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A couple years ago, the Twins approached Jorge Polanco, then a shortstop, and told him of their plans to shift him to second base. Friday, Rocco Baldelli had a similar conversation with the infielder, who is currently rehabbing with the Triple-A Saints.
This time, the Twins had another move across the infield planned: Polanco will start to get some work in at third base while on his rehab assignment.
“He’s always completely good for whatever’s going to help the team,” Baldelli said. “That’s what always comes out of his mouth. Every time I’ve approached him with anything, that’s the first thing he says.”
And what’s going to help the Twins the most is having both Polanco and red-hot rookie Edouard Julien in the lineup.
When Polanco came back from the injured list twice earlier this year, the Twins just optioned Julien back to Triple-A to make space for the veteran. But the rookie has been the team’s best hitter of late, prompting the decision to get Polanco, the better defender of the two, some work in at third.
“We don’t want to take Eddie Julien out of the lineup and when you look at all the different options that you have for guys to move around the field, I feel, we feel the best option to moving someone to a new spot where they can handle it would be Polo at third base,” Baldelli said.
Baldelli said the Twins still plan to get Polanco, who was off Friday night, some work in at second but “probably even more” at third as he adjusts to a position at which he’s only played nine major league games.
Though he has plenty of experience on the left side of the infield, Polanco hasn’t played third base since 2016. He moved from shortstop to second base ahead of the 2021 season.
“I have no doubts that he’s going to be able to handle this. I don’t have big concerns of any kind,” Baldelli said. “I just want to make sure he gets enough work in over there and we can’t rush someone that’s never played a spot in the field before over to another spot and then rush him out there into the game.”
He’s also, as Baldelli noted, still recovering from a moderate hamstring strain — his second this season — that has kept him out since June 8.
All that to say, his return won’t be imminent.
“He’s in a good spot physically right now but he’s still building himself back up, so when you combine both of those things, we want to make sure he’s ready before we bring him back and … we’re going to kind of sample some different opinions out there and take them all in and see where we’re at by the end of the week, probably, and then reassess and make a decision from there,” Baldelli said.
Lewis feeling good
The opening at third base is in part because of an injury to Royce Lewis, who is sidelined with an oblique injury that he suffered three weeks ago in Baltimore. Lewis said he’s been hitting, playing catch and is feeling good, but acknowledged that obliques are tricky and he’s trying not to rush back.
“What they are telling me is that it can always come back,” Lewis said. “I want to follow and listen. I don’t want to get hurt again and have to miss the whole year.”
Shortly after he suffered the strain, the Twins said they expected Lewis to be out for around six weeks. Lewis, who began the season on the injured list rehabbing after surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament, has played in just 26 games this season, but was hitting .326 with a .827 OPS at the time of his injury.
“Three weeks went by quick already, so that’s good to know for me. It’s going to be way faster than an ACL,” Lewis said. “It still sucks, obviously, to miss games and see I’m missing out on the fun, but it’s going good.”
Briefly
Willi Castro and Joey Gallo were both scratched from Friday’s game with conjunctivitis — better known as pink eye. … Caleb Thielbar (oblique) is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Saturday. … Pitcher Charlee Soto, selected No. 34 overall in the draft, officially signed with the Twins on Friday. The Twins have now signed 18 of their 21 selections in the draft, a number that does not yet include No. 5 overall pick Walker Jenkins. | 2023-07-22T01:12:29+00:00 | twincities.com | https://www.twincities.com/2023/07/21/with-edouard-julien-red-hot-twins-plan-for-jorge-polanco-to-start-getting-work-at-third-base/ |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash dumps, claiming they are polluting air and groundwater.
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington D.C. seeks to compel the agency to review and revise regulations it says are “inadequate to protect human health and the environment” from the solid waste produced by coal-burning power plants.
The EPA first began regulating coal ash disposal in 2015, prompted by the 2008 collapse of a six-story earthen dam outside a Tennessee Valley Authority power plant in Kingston, Tennessee. The disaster released more than a billion gallons of coal ash sludge onto 300 surrounding acres (about 121 hectares), knocking homes off their foundations and fouling the Emory River.
When EPA was crafting its coal ash regulations, many of those concerned about the possible health effects of the ash hoped the agency would declare it to be hazardous waste. That didn’t happen, but EPA did create special rules for its disposal. They included location restrictions, liner requirements to prevent groundwater contamination and groundwater monitoring to detect leaks.
Not all coal ash disposal sites were included in the new regulations, however. EPA specifically exempted landfills that stopped receiving new waste before the rule went into effect. Since then, many of the regulated landfills that require groundwater monitoring have subsequently reported unsafe levels of arsenic and other chemicals in nearby groundwater. The lawsuit posits that older, unregulated landfills must also be polluting and should be regulated.
In addition, the contamination from the older landfills could be masking problems at newer landfills that are often on the same property, the lawsuit states. That’s because the operators of the regulated landfills don’t have to address groundwater contamination if they can show that it is coming from another source.
Neither the TVA nor the EPA responded to a request for comment on Thursday morning.
The lawsuit spotlights Bull Run power plant in Clinton, Tennessee, which is also run by TVA, the nation’s largest public utility.
The site contains three separate but adjacent coal ash landfills. One closed in 1992. The second closed in 2015 — just before the EPA regulations took effect. The third opened in 2015 and is an active landfill. Even though the groundwater at the new landfill shows significantly high levels of boron, sulfate and other chemicals, TVA does not have to take action because an engineering report attributes the contamination to “pre-existing groundwater conditions.”
One of the plaintiff groups is Tennessee-based Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment. Member Todd Waterman said in a telephone interview that he has seen friends who helped clean up the Kingston coal ash spill sicken and die. Now he is worried about what the ash at the Bull Run plant could be doing to his drinking water.
“I’m deeply concerned for my community,” he said in a phone interview about the plant scheduled to shut down next year. “I don’t want TVA to just walk away from that plant and leave all that contamination in place.”
Other plaintiffs include the Hoosier Environmental Council in Indiana, the Indiana State Conference and the LaPorte County Branch of the NAACP, Clean Power Lake County in Illinois, and several national groups including the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, which filed the suit.
The EPA is required to review and, if necessary revise, regulations like those for coal ash disposal every three years, something it has failed to do, according to the lawsuit. Plaintiffs are asking the judge to order a review of the regulations, especially the exemption for older coal ash landfills. They estimate there are close to 300 landfills exempt from regulation in 38 states.
“Regulations addressing these landfills would prevent exposure to deadly coal ash constituents, protect drinking water sources and aquatic ecosystems, and lead to much needed cleanups nationwide,” the lawsuit states. | 2022-08-25T20:35:08+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-groups-sue-environmental-protection-agency-over-coal-ash/ |
US economy likely returned to growth last quarter
WASHINGTON (AP) - The problems have hardly gone away. Inflation, still near a 40-year high, is punishing households. Rising interest rates have derailed the housing market and threaten to inflict broader damage. And the outlook for the world economy grows bleaker the longer that Russia’s war against Ukraine drags on.
But for now anyway, the U.S. economy has likely returned to growth after having shrunk in each of the first two quarters of 2022.
At least that’s what economists expect to see Thursday when the Commerce Department issues its first of three estimates of gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic output — for the July-September period.
Economists surveyed by the data firm FactSet have predicted, on average, that GDP grew at a 2% annual rate in the third quarter. That would reverse annual declines of 1.6% from January through March and 0.6% from April through June.
Consecutive quarters of declining economic output are one informal definition of a recession. But most economists say they believe the economy has so far skirted a recession, noting the still-resilient job market and steady spending by consumers. Most of them have expressed concern, though, that a recession is likely next year as the Federal Reserve continues to steadily ratchet up interest rates to fight inflation.
Preston Caldwell, head of U.S. economics for the financial services firm Morningstar, notes that the economy’s contraction in the first half of the year was caused largely by factors that don’t reflect its underlying health and so “very likely did not constitute a genuine economic slowdown.” He pointed, for example, to a drop in business inventories, a cyclical event that tends to reverse itself and generally doesn’t reflect the state of the economy.
By contrast, consumer spending, fueled by a healthy job market, and stronger U.S. exports likely restored the world’s biggest economy to growth last quarter.
Thursday’s report from the government comes as Americans, worried about high prices and recession risks, are preparing to vote in midterm elections that will determine whether President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party retains control of Congress. Inflation has become a signature issue for Republican attacks on the Democrats’ stewardship of the economy.
The risk of an economic downturn next year remains elevated as the Fed keeps raising rates aggressively to try to tame stubbornly high consumer prices. The central bank has raised its benchmark short-term rate five times this year, and it’s expected to announce further hikes next week and again in December. Chair Jerome Powell has warned bluntly that taming inflation will “bring some pain’' — namely, higher unemployment and, possibly, a recession.
Higher borrowing costs have already hammered the home market. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, just 3.09% a year ago, is approaching 7%. Sales of existing homes have fallen for eight straight months. Construction of new homes is down nearly 8% from a year ago.
Still, the economy retains pockets of strength. One is the vitally important job market. Employers have added an average of 420,000 jobs a month this year, putting 2022 on track to be the second-best year for job creation (behind 2021) in Labor Department records going back to 1940. The unemployment rate was 3.5% last month, matching a half-century low.
But hiring has been decelerating. In September, the economy added 263,000 jobs — solid but the lowest total since April 2021.
International events are causing further concerns. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has disrupted trade and raised prices of energy and food, creating a crisis for poor countries. The International Monetary Fund, citing the war, this month downgraded its outlook for the world economy in 2023.
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Patrick Beverley jumped atop a table, then cracked open a postgame beer for the whole world to see and used so many bad words that the league fined him $30,000. Clint Capela was so overjoyed that he punched himself in the chest a few times. Miles Bridges briefly lost control of his emotions and threw his mouthpiece.
The NBA says the playoffs start on Saturday.
Technically, that’s correct. It’s also anything but the truth. They’ve started already. The emotions from this week alone prove that much.
On the NBA schedule this weekend, there are eight different Game 1’s. Game 1’s are nice, but no team’s season will end on Saturday or Sunday. And nothing that happens in those games this weekend will match the drama that the league offered up on when the play-in tournaments started on Tuesday and Wednesday, and more drama is certain when the last games of the play-in round happen on Friday.
On Tuesday, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant earned a playoff spot when Brooklyn topped Cleveland, then Beverley and Minnesota absolutely let loose after clinching a berth in the Western Conference playoffs by topping the Los Angeles Clippers.
On Wednesday, there were essentially two Game 7’s — Atlanta moved on by ending Charlotte’s season, New Orleans moved on by ending San Antonio’s season. Bridges threw his mouthpiece as he left the court after getting ejected, and the mouthguard hit a teenage girl.
“I was aiming for a guy that was screaming at me,” Bridges said, calling his actions unacceptable and saying he’ll accept any sanction the NBA sends his way. He also wants to reach out to the girl and apologize, he said.
There’s no justifying what he did, and he didn’t try to justify his actions. He’d never thrown anything into the crowd, he said. But the playoffs were at stake, and he lost his head.
“I apologize, for sure,” Bridges said.
And on Friday, two more Game 7’s await -- Atlanta plays at Cleveland for the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, New Orleans visits the Clippers for the No. 8 seed out West.
“I mean, it was incredible,” Minnesota coach Chris Finch said of the atmosphere for Tuesday’s game on the Timberwolves’ home floor against the Clippers. “Walking out there for the jump ball you could just tell that it was going to be an electric night. Crowd was into it from the jump. ... it was unreal.”
In other words, it felt like the playoffs.
That’s because it basically is the playoffs.
The NBA separates the regular season, the play-in tournament and the postseason in terms of statistics. For recordkeeping purposes, the all-time lists of things only takes into account regular season numbers — otherwise, LeBron James would already have passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer, something that won’t officially happen until around the midpoint of next season if James is healthy.
And the playoffs are a 16-team tournament, not a 20-team tournament. Finch didn’t get a playoff win on his record on Tuesday, in the league’s eyes. Which is fine. It won’t be forgotten, but doesn’t count.
But the play-in has teams playing for their playoff lives. It’s a Game 7 feel. Game 7’s don’t happen in the regular season. Bridges almost certainly wouldn’t have lost his head if this was some throwaway game in January.
This was different.
There are big NBA games all season, sure, but no win-or-go-home moments until this time of year. More will come over the next two months, but there are no guarantees of any Game 7’s in the playoffs.
The play-in makes them automatic.
The play-in tournament wasn’t universally beloved when NBA Commissioner Adam Silver first floated the idea. It had kind of a wonky start, put into place at the restart bubble at Walt Disney World two years ago to make up for the fact that a full 82-game season wouldn’t be played.
Portland topped Memphis in that first play-in game, in a gym that had no fans from the general public — it was the bubble, remember — but was still jammed with players from other teams who just wanted to be there and experience the atmosphere. It was loud, there was cheering, and a Saturday afternoon in mid-August made clear that the NBA had found the perfect wrinkle to serve as a prequel for Round 1’s in future Aprils.
James hasn’t always been a fan of the format. “Whoever came up with that ... should be fired,” he once famously said. That was before the Los Angeles Lakers needed the play-in to make the playoffs last year, and before the Lakers didn’t even qualify for the play-in this year.
James was wrong on that take. And even though Silver just about confirmed that the play-in is here to stay, it still isn’t officially official. It will be, soon enough.
“What we’re seeing is a far greater impact essentially on the last month of the season where teams are either jockeying to get into the play-in tournament itself or jockeying to get out of the play-in tournament with a locked-in sixth seed,” Silver said last week. “We’re pleased with it. There may be a need to tweak it additionally. We’ll see how it goes this year, but I think it’s going to become a fixture in this league.”
As it should. Because it works.
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Tim Reynolds is a national basketball writer for The Associated Press. Write to him at treynolds(at)ap.org
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cameron Taylor was watching an illegal street race that had attracted hundreds to an intersection in Portland, Oregon, but decided to leave as the crowd got increasingly unruly. Moments later, gunfire erupted and Taylor was hit by a stray bullet as he and a friend headed to their car.
Police, who were overwhelmed with 911 calls about other shootings, couldn’t control multiple street takeovers in the city that night and had trouble finding the victims of three shootings that occurred during the chaos.
“His friend who was with him put him in the car and drove him out to get him to the hospital, but he was not able to make it and that friend called his parents” to say Taylor was dead, family friend Erin Russell told The Associated Press.
Taylor, 20, died Sunday the same day that four high-profile, public shooting rampages in Bend, Oregon, Phoenix, Detroit and Houston drew national headlines. His slaying went largely unnoticed amid the daily toll of gun violence that has come to define Portland and a number of other American cities since the pandemic.
Homicide rates appear to be dropping in some major U.S. cities, such as New York and Chicago, but in others killings are on the rise, particularly from guns. In Portland, the homicide rate surged 207% since 2019 and there have been more than 800 shootings so far this year. In Phoenix, police Chief Jeri Williams said this week the gun violence was the worst she’d seen in 33 years on the job.
“How many more officers have to be shot? How many more community members have to be killed before those in our community take a stand? This is not only a Phoenix police issue, this is a community issue,” she said after a weekend that tallied 17 shootings and 11 homicides citywide.
Now, police are on edge heading into Labor Day weekend, with its traditional end-of-summer festivities, and some are adding extra patrols as they brace for more potential violence.
In Portland, police busy with three killings and nine non-fatal shootings in 48 hours couldn’t control three illegal street races last weekend that attracted hundreds and shut down major intersections for hours. In Houston, the day after a gunman shot five neighbors, killing three, another man shot two sisters before killing himself.
In the past two weeks, authorities in Phoenix have confiscated 711 guns and made 525 gun-related arrests as part of a targeted crackdown. Nearly 90% of homicides there this year were by gun, police said. In Detroit, where a man is accused of shooting three people at random on city streets last weekend, authorities are also cracking down on gun violence in high-crime neighborhoods through Labor Day.
“Let’s stop talking about our inability to respond to crime in the community. Let’s stop advertising to criminals that they’re going to get away with it,” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said, using an expletive at a City Council meeting this week after police Chief Chuck Lovell once more asked for more officers.
“I think we should stop using the messaging at every turn, that the reason we can’t help our citizens with basic criminal justice issues is because we don’t have the personnel,” Wheeler said. “We’ve got to figure out better ways to address this crisis.”
Last weekend’s rampages — which included a heavily armed assailant who stormed a central Oregon supermarket, random shootings on Detroit streets and a Phoenix man who opened fire while wearing body armor — were shocking and scary, but they aren’t representative of the broader toll gun violence is taking on American society, experts said.
Victims killed in mass shootings make up about 1% of all those killed in gun homicides nationwide, despite headlines that instill fear in many Americans, said James Fox, a professor at Northeastern University who has created a database of mass killings stretching back to 2006 with The Associated Press and USA Today.
All four shootings last weekend didn’t even meet the database’s definition of a mass killing — four or more people, excluding the assailant, killed in a 24-hour period — but they nonetheless sowed fear because of the random nature of the violence, he added.
“Those don’t tend to make news. They don’t tend to scare people because people say, ‘Well, that’s not my family,” Fox said. “We have as many as 20,000 gun homicides a year, and most of those are one victim. Sometimes two, sometimes three, (but) rarely four or more.”
The pandemic and the social unrest it caused has also played a role. Eight million Americans became first-time gun owners between 2019 and 2021, said Jeffrey Butts, director of the research and evaluation center for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at City University of New York.
“We already had 400 million guns in circulation. So when you bump that up and include a lot of first-timers in the population, you get accidents, you get precipitous behavior, you get people reacting to small insults and conflicts with their guns because they’re in their pocket now,” he said.
Meanwhile Taylor’s friends and family mourn his death in Portland.
The car aficionado and beloved big brother who loved barbecues and spending time with his family was “at the wrong place at the wrong time,” Russell said.
“He has a lot of friends and a lot of family who love him dearly, and this is a devastating loss.”
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Associated Press reporter Walt Berry in Phoenix contributed to this report.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) _ Box Inc. (BOX) on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $9.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.
The Redwood City, California-based company said it had net income of 3 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and amortization costs, were 31 cents per share.
The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 30 cents per share.
The online storage provider posted revenue of $250 million in the period, which fell short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $250.8 million.
For the current quarter ending in January, Box expects its per-share earnings to range from 34 cents to 35 cents.
The company said it expects revenue in the range of $255 million to $257 million for the fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had expected revenue of $73.6 million.
Box expects full-year earnings in the range of $1.16 to $1.17 per share, with revenue ranging from $990 million to $992 million.
Box shares have climbed 4% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $27.27, a climb of 16% in the last 12 months.
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The Emmy-Nominated actor brings new meaning to his role as Entertainer in an exclusive collaboration with the iconic vodka brand
NEW YORK, Aug. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Known for toasting moments of celebration and making occasions remarkable, Ketel One Family Made Vodka is thrilled to return as the Official Spirits Partner of the 74th Emmy® Awards Season. Inspired by those who continue to elevate their craft, Ketel One Vodka once again raises a glass, with cocktails as captivating as the iconic performances that brought television fans together over the past year. To commemorate the occasion, Ketel One Vodka is teaming up with Emmy-nominated actor, Colman Domingo, for an exclusive partnership with Social Studies that brings the worlds of entertainment and elevated cocktails together, with the curation of an ultimate at-home Emmys hosting collection, available to television fans 21+ across the country.
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Domingo and Ketel One Vodka invite consumers into the Emmy-nominated actor's world as he plays the role of the gracious host, sharing everything from tips and tricks to decor and his love for creating epic cocktails. As viewers prepare to celebrate the best moments in television, Ketel One is making Domingo's entertaining favorites available for purchase in an exclusive collection with Social Studies. A brand known for being a one stop shop for all things entertaining, Social Studies has innovated the art of hosting, offering their creative, cohesive collections of items for either purchase or rent. For the Ketel One x Emmys Hosting Edit, Domingo has curated a collection of items specially designed to elevate anyone's award night experience, including a bartending kit, glassware, snacking board, and an acrylic neon lightbox that reads 'Cocktails' to set a spirituous mood.
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Each year, Ketel One Vodka strives to create better offerings for the next generation of nominees who are as unique as the cocktails they drink and as discerning as the vodka they choose. Just as important, are the viewers at home. Recipes for this year's signature sips will be available on Social Studies, Ketel One and Emmys social media channels, offering batched versions to put the perfect flourish on an Emmys party. Step-by-step instructions and easily accessible ingredients make it simple for any host 21+ to create these twists on classic cocktails.
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Within just a few hours, U.S. students who solved more than 228,000 Imagine Math problems, converted earned math points to $5,000 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Ian Fund
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Students across the U.S. who use Imagine Learning's Imagine Math program completed math problems and donated earned points from the program to raise $5,000 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Ian Relief Fund in just a few hours. Throughout the school year, students solved more than 228,000 math problems to earn more than 5 million math points, which translates to $5,000 for Hurricane Ian relief. On Monday, Oct. 10, Imagine Learning representatives presented a $5,000 check to the American Red Cross chapter in Tampa, Florida. The funds will be dedicated to supporting relief efforts in Lee County, Florida.
"The Red Cross is grateful for the generosity of community partners like Imagine Learning, which makes a life-changing difference to neighbors facing unimaginable loss from Hurricane Ian," said Kristin Burke, Chief Development Officer for the American Red Cross of Central Florida.
The donation is a part of Imagine Learning's charitable giving program. Since the incentive program's inception in 2008, students who have used Imagine Math have donated 1.7 trillion math points, completed more than 2.6 million math lessons, and worked through more than 84 million math problems for a total giving of $172,173 to the American Red Cross. Over the years, students have converted their hard-earned point donations to a variety of American Red Cross causes, including the Haitian Relief Fund, the Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund, numerous hurricane relief funds, and most recently the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis.
"When Imagine Math students learned they could contribute to the Red Cross to help people affected by Hurricane Ian, they responded in record time," said Jeff Pendleton, SVP and General Manager of Supplemental and Intervention for Imagine Learning. "Normally, it might take up to a week for student donations to reach the $5,000 level but in this instance, it only took 3 hours, which is both astonishing and inspiring."
Students from schools all over the country donated their Imagine Math points. Top donations came from schools in Illinois and Texas, in addition to Renaissance Middle Charter School in Doral, Florida.
"We could not be prouder of our students; they are an amazing example of our Charter School USA tenets, Integrity of putting others first, and Passion for providing the best education for every child," said Renaissance Middle Charter School Principal, Elaine Castellanos. "On behalf of Renaissance Middle Charter School, I commend 6th grade accelerated math teacher Mr. Beck and his students for their dedication and kindness."
Imagine Math combines a rich curriculum with fun, adaptive digital experiences to help students become confident math learners. Recent studies have shown that students who utilize Imagine Math demonstrate significant academic gains on standardized assessments. Ideal as a supplement to standards-based PreK—Geometry core instruction, Imagine Math's two age-appropriate learning environments are designed for student engagement. In grades 3 and above, students are invited to a meaningful exploration of mathematical understanding. Rigorous, standards-rich content adapts to the unique needs of each learner to develop essential foundations and conceptual understanding they need to achieve grade-level mastery. In addition, students in grades 3 through 8 can earn points by completing lessons which can be turned into charitable donation dollars.
More information about Imagine Math is available at imaginelearning.com/imagine-math.
Imagine Learning is a PreK–12 digital learning solutions company that ignites learning breakthroughs by designing forward-thinking solutions at the intersection of people, curricula, and technology to drive student growth. Imagine Learning serves more than 15 million students and partners with more than half the school districts nationwide. Imagine Learning's flagship products include Imagine Edgenuity®, online courseware and virtual school services solutions; supplemental and intervention solutions for literacy, language, mathematics, and computer science; and high-quality, digital-first core curriculum, including Illustrative Mathematics®, EL Education®, and Odell Education®—all on the Imagine Learning Classroom—and Twig Science®. Read more about Imagine Learning's digital solutions at imaginelearning.com.
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VICTOR JOECKS: What Joe Lombardo needs to learn from LeBron James
Gov. Joe Lombardo is Nevada’s strongest advocate for school choice. But he must do more. This paradox will define the 2023 legislative session.
Indulge me in a far-flung analogy.
In 2016, the Cleveland Cavaliers were playing the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. LeBron James, the Cavs’ best player by far, had almost single-handedly brought the team back from a 3-1 series deficit. It was the deciding Game 7, and Cavs coach Tyronn Lue called a timeout shortly before halftime with his team trailing. Lue ripped into James, telling him, “Bron, you’ve got to be better than this.” LeBron couldn’t believe it. He had just had two all-time great games, and his stat line for this game was already substantial.
Then, Lue criticized James at halftime in front of the team. James left the locker room furious, venting to an assistant coach and teammate.
But James stepped up. With the score tied and less than two minutes to go, he made what is probably the defining play of his career — an improbable, superhuman chase-down block. That play helped his team win the championship.
Later, Lue admitted that his criticism was a means to an ends. He knew James wasn’t playing that poorly. But he also knew the Cavs wouldn’t win unless James didn’t do more.
“We had the best player,” Lue said. “We needed him to be his best. I know he might have been tired, but (screw) that. We had to ride him. And he had to take us home.”
That brings us to Lombardo.
The governor has already done more for school choice this year than any other Republican. He’s backing a modest, although far from universal, school choice plan. He’s seeking to increase Opportunity Scholarship tax credits from $6.7 million a year to around $25 million annually. He also wants to grow that amount to around $250 million annually within a decade. Legislative Republicans are doing their part, but they don’t have the numbers to be effective.
Lombardo has made this issue a priority, too. On Monday, he visited Mountain View Christian Academy to promote his school choice plan. The public heard powerful stories in defense of choice.
Yet, if school choice is going to expand in Nevada, Lombardo must do more.
Most Democrats are content to leave students trapped in failing schools they would decry as systemically racist in other circumstances. Their hearts of stone won’t be moved by the cries of bullied and desperate children. But power politics could get them to budge.
Lombardo has proposed something Democrats want — $2 billion in new education funding. But at this point, he looks willing to give it to them without anything in return. If Lombardo wants school choice or his other reforms to pass, that has to change. Tell Democrats and the public his new funding is tied to imposing the accountability of choice. Quadruple his school choice proposal to punish them for their obstinacy. Break out the veto pen. It’s a win if both sides walk away with nothing, but Democrats probably will compromise if Lombardo forces the issue.
James accepted the weight of responsibility and won a championship. What Lombardo will do remains undetermined.
Contact Victor Joecks at vjoecks@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4698. Follow @victorjoecks on Twitter. | 2023-05-10T04:54:05+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/opinion-columns/victor-joecks/victor-joecks-what-joe-lombardo-needs-to-learn-from-lebron-james-2774971/ |
HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Five people were killed over the weekend in a secluded North Carolina neighborhood in what police believe was a murder-suicide.
It was initially reported that three children and two adults were killed Saturday morning at a home in High Point, but police later clarified that one of the victims was 18, therefore an adult.
Neighbors said they woke up Saturday to two people banging on their doors and ringing their doorbells asking for help, saying someone was trying to kill them.
“The man said that it was his father. He woke up, and there was a gun to his head. Somehow he pulled the magazine out of the gun, and they escaped,” said a neighbor, who declined to be named.
Timeline of events
Police say they were initially called just after 7 a.m. and were directed to the home, where they found three adults and two children dead from gunshot wounds.
Two surviving victims, who escaped and asked the neighbors for help, were identified only as a family member and an acquaintance, both adults aged 22 and 25.
Police say around the time the two people were knocking on doors seeking help, Robert J. Crayton, Jr., 45, shot and killed his wife, Athalia A. Crayton, 46; their 18-year-old son Kasim Crayton, and two younger children, ages 16 and 10, who will not be identified. Police believe Robert Crayton then killed himself.
“We may never know why,” said Lt. Patrick Welch. “What goes through the hearts and minds of a person that would do this sometimes dies with them.”
Police are working to trace the firearm found at the scene and cannot say if it was obtained legally or not.
Prior calls
According to records, High Point police had received previous calls to the home as far back as 2014. Police said two of them were domestic calls, with fights that did not lead to arrests. In January 2022, police received a medical call and then a request for an involuntary commitment.
Police confirmed that Robert Crayton suffered from some type of mental illness, but they declined to disseminate that information out of respect for the family and the investigation.
A flowchart provided by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services describes the process of an involuntary commitment order.
‘Never seen anything like this’
“I have been in law enforcement a little over 18 years now, and I’ve never seen anything of this magnitude in the City of High Point,” said Police Captain Matt Truitt.
Welch says that they have released some information to Guilford County Schools in order to put needed resources in place for students, and the school district confirmed that Kasim Crayton was a Ragsdale student.
Guilford County Schools released the following statement on Monday:
It is with deep regret that we inform you about the recent loss to our school community of an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old student who attended Ragsdale High School, as well as a 10-year-old student who attended Union Hill Elementary School. We are heartbroken and our thoughts are with the family. District crisis teams will be at both schools throughout the week, and the district stands by to assist the family in whatever ways they need.
–GCS
Details about the scene will not be released, and Welch said the surviving victims have a large extended family supporting them.
Family mass killing
Family mass killings are not uncommon across the United States. A database from the Associated Press and Northeastern University indicates that around every three and a half weeks for the last two decades, there’s been a family mass killing.
Last May, Davie County was rocked by a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of an infant, a toddler and their mother. Just last week, five children were among eight killed in a murder-suicide in Utah after a man’s wife tried to divorce him.
Experts with Northeastern University say family mass killings make up 45% of 415 mass shootings since 2006.
There is no governmental agency tracking murder-suicides nationally, so a few years ago policy analysts at the Violence Policy Center — a nonprofit educational organization that conducts research and public education on violence in the U.S. — began tracking details from news accounts to produce an annual report. The latest version from 2020 looked at murder-suicides including many mass killings during the first six months of 2019.
The study found 81% of murder-suicides happened at home and 65% involved intimate partners. The study also found that among murder-suicides where more than three people aside from the assailant were killed, six of the 10 during those six months were incidents in which a person killed their children, partner and themselves.
If you are in crisis, you can call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline anytime at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-01-10T19:08:05+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/we-may-never-know-why-family-of-5-dead-in-nc-murder-suicide-police-say/ |
Churchill Downs is extending Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert’s suspension through 2024, keeping the two-time Triple Crown winner from entering horses in the Kentucky Derby and other races for an additional year.
Churchill Downs Inc. announced Monday it was continuing Baffert’s ban at least through the 2024 calendar year, citing “continued concerns regarding the threat to the safety and integrity of racing he poses to CDI-owned racetracks.”
Baffert initially was suspended for two years after 2021 Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit failed a postrace drug test and was later disqualified.
In a statement, Churchill Downs said Baffert continues to “peddle false narratives” about Medina Spirit’s failed drug test for a steroid, betamethasone, that is legal in Kentucky but is banned on race day.
“A trainer who is unwilling to accept responsibility for multiple drug test failures in our highest-profile races cannot be trusted to avoid future misconduct,” CDI said.
The company went on to say it will re-evaluate Baffert’s status after 2024.
A message left by The Associated Press seeking comment from Baffert’s camp was not immediately returned.
Asked for further comment, a CDI spokesperson deferred to the statement.
Medina Spirit collapsed and died in December 2021 after a workout in California.
Baffert’s suspension comes with horse racing at a crossroads, following the deaths of 12 horses within a month at Churchill Downs that led the storied track to look into causes, while the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority launched a parallel investigation. Trainer Saffie Joseph Jr. recently was reinstated by Churchill Downs after two of his horses died in the lead-up to the Kentucky Derby this year.
Baffert returned to the Triple Crown trail earlier this year at the Preakness after being suspended from that race and the Belmont in 2022 in connection with a different, 90-day ban in Kentucky that Maryland and New York honored. His National Treasure won the Preakness, giving him a record-breaking eighth victory in the race hours after another 3-year-old horse he trained broke his left front leg while racing and was euthanized on the track.
“You can’t do it without the group of owners that I have that have stuck by me through all this negative, this bad stuff that’s happened to me in the last few years,” Baffert said after winning the Preakness in May. “And they’re loyal, they stuck with me, and I give them all the credit.”
Baffert’s team earlier this year sued Churchill Downs and sought a temporary injunction to stop the suspension, arguing the track never provided advance notice or reached out to explain the two-year ban. Baffert, the face of the sport and its most visible figure, argued the situation had hurt his reputation.
Churchill Downs pushed to have the case dismissed, citing nine medication violations by Baffert-trained horses as justification.
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The Harry Styles song — "As It Was" — has managed to stay at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks. That's a feat topped by only three other songs in history.
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The Harry Styles song — "As It Was" — has managed to stay at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 15 weeks. That's a feat topped by only three other songs in history.
Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-09-30T10:54:05+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2022-09-30/harry-styles-song-as-it-was-breaks-billboard-record |
Just ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, abortion rights opponents will hold a March for Life Friday in Washington, D.C., and celebrate the overturning of the landmark court ruling.
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Just ahead of the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, abortion rights opponents will hold a March for Life Friday in Washington, D.C., and celebrate the overturning of the landmark court ruling.
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MIAMI (AP) — Jake Fraley homered twice, including a tiebreaking three-run shot in the ninth inning that sent the Cincinnati Reds past the Miami Marlins 7-4 on Friday night.
Eury Pérez struck out seven over 4 2/3 innings in his highly anticipated major league debut for Miami. The Marlins promoted the 20-year-old right-hander, the top prospect in their organization, from Double-A Pensacola to start the series opener.
Cincinnati erased a 4-2 deficit on Spencer Steer’s two-run double in the seventh.
“It wasn’t a perfect game, far from it, and when you can win those kinds of games, that’s all that matters,” Reds manager David Bell said. “You don’t get down. You keep playing and waiting for an opportunity.”
Stuart Fairchild hit a leadoff single against reliever Dylan Floro (2-2) in the ninth and advanced two bases on José Barrero’s single to right field. Floro struck out Jonathan India before Fraley homered to right.
“I was just trying to see a ball up and put it in the outfield,” Fraley said.
It was Fraley’s first career multi-homer game. Fraley avoided a serious injury in the fifth when he made an awkward slide near a wall in left field while attempting to catch Joey Wendle’s foul ball.
“I knew as soon as I got up that I was good,” Fraley said. “It didn’t feel good but I knew I was fine. I almost had it.”
Ian Gibaut (2-0) threw 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief and Alexis Díaz closed with a perfect ninth for his eighth save.
“It’s nice when the effort leads to a win and in a lot of ways tonight it did,” Bell said. “We just stayed after it.”
Jazz Chisholm Jr.’s solo homer against Reds starter Graham Ashcraft in the fifth snapped a 2-all tie. Chisholm was at the plate when Wendle scored from third on catcher Tyler Stephenson’s passed ball.
Wendle, who tripled after right fielder Wil Myers lost his drive in the lights, originally was called out at the plate but the Marlins successfully challenged that Wendle beat Ashcraft’s tag as he caught Stephenson’s throw from the backstop.
Peyton Burdick’s solo homer in the sixth padded Miami’s lead.
Pérez’s outing ended after he allowed Fraley’s two-out solo shot that gave Cincinnati a 2-1 lead in the fifth. Pérez scattered four hits and walked two on 88 pitches, with his fastball topping out at 99 mph.
“Going out there was an unbelievable experience to play against veteran players,” Pérez said through a translator. “The emotions were all over the place, to be honest. I was able to control it.”
Pérez, who turned 20 on April 15, became the youngest pitcher in Marlins history and the first major league player born in 2003. José Fernández made his Miami debut 250 days after his 20th birthday in 2013.
Ashcraft allowed four runs, six hits and two walks while striking out three in 5 2/3 innings.
Stephenson put the Reds ahead with his leadoff homer in the fourth, but Miami tied it in the bottom half on Bryan De La Cruz’s run-scoring double.
SURPRISE GREETING
Instead of a Marlins staffer, NL Cy Young Award winner Sandy Alcantara picked up Pérez at the airport when he arrived in Miami. Alcantara and Pérez, who share the same agent, formed a close bond in the offseason while working out in the Dominican Republic.
“This sport is all about learning,” Alcantara said. “All the knowledge I’ve gained, it is only right that I can share it with the younger players who are coming up.”
ROSTER MOVE
To make room for Pérez, the Marlins designated RHP Chi Chi González for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Reds: OF TJ Friedl (left oblique soreness) didn’t play and is day-to-day. Friedl exited in the sixth inning of Cincinnati’s victory over the New York Mets on Thursday.
Marlins: OF Jesús Sánchez (right hamstring soreness) struck out as a pinch hitter leading off the ninth. Sánchez felt discomfort after his ninth-inning double Wednesday in Arizona. … LHP Trevor Rogers (left biceps strain) will throw a 20-pitch bullpen Saturday.
UP NEXT
Reds LHP Nick Lodolo (2-1, 3.82 ERA) had been Saturday’s scheduled starter but was scratched for the second time this week. The team had not announced a replacement. Alcantara (1-3, 4.53) is on the mound for Miami.
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A 32-year-old Orangeburg woman pleaded guilty to escape during a recent term of court at the Orangeburg County Courthouse.
Circuit Judge Diane Schafer Goodstein sentenced Christina Michelle Lee Beason, of 911 Beason Road, to prison for one year, provided that after she served 108 days, the remainder of her sentence would be suspended to three years of probation.
Goodstein gave Beason credit for the 108 days she spent at the Orangeburg County Detention Center following her May 16 arrest.
As part of Beason’s probation term, she’s required to successfully complete inpatient treatment at Harmony House in Greenville, but must remain jailed until bed space becomes available at the recovery center.
Beason’s charge stems from when she ran handcuffed out of the Regional Medical Center.
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The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, Shelby, helped track Beason’s whereabouts after a medical unit called dispatch saying they saw a woman walking down U.S. Highway 601 “in just a bra and shorts.”
Officers located Beason at a nearby apartment complex and took her to the detention center.
In other recent guilty pleas:
• Ronnie Gerald Mack Jr., 41, of 1545 Arista Road, Bowman, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree burglary.
Circuit Judge Ed Dickson sentenced him to five years in prison. After he serves three years, the remainder of his term will be suspended to two years of probation.
Dickson gave him credit for having already served 222 days in jail.
Prosecutors dismissed Mack’s charge of malicious injury to real property valued more than $2,000 but less than $10,000.
• Sarell Donte Morgan, 37, of 306 Jamison Avenue, Orangeburg, pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary and intent to defraud lottery.
Dickson sentenced him to prison for 10 years. He was given credit for having already served 120 days in jail.
Prosecutors dismissed eight charges of intent to defraud lottery and one count each of grand larceny valued more than $2,000 but less than $10,000, third or subsequent offense driving under suspension license not suspended for DUI and first-offense failure to stop for blue lights.
• Austin Craig Nettles, 26, of 5364 Cope Road, Cope, pleaded guilty to first-degree assault and battery and escape.
Dickson sentenced him to two years in prison and revoked his probation.
• Fran Nicole Roberts, 36, of 121 Trouble Lane, Orangeburg, pleaded guilty to first-offense distribution of methamphetamine.
Dickson sentenced her to 30 months in jail and gave her credit for time served.
Prosecutors dismissed her charges of first-offense possession of a controlled substance and first-offense possession of narcotics.
• Nina Janelle Roberts, 51, of 839 Waters Ferry Road, North, pleaded guilty to first-offense possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine/cocaine base and first-offense possession of a controlled substance.
She was originally charged with second-offense possession of methamphetamine/cocaine base and second-offense possession of a controlled substance, but she pleaded guilty to first-offense possession of less than one gram of methamphetamine/cocaine base and first-offense possession of a controlled substance instead.
Dickson sentenced her to prison for two years, suspended to probation for two years.
He also ordered her to complete substance and alcohol counseling.
Prosecutors dismissed her charge of first-offense DUS, license not suspended for DUI and first-offense possession of one ounce of marijuana or less. | 2022-10-06T23:25:45+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/orangeburg-woman-guilty-of-escape-32-year-old-fled-hospital/article_b956e579-2c2e-5083-87ec-8e245791bd92.html |
Waffle House closes several Florida locations as Hurricane Ian approaches
(CNN) – Waffle House, which is known for staying open in severe weather, has closed 21 of its locations in mandatory evacuation zones in Florida as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, ahead of Hurricane Ian.
The closures bring into play the term “Waffle House Index,” which has unofficially been used to measure the effect of natural disasters. It means if a Waffle House shuts down or limits its menu, the community likely took a major hit.
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said the term came about during Hurricane Charley in 2004.
Fugate was the director of Florida’s Division of Emergency Management, and he and his coworkers discovered the last places that stayed open were Waffle Houses.
They eventually turned the pattern into a color-coded key:
- Red means Waffle House is closed completely, and the area was probably the hardest hit.
- Yellow means the chain is open with a limited menu – meaning the area has power outages or water isn’t safe to drink, but people can get around.
- Green means Waffle House is running at peak condition, so basic services are intact.
FEMA doesn’t base any recommendations for post-storm recovery on the Waffle House Index, but Fugate said consulting with businesses is an important part of after-storm cleanup.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-28T17:54:09+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2022/09/28/waffle-house-closes-several-florida-locations-hurricane-ian-approaches/ |
Initiative Demonstrates Need for New Non-Invasive, Non-Toxic, Non-Staining, and Time-Saving Solutions for the 15 Million Americans Impacted by Excessive Sweating
SweatTech Exhibit Featured at the 2022 American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting (ASDS)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Candesant Biomedical ("Candesant"), a clinical stage company focused on the development of non-invasive treatments for primary hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), today announced the "SweatTech Initiative" to raise awareness of the significant impact of excessive sweating, educate on how treatments have evolved over the decades, and demonstrate the ongoing need for more modern treatments. The initiative launched at the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Annual Meeting, taking place from October 6-10 in Denver, CO.
It is reported that nearly 15 million Americans are impacted by hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating somewhere on their body, and approximately half of those people experience this sweating under the arms. Many believe these numbers are an underestimation.1,2,3 In fact, research from the International Hyperhidrosis Society shows that as many as 1 in 3 people are bothered by excessive underarm sweating.4
"People have been seeking to control or mask sweat for hundreds of years. While approaches to control hyperhidrosis have evolved with technological advances, some treatments involve injections or surgery, or cause staining on clothes," stated Niquette Hunt, President and CEO of Candesant. "Excessive sweating can have a significant impact on those who experience it, causing physical, social, emotional, and even financial distress. At Candesant, we understand the importance of raising awareness of this condition and are excited to be advancing modern technology for those seeking new solutions for excessive sweat control."
Candesant is developing a novel, innovative, non-invasive solution designed to reduce excessive sweating – focused first on primary axillary hyperhidrosis (excessive underarm sweating). The goal is to provide a treatment option for patients that is quick, effective, and affordable with a favorable safety profile. The investigational "TAT" (targeted alkali thermolysis) patch is single-use and disposable. It uses alkali metal which creates thermal energy when it interacts with underarm sweat, microtargeting sweat glands and temporarily inactivating them to reduce sweating. Clinical studies show that the TAT patch significantly reduces sweat. The TAT patch is applied by a healthcare professional for up to three minutes per underarm. It is designed to be simple, fast, with no downtime, and should fit easily into patients' quarterly in-office treatment regimens. The TAT patch is currently undergoing review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
"Current treatments for excessive sweating have varying degrees of efficacy, and even those that work well can be invasive, expensive, or result in undesirable side effects," explained Doris Day, MD, FAAD, MA, a board-certified dermatologist in New York, NY. "New sweat reduction solutions are needed that are safe, effective, easy, and affordable. I am encouraged to see new technologies in development, such as Candesant's TAT patch, that could ultimately improve the way we manage excessive sweating."
SweatTech is evolving. To find out more about the latest advances and how Candesant is working to modernize excessive sweat control, visit www.Sweat.Tech.
For those attending ASDS, visit the SweatTech exhibit located outside of the Aurora Ballroom.
Candesant Biomedical is a clinical stage company focused on the development of non-invasive treatments for hyperhidrosis or excessive sweating. Candesant is developing several products utilizing their targeted alkali thermolysis (TAT) technology, with future target indications for axillary hyperhidrosis, palmar hyperhidrosis, plantar hyperhidrosis, and facial hyperhidrosis. Candesant's leadership team has been focused on developing and commercializing innovative treatments to control sweat for decades. To learn more about Candesant, visit https://candesant.com.
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NCAA turns to US appeals court over pay for athletes
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The NCAA will ask a federal appeals court this week to block a lawsuit that seeks to have athletes treated as employees who are paid for their time, the latest high-profile challenge to amateurism in college sports.
The Division I athletes and former athletes who filed the suit being argued in Philadelphia on Wednesday are seeking hourly wages similar to those earned in work-study programs. They say the nation’s colleges are violating fair labor practices by failing to pay them for the time they put into their sports, which their attorney said can average more than 30 hours per week.
The attorney, Paul McDonald, said it's not about huge payouts, but about the athletes sharing in some of the millions being spent on their coaches, college administrators and facilities. He suggested they might earn about $2,000 per month or $10,000 per school year for sports that stretch across five months.
"It’s about the kids having walking-around money that their parents don’t have to give them, out of their own pockets, just like their fellow students working at the bookstore, the library or at the games," said McDonald, who filed the suit against the NCAA and member schools including Duke University, Villanova University and the University of Oregon. The NCAA has one eye on the court case but another on Congress, where it hopes to find relief after a series of legal setbacks involving its long-held amateurism model. They include the unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision last year that lifted the ban on compensation beyond full-ride scholarships, and lets colleges give athletes education-related benefits such as computers and study abroad program fees.
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"Traditions alone cannot justify the NCAA’s decision to build a massive money-raising enterprise on the backs of student athletes who are not fairly compensated," Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in a concurrent opinion. "The NCAA is not above the law."
That case stopped short of asking whether college athletes are employees entitled to direct pay but it's the crux of the issue before the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court panel on Wednesday.
Baylor University President Linda Livingston, speaking at the NCAA convention last week in San Antonio, called that notion "deeply misguided" and said it would force coaches to become their players' bosses.
"Turning student-athletes into employees will have a sprawling, staggering and potentially catastrophic impact on college sports broadly," said Livingston, chairperson of the NCAA’s Board of Governors. "We need Congress to affirm student-athletes’ unique relationship with their universities."
It is a relationship under increasing scrutiny.
In September 2021, a top lawyer for the National Labor Relations Board said in a memo that college athletes should be treated as employees of the school. Last month, the NLRB said it will investigate an unfair labor practice complaint involving the rights of University of Southern California football and basketball players.
As of July 2021, college athletes can now earn money through use of their name, image or likeness and the budding industry now sees millions in deals. The NCAA is still working through its oversight of NIL payments after a series of states passed laws permitting them.
And players have meanwhile taken to social media to argue for a cut of some of the hundreds of millions of dollars that NCAA schools earn on sports through marketing, merchandise and television contracts, including one campaign on the eve of the 2021 NCAA basketball tournament that carried the hashtag #NotNCAAProperty.
The NCAA, at its convention, compared the athletes to students who perform in theater groups, orchestras and other campus activities without pay.
"If you’re going to say that a scholarship athlete is an employee, then why isn’t a scholarship trombone player an employee? Why isn’t a scholarship mathematician an employee?" asked incoming NCAA president Charlie Baker, the former Massachusetts governor. "Remember the vast majority of the kids who play sports in college do not play sports in school where schools make money on sports."
McDonald said those types of campus groups are student led, while athletes have their time controlled by their coaches in a way that resembles employment.
"The most controlled kids on any campus are the student-athletes," he said. | 2023-01-18T03:45:03+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/sports/ncaa-turns-to-us-appeals-court-over-pay-for-athletes |
BOISE, Idaho — Boise State football's 2022 schedule is set in stone, with each of the Broncos' 12 regular-season games slated for national television.
Television packages for the Mountain West, Pac-12 and Conference USA were announced Thursday, providing Bronco Nation with Boise State's finalized schedule.
The Broncos will play four Friday games this fall. Boise State's regular-season finale against Utah State was moved to Black Friday, or Nov. 25, Wednesday and the Broncos' fourth 2022 contest at the University of Texas at El Paso was moved to Friday, Sept. 23, in late April.
Additionally, the Broncos' road game at New Mexico (Sept. 9) and the home matchup with San Diego State (Sept. 30) will both be played on Fridays. Kickoff times are scheduled for 7 p.m. and 6 p.m. MT, respectively.
The New Mexico and UTEP road games will appear on CBS Sports Network, while the San Diego State matchup is scheduled for Fox Sports 1 and the finale against Utah State will broadcast on CBS.
For the second-straight year, head coach Andy Avalos and the Broncos will open the season on ESPN. Boise State's nonconference bout with Oregon State will kick at 8:30 p.m. MT on Saturday, Sept. 3.
Boise State's Sept. 17 home opener at Albertsons Stadium against UT Martin is scheduled for 2 p.m. and will air on Fox Sports 1.
The Broncos' remaining conference games on the road will each appear on CBS Sports Network: New Mexico, Air Force (5 p.m.), Nevada (8:30 p.m.) and Wyoming (5 p.m.).
Boise State's remaining trio of games on The Blue will air on FOX, FS1 or FS2, with kickoff times to be announced at a later date. The opponents and dates for those contests are Fresno State (Oct. 8), Colorado State (Oct. 29) and BYU (Nov. 5)
The complete 2022 schedule is listed below. Home games are shown in bold, with all times Mountain:
Saturday, Sept. 3: @ Oregon State (8:30 p.m.; ESPN)
Friday, Sept. 9: @ New Mexico (7 p.m.; CBS SN)
Saturday, Sept. 17: UT Martin (2 p.m.; FS1)
Friday, Sept. 23: @ UTEP (7 p.m.; CBS SN)
Friday, Sept. 30: San Diego State (6 p.m.; FS1)
Saturday, Oct. 8: Fresno State (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)
Saturday, Oct. 22: @ Air Force (5 p.m.; CBS SN)
Saturday, Oct. 29: Colorado State (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)
Saturday, Nov. 5: BYU (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)
Saturday, Nov. 12: @ Nevada (8:30 p.m.; CBS SN)
Saturday, Nov. 19: @ Wyoming (5 p.m.; CBS SN)
Friday, Nov. 25: Utah State (10 a.m.; CBS)
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LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight Croatians facing charges of child trafficking have been granted bail of about $1,000 each by a court in Ndola in central Zambia.
The charges allege that on December 7 last year the four couples acted together with a Zambian immigration official to try to traffic four children from the neighboring country of Congo, who are aged between one and three years old.
The immigration official is also facing trafficking charges and had already been released on bail.
The Croatians and the Zambian have all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The eight Croatians — four married couples — are eligible for bail and pose no flight risk as Zambian officials hold their passports, Magistrate Jennifer Bwalya said in the court Tuesday.
The child trafficking case is scheduled to begin on March 1, said the magistrate.
The eight Croatians were first arrested and charged with child trafficking in January. The charges against them were dropped on Feb. 6 and they were ordered to leave Zambia within 48 hours. But when they were about to board a plane to leave the country, they were rearrested on fresh charges. They were were held in custody since they were rearrested on Feb. 7.
The Croatians facing charges include Zoran Subosic, 52, a guitarist in a well-known band Hladno Pivo, or Cold Beer, Immovic Subosic, 41, an administrator, Damir Magic, 44, an electrical technician, Nadic Magic, 45, a technician, Ladislav Persic, 42, a medical doctor, Aleksandra Persic, 43, a hair salon attendant, Noah Kraljevic, 40, a program director, and Uvona Kraljevic, 36, a dog handler. Zambian immigration official Gloria Sakulenga, 36, is also facing the charges. | 2023-02-14T22:12:21+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-zambia-grants-bail-to-8-croatians-on-trafficking-charges/ |
Trucker blockade still in place at Pharr International Bridge
The Pharr International Bridge remains open for business, even as truckers on the Mexican side of the bridge continue to block northbound lanes to protest Gov. Greg Abbott’s enhanced commercial vehicle inspections order.
Due to the current blockade on the Mexican side of the bi-national port of entry, traffic control measures have been put in place, the city of Pharr said in a news release.
“Allowing any commercial vehicles to drive onto the southbound lanes of the Pharr International Bridge would create a gridlock and a safety hazard for drivers, since they currently do not have an outlet into Mexico,” the news release stated. “The Pharr International Bridge looks forward to a quick resolution of this issue so that business operations can get back to normal and the commerce in our region can continue to thrive.”
Video of the blockade shows a line of truck more than 18 miles long on the Mexican side of the bridge.
Last week, the governor ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to conduct enhanced safety inspections of commercial vehicles coming into Texas from Mexico, a move aimed at stopping the smuggling of migrants, drugs and other contraband.
The directive comes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the May 23 ending of Title 42, a Trump-era policy that allowed officials to turn away migrants at the border due to COVID-19 concerns.
Similar inspections are being implemented in three other border crossings with the state of Texas, according to a statement from the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs.
“It is estimated that only a third of the usual trade is crossing these four ports of entry,” the release stated. “Strengthening supply chains in North America is a top foreign policy priority for both countries. Consequently, the Government of Mexico has entered into communication with the Embassy of the United States in Mexico, as well as with the Departments of State and Homeland Security, and with the office of the Governor of Texas, to fully restore trade and identify alternatives that guarantee security on our shared border without harming binational trade." | 2022-04-13T04:36:35+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/trucker-blockade-still-in-place-at-pharr-international-bridge |
Which Sony TVs are best?
Sony is among the industry leaders in TVs, regularly releasing new models that incorporate the latest technology to offer a remarkable home viewing experience. While they offer some budget-friendly options, most of their TVs cater to those serious about enjoying content in the comfort of their home, whether it’s blockbuster films, quiet dramas or fast-paced video games.
Sony’s A90J features the best of screen displays, although it comes at a high price. As these TVs are no small investment, it’s essential to understand the innovations incorporated and how these platforms support various interests and connected devices.
What to know before you buy a Sony TV
Smart platform
Unlike competing brands LG and Samsung, Sony does not integrate their smart platform into their TVs. Instead, they use Google’s platform, which caters to Android devices and enjoys the Google Play app store. Recent Sony TVs feature Android TV, but their latest models boast Google TV, an updated and upgraded version of Android TV that features an improved interface, a more welcoming home page and better communication between devices.
Sony TV size
You can determine the size of a TV by measuring from one corner to its diagonal opposite. A 55-inch or 65-inch TV well serves most mid-size living rooms, but those seeking a more impressive viewing field may opt for a 75-inch or 85-inch model. Smaller options are also available down to 43-inches.
4k vs. 8k
4K, or Ultra High Definition, is now the standard resolution the leading television brands offer as most content, including new films, TV shows and video games, is made in 4K. It offers immense detail through over 8 million pixels and is often paired with a high dynamic range to provide impressive brightness.
Sony also makes a handful of 8K TVs. These come with a hefty price tag; while they upscale 4K content, native 8K content is rare, so these investments may not pay off for some time. The Sony Smart TV guide from BestReviews details the various resolutions and why 4K is the best option at the moment.
What to look for in a quality Sony TV
OLED vs. LED
Sony produces two different types of screen technology for their TVs, including LED and OLED. LED is a typical display type in which pixels on the screen lit from behind. This allows a high level of color and brightness, but contrast among blacks is harder to obtain.
OLED screens, meanwhile, feature pixels lit individually. This allows deep, true blacks to be achieved by simply turning off the pixels. However, it means that the peak brightness of LED screens is more difficult to match. With both screen types, Sony employs various technologies to fix the drawbacks. For example, Triluminos Pro color technology boosts color fidelity and brightness in OLED displays to achieve a stunning picture quality.
TV motion rate
Refresh rate denotes how many times a second the screen refreshes. A higher refresh rate is ideal for live sports and video games where a blurring or lagging can occur. A basic refresh rate of 60Hz is adequate for most content, but 120Hz is preferred for avid content consumers. Sony offers 120Hz on most TVs using XR Motion Clarity technology.
TV viewing angle
Some Sony TVs boast a wide viewing angle, so more people can enjoy the screen regardless of where they sit in the room. The wide viewing angle maintains fidelity without distorting the image. Some options also feature anti-glare technology so that any ambient light in the room doesn’t disrupt the viewing.
How much you can expect to spend on a Sony TV
Smaller LED options can be had for under $1,000, while OLED TVs typically cost from $1,500 and increase significantly in price along with size.
Sony TV FAQ
How does Google TV compare to other smart platforms?
A. Fans of LG and Samsung TVs embrace their respective WebOS and Tizen platforms for fast processing and ease of use. While Android TV had some complaints about the complexity of its interface, the newest version, now known as Google TV, has streamlined usage and optimized performance. Google TV is best suited for those users who have android devices; smartphones and tablets can easily connect to the TV and share information, controls and preferences.
Which is better: full array LED or OLED?
A. OLED is a technology championed by LG and now Sony that produces the most faithful recreation of deep blacks by simply shutting off individual pixels. LED screens, despite advancements, can come close but can’t fully achieve the same level of contrast. However, enhanced LED screens, like QLED options by Samsung, offer stunning color and brightness.
Though it’s close, OLED screens that embrace brightness-boosting technology generally offer a better viewing experience than comparable LED screens that use innovations to achieve better contrast.
What’s the best Sony TV to buy?
Top Sony TV
What you need to know: Among the largest and latest smart TVs Sony offers, this 83-inch model features impressive screen technology for a stunning, authentic viewing experience.
What you’ll love: The OLED screen achieves stark contrast while Triluminos technology boosts the color spectrum and brightness. XR Motion Clarity prevents lag or blur during live sports and video games. A fast, cognitive processor optimizes the screen based on content.
What you should consider: OLED technology sharply increases in price along with size, making this 83-inch prohibitively expensive.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Sony TV for the money
Sony X90J Full Array 55-Inch LED TV
What you need to know: Though recently released, this LED model offers plenty of value for its size, quality and notable Sony innovations.
What you’ll love: The XR Contrast Booster seeks to offset the common issues with LED screens. High refresh rate and cognitive processor make this TV ideal for all types of content. The system is compatible with Apple AirPlay, Alexa and Google Assistant.
What you should consider: 55-inches may be a bit small for some entertainment hubs. As the audio is mediocre, a soundbar may be a worthy investment.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: For those with money to spend who want the latest and best technology available, this massive 8K TV will provide an unforgettable viewing experience.
What you’ll love: Among the few 8K TVs available, this Sony model upscales content for incredible detail and brightness. Allows for a wide viewing angle while also reducing glare. A contrast booster backs display to avoid blurring when the screen is dark.
What you should consider: The unprecedented detail comes at an exceptionally high cost and there is little native 8K content available to enjoy for now.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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(NEXSTAR) — While the Fourth of July is always a good time for a get-together with family and friends, Independence Day can also present some dangers when Americans light up the fireworks.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission‘s latest report says there were an estimated 15,600 firework-related injuries resulting in hospital treatment in 2020. There were also 18 fireworks-related deaths, CPSC says.
Twelve of the 18 deaths happened when fireworks were misused. CPSC also said the 18 deaths “should be considered a minimum” for 2020, seeing as reporting had not been completed by the time CPSC findings were published.
While information on device types can’t be completed, seeing as many victims may not report which devices they were injured by, CSPC breaks down injuries by device type with the information available.
Rockets – 600 injuries
Firecrackers – 1,600 injuries
Other devices (Roman candles, sparklers, fountains, multiple tube) – 2,400 injuries
Unknown – 5,300 injuries
Injuries also occur when commercial fireworks (the kinds used for an approved fireworks show) are used for non-commercial purposes by individuals. These are often called “illegal” fireworks, since they’re illegal for the public to use.
Among the most dangerous things that can happen when dealing with fireworks is altering them. You should never add or subtract any material to/from a firework.
Additionally, multiple deaths reported in 2020 involved fireworks being set off in places where they’re not intended to be set aflame, like moving vehicles.
The CPSC says 66% of all the estimated fireworks-related injuries in 2020 happened between June 21 and July 21. There was also a particularly large spike in fireworks injuries in 2020, overall, perhaps due to the pandemic. Typically, the number of fireworks injuries jumps or falls by a 2,000+/- margin from year to year. But from 2019 to 2020, there was a 5,600-injury increase.
Overall, there were 136 fireworks-related deaths between 2005 and 2020.
Dangerous as they may be, firework sales are big business each year. WalletHub estimates show Americans spent over $1.5 billion on fireworks in 2020 alone. | 2022-06-25T17:53:25+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/list-most-dangerous-fireworks-in-the-us/ |
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WIAT) — Cases of RSV are surging around the country, and a North Alabama mother wants to warn parents about the rapid rise in hospitals across the state after her daughter came down with the virus.
Clarissa Wing’s one-year-old Amelia caught RSV in October, and at first Clarissa and her husband thought her cough and runny nose just signaled a cold. They never expected that in less than a week she would be a patient in the ER and then airlifted to Birmingham.
“We just noticed that she was coughing so hard. In between her coughs, it was like she was trying to catch her breath. So we called the doctor right away, and he said to go ahead and head to the ER,” Wing said.
For teenagers and adults, RSV can be easy to shake off, but that’s not the case for younger kids. For them, it can mean a trip to the hospital, like in Amelia’s case, or even worse.
At the ER, doctors diagnosed Amelia with RSV, which had already progressed into double pneumonia. However, Wing said they couldn’t treat her in Huntsville because their pediatric ICU was full. They were forced to airlift Amelia to Children’s of Alabama in Birmingham.
“[I was] in tears — this is my tiny baby, and I’m just having to watch her fly away in a helicopter, and then just drive down as quickly as I can,” Wing said.
Amelia was given oxygen and antibiotics, and after a day, she was discharged and was able to go home. That was a big relief for Wing, who was especially concerned about complications since Amelia was born 12 weeks premature, along with her two identical sisters.
“We stood by our triplets for almost 90 days in the NICU [after they were born] … I can’t imagine standing by her that long, seeing her overcome everything being born so early, and now being put through this,” Wing said.
Amelia’s two sisters also caught the virus but only had minor symptoms. Now, they’re all healthy and back to normal although Amelia still has to use an inhaler for a lingering cough.
As winter approaches, Wing emphasized how important it is to be careful with germs around kids.
“Everybody loves little kids and babies, and sometimes they want to come up and say hi and get really close. Just be mindful and courteous of that, that it might not be the best time right now with RSV, flu and all sorts of things going around,” Wing said. | 2022-11-02T00:44:56+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/mother-warns-of-rising-rsv-after-baby-airlifted-to-birmingham-hospital/ |
LOS ANGELES, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Reuben Raucher & Blum announced today that Certified Family Law Specialist and head of the firm's Family Law Department Stephanie Blum has been selected as a nominee for the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Women's Leadership Awards," which honors the impact of women business leaders in the Los Angeles community.
"We are thrilled to see Stephanie honored for the meaningful work she does not only for her clients and our firm but for the legal profession and our greater community," says firm Managing Principal Timothy Reuben.
Blum advises those who face the turmoil, uncertainty and challenges of a divorce. Though her first preference is always to mediate spousal, financial, and custody issues, Blum is also a fierce and relentless opponent in a court of law. Her philosophy in dealing with her clients is to bring sensitivity to what they are going through and to always treat every case on a highly individualized basis. "I always keep in mind my client's needs and circumstances," she says. "That means sound strategy, pragmatic advice, and excellent knowledge of the system. I'm fully prepared to resolve disputes but, when necessary, to fight to secure my client's rights."
Already this year, Blum has been selected as a "Top 100 Lawyer" by the Los Angeles Business Journal, named a "Trailblazing Family Lawyer" by The National Law Journal and recognized as a "Top Family Law Attorney" by the Daily Journal. Blum has been selected by Southern California Super Lawyers as a "Top Rated Family Lawyer" for the past ten years.
A Cornell University graduate and USC School of Law alumna, Blum has appeared on radio and television shows, such as "Entertainment Tonight," "Celebrity Justice," "Inside Edition," "The Insider," KZLA Radio, and KOST Radio. She has been featured and quoted in publications and print, such as iparenting.com, Variety, CBSMarketWatch.com, People Magazine, US Weekly and the Daily Journal and she is a Contributing Expert to Living Brentwood Magazine on family law topics. Blum also co-authored the book "Divorce and Finances: Know your Rights Clearly and Quickly."
The Harriet Buhai Foundation has honored Blum for her pro bono work on their behalf. She currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Los Angeles County Bar Association Family Law Section and was formerly on the executive committee of the LA County Bar Association family law section. She has worked pro bono for both Harriett Buhai and Levitt and Quinn Family Law Center representing clients who could not afford counsel.
REUBEN RAUCHER & BLUM has earned widespread recognition as a boutique litigation and family law firm representing a broad spectrum of clients. The firm has an outstanding track record in resolving complex disputes for its clients through mediation and other settlement methods, but also has obtained multi-million dollar results, as well as total vindication and recovery of attorney's fees when representing the defense. For more information, please visit https://www.rrbattorneys.com/.
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PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Xponance, Inc., a multi-strategy investment firm, has been named one of the 2022 Best Places to Work in Money Management for firms with 20 to 49 employees, announced today by Pensions & Investments. The publication's 11th annual survey is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the money management industry. This is the third consecutive year the company has been honored on this list.
Xponance is a diverse, woman-led and 100% employee-owned investment firm with over $12 billion in assets under management. With its core belief that diversity provides an important and differentiated path for generating alpha, Xponance has served as a force multiplier for greater diversity in the investment industry for over 25 years.
"As their employees attest, the companies named to this year's Best Places to Work list demonstrate a commitment to building and maintaining a strong workplace culture,'' said P&I Executive Editor Julie Tatge. "Even as firms grappled with volatile markets and stresses from the pandemic, their employees said they felt strong support from their managers, enabling them to do their best work.''
"In this especially challenging year for markets, we're thankful for our talented team that has continued to exceed client expectations and remain committed to finding unique investment solutions. We are proud to cultivate an environment where employees can thrive and stay highly engaged as owners of the business," added Tina Byles Williams, Founder, CEO & CIO of Xponance.
Pensions & Investments partnered with Best Companies Group, a research firm specializing in identifying great places to work, to conduct a two-part survey process of employers and their employees.
The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems, and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies.
"Pensions & Investments is proud to honor the Best Places to Work in Money Management for the 11th year. A strong workplace culture that supports talent, advocates progress and drives innovation is paramount to driving the best outcomes, and these asset managers demonstrate that. Congratulations to the 2022 honorees for fostering healthy and inclusive workplaces in the face of a rapidly evolving and challenging market," said P&I Chief Operating Officer, Nikki Pirrello.
For a complete list of the 2022 Pensions & Investments' Best Places to Work in Money Management winners and write-ups, go to www.pionline.com/BPTW2022.
Xponance is a Diverse, Woman-led and 100% employee-owned multi-strategy investment firm founded by Tina Byles Williams in 1996 ($12.1B AUM as of 9/30/22). We offer global and non-U.S. equity investment strategies through a multi-manager construct that harnesses the investment edge and focus of entrepreneurial, emerging & diverse managers in a tested strategic framework. Our proprietary due diligence process and seeding of capacity constrained strategies is designed to generate sustainable alpha for our clients. As a direct equity manager, Xponance creates and manages systematic, risk-controlled, active and passive strategies that include the exclusive use of specialized ESG / DEI company ratings. Our active U.S. fixed income strategies span the maturity spectrum and provide an income "advantage" and downside protection through the ownership of differentiated off-benchmark securities. The firm's Alternative subsidiary (Xponance Alts) is focused on GP Staking and Seeding efforts for diverse & emerging Private Equity & Debt, Real Estate and Infrastructure managers. Aapryl, a Fin-technology subsidiary of Xponance, provides a web-based manager performance analytics and portfolio risk management platform that empowers investors to improve portfolio performance.
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Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 50-year-old global news source of money management. P&I is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Visit us at www.pionline.com
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the low-code platform provider empowering the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change®, today announced that an in-person Investor Session will be held at PegaWorld iNspire 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada hosted by Ken Stillwell, COO and CFO, Pega.
The Investor Session is scheduled for Monday, June 12, 2023 at 12:00 p.m. PDT (3:00 p.m. EDT) and will be available live via webcast at https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1615874&tp_key=ea0f1f5daf. A replay will also be available on the Investors page of Pega's website.
The agenda will include updates on our go-to-market strategy, product innovation, and financial model. We will also include time on the agenda for questions and answers. To submit your questions in advance, please email PegaInvestorRelations@pega.com.
About Pegasystems
Pega provides a powerful low-code platform that empowers the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change. Clients use our AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation to solve their most pressing business challenges – from personalizing engagement to automating service to streamlining operations. Since 1983, we've built our scalable and flexible architecture to help people focus on what matters most, so they can meet today's customer demands while continuously transforming for tomorrow. For more information on Pegasystems (NASDAQ: PEGA) visit www.pega.com.
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LEWISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A state trooper and a suspect were killed Saturday in a shootout in central Pennsylvania, hours after the suspect seriously wounded another trooper, state police said.
Police in Juniata County said a man engaged troopers at about 12:45 p.m. near the Lewistown barracks and shot one trooper, who was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
Authorities found the man shortly before 3 p.m. in Walker Township, about 21 miles (33 km) east of Lewistown. The shooter and a trooper were then killed during the resulting shootout, state police said in a news release.
The name of the trooper and the suspect who died and the name and condition of the wounded trooper were not immediately available.
Officials said Saturday evening there was no threat to the public.
Gov. Josh Shapiro and Col. Christopher Paris of the state police were at the hospital where the injured trooper was being treated, state police said. | 2023-06-18T12:16:57+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/pennsylvania-trooper-suspect-killed-in-shootout-2nd-trooper-seriously-wounded/ |
Meta Spark Augmented Reality courses will enable BYJU'S students to create fun, interactive filters for Facebook and Instagram and earn professional certifications
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BYJU'S, the world's largest education technology company, today announced a partnership with Meta Immersive Learning that will integrate Spark AR Curriculum into BYJU'S live, personalized coding curriculum. The Spark AR courses will teach BYJU'S students ages 13 and up to use their coding skills to create customized augmented reality (AR) effects, such as face filters, that can be uploaded for use on apps like Facebook and Instagram.
Through Meta Immersive Learning, Meta is investing $150 million to empower the next generation of creators and this partnership aims to develop skills in augmented reality. In addition to gaining insight into augmented reality and coding, students who complete the curriculum will be eligible to earn two certifications that have career applications for those who want to be AR creators.
"BYJU'S and Meta have a shared commitment to creating opportunities that teach and inspire students to bring their imagination to life," said BYJU'S Co-Founder Divya Gokulnath. "This partnership with Meta is another example of BYJU'S dedication to evolve our courses, with the goal of teaching the next generation of creators real-world skills that are learned in a fun, personalized setting."
As an addition to BYJU'S existing coding curriculum, four Spark AR courses will be introduced to take students through the fundamentals of augmented reality. Each course consists of eight lessons that explore AR design and creation, showing students how to use the Spark AR Studio to detect face structure and layer effects, animations, and work with 3D objects in an AR world. In the final capstone courses, students will learn to create a filter that allows them to change their hair color virtually.
Designed to match each student's skill set and starting knowledge of augmented reality, the four professional Spark AR courses are divided into two levels for both 1-on-1 and 1-to-4 learning programs:
- Basic: For creators who are just starting out with AR, the basic course begins by teaching students to create simple face filters and proceeds to introduce more advanced applications like face effects, and adding interactivity and animation to applications. The live instructors and personalized setting will guide students' mastery of these skills before moving on to the advanced course.
- Advanced: The advanced course teaches cutting-edge concepts and tooling techniques to the most skilled creators through an additional 8+ hours of content and hands-on projects. Students create more complex AR effects such as motion-controlled games and adding 3D objects to real-time surroundings. After completing both the basic and advanced levels in the professional course, students can earn the Meta certification badge by passing an exam.
After taking the courses, BYJU'S students will have the opportunity to take the official exam administered by Pearson Education, with hundreds receiving a free exam voucher to cover the cost, and earn a Meta Certified Spark Creator badge. Both certifications have real-world applications for creators seeking advanced education or creative careers, and can be leveraged on resumes or social channels to showcase one's knowledge of AR. Creators that earn the Spark AR certification will get access to the Meta Career Programs Job Board - a job search tool that connects Meta certified professionals with top employers such as BBDO, Havas Media, GroupM, Reprise, Thrive Digital, and of course, Meta.
BYJU'S Spark AR courses are available now and prices start at $289. The courses are available to students in the United States. For more information about BYJU'S courses and partnership with Meta, please visit BYJU'S website.
ABOUT BYJU'S
BYJU'S, the world's largest education technology company, provides engaging and personalized learning programs to more than 150 million students around the world. Founded and headquartered in India, BYJU'S mission is to make high-quality and innovative education available to all students. The BYJU'S family of brands cater to a wide range of learners of all ages and includes BYJU'S FutureSchool, Epic, Osmo, Tynker and the BYJU'S Learning App featuring Disney. With users in more than 100 countries and learning programs offered in multiple languages, BYJU'S is at the forefront of creating tech-driven and immersive learning experiences for students around the world. For more information, visit www.byjus.com/global.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In a huge victory for individuals grievously harmed by Johnson & Johnson baby powder, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit roundly rejected Johnson & Johnson's attempt to shovel all 38,000 cases into a brand-new subsidiary which then, within hours of creation, declared bankruptcy. In strong language, the federal appeals court found that the JNJ/LTL petition "has no valid bankruptcy purpose" and dismissed the bankruptcy in its entirety, reversing a ruling by a lower bankruptcy court.
"J&J has no special right to put talc victims in a bankruptcy box. It now has to face these claims in front of juries."
The dismissal of the LTL bankruptcy now allows plaintiffs harmed by J&J's consumer products to continue pursuing justice before a jury trial of their peers, a right afforded them by the United States Constitution.
Brian A. Glasser, founding partner of the national law firm Bailey & Glasser, LLP, was co-lead counsel to the trial team vindicated by the appeals court. Mr. Glasser states today: "J&J has no special right to put talc victims in a bankruptcy box. It now has to face these claims in front of juries around the nation."
Specifically, Mr. Glasser argued at trial that Johnson & Johnson's choice of bankruptcy as means to control its liabilities costs was invalid because "LTL was never in financial distress during its brief existence" because the phantom subsidiary was "eminently solvent" as it enjoyed access to more than $60 billion in Johnson & Johnson funds.
The Third Circuit agreed with Mr. Glasser in its opinion, finding that "we cannot agree LTL was in financial distress when it filed its Chapter 11 petition. The value and quality of its assets, which include a roughly $61.5 billion payment against J&J and New Consumer, makes this holding untenable." (Emphasis added).
The Court also noted what the plaintiffs argued was bad faith in this bankruptcy filing, writing pointedly in a footnote (emphasis added):
"[b]ecause we conclude LTL's petition has no valid bankruptcy purpose, we need not ask whether it was filed "merely to obtain a tactical litigation advantage." BEPCO, 589 F.3d at 618. Yet it is clear LTL's bankruptcy filing aimed to beat back talc litigation in trial courts. Still "[i]t is not bad faith to seek to gain an advantage from declaring bankruptcy—why else would one declare it?" James Wilson Assoc., 965 F.2d at 170. While we ultimately leave the question unaddressed, a filing to change the forum of litigation where there is no financial distress raises, as it did in SGL Carbon, the specter of "abuse which must be guarded against to protect the integrity of the bankruptcy system." 200 F.3d at 169.
"Justice was served today," added Brian Glasser. "These injured consumers are entitled to their day in court and do not deserve to have a multi-billion-dollar company attempt to crush them by manipulating the bankruptcy code. We are grateful the Third Circuit saw through these sham litigation tactics that, unfortunately, are being used by additional corporate behemoths like 3M and others."
The Bailey Glasser JNJ/LTL trial team included Brian Glasser, and partners Cary Joshi, Kevin Barrett, The Hon. Tom Bennett (Ret.), David Selby, D. Todd Mathews, Maggie Burrus, John Turner, Robert Bell, and Katherine Charonko, as well as associates Elliott McGraw and Nicole Ballante.
ABOUT BAILEY & GLASSER, LLP
Bailey & Glasser, LLP was founded in 1999 by Ben Bailey and Brian Glasser in Charleston, West Virginia. Now a national firm with over 90 lawyers across the country, Bailey Glasser handles our clients' most challenging and consequential legal issues, in litigation and in corporate matters.
We bring a trial-focused approach to litigation for plaintiffs and defendants that vigorously protects the interests of our clients – businesses in many industries and of all sizes (from Fortune 500 companies to family offices), individuals, governmental entities and government servants, and even law firms that call upon us to help them in matters because of our unique blend of resources and trial experience. Some of our areas of particular litigation focus include complex commercial litigation, in finance and energy; class action and mass tort cases; multi-district litigation involving medical devices, pharmaceuticals and automobiles; bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings; and individual negligence cases.
Bailey Glasser's sophisticated corporate practice provides strategic guidance, counseling, and innovative solutions in virtually every type of corporate, real estate, and financial transactions. Those projects include business formations, public and private securities offerings, corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, spinoffs, real estate development, leasing, personal property transactions, executive hiring and compensation, ownership disputes, and commercial lending. For more information, please visit baileyglasser.com.
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LORAIN, Ohio — There’s a new one-stop shop on the block in Lorain helping teachers stock up on supplies for their classrooms this school year.
But there is a catch – everything is free and it’s run by Lorain County deputies.
“We hope that we’re helping bring a solution because we know these teachers spending this money out of their pocket,” said Captain Jack Hammond.
Hammond says the idea came about in 2014. As he explained, deputies “started cramming the cruiser at the Lorain County fair asking for community support [to] bring supplies. It was overwhelming.” Hammond says after the donations were collected, they would pick two schools to give supplies to. By year three, he says he was approached by a teacher saying, “this is great but by Thanksgiving we [have] nothing. We need this all year.”
So, in 2020 Hammond says the department transformed a space inside its warehouse to create the cram the cruiser store. Though the pandemic delayed its debut.
“We got open the first month and then it fell apart; Everything did.”
But now, the store is open after a two-year hiatus.
“We’re back again because we’re not gonna give up,” Hammond said. “Any teacher here in Lorain County who shows us an ID from the school system, come in and shop for free.”
The store is open every second Saturday of the month except for the month of December. It will open again for the remainder of the school year from January to May.
Between community support and monetary donations from deputies themselves, the men and women behind the badge in Lorain are striving to serve a greater purpose.
“If we get the right pencil or the right product to the kid and it inspires that kid to go do something grade and it’s only one then this whole thing has been worth everything that everybody’s done to do it,” Hammond said. “We are part of the community. We have to share their successes and we have to help them solve their issues.”
Hammond hopes to expand the shop inside the warehouse before actually taking it on the road.
“My dream would be to have like a book Mobile and actually drive up to the school at lunchtime and the teachers can come out get what they need,” he said.
For those who wish to help, donations can be dropped off to deputies at this year’s Lorain County Fair. Donations can also be dropped off at the Lorain County Sheriff’s Office. For any questions or to help with donation pick-ups, call Hammond at 440-329-3844. | 2022-08-15T12:10:58+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-lorain/local-teachers-shop-for-free-school-supplies-at-lorain-county-sheriffs-deputies-cram-the-cruiser-shop-debut |
Girl, 8, targeted by child predator on Roblox, mom says
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT/Gray News) – Roblox is a popular game among the younger generation, but many people have had problems with their children running into inappropriate content while using the app.
According to WECT, an 8-year-old girl in North Carolina was targeted by an online predator.
They asked for the girl’s phone number over the chat feature on Roblox, and the conversation got worse over text messaging.
The girl’s mother said she has parental controls on all the electronic devices her kids use, but it was a shock when she discovered the messages on her daughter’s phone.
“He kept asking her for hot videos, and I mean, she would send just like an innocent picture of herself or like an innocent video,” said Kaitlin Clarke, the girl’s mother. “But you could tell, like, he kept saying more, that wasn’t what he was looking for.”
Clarke said she hadn’t planned to get her daughter a cell phone at such a young age but decided to in an effort to keep her safe if she was in a scary situation.
“With the way everything in the world is these days, it’s like she needs a way to contact me or her dad or somebody if something happens,” Clarke said.
Experts with the FBI Charlotte Division said that it comes down to being aware of what your child is doing at all times.
Authorities advise putting strict privacy settings on their phones and tablets in addition to disabling any chat features on apps like Roblox.
“Inappropriate photos are not taken in the living room. They’re not taken in the bonus room,” said FBI Charlotte Division Public Affairs Specialist Shelley Lynch. “They’re taken in a child’s bedroom, or in the bathroom. Children really have to understand that they don’t know who they’re really talking to online.”
Experts recommend speaking with your child about the dangers of online predators so they are aware and can alert you if a problem arises online.
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Black Americans are up to four times more likely to have a PAD-related amputation,1 largely due to greater delays in care2 and less access to quality vascular care1
Save Legs. Change Lives.™ aims to reach more than 10 million Black Americans over the multi-year initiative
TITUSVILLE, N.J., Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced the first impact summary for its Save Legs. Change Lives.™ Spot Peripheral Artery Disease Now multi-year initiative, designed to create urgency and action around the hidden threat of peripheral artery disease (PAD)-related amputation. In its inaugural year, Save Legs. Change Lives.™ focused on reaching Black Americans, who are up to four times more likely than white Americans to have a PAD-related amputation.1 With this critical initiative, Janssen is focused on helping those at risk of PAD through more than 12 programs across three focus areas: empowering individuals and communities placed at an increased risk of PAD, collaborating with powerful partners, and driving research.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/9106651-janssen-save-legs-change-lives-initiative/
"We are already seeing the power of Save Legs. Change Lives.™ to systemically break down barriers and usher in a new era of healthcare – one that is more diverse, harnesses equity and ensures inclusive PAD care for all," said Richard Browne, MD, FACC, Senior Medical Executive, Health Systems Strategy and Leader of the Cardiovascular Health Equity Advisory Council, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC. "We've shared PAD information with millions of people, implemented thousands of free screenings, and are advancing research that gets to the heart of inequities that drive increased risk of PAD-related amputations within the Black community. And we are just getting started."
Empowering Individuals and Communities to Change the Trajectory of Their Health
Grassroots efforts that drive PAD awareness, education, and screening are at the heart of real, tangible change needed to help lower the risk of PAD-related amputations.
"I was lucky my daughter spotted discoloring in my toe early enough that I avoided an amputation following my PAD diagnosis. I chose action and it changed my life. That's why I've made it my mission to educate as many people as I can, especially other Black Americans, about PAD and the health disparities," said PAD patient advocate and Janssen Change Network Steering Committee member, Pamela Parker. * "Don't just stand by when it comes to your health. Get educated, speak up, take action, and get screened."
Research shows many people who undergo non-traumatic amputations as a result of PAD did not have prior screenings.3 One simple and non-invasive type of PAD screening is an ankle brachial index (ABI) test that measures blood pressure in the ankle and compares it with blood pressure in the upper arm.4 Janssen's empower™PAD mobile unit has been traveling across the United States to provide more than 3,200 free PAD screenings. At one stop on the South Side of Chicago, Janssen partnered with The Balm In Gilead™, a faith-based organization engaged in eliminating health disparities, to bring the full power of Save Legs. Change Lives.™ directly to a community with increased risk of PAD. Awareness was built through local radio stations and partnerships with local community organizations, resulting in 750 Chicagoans participating in educational sessions about PAD and more than 650 people (92 percent of whom were Black Americans) receiving a free PAD screening.
"Alarmingly, 35 percent of those screened at our Chicago event received a positive ABI test—more than double the national average (14 percent)5," said Dr. Pernessa Seele**, Founder and CEO, The Balm In Gilead, Inc. "It's a true testament to why we partnered with Janssen at the forefront of change where we are seeing a clear need for bringing more screenings into communities like the South Side of Chicago to ultimately save legs and change lives."
Additional grassroots efforts such as Healthy Directions, a community education program designed to raise awareness about PAD with Black Americans and communities of color; awareness walks; newspaper and radio partnerships; and the Health Advocates In-Reach and Research (HAIR) barbershop trainings, as well as new downloadable PAD resources are igniting conversations and educating communities across the United States on how to spot symptoms of PAD.
Collaborating with Powerful Partners to Break Down Barriers to Equitable Care
Through Save Legs. Change Lives.™, Janssen is collaborating with powerful partners, including universities, health systems, non-governmental organizations, and change makers to break down barriers to equitable and inclusive care, ranging from access and health literacy to health-care provider diversity. In partnership with the American College of Cardiology Foundation's "Change the FIELD," Janssen sponsored the inaugural class of future healthcare practitioners consisting of more than 50 percent women, 34 percent Black Americans, and 14 percent Hispanic Americans. This important program is committed to helping educate, sponsor, and offer mentorship to historically underrepresented groups in the field of cardiology. Additionally, the Company, through Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, is proud to help support the American Heart Association's PAD National Action Plan, which aims to reduce PAD-related amputations. Most recently, Janssen partnered with the Association of Black Cardiologists to support its Community Health Advocate Training (CHAT) Program which empowers community health workers and other advocates to promote heart health and drive grassroots policy work in the places they live, work, socialize, and worship. Finally, to continue leading health equity efforts in cardiovascular care, Janssen established the Cardiovascular Health Equity Advisory Council, which will convene top experts across the field of PAD to guide solution-oriented discussions that drive programs and help maximize impact across the patient and healthcare provider communities
Driving Research that Uncovers Systemic Bias and Patient Needs to Propel Change
Janssen is supporting, sponsoring, and sharing evidence-based research such as the PAD Health Equity Assessment Tracker (HEATMap), a comprehensive data-based tool developed to help identify U.S. counties experiencing racial health inequities in PAD, which has resulted in community-based, solution-oriented conversations with more than 40 healthcare providers and health systems. Further real-world research and purpose papers that offer clinical insights and best practice in PAD care will be released later this quarter and throughout 2023.
Visit SaveLegsChangeLives.com to learn more about PAD and the programs that Janssen and its partners are driving to collectively and systemically advance equitable care and actualize the common goal of reducing PAD-related amputations.
Save Legs. Change Lives.™ is part of Johnson & Johnson's broader initiative, Our Race to Health Equity (ORTHE), an enterprise-wide commitment to help eradicate racial and social injustice as a public health threat. Johnson & Johnson is working to change the culture of healthcare so that the color of one's skin does not determine their access to care, quality of care or health outcomes.
About Health Inequities in Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
PAD affects up to 12 million Americans6,7 and is an often unknown, unseen and undertreated cardiovascular condition.8 This common condition causes blood vessels to narrow, thereby reducing blood flow to the limbs, most often the legs.9 If left untreated, PAD can lead to serious events including heart attack, stroke, acute limb ischemia or amputation.9
There are more than 400 amputations each day in the U.S. and PAD is a leading cause.1 Tragically, 70 percent of people who have a PAD-related leg amputation die within three years.10
This is especially alarming for Black Americans, who are up to four times more likely than white Americans to have a PAD-related amputation.1 Disproportionate rates of PAD-related amputation are a result of Black Americans being twice as likely to have PAD,11 with less access to quality vascular care1 and greater risk for delays in care.2 These patterns are not a recent phenomenon and have not significantly changed over the last two decades. That is why Save Legs. Change Lives.™ is initially focused on reaching Black Americans.
About the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson
At Janssen, we're creating a future where disease is a thing of the past. We're the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, working tirelessly to make that future a reality for patients everywhere by fighting sickness with science, improving access with ingenuity, and healing hopelessness with heart. We focus on areas of medicine where we can make the biggest difference: Cardiovascular & Metabolism, Immunology, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, Neuroscience, Oncology, and Pulmonary Hypertension.
Learn more at www.janssen.com. Follow us at www.twitter.com/JanssenUS and https://twitter.com/JanssenGlobal. Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, is part of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson.
Cautions Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The reader is cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations of future events. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or known or unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results could vary materially from the expectations and projections of Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, any of the other Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies, and/or Johnson & Johnson. Risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: challenges and uncertainties inherent in product research and development, including the uncertainty of clinical success and of obtaining regulatory approvals; uncertainty of commercial success; manufacturing difficulties and delays; competition, including technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges to patents; product efficacy or safety concerns resulting in product recalls or regulatory action; changes in behavior and spending patterns of purchasers of health care products and services; changes to applicable laws and regulations, including global health care reforms; and trends toward health care cost containment. A further list and descriptions of these risks, uncertainties and other factors can be found in Johnson & Johnson's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2022, including in the sections captioned "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors," and in Johnson & Johnson's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Copies of these filings are available online at www.sec.gov, www.jnj.com or on request from Johnson & Johnson. None of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies nor Johnson & Johnson undertakes to update any forward-looking statement as a result of new information or future events or developments.
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- Afzal N, Sohn S, Scott CG, Liu H, Kullo IJ, Arruda-Olson AM. Surveillance of peripheral arterial disease cases using natural language processing of clinical notes. AMIA Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc. 2017;2017:28-36.
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Peripheral Artery Disease. Accessed October 27, 2022. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health-topics/peripheral-artery-disease
- Jones WS, Patel M, et al. High mortality risks after major lower extremity amputation in Medicare patients with peripheral artery disease. Am Heart J. 2013 May;165(5):809-15, 815.e1. doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2012.12.002
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Facts About Peripheral Arterial Disease (P.A.D.) for African Americans. Accessed March 10, 2022. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/public/heart/pad_extfactsheet_aa_508.pdf
*Pamela Parker has been a paid consultant to Janssen; she has not been paid for contributing to this press release.
**The Balm In Gilead, Inc. was provided a grant to help support their PAD disease awareness program.
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The Immersive Learning Research Programme aims to demonstrate the potential of VR for teaching students essential soft skills
LONDON, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 20 Further and Higher Education institutions in the US, UK, EU and Canada have joined the ILRP programme, one of the largest research programmes to date in Immersive Education.
Throughout the six month programme, over 10,000 learners are expected to trial a range of VR experiences around soft skills such as active listening, giving feedback or answering job interview questions. The content is provided by Bodyswaps, a leading soft skills simulation software. The programme will aim to measure the students' appetite for immersive learning as well as learning performance through behavioral metrics such as decision-making and confidence levels data.
"Our aim is to prepare students to be successful in their careers. With the last few years relying on students adapting to the online world, there has never been a greater demand for self-led development of soft skills. Through VR, students will be able to enhance their confidence and try a unique tech-enhanced approach to employability. We're excited to take part in the programme and be pioneers in paving the future of careers focused immersive education." said Emma Clarke, Communications & Engagement Manager, University of Liverpool
"We're moving into a new phase for the development of immersive learning. For institutions it's not about just showcasing innovation anymore, it's about delivering tangible students outcomes cost-effectively." explained Christophe Mallet, CEO of Bodyswaps. "For us, the programme is about demonstrating how educators and technologists can work hand-in-hand to better prepare students to thrive in the new world of work."
The findings will be published in a publicly available report in January 2023.
Full list of participating institutions: Atlantis University, Basingstoke College of Technology, Coleg y Cymoedd, George Brown College, Georgian College, Jewell Unlimited, Lethbridge College, the London Screen Academy, Sandwell College, South Essex University, University of Exeter, University of Liverpool, University of Suffolk, Wolverhampton City College, Writtle University College, Brag Enterprises, Downe House, Exeter College, Glasgow University and IE Business School.
About Bodyswaps
Bodyswaps is an award-winning immersive learning software designed to deliver lasting behavioural change. Their VR solutions create a safe space where learners can practise soft skills, with AI-enabled analytical feedback to accelerate personal development.
Press contact: Christophe Mallet, +447917735078, chris@bodyswaps.co
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SINGAPORE, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative Connecting, a leading global provider of virtual private network (VPN) services, is thrilled to announce the release of the Game Consoles-Compatible Version of Turbo VPN. The software now works on Xbox consoles, Playstation consoles, and Nintendo Switch, including Xbox S, Xbox X, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PS5, PS4, PS3, and Nintendo Switch.
Turbo VPN has been providing users with seamless streaming and online gaming while keeping online activities private and secure. With the new Game Consoles-Compatible Version, gamers can now enjoy all the benefits of Turbo VPN on their favorite gaming consoles.
Turbo VPN for Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch has three key features. Firstly, users can change their IP location to anywhere in the world, enabling them to enjoy global online content in their country. Secondly, Turbo VPN uses AES256 encryption and conceals the user's real IP to prevent DDoS attacks and other cyber threats, including data theft and hacking. Lastly, Turbo VPN has 24000+ encrypted servers with high speed in 50+ countries, ensuring the best possible gaming experience.
Setting up Turbo VPN on Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch is a breeze. Gamers can visit: https://turbovpn.com/download/xbox/, https://turbovpn.com/download/playstation/, or https://turbovpn.com/download/switch/ to download the app and get started.
To ensure gamers can play safely and stably, Turbo VPN is deploying a new game acceleration server. This server will change the IP address and protect the security of the game account, effectively reducing game network latency and avoiding possible DDoS attacks during gameplay.
About Turbo VPN
Established in 2018 and headquartered in Singapore, Turbo VPN has expanded its reach and is trusted by 300 million users in more than 150 countries worldwide. Turbo VPN was founded with the vision to create a high-quality network that is accessible by everyone and a safe place for entertainment of all ages. It offers 21,000+ high-speed servers in over 50 countries around the world. Its privacy policy is covered by GDPR EU and protected under the PDPA Singapore. Innovative Connecting aims to bring the best VPN services to its users, and the Game Consoles-Compatible Version of Turbo VPN is just one example of how the company is innovating and improving the user experience.
For more information about the Game Consoles-Compatible Version of Turbo VPN, please visit https://turbovpn.com/download/xbox/.
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Tesla on autopilot leads police on chase before driver finally wakes up
BAMBERG, Germany - A driver in Germany had his license taken away after he appeared to have fallen asleep behind the wheel of his Tesla which was on autopilot and lead police on a chase.
On Dec. 29 at about 12 p.m. local time, police spotted a Tesla driving down Autobahn 70 leaving Bamberg, Germany, and heading toward Bayreuth, according to a news release from Bavarian police.
Officers attempted to stop the Tesla, but the vehicle did not pull over. The car was traveling at about 70 miles per hour and did not slow down or speed up during the attempted traffic stop, officials noticed.
The Tesla "kept the same distance from the patrol car in front" as they traveled down the autobahn, police said.
Officers pulled up next to the Tesla’s driver’s side window and noticed the driver, only identified as a 45-year-old male, reclined in his seat with his eyes closed and his hands off the steering wheel.
"This strengthened the suspicion that he had left the controls to the autopilot and had fallen asleep," police said.
The driver eventually woke up after 15 minutes into the pursuit and followed police instructions to pull over.
Police also believed that the driver was under the influence of drugs.
Further investigation revealed that the driver had placed a "so-called steering wheel weight in the footwell" of the car’s driver’s side.
"This device is attached to the steering wheel to trick the vehicle's safety system by pretending that your hand is on the wheel," the news release said.
The driver is being investigated for criminal endangerment of traffic, and his license has been suspended pending a formal hearing.
This story was reported from Los Angeles. | 2023-01-02T23:38:59+00:00 | fox35orlando.com | https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/tesla-on-autopilot-leads-police-on-chase-before-driver-finally-wakes-up |
BLUE BELL, Pa., June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Unisys (NYSE: UIS) announces that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Lisa McLin, global vice president of alliances & channels, and Jacqueline Duffy, director of channels (Americas), to the Women of the Channel list for 2023. McLin was also named to CRN's Power 80 Solution Provider list. Every year, CRN recognizes women from vendor, distributor and solution provider organizations whose expertise and vision have a noticeable and commendable impact on the technology industry.
The CRN 2023 Women of the Channel honorees are using their creativity, strategic thinking and leadership in various roles and responsibilities to drive success for their partners and customers. With this recognition, CRN honors these women for their unwavering dedication and commitment to furthering channel excellence.
"We are thrilled and honored to see two of our Unisys leaders recognized for their outstanding contributions to the IT industry," said Mike Thomson, president and COO at Unisys. "Their expertise and ability to drive breakthroughs for our partners and clients with powerful results have contributed to our growth within the IT channel."
In her role at Unisys, McLin is responsible for building and managing a world-class partner program that serves partners and alliance channels on a global scale. With more than 21 years of industry experience, she has played a pivotal role in establishing key alliances for the company and spearheaded the implementation of Unisys Partners Pillars for Success, a model focused on driving joint revenue growth.
In her role at Unisys, Duffy has been a key driver in building and launching the Unisys Channel and Alliances Partner Program, contributing to the growth and success of the partner community and their businesses.
"Lisa McLin and Jacqueline Duffy's roles are critical to our success, and their well-deserved recognition demonstrates their valuable contributions to the growth of our channel ecosystem," concluded Thomson.
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A+ Athlete: Hayden Turner, Texoma Christian
SHERMAN, Texas (KXII) - This week’s A+ Athlete is Hayden Turner from Texoma Christian School.
Hayden is ranked fourth in his class at TCS with an overall GPA of 4.28, is the Treasurer for the National Honor Society, and is the President of the Eagles Student Council. All while maintaining his honor roll status and taking dual credit classes.
“As a teacher and a coach Hayden makes my job easier. He’s a joy to get to supervise in the classroom and on the field,” said Texoma Christian English teacher and head football coach Matt Townsend. “He’s a hard worker, he’s very detail oriented and he constantly goes above and beyond and gives 110% in everything that he does.”
“It’s kind of always been taught to me. I feel like I’ve always held it to a high priority in my life,” said Turner. “It’s something I always want to be good at because athletics can only take you so far, but the grades are important to me, and I always want to succeed in everything that I do. Not just in one aspect.”
As a five-sport athlete for the Eagles, there isn’t much Hayden hasn’t accomplished. Earning second team all offense and defense in football, second team all-district in basketball, and multiple state qualifiers in the 100 meters. Truly speaking to Hayden’s work ethic in everything he does.
“Well Hayden is a blessing to have on the court. He was great in the classroom as well,” said Texoma Christian head basketball coach and Math teacher Nate Langenbahn. “He works hard in everything that he does. So, he’s a leader on the court by example and by just using his voice, so he’s a joy.”
“I love the competitive nature of it, but I also like how you can be competitive and have fun with your friends,” said Turner. “While you’re in the competition you’re still bonding with your teammates and the other team. So, I enjoy the winning and also, the comradery that comes with it.”
Copyright 2022 KXII. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-28T19:29:20+00:00 | kxii.com | https://www.kxii.com/2022/10/28/athlete-hayden-turner-texoma-christian/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
7-4-7, SB: 3
(seven, four, seven; SB: three)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Indiana Lottery's "Daily Three-Evening" game were:
7-4-7, SB: 3
(seven, four, seven; SB: three) | 2022-05-19T04:12:59+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-Three-Evening-17183203.php |
I was encouraged to read that the Healey administration is planning to expand education to the tune of $10 million for incarcerated people in preparation for release, as noted in Ivy Scott’s article about the School for Reentry at the Boston Pre-Release Center (“Healey aims to boost education for inmates,” Metro, March 22). I agree that providing expanded educational opportunities for people as they prepare to leave prison brings net benefits for all.
However, I also hope for an expanded commitment to support educational opportunities for everyone in prison, regardless of their sentence length. Massachusetts has made a practice of restricting programming opportunities to those serving long or life sentences under the argument that such opportunities are wasted on people who will not reenter society.
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In fact, people with long sentences participate in creating the culture of prisons. For example, in a graduation speech at the 2022 Emerson College commencement for incarcerated students who earned bachelor of arts degrees through the Emerson Prison Initiative, one student noted how access to college had changed the culture of MCI-Concord. “We used to be lifting weights and talking about the latest gossip,” he said. “Now, we’re discussing Foucault!”
While many alumni will leave prison and put their degrees to use outside, others are serving life sentences. I hope the Healey administration will think expansively about how to support education for all incarcerated people in the Commonwealth.
Mneesha Gellman
Director, Emerson Prison Initiative
Boston
The writer is an associate professor of political science at Emerson College. | 2023-04-03T06:38:00+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/04/03/opinion/criminal-justice-education/ |
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Sheriff John Hunt fought back tears while saying goodbye to his longtime friend, William Petry, one of three law enforcement officers killed in an ambush while serving a warrant in eastern Kentucky last week.
The small Appalachian county that Hunt is in charge of protecting is reeling from the deaths of the officers, who walked into a hail of bullets from a gunman holed up in his home Thursday evening. Petry, a veteran officer who joined the Floyd County sheriff’s office after retiring from the state police a few years ago, was honored Tuesday during an emotional funeral service.
“William loved law enforcement. He loved the job. He loved the people,” Hunt said in a eulogy for his longtime friend Tuesday morning. “He is a hero ... and I know he will never be forgotten.”
The shooting is likely Kentucky's deadliest incident for law enforcement in nearly 100 years. Petry and Prestonsburg police Capt. Ralph Frasure, both 60 years old, died at the scene and Prestonsburg Officer Jacob Chaffins, 28, died in a hospital Friday night. A police dog was also fatally shot.
The man arrested for their deaths, 49-year-old Lance Storz, was taken into custody in the small community of Allen after family members helped police secure his surrender Thursday night.
Dozens of uniformed law enforcement officers gathered Tuesday at the funeral at Prestonsburg’s Mountain Arts Center. Petry's family gave permission for media to livestream the event on local news stations. Frasure, Chaffins and the police dog, Drago, will be laid to rest after funeral services later this week.
Chaffins, who joined the department in 2019, left behind a wife and young daughter. He also served on the Prestonsburg Fire Deparment and was a member of the National Guard. Frasure had been married for more than 40 years and had four grandchildren. He had been an officer with Prestonsburg Police since 1983.
Frasure's daughter wrote in a Facebook post Friday that her father “was a great man who loved his family like no other.”
“An evil evil man took my daddies life today,” Stacy Frasure McGuire wrote. “I know I should forgive but how do I do that?”
Floyd County Deputy Kevin Thacker said he took a phone call from Petry last week, a typical issue about a towed car, he said. But at the end of the call, as had become ritual, Petry told him he loved him.
“That was his last words to me,” Thacker said at the funeral. “And I'll never forget that.”
Police went to the house in Allen on Thursday after a family member called to say Storz's wife was being held in the home against her will and was being abused, Hunt said in a news conference over the weekend. The wife was waiting for them when they arrived, telling the officers Storz was asleep, so she was able to get outside. Four officers, including Petry, returned to serve a protective order against Storz, Hunt said. Storz watched them approach from a window and began shooting, Hunt said.
The officers' deaths were the most in a single incident since a 1923 prison riot in Eddyville that left three corrections officers dead, Prestonsburg Police Deputy Chief Ross Shurtleff said Sunday. Storz is facing three counts of murder of a police officer and is being held in jail on a $10 million cash bond.
Petry's death will be a huge loss for the department, Hunt said, because he worked so well with younger, inexperienced officers who revered his experience and calm.
The young officers “respected him like nobody I’ve ever seen in such a short time," Hunt said.
Four other officers were injured in the shooting, though none wounds were life-threatening, state police said over the weekend. One civilian was also hurt in the shooting, state police said. | 2022-07-05T20:24:36+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/Funerals-begin-for-3-Kentucky-officers-killed-in-17285708.php |
NEW YORK — By week's end, the Republican National Committee is set to resolve a bitter leadership feud that has exposed perilous divisions within the institution charged with electing the next GOP president.
Those inside the fight believe the days ahead of Friday's secret ballot at a luxury seaside resort could get even uglier as rebel forces within former President Donald Trump's “Make America Great Again” movement threaten to upend RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel's reelection bid.
The attacks have been led by McDaniel's chief rival, Harmeet Dhillon, a Trump attorney who has accused the incumbent of religious bigotry, chronic misspending and privately claiming she can control the former president — allegations McDaniel denies. Also in the race is My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell, a pro-Trump conspiracy theorist who secured enough support to qualify for the ballot.
Trump hasn't made a public endorsement, but he and his team are privately advocating for McDaniel, whom he tapped for the position shortly after his 2016 victory. Still, many Trump loyalists blame McDaniel, the niece of Utah Sen. Mitt Romney, for some of the party's recent struggles.
In an interview, Dhillon insisted that the overwhelming majority of Republican voters want a leadership change at the RNC. He warned of serious political consequences for any of the committee’s 168 elected members who support McDaniel’s reelection.
“For those members of the party who vote not with what the people in their state want but with what their own self-interest is, the next time they’re up for election, it’s going to be an issue,” Dhillon told The Associated Press.
Apprised of Dhillon’s statement, McDaniel said, “That sounds like a threat.” She condemned the increasingly ugly attacks against her and the divisions plaguing the committee.
“There’s nobody who’s enjoyed this more than Democrats. I know, because I love it when they’re fighting each other,” McDaniel said.
Friday's vote for RNC chair serves as the latest high-profile leadership test for a deeply divided Republican Party grappling with questions about its future — and Trump's influence — ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The infighting was on public display earlier this month as House Republicans almost came to blows before uniting behind House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, undermined by the same MAGA forces threatening McDaniel this week.
In both cases, Trump has struggled to control his own loyalists, who seem intent on fighting the status quo — whether McCarthy or McDaniel — no matter the cost.
Seeking to influence the vote, a group of Florida Republicans from the party's MAGA wing moved last Friday to hold a vote of “no confidence” in McDaniel, which Republican groups in a handful of other states have done in recent weeks as well. But the Florida gathering, which drew leading McCarthy detractor Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., fell far short of reaching the quorum needed to hold an official vote.
Still, dozens of anti-McDaniel protesters waved signs outside the event. One read, “RONNA IS THE ENEMY WITHIN.”
“The biggest thing is that we want a really strong leader who’s in touch with MAGA, and Ronna just doesn’t have that,” Lake County, Florida, GOP Chair Anthony Sabatini, who led the anti-McDaniel push, said in a phone interview from a shooting range as gunshots rang out. “She’s lost the confidence of voters.”
Trump has avoided weighing in on the RNC chair fight at McDaniel's request, according to those with direct knowledge of the situation. The former president would endorse her if she asked, but McDaniel's team currently believes she will win without his public backing, allowing her to maintain a sense of neutrality heading into the 2024 presidential primary season.
According to its bylaws, the RNC must remain neutral in the presidential primary. Trump is the only announced GOP candidate so far, but other high-profile contenders are expected in the coming months.
Still, Trump could ultimately endorse McDaniel ahead of Friday's vote if his public support is deemed necessary, according to people familiar with his thinking who, like others interviewed, spoke on condition of anonymity to share internal discussions.
At least three top Trump lieutenants — senior advisers Susie Wiles, Chris LaCivita and Clayton Henson — are planning to attend this week's three-day RNC winter meeting in Southern California, where the vote will play out. While they are not attending specifically on McDaniel's behalf, Trump's team is making clear in private conversations that he backs McDaniel.
McDaniel's unofficial whip team is expected to include former Trump chief counselor Kellyanne Conway, former Trump chief of staff Reince Priebus, former Arizona Senate candidate Blake Masters, Family Research Council President Tony Perkins and conservative commentator Hugh Hewitt, she said. Another high-profile Trump loyalist, Maryland RNC member David Bossie, is also backing McDaniel.
Dhillon’s guest list is still in flux, but she said over the weekend that her team would likely include former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk and country singer John Rich.
After three consecutive disappointing national elections, there is a broad sense of dissatisfaction among Republican voters and RNC members alike about the health of their party. Some are increasingly eager to move on from Trump and, by proxy, McDaniel, who is viewed as a close Trump ally — even if many Trump's supporters outside the RNC membership see her as insufficiently committed to their cause.
"She’s been Trump's lap dog for four-plus years,” said Bill Palatucci, an RNC member from New Jersey and a vocal critic of both Trump and McDaniel. While Palatucci formally endorsed Dhillon late last week, he is skeptical she has the votes to defeat McDaniel.
Dhillon has unleashed a torrent of attacks against McDaniel in recent weeks that have resonated across Trump's MAGA movement. But as the far right cheered, Dhillon may have alienated would-be supporters on the actual Republican National Committee, which is made up of activists and elected officials from all 50 states.
She has seized on several examples of apparent misspending and mismanagement under McDaniel's watch, which McDaniel's team — backed by former Trump officials like Wiles — claim are inaccurate or misleading.
In recent days, the attacks against McDaniel have intensified.
Last week, Dhillon promoted claims that a McDaniel ally raised concerns about Dhillon's faith in at least one private conversation. Dhillon, who is of Indian heritage, identifies as a member of the Sikh religion.
The McDaniel ally has denied the claim, which was outlined in a detailed email to the RNC's entire membership bearing the subject line “Religious Bigotry."
Dhillon also highlighted a Washington Post report that McDaniel has said, in multiple private conversations with RNC members, that only she can dissuade Trump from launching an independent presidential bid — and ultimately destroying the party's chances in the next presidential election — should he fail to win the GOP nomination.
“She said it to many people: Only I can control Trump,” Dhillon told the AP, likening such a statement to someone believing they could single-handedly stop an asteroid from crashing into Earth.
McDaniel said such claims are “ridiculous.”
“After working with President Trump for six years, I don’t think anybody could ever say they control him," McDaniel said.
Meanwhile, McDaniel warned of a “huge risk” if Republicans cannot stop the infighting as the 2024 election season begins. The GOP is well positioned to win the Senate majority and maintain control of the House, although the presidential contest will dominate much of the committee's focus.
“This is really critical as we head into ‘24 that we stop labeling, attacking, demonizing other Republicans to the point where we can’t bring them together post-primary,” she said.
For her part, Dhillon said she would “of course” unite behind McDaniel if she ultimately prevails Friday.
“Job 1 is winning elections,” Dhillon said. “I'm a team player.”
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Associated Press writer Anthony Izaguirre in Tallahassee, Fla., contributed to this report. | 2023-01-23T13:08:50+00:00 | wtsp.com | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/nation-world/rnc-leadership-fight/507-2e4d04d2-334a-41b6-afce-8212476bd50d |
Democrats, environmental groups and business leaders are denouncing a bill that they say would further erode protections for Indiana’s already shrinking wetlands.
Senate Bill 414, which deals with storage of residential sewage, was amended during a House Environmental Affairs committee hearing Wednesday to make various changes to how wetlands are classified.
Under the amendment, a Class I wetland would be redefined as a wetland that supports minimal wildlife, aquatic habitat and hydrologic function. Under current Indiana law, a wetland only has to meet one of those thresholds to be classified as a Class I Wetland. Similar changes would be made to the second and third classes of wetlands.
The amendment was introduced by Rep. Doug Miller, R-Elkhart, a member of the Indiana Builders Association and the state representative for Indiana on the board of directors for the National Association of Homebuilders.
It includes similar language that was stripped from an earlier version of Senate Enrolled Act 389, a controversial 2021 bill that eliminated a 2003 law requiring builders and developers to secure permits for construction and development in certain state-regulated wetlands. The legislation also ended enforcement against landowners accused of violating wetlands laws.
As originally introduced, SEA 389 would have eliminated permit requirements for all classes of wetlands, but that provision was stripped from the bill after environmental groups and state regulatory officials objected to the changes, even persuading Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto the bill if it came to his desk.
Miller said the amendment restores the legislative intent of the 2021 bill and “provides some common sense back into the process” of determining how wetlands are classified and allows for “expansion of our cities and towns.”
All eight Republicans on the committee voted to advance the legislation, while the four Democrats sided against it, questioning how the amendment was germane to the bill.
The House could take an initial vote on the legislation as early as Monday.
“This amendment came to us so late we really didn’t have time to do more than hear what you had to say,” Democratic Rep. Sue Errington told Miller during the committee hearing. “The bill that passed two years ago was so controversial that I feel this is a little short notice to be able to vote yes, so I’m voting no.”
Rick Wajda, CEO of the Indiana Builders Association, was the only person to testify in favor of Miller’s amendment. He said the changes enacted in the 2021 law have led to many wetlands that were once Class I to be pushed into Class II or Class III wetlands, hindering homebuilders’ ability to develop new projects.
“This amendment further strengthens the work we have done to allow for development to occur while protecting our more highly sensitive, critical isolated wetlands across the state of Indiana,” Wajda said.
Following the hearing, the four Democrats serving on the committee issued a statement condemning what they called a “stealthy amendment” introduced by Miller two hours before the hearing.
“In 2021, we fought to conserve and maintain Indiana’s wetlands. Little did we know, the fight would be revived a few short years later,” the members said in a news release. “But it’s clear Republicans are beholden to special interests and want to line their pockets no matter the cost. They want to build to enrich without care for drinking water quality, flood mitigation, or critical wildlife habitat, and do this at the end of the legislative process so that this provision can pass through with little public input or oversight.”
Greg Ellis, vice president of environment and energy policy for the Indiana Chamber, said the business advocacy organization would oppose the bill as amended.
“Wetlands do a lot for the business community,” Ellis said. “They filter out contaminants, which helps companies that use water in their manufacturing. If [the amendment] brings us back to what they did a few years ago, we would have serious concerns.”
Environmental groups also criticized the move, saying Indiana could not afford to lose more wetlands.
“The Hoosier Environmental Council was dismayed by the surprise amendment to SB 414 aimed at further reducing protection of wetlands in Indiana,” Indra Frank, environmental health and water policy director for the Hoosier Environmental Council, said in a statement to IBJ. “The amendment clearly demonstrates a continued lack of understanding of the value of wetlands among legislators.”
Wetlands play a vital role in the environment by storing excess storm water—which reduces flooding—filtering and purifying water and providing wildlife habitat, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources.
Indiana has over 800,000 acres of wetlands that cover 4% of the state while providing habitat for 50% of species with small or declining populations. In the early 1800s, wetlands covered 25% of Indiana, but much of that land was converted for agricultural uses.
The Indiana Wetlands Task Force, which was created as part of the 2021 bill, issued a report in October recommending stronger protections for the state’s wetlands.
Gov. Eric Holcomb, who joined critics in opposing Senate Bill 389 in its original form, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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8 severed cow heads found in dumpster
BROWNSVILLE, Tenn. (WMC/Gray News) – More than half a dozen severed cow heads were found illegally thrown in a dumpster over the weekend, according to authorities in Tennessee.
The Haywood County Sheriff’s Office said deputies received a call around 1 p.m. Saturday of a large number of cow heads seen in a Solid Waste dumpster.
A nearby resident told deputies he heard dumping noises around 2 a.m.
The sheriff’s office said in a news release the eight cows appear to be a Charolais mixed breed, each with tags in their ears and tongues cut out.
Deputies further explained the heads appeared to have been severed with a chainsaw.
The sheriff’s office is asking the public for more information regarding this illegal dumping of animal parts.
Copyright 2023 WMC via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-21T16:12:34+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/02/21/8-severed-cow-heads-found-dumpster/ |
Researchers scouring decades-old spacecraft data have found clear signs of recent volcanic activity on Venus. The findings, published in the journal Science, reveal not only that the planet's surface is currently a turbulent place, but offer insights into its geological past and future.
By any measure, Venus is a hellscape: crushing pressures, a toxic atmosphere, and surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead. It's like a scene lifted straight from Dante's Inferno.
It's "my favorite planet," says Robert Herrick, a planetary scientist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Despite all its hostility, Venus — our nearest planetary neighbor — is actually pretty similar to Earth. So much so that Herrick calls it our "true sibling" in the solar system. The resemblance is "driven by what's going on in their interior," he says.
"Aside from Earth," Herrick says, "it's the only planet that has true mountain ranges and a huge variety of volcanic features." These features include lava fields, canals carved by molten rock, and hundreds, if not thousands of volcanoes.
So it's clear that Venus is volcanically active, giving it a youthful (in geological terms) appearance. But it's not clear exactly how active.
"That could still mean that the time between eruptions could be months, years, or tens of thousands of years," says Herrick.
So he set out to try to narrow down that time window by searching for evidence of recent volcanic activity. He turned to radar surface imagery collected by the Magellan spacecraft in the early 1990's.
"Thirty years ago," he says, "it was just not feasible to pan around and zoom in and out and flip back and forth between different global mosaics." But computer hardware and software have improved substantially, and so Herrick was able to pore over the imagery.
"It's a needle in a haystack search without any guarantee that there's a needle," he admits.
Herrick focused his search around the highest volcano on Venus called Maat Mons, named after the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice. And after a couple months of looking across an area about the size of Australia, he found something.
It's evident in two side-by-side black-and-white images taken eight months apart of the same spot on the north side of the volcano. Each one is about 15 or 20 miles across. Herrick points out a pockmark towards the bottom. It's a vent — the area where a volcano erupts, discharging its lava, ash, and rock. But the shape of that vent differs between the two images.
"The outline has changed, and the thing's actually gotten larger, and looks shallower as well," he says. That is, within a mere eight months in 1991 (the same year that President George H. W. Bush declared victory over Iraq and Clarence Thomas was confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice), Herrick speculates the volcano erupted, forming a lava lake within the vent.
"Of course, I could have gotten very lucky and seen the only thing that happened in the last million years on Venus," Herrick says. "But I think the reasonable interpretation suggests that Venus is relatively Earth-like in the frequency of volcanic eruptions," similar to the likes of Hawaii and Iceland.
Unlike Earth, Venus doesn't have plate tectonics. So researchers have been trying to work out how the planet has evolved geologically over the last four-and-a-half billion years and where it might be headed. Herrick and his colleague Scott Hensley hope their findings will help do just that.
"It is nice to have a visual confirmation of the volcanic activity on Venus," says Clara Sousa-Silva, a quantum astrochemist at Bard College who wasn't involved in the research. "But given that this was something we had speculated, it's not shocking to have this paper come out."
Still, Sousa-Silva says this confirmation of activity on Venus's surface does help us better understand what to expect in Venus' atmosphere.
"A planet that has a lot of volcanic activity," she says, "has access to these extreme pressures and temperatures below the surface that can produce molecules that are really unusual and otherwise really hard to make."
Much of NASA's (and the public's) recent attention has been drawn to Mars; the space agency has landed five rovers on the Red Planet's dusty surface since 1997.
But Herrick says that Earth's similarity to Mars is somewhat superficial, being pretty much limited to surface features like sand blowing around, desert landscapes, and signs of what may have once been lakes and rivers.
The winds of interest have shifted, though. "Maybe it's cycling back like bell bottoms," Herrick says with a chuckle.
That's because NASA currently has two missions to Venus in the works, which will now be informed by Herrick's findings. "We don't just think it's an active planet," he says. "We know it's an active planet — right now."
Herrick is working with NASA to develop an instrument for those upcoming missions to monitor volcanic activity on Venus. He's pretty confident now that the seismometer will register something once it's deployed — as long as it can survive the infernal planet long enough to make its measurements.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-17T15:11:32+00:00 | upr.org | https://www.upr.org/npr-news/npr-news/2023-03-17/volcanic-activity-on-venus-spotted-in-radar-images-scientists-say |
American Airlines paid tribute to the first Black woman to earn a pilot’s license.
Bessie Coleman performed her first public flight in 1922.
To mark the 100th anniversary, American flew Coleman’s great-niece from Dallas-Fort Worth to Phoenix.
The flight was operated by an all-Black female crew.
Coleman serves as an inspiration for Black women in the aviation industry.
Black women make up less than 1% of pilots in the commercial airline industry, according to American Airlines. | 2022-08-22T19:34:29+00:00 | kjrh.com | https://www.kjrh.com/news/national/american-airlines-honors-historic-achievement-with-all-black-female-crew |
Can't take the heat? Here are some ways to stay cool Published June 30, 2023 at 3:08 AM MDT Facebook Email Print With a heat wave hitting the South, people dealing with high temperatures there and in other parts of the world, offer tips on how to stay cool. Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-06-30T10:24:54+00:00 | kunm.org | https://www.kunm.org/2023-06-30/cant-take-the-heat-here-are-some-ways-to-stay-cool |
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On Friday, the stock price for the pharmaceutical giant Merck dropped 7.7 percent after a Texas jury handed down a $253 million award against the company. The penalty came after the jury found that Merck was liable in the death of a man who had taken the painkiller Vioxx, which was one of the company's largest moneymakers. NPR's Snigdha Prakash has been covering the story and joins us from Angleton, Texas.
Snigdha, it's not surprising to see a stock price take a big hit following a well-publicized bad news story, but take it in the longer view. How bad, really, is this for Merck?
SNIGDHA PRAKASH reporting:
Liane, the short answer is we don't know. The case in Angleton, Texas, was the first of several Vioxx cases that are coming up for trial in the next few months. So investors are worried that if this case in Texas went badly for Merck, those other ones will be, too. As you know, Merck withdrew Vioxx from the market last year after a study showed that the painkiller caused heart attacks. And at last count, Merck has more than 4,000 cases filed in state and federal court--Vioxx cases--and potentially 120 class-action suits. That's a lot of cases and a lot of class actions.
The company has said it'll fight each case one at a time, that it won't settle. But if several of these cases go badly, it may have to reassess, and investors are worried that Merck will have to pay literally billions of dollars to settle the cases. They're also worried that if the early cases go badly for Merck, more plaintiffs will file suit against the company as they realize that their chances of prevailing against Merck are pretty good.
HANSEN: Merck has said it will appeal the decision in Texas and the penalty, so the company is going to face that legal battle. But please walk us through what some of the other cases will be.
PRAKASH: The next big case, Liane, is in New Jersey in early September. The facts are said to be better for the plaintiff in that case than in this case in Texas because it involves a heart attack that the plaintiff alleges was caused by Vioxx, and the scientific evidence linking Vioxx to heart attacks is strong.
There are additional cases coming up in Texas, and then the week after Thanksgiving, the first federal case will be tried in New Orleans. As juries hand verdicts in each of these cases, we can expect that investors will react. They'll push Merck's stock price up or down. And so it's going to be months and more likely years, really, before we know if this first verdict in Texas was an aberration or if it was an early indicator that Merck's Vioxx liability is huge.
HANSEN: So as you said, the stock price can be expected to rise or fall depending on how each one of those cases goes, but I mean, how is business for the company otherwise? For example, are the drugs helping to make up for the pain that Vioxx is causing?
PRAKASH: Yes and no, Liane. Merck is a large, financially strong company. Its problems with Vioxx are a huge setback. When the company pulled Vioxx from the market last year, billions of dollars of sales from one of its best-sellers just evaporated. And obviously, the company still doesn't know what Vioxx will ultimately end up costing it, but here's the bright side. Merck has a huge buffer of cash. It generates lots of cash, it has cash on hand, it's repatriated billions of dollars in profits from its operations overseas under a tax holiday that the Bush administration enacted.
Like a lot of drug companies today, Merck's problem is that the best-sellers it's been selling for some time are aging. Its top drug, Zocor--that's a statin--lost, or will lose, patent protection next year. That means Merck's Zocor sales--which will be around $4 billion this year--will dry up next year, and Merck needs new drugs to put in its pipeline. Its most promising candidates are a vaccine for human papillomavirus and a diabetes drug that it's developing in partnership with Bristol-Meyers.
HANSEN: NPR's Snigdha Prakash in Angleton, Texas. Snigdha, thank you very much.
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It's been six months since the launch of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We check in on how many people are using it and whether it's connecting them to help.
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Heavy weather is hitting the Central Coast, leading local governments and agencies to put advisories and warnings into place across the area.
Parts of Santa Barbara County are under an evacuation warning this morning. While it is not a mandatory evacuation order, the county is asking residents in certain areas to be prepared to leave.
The warning covers certain properties and areas near burn scars from past wildfires: the Alisal Fire west of Goleta, the Thomas Fire in Montecito, and the Cave Fire in the Santa Ynez Mountains.
The county said the intense storm returning to the area is creating a risk for flooding and debris flow, endangering people and property.
Santa Barbara County’s emergency website readysbc.org has a map of the areas under the warning, along with other resources and instructions.
Both Santa Barbara County and San Luis Obispo County are under a flood advisory this morning.
In SLO County, the National Weather Service (NWS) said areas likely to see flooding include San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Morro Bay, Pismo Beach, Atascadero and Highway 101 over the Cuesta Grade.
The NWS said the county could see up to four inches of rain today and tomorrow. The area is also under a high wind warning in effect until 10p.m. tonight.
To find dispatch numbers, hotlines, warming centers, where to find sandbags and more, visit readyslo.org for SLO County, readysbc.org for Santa Barbara County or Monterey County’s emergency preparedness website.
For information on local highway conditions, visit CalTrans District 5’s website or Twitter. Local weather conditions are online at the National Weather Service website, weather.gov.
In case of power outages, Pacific Gas & Electric has an interactive map of outages in their service area, including the Central Coast. | 2023-01-09T14:41:32+00:00 | kcbx.org | https://www.kcbx.org/central-coast-news/2023-01-09/central-coast-could-see-major-flooding-power-outages-and-more-as-winter-storm-returns |
NEW YORK, Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Levi & Korsinsky, LLP notifies investors in Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Ampio" or the "Company") (NYSE: AMPE) of a class action securities lawsuit.
CLASS DEFINITION: The lawsuit seeks to recover losses on behalf of Ampio investors who were adversely affected by alleged securities fraud. This lawsuit is on behalf of all persons or entities that purchased or otherwise acquired Ampio common stock between December 29, 2020 and August 3, 2022, inclusive. Follow the link below to get more information and be contacted by a member of our team:
AMPE investors may also contact Joseph E. Levi, Esq. via email at jlevi@levikorsinsky.com or by telephone at (212) 363-7500.
CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) defendants had inflated the Company's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application ("BLA") for Ampion; (ii) defendants had inflated the results of the AP-013 study and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (iii) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis.
WHAT'S NEXT? If you suffered a loss in Ampio during the relevant time frame, you have until October 17, 2022 to request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you are a class member, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket costs or fees. There is no cost or obligation to participate.
WHY LEVI & KORSINSKY: Over the past 20 years, the team at Levi & Korsinsky has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for aggrieved shareholders and built a track record of winning high-stakes cases. Our firm has extensive expertise representing investors in complex securities litigation and a team of over 70 employees to serve our clients. For seven years in a row, Levi & Korsinsky has ranked in ISS Securities Class Action Services' Top 50 Report as one of the top securities litigation firms in the United States.
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Photos: Highlands Ranch tornado, damage from Thursday's storm
The tornado that struck Highlands Ranch on Thursday has been estimated as an EF-1 as storm cleanup continues.
The tornado that struck Highlands Ranch on Thursday has been estimated as an EF-1 as storm cleanup continues.
Fence damage during Thursday's storm.Photo by: Mary Catherine Brady
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AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Photo by: Jonathan Fuller
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Wall cloud forming over Ken Caryl.Photo by: Meteorologist Kit Thomas
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Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Elizabeth Edwards
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Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Clayton Sandell AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Elizabeth Edwards
Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Elizabeth Edwards
Tree damage in Highlands RanchPhoto by: Tom Mustin Photo by: Joshua Escandon
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Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Yvonne and Anthony Madrid
AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Photo by: Jonathan Fuller
AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Photo by: Jonathan Fuller
AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Highlands Ranch damagePhoto by: Brandon Russell AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 AirTracker7 footage of the Highlands Ranch tornado damage. Thursday, June 23, 2023.Photo by: Denver7 Flooding in Lone TreePhoto by: Mel Tree down in Highlands RanchPhoto by: Elliot Baugh
Ominous clouds in Highlands RanchPhoto by: Jessica Moore
Wall cloud forming over Ken Caryl.Photo by: Meteorologist Kit Thomas
SMFR Station 17 roof damagedPhoto by: South Metro Fire Rescue Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Yvonne and Anthony Madrid
Photo by: Rodger Manuel
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Photo by: Ryan Maloney
Photo by: Denver7 viewer Arthur Photo by: Jonathan Fuller
Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Elizabeth Edwards
Highlands Ranch tornado damagePhoto by: Elizabeth Edwards
Photo by: Denver7 Photo by: Denver7 Photo by: Denver7 | 2023-06-23T23:16:56+00:00 | denver7.com | https://www.denver7.com/news/local-news/photos-highlands-ranch-tornado-damage-from-thursdays-storm |
Protestors are still out on the streets of Peru expressing their anger over the ousting of the country’s former President Pedro Castillo in December. Dozens of people have died in clashes with police just this week alone.
Questions are swirling about the violent tactics used under new President Dina Boluarte. She was vice president under Castillo and is now Peru’s first woman president.
Simeon Tegel is on the ground in Lima for our editorial partners at the Washington Post. He joins host Peter O’Dowd for the latest.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki and Kirby Dach scored in the shootout to give the Montreal Canadiens a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Friday.
Suzuki and Joel Edmondson scored in regulation for Montreal, which got its third win in four games.
Chicago dropped its season-high sixth straight game.
Traded from Chicago before the NHL draft, Dach beat goaltender Arvid Soderblom with a wrist shot, then held his right hand to his ear as the crowd booed.
Chicago carried the play in the final minutes and in the five-minute overtime, and tied the game 2-all with 3:54 left in regulation when Taylor Raddysh scored from the crease on a rebound of Patrick Kane’s power-play drive from the high slot.
Sam Montembeault made 30 saves for Montreal.
Soderblom stopped 21 shots and watched two Montreal shots ring off the goalposts.
RISE TO OCCASION
Until the dramatic shootout goal, Dach had only one shot on goal. The third-overall pick in the 2019 draft played three seasons for Chicago but never lived up to expectations, with 59 points in 152 games. He’s produced with the Canadiens: four goals and 17 points in 21 games.
UP NEXT
Montreal: Hosts the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Chicago: Hosts the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Desmond Bane had 33 points and 10 rebounds, Ja Morant added 31 points and 10 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies staved off elimination Wednesday night, beating the Lakers 116-99 to force their first-round Western Conference series back to Los Angeles.
Jaren Jackson Jr., the NBA Defensive Player of the Year, had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Grizzlies, who improved to 5-0 in Game 5s played in Memphis and cut the seventh-seeded Lakers' series lead to 3-2. Memphis earned a second straight No. 2 seed by posting the NBA's best home record at 35-6.
Game 6 is Friday night in Los Angeles.
LeBron James started 1 of 7 from the field but finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds, a modest follow-up after the 38-year-old played 45 minutes in Monday night's overtime win in Los Angeles and became the oldest player in NBA history to post at least 20 points and 20 rebounds in his 270th playoff game.
Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 31 points and 19 rebounds. Austin Reaves had 17 points and D'Angelo Russell scored 11. Davis stayed on the court for a few seconds after a layup with 6:01 left that pulled the Lakers within 106-91. When he got up, Davis grabbed at his back as he walked down the court.
The Lakers tried to rally, going on a 20-7 run in the fourth. They couldn't get closer than 12, the last on a putback by Davis with 2:52 left. Memphis answered with eight straight to get fans chanting “Whoop That Trick” with about 90 seconds left.
Memphis led only 23-20 when coach Taylor Jenkins took out Dillon Brooks, known more for calling James old and missing shots than his defense in this series. The Grizzlies seized control, finishing on a 15-4 run capped by Bane's 3 just before the quarter expired for a 38-24 lead.
The Grizzlies led by as much as 17 in the second with Morant scoring 10, including drawing a foul on James for a three-point play. Memphis led 61-52 at halftime.
Russell scored the first eight of the third for the Lakers to quickly turn it into a tight game. James, who had nine in the third, hit a pair of free throws that pulled Los Angeles within 75-74 with 4:36 left.
Memphis took control with a 26-2 run that lasted until the start of the fourth. Morant had 11 in the third and finished the quarter with back-to-back buckets. His final drive put the Grizzlies up 94-76 going into the fourth.
Bane capped the spurt with a three-point play for a 101-74 lead.
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Lakers: They lost for just the fourth time in their past 17 games. ... They came in having outscored Memphis' bench 119-79 thanks to 72 points from Rui Hachimura. But the forward picked up two quick fouls early and played only five minutes of the first half. He finished with nine points, and the benches matched each other with 18 apiece.
Grizzlies: They will have to prove they can win in Los Angeles to force the third Game 7 in franchise history and first since 2014. They lost their lone game in the regular season at Los Angeles before dropping both Games 3 and 4, though the Grizzlies lost by six in overtime Monday night. ... Jackson had two blocks.
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-27T02:32:22+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/morant-grizzlies-stave-off-elimination-beat-17921418.php |
- GEP SOFTWARE enabling sourcing, supplier and contract management for all indirect and direct spend to drive greater value to millions of customers
- The bpost group is Belgium's leading postal operator and a growing parcel & omni-commerce logistics partner in Europe, North America and Asia
CLARK, N.J., Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GEP®, a leading provider of procurement and supply chain strategy, software and managed services to Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises worldwide, announced that the public company bpost group — Belgium's leading postal operator and a growing e-commerce logistics provider in Europe, North America and Asia — has selected, rolled out and started using GEP SOFTWARE™, the industry's leading procurement and supply chain platform.
Headquartered in Belgium, with more than 36,000 employees and 4.3 billion euros (US$4.7 billion) in global revenue, bpost makes it easier to buy and sell online, thanks to its wide range of services for the whole e-commerce chain. The group supports businesses to expand their omni-commerce activities across the globe with astute end-to-end solutions and smart partnerships. It is using GEP SOFTWARE for digital transformation across the source-to-contract (S2C) process encompassing sourcing management, project management, contracts and supplier management to improve efficiencies and compliance across the tendering and contracting process.
GEP SOFTWARE encompasses GEP SMART™, recently named the world's best procurement software for the second year in a row, and GEP NEXXE™, the next-generation cloud-native supply chain unified platform. It enables Fortune 500 and Global 2000 clients to drive optimum efficiency, agility, visibility and actionable intelligence into all procurement, purchasing and supply chain functions while eliminating burdensome infrastructure and support costs to achieve maximum ROI.
GEP SOFTWARE™ provides award-winning digital procurement and supply chain platforms that help global enterprises become more agile, resilient, competitive and profitable. With beautifully rendered interfaces and flexible workflows, GEP® provides users fresh, intuitive digital workspaces that yield extraordinary levels of user adoption and meaningful gains in team and personal productivity. GEP products capitalize on machine learning and cognitive computing, advanced data and semantic technologies, IoT, mobile and cloud technologies, and are designed to incorporate continual innovations in technology. GEP's software integrates quickly and easily with third-party and legacy systems, such as SAP, Oracle and all other major ERP and F&A software. And with superb support and service, GEP is an industry leader in customer satisfaction and loyalty. A leader in multiple Gartner Magic Quadrants, GEP's cloud-native software and digital business platforms consistently win awards and recognition from industry analysts, research firms and media outlets, including Gartner, Forrester, IDC, Procurement Leaders and Spend Matters. GEP SOFTWARE is part of Clark, NJ-based GEP — the world's leading provider of procurement and supply chain strategy, software and managed services. To learn more, visit www.gepsoftware.com.
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Votes are pouring in for the 2022 State Primary Election. Election day is a week from Tuesday, but there are a few ways you can cast your ballot early including one deadline coming up at the end of the day Monday.
DEADLINE: Apply to Vote by Mail by August 29th
If you want to vote from the comfort of your home using a mail-in ballot, the deadline to request one from the state is Monday at 5 p.m. Once you receive your ballot it can take up to seven days for it to return to an election office by mail. If you apply at the deadline Monday, you will have to drop your completed ballot off at an election office in a ballot drop-box.
EARLY VOTING Voting: Find your polling location
In addition, polling places are open across the state all week this week for early, in-person voting. Check the Secretary of State’s website for your city or town’s hours and early voting locations. Every municipality is required to offer some hours this week. It works just like election day so if you know you have a conflict next Tuesday, get out and vote this week. | 2022-08-29T15:17:12+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/massachusetts/early-voting-begins-for-2022-state-primary-election/ |
More Than $10 Million in Savings Available including Mystery Coupons for up to 99% Off
NORWALK, Conn., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline is kicking off its annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale next week with even bigger and better deals for the holiday season. Beginning on November 22, 2022, Priceline customers will have access to a full week of coupons and discounts, on top of Priceline's everyday deals, with more than $10 million in additional available savings on hotels, flights, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages.
In a year when every dollar counts, we're helping travelers meet their travel needs without sacrificing their holiday plans or budgets," explained Brett Keller, CEO of Priceline. "For this year's Black Friday Sale, we've lined up some of our best deals based on what we know our customers love and we're providing even more curated offers for their favorite destinations."
Priceline's email subscribers will have even more chances to save big with Mystery Coupons. This fan-favorite offer returns this year, with two opportunities to receive coupons for up to 99% off Hotel Express Deals®. Priceline is upping the ante even further for customers by sending twice as many 99% off coupons as last year and adding new 25% and 50% off Mystery Coupons as well.
Priceline's Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sale also includes:
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• Available 11/21/22 8:30 am - 11/28/22 11:59 pm EST
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• Save 20% or more throughout November on thousands of select hotels for stays through June 2023, no code needed.
• Cruise Savings: Get up to $3,000 to spend onboard a Norwegian Cruise, plus free prepaid gratuities. Priceline is also offering up to $2,000 in onboard credit to spend on all other participating cruise lines.
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• Priceline VIP Rewards™ Visa® Card: Earn 10,000 bonus points after qualifying purchases and enjoy a 0% intro APR on purchases for the first 12 months. Plus, earn 5X on Priceline bookings, 2X on restaurant and gas purchases, and automatic VIP Gold Status!
To be eligible for this year's Mystery Coupons, customers must be subscribed to Priceline's free Email Insiders list before November 20, 2022 at 11:59pm EST. Emails will be sent starting on November 21, 2022 and November 27, 2022. All recipients will receive a Mystery Coupon, 4,000 of which will be for 99% off, 6,000 for 50% off and 10,000 for 25% off.
To check out all of Priceline's holiday deals, visit Priceline.com, or download the Priceline app.
Priceline, part of Booking Holdings Inc. [NASDAQ: BKNG], is a leader in online travel deals. Priceline offers exclusive discounts on hotels, flights, alternative accommodations, rental cars, cruises and packages. We offer more than a million lodging properties, helping travelers find the right accommodation at the right price. We negotiate great deals every day, and put our best pricing on the Priceline app. With free cancellation for many rates, 24-hour customer assistance and the option for both pre-paid and pay upon arrival reservations, Priceline helps millions of travelers be there for the moments that matter. For us, and for our customers, every trip is a big deal.
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OSLO, Norway, Sept. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kahoot!, the global learning and engagement platform company, is announcing today the launch of its web platform and mobile apps in Korean. With this launch, Kahoot! is expanding and personalizing the user experience of its products across Asia, providing millions of lifelong learners with premium content and meaningful learning experiences in their own language.
The addition of Korean marks a new milestone for Kahoot!, now supporting 16 languages in the web platform and mobile apps. Korean is the fourth Asian language available in Kahoot! after the launch of Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
"South Korea owns one of the most remarkable digital infrastructures in the world with a top performing education system at all levels. The blend of these two elements, in combination with the popularity and usage of Kahoot!, make it a great time for us to accelerate the adoption of digital learning tools at scale among schools, universities and businesses of all sizes across South Korea," said Eilert Hanoa, CEO, Kahoot!.
In the last year, over 9 million teachers globally hosted a kahoot session in K-12 and higher education classrooms to create interactive lessons while fostering creativity among their students. Moreover, hundreds of global organizations including 97% of Fortune 500 companies, use Kahoot! to energize their employees facilitating communication, training sessions, presentations, meetings, and events at the workplace.
Earlier this year, Kahoot! announced a partnership with CLASSUM, the South Korean education technology company that enhances online and offline communication in the classroom and the workplace through digital learning spaces. CLASSUM and Kahoot! have a unified vision of increasing learning engagement through social interaction, friendly competition and gamified experiences for learners of all ages.
"Our partnership with CLASSUM is a strong foundation in our strategy to expand our presence in the Asian market, and offer easier access to multi-user Kahoot! licensing across Korean schools, universities and corporations of all sizes," said Hanoa.
Youjin Choi, CEO of CLASSUM said, "I want to congratulate Kahoot! on the launch of their apps and web platform in Korean. We are so honored to be able to deliver this news to our many Korean users as an official partner of Kahoot!. For the past few months, CLASSUM and Kahoot! have worked closely together to promote more active communication in learning and foster engaging educational environments. We look forward to witnessing the efforts of our two companies to create higher quality educational experiences around the world, providing great value to businesses, schools and institutions."
With the launch of Kahoot! in Korean, CLASSUM can further spread social learning, a culture in which people learn together. CLASSUM has also recently released its 4.0 update to break down the boundaries between educators and learners and facilitate communication-centered growth.
To celebrate the launch of Korean, Kahoot! has released hundreds of new high-quality games that users can play with friends, family and colleagues with content from premium Kahoot! partners. Through these kahoots, users can learn math, STEM, SEL, test their general knowledge or discover new ways of learning languages with exclusive content from Drops in Korean.
To explore these new content offerings and learn how to access Kahoot! in Korean, read our blog post.
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BEIJING, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- IOMesh has announced the release of Enterprise Edition 1.0, the enterprise Kubernetes-native distributed storage solution to help customers build elastic, reliable, and highly performant storage resource pools for stateful applications in a Kubernetes-native way.
IOMesh was first announced in 2021 as a preview version, with tested performance surpassing that of Portworx and other peer products. It is included in the "cloud-native storage" of CNCF Cloud Native Landscape and has achieved Red Hat OpenShift certification as well as compatibility certification with the Alauda Container Platform. In production, IOMesh was deployed by Alibaba Cloud and other customers, supporting data service applications.
IOMesh 1.0 has improved functionalities in installation, deployment, storage, operations, maintenance, etc. The community edition is also available for a quick experience of the full range of features for free.
Fully Enhanced Features
- High Performance: Leverage cutting-the-edge technologies such as I/O localization, cold & hot data tiering, all-flash configuration, and local PV to enhance storage performance.
- Production-Ready High Availability & Security: Ensure data availability and security with multiple replica policies, PV snapshots, abnormal disk detection & isolation mechanism, secure access, and intelligent data recovery.
- Fully Integrated into Kubernetes Ecosystem: Features such as CSI PV provisioning, O&M with K8s Operator, and K8s toolchain integration make IOMesh Kubernetes-native.
- Elastic & Agile: To deploy Kubernetes clusters, users can begin with just 3 nodes and enjoy on-demand fast deployment and scaling.
- Open & Inclusive: IOMesh has no kernel dependencies and is widely compatible.
Customers can use IOMesh for
- Containers as a Service: Speed up your application development and delivery in container environments.
- Database as a Service: Ensure node-level high availability with minimal or no downtime.
- KubeVirt: Provide persistent storage to Virtual Machines running in Kubernetes Pods.
Experience full features for free with IOMesh Community Edition
IOMesh offers a free community edition with access to all features. Customers can now Install IOMesh Community Edition with a single line of code, and receive a free 30-day trial license upon installation. You can also later request a permanent free license. For installation and deployment guidance, please check IOMesh Docs. For inquiries and community support, please join the IOMesh community on Slack.
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There was a palpable sense of frustration among Senate Democrats Tuesday with the Supreme Court's lack of action on ethics at the court.
"The highest court in the land shouldn't have the lowest ethical standards," said Senate Judiciary Chairman Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., at a hearing on ethics oversight at the high court. "That reality is driving a crisis in public confidence in the Supreme Court. The status quo must change."
The hearing stems from lavish vacations and land deals not disclosed by two of the court's conservative justices, Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch. The conservative-majority court is suffering from a historic lack of trust and confidence after unpopular decisions in the last couple of years, particularly on abortion rights.
Democrats' irritation with the "status quo," as Durbin calls it, is indicative of a larger political trend — the declining trust and confidence in U.S. institutions writ large coupled with Democrats' exasperation on a host of perceived political injustices.
Chafing under minority rule
Democrats have won the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential elections. But two of the elections in which they won the popular vote were awarded to Republicans because of the Electoral College.
And it's had profound consequences.
The Iraq War likely would have never happened with a Democratic President Al Gore, and there would have certainly have been more action on climate change.
Donald Trump lost the popular vote by 3 million votes in 2016, but won the Electoral College. He wound up being impeached twice and lies he told about the 2020 election he lost led to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Trump was also able to nominate three Supreme Court justices. That reshaped the court, making it the most conservative in almost a century and led to a host of changes now roiling society, like the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 50-year-old ruling that had guaranteed the right to an abortion in this country.
For Democrats smarting at the 2000 and 2016 elections, it's painful to think of how differently U.S. politics and society would look had they won. After all, Presidents George W. Bush and Trump appointed five Supreme Court justices between them.
That, in theory, means had Democrats won those two elections, it could be an 8-1 liberal majority on the court.
Not a joke, as the current president is fond of saying.
Now, in reality, who knows if that's how politics would have played out. Americans tend to sour on one-party rule, and without the Iraq War, arguably, there might have been no President Barack Obama. And without Trump, there might not be a President Biden.
Still, there's no denying Democrats are chafing under what they see as minoritarian rule. It's not with just presidential elections and the Supreme Court, but Republicans' extreme use of the filibuster, gerrymandering of congressional seats that that have given the GOP outsize advantages, and that they often have the majority position in polling on public policy, but continue to see conservatives routinely push hard-line policies both nationally and at the state levels.
Increased partisanship — and pugilism
Conservatives have their own view of their reasons for mistrust and disillusionment. They see corporations and the media — not just the news but Hollywood and television — lurching toward a liberalism they see as fundamentally changing the traditional fabric of the country.
Conservatives see Democrats as hen-pecking, bellyaching victims. Republican strategists say they have played by the rules, focusing on building advantages in key Electoral College states, legislatures and governors' races over two decades — and because Democrats didn't invest in down-ballot infrastructure, they're now complaining about unfairness.
Republicans have dug in. Strategically, starting under Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich in the 1990s, the GOP policy, particularly in the House, has largely been party unity first above compromise.
Partisanship and polarization have been on the rise over the last 30 years. There are fewer competitive House districts, largely drawn by Republicans, which has meant more ideological purity in Congress and more hard-line, and, at times, ugly, in-your-face politics.
It's all mixed together to make for a toxic brew of mistrust and antipathy that shows in the potentially dangerous decline in the lack of trust in institutions.
Trust and confidence in the Supreme Court at a historic low
Sixty-two percent said they have not very much or no confidence in the Supreme Court, according to the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. That's the lowest recorded in the five years Marist has been asking the question. The lack of confidence was driven by Democrats and most independents.
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The data is consistent with other surveys, as well. Gallup, for example, found just 25% had a great deal or quite a lot of confidence in the once-vaunted institution, the lowest in Gallup's 50-year trend on the question.
The drop off coincided with the death of the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2020, and then nosedived after the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling last year that gutted the right to an abortion.
Views of the court are now the most sharply divided they've ever been.
Americans don't like the political parties — or the people in them
Americans don't tend to like either political party very much. A December NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found that the parties were viewed nearly identically and in a negative light.
Below the numbers, an intensity of dislike has grown. Over the last 30 years, members of both parties have been increasingly likely to express extremely negative views of the other political party. In 1994, only about one-fifth of Americans said they had a "very unfavorable" view of the other party.
Last year, a Pew Research Center study found majorities in each party said so.
But it's not just the parties; it's the people in them.
As we've written previously, interpolitical marriages are rare and on the decline, and the ones who are in politically mixed marriages report lower levels of family life satisfaction. What's more, 4 in 10 people in both political parties said in 2020, they would be upset if their child married someone of the opposite political party.
Those negative feelings might be explained by the growing dislike people in both parties have for each other. Americans are increasingly likely to say, for example, that members of the other party are closed-minded, dishonest, immoral, unintelligent and lazy, according to Pew.
There's less trust in the federal government to handle problems
Congress has gotten low ratings for decades. A majority hasn't approved of the job Congress was doing since April of 2003, just after the start of the Iraq war. Recently, just 20% approved of the job Congress was doing with a whopping 78% disapproving, per a March Gallup survey.
This is the place where laws are made, but trust that the government can solve problems has dropped significantly in the past decade. Two-thirds of Americans a decade ago said they trusted the federal government to handle international problems and a majority said so about domestic ones. Both were down to 39% last year.
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That's particularly problematic for the world's most powerful and wealthy country, which is trying to maintain unity of support in staving off Russian aggression in Ukraine and, domestically, still recovering economically from a pandemic that killed more than 1 million Americans.
Trust in experts has also declined
Speaking of the pandemic, there has been a drop in trust for once highly respected public health officials, as many became political targets. Fewer Americans are saying they have confidence in a host of critical groups and institutions, including scientists and medical experts, but also school principals, the military, police, religious leaders and journalists.
News and information have become polarizing — and weaponized
The press has always been a political target, and there's supposed to be a healthy tension between the press corps and presidents in a democracy. But with a la carte news consumption and politicians labeling the press the "enemy of the people," trust has dropped to a new low.
For the first time last year, more Americans said they had no trust "at all" in the media than those who said they had a great deal, a fair amount or not very much. There's a huge partisan divide — 70% of Democrats said they had a great deal or fair amount of trust in the media, while just 14% of Republicans and 27% of independents said they did.
The problem is not limited to party. Younger Americans, those 18 to 29, trust social media nearly as much as they do traditional news outlets.
A strong news media, though, has always been an indicator of a strong democracy. Record numbers of journalists around the world have been jailed in recent years, and that's happened in some of the most authoritarian regimes. Iran, China, Myanmar, Turkey and Belarus all topped the list.
It's political leaders, too
Of course, it's not just the press. It's a two-way mirror.
Trump and Biden are the leading contenders for their respective nominations, and yet, are polarizing, have mediocre favorability ratings that are nearly exact inverses of each other, and significant percentages of voters in their parties have told pollsters at varying times that they would have a better chance if someone else ran.
It's an odd place for the world's leading power to so distrust the people leading it and the institutions that hold up its government.
And that ever-more partisan view of almost everything in American daily life was made clear again Tuesday in the ethics hearing about the Supreme Court.
Republicans reflexively accused Democrats of being politically motivated in holding a Supreme Court ethics hearing.
"This assault on Justice Thomas is well beyond ethics," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., charged. "It's about trying to delegitimize a conservative court that was appointed through the traditional process."
Graham tweeted the quote with a link to a Fox News story that mentioned it. Easy political points with the base, but if everything is made out to be political and partisan, the country is going to have an increasingly difficult time holding its leaders to true account — even simply Supreme Court justices to stricter and more consistent ethics standards.
For those who wonder where this leads, the consequences are already being felt. There are growing fears about U.S. democracy domestically and abroad. World leaders were aghast at the Jan. 6 insurrection and were left questioning the U.S.'s ability to lead.
Biden ran on trying to "unite the country," but arguably, the opposite has happened. Biden has been relentlessly lampooned in conservative media as not all there — and it's something North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister is now using to attack Biden after the U.S. and South Korea signed a nuclear agreement.
That lack of domestic political unity is also giving openings to Russia and China, who are actively seeking to sow that division.
American partisanship and pugilism aren't likely to let up any time soon. So agendas are only going to be implemented through the political means that have always prevailed — political power gotten through winning elections and expanded majorities.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Paul, Minnesota-based Visualz, a full-service supplier of educational resources and customized design projects, and Madison, Wisconsin-based ProTeam Foodservice Advisors, which offers comprehensive consulting services to educational foodservice leaders, have teamed up to integrate their design and consulting services for school cafeterias that need a visual transformation.
With the power of customized design for cafeteria makeovers from Visualz and the consulting expertise of Fresh Eye Reviews from ProTeam Foodservice Advisors, cafeterias will get new personalities with individualized graphics packages to increase breakfast and lunch participation, improve student dining satisfaction and celebrate good nutrition.
"The partnership is expected to expand the awareness of what value Visualz can bring to the table and is a natural progression for the two companies who share common audiences," said Visualz's Cindy Scheurer.
"I can't wait to see the fusion of each of our expertise to bring the best resources to schools for their cafeteria upgrades," said ProTeam's Paul Mackesey.
Visualz brings your organization's most important messages to life through engaging visuals. We harness the power of graphics and positive messaging to create one-of-a kind food, nutrition and life skills educational resources that are used by schools, SNAP-Ed, EFNEP, and Public Health customers, along with Farmers Markets, WIC offices, and food banks. Learn more at www.getvisualz.com.
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TX Houston/Galveston TX Zone Forecast for Saturday, September 17, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Southeast Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
TXZ211-182100-
Austin-
Including the cities of Sealy and Bellville
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny, then becoming mostly sunny this morning,
then becoming sunny. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in
the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ237-182100-
Inland Brazoria-
Including the cities of Pearland, Alvin, and Angleton
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy
fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ196-182100-
Brazos-
Including the cities of College Station and Bryan
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs
in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ195-182100-
Burleson-
Including the cities of Caldwell and Somerville
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs
in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
$$
TXZ214-182100-
Chambers-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell,
and Old River-Winfree
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid
with highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ210-182100-
Colorado-
Including the cities of Columbus, Eagle Lake, and Weimar
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in
the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ227-182100-
Fort Bend-
Including the cities of Missouri City, Mission Bend, Sugar Land,
Rosenberg, First Colony, and Pecan Grove
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy
fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ238-182100-
Inland Galveston-
Including the cities of League City and Friendswood
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ198-182100-
Grimes-
Including the city of Navasota
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ213-182100-
Inland Harris-
Including the city of Houston
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with
highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Humid with highs in the mid 90s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ163-182100-
Houston-
Including the city of Crockett
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ235-182100-
Inland Jackson-
Including the cities of Edna and Ganado
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in
the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming east around 5 mph after
midnight.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming east around 5 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ200-182100-
Northern Liberty-
Including the cities of Liberty, Cleveland, and Dayton
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ176-182100-
Madison-
Including the city of Madisonville
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ236-182100-
Inland Matagorda-
Including the city of Bay City
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. Patchy
fog after midnight. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ199-182100-
Montgomery-
Including the cities of Conroe and The Woodlands
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to
105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ179-182100-
Polk-
Including the cities of Livingston and Corrigan
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds around 5 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds around
5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Northwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ178-182100-
San Jacinto-
Including the cities of Shepherd and Coldspring
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70. South winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ164-182100-
Trinity-
Including the cities of Trinity and Groveton
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. West winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs around 100.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ177-182100-
Walker-
Including the city of Huntsville
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around
5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ212-182100-
Waller-
Including the cities of Hempstead, Prairie View, Brookshire,
and Waller
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Hot with highs in
the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent. Heat index values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds
around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ197-182100-
Washington-
Including the city of Brenham
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog after midnight. Mostly sunny. Hot with highs
in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Hot with highs in the mid 90s. East winds
5 to 10 mph. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s. Southwest
winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph in the
afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ226-182100-
Wharton-
Including the cities of El Campo and Wharton
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy fog after midnight. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in
the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the lower 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ300-182100-
Southern Liberty-
Including the city of Devers
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs
in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s. North winds
around 5 mph, becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows around 70.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the upper 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
$$
TXZ313-182100-
Coastal Harris-
Including the cities of Pasadena and Baytown
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Sunny after midnight, then becoming mostly sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid
with highs in the lower 90s. East 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.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with highs in the lower 90s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Heat index values up
to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest around 5 mph
after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. North winds around
5 mph, becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, hot with highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ338-182100-
Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Humid with lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny with highs around 90. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ337-182100-
Coastal Brazoria-
Including the cities of Lake Jackson, Freeport, and Clute
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 70s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming east in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ336-182100-
Coastal Matagorda-
Including the city of Palacios
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs around 90. East winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid
with highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 90.
$$
TXZ335-182100-
Coastal Jackson-
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s.
East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent. Heat index
values up to 106.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Humid with highs in the lower 90s. East winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent. Heat index values up to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the mid 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after
midnight.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 90s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s.
$$
TXZ436-182100-
Matagorda Islands-
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the mid 80s. Southeast winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows around 80. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid
with highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
$$
TXZ437-182100-
Brazoria Islands-
Including the city of Surfside Beach
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. Humid with highs in the upper 80s. East winds
10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
.MONDAY...Sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid
with highs in the upper 80s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 40 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Humid with lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
$$
TXZ438-182100-
Galveston Island-
Including the city of Galveston
227 AM CDT Sun Sep 18 2022
.TODAY...Partly cloudy after midnight, then becoming sunny. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Humid with highs in
the upper 80s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
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Man wielding knife attacks people in north Scottsdale
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - One person was arrested following a knife attack in north Scottsdale that left two people injured.
According to police, the incident happened just before midnight on May 28 near Scottsdale Road and Greenway Parkway.
Officers responded to the scene and learned two people were hurt by someone with a knife.
One victim was taken to a hospital in an unknown condition.
Two people were detained by police, one of whom was arrested.
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-Faster charging that saves money for electric vehicle (EV) owners-
NEW YORK, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new partnership between EnergyHub, the industry's most experienced provider of distributed energy resource management systems (DERMS), and Emporia, a Colorado-based smart home energy management technology company, will provide utility customers access to a faster charging system that saves money and is compatible with all EV makes and models.
More than 80 percent of EV owners prefer charging at home if they have access to a charger. Nationwide, utilities using the EnergyHub EV platform are answering the call by growing the number of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) models eligible for program participation, expanding utility customer choice and supporting utility programs designed for grid reliability and customer savings.
"The Emporia integration furthers EnergyHub's commitment to maximizing hardware choice for utility customers, while making enrollment in utility programs easier than ever through Emporia's in-app enrollment flow," said Matt Johnson, VP of Business Development at EnergyHub. "We're excited to roll out Emporia's technology in Dominion Energy's managed charging program this summer, and to scale to additional utility programs soon."
Through the EnergyHub EV platform, the Emporia Level 2 EV Charger enables utility customer participation in managed charging, behavioral charging, and charging analytics programs. The Emporia system also provides a stronger charge (48 amps), and a longer cable (24 feet) than any other Level 2 EV charger at that same price point, as well as a total smart home energy management integration.
"We are all about saving customers money on their energy bills," said Shawn McLaughlin, Chief Executive Officer, Emporia. "Our strategic partnership with EnergyHub only furthers that mission of savings through innovation and we couldn't be more thrilled to be working together."
EnergyHub has more than one million devices under management, and increased the number of electric vehicles participating in EnergyHub EV programs by more than 200 percent in 2022. Program growth through incorporation of innovative technologies like Emporia's will allow utilities to unlock grid value from EVs and optimize program performance, all while delighting customers.
EnergyHub is an independent subsidiary of Alarm.com (NASDAQ: ALRM), the leading platform for the intelligently connected property.
About EnergyHub
EnergyHub is the leading grid-edge DERMS provider. Utilities rely on EnergyHub's DERMS platform to manage all distributed energy resources to serve grid and market objectives. EnergyHub works with over 60 utilities in North America to manage more than 1.3 GW of flexible capacity. We empower utilities and their customers to create a clean, distributed energy future. For more information, visit www.energyhub.com.
About Emporia
Emporia is an energy management technology company that is revolutionizing home energy with a goal of making energy efficiency accessible to all homeowners by creating energy-saving technology at the lowest cost and highest quality possible. Emporia's line of products includes smart home energy monitors, smart plugs, EV chargers, home battery systems, and an integrative app that allows for easy energy management. By reducing customers' energy use and saving them money, Emporia is helping people create a healthier planet and build a brighter future for us all. For more information, visit www.emporiaenergy.com.
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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a safe and simple way for children to capture and edit images with filters, stickers, or other visual effects without having to use various social media platforms," said an inventor, from Dooling, Ga., "so I invented the SNAP CAM. My design would be fun, safe and easy for children to use."
The invention provides a unique digital camera for children. In doing so, it enables the user to edit photos/videos, use filters, add stickers, etc. As a result, it could provide added creativity and entertainment. It also would not require access to social media platforms. The invention features an innovative design that is easy to use so it is ideal for children.
The original design was submitted to the Atlanta sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 21-ALL-2887, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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FAIRFAX, Va., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V. (the "Company" or "Playa") (NASDAQ: PLYA) today announced results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Results
- Net Loss was $2.2 million compared to a Net Loss of $12.4 million in 2021
- Adjusted Net Income(1) was $5.9 million compared to an Adjusted Net Loss of $13.7 million in 2021
- Net Package RevPAR increased 37.5% over 2021 to $253.17, driven by a 14.5 percentage point increase in Occupancy and a 10.5% increase in Net Package ADR
- Comparable Net Package RevPAR increased 41.4% over 2021 to $257.08, driven by a 16.3 percentage point increase in Occupancy and an 11.2% increase in Net Package ADR
- Owned Resort EBITDA(1) increased 40.6% versus 2021 to $57.4 million, inclusive of an estimated $2.9 million negative impact from Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic
- Owned Resort EBITDA Margin(1) increased 1.4 percentage points versus 2021 to 29.5%, inclusive of an estimated 0.8 percentage point negative impact from Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 41.2% versus 2021 to $44.9 million
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 1.2 percentage points versus 2021 to 22.9%
- Comparable Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 57.6% versus 2021 to $33.6 million
- Comparable Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 2.7 percentage points versus 2021 to 21.4%
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Results
- Net Income was $71.0 million compared to a Net Loss of $89.9 million in 2021
- Adjusted Net Income(1) was $62.6 million compared to an Adjusted Net Loss of $74.2 million in 2021
- Net Package RevPAR increased 89.4% over 2021 to $268.35, driven by a 26.9 percentage point increase in Occupancy and a 20.2% increase in Net Package ADR
- Comparable Net Package RevPAR increased 83.9% over 2021 to $264.79, driven by a 25.8 percentage point increase in Occupancy and a 20.4% increase in Net Package ADR
- Owned Resort EBITDA(1) increased 173.9% versus 2021 to $217.7 million, inclusive of an estimated $2.9 million negative impact from Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic
- Owned Resort EBITDA Margin(1) increased 12.1 percentage points versus 2021 to 35.2%, inclusive of an estimated 0.2 percentage point negative impact from Hurricane Fiona in the Dominican Republic
- Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 251.7% versus 2021 to $183.5 million
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 14.3 percentage points versus 2021 to 29.4%
- Comparable Adjusted EBITDA(1) increased 307.1% versus 2021 to $131.3 million
- Comparable Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) increased 15.1 percentage points versus 2021 to 27.1%
(1) See "Definitions of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures and Operating Statistics" for a description of how we compute Adjusted Net Income/(Loss), Owned Resort EBITDA, Owned Resort EBITDA Margin, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Comparable Adjusted EBITDA, Comparable Adjusted EBITDA Margin and other non-GAAP financial figures included in this press release, as well as reconciliations of such non-GAAP financial figures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
"We continued to execute on our strategic objectives during the third quarter despite the uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, above-average inflation and hurricane-related disruption in the Dominican Republic. Our business momentum was broad-based as we successfully lapped last year's record ADR and Owned Resort EBITDA Margins.
The underlying performance in the quarter and our current strength in booking demand give us a continued sense of optimism as we approach our high season. Demand has remained strong across our portfolio, and as of mid-October, our revenue on the books for the first quarter of 2023 is up nearly 40% year-over-year for our Playa owned and managed resorts, with increased ADRs driving nearly one-third of the gains.
In the Dominican Republic, repair work is going well and we are on track to have the resorts open for business in time for the important high season. Our team's efforts in the aftermath of the storm have been exceptional in the face of severe adversity. Our guest support has also been phenomenal, as we have seen steady demand and have had no major MICE group cancellations for 2023."
– Bruce D. Wardinski, Chairman and CEO of Playa Hotels & Resorts
Financial and Operating Results
The following tables set forth information with respect to the operating results of our total portfolio and comparable portfolio for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in thousands):
Total Portfolio
Comparable Portfolio (4)
(1) Total Net Revenue represents revenue from the sale of all-inclusive packages, which include room accommodations, food and beverage services and entertainment activities, net of compulsory tips paid to employees, as well as revenue from other goods, services and amenities not included in the all-inclusive package. Government mandated compulsory tips in the Dominican Republic are not included in this adjustment as they are already excluded from revenue in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A description of how we compute Total Net Revenue and a reconciliation of Total Net Revenue to total revenue can be found in the section "Definitions of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures and Operating Statistics" below. Total Net Revenue also includes all Management Fee Revenue.
(2) Owned Net Revenue excludes Management Fee Revenue and other corporate revenue.
(3) Other corporate includes revenue generated by The Playa Collection of $0.6 million and $1.3 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively, which represents licensing, marketing and other support fees.
(4) For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the comparable portfolio excludes Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana which were closed the last twelve days of the third quarter to expedite repair work as a result of Hurricane Fiona. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the comparable portfolio excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras, which was sold in February 2021, Capri Resort which was sold in June 2021, and Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana which were closed the last twelve days of the third quarter to expedite repair work as a result of Hurricane Fiona.
Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2022, we held $371.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, with no restricted cash balance. Total interest-bearing debt was $1,112.7 million, comprised of our Senior Secured Term Loan due 2024 and Property Loan due 2025. Effective March 29, 2018, we entered into two interest rate swaps to fix LIBOR at 2.85% on $800.0 million of our variable rate Term Loan. As of September 30, 2022, there was no balance outstanding on our $68.0 million Revolving Credit Facility.
Earnings Call
The Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter results on Friday, November 4, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). The conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 317-6003 for domestic participants and (412) 317-6061 for international participants. The conference ID number is 5047898. Additionally, interested parties may listen to a taped replay of the entire conference call commencing two hours after the call's completion on Friday, November 4, 2022. This replay will run through Friday, November 11, 2022. The access number for a taped replay of the conference call is (877) 344-7529 or (412) 317-0088 using the following conference ID number: 7575705. There will also be a webcast of the conference call accessible on the Company's investor relations website at www.investors.playaresorts.com.
About the Company
Playa is a leading owner, operator and developer of all-inclusive resorts in prime beachfront locations in popular vacation destinations in Mexico and the Caribbean. As of September 30, 2022, Playa owned and/or managed a total portfolio consisting of 25 resorts (9,352 rooms) located in Mexico, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. In Mexico, Playa owns and manages Hyatt Zilara Cancún, Hyatt Ziva Cancún, Wyndham Alltra Cancún, Wyndham Alltra Playa del Carmen, Hilton Playa del Carmen All-Inclusive Resort, Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta and Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos. In Jamaica, Playa owns and manages Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall, Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall, Hilton Rose Hall Resort & Spa, Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort & Spa and Jewel Paradise Cove Beach Resort & Spa. In the Dominican Republic, Playa owns and manages the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Family Resort, the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Adult Resort, Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana and Hyatt Ziva Cap Cana. Playa owns two resorts in the Dominican Republic that are managed by a third-party and manages eight resorts on behalf of third-party owners, one of which is currently closed for renovations but expected to open in late 2022. Playa's strategy is to leverage its globally recognized brand partnerships and proprietary in-house direct booking capabilities to capitalize on the growing popularity of the all-inclusive resort model and reach first-time all-inclusive consumers in a cost-effective manner. We believe that this strategy should position us to generate attractive returns for our shareholders, build lasting relationships with our guests, and enhance the lives of our associates and the communities in which we operate.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains ''forward-looking statements,'' as defined by federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and projections about future events at the time, and thus involve uncertainty and risk. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "will," "could," "would," "should," "may," "plan," "estimate," "intend," "predict," "potential," "continue," and the negatives of these words and other similar expressions generally identify forward looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including those described under the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Playa's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 24, 2022, as updated by Playa's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC on August 4, 2022, and as such factors may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the SEC, which are accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this release and in Playa's filings with the SEC. Currently, some of the most significant factors that could cause actual outcomes to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are the adverse effects of the current COVID-19 pandemic on our financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects, reductions in service by the airlines that service the locations where we own resorts or other airline service/capacity issues, the short and longer-term demand for travel, the global economy and the local economies where we own resorts and the financial markets. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to impact us and consumer behavior will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the scope, severity and duration of the pandemic, continuing resurgences of the pandemic, government actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its impact, and the effectiveness and distribution of vaccines and treatment therapies. Our business and profitability may also be adversely impacted to the extent high inflation and interest rates adversely affect macroeconomic conditions. While forward-looking statements reflect our good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. The Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, data or methods, future events or other changes after the date of this press release, except as required by applicable law. You should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based only on information currently available to us (or to third parties making the forward-looking statements).
Definitions of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures and Operating Statistics
Occupancy
"Occupancy" represents the total number of rooms sold for a period divided by the total number of rooms available during such period. The total number of rooms available excludes any rooms considered "Out of Order" due to renovation or a temporary problem rendering them inadequate for occupancy for an extended period of time. Occupancy is a useful measure of the utilization of a resort's total available capacity and can be used to gauge demand at a specific resort or group of properties during a given period. Occupancy levels also enable us to optimize Net Package ADR by increasing or decreasing the stated rate for our all-inclusive packages as demand for a resort increases or decreases.
Net Package Average Daily Rate ("Net Package ADR")
"Net Package ADR" represents total Net Package Revenue for a period divided by the total number of rooms sold during such period. Net Package ADR trends and patterns provide useful information concerning the pricing environment and the nature of the guest base of our portfolio or comparable portfolio, as applicable. Net Package ADR is a commonly used performance measure in the all-inclusive segment of the lodging industry and is commonly used to assess the stated rates that guests are willing to pay through various distribution channels.
Net Package Revenue per Available Room ("Net Package RevPAR")
"Net Package RevPAR" is the product of Net Package ADR and the average daily occupancy percentage. Net Package RevPAR does not reflect the impact of non-package revenue. Although Net Package RevPAR does not include this additional revenue, it generally is considered the key performance measure in the all-inclusive segment of the lodging industry to identify trend information with respect to net room revenue produced by our portfolio or comparable portfolio, as applicable, and to evaluate operating performance on a consolidated basis or a regional basis, as applicable.
Net Package Revenue, Net Non-package Revenue, Owned Net Revenue, Management Fee Revenue, Cost Reimbursements and Total Net Revenue
"Net Package Revenue" is derived from the sale of all-inclusive packages, which include room accommodations, food and beverage services and entertainment activities, net of compulsory tips paid to employees. Government mandated compulsory tips in the Dominican Republic are not included in this adjustment, as they are already excluded from revenue. Revenue is recognized, net of discounts and rebates, when the rooms are occupied and/or the relevant services have been rendered. Advance deposits received from guests are deferred and included in trade and other payables until the rooms are occupied and/or the relevant services have been rendered, at which point the revenue is recognized.
"Net Non-package Revenue" represents all other revenues earned from the operations of our resorts, other than Net Package Revenue, net of compulsory tips paid to employees. Government mandated compulsory tips in the Dominican Republic are not included in this adjustment, as they are already excluded from revenue. Net Non-package Revenue includes revenue associated with guests' purchases of upgrades, premium services and amenities, such as premium rooms, dining experiences, wines and spirits and spa packages, which are not included in the all-inclusive package. Revenue not included in a guest's all-inclusive package is recognized when the goods are consumed.
"Owned Net Revenue" represents Net Package Revenue and Net Non-package Revenue. Owned Net Revenue represents a key indicator to assess the overall performance of our business and analyze trends, such as consumer demand, brand preference and competition. In analyzing our Owned Net Revenues, our management differentiates between Net Package Revenue and Net Non-package Revenue. Guests at our resorts purchase packages at stated rates, which include room accommodations, food and beverage services and entertainment activities, in contrast to other lodging business models, which typically only include the room accommodations in the stated rate. The amenities at all-inclusive resorts typically include a variety of buffet and á la carte restaurants, bars, activities, and shows and entertainment throughout the day.
"Management Fee Revenue" is derived from fees earned for managing resorts owned by third parties. The fees earned are typically composed of a base fee, which is computed as a percentage of revenue, and an incentive fee, which is computed as a percentage of profitability.
"Total Net Revenue" represents Net Package Revenue, Net Non-package Revenue and Management Fee Revenue. "Cost Reimbursements" is excluded from Total Net Revenue as it is not considered a key indicator of financial and operating performance. Cost Reimbursements is derived from the reimbursement of certain costs incurred by Playa on behalf of resorts managed by Playa and owned by third parties. This revenue is fully offset by reimbursable costs and has no net impact on operating income (loss) or net (loss) income.
The following table shows a reconciliation of Net Package Revenue, Net Non-package Revenue, Management Fee Revenue and Total Net Revenue to total revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in thousands):
Total Portfolio
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Owned Resort EBITDA, and Owned Resort EBITDA Margin
We define EBITDA, a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, as net income or loss, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the period presented, before interest expense, income tax and depreciation and amortization expense. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below) include corporate expenses, which are overhead costs that are essential to support the operation of the Company, including the operations and development of our resorts. We define Adjusted EBITDA, a non-U.S. GAAP financial measure, as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude the following items:
- Other income or expense
- Pre-opening expense
- Transaction expenses
- Severance expense
- Other tax expense
- Gain on property damage insurance proceeds
- Share-based compensation
- Loss on extinguishment of debt
- Other items, which may include but are not limited to the following: contract termination fees; gains or losses from legal settlements; repairs from hurricanes and tropical storms and impairment losses.
We include the non-service cost components of net periodic pension cost or benefit recorded within other income or expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations in calculating Adjusted EBITDA as they are considered part of our ongoing resort operations.
"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" represents Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Total Net Revenue.
"Owned Resort EBITDA" represents Adjusted EBITDA before corporate expenses and Management Fee Revenue.
"Owned Resort EBITDA Margin" represents Owned Resort EBITDA as a percentage of Owned Net Revenue.
Adjusted Net Income (Loss)
"Adjusted Net Income (Loss)" represents net income or loss attributable to Playa, determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, excluding special items which are not reflective of our core operating performance, such as one-time expenses related to transaction expenses.
Usefulness and Limitation of Non-U.S. GAAP Measures
We believe that each of Net Package Revenue, Net Non-package Revenue, Owned Net Revenue, Total Net Revenue, Net Package ADR, Net Package RevPAR and Net Direct Expenses are useful to investors as they reflect our operating results by excluding compulsory tips. These tips have a margin of zero and do not represent our operating results.
We also believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors for two principal reasons. First, we believe Adjusted EBITDA assists investors in comparing our performance over various reporting periods on a consistent basis by removing from our operating results the impact of items that do not reflect our core operating performance. For example, changes in foreign exchange rates (which are the principal driver of changes in other income or expense), and expenses related to capital raising, strategic initiatives and other corporate initiatives, such as expansion into new markets (which are the principal drivers of changes in transaction expenses), are not indicative of the operating performance of our resorts. The other adjustments included in our definition of Adjusted EBITDA relate to items that occur infrequently and therefore would obstruct the comparability of our operating results over reporting periods. For example, revenue from insurance policies, other than business interruption insurance policies, is infrequent in nature, and we believe excluding these expense and revenue items permits investors to better evaluate the core operating performance of our resorts over time. We believe Adjusted EBITDA Margin provides our investors a useful measurement of operating profitability for the same reasons we find Adjusted EBITDA useful.
The second principal reason that we believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors is that it is considered a key performance indicator by our board of directors (our "Board") and management. In addition, the compensation committee of our Board determines a portion of the annual variable compensation for certain members of our management based, in part, on consolidated Adjusted EBITDA. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors because it provides investors with information utilized by our Board and management to assess our performance and may (subject to the limitations described below) enable investors to compare the performance of our portfolio to our competitors.
We believe that Owned Resort EBITDA and Owned Resort EBITDA Margin are useful to investors as they allow investors to measure resort-level performance and profitability by excluding expenses not directly tied to our resorts, such as corporate expenses, and excluding ancillary revenues not derived from our resorts, such as management fee revenue. We believe Owned Resort EBITDA is also helpful to investors that use it in estimating the value of our resort portfolio. Management uses these measures to monitor property-level performance and profitability.
A reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Owned Resort EBITDA to net income or loss as computed under U.S. GAAP is presented below.
Adjusted Net (Loss) Income is non-GAAP performance measure that provides meaningful comparisons of ongoing operating results, by removing from net income or loss the impact of items that do not reflect our normalized operations. A reconciliation of net income or loss as computed under U.S. GAAP to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is presented below.
Our non-U.S. GAAP financial measures are not substitutes for revenue, net income or any other measure determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. There are limitations to the utility of non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, such as Adjusted EBITDA. For example, other companies in our industry may define Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do. As a result, it may be difficult to use Adjusted EBITDA or similarly named non-U.S. GAAP financial measures that other companies publish to compare the performance of those companies to our performance. Because of these limitations, our non-U.S. GAAP financial measures should not be considered as a measure of the income or loss generated by our business or discretionary cash available for investment in our business, and investors should carefully consider our U.S. GAAP results presented.
Comparable Non-U.S. GAAP Measures
We believe that presenting Adjusted EBITDA, Owned Resort EBITDA, Total Net Revenue, Net Package Revenue and Net Non-package Revenue on a comparable basis is useful to investors because these measures include only the results of resorts owned and in operation for the entirety of the periods presented and thereby eliminate disparities in results due to the acquisition or disposition of resorts or the impact of resort closures or re-openings in connection with redevelopment or renovation projects. As a result, we believe these measures provide more consistent metrics for comparing the performance of our operating resorts. We calculate Comparable Adjusted EBITDA, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA, Comparable Total Net Revenue, Comparable Net Package Revenue and Comparable Net Non-package Revenue as the total amount of each respective measure less amounts attributable to non-comparable resorts, by which we mean resorts that were not owned or in operation during some or all of the relevant reporting period.
Our comparable portfolio for the three months ended September 30, 2022 excludes the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana which were closed the last twelve days of the third quarter to expedite necessary clean up and repair work as a result of Hurricane Fiona. Our comparable portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras, which was sold in February 2021, Capri Resort, which was sold in June 2021, and Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana which were closed the last twelve days of the third quarter 2022 to expedite necessary clean up and repair work as a result of Hurricane Fiona.
A reconciliation of net income or loss as computed under U.S. GAAP to comparable Adjusted EBITDA is presented below. For a reconciliation of Comparable Net Package Revenue, Comparable Net Non-package Revenue, Comparable Management Fee Revenue and Comparable Total Net Revenue to total revenue as computed under U.S. GAAP, see "Net Package Revenue, Net Non-package Revenue, Owned Net Revenue, Management Fee Revenue, Cost Reimbursements and Total Net Revenue" in this section.
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Owned Resort EBITDA
($ in thousands)
The following is a reconciliation of our U.S. GAAP net (loss) income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Owned Resort EBITDA and Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in thousands):
(a) Represents changes in foreign exchange and other miscellaneous expenses or income.
(b) Represents expenses incurred in connection with corporate initiatives, such as: system implementations, debt refinancing costs; other capital raising efforts; and strategic initiatives, such as the launch of a new resort or possible expansion into new markets.
(c) Relates primarily to a Dominican Republic asset tax, which is an alternative tax to income tax in the Dominican Republic. We eliminate this expense from Adjusted EBITDA because it is substantially similar to the income tax provision or benefit we eliminate from EBITDA.
(d) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, represents expected repair and clean-up expenses and write offs of property and equipment and inventory related to Hurricane Fiona, which are not expected to be offset by property damage insurance proceeds.
(e) For the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, represents corporate salaries and benefits of $8.8 million for 2022 and $6.2 million for 2021, professional fees of $2.5 million for 2022 and $1.8 million for 2021, corporate rent and insurance of $1.0 million for 2022 and $1.0 million for 2021, and corporate travel, software licenses, board fees and other miscellaneous corporate expenses of $1.4 million for 2022 and $0.7 million for 2021, and includes $0.6 million of revenue generated by The Playa Collection in 2022.
(f) For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, represents corporate salaries and benefits of $25.9 million for 2022 and $19.2 million for 2021, professional fees of $6.7 million for 2022 and $5.4 million for 2021, corporate rent and insurance of $3.0 million for 2022 and $2.6 million for 2021, and corporate travel, software licenses, board fees and other miscellaneous corporate expenses of $2.5 million for 2022 and $1.6 million for 2021, and includes $1.3 million of revenue generated by The Playa Collection in 2022.
(g) Comparable resorts for the three months ended September 30, 2022 exclude the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, which were closed the last twelve days of the third quarter to expedite necessary clean up and repair work as a result of Hurricane Fiona. Comparable resorts for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 exclude the Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana as well as the Dreams Puerto Aventuras, which was sold in February 2021, and Capri Resort, which was sold in June 2021.
Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted Net Income
($ in thousands)
The following table reconciles our net income (loss) to Adjusted Net Income (Loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in thousands):
(a) Represents the change in fair value, excluding interest paid and accrued, of our interest rate swaps recognized as interest expense in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The following table presents the impact of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) on our diluted earnings or loss per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 ($ in thousands):
(1) As of September 30, 2022, the total available borrowing capacity under our Revolving Credit Facility was $68.0 million. The interest rate on any outstanding balances of our $68.0 million Revolving Credit Facility is L+400 bps with no LIBOR floor. As of September 30, 2022, the commitment fee on undrawn balances of our Revolving Credit Facility was 0.5%.
(2) The interest rate on our Term Loan is L+275 bps with a LIBOR floor of 1.0%. The interest rate on our Term Loan was 5.60% as of September 30, 2022, which includes the LIBOR rate that was locked in September for the one-month period. Effective March 29, 2018, we entered into two interest rate swaps to mitigate the long-term interest rate risk inherent in our variable rate Term Loan. The interest rate swaps have an aggregate fixed notional value of $800.0 million. The fixed rate paid by us is 2.85% and the variable rate received resets monthly to the one-month LIBOR rate.
(3) Effective June 12, 2020, we entered into $94.0 million of additional senior secured credit facility term loans. On July 27, 2021, we repaid $0.7 million of the principal balance. The remaining $93.3 million is broken into three tranches: $35.0 million term loan at a fixed rate of 11.4777%, $31.0 million term loan at a fixed rate of 11.4777%, and $27.3 million term loan at our option of either a base rate plus a margin of 2.00% or LIBOR plus 3.00% with a LIBOR floor of 1.0%. The weighted average interest rate is 9.90%.
(4) Excludes $3.2 million of unamortized discounts, $5.6 million of unamortized deferred financing costs, and a $5.8 million financing lease obligation as of September 30, 2022.
(5) Represents last twelve months' interest expense and commitment fee. The amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts is excluded.
Highlights
Yucatán Peninsula
- Owned Net Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $14.4 million, or 28.1%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Comparable Net Package ADR for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $133.33, or 54.8%. Excluding the aforementioned adjustment for the OTA billing methodology, the increase would have been $107.80, or 44.3%.
- Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $4.1 million, or 23.4%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $9.1 million, or 73.0%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 decreased 1.2 percentage points to 33.0% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 3.7 percentage points compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Pacific Coast
- Owned Net Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $8.3 million, or 37.8%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, Net Package ADR for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $203.17, or 86.0%, driven by a significantly higher Group mix. Excluding the aforementioned adjustment for the OTA billing methodology, the increase would have been $178.44, or 75.5%.
- Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $4.1 million, or 63.5%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $6.0 million, or 133.9%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 5.5 percentage points to 34.7% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 8.9 percentage points compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Dominican Republic
- Comparable Owned Net Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022, which excludes Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, increased $5.2 million, or 50.3%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
- Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $1.9 million, or 240.5%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
- Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 9.8 percentage points to 17.5% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Jamaica
- Owned Net Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $14.3 million, or 48.3%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Net Package ADR for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $83.20, or 29.5%.
- Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased $5.6 million, or 100.1%, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $3.6 million, or 48.8%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 6.6 percentage points to 25.7% compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the three months ended September 30, 2022 increased 3.7 percentage points compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021.
Highlights
Yucatán Peninsula
- Comparable Owned Net Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $75.5 million, or 58.7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Comparable Net Package ADR for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $122.38, or 43.5%. Excluding the aforementioned adjustment for the OTA billing methodology, the increase would have been $101.48, or 36.0%.
- Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $37.9 million, or 97.3%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Comparable Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $18.6 million, or 31.9%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 7.3 percentage points to 37.6% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio of resorts in the Yucatán, which excludes the Dreams Puerto Aventuras and Capri Resort, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased 1.4 percentage points compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Pacific Coast
- Owned Net Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $41.8 million, or 81.7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, Net Package ADR for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $156.93, or 53.6%. Excluding the aforementioned adjustment for the OTA billing methodology, the increase would have been $137.77, or 47.1%.
- Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $23.0 million, or 164.2%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $11.5 million, or 45.2%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 12.4 percentage points to 39.8% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 0.7 percentage points compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Dominican Republic
- Comparable Owned Net Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, which excludes Hilton La Romana All-Inclusive Resort and Hyatt Ziva and Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, increased $29.1 million, or 135.0%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
- Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $11.4 million, or 3568.7%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery and Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
- Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 23.3 percentage points to 21.8% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Jamaica
- Owned Net Revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $66.4 million, or 101.6%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was due to the following:
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Net Package ADR for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $49.87, or 15.2%.
- Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased $33.6 million, or 485.9%, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase was a result of the on-going revenue recovery, particularly the strong Net Package ADR increases and cost control practices which partially offset occupancy-related increases in resort operating expenses, including higher food costs, compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased by $1.0 million, or 2.6%. - Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 increased 20.2 percentage points to 30.8% compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
Compared to the same period in 2019, for our current comparable portfolio in Jamaica, which excludes the Jewel Dunn's River Beach Resort & Spa and Jewel Runaway Bay Beach Resort & Waterpark, Comparable Owned Resort EBITDA Margin for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 decreased 1.7 percentage points compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021.
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BOSTON, Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In response to severe weather in Alabama and Georgia, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (Blue Cross) is expediting access to care for members who may be affected.
Blue Cross has more than 22,000 members living in areas under states of emergency. The company is working to ensure those members can access health services and medications quickly and in locations convenient to them.
Effective immediately and for the duration of the emergency declaration, Blue Cross is allowing:
- Early refills of any prescription medication
- Affected members to use Well Connection, the health plan's dedicated telehealth platform, to access medical and mental health services free of cost, with no copayments or deductible with the code BCBSMA136.
(Note: Only members with Blue Cross' telehealth benefit will be able to access Well Connection and only via My Blue)
About Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (bluecrossma.org) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered in Boston. We are committed to the relentless pursuit of quality, equitable and affordable health care with an unparalleled consumer experience. Consistent with our promise to always put our members first, we are rated among the nation's best health plans for member satisfaction and quality. Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 4" game were:
5-0-2-0
(five, zero, two, zero)
¶ Maximum prize: $500
MADISON, Wis. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Tuesday evening's drawing of the Wisconsin Lottery's "Daily Pick 4" game were:
5-0-2-0
(five, zero, two, zero)
¶ Maximum prize: $500 | 2023-02-01T04:36:55+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/winning-numbers-drawn-in-daily-pick-4-game-17755576.php |
By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Washington Sen. Patty Murray was elected to the Senate in 1992, she says, male senators treated her with some trepidation. But now she has outlasted almost all of them, becoming the first woman appointed president pro tempore — a senior member of the majority who presides over the Senate and is third in line to the presidency.
Murray was elected in what was called the “year of the woman,” but when she came to the Senate she found there were still very few women at all.
“It’s changed a lot since I’ve been here,” Murray said in an interview with The Associated Press on Tuesday, sitting down in her first few hours in the new post. “When I first came here, the men were like, oh my God, there’s a woman, what are we going to do? And we had to prove that we were just like them.”
Murray, 72, says she sees her own ascension to the post as another example of the slow, steady progress of women in the perpetually old-fashioned Senate — not only as an example for young people, but as a platform for women’s issues, like paid leave and child care, that she has championed for years. She first ran as a self-proclaimed “mom in tennis shoes,” and she still wears them to this day, as a grandmother.
She assumed the post upon the retirement of Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, who served almost five decades in the Senate and stood beside her as she was sworn in.
The president pro tempore, a Latin term for “for the time being,” is specified in the Constitution as a replacement for the vice president, who also serves as the president of the Senate, when he or she cannot be present. In addition to opening the Senate on a daily basis, the president pro tempore has several lesser-known duties, such as administering oaths, signing legislation and making appointments to various national commissions and advisory boards.
Because of the pro tempore’s proximity to the presidency, he or she also has a phalanx of security guards. Agents were already protecting Murray on Tuesday, accompanying her from one part of her office to another when she used a public hallway to move between rooms.
“It’s different,” Murray said, “But I’ve been through a lot of changes in my life, and I tend to just focus on what I need to do.”
On Tuesday, Murray was even closer to that presidential power — temporarily second in line, she noted, as the newly GOP-led House was still sorting out who would be speaker.
The often-serious Murray says the job is a “tremendous responsibility,” and she has been preparing for it, making sure she is briefed and up to date on domestic and international issues.
“It’s an obligation and an opportunity,” she says. “And I of course don’t ever want that day to come, but I have to be prepared for it.”
President Joe Biden, her Senate colleague for many years, tweeted that he’s looking forward to working with Murray. “We’re witnessing history on Capitol Hill,” he said.
Only three members of the current Senate were there in 1992 when Murray was first elected — Republican leader Mitch McConnell, Republican Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democrat Dianne Feinstein, 89, a fellow Democrat elected the same year who announced she would not seek the post after questions about her age and health.
Murray will also this year become chairwoman of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, and Maine Sen. Susan Collins will become the top Republican — another first, as two women have never led that panel.
She says she is hoping to work with Collins, who has been in the Senate almost as long, to try to scale back the practice of passing massive spending bills at the last minute, as Congress did in December and has done for many years.
“Women now have now been here long enough that we can assume positions of power that we never thought possible when I came into the Senate,” Murray says.
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Many Americans spend too many hours at work and don’t take time off like you should. But a new study suggests treating your weekend like a full-fledged vacation could make you happier.
The study, from researchers at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, was published in Social Psychological and Personality Science in 2020. It finds that simply telling yourself to “treat the weekend like a vacation” before your weekend begins can affect your mood once Monday inevitably rolls back around. While they stress that this is not a replacement for an actual vacation, it helps.
The researchers initiated a series of experiments in which 441 workers were either instructed to spend a spring weekend like they normally would or “treat it like a vacation.” The results found that those who treated the weekend like a vacation were happier than those that didn’t. As a boost to the economy, they even spent more money ($130 compared to $104).
“Treating the weekend like a vacation activates a mindset shift — nudging us out of our constant doing mode, where our activities are items we’re trying to get through to check off our to-do lists,” Cassie Holmes, professor at UCLA’s Anderson School and a study co-author, told The Washington Post. “The vacation mindset allows us to feel like we can actually take a break and enjoy the moment.”
The authors of the study note that, when people treated the weekend like a vacation, they spend less time doing unenjoyable activities like housework and reported more happiness throughout the weekend. Even after accounting for differences in the use of time, simply paying attention to the present moment was associated with a better mood once Monday rolled around.
So, does this mean you need to go away every weekend or spend money for the “vacation effect?” Not at all. The researchers say it’s simply about being mindful. Keep yourself focused on the enjoyment of the time you have off. Tell yourself you’re on vacation, rather than looking to Monday’s work duties.
“I love this finding because it’s so easy to implement, yet can have such a dramatic effect,” Holmes said.
If you need help with creating a vacation mindset this weekend, try practicing yoga or meditation. One of my personal favorite meditations is from Yoga with Kassandra and it’s on YouTube for free (and it’s only 9 minutes).
You’ll find dozens of other free yoga and meditation videos as well — and even some “travel yoga” to really channel a vacation vibe. You can also look for apps that help, or if you have an AI assistant like Siri or Alexa, tools may be available to you.
Get started today to make sure you start Monday off refreshed and ready!
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NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Entergy CEO Drew Marsh and members of Entergy's executive team plan to participate in investor meetings from Sunday, Nov. 13 to Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, during the 57th Edison Electric Institute Financial Conference. Handout materials will be posted Friday, Nov. 11 to Entergy's Investor Relations website at entergy.com/investors.
About Entergy
Entergy (NYSE: ETR), a Fortune 500 company headquartered in New Orleans, powers life for 3 million customers through its operating companies across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas. Entergy is creating a cleaner, more resilient energy future for everyone with our diverse power generation portfolio, including increasingly carbon-free energy sources. With roots in the Gulf South region for more than a century, Entergy is a recognized leader in corporate citizenship, delivering more than $100 million in economic benefits to local communities through philanthropy and advocacy efforts annually over the last several years. Our approximately 12,000 employees are dedicated to powering life today and for future generations. Learn more at entergy.com and follow @Entergy on social media. #WePowerLife
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On April 5, I attended a show at Sight & Sound Theatres along with two cousins, one visiting from Germany.
After the show we had a delicious dinner at the Fireside Inn. Our server was an extremely nice young woman making conversation with us and asking about my family.
When dinner ended, she brought the check presenter, but it was empty except for a card that read “Just because you are a Mom.” The server said the check had been paid.
Obviously, we were shocked, to say the least, and would like to publicly say thank you to the stranger. We would also like to let the stranger know that we will pay it forward.
Shirley Tennis
East Lampeter Township | 2023-05-29T12:59:16+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/appreciates-meal-being-paid-for-letter/article_3878efb6-fbe5-11ed-abcd-9f4238c97dee.html |
Lego announces new 811-piece memorabilia-filled set for the ultimate Disney fan
If you’re a fan of Disney, it’s truly a great time to be alive. In just three short months, on Monday, Oct. 16, it will officially be the company’s 100th anniversary. If you haven’t been paying attention, Disney has been celebrating with new rides, movies, toys, special events, parties, attractions and more since late January 2023.
The newest addition to the ongoing celebration is a collaboration with Lego resulting in a kit called the Walt Disney Tribute Camera.
What is the Lego Walt Disney Tribute Camera?
The Walt Disney Tribute Camera is an 811-piece Lego set for adults. It includes a highly detailed, vintage-style movie camera, a multiplane camera, a director’s clapperboard, five figures (Bambi, Dumbo, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Walt Disney) and more. This fitting tribute from Lego celebrates Disney’s anniversary, as is evident by the cleverly placed “100” on top of the camera.
While all of these accessories make it a highly desirable kit, it’s the attention to detail that makes it a must-have for Disney super fans. For example, the vintage camera has a hinged back panel that reveals a secret surprise inside. Also, the multiplane camera features three printed screens that illustrate how Disney’s “The Old Mill” short was made. And there are several moving parts, such as a rotating crank, a moveable stick on the clapperboard, rotating lenses and more.
One of the most exciting features, however, is the included Disney film strip. This fun accessory has stylized Lego stills from 20 historic Disney films. If you are a true fan, not only will you be able to name every movie, but every character that is depicted as well.
When and how can you get the Walt Disney Tribute Camera Lego set?
If you’re excited and want to get this just-announced Disney and Lego collaboration, the bad news is it won’t ship until Sept. 1. The good news, however, is you can secure your collector’s item kit by pre-ordering. The Walt Disney Tribute Camera is $99.99, with a strict limit of only three per customer. If you want to be sure you get one (or three) of these in time for the 100th-anniversary celebration, it’s wise to order today.
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This Jurassic Park-themed Lego kit is suitable for display. It features a T. Rex, four minifigures, two Ford Explorers and has 1,212 pieces. When fully assembled, the display is over 23 inches wide and includes secret Easter eggs that will delight franchise fans.
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Experience Ariel’s world like you’ve never been to able before. Build it brick by brick until all 1,808 pieces are exactly where they belong. Then you can see the magnificent Royal Clamshell in all its undersea splendor. The kit includes Princess Ariel, Karina, Indira, King Triton, Ursula and more.
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If the Walt Disney Tribute Camera isn’t enough, consider this Disney 100 Collector’s Edition Castle, which includes Snow White, Prince Florian, Cinderella, Prince Charming, Tiana, Prince Naveen, Rapunzel and Flynn Ryder minifigures. The castle is filled with enchanted secrets and is recommended for only the most devoted builder because it has nearly 5,000 pieces.
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This 1,265-piece set is available for pre-order and will ship on July 29. It comes with Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger and Rabbit. The treehouse contains authentic details that will thrill longtime fans. The inside features a kitchen, a bedroom, storage space for honey and more.
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This scene from “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” depicts the epic lightsaber battle between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in the Emperor’s Throne Room. The diorama measures over 8 inches wide, has a rotating throne in a circular window and comes with 807 pieces.
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- Bain & Company's second annual Global Energy and Natural Resources report shows industry executives expect to reduce emissions by 28% by 2030 and to reach net zero by 2057
- These companies are now allocating 23% of their capital to new business ventures, up from 16% in 2020 and mostly in response to the energy and resource transition
- Half of oil and gas executives expect their core business to decline in the next 10 years; 72% believe they'll have a new growth business that will complement or replace their core by 2030
- As the war in Ukraine grinds on, energy and natural resources companies will need to prioritize resilience over low cost or efficiency
NEW YORK, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The energy and natural resources industry has weathered a year of remarkable upheaval. However, executives continue to push forward on the energy and resource transition, potentially moving faster than the outside world is seeing and outpacing policy. These are among the findings of Bain & Company's second annual Global Energy and Natural Resources report, launched today.
"It's been a year like no other for energy and resource executives as they've grappled with climbing inflation and ongoing supply chain challenges," said Joe Scalise, global head of Bain & Company's Energy and Natural Resources practice. "Therefore, it might be surprising to hear that they remain optimistic on the energy and resource transition while showing tangible signs of progress. However, they often feel regulation is lagging and creating implementation bottlenecks. This is particularly true in the US, where progress has been disorderly and low-carbon investments can face delays in the absence of concrete policy guidance."
Bain & Company surveyed more than 1,000 global energy and natural resources executives to understand how the energy and resources transition is playing out in real time, which technologies and opportunities they are prioritizing, and the pain points involved in squaring the traditional demands of their business with new demands to operate more sustainably.
"We have seen a marked shift in what the energy and resources transition means to executives over the past year," said Peter Parry, chairman of Bain & Company's global Energy & Natural Resources practice. "Energy and natural resources industries are moving from ambition to action. While close to a quarter of capital expenditure in 2021 was directed toward change, we can expect this to grow toward 50% by 2025, establishing a transition path with greater clarity. This study highlights the positive trajectories for investment, technology and new business growth, as well as the urgent need for attention on how to deliver on the transition."
Bain & Company's executive survey offers keen insight into what's on the minds of energy and resource executives as they navigate difficult and disrupted paths through the transition, including:
- Executives overwhelmingly see decarbonization as a top priority, and they have higher expectations than they did two years ago. 88% say reducing Scope 1 and 2 emissions is a key priority for their company, 47% expect their company to change significantly in the next 10 years—up from 36% in 2020, and 96% expect the industry to make progress toward net zero by 2030.
- Executives expect the world will reach net zero by 2057, but most are more bullish on their own trajectories compared to the rest of the market. This may indicate a greater commitment than the outside world sees. Executives expect to reduce emissions by 28% by 2030 and 61% expect to decarbonize on a faster track than the world as a whole.
- Half of oil and gas executives expect their core business to decline in the next 10 years, and 72% believe they'll have a new growth business that will complement or replace their core by 2030. 63% of power utilities executives expect their core business to grow rapidly over the next decade due to more electrification.
- Talent, culture and policy are the biggest impediments to success. A third of companies in mining and oil and gas say they're struggling to attract and retain talent for their core business, and across sectors, executives cite a resistance of incumbent culture to change. North American oil and gas companies are almost twice as likely to be delaying investment in new business areas as those in Europe, perhaps due to greater clarity on regulations in Europe.
For many companies in the energy and natural resources sector, the path to success depends on investing in new growth, and often low-carbon, ventures, such as renewable power generation, carbon capture and storage, green hydrogen, circularity and new forms of electric mobility. The executives Bain surveyed say they are investing 23% of their capital to new business ventures, up from 16% in 2020.
Companies whose core businesses are most affected by the energy and resource transition are investing most aggressively, and these investments are blurring business boundaries. For example, European oil and gas companies are investing heavily in renewable power generation and electric vehicle charging stations, creating new competition for utilities.
Bain & Company analyzed the strategy and resource allocation of 125 of the top energy and natural resources firms by market capitalization to determine how much their actions support what they're saying publicly. This research found that over the past two years, these companies have become more ambitious in new markets and are allocating resources toward their lower-carbon goals.
Bain's research shows that the average company in utilities or oil and gas is currently pursuing at least four new growth areas. In utilities, this is mostly focused on renewable power generation and exploring new businesses in services and distributed systems. Oil and gas companies are focusing mostly on renewables, carbon-capture, hydrogen and low-carbon fuels. Mining companies are focusing on the resources the world needs to develop and decarbonize, and chemicals firms are concentrating investments on circularity and bio-based products. Agribusinesses are investing in alternative proteins and digital platforms to support food supply chain traceability.
Bain & Company partnered with Rivel, an investor research firm, to interview 89 investors and analysts about how the energy transition is shaping investment decisions in the energy sector. This research showed the transition is squarely at the center of the agenda for investors, shaping perspectives on individual companies as well as sectors.
- Investor perspectives on oil and gas: For oil and gas, cash flow is the most important investment factor; potential growth in production ranks last. While 73% of investors want oil and gas to invest in lower-carbon markets, they remain concerned about capital allocation and declining demand.
- Investor perspectives on utilities: In utilities, investors see opportunities in renewables and electrification, but they are most concerned about affordability and reliability. Successful executive teams will mitigate risks on affordability, reliability and regulation.
For executives in both sectors, embarking on any new, low-carbon energy businesses will require a clear connection to the principles of the core business. Now more than ever, they'll need to show how their capabilities, expertise and customer relationships make them the best owner of the new business.
As the war in Ukraine grinds on, energy and natural resources companies have moved past their initial reactions of shock in order to integrate the crisis into their medium- and long-term planning. For most companies, a critical component of their response to the crisis is finding ways to make their businesses, operations and supply chains more resilient. It's becoming increasingly prudent to prioritize resilience over low cost or efficiency.
Resilience is critical, but it is also expensive. For longer-term survival, companies need to pay attention to the basic principles of leadership: innovation, impact and economics, and they'll need to determine where it makes most sense to invest. Identifying disruptions at three levels—commodity, macroeconomic and policy—helps companies see how their businesses will be affected to scenario plan accordingly.
As attention has focused on the problem of plastic pollution in the environment, governments and the private sector have taken steps to promote recycling and reduce plastic waste. However, Bain's research shows that at the current pace, only 10-14% of plastics will be recycled by 2030, falling well short of announced targets. And while the market for recycled plastic could grow significantly, it is likely to make up less than 15% of total plastics supply by 2030.
This misalignment between what companies want to buy and what will be available could inflate prices for recycled plastics as competition heats up for the limited supply. Petrochemical executives are motivated to find solutions, and they see circularity—returning used plastic to the supply chain rather than having it become waste—as a top priority, even more so than plastic users.
Companies that make and use plastics need to establish partnerships and change the way they operate to develop joint solutions that improve circularity. Supportive legislation and industry standards are also needed to help change behaviors and strengthen circular economics.
Editor's Note: For more information or to arrange an interview, please contact Katie Ware at katie.ware@bain.com or +1 646 562 8107.
Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world's most ambitious change makers define the future.
Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today's urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a gold rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 2% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients, and we proudly maintain the highest level of client advocacy in the industry.
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Tickets for a potential neutral-site AFC Championship Game in Atlanta between the Bills and Kansas City Chiefs will go on sale Wednesday.
The NFL instructed the two teams to begin selling from their allotment. Season ticket holders who previously opted in to purchase AFC title game tickets have a presale window. The Bills ticket office will be contacting those season ticket holders via email with a passcode tied to their account and information on how to get tickets.
All other fans can sign up to receive a passcode for tickets that go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday. Fans who want to receive a passcode need to register at nfl.com/afc.
If tickets remain available after the presale, they will go on sale through Ticketmaster at 10 a.m. Monday, should the Chiefs and Bills both win this weekend to set up the need for a neutral site.
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• Bills vs. Chiefs: Neutral site in Atlanta.
• Bills vs. Jaguars: Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park.
• Bengals vs. Chiefs: Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
• Bengals vs. Jaguars: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati. | 2023-01-17T16:05:09+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/tickets-to-go-on-sale-for-potential-afc-championship-game-in-atlanta/article_68d8c44a-967a-11ed-9544-fbebf013ca28.html |
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A snow emergency has been declared in the Village of Pleasant Prairie beginning at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 22, and remaining in effect until noon, Sunday, Dec. 25.
During a snow emergency, no parking is allowed on Village streets. All snow emergency parking restrictions will be enforced throughout this time period.
The village will ticket at vehicles violating the parking restrictions. The village recommends residents to stay off the road as much as possible during heavy snowstorms. If driving is necessary, residents should be cautious and keep a safe distance behind plows, at least 200 feet.
For more information related to the village snow and ice removal plan, visit www.pleasantprairiewi.gov/cms/one.aspx?pageId=10822557. | 2022-12-22T18:40:02+00:00 | kenoshanews.com | https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/pleasant-prairie-declares-snow-emergency-until-sunday-afternoon/article_af189f32-820e-11ed-853b-73c89f4eb67a.html |
Dubuque updates camping ordinance giving police more authority to move homeless
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Danny Gorectke lives in some brush just off Highway 151 in Dubuque. Living outside is something he’s enjoyed for the last 7-years.
“I prefer this type of lifestyle,” he said.
That’s all going to change come Monday at 1 PM after he received notice from the city of its new camping ordinance. In a letter he received Thursday from Police, it said he had 96 hours to move his belongings because the piece of city property he lived on was not allowed.
“We’re trying to get them into a safe place to live,” said Cori Burbach, the Dubuque Assistant City Manager. “Those areas are not only dangerous for the community, but it’s also dangerous for them as well. We’ve seen people sleeping in parking ramps and streets downtown.”
Burbach said it was a trend they’ve seen an increase over the last year. She says in 2021, they had 5-homeless camps. That number jumped to 15 so far this year.
“There’s not enough affordable housing for everybody in our community to meet the needs,” she said. “Dubuque is also competing against other communities for limited amounts of federal and state funding for affordable housing.”
Burbach said the ordinance was a way the city could help those who don’t have a home.
“We aren’t trying to criminalize homelessness,” she said.
That just wasn’t how Gorectke felt as he started getting ready to move all his belongings more than five miles to Miller Riverview Park where the paper he received said camping was allowed.
“We’re people too, you know,” he said. “We’re citizens and have rights too.”
Copyright 2022 KCRG. All rights reserved. | 2022-09-10T03:18:03+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2022/09/10/dubuque-updates-camping-ordinance-giving-police-more-authority-move-homeless/ |
BUDAPEST – After his headline performance at Hungary's Sziget Festival last month, pop star Justin Bieber held a grandiose party for his staff in a luxurious countryside setting — a 19th century castle owned by the son-in-law of the country's prime minister.
The castle, to the critics of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, is emblematic of the corruption, nepotism and largesse of which the populist leader and his government have been accused for years — the kinds of behavior which now threaten to cost Hungary billions in European Union funding.
Standing beside the iron gates of Schossberger Castle this week, an independent Hungarian lawmaker who has made a name for himself as an anti-corruption crusader snapped pictures of the structure and its expansive manicured grounds.
A former member of Orban’s ruling Fidesz party, Akos Hadhazy left the nationalist-populist party in 2013 after becoming aware of what he describes as a clientelistic system of unchecked corruption taking shape in the Central European nation.
“When Fidesz came to power, I saw more and more that a very serious organization was beginning to develop throughout the country, whose main task was to steal as much of the European Union’s money as possible,” Hadhazy told The Associated Press.
Now, Orban is facing a reckoning with the EU, which appears set to impose financial penalties on his government over corruption concerns and alleged rule-of-law violations that could cost Budapest billions and cripple its already ailing economy.
The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, has for nearly a decade accused Orban of dismantling democratic institutions, taking control of the media and infringing on minority rights. Orban, who has been in office since 2010, denies the accusations.
The longstanding conflict could culminate Sunday when the commission is expected to announce a funding cut for Hungary, one of the 27-nation EU's largest net beneficiaries, if the country does not change course.
Peter Kreko, director of the Budapest-based think tank Political Capital, said the EU appeared to be hardening its stance against Orban after previous disciplinary measures failed to bring Europe's longest-serving leader into compliance with its values.
“EU institutions learn slowly, but they learn. More and more people in the Commission and in the European Union know about the negotiation deception tactics of Hungary, as well as about the nature of the Hungarian political regime,” Kreko said.
While it is not clear how much money Hungary stands to lose, funds cut from its 22 billion-euro (dollar) share of the EU’s 2021-27 budget could affect around 70% of funding from some programs, according to an internal July document by Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn.
Many of the potential cuts are related to public procurements — purchases by the state of goods and services or for the execution of projects using EU funds.
According to Hadhazy, improper processes for awarding of such contracts have allowed Orban's government to channel large sums of EU money into the businesses of politically connected insiders.
“Huge fortunes were made from such things, and they are essentially the source of this astonishing luxury mansion behind us,” Hadhazy said of the castle in the town of Tura. “The system is about having its tentacles ... in the highest levels of government.”
EU commissioner Hahn's memo also pointed to irregularities in public procurements in Hungary and to "an increase of the odds of winning of politically connected companies.”
Hadhazy, who has investigated and documented hundreds of cases of alleged corruption, borrowed a car from his mother to visit several places this week where he suspects EU funds were misused.
One was the site of a planned server farm near Budapest where the government said it would store the state’s most important data. Receiving more than $50 million in EU funding, construction of the facility — awarded to a company owned by a childhood friend of Orban who is Hungary's richest man — began in 2016, and completion was set for the following year.
But when Hadhazy visited the site on Wednesday, only a concrete skeleton stood where the server park was planned — a sign, he said, that the funds may have been misused.
“The whole process is a charade,” Hadhazy said of Hungary's public procurement process, which ordinarily should involve competition between several bidding companies. “It’s decided at the very beginning who can win, and it’s decided who will do the work at the end.”
He pointed to a case involving Istvan Tiborcz, the owner of the castle in Tura who is married to Orban’s daughter. The European Anti-Fraud Office found serious irregularities in the awarding of funds to a company he owned.
As a result of the office's investigation, the EU demanded the return of more than 40 million euros (dollars). The sum was ultimately footed by Hungarian taxpayers, not Tiborcz’s company, and an investigation into the case by Hungarian authorities was dropped for lack of evidence of a crime.
Tiborcz was Hungary’s 36th wealthiest person this year, according to an analysis by Forbes Hungary.
Orban's government recently made conciliatory efforts to unlock nearly 6 billion euros (dollars) in pandemic recovery funds that the EU withheld over corruption concerns, and to head off further cuts to Hungary's portion of the EU budget.
Earlier this month, the Hungarian government pledged to set up its own anti-corruption agency. It has reportedly prepared additional legislation aimed at increasing transparency in public procurements.
But the European Commission faces pressure from EU lawmakers to fully enforce rules on corruption and rule of law requirements. In a resolution passed Thursday with an overwhelming majority, the European Parliament said the Hungarian government had become “a hybrid regime of electoral autocracy” that could no longer be considered a democracy.
Hungary’s Ministry of Justice did not respond to a request for comment. Speaking in Serbia on Friday, Orban dismissed the resolution as a “joke” and maintained that his government's conservative credentials were the reason for the EU's tough stance.
Kreko, the analyst, said it was doubtful Orban's government was serious about changing its ways.
“I would say that the engine of the Orban regime is nepotistic corruption,” he said. “So I think we can be rather skeptical about that how much the government really wants to step up against corruption, which is part of the nature of the regime.”
In 2021, Hungary’s government opted out of joining the European Public Prosecutors Office — an independent EU body tasked with combating crimes affecting the financial interests of the bloc. It argued that joining would amount to a loss of national sovereignty.
But Hadhazy said that unless Orban’s government agrees to join the office, there will be no real guarantee that graft reforms will be able to achieve any meaningful results.
“I say that if the EU gives Hungary one eurocent without us having joined the EU prosecutor’s office, then the EU really is as stupid as Orban says it is,” he said. | 2022-09-17T15:08:49+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/news/world/2022/09/17/hungary-faces-reckoning-with-eu-that-could-cost-it-billions/ |
IT Solutions provider Visionet helps woodworking retailer streamline its eCommerce infrastructure for enhanced insights and customer service.
CRANBURY, N.J., June 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Visionet, a digitally-enabled solutions provider that innovates, designs, and delivers cloud-native products and services, announces the successful rollout of Rockler Woodworking and Hardware's digital transformation efforts with its various sales channels. Visionet collaborated with Rockler in a digital overhaul of Rockler's legacy ERP infrastructure and Point-of-Sale System. Visionet modernized Rockler's business processes, paving the way for Rockler to succeed in its transformation, better serve its customers, and deliver superior business outcomes.
While "Customer-First" has always been Rockler's approach, aligning its IT systems with this vision became a priority in 2019. Rockler looked to modernize their various commerce operations and customer experience to ensure loyalty and a hassle-free shopping experience. Visionet has a proven record delivering clients' software goals in analytics, end-to-end integration capabilities and customer service. Rockler also noted Visionet's holistic approach towards integrated solutions coupled with its expertise in retail as key factors in the selection process. The IT solutions provider was engaged by Rockler in 2022.
"Visionet's team communicated well with Rockler. A synergy developed between the two that made it easy to understand the fundamental issues that Rockler was facing" said Jawad Khan, President IT Solutions & Services, North America. "The team was instrumental in taking Rockler's systems to the next level because they understood the challenges related to direct-to-consumer retail models. They were able to assist Rockler in choosing solutions that really suited their business goals."
By leveraging the best technologies such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 and customized business solutions like PartnerLinQ, Visionet provided Rockler with a centralized platform for managing operations and ensured accurate and up-to-date data through integration with third-party systems.
The digital transformation and modernization of Rockler's direct-to-consumer work included a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce implementation for order management, call center, eCommerce channels, and retail point of sale systems.
Third-party integrations and data migrations, as well as EDI integrations using PartnerLinQ IP were conducted. The customer experience angle was covered by Visionet delivering a seamless experience across all channels and integrating "Curbside Pickup" and "Buy-Online-Pickup-in-Store" (BOPIS) capabilities.
The successful implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Commerce and the use of the Design by Success framework and PartnerLinQ IP delivered significant value to Rockler.
"Our systems are visibly improved", remarked Sr. Director of IT of Rockler, Greg Guentzel. "Visionet's solutions have resulted in a streamlining of operations, consolidating internal data silos and system maintenance, increased ROI, and, most importantly, great customer experience. As a direct-to-consumer company, this was absolutely essential for us."
Rockler's fully modernized IT systems are now primed for business excellence and resilience. The soon-to-be 70-year-old company is equipped to provide stellar customer service to its existing clients and attract a new generation of savvy woodworkers.
About Visionet
Visionet is an engineering-led company driven by innovation. In our journey of 27+ years, we've helped hundreds of clients across various industries to innovate faster, remain relevant, and build better products and services. With more than 8,000 people worldwide, across our 14 locations, Visionet provides transformational consulting, technology, and outsourcing services and solutions for a broad range of industries. For more information, visit https://www.visionet.com/.
About Rockler
Founded in 1954, Rockler is a multi-channel retailer of woodworking tools, hardware, lumber, and supplies. Headquartered in Minnesota, Rockler is one of the largest online resources for woodworkers with over 60 retail operations in the U.S. and Canada. It also sells wholesale to select domestic and international retailers and distributors.
Contact: pr@visionet.com
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Even with her absence from daytime television being widely felt, media maven Wendy Williams still manages to stay in the headlines due to her ever-interesting (read: controversial!) personal life. The latest involves her infamous ex-husband Kevin Hunter, who will now have to find a new way to pay the bills after a judge denied his request for future alimony payments from his multimillionaire former misses.
As you might’ve guessed, the viral news has social media — hey, Black Twitter! — acting up already. See below for a few hilarious examples:
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According to The U.S. Sun, a New Jersey judge ruled that Williams’ financial guardian will not have to continue paying Hunter alimony checks following the finalization of their divorce in January 2020. At that time, Hunter was awarded monthly payments in addition to a 50/50 split on the sale of a mansion they once shared together in Livingston, New Jersey. The judge labeled Hunter’s request for continued alimony after the checks stopped flowing in February 2022 as “not emergent,” further ordering the “application to be dismissed without prejudice.”
More details below via The U.S. Sun. We warn you…it gets pretty desperate:
“In his filing, Kevin told the court that his livelihood depends on the payments, which were agreed to in their marital settlement agreement.
‘I have fallen behind on most of my bills. I currently live in a community that requires payments to the homeowners association and I’m behind on that bill.
‘If the homeowners association fees are not paid foreclosure will soon follow,’ Kevin said in his pleading to the court about the home he shares with his baby mama and their love child.
‘My car insurance hasn’t been paid as a result of not receiving monthly severance payments.
‘I’m behind on credit card payments because I have no money since the severance payments were suspended,’ Kevin continued in his filing.
‘My life has been greatly affected since the plaintiff stopped making payments under our settlement agreement.’”
If that didn’t make you cringe, 50-year-old Hunter also cites his lack of health insurance as another reason why the alimony payments should continue. He added that a needed hip surgery that causes him “daily pain” is unaffordable without those checks, telling the court, “The fact that I am unable to sustain my life and pay my bills in order is extremely emergent to me. I cannot pay my bills and sustain my day-to-day living.”
Might we ask: whose fault is that?!
Wendy’s attorney responded rather logically, stating that the troubled talk show host hasn’t had a flow of income herself since October 2021 when her contract for The Wendy Williams Show was suspended. In short, where does he expect her to get the steady income from to pay him? As our good sister Tisha Campbell exclusively told us recently at the 2023 Red Dress Collection concert, “How can you give to anybody when you well is dry?”
Is Kevin Hunter wrong for bleeding Wendy’s pockets dry, or entitled to what the court legally appointed him? Let us know your thoughts on this!
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Shut ‘Em Down! Wendy Williams Ex-Husband Kevin Hunter Denied Future Alimony Payments was originally published on blackamericaweb.com | 2023-02-09T16:05:33+00:00 | wtlcfm.com | https://wtlcfm.com/3444657/shut-em-down-wendy-williams-ex-husband-kevin-hunter-denied-future-alimony-payments/ |
Partnership Between RxToolKit and the Infusion Nurses Society Provides Continuing Education Courses to Infusion Teams
DALLAS, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- RxToolKit, a provider of clinical education and infusion safety software, has partnered with the Infusion Nurses Society (INS), an international organization that advocates for the interests of healthcare professionals involved in infusion therapy.
The partnership allocates 25 infusion-related INS webinars to be housed as continuing education (CE) courses on RxELearning, RxToolKit's clinical training and education platform. These courses are available to RxToolKit clients free of charge, and are open to enrollment at present.
"This collaboration with INS is monumental for RxToolKit and the clinical teams utilizing our software," RxToolKit CEO Bryan Johnson said. "Not only do our clients have access to reliable infusion drug guides and the corresponding training courses, but they now have infusion-specific continuing education courses at their disposal within the RxELearning platform."
Each of the available INS webinars in RxToolKit grants the user one nursing contact hour and two CRNI® recertification units upon completion. These courses are designed to advance knowledge and educate nurses regarding new methods or INS Standards of Practice updates.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with RxToolKit," INS CEO Chris Hunt said. "INS has long been synonymous with setting the standard for infusion care. We are proud to share our unique continuing education courses with the clinical teams utilizing RxToolKit."
About the Infusion Nurses Society
Infusion Nurses Society (INS) is an international nonprofit organization that represents infusion nurses and other healthcare professionals in the infusion industry. INS is dedicated to setting the standard for excellence in infusion nursing and works to accomplish this by developing the Standards of Practice, providing professional development opportunities, supporting professional certification, and more. Through conferences, virtual learning, numerous publications, and scholarships, INS promotes research and education in the infusion industry.
To learn more about the Infusion Nurses Society, visit ins1.org.
About RxToolKit
RxToolKit is a life-saving training and process improvement solution for infusion medications. Its clinical resources tool, RxWorkFlow, features over 200 drug monographs for chronic care specialty and biologic medications, antibiotics, and vaccines. Each monograph includes instructions for medication preparation and administration, patient education resources, and quick calculators to increase safety. RxELearning, its clinical training platform, offers drug-specific information in a comprehensive, educational format for clinical teams. Course-specific assessments and verification reporting ensure teams are clinically competent and promote error prevention.
For more information, contact marketing@rxtoolkit.com or visit rxtoolkit.com.
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The Devils Hole pupfish's natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive?
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The Devils Hole pupfish's natural habitat is a single water-filled hole in a cave in the Nevada desert. Its numbers at one point dwindled to just 35 animals. How does it manage to survive?
Copyright 2023 NPR | 2023-07-06T23:03:56+00:00 | kosu.org | https://www.kosu.org/u-s-news/u-s-news/2023-07-06/the-iconic-devils-hole-pupfish-somehow-keeps-hanging-in-there |
PALO ALTO, Calif. — When President Biden touched down in California on Monday, an enthusiastic Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) stood at the bottom of the stairs of Air Force One to welcome him.
The governor stepped forward from the line of greeters to be the first to shake the president’s hand. After speaking for a few seconds, the president patted Newsom on the chest before the two turned to greet others.
Newsom’s front-and-center approach during Biden’s trip is reflective of a rising media profile in recent weeks that has renewed speculation of presidential aspirations.
The president, 80, and governor, 55, spent the afternoon together, first going from the airport to a nature center where they walked along a bridge over the San Francisco Bay ahead of an event. Then, Newsom, standing at a podium with a presidential seal on it, praised Biden, saying that no president has delivered more on combating climate change.
When questions were swirling over whether Biden would run for reelection given concerns with his age and low approval rating, Newsom was viewed as a possible presidential contender. Some even wondered if the governor would take the unprecedented and politically-challenging step to primary the president.
But on the way to the Golden State, where Newsom has been governor since 2019, the White House painted their relationship as nothing but positive.
“This is a governor that has supported the president’s agenda, his economic policies,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Air Force One on Monday before touching down in California. “That’s what you’re going to see from this president, and that’s what you’re going to see from their relationship — continuing working — good working relationship.”
Neither Newsom nor the White House revealed until days out from the visit that the governor would be joining Biden at the event, let alone greeting him at the airport.
Newsom has long been in the national spotlight — beyond the sunny West Coast — but recently even more so, through his decisions to go after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a GOP presidential hopeful, over migrants from the Sunshine State being flown to California. He also made the notable decision to sit down for a one-on-one with Fox News host Sean Hannity — a network and host not always friendly to Democrats.
Along the beautiful backdrop of the San Francisco Bay in Palo Alto on Monday, Newsom touted the president’s work with the Inflation Reduction Act to combat climate change. The two sat next to each other, both in suits and no ties and wearing baseball hats, listening to an environmental student introduce the president.
Newsom stood up to clap when the president took to the podium, where Biden then showcased some of his signature bashing of certain Republicans.
“Unfortunately, some of our MAGA Republicans friends in Congress are trying to undo the progress we’ve made,” the president said about his work on climate.
“We didn’t let that happen,” Biden added.
The president then reiterated a familiar line that this “isn’t your fathers’ Republican party,” while giving a campaign plea to the couple dozen of people in attendance at the nature center.
“With your help, we’re going to stop them again,” Biden said.
The Biden-Newsom dynamic was on display again as the president greeted some of the event attendees, shaking hands and taking selfies while the governor looked on. Biden was side-by-side with Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), who introduced the president to some guests, and Newsom stayed just behind them, smiling along.
Newsom has been in California politics since 2003 and never served in Congress, while Eshoo has been in the House since 2013 and is a close ally to former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif).
The California stop showcased how the White House and Biden campaign appear to be using Newsom as an asset in 2024, an effort which could rev up as the governor becomes even more outspoken on immigration and critical of some of his Republican gubernatorial counterparts.
Newsom is expected to join Biden for a campaign fundraising event while the president is in the San Francisco area, where the two aim to use their star quality to rake in cash in the Bay Area ahead of Biden’s first 2024 campaign finance report, which drops in July.
The report will be the first time Biden will showcase just where he’s garnering support for his reelection bid to the White House. Other fundraising stops ahead of the report include other wealthy, safe-Democratic areas, including New York and Chicago. | 2023-06-20T01:05:54+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/newsom-gives-political-boost-to-biden-in-california/ |
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres clinched their first playoff berth in a full season since 2006 on Sunday when the Milwaukee Brewers lost 4-3 to the Miami Marlins in 12 innings.
The Marlins-Brewers game ended with the Padres batting in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Chicago White Sox. When the final score went up on the out-of-town scoreboard, the sellout crowd of 41,407 at Petco Park stood and cheered the sealed wild-card spot.
The Padres trailed 2-0 at the time, but Ha-seong Kim homered a few minutes later.
San Diego came into the day leading Philadelphia by two games for the second of three NL wild cards, and Milwaukee was a game back of the Phillies.
The Padres won a wild-card series against St. Louis after the pandemic-shortened 2020 season before being swept in the division series by the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
Before that, they hadn't been to the playoffs since winning the NL West in 2005 and 2006.
It's the seventh playoff berth in franchise history and the fourth since Petco Park opened in 2004. The Padres haven't been to the World Series since 1998, when they were swept by the New York Yankees.
The Padres reached the playoffs this year without electrifying shortstop Fernando Tatis Jr., who was on the cusp of returning from a broken left wrist when he was suspended for 80 games by MLB on Aug. 12 for testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug.
Slugger Manny Machado has carried the Padres most of the season offensively, and they added Juan Soto from Washington in a blockbuster deal on Aug. 2.
The Padres hired veteran manager Bob Melvin after last year's brutal September collapse cost Jayce Tingler his job. | 2022-10-03T00:13:29+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34714450/san-diego-padres-clinch-second-playoff-berth-2006 |
PARIS (AP) — After a summer of drought, heat waves and forest fires, violent storms are whipping France and neighboring countries and have flooded Paris subway stations, snarled traffic and disrupted the president’s agenda.
Winds over 100 kph (60 mph) were recorded at the top of the Eiffel Tower during a flash flood Tuesday, and similar winds were forecast Wednesday in the southeast.
Hail hammered Paris and other regions in Tuesday’s sudden storm. Rainwater gushed down metro station stairwells and onto platforms, and cars sloshed along embankments where the Seine River broke its banks.
In southern France, thunderstorms overnight and Wednesday flooded the Old Port of Marseille and the city’s main courthouse and forced the closure of nearby beaches.
As scattered storms swept across Belgium on Wednesday, one flooded parts of the historic town of Ghent following weeks of unrelenting drought.
London and other parts of southern England were lashed with torrential rain and thunderstorms after one of the driest summers on record which gave the country its first-ever 40 degree Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) temperature last month.
There was widespread flash flooding as the downpours fell on parched ground.
Despite the rain, much of Britain is still officially in drought. Thames Water, which supplies 15 million people in and around London, says a ban on watering lawns and gardens will take effect Aug. 24.
Much of Western Europe has experienced a season of extreme weather that scientists link to human-made climate change.
Amid the storm warnings, French President Emmanuel Macron postponed an event Wednesday on the French Riviera to mark the 78th anniversary of a key Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France. It was rescheduled for Friday.
The dramatic downpours put an end to weeks of historic heat that left much of France parched, rivers dry and dozens of villages without running water.
Across much of Europe this summer, a series of heat waves has compounded a critical drought, creating prime wildfire conditions.
Rainfall in recent days has eased the burden on firefighters facing France’s worst fire season in the past decade, though emergency authorities said scattered wildfires continued to burn Wednesday in southwest France.
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Follow all AP stories about the environment at https://apnews.com/hub/climate-and-environment | 2022-08-18T19:46:09+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/first-drought-now-downpours-as-storms-slam-france-england/ |
Spring plant sale set for June 17
PETOSKEY — The annual spring plant sale hosted by the Northern Michigan Master Gardeners Association will take place from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, June 17 in the T-Barn at the Emmet County Fairgrounds in Petoskey.
Gardeners will find a variety of plants available. Local Master Gardeners have been busy digging up and dividing their favorite sun- and shade-loving perennials, herbs, ground covers and shrubs in preparation for this event. These home-grown plants are already acclimated to Northern Michigan so there is no need to harden them off before planting.
In addition to outdoor plants, a selection of houseplants will also be for sale and a garden marketplace will offer books and magazines, garden tools, pots and planters, bird houses and garden art.
Those attending the plant sale will have the opportunity to increase their knowledge in Smart Gardening, native plants, conservation, invasive species and more.
Informational tables include, so far:
- Smart Gardeners — MSU Extension’s campaign using earth-friendly messages to help gardeners make smart choices in their own backyards.
- Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council — dedicated to protecting lakes, streams, wetlands and groundwater through respected advocacy, education, water quality monitoring, research and restoration actions.
- Wild Ones — promotes environmentally friendly landscaping to preserve biodiversity through the preservation, restoration and establishment of native plant communities.
Proceeds from the sale will continue the mission of the nonprofit Northern Michigan Master Gardeners Association of funding educational events and community projects throughout the year.
For further information, contact nomimastergardeners@gmail.com. | 2023-06-10T13:02:56+00:00 | petoskeynews.com | https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/2023/06/10/spring-plant-sale-set-for-june-17/70298995007/ |
Bill would remove practice barriers for nurse practitioners
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) expresses its strong support for the Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act. AANP thanks Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) for introducing this legislation, which would improve health care access for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries by removing barriers to practice for nurse practitioners (NPs) and other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).
"The health of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries depends on timely access to high-quality health care. Today, millions of patients are choosing NPs as their health care providers. This legislation would retire barriers to practice that impede access to timely health care for our patients," said AANP President April Kapu, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC, FAANP, FCCM, FAAN. "It's critically important that health care policies reflect who is providing care in our communities and that our health care system is effective and efficient. The ICAN Act would move health care delivery forward for patients, providers and our nation."
NPs provide health care to Medicare and Medicaid patients across all geographic areas and health care settings. Approximately 40% of Medicare beneficiaries receive care from NPs, and NPs are the fastest growing Medicare provider group. Yet, despite the essential health care NPs provide to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, barriers still exist within the programs that prevent NPs from practicing to the full extent of their education and clinical training.
The ICAN Act would increase access to medically necessary health care services for patients across the country by removing outdated federal barriers to care. This bill would authorize NPs to order and supervise cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation, certify when patients with diabetes need therapeutic shoes, have their patients fully included in the beneficiary attribution process for the Medicare Shared Savings Program, refer patients for medical nutrition therapy, certify and recertify a patient's terminal illness for hospice eligibility, perform all mandatory examinations in skilled nursing facilities, and more. These common-sense steps would update the Medicare and Medicaid programs, to reflect the modern health care workforce and ensure patients continue to receive the high-quality health care they need and deserve — from their chosen health care provider.
The American Association of Nurse Practitioners® (AANP) is the largest professional membership organization for nurse practitioners (NPs) of all specialties. It represents the interests of the more than 355,000 licensed NPs in the U.S. AANP provides legislative leadership at the local, state and national levels, advancing health policy; promoting excellence in practice, education and research; and establishing standards that best serve NPs' patients and other health care consumers. As The Voice of the Nurse Practitioner®, AANP represents the interests of NPs as providers of high-quality, cost-effective, comprehensive, patient-centered health care. To locate an NP in your community, visit npfinder.com. For more information about NPs, visit aanp.org.
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ITHACA TWP, MI — After missing for two months, an Ithaca man has been found deceased.
Gratiot County Sheriff’s deputies previously announced 65-year-old John A. Vandemark was last seen around Feb. 14. They said he lived near Ithaca High School at 710 Union St., did not own a vehicle, and was believed to have been on foot. He also left his cellphone at his home, deputies said.
Deputies asked area residents to check their garages and sheds for Vandemark, as well as any security or Ring cameras that might have captured footage of him.
The search ended with deputies discovering Vandemark’s body about 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, April 12. In a press release, Undersheriff Steve Sopocy said Vandemark was found in Hamilton Township, several miles from his last known location, and had been dead for some time.
Sopocy did not elaborate on if Vandemark’s body was found outdoors or inside a structure, and MLive was unable to reach him for comment.
No foul play is suspected and an autopsy is planned to determined the cause and manner of Vandemark’s death.
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MSP trooper had numerous complaints before pummeling jaywalking Saginaw man | 2023-04-13T16:51:20+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2023/04/michigan-man-missing-since-valentines-day-found-deceased.html |
Amazon to buy One Medical for $3.9 billion as it expands health care footprint
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Amazon on Thursday said it has entered an agreement to acquire primary healthcare company One Medical in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $3.9 billion.
One Medical is a membership-based primary care service that promises customers "24/7 access to virtual care." The company operates in a dozen major U.S. markets, according to its website, and works with over 8,000 companies to offer One Medical health benefits to their employees.
In a statement Thursday announcing the acquisition, Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said the e-commerce giant thinks "health care is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention." Lindsay added that Amazon hopes to be one of the companies "that helps dramatically improve the health care experience over the next several years."
The acquisition is just the latest example of the tech giant expanding its footprint in the health care industry. Amazon acquired PillPack, an online pharmacy, in 2018 and later launched its own digital pharmacy in the United States. Separately, Amazon partnered with JP Morgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway on an effort to provide better health care services and insurance at a lower cost to workers and families at the three companies, and possibly other businesses, too. That effort, called Haven, shut down last year.
Amazon in recent years has broadened its empire from online retail to entertainment, groceries and more, increasing its vast reach into the lives of consumers in the process. The One Medical acquisition would be one of the largest in Amazon's history. Amazon agreed to buy grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017 for $13.7 billion and earlier this year closed an $8.5 billion deal to buy iconic Hollywood movie studio MGM.
With the One Medical deal, Amazon would gain access to physical health clinics and "payer and hospital system relationships," Evercore ISI analyst Elizabeth Anderson said in a note Thursday morning.
Headquartered in San Francisco, One Medical has seen demand for its services surge in recent years amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of the telehealth sector. In its most-recent quarterly earnings report, One Medical said it had a total membership count of 767,000, up 28% year over year. One Medical went public in January 2020.
Shares for 1life Healthcare, the parent company of One Medical, surged more than 65% in early trading Thursday after the announcement. Amazon stock opened relatively flat Thursday. (Shares for CVS Health Corp and Walgreens Boots Alliance dipped slightly Thursday morning following the news.)
The deal remains subject to approval from One Medical's shareholders and regulators.
While Anderson argued there is minimal antitrust risk given Amazon's limited health care footprint, some tech industry critics were quick to raise concerns about the deal, and the data to which the company could gain access.
"Amazon having back door access to private health care data is frankly a terrifying thought and calls into focus how desperately Congress needs to pass antitrust reform to prevent these tech giants from abusing their monopoly power," Sacha Haworth, executive director of the Tech Oversight Project advocacy group, told CNN Business in a statement. | 2022-07-21T18:22:10+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/amazon-to-buy-one-medical-as-it-expands-healthcare-footprint/40679717 |
(WFRV) – A man from Middleton was arrested on multiple charges after allegedly taking a car and assaulting its owner before leading police on a lengthy chase.
According to the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, on August 5 around 8:50 a.m., authorities were trying to find an armed robbery suspect in Madison. The owner of a white 2013 Land Rover was allegedly assaulted and the vehicle was stolen.
At 10:30 a.m., the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office told the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office that it was involved in chasing the stolen Land Rover, but was no longer behind it. The vehicle was thought to be heading into Columbia County.
Five minutes later, the suspected vehicle was seen driving east on Highway 60 near Lodi. When law enforcement tried to stop the vehicle, the suspect reportedly did not stop. A tire deflation device was eventually used.
The suspect continued to lead officers on a chase and ended up crossing into Dane County. After spinning out and going into the ditch on Highway 113, the suspect tried running on foot. He was ‘quickly’ taken into custody.
Minor damage to the suspect vehicle and a Columbia County Sheriff’s Office squad car was a result of the chase. There were no reported injuries.
The driver was identified as 34-year-old Keewan Singleton. He was booked into jail on the following:
- Felony Eluding
- Operating Motor Vehicle Without Owner’s Consent
- Multiple traffic offenses
Both the City of Madison and the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office will reportedly do their own investigations. More charges could follow.
No additional information was provided, Local 5 will update this story if more details are released. | 2022-08-08T14:15:52+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-man-steals-car-and-assaults-its-owner-leads-police-on-chase-across-counties/ |
This fast food restaurant is using AI to take orders
BUCKEYE, Ariz. (KPHO/KTVK) - A restaurant in Arizona is using artificial intelligence to help take customer orders.
A Carl’s Jr. in Buckeye is one of the first locations in the country that partnered with Presto Automation to use AI to take orders.
“This new system is reliable, it runs 24/7 and it really helps,” Agustin Medina, the store’s manager, said.
Medina said the system can adapt to what the customer is saying and can even offer other items on the menu.
“I was a little taken back at first, but it did have a very pleasant voice,” one customer said.
Medina said the new AI system is not meant to take away jobs from human employees but instead to help his staff focus on other tasks, like preparing the food.
“We’re not cutting hours or cutting another person from the schedule, it’s just someone else that can help,” he said.
The AI takes the order and sends it to a screen inside the restaurant where the workers then make the food.
The process overall is a little slower than talking to a real person, and it’s also not perfect. A staff member is on standby, just in case.
“We are always wearing our headsets so we are always ready to intervene,” Medina said.
Copyright 2023 KPHO/KTVK via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-07T19:16:30+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/2023/05/07/this-fast-food-restaurant-is-using-ai-take-orders/ |
WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa - A 17-year-old driver was pinned following a tractor crash Wednesday afternoon in northeast Iowa.
The sheriff's office said the boy was driving a tractor that was pulling a wagon when it entered the ditch on Clay Hill Rd. northeast of Decorah.
The teen was pinned in the wreckage, authorities said, and was airlifted from the scene with non-life-threatening injuries. | 2022-08-18T17:31:41+00:00 | kimt.com | https://www.kimt.com/news/iowa/teen-airlifted-after-being-pinned-in-tractor-crash-in-ne-iowa/article_a451965e-1f02-11ed-9ebc-f7196927676f.html |
SAN DIEGO (AP)The scrappy San Diego Padres, largely rebuilt at the trade deadline, are finding their identity at just the right time.
In danger of heading to Philadelphia down 0-2 in the NL Championship Series, the Padres produced another huge rally in front of their rowdy fans to put some punch into the all-wild card matchup.
Brandon Drury hit a go-ahead, two-run single during a five-run outburst in the fifth inning and San Diego stunned Aaron Nola and the Phillies 8-5 on Wednesday to tie the NLCS at one game apiece.
”You go into their place, which is probably going to be as spirited as ours is, down 2-0 and that’s an uphill battle,” said veteran manager Bob Melvin, who has brought a calming presence in his first year as San Diego’s skipper.
The Padres weren’t rattled when they fell behind 4-0 in the second inning after getting just one hit during a 2-0 loss in the series opener Tuesday.
”We go into Philly for three and it’s a big game,” Drury said. ”We’ve got to fight and we did. It’s huge.”
The fifth-inning surge started with Padres catcher Austin Nola hitting an RBI single off his younger brother that brought the sellout, towel-twirling crowd of 44,607 to life. Three innings earlier, the Phillies took a 4-0 lead with a rally that included bloop hits, a sun-aided double on a gorgeous, 92-degree afternoon and some shoddy Padres defense.
On Saturday night, spurred by the bottom of the order, the Padres broke loose for five runs in the seventh inning of a 5-3 win that eliminated the 111-win Los Angeles Dodgers.
Wednesday’s rally was similar.
”We need to continue to build that confidence,” said Austin Nola, the No. 9 batter. ”That’s what we talked about all year. That identity is never giving up, never giving in. Every inning we’re putting pressure on the other team to score and it’s paying off.”
Drury and Josh Bell hit back-to-back homers for the Padres, and Manny Machado went deep late.
The series shifts to Philadelphia for three games beginning Friday night. The Phillies, trying to reach their first World Series since 2009, outscored Atlanta 17-4 in two home Division Series games last weekend to dispatch the defending World Series champion Braves.
Manager Rob Thomson said the Phillies need to approach this situation like they did the NLDS.
”We went into Atlanta, won the first one, lost the second one. Disappointing game. We had a day off and came back home in front of 46,000 raucous people and played really well. I expect to do the same thing,” he said.
Blake Snell got the win and Josh Hader the save after striking out the side in the ninth to send the crowd into a frenzy. Aaron Nola, in the playoffs for the first time and off to a brilliant start before Wednesday, took the loss.
The Padres, playing in their first NLCS since 1998, appeared to be in deep trouble after Snell threw 37 pitches in the Phillies’ four-run second.
San Diego began its comeback with homers on consecutive pitches by Drury and Bell to open the bottom of the inning. Drury lined a shot to left field and Bell lifted a fly ball deep to right that stayed just fair.
Bell and Juan Soto, who had an RBI double in the fifth, were obtained in a blockbuster trade with Washington on Aug. 2, the same day the Padres got Drury from Cincinnati. The day before, the Padres got Hader from Milwaukee.
When Austin Nola grounded out in the second inning, it was the first pitcher-batter matchup between siblings in postseason history.
Big brother came up again in the fifth with one out and Kim Ha-seong on first base. Aaron Nola threw over several times before Austin singled to right-center to bring in the speedy Kim, who was running on an 0-2 pitch. His helmet flew off between second and third before he scored with a headfirst slide.
”It’s a typical plate appearance vs. my brother. I’m 0-2,” Austin Nola said. ”I might as well just walk up there and tell him to put two strikes on me because that’s what it feels like. I just battle. I know the kind of pitcher he is. He’s not going to give in. I’m just trying to hit something hard through the middle and good things happen.”
Jurickson Profar singled, Soto hit an RBI double to tie the game at 4 and Machado struck out before Aaron Nola was pulled for former Padres closer Brad Hand.
Jake Cronenworth was hit by a pitch to load the bases. With fans on their feet and waving yellow rally towels, Drury singled to put the Padres ahead. Bell capped the really with a single to right. The Padres sent 11 batters to the plate, collecting six hits, a walk and a hit batter.
Aaron Nola hadn’t allowed an earned run in picking up a win in each of the first two playoff rounds.
After winning 2-0 Tuesday on Kyle Schwarber’s jaw-dropping, 488-foot homer and another homer by Bryce Harper, the Phillies went ahead with small ball in the second inning Wednesday.
Snell needed only six pitches to get through a 1-2-3 first but wasn’t as lucky in the second.
Harper and Nick Castellanos opened the inning with bloop singles before Alec Bohm hit a sharp single to right to bring in Harper. After Jean Segura struck out, Soto, the right fielder, lost Matt Vierling’s fly ball in the sun and it dropped behind him for an RBI double.
Edmundo Sosa golfed an RBI single that landed just in front of Profar in left field. Schwarber hit a weak grounder to first that Drury bobbled before stepping on the bag as Vierling scored.
Snell allowed four runs and five hits in five innings. He struck out six and walked one.
Aaron Nola was tagged for six runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings. He struck out six and walked none.
As for the brotherly showdown, he said: ”I want to beat him. I want to go to the next round and let him go home.”
Machado homered leading off the seventh and Philly’s Rhys Hoskins homered on the first pitch from Robert Suarez in the eighth, ending the reliever’s scoreless streak of 19 1/3 innings.
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Padres RHP Joe Musgrove (10-7, 2.93 ERA regular season; 1-0, 1.38 postseason) and Phillies LHP Ranger Suarez (10-7, 3.65 ERA regular season; 0-0, 2.70 postseason) are scheduled to start Game 3 on Friday night in Philadelphia.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-10-20T15:32:50+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/mlb/drury-padres-rally-to-beat-nola-phillies-8-5-tie-nlcs-1-1/ |
DENVER, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Jonah Energy LLC ("Jonah"), one of the leading sustainable natural gas producers in the U.S., has successfully closed its inaugural securitized financing transaction. The transaction comprised the offering by an affiliate of Jonah of $750 million fully amortizing notes backed by a portion of Jonah's producing assets.
The offering was a combination of $275 million Series 2022-1 7.200% Class A-1 Oil and Gas Asset-Backed Notes offered and sold pursuant to Rule 144A (the "Class A1 Notes") and $475 million of Series 2022-1 7.800% Class A-2 Oil & Gas Asset-Backed Notes offered and sold as a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) (the "Class A2 Notes" and, together with the Class A1 Notes, the "Notes"), with $425 million of Class A2 Notes issued on the date hereof and an additional $50 million of Class A2 Notes committed and expected to be issued in January 2023. The Class A1 Notes obtained an "A-" rating and the Class A2 Notes were rated "BBB+" by Fitch. Jonah intends to use the proceeds from the transaction to repay all outstanding borrowings under its existing credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
Guggenheim Securities, LLC ("Guggenheim") served as sole structuring advisor, sole book-running manager and sole placement agent in connection with the offering.
Jonah's assets and operations are located within the Greater Green River Basin in Sublette County, WY, and consist of over 2,400 producing wells and over 130,000 net acres located in the Jonah Field and surrounding area. Jonah's location in the upper Green River Basin combined with strong Western gas market fundamentals have historically driven high realized prices. Combined with Jonah's efficiency-minded operating philosophy, this has created a high-margin operation enabling consistent reinvestment in its business.
"I'm pleased to have completed a long-term financing transaction that completely pays down our RBL, which positions us with a strong balance sheet to pursue the significant drilling opportunities that we have on our acreage and strategic opportunities that may come our way. We look forward to maintaining our leading role in producing the sustainable and differentiated natural gas the world needs," said Tom Hart, Jonah's President and CEO.
"Guggenheim Securities congratulates Jonah on the closing of its inaugural 144A securitization, which will support its focus on producing natural gas in an environmentally responsible manner," said Anuj Bhartiya, Senior Managing Director in Guggenheim's Structured Products Origination team. "This ABS transaction, which represents the largest PDP securitization completed to-date and the third 144A that Guggenheim Securities has structured for the energy sector, reflects the confidence of industry leaders and market participants in the suitability of energy-related ABS in the market."
The Class A1 Notes were offered in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers ("QIBs") pursuant to Rule 144A ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on the safe harbor provided by Regulation S under the Securities Act and the Class A2 Notes were offered in privately negotiated transactions with certain accredited investors and QIBs pursuant to an exemption under Section 4(a)(2) ("Section 4(a)(2)") of the Securities Act. The Notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration under, or an applicable exemption from, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Ratings are not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell the Notes and may be subject to review, revision, suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating.
About Jonah Energy LLC
https://www.jonahenergy.com
Jonah Energy is an oil and gas exploration and development company headquartered in Denver, Colorado and operating in the Jonah and Pinedale Fields in Sublette County, Wyoming. The company is one of the largest privately held natural gas producers in the US and focuses on producing natural gas in an environmentally responsible manner.
Jonah Energy became the first U.S. operator to sign onto and to achieve the gold standard rating for low emissions from the United Nations' Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0, the only comprehensive, measurement-based framework specifically designed for the oil and gas industry. The company is also a member of ONE Future, an organization comprised of 53 companies, representing the entire US natural gas value chain, committed to a performance-based approach to reducing methane emissions.
For further information please contact:
Paul Ulrich
Jonah Energy LLC-Vice-President, Government & Regulatory Affairs
303-330-6346
paul.ulrich@jonahenergy.com
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ALGECIRAS, Spain (AP) — Spanish police on Thursday raided the home of a young Moroccan man held over the machete attacks at two Catholic churches the previous night that left a church officer dead and a priest injured in the southern city of Algeciras.
A police investigation directed by a National Court judge considers Wednesday’s violence a possible act of terrorism. The suspect is believed to have acted alone.
“The investigation is continuing along the logical premise that this could be a case of terrorism, but we are in the initial phase and all the possibilities are open,” Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said after the police completed their search of the suspect’s home.
The suspect is a Moroccan citizen with no prior criminal record “either in Spain or any other country,” the interior ministry said. He wasn’t “on the radar” of authorities for possible radical activity, Grande-Marlaska added.
Authorities identified him as 25-year-old Yassine Kanjaa, an official with Spain’s National Police with direct knowledge of the case told The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity as dictated by police policy.
The ministry said that the suspect had been under a deportation order since June last year because of his unauthorized migrant status in Spain. Authorities of neighboring Gibraltar, which sits across a bay from Algeciras, said that Kanjaa had been arrested in the tiny British territory in August 2019 when he tried to “come ashore from a Jet-Ski without the necessary documentation.” He was deported days later.
The attacks have shaken the multicultural city located near the southern tip of Spain. Witnesses said that in the second incident, the assailant jumped on the altar of the Church of Nuestra Senora de La Palma, wielding a machete. He then attacked a sacristan — tasked with preparing Mass — inside the church and chased him into a town square before killing him.
A priest was wounded earlier at the San Isidro church, just a five-minute walk away from Nuestra Senora de La Palma. The suspect had argued with the priest before Mass and later returned to assault him. The Salesian religious order that the priest was affiliated with said on Thursday he was out of danger. The order later shared on Twitter “the best news ever”: that the priest was “back with his community and in the care of his brothers.”
The Algeciras town hall identified the deceased sacristan as Diego Valencia and the wounded priest as Antonio Rodríguez.
The parish priest of Nuestra Senora de La Palma, the Rev. Juan José Marina, told Spanish media that he thinks he could have been an intended target. He said that he believed the attacker mistook the sacristan for a priest.
“In the same way that he sought out the priest at San Isidro and no one else, the same thing happened here,” Marina said. “If I had been here, I would be dead.”
A fellow sacristan who served with Valencia at the church, Manolo González, said the attacker climbed on the altar and Valencia came out “and asked to know what was going on.”
Candles and flowers adorned the two small churches with whitewashed walls on Thursday. The family of the slain sacristan gathered inside Nuestra Senora de La Palma to receive the condolences of minister Grande-Marlaska and concerned residents. Flags were flown at half-staff in Algeciras, while a minute’s silence and a vigil was observed by the community, including a significant contingent from the city’s Moroccan population.
“This hurts us a lot,” Nahual Mostanaquin said. “All Moroccans, those here, in Morocco or France, no one wants these things to happen. It is a thing of madness,” she added. “(The victim) was a good man who did no harm to anybody. He hurt no one and everyone loved him.”
Aziz Handi added: ”We hope that it will never happen again, because we live in peace here in Algeciras.”
Algeciras is a cosmopolitan port city and the first point of arrival for many boats and ferries from North Africa, putting it at the center of Spanish debates on irregular migration.
The Islamic Commission of Spain, which represents Muslims in the country, condemned the “abominable, murderous and heartless act” in “a sacred space for our Catholic brothers in Algeciras.”
The violent acts at the churches may inflame social tensions stoked in an election year by the far-right Vox party, which is vying to win more seats in local and national governments, as well as to form governing coalitions with the center-right Popular Party.
Vox’s leader, Santiago Abascal, linked the attack to his party’s platform of cracking down on unauthorized immigration. Vox, the third-largest party in Spain’s parliament, also presents itself as the protector of Spain’s Catholic heritage at a time when active church membership is waning.
“He had an order of expulsion,” Abascal tweeted. “How many more like him could there be in Spain?”
Popular Party president Alberto Núñez Feijóo, the leader of Spain’s main opposition party, said that “Islamic terrorism is a problem for European society.
“It has been centuries since a Catholic or Christian has killed in name of his religion or beliefs,” Núñez Feijóo said. “And there are other countries who have citizens who do.”
The comments by the right-wing leaders were criticized by politicians from Spain’s governing left-wing coalition.
The secretary-general of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, an organization of Spain’s Catholic bishops, appealed for unity.
“We cannot demonize any group,” César García said, according to Spanish news agency EFE. “We cannot let ourselves be easily provoked, we cannot add fuel on the fire, we cannot lapse into demagogy and we cannot identify terrorism with any religion.”
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Jennifer O’Mahony reported from Madrid, and Joseph Wilson from Barcelona. | 2023-01-27T06:21:41+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-community-reels-from-spanish-machete-church-attack-horror/ |
GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Girl Scout Cookie season is winding down. Are you in need of a box, or six? The easiest way to find cookies when you need them is to go online.
“We sold 126,000 packages last year online and that accounted for about 8% of the total sales. I think online selling is great for these girls to learn about, e-commerce, in general, is growing so as these girls become entrepreneurs, and later in life, it's only going to be another skill they can add to their tool kit,” said Jacklyn Johnson, Girl Scouts Carolinas Peak to Piedmont.
Is the top-selling cookie online different than the top-selling cookie in person? Nope. It’s always Thin Mints.
Find a Cookie Stand
You can find cookie stand by simply plugging in your zip code. When you do that, you get a list of dates and locations of booths in your area.
ORDERING COOKIES ONLINE WITH DIRECT DELIVERY
“Maybe your aunt or grandma who wants to support girl scouts but isn't with you during the cookie season, can click on your girl's link, they can purchase the cookies and they get shipped directly to the house and the troop gets credit,” said Johnson.
Be aware, it's $14.99 in shipping, whether you order one box or 8.
ORDER COOKIES ONLINE THROUGH A LOCAL TROOP
“A customer can go online, pay for them with a credit card and the girl gets a notification that says your friend from church or down the street wants to have cookies delivered,” said Johnson. | 2023-02-23T22:19:08+00:00 | wfmynews2.com | https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/2-wants-to-know/girl-scout-cookies-how-to-find-them-as-the-season-winds-down-peaks-to-piedmont-carolinas-thin-mints-caramel-delites-online-direct-shipped/83-657d1239-3142-44ea-8592-e47891663baf |
RAPID CITY - Ethel Deckert, 92, passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. She was born on July 13, 1929, in Marion, SD. She married Abner Deckert in 1951. She had many vocations in her lifetime including Bell telephone operator, rural schoolteacher, seamstress, and cook.
Ethel is survived by her children: Cathy (Henry, Jr.) Knapp, Black Hawk; Cindy (Dave) Buchholtz, Aurora, SD; Cheryl (Mark) Brodrick, Rapid City; and Tim (Ann) Deckert, Rapid City; brother Bert Schroeder, Sioux Falls; Sister-in-law Shirleen DeHoogh, Stillwater, OK; seven grandchildren, and 17 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband in 1999, an infant son, Charles, granddaughter, Tony, one brother and one sister.
Visitation will be from 3:00-5:00 PM on Sunday, June 26 at Osheim & Schmidt Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 AM on Monday, June 27 at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Livestreamed at https://rcwestminster.com/online-worship-prayer.
Full obituary at www.osheimschmidt.com. | 2022-06-25T05:15:54+00:00 | rapidcityjournal.com | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/ethel-deckert/article_01a9afba-6ed8-5546-9700-93d48a63159c.html |
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