guide from the Art Deco Welcome Center or download the free app, GPSmycity, which also offers guided walking tours.
Honolulu, Hawaii
Hike along the Spitting Caves. These natural, wavy rock formations are among the many natural wonders that Hawaii has to offer, but this place is named for the way the cliffs spit the waves back out. While it’s not guaranteed, rainbows are a frequent feature of this natural attraction (and they’re free, to boot).
Visit the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. It’s free to visit the site of the sunken battleship, the USS Arizona Memorial, where 900 sailors and marines lost their lives. But reserve your free ticket ahead of time, since this popular attraction can fill up fast.
Chicago, Illinois
Stroll along a water promenade. Chicago has two great ones: Walk along the Chicago Riverwalk (where you’ll see world-famous architecture along the Chicago River) and the Lakefront Trail (which runs alongside picturesque Lake Michigan but also features playgrounds, gardens, tennis courts, public art and more).
Visit the Lincoln Park Zoo. One of the few free zoos in the country, the Lincoln Park Zoo is open year-round and has almost 200 animal species and over 1,200 plant species.
Boston, Massachussetts
Follow the Freedom Trail. You can learn about Boston’s rich history simply by walking a 2.5-mile trail that leads you to 16 of the city’s most iconic sites. There’s no fee to walk the Freedom Trail, and there are free guides like this one to help you on your way. Just be aware that some of the sites do charge admission.
Cool off in one of the Greenway’s fountains. Can you find all the iconic fountains along the Greenway? The park features seven major fountains which are generally running from late May through mid-October. Move through the Harbor Fog sculptures, and a foggy mist is released. Or check out the bamboo walkway and ever-flowing waterfall at the Chinatown Stream.
San Francisco, California
Have a brush with Sea-lebrities. Check out the group of sea lions that sun themselves on Pier 39’s K-dock. They won’t charge you to gawk. Just don’t expect any tricks — this isn’t Sea World!
Explore the Presidio. This is a 1,500-acre national park that’s brimming with picnic areas, hiking trails, historic buildings and cool play areas. The latest addition is the Presidio Tunnel Tops, which has a two-acre “nature play area,” in which the playground equipment is fashioned from boulders and fallen trees and an indoor facility where kids can learn about art and science.
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Valanciunas has big night, helps Pelicans beat Hornets
By STEVE REED
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jonas Valanciunas had 30 points and 17 rebounds and the New Orleans Pelicans spoiled the Charlotte Hornets’ home opener with a wire-to-wire 124-112 victory Friday night. Brandon Ingram added 28 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Pelicans and C.J. McCollum had 21 points. Zion Williamson had a quiet night in his first game at the Spectrum Center since leading Duke to the 2019 ACC Championship, finishing with 16 points on 7-of-19 shooting. The Pelicans opened Wednesday night with a 130-108 victory at Brooklyn. Terry Rozier flirted with a triple-double for the Hornets with 23 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds. Gordon Hayward had 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting and added seven assists. | 2022-10-22T01:54:18+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/sports/ap-national-sports/2022/10/21/valanciunas-has-big-night-helps-pelicans-beat-hornets/ |
ALBANY – During a Wednesday morning playtime, day campers at Chehaw Park & Zoo around the ages of 7 and 8 were playing a game and asked approaching playmates the question, “Are you infected?" usually getting the response “Not infected."
“They have really creative games that they play,” Chehaw Executive Director Morgan Burnette said. “I like to see the evolution over the years. It used to be “lava tag” – you couldn’t touch the wood chips, you had to stay on the equipment.”
Chehaw’s annual summer camps kicked off this week for ages 4 through 12, with the youngest kids learning about super sensors, making noisemakers out of paper plates and beans for lessons about sounds and hearing.
The 7- and 8-year-olds were into “bash, stash and cache,” and ages 9 through 12 were learning about invasive species in “alien invasion.”
Campers got to cool off by splashing in the spraying water in the attraction's water park.
The one-week camps continue through Aug. 4, and children 5 through 12 can attend all day or half a day. Four-year-olds have half-day sessions.
Campers can attend one week or all 10 weeks, Burnette said.
Each day of camp includes a trip to the zoo, animal encounters, crafts, games, activities, a snack, a Chehaw water bottle, and a cool camp T-shirt.
After-camp care is available until 6 p.m. for $10 per day or $40 for the entire week. Members receive a 10 percent discount on all camp sessions, plus half-price on after-camp care.
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DANVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – The Danville Police Department reports they have identified and issued an arrest warrant for one of two suspects in an ongoing robbery investigation from February 15th.
Around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, two black men, including 36-year-old Calvin Franklin Hughes, Jr allegedly entered the Sunrise convenience store on the 500 block of Memorial Drive. One of the suspects was around six feet tall, wearing a gray jacket, and a mask, and was allegedly armed with a machete. The other man was around 5’6”, wearing a multicolored jacket, and allegedly armed with a handgun, and also demanded the cashier open the register.
Both men then left the store on foot with an undisclosed amount of money and cigarettes. There were no reported injuries during the incident.
Investigators have identified Hughes, Jr. as one of the two suspects and have obtained warrants for his arrest for the following charges:
- Robbery
- Attempted malicious wounding
- Two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felony
- Shoot firearm in occupied dwelling
- Possession of a firearm by a felon
- Reckless handling of a firearm
Police say the investigation is ongoing and that Hughes should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone who has information is asked to please contact the Danville Police Department through any platform, including patrol at 434-799-6510, investigations at 434-799-6508, calling 911, contacting Crime Stoppers at 434-793-0000, approach any officer you see, through social media, via email crimetips@danvilleva.gov, or use our crime tips app CARE at https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=818#.
WFXR News will continue to update you with any new information has it is released. | 2023-02-21T22:55:42+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/danville-police-says-robbery-suspect-is-armed-and-dangerous/ |
Monkeypox infections are slowing in the US. It’s not clear if that will last
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN
The pace of new monkeypox cases reported in some major cities — and in the US overall — has started to slow recently, but experts say it’s too early to know if the trend will last.
On Friday, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said that she is “cautiously optimistic” about the downward trend, but warned that the overall case count is still growing.
“The rate of rise is lower, but we are still seeing increases and we are of course a very diverse country and things are not even across the country. So, we’re watching this with cautious optimism,” she said.
Last week, there were an average of 337 new cases of monkeypox reported each day in the US, according to CDC data. That’s a 24% drop from two weeks earlier — a difference of more than 100 cases a day.
A few factors are “working together to bend the curve,” Walensky said, including vaccination, behavior changes and harm reduction messages “being heard and implemented.”
But many more factors are still in flux, leaving questions unanswered.
Key factors to watch
Local health departments say they are working hard to understand the factors driving case trends.
Washington, DC, has been an epicenter of the outbreak since the beginning; the city has had nearly 12 times more cases per capita than the country overall.
The local health department has seen a “slight decrease” in cases over the past week, but said that “education and vaccines” are two key factors that will drive trends going forward.
And “with 100,000 students that will return to DC within the next week, it is too early to project the trends,” they said.
The California health department said that state trends over the last several weeks suggest “stabilizing rather than increasing transmission levels” and daily cases “leveling off.”
“The trend could continue but will depend on vaccination and behavior change as noted previously,” they said.
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said last week that the city has also seen “cases begin to fall and transmission slow” in recent days.
Even if cases rise again, Donal Bisanzio, a senior epidemiologist with the nonprofit research group RTI International, predicts that there will be a “rapid reduction” at some point. Monkeypox “is a disease that gives you full protection after you get it,” he said. Reinfections aren’t a factor.
But no one knows for sure what’s next.
“I think every public health response that I have ever worked, we want a crystal ball. It’s just exceedingly hard to get there really early on, even for things that we have understood much better for years,” said Janet Hamilton, executive director of the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists. “Tell me when influenza season is going to end. I can’t. “
Outbreak’s many moving parts
Experts say that the ongoing outbreak is a rapidly evolving situation, making it difficult to know what to expect in the coming weeks and months.
“There is a very strong interest in using models and thinking about what the trajectories would be in different scenarios,” Hamilton told CNN.
All data-driven models require that at least some reasonable assumptions are incorporated. But with monkeypox, the United States is still collecting some of the foundational “shoe leather epidemiology, boots on the ground pieces,” Hamilton said. It’s a “highly infectious disease that’s spreading very rapidly that we don’t fully understand.”
Some of the stigma attached to the current outbreak may make people reluctant to seek medical attention, discuss recent contacts or come forward to get vaccinated, experts say.
“I’m always concerned about stigma and discrimination, as it can hinder trying to control an outbreak like this,” said Dr. Wafaa El-Sadr, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University who has researched HIV, emerging infections and other diseases.
It could mean people aren’t “taking advantage of the important tools we have at hand to stop this outbreak.”
Generally, only about 15 to 25% of contacts are being identified, which can skew the understanding of the rate of disease spread, Hamilton said.
“That ends up being a very distinct challenge that then would directly impact what those models look like.”
While men who have sex with men have been disproportionately affected in the current outbreak, anyone can get monkeypox and a growing number of cases reported recently have been among women and children — potentially changing the transmission map even more.
And a recent shift in the federal vaccination strategy — that potentially expands the existing vaccine supply by as much as five times, but poses other challenges — marks a major change to another key forecasting factor.
More than 1 million vials of the Jynneos vaccine have been allocated to states and other local jurisdictions, according to data from the US Department of Health and Human Services. However, only about 208,000 doses have been reported to the CDC as administered.
In June, researchers from RTI International published work that estimated the potential burden and duration of the monkeypox outbreak that did not yet have endemic disease. They projected that every three cases could cause 18 secondary cases if no prevention measures were put in place, with outbreaks lasting about six to nine months. Contact tracing and vaccination of close contacts could cut that risk by more than 70%, according to the model.
But new knowledge and information has led them to adjust the model and rerun it, with updated estimates due out in a few weeks.
“We are talking about a model that was done just in the first month of transmission outside Africa. We were thinking that everything was going well,” said Bisanzio, who is a co-author of RTI report. The model assumed that the public health response would be quick and effective, especially coming on the heels of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We know that this story then evolved in a different way,” he said, with a lag in response time, hesitancy around vaccination and transmission concentrated within one high-risk community that no one expected. “I can tell you that the numbers (in the updated model) are much higher than the ones that we first estimated.”
That said, another one of the biggest adjustments to their model comes from a recent survey of men who have sex with men, in which about half of respondents said they changed their behaviors to protect themselves amid the ongoing outbreak.
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington built an influential Covid-19 forecast model early on in the pandemic, but will not be doing the same for monkeypox.
“In our mind, this disease is not going to spread into the community as wide as we’ve seen with Covid,” said Ali Mokdad, an epidemiologist and professor of health metrics sciences at IHME.
There are some similarities to HIV that are concerning, but “we don’t see that being replicated here,” he said, with monkeypox moving out of the body much faster and being much less deadly.
While extensive data-driven models may be largely absent, experts say they are keeping a close watch on trends.
“You don’t need a model to tell you that, at this point in time, the strategy has to be to identify those high risk individuals and vaccinate as many as possible,” Hamilton said.
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CNN’s Jacqueline Howard contributed to this report | 2022-08-30T16:29:25+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/08/30/monkeypox-infections-are-slowing-in-the-us-will-it-last/ |
The Senate has advanced a bill that would repeal decades-old authorizations for use of military force for the Iraq and Persian Gulf wars, in an overwhelming show of bipartisan support for legislation that the White House has signaled it will back.
If signed into law, the bill would repeal the 1991 Gulf War authorization and the 2002 Iraq War authorization. A bipartisan group of lawmakers who support the legislation argue that it is necessary to prevent abuse by presidential administrations that have — and still could — use the old authorizations to launch unrelated combat operations without congressional approval.
“Repealing this AUMF [authorization of military force] is a necessary step towards putting the final remnants of the Iraq War squarely behind us,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor Thursday. “Every year we leave this AUMF on the books is another year a future administration can abuse it. Congress, the rightful dispenser of war powers, cannot allow this to continue.”
The White House on Thursday indicated that President Biden would sign the bill if it reached his desk, noting that the United States conducts no ongoing military activities that rely primarily on either authorization.
“Repeal of these authorizations would have no impact on current U.S. military operations and would support this Administration’s commitment to a strong and comprehensive relationship with our Iraqi partners,” the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement. “Furthermore, President Biden remains committed to working with the Congress to ensure that outdated authorizations for the use of military force are replaced with a narrow and specific framework more appropriate to protecting Americans from modern terrorist threats.”
A bipartisan group of senators, led by Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Todd C. Young (R-Ind.), spearheaded the effort to repeal the authorizations of military force before the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War this month. “The enemy against whom we declared war [in 2002] is no more,” Kaine told reporters Thursday. “There’s no reason, none, to have a war authorization against a strategic partner.”
Young said the effort to repeal the authorizations “transcends party politics … political philosophies or geography.” The anniversary is a time to honor the 1.5 million Americans who served during the Iraq War, as well as a time for “reflection on where war powers rest” in the United States, Kaine and Young wrote in a joint op-ed for Fox News that was published Tuesday.
“Those troops we honor this month may be surprised to know the legal authorization to wage war against Iraq is still on the books today, even though it serves no operational purpose and Iraq is now a strategic partner,” they wrote.
To give a sense of how outdated these authorizations are, Kaine and Young pointed out that only three of the 100 members of the current Senate were in office when the first Gulf War was authorized in 1991. Only a handful of members of the current Congress were in office when Operation Iraqi Freedom was authorized in 2002.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), a combat veteran who lost both legs when her Black Hawk helicopter was attacked in the Iraq War, said service members deserve to know they have “the moral support and legal backing” of the nation when they go to war.
“Yet, for more than 20 years, Washington has failed to give them even that,” Duckworth said in a statement. “If we choose to send our finest into battle, then we need to debate and vote to do so based on current conditions.”
If the bill passes the Senate, its fate is uncertain in the House, though several Republican and Democratic House members have already publicly expressed support for the legislation. The conservative organization Heritage Action released a statement Thursday urging the House to follow the Senate’s lead and pass the bill.
Kaine noted that several of the bill’s co-sponsors in the House are not only Republicans but GOP lawmakers who are close to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.).
“We know that the votes are there,” Kaine said. “The best thing we could do for the House is deliver a big bipartisan vote here.”
Nineteen Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the legislation the same week that both Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — both likely front-runners for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination — expressed strong skepticism for the United States’ continued commitment to helping Ukraine fend off a Russian invasion.
The Senate Republicans who backed the repeal included anti-interventionist skeptics of U.S. military aid to Ukraine — such as Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) — as well as moderate Republicans like Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), who have been strongly supportive of Ukraine aid and America’s commitment to NATO.
However, Hawley said he did not see the high number of Republicans joining in Thursday’s vote as a sign that lawmakers in his party were beginning to turn away from traditional foreign policy views. Rather, he believed the Iraq and Gulf war authorizations were so outdated that their repeal brought together a broad coalition.
“These folks are on an island,” Hawley said of most moderate Republican senators, suggesting that their more hawkish foreign policy views are at odds with most of the GOP base. “But I just think that’s not where most Republican voters are.”
Leigh Ann Caldwell and Theodoric Meyer contributed to this report. | 2023-03-16T18:59:23+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/16/iraq-war-authorization-repeal-aumf/ |
(NEXSTAR) – Two airline passengers accused of assaulting crew members and fellow passengers face two of the largest fines ever proposed, the Federal Aviation Administration announced Friday.
The FAA said it will levy penalties of $81,950 and $77,272, respectively, against the unnamed passengers.
The first passenger was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina on July 7, 2021 when the FAA says the woman fell while she was out of her seat during the flight. She then allegedly threatened to hurt a flight attendant who offered help, shoved the flight attendant aside and tried to open the cabin door.
When two other flight attendants tried to restrain her, she allegedly struck one on the head repeatedly. The crew managed to get her in zip-tie style restraints, but the woman “spit at, headbutted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers,” the FAA said. Officers arrested her after the plane landed in Charlotte.
Another female passenger, who faces a $77,272 fine, was flying Delta from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 16, 2021 when the FAA says she tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her. She’s also accused of walking to the front of the aircraft and trying to leave the airplane mid-flight.
The crew had to restrain her after she allegedly bit another passenger multiple times.
“If you are on an airplane, don’t be a jerk and don’t endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers. If you do, you will be fined by the FAA,” U.S. Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg told The View Friday.
The passengers must respond within 30 days after receiving the FAA’s letter.
The fines are part of the roughly $2 million in proposed penalties the FAA announced Jan. 1. | 2022-04-12T21:17:10+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/faa-proposes-combined-159k-fine-the-most-ever-against-two-unruly-passengers/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Olo Inc. ("Olo" or the "Company") (NYSE: OLO) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Olo investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons and entities that purchased shares of Olo's Class A common stock between August 11, 2021 and August 11, 2022. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
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DETROIT (AP) — General Motors said Thursday it will spend $491 million to expand and upgrade an Indiana metal stamping plant for production of steel and aluminum stamped parts for “future vehicles,” including electric vehicles.
The automaker said it would install two new press lines, complete press and die upgrades and make renovations to the Marion, Indiana, plant, where a roughly 6,000-square-foot (557.4-square-meter) addition also is planned.
GM said work would begin later this year to prepare the Marion plant “to produce a variety of steel and aluminum stamped parts for future products, including electric vehicles, built at multiple GM assembly plants.”
News of the Marion project comes as GM is working to strengthen its foothold in the electric vehicle market.
“While this investment prepares the facility for our all-electric future, it’s really an investment in our talented Marion team and will keep the plant working for many years to come,” Gerald Johnson, GM’s executive vice president of global manufacturing, said in a news release.
GM’s Marion Metal Center opened in 1956 about 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) northeast of Indianapolis. The plant currently produces sheet metal parts for multiple GM assembly plants to support production of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles.
The plant employs more than 750 people. GM said its employment is expected to remain stable “with the addition of this new work in the plant.”
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has proposed providing GM with up to $12 million in conditional tax credits and up to $500,000 in training grants, among other incentives, based on the company’s plans. That funding must be approved by the IEDC’s board of directors. | 2022-09-16T15:40:14+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-gm-plans-491m-indiana-plant-upgrade-to-help-support-evs/ |
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable, Pope Francis rebuked those “ravenous” for wealth and power at the expense of the vulnerable, including children, in a Christmas Eve homily decrying war, poverty and greedy consumerism.
In the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis presided over the evening Mass attended by about 7,000 faithful, including tourists and pilgrims, who flocked to the church on a warm evening and took their place behind rows of white-robed pontiffs.
Francis drew lessons from the humility of Jesus’ first hours of life in a manger.
“While animals feed in their stalls, men and women in our world, in their hunger for wealth and power, consume even their neighbors, their brothers and sisters,” the pontiff lamented. “How many wars have we seen! And in how many places, even today, are human dignity and freedom treated with contempt!”
“As always, the principal victims of this human greed are the weak and the vulnerable,’’ said Francis, who didn’t cite any specific conflict or situation.
“This Christmas, too, as in the case of Jesus, a world ravenous for money, power and pleasure does not make room for the little ones, for the so many unborn, poor and forgotten children,’’ the pope said, reading his homily with a voice that sounded tired and almost hoarse. “I think above all of the children devoured by war, poverty and injustice.”
Still, the pontiff exhorted people to take heart.
“Do not allow yourself to be overcome by fear, resignation or discouragement.” Jesus’ lying in a manger shows where “the true riches in life are to be found: not in money and power, but in relationships and persons.”
Remarking on the “so much consumerism that has packaged the mystery” of Christmas, Francis said there was a danger the day’s meaning could be forgotten.
But, he said, Christmas focuses attention on “the problem of our humanity — the indifference produced by the greedy rush to possess and consume.”
“Jesus was born poor, lived poor and died poor,” Francis said. “He did not so much talk about poverty as live it, to the very end, for our sake.”
Francis urged people to “not let this Christmas pass without doing something good.”
When the Mass ended, the pope, pushed in a wheelchair by an aide, moved down the basilica with a life-sized statue of Baby Jesus on his lap and flanked by several children carrying bouquets. The statue then was placed in a manger in a creche scene in the basilica.
Francis, 86, has been using a wheelchair to navigate long distances due to a painful knee ligament and a cane for shorter distances.
Traditionally, Catholics mark Christmas Eve by attending Mass at midnight. But over the years, the starting time at the Vatican has crept earlier, reflecting the health or stamina of popes and then the pandemic.
Two years ago, the start of Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica was moved up to 7:30 p.m. to allow faithful to get home before for a nighttime curfew imposed by the Italian government as a measure to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Although virtually all pandemic-triggered restrictions have long been lifted in Italy, the Vatican kept to the early start time.
During Saturday evening’s service, a choir sang hymns. Clusters of potted red poinsettia plants near the altar contrasted with the cream-colored vestments of the pontiff.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Romans, tourists and pilgrims were expected to crowd into St. Peter’s Square to hear Pope Francis deliver an address on world issues and give his blessing. The speech, known in Latin as “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and to the world), generally is an occasion to review crises including war, persecution and hunger, in many parts of the globe.
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Associated Press journalist Luigi Navarra contributed. | 2022-12-25T19:44:34+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/ap-top-headlines/ap-pope-on-christmas-jesus-was-poor-so-dont-be-power-hungry/ |
MIAMI, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Coaching International, the leading executive coaching firm for growth-focused CEOs and entrepreneurs globally, is pleased to announce Meghan Watkins as its newest Partner and Coach.
Watkins is a strategic and dedicated leader with a proven track record for transforming start-up businesses into viable, scalable, and thriving organizations. Her unique expertise lies in creating leadership programs, building high-performing teams, and scaling at speed. She has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and supply chain management in the wine and spirits industry.
Watkins has represented prestigious wineries, including Quintessa, Flowers, and The Prisoner. She co-founded Victory Wine Group, a wine and spirits distributor in Texas that scaled to $60 million in seven years, and was a Partner at wine and spirits wholesalers Progress Wine Group (Florida) and Quench Fine Wines (Arizona). These businesses formed Palomar Beverage Company, where Watkins has been credited as the driving force both internally and externally for capturing new account business, developing sales teams, and building revenue to over $100 Million.
"A dream becomes a goal when action is taken toward its achievement. I am excited to help clients achieve their wildest dreams as a coach for CEO Coaching International," Watkins said.
"Not only has Meghan had incredible success as a business owner and an accomplished executive in the wine and spirits space, but she is experienced at coaching other leaders to achieve great success as well," said Mark Moses, CEO and Founding Partner of CEO Coaching International. "I look forward to seeing her help other CEOs and executives to push past boundaries and take their businesses to the next level."
Watkins is an active member of Young Presidents' Organization (YPO Wild West Chapter) and a board member of the Texas Wine and Food Foundation, which supports the Texas hospitality industry. She lives in Frisco, Texas, and enjoys hiking, skiing, and traveling with her husband and two children.
To schedule a complimentary introduction call with Meghan Watkins or another one of the CEO Coaching International coaches, visit: CEOCoachingInternational.com/Coach/Meghan-Watkins/.
CEO Coaching International works with CEOs and their leadership teams to achieve extraordinary results quarter after quarter, year after year. Known globally for its success in coaching growth-focused entrepreneurs to meaningful exits, CEO Coaching International has coached more than 1,000 CEOs and entrepreneurs in more than 60 countries and 45 industries. The coaches at CEO Coaching International are former CEOs, presidents, or executives who have made BIG happen. The firm's coaches have led double-digit sales and profit growth in businesses ranging in size from startups to over $10 billion, and many are founders that have led their companies through successful eight, nine, and ten-figure exits. Companies working with CEO Coaching International for three years or more have experienced an average EBITDA CAGR of 30.4% during their time as a client, more than three times the U.S. average and a revenue CAGR of 18.6%, nearly twice the U.S. average. For more information, please visit: https://www.ceocoachinginternational.com.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen J. Brogan, Jones Day's Managing Partner since 2002, today announced that, effective January 1, 2023, Gregory M. Shumaker will become Jones Day's next Managing Partner, only the eighth Managing Partner in the Firm's 130-year history.
Jones Day is a global legal institution with more than 2,400 lawyers in 40 offices around the world. It is a single integrated global partnership with a unique governance system that, among other features, provides that its Managing Partner is selected by the predecessor, who is in the best position to both see the current opportunities for the Firm and identify the person best able to capitalize on those opportunities. In addition to Mr. Brogan, previous Jones Day Managing Partners were Frank Ginn (1913–1937, who pioneered the Managing Partner concept 20 years after the Firm's founding), Tom Jones (1938–1947), Jack Reavis (1948–1974), Allen Holmes (1975–1983), Dick Pogue (1984–1992), and Pat McCartan (1992–2002).
Mr. Shumaker graduated from Brown University and the University of Notre Dame Law School, where he was Notes Editor of the Law Review. He has spent his entire career with the Firm in its Washington Office. Mr. Shumaker became a Jones Day partner in 1997 and has served in many leadership capacities in the Firm since that time, including Partner-in-Charge of the Washington Office, Firmwide Hiring Partner, and, since 2015, the leader of the Firm's Global Disputes Practice, which consists of more than 200 lawyers around the world who handle international arbitrations, investigations, and cross-border disputes in tribunals outside the United States. In his 35 years with Jones Day, he has been involved in a number of high-profile litigation matters, including the Detroit bankruptcy litigation, the largest municipal bankruptcy in history.
"Greg Shumaker is a talented lawyer and a proven leader," said Mr. Brogan. "He is a Jones Day lifer, beginning with his summer clerkship in 1986, and he loves the Firm. He has the ability, dedication, and instincts necessary to enable the Firm to continue its incredible success, accepting both the opportunities and responsibilities that face the Firm and the legal profession in the future.
"Greg is a natural born leader who has a disarming charm while at the same time possessing an iron will to protect our clients and the Firm. He will be a wonderful steward and take great care of our institution and the more than 20,000 people whose lives depend upon its good fortune. Jones Day is blessed to have him assume the role of its eighth Managing Partner.
"I helped recruit Greg to the Firm in 1986. I could see then that he had special gifts as well as the high character that someday might permit him to lead our Firm. That day is here."
"Steve Brogan has been one of the most consequential Jones Day partners in its long history," said Mr. Shumaker. "I have admired his incredible and magnetic leadership skills since he interviewed me in law school more than 35 years ago. Throughout a near half-century of service to the Firm, he has been the person most responsible for transforming Jones Day from a high-quality national law firm with a Midwestern base into a uniquely integrated global law partnership, in which attorneys throughout all offices work collaboratively to provide the highest level of client service."
Under Mr. Brogan's leadership, Jones Day has added more than 600 lawyers and 18 offices, expanded its presence in Australia, entered Latin America, and returned to the Middle East. At the same time, the Firm continued to strengthen the quality of its legal services, becoming a mainstay in the BTI Consulting Client Service A-Team report that measures client service, and securing the #1 spot in that survey each of the past six years.
Mr. Brogan also greatly expanded Jones Day's pro bono commitments. He was the driving force behind the Firm's efforts to represent the interests of asylum-seekers at the southern border of the United States. Since 2014, Jones Day has operated facilities that act as remote trial sites along the southern border and now has a fully operational office in Laredo, Texas, staffed on a rotating basis by lawyers and professional staff from across the Firm. In addition, Jones Day has assisted asylum-seekers in refugee camps in Lesvos, Greece. To date, more than 1,000 lawyers from virtually every office in the Firm have participated in this work, providing legal assistance to more than 15,000 individuals.
"Steve likes to say that 'people don't change great institutions, great institutions change people,'" Mr. Shumaker noted. "That is certainly true as a general matter, but there is no doubt that, over the last 20 years as Jones Day's Managing Partner, Steve Brogan has transformed the scope of the Firm's services while establishing values and operating principles that make this such a unique and successful institution. It is a tremendous honor and responsibility to carry on his legacy, continuing the Firm's contribution to the profession and to the advancement of the rule of law around the world."
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Scientists and students embarking on a census of Georgia lake sturgeon have found three females with mature eggs — an indication the armored “living fossils” may be reproducing in that state for the first time in a half-century.
“It’s exciting because it’s confirmation that they are becoming mature and trying to spawn,” Martin J. Hamel, an associate professor at the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, said in a recent news release.
Fossils indicate that the spade-nosed fish with a bottom-mounted vacuum hose instead of jaws has existed for more than 136 million years, according to scientists.
One of nine sturgeon species and subpecies found in the U.S., lake sturgeon live in 18 states and five Canadian provinces in the St. Lawrence, Hudson Bay, Great Lakes and Mississippi River watersheds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Pollution, habitat destruction and harvesting for flesh and caviar have so diminished their numbers that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering federal protection for the species.
Sturgeons’ bone-plated bodies did so much damage to fishing nets that commercial fishers hauled large numbers out in the 1800s and left them on river and lake banks, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources recounts on its website.
Dams, which keep the big fish from migrating from lakes to the rivers where they spawn, also reduced their numbers. Now lake sturgeon are at less than 1% of historic levels.
State protections, such as fishing limits, and stocking programs, some run by Native American tribes, have helped sturgeon.
By the 1970s, lake sturgeon had been wiped out of northwest Georgia’s Coosa River basin — the only place where they were found in Georgia.
The state Department of Natural Resources began reintroducing lake sturgeon 20 years ago, after the Clean Water Act cleaned up the river, Hamel said.
Females take 20 to 25 years to mature and produce the black, glistening eggs that people love to eat, according to Michigan Sea Grant. So until such eggs turned up this year in females being implanted with radio telemetry tags to track their movement, nobody knew if Georgia’s sturgeon were surviving long enough to reproduce.
“Because lake sturgeon take a long time to mature and then reproduce intermittently — every two to three years — we really need a robust population of varying size and age classes,” Hamel said.
The current population assessment is the largest since Georgia first collected eggs from fish in Wisconsin, raised them in a hatchery and released them into the Coosa in 2002. State natural resources staff, working with their Wisconsin counterparts, have done so nearly every year since.
“It’s a big investment because you don’t even know if the stocked fish are going to survive, let alone grow up and reproduce,” Hamel said.
About 330,000 fish, most about 6 inches (15 centimeters) long, have been released since 2002, Hamel said in an email to The Associated Press.
“While that seems like a lot of sturgeon, the survival rate of fish that are released at that size is likely between 1-10%,” he wrote.
The students are catching as many lake sturgeon as they can to estimate population size, survival and growth rates. The project started in the spring. It will run through this summer and next spring and summer, finishing in winter 2023, Hamel wrote.
Radio telemetry tags will give a better picture of where in the river basin sturgeon tend to live.
“We have implanted 28 fish with telemetry tags thus far, and plan to implant 12 more in the coming months,” Hamel wrote.
Scientists have implanted tiny PIT tags, like the ones used to identify pets, in hundreds of fish over the past two decades. The tags let researchers learn when and where scientists caught the fish previously.
Hamel said about 15% to 20% of the fish being caught have PIT tags, and one is going into every untagged fish.
Five adults and five juveniles will also get a tag that records depth and temperature every 10 seconds, he said.
Information from the first three years of restocking suggested that juveniles were surviving.
“There’s been a lot of questions about long-term survival, growth rates, and when these fish would become sexually mature — and we’re on the verge of determining if these fish are going to successfully reproduce,” Hamel said.
The oldest lake sturgeon on record was 152 years old, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency says the fish can reach up to 9 feet (2.7 meters) long and 310 pounds (140 kilograms).
The largest caught so far by the Georgia group was 52 inches (1.3 meters) long and weighed 24 pounds (11 kilograms).
“This is the largest fish that anyone has documented on the Coosa River,” Hamel wrote.
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McConnaughey reported from New Orleans.
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(NEXSTAR) – A police officer nicknamed “Roadrunner” helped a motorist avert disaster on a New York road earlier this month.
On May 14, police officers including Joe Cavalleri of the Tonawanda Police responded to reports of a car colliding with other vehicles and running red lights, sometimes while on the wrong side of the road. Police ordered the driver to pull over, but the elderly motorist was not responding.
Officers later learned that the driver was suffering a medical emergency, the department disclosed on Facebook.
In video from one of the cruiser’s dash-cams, several police vehicles can be seen driving alongside the elderly motorist’s slow-moving vehicle. Officer Cavalleri is then seen sprinting toward the car, eventually reaching the driver’s door.
Once the door is unlocked, Officer Cavalleri steps into the moving car and uses his foot to stomp the brakes.
Police in Tonawanda were not immediately available to share any further details, or comment on the condition of the elderly driver. Folks on Facebook, meanwhile, were grateful for Officer Cavalleri’s actions.
“Thank God they [were] able to bring this to a halt,” one viewer wrote.
“Great job!!! You saved him and many others,” another user wrote. | 2022-05-28T18:28:24+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/uncategorized/see-it-cop-stops-runaway-car-after-motorist-cant/ |
Announced by CPT Group, Inc.
IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CPT Group, Inc. announces a certified class action lawsuit now pending called JOHNNAE M. HARKEY-KIRK v. CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, Sacramento Superior Court Case No. 34-2019-00260616 (the "Action").
What is this about? Plaintiff alleges that Defendant disclosed sensitive and private personal medical information regarding Plaintiff and class members' pregnancy specifically by sending correspondence in an envelope with a plastic window large enough to display the name and address of the recipient, as well as the sender's name, Prenatal Screening Program, and address in the upper left corner. Plaintiff further alleges that the Defendants' conduct violated Civil Code Section 56 (Confidentiality of Medical Information Act "CMIA"). Defendant denies liability for Plaintiff's CMIA cause of action.
Who is affected? All persons enrolled as patients in Defendant's prenatal screening program who were sent U.S. Mail by Defendant California Department of Public Health with an address driver containing the phrase "Prenatal Screening Program" in an envelope with a plastic window at any time from July 16, 2015 to July, 16, 2019 (the "Class").
What are the options? You can do nothing and remain a member of the class or exclude yourself.
Do Nothing: If you come within the definition of the class, you will be automatically included in the class unless you elect to exclude yourself from the class in accordance with the procedures described below. If you wish to remain in the class, you do not need to take any action at this time.
Exclude Yourself: If you do not want to participate in this lawsuit, you can exclude yourself by "opting out." By electing to opt out of this litigation, you will not receive the benefits of any judgment or settlement in this class action, nor will you be bound by any decision in this lawsuit favorable to Defendant. You must complete and submit a "Request for Exclusion" form available at www.pregnancyscreeningprivacylawsuit.com or by mailing your request to the Notice Administrator by January 25, 2023.
For details about your rights and options and how to exclude yourself or object, go to www.pregnancyscreeningprivacylawsuit.com.
How do I get more information? For more information and to view the full notice, go to www.pregnancyscreeningprivacylawsuit.com, or contact the Notice Administrator by calling toll-free 1-(833) 874-0823.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT OR THE COURT CLERK'S OFFICE
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California forest fire temporarily strands July 4th revelers
JACKSON, Calif. (AP) — Fourth of July revelers stranded by a wildfire in a mountainous California region that’s a top tourist destination were safely evacuated, but the fire continued chewing through forests on Tuesday, officials said.
The fire in Sierra Nevada Gold Country that broke out Monday afternoon tripled in size overnight to more than 4.7 square miles (12.2 square kilometers) acres by Tuesday morning.
The Electra Fire at a recreation area that was packed with people, forcing 85 to 100 celebrating the holiday at a river to take shelter at Pacific Gas & Electric Co. facility, said Amador County Sheriff Gary Redman.
All were later safely evacuated, Redman told The San Francisco Chronicle late Monday night.
Evacuations were ordered in Amador and Calaveras counties.
Redman said the cause of the fire was not known, but that it started in the Vox Beach area of the North Fork Mokelumne River. He said that could suggest fireworks or a barbecue as a potential cause.
Vox Beach is about 55 miles (89 kilometers) east of Sacramento.
Several other small fires were burning in the state.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-05T15:27:08+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/2022/07/05/california-forest-fire-temporarily-strands-july-4th-revelers/ |
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the Missouri Lottery's "Show Me Cash" game were:
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Chamber President Mirinda Rothrock brought the scissors in their equally vintage wooden box and handed them to Jones with a smiling admonition to treat them gently.
She also presented the plant a certificate congratulating the company on its new building.
“This is a big deal,” Rothrock said. “This is a big deal for Decatur and Macon County and we are so pleased and proud to be here taking part in this.”
“I'm kind of a Caterpillar baby,” Jones said. “It's always been a part of my household.”
The 180,000 square foot logistics warehouse will provide more space for machine parts, both for production line needs in assembly and for after-market customers.
“This is a very exciting day, and what better way to highlight Manufacturing Month?” said Tina Czerwinski, facility manager. “We're continuing to grow at Caterpillar Decatur and one of the things we really wanted to focus on was our efficiency and how we serve our customers better. We're bringing all our parts on campus into this beautiful new structure, so we can bring all the components that much closer to all this equipment that we ship every day.”
A large number of employees who will work in the new building attended the ceremony and received commemorative reflective vests with the new building's name emblazoned on the back.
“This is a big investment for the future of Caterpillar in Decatur,” said John Tuntland, vice president of operations, resource Industries operations and products. “It's really a symbol of the investment that Caterpillar is making in Decatur and our team here is helping deliver to our customers every day.”
Caterpillar has been in Decatur for 67 years and while the Decatur plant primarily serves the mining industry, Caterpillar and its products can be found worldwide, he said. The company's employees, through their volunteer work and donations, also provide investments in the community through United Way and other charitable endeavors, which add up to more than $1 million, he said.
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Section manager Cynthia Jones reacts after cutting the ribbon to Caterpillar Inc.’s W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot warehouse, in Decatur on Wednesday.
Caterpillar Inc. employees gather for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot warehouse, in Decatur on Wednesday.
Caterpillar Inc. employees gather for a photo after a ribbon cutting ceremony for the W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot warehouse, in Decatur on Wednesday.
Material handler Lisa Williams helps hand out commemorative safety vests to employees at a ribbon cutting ceremony for Caterpillar Inc.’s W Building Expansion in Decatur on Wednesday.
Rob Hoenes, senior vice president of resource industries operations and products, makes remarks before a ribbon cutting ceremony for Caterpillar Inc.’s W Building Expansion in Decatur on Wenesday.
Section manager Cynthia Jones cuts the ribbon to open Caterpillar Inc.’s W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot warehouse, in Decatur on Wenesday.
Caterpillar Inc. employees take refreshments after a ribbon cutting ceremony for the W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot warehouse, in Decatur on Wednesday.
The W Building Expansion, a new 180,000 square foot logistics warehouse, will provide more space for machine parts at Caterpillar Inc. in Decatur on Wenesday. | 2022-10-05T22:53:31+00:00 | herald-review.com | https://herald-review.com/business/local/watch-now-decatur-cat-plant-celebrates-first-new-building-in-25-years/article_7f8eca58-44e6-11ed-9895-bb6739c4d919.html |
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have generated enough excitement that the NFL chose them to kick off the season against the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs.
“It shows that they see we’re on the come up and we’re trying to build something special,” rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs said Saturday.
Detroit, favored to win the NFC North, is counting on Gibbs and some other rookies to help the franchise live up to the hype.
“It will be fun to watch,” Gibbs said.
The on-the-rise team began the process of acclimating its rookie to the league with a three-day minicamp that wraps up Sunday.
Gibbs, the No. 12 overall pick, and Brian Branch, a third-round selection, were held out of drills on Saturday with injuries as a precaution for the former Alabama stars.
When Gibbs is healthy, he’s expected to play running back and receiver — and doesn’t have a preference.
“Whichever one I get the ball,” he said. “It don’t matter, as long as I get it.”
The Lions bolstered each position group on both sides of the ball last month in the draft and attempted to take advantage of a rare opportunity to have a pair of picks in each of the first three rounds.
Third-year general manager Brad Holmes raised eyebrows when he went against a league trend by drafting a running back (Gibbs) and a linebacker (Iowa’s Jack Campbell) in the first round.
Gibbs said he heard critics say the team reached when drafting a player who was projected to be taken much later, but was unfazed.
“I really don’t care,” he insisted.
Holmes took Iowa tight end Sam LaPorta early in the second, a pick before Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, widely regarded as the best prospect at the position, and Branch midway through the round.
When the media had access to the minicamp, LaPorta looked dynamic as he made a move on Campbell and fast when he ran past his college teammate and housemate in a drill. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound LaPorta appears to be more athletic in person than he does on film and said someone once told him that he was underwhelming during his junior year.
“My play will do the talking hopefully,” LaPorta said.
Detroit’s third-round picks addressed the long-term need of a developmental quarterback with injured Tennessee quarterback Hendon Hooker and an immediate concern with Western Kentucky defensive tackle Brodric Martin.
Hooker is recovering from surgery he had after tearing the ACL in his left knee last November. The injury knocked him out of contention to win the Heisman Trophy and led to him lasting until the No. 68 slot in the draft.
“It just turns into fuel and a chip on my shoulder,” he said. “Film doesn’t lie. SEC offensive player of the year for a reason.”
Martin, meanwhile, was not a big name in college football last year and yet the 6-5, 337-pound defensive lineman was picked to help Detroit’s interior of the defensive line.
“It makes me feel great to know the organization believes in me,” he said. “Now, I got to come out here and perform.”
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Bond Set in Waukegan Junior High School Battery Case
May 25, 2023 9:32AM CDT
(Waukegan, IL) Bond has been set at 200-thousand-dollars for a woman who allegedly forced her way into a Waukegan middle school to confront a student. Angel Terry is facing three varying counts of aggravated battery and battery stemming from the Tuesday morning incident at the John Lewis Middle School. Terry and a male compatriot were said to force their way into the school through an unauthorized entrance, she is then accused of punching a student while the male reportedly battered a staff member. The male is not yet in custody…the 29-year-old Terry is due in court on June 21st.
Tim Vander Tuuk, WLIP News (5-25-23) | 2023-05-26T02:21:52+00:00 | wlip.com | https://www.wlip.com/bond-set-in-waukegan-junior-high-school-battery-case/ |
Rising flood waters on Wednesday wreaked havoc over areas of central Mississippi around the state's capitol of Jackson.
As WLBT reported, around 200 people were rescued from flood waters as businesses and homes were damaged.
At one nursing home, 31 residents and 11 staff members had to evacuate to a safe location away from flood waters on Wednesday and were able to return to the facility on Thursday to collect belongings that survived the flooding.
Volunteers and emergency service workers rescued more than 100 children from a Florence, Mississippi daycare from rising flood waters which had trapped some people inside a structure.
First responders used high water rescue vehicles to move 104 children and 14 workers from the Railroad Center Daycare facility to a safe location, CNN reported.
On Thursday WLBT reported that the city of Jackson could see flooding in some areas after a local reservoir had to release water from a spillway in order to relieve pressure on a reservoir dam. | 2022-08-26T02:00:37+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/national/more-than-100-children-rescued-at-daycare-amid-rising-floodwaters |
Southeastern captures Southland Conference tourney title with win over McNeese
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - The No. 2 seed Southeastern Louisiana University baseball team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on the way to an 11-7 victory over top-seeded McNeese in the deciding game of the best-of-three Southland Conference Baseball Championship Series Saturday night at Joe Miller Ballpark.
Southeastern (30-29) continued to thrive with its back against the wall and improved to 6-0 in elimination games this postseason with Saturday’s convincing win. The conference tournament title is the first for SLU since 2014 and will send the Lions back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017. The 64-team field will be announced on Monday at 11 a.m. (Central) on ESPN2.
The Lions took the most arduous route to their sixth regional appearance as a Division I member, including their fourth under ninth-year head coach Matt Riser, dropping the first game of both bracket play and the championship series. But Southeastern never blinked, having been in a win-or-else mode for the better part of the season after a rough 8-18 start, including an 0-4 hole in league action.
But Riser’s Lions came together at the right time, recording a 22-11 record after the bad first third of the season and going 13-6 down the stretch after being swept by McNeese in Lake Charles in late April.
The SLU offense propelled the turnaround, as Southeastern finished the regular season with the league’s lowest batting average, but had the highest team batting average during the postseason. Saturday was no exception.
Shea Thomas and Tyler Finke drove in three runs apiece, while Tristan Welch, Preston Faulkner and Thomas led the way with three RBI each to highlight a 14-hit Southeastern attack. Saturday’s output was a capper for a Lion offense that exploded for 83 runs over the eight-game tournament.
As a result of the offensive onslaught, the top four batters in the SLU lineup all earned Southland Conference All-Tournament honors with Faulkner running away with MVP honors. He was joined on the all-tournament team by Thomas, Evan Keller and Rhett Rosevear.
The final Southeastern representative of the all-tournament team was Gage Trahan, who recorded the final three outs to secure Saturday’s win. SLU ace Will Kinzeler set the tone on the mound for the Lions, gutting his way through two shutout innings to start.
Hunter O’Toole, Hayden Robb, Dalton Aspholm and Trahan followed to keep the Cowboys from matching the Lion offensive fireworks. O’Toole (4-4) worked four innings in relief, striking out four and allowing two runs to earn the victory.
Southeastern jumped out to an early lead in the top of the first versus Chance Stone. Thomas doubled home the inning’s first run, then Finke plated two more with a double of his own to stake the Lions to a 3-0 advantage.
SLU looked poised to add to its cushion in the top of the second inning. A pair of errors and an intentional walk issued to Faulkner loaded the bases for Southeastern with one out, but reliever Christian Vega struck out Thomas and Finke to keep the Lion lead at 3-0.
The Lions stranded a pair in the third, before heads up base running by Rosevear padded the lead in the top of the fourth. Rosevear led off the frame with a single, then stole second and moved to third when Cowboy catcher Andruw Gonzales’ throw down skipped into the outfield.
Vega then struck out Thomas, but the pitch got away from Gonzales forcing a throw down to first. Rosevear sensed the opportunity and stole home on the throw down to first to put Southeastern up, 4-0.
Kinzeler and O’Toole combined to shut out McNeese through the first three innings, before the Cowboys broke through in the bottom of the fourth. Brad Burckel led off the frame with a double, then scored on an RBI single by Josh Leslie to cut the Lion lead to 4-1.
McNeese reliever Cameron Foster and O’Toole matched 1-2-3 fifth innings, before SLU got to Foster in the sixth. Faulkner singled, stole second and scored on a two-out RBI single to Finke. Foster then hit Pierce Leavengood before issuing consecutive walks to Christian Garcia and Welch to force in another run and increase the Lion lead to 6-1.
The Cowboys got a run back off O’Toole in the bottom of the sixth inning. Burckel powered a solo home run over the left-field fence to cut the deficit to 6-2.
Southeastern answered in the top of the seventh inning. Keller drew a leadoff walk and one out later the Lions had a pair in scoring position after a double by Faulkner. Thomas followed with a sharp single up the middle to plate both SLU base runners and stretch the Southeastern advantage to 8-2.
McNeese answered back with two runs of its own off Robb in the bottom of the seventh. Payton Harden and Kade Hunter each drove in runs to pull the Cowboys within, 8-4.
Southeastern added insurance runs in the ninth. A two-run double by Garcia forced in the inning’s first two runs, then he came home on a single through the left side by Welch that sent the Lions into the bottom of the ninth with an 11-4 lead.
Those three runs would prove important as the two-time defending Southland Conference Tournament champion Cowboys would not go away with a whimper. McNeese scored three runs, before Trahan forced Leslie to pop out for the final out and the tournament victory.
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Copyright 2022 WVUE. All rights reserved. | 2022-05-31T00:05:49+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/05/29/southeastern-captures-southland-conference-tourney-title-with-win-over-mcneese/ |
(NEXSTAR) – Many Twitter users – at least those who haven’t deactivated their accounts already – have expressed concerns about privacy since billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover of the platform.
Not sure what data you’ve given Twitter, or what data it has inferred about you? Here’s what you should know and what you can do about it.
The data Twitter collects
According to Twitter, there are a number of details it knows about you. Some of it you provided to create an account: your username, email, phone number, birthday, and location. Twitter says there is data they may have inferred about you “such as gender and age range,” but you have the option to set this information as well.
If you have a professional account, you may have provided other information like a street address or another phone number or email.
Twitter can collect your login history, where you have logged in from, apps you have connected to Twitter, contacts you’ve imported, and your IP address. The platform, as well as its partners, have also inferred interests about your account or device which is then used to “improve your Twitter experience.” This means providing ads, notifications, and recommended tweets that may be of greater interest to you.
According to its privacy policy, Twitter collects information on how you interact with others on its platform, including contents, recipients, date, and time of messages when you use Direct Messages. If you send Twitter an email, or interact with links in its emails or on its platform, Twitter collects information on the content included.
Twitter may also receive information about you from third parties, like ad and business partners or another service you connect your Twitter account with.
Where to see the data Twitter has on you
This will depend on where you are logged in.
On a desktop, start by clicking on ‘More’ on the left side of your screen. Then select ‘Settings and privacy.’ Under ‘Your account,’ click on ‘Account information.’ You’ll need to reenter your password, but then you’ll be able to see the data Twitter has collected or inferred about you. If you don’t have an account, you can still view the data Twitter has on you by visiting twitter.com, clicking on the ‘Settings’ tab, and following the same steps.
On your mobile device, the process is relatively the same. Tap your photo in the upper left-hand corner, then ‘Settings and Support.’ In the dropdown, select ‘Settings and privacy,’ then ‘Your account.’ You may see less information here than when viewing on a desktop.
To view connected apps and where you are logged in on both desktop and mobile, click on ‘Security and account access’ under the ‘Settings and privacy tab. You’ll be able to see ‘Apps and sessions’ and ‘Connected accounts’ associated with your Twitter account.
Under the ‘Privacy and safety’ tab, you can review interests you have opted into following and those that Twitter has inferred about you. Under the ‘Interests’ tab, you can uncheck interests you aren’t actually interested in.
Twitter also allows you to download an archive of your data. On desktop and mobile, that option can be selected under the ‘Your account’ section. You’ll be asked to verify your account via a code sent to your email or text. Once confirmed, you can request the archive, which is delivered as a ZIP file. Twitter notes it can take 24 hours or longer for your data to be ready, and you will be notified with an in-app notification when it is available.
What can you change?
Not comfortable with how much information Twitter has on you? There are some settings you can change, like removing some of the inferred interests it has on you (see above).
You can stop Twitter from sharing your data with advertisers by viewing ‘Settings,’ then ‘Settings and privacy.’ There, select ‘Ad preferences’ under ‘Privacy and safety.’ You can toggle off personalized ads, meaning Twitter will stop using data collected from your time on the platform and “other online activity and information” from its partners.
Under the same section, you can again review and change your interests, and view how many audiences from advertisers you are a part of. Twitter notes that while you can opt out of interest-based ads, you won’t be removed from advertisers’ audiences. You can, however, request to see the list of advertisers you are a part of – that will be emailed to you when it’s ready.
You can turn off data sharing with business partners – Twitter shares information with those partners “as a way to run and improve its products” – and personalization based on the places you have been.
If you do opt to deactivate your account, Twitter says your account will be permanently deactivated after 30 days and “all information associated with your account is no longer available in our Production Tools.” During that 30-day period, you still have the option to restore your account.
It’s not yet clear what, if anything, Musk will change regarding the personal data Twitter collects from users. Debbie Reynolds, a global data privacy expert and technologist, told USA Today that Musk’s plan to charge users with blue checkmarks a monthly fee and to add other features to the platform could increase the amount of personal information collected.
But, there is a chance it wouldn’t all be bad. Reynolds points to Musk’s other company, Tesla, which is well known for its strict view and practices regarding cybersecurity. Those same practices could be enacted on Twitter. | 2022-11-22T07:50:41+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/what-twitter-knows-about-you-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ |
ROCKFORD, MI — Wheeler Development Group is pushing forward with plans for a 54-room boutique hotel in Rockford that it previously scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Monday, the Grand Rapids-based development group approved an agreement with the city of Rockford that would clear the way for it to purchase a roughly half-acre property at 12 S. Main St., where the hotel would be built. The property is now owned by the city.
“We have roots in Rockford and are excited to see the city embrace this type of activation,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Wheeler Development Group.
“Before the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on the construction and hospitality sectors, we were focusing a lot of energy and time on this project. Jumping forward to today, we are seeing hospitality re-stabilizing. The City of Rockford has a vision for the downtown and we align very much with that vision. This would become more than a hotel. Our concept is balanced by strong restaurant and retail components to activate that block and serve everything from business and sports-related travel, to event-based traffic.”
Jason Wheeler, vice president of community relations at Wheeler Development Group, said his firm is refining its concept for the site and finalizing plans and drawings for the building. If all goes according to plan, the development group would purchase the property by spring of 2023, he said.
The city of Rockford would charge Wheeler Development Group $450,000 for the property, Jason Wheeler said.
Construction, should Wheler Development Group move forward with the hotel, would take between 12 months and 16 month. Jason Wheeler said his firm doesn’t have a price estimate for the project at this time, but that one would be available once architectural drawings and other planning work is complete.
“It’s far too soon to say nothing’s going to be a roadblock,” Jason Wheeler said, when asked if he believes the project will come to fruition. “But we’re going to proceed with our full force effort.”
In addition to the 54-room hotel, the project would have street-level retail as well as a restaurant.
Wheeler Development Group has completed numerous apartment, condo and hotel projects throughout Kent County, including the Hyatt Place Grand Rapids Downtown.
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NY New York NY Zone Forecast for Friday, January 6, 2023
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New York (Manhattan)-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ073-071600-
Bronx-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up
to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 5 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ176-071600-
Northern Queens-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ178-071600-
Southern Queens-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight.
Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ075-071600-
Kings (Brooklyn)-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain in the
evening, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Lows in
the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ074-071600-
Richmond (Staten Island)-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Lows around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Lows in the lower 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
precipitation 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the mid
40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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NYZ177-071600-
Northern Nassau-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain after
midnight. Lows in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming northwest in the
afternoon. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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Southern Nassau-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
around 30. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. North winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow
in the evening, then a chance of snow and rain after midnight.
Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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Northwest Suffolk-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then mostly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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Southwest Suffolk-
337 AM EST Sat Jan 7 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows in
the upper 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 40. North winds 5 to 10 mph
with gusts up to 20 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow and rain after
midnight. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph after midnight. Chance of
precipitation 40 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow in
the morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the
lower 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation
20 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows around 30.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the mid 40s.
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Pastor locks himself in prayer room until crime gets better
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) – A pastor in Louisiana has locked himself inside a prayer room for nearly three months with hopes that the power of prayer can heal his city.
Bishop Dwight Pate with Church Point Ministries in north Baton Rouge has locked himself in the prayer room since the beginning of May, praying for God to heal the city and reduce crime.
Pate, 68, said he believes healing will come from prayer.
“The only place it can be solved is in the church. And the teaching and the loving of God’s people,” Pate said. “So, I believe that prayer can change the hearts of the individuals creating all the violence in town.”
Pate originally opened the prayer room in 1994, where he stayed locked away for nearly eight months with the hope that his prayers would help heal Baton Rouge from drugs and crime. It was open to the public to come receive free holy oil and listen to sermons.
Again in 2000, Pate locked himself away for five months in the room to pray to heal the pain and suffering of the elderly.
And in 2014, Pate did not leave the church grounds for more than 11 months for another prayer vigil.
As for how long he will stay this time, Pate said that’s up to God.
Pate said if he has learned anything in his 44 years of ministry, it’s that God works in mysterious ways. He’s confident his prayers and sacrifice will help change Baton Rouge for the better.
“There’s going to be such a move of God among people. There’s going to be such a move of some of the most violent people in this city, instead of going out killing, robbing and hurting people, bringing peace and joy and victory and forgiveness and love,” Pate said.
He also plans to distribute 200,000 bottles of holy oil to people around the city.
To learn more about Pate and his mission, visit his website here.
Copyright 2023 WAFB via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-24T21:40:12+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2023/07/24/pastor-locks-himself-prayer-room-until-crime-gets-better/ |
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors spent several boring hours Tuesday trying to prove Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz purposely did poorly on tests administered to see if he suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, the primary reason his attorneys say he murdered 17 people four years ago.
But after presenting dozens of charts showing the results of IQ tests and other examinations and long explanations of averages and standard deviations that even had the judge joking she understood why some jurors were drinking strong Cuban coffee, assistant prosecutor Jeff Marcus pulled his trump card.
He turned to the simplest test given to Cruz: How fast can the confessed killer tap his dominant left index finger?
During tests administered earlier this year by experts his attorneys hired, Cruz averaged 22 taps in 10 seconds. Prosecution neuropsychologist Robert Denney said the average male scores 51 on that test and a 22 would be a score only someone with a severe brain injury that causes physical stiffness would tally.
Marcus then played a cellphone video snippet from the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that recorded Cruz firing his AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle 20 times in seven seconds that included a one-second pause — each shot required a separate trigger pull. He then showed security video of Cruz smoothly turning and firing two shots into a coach who tried to stop him and another of him quickly removing his gun's magazine and reloading a new one.
A person who genuinely scored so poorly on the finger tapping test “would not be able to pull the trigger like that,” Denney said, nor would he be able to fire and reload in one motion like he did.
Cruz, 24, pleaded guilty a year ago to the murders of 14 students and three staff members — the trial will only decide whether he is sentenced to death or life without the possibility of parole. A unanimous vote by the seven-man, five-woman jury is required for Cruz to get death. Anything less and his sentence will be life.
Lead prosecutor Mike Satz hopes Denney's testimony will rebut the defense’s contention that heavy drinking by Cruz’s birth mother during pregnancy put him on a lifelong path of bizarre and sometimes violent behavior that culminated in the shootings. The defense also tried to show that his adoptive mother, Lynda Cruz, became overwhelmed after her husband died when Cruz was 5 and never got him complete treatment for his mental health issues. She died less than three months before the shootings.
Denney, who does contract work for the federal prison system, testified Tuesday that he disagrees with the defense experts' contention that Cruz suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. The Missouri practitioner said the former Stoneman Douglas student's IQ scores of about 90 and the results of tests given him after the attack don't support that diagnosis.
“Mr. Cruz's scores are exactly what we would expect for person who does not have any fetal alcohol problems,” Denney said.
Denney will be cross-examined by Cruz's attorneys on Thursday. Court will not be in session Wednesday because of Yom Kippur. The prosecution is expected to finish its rebuttal case in the coming days with closing arguments and deliberations scheduled for next week. | 2022-10-04T21:43:29+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Expert-School-shooter-faked-fetal-alcohol-17487055.php |
OCILLA, Ga. — A jury has found a man accused of killing a popular high school teacher in 2005 not guilty of murder.
Tara Grinstead vanished from rural Irwin County, Georgia. She was last seen leaving a cookout.
Ryan Duke had told investigators in 2017 he killed Grinstead and helped Bo Dukes burn her body.
Duke went as far as telling Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents details that had not been made public.
But when he took the witness stand during his trial, he insisted he was innocent and that it was his friend who had killed her.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the jury acquitted Duke of malice murder, felony murder, aggravated assault and burglary but found him guilty of concealing a death.
Grinstead’s body has never been found. However, her DNA was found in bone fragments located in the area that Duke said she was burned.
Duke will be sentenced Monday. | 2022-05-20T17:55:25+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/man-who-previously-confessed-to-killing-georgia-teacher-is-acquitted-of-murder |
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — Authorities are advising the public to avoid the area of Sunvalley Mall in Concord, the Pleasant Hill Police Department announced Tuesday evening on social media. The advisory was sent out at around 7:30 p.m.
As of 7:45 p.m., there is no immediate threat to the public, and the mall is not on lockdown, according to a dispatcher with Sunvalley Mall.
Police vehicles can be seen outside of the Nordstrom Rack, which is located in Pleasant Hill. Nordstrom Rack is within walking distance from the Sunvalley Mall.
The Pittsburg Police Department is also at the scene. No other information was immediately available.
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This is a developing story. Check back for updates as KRON4 learns more. | 2022-09-28T04:29:34+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/police-activity-reported-near-sunvalley-mall-in-concord/ |
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A powerful storm hit a town in the southern Netherlands Monday, tearing the roofs off at least four houses and causing an unknown number of injuries, local emergency services said. Video posted on social media showed a waterspout close to the town of Zierikzee.
Veilig Zeeland, the organization that coordinates emergency response, said there was significant damage to a number of streets in Zierikzee, a historic fishing town with just over 10,000 residents about 140 kilometers (87 miles) southwest of Amsterdam.
“In addition to rooftiles flying around and knocked-down trees, the roofs have been blown off four homes,” the organization said in a statement.
Further details were not immediately available.
A storm front was crossing the Netherlands from south to north Monday, dumping heavy rain on parts of the country. | 2022-06-27T13:40:44+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Residents-injured-as-powerful-storm-hits-southern-17267883.php |
Pre-dawn shooting at Ohio nightclub leaves 2 dead, 4 wounded
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A predawn shooting at a Columbus night club left two people dead and four wounded, Ohio authorities said.
Officers responded shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday to an after-hours club called Tha Plug on the city’s south side, emergency dispatchers said. One person died at the scene and another was dropped off at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and was later pronounced dead, dispatchers said.
Two other victims were taken to OhioHealth Grant Medical Center and two more to the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, authorities said. There was no immediate word on their conditions.
The ages of the victims and other details weren’t immediately available. No arrests have been reported.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-18T15:34:29+00:00 | kwtx.com | https://www.kwtx.com/2023/03/18/pre-dawn-shooting-ohio-nightclub-leaves-2-dead-4-wounded/ |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The Ohio State University awarded $247,000 in settlements Friday to survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of a former university physician.
The latest string of settlements, awarded to seven former students, brings Ohio State’s total monetary damages to $60 million split amongst 296 survivors who were sexually abused by Dr. Richard Strauss under the guise of medical exams during the 1980s and ‘90s, according to a news release from the university.
“We continue to work toward restorative justice for survivors,” Ohio State President Kristina M. Johnson said in the release. “This doctor’s conduct was abhorrent, and we are grateful for the survivors’ strength and courage.”
Strauss, who worked at the university from 1978 to 1998, died by suicide in 2005.
The $247,000 settlement comes 10 months after a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Ohio State filed by more than 300 men who claimed the university ignored complaints of Strauss’ sexual abuse over a 20-year period.
Judge Michael H. Watson, who was asked to recuse himself from the case due to a conflict of interest regarding his financial ties to Ohio State, dismissed the lawsuit on the grounds that the two-year statute of limitations had expired.
The seven additional settlement recipients were among those whose lawsuits were dismissed by Watson and were too late to be eligible for Ohio State’s individual settlement program established in May 2021, according to the university.
Steve Snyder-Hill, who said he was sexually abused by Strauss in 1995, called the announcement “more public manipulation” delivered “in typical OSU fashion” – released on a Friday afternoon just days before the university is scheduled to appear in court.
Of the nearly 200 men with outstanding claims against the university, attorneys representing 100 of them will deliver oral arguments Tuesday before Ohio’s Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in hopes of invalidating Watson’s decision to dismiss their lawsuit.
“They (Ohio State) argued to the court against having oral arguments, why, because they don’t want the public to see what they do to sexual assault survivors out in the open, fighting and dismissing us,” Snyder-Hill said in an email. “They would much rather do that behind closed doors while calling us ‘brave.’”
Scott Smith, an attorney representing the group of about 100 plaintiffs, said Ohio State fraudulently concealed complaints of Strauss’ abuse – and many victims were unaware they had been abused until years later – and thus the two-year statute of limitations should not apply.
“We want them to reverse the decision based on the statute of limitations because of the discovery rule and fraudulent concealment,” Smith said. “OSU knew about it, understood it was wrong, denied it and covered it up.”
A second group of about 100 plaintiffs filed a separate appeal, hoping to reopen the case against Ohio State on the grounds that Watson should have recused himself from the judge’s bench. In their appeal, plaintiffs claimed that Watson failed to disclose his full involvement with the university, including being a paid law professor and his spouse’s licensing deal with Ohio State.
In May 2019, Perkins Coie LLP law firm released a 180-page independent investigation that detailed Strauss’ acts of sexual abuse against at least 177 former Ohio State students.
Ohio State said it has covered the cost of counseling services and treatment for those impacted by Strauss since February 2019 and encouraged those in need of services to contact its partner Praesidium.
Contact the 24-hour Sexual Assault Response Network of Central Ohio helpline at 614-267-7020 or the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN) at 1-800-656-4673. | 2022-07-22T22:38:32+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio-state-issues-247000-settlement-to-strauss-sex-abuse-survivors/ |
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis opened the celebration Mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, presiding at his first ceremony after his hospital stay for bronchitis.
On a cloudy morning, Francis wore a long, ivory-colored coat as he was driven into the square aboard a pope mobile. Ahead of him, scores of prelates and priests and tens of thousands of rank-and-file faithful clutching palm fronds or olive branches filled the square.
Francis, 86, received antibiotics administered intravenously during his three-day stay. He last previous appearance on St. Peter's Square was for his regular Wednesday public audience. He was taken to Rome's Gemelli Policlinic that same day after feeling ill.
Palm Sunday opens a heavy schedule of Holy Week appointments for him.
At the start of the Mass, Francis took his place in a chair before the towering obelisk as a procession of cardinals in bright-red vestments and other faithful moved through the square.
His voice sounded strong as he opened the ceremony, which observed Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem in the time leading up to his crucifixion, which Christians mark on Good Friday.
The Vatican on Saturday said Francis would preside at the Holy Week ceremonies, which culminate with Easter Sunday Mass in the square on April 9.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-04-02T09:45:59+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2023-04-02/pope-francis-has-marked-palm-sunday-in-the-vatican-square-following-his-hospital-stay |
CDC: Pediatricians be on lookout for rare, serious respiratory infection affecting children
(CNN/WCCO) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking pediatricians to be on the lookout for a rare but serious respiratory infection in children.
It’s not the flu or COVID-19; it’s called Enterovirus D68, which can lead to a condition that causes paralysis.
The infection, which tends to emerge in late summer and early fall, can lead to acute flaccid myelitis or AFM.
AFM causes weakness in the arms and legs; in some cases, it can even lead to paralysis.
Health officials said the average age of children affected is three, and kids with asthma may be at higher risk.
Enterovirus D68 can be tricky to diagnose because its symptoms mirror those of the common cold, like runny nose, cough and fever.
Parents should contact their child’s doctor if they notice their child is having difficulty breathing or if their symptoms worsen.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-10T23:15:09+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2022/09/10/cdc-warning-pediatricians-watch-rare-serious-respiratory-infection-affecting-children/ |
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Family Research Council, along with thirteen other pro-life organizations, today sent letters addressed to the leadership of CVS Health and Walgreens Boots Alliance pharmacy chains calling on them to stop acting as de-facto abortion centers by dispensing abortion inducing drugs.
Family Research Council President Tony Perkins released the following statement:
"The Biden administration has now turned to neighborhood pharmacies to do their bidding on abortion. CVS and Walgreens have indicated they will follow the lead of the Biden FDA and essentially turn their neighborhood pharmacies into abortion facilities. This is a very risky venture for these national pharmacies," Perkins said.
"As a former Louisiana state legislator who authored one of the first abortion clinic regulation acts, I am certain state lawmakers who have been working aggressively over the last decade to advance the sanctity of life, will not let Big Business and Big Pharma drag their states back into the death business. We will be working with both federal and state lawmakers, along with consumers, to keep neighborhoods across America free from abortion if CVS and Walgreens ultimately go down this path," Perkins concluded.
The letter read in part:
"Converting your pharmacies into abortion facilities presents many potential legal concerns for your company…Retail pharmacies may not be directly required to ensure that all proper health and safety protocols still required by the FDA are met by the prescribers, but a lack of medical oversight by the prescribers may still lead to foreseeable consequences for the woman taking the chemical abortion pills. If women are severely injured, or even killed, by taking the chemical abortion regimen fulfilled by your pharmacies, these tragic situations could lead to both public image and legal ramifications for your pharmacy. Likewise, retail pharmacies are ill-prepared to ensure that a second party picking up a chemical abortion prescription is not a sex trafficker, pimp, or abuser forcing a woman to undergo a traumatizing abortion without her knowledge or consent. If women unknowingly are given the abortion regimen fulfilled by your pharmacy, once again, your corporation will face public outcry."
Read the full CVS Health letter.
Read the full Walgreens Boots Alliance letter.
FRC Action, FRC's legislative affiliate, also gathered 51,945 signatures from constituents calling on the two pharmacy chains to stop selling abortifacients in their pharmacies, to keep their pharmacy businesses, a pharmacy business - not an abortion business.
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SOURCE Family Research Council | 2023-01-20T23:16:48+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/01/20/family-research-council-13-pro-life-groups-send-letter-urging-walgreens-cvs-cease-dispensing-abortion-inducing-drugs/ |
-- Strategic partnership aims to unlock new revenue streams and empower women's and men's professional tennis players through enhanced digital branding insights --
-- First in a series of reports examining the social media impact and commercial potential of the WTA and ATP's most influential players reveals Rafael Nadal and Sania Mirza as top social media performers based on owned content value --
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recognizing the immense potential of social media to showcase personalities and build genuine relationships with fans, the Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) and its for-profit affiliate, Winners Alliance, have joined forces with digital intelligence platform Zoomph to measure and value players' digital brands. In addition, the PTPA and Zoomph will collaborate on reports that will analyze the valuations of players' social media presence. The series of reports will provide unique, ongoing insight into the impact and earnings potential of WTA and ATP players on social media.
By tracking and benchmarking social media data for WTA and ATP players, Zoomph will provide insights into earned media valuations, audience demographics, content performance, and more. Through the partnership, the PTPA plans to educate players on the importance of growing, protecting, and commercializing the value of their digital brands, with the added benefit of allowing Winners Alliance to help players maximize the value of their digital influence. Zoomph's data will also be used to represent the group licensing program in the marketplace, building new marketing and partnership opportunities, while evaluating partnership performance and return on investment.
In conjunction with today's announcement, the PTPA and Zoomph have published their inaugural report examining the 25 most valuable players in the ATP and WTA based on owned social media value, during the period spanning from January 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023. Notably, Rafael Nadal clinched the top spot among ATP players, with a remarkable $29.3 million worth of earned media value garnered from a total of 315 social posts. Meanwhile, on the women's side, recently-retired Sania Mirza, accrued the most value, with her 388 posts across Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook translating to a substantial $11.3 million worth of media value.
Neeta Sreekanth, SVP of Operations at Winners Alliance, said of the partnership, "Partnering with Zoomph is a critical step for Winners Alliance as we strive to empower players to succeed in the digital era of sports. With Zoomph's advanced data insights, we will equip players with the analytics they need to grow and monetize their digital brands. This will enable us to strategically help our players in the marketplace, while also evaluating the performance of their social media and partnerships to maximize their commercial opportunities."
Amir Zonozi, Zoomph President and Co-Founder, remarked, "At Zoomph, we are thrilled to join forces with the PTPA and Winners Alliance in their mission to unlock new opportunities for professional tennis players. By providing insights and analytics, we aim to help players maximize their value and strengthen their connection with fans. We look forward to collaborating with the PTPA and Winners Alliance to advance the reach of tennis and its players."
About the Professional Tennis Players Association:
The PTPA is uniting and mobilizing tennis players around the globe to create transparency and fairness in professional tennis. It is an independent organization dedicated to the advancement and protection of professional men's and women's tennis players across their entire professional journey. Through the PTPA, professional tennis players are building an equitable and sustainable competitive environment for players today and for generations to come, including health and safety issues, schedules, rules, purses, benefits and education. The PTPA is headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area with operations globally.
About Winners Alliance:
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The redevelopment of the 2.2-acre Bond Bread Factory / WRECO Garage site at Howard University received unanimous approval by the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Redevelopment of Bond Bread/WRECO will be led by a master development team consisting of DC-based developers The Menkiti Group, Fivesquares Development, and EDENS. The project advances the guiding principles of the Duke District Plan, with an intention to emphasize the centrality of a "university district" to the future of the neighborhood and position that district as a dynamic, mixed-use area. With this approval, the project can move forward with design and permitting.
"Urban transformation is about so much more than bricks and mortar; it is also about the intangible and how well a project preserves and transforms the identity of the community. For me, this project is deeply personal as a local Black developer and real estate professional who has spent the last two decades building an organization in the District that is focused on transforming lives, careers, and communities through real estate," said Bo Menkiti, Founder & CEO of The Menkiti Group.
"I have witnessed firsthand the power and impact of being able to incorporate both the cultural history and the restoration of historic buildings into transformative new developments. I am truly honored to have our firm leading this special project in partnership with Howard University and alongside our fellow developers at Fivesquares and EDENS. Together we share a collective vision and goal of preserving the history of the Bond Bread and WRECO buildings as well as reconnecting the community to its cultural history."
The vision for the project is to enhance the cultural heritage and character of DC, the historic Shaw, Pleasant Plains and LeDroit park neighborhoods, and Howard University. The 9-story redevelopment, designed by Studios Architecture, includes 469 residential units, a 180-room lifestyle hotel, 50,100 SF of retail space, and a 19,800 SF open public courtyard with the historical truss reveal of the former WRECO bus garage. Façade retention of the two historic buildings will seek to respect the scale of the neighborhood while creating a harmonizing blend between preservation of existing design and contemporary design. By creating a vital neighborhood center, the development team aims to highlight the inextricable link to Howard University and will ensure the project reflects the culture and character of the University, the neighborhood and its history, and the surrounding community.
"This project will be the 18-hour, destination anchor for what is emerging as one of the most exciting districts in Washington DC where Howard University and the city come together in a new vibrant central square," said Andy Altman, Principal & Co-Founder of FIVESQUARES. "As the former planning director for the city, it is especially rewarding to partner with the talented team of The Menkiti Group and EDENS to bring a community vision generated over a decade ago to life."
In late 2017 Howard University released a highly competitive developer selection process which received more than 20 responses to its Request for Qualifications. After careful review and deliberation, Howard selected a development team comprised of diverse, locally based, locally operated experts in the areas of neighborhood building, retail development, and multi-family housing.
"Receiving this approval represents a critical next step in enhancing Howard University's strategic efforts to energize and revitalize the community surrounding our campus," said Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick. "The Bond Bread Partnership has enabled us to move forward with this development that will enhance the Shaw and Pleasant Plains neighborhood and create value for D.C. residents and businesses, while respecting the historic structures on this site."
The Bond Bread Partnership comprised of The Menkiti Group, Fivesquares, and EDENS has defined their vision for this project as one that focuses on maximizing the benefits to the university as well as the neighboring communities. Together they are committed to reinforcing and expressing Howard's historical legacy as a world-class and globally significant institution by defining the urban gateway of Georgia Avenue as a dynamic entrance to the university as it meets the city and dynamic surrounding neighborhoods.
"In repurposing this historic project, we acknowledge that these two landmarks have witnessed significant cultural shifts while embracing the nuances of their own stories - a time where one building fed the city and the other serviced the buses at Howard University's front door," said Steve Boyle, Chief Development Officer at EDENS. "Without diminishing the heritage of this site, we reflected on how the revitalization could lead the dialogue of the past, present, and future while continuing the interwoven story of service and legacy on the Georgia Ave corridor. The design of this emblematic project required active listening and discovery to craft a cohesive tapestry that amplifies the stories and voices of today while allowing for future stories to be told."
The current design concept seeks to open up the site through various connections from W to V Street as well as a passageway through Georgia Avenue. The project design encourages and invites the local community to experience the robust programming and gather in a courtyard steeped in historical expressions of art, poetry, and literature of the neighborhood.
"We believe deeply in the power of preserving the cultural history and legacy of a place, and that is evident in the plan we are committed to executing." said Bo Menkiti. "When this site is effectively preserved and carried forward into the future, we know it has the potential to be one of the great iconic sites in the city that will be a feature of the neighborhood and Howard University's historical identity, as well as a beacon to their future impact."
Founded in 2004, The Menkiti Group is a 100% minority-owned Certified Business Enterprise headquartered in Washington, DC, with additional offices in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Menkiti Group is an integrated real estate services company focused on a double bottom line, measuring success in terms of positive social impact and financial returns. The company was founded with the mission to transform lives, careers, and communities through real estate, and they are committed to driving neighborhood impact and engaging in communities with a long-term lens. Their focuses include urban investment, residential and commercial development, residential sales, and a commercial brokerage.
The company's approach to urban neighborhood transformation and investment is centered upon partnerships with capital investors, local developers, community stakeholders, and small business owners to create thriving urban spaces that drive sustainable neighborhood impact and produce economic growth. The enterprise is dedicated to making smart investments in neighborhoods that are often on the "other side of perception," to directly impact community vitality. Projects range from residential renovations and the development and tenanting of main street commercial properties to large-scale, mixed-use, transit-oriented development projects.
Over the past 18 years, The Menkiti Group has invested over $350MM in emerging urban neighborhoods, worked on the development of over 3MM SF of real estate, and has assisted over 2,000 families in purchasing their first homes. For more information, please visit MenkitiGroup.com or call (202) 733-5455.
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Using a cocktail smoker adds depth and complexity to your drinks and elevates your cocktail game. From sophisticated smoked negronis to zingy smoked margaritas, there’s a brave new world of cocktails to discover with the aid of a smoker.
Before you buy one, there’s a lot to consider, including the different types of smokers available, the features to look for and the types of wood that can be used for smoking cocktails. Armed with this information, you’ll be ready to take your mixology skills to the next level.
In this article: Breville PolyScience Gun Pro Smoke Infuser, Homia Fuma Wood Smoke Infuser and Smoke Boards Old Fashioned Cocktail Smoker Kit.
Types of cocktail smokers
You can find a range of cocktail smokers on the market. Most fall into the following categories:
- Handheld smokers: Small and portable, these devices let you smoke a cocktail directly in the glass. This includes cocktail smoker guns and other varieties of handheld smokers. Since they produce smoke internally, using wood chips, you can usually control intensity settings to tailor the finished product to your tastes.
- Dome smokers: Dome cocktail smokers are larger devices that consist of a dome-shaped lid that covers the cocktail glass and a smoking gun that creates the smoke. The dome captures the smoke and infuses it into the cocktail.
- Smoke boards: These are boards on which you put a pile of wood chips and ignite them to create smoke. You then capture the smoke in a mason jar before pouring the cocktail into the jar to infuse with the smoke. These boards usually come with a torch for ignition and jars for capturing smoke.
- Chimney smokers: Affordable but basic, chimney smokers sit on top of a glass and feature a small chimney above. When you put wood chips in the chimney and light them, smoke goes down into the glass and infuses into the cocktail.
Cocktail smoker features
Here are some of the features to look out for in cocktail smokers and other factors to consider:
- Size and portability: Depending on your needs, you may want a smaller, handheld smoker for making individual cocktails or a larger, stationary smoker for making larger batches. Consider the size and portability of the smoker when making your decision.
- Smoke intensity control: Some cocktail smokers let you adjust the intensity of the smoke. This can be important for achieving the desired level of smokiness in your cocktails.
- Ease of use: Some cocktail smokers are simple to use and relatively hands-off. Others require more technique and involve manually lighting wood chips to create smoke. Think about whether you prefer the simplicity of the former or want the experience of a more hands-on process.
- Safety features: If choosing an automatic smoker, make sure it has appropriate safety features, such as a cooling system to prevent overheating and a mechanism to prevent accidental fires.
- Power source: Some smokers are manual and don’t require a power source, although these sometimes come with butane-or-propane-fueled torches. Others may be battery powered or plug into an outlet.
Wood types for smoked cocktails
There are different wood types you can use for smoking cocktails, all of which have subtly different flavors. These are some of the most common:
- Applewood: Applewood creates a sweet and fruity smoke that works well with lighter cocktails, such as gin or vodka-based drinks.
- Cherry: Wood from cherry trees creates a delicate, slightly sweet smoke that pairs well with bourbon or other dark spirits.
- Hickory: Hickory smoke is strong and bold and is often used with whiskey-based cocktails.
- Mesquite: The bold flavor of mesquite works well with tequila and mezcal-based cocktails.
- Oak: Oak creates a rich flavor that works well with a variety of cocktails, particularly those made with bourbon or rum.
Best cocktail smokers
Breville PolyScience Gun Pro Smoke Infuser
With its commercial-grade quality, this is a perfect smoker for small businesses or for serious home mixologists. It’s battery powered, simple to use and lets you customize the level of airflow and smoke intensity.
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Breville Smoking Gun Food Smoker
This handheld smoker is not only great for cocktails, but for any other type of food or drink you might want to infuse a smoky flavor into. It comes with samples of hickory and applewood chips to get you started.
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You can use this portable device to smoke cocktails straight in the glass, but the hose is also compatible with domes so you can smoke larger batches of cocktails. It runs off two AA batteries.
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Smoke Boards Old Fashioned Cocktail Smoker Kit
If you’re looking for a more hands-on cocktail smoking experience, this board smoker is a great choice. Included in the kit is the smoke board, mason jar, torch and three kinds of wood chips (pecan, cherry and apple), plus a case for carrying and storage.
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This smoker comes with a dome and a smoking ball, both of which are useful for cocktails. It comes with the AA batteries needed to run it, plus seven types of wood chips, including hickory, oak and cherry.
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Other cocktail essentials
Anyone serious about mixing drinks at home should own a cocktail shaker. This one is insulated and doubles as a tumbler that keeps drinks cold.
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Wyndham House Cocktail Shaker Set
This set includes a shaker, strainer, stirrer, ice tongs and a double jigger for measuring alcohol. It’s made from durable stainless steel and is a comprehensive starter kit for those just beginning to make cocktails at home.
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A cocktail strainer is useful for making drinks where you need to separate out fruit, ice, herbs and other ingredients, leaving you with a smooth drink. This one is simple yet reliable, coming from a trusted brand.
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Not only is this cocktail mixing glass great for whipping up cocktails in, you can also smoke cocktails in it, which is great when making smoked drinks for more than one. It’s made from high quality, heavy duty cut glass.
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Marquis by Waterford Markham Double Old Fashion Set
This whiskey glass set is a classy choice for certain cocktails, such as old fashioneds and negronis, both of which are excellent smoked.
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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Stark political divides among the states on abortion, gun rights and other issues threatened to overshadow a meeting this week of the nation’s governors, who forged ahead with seeking out common ground in a polarized climate.
The National Governors Association kicked off its summer meeting Thursday, the first in-person meeting since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. The session follows recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that have deepened the rift between red and blue states, by overturning Roe v. Wade and striking down gun restrictions in New York.
The association’s leaders say there’s still room for bipartisanship — at least on other issues.
“The National Governors Association is the last standing, true bipartisan group that gets things done,” said Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican who is wrapping up his yearlong term as the association’s chair.
Hutchinson is handing the reins of the group to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy of New Jersey, who will serve as its next chair. The two governors last month announced the association was forming a bipartisan task force to make recommendations on preventing mass shootings, following the massacre at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers.
The task force was announced before Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed a sweeping, bipartisan gun violence measure that includes billions in new funding for mental health and school safety. The task force is comprised of eight governors, equally divided between Republicans and Democrats.
Hutchinson said he sees the group helping shepherd that law’s implementation at the state level.
“What I see this task force doing is being able to help shape the rules for the grant programs for the states to make sure we have the flexibility, that the mental health resources and others have the fewest amount of strings attached,” he said.
He said he also sees the group providing information on best practices for school safety and red flag laws that some states have enacted that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people determined to be dangerous.
Another task force member, Republican Gov. Spencer Cox of Utah, also sought common ground on the gun control debate. He acknowledged that any change to gun policy would invite controversy in his state, yet encourages politicians to listen to proposals from across the political spectrum, including funding for school security, counselors, gun buybacks and red flag laws.
“I’ve asked everyone to be open to every conversation,” Cox, the association’s incoming vice chairman, said in a press conference last month.
The public agenda avoided any high-profile partisan issues. Sessions on Thursday featured Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger and the leader of a global robotics competition for a discussion of computer science education. Another session focused on travel and tourism.
The governors also held several other events, including a mixer Wednesday evening and a scheduled lobster bake Thursday evening.
Security was tight with road closures and a large police presence. Organizers declined to say if there was a specific threat or concern.
Nineteen governors, including the governor of Puerto Rico, attended the event. Missing were governors of several large states including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, New York Gov. Kathy Huchul and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Hutchinson said he doesn’t see the governors association addressing abortion following the reversal of Roe. That ruling has pitted states against each other, with “trigger” bans taking effect almost immediately after the ruling in a number of states.
Republicans in some states are looking at ways to prevent women from going out of state for abortions, steps that could include going after abortion providers. In response, some Democratic governors have signed measures banning their state’s law enforcement agencies from enforcing other states’ abortion bans. That includes Democratic Gov. Janet Mills, who formally welcomed the governors to her state on Thursday.
When she signed an executive order last week, Mills said she “will stand in the way of any effort to undermine, roll back or outright eliminate the right to safe and legal abortion in Maine.”
Partisanship was underscored on the eve of the gathering as New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu campaigned alongside fellow Republican Paul LePage, a former Maine governor who hopes to unseat Mills.
Newsom, the governor of California, has even run a campaign ad in Florida criticizing that state’s Republican leaders. And protesters supporting reproductive choice gathered outside an event some of the governors attended on the Portland waterfront.
Nonetheless, Hutchinson said the group has been able to work together on other issues, being a voice for the states during the COVID-19 pandemic and during negotiations over the bipartisan infrastructure package.
Massachusetts’ Republican Gov. Charlie Baker said the governors tend to get along with each other — and they tend to focus on things where they can get results instead of areas of disagreement.
“While we will disagree on different issues, we as a group have much more in common than what sets us apart,” said Mills, the host governor.
Hutchinson’s chairmanship of the group has elevated his national profile as he considers running for president in 2024. The two-term governor, who leaves office in January, has criticized former President Donald Trump and has urged fellow Republicans to move on from the 2020 election.
Murphy is coming into the chairmanship after narrowly winning reelection as governor last year. An unapologetic progressive, he recently signed legislation enshrining abortion rights into law and a new package of gun control bills.
Even though they’re at opposite ends of the political spectrum, Hutchinson had words of praise for his successor.
“Part of being a human being is that you recognize good quality that you see in people, even though disagree fundamentally and you’re on a different team. I think that’s needed in America today,” he said.
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DeMillo reported from Little Rock, Arkansas. Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti in Lansing, Michigan; Mike Catalini in Trenton, New Jersey; Sam Metz in Salt Lake City; and Patrick Whittle in Portland, Maine, contributed to this report. | 2022-07-14T18:07:10+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/stark-political-divides-overshadow-gathering-of-us-governors/ |
MONTICELLO — Delta Louise Chitwood, 85, of Monticello passed away at 5:40 a.m. Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at her residence.
Delta was born on Aug. 5, 1937, in Monticello, the daughter of Virgil and Vera Louise (Adams) Glenn. She married James Howard Chitwood on Nov. 23, 1968, in Covington, Ind. He passed away on Dec. 14, 1981.
Delta is survived by her daughter, Tamara (John) Lareau of Monticello; her son, Jamie Lee (Melissa) Chitwood of White Heath; eight grandchildren, Troy, Tara, Tim, Ryan, Heather, Kelsey, Seth and Emily; and 15 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Dianne “Dee” Mulvaney; a brother, Charles Glenn; and two sisters, Helen Nelson and Waneta Bensyl.
Delta was a Line Leader at Pepsin and Sterling Drug for 30 years. She was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan and loved dogs.
Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Mackey-Wright Funeral Home, 215 E. Washington St., Monticello, with visitation from 10 a.m. to noon prior to the service. Interment will be held in Croninger Cemetery, Cisco.
Memorials may be made to the Animal Hospital of Monticello or the Piatt County Nursing Home Alzheimer’s Unit. Condolences may be offered at mackey-wrightfuneralhome.com. | 2022-08-09T05:11:04+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/obituaries/delta-chitwood/article_47ee9b5e-176f-11ed-8570-ffa61b423889.html |
LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II has eaten jam sandwiches every day since she was a toddler, according to her former private chef.
Darren McGrady claims on his YouTube channel that the monarch favors a strawberry preserve made from fruits picked in her Balmoral Castle grounds in Scotland.
“The queen was served jam pennies in the nursery as a little girl. She’s had them for afternoon tea ever since,” he says in a recently surfaced video published in July last year. The sandwiches are made from bread with a little butter and a spread of jam, then cut out into circles the size of an old British penny.
As part of the genteel tradition of afternoon tea, McGrady, who says he was a chef to the queen for 11 years, also revealed the monarch’s solution to a familiar quandary for British scone lovers: jam first or cream?
“The queen was always jam first,” he said in a separate video. “The jam went on followed by that delicious, clotted cream.”
As well as the preserve, the 96-year old monarch has always been partial to fresh strawberries. “The queen would eat strawberries three or four nights a week in Balmoral if they were in season,” he says.
But woe betide anyone who tried to give her out-of-season berries. A January batch at the supper table would mean “off with your head,” joked McGrady.
The Palace would not comment on the queen’s sandwich preferences.
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(WGN) — Disconnecting half the brain to stop seizures sounds unthinkable, but it’s an actual procedure to help children with a rare form of epilepsy.
R.J. Walters is one of those kids. He is 8 years old and loves to play basketball.
“April 2019, when he was 4 years old, is when he had his first generalized seizure,” said his mother, Jamilah Doyle-Walters.
And they kept coming.
“With focal seizures, you see a kid (and) they are just staring off into space, and you think they are daydreaming,” said his father, Randall Walters, Sr. “And they are still able to respond to you. I wanted to be that dad, the sports dad, ‘let’s go climb a tree’ dad. And that was all taken away.”
The atrophy in RJ’s right brain led to a diagnosis of Rasmussen’s encephalitis, a rare and progressive neurologic condition.
“The right side of the brain doesn’t quite look like the left side of the brain,” said Dr. Sandi Lam, a neurosurgeon at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. “There’s less brain matter on the right side than the left side.”
“The seizures were coming from one side of his brain,” Lam continued.
RJ’s mother said, “I knew whatever damage was done was done. I didn’t want him to experience anything further than that.”
To prevent the disease from robbing RJ of any further function, Lam offered what’s called a hemispherectomy.
“Really the goal of the surgery is disconnecting the bad side from the good side,” she said. “So seizures from the bad side of the brain do not get through to the good side.”
In other words, an entire half of a patient’s brain is disconnected at four specific points to stop a seizure in its tracks.
Lam is one of only a few surgeons to use a less-invasive endoscopic approach. Instead of a large incision, a smaller entry hole is made in the skull to accommodate her instruments.
“It sounds disturbing that you can cut off one whole side of the brain from the other side and expect a good outcome,” she said. “In a child, because they are still learning and developing, the good side of the brain can learn to take over some of that function. So that is why in this type of surgery, the earlier the better.”
“Once I had that conversation with Dr. Lam and she reassured me and I read her research, I was game on,” Doyle-Walters said. “And it didn’t take much convincing after that to give him the best possible life I could possibly give him.”
RJ underwent the procedure in December 2020.
“By her making sure we were aware that his growth and potential would still be better than it would be if he didn’t have the surgery, it made it a lot easier to accept and go for it,” said RJ’s father.
RJ has been seizure free since then.
The third grader does have some challenges, including weakness along the left side of his body.
“He had to learn how to read all over again as well as count math,” Doyle-Walters said. “So he definitely struggles.”
But RJ is not backing down.
“He’s amazing. He’s in taekwondo. He just earned his yellow belt,” Doyle-Walters said.
RJ also participates in Special Olympics.
“I try my best to let him understand that you can do everything everybody else can do. It just may take you a little longer, and that is ok,” Doyle-Walters said.
“I got my son back. Just to see his growth and development and where he’s come from to where he is now is remarkable to me,” Walters said. “And I tell everyone in the world that’s the strongest person I know and he’s only an 8-year-old boy.”
The surgery is not effective in adults since only a child’s developing brain can compensate for the loss of an entire hemisphere. | 2023-03-25T20:26:54+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/disconnecting-part-of-the-brain-helps-kids-with-rare-form-of-epilepsy/ |
Which waterless dog shampoo is best?
Canine bath time isn’t an experience most pet parents want to repeat too regularly, but waterless dog shampoo absorbs odors, so you can put off bathing a little longer. Rather than wrangling your dog into the tub, you can let waterless shampoo work its magic with much less mess and stress.
Picking the right one can seem daunting with so many available. If you’re looking for a cruelty-free shampoo made from plant-derived ingredients, Begley’s Natural Waterless Pet Shampoo is the top choice.
What to know before you buy waterless dog shampoo
Types of waterless dog shampoo
Waterless dog shampoo comes in a range of forms. The most common are sprays, foams and powders. Some types of waterless shampoo may suit certain dogs better than others, so it’s worth learning more about each.
- Sprays: Rinse-free shampoo sprays have a watery consistency and come in a spray bottle that you spritz all over your dog. They usually don’t leave a residue and are unlikely to clog dogs’ oil glands. However, getting an even application can be tricky. Also, dogs who don’t like getting wet may object to the spray.
- Foams: These liquid waterless shampoos foam up when you squirt them out of the bottle. You generally have to rub the foam into your dog’s fur and coat, which takes a bit more effort than spraying but makes it easier to apply evenly. They often require brushing out and can leave a residue.
- Powders: If you’re looking for something completely waterless that doesn’t need any time to dry, consider a powder-based shampoo. These are great for dogs prone to hot spots and skin-based yeast infections, as they don’t create a moist environment in which yeasts and bacteria flourish. However, they’re more likely to clog up sebaceous glands and interfere with the production of natural oils.
Ingredients
Ideally, choose a waterless shampoo made from natural or gentle ingredients. Some are formulated from nothing but natural, plant-derived ingredients. These are less likely to cause any skin troubles than those made with synthetic chemicals.
Although it’s a natural ingredient, avoid shampoos that contain alcohol because it dries out the skin. Also, consider avoiding harsh or controversial ingredients, such as parabens, sulfates and phthalates.
What to look for in a quality waterless dog shampoo
Scents
All waterless pet shampoos are scented since one of their primary functions is to leave your dog’s coat smelling fresher. Everyone has some scents they love and some they don’t like, so choose according to your preferences. Ideally, the scent should be fairly light, so it doesn’t overwhelm your dog’s sensitive nose.
Hypoallergenic
You can find some hypoallergenic options. These are free from all common allergens, making them the perfect choice for dogs with known allergies or sensitive skin. Hypoallergenic shampoos are usually gentle, so they’re great for anyone who wants to avoid harsh ingredients.
Cruelty-free
If you own a dog, then chances are you’re an animal lover. Therefore, you probably don’t want to buy a shampoo that’s been tested on dogs and other animals in a lab environment. Look for shampoos listed as “cruelty-free” or “not tested on animals.” Some sport the Cruelty Free International leaping bunny logo.
How much you can expect to spend on waterless dog shampoo
Most waterless dog shampoos cost $5-$20 a bottle, but you can buy them in larger quantities that can set you back up to $50.
Waterless dog shampoo FAQ
Do waterless dog shampoos work?
A. They work in the way they’re supposed to, but you may need to adjust your expectations. Waterless shampoos absorb excess oil and are lightly scented to cover unpleasant doggy odors. However, they don’t clean your dog like a bath with standard shampoo and water would. It’s a bit like putting on deodorant versus taking a shower.
Is waterless dog shampoo safe?
A. While it’s safe to use, most waterless shampoo works by absorbing excess oil from the coat and skin. This impacts dogs’ natural oil production and can lead to dryness or other skin issues. It is fine to use every now and again but can do more harm than good if used too regularly.
What’s the best waterless dog shampoo to buy?
Top waterless dog shampoo
Begley’s Natural Waterless Pet Shampoo
What you need to know: It’s planted-based, sustainable and biodegradable, making it a great choice for eco-conscious pet parents.
What you’ll love: It’s USDA biobased certified, so you can be sure it was formulated using plant-derived ingredients. You can choose from four scents: lavender, mango-oatmeal, citrus and tea tree. It comes in a pack of two 16-ounce bottles.
What you should consider: You need to rub it in, then brush your dog after it’s dried.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top waterless dog shampoo for the money
TropiClean Waterless Shampoo for Dogs
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The five officers fired for their involvement in the beating and death of Tyre Nichols have been booked into the Shelby County Jail Thursday morning, according to online records.
The officers are charged with the following:
Justin Smith – Two counts of official misconduct, official oppression, second-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of aggravated kidnapping.
Tadarrius Bean – Second- degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and official oppression.
Demetrius Haley – Second degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and official oppression.
Emmitt Martin III – Second degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and official oppression.
Desmond Mills Jr. – Second degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct and official oppression.
► Continuing coverage of Tyre Nichols Investigation
Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills Jr., and Justin Smith were indicted by a grand jury Thursday and taken into custody.
Nichols, 29, died Jan. 10, three days after a traffic stop by Memphis Police that ended with Nichols severely injured in a hospital.
Shelby County District Attorney General Steve Mulroy immediately asked the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to conduct an independent investigation into the use of force by Memphis police officers.
The five Memphis Police officers were fired last Friday for violation of policy. City officials said they were notified Jan. 15.
On Jan. 18, U.S. Attorney Kevin Ritz announced the U.S. Attorney’s Office in coordination with the FBI and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice opened a civil rights investigation into the death of Tyre Nichols.
Nichols’ family has hired civil rights attorney Ben Crump to represent them. The family’s legal team said Nichols was returning to his parents’ home in Hickory Hill after taking pictures of the sunset at Shelby Farms Park.
They said officers beat Nichols for three minutes in an encounter they compared to the 1991 Rodney King police beating in Los Angeles.
Video of the incident has been released by Memphis Police to the family.
Memphis Police Chief CJ Davis on Wednesday night released a more than four-minute-long YouTube video in which she describes the events surrounding Nichols’ death as “heinous, reckless, and inhumane.”
► Watch CJ Davis’ complete statement here
“Aside from being your chief of police, I am a citizen of this community, we share; I am a mother, I am a caring human being who wants the best for all of us; this is not just a professional failing. This is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. This incident was heinous, reckless, and inhumane; and in the vein of transparency when the video is released in the coming days, you will see this for yourselves,” she said in part.
In addition to the five officers charged Thursday, Davis said in the statement that other officers also are under investigation.
Two Memphis Fire Department personnel also have been relieved of duty pending an investigation. | 2023-01-26T18:38:23+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/former-memphis-officers-involved-in-tyre-nichols-death-booked-into-jail/ |
Alan White, longtime drummer for Yes, dead at 72
SEATTLE (AP) — Alan White, the longtime drummer for progressive rock pioneers Yes who also played on projects with John Lennon and George Harrison, has died. He was 72.
White’s death was announced on his Facebook page by his family. The post said he died at his Seattle-area home Thursday after a brief illness. Just days earlier Yes had announced that due to health issues White would not take part in the band’s upcoming tour of the United Kingdom to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the iconic album “Close to the Edge.”
White joined Yes in 1972, replacing original drummer Bill Bruford. In a band noted for frequent lineup changes, White was a constant and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes in 2017.
Though he didn’t play on “Close to the Edge,” he performed on every subsequent Yes studio album over nearly five decades, including the band’s latest release, “The Quest,” which came out last year.
White stayed with the band through its many iterations. A trailblazing act in the progressive rock scene in England that grew in popularly in the early 1970s alongside bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull, Yes was especially know for its intricate arrangements and the musical skill of its individual members.
When progressive rock fell out of fashion in the late 1970s many of the bands associated with the genre struggled.
Following another lineup change, Yes, with White still behind the drum kit, reinvented itself in the 1980s as a harder edged band that appealed to younger listeners more attuned to heavy metal and the visual cues of music videos. In 1983 Yes released the smash hit album “90125.”
A longtime Seattle-area resident, White was born in Pelton, County Durham, England, in 1949. His family said he began piano lessons at age 6 and playing the drums when he was 12.
White played with bands in England throughout the 1960s. In 1969, he was asked by John Lennon to join his Plastic Ono Band. In an interview with The Seattle Times in 2021, White said he thought the call from the famous Beatle was a prank.
“A voice announced, ‘Hello, this is John Lennon,’” White said. “I thought it was a mate pulling my leg, put the receiver down, and went back to the kitchen.”
White played a 1969 concert in Toronto with Lennon’s band, which also included guitarist Eric Clapton. White also played with another Beatle, contributing drums to George Harrison’s 1970 solo album “All Things Must Pass.”
In the statement announcing his death, his family wrote: “Alan was many things to many people: a certified rock star to fans around the world; band mate to a select few, and gentleman and friend to all who met him.”
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Denver Post sports writer Bennett Durando opens up the Avs Mailbag periodically throughout the season. Pose an Avalanche- or NHL-related question for the Avs Mailbag.
This team is so banged up, are you surprised with how the young players are doing right now? After the team gets healthy and guys start returning, who do you see staying on this roster? I have been surprised by a couple of the young pups. Thanks.
— Rip, Aurora
I noticed that none of the Colorado Eagles players have scored a single goal since they were called up. This is a big problem, no way to win a hockey game without scoring a goal. Will be glad to see all the Eagles flown back up to Loveland.
— Peter West, Denver
Ah, no better way to start than with two complete opposite opinions.
You both make fair points. Obviously and as I’ve written, it adds extra strain to your top players on an injured roster when the call-ups aren’t contributing. Here’s every player who has appeared in both an Avalanche and Eagles game this season: Anton Blidh, Shane Bowers, Cal Burke, Andreas Englund, Jean-Luc Foudy, Alex Galchenyuk, Charles Hudon, Brad Hunt, Martin Kaut, Mikhail Maltsev, Jayson Megna, Ben Meyers, Oskar Olausson and Sampo Ranta.
That’s 14 guys. They have combined for two goals and four assists.
Ten of them have not produced a point in 53 combined games. Jared Bednar doesn’t need AHL players to show up and seamlessly replace Nathan MacKinnon, but he probably envisioned slightly more than this.
Most of these players will not be in the picture by playoff time. But points aren’t everything. A few call-ups have left sizable impressions with limited ice time in Denver, so I think there’s an interesting conversation to be had about who has earned a chance to stick around.
The “young pup” with the best chance to be here in April? I’d guess Foudy. He’s creating multiple scoring chances per game, and he has the defensive tenacity required of a bottom-six forward. Bednar has raved about how he’s playing, which is especially impressive for a third-round pick surrounded by other prospects who were drafted higher.
“I love the improvement that I saw from him from training camp,” Bednar said. “Great skater. Didn’t see it a lot in training camp. Can play with an edge and be highly competitive.”
Hey Bennett, I haven’t heard much on how Gabe Landeskog is doing. Could you give us an update? Thanks.
— Terry, LoDo
Progressing but not skating. He hit the ice individually once or twice while the team was on the East Coast, but he’s not feeling healthy enough to consistently skate yet. At the outset, his rough timeline was 12 weeks, putting him on track for an estimated Jan. 12 return. The Avs aren’t going to rush him back, especially considering that other forwards are regaining health in the meantime.
Is the Avs management even contemplating any moves to replace the points lost due to Burakovsky and Kadri leaving? Do they even have any cap space or trade chips to use? Even a fully healthy roster is missing those two players’ points and their intangibles. And Kadri’s face-off skill and grit. And fiery competitiveness. Oh, well.
— M. Rogers, Denver
Hi, do you hear something for a trade coming!?! A 2C?! Depth D!?
— Benoit, Gravel
With injuries still being a factor in this team’s efforts to repeat as champs, what do you think the likelihood is we get a top 6 addition from a trade?
— Jordan, Twitter
It’s still pretty early for this, guys. Alas.
If the Avs want to make cap space, they can. Most trades for a top-six forward would likely require a third-party broker — a team willing to take on a portion of the salary needed for Colorado to stay under the cap. With that mutually beneficial route available, short-term cap management shouldn’t be a problem.
The more relevant issue is the NHL’s looming salary cap increase. Commissioner Gary Bettman said this week that the league currently projects the cap will only grow by $1 million next season, which would be a smaller increment than has been anticipated.
Why does that potentially affect the Avalanche at this trade deadline? Because if they decide to target one of the commonly speculated big names — Bo Horvat, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Ryan O’Reilly — the amount that Colorado is willing to give up is dependent on their ability to re-sign Faceless Trade Acquisition during the offseason.
If the cap only increases by $1 million, the Avs are limited in who they can bring back. They might be forced to sacrifice other players in order to keep the trade acquisition. At that point, is it worth it? Or conversely, if the team decides to trade for a top-six forward without ambitions of re-signing him, is the price of the trade worth it for just three months (maximum) of Faceless Trade Acquisition?
That being said, the other relevant news of this week is Horvat reportedly turning down a contract from Vancouver, essentially guaranteeing he will have a new team in three months. He’s a point-a-game center who would fit perfectly in Colorado’s 2C opening.
Have the Avs given up on settling the TV blackout?
— Bill, Fort Collins
It’s a standoff with no signs of relenting stubbornness from either side. Altitude’s on-air talent remains committed to social media-shaming Comcast.
Are the advance metrics for the Avs’ defense and bottom six production a giant concern? If the metrics are bad is that mainly a result of all the injuries we have had, or is there actually a concern about the way we are playing defense this year and producing at the bottom end? Could our really good goaltending fill those holes or are we going to have to make a splash by the deadline to become Cup contenders?
— James, Dillon
I actually think the overlying numbers (is that a thing?) are more concerning than any underlying metrics you’re referring to. Let’s use Dryden Hunt as an example. He has been pretty much Colorado’s only everyday bottom-six forward during the long injury stretch, surrounded by the revolving door of aforementioned call-ups.
Hunt’s 5-on-5 expected goal rate is a solid 49.6%. The Avs’ scoring chance rate with him on the ice is 52.4%. High-danger scoring chance rate? 51%. “It’s more low-event hockey,” Bednar told me in St. Louis. He’s fairly content with a consistently net-neutral player like that, although: “Would I like to see a little bit more offense? Yeah.”
Which gets to the overlying numbers: The Avs’ real-life goal rate with Hunt on the ice is 12.5%. Much lower than the expected goals.
The burgeoning Hudon-Meyers-Foudy line in the bottom six? 88% expected goal rate, but zero actual goals.
The fact that Mikko Rantanen has scored 23% of the Avalanche’s goals and that nobody else has eclipsed double digits yet is the unsustainable stat. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be sustainable. The answer to your second question is wholeheartedly that this is injury-related.
While we’re talking about trades and player values, let’s look at J.T. Compher. He has 16 points in 27 games in a contract year. He might be pricing himself out of what Colorado can afford when he becomes a free agent this offseason. As the roster gets healthy, he will slide back into the bottom six. If he’s your fourth-line center by the playoffs, that’s pretty darned good.
Bennett, we all know Nathan MacKinnon is jet-speed fast, great puck handler, can go over 25 minutes if necessary and is physically imposing. So then why doesn’t he kill penalties?
— Dan, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fun thinker to end on. MacKinnon is physical and competitive enough that if he wanted to devote the rest of his career to becoming an elite penalty killer, I have no doubt he would succeed.
But the answer is basically that his talent is a resource best-used in other ways. Pre-injury, he was already in the 25-minute range without penalty kill.
Also, faceoffs aren’t an important stat in the grand scheme of things, but they do help reduce scoring chances while penalty-killing. MacKinnon has struggled on the draw throughout his career.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mayor of Mexico City announced Thursday that 6,060 National Guard officers will be posted in the city’s subway system after a series of accidents that officials suggested could be due to sabotage.
Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum said mechanical problems in recent months may have been due to “not normal” causes. She appeared to suggest, but did not say, that it could involve some form of sabotage.
“In recent months, incidents have been occurring that we categorize as not normal,” Sheinbaum said, adding that she had asked President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to dispatch the quasi-military National Guard and he agreed.
The mayor said Guard officers would be posted at subway stations “and some other facilities” in the system and would be there “for some months.”
She did not explain how the Guard officers, mostly drawn from the army and assigned to law enforcement, could help control a situation that appears to be caused by maintenance, design or operational flaws.
Mario Alberto Hernández, the head of one of the city’s 195 subway stations, said that “this decision is more about politics than anything that would be useful here.” He described the system’s lack of spare parts as so severe that “they are cannibalizing old, discarded trains to get spare parts.”
The move also touched on the national debate over López Obrador’s habit of relying on the military for everything from law enforcement to infrastructure construction projects.
The Miguel Agustín Pro Juárez human rights center said the announcement “is concerning, because it is obvious that this agency reproduces the military’s problems with a lack of transparency and excessive use of force.”
The subway system said the officers would not be armed, but internet users wondered whether adding 6,000 more bodies to the mix will worsen the severe crowding often seen in the city’s trains and subway platforms.
Accidents on the subway have been a recurrent embarrassment for Sheinbaum, who is considered the most likely candidate of López Obrador’s Morena party to succeed him in the 2024 elections. Like the president, Sheinbaum often ascribes setbacks to a conservative conspiracy against her.
López Obrador was somewhat more specific, saying the Guard would be there to prevent “provoked,” or intentional accidents.
“What we want is for there not to be psychosis, for people not to have to worry about some accident in the subway, and that it could have been provoked,” the president said.
“If they call that militarization or whatever, then we will take responsibility for that,” he said.
The latest accident came Saturday, when two subway trains collided while between stations, killing one person and injuring dozens. Local media reported there had previously been signaling problems on that stretch of track.
In May 2021, an elevated section of the subway system collapsed, causing 26 deaths and injuring nearly 100 people. An investigation blamed deficiencies in construction, and 10 former officials have been charged with a form of manslaughter, injury and damage to property, but none have been jailed.
Poor welding, a lack of maintenance, antiquated electronic systems and the city’s frequent earthquakes and soft soil conditions have all been blamed in the past for problems on the subway, but sabotage has never before been seen as a cause.
But in the last several days, Sheinbaum said, there had been three “not normal” problems found on subway cars or tracks, including the failure of a tire “that had just been inspected.” The city’s subway cars run on both tires and rails.
Subway riders were skeptical about sending the National Guard into the largely underground metro system.
Manuel Alejandro, a clothing and sneaker vendor who rides the subway almost every day, said, “The National Guard isn’t going to solve anything … it would be better to give the subway the periodical maintenance it needs.”
“It stops a lot, the lights go off,” Alejandro said of the trains. “It seems like they are looking for excuses.”
Tarcisio Montaño, a building maintenance worker who generally supports López Obrador and his anti-poverty programs, said some of the criticism of subway problems is an attempt by political rivals “to smear the government.”
But Montaño also acknowledged the system is underfunded and poorly maintained. “Where does all the money from the tickets go?” he asked.
And he, too, saw no need for the National Guard. “They are there to defend the country, not to keep watch for you on the subway,” he said.
On Thursday, the officers seemed to be simply strolling or standing at the platforms or stations, and the force said: “The National Guard is attending to the public, patrolling subway platforms and stations to provide greater security for riders.”
Mexico City’s subway system has 226.5 kilometers (141 miles) of track and 195 stations. It serves an average of 4.6 million passengers every day. With tickets costing the equivalent of 25 cents, it is also one of the cheapest subways in the world and has suffered from insufficient budgets for years.
The tech publication “Rest of World” reported this week that current and former subway workers say the metro system’s communication network is so bad that they must rely on messaging apps on their cellphones to keep in touch between train operators and avoid accidents.
In 2021, a fire in the antiquated control center of the subway system killed one person and sent 32 others to the hospital, while knocking out service on half of the subway lines in the city of 9 million inhabitants. Some of the technology at the control center appeared to be 1970s-era analog equipment.
Subway workers have complained for years of underfunding.
Juan Carlos Hernández González, the head of another subway station, said “the National Guard isn’t useful for anything right now, what is lacking is maintenance,” adding “the drivers get on the trains and pray to God there won’t be problems.”
Some people questioned whether it was the best use of National Guard, given the the persistent drug cartel violence in Mexico. The Guard has an operational force of about 106,000 officers nationwide. As of Thursday, more officers were assigned to the Mexico City subway than to 29 of Mexico’s 32 states, some of them highly violent.
Lilly Tellez, a senator from the conservative opposition National Action Party, wrote in her social media accounts that “there are areas of Mexico without a single National Guard officer, and today they are going to send 6,000 into the metro, to satisfy a paranoia about sabotage.” | 2023-01-13T12:14:44+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/ap-national-guard-sent-to-mexico-city-subway-on-sabotage-worry/ |
Astros vs. Angels Probable Starting Pitchers Today - July 16
The Houston Astros (51-42) and Los Angeles Angels (46-47) play a rubber match on Sunday at 7:10 PM ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1.
This contest's pitching matchup is set, as the Astros will send Cristian Javier (7-1) to the mound, while Tyler Anderson (4-2) will answer the bell for the Angels.
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Astros vs. Angels Pitcher Matchup Info
- Date: Sunday, July 16, 2023
- Time: 7:10 PM ET
- TV: ESPN
- Location: Anaheim, California
- Venue: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
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- Probable Pitchers: Javier - HOU (7-1, 4.34 ERA) vs Anderson - LAA (4-2, 5.25 ERA)
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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Cristian Javier
- The Astros will send Javier (7-1) to the mound for his 18th start this season.
- The right-hander last pitched on Monday, July 3, when he gave up eight earned runs and allowed nine hits in 4 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers.
- The 26-year-old has pitched to a 4.34 ERA this season with 8.1 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.5 walks per nine across 17 games.
- He has eight quality starts in 17 chances this season.
- Javier has made 14 starts of five or more innings in 17 chances this season, and averages 5.4 frames when he pitches.
- He has one appearance with no earned runs allowed in 17 chances this season.
Cristian Javier vs. Angels
- The Angels have scored 461 runs this season, which ranks sixth in MLB. They are batting .257 for the campaign with 140 home runs, third in the league.
- The Angels have gone 9-for-43 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI in two games against the right-hander this season.
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Angels Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Tyler Anderson
- Anderson gets the start for the Angels, his 16th of the season. He is 4-2 with a 5.25 ERA and 68 strikeouts through 84 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out -- in relief on Saturday, July 8 -- the left-hander threw 4 1/3 innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers, allowing three earned runs while surrendering four hits.
- In 16 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 5.25 ERA and 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .278 to opposing hitters.
- Anderson heads into this outing with five quality starts under his belt this season.
- Anderson is looking to secure his 13th start of five or more innings this year in this outing.
- He has held his opponents without an earned run in two of his 16 appearances this season.
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MELBOURNE, Australia — On the court at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday night, Victoria Azarenka — the athlete — displayed the same confident brand of take-the-ball-early, hard-hitting tennis that carried her to two Australian Open titles and the No. 1 ranking a decade ago.
That was responsible, in part, for the way she beat No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1 to return to the semifinals at Melbourne Park for the first time since those triumphs in 2012 and 2013.
After the match, Victoria Azarenka — the person — opened up about how, away from the court in recent months, she managed to learn a new mindset by, in her words, “Trying to be neutral, not to go negative; accepting the anxiety that I have; accepting the fear that I have.”
And that, too, she explained, allowed her to deal with a fear of failure and play once again to the very best of her considerable abilities, which she certainly did against Pegula, who hadn't dropped a set in the tournament and ceded only 18 games through four matches until Tuesday.
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The two — her professional and personal lives — “are definitely connected,” Azarenka said.
“I don’t think that one goes without the other. I feel like a tennis court — probably for everybody, but for me, especially — triggers a lot of those fears, a lot of anxiety,” she continued. “It’s kind of like an open canvas. When everything comes there at a high-pressure moment, high-stress moment, weird emotions come on the court. Sometimes, like, ‘What ... are you thinking about on the court?’”
A key turning point, one that helped her realize she needed to confront what was bothering her, came when she broke a few rackets after a loss at a tournament in October.
“I don’t think you recognize it right away. I think it builds up until you hit kind of a pretty bad spot where nothing kind of makes sense. You feel kind of lost,” Azarenka said. “I was at the point where I couldn’t find anything that I feel good about myself. Not like even one sentence.”
The No. 24-seeded Azarenka’s semifinal opponent will be No. 22 Elena Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, who defeated 2017 French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko 6-2, 6-4.
Rybakina — who was born in Moscow but has represented Kazakhstan since 2018 because it offered to fund her tennis career — hit 11 aces to take her tournament-leading total to 35.
In men's action, Karen Khachanov reached his first semifinal at Melbourne Park — and made his second consecutive trip to the final four at a Grand Slam tournament, following his run at the U.S. Open last September — when 22-year-old American Sebastian Korda stopped playing in the third set because of an injured right wrist while trailing 7-6 (5), 6-3, 3-0.
Khachanov will face No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas, a 6-3, 7-6 (2), 6-4 winner over Jiri Lehecka, for a berth in the men’s final. Tsitsipas, a finalist at the 2021 French Open, got to the semifinals in Melbourne for the fourth time by saving all eight break points he faced.
A three-time runner-up at the U.S. Open, most recently in 2020, Azarenka has always played most effectively on hard courts, and that showed again on this evening. She repeatedly got the better of lengthy exchanges of forehands and backhands; Pegula made eight of the match’s first 10 unforced errors.
After some misses, Pegula would sigh, roll her eyes, slump her shoulders. She often looked into the stands at her coach, Davis Witt, to say something, including one exclamation about the ball speed: “It’s so ... slow!”
“Just made it tough for me to feel like I could really pressure her,” Pegula said. “Felt like she was pressuring me constantly.”
Pegula, a 28-year-old from New York, was playing in the quarterfinals in Melbourne for the third year in a row but fell to 0-5 for her career at that stage in Grand Slam tournaments, with each loss in straight sets. Her parents own the NFL's Buffalo Bills, and Pegula wore a patch on her skirt during matches with the No. 3, the jersey number of player Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field during a game on Jan. 2.
Her exit Tuesday leaves No. 5 Aryna Sabalenka as the lone top-20 woman still in the bracket. On Wednesday, Sabalenka will play unseeded Donna Vekic in the quarterfinals, while No. 30 Karolina Pliskova faces unseeded Magda Linette.
Now 33 and a mother — she walked into the stadium wearing a jersey from Paris Saint-Germain, the favorite soccer team of her son, Leo — Azarenka, who is from Belarus, delivered big shot after big shot, raced to a 3-0 lead in 12 minutes, and never really let Pegula, a good friend, into the match.
“Leo doesn’t really care so much that I’m playing here. ... Obviously, he is watching some matches, but he definitely wants his mom to be home," Azarenka said. "So a few more days here, and I’ll be back.”
Might make the trip with a trophy in tow if she keeps playing like this. | 2023-01-24T21:29:01+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://www.kenoshanews.com/tennis-azarenka-cruises-into-the-semifinals/article_cebfa07e-9c21-11ed-ba5d-671429a826ce.html |
HHH hosting annual events in memory of dedicated volunteer
Published 6:59 pm Tuesday, May 2, 2023
When dedicated volunteer, team member, and Board of Directors member, Anita Ulwelling, passed away unexpectedly in January 2021, the Hormel Historic Home knew they needed to honor her legacy.
Each year, Ulwelling’s legacy is honored by celebrating her favorite things around her birthday to remember her and raise funds for the historic house museum she was devoted to, the Hormel Historic Home, a 501©3 nonprofit organization.
A Spring Card/Game Playing Luncheon & Party will be hosted at 11:30 a.m. on May 4.
Ulwelling’s favorite polka band was Barefoot Becky, so an annual polka night – with food and beverages were added to the May 4 celebration.
Celebrate her legacy, support history, enjoy a polka band paired with a burger or a bratwurst, sides, and a whole lot of fun. The Hormel Historic Home greatly thanks an anonymous donor who is funding part of the events.
Tickets will be sold online until 4 p.m. on May 4 for Barefoot Becky. Tickets will be sold online until 4 p.m. on May 3, for Spring Card/Game Playing Luncheon & Party. Tickets for either event can be purchased on the Hormel Historic Home’s website or by calling their office at 507-433-4243.
Burgers, Brats & Barefoot Becky
Date: May 4
Time: 5:30 p.m. Food Served, 6 p.m. Music
Location: Hormel Historic Home, 208 4th Ave. NW, Austin, MN 55912
Tickets: https://www.hormelhistorichome.org/calendar–tickets.html
Cost: $12 per person
Spring Card/Game Playing Luncheon & Party
Date: May 4
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Location: Hormel Historic Home, 208 4th Ave. NW, Austin, MN 55912
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OMMEREN, Netherlands (AP) — A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village more than three quarters of a century later.
Wielding metal detectors, shovels and copies of the map on cellphones, prospectors have descended on Ommeren — population 715 — about 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of Amsterdam to try to dig up a potential World War II trove based on the drawing first published on Jan. 3.
“Yes, it is of course spectacular news that has enthralled the whole village,” local resident Marco Roodveldt said. “But not only our village, also people who do not come from here.”
He said that “all kinds of people have been spontaneously digging in places where they think that treasure is buried — with a metal detector.”
It wasn’t immediately clear if authorities could claim the loot if it was found, or if a prospector could keep it.
So far, nobody has reported finding anything. The treasure hunt began this year when the Dutch National Archive published — as it does every January — thousands of documents for historians to pore over.
Most of them went largely unnoticed. But the map, which includes a sketch of a cross section of a country road and another with a red X at the base of one of three trees, was an unexpected viral hit that briefly shattered the mid-winter calm of Ommeren.
“We’re quite astonished about the story itself. But the attention it’s getting is as well,” National Archive researcher Annet Waalkens said as she carefully showed off the map.
Photos on social media in early January showed people digging holes more than a meter (three feet) deep, sometimes on private property, in the hope of unearthing a fortune.
Buren, the municipality Ommeren falls under, published a statement on its website pointing out that a ban on metal detection is in place for the municipality and warned that the area was a World War II front line.
“Searching there is dangerous because of possible unexploded bombs, land mines and shells,” the municipality said in a statement. “We advise against going to look for the Nazi treasure.”
The latest treasure hunters aren’t the first to leave the village empty handed.
The story starts, Waalkens said, in the summer of 1944 in the Nazi-occupied city of Arnhem — made famous by the star-studded movie “A Bridge Too Far” — when a bomb hit a bank, pierced its vault and scattered its contents — including gold jewelry and cash — across the street.
German soldiers stationed nearby “pocket what they can get and they keep it in ammunition boxes,” Waalkens said. As World War II nears its end in 1945, the Netherlands’ German occupiers were pushed back by Allied advances. The soldiers who had been in Arnhem found themselves in Ommeren and decided to bury the loot.
“Four ammunition boxes and then just some jewelry that was kept in handkerchiefs or even cash money folded in. And they buried it right there,” she said, citing an account by a German soldier who was interviewed after the war by Dutch military authorities in Berlin and who was responsible for the map. The archive doesn’t know if the soldier is still alive and hasn’t released his name, citing European Union privacy regulations.
Dutch authorities using the map and the soldier’s account went hunting for the loot in 1947. The first time, the ground was frozen solid and they made no headway. When they went back after the thaw, they found nothing, Waalkens said.
After the unsuccesful attempts, the German soldier said “he believed that someone else has already excavated the treasure,” she added.
That detail was largely overlooked by treasure hunters who descended on Ommeren in the days after the map’s publication. On a recent visit to the village, there were no diggers to be seen as peace and quiet has returned to Ommeren.
But the village’s brief brush with fame left a sour taste for some residents. Ria van Tuil van Neerbos said she didn’t believe in the treasure story, but understood why some did.
“If they hear something, they’ll head toward it,” she said. “But I don’t think it’s good that they just dug into the ground and things like that.” | 2023-01-24T16:31:41+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/world-war-ii-era-map-sparks-hunt-for-nazi-treasure-in-tiny-dutch-village/ |
MILWAUKEE, July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS), a leader in water heating and water treatment, today announced the appointment of Noelle Brigham, P. E., Env. SP. as the Company's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Director. Brigham will lead and drive all aspects of the ESG initiatives while developing a long-term strategy for the Company's global commitments and strategy in this field.
Brigham is a licensed Professional Engineer and Envision Sustainability Professional with more than 20 years of experience in sustainability and environmental engineering in the consumer products and consulting industries. In her sustainability role at S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Brigham created global strategies and led international implementation plans for research, development and engineering for consumer product formulation and packaging. As an Instructor, Professor of Practice in the Opus College of Engineering at Marquette University, she developed a new sustainability management executive education program.
"Noelle's extensive experience in the ESG space will prove invaluable as we continue A. O. Smith's efforts to blend our business and sustainability goals," said Chuck Lauber, A. O. Smith executive vice president and chief financial officer. "Underpinning our corporate values is a commitment to sustainability and we are proud to welcome Noelle to lead this critical initiative as her singular focus."
Noelle is completing her PhD in environmental engineering at Marquette University. She received her master's in environmental engineering and Bachelor of Science in civil and environmental engineering from Marquette University as well. She is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) and Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam Development committee member, in addition to participating in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources air management study group.
A. O. Smith Corporation, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a global leader applying innovative technology and energy-efficient solutions to products manufactured and marketed worldwide. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AOS), the company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment products. For more information, visit www.aosmith.com.
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Social media attacks on the rise and victims feel financial, emotional impact
FTC reports almost $800 million lost to social media fraud in 2021
InvestigateTV - Social media hacks aren’t just an inconvenience for the owner of an account, it can put their income at risk and take a significant emotional toll.
Eva Velasquez, President and CEO of the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), said her organization received a record number of identity crime complaints in 2021 and social media hacks saw one of the largest increases.
In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported $797 million dollars in fraud losses connected to social media with the typical user losing around $400.
But for content creators on social platforms, the impact can be much bigger.
According to the ITRC’s latest report. the number of people who reported losing more than $10,000 doubled in 2021.
”There are so many folks that are using social media accounts, not just as a form of entertainment, but as a revenue generator,” Velasquez said. “When they end up losing that revenue, they have to rebuild it from the bottom up.”
Once hackers have control of an account, Velasquez said they attempt to scam money from followers. One victim reported a fraudster almost succeeded in stealing thousands of dollars from her audience.
Along with the lost money comes an emotional toll on victims. The same ITRC study showed 66% of people reported experiencing a strong emotional reaction to losing control of their accounts, and reported feeling violated, angry, and vulnerable.
Velasquez shared two main tips for anyone who has fallen victim to a scam or hacker:
Speak up: it can happen to anyone and it’s important to get help
Report it: The FTC, ITRC, and Better Business Bureau (BBB) all take reports of scams and fraud
You can report instances of fraud here:
https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/
www.idtheftcenter.org (use live chat feature) or call 888-400-5530
https://www.bbb.org/scamtracker/reportscam
You can also report scams to your state Attorney General.
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Revlon files for bankruptcy protection amid heavy debt load
NEW YORK (AP) — Revlon, the 90-year-old multinational beauty company, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weighed down by debt load, disruptions to its supply chain network and surging costs.
The New York-based company said it expects to receive $575 million in financing from its existing lenders, which will allow it to keep its day-to-day operations running.
None of Revlon’s international operating subsidiaries are included in the proceedings, except for Canada and the United Kingdom. The filing was made in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Revlon, whose brands from Almay to Elizabeth Arden had been a mainstay on store shelves for decades, has struggled for years for failing to keep pace with changing beauty tastes and stiffer competition. It is backed by billionaire Ron Perelman’s MacAndrews & Forbes.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-16T14:03:02+00:00 | wlox.com | https://www.wlox.com/2022/06/16/revlon-files-bankruptcy-protection-amid-heavy-debt-load/ |
Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts
Are you a “Star Wars” fan? If you want to treat yourself to some “Star Wars” memorabilia or send a gift to a fellow fan, there’s plenty of merchandise available to commemorate one of the most popular science fiction franchises of all time.
Finding the perfect “Star Wars” gift can be tricky. Big fans may already have a lot of gear, and it can feel daunting to find something unique, special and memorable that feels original. Well, it’s just a matter of knowing where to look. Here’s 16 of the best gifts for “Star Wars” fans that you might not have considered before.
Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for kids
Pillow Pets Star Wars R2-D2 Sleeptime Lite
This 11-inch plastic night light looks like the head of R2-D2 and projects stars outward in three different color modes. It goes through batteries fast, but it does include a 20-minute timer, so you don’t have to worry about wasting the batteries all night long. Batteries are not included.
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Marvel Color Your Own Star Wars
A coloring book for all ages with 120 pages of “Stars Wars”-themed imagery from “A New Hope,” “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.”
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eKids Star Wars Kylo Ren And First Order Trooper Kids Walkie Talkies
A fantastic option for kids ages 3 and up, this set features a Kylo Ren walkie-talkie and a First Order trooper walkie-talkie. They work up to 500 feet apart, but the batteries are not included.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for teens
LEGO Star Wars Boba Fett Helmet Building Kit
The LEGO Boba Fett Helmet Building Kit is perfect for those who have outgrown less complex Lego products but still like to build. This 625-piece set lets you construct a 3D model of Boba Fett’s helmet that stands 8.5 inches tall and displays nicely on any shelf or desk.
Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars: Outer Rim
This board game is for one to four players and anyone 14 or older. Players set out across the galaxy to forge a new “Star Wars” adventure of their own as one of the eight different mercenaries, bounty hunters or smuggler characters.
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Star Wars Stainless Steel Millennium Falcon Pendant Necklace
This 3.5-inch Millennium Falcon pendant with great detailing comes in a gift box and is equipped with a 24-inch chain and a lobster-claw clasp.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for adults
Wild Tribe 2 Pack Frozen Ice Ball Maker
This set features two blue silicone, BPA-free molds that make 2.4-inch Death Star ice cubes, Jell-O molds or chocolate treats. The molds are dishwasher safe.
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Star Wars Unisex R2-D2 Stud Earrings
This pair of R2-D2 earrings is 3D casted and made with stainless steel. A licensed hanging card is included with purchase.
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Star Wars Millennium Falcon Retro May The 4th Be With You T-Shirt
This 100% cotton “May the 4th Be With You” T-shirt features a vintage-inspired design of the Millennium Falcon and comes in four different colors. Wear this on May 4 to impress your “Star Wars” friends, or wear it any day of the year.
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Best ‘Star Wars’ gifts for super fans
Hasbro Star Wars Black Series Imperial Stormtrooper Electronic Voice Changer Helmet
This is a collector’s edition helmet that electronically changes the wearer’s voice to sound like a true stormtrooper. Batteries are not included.
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JVMU Rechargeable Star Wars Lightsaber
Choose from seven colors and three modes while using this lightsaber. The combat sound effects and light flash mode make this model feel like the real deal. After charging for 3 hours, it will be powered up for 72 hours.
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Star Wars Wedding Ring by Bloom Jewelers
If you plan on marrying a “Star Wars” super fan, you might want to consider this customizable ring. It’s available in black, yellow gold, silver and rose gold. The ring is laser engraved with popular “Star Wars” characters.
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Hasbro Star Wars The Child Animatronic Edition Toy
Suitable for ages 5 and up (but fun for everyone), this 7.2-inch tall animatronic Grogu doll from “The Mandalorian” giggles and babbles. It can also raise its arms and blink its eyes. You can even put it down for a nap! It doesn’t walk, but there are over 25 sound/motion combinations. The batteries are included.
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Kenosha police arrested a woman following an alleged road rage incident that resulted in injuries to two people Wednesday night. | 2023-06-09T18:49:24+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://kenoshanews.com/robert-cary-macharg-jr/article_734f31b2-06ef-11ee-8be3-ff459e8a8c8c.html |
On a shoestring budget, and with the endorsement of the 45th president, Republican Geoff Diehl sailed to a primary victory and on to a November contest with Attorney General Maura Healey.
“I am proud tonight to accept the Republican nomination to be your next governor of Massachusetts,” Diehl said. “Today our hard work got rewarded by a convincing primary win.”
Diehl joined supporters in Weymouth for a victory party Tuesday night and to celebrate the win over his opponent, self-funded Wrentham businessman Chris Doughty, despite the fact the wealthy manufacturing executive dropped $2.4 million of his own fortune on the race.
Diehl’s campaign managed to win with less than $17,000 in the bank at the end and against an ongoing onslaught of television ads and the recent endorsement of his opponent by conservative radio legend and Herald columnist Howie Carr.
The endorsement of Trump, first announced last October, seems to have been enough to carry former state Rep. Diehl through the primary.
That endorsement was essentially the last voters heard from Trump about the race in Massachusetts until late Monday when the former president held a “tele-rally” for Diehl’s campaign, telling voters Doughty was nothing more than a tool of outgoing Gov. Charlie Baker.
“(Diehl is) the only conservative running for Massachusetts governor,” Trump said Monday night. “Geoff is a proven fighter who successfully pushes back on the liberal extremists.”
Trump’s endorsement of Diehl and outspoken distaste for Baker was enough to leave the incumbent with little hope of winning a GOP primary, despite generally being seen as a popular governor. Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito announced in December they would not seek re-election to third terms.
The Whitman Republican will have his work cut out for him in the general election. Healey’s war chest approaches $7 million.
Diehl has made a good start with a recent signature drive to add a question to the November ballot, collecting over 100,000 signatures to ask voters whether they would overturn a new law that allows illegal immigrants to get a driver’s license.
“One party rule does not work on Beacon Hill,” Diehl said. “I believe our state should never hand driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. Maura Healey, she would just give them out.”
MassGOP chairman Jim Lyons was on hand to congratulate Diehl, who he said was the only candidate that would follow in the footsteps of Trump.
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Hailey Bieber says she has an ovarian cyst that’s ‘the size of an apple’
By Lisa Respers France, CNN
Hailey Bieber is once again trying to make it clear that she is not pregnant.
The model, entrepreneur and wife of Justin Bieber took to the Instagram stories portion of her verified Instagram account to disclose a health condition that has caused her discomfort.
“I have a cyst on my ovary the size of an apple,” Bieber wrote, sharing a photo of her bare stomach. “I don’t have endometriosis or PCOS [Polycystic ovary syndrome] but I have gotten an ovarian cyst a few times and it’s never fun.”
She added “not a baby” in her caption, placing the words near her stomach.
Bieber has dodged speculation over the years that she and her superstar singer husband are expecting a child, which she has consistently denied.
She ended her post with additional information about the cyst.
“It’s painful and achey and makes me feel nauseous and bloated and crampy and emotional,” she wrote. “Anyways…I’m sure a lot of you can overly relate and understand. We got this.”
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7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes central Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — - A 7.8 magnitude quake knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday and many casualties are feared.
At least five deaths were reported initially in Turkey.
In northwest Syria, the opposition’s Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held region as "disastrous" adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble. The civil defense urged people to evacuate buildings to gather in open areas.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about 33 kilometers (20 miles) from Gaziantep, a major city and provincial capital. It was centered 18 kilometers (11 miles) deep, and a strong 6.7 aftershock rumbled about 10 minutes later.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management agency, AFAD, said the quake measured 7.4 and was centered in the town of Pazarcik, in Kahramanmaras province.
Several buildings tumbled down in the neighboring provinces of Malatya, Diyarbakir and Malatya, HaberTurk television reported. There was no immediate reports on casualties.
Syria’s state media reported that some buildings collapsed in the northern city of Aleppo and the central city of Hama.
In Damascus, buildings shook and many people went down to the streets in fear.
The quake jolted residents in Lebanon from beds, shaking buildings for about 40 seconds. Many residents of Beirut left their homes and took to the streets or drove in their cars away from buildings.
The earthquake came as the Middle East is experiencing a snowstorm that is expected to continue until Thursday.
Turkey sits on top of major fault lines and is frequently shaken by earthquakes.
Some 18,000 were killed in powerful earthquakes that hit northwest Turkey in 1999. | 2023-02-06T03:51:46+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/7-8-magnitude-earthquake-shakes-central-turkey |
Serena Williams announced on Tuesday that she is stepping away from a game she loves to focus on having a second child.
But it's not a decision the tennis legend came to easy.
In an essay for the September edition of Vogue, the 23-time Grand Slam champion explained that she had to have "two feet into tennis or two feet out.”
"Believe me, I never wanted to have to choose between tennis and a family," Williams wrote. "I don’t think it’s fair. If I were a guy, I wouldn’t be writing this because I’d be out there playing and winning while my wife was doing the physical labor of expanding our family. Maybe I’d be more of a Tom Brady if I had that opportunity."
Willaims referenced Brady, a 45-year-old NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who retired in February, only to reverse his decision 40 days later.
She added that she didn't want to be pregnant again while being an athlete, having won a major when she was two months pregnant with her daughter Olympia, now 4.
She clarified that she loves being a woman and enjoyed being pregnant, but this time, she says, "something's got to give."
“I have never liked the word retirement,” Williams wrote. "Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis toward other things that are important to me. A few years ago, I quietly started Serena Ventures, a venture capital firm. Soon after that, I started a family. I want to grow that family."
Williams married Reddit founder Alexis Ohanian in 2017 and said the couple has been trying for a second child "in the last year."
"We recently got some information from my doctor that put my mind at ease and made me feel that whenever we’re ready, we can add to our family," Williams said.
Williams wrote she loves being a hands-on mother to Olympia, who has been asking for a baby sister.
"Sometimes, before bed, she prays to Jehovah to bring her a baby sister. (She doesn’t want anything to do with a boy!) I’m the youngest of five sisters myself, and my sisters are my heroes, so this has felt like a moment I need to listen very carefully to," Williams wrote.
Williams, who turns 41 on Sept. 26, is scheduled to participate in the Western and Southern Open next week before entering the US Open later this month. | 2022-08-10T16:11:13+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/serena-williams-evolving-away-from-tennis-to-focus-on-motherhood |
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As the players celebrated their Euro 2022 win, England coach Sarina Wiegman was, amid the euphoria, dancing with her team. But at the back of her mind, she knew the players' lives would never be the same again. Over the course of those five weeks last summer, the Lionesses made history, and with it came a spotlight brighter than ever on that group of players.
Wiegman remembers the celebrations, the party at the Lensbury hotel and getting cajoled into dancing, but she also recalls moments of clarity that evening where she processed the experience and thought about what lay ahead.
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"When the final whistle went, and we were partying, I thought, okay, now life is going to change for these players," Wiegman tells ESPN. So the two sides of Wiegman clicked: you had the manager enjoying the success, but also the manager looking ahead to this year's Women's World Cup and the intervening period, knowing that for some players they were facing unchartered waters. "Winning the Euros was incredible but most of the world around the players changed a lot and you have to manage that."
But there was a plan. There's always a plan with Wiegman, and a solution. They had reached the summit of winning the Euros, but on the horizon, thoughts were already turning towards winning the World Cup and navigating anything and everything thrown their way.
It was the media day at St George's Park on June 20. All 26 players were present, answering questions on everything from their club situation, to how much Lego they're taking to Australia, to squad dynamics. The answers were varied, subjective to the player. But ask the England squad, "What's Wiegman like?" and you get similar responses. In short, they talk about how much they think of her and about the importance of clarity, how she manages to find the right thing to say at the opportune time, but also how welcoming she is.
Striker Alessia Russo says Wiegman "puts trust in the players," while another player told ESPN that Wiegman is "direct" but is a "leader" and "someone who is very caring and wants the best for each of us. She really pushes us to be the best."
This approach is partly inherent to her, but also drawn from her coaching journey which has taken us to this point where she's leading England to the World Cup with the expectation of winning the tournament on their shoulders.
It's a calm afternoon at St George's Park when ESPN talks with Wiegman. She'd recently seen star players ruled out of the competition, while there were ongoing debates behind the scenes on release dates from clubs. But she was calm. There was one recurrent word which ran through each of her answers, how she's prepared for the tournament, navigated the turbulent blow of injuries and what she's expecting to be lying in wait as favourites. Everything comes back to finding solutions; whatever problem on or off the field, or unexpected event, it's about finding an answer.
So when Wiegman was watching star players Beth Mead, Leah Williamson and Fran Kirby pick up their World Cup-ending injuries, her brain switched into solution mode. "It is really devastating, very sad for the players who can't join, but other players step up and show their qualities," she said. "We'll find solutions and some will step up and take leadership too and take responsibility."
You have this vision of Wiegman watching the last few rounds of the WSL through her fingers. But it's not like that. "You can't control things," she explained. "When someone goes down you're like, I hope they're okay. But you're watching the games, we have plans, we have scenarios. But things can happen in training sessions, and in the tournament things happen, too. So you have to be prepared and see, okay, what will be the choice now? What will be the technical choice? What would we do in this scenario? And what will be the solution and just make it work."
It's perspective and experience garnered from her time as a hugely successful Netherlands player where she won 104 caps from 1987 through to 2001, and then embarked on a managerial career which started by taking charge of Ter Leede and ADO Den Haag. In 2014 she was appointed assistant coach of Netherlands under Roger Reijners, a post she held through to the end of 2016. She took interim charge of the team after the departure of Arjan van der Laan and was given the job on a full-time basis at the start of 2017. Also during that time she acted as assistant at men's side Jong Sparta Rotterdam, but it was on the international stage, in charge of her country, where she developed a reputation as one of the finest managers in world football.
And in 2017 her reputation skyrocketed when she masterminded Netherlands' triumph at their home Euros. She won FIFA coach of the year award that year (she'd finish second in 2018 and 2019 before winning again in 2020 and 2022.) In 2019, she guided Netherlands to the World Cup final, where they lost to United States 2-0 at the final hurdle. She'd been offered jobs previously but politely turned them down. But when Phil Neville announced in January 2021 he was leaving England, the FA turned to Wiegman and she accepted the challenge.
So, it's that whistlestop tour which has given her the understanding of how to overcome any issue. "All those experiences make who I am right now because you always review and say 'okay, we could do this,' 'this was really good,' 'we can do this better,'" Wiegman says. "It's another situation, another team, but you take the experience of a tournament with you and that's what makes me a better coach."
It hasn't been a straightforward year for the Lionesses since they won the Euros, but in Wiegman's words "we kept going." They've had to deal with the retirement of mainstays and glue players Ellen White and Jill Scott. Kirby, Williamson and Mead are all missing this summer. There have been other injury doubts.
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While World Cup qualification was straightforward, and they breezed through the Arnold Clark Cup -- beating South Korea, Italy and Belgium -- they faced sterner tests against Brazil and Australia. They needed penalties to get past Brazil in the Finalissima and fell to Australia 2-0, a defeat in April which ended their remarkable 30-match unbeaten run.
But there were no smashed plates, or raised voices after the defeat, just analysis of where they went wrong, pragmatism and learning.
"The whole technical staff talk about [how to solve problems] a lot. And what's exciting is the players on the pitch in training sessions, we talk about that and how we can find solutions from our principles. Then when they find solutions in different ways, they take responsibility and recognise that in the game. That's the exciting part of what we do."
At the top of Wiegman's to-do list ahead of this World Cup is working on England's tactical variety, and how to play against teams who will sit back and try to hit the Lionesses on the counter -- like Australia did in that 2-0 victory.
"What we want to do is go to the next stage. Of course we're being analysed very well," Wiegman says. "So what you want to be is very dynamic, trying to be unpredictable and playing with lots of energy, too. And in that we always talk about principles in our style of play and you have different solutions in that.
"We've played many opponents who sit deep, so that's why it's really good that you play different opponents. We had that against Czech Republic and that was really tough. We had it against Australia too. So we know that the spaces are tight, that will be in the position and we need players up front to get to break that line or to break the defense. So that's why it's really good to have, for example, the experience we had against Australia that it showed us we really need to be tighter on the ball and prevent the counter attack because then they can harm us."
There's also adding that dab of unpredictability to the mix and varied styles. "You have some principles in your style of playing," she added. "We're now talking in-possession and you have a goal, you want to get behind the defense, score goals and how you do that is different. It also has to do with how does the opponent defend? How high or how deep do they defend? What shape do they have? Where do they press or don't they press? Then on your terms, you want to have solutions to get in behind the defence or have a shot from the edge of the box, things like that."
The players have bought into it, appreciating the clarity. "[The coaches] have a way they want to play and we all get on board with that," England defender Jess Carter says. "It makes it easier going out onto the pitch. When we are trying to get different players from different squads to gel together, she's like this is how we want to play, these are our values. It's that directness, she knows what she wants and she lets us know that really well."
Wiegman's talked over various scenarios with men's manager Gareth Southgate. The two meet at the FA office in St George's Park catching up over a coffee. "We share experiences and always take something out of it," Wiegman says. "We know all the different styles of play and you see things in a lot of games, like how the full-back that comes inside. We talk lots about teams and the team dynamics, things like that."
Those positive team dynamics underpinned their triumph at the Euros and is a recurrent theme of Wiegman's tenure. The role of her assistant, Arjan Veurink, is also key. "Arjan is great. He thinks he's quite funny. Thinks he's a jokester," Carter says. "He and Sarina work really well together.
Sophie Lawson analyses England's performance after 0-0 draw against Portugal ahead of the Women's World Cup.
"For us it's important to have good team togetherness. That can make or break a tournament, in my one experience of tournament football, I think that's important and it's important to me. It's a respect thing, trusting everyone's individual actions, everyone will do what they need to do to help the team."
With the team 9,500 miles away from home, England have put a tonne of work into fine-tuning their camp in Australia. Players' families will be welcomed, players will be encouraged to escape the bubble and explore, but it's all geared towards the group switching on and focusing when required.
"We know we are all human beings and we are social," Wiegman says. "So we know the team and staff, everyone who's involved, also wants to connect with family at home. So we have been thinking about it. And if there's family or friends over in Australia, we'll find ways to create some family moments so they can connect.
"I think that's very important too, to refresh a little bit to get out of the bubble for a second and then go back into our bubble for a second. We are not robots. So I think finding the balance in that, working really hard, but also sometimes just get some head space too."
Everything, though, is geared towards delivering on the field. And that includes how they handled the post-Euros fallout. The players had to juggle new commitments, pressures and expectations, but guiding them through it was Wiegman and her team. "We had some support in place and we talked through things about expectations but what we say all the time, performing made us where we are right now. So keep the focus on performance will keep us where we are because hopefully we keep performing at the highest level."
That laser focus will be needed again at the World Cup. England know they have a target on their backs in Australia. Wiegman wants the team to embrace that pressure and expectation, rather than freeze. She predicts the group stage will see odd one-sided results, but overall, the standard will be formidable. "The level of the game will be really, really going way up because I think so many countries develop so quickly and I think the level of the game is just improving and keeps improving."
But amid all the noise, there'll be a plan with all eventualities mapped out. "You can plan the controllable parts, and you can think of scenarios for the things you can't control, but in preparation you try to turn every stone," she says.
Wiegman's always had the World Cup at the back of her mind since she took the job. It's that looming target on the horizon, aiming to take England places they've never been before. And at the centre of it all, aiming to be as out of the spotlight as possible, is Wiegman drawing on the experience gained through previous World Cups and Euros but anchored in self-belief and trust in a philosophy that has delivered on the sport's biggest stage.
"You have to embrace [the favourites tag]," she says. "I think it's logical that we're one of the favorites. I think England has been one of the favorites over the past tournaments anyway, they've done historically really well I think.
"But I think there's so many more favorites in this tournament because the countries developed so quickly. It was at the Euros too; the games were so tight. And that I think for the fans it's going to be exciting. I think sometimes for the coaches and the people at the side of the game, it's going to be stressful, but it's all good." | 2023-07-06T11:12:06+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37964551/why-wiegmans-problem-solving-key-englands-hopes-women-world-cup |
Fatal motorcycle crash Monday night in Colorado Springs
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- Just before 9 p.m. Monday night, the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) responded to the area of N. Academy and Entrada on a single-vehicle crash.
When officers arrived, they found a motorcycle had gone off the road and hit a light pole. CSPD said the rider was dead at the scene when officers arrived.
Speed is considered a factor in the crash investigation. | 2023-02-07T20:25:06+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/top-stories/2023/02/07/fatal-motorcycle-crash-monday-night-in-colorado-springs/ |
The Santa Maria Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred last week, and on Monday, officers arrested a man who was wounded in that shooting.
Police say officers were called to the 300 block of E. Monroe St. at about 1 a.m. on May 1 for a report of a fight.
They reportedly found Jose Arturo Meza, 53, suffering from a severe gunshot wound. Investigators say Meza was also found to be in possession of a loaded firearm and drugs including methamphetamine and cocaine. They add that the vehicle he had been driving around the time of the shooting was stolen from the San Diego area.
Meza was taken to a local hospital for treatment and was reportedly released on May 8.
Police say detectives took Meza into custody following his release and he was booked into the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail on suspicion of possessing drugs while armed with a loaded firearm, being a felon in possession of a firearm, being a felon in possession of ammunition, possession of a stolen vehicle, and a parole violation.
Police say their investigation is ongoing and they're asking anyone with information about this incident to contact the Santa Maria Police Department at (805) 928-3781, ext. 2277. | 2023-05-09T02:00:36+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/santa-maria-man-wounded-in-shooting-arrested-on-firearm-charges |
Updated June 3, 2022 at 11:32 AM ET
Kim Krawczyk was teaching a math lesson for her freshman students on a Wednesday in 2018 when shots rang out in the building. The attack on Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., would leave 14 students and three staff members dead.
While no shots were fired into her classroom that day, she and her students were traumatized, and she says school shootings like the one last week in Uvalde, Texas, resurface the experience for them.
"We know exactly what it feels like, to have that fear, to have that panic, to hold out hope. To lose our friends and colleagues," she says. "You just want to believe as a survivor that no one will ever have to go through this again."
Unfortunately, many families and teachers have in the four years since the Parkland shooting, and more likely will in the future.
"In the coming days you will work your schedules around funerals. You'll have to fill out victim reports and organize fundraisers. You'll struggle to get out of bed and forget what day it is," Krawczyk wrote in an essay for Business Insider. "You will walk your dog. You will hate God; you will thank God. You will find the fire to move forward."
She says her experience suggests recovery will be a monthslong process for those who were at Robb Elementary School during the Uvalde shooting.
"We were a mess. Trying to get therapy, trying to get help and trying to get someone to understand us," she tells NPR's Morning Edition. "I always did the best I could — I stayed in contact with the families where I could — but I was trying to get myself out of that shock."
In the end, she says she and her students found that talking to each other was something that helped a lot. She's still in contact with many of them.
There wasn't much training available for dealing with trauma at the time of the Stoneman Douglas shooting, she says, but there will be a lot the staff and students of Robb Elementary will need help coping with.
"Survivor guilt. I don't know that the little kids will have it. The teenagers had it. I have it," Krawczyk says. "The families are going to need counseling. Those kids are going to need a safe, normal space to reconnect."
And that place can't be back at school, she says — something she learned in her classroom in the aftermath of the Parkland attack.
"Because I was teaching right before everything happened, my voice would be a trigger sometimes to the kids, and they would literally start crying," she says.
In terms of prevention, Krawczyk is in favor of making it harder to get the kind of weapons the shooters in Parkland and Uvalde used, including higher age limits — "an 18-year-old is a child," she says.
And if conservative politicians insist on focusing on mental health, she says they need to think much, much bigger.
"You want to talk about mental health? It doesn't start with the day that kid shot his grandmother, it doesn't start with the day that kid went and bought those guns," Krawczyk says. "A hundred percent, this kid has been struggling since probably the second grade. But we don't have the finances or the resources to get these kids the help they need when it starts, when they're little."
Until everyone comes together to talk through the problems and find solutions, she says, there's more than enough blame to go around.
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29-year-old dies following shooting in east Jefferson Co.
JEFFERSON Co., Ala. (WBRC) - A 29-year-old man died following a shooting in the eastern part of Jefferson County, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
On Friday August 5, 2022, at approximately 6:23 a.m. Jefferson County deputies responded to a report of a shooting in the 1900 block of Springlake Court.
Deputies said they arrived and found a 29-year-old man lying in the driveway suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was treated on the scene by paramedics and taken to a hospital where he later died.
Sheriff’s detectives are processing evidence and conducting an investigation.
If you have any information about the crime call the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office at 205-325-1450 or Crime Stoppers at 205-254-7777.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The founder of the troubled digital start-up Ozy Media pleaded not guilty Thursday to federal fraud charges accusing him of scheming to prop up his financially struggling company, which hemorrhaged millions of dollars before it shut down amid revelations of possibly deceptive business practices.
Federal agents arrested Carlos Watson at a Manhattan hotel earlier in the day after two of the company’s top executives pleaded guilty this month to fraud charges, including Ozy’s then-chief operating officer, Samir Rao, who prosecutors say impersonated a YouTube executive during a pitch to Goldman Sachs, a potential investor.
The indictment unsealed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn accuses Watson and Ozy Media of conspiring to commit securities fraud and wire fraud. Watson was also charged with identity theft for his role in the impersonation of several media executives.
In a parallel civil case, the Securities and Exchange Commission also charged Watson and the company with defrauding investors of about $50 million “through repeated misrepresentations concerning the company’s basic financial condition, business relationships, and fundraising efforts.”
Ozy advertised itself as a progressive digital platform for “the New and the Next,” saying on its website that it sought to create a “space for fresh perspectives, introduces you to rising stars and breakthrough trends, and offers new takes on everything from news and culture to technology, business, learning and entertainment.”
Watson, a former host on MSNBC and CNN, cofounded the company with Rao in California’s Silicon Valley a decade ago.
But the company imploded under insurmountable debt and questions over its fundraising tactics. As its expenses mounted, it relied on high-interest loans and began to more aggressively court investors.
Scrutiny deepened after the New York Times reported in October 2021 that an Ozy official had masqueraded as a YouTube executive in a failing attempt to get Goldman Sachs to infuse money into the struggling enterprise.
Shortly after, Ozy said it was shutting down — although Watson has since tried to revive the endeavor.
Watson’s attorney, Lanny Breuer, said he was “deeply disappointed by the arrest” and thought that “good faith and progressive dialogue” with the government were progressing.
“Given the government’s claims of promoting such dialogue in general,” Breuer said, “I simply do not understand the dramatic decision to arrest Carlos this morning.”
Watson was released following his arraignment after posting $1 million bond. He is expected to next appear in court April 3. Company representatives are back in court March 8.
Rao pleaded guilty in federal court this week, while Ozy’s former chief of staff, Suzee Han, did so last week. Both were released on bail to await sentencing. The guilty pleas and arrests were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
In a statement posted on its website Thursday, the SEC said Rao and and Han “agreed to resolve the charges against them.”
Authorities say Watson and his business partners, between 2018 and 2021, attempted to defraud investors and lenders of “tens of millions of dollars through fraudulent misrepresentations and omissions” about the company’s debts and other key financial information. At one point, the indictment alleges, the company used a forged contract to help win a loan from a bank.
“As alleged, Carlos Watson is a con man whose business strategy was based on outright deceit and fraud,” Breon Peace, the U.S. Attorney for the Brooklyn-based Eastern District of New York, said in a statement. “He ran Ozy as a criminal organization rather than as a reputable media company.”
Michael J. Driscoll, the assistant director-in-charge of the FBI’s New York field office added that Watson “repeatedly attempted to entice both investors and lenders through a series of deliberate deceptions and fabrications.”
If convicted, Watson faces at least two years in prison up to a maximum of 37 years, the U.S. attorney’s office said.
The SEC’s civil complaint, also filed in the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, accuses Watson and the company of violating anti-fraud provisions of federal securities laws.
“We allege that over the course of several years, the defendants raised approximately $50 million from victim investors on the basis of fraudulent documents and repeated misrepresentations, including, at least in one case, falsely impersonating a potential business partner during a meeting with an investment bank,” said Gurbir S. Grewal, the SEC’s director of enforcement.
The agency, whose regulatory responsibilities include protecting investors, accused Ozy officials of “routinely and purposely” presenting potential investors with dubious financial information, including falsely claiming that the company’s revenues were at least twice what they actually were.
In addition, the SEC said, Watson and Rao also sought investments by allegedly telling prospective investors that they were securing money from high-profile companies and investors.
In one case, the SEC and federal prosecutors contend, Watson and Rao launched a ruse that had Rao impersonating a YouTube executive to convince a prospective investor that it was getting licensing revenue from the online video-sharing behemoth.
When the potential investor discovered the alleged ploy, Watson asserted that Rao was suffering from a “mental health crisis,” the SEC said. | 2023-02-24T12:08:50+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/ap-federal-authorities-arrest-founder-of-media-startup-ozy/ |
Princess Cruises announces 116-day world cruise stopping in 26 countries
(Gray News) - If you want to see the world (and don’t mind being on a cruise ship for almost a full four months), then this trip is for you!
Princess Cruises just announced a new 2025 world cruise that will take passengers to 48 ports in 26 countries over 116 days.
While Princess Cruises has offered 100-plus day world cruises before, the cruise line says this is the longest itinerary in its history by several days.
The voyage will set sail on Jan. 5, 2025, from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and will include stops in Mexico, Hawaii, Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, Dubai, Egypt, Greece and Italy – just to name a few.
Guests also have the option to join the ship when it stops in Los Angeles on Jan. 20, 2025, but you will miss the Central America stops that are covered in the first 15 days.
The cruise will end on May 2, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale.
This once-in-a-lifetime trip won’t be cheap – tickets start at about $20,000 per person.
For tickets, the full itinerary and more info, visit Princess Cruise’s website here.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Newsource contributed to this report. | 2023-04-10T17:24:09+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/2023/04/10/princess-cruises-announces-116-day-world-cruise-stopping-26-countries/ |
INDIANAPOLIS — Alex Kertis browsed a list of Indianapolis 500 favorites -- call it, a yard of picks -- on his phone and the potential bettor found his choice. The Indy resident just needed to brush up on Alex Palou before he tapped the screen.
Kertis had an ideal seat to learn: He soaked in the “Carb Day” scene from a barstool at Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s latest legalized enhancement with the Caesars Sportsbook Lounge.
This is not a sports book in the traditional sense -- there are no ticket windows or digital video walls flashing the latest odds. It is more of a working fan’s VIP suite with a DJ spinning tunes, racing always on the TVs, cocktails and a small arcade room holds a few virtually drivable NASCAR games.
If it’s a push for fans to gamble, it is the gentlest of nudges. Simply punch up an app, commit to betting $20, download your credit card information and get to it. Fans can do this anywhere, of course, but the thinking is that an on-site book at IMS will only increase the, ahem, odds of fans placing bets on the likes of Helio Castroneves and Jimmie Johnson.
Few states report betting breakdowns by sport, but auto racing is a definite backmarker in all sports when it comes to betting interest.
Dover Motor Speedway opened an on-site kiosk and became the only track that allowed sports gambling on its property once Delaware legalized sports betting in 2018. The Delaware Lottery said auto racing is the second-lowest wagered sport in the state; Delaware has sold $505.6 million in total sports tickets since June 2018 with $1 million bet on auto racing — just 0.199% of sales, and most bets were placed on NASCAR. Less than $10,000 of the handle was on IndyCar.
Illinois does not offer a breakdown by racing series, but in 2021 only $7 million was wagered on auto racing, or 0.10% of the state’s legal betting handle last year.
The American Gaming Association estimated Americans wagered about $58 million on motorsports with legal commercial sportsbooks in 2021. The AGA estimated more than $1 billion was bet legally on this year’s Super Bowl alone.
“From a betting perspective, it’s a sport more heavily attended than heavily bet at the current moment,” said Jeff Benson, sports book operations manager at Circa Sports. “I think there’s definitely some challenges in terms of growing it.”
FanDuel Sportsbook has Scott Dixon and Palou as the betting favorites for Sunday’s race. FanDuel lists prop bets and parlays for the NBA ( first to record a triple-double ), MLB ( first to record 2-plus hits ) and even NASCAR. But no fun side wagers outside of podium finish were listed Friday for the Indianapolis 500.
Benson suggested more prop peps to spark interest: Chip Ganassi Racing vs. Team Penske. First driver to crash, top rookie, etc. On the Caesars app, head-to-head matchups such as Palou vs. Will Power or Jimmie Johnson vs. Juan Pablo Montoya are offered.
At IMS, next to the concession stands selling pork tenderloins and spiked lemonades, fans can pick up a pair of Roman emperor glasses and bet inside the lounge in a climate-controlled room -- a perfect hideaway at the site of the most storied race in the world.
“We don’t feel like this offends any of the traditions in any way. We’re not forcing it on folks,” IMS President Doug Boles said. “There’s a little of that in-seat gambling that’s going on anyway. I wouldn’t say we had any hand-wringing in adding it.”
Just plenty of finger-tapping on phone, aided by a new 5G network. The app is mandatory to enter the sports lounge and a first-time deposit of $20 earns $106 in credits (a nod to the 106th Indy 500).
Sports gambling has been legal in Indiana since 2019 and Caesars has yet to reveal any numbers on how many people downloaded the app. But with around 300,000 fans expected Sunday, Caesars and IMS expect numbers to soar. Casears and IMS both declined to say how the money would be shared.
“We’ll see probably five times more handle on that race than any regular-season race,” said Ken Fuchs, head of sports at Caesars. “It certainly does spike this weekend.”
The early signs were promising.
Brad Romack of Panama City Beach, Florida, has attended every Indy 500 (except 2020) since 1969. He enjoys Indy’s pageantry as much as the next traditionalist, but his interest was piqued by the lounge. He has a friend on Castroneves’ team and feels the sentimental pull to put a few bucks on the No. 6 car. But few big payouts emerge from affectionate feelings.
“I’d bet Scott Dixon,” he said, laughing. “I think the book is a good idea because if you don’t, you’re behind. Every other state is getting into it.”
Much like the Indy 500 champion, the key is to keep the momentum rolling from the weekend’s big win humming deep into the season - and turn casual bettors into hardcore gamblers.
“You’re going to get a lot of people who go to the races. But the type of people who go to the races are doing it for entertainment,” Benson said. “It’s less of a betting crowd than you would find with other people who are attending sporting events. I feel like those people who are attending a baseball game, a basketball game, are much more apt to have a wager on the game than those who are going to an auto race.”
Industry leaders can only hope betting slips can quickly become about as common for fans as wearing their favorite driver’s T-shirt.
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More AP Indy 500 coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/indianapolis-500 and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-05-27T20:15:34+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/yard-of-picks-indy-boosts-gambling-ties-with-sports-lounge/2022/05/27/aaa401a2-ddeb-11ec-bc35-a91d0a94923b_story.html |
Peoria Notre Dame recorded a big victory over Champaign Centennial 14-4 in Illinois high school softball on April 5.
Recently on March 30, Champaign Centennial squared off with Westville in a softball game.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Joseph Milici, a tenured veteran of Equitable Advisors f/k/a AXA Advisors leaves to join Lumiere Financial Group. During his tenure at Equitable, Joseph achieved Hallmark I, Centurion status for seven consecutive years, and top DSF for five of the five eligible years with the firm. Managing Partner, Zachary Brody, CFP(r) states: "We are happy to have Joe aboard. He was drawn to the firm for all the right reasons and will better be able to serve his clients as a true fiduciary."
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I’m jetlagged, but it’s all good. I’m in the pocket of a sleek, leather-lined four-seater, flipping its shift paddles to goose its twin-turbo V-6, strafing the countryside northwest of Rome. I’m all, oh, look, there’s an olive grove and oh, look, a thousand-year-old aqueduct. Meanwhile, I’m hoovering up pavement like the Italian cream buns at the Colosseum Cafe when not being squeezed into a half-lane by wandery Iveco box trucks.
Forty-eight hours earlier, I’d been filing my taxes and scooping the litter box. Gran turismo? You bet your maritozzo it is, notwithstanding the joys of 1099-INT forms and all.
The Maserati GranTurismo has been touring in style for decades, with a lineage that traces back 75 years to the A6 1500, until now powering its gorgeous body with scintillating gas engines. Today it’s one of a dying breed: Few cars put the “grand” in touring anymore, and for every flawless descendant like the Lexus LC, there are the ones that got away, like the soon-to-be-deceased Jag F-Type.
Maserati hopes to fend off the same fate with a wrench it’s tossing in the traditional formula: a battery-powered version dubbed the Folgore, which synthesizes some of the whuffling drive-by sounds of the “Nettuno” twin-turbo V-6, while putting the gas version on the trailer with scorching EV acceleration that jams batteries in places where twisting and combusting used to take place. It’s eerily quiet; it’s relentlessly quick; it’s entirely without precedent.
The Folgore is a rather dramatic departure. Will it stick? Or will traditionalists starve it off in favor of that whuffling Nettuno V-6?
2024 GranTurismo: Curves, controlled
To massage that transition, the GranTurismo’s style changes only subtly from the previous version, which last was sold in 2019. It stands in a classic touring-car contrapposto, with a long hood, a short decklid, maximally swole fenders, and ticks and stripes of metallic trim to draw attention to the most sculptural passages of its body. It sits lower than before, which translates into a lower seating position for driver and front passenger, and it’s also wider—but the classic elements fall into place with a natural grace, from the trident badge in its slim oval grille to the trim LED taillights. Forward-angled fender vents are a love-them-or-leave-them detail; we assign them a heart emoji. Trofeos wear some lily-gilding carbon-fiber trim.
The GranTurismo’s cabin empanels digital screens in its tech-forward transformation. A 12.2-inch digital gauge display pairs with a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen, which sits above an 8.8-inch climate-control touchscreen. It doesn’t chuck the past entirely in the bin. Glorious textures polish the cockpit to a sheen: aluminum grilles for speakers fit beautifully in an interior that even digitizes the round clock that studs the center of the dash, while the lower dash wears diamond-slitted scars that add a dash of style to some otherwise plain expanses of trim. Minus some shiny plastic steering-wheel switches, it’s an artful workplace.
2024 GranTurismo: Rip, snort, slice
With the MC20 supercar’s 3.0-liter twin-turbo V-6 nestled in its engine bay, the gas-powered GranTurismo roars forward with a hovercraft-style exhaust note that fits the end of its internal-combustion era. In the MC20 the Nettuno engine gets more power and dry-sump lubrication; in the GranTurismo Modena it spins out 490 hp and, in the Trofeo, a spec-champ 550 hp.
Paired with the standard paddle-shifted 8-speed automatic and all-wheel drive, Maserati claims a 0-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds for the hotter Trofeo—which seems out of reach when activating the GT’s beast mode through the plastic transmission buttons on the dash, or when considering its relatively light curb weight that nonetheless checks in at 3,957 pounds, but comes into Canon-quick focus once you stomp the gas and unleash its raucous, war-wagon powertrain.
Channeling the best of the free-revving V-6 to the wheels takes little work. Finding the ideal drive mode, that’s a snap too. Skip the Comfort mode unless you’re on a hundred-mile highway chase. Otherwise the GranTurismo’s default GT mode cuts down on the exhaust snarl below 5,000 rpm while it strikes the responsive midpoint in shift quality. There’s Sport for aggro exhaust sounds and rifle-quick shifts, or Corsa, where all the slack filters out of the drivetrain and the traction and stability control systems shake their heads and walk away.
I sampled Corsa briefly, spooled out kilometers of side roads in GT mode, but kept returning to Sport to settle the GranTurismo in its happiest mode. It’s less about the drivetrain and its light-touch steering than about the suspension setup. In Comfort, the stiff dampers, big staggered 20-inch front and 21-inch rear wheels (with 265/30 front and 295/35 rear tires), and a softly set air suspension jittered over small potholes and generated head toss. In Sport, with its air springs suitably firm, the GranTurismo resolved almost every pavement quibble neatly, getting into a groove at moderate to high speeds, smoothing it out and giving it even-keeled grip.
Grand-touring cuffing season
The GranTurismo is a big boy, at about 195.5 inches long—about the size of a Lucid Air—with a 115.3-inch wheelbase. Maserati promises four large adults can fit inside, and a quick test of the backseat proved that true, with 6-footer in front of 6-footer. Who’d want to ride in back is anyone’s guess, given the sensory pleasures of everything experienced in row one.
The front seats take some finagling to find their sweet spot, and the seats have very firm cushions, but they adjust in all the right ways, with lumbar boosting and waist-cinching controls available at a tap on the lower console screen. Maserati dresses the cabin in nutella-brown ash trim, with perforated black leather ribbed in yellow or red or gray—or in red or white leather if you’re daring. The real packaging surprise? A truly useful trunk, with enough room for at least three wheeled bags.
As either a Modena or a Trofeo, the GranTurismo has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. A sybaritic 14-speaker Sonus Faber sound system comes standard, with a 19-speaker setup on the options list, along with a head-up display and a rear camera mirror. All cars come with automatic emergency braking, a surround-view camera system, and active lane control.
Yet to come are the GranTurismo convertible, called GranCabrio in some markets—and the Folgore, the battery-electric GranTurismo that will give Maserati a unique way to core-sample its owners’ preferences.
Folgore EV: a test of the true believers
Maserati will use Folgore on all of its EVs, including upcoming electric versions of the Grecale crossover and MC20 supercar. The GranTurismo is the name’s and idea’s maiden voyage, and it comes wrapped in even more fetching finishes—among them, coppery paint on the body and brake calipers, wheels that look like wound motors, and a denim-and-ivory interior two steps beyond fabulous.
What’s missing is the Nettuno’s chatty exhaust. In its place, Maserati subs in a synthesized soundtrack culled from inverter and electric-motor noises, and amplified subtly inside the cabin. It’s an EV, and noises aside, it’s otherwise nearly impossible to tell it apart from the gas-powered car. That’s intentional, Maserati engineers say, because the transition to electric propulsion will be a complicated topic for a brand with heritage so steeped in motorsports.
Press the start button and the GranTurismo Folgore does a digital wink to acknowledge you as the driver; then, silence. Nothing seems different in the cockpit, because its 92.5-kwh battery pack takes the place of gas-propulsion bits, from the engine to the differentials. Polish-sourced LG Chem batteries form a T-bone tucked into the driveline tunnel and stacked up behind the rear seats, adding at least 1,300 pounds to the body (for a total of about 4,850 pounds) while improving weight distribution to 50:50, versus the gas car’s 53:47 split.
Three motors—one in front, two in the back—team with the batteries and an 800-volt architecture to generate 760 hp and, maybe most importantly, a 0-60 mph time of 2.7 seconds and a top speed of 199 mph. That’s with more left in the system: Engineers say the motors in the car are inverter-limited, and can spin out up to 300 kw (402 hp) each.
Still, EV cutting-edgers will murmur at some specs with eyes cast to the side. EPA-rated range will check in at a respectable 250 miles; the brand’s banking on regular battery and inverter improvements to boost performance from straight-line stellar to stratospheric.
Folgore EV: No single-pedal mode
The GranTurismo’s regenerative braking setup doesn’t have a single-pedal drive mode, either. Like a Benz EQB, it has four levels of regen that can slow the car at a force of up to 0.65 g, but it relies on friction brakes to finish the job. The modulation between the systems isn’t particularly smooth—a one-pedal setup would be the way to go here, ideally suited to the GranTurismo’s smooth-moves mission.
But the battery-powered GT accelerates more quickly and can be tailored to the driver better than the gas car. There’s a max-range drive mode in addition to the GT, Sport, and Corsa programs. In Corsa, drivers can set the torque-vectoring across the rear end separately from the traction-control levels. (There’s no mechanical connection between the rear motors, though.)
What’s even more notable about the Folgore’s performance comes from the battery layout: by wedging cells down its spine, the GranTurismo keeps a more traditional roll moment, and the ride height isn’t much different from that of the gas model. Like the Trofeo and Modena, the Folgore’s a widebody all the time, even on narrow streets than you want when a bus is taking its usual lane and a half. Its air springs and adjustable dampers flatten and hone the road better than the gas car; it’s likely less busy over roughly paved routes because of all that extra weight. The steering doesn’t compile with needless heft, and its lightness remaps the entire impression of driving the heavier GT: it’s better because it masks its weight so well.
Further in the spec weeds, the Folgore’s 800-volt architecture means high-speed charging will be possible, but Maserati has yet to name a charging provider-partner in the U.S., though it says to expect the ability to add 100 miles in around 10 minutes using a DC fast charger. We were given no opportunity to charge or to fully discharge the Folgore.
Finally, as for that distinctive sound, it barely left a memory trail. The distinctive vocals etched into RAM for the Folgore wouldn’t rank anywhere near AMG’s initial efforts at, um, notability; Dodge’s silly Fratzonic sounds come from another, far more literal galaxy. If anything, the battery-powered GranTurismo makes the gas-powered version seem too boisterous and unrefined. It puts an entirely new and different spin on the “grand” in grand touring. Now it’s up to drivers to judge whether silence sounds as good as the GranTurismo looks—or whether it’s compulsory for exotics to shout out their branding.
GranTurismos can be configured now, but the Folgore won’t be on sale until the second half of the year. Prices for the Modena model begin at $174,000; the Trofeo’s sticker will read at least $205,000. The Folgore will cost somewhat more than the Trofeo.
Maserati provided cars, travel, and a maritozzo or two so that Motor Authority could bring you this test drive review.
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CLEVELAND — A 16-year-old Rhodes High School student has died days after being shot near the school, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office.
Andre Wells was walking to school near the 5200 block of Stickney Road around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday when a red car pulled up alongside him, according to police.
He was transported to MetroHealth Hospital, where he died days later.
Police said a male has been detained, although it remains unclear if any charges have been filed. The investigation remains ongoing.
Immediately after the shooting, students said administrators declared a "Code Blue" and students were locked down in place.
Student shot near James Ford Rhodes High School; school placed on lockdown for hours
RELATED: Student shot near James Ford Rhodes High School; school placed on lockdown for hours | 2022-09-08T18:07:21+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/rhodes-high-school-student-dies-days-after-shooting |
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden says he “feels good” about the debt ceiling and budget deal negotiated with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy as the White House and congressional leaders work to ensure its passage this week in time to lift the nation's borrowing limit and prevent a disastrous U.S. default.
Biden spent part of the Memorial Day holiday working the phones, calling lawmakers in both parties, as the president does his part to deliver the votes. A number of hard right conservatives are criticizing the deal as falling short of the deep spending cuts they wanted, while liberals decry policy changes such as new work requirements for older Americans in the food aid program.
A key test will come Tuesday afternoon when the House Rules Committee is scheduled to consider the package and vote on sending it to the full House for a vote expected Wednesday.
“I feel very good about it," Biden told reporters Monday as he left Washington for his home in Delaware.
“I’ve spoken to a number of the members,” he said, among them Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, a past partner in big bipartisan deals who largely sat this one out.
"I spoke to a whole bunch of people, and it feels good,” Biden said.
To those progressive Democrats raising concerns about the package, the president had a simple message: “Talk to me.”
As lawmakers size up the 99-page bill, few are expected to be fully satisfied with the final product. But Biden, a Democrat, and McCarthy, a Republican, are counting on pulling majority support from the political center, a rarity in divided Washington, to join in voting to prevent a catastrophic federal default.
Wall Street will open early Tuesday morning delivering its own assessment, as the U.S. financial markets that had been closed when the deal was struck over the weekend show their reaction to the outcome.
McCarthy acknowledged the hard-fought compromise with Biden will not be “100% of what everybody wants” as he leads a slim House majority powered by hard-right conservatives.
Facing potential blowback from his conservative ranks, the Republican speaker will have to rely on upwards of half the House Democrats and half the House Republicans to push the debt ceiling package to passage.
Overall, the package is a tradeoff that would impose some spending reductions for the next two years along with a suspension of the debt limit into January 2025, pushing the volatile political issue past the next presidential election. Raising the debt limit, now $31 trillion, would allow Treasury to continue borrowing to pay the nation’s already incurred bills.
Additionally, policy issues are raising the most objections from lawmakers.
Liberal lawmakers fought hard but were unable to stop new work requirements for people 50 to 54 who receive government food assistance and are otherwise able-bodied without dependents. The Republicans demanded the bolstered work requirements as part of the deal, but some say the changes to the food stamp program are not enough.
The Republicans were also pushing to beef up work requirements for health care and other aid; Biden refused to go along on those.
Questions are also being raised about an unexpected provision that essentially gives congressional approval to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, a natural gas project important to Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that many Democrats and others oppose.
At the same time, conservative Republicans including those from the House Freedom Caucus say the budget slashing does not go nearly far enough to have their support.
“No one claiming to be a conservative could justify a YES vote,” tweeted Rep. Bob Good, R-Va.
This “deal” is insanity," said Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C. “Not gonna vote to bankrupt our country.”
All told the package would hold spending essentially flat for the coming year, while allowing increases for military and veterans accounts. It would cap growth at 1% for 2025.
The House Rules Committee has three members from the influential Freedom Caucus who may very well try to block the package from advancing, forcing McCarthy to rely on the Democrats on the panel to ensure the bill can be sent to the House floor.
The House aims to vote Wednesday and send the bill to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer along with McConnell are working for a quick passage by week's end.
Senators, who have remained largely on the sidelines during much of the negotiations between the president and the House speaker, began inserting themselves more forcefully into the debate.
Some senators are insisting on amendments to reshape the package from both the left and right flanks. That could require time-consuming debates that delay final approval of the deal.
Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia is “extremely disappointed” by the provision greenlighting the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline, his office said in a statement. He plans to file an amendment to remove the provision from the package.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina complained that the military spending increases are not enough. "I will use all powers available to me in the Senate to have amendment votes to undo this catastrophe for defense," he tweeted.
But making any changes to the package at this stage seems highly unlikely with so little time to spare. Congress and the White House are racing to meet the Monday deadline now less than a week away. That's when Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said the U.S. would run short of cash and face an unprecedented debt default without action.
A default would almost certainly crush the U.S. economy and spill over around the globe, as the world's reliance on the stability of the American dollar and the country's leadership fall into question.
Associated Press writers Darlene Superville, Mary Clare Jalonick and Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report. | 2023-05-30T14:00:15+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/debt-ceiling-deal-biden-mccarthy-lawmaker-support/507-bc32d84f-545c-4ec2-a41a-24c69f533b45 |
FDA clears updated COVID boosters for kids as young as 5
The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.
Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, doses modified to target today’s most common and contagious omicron relative. While there wasn't a big rush, federal health officials are urging that people seek the extra protection ahead of holiday gatherings.
Now the Food and Drug Administration has given a green light for elementary school-age kids to get the updated booster doses, too -- one made by Pfizer for 5- to 11-year-olds, and a version from rival Moderna for those as young as 6.
There’s one more step before parents can bring their kids in for the new shot: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which recommends how vaccines are used, must sign off.
Americans may be tired of repeated calls to get boosted against COVID-19 but experts say the updated shots have an advantage: They contain half the recipe that targeted the original coronavirus strain and half protection against the dominant BA.4 and BA.5 omicron versions.
These combination or “bivalent” boosters are designed to broaden immune defenses so that people are better protected against serious illness whether they encounter an omicron relative in the coming months -- or a different mutant that’s more like the original virus.
“We want to have the best of both worlds,” Pfizer’s Dr. Bill Gruber, a pediatrician, told The Associated Press. He hopes the updated shots will “re-energize interest in protecting children for the winter.”
The updated boosters are “extremely important” for keeping kids healthy and in school, said Dr. Jason Newland, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Parents should know “there is no concern from the safety perspective with the bivalent vaccines, whether Moderna or Pfizer,” Newland added.
Only people who’ve gotten their initial vaccinations -- with any of the original-formula versions -- qualify for an updated booster. That means about three-fourths of Americans 12 and older are eligible. As of last weekend, only at least 13 million had gotten an updated booster, White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha estimated Tuesday.
To pediatricians’ chagrin, getting children their first vaccinations has been tougher. Less than a third of 5- to 11-year-olds have had their two primary doses and thus would qualify for the new booster.
This age group will get kid-size doses of the updated booster — and they can receive it at least two months after their last dose, whether that was a primary vaccination or an earlier booster, the FDA said.
Pfizer said it could ship up to 6 million kid-sized doses within a week of authorization, in addition to ongoing adult-dose shipments.
Until now, Moderna’s updated booster was cleared only for adults. Wednesday's FDA action authorized the booster for teens as well as children as young as age 6.
As for even younger tots, first vaccinations didn’t open for the under-5 age group until mid-June -- and it will be several more months before regulators decide if they’ll also need a booster using the updated recipe.
Exactly how much protection does an updated COVID-19 booster shot offer? That’s hard to know. Pfizer and Moderna are starting studies in young children.
But the FDA cleared the COVID-19 booster tweaks without requiring human test results -- just like it approves yearly changes to flu vaccines. That’s partly because both companies already had studied experimental shots tweaked to target prior COVID-19 variants, including an earlier omicron version, and found they safely revved up virus-fighting antibodies.
“It's clearly a better vaccine, an important upgrade from what we had before,” Jha said earlier this week.
Jha urged adults to get their updated shot in October — like they get flu vaccinations — or at least well before holiday gatherings with high-risk family and friends. People who've recently had COVID-19 still need the booster but can wait about three months, he added. | 2022-10-12T15:33:14+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/wellness/2022/10/12/fda-clears-updated-covid-boosters-for-kids-as-young-as-5/69557854007/ |
(NEXSTAR) – Beer tourism. It’s a thing.
Beer enthusiasts across the world are likely familiar with the concept of a “beercation,” or an excursion planned with the intention (at least in part) of visiting the local breweries or taprooms. Interest in “beercations” has actually become so prevalent, in fact, that Travelocity debuted a “Beer Tourism Index” in 2019 after a survey of just over 1,000 users found that over three-quarters showed interest in booking a trip that included local beer tastings or brewery tours.
Recognizing this growing trend, the analysts at HomeToGo — a vacation rental platform — sought to determine America’s best “beer towns” using a “Beer Lovers Index” based on the number of brewpubs, breweries and top-rated bars, as well as the average prices of beer and the median cost of nightly accommodations for travelers hoping to spend a few nights in the city.
After researching hundreds of cities, HomeToGo settled on a ranking of the top 17 destinations for beer buffs looking for a quick, boozy getaway.
Topping HomeToGo’s rankings is Chicago, Illinois, a city which scored high for its abundance of breweries and well-reviewed bars, as well as the affordability of pints and overnight stays.
“The brewery scene has taken off over the past few decades with Goose Island Beer Company opening in 1988,” writes HomeToGo, which noted that Chicago boasts 50 breweries. “Other local brewers like Two Brothers, Half Acre Beer Company, and Metropolitan Brewing have also become tremendously popular over the years.”
Rounding out the top five were Portland, Oregon, which boasts 52 breweries; Milwaukee, which earned a perfect score for affordable accommodations; Denver, which hosts the annual Great American Beer Festival; and Seattle, whose oldest brewery dates back to 1854, HomeToGo noted.
The full list of the best “beer towns,” according to HomeToGo, are ranked as follows:
- Chicago
- Portland, Oregon
- Milwaukee
- Denver
- Seattle
- New York City
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Austin
- Tampa
- Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
- San Diego
- Daytona Beach, Florida
- Charleston, South Carolina
- Birmingham, Alabama
- Portland, Maine
- Boston
- Key West, Florida
In researching each city, HomeToGo utilized data from the Brewers Association. Open Brewery DB, Rate Beer, Numbeo and HomeToGo, the latter providing median nightly prices for vacation rentals.
More information, including category-specific scores for each top-rated city, can be found at HomeToGo. | 2022-09-11T14:17:45+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/the-best-beer-towns-to-visit-across-america-according-to-new-index/ |
TX Lake Charles LA Zone Forecast for Tuesday, August 2, 2022
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National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
TXZ180-032215-
Tyler-
Including the cities of Town Bluff, Fred, Hillister, Ivanhoe,
Spurger, Warren, and Woodville
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds 10 to
15 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Temperature falling to
around 90 in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
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TXZ201-032215-
Hardin-
Including the cities of Lumberton and Silsbee
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 90s. South winds
around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Temperature falling
into the upper 80s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Temperature falling into the
upper 80s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Temperature falling into the
upper 80s in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ215-032215-
Jefferson-
Including the cities of Beaumont, Sabine Pass,
and Sea Rim State Park
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon.
Humid with highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ216-032215-
Orange-
Including the cities of Orange, Vidor, and Bridge City
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Humid
with lows in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. Temperature
falling into the upper 80s in the afternoon. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Showers likely. A chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. Humid with
highs in the upper 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
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TXZ259-032215-
Northern Jasper-
Including the cities of Holly Springs, Jasper, Kirbyville,
Magnolia Springs, Mt. Union, and Roganville
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
afternoon. Highs around 90. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance
of rain 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Lows
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
$$
TXZ260-032215-
Northern Newton-
Including the cities of Burkeville, Farrsville, Jamestown,
Newton, Wiergate, Bleakwood, and Call
345 AM CDT Wed Aug 3 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. South winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Humid with lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the
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- Midea & City in the Community join forces to tackle youth homelessness in NYC
- New initiative will combine the power of soccer and Midea home appliances to help make underserved youth feel at home, on the soccer field and beyond
- Collaboration Includes Significant Midea Product Donation to NYC Area Shelters
PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Midea America and New York City Football Club (NYCFC) announced a collaboration on philanthropic efforts for the 2022 season, with a focus on youth mentorship, product donations and combatting homelessness in New York City. Besides reaching fans of NYCFC, Midea is committed to give back and is set to become the biggest contributing partner to City in the Community (CITC) – the foundation proudly supported by NYCFC.
Last week Midea and NYCFC employees provided a helping hand and Midea donated a total of 956 appliances to two South Bronx area shelters. The donation included a variety of air purifiers which feature ionizers to freshen air, dehumidifiers to reduce humidity and standing fans to increase indoor air circulation. The donated products were selected to address an increase in childhood asthma as well as poor air quality in the Bronx.
As part of the new initiative, City in the Community will recruit young people aged 15-25 who are currently in the shelter system, and provide access to leadership training, giving them the skills and confidence to deliver community soccer programs to younger kids in the community. Young people aged 8-14, both in the shelter system and beyond, will benefit from youth-led summer soccer camps and weekly after-school programming.
"We're thrilled about our ongoing partnership with Midea and this new expansion of our collaborative efforts in community engagement," said Brad Sims, NYCFC CEO. "It's important that we give back to the community in which we live and play, which is why this partnership means so much to us. With Midea, we'll be able to provide home appliances to families that will help them improve their everyday lives, as well as use the power of soccer to uplift the health of underprivileged city youth."
"We are extremely excited to be working with NYCFC, not only the current MLS Champion but a true and always proactive partner during the last months," said Kurt Jovais, president of Midea America Corp. "While Midea is already focused on providing surprisingly friendly solutions and our tagline 'make yourself at home' encourages people to 'feel at home', we are equally committed to identifying where we can help get our products into the hands of those who need them the most. We are driven to make an impact on those who would especially benefit from our appliances so that they may experience a positive change to their living environment."
NYCFC Partner Dumbo Moving & Storage also joined in to help deliver the donation of appliances to the shelters.
Later this year, NYCFC and Midea will be organizing a 'Sleep Out' event to help raise money and bring awareness to homelessness. Meanwhile, NYCFC fans as well as Midea fans can look forward to seeing the 'line-up' of the two organizations continue the momentum throughout the remainder of the season to make an impact through appliances, athleticism, and altruism in the tri-state area.
For more information on Midea, please visit Midea.com/us.
Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary within Midea Group,(SZ: 000333), a publicly listed, Fortune 500 company and the world's leading manufacturer of home appliances. With more than 150,000 employees and presence in over 195 countries, including in the United States, Midea's products touch the lives of millions of people and families through air treatment, refrigeration, laundry, small and large kitchen appliances, water appliances, floor care and lighting.
Midea America is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ and has a Research and Development Center in Kentucky, as well as an Emerging Technology Center in California. Midea understands that the home is a special place, and the moments people spend there are precious. The Midea brand's promise to all its U.S. customers is to provide surprisingly friendly solutions to treasure those tiny moments at home. Therefore, the company creates home appliance innovations, that not only perform a function but have a meaningful impact for those who use them. For more information, visit Midea at midea.com/us.
New York City Football Club (NYCFC) is an American professional soccer team that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Eastern Conference of the League. It was announced as the League's 20th franchise on May 21, 2013 and is the first and only MLS Club located within the five boroughs of New York City. NYCFC kicked off its inaugural MLS season in March 2015 and is majority owned by City Football Group (CFG). Since its inaugural season, the Club has qualified for the MLS Cup Playoffs the last six consecutive seasons. In 2021, NYCFC won the MLS Cup in the Club's first ever appearance, becoming the first professional sports franchise based in New York to win a championship in a decade. NYCFC's Academy currently features teams from the U-12 to U-18 age groups and became the first Academy in the country to win back-to-back national titles at the U-19 level. NYCFC proudly supports City in the Community (CITC) foundation to use the power of soccer to uplift communities; one of the programs, New York City Soccer Initiative (NYCSI) is a first-of-its-kind public-private community partnership to open 50 mini-soccer pitches in underserved NYC neighborhoods in five years.
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How can I be more eco-friendly in my day-to-day life?
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As a sustainable chef, I spend most of my time in the kitchen, and along the way I’ve developed countless eco-friendly kitchen habits. For example, if you’re stuck with a bunch of leftover pasta that would normally be headed for the trash bin (tears are flowing down my face just thinking of that possibility), I can give you ideas on how to repurpose those leftovers to give them new life. Over eight weeks, I’ll be sharing more tips and tricks to help you work toward a more sustainable kitchen.
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KILLEEN, Texas, July 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 30th, Patrick L. Riley officially declared his candidacy for the Republican Presidential nomination, with a mission to restore the integrity of the Constitution, revitalize the American dream, and usher in a new era of prosperity for all Americans.
In a powerful announcement speech delivered to the nation, Patrick L. Riley addressed the pressing issues facing the country and outlined his vision for a brighter future. With a firm belief in the power of the American people, Patrick seeks to challenge the status quo and fight against the forces that have led to the erosion of constitutional rights and economic stability.
As a combat veteran and former U.S. Army Combat Medic, Patrick brings firsthand experience and a deep understanding of the sacrifices made by our service members. With a commitment to strengthening the military and ensuring a responsible use of our armed forces, he will work to amend the War Powers Act and demand defined victories before engaging in any conflicts.
One of the central pillars of Patrick L. Riley's campaign is a groundbreaking economic solution. Drawing upon his expertise as an entrepreneur and advocate for blockchain technology, Patrick has developed an innovative economic system to address the nation's debt crisis, restore the failing economy, and protect vital programs like Social Security. By harnessing the power of blockchain, Patrick L. Riley envisions a future where every American is rewarded a passive earned income based on their personal contributions.
Patrick L. Riley is determined to safeguard the principles of freedom and privacy in the digital age. Recognizing the transformative potential of blockchain and cryptocurrencies, Patrick L. Riley proposes a 28th amendment, guaranteeing the right to freedom of finance and protecting individuals' choices in their preferred forms of transactions. This constitutional amendment would put an end to civil asset forfeiture and accredited investor discrimination.
Patrick L. Riley aims to reassert American values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness both domestically and on the world stage. He champions a foreign policy rooted in integrity, morality, and ethics, vowing to Pardon whistleblowers like Edward Snowden and Julian Assange on day one of his Presidency.
Patrick L. Riley's personal journey reflects the resilience and determination of the American spirit. Born in Rochester, Minnesota, Patrick L. Riley overcame challenging family circumstances and rose from being a homeless teenager to serving in the U.S. Army as a Combat Medic. He pursued higher education, earning a master's in forensic psychology, a bachelor's in psychology, and attending an M.B.A. program at Syracuse University. Patrick L. Riley left the United States Army after refusal of the Covid-19 Vaccine, now he looks to take the job of the men responsible, Trump and Biden. Patrick L. Riley vows to return ownership of the United States government to the American people, advocating for term limits and a full forensic audit of the finances of every member of Congress.
To learn more about Patrick L. Riley's campaign and stay updated on his platform and events, visit https://patrickforpresident.com/.
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank increased its benchmark interest rate by another quarter-point to 3.6% Tuesday as it continues trying to tame inflation.
It was the 10th rate rise in a row by the Reserve Bank of Australia, bringing the rate to its highest point in 11 years. The increase will put more pressure on homeowners, with many already paying out hundreds of dollars each month more on their mortgages than they were a year ago.
The bank has been trying to counter inflation, which came in at a hotter-than-expected 7.8% in the December quarter, its highest level since 1990. The bank has an inflation target range of between 2% and 3%.
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe warned there would likely be further rate hikes.
"The board remains resolute in its determination to return inflation to target and will do what is necessary to achieve that," he said in a statement.
But Lowe also said there were indications that inflation had peaked in Australia.
“Goods price inflation is expected to moderate over the months ahead due to both global developments and softer demand in Australia,” he said. “Services price inflation remains high, with strong demand for some services over the summer.”
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers told lawmakers that the inflation problem was global but that strained supply chains in Australia were contributing. He said somebody with a half-million dollar mortgage would be paying an extra 1,000 Australian dollars ($672) per month after all the recent rate rises.
“This will make life harder for many Australians who are already under the pump,” Chalmers said. “This was expected, it was flagged, the markets anticipated it, but it will still sting.” | 2023-03-07T06:28:39+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/world/article/australia-hikes-key-interest-rate-to-3-6-to-17823847.php |
BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Capstone Partners ("Capstone" or "the firm"), a leading middle market investment banking firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of several leadership positions across the firm. Following the firm's merger with Huntington National Bank earlier this year, the appointments are being rolled-out to support growth and acquisitions, and ensure the firm remains navigational as it continues to expand in both scale and scope.
Commenting on the expanded leadership team, Capstone Founder & President, John Ferrara, shared, "Despite the current market volatility, we remain aggressive and are pushing forward with aspirational organic growth plans as well as strategic acquisitions. We have an incredible group of leaders that are being elevated to lead the charge on both fronts. They are the future of this firm."
The leadership appointments will span twelve industry groups and four specialized service practices, which collectively provide a full suite of services to business owners, investors, and creditors.
- Aerospace & Defense Industry Group Head - Ian Cookson
Cookson has over 25 years of investment banking experience and has advised on more than $5 billion in transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, and refinancings.
- Building Products & Services Industry Group Head - Darin Good
Over the past 25+ years, Good has led business owners and their board of directors through successful transactions over 70 times, and the team currently has 15 active deals in the market.
- Business Services Industry Group Head - Bob Balaban
Balaban has over 25 years of experience and has served as the lead banker on over 75 merger and acquisition transactions primarily in the business services marketplace. The team is currently working on over 20 active mandates.
- Consumer Industry Group Head – Ken Wasik
Wasik remains Head of the firm's Consumer Investment Banking Group, which has nearly 40 active mandates in process. Wasik was brought on to lead the Group after several years of explosive growth in Consumer.
- Education & Training Industry Group Head – Jacob Voorhees
Voorhees continues to lead the firm's Education & Training Investment Banking Group, which has completed over 60 transactions since 2010 and has 15 active mandates currently in market.
- Energy & Power Industry Group Head – Ted Kinsman
Kinsman has over 20 years of investment banking experience within various energy sectors, and throughout his career has closed transactions totaling over $2 billion in value.
- Fintech & Financial Services Industry Group Head – David Francione
Francione has over 25 years of investment banking and corporate finance experience and the Group collectively has over 15 active mandates in market and a historic transaction average of nearly $200 million in valuation.
- Healthcare Industry Group Co-Heads – David Baker and Eric Williams
Over the span of their investment banking careers, Williams has successfully completed more than 100 transactions in the space and Baker has represented $4 billion+ in total transaction value.
- Industrial Technology Industry Group Head – Peter Nam
Nam will continue to lead the firm's Industrial Technology Investment Banking Group, as recently announced. The Firm remains very bullish on the industrial technology market and is pursuing an aggressive expansion plan for the Group.
- Industrials Industry Group Co-Heads - David Bench and Ted Polk
With over 55 years of collective experience, Bench and Polk are currently leading over 20 active engagements and have earned 17 industry awards for distinct advisory work.
- Technology, Media & Telecom Industry Group Head - David Michaels
Michaels will continue to lead the firm's Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking Group, which has already closed four deals thus far in 2022 and is currently leading over 20 active mandates.
- Transportation & Logistics Industry Group Head - Burke Smith
Smith has over 20 years of experience and is a recognized industry expert, having advised more than 45 transactions with a combined value in excess of $40 billion.
In addition to the firm's twelve industry groups, Capstone has appointed Group Heads to lead their four specialized service groups that offer a full suite of corporate finance solutions. Those groups include:
- Financial Advisory Services (FAS) Group Head - Jim Calandra
Calandra has more than 25 years of experience in turnaround management consulting, interim management, fraud and forensic accounting, mergers and acquisitions, and recapitalizations. Brian Davies will continue serving as Managing Partner of FAS, and Jamie Lisac will serve as the Head of the Group's Special Situations Investment Banking Team.
- Debt Advisory Services Group Head - Kent Brown
Brown will continue as Head of the Debt Advisory Group, contributing over 30 years of corporate debt placement and advisory experience through his 100+ closed corporate debt transactions.
- Capital Advisory Services Group Heads - Chris Bluse, Matt Huebner and Bill Sprague
Bluse and Huebner, named Co-Heads of the Firm's Equity Capital Advisory Group, bring 50+ years of combined experience and have advised on capital formation transactions that exceed $3 billion in aggregate financing value.
Sprague, named Head of the firm's Infrastructure Finance Services Group, has successfully completed over 40 M&A transactions during his career, totaling in excess of $7 billion of transaction value.
ABOUT CAPSTONE PARTNERS
For over 20 years, the firm has been a trusted advisor to leading middle market companies, offering a fully integrated range of investment banking and financial advisory services uniquely tailored to help owners, investors, and creditors through each stage of the company's lifecycle. Capstone's services include M&A advisory, debt and equity placement, corporate restructuring, special situations, valuation and fairness opinions, and financial advisory services. Headquartered in Boston, the firm has 175+ professionals across the U.S. With 12 dedicated industry groups, Capstone delivers sector-specific expertise through large, cross-functional teams. Capstone is a subsidiary of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ: HBAN). For more information, visit www.capstonepartners.com.
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NASHVILLE — Florida’s loss at Vanderbilt killed the Gators’ November momentum to put Billy Napier’s squad in serious jeopardy of ending the regular season with consecutive defeats.
The Gators were out of tune pretty much all day in Music City. A 31-24 flop as 14.5-point favorites marked Florida’s first loss in Nashville since 1988, spanning 15 wins and 14 head coaches, six for the Gators.
Second-year coach Clark Lea’s team forced Napier’s Gators (6-5, 3-5 SEC) to take inventory yet again.
“Our group understands what happened out there and ultimately was not enough to win,” Napier said. “It’s that simple. A lot of the things we’ve been doing we were not able to do [Saturday].”
Florida’s formidable run game vanished (45 yards, 21 carries) while Vanderbilt’s Ray Davis powered his way to 122 of his team’s 175 rushing yards. Each team forced 2 turnovers, but the Commodores converted theirs into 14 points, the Gators none. Florida failed to convert two 2-point attempts and missed an extra point.
The Gators’ ragged performance followed a win against South Carolina that Napier called his team’s “most complete by far” and ended his first SEC season with a losing record.
Here are three things learned:
1. Gators could be in trouble at Florida State
Florida begins preparations for Friday night’s visit to Tallahassee coming off a confidence-killing loss and potentially without several key players.
Linebacker Ventrell Miller’s second-half ejection for targeting carries over to the first half of the next game. The call was questionable, opening the door to a potential appeal to NCAA coordinator of officials Steve Shaw, who oversaw SEC officials until 2020.
“As far as an appeal process, we need to watch the film more in-depth before we make that decision,” Napier said.
Facing FSU’s explosive offense without their hard-hitting defensive leader would intensify the Gators’ challenge. When flagged at Vanderbilt, Miller led Florida with 11 tackles and is second on the team with 73.
Safety Rashad Torrence II leads with with 76, including 3 Saturday until he left the game following first-quarter hit along the Vanderbilt sideline. He did not return but watched from the sideline.
Receiver Ricky Pearsall also exited during the first quarter and soon headed to the locker room. Napier did not elaborate on Pearsall’s injury. His 27-yard catch gave him 24 for 448 yards, second on the team, and also a reception in 26 straight games.
Leading receiver Xzavier Henderson sat out Saturday after he was injured Nov. 12 against South Carolina while Justin Shorter returned from a hamstring injury sustained Oct. 29 against Georgia.
Miller, to the 23-year-old’s credit, spent the game’s final 12 minutes cheering on his teammates.
But the Gators will need their most dependable performers on the field to beat the surging Seminoles (8-3).
2. Cleaning up penalties, special teams is critical
Vanderbilt made the plays to upset Florida, but the Gators provided plenty of help.
The Commodores’ first 3 touchdowns were aided by Gators’ penalties or special teams miscues.
An unnecessary roughness penalty on 3rd-and-8 by Princely Umanmielen and face masking by Antwaun Powell-Ryland Jr. on 3rd-and-12 kept alive kept alive a Commodores drive ending with a 10-yard, third-down touchdown pass from Mike Wright to Jayden McGowan for a 7-3 lead.
Vanderbilt pulled ahead 14-6 when long snapper Wesley Schelling recovered a muffed punt by Jason Marshall Jr., who lost the football in the sunlight. The sophomore cornerback assumed return duties after the injury to Pearsall, who was replacing Henderson.
The Commodores’ 75-yard touchdown drive to open the third quarter featured a hold by veteran linebacker Amari Burney on 3rd-and-14.
“We had way too many penalties in the game,” Napier said. “Some of the penalties are technical, but I also think we lost our composure.”
The Gators ended with 7 penalties for 80 yards, nearly doubling their season average of 41.3 entering the game — second to Kentucky in the SEC by 0.2.
Flags undercut offensive efforts, too.
The Gators marched down the field following Vanderbilt’s touchdown off Marshall’s miscue. An illegal formation penalty, however, negated a 27-yard gain by Montrell Johnson Jr. to the 4-yard line. The Gators settled for a 44-yard field goal, ending with 6 points in two first-half red-zone trips.
3. Daejon Reynolds finally arrived
Reynolds generated buzz during spring practices and preseason practices yet was lost in the shuffle once the season began.
Injuries to Pearsall and Marcus Burke on Saturday, along with Ja’Quavion Fraziars’ absence (shoulder) forced Richardson to turn to look elsewhere. No one benefitted more than Reynolds. The redshirt freshman finished with 8 catches for 165 yards and 2 fourth-quarter touchdowns.
He entered with 3 catches for 89 yards.
“Dae Dae had a phenomenal training camp. He had some good players in front of him,” Napier said. “He stepped up and made some plays. It was great to see.”
Reynold did drop a fourth-quarter touchdown pass, but two plays later made up for it with a 16-yard score to end with the most yards by a Florida receiver since Jacob Copeland at USF in September 2021.
“We go right back to him and he made the play there,” Napier said. “He was ready when given the opportunity.”
This article first appeared on OrlandoSentinel.com. Email Edgar Thompson at egthompson@orlandosentinel.com or follow him on Twitter at @osgators. | 2022-11-20T15:20:58+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/florida-gators/os-sp-uf-florida-gators-football-vanderbilt-three-things-1121-20221120-kpk5pqclcvbxxdca4qjag4x5au-story.html |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill to prohibit minors from getting married in West Virginia was resurrected in the state Senate on Thursday, a day after its defeat in a committee.
The about-face didn’t necessarily give the bill a clear path to passage. Several senators gave impassioned speeches after the bill was brought back, some of whom defended the right of teenagers in love to marry.
The House of Delegates passed the bill last week. The Senate Judiciary Committee narrowly rejected it Wednesday night without debate. Republican Sen. Charles Trump of Morgan County, a committee member, made a motion that was adopted by the full Senate Thursday to withdraw the bill from the committee and give it a second reading. It will be up for a final reading Friday, and the Senate will have the right to amend the bill.
Currently, children can marry as young as 16 in West Virginia with parental consent. Anyone younger than that also must get a judge’s waiver.
The bill’s main sponsor, Democratic Del. Kayla Young of Kanawha County, has said that since 2000 there have been more than 3,600 marriages in the state involving one or more children.
Cabell County Democratic Sen. Mike Woelfel, an attorney, said he represented a girl who got both married and divorced when she was in the eighth grade. Woelfel said he was concerned about older men who court young girls “and the next thing you know, some young girl has convinced her parents to let her get married.”
“What we have here is a good bill, because it does recognize that we aren’t in the 1950s or ’60s,” Woelfel said. “I think we’re moving into the modern era with this.”
Both Kanawha County Republican Sen. Mike Stuart, a former federal prosecutor, said he supports the age of 16 to marry. Stuart said his parents 50 years later “are still giddy teenagers” who were married at age 16.
Putnam County Republican Sen. Eric Tarr said he got married in high school but understands problems need to be addressed in the bill.
“Knowing what it means to be two mature high school students in love and getting married and creating a life together, that’s a family born and a family that stays together,” Tarr said. “I think every one of us in this chamber values that and understands that.”
The bill would establish that 18 is the age of consent and remove the ability of a minor to obtain consent through their parents, legal guardians, or by court petition. Existing legal marriages, including those done in other states, would be unaffected.
According to the nonprofit group Unchained At Last, which seeks to end forced and child marriage, seven states have set the minimum age for marriage at 18, all since 2018. Supporters of such legislation say it reduces domestic violence, unwanted pregnancies and improves the lives of teens.
Although recent figures are unavailable, according to the Pew Research Center, West Virginia had the highest rate of child marriages among the states in 2014, when the state’s five-year average was 7.1 marriages for every 1,000 children ages 15 to 17. | 2023-03-10T16:05:07+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/national/child-marriage-ban-bill-resurrected-in-west-virginia-senate/ |
School ordered to allow anti-abortion pitch on election eve
A judge ordered an Ann Arbor school to allow opponents of an abortion-rights ballot question to deliver a message over the public-address system
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A judge ordered an Ann Arbor school to allow opponents of an abortion-rights ballot question to deliver their message over the public-address system Monday, saying a denial violated the students’ free-speech rights.
The Republican club at Skyline High School got the message out a day before voters decide Tuesday whether to place abortion rights, known as Proposal 3, in the state Constitution.
The message urged students to email the club if they want to “protect the health of women and children.” It also made other claims about the impact of Proposal 3.
Meanwhile, students who support the proposal briefly left school Monday, walked around the building and returned to class, an act that was planned last week.
In his order, U.S. District Judge Paul Borman said the school had sought to “silence plaintiffs’ appropriate speech” by refusing to broadcast the message while allowing students to walk out in favor of Proposal 3.
The school district had argued that allowing an anti-Proposal 3 message through the public-address system would violate a state prohibition against using school resources for political advocacy.
Borman's temporary restraining order doesn't end the case.
“We will continue to vigorously defend this case in court,” Superintendent Jeanice Kerr Swift said. | 2022-11-07T17:58:28+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2022/11/07/school-ordered-allow-anti-abortion-pitch-election-eve/ |
TURIN, Italy (AP) — Making his first speaking appearance since #MeToo-era allegations derailed his career, actor Kevin Spacey used a colorful Italian term to thank the National Cinema Museum in the northern city of Turin Monday for having the courage to invite him.
Spacey received a lifetime achievement award from the museum, discussed key roles during a master class and then introduced the 1999 film “American Beauty,’’ for which he won his second acting Oscar, to a sold-out crowd.
“I am truly blessed and grateful and humbled. And my heart is very full tonight toward the National Museum of Cinema for having had the “le palle” to invite me tonight,’’ Spacey said, using the Italian word for a male body part synonymous with courage, to cheers from the master class audience.
“By presenting this award, they are making a strong defense of artistic achievement and for that they should be applauded,’’ Spacey said.
Previous winners of the Stella della Mole Award include actors Isabella Rossellini and Monica Bellucci, and director Dario Argento.
The sold-out events were billed as Spacey’s first speaking engagements in five years. After multiple allegations of sexual assault surfaced, the actor lost his starring role on the Netflix series “House of Cards” and saw other opportunities dry up.
Spacey did not directly address the allegations while accepting the award or during the hourlong class. But while noting the loyalty of many fans, he said “the bond I share with them will not be easily broken by unrestrained, ever-shifting mobocratic ties.”
He choked up as he thanked his manager Evan Lowenstein for his support, calling him “the brother I never had.”
Spacey said he was also “enormously grateful” to Italian director Frank Nero, who hired him for a role in “The Man Who Drew God,” which was filmed in Turin. Spacey will be on hand when the film will be previewed later this week in Rome.
After the master class, fans lined up to take selfies and get DVDs signed.
“I actually missed him, and I think he had a great role in the cinema. He made Netflix what it is today,’’ said Chiara Ottolini, referring to the enormous success of “House of Cards.” “I am so happy to see that he is coming back, because we have to separate the man and the artist.’’
Mery Bicci traveled from Milan to see Spacey, who she regards as one of the best actors ever. She said she would have traveled even further.
“When the scandal happened, I went into mourning because I knew very well that they would ostracize him right away,’’ she said.
Spacey is scheduled to go on trial in London in June on a dozen charges alleging he sexually assaulted four men between 2001 and 2013, including when he was the artistic director at the city’s Old Vic theater. He has pleaded not guilty.
In October, a federal jury in a New York civil case found that Spacey, 63, did not sexually abuse actor Anthony Rapp when both were relatively unknown Broadway actors in 1986 and Rapp was 14 years old. The jurors deliberated a little more than an hour before deciding that Rapp, now 50, hadn’t proven his allegations.
Spacey previously faced allegations in Massachusetts that he groped a man at a bar. Prosecutors later dropped the charges.
A judge in Los Angeles in August approved an arbitrator’s decision to order Spacey to pay $30.9 million to the makers of “House of Cards” for violating his contract by sexually harassing crew members.
Elena Cortini, a university design student who was seeing “American Beauty” for the second time, said she didn’t know what to make about the allegations, and preferred to focus on the craftsmanship in the 1999 film.
“If he is putting his life back together as he said, good for him,’’ she said. | 2023-01-17T15:20:32+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/entertainment-news/ap-embattled-actor-kevin-spacey-in-italy-to-receive-award/ |
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
13-19-22-28-29
(thirteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-eight, twenty-nine)
BRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the Massachusetts Lottery's "MassCash" game were:
13-19-22-28-29
(thirteen, nineteen, twenty-two, twenty-eight, twenty-nine) | 2022-08-20T02:47:13+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-MassCash-game-17385927.php |
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with fatally shooting two teenagers at a Southern California movie theater during a 2021 showing of “The Forever Purge" was ordered held for trial Friday on two counts of murder.
Joseph Jimenez Jr., 21, appeared in Riverside County Superior Court. The murder charges include sentencing enhancements that would make him eligible for the death penalty if convicted, although the district attorney's office hadn't decided whether to seek that sentence.
He has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors say the two different pleas are necessary because there will be two phases if the case goes to trial: a guilt phase, and if he is found guilty, a second phase to determine whether Jimenez was legally insane at the time of the crime.
Jimenez is accused of shooting two people in the back of the head as they watched a late-night showing of the horror-action film at a theater in Corona, southeast of Los Angeles, on July 26, 2021.
At Friday's hearing, two friends who had gone to see the movie with Jimenez testified that his behavior that night had them “weirded out."
“Joseph was talking to himself the whole time. It was groaning noises. It was random,” testified Julian Velasquez, a classmate from Santiago High in Corona, the Riverside Press-Enterprise reported.
Jimenez also stared strangely at his friends. At one point, he went out to his car and returned with a satchel. He kept a hand buried in a satchel and claimed that it held a “strap," or slang for a gun, the friends testified.
The friends said they were so uncomfortable with his behavior that they left the theater, pretending that they had to use the bathroom. They didn't contact authorities.
Prosecutors allege that a few minutes later, Jimenez left his back-row seat, walked up and shot Rylee Goodrich, 18, and Anthony Barajas, 19. They were the only other people in the theater.
Goodrich died at the scene. Barajas, a budding social media star, died at a hospital.
At the hearing, Ramon Felis testified that he didn't believe at the time that Goodrich and Barajas were in danger. However, several friends went to the police the next day after learning about the shootings.
A week after the shooting, Jimenez told a reporter that he had schizophrenia and had heard voices telling him to kill the teenagers in order to save his friends and family from harm.
Jimenez said he was diagnosed with schizophrenia about eight months earlier but had recently stopped taking his medication. | 2022-09-03T03:39:13+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Man-ordered-to-stand-trial-in-movie-theater-17416813.php |
BEIJING (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting Beijing as part of efforts to revive U.S.-Chinese relations that are at their lowest level in decades due to disputes over technology, security and other irritants.
Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in November and agreed to improve relations between the world’s biggest economies and major trading partners. But neither government has shown willingness to make major policy changes.
“We hope the United States takes concrete actions to create a favorable environment for the healthy development of economic and trade relations,” the Chinese finance ministry said in a statement Friday.
It expressed hope for “the realization of mutual benefit and win-win results” but did not suggest possible Chinese concessions.
Yellen’s visit follows one by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met with Xi last month in Beijing in an encounter that lasted just 30 minutes.
Here’s a look at some areas of contention.
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U.S.-Chinese relations are riven by disputes over technology, security, human rights, Beijing’s assertive policies abroad and its support for Russia during its war on Ukraine. Despite an agreement between Biden and Xi to improve relations during a meeting in Indonesia in November, ties worsened after a Chinese surveillance balloon drifted over the United States in February and was shot down. Secretary of State Antony Blinken flew to Beijing in June in the highest-level U.S. visit in five years and had a meeting with Xi that lasted just 30 minutes.
The United States has blocked Chinese access to advanced processor chips and other technology on security grounds. Beijing has been slow to retaliate, possibly to avoid disrupting China’s fledgling developers of artificial intelligence and other technologies. But this week, Beijing announced controls on exports of two minerals used in semiconductors and solar panels — gallium and germanium. In May, China banned using products from the biggest U.S. maker of memory chips, Micron Technology Inc., in computers that handle sensitive information, saying they had unspecified security flaws but gave no explanation.
Xi’s government said it had a “no limits” friendship with Moscow ahead of its February 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Beijing has provided political support for President Vladimir Putin’s government and has blocked efforts in the United Nations to criticize the Kremlin. China also has stepped up purchases of Russian oil and gas, helping to offset revenue losses due to Western sanctions. Washington has warned Beijing not to provide military support.
The United States rejects China’s claim to sovereignty over most of the South China Sea, where Beijing has built artificial islands and stationed naval forces. Chinese claims overlap with those of Vietnam, Malaysia and U.S. ally the Philippines. Washington and its allies have sent warships through the sea to assert their “freedom of naviation.” Beijing rejects that and says the United States is adding to tension over the region. China also claims the self-ruled island democracy of Taiwan as part of its territory. Xi’s government has stepped up efforts to intimidate Taiwan’s elected government by flying fighter jets near the island and firing missiles into the sea. American politicians including then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi of the U.S. House of Representatives have visited Taiwan in a show of support.
Businesspeople warn the world might decouple, or split into separate markets with incompatible industrial standards and products, as the United States and China tighten export controls and try to reduce reliance on each other. They say that would slow economic growth and innovation. Yellen has warned decoupling would be a disaster. Treasury officials said ahead of her trip she would deliver that message to Chinese officials. “There will be no winners in trade wars or ‘decoupling and broken chains,’” the Chinese finance ministry said. There are also deep financial ties: China stockpiles part of its trade surpluses and foreign currency reserves in Treasury debt, which helps to finance U.S. government budget deficits.
Treasury officials said Yellen planned to encourage Chinese officials to work with Washington on areas of common interest including climate change. China signed onto a deal last month to reduce debts owed by the Zambian government. Treasury officials pointed to that as an example of areas where cooperation produced results. | 2023-07-07T13:15:10+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/national-world/ap-yellens-visit-to-beijing-aims-to-heal-rifts-over-a-daunting-array-of-china-us-antagonisms/ |
WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, December 11, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD WARNING
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
241 PM CST Sun Dec 11 2022
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by runoff from last nights rainfall is
occurring.
* WHERE...A portion of southeast Texas, including the following
county, Walker.
* WHEN...Until 600 PM CST.
* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 238 PM CST, The West Fork of the San Jacinto River at
Highway 30 remains out of its banks. Flooding is possible in
the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
mainly rural areas of Southwestern Walker County
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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Celebration continues throughout the year with commemorative 50th Anniversary ornaments, artist signing events, giveaways, and more
KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks a milestone anniversary for Hallmark. The nation's oldest and largest greeting card company is officially celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments. Kicking off on April 14 with the annual release of Hallmark's Keepsake Ornament Dream Book, the 50th Anniversary celebration will include commemorative ornaments, events and activations throughout the year, and more.
"What's kept our brand strong for 50 wonderful years is our commitment to making memories," said Theresa McGeehan, senior merchant director of ornaments at Hallmark. "Through artistic expression, technological wonder and a warm embrace of everything Christmas, Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments have played an important role in making spirits bright by reflecting the ways we love, laugh and remember our lives together."
In 1973, Hallmark debuted its newest product line – a selection of 18 specially designed Keepsake Ornaments, including six decorated glass ball ornaments and 12 yarn ornaments. A new alternative to the standard ornaments offered at the time, Hallmark's ornaments were designed to be keepsakes. With this simple beginning, a new holiday tradition of ornament collecting was born.
"People might wonder why a greeting card company decided to make Christmas ornaments in the first place," said Darren Abbott, senior vice president of global product development at Hallmark. "Our Keepsake Ornaments are much more than decorations. Like greeting cards, they can help people preserve memories, commemorate milestones and nurture relationships."
Hallmark has released more than 10,000 different Keepsake Ornaments since its inception in 1973, with 300-500 new Keepsake Ornaments released each year. The annual collection is first unveiled in Hallmark's signature Dream Book. With everything from miniatures to ornaments with motion, light and sound, and categories from sports cars to favorite characters, Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments reflect the nostalgia of the Christmas spirit and the ever-changing face of pop culture.
Keepsake Ornament Dream Book
Available now, the 2023 Dream Book highlights five decades of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments and features an exclusive line of commemorative 50th Anniversary ornaments. Click here to view the Dream Book and learn more about Hallmark's rich history while exploring the new collection.
50th Anniversary Ornaments
To honor its milestone anniversary, Hallmark is releasing a special collection of commemorative ornaments for the 50th year, including the following:
- Ring in the Season Keepsake Ornament 50th Anniversary Special Edition, Available in October
- 50 Years of Memories Special Edition Keepsake Ornament, Available in July
- 50 Sweet Years Special Edition Keepsake Ornament, Available Now
- The Artist at Work Special Edition Keepsake Ornament, Available in July
- Christmas Commemorative Keepsake Ornament 50th Anniversary Special Edition, Available in July
50th Anniversary Events
Hallmark is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Keepsake Ornaments with special events and activations throughout the year, in addition to Hallmark's annual Keepsake Ornament events. Both virtual and in-person activities are scheduled, which include the following:
Facebook Live Dream Book Event, April 14, 11 a.m. CST
- Join Hallmark for a Dream Book reveal party on Facebook Live, featuring special guests including Keepsake artists, giveaways and more.
Keepsake Ornament Premiere, July 15-23, 2023
- The first annual Keepsake Ornament event of the year releases over 250 new ornaments in Hallmark's 2023 collection and gives consumers their first chance to shop select Keepsake Ornaments.
Artist Signing Events, July 21-22, 2023
- Celebrate the history of Keepsake Ornaments during artist signing events at select Hallmark Gold Crown stores across the country. Events will include exclusive giveaways for Keepsake Ornament Club members, as well as VIP bags for the first 50 guests in line at each event location.
Keepsake Ornament Debut, Oct. 14-22, 2023
- The second annual Keepsake Ornament event of the year releases over 150 more ornaments from the 2023 collection.
Keepsake Ornament Club Members
As a way for devoted ornament collectors to stay connected, Hallmark formed the national Keepsake Ornament Club in 1987. Today, the club has more than 50,000 members across the United States and Canada. Keepsake Ornament Club members enjoy numerous benefits, including an annual Dream Box, member-exclusive ornaments, Crown Rewards bonus points and additional savings opportunities, behind-the-scenes access to insider information, exclusive giveaways and events, early access to shop and more. Click here for information about 2023 enrollment.
To learn more about Keepsake Ornaments, or to locate a Hallmark Gold Crown store, visit www.Hallmark.com.
About Hallmark
For more than 100 years, family-owned Hallmark Cards, Inc. has been dedicated to creating a more emotionally connected world. Headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, and employing more than 20,000 worldwide, the company operates a diversified portfolio of businesses. The Hallmark Global business designs and sells greeting cards, gifts, ornaments and gift packaging in more than 30 languages with distribution in nearly 100 countries and 100,000 rooftops worldwide, including a network of company-owned and independently owned Hallmark Gold Crown stores in five countries. Crayola® offers a wide range of art materials and creative play toys designed to spark children's creativity around the globe. Hallmark Media operates three cable networks – Hallmark Channel; Hallmark Movies & Mysteries; and Hallmark Drama – as well as Hallmark Movies Now, a subscription video on-demand streaming service. Crown Center is a real estate development company that manages the 85-acre hotel, office, entertainment and residential campus surrounding Hallmark's headquarters. For more information, visit Hallmark.com. Connect on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn and Twitter.
About Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments
In 1973, when Hallmark introduced six glass ball ornaments and 12 yarn figures as the first collection of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, a new tradition of Christmas decorating was started, and a new collectible industry was born.
When the first line was introduced, they were unique in design, year-dated and available only for a limited time — innovations in the world of ornaments. Since 1973, Hallmark has introduced more than 10,000 different Keepsakes Ornaments and more than 100 ornament series, annual releases of ornaments that share a specific theme.
Today's Keepsake Ornaments reflect the way styles, materials, formats and technology have expanded since they first appeared in Hallmark stores. Once a collection of decorated glass balls and yarn figures, Keepsake Ornaments are now made in a wide array of wood, glass, metal, porcelain and handcrafted formats. Technology has also been incorporated into the world of Keepsake Ornaments through light, sound and motion. The one thing that hasn't changed, however, is the superior craftsmanship and high quality that ensures Keepsake Ornaments will become family heirlooms and cherished collectibles.
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(WXIN) — Check for your receipts: more than 10,000 Magic Chef air fryers are being recalled over a burn and fire hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said the recall involves the Magic Chef Air Fryer Digital Air Fryer oven with model numbers MCAF56DB (black) and MCAF56DW (white).
The recalled air fryers have “Magic Chef” written on top and rating labels on the bottom have the brand name, in addition to the model number. They were sold online at Newair.com, Walmart.com, Wayfair.com, Amazon.com, and Target.com from July 2018 through September 2020 for between $115 to $138.
The CPSC says the recall was initiated because the air fryer can overheat. This poses fire and burn hazards. No injuries have been reported as of the time of this report.
Anyone with the recalled air fryer should stop using it and send a picture of the rating label to Newair for instructions on how to disable the air fryer and get a refund. The refund will be in the form of Newair credit.
The CPSC said without a receipt, people will get a $50 credit. Consumers will get a credit in the amount of the purchase receipt if it’s provided.
Consumers can contact Newair at (833) 715-1021 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. PT Mondays through Fridays. You can also register to participate in the recall at Newair. | 2022-10-13T23:45:32+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/some-magic-chef-air-fryers-recalled-over-fire-hazard/ |
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – A Carnival cruise ship returned to Tampa, Florida, on Thursday with more passengers on board than when it left.
During a trip to Honduras and Mexico, the Carnival Paradise came to the rescue of two dozen refugees from Cuba, footage shared with Nexstar’s WFLA shows.
Herman Bips, a passenger on the Carnival Paradise, told WFLA’s Jeff Patterson he noticed a change in speed during the trip, which was his first indication that something was up.
“It was Sunday afternoon around 4 o’clock and the ship felt like it was stopping,” said Bips.
On the horizon, he could see a small dot that looked like a boat. When the cruise ship got closer, Bips could see an overloaded vessel in bad shape.
“Very poor [shape],” said Bips. “Someone said it was actually leaking and they were bailing.”
The captain of the Paradise announced to his passengers that, under maritime law, he would render aide and assistance to the vessel in trouble.
“At that point, I think he knew that he had to take the people on board,” Bips said. “I understand they gave them clothing, medical attention, water, food but they isolated them to a specific area.”
A spokesperson for Carnival confirmed the Paradise rescued 24 people on a small boat that was adrift southwest of Cuba. The ship’s crew provided food, water and medical assistance.
When the Paradise returned to port in Tampa this week, 21 men and three women from Cuba were turned over to the custody of the U.S. Coast Guard. WFLA has learned that it’s likely they will all be sent back to Cuba.
“I was very sad, I mean it almost brought tears to my eyes that people were so desperate to leave a country and put themselves [at risk],” Bips said. “You know, if we hadn’t seen them, they probably would have drowned.” | 2022-08-06T22:05:54+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/carnival-cruise-ship-rescues-24-refugees-adrift-at-sea-off-coast-of-cuba-photos-show/ |
- Treatment with epigenomic controller, OTX-2002, resulted in robust in vivo efficacy in xenograft tumor models
- OTX-2002 successfully achieved pre-transcriptional downregulation of hepatocyte MYC gene expression in non-human primates
- Clinical potential of OTX-2002 as a monotherapy or in combination with existing standard-of-care therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors
- IND filed by the company to advance OTX-2002 into the clinic
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (Omega), a development-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines by leveraging its OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform, announces the presentation of new preclinical data on its lead product candidate, OTX-2002, to regulate expression of the c-Myc (MYC) oncogene through epigenetic modulation in multiple models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in a poster presentation at the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2022 World Congress on Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer, taking place in Barcelona, Spain, June 29 – July 2, 2022.
"We are proud to present these new data and add to the wealth of evidence supporting the potential of OTX-2002 as a new treatment option for patients suffering from HCC," said Thomas McCauley, Ph.D., Omega's Chief Scientific Officer. "In addition to providing strong evidence of OTX-2002's activity in the most translationally relevant species to human, non-human primates, the data support its potential as a monotherapy as well as its ability to synergize with existing treatment options. We believe epigenomic programming offers a promising avenue to precisely target previously undruggable genes, like MYC, that overcomes the compensatory mechanisms that have hindered previous modalities. We have recently filed an IND with the FDA for OTX-2002 and look forward to continuing to advance towards the clinic in service of patients."
- In non-human primates, treatment with OTX-2002 resulted in durable reduction of MYC mRNA levels in liver consistent with previous in vitro and in vivo studies
- OTX-2002 treatment decreased MYC mRNA and protein levels and cell viability in multiple HCC cell lines, while sparing normal cells
- OTX-2002 significantly reduced tumor growth in HCC xenografts models
- OTX-2002 treatment is associated with decreased expression of the immune checkpoint factor PD-L1 in HCC cells, suggesting a potential role for combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors
- Combining OTX-2002 with existing standard of care therapies for HCC resulted in further reduction of cell viability and tumor burden in both in vitro and in vivo HCC models, respectively
- OTX-2002 treatment demonstrated synergistic activity with AKT inhibition in HCC cells, highlighting additional possible combination approaches
The poster can be viewed on the Omega website at https://omegatherapeutics.com/our-science/#publications-research
OTX-2002 is a first-in-class Omega Epigenomic Controller™ in development for the treatment of HCC. OTX-2002 is an mRNA therapeutic delivered via lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) and is designed to downregulate MYC expression pre-transcriptionally through epigenetic modulation while potentially overcoming MYC autoregulation. The MYC oncogene is associated with aggressive disease in up to ~70% of patients with HCC. An IND application for OTX-2002 for the treatment of HCC has been submitted to the FDA.
Omega Therapeutics, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is a development-stage biotechnology company pioneering the first systematic approach to use mRNA therapeutics as a new class of programmable epigenetic medicines. The company's OMEGA Epigenomic Programming™ platform harnesses the power of epigenetics, the mechanism that controls gene expression and every aspect of an organism's life from cell genesis, growth, and differentiation to cell death. Using a suite of technologies, paired with Omega's process of systematic, rational, and integrative drug design, the deterministic OMEGA platform enables control of fundamental epigenetic processes to correct the root cause of disease by returning aberrant gene expression to a normal range without altering native nucleic acid sequences. Omega's modular and programmable mRNA medicines, Omega Epigenomic Controllers™, target specific epigenomic loci within insulated genomic domains, EpiZips™, from amongst thousands of unique, mapped, and validated genome-wide DNA-sequences, with high specificity to durably tune single or multiple genes to treat and cure diseases through Precision Genomic Control™. Omega is currently advancing a broad pipeline of development candidates spanning a range of disease areas, including oncology, regenerative medicine, multigenic diseases including immunology, and select monogenic diseases, including alopecia.
For more information, visit omegatherapeutics.com, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements, including without limitation statements regarding our participation in upcoming events and presentations and expectations regarding our business strategy, OTX-2002 and product candidate pipeline, including efficacy, trial design, regulatory submissions, approvals and timing thereof, and the initiation of preclinical studies and advancement of multiple preclinical development programs. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following: the novel technology on which our product candidates are based makes it difficult to predict the time and cost of preclinical and clinical development and subsequently obtaining regulatory approval, if at all; the substantial development and regulatory risks associated with epigenomic controller machines due to the novel and unprecedented nature of this new category of medicines; our limited operating history; the incurrence of significant losses and the fact that we expect to continue to incur significant additional losses for the foreseeable future; our need for substantial additional financing; our investments in research and development efforts that further enhance the OMEGA platform, and their impact on our results; uncertainty regarding preclinical development, especially for a new class of medicines such as epigenomic controllers; the fact that our product candidates may be associated with serious adverse events, undesirable side effects or have other properties that could halt their regulatory development, prevent their regulatory approval, limit their commercial potential, or result in significant negative consequences; the impact of increased demand for the manufacture of mRNA and LNP based vaccines to treat COVID-19 on our development plans; difficulties manufacturing the novel technology on which our OEC candidates are based; our ability to adapt to rapid and significant technological change; our reliance on third parties for the manufacture of materials; our ability to successfully acquire and establish our own manufacturing facilities and infrastructure; our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for lipid excipients used in our product candidates; our ability to advance our product candidates to clinical development; and our ability to obtain, maintain, enforce and adequately protect our intellectual property rights. These and other important factors discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022, and our other filings with the SEC could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While we may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we disclaim any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause our views to change.
Contacts
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Argot Partners
212.600.1902
ArgotOmega@argotpartners.com
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LifeSci Communications
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Scandia’s first city administrator is back on the job at Scandia City Hall.
Anne Hurlburt, who was administrator of New Scandia Township when the city incorporated in 2007, has been hired to be the city’s interim administrator. Her first day was Monday. Hurlburt, 56, of Scandia, previously worked for Scandia from 2006 to 2012.
The Scandia City Council recently approved a separation agreement with Ken Cammilleri, who has been city administrator since October 2019. His last day will be Dec. 31.
Cammilleri, who was a finalist for the North St. Paul city manager position in August, said Monday that the decision to separate was mutual.
“I’m moving on to the next thing and so is the city,” he said. “There are other things that I wish to do professionally, and I now have the opportunity to do that. The council gets to go in a different direction and try something different. I think it’s a good arrangement. I would not still be here if it was negative in any way.”
Gateway Trail extension, other projects
Cammilleri, 37, of Scandia, said leaving the city would be “bittersweet.” He previously served as city administrator/clerk for Pine City, assistant city administrator in Washburn, Wis., and deputy administrator/clerk for the Village of Wind Point, Wis.
“It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve this council and this community,” he said. “It’s been a really welcoming place, and I’ve been really privileged to work with such a great staff. I’ll miss this place. I’ll miss what we’ve done here.”
Cammilleri said he is especially proud of his work on the Gateway Trail extension, the Water Tower Barn Arts and Heritage Center project and broadband services. In addition, he said, the city has two new single-family home subdivisions under development – a seven-unit subdivision on the city’s west side just off Keystone Avenue and the final plat of Tii Gavo housing development on the north shore of Big Marine Lake.
The Scandia City Council has hired Charlene Stevens of GovHR USA to conduct the search for its next city administrator; Stevens served as city administrator in Cottage Grove from 2015 to 2018. The cost of the search, which is expected to take 14 weeks, is not to exceed $23,500.
Hurlburt said she agreed to serve as interim administrator until the position is filled on a permanent basis. “It will probably take some time after that to get the new person on board, so there may then be some overlap to help with the transition,” she said. “I’m hoping that this all will take six months or less.”
Contract
Under the terms of her contract, she will be paid $70 an hour. She is expected to work about 20 hours per week, plus attend city meetings.
By starting on Monday, she and Cammilleri could “overlap” during his few weeks on the job, she said. “We don’t want any balls to drop on any projects that we’re working on,” she said. “It’s certainly easier for me to get to get up to speed if he is here and we can work together for a little bit. There are a lot of the same faces still here, and, hopefully, this is a more efficient way of doing this rather than hiring some one who isn’t familiar with the community.”
But Hurlburt, who owns a quilt-finishing business called Scandia Quilt Studio, said has no plans to apply for the permanent job. “I’m not looking to get back into city government,” she said. “I’m just doing this because it will benefit the city, and I’m available, and I care about it.”
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Gentile also expressed appreciation for the ongoing assistance from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
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