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TELL CITY, Ind. (AP) — A man suspected of domestic violence fatally shot a police officer in a southern Indiana hospital early Monday and was then killed by other officers, authorities said.
The confrontation occurred at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, across the Ohio River from Kentucky. Police were called when a victim of domestic violence told hospital staff that Sean Hubert was on his way.
Tell City Sgt. Heather Glenn tried to subdue Hubert, 34, at the hospital with an electronic device and arrest him, but it was ineffective, Indiana State Police said.
“During a brief struggle, Hubert produced a firearm and Sgt. Glenn was shot,” state police said. “Officers with the Tell City Police Department and Cannelton Police Department returned fire and shot Hubert.”
The shooting occurred inside the hospital, near the emergency room, Sgt. John Davis told The Associated Press.
“They did not know he was armed,” Davis said.
Glenn had spent nearly 20 years with the Tell City Police Department and the Perry County Sheriff’s Office.
“Our police department suffered a tremendous loss,” Police Chief Derrick Lawalin said. “We lost a dear colleague, a dear friend. Sgt. Glenn — she’s a cornerstone of our department.”
Lawalin also offered “thoughts and prayers” for Hubert’s family.
Glenn and other officers had been searching for Hubert after speaking to the domestic violence victim Sunday, state police said.
Tell City, population 7,500, is 150 miles (240 kilometers) south of Indianapolis.
It was the second death of an Indiana police officer in less than a week. State Trooper Aaron Smith was hit by a stolen vehicle Wednesday while trying to place tire deflation sticks in the road in suburban Indianapolis. An 18-year-old male was charged with murder. | 2023-07-03T19:19:57+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/ap-gunfire-at-indiana-hospital-kills-a-police-officer-and-a-man/ |
A Bayonne senior was arrested Monday morning after a woman told police he groped her in the stairwell of an apartment building, authorities said.
Czelaw Moscicki, 67, was charged with criminal sexual contact, Bayonne Capt. Eric Amato said.
Police responded to an apartment complex in the area of 43rd Street and Broadway at 9:42 a.m. Monday and the 59-year-old victim told them Moscicki grabbed her “chest” as she passed by him. | 2022-09-20T16:33:26+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/hudson/2022/09/67-year-old-bayonne-man-charged-with-groping-woman-police.html |
A law signed Friday is expected to cut down on HIV infections among the hardest hit groups – Black, Latinx and LGBTQ individuals.
House Bill 4439 will allow pharmacists to dispense pre and post-exposure drugs and order labs. A doctor’s order is no longer required under the law, which takes effect immediately. But to order tests, consult and give out medications, pharmacists will need to take a course.
The law aims to get methods of reducing HIV and its transmission with the use of pre-exposure prophylaxis and PeP, which is post-exposure prophylaxis into the hands of people who may be hesitant going to an HIV clinic because of stigma, said Timothy Jackson, director of government relations for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago.
“You typically have to go to an HIV clinic in order to get HIV prevention drugs. And so what HB 4430 does is it increases access to PrEP and PEP, and allows people to go to their neighborhood Walgreens, or CVS or Walmart …wherever they get their prescription drugs, be able to get those drugs, and no one is ever the wiser,’ Jackson said.
The law will also help people with an inability to get to a doctor, perhaps because of lack of insurance.
State Senate sponsor Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, said in a release, “Far too many people in Illinois lack regular access to a doctor. Increasing access to these medications through community-based pharmacies will save lives.”
State Rep. Kelly Cassidy, the House sponsor, said the law was modeled after one in Colorado “ because that's the one that gives pharmacists the most ability to provide follow-up care. The ideal situation for any patient on this medication is to be under the care of a physician. But we also recognize that's not possible for everyone.”
Every sexually active individual should be on PrEP Jackson said, noting that it is 99 percent effective preventing HIV when taken correctly. “Whether you are Black, whether you are in the LGBTQ community, you should be on PrEP. Right? We know this, yet, how do we get it to the most people? We get it to the most people by removing barriers, why people are not currently getting it.” | 2022-06-10T23:35:30+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/health-harvest/2022-06-10/new-law-will-allow-pharmacists-to-prescribe-hiv-prevention-medications |
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge showed growing impatience Thursday with FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s use of the internet, suggesting that incarceration might eventually be the most effective way to prevent him from violating his bail conditions by communicating on electronic devices in ways that can't be traced.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan did not immediately change a $250 million bail package that lets Bankman-Fried live with his parents in Palo Alto, California, while preparing for trial on charges that he cheated investors and looted customer deposits at FTX, his cryptocurrency trading platform.
But he raised the possibility for the first time that jail might be the only way to ensure Bankman-Fried won't outfox the government with ways to use electronic devices in ways that can't be tracked.
“There is a solution, but it’s not one anybody’s proposed yet,” Kaplan said as Bankman-Fried sat passively at the defense table. He then noted that there may be many devices in Bankman-Fried's family home that the government will not be tracking, even with any new rules imposed on his bail conditions.
“Why am I being asked to set him loose in this garden of electronic devices?” he asked prosecutors.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos said a more “drastic alternative” would be to ban Bankman-Fried's use of all electronic devices, but he added that it would be difficult for him to prepare for a trial tentatively set for October if that were to occur.
The judge noted that Bankman-Fried, according to prosecutors, “has done things that suggests to me that maybe he has committed or attempted to commit a federal felony while on release.”
Kaplan was alluding to a claim by prosecutors that Bankman-Fried sent an encrypted message over the Signal texting app on Jan. 15 to the general counsel of FTX US.
According to prosecutors, the message said: “I would really love to reconnect and see if there’s a way for us to have a constructive relationship, use each other as resources when possible, or at least vet things with each other. I’d love to get on a phone call sometime soon and chat.”
Federal prosecutors have told Kaplan that Bankman-Fried’s communications indicate he may be trying to influence a witness with incriminating evidence against him.
On Thursday, prosecutors asked Kaplan to more severely limit Bankman-Fried's use of electronic devices and the internet, including banning him from messaging applications and requiring the installation of a device monitoring program on his cellphone and computer.
A day earlier, they wrote in court papers that his “behavior shows that the existing conditions leave too much room for circumvention of restrictions aimed at preventing inappropriate conduct, including contacting witnesses and accessing cryptocurrency assets.”
They described him as “a technologically sophisticated person with both the ability and the inclination to seek workarounds of more narrowly drawn bail conditions.”
Mark Cohen, Bankman-Fried lawyer, called the proposals by prosecutors “draconian” requests that would make it hard for lawyers and the defendant to prepare for trial. But he soon found himself on the defensive as Kaplan noted his client's apparent bail violations, including accessing an encrypted internet site to watch the Super Bowl.
The judge mocked Bankman-Fried's use of an encrypted method to watch the game, noting that it was on any television. Cohen responded that there wasn't a TV in the house.
“I think we understand your comments today, your honor, that there is no margin for error,” Cohen said. “That if there are any violations, we will be at a very different proceeding.”
Of the eventual bail restrictions, the judge said: “I want this to be tight, not just tight in characterization, but tight in fact.”
Bankman-Fried has been confined with electronic monitoring to his parents' home since his December arrest on charges that he cheated investors and that diverted their deposits, in part to finance political donations and make risky trades at Alameda Research. He has pleaded not guilty.
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(The Hill) — Several states where reproduction rights are at risk are seeing a surge in women registering to vote following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, abolishing the constitutional right to abortion.
An analysis by Targetsmart Insights, a Democratic political data and data services firm, found that women are out-registering men by significant margins in states where reproductive rights are in danger of being repealed, such as Kansas, Wisconsin and Michigan.
In Kansas, women out-registered men by 40 percent, making 70 percent of all new registrants women. Earlier this month, the state successfully rejected a proposed amendment that would have paved the way for the Republican-led state legislature to ban the procedure.
However, Kansas was not the only state to see an increase in female voter registrations.
In Michigan, where legal battles are taking place over abortion rights, women out-registered men by 8.1 percent since the decision by the Supreme Court.
Last week, a state judge blocked county prosecutors from enforcing a 91-year-old law banning abortion in Michigan while courts consider a lawsuit seeking to overturn the law.
In Wisconsin, where it is now a felony for virtually any abortion to be performed, except in instances where it is needed to save the mother’s life, women have out-registered men by 15.6 percent since the Supreme Court’s decision.
In Louisiana, women outpaced men in new registrations by 13 percent since the decision while in Pennsylvania, women out-registered men by 12 percent.
“This isn’t just a blue state phenomena. In fact, it is more pronounced in states where choice is more at risk, or has been eliminated by the decision,” the CEO of Targetsmart tweeted. | 2022-08-24T15:33:52+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/several-states-see-surge-in-women-registering-to-vote-following-supreme-court-abortion-ruling/ |
A roundup of the week's most newsworthy sports industry press releases from PR Newswire, including new partnerships in football, soccer, and basketball.
NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- With thousands of press releases published each week, it can be difficult to keep up with everything on PR Newswire. To help journalists covering the sports industry stay on top of the week's most newsworthy and popular releases, here's a roundup of stories from the week that shouldn't be missed.
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- Propel Fitness Water and Michael B. Jordan Launch "Propel Your City Project" to Support Organizations That Foster Community and Access to Fitness
The Propel Your City Project will kick off in four cities this summer, expanding programming in Los Angeles, Detroit, Houston and Atlanta to reach more exercisers and connect communities through movement, from running clubs and organized hikes, to yoga and meditation. - San Antonio to Host International Team Tennis Championships Featuring Top ATP WTA Stars November 10-12
The San Antonio International Team Tennis Championships will feature two teams consisting of top ATP & WTA players, college players and top ranked Texas junior players. The San Antonio Smash will be led by Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, John Isner, Bob Bryan, and JJ Wolf and captained by Wayne Bryan. - Blu Canary Capital Partners with the Arena Football League (AFL)
This will be the first time a professional sports league has made games available to global audiences through the metaverse. Without capacity constraints and real, up close, immersive viewing, we anticipate rapid growth in the audience for this sport. - PepsiCo® Forges Global Partnership with EA Sports FC™ to Help Deliver Fan-First Future of Football
Global ambassadors from PepsiCo's lucrative roster of football talents - such as Vini Jr (Brazil and Real Madrid) and Leah Williamson (England and Arsenal) - will feature in forthcoming activations. The partnership will also provide a platform to further collaborate on existing PepsiCo initiatives, encouraging participation in football and gender equality in the sport. - Ava Brown and Max Clark Named Gatorade Best Players of the Year
Brown, who went undefeated in her prep career, is the second softball athlete to take home the honor in the award's 20-year history, and Clark, who has a robust community and academic resume, etches his name on the trophy following his third overall selection in the 2023 MLB Draft. - 6. Beat the Heat and Get Energized This Summer at Planet Fitness
This July, what better way to cool off from the summer heat, stay active and motivated than by working out indoors at Planet Fitness. Now through July 19, new members can join Planet Fitness for $1 down and only $10 a month (cancel anytime). - Wilson Releases Shift v1, Adding To Its Leading Assortment Of Performance Tennis Rackets
Developed within WILSON LABS, Wilson's storied innovation arm, the racket went through a three-phase testing process incorporating feedback from key athletes and consumers across the globe. - Get Ready for Greatness: Frito-Lay Unites Current Soccer Stars and Past Icons in New FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ Marketing Campaign
Mixing animation and reality, the spot shows a mother sharing her love for soccer with her daughter, introducing her to the action and fun of the sport using fan-favorite Frito-Lay snacks to represent past and present legends of the game. The players spring into action as animated avatars, created using 3D-body scanning technology, facing off in what could be called the single-greatest game-never-played. - Arcade1Up Announces a Slam Dunk for Basketball Fans with Two New NBA Jam™ Home Arcade Experiences
Both machines made their debut at NBA Con, a first-of-its-kind fan experience to celebrate hoops and culture, and will be available this fall - right in time for the start of the NBA season. - New Effort Launches to Bring Professional Women's Soccer to Denver
Denver supports all five major men's sports, two of them claiming championships in the past 12 months alone. Denver is one of the few major cities in America without a professional women's sports franchise. - Basketball Phenom Wembanyama Invests And Becomes New Face Of Barcode
Barcode, the leading fitness drink for hydration, announced Victor Wembanyama, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 NBA Draft and global basketball phenomenon, as the newest investor and brand partner. - Eleglide Unveils a New Electric MTB - M2: Taking Off-Road Riding to New Heights
The Eleglide M2 e-bike has an aluminum fork that is lighter and stiffer than a steel fork, allowing the rider to accelerate faster and maintain a higher average speed, which is more suitable for performance-oriented riders.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices at the wholesale level rose 8% in October from 12 months earlier, the fourth straight decline and the latest sign that inflation pressures in the United States are easing from painfully high levels.
On a monthly basis, the government said Tuesday that its producer price index, which measures costs before they reach consumers, rose 0.2% from September to October. That was same as in the previous month, which was revised down from an initial reading of 0.4%.
The report follows last week's report on the better-known consumer price index, which showed that year-over-year inflation cooled to a slower-than-expected 7.7% in October, down from 8.2% in September, to the lowest such figure since January. And excluding volatile food and energy costs, that report also said that core prices rose just 0.3% in October from the previous month, half the increase of the previous two months.
Those consumer inflation figures sent stock markets soaring because they suggested that the devastating price spikes of the past 18 months might finally be moderating. The cost of used cars, clothing, and furniture fell, a sign that goods prices are reversing their big price leaps of last year, when supply chain blockages sent inflation soaring.
In recent months, delays at major ports have been cleared, the price of ocean shipping has tumbled and more stores are building larger stockpiles. All those trends suggest that goods prices could continue to decline. | 2022-11-15T14:03:39+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/us-wholesale-inflation-eases-to-8-4th-straight-slowdown/JF2KPFCIFBACPF6ONITBSPB76E/ |
You might not recognize Ruth Hayler’s name, but at some point you probably watched a movie that she chose for you. For nearly five decades, Hayler worked behind the scenes as a film booker, buyer, theater manager and programmer, for the Seven Gables and Landmark chains and for the Seattle International Film Festival. A movie lover with an encyclopedic memory and eclectic taste — she particularly loved literary films, but could be found at the Egyptian enjoying edgy midnight fare — Hayler helped shape Seattle’s rich appetite for arthouse and international cinema.
Hayler died on Nov. 7, a day after celebrating her 74th birthday with friends. The cause of death, said her sister Barbara Hayler, was atherosclerosis.
“I bet Seattle knows Kurosawa because of Ruth,” said her longtime friend Dale Nash, remembering film series that Hayler would book at the local Seven Gables chain. These were pre-DVD days, when “she was showing things you couldn’t just go to Scarecrow and rent”: Kurosawa, 70mm films, Shakespeare series, classic Warner Bros. movies. At SIFF, where she was involved with every edition of the annual festival from its beginnings in 1976, “she had a very specific eye for international films that would attract audiences,” Artistic Director Beth Barrett said. “She was just so smart about audiences.”
Hayler grew up in San Diego and the Bay Area, but made Seattle her permanent home in 1973, after returning from graduate school in London (writing her thesis on the poems of Siegfried Sassoon). She’d fallen in love with movies while overseas, attending screenings at the British Film Institute, and began a lifelong habit of keeping notebooks with details of movies she’d seen. Her first job in Seattle was one she essentially kept for almost her entire life: Curious about the Movie House, a tiny independent arthouse opened by Randy Finley in 1970, she met with Finley, “just to see what was going on, learn a little more about what was possible,” her sister said. He unexpectedly offered her a job as theater manager, and a long career began.
Doing a little bit of everything in those early days — making popcorn, taking phone reservations — Hayler quickly learned the ropes of film programming. She accompanied Finley as he eventually left the Movie House (now the Grand Illusion Cinema) and founded the Seven Gables chain, which included multiple arthouse cinemas in Seattle and Portland. Among them: the Seven Gables theater, opened in 1976 in the University District in an old American Legion hall.
Though the Seven Gables chain was sold to national arthouse chain Landmark Theatres in 1989, Hayler stayed in her job — and in her legendarily cluttered office at the Gables. Never particularly interested in technology other than movie projectors, Hayler liked paper; her office was filled with newspapers, copies of Variety or The Hollywood Reporter, movie fliers, posters, faxes and memos. She had an uncanny way of being able to reach into a towering stack of papers to pull out the exact sheet she needed. “It was astonishing to see,” said Nick Collecchi, who worked with Hayler at Landmark for many years. “The order existed to her, even if it wasn’t evident to the rest of us.”
Illustrating Hayler’s movie knowledge, Collecchi described an experience when Hayler was programming repertory films (non-first-run films) at the Crest Cinema Center, when a print of “Lawrence of Arabia” turned up without its “heads and tails” — the identification on each reel that says what order they go in. A panicked projectionist called Hayler, who drove up from the Seven Gables and quickly figured out what went where. “It ran perfectly,” said Collecchi. “That’s an amazing thing to be able to do — just to know, from a couple of feet of image at the beginning or end of a reel, where you are in the movie.”
Hayler’s career at Landmark finally ended in 2020, just before the pandemic, when her position was eliminated. But her work at SIFF continued — another throughline throughout her life. Gary Tucker, a former SIFF employee, remembered working with Hayler in the early days of the festival. “She had an amazing memory, not just of films and what we were considering, but where they were from, what country we needed to get representation for, where we should schedule it in the lineup based on how similar films from that country had performed in the past,” he said.
Hayler loved immersing herself in film and every year would attend the weekend-long Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. In the early years, she’d bring a tent and camp out, or would rent a jeep for some off-road exploring. Her friend Shelley Gibson, who attended Telluride with Hayler in recent years, said that much of the fun was the conversations while waiting in line for screenings. “She was so knowledgeable, people were always coming up to talk to her.”
Tucker, who also works for Telluride, remembered Hayler once winning a contest that involved knowing facts about the festival’s history. “She knew it better than anyone else — more than the people who worked there!” he said.
Outside of the movies, Hayler loved classical music (she and Nash were longtime subscribers to the Seattle Symphony), enjoyed attending Pacific Northwest Ballet, and was a voracious reader of mysteries and science fiction/fantasy. In addition to her sister Barbara Hayler, she is survived by her sister Helen Hayler Barker, her brothers Lewis Hayler and Don Hayler, and many nieces and nephews. There are no current plans for a memorial service, but SIFF plans to honor her with a special screening at the annual festival in the spring. For memorial donations, her family suggests SIFF.
Hayler’s 10 favorite films, listed on her “meet the programmer” page at SIFF, were all beloved classics: “Seven Samurai,” “Children of Paradise,” “Sherlock Jr.,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “The Big Sleep,” “Singin’ in the Rain,” “Some Like it Hot,” “North by Northwest,” “Lawrence of Arabia” and “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Taken together, they make up a remarkable course in film history; you can imagine a young Hayler falling in love with them, studying them, disappearing into their worlds.
“She just wanted people to go see movies,” said Barrett, of SIFF. “She loved them so much and she wanted everyone else to love them.” | 2022-11-25T15:36:08+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/ruth-hayler-longtime-programmer-for-seattle-moviehouses-and-siff-dies-at-74/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news |
The special-edition publication recognizes North Texas' most powerful and influential business leaders
DALLAS, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S2 Capital ("S2"), a national private investment firm, today announced that Scott Everett, Founder, and CEO of S2, has been named to the 2023 Dallas 500 list as one of the region's most powerful and influential business leaders. Released annually and now in its eighth year, Dallas 500 is the award-winning business title of D Magazine Partners that profiles leaders from Dallas to Fort Worth and across over 50 business categories.
"I'm honored to be recognized by D CEO in the company of such talented local business leaders," said Everett. "This year marks a decade since S2 was founded in Dallas and during this time, we have watched North Texas flourish in new ways, both within and beyond the multifamily real estate sector. I'm grateful to play a role in the region's growing business scene and hope to continue making a positive impact on the people and homes in our great community."
S2 has become one of the country's most active investors in multifamily real estate assets, and the most active buyer of multi-family assets in Dallas over the last two years. With 135 acquisitions totaling 46,000 units, the company has transacted on $10 billion of real estate in just a decade since its inception.
Everett also formed the S2 Foundation, a charitable branch of S2 that empowers and partners with the Dallas and Fort Worth communities through mentorship, scholarships, and rental assistance, inspired by his own financial struggles at the start of his professional career.
In addition to his contributions at S2, Everett is an active investor in over 70 private companies and has also developed and launched the beverage line Osadía Tequila, small-batch 100% blue agave tequila, crafted by master distillers in Jalisco, Mexico, which donates 3% of its revenues to further the S2 Foundation's impact in the North Texas community and beyond. Organizations that benefit from the S2 Foundation include the Children's Cancer Fund, Dallas Children's Advocacy Center, and Esperanza International.
"Making the Dallas 500 is no easy feat in a market as large and vibrant as North Texas," said D CEO Editor Christine Perez. "Those featured in our 2023 edition are the best of the best; they play an integral role in driving the local economy."
About S2 Capital
Founded in 2012, S2 Capital is a Dallas-based national investment platform specializing in value-add properties. With approximately $10 billion in transaction volume, S2 has acquired approximately 46,000 units through 135 acquisitions, and has successfully invested over $500 million in upgrades and renovations. S2 is vertically integrated, comprised of affiliated businesses including acquisitions, construction, asset management, and operations divisions that work closely together to execute the firm's business plan. The firm concentrates its investments in the U.S. Sunbelt, including Arizona, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, and Texas, where job and population growth is expected to outpace the national average and contribute to significant renter demand. For more information, visit www.s2cp.com.
About D CEO
Now in its 16th year, D CEO connects North Texas executives with insightful, authoritative, and provocative coverage of Dallas-Fort Worth businesses. It profiles the leaders behind innovative startups to chief executives leading global companies. D CEO was named the nation's best regional business magazine in 2022 and 2021 by the Alliance of Area Business Publishers.
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Machine Gun Kelly's face has taken quite a hit during his 2022 Mainstream Sellout tour. Less than two months after the 32-year-old musician lacerated his forehead by smashing a champagne flute over his head at a celebration following his concert at New York City's Madison Square Garden, MGK showed off a similar injury.
"Oh, my God, Cleveland," Kelly said in an Instagram Story, showing his face full of blood. "That was f*cking insane."
MGK later showed another close-up of his face, and while the blood was mostly gone, his nose endured a nasty gash. "They didn't tell you I went back to the stadium at 5 am and tried to sleep in the middle of the field LMAO," he wrote, referring to the Cleveland Brown's stadium where he played his show the night prior.
In video posted by Twitter user @_Mrt_XX, MGK can be seen telling the crowd that he's going to be fined $70,000 for every 10 minutes the show continues. After he chugs a glass of wine, he says, "You know what I say to that? 'I'm not stopping this show for sh*t, I'm rich b*tch,'" before breaking the wine glass over his head.
While Kelly himself didn't elaborate on how he ended up with a bloodied face this time, adrenaline was running high for the "Emo Girl" artist. Ahead of his show, Kelly was honored by Mayor Justin Bibb, who declared Aug. 13 as "Machine Gun Kelly Day" in the artist's hometown of Cleveland.
"It’s officially a holiday in the city of Cleveland! thank you @mayorbibb and thank you Cleveland," Kelly captioned an Instagram video on Sunday. In the clip, Bibb can be heard telling the crowd through applause, "Four years ago I met MGK, and I didn't know someone loved the city of Cleveland as much as I did, but he does. And so today is officially Machine Gun Kelly Day."
Back in June, MGK shared a video from the moment he smashed a glass on his head during an after-party at Catch Steakhouse in NYC. “I don’t give a f**k, bro. I don’t give a sh*t,” he told the crowd, before belting out his hit song, "My Ex’s Best Friend," while bleeding.
The following day, Kelly made an appearance on Late Night With Seth Meyers and explained what he was thinking in the moment. "There are censors, right? I feel like s**t," he told Meyers when asked how he was feeling following the wild night.
"You know when you clink a champagne glass with a fork to kind of [get people's attention]? Yeah, well, I didn't have a fork. So I just clinked it on my head," he added.
"You know, in medicine, they call that 'asking for it,'" Meyers quipped in response, as MGK couldn't help but laugh, saying, "Yeah, so I had a serious case of that last night."
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The Milton Hershey School commencement was held on Sunday morning at Giant Center in Hershey.
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Couple billed hundreds of dollars for traffic tickets after car is stolen
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WJLA) - A couple’s car was recently stolen. If that wasn’t bad enough, it was used in crime spree.
They’re expected to pay for the hundreds of dollars racked up in traffic tickets, but the couple is fighting back.
But Bob and Angie Shepherd would come face-to-face with something more daunting than D.C. rush hour traffic one April morning.
“So I get up in the morning and I’m going to work,” Bob Shepherd said. “Her car is not there.”
“The PTSD I’m suffering from because every time someone knocks on my door, I’m worried it’s them coming back,” Angie Shepherd said.
Not only were the Shepherds stunned to discover their car was missing after it was stolen, they could not believe what it would be used for next.
“We saw the video of them getting out of her vehicle, shooting the other guy, getting back in the car and driving off,” Bob Shepherd said.
After their car was stolen from their Alexandria home, it was used in a homicide in Suitland. Then the perpetrators racked up more than $400 in traffic tickets in the District of Columbia.
When the Shepherds last checked with the homicide detectives, the suspects still weren’t in custody even after the car was recovered in impound at the police station two weeks after it was stolen.
But now the Shepherds are stuck with the bill and have not heard back from the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles since.
“Are you kidding me?” Bob Shepherd said.
“Car is stolen, involved in a homicide, and then you want to charge me for the tickets, even though I’ve given you all of the documentation showing that it’s been involved in a homicide,” Bob Shepherd said.
WJLA emailed D.C. Police, who referred them to D.C. DMV.
Their media contact was sent an email, but it replied with a bounce-back message saying he was out of town and to call another number for immediate assistance.
When that number was called, it was discovered that that employee was also out of town.
“You can’t get in touch with them!” Angie Shepherd said.
The Shepherds want answers now so no one else will have to go through this.
“No, not going to pay it,” Bob Shepherd said.
A reporter has talked to so many people that have had to battle D.C. for tickets. You have to show evidence it wasn’t you. You have to go back and forth with them.
Apparently something similar happened last year.
Local news reported that a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran had to pay $2,000 in traffic tickets for his car after it was stolen.
Copyright 2022 WJLA via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-19T13:25:47+00:00 | kmvt.com | https://www.kmvt.com/2022/08/19/couple-billed-more-than-400-traffic-tickets-after-car-is-stolen/ |
It's time to get more women behind the wheel, officials say.
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created a 16-member advisory group focused on recruiting women to work in the trucking sector at a time when the industry is experiencing a severe shortage of drivers.
Officials say the new panel, called the Women of Trucking Advisory Board, will try to remove or overcome barriers that block women from entering the industry, draw more women into long-term trucking jobs, provide education and mentorship opportunities and look for ways to enhance safety for women in trucking.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, in a statement about the new board, said that women "have long been underestimated and underrepresented behind the wheel and in jobs across the sector."
Robin Hutcheson, deputy administrator of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, said women account for only 24% of all transportation jobs in the U.S.
According to a 2022 gender diversity study by the Women in Trucking Association, although women account for nearly 75% of human resources roles in the trucking industry, they represent less than 14% of drivers and fewer than 4% of technicians.
In a statement, Ellen Voie, president and CEO of the association, said she expects the number of women in transportation careers will "continue to increase in the coming years."
The new federal board has 16 founding members, all women. Five are current commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers; four are former CMV drivers; and others are trainers, executives and authors.
These women came from trucking companies of all sizes, independently-owned trucking operations, nonprofits, trucking business associations and educational organizations.
"We anticipate many great ideas from the advisory board that will help expand equity and safely provide access to careers in trucking for women across the industry," said Hutcheson, the deputy administrator.
The board’s 16 members are:
• Anne Balay, organizer, Service Employees International Union.
• Joyce Brenny, founder, Brenny Transportation/Brenny Specialized.
• Jerri Banks, owner, Life on the Road Recruiting and Transportation Services.
• Elisabeth Barna, vice president, American Trucking Associations.
• Enjoli DeGrasse, deputy director, International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
• Marie Druckenmiller, director of transportation, Amazon.
• Erin Ducharme, CFO, H&L Bloom/Bloom’s Bus Lines.
• Laura Duryea, manager of recruiting, retention and driver development, Boyle Transportation.
• Marquita Jones, J.B. Hunt.
• Kellylynn McLaughlin, Schneider National Inc.
• Dianne McNair-Smith, CEO, 3 Girls Trucking Academy.
• Sharae Moore, founder and president, She Trucking Foundation.
• O’Sheauna Parker, Haul.
• Emily Plummer, Prime Inc.
• Soledad Munoz Smith, vice president of operations, Munoz Trucking.
• Nicole Ward, African American Women in Trucking Association.
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- June ADV is up 193% year-on-year and in recent days, has consistently surpassed $5bn per day
CHICAGO and LONDON, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that FX Link volume has reached a new, single-day record of 82,900 contracts (representing over $7.2 billion in notional value) on June 16. The prior FX Link daily volume record was 77,146 contracts on March 10, 2020.
"This milestone reflects growing adoption of FX Link as a tool to manage risk", said Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group. "As the world's first anonymous and centralized FX swaps liquidity pool, FX Link allows participants to gain access to alternative pricing of swaps relative to OTC, and benefit from the capital efficiencies which come from using FX futures. As a result of the increased client participation in 2022, top of book spreads have reduced and we have seen strong growth in order book depth."
"We are excited to see market participants leverage FX Link as a source of FX swap liquidity. Deutsche Bank is a major liquidity provider to this marketplace as part of our market-leading portfolio of electronic trading products," said Shuo Wu, Global Head of Forward eTrading, Deutsche Bank.
"FX Link provides market participants with another tool to manage risk and gain efficiencies in their FX trading activities," said Liyan Yu, Head of eFX Swaps Trading at J.P. Morgan. "We see more participants leveraging FX Swaps to diversify their FX risk and our leading electronic trading franchise is well-positioned to cater for this growing market."
In addition to the overall volume record, FX Link achieved a new single day record in USD/JPY of 26,677 contracts, representing over $2.5 billion in notional. In June 2022, FX Link average daily volume (ADV) has grown to over 43,000 contracts per day, up from nearly 15,000 contracts per day during June 2021.
FX Link spreads are listed with and subject to the rules of CME. For more information on FX Link, please visit www.cmegroup.com/trading/fx/fx-link
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It can’t be easy to trade a legend.
It’s even more difficult if you walk to the negotiating table with one hand tied behind your back.
By most indications, Patrick Kane wants a trade and the Chicago Blackhawks want to trade him, but there appears to be a disconnect between the parties on how to get that done.
General manager Kyle Davidson, who has launched a deep rebuild, has every reason to want to ship Kane to a contender for early-round draft picks.
Like longtime teammate Jonathan Toews, Kane has a no-movement clause in his contract, which expires after this season. Toews’ trade value all but evaporated Sunday with news that long COVID symptoms will keep him sidelined indefinitely.
However, Kane has let it be known he has a short list of trade destinations that places the emphasis on “short.”
“It’s a difficult decision for Patrick,” Davidson told reporters Sunday. “And that’s something we recognize and allow him the leeway to make the best decision for himself, and we’re going to follow that.
“When we do get to a conclusion one way or the other, it’ll be through a partnership and collaborative decision-making process.”
Davidson added that he’s there for Kane to “bounce ideas off of” to find the right situation, “but we’re not at the point where we’re looking at that specifically yet.”
Davidson has a gift for using a lot of words to commit to very little, but Kane said the GM isn’t just blowing smoke or pushing the ball back in his court.
“I don’t think he’s lying when he says that. I’m the one with the no-movement clause,” Kane said Sunday night after recording his ninth career hat trick (11th including playoff games) in a 5-3 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. “But we’ve been having discussions, and even with my agent, pretty much every day for the past few weeks. So it’s been ramped up for a while.”
Yet somehow the process feels stalled. Whatever collaboration Davidson and Kane say is going on hasn’t happened in a timely or definitive fashion, coming at a cost for both sides.
With each trade in the league, a musical chair is removed.
The New York Rangers, who had been a heavy favorite to acquire Kane, apparently got tired of waiting and dealt for St. Louis Blues forward Vladimir Tarasenko instead. Kane admitted, “It’s not like the happiest I’ve been to hear about a trade.”
A lot of trade watchers shifted their focus to the Leafs as the next logical candidate, but they acquired Ryan O’Reilly from the Blues in a three-team deal Friday.
When asked about it, Kane said: “I don’t think there was — at least that I know of — much discussion of that being an option. There’s a lot of different reports out there and not all of them are true. Got to be careful what you listen to.”
That begs the question: Was Kane a target for Toronto, or is it fair to infer that he isn’t interested in going there?
The latter might indicate that if Kane can’t decide on a handful of remaining candidates — or if those suitors don’t reciprocate his interest by offering the Hawks draft capital — then he’s content to stay put in Chicago, the only NHL home he has known since the Hawks drafted him with the No. 1 pick in 2007.
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And if not Toronto, where? Kane hasn’t dropped so much as a hint publicly — only the Rangers after the fact — but players in his situation almost never do.
He did predict earlier this month that he’s “probably taking it up to the deadline and making a decision,” and in retrospect he wasn’t blowing smoke either.
“I’m assuming it’s going to be soon,” Davidson said Sunday. “We’re in constant communication, so we’re just kind of working through it day by day, but there’s no deadline or firm time set.”
Those gears need to be set in motion in earnest — and Kane controls the wheel — or more teams could be crossed off as options.
Kane was asked, point blank, what his gut tells him about how this all ends.
“I don’t know,” he said. “If I knew that I’d probably make the decision already. So we’ll see.”
Will we? | 2023-02-21T12:59:11+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/blackhawks/ct-chicago-blackhawks-patrick-kane-trade-market-20230221-jw56vhugp5h7bgojmjdpzbvdby-story.html |
Students left at stranger’s house after school bus gets stuck in snow, parent says
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - School buses were among the vehicles stranded in the Portland area on Wednesday amid freezing temperatures and snow.
KPTV reports that several people weren’t happy with the way Portland Public Schools handled the situation.
A special education bus driver, Carol Heacock, said she was also frustrated, saying the school district should have called for an early release because of the weather.
“This was a big risk, and it wasn’t safe,” Heacock said.
The bus driver said the transportation department checks the roads in the early morning and decides whether to delay or cancel classes during inclement weather situations.
“I believe all of our drivers and our department saw this coming. We asked for an early release, and I don’t understand why that didn’t happen,” she said.
On Wednesday, several school buses were stranded across the city and nearly 24 hours later, some were still stuck.
A mother, Amanda Matheny, told KPTV that one of those buses was carrying eight students, including her 11-year-old son who attends Roseway Heights Middle School.
“He told me the bus was stuck and that good Samaritans tried to help get the bus out but didn’t have any success,” Matheny said.
According to Matheny, the kids were then taken to a stranger’s house.
“Apparently, the bus driver left them [the kids] at a woman’s home,” she said.
Matheny said her son said that the woman claimed she worked for the David Douglas School District and had two kids that went to McDaniel High School.
“I really appreciated her, but the driver should’ve never left those kids in a stranger’s care for safety reasons. You don’t know who it is,” she said.
Matheny said a second bus ended up picking up the students with her son getting home at about 11:30 p.m.
“If they had closed schools earlier and gotten the chains on the buses earlier, they could’ve maybe avoided getting stuck and gotten the kids home before the snow got worse,” Matheny said.
The school district released a statement expressing gratitude to its staff and educators:
“PPS extends our sincere gratitude to the educators, school leaders, staff, community partners, and families across our system who ensured all of our students arrived home safely.
We are continuing to assess road conditions to determine when our schools will be able to safely reopen.
The safety and well-being of our students and staff is our primary concern, and we won’t waiver in that commitment.”
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has determined that Iranian threats against former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and one of his former top aides remain credible and persist nearly two years after they left office.
The State Department notified Congress last week that both Pompeo and Brian Hook, who served as special representative for Iran during the Trump administration, were still both subject to a “serious and credible threat from a foreign power or agent of a foreign power” stemming from their work while in government.
The determinations — which mean Pompeo and Hook will continue to receive government protection — were signed by Deputy Secretary of State for Management Brian McKeon on Nov. 8 and sent to Congress on Nov. 9, according to the notifications obtained by The Associated Press.
“I hereby determine that the specific threat with respect to former Secretary of State Michael Pompeo persists," McKeon wrote. He used identical language to refer to the threat against Hook.
The AP reported in March that the State Department was paying more than $2 million per month to provide 24-hour security to Pompeo and Hook. The latest determinations — the eighth for Hook and the fifth for Pompeo since they left government in January 2021 — did not give a dollar amount for the protection.
The notifications do not specifically identify Iran as the source of the threats, but Iranian officials have long vented anger at Pompeo and Hook for leaving the Trump administration’s “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, including designating Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a “foreign terrorist organization" and subjecting it to unprecedented sanctions.
In addition, some Iranian officials have accused them of green-lighting a U.S. drone strike that killed IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad in Jan. 2020.
The State Department had no immediate comment on the notifications. Hook declined to comment and a spokesman for Pompeo did not immediately respond to an inquiry. | 2022-11-14T19:23:32+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/us-says-iran-threats-to-ex-officials-pompeo-hook-persist/6BATFDV6FNEMNGC4GBXUQMYNUU/ |
Wednesday, May 24, marks one year since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Teacher Nicole Ogburn helped her students escape Robb Elementary through a window and survived.
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Wednesday, May 24, marks one year since a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas. Teacher Nicole Ogburn helped her students escape Robb Elementary through a window and survived.
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LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Tomorrow, July 4th is the day we celebrate the freedoms that we have in the United States, and Lima is getting ready for its celebration. Holly Geaman has more on what you need to know at this year's Star Spangled Spectacular.
Final preps are being done to spruce up Faurot Park for the 2023 Star Spangled Spectacular. Crews are mowing and putting up event signs. It takes many hours of preparation and teamwork to present an event like the Star Spangled Spectacular.
"There are a lot of people helping, the city has to spruce of the park of course and get everything ready for that," said Mike Carpenter, 2023 Star Spangled Spectacular chair. "We have the car cruise-in, people have to organize the car cruise-in, invite people and get the word out. The fireworks, we have to get those arranged and sponsored. We have a fishing derby which we didn't have last year, we have some sponsors for that and also the Lima Area Concert Band being the big entertainment, we have to get them lined up and get them you know, set up the day of the concert. And the race! Starting the day with the race, that's a big event too, getting everybody signed up and then registered the morning of."
Here are some things you'll want to know. It kicks off with the Star Spangled Spectacular Freedom 5K Run and Walk at 9:00 a.m. with registration starting at 7 a.m. at the pavilion stage. The Veterans Appreciation Car Cruise-in will be from noon to 4 p.m. in the grass area by the new playground. A youth fishing derby will begin at 1 p.m. at Bear Lake. There will be food trucks throughout the day in the park as well. The Lima Area Concert Band will be playing from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Rotary Pavilion on top of the hill. You are then invited to head down to the "Bowl" to view the fireworks at 10 p.m.
Now for getting to Faurot Park, there will be parking at the cemetery entering at Woodlawn and North Shore Drive. There will also be handicapped parking at South Cole and Northshore Drive entering from Woodlawn Avenue with a shuttle service to the events. The Allen County Regional Transit Authority will be running a shuttle from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. for the evening activities. You can park at Mercy Health-Saint Rita's lot at Collette and Spring and get a ride down to the park.
You can find the event map on the "Lima 4th" Facebook page. Have a safe and happy 4th of July! | 2023-07-04T00:44:00+00:00 | hometownstations.com | https://www.hometownstations.com/news/fun-festivities-planned-throughout-the-day-at-this-years-star-spangled-spectacular/article_c55c2510-19db-11ee-b40f-0bdeeb4f54d7.html |
Texas GOP congressman says Mar-a-Lago search reflects ‘long history of loss of credibility’ at DOJ under Democrats
By Aaron Pellish and Daniella Diaz, CNN
(CNN) - Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas on Sunday criticized the Department of Justice for executing a search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Florida home earlier this month, calling it "a very unprecedented measure."
Crenshaw told CNN's Jake Tapper on "State of the Union" that the search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home in connection with an investigation over mishandling of classified documents, reflects "a long history of loss of credibility" at the DOJ while conceding that possessing classified documents outside a secure facility was "wrong."
"You've seen (Republicans) coalesce around this one because it does seem unjust, and there does seem to be a long history of loss of credibility at the Department of Justice at the hands of the Democrats, and I think people are rightfully frustrated about that," Crenshaw said.
The FBI's search of Trump's compound in Palm Beach, Florida, came after a US magistrate judge signed off on a search warrant for the home. The Justice Department removed 11 sets of classified documents from Mar-a-Lago, according to court documents. The inventory showed that some of the materials recovered were marked as "top secret/SCI," which is one of the highest levels of classification.
On Thursday, the magistrate judge said he plans to unseal portions of the affidavit the DOJ used to obtain the search warrant. The Justice Department had argued against the release at Thursday's hearing, acknowledging the calls for transparency but noting that there was "another public interest" in protecting an ongoing criminal investigation from outside influence.
Crenshaw suggested Sunday that Trump's role as a former president and potential future presidential candidate should have been considered before the search was signed off on.
"When you're going after an ex-president who may run again ... this is automatically political," he said. "You cannot separate the legal aspects of this from the political aspects of it. You can't. And it doesn't seem to me like they've acted responsibly as a result."
Crenshaw also criticized Republicans who have attacked or threatened violence on law enforcement officers in the wake of the FBI's search, calling it "completely wrong" and adding that "99% of Republicans are not on that train."
CNN reported earlier this month that the FBI has been investigating an "unprecedented" number of threats against bureau personnel and property in the wake of the Mar-a-Lago search. Days after the search, a man who was believed to be armed with an AR-15 rifle and a nail gun tried to breach the FBI's Cincinnati field office. He was killed hours later after a standoff with authorities.
Damage assessment
Meanwhile, in a separate Sunday appearance on "State of the Union," House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff said he still has not received a damage assessment or a classified briefing from the intelligence community after his request last week following the search of Trump's home.
"I assume that is being undertaken, and I have every expectation that it will be shared with us. So I look forward to that," he told Tapper.
Schiff and House Oversight Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney had made the request to Avril Haines, director of National Intelligence, according to a letter dated August 13 that was obtained by CNN.
Schiff, who also serves on the House select committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, said he was "encouraged" to hear former Vice President Mike Pence suggest last week that he might be available to testify before the panel if invited.
"I hope it meant what it sounded like it meant. We have been in discussion with the vice president's counsel for some time. So he knows of our interest in having him come before us," Schiff said. "And I am confident that if he is truly willing, that there was a way to work out any executive privilege or separation of powers issues. There is, of course, nothing precluding the vice president should he decide to come before Congress, and I would hope given the severity of the issues we're addressing here and attack on our capital, and attack on our very democracy, that he would be willing to come in."
Pence, who was in the Capitol on January 6 for a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden's electoral victory, told a gathering in New Hampshire on Wednesday, "If there was an invitation to participate, I would consider it."
But a person with knowledge of Pence's thinking cautioned against reading too much into his remarks, noting that the former vice president would have serious constitutional issues about appearing before the January 6 panel.
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Milling and paving operations on U.S. Highway 212 east of Newell resumed Monday, April 24.
Traffic will be reduced to one lane, with pilot car operations guiding motorists through the work zone. Delays of up to 15 minutes can be expected while traveling through the work area during daytime hours.
Anderson Western, Inc. of Bismarck, ND is the prime contractor on the $15.3 million project. The anticipated completion date is July 2023.
Find additional information about this project on the SDDOT website at https://dot.sd.gov/newelltomaurine-pcn-068v. | 2023-04-24T22:21:29+00:00 | rapidcityjournal.com | https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/paving-resumes-on-hwy-212-between-newell-and-maurine/article_1613e560-e2dc-11ed-9874-fb4ae30e7322.html |
microMIRA™ provides highly uniform, force-free lift-off of material layers at high speeds; more than ten 3D-Micromac laser systems sold for microLED applications to date
CHEMNITZ, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 3D-Micromac AG, the industry leader in laser micromachining and roll-to-roll laser systems for the semiconductor, photovoltaic, glass and display markets, today announced that a leading optical solutions provider has purchased multiple microMIRA™ Laser Lift-Off (LLO) systems from 3D-Micromac for use in the production of microLED devices. The customer will install the new microMIRA systems in pilot- and production lines at its state-of-the-art LED chip factory in Asia.
MicroLEDs have the potential to revolutionize the display industry, promising a variety of advantages such as superior viewing angle, high dynamic range with perfect black luminance and high brightness, wide color gamut, fast refresh rates, long lifetime, and low power consumption. Potential applications include very large displays for indoor and outdoor use, as well as high-resolution displays for augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) wearable devices.
However, the microLED fabrication process is vastly more complex than LCD and OLED manufacturing, and faces several technical challenges that must be overcome before microLEDs can be readily available in the mass market. Among these challenges is detaching and transferring the processed microLED chips from the donor or growth substrate (e.g., sapphire) to an intermediate substrate for subsequent testing without damaging the expensive growth substrate, allowing it to be repurposed for future use. The microMIRA system from 3D-Micromac precisely addresses this task with superior performance.
3D-Micromac's microMIRA system provides highly uniform, force-free lift-off of different layers on large-area substrates at high processing speeds without the need for costly and polluting wet chemical processes. The unique line beam system is built on a highly customizable platform that can incorporate different laser sources, wavelengths and beam paths to meet each customer's unique requirements. The system is capable of processing different substrate materials and sizes, and can achieve processing speeds (including handling) of up to 60 eight-inch wafers per hour.
According to Uwe Wagner, CEO of 3D-Micromac, "This multiple system order is a testament to our ability to provide innovative and enabling laser micromachining solutions for industrial applications serving both mature and emerging markets. It also represents an important milestone for 3D-Micromac as we continue to expand our product offerings and services into the display industry, addressing the production needs for exciting new display technologies, including microLEDs. To date, 3D-Micromac has sold more than 10 laser processing systems for microLED applications, including our industry-benchmark microMIRA laser-lift-off system as well as our recently introduced microCETI™ micromachining platform."
The microMIRA LLO system has been used successfully in mass production by electronics manufacturers globally for years. In addition to gallium nitride (GaN) lift-off from glass and sapphire substrates in microLED display manufacturing, the microMIRA system can also be used for layer separation in semiconductor and sensor manufacturing, as well as for laser annealing and crystallization for surface modification.
More information on microMIRA, including our latest white paper "Laser technologies for microLED production," can be found at https://3d-micromac.com/laser-lift-off/micromira/.
Founded in 2002, 3D-Micromac AG is the industry leader in laser micromachining, delivering powerful, user-friendly and leading-edge processes with superior production efficiency. We develop processes, machines and turnkey solutions at the highest technical and technological level. 3D-Micromac systems and services have been successfully implemented in various high-tech industries worldwide including photovoltaic, semiconductor, glass and display industries, micro diagnostics, and medical technology. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.3d-micromac.com.
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BISMARCK, N.D. (KXNET) — On Thursday morning, North Dakota Department of Commerce commissioner Josh Teigen made his budget pitch to the senate.
Teigen hopes to hire seven more employees in the department, as well as provide bonuses.
So far, House Bill 1018 includes a $120-million investment in a new fertilizer plant in North Dakota, and $30 million for increasing drone capabilities. There’s also another $25 million proposed for North Dakota Tourism’s Destination Development Fund.
“We need to build ancillary businesses around these things.” said Teigen. “Lodging, dining, service providers and others to help solidify these attractions to bring more visitors to the state. If we can get more visitors, we can help solve the workforce challenges that we have.”
If approved, the bill would also include workforce development grants to tribal community colleges in the state. | 2023-03-03T00:11:47+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/top-stories/state-commerce-director-makes-budget-pitch-to-senate-committee/ |
Drugs known as statins are the first-choice treatment for high cholesterol but millions of people who can’t or won’t take those pills because of side effects may have another option.
In a major study, a different kind of cholesterol-lowering drug named Nexletol reduced the risk of heart attacks and some other cardiovascular problems in people who can’t tolerate statins, researchers reported Saturday.
Doctors already prescribe the drug, known chemically as bempedoic acid, to be used together with a statin to help certain high-risk patients further lower their cholesterol. The new study tested Nexletol without the statin combination — and offers the first evidence that it also reduces the risk of cholesterol-caused health problems.
Statins remain “the cornerstone of cholesterol-lowering therapies,” stressed Dr. Steven Nissen of the Cleveland Clinic, who led the study.
But people who can’t take those proven pills “are very needy patients, they’re extremely difficult to treat,” he said. This option “will have a huge impact on public health.”
Too much so-called LDL or “bad” cholesterol can clog arteries and lead to heart attacks and strokes. Statin pills like Lipitor and Crestor – or their cheap generic equivalents – are the mainstay for lowering LDL cholesterol and preventing heart disease or treating those who already have it. They work by blocking some of the liver’s cholesterol production.
But some people suffer serious muscle pain from statins. While it’s not clear exactly how often that occurs, by some estimates 10% of people who’d otherwise qualify for the pills can’t or won’t take them. They have limited options, including pricey cholesterol-lowering shots and another kind of pill sold as Zetia.
Nexletol also blocks cholesterol production in the liver but in a different way than statins and without that muscle side effect.
The new five-year study tracked nearly 14,000 people who were unable to tolerate more than a very low dose of a statin. Half got daily Nexletol and half a dummy pill.
The main finding: Nexletol-treated patients had a 13% lower risk of a group of major cardiac problems. Then researchers teased apart those different conditions and found a 23% reduced risk of a heart attack, the biggest impact. The drug also cut by 19% procedures to unclog arteries. There wasn’t a difference in deaths, which researchers couldn’t explain but said might require longer to detect.
The data was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented Saturday at a meeting of the American College of Cardiology. The study was funded by Nexletol maker Esperion Therapeutics.
The results are “compelling,” Dr. John H. Alexander of Duke University, who wasn’t involved with the study, wrote in the journal. They “will and should” spur use of the drug by patients unwilling or unable to take statins.
“It is premature, however, to consider bempedoic acid as an alternative to statins,” he cautioned. “Given the overwhelming evidence of the vascular benefits,” statins remain the top choice for most patients.
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MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Westwood Professional Services Inc. (Westwood), a national full-service multidiscipline engineering firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Mallory Lindgren, a 15-year Westwood professional, from Vice President of Renewables to Senior Vice President of Market Development. In her new role, Lindgren will provide leadership across Westwood's power, renewable energy, land development, and public infrastructure divisions to expand growth in existing markets and lead new market development.
"What excites me most about this new role is its intentionality to blaze new trails," Lindgren explains. "I'm fortunate to continue a role in renewables while partnering with clients and colleagues to develop Westwood's presence in other rapidly evolving industries like energy storage, EVs, green hydrogen, and data centers."
In 2007, Lindgren joined Westwood's environmental team and quickly proved herself to be a key leader in developing Westwood's market strategy and presence in the renewables industry. In 2016, she was promoted from Director of Strategy to Director of Solar to lead Westwood's Solar market. Under Lindgren's guidance, the Solar business grew rapidly to become Westwood's largest market with a résumé of more than 110 GWs. In early 2021, in addition to Solar, Lindgren began leading Westwood's Wind market where the team experienced a surge of growth across all disciplines, including substation and collection system design. Along her journey, Lindgren spearheaded Westwood's entry into energy storage, served on Westwood's board of directors, and chaired national and local programming for the non-profit Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE). It is her continuous passion for community growth, innovation, and the grid transformation that positions her for success in her new role.
"A part of Westwood's success is tied to our ability to innovate for industries not developed, or just emerging, and then build markets and services to serve those clients," says Bryan Powell, PE, Chief Operations Officer, Westwood. "Mallory has distinguished herself as a strong leader at Westwood and will excel as an internal connector across our divisions as she stands as a champion for innovation."
About Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood)
Westwood is a leading, award-winning, full-service, multidiscipline professional civil engineering firm specializing in public infrastructure, private development, wind, solar, and power delivery projects. Westwood was established in 1972 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Through a focus on its people, culture, and clients, Westwood has quickly expanded to serve clients across the nation from multiple U.S. offices. View more Westwood facts.
Awards
In 2022, Westwood placed #13 and #26 respectively on Zweig Group's national Hot Firms and Best Firms to Work for lists and received a first place Zweig Marketing Excellence award. Westwood also ranked consistently higher for five consecutive years on the Engineering News Record (ENR) 500 as one of the country's leading design firms. The firm regularly ranks on industry top 25 lists and receives recognition for its involvement on award-winning projects nationwide.
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The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a complaint against an Acadiana teacher and coach after a video circulated on social media that allegedly shows him saying sexually suggestive things to someone he says he tutors.
The sheriff’s office confirmed to KATC that it is investigating a complaint against the teacher.
The man was a teacher and coach at St. Thomas More Catholic High School but was fired this week, according to a letter STM parents said was sent to them Thursday morning by Chancellor Rev. Michael J. Russo.
“We can also confirm that we have no reports, evidence or reason to believe that (he) engaged in any type of inappropriate behavior or misconduct with any students at STM,” Russo said in the email.
“I assure you that the school is handling this situation in accord with proper legal procedures and diocesan policies” Russo added in his email. “As always, I ask for your continued trust of our efforts as STM continues to strive for excellence in the formation of the mind, body and soul, staying rooted in our mission to form disciples according to Gospel truths and values. “
The Acadiana Advocate is not naming the teacher because formal charges have not pressed against him. The Advocate also has reached out to STM and the Catholic Diocese of Lafayette and did not receive a comment in time for publication.
When reached by phone Thursday afternoon, the teacher declined to comment at this time.
Russo said in the email that “due diligence” is done when a teacher is hired and that the now-terminated teacher came high recommended. Russo also said the teacher passed a background check in Vermilion Parish and for STM.
“He was also safe environment trained. STM was made aware, up-front by (the teacher), of an isolated and imprudent infraction in his past. Having passed a probation period and performing well (and without further incident) in his previous teaching position, (the teacher) was offered a position at STM and, again, proved to be exceedingly effective as both a teacher and a coach,” Russo said in the email.
The teacher was previously employed at a school in Arkansas where the State Board of Education found he was forced to resign in 2017 after text messages between him and a high school junior showed they “discussed the potential of a relationship” after the student graduated.
There were more than 600 pages of texts between the two and the teacher allegedly told the student they had to protect each other and that he loved the student.
The teacher’s attorney argued during an Ethics Hearing appeal in July 2019 that the teacher should be placed on probation with training. He was originally facing a licenses suspension for five years and a $500 fine.
“Here, there is no question that his conduct is all revealed in the texts – but that’s the good thing. There was nothing,” his lawyer said according to transcripts. “And it was clear from the texts that he wanted the relationship to wait, which is the appropriate response.”
An ethics board member said at the time the teacher broke the trust of parents but “we all fall short and we all need grace.”
The teacher was eventually placed on a three-year probation and given a $250 fine and required to take a code of ethics training. | 2023-04-27T20:34:29+00:00 | theadvocate.com | https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/crime_police/stm-fires-teacher-vermilion-sheriff-investigating-complaint/article_d49a6fd6-e52a-11ed-af9a-7be24a2a5071.html |
Report predicts a wave of anticipated commercial real estate debt maturities in October 2023, resulting in strategic multifamily acquisition opportunities in the near-term.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gray Capital, a family-owned and operated private equity real estate firm specializing in the strategic investment and acquisition of multifamily apartments in growing markets throughout the Midwest, today announces the release of its first report on Loan Maturities and Distress in the Multifamily Investment Market. These reports will be updated and published quarterly with new insights and analysis by Gray Capital.
Gray Capital is an industry leader in aggregating and disseminating market trends through routine, transparent communication and insights on the multifamily investment landscape. Gray Capital has compiled data from Costar, the Mortgage Bankers Association, the National Multifamily Housing Council Survey of Apartment Conditions, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Economic Projections to inform their expert insights into the future of the multifamily market.
The report predicts an upcoming wave of Commercial Real Estate (CRE) loan maturities in the fourth quarter of 2023, which may lead to financial distress for those who rushed to acquire assets at record low cap rates near the end of 2021 and early 2022. The report explores how multifamily property sales and interest rates expectations are presenting new opportunities for investors to get ahead of market volatility and take advantage of strategic opportunities to get involved in new investments early.
Multifamily apartment sales reached their peak at over $115B in Q3 2021 when interest rates were at an all-time low. Now that interest rates are higher than they have been in over a decade, it will become favorable for these multifamily borrowers to sell their properties at lower prices rather than refinance and be forced to bring more cash to the table to avoid default or foreclosure. Interest rates are expected to remain elevated through the end of 2023, incentivizing multifamily borrowers with maturing bridge loans or floating-rate loans to sell their properties now.
"Gray Capital is the right team, right firm, and in the right markets to have an edge in today's challenging environment," said Spencer Gray, CEO of Gray Capital. "While the next six months to a year remain uncertain, there are incredible opportunities and assets that can be acquired at a significant discount by staying ahead of the curve and relying on the data and deep market analysis such as what's shared in our inaugural Loan Maturity Report."
This report allows multifamily investors to understand the impact of current trends in the industry in order to make informed decisions on real estate investment opportunities driven by data and market insights. By utilizing comprehensive data and robust research to make sound real estate investment decisions, Gray Capital is uniquely positioned to leverage these forecasted conditions to accelerate its portfolio and maximize returns for its investors.
To learn more about the evolving multifamily investment market, download the full report here. To learn more about Gray Capital, visit www.graycapitalllc.com or follow Gray Capital on Instagram.
ABOUT GRAY CAPITAL
Gray Capital LLC is a real estate investment firm that specializes in the acquisition and management of high-quality assets in growing Midwestern cities. The firm's investment strategy is opportunistic, with a focus on Core Plus and Value Add opportunities. Gray Capital leverages data, broker, lender, and owner relationships to source off-market opportunities, and pursues high-quality assets in financial distress due to financing. The firm's target demographic is above-median income, and it employs fixed-rate agency and HUD financing.
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Celtics vs. 76ers Injury Report Today - May 7
The Boston Celtics (57-25) have one player on the injury report in their NBA playoffs second round game 4 with the Philadelphia 76ers (54-28) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday, May 7 at 3:30 PM ET.
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Last time out, the Celtics bested the 76ers 114-102 on Friday. In the Celtics' win, Jayson Tatum put up 27 points (and added 10 rebounds and five assists), while Joel Embiid scored 30 in the loss for the 76ers.
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- When: Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:30 PM ET
- Where: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Celtics Season Insights
- The Celtics put up seven more points per game (117.9) than the 76ers allow (110.9).
- Boston is 48-12 when scoring more than 110.9 points.
- The Celtics have been putting up 119.7 points per game in their last 10 appearances, an average that's slightly higher than the 117.9 they've scored over the course of the 2022-23 season.
- Boston connects on 16 three-pointers per game (second-most in the league), 4.4 more than its opponents (11.6). It is shooting 37.6% from beyond the arc (sixth-best in the NBA) while allowing opponents to shoot 34.5%.
- The Celtics rank third in the league by averaging 115.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are third in the NBA, allowing 108.8 points per 100 possessions.
76ers Season Insights
- The 76ers' 115.2 points per game are only 3.8 more points than the 111.4 the Celtics allow to opponents.
- Philadelphia is 43-7 when it scores more than 111.4 points.
- While the 76ers are putting up 115.2 points per game in 2022-23, they have fallen short of that in their last 10 games, tallying 109.4 points per contest.
- Philadelphia knocks down 12.6 three-pointers per game (11th in the league) compared to its opponents' 11.6. It shoots 38.7% from deep, and its opponents shoot 34.8%.
- The 76ers record 115.5 points per 100 possessions (fourth in league), while allowing 110.3 points per 100 possessions (eighth in NBA).
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(CNN) — The path of totality. That’s where you’ll want to be on April 8, 2024, to take advantage of the last opportunity for decades to see a total solar eclipse over the contiguous United States.
The path, which will be about 115 miles (185 kilometers) wide, will make its way across northern Mexico, cross 13 US states and eastern Canada. The celestial event is bound to inspire an influx of travelers to points falling within that zone.
Just under seven years after the American eclipse in August 2017, next year’s total solar eclipse will provide the last easy access to such an event for most US residents until August 23, 2044.
And while it’s still 10 months away, it’s definitely time to make plans.
Study the path of totality
April is unlikely to yield the kind of weather that most US viewers enjoyed for the 2017 eclipse in August. The best bet, climate-wise, isn’t in the United States at all.
Mexico, where the eclipse track reaches landfall near Mazatlán on the Pacific Coast, offers the best odds of favorable weather, according to Jay Anderson, a retired meteorologist with Canada’s weather service and an amateur astronomer who created the website Eclipsophile.com.
Parts of Texas look pretty good as well, although not as favorable as spots in Mexico. See Eclipsophile and this analysis from Space.com for more details.
The path enters the US in Texas, traverses that state and travels through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Farther north near the Canadian border, there’s a lot of potential for cloudiness, Anderson said.
“The city I sort of identified as the most likely to have good skies [in the United States] is a place called Junction, Texas, which is a little bit toward the edge of the eclipse track in the Texas Hill Country,” said Anderson. “But they statistically are in one of the areas most likely to have clear skies, but having said that, it still means that they only have about a 55% chance of clear skies on that day. So, you know, it’s no guarantee anywhere.”
Some parts of Mexico in the path historically see 30% average cloud cover, Anderson said, whereas Junction is in the 40% range and San Antonio about 60%.
“Climate is the average of everything, but what actually happens on eclipse day will be something different,” Anderson said.
Decide how determined you are to see the eclipse
Are you willing to drive eight hours and take a day or two off work? The eclipse is on a Monday, but traffic late in the day could be fierce. Are you ready to change your plans days before if the weather looks better elsewhere?
Some eclipse viewers will go to great lengths.
Anderson said most of the people from Europe who participate in an eclipse message group he’s part of are heading to Texas to see the 2024 event.
And he knows of a number of travelers who have made motel bookings in several places along the path so that they have options just before the eclipse to seek out the best weather conditions and cancel the extra rooms.
“But you’re dealing with a hard-core eclipse chaser when you start making three or four motel bookings to have a number of different places to go,” Anderson said.
Iffy April weather certainly could present visibility problems.
“So somebody who really was determined to see that eclipse should be flexible and be prepared to move,” Anderson said.
It’s time to book lodging
Now is the time to reserve rooms, says Dave Clark, who runs the website NationalEclipse.com.
“Rooms are still available along the path of totality but are going fast. The longer people wait, the harder it will be to find accommodations inside the eclipse path. And the higher the rates will be as the hotels and property owners get wise to what’s happening,” Clark told CNN Travel.
In some places along the path, hotels are already booking up and rates for remaining rooms in those spots are high.
Take Russellville, Arkansas. This week, a search on Booking.com showed 87% of places to stay were unavailable on April 7-9, 2024, in the city of about 30,000. Two hotels that had available rooms, Motel 6 and American Inn & Suites, had rates for that period of $500 and $699 per night, respectively.
But many larger cities have more rooms to work with and more availability.
Vacation rentals are another option. A look at Airbnb pricing in several locations along the eclipse’s path suggests that while some property owners are well aware ($1,000-plus a night aware) of the significance of April 8, 2024, others haven’t hiked up their rates for the coveted dates. At least not yet.
Waco, Texas, is hosting a ticketed festival with astronomers on hand to mark the eclipse. Tourism officials there say they’ve sold more than 1,500 tickets to the event that will be held in Touchdown Alley at McLane Stadium, where capacity is 20,000. The event is being organized in collaboration with Baylor University, Lowell Observatory (in Arizona) and Discovery (CNN’s parent company).
Carla Pendergraft, assistant director of tourism at the Waco Convention Center & Visitors Bureau, said that very few hotels show availability right now. “However, some hotels may not have opened up their reservation system as of yet, so additional rooms may come onto the market.”
Airline tickets can wait
While you’ll want to lock in your lodging sooner rather than later, that’s not the case for airline tickets, says Scott Keyes, founder of airfare tracking site Going.com.
There’s such a thing as too early for airline tickets, and we’re still in that window. “The early bird gets the worm but not the earliest bird,” he said.
And because the path of totality stretches across 13 states as well as parts of Mexico and Canada, there are plenty of places to fly into.
“Because it’s really spread out, I think that’s going to limit the amount of airfare inflation that you might otherwise see,” if it was only going through a small area, Keyes said.
What he calls the “Goldilocks window” – the just-right time – is generally one to three months in advance for domestic flights at an off-peak time such as April.
“That would be booking somewhere between January and March. You know, maybe if there’s a lot of media attention and excitement coming up, just maybe you could start to find some good deals in December, a little bit earlier.”
And the good news about post-pandemic air travel is that most US airlines have permanently adopted penalty-free changes for most fare classes.
So if the weather looks bad and you decide to change course and fly to another city, you can cancel your flight and take the credit from that one to book a new flight to another city. You’ll just have to pay the fare difference.
You could buy multiple airline tickets, but Keyes said the problem with that is that most credits must be used within a year. But if you have frequent flyer miles, you can easily cancel miles trips, and the miles will go right back into your account, he said.
Driving offers flexibility
If you’re within driving distance, going by car gives you a lot of flexibility, particularly if you’re more interested in a remote location than a group-watch event.
Pendergraft, the assistant tourism director from Waco, advises travelers to decide what kind of experience they’re seeking: a big festival like the one Waco is putting on or “do they want to rough it in a self-contained RV out in a field?”
Links to eclipse festivals, campouts and other events in states across the path are available on NationalEclipse.com.
Be aware that congestion is likely, Pendergraft said. “The eclipse tourist should look for a city with adequate services and traffic control, because there will be cars and private planes chasing the eclipse all the way along its path.”
Traffic was a major problem for the 2017 total solar eclipse, Clark said, “and the same problem will certainly occur in 2024. So, having a place to stay inside the eclipse path, and staying for at least an extra day after the eclipse, is ideal to avoid traffic.”
Ultimately, travelers have to decide just how far – and how flexibly – they’re able to travel for a chance to spot the celestial marvel, said Anderson.
“They’re worth seeing,” he said. “ ‘Worth the trip’ as they would say in the travel industry.”
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Truck loaded with bees crashes near Hugo
Published: Jun. 21, 2022 at 9:18 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
HUGO, Okla. (KXII) - A truck loaded with bees rolled over in Choctaw County Tuesday morning.
County emergency manager Pat Collins says it happened at north US-271 and the Highway 70 bypass at the Idabel entrance ramp.
Collins says the truck driver is OK, and drivers should expect delays in the area.
A local beekeeper has been called in to help, but cleanup is expected to take several hours.
Collins says the bees could be anywhere in the Hugo area and is asking residents to be careful.
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Fox News foreign correspondent Benjamin Hall detailed how he survived a missile attack while covering Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how he overcomes the consequences of near-fatal injuries day-to-day on Friday on "The Five."
FOX NEWS’ BENJAMIN HALL DOESN’T WORRY ABOUT NEAR-FATAL INJURIES WHEN SURROUNDED BY WIFE, THREE DAUGHTERS
BENJAMIN HALL: I accepted early on that it was going to be uncomfortable and there was going to be pain. And I knew that if I stopped every time it hurt, then I wasn't going to go as far as I wanted. And I figured you can fight through these things, and you can keep moving. And I think that's something that I have to remember every single day now. It still hurts every single day, but if you let that define who you are and if you let that define how you feel, then – it'll ruin you. So I put that to the side, and I just enjoy the finer things that I love.
JUDGE JEANINE PIRRO: Ben, you write about your wife, Alicia, having a strong influence on your war zone reporting. How did that happen?
HALL: I say a strong influence, but I mean, there was constantly back and forth there. She knew it was a job I loved. She knew it was important to me. She knew I loved doing it, and she never told me not to go. But over the years, when we had some children, we started to talk about pulling back a bit, and we thought maybe my job, my career should move in a different direction. And in fact, just before this happened, I had moved to the State Department to cover them, that for Fox. The decision was not to do any more war zones and then Ukraine happens.
And, you know, it dragged me back in, and I knew what a story it was. But look, she changed it for me in a big way. When I first met her, I was covering stories. I was traveling everywhere. I was doing them, and it was adventurous for me, and I loved doing it, and it was exciting. And she really taught me to find other levels in stories, and I think a real journalist does that. So I started looking not just about what was happening, the bullets that were flying, started looking at the human elements, the people I was missing, telling those stories. And I think that she made me a better journalist, and she made me a better person. She brought me home. She takes care of me every single day. She is the hero in this book. It's not me, and it's the doctors, and the physicians, and it's the military and everyone who helped. | 2023-03-11T03:27:54+00:00 | foxbangor.com | https://www.foxbangor.com/news/national/benjamin-hall-shares-story-of-finding-inner-strength-amid-adversity-deep-inside-all-of-us/article_7f03be86-95ad-5f44-b733-f2e0d23b4a3d.html |
ISLAMABAD (AP) — An Australian and a Canadian mountain climber died last week in northern Pakistan while attempting to scale K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, officials said Thursday.
The death of Matthew Eakin was announced by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, which expressed its “condolences to his family and friends.” His body was found through drone video on Thursday.
A Pakistani mountaineering official and the Canadian Press said the body of Richard Cartier, who went missing in a separate incident on the same mountain on July 19, had finally also been spotted by a search team on K2. Cartier was 60 and an experienced climber.
K2, on the Chinese-Pakistani border in the Karakorum Range, has one of the deadliest records, with most climbers dying on the descent, where the slightest mistake can trigger an avalanche and become fatal. Only a few hundred have successfully reached its summit. In contrast, Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain, has been summited more than 9,000 times.
Eakin’s devastated friends posted tributes on social media to honor him, saying his death was a huge loss to the mountaineering community. One friend, Felicity Symons, said about their 23 years of friendship: “I will always see your smile in the clouds. Rest easy my dear friend on the mountains you loved.”
Karrar Haidri, the deputy chief of the Pakistan Alpine Club, which coordinates search and rescue missions with Pakistan's government and military, confirmed the deaths of Eakin and Cartier.
“We extend our condolences to the friends and family members of the Australian and Canadian climbers who died on K2,” Haidri told The Associated Press.
Also last week, a third climber, Ali Akbar Sakki from Afghanistan, died on K2. Sakki suffered a heart attack while trying to scale the summit, Haidri said.
The Canadian Embassy in Islamabad did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Dawn, one of Pakistan's English-language newspapers, reported earlier this week that the two climbers had been spotted between Camp 1 and Camp 2 on K2 after they both went missing on July 19 in separate incidents.
K2 is also among the coldest and windiest of climbs. At places along the route, climbers must navigate nearly sheer rock faces rising 80 degrees, while avoiding frequent and unpredictable avalanches.
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Associated Press writer Rod McGuirk in Canberra, Australia, contributed for this report. | 2022-07-28T15:38:51+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/sports/article/Australian-man-dies-during-Pakistan-mountain-climb-17334308.php |
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Elliott Investment Management L.P. ("Elliott"), which manages funds that have an investment of approximately $1 billion representing a more than 13% economic interest in NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) ("NRG" or the "Company"), today sent a letter to the Board of Directors of NRG. According to the letter, the purpose of the materials is to present a clear path forward for how best to remedy NRG's meaningful underperformance and create significant and sustainable value.
Elliott previously disclosed a large investment in NRG in 2017, and its engagement with the Company catalyzed the highly successful Transformation Plan and resulted in NRG becoming the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 in that year, Elliott wrote. In its letter, Elliott said that since the conclusion of its prior engagement with NRG, the Company has meaningfully underperformed due to a number of operational and strategic missteps. Among the missteps, Elliott wrote, is the Company's recent acquisition of Vivint, which, measured by the one-week market reaction following its announcement, was the single worst deal in the power and utilities sector in the past decade.
In its letter, Elliott outlined the necessary steps for the Company to take to right the course in the following three areas:
- Leadership: Add new independent directors with strong power and energy industry expertise to refresh the Board and help guide the necessary changes
- Operations: Improve operations and reliability. Achieve at least $500 million of recurring, EBITDA-accretive cost reductions
- Strategy and Capital Allocation: Conduct a strategic review of its home services strategy, including Vivint. In conjunction, establish a new capital allocation framework to return to shareholders at least 80% of free cash flow, with growth investments focused on its generation and retail businesses
Elliott believes that successful execution of this plan could create over $5 billion of shareholder value, driving the Company's stock price to reach or exceed $55 per share, the letter said. Elliott looks forward to meeting with the Board in the near term to work constructively with the Company toward the implementation of a new value creation plan.
The full letter and presentation can be downloaded at RepowerNRG.com.
The full text of the letter follows:
The Board of Directors
NRG Energy, Inc.
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, TX 77002
Attn: Dr. Lawrence Coben (Chairman of the Board)
Dear Dr. Coben and Members of the Board,
We write on behalf of Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. (together, with its affiliates, "Elliott" or "we"), which have an investment of approximately $1.0 billion representing a more than 13% economic interest in NRG Energy, Inc. (the "Company" or "NRG").
As you know, this is not the first time that Elliott has made a large investment in NRG. In 2017, we disclosed a large ownership stake and approached NRG's management team and Board with a plan to address the Company's share price underperformance. The opportunity we saw at the time was both significant and unique: We made the case that through a combination of operational improvements and portfolio actions, NRG could rapidly improve its competitive position and create a significant amount of shareholder value.
The Board was receptive to our case, and we worked constructively with the Company to develop the highly successful Transformation Plan, a roadmap for NRG to become an efficient and focused integrated power company. At the conclusion of our engagement, we believed that with continued adherence to the principles of the Transformation Plan, NRG was well-positioned to drive sustained long-term value creation for shareholders. As proof that investors believed that the Company was on the right course, in 2017 NRG was the best-performing company in the S&P 500.
Unfortunately, despite this initial progress and shareholder enthusiasm, NRG has sharply pivoted away from the parameters of the Transformation Plan and now resembles the unfocused company that we first encountered six years ago. Since the conclusion of our involvement, NRG has suffered operational setbacks, missed financial guidance, and – with the recent acquisition of Vivint, a home security business with stark operational differences to NRG's core power businesses – regressed to the same unfocused, overleveraged business model that predated our initial involvement.
The purpose of today's letter and the accompanying presentation is to present a clear path forward for how best to remedy NRG's underperformance, building on the same framework of cost excellence and portfolio simplification that we advocated during our initial investment in the Company. We hope the Board will consider these views, which we are making public today in the spirit of fostering a transparent and robust discussion. We look forward to meeting in the near term to work constructively with the Company toward the implementation of a new value creation plan.
The 2017 Transformation Plan
When we first invested in NRG, we saw a company with enormous potential for value creation. The Company had an attractive collection of generation and retail assets but, due to operational weaknesses and an unfocused portfolio, had significantly underperformed and cumulatively lagged the S&P over a 10-year timeframe by 140%. We believed that the Company had lost its focus as it expanded beyond its core merchant power and retail electricity businesses, resulting in an uncompetitive cost structure, overleveraged balance sheet and excessively complex asset portfolio.
At the time, we recommended that NRG focus on its core businesses by aggressively reducing costs, monetizing non-core assets to simplify its portfolio and paying down debt. We worked closely with NRG as it conducted an intensive, four-month business review that culminated in the Transformation Plan. The new plan reinvigorated NRG by targeting clear, "line-of-sight" initiatives, including $1.065 billion of total cost and margin improvement, $2.5 billion to $4.0 billion of asset divestitures and $13 billion of debt reduction. During Elliott's engagement, NRG achieved a 156% total shareholder return ("TSR").1
Importantly, the growing support for NRG as a public investment reflected a belief that the Company had made a renewed commitment to operational excellence and portfolio focus that would be maintained over the long term. Unfortunately, that belief was misplaced and has not been rewarded.
NRG Has Since Meaningfully Underperformed
Since the conclusion of our engagement, NRG has reversed much of the progress made under the Transformation Plan. The Company has underperformed the S&P Utilities Index by 44% and integrated power peers by 53%2, and NRG's share price today is lower than it was at the conclusion of our engagement3. This is not dissimilar to NRG's performance before our involvement – in the two years prior, NRG stock declined by 46%. In fact, in the past ten years, the only period of sustained outperformance was during Elliott's engagement with the Company in 2017-2018. We believe that the underperformance prior to and subsequent to our involvement reflects repeated missteps in execution and strategy in the absence of a true and enduring commitment to operational excellence and portfolio focus.
Operational Failures
In 2021 and 2022, NRG missed two years of financial guidance after struggling with repeated plant outages (including at both of its key Limestone and Parish power plants) and demonstrating an inability to manage through extreme weather events. This record of poor execution stands in contrast to strong earnings achieved by peers in 2022. Consistent execution and plant reliability are particularly important to the success of NRG's asset-light retail strategy, but operational missteps have eroded investor confidence in management.
Loss of Strategic Direction
Additionally, NRG lost strategic direction with its poorly conceived, "all-in" pivot to the home security business founded on the acquisition of Vivint. We and other investors struggle to understand why NRG would make such a significant bet on a strategy that many other companies have already failed to execute successfully, especially given the Company's previous lack of success in entering home services. The market's reaction to the Vivint transaction – a 20% decline in NRG's market capitalization over the first week, or nearly $2 billion in value loss – was both predictable and justifiable. As measured by the share price reaction following its announcement, the Vivint transaction ranks as the single worst deal in the power and utilities sector during the past decade.4 The transaction continues to draw near-universal skepticism among investors and sell-side analysts.
The Repower NRG Plan
Notwithstanding these setbacks, we have strong conviction in the attractiveness of NRG's integrated power business and the critical role that the Company plays in Texas and other energy markets in the Northeast and Midwest. The Company's retail franchise is a crown jewel that has remained a market leader in Texas for more than 20 years, navigating a rapidly evolving industry backdrop. We believe that with the right leadership and strategy, NRG can correct its course and create significant and sustainable value. The necessary steps are familiar, and include elements that NRG undertook following Elliott's engagement with the Company in 2017:
- Leadership. First, NRG must restore the credibility of the management team and the Board. We believe that the Company should add new independent directors with expertise in the power and energy industry. Elliott has identified five highly credible executives to help guide the necessary operational and strategic changes. The Board should also evaluate the management team's ability to drive high-performance operations on a sustained basis.
- Operations. We believe that NRG is capable of achieving at least $500 million of recurring, EBITDA-accretive cost reductions by 2025. Additionally, we believe NRG has headroom to realize these cost savings while sustaining elevated maintenance capex to improve its fleet reliability and mitigate outage risk.
- Strategy and Capital Allocation. As evidenced by the strong outperformance by NRG in 2017 and 2018, we are convinced that an optimized NRG focused on its core integrated power business can drive compelling shareholder returns. For this reason, NRG must conduct a strategic review of its home services strategy, including Vivint. In conjunction, NRG should establish a new capital allocation framework to return to shareholders at least 80% of free cash flow, with any growth investments focused on its generation and retail businesses. By implementing the Repower NRG Plan, the Company would have the ability to return $6.5 billion of excess capital, or approximately 85% of NRG's current market cap, to shareholders over the next three years.
Successful execution of the Repower NRG Plan could create over $5 billion of shareholder value, driving the Company's stock price to reach or exceed $55 per share. We believe the execution of these initiatives is squarely within the Company's control and can be carried out in the next 18 months.
Given NRG's failure to sustain the momentum of the Transformation Plan, strong management will be key to the success of the Repower NRG Plan. The Board must ensure that the management team has the appropriate skillset and expertise to carry out the necessary changes as well as maintain long-term cost leadership and strategic focus. The Repower NRG Plan is predicated on enduring cost discipline and high-performance operations; an operationally focused management team, along with improved governance and oversight, is critical to winning back the confidence of investors and setting the Company on the path to long-term success.
Moving Forward
We have strong conviction in the attractiveness of NRG's assets and believe that the Company can become the leading integrated power company in North America. However, the Company's strategic decisions, execution and stock price underperformance make clear that significant changes are needed to Repower NRG and restore the level of strategic focus and investor trust that drove the Company's outperformance six years ago.
We look forward to discussing our recommendations with you. We believe that the addition of new highly credentialed board members and the establishment of a formal Board-level committee and review process (much like the 2017 Business Review Committee) are the logical next steps for NRG. Our goal is to engage with the Company constructively and align with the Board on the path forward as soon as practicable. We thank you again for your consideration, and we will make ourselves available promptly to meet in person and begin working together on next steps.
Sincerely,
Partner
Portfolio Manager
About Elliott
Elliott Investment Management L.P. manages approximately $55.2 billion of assets as of December 31, 2022. Founded in 1977, it is one of the oldest funds under continuous management. The Elliott funds' investors include pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, funds-of-funds, high net worth individuals and families, and employees of the firm.
1 Trading day prior to Elliott's Schedule 13D filing on 1/17/17 to John Wilder's retirement from the NRG Board on 11/8/18.
2 Integrated power peers include Vistra Corporation and Constellation Energy. Constellation measured from the spin-off date of 1/19/22.
3 Measured from 11/8/18.
4 Measured among transactions announced since 2013 in which the buyer is a power or utility company and the target TEV is greater than $1 billion.
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Casey Friedman
Elliott Investment Management
(212) 478-1780
cfriedman@elliottmgmt.com
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MANDVI, India (AP) — A vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan that suffered deadly floods last year are bracing for a new deluge as fast-approaching Cyclone Biparjoy whirls toward landfall Thursday.
Rain was falling and skies were darkening in western India and southern Pakistan along the Arabian Sea, where dusty storms were hampering the evacuation and rescue work. Authorities expect conditions to worsen for two or three days after the cyclone makes landfall, imminently, at India’s Gujarat.
“The landfall process will commence at 6 p.m. local time and continue till midnight,” Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, chief of the India Meteorological Department told The Associated Press. In Pakistan, officials say the cyclone will hit in the south Thursday evening.
Officials from the two South Asian countries stood on high alert as the cyclone approached. It’s expected to make landfall near Jakhau port in India’s Kutch district and inundate the area. In Pakistan, Keti Bandar in the country’s flood-ravaged southern Sindh province, also lies in Biparjoy’s path.
The bazaars and beaches in Mandvi, India, usually a bustling coastal town known for its wooden boat-makers, were deserted Thursday under shutdown orders from the government. Heavy winds and rains uprooted some trees in the area. Local media reported that a pregnant woman was brought from Shiyalbet island in the Amreli district to shore and admitted to a hospital.
Amid dust storms and rain, visibly shocked displaced families were seen at relief camps in southern Pakistan. Among them was 82-year-old Bachai Bibi, who was evacuated from the Badin district in Sindh province. She said she has become homeless due to the cyclone.
Mohammad Ashraf, 35, said local officials helped him, his wife and three children escape from the Pakistani village of Sheikh in the storm zone to the relief center.
The World Health Organization says it is supporting Pakistan’s efforts to prepare and respond to the public health impact of the cyclone, which was expected to hit parts of southern Pakistan Thursday.
Pakistan and local aid groups are delivering free food and clean drinking water to displaced people.
Thousands of people in India were evacuated, bringing the total number of people shifted to relief camps to 75,000. In Pakistan, National Disaster Management Authority chief, Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, said 73,000 people have been evacuated to safer places so far, and authorities are providing them shelter and food.
The disaster management agency said Thursday that the cyclone was packing sustained winds of up to 120 kph (about 75 mph) and was projected to hit Pakistan’s Sindh province, the site of one of historic deadly floods last summer. At least 1,739 people were killed and 33 million were displaced in 2022 when climate-induced floods swept the country, causing $30 billion in damage.
Thursday morning, authorities said that the storm had lost some of its intensity and was expected to have a maximum sustained wind speed of between 115 kph and 125 kph (71 mph to 78 mph), gusting up to 140 kph (87 mph), a slight decrease in predictions a day earlier.
The Indian Meteorological Department said the cyclone was bearing down on Jakhau port, where it is likely to make landfall on Thursday evening.
Like southern Pakistan, large parts of coastal Gujarat have also been experiencing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Indian authorities warned that the cyclone, classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm,” has the potential to inflict heavy damage once it makes landfall.
A storm surge of two-to-three meters (two-to-three yards) above the astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas in the storm’s path. The tides could rise as high as six meters (more than six yards) in some places, the IMD has said.
“Elaborate arrangements have been made by us for post-cyclone work like restoration of electricity infrastructure, mobile networks and other infrastructure,” Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel told the Press Trust of India news agency.
A government release said major religious sites in coastal Gujarat such as the Dwarkadhish temple in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district will remain closed on Thursday.
A statement from the Indian railways said 76 trains have been canceled on account of the cyclone.
Realizing that mobile networks are among the first to be affected once a cyclone makes landfall, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority has engaged six ham radio teams across the coastal districts.
“Ham radios don’t require any mobile towers, electricity or internet to make calls and we can communicate emergency requirements using the radios. They are really useful during disaster such as this,” Kausal Jani, a ham radio operator told PTI news agency. During 2021’s Cyclone Tauktae, ham radios proved invaluable as large sections of coastal Gujarat was without electricity for six days.
On Thursday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif was in Azerbaijan on an official visit.
In a tweet the previous day, Sharif said the government had taken all possible measures to ensure the safety of those at risk in the country’s southern Sindh province.
“Preparations have been made to handle any kind of emergency as a result of rains and strong winds in Karachi, while the evacuation of fishermen from the sea and the population on the coastal areas is going on rapidly,” he said.
Pakistani Climate Minister Sherry Rehman advised against panic and said Karachi, the country’s largest city with 20 million people, was safe as the cyclone will not make landfall there, as was feared earlier.
A reporter for The Associated Press saw people moving to safer places in vehicles, indicating they initially ignored government warnings.
Pakistan so far has not issued any appeal for assistance from the United Nations, which said the previous day it was monitoring the situation. Local charities and aid agencies on both sides were helping the displaced people.
Experts say climate change is leading to an increase in cyclones in the Arabian Sea region, making preparations for natural disasters all the more urgent. Pakistan is among the top 10 countries most affected by climate change, although the country’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is less than 1%.
A 2021 study found that the frequency, duration and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea had increased significantly between 1982 and 2019.
In 1998, a cyclone that hit Gujarat state claimed more than 1,000 lives and caused excessive damage. A cyclone that hit Sindh province and the city of Karachi in 1965 killed more than 10,000 people.
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Ahmed reported from Islamabad. Arasu reported from Bengaluru, India. Associated Press writer Muhammad Farooq contributed to this story from Badin, Pakistan.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The first thing 11-year-old Mia Rodríguez says she did with her new prosthetic hands was draw a picture of a kitten.
The Uruguayan girl, whose fingers never fully developed, put on the prosthetic hands and demonstrated the grasping movement she can now make.
“Now I can hold the pencil with one hand. Before, I had to do it with both hands because my fist wouldn’t close,” she said, while her mother Ana Van López watched excitedly.
Rodríguez received the protheses from the Uruguayan Manos de Héroes foundation, which designs and prints hands and arms with 3D technology for children and adults across the South American country.
Since 2020, the foundation has provided more than 100 free prostheses, most of them for families in vulnerable situations.
Van López, 28, lives with her partner and their four children in an abandoned factory in Salinas, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Montevideo, and her income comes from informal work, such as selling firewood or pineapples. The family has a monthly income of about 8,000 pesos, or US$200.
“I am very grateful, I thought my daughter was the only one with this problem. She had never come across someone like her in the hospital or on the street. It’s very difficult for us,” said Van López, who is trying to obtain a state disability benefit for the girl equivalent to a little more than 15,000 pesos a month, or $380. In addition, they receive a similar amount of state support, she said.
Almost 16% of the Uruguayan population registers some level of disability, the majority mild, according to a 2011 census by the National Statistics Institute.
Rodríguez’s prosthetic hands move with threads that are taut from the motion of her wrists. They are violet with pink, colors she says she chose because they go well together, and are decorated with unicorn decals. Other children prefer the colors of their favorite soccer club or superhero.
The prostheses can be mechanical or electronic. They are placed on the hands, forearm, elbow or shoulder, according to the needs of each person.
Designing a hand, printing it, and putting it together takes a couple of weeks, said Andrea Cukerman, an electrical engineer and founder and of Manos de Héroes, or Hands of Heroes.
The prostheses are free and the foundation is financed with contributions from private companies and donations. In Europe, a prosthetic hand with much more advanced technology can cost as much as $100,000, the foundation said.
On one of the walls of the foundation’s office there are photos of children and adults who have received prostheses. The images show children striking poses with hands and arms in vibrant colors – orange, green – or like those of Spiderman.
“The idea is that they don’t feel alone,” Cukerman said.
The photos of adults are more subdued; most of their prostheses imitate the color and details of the skin.
Cukerman shows the prostheses she is currently printing: the arm of an adult who had an accident.
The day of the test, Rodríguez kept looking at everything in front of her, Cukerman recalled.
“When we showed her her hands, her face lit up, her big eyes, she hardly spoke,” she said.
They explained how the prosthetic hands worked, what movement she had to make to open and close her fist, and warned that some adjustments might have to be made.
Rodríguez put her hands on and began to try movements.
“It took a few seconds, they were perfect,” said her mother. | 2023-04-28T14:46:07+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/ap-top-headlines/foundation-prints-3d-prosthetics-gives-them-free-in-uruguay/ |
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Mother of two children who died from 2020 house fire indicted on manslaughter charges
PROVIDENCE — A woman is facing two counts of manslaughter following an investigation of a Dec. 22, 2020 house fire that claimed the lives of her two children.
A statewide grand jury last week indicted Ingrid Sandoval, who turned herself in to Providence police on Tuesday, said a spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office.
Sandoval, 28, was arraigned before Magistrate Gina K. Lopes, who set her bail at $30,000 with surety, meaning she would have to post that amount in property, or $3,000 in cash.
A hearing to determine her legal representation and review her bail was set for July 5, with a pretrial conference set for Sept. 7.
More on the house fire:
- Firefighters enter burning house to find young sisters but 7-year-old dies at hospital
- Second sister dies of injuries from Providence fire
- DCYF: Girls, ages 2 and 7, who died in Providence fire were neglected
Reports at the time said Sandoval had gone to the store leaving her 2- and 7-year-old daughters in the Lucy Street house prior to the fire.
Email Tom Mooney at: tmooney@providencejournal.com | 2022-06-29T00:11:05+00:00 | providencejournal.com | https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/28/providence-ri-dec-2020-house-fire-lucy-street-mother-indicted/7761299001/ |
Border Patrol: Woman crossing border attempts to smuggle meth, fentanyl in laundry basket
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in Texas found more than just dirty clothes when they investigated a basket of laundry making its way across the border.
The officers were working at the Paso Del Norte border crossing in El Paso on Aug. 13 when they encountered a 26-year-old female U.S. citizen. They said she was crossing the border from Mexico into the U.S in a vehicle.
The officers stopped the woman and conducted a secondary inspection of the vehicle, which included screening by a K-9 officer and an X-ray inspection. This search led the officers to the discovery of multiple bundles inside a basket of laundry containing 4.27 pounds of methamphetamine and .71 pounds of fentanyl.
In a release, CBP El Paso Port Director Ray Provencio said people attempting to smuggle drugs in baskets of laundry was “out of the ordinary.”
“A seizure like this serves as a reminder that smugglers will use any and all means available in their attempts to introduce contraband into the United States,” he said.
CBP seized the drugs and the vehicle and turned the driver over to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for charges connected to the failed smuggling attempt.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-19T01:13:06+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/2022/08/19/border-patrol-woman-crossing-border-attempts-smuggle-meth-fentanyl-laundry-basket/ |
NEW YORK, Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
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STOCKHOLM, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Orexo AB (Publ.), (STO:ORX) (OTCQX:ORXOY), which develops improved pharmaceuticals and evidence-based digital therapeutics primarily targeting the US market where its commercial organization is located, today announces the company will participate in Pareto Securities' 13th Annual Healthcare Conference, that takes place on September 7-8, 2022, at Sergel Hub, Sveavägen 10 A, Stockholm, Sweden.
On September 7th at 2.30 pm CET, Nikolaj Sørensen, President and CEO at Orexo, will give a company presentation. Nikolaj Sørensen and the company's new CFO Fredrik Järrsten will also be available for 1-1 meetings during the conference.
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Orexo develops improved pharmaceuticals and digital therapies addressing unmet needs within the growing space of substance use disorders and mental health. The products are commercialized by Orexo in the US or via partners worldwide. The main market today is the American market for buprenorphine/naloxone products, where Orexo commercializes its lead product ZUBSOLV® for treatment of opioid use disorder. Total net sales for 2021 amounted to SEK 565 million and the number of employees was 121. Orexo is listed on the Nasdaq Stockholm Mid Cap (ORX) and is available as ADRs on OTCQX (ORXOY) in the US. The company is headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, where research and development activities are performed.
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The 2023 Wells Fargo Championship Odds & Preview: Justin Thomas
After the first round of the Wells Fargo Championship, Justin Thomas is currently 16th with a score of -3.
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Justin Thomas Insights
- Thomas has finished below par 10 times and carded 12 rounds with a better-than-average score over his last 18 rounds.
- He has recorded a top-five score in two of his last 18 rounds, while ranking among the top 10 scores of the day three times.
- Over his last 18 rounds, Thomas has finished within three strokes of the best score of the round three times, and within five strokes of the top score of the day on eight occasions.
- Thomas has finished in the top 10 in one of his past five events.
- He has made the cut in four of his past five events.
- Thomas has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of his past five appearances.
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Wells Fargo Championship Insights and Stats
- In Thomas' past four appearances at this tournament, he has finished among the top 10 once, and his average finish has been 18th.
- Thomas made the cut in three of his past four entries in this event.
- Thomas finished 26th in his most recent appearance at this tournament (2021).
- This event will take place on a par 71 that registers at 7,538 yards, 243 yards longer than the average for Tour stops in the past year.
- Golfers at Quail Hollow Club have averaged a score of -1 per tournament, higher than the Tour-wide scoring average of -5 during the past year.
- The average course Thomas has played in the past year has been 173 yards shorter than the 7,538 yards Quail Hollow Club will be at for this event.
- In the past year, the events he has played have had a scoring average of -3 among finishers, lower than the -1 average at this course.
Thomas' Last Time Out
- Thomas was above average on the 16 par-3 holes at the RBC Heritage, averaging 2.88 strokes to finish in the 80th percentile of the field.
- His 3.98-stroke average on the 44 par-4 holes at the RBC Heritage ranked in the 59th percentile among all competitors (the tournament average was 3.96).
- On the 12 par-5 holes at the RBC Heritage, Thomas shot better than 70% of the field (averaging 4.5 strokes).
- Thomas carded a birdie or better on four of 16 par-3s at the RBC Heritage, better than the field average of 1.5.
- On the 16 par-3s at the RBC Heritage, Thomas had two bogeys or worse, which was the same as the field average.
- Thomas' seven birdies or better on the 44 par-4s at the RBC Heritage were more than the field average (6.2).
- In that last competition, Thomas' par-4 showing (on 44 holes) included a bogey or worse six times (worse than the field average, 5.1).
- Thomas finished the RBC Heritage outperforming the field's average of birdies or better on par-5s (3.8) with seven on the 12 par-5 holes.
- On the 12 par-5s at the RBC Heritage, Thomas had more bogeys or worse (one) than the field average (0.7).
Wells Fargo Championship Time and Date Info
- Date: May 4- 7, 2023
- Course: Quail Hollow Club
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Par: 71 / 7,448 yards
- Thomas Odds to Win: +1400 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KHON) – A man from Hawaii’s Big Island has gone missing after a fishing incident on Sunday morning.
Mark Knittle, 63, was fishing with a friend on a boat off Hōnaunau, in Hawaii County, according to a news release issued by the Hawai’i Police Department. Knittle’s friend told police Knittle had hooked an ahi tuna at around 5 a.m., at which point Knittle exclaimed, “This fish is huge!” before going overboard.
Knittle’s friend tried, unsuccessfully, to grab the fishing line. He saw Knittle go under, and jumped into the water to try to locate him, “but could not see him anywhere,” according to the news release.
The Hawaii County Fire Department and the Coast Guard initiated a search for Knittle. They continued their efforts in the days that followed.
“Usually our incidents like this are along the coastlines. This is a different situation because it’s out in the deep,” said Darwin Okinaka, Hawaii County Fire Department assistant chief of operations, in a statement provided to the Associated Press.
“If there’s a fish that’s actually pulling him around, you don’t know where he could go,” Okinaka said.
Anyone with information into the incident is urged to contact the HPD at (808) 935-3311 or email Officer Melani Cline at melani.cline@hawaiicounty.gov.
Knittle, from Captain Cook, has been described as having curly brown hair with a white mustache and beard. He is five feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 185 pounds, according to police.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-01-18T19:39:54+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/hawaii-fisherman-lost-at-sea-after-hooking-huge-tuna-going-overboard/ |
GILMAN, Ill., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Majors Management, LLC, and its affiliates ("Majors") of Lawrenceville, GA, a recognized retail petroleum industry leader, announces the successful acquisition of the K&H Truck Plaza located off I-57, 90 miles south of Chicago. This acquisition represents the company's first foray into the State of Illinois. The twelve acre K&H Truck Plaza is a modern, well established BP branded truck stop and travel center that features a busy truck repair facility, traditional home-style restaurant, Dunkin Donuts franchise, convenience store and video gaming area. The business also features a modern Tesla EV charging area with eight charging stations.
"The availability of this strategically located facility neatly fit our current plans to expand our retail petroleum focus to include truck stops and travel centers," stated Majors' president, Ben Smith. "Given the spirit of cooperation exhibited by both sides of this transaction, we were able to enjoy a timely and mutually satisfactory outcome."
"A series of unplanned and unfortunate events prompted the sale of our facility," stated Andrew Herscher, K&H president and part owner. "Due to the experienced guidance that we received and the friendly professional approach exhibited by the Majors team, the overall process was positive. I have absolute confidence they will be a great fit for the employees and the local community."
PetroActive Services of Coral Gables, Florida provided confidential guidance to K&H on this transaction. "We enjoyed having the opportunity to assist Andrew with the overall divestiture process and wish him much future success," stated PetroActive president, Mark Radosevich. "Having an experienced buyer of the quality and caliber of Majors Management solidified our confidence of a mutually successful outcome for all parties."
Lawrenceville, GA-based Majors Management, LLC is an owner, developer and operator of convenience stores and a distributor of high-quality branded motor fuels. Majors and its affiliates supply fuel to over 1,200 convenience store locations. Majors partners with leading petroleum brands including BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon, Marathon, Citgo, Mobil, Texaco, Valero, Phillips, Sunoco, 76, and Alon. Its current markets include Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Mississippi, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Illinois. In the last three years, Majors has completed sixteen acquisitions across twelve states.
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MIAMI (AP) — Zac Gallen outpitched Pablo López as the Arizona Diamondbacks built a lead and held on to beat the Miami Marlins 5-4 Monday night.
David Peralta homered, singled twice and drove in three runs, and Daulton Varsho hit two doubles for the Diamondbacks, who have won five of seven. Arizona’s Jordan Luplow had two hits and two RBIs.
In a matchup of starters who entered with ERAs under one, Gallen (1-0) threw 6 1/3 innings of two-run ball. He allowed five hits, struck out six and hit two batters.
López’s string of 18 2/3 scoreless innings ended in the first on Peralta’s two-run homer. Varsho hit a leadoff double before Peralta sent López’s first pitch over the wall in right.
The Diamondbacks chased López (3-1) after two-out RBI singles by Luplow and Peralta in the fifth that made it 4-0.
López, who earlier Monday was named NL Pitcher of the Month for April, allowed four runs, six hits, walked two and struck out seven. His ERA rose from 0.39 to 1.61.
Arizona padded its lead on Luplow’s RBI single off Marlins reliever Richard Bleier in the seventh.
Down 5-0, Miami rallied with four runs against Gallen and reliever Noe Ramirez in the seventh. Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-out, two-run double off Ramirez. Jesús Aguilar followed with an infield single that scored two as Chisholm raced from second and beat first baseman Christian Walker’s throw. Ramirez retired Jorge Soler on a fly to left for the third out.
Gallen hit Avisail Garcia and Garrett Cooper to start the inning and his outing ended after he struck out Brian Anderson. Ramirez relieved Gallen and hit Jacob Stallings to load the bases.
Joe Mantiply pitched a perfect eighth and Ian Kennedy pitched around a single and walk in the ninth for his second save.
CELEBRATED MATCHUP
Much was made of the Gallen-López matchup, but another faceoff that drew attention involved Gallen and Chisholm Jr. Gallen and Chisholm were traded for each other July 31, 2019, and they had their first confrontation Monday. Chisholm flew out twice and grounded out to second in his at-bats against Gallen.
ROSTER MOVES
The Diamondbacks designated IF Matt Davidson for assignment and optioned RHP Taylor Widener to Triple-A Reno. … The Marlins optioned RHP Zach Pop to Triple-A Jacksonville and designated RHP Shawn Armstrong for assignment.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: IF Josh Rojas (strained right oblique) is scheduled to play rehab games soon.
Marlins: José Devers (right shoulder impingement) is progressing with his throwing program. The next step would be appearing in extended spring training games.
UP NEXT
RHP Humberto Castellanos (1-1, 5.79) will start the middle game of the series for the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. The Marlins will go with LHP Trevor Rogers (1-3, 5.09).
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | 2022-05-03T03:20:34+00:00 | wsvn.com | https://wsvn.com/sports/gallen-out-pitches-lopez-diamondbacks-outlast-marlins-5-4/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Three women in Texas are being sued for wrongful death by a man who claims they helped his now-ex-wife obtain medication for an abortion. It’s another test of state-enforced bans since the U.S. Supreme court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision.
In a lawsuit filed late Thursday in Galveston County, Marcus Silva alleges assisting in a self-administered abortion is tantamount to aiding a murder. Silva is seeking $1 million in damages.
The woman who took the medication in July — weeks after the Supreme Court struck down the constitutional right to abortion that had been in place since 1973 — is not named in the lawsuit. Texas law protects women who get an abortion from being held liable.
Abortion rights groups condemned the lawsuit, calling it an intimidation tactic.
“This is an outrageous attempt to scare people from getting abortion care and intimidate those who support their friends, family, and community in their time of need,” Autumn Katz, a lawyer with the Center for Reproductive Rights, said Friday in a statement. “The extremists behind this lawsuit are twisting the law and judicial system to threaten and harass people seeking essential care and those who help them.”
Silva is being represented by Jonathan Mitchell — a former Texas solicitor general who helped create one of the state’s abortion bans — attorneys from conservative legal group Thomas More Society and state Rep. Briscoe Cain, a Houston-area Republican.
“Anyone involved in distributing or manufacturing abortion pills will be sued into oblivion,” Cain said in a statement from the attorneys.
According to the lawsuit, the manufacturer of the pills will also be named as a defendant once it is identified in the discovery process.
The lawsuit claims it has text messages from among the women discussing how to obtain medication that could induce an abortion and how to aid the woman who was pregnant in planning to take the medication.
Lawsuits challenging abortion restrictions have arisen across the U.S. as clinics have shuttered in Republican-dominated states. Earlier this week in Texas — which has one of the strictest bans in the country, outlawing the procedure in nearly every case with the exception of medical emergencies — five women who said they were denied abortions even when pregnancy endangered their lives sued the state. | 2023-03-14T02:38:06+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national/ap-us-news/texas-women-sued-for-wrongful-death-after-aiding-in-abortion/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department is investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on Sunday night. The crash occurred on I-40 westbound between Tramway Boulevard and Juan Tabo Boulevard.
According to police, the vehicle lost control while attempting to change lanes and collided with another vehicle. The vehicle then spun around and got hit by a semi-truck. They say as the driver of the first vehicle exited the car, he was hit by a fourth vehicle as he attempted to run across the interstate.
The driver has been transported to a local hospital and is currently in critical condition. The speed and involvement of alcohol in this crash have yet to be determined. No other information has been released at this time. | 2023-02-13T14:32:20+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/traffic-roads/albuquerque-driver-involved-in-crash-on-i-40-struck-by-passing-vehicle/ |
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Andrew Tate, the divisive social media personality and former professional kickboxer who is charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, lost an appeal on Thursday against a court’s earlier decision to keep him under house arrest, his spokesperson said.
The Bucharest Court of Appeal ruled against Tate’s appeal, which challenged a court’s June 23 decision to extend the house arrest measure for 30 more days as the criminal case continues.
That decision was made days after Romania’s anti-organized crime agency, DIICOT, formally indicted the 36-year-old social media star along with his brother Tristan, and two Romanian women in the same case. All four were initially arrested near Romania’s capital in late December, and have denied the allegations against them.
Before the appeal court’s final ruling on Thursday, two judges had disagreed on whether or not to uphold the house arrest measure, so a third judge was brought in to preside over the ruling.
The Tate brothers’ spokesperson, Mateea Petrescu, said the judges’ initial decision wasn’t unanimous and that offered hope even though they lost the appeal, because for the first time since their arrest, “a judge has ruled that the brothers should be allowed to move freely in Romania, without restrictions.”
“We consider this to be a great step toward the rightful exoneration of Andrew and Tristan,” she said, adding that although the brothers “have suffered important damages to their reputation, they remain optimistic and continue to put their faith in the Romanian justice system.”
In June, DIICOT had requested that judges extend the house arrest measure after the agency filed its investigation. Under Romanian law, judges have 60 days to decide whether the case is sent to trial, but it often takes longer.
Tate, who has been accused of peddling conspiracy theories online and has amassed 7 million Twitter followers, has repeatedly claimed that prosecutors have no evidence against him and that there is a political conspiracy designed to silence his views.
“Very strange that one judge can think the file is garbage and should be dismissed,” read a post on Andrew Tate’s Twitter account after the court’s decision, “and another can believe your liberty should remain permanently deprived. Based on the same file? I’ll let you speculate … I haven’t been outside in 7 months.”
The Tate brothers, who are dual U.K.-U.S. citizens, won an appeal on March 31 to be moved to house arrest after spending three months in police detention.
DIICOT alleges that the four defendants formed a criminal group in 2021 “in order to commit the crime of human trafficking” in Romania, as well as in the United States and Britain.
There are seven female victims in the case, DIICOT said, who were lured with false pretenses of love and transported to Romania, where the gang sexually exploited and subjected them to physical violence. One defendant is accused of raping a woman twice in March 2022, according to the agency. The women were allegedly controlled by “intimidation, constant surveillance” and claims they were in debt, prosecutors said.
Andrew Tate was previously banned from several prominent social media platforms for expressing hate speech and misogynistic comments, including that women should bear responsibility for getting sexually assaulted.
Several women in Britain also are pursuing civil claims to obtain damages from Tate, alleging they were victims of sexual violence.
During their investigations, prosecutors have ordered the confiscation of the Tate brothers’ assets, including 15 luxury cars, luxury watches and about $3 million in cryptocurrency.
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Stephen McGrath reported from Sighisoara. | 2023-07-07T01:45:27+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-andrew-tate-loses-appeal-against-house-arrest-in-romania-as-human-trafficking-case-continues/ |
BOSTON — A district attorney in Massachusetts announced Monday he's adding two positions to prosecute civil rights cases because he's concerned about organized white supremacist actions in Boston this year and anticipates more unrest during upcoming elections.
The district attorney for Suffolk County, which includes Boston, announced the addition of civil rights prosecutors for district and superior court two days after three men were arrested at a rally in Boston.
District Attorney Kevin Hayden said it was a gathering of the group known as NSC-131, or the Nationalist Social Club. The group protested in the diverse Jamaica Plain neighborhood, outside a historic home that had just hosted a children’s drag queen story hour.
“It’s clear to me that Massachusetts and Boston have become target destinations for groups that spread hate,” he said in a statement.
The Anti-Defamation League says NSC-131 is a New England-based neo-Nazi group.
One of the people arrested was the purported leader of the group. He pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of affray for allegedly fighting with a counterprotester and was released on personal recognizance. His lawyer said that while not everyone agrees with his positions, his rights must be respected.
Prosecutors dropped charges against two counterprotesters who were also arrested.
In a separate action, U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins condemned the actions of NSC-131, called them cowards, and said she would establish a tip line for residents to report white supremacist activity. Meanwhile, they should report such activity to police, she said.
“In Boston, Massachusetts, we have a long history of standing up to hate and injustice," she said in a statement Sunday. “We don't hide behind masks. When we see inequity and harm, we look the culprit in their eyes and demand that it stops."
Hayden said he's adding staff and renaming the office's civil rights team because there have been four organized white supremacist actions in Boston this year, a neo-Nazi group protest at the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston last year, and recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions that have roiled the nation, with the possibility of more to come.
The possibility of “societal strife” during the U.S. House and Senate races this fall and the 2024 presidential election, as well as statistics showing increases in hate crimes across the nation, were also factors, he added.
The High-Risk Victims Unit, which handles civil rights cases, hate crimes, and crimes against elders and people with disabilities, will now be called the Civil Rights/High-Risk Victims Unit. Hayden said adding two new prosecutors will help better coordinate and prosecute felony and misdemeanor civil rights and hate crime cases.
The four incidents in Boston that Hayden cited were a neo-Nazi protest at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in February, an NSC-131 gathering at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in South Boston in March, a Patriot Front march on July 2, and the NSC-131 protest in Jamaica Plain on Saturday. | 2022-07-25T22:29:01+00:00 | newscentermaine.com | https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/crime/da-expands-office-due-to-white-supremacist-actions-in-boston-ma/97-e8c700e1-486b-42c7-a149-31f1ca4f450e |
Cooke Aquaculture has filed an appeal in Thurston County Superior Court against Washington’s decision to terminate its leases for fin fish net pens in state waters. In court documents, the company said the decision was arbitrary, politically motivated and contrary to science.
In a statement, Cooke wrote it has a state Supreme Court ruling and legislative mandate on its side, supporting the farming of native species. It also argued that the deadline of 30 days to harvest all fish and remove all its farm equipment from two sites was unreasonable.
The state Department of Natural Resources originally set a deadline of Dec. 14 for Cooke to remove its facilities from leased areas at Rich Passage off Bainbridge Island and Hope Island in Skagit Bay, but the agency extended the deadline for removal of fish to Jan. 14 and removal of Cooke's net pens to April 14.
The appeal is against both the Department of Natural Resources and Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz. It states the company’s rights to due process were violated and asks the court to reinstate Cooke’s leases and award damages. See the full appeal below.
This is not the first time Cooke Aquaculture has filed suit against DNR for termination of a net pen lease. The debate over net pen fish farming in Washington state waters has intensified since the 2017 net pen collapse at Cypress Island.
Letters sent by DNR to the Canada-based company in November notifying the company that its leases would not be renewed described multiple contract violations and a history of negligence, exemplified by the 2017 collapse.
The resulting spill of hundreds of thousands of nonnative Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound and the Salish Sea led to legislative action in 2018 banning nonnative net pen farming. Cooke replaced its Atlantic salmon fish stocks with sterile native steelhead.
Speaking at a televised press conference on Nov. 18, Franz announced an end to the practice of commercial net pen fish farming in Washington. She said there is no way to safely farm finfish in open sea net pens without jeopardizing struggling native salmon and that it is not in the state’s best interest to support it.
Among DNR’s arguments against commercial net pen fish farming are tribal concerns that they undermine tribal treaty fishing rights, both by potentially hurting struggling salmon species and because some of the net pens have interfered with access to tribes’ traditional and customary fishing areas. But at least one tribe in Washington opposes the steps taken by DNR.
The Jamestown S’Klallam has a joint venture with Cooke and sees fish farming as a key to fulfilling its treaty rights, by providing more fish in what it sees as a responsible and sustainable manner. | 2022-12-14T22:28:28+00:00 | knkx.org | https://www.knkx.org/environment/2022-12-14/cooke-aquaculture-files-suit-over-terminated-net-pen-leases-in-wa |
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One killed in two-vehicle Limestone Co. crash
Published: Dec. 28, 2022 at 7:20 AM CST|Updated: 23 minutes ago
LIMESTONE Co., Ala. (WAFF) - One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash that occurred in Limestone County Wednesday morning.
According to Limestone County Coroner, Mike West, one person was killed in a crash on Mooresville Rd. near Stewart Ln. around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), says that all lanes in the area will be blocked for an undetermined amount of time.
Troopers with ALEa’s Highway Patrol Division will continue to investigate the crash.
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WFO CORPUS CHRISTI Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, August 23, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
728 PM CDT Tue Aug 23 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Nueces,
central Jim Wells and northwestern Kleberg Counties through 800 PM
CDT...
At 727 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bishop, or 8 miles west of Driscoll, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Kingsville, Driscoll and Bishop.
This includes US Highway 77 between mile markers 680 and 688.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 2774 9777 2757 9772 2751 9799 2772 9806
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 075DEG 10KT 2763 9787
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
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MCCURTAIN COUNTY, Okla. (KTAL/KMSS) – In response to the public outcry over leaked recordings that revealed racist and violent comments made at a board of commissioners meeting, the McCurtain County Sheriff’s Office has claimed the recordings were altered.
The McCurtain Gazette-News reported a shocking conversation recorded by a Gazette publisher that shows several officials discussing killing a reporter and returning to hanging Black people, which sparked public outrage and protests.
Bruce Willingham, the longtime publisher of the McCurtain Gazette-News, said the recording was made on March 6 when he left a voice-activated recorder inside the room after a county commissioner’s meeting because he suspected the group was continuing to conduct county business after the meeting had ended in violation of the state’s Open Meeting Act.
After the Gazette released the recordings, Governor Stitt formally called for the resignation of the four officials accused of taking part in these conversations. According to the Gazette, District 2 Commissioner Mark Jennings, investigator Alicia Manning, Jail Administrator Larry Hendrix, and Sheriff Kevin Clardy were recorded during the discussions on March 6 at a meeting of the county Board of Commissioners.
The Oklahoma Sheriffs’ Association Board of Directors met in an emergency meeting Tuesday and unanimously voted to suspend Clardy, Manning, and Hendrix. The association is not a regulatory agency and is a membership organization only.
The MCSO claims the recordings, published by several news outlets, were altered and the transcripts do not match. They are also reportedly looking to file felony charges.
“Many of these recordings, like the one published by media outlets on Friday, have yet to be duly authenticated or validated. Our preliminary information indicates that the media released audio recording has, in fact, been altered. The motivation for doing so remains unclear at this point. That matter is actively being investigated.”
Nexstar’s KTAL obtained some clips of the recording taken by Willingham.
CONTENT WARNING: Recordings contain profanity and threats of violence.
Transcript:
“…realize, like your job. I heard it the other day, said I heard two or 12 people were going for sheriff. I said ‘f***, let’s get 20.’ They don’t have a goddamn clue what they’re getting into, “Not this day and age. I’m going to tell you something — if it was back in the day when Alan Marston would take a damned Black guy and whoop their (expletive) and throw them in the cell, I’d run for (expletive) sheriff.”
“Yeah, well it’s not like that no more.”
“Take them down to Mud Creek and hang them up with damned rope. But you can’t do that anymore. They’ve got more rights than we’ve got.”
Transcript:
“But the thing of it is, you know.”
“We actually told the truth.”
“I’ve known two or three hitmen. They’re very quiet guys.”
“Yeah?”
“And would cut no f****** mercy.”
“Yeah.”
“In Louisiana, ’cause it’s all mafia around here.”
“Oh, yeah.”
“Yeah, but here’s the reality. If a hair on his wife’s head (indistinguishable) head, or any of those people that really were behind all that, if a hair on their head got touched by anybody, who would be the bad guys?”
“Who would be blamed for it?”
“Yeah.”
Transcript:
“What they really don’t know is that. . .”
Crosstalk: “See, that’s the thing about 20 years ago I would of done something like that (inaudible).“
“. . . they are insignificant in my life, really. They bring no (inaudible).”
“The old saying is, ‘what goes around comes around.’ It will. I told you it will”
“I know where two big deep holes are if you need them.”
“I’ve got an excavator.
“Well, these are already pre-dug.”
The MCSO claims that the Oklahoma Security of Communications Act, Title 13, Statute 176.3, and Prohibited Acts Statute 176.4 prohibits secretly recording conversations that the person is not involved in, and they must have the consent of at least one of the people involved. The statutes primarily address “common carriers,” which Oklahoma Statue §13-4 defines as “Everyone who offers to the public to carry persons, property or messages is a common carrier of whatever he thus offers to carry.”
Oklahoma Crimes and Punishments Statute §21-1171 Peeping Tom – Use of Photographic, Electronic or Video Equipment only states that recording is illegal if those involved are in a place where there is an expectation of privacy.
Oklahoma Statute §21-540 Obstructing Officer also states, “Any person who willfully delays or obstructs any public officer in the discharge or attempt to discharge any duty of his or her office, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing in this section shall preclude a person from recording the activity of law enforcement in a public area, as long as the recording activity does not delay or obstruct the law enforcement agent in his or her duties.”
Oklahoma State University Professor in Mass Communication Law Joey Senat said, “This conversation occurred in a public room where the county commission had just met, and other people were around. You generally don’t have an expectation of privacy when you’re talking in a public place like that. That’s different from had they been talking in a commissioner’s office with the door shut, but that’s not what they did.”
He does not believe the scenario qualifies to charge the reporter.
According to the Board of Commissioner’s website, business meetings are “open to the public and must comply with the Open Meeting Act.”
The MCSO did not address an investigation into what was said in the recordings. They claim “a large number of threats of violence including death threats have been made against county employees and officials, their families and friends.”
The MCSO says they will forward their findings to the appropriate authorities to file felony charges against those involved.
According to the Gazette, one of the reporters threatened in the recordings, Chris Willingham, filed a suit against the sheriff’s office, the Board of County Commissioners and Manning the day his father recorded the conversations. | 2023-04-19T15:10:55+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/national/oklahoma-officials-claim-recordings-of-racist-violent-statements-were-altered/ |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids will hold its 2023 Youth of the Year luncheon next week.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Steil Club Wednesday, March 8 at noon. Free registration begins at 11:30 a.m.
The local nonprofit says the annual event honors youths who exemplify leadership and strong academic qualities.
This year’s candidates are Earnest Robertson III, Antonia Smith and Ana Vance.
“They are all shining examples of what can be achieved through hard work, dedication, and commitment to excellence,” the nonprofit writes.
We’re told the winner will serve as a role model for other club members and demonstrate what young people can achieve.
The luncheon is scheduled to run until 1 p.m. | 2023-02-28T16:08:50+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/community/boys-girls-clubs-of-grand-rapids-to-hold-2023-youth-of-the-year-luncheon-march-8 |
- RQ Bio's innovative antibody generation strives for fast impact for vulnerable patients in areas of current unmet medical and public health need
- From discovery to clinical trial in less than 12 months demonstrates capability of RQ Bio discovery process to isolate promising antibody candidates to prevent viral disease
- AstraZeneca's SUPERNOVA Phase I/III trial will evaluate the safety and neutralising activity of its antibody combination AZD5156, which includes monoclonal antibody discovered by RQ Bio
LONDON, Dec. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RQ Bio announces that the first of its discovered monoclonal antibodies to prevent COVID-19 in vulnerable patients, AZD3152, has entered clinical trials less than 12 months after discovery, with the start of AstraZeneca's SUPERNOVA Phase I/III trial of AZD5156 (a combination of AZD3152 and cilgavimab) in pre-exposure prophylaxis (prevention) of COVID-19.1 AstraZeneca licenced AZD3152 from RQ Bio in May 2022.
The potential for rapid impact on patients is a hallmark of the RQ Bio discovery process, which stretches across four key disease areas of huge patient need, including COVID-19 and influenza.
The commencement of the trial triggers a $5 million milestone payment to RQ Bio and reinforces the solid financial position of the company to execute its four scientifc programmes focused on viral diseases.
Hugo Fry, CEO of RQ Bio, comments: "We're delighted that one of our discovered antibodies is now at the core of an innovative AstraZeneca investigational medicine reaching clinical trials. This news confirms RQ Bio's smarter approach to antibody discovery works, fast. We look forward to helping more pharmaceutical companies develop medicines in areas of unmet need that offer instant and long-lasting immunity for vulnerable people at risk of severe disease or death from viral infections."
Fry adds: "While vaccines remain the cornerstone of active immunisation, vulnerable populations that cannot build an immune response with vaccination can benefit from protection from a monoclonal antibody. We have seen this with Covid, and we believe that the same passive immunisation approach will be valid for influenza, and the other viral diseases RQ Bio seeks to target.
An accelerated development programme by AstraZeneca means a new COVID-19 product could be available in the second half of 2023, subject to trial readouts and regulatory reviews. The monoclonal antibody, discovered by RQ Bio, licensed and further developed by AstraZeneca (AZD3152), has excellent properties for clinical development, and was isolated from vaccinated volunteers after they had an Omicron-BA.1 infection. AZD3152 has broad and potent neutralising activity across all known SARS–CoV-2 variants2, and forms part of a new investigational combination (AZD5156) for prevention of COVID-19.
The SUPERNOVA Phase I/III trial will evaluate the safety and neutralising activity of AZD5156 for the prevention of symptomatic COVID-19 in adults and adolescents 12 years of age or older with conditions that cause immune impairment, who are less likely to mount an adequate protective response after COVID-19 vaccination and therefore are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 if they were to become infected.
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RQ Bio's mission has been to develop medicines based on potent broad-spectrum mAbs to provide instant and long-lasting immunity for vulnerable people at risk of severe disease or death from current and future variants of viral infections. RQ Bio has achieved this by combining innovative excellence in core areas to create a smarter approach to antibody generation. RQ Bio has multiple sources of leads and a deep collaboration with the University of Oxford. RQ Bio was founded by scientific experts previously involved with the UK BIA Antibody Taskforce, which worked to build a community of infectious disease antibody experts focussed on the development of rapid and efficient delivery of highly potent neutralising antibodies to help support the UK COVID-19 response.
About AstraZeneca Licensing Deal
AstraZeneca licensed AZD3152 from RQ Biotechnology in May 2022. Under the terms of the agreement, RQ Bio has granted AstraZeneca an exclusive worldwide licence to develop, manufacture and commercialise RQ Bio's existing early stage mAbs against SARS-CoV-2 and a right of first refusal to take an exclusive licence in respect of any additional mAbs against SARS-CoV-2. RQ Bio will receive upfront and milestone payments of up to $157 million and will be eligible to receive single digit royalties on sales. The successful licensing deal was supported by Oxford University Innovation (OUI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the University of Oxford that manages the University's technology transfer and consulting activities, who worked efficiently and creatively with all parties on the corresponding technology licences and the filing of intellectual properties.
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1 ClinicalTrials.gov. A Study for Immunocompromised Patients for Pre Exposure Prophylaxis of COVID-19 With AZD5156. (SUPERNOVA). ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05648110. Available at: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05648110. Accessed: December 2022.
2 AstraZeneca Data on File - REF-173560.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. — After last season, Lucas Giolito was, well, angry. The right-hander packed up that anger and took it right to the gym.
“I just took last year’s failure as big-time motivation, so I worked really hard in the gym,” he said Saturday. “Kind of revamped, just the focus and attention to every little area when it comes to getting my body in the correct shape.”
Giolito bulked up ahead of last season, and it turned into a disaster. It started on opening day, when he pitched four scoreless innings before departing because of abdominal tightness on his left side.
He struggled with consistency all year long. He finished with a 4.90 ERA and 177 strikeouts in 161 2/3 innings over 30 starts, going 11-9.
In 2021, he had an identical 11-9 record, but he had a 3.53 ERA and 201 Ks in 178 2/3 innings over 31 starts.
When last season ended, Giolito knew he needed to make a change. In addition to his work in the gym, he also changed his diet.
He weighed 280 pounds at the start of spring training last year, and he said he is down to 245 right now.
“Cut down on fat and leaned out some so that I’m, I’d say, more stable, more explosive, more athletic,” he said, “because me as a big guy it’s important to be able to repeat my mechanics and be an athlete as much as I possibly can. So that was a huge focus.”
The 28-year-old Giolito threw a live BP session Saturday. Pitching coach Ethan Katz said he has noticed a difference in the pitcher already this year.
“His body is in a much better spot than it was last year. After everything we went through, that was the goal to kind of get it back to where it’s been,” Katz said. “And you know, he’s in phenomenal shape. His strength numbers are as good as they were last year with all that weight.”
With Giolito struggling, to go along with a string of injuries, Chicago went 81-81 in 2022 and failed to make the playoffs after beginning the season with lofty expectations.
At least with Giolito, the White Sox have seen him bounce back before. He went 10-13 with a 6.18 ERA in 2018, allowing a major league-high 118 earned runs and issuing an AL-worst 90 walks.
He followed that tough year with his best big league season, going 14-9 with a 3.41 ERA and becoming an AL All-Star. He also finished 2019 in a tie for the league lead with three complete games and two shutouts. The next year, he pitched a no-hitter.
Giolito is eligible for free agency after this season, but he said that isn’t on his mind right now.
“Looking around camp, seeing so many guys show up in great shape and watching bullpens and just unreal stuff right now, I feel like our focus is on righting the ship from last year and going out and playing really good White Sox baseball,” he said. “If I do my part doing that, then everything else will take care of itself.”
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is having to backtrack on a land acquisition in Natrona and Carbon counties that was announced in May.
The state of Wyoming filed an appeal in June saying that the agency did not involve the public and that the environmental assessment was not adequate. Some of the concerns include how the recreational setting and fishery would be impacted.
“This action is not about limiting access for sportspeople or challenging the rights of private property owners rights,” Governor Mark Gordon said in a June press release. “It is about whether the Federal government can increase its land holdings without public scrutiny, or should it adhere to the same transparent process that private landowners are subject to if they sought to purchase or exchange federal land.”
The land in question is 35,670 acres of the Marton Ranch near Casper, along the North Platte River. It is considered a coveted wildlife corridor and a premiere fly-fishing destination.
Dan Schlager, is the Wyoming state director of The Conservation Fund, which helped purchase the land and transfer it to the BLM. In a previous interview, he said making the area public would open up other nearby public land that was previously land locked by private property.
“It's kind of frustrating both ways that for people who love public lands, that can't get to those public lands, and they're owned by the public. And for private landowners, there's been a lot of trespassing on their lands and trying to figure all that out,” Schlager said. “So the ownership itself should really help on both sides of that, in that you do not have the two crossing back and forth and causing frustration.”
The BLM has agreed to reevaluate the acquisition and provide public comment opportunities, as well as supplement the environmental analysis. | 2022-11-03T22:28:06+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/natural-resources-energy/2022-11-03/blm-to-reevaluate-land-acquisition-in-natrona-and-carbon-counties |
The latest national poll from Crosswind Media & Public Relations shows Americans outside of Texas have a positive view of the state (59%) and believe it is a good place to vacation (69%), start a business (66%), and raise a family (64%).
AUSTIN, Texas, May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas brand is strong and growing stronger. A new national poll from Crosswind Media & Public Relations, a leading communications firm based in Austin, Texas, reveals that a 59% majority of Americans outside of Texas have a positive view of the state. This is a 14% increase from last year's poll.
The poll also shows that most Americans believe Texas is a good place to start a business (66%), a 13% increase from last year, raise a family (64%), a 12% increase, and travel for vacation (69%).
"Texas is viewed favorably by 59 percent of America, and the state is seen as heading in the right direction, our latest national survey reveals," said Thomas Graham, CEO of Crosswind. "This survey demonstrates the durability of the brand of Texas as being pro-business, family-friendly, and a premier travel destination."
The survey sought the opinion of 845 Americans outside of Texas and was conducted April 11-12, 2023 by Pulse Opinion and Crosswind Media & Public Relations. The poll revealed the following results:
- 33% of Americans polled have a very positive view of Texas.
- 26% have a somewhat positive view.
- 9% of Americans polled said they have a somewhat negative view of the state.
- 12% held a very negative view.
- 17% of those surveyed held a neutral view of the state.
Additionally, 55% believe that Texas is heading in the right direction and a remarkable 69% consider Texas as a good place to travel for a vacation. The also survey shows a continued increase in favorability for the state's brand since 2021.
Notably, Texas's recognition as a more diverse state has improved over previous surveys, as the 2023 study revealed that 44% of Americans believe that Texas is more culturally diverse than other states. This is a 12% increase from last year.
"Last year's poll was conducted in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and amidst a flurry of contentious and negative headlines that impacted American's view of the brand of Texas," said Graham. "These results clearly demonstrate that our state's brand is on the rise. However, I don't believe we should take these results for granted. Texas institutions should recognize the diversity of cultures and embrace the youthful energy and entrepreneurialism that looks favorably upon Texas and is behind some of these findings."
Graham is also the author of the Branding Texas newsletter that monitors national and international media coverage about the state.
Methodology:
The survey sought the opinion of 845 Americans outside of Texas and was conducted April 11-12, 2023 by Pulse Opinion and Crosswind Media & Public Relations. The margin of Sampling Error was +/- 3.3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence.
Crosswind Media & Public Relations:
Crosswind Media & Public Relations is one of the leading firms in the U.S., ranking in the top 100 nationally. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Crosswind's roots are in Texas and serves clients around the world. The agency specializes in brand management, crisis communication, thought leadership, and event planning and serves clients in the energy, infrastructure, entertainment, education, technology, banking & finance, and health care sectors.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — A $27-million proposal to turn a downtown Knoxville parking lot into a 22,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and housing will go before city leaders this month.
Hatcher-Hill Properties, a Knoxville-based commercial real estate development company, has released a proposal to turn a surface parking lot in the 200 block of Gay Street into a vibrant destination for restaurants, shopping and even live music.
Hatcher-Hill Properties cofounder Tim Hill said the project plans would include more than 50 new living spaces and 22,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space contained in roughly half an acre of land.
“I would call it somewhat similar to Market Square, in the sense that you have this pedestrian plaza with retail on each side of the plaza.”
Tim Hill, Hatcher-Hill Properties cofounder
Hill told WATE that the proposal was created at the request of Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation, a public housing and redevelopment authority for Knoxville and Knox County that owns the property.
He said KCDC sought a proposal for a creative development to attract pedestrians from the 300 block Gay Street into the northern part of downtown and bridge the gap created by W. Summitt Hill Drive and these surface parking lots.
The company plans to share its proposal with city and county leaders later this month. If approved, Hill said that construction could begin as soon as October. The project is estimated to take two years to complete. | 2022-04-14T23:13:26+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/local-news/27-million-downtown-knoxville-project-proposed/ |
BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a U.S. inflation update and a Federal Reserve decision on another possible interest rate hike.
Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Oil prices rebounded from Monday’s plunge.
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 0.9% to a 14-month high ahead of the release of U.S. inflation figure Tuesday. Forecasters expect it to show inflation eased in May but still was double the Fed’s 2% target despite interest rate hikes to cool business activity.
Traders hope the Fed will skip another rate increase when its monthly board meeting ends Wednesday, but that might be complicated if inflation is higher than expected. Central banks in Europe and Japan also are due to meet this week to discuss possible rate hikes.
The Fed’s benchmark lending rate is at a 16-year high, which has led to a contraction in manufacturing activity and three high-profile bank failures.
“The bull market rally looks like it doesn’t want to stop,” said Edward Moya of Oanda in a report. “Wall Street appears confident that the Fed will not be delivering its 11th straight rate hike this week.”
The Shanghai Composite Index lost less than 0.1% to 3,227.57 after China’s central bank lowered its one-week lending rate for the first time since last summer. That appeared to reflect official concern about the health of China’s economic recovery after growth in factory and consumer activity weakened.
The Nikkei 225 in Tokyo surged 1.8% to 33,018.65 and the Hang Seng in Hong Kong advanced 0.5% to 19,495.06.
The Kospi in South Korea added 0.2% to 2,635.28 and Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 was 0.2% higher at 7,135.30.
New Zealand, Bangkok and Indonesia advanced. Singapore declined.
On Wall Street, the S&P 500 rose Monday to 4,338.93 and its highest close since April 2022.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.6% to 34,066.33. The Nasdaq composite rallied 1.5% to 13,461.92.
High-growth stocks, seen by investors as some of the biggest beneficiaries of lower rates, led the market Monday. Tech stocks alone accounted for more than half the S&P 500’s gain, powered by gains of at least 1.5% for both Microsoft and Apple.
Forecasters expect Tuesday’s inflation update to show consumer prices rose 4.1% over a year earlier last month. That would be down from April’s 4.9% and last June’s peak above 9% but more than double the Fed target of 2%.
Two Fed board members have said the Fed should hold off on a rate increase this week while it gathers data on the impact of previous hikes.
On Monday, Switzerland’s UBS said it has completed its takeover of rival Credit Suisse in a government-arranged rescue combining the country’s two largest banks.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude rose 26 cents to $67.38 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract fell $3.05 on Monday to $67.12. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trade, gained 43 cents to $72.27 per barrel in London. It lost $2.95 the previous session to $71.84.
The dollar declined to 139.52 yen from Monday’s 139.62 yen. The euro advanced to $1.0796 from $1.0756. | 2023-06-13T22:32:46+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/stock-market-today-asia-markets-higher-ahead-of-us-inflation-fed-rates-decision/ |
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The 2023 Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference
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Businesses large and small. Non-profits. Governments. Utilities. Are you ready for the next big disaster? Are Your staff and customers? Is your infrastructure? The Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference is where you can learn how to get ready for the next disaster. Meet others in the preparedness community, and learn from experts one a wide variety of topics. The conference is happening at the Tacoma Marriott April 4th through 6th. Registration today at PIEPC.org. | 2023-03-07T02:44:11+00:00 | mynorthwest.com | https://mynorthwest.com/3852174/the-2023-partners-in-emergency-preparedness-conference/ |
Grand View University adds teletherapy increasing capacity and wellness options for students
NATICK, Mass., Feb. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Uwill, the leading teletherapy solution for colleges and students, today, announced a partnership with Grand View University to complement campus counseling and enhance individuality of options. Grand View students will have access to Uwill's mental health and wellness environment, including immediate appointments with licensed therapists who meet each student's unique needs and preferences.
"Our students confidently face challenges in our classrooms, places of work, and athletic fields," said John Howe, Senior Student Affairs Officer at Grand View University. "Mental health support is critical to maintain the healthy focus required to overcome these difficulties, and our partnership with Uwill helps students best prepare for these challenges."
Grand View University launches this teletherapy option as increasing mental health challenges are reported on campuses nationwide. A recent survey from Uwill and NASPA found that mental health on college campuses continues to decline, and colleges are struggling to provide sufficient counseling and wellness support to meet spiking demand.
"Young adults are increasingly open about their struggles with mental health, and colleges across the country know they need to do more to support their students," said Michael London, Founder and CEO of Uwill. "Grand View recognizes the importance of reliable therapy options, especially those that are immediate, accessible, and effective."
Utilizing its proprietary technology and counselor team, Uwill pioneered the first student and therapist matching platform. The solution offers an immediate appointment with a licensed counselor based on student preferences, all modalities of teletherapy, a direct crisis connection, wellness events, realtime data, and support. Uwill partners with students from all 50 states, including 2 other Iowa institutions: Mercy College of Health Sciences and Drake University.
About Uwill
Uwill has become the leading mental health and wellness solution for colleges and students. The most cost-effective way to complement a college's mental health offering, Uwill partners with more than 100 institutions including Boston College, University of Michigan, American Public University System, and University of Maryland, College Park.
About Grand View University
Founded in 1896, Grand View University offers a high-quality education to a diverse student body in a career-oriented, liberal arts-grounded curriculum in Des Moines, Iowa. Grand View has a student body of approximately 2,000 in 35 undergraduate and six graduate programs. Find out more at www.grandview.edu
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bsilk@uwill.com
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12,000 scholarships worth more than $17M awarded to UTI students since 2002
PHOENIX, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Universal Technical Institute (UTI) joined forces with the Imagine America Foundation (IAF) more than 20 years ago and together has reached a milestone of 12,000 scholarships awarded to UTI students between 2009 and 2022. This fall, additional $1,000 IAF scholarships were distributed to a diverse group of candidates, including military personnel, service veterans, career-transitioning adults, and recent high school graduates all attending UTI.
"UTI has been an integral partner of Imagine America Foundation for two decades," said Robert Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer of Imagine America Foundation. "Since our inception in 1982, our focus has remained on career training, and ensuring that students earn the skills and job qualifications needed to meet industry-standards and employer requirements, which also now includes electric vehicle maintenance. We work closely with employers to understand their needs, just as UTI does. The longevity of the relationship of our two organizations is a testament to the ongoing benefit it creates for everyone involved."
"As one of our long-standing relationships, the Imagine America Foundation is a tremendous proponent of career colleges like ours, and we really value the work they do," said UTI CEO Jerome Grant. "The thousands of graduates who received a scholarship from the foundation are now contributing in the workforce in the transportation industry and beyond, and more scholarship recipients are attending UTI this fall. This is a win-win for UTI students, and our employer partners, who are seeking trained technicians."
The Imagine America Foundation offers scholarships for prospective students pursuing careers in aircraft and avionics, automotive service, CNC machinery, diesel engine service, HVAC maintenance and repair, motorcycle service and welding. UTI offers programs in a number of these areas, as well as continues to roll out updated training programs that meet the interests of students in electric vehicles. This includes updated electric vehicle curriculum in its Automotive Technology program, as well as in its Manufacturer Specific Advanced Training programs (MSAT) like Ford FACT and Volvo TEKNIKER.
Currently, workforce demand in the transportation sector is significant nationwide, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimating a combined average of more than 146,000 new openings each year for automotive, diesel and welding jobs in the U.S.[1]
Founded in 1965 and headquartered in Phoenix, Universal Technical Institute's (NYSE: UTI) mission is to serve our students, partners, and communities by providing quality education and support services for in-demand careers. Approximately 250,000 students have graduated from one of UTI's 16 campuses located across Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Texas. UTI's campuses are accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC), while its employer-aligned technical training programs are offered under four brands: Universal Technical Institute, Motorcycle Mechanics Institute / Marine Mechanics Institute, NASCAR Technical Institute, and MIAT College of Technology. For more information and a complete list of all programs offered, please visit www.uti.edu or follow on LinkedIn @UniversalTechnicalInstitute and Twitter @news_UTI.
The Imagine America Foundation was established in 1982 as the Career College Foundation. Since then, IAF has become the most trusted voice in the career college sector, providing research, scholarship, and employment services for the nation's career college students. This sector has gone through many changes over the course of our long history, which is why we work directly with high schools and career colleges to respond to industry trends, connect with their student communities, and increase student retention—even in a constantly evolving industry.
What remains constant is our focus on career training and ensuring that students earn the skills and job qualifications needed to meet industry-standard and employer requirements. We are successful because we work closely with employers to understand their needs and with the schools who offer relevant and affordable training programs.
Our dedication to students includes helping them find programs to meet their goals, to succeed in school, and to afford their education through our scholarship award and grant programs:
- Imagine America High School Scholarship Program for graduating high school seniors
- Imagine America Military Award Program for active-duty, reservist, or honorably discharged U.S. military service members
- Imagine America Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP) for adult learners
Career college students have received more than $200 million in scholarships and awards through the Imagine America Foundation!
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1 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the national average annual job openings in each of the following occupations between 2020 and 2030 will be: Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics, 69,000; Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists, 28,100. Job openings include openings due to net employment changes and net replacements. See Table 1.10 Occupational separations and openings, projected 2020–30, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, www.bls.gov, viewed November 18, 2021. UTI is an educational institution and cannot guarantee employment or salary.
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The forewoman of a Georgia grand jury assembled to review Donald Trump’s interference following the 2020 election suggested the former president and multiple allies could face a variety of charges as a result of the probe.
In interviews with both The New York Times and The Associated Press on Tuesday, forewoman Emily Kohrs offered limited insight into the grand jury’s report, which was only partially released last week.
“It is not a short list,” Kohrs told The Times of the people and crimes referenced in the report.
The known targets in Georgia include former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani and 16 Republicans who held a meeting to carry out a fake elector plot by voting to certify the election for Trump who lost the contest.
But Kohrs demurred when asked about charges for Trump specifically.
“You’re not going to be shocked. It’s not rocket science,” she told The Times.
A Georgia judge allowed the release of just three sections from the grand jury’s report which was expected to include charging recommendations. The public saw limited sections of just the pages of the 8-page document.
Kohrs told reporters that the report also includes eight pages of legal code appended to its recommendations.
“I will tell you that if the judge releases the recommendations, it is not going to be some giant plot twist,” she said.
“You probably have a fair idea of what may be on there. I’m trying very hard to say that delicately.”
The investigation by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is seen as one of the most promising pathways for an eventual prosecution of Trump, who in a phone call to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) asked him to “find 11,780 votes, which is one more than we have.”
The grand jury never heard from Trump directly.
“Trump was not a battle we picked to fight,” Kohrs told The Associated Press.
But Kohrs made clear the call was an important starting point in the investigation.
“We definitely started with the first phone call, the call to Secretary Raffensperger that was so publicized,” she said.
The few pages of the report shared publicly showed the grand jury determined that there was no widespread fraud in the 2020 contest and encouraged the prosecution of witnesses who may have lied to the panel.
“We find by unanimous vote that no widespread fraud took place in the Georgia 2020 presidential election that could result in overturning that election,” the grand jury wrote.
“A majority of the witnesses believes that perjury may have been committed by one or more witnesses testifying before it. The Grand Jury recommends that the District Attorney seeks appropriate indictments for such crimes where the evidence is compelling,” the report states.
Willis has said charging decisions for “multiple” future defendants are “imminent.” | 2023-02-21T23:09:15+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/georgia-grand-jury-on-trump-interference-recommended-multiple-indictments-reports/ |
MARTIN, Tenn. (AP)Parker Stewart had 25 points in UT Martin’s 87-82 victory over Southeast Missouri State on Thursday night.
Stewart also contributed five rebounds for the Skyhawks (10-6, 2-1 Ohio Valley Conference). KK Curry added 15 points and 13 rebounds. K.J. Simon scored 11.
The Redhawks (6-10, 1-2) were led by Phillip Russell with 28 points, four assists and four steals. Israel Barnes scored 14, while Chris Harris scored 12 with four assists.
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Both teams next play Saturday. UT Martin hosts Tennessee Tech while Southeast Missouri State visits Little Rock.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-01-06T21:08:09+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/stewart-propels-ut-martin-over-se-missouri-state-87-82/ |
— New MG36271A Brings Best Signal Purity, Output Power, and Frequency Stability to Designs Operating Up to 70 GHz —
MORGAN HILL, Calif., June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anritsu Company has expanded its award-winning Rubidium™ high-performance analog signal generator family with the introduction of the MG36271A that covers 9 kHz to 70 GHz to meet the needs of emerging extremely high frequency designs. With industry-best signal purity, output power, and frequency stability, the MG36271A fills a void in the Q/V frequency band, providing significant benefits to aerospace and defense, test and measurement, communications, components, and research applications.
The MG36271A brings the industry-leading performance of Rubidium to higher frequency applications. It has phase noise of -136 dBc/Hz (typical) and -140 dBc/Hz (measured) at 10 GHz and 10 kHz offset, and very low harmonics for unprecedented signal purity. With a robust output power of +9 dBm at 70 GHz, MG36271A addresses a range of measurement applications in the Q/V band. Rubidium's frequency stability (Allan deviation) of 8x10E-12 per 100 seconds is derived from an atomic clock reference, which is an order of magnitude superior than other signal generators that use an OCXO reference oscillator.
As is the case with all Rubidium signal generators, the MG36271A offers an extensive set of modulation, frequency sweep, synchronization, and level control capabilities. Its modulation capabilities include AM, FM, phase and pulse to support simple to complex analog signal simulation requirements. In addition, the MG36271A offers comprehensive pulse generation capabilities to test pulse radars. All modulations can be driven by either internal or external signals.
Housed in a 3U chassis, the Rubidium MG36271A has a 7-inch touch screen and traditional keypad/dial interface on the front panel. It features four USB 3.0 ports on the front panel, a GPIB port on the back panel, and a 10/100/1000 Ethernet port. The MG36271A can be controlled remotely through standard IVI-C and IVI.NET drivers and via support of SCPI/Native commands.
With addition of MG36271A model to the already existing MG36221A and MG36241A models, Rubidium high-performance analog signal generator family offers comprehensive frequency coverage from 9 kHz to 70 GHz.
About Anritsu
Anritsu is a provider of innovative communications test and measurement solutions. Anritsu engages customers as true partners to help develop wireless, optical, microwave/RF, and digital solutions for R&D, manufacturing, installation, and maintenance applications, as well as multidimensional service assurance solutions for network monitoring and optimization. Anritsu also provides precision microwave/RF components, optical devices, and high-speed electrical devices for communication products and systems. The company develops advanced solutions for emerging and legacy wireline and wireless technologies used in commercial, private, military/aerospace, government, and other markets.
To learn more visit www.anritsu.com and follow Anritsu on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel spoke to reporters on Monday following the Vols’ historic win over Alabama on Saturday and addressed the situation surrounding senior Jaylen McCollough, who did not play following his arrest last week.
McCollough, 21, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault on the afternoon of Oct. 9 in the Fort Sanders neighborhood near the UT campus. A man told investigators he accidentally entered the wrong apartment, which was McCollough’s, after having been drinking. He alleged McCollough followed him outside the apartment and punched him, causing him to fall down the stairs.
“He’s not suspended,” Heupel said of McCollough on Monday. “He’s been around, just wasn’t available for Saturday. The process is still going on with him and we’ll see how that continues to play out here. We look forward to having him available soon.”
A preliminary hearing has been set for Friday, Nov. 18, court records show.
“Mr. McCollough is cooperating fully with both the University of Tennessee and Knoxville Police Department investigations into these allegations. He looks forward to a speedy resolution of this matter and maintains his complete innocence.”
Chloe Akers, Attorney
The Georgia native is one of the Tennessee defense’s most experienced players. He’s appeared in 41 games over his four-year career and served as a team captain in the first five games of the season.
Next up on the schedule are back-to-back home games against UT-Martin and Kentucky before a trip to Athens for a clash with top-ranked Georgia. | 2022-10-17T23:06:54+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/tennessee-football/heupel-jaylen-mccollough-not-suspended-after-assault-arrest/ |
BERLIN (AP) — A former champion cyclist who won two gold medals at the 1976 Olympics has been convicted by a German court in a child sexual abuse case.
Gregor Braun was found guilty on Wednesday by a regional court in the southwestern city of Tuebingen of sexually abusing a child, soliciting the serious sexual abuse of a child and soliciting the production of abuse imagery in several cases. He was sentenced to 33 months’ imprisonment, the court said in a statement on Thursday.
During the trial, judges heard that Braun, 67, had for years paid for a woman to bring her young daughter along to sex dates, starting when the girl was 6 years old. Prosecutors alleged that in at least one instance the 35-year-old woman, who was identified only as Yvonne L. for privacy reasons, had forced the daughter to record explicit videos of her or the two adults together. At other times, she took pictures of the girl and sent them to Braun, they said.
The case came to light after the victim filed a complaint with police in 2021, three years after running away from home. The court ruled that she is entitled to compensation from the defendants.
The mother, who made a partial confession during the trial and apologized to her daughter, was sentenced to 45 months in prison.
Braun denied the allegations against him and said that he neither requested nor wanted the girl present, German news agency dpa reported.
But the court concluded that the victim’s accounts were credible and said she had been robbed of her childhood.
The verdicts can be appealed.
Braun won gold medals in the individual pursuit and team pursuit events at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, several World Championships and numerous other track and road races before retiring from professional cycling in the late 1980s. | 2023-06-30T03:46:57+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/international/ap-former-olympic-gold-medal-cyclist-convicted-in-german-child-sex-abuse-case/ |
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LONDON — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana is expected to sell for more than $50,000 at auction.
The 19-year-old Lady Diana Spencer was photographed in the garment at a polo match in June 1981, soon after her engagement to Prince Charles, who was then heir to the British throne.
Diana was already becoming a style icon —- and one of the world’s most photographed women — and the moment gave a big boost to designers Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne, who made the sweater for their small knitwear label Warm & Wonderful.
A few weeks later, Muir and Osborne received an official letter from Buckingham Palace explaining that Diana had damaged the sweater and asking whether it could be repaired or replaced. The original was returned, showing damage to a sleeve the designers thought might have been caused by snagging on Diana’s diamond and sapphire engagement ring.
A new sweater was knitted and dispatched, and Diana was photographed wearing it with white jeans and a black ribbon tie at an event in 1983.
Some have speculated Diana liked the “black sheep” pattern because she felt like an outsider in the royal family. Emma Corrin sported a replica as the young Diana in season four of “The Crown.”
Warm & Wonderful still makes a cotton version of the design, which sells for 190 pounds ($250). Osborne discovered the original lying forgotten in a box in an attic earlier this year.
Cynthia Houlton, Sotheby’s global head of fashion and accessories, said “this exceptional garment, meticulously preserved, carries the whispers of Princess Diana’s grace, charm, and her keen eye for fashion.”
The sweater, which has an estimated price of $50,000 to $80,000, will be on display at Sotheby’s New York showroom from Sept. 7-13. Online bidding opens Aug. 31 and runs to Sept. 14.
The record for a piece of Diana memorabilia is $604,800 for a Victor Edelstein-designed ballgown sold by Sotheby’s in January. | 2023-07-17T14:22:05+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/07/17/princess-diana-sheep-sweater-fashion-auction/4caca9d4-24a1-11ee-9201-826e5bb78fa1_story.html |
SOMERVILLE, Mass., Aug. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cataldo Ambulance Service continues to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to supporting Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers with its recent announcement to increase the compensation for paramedics. "EMS pay rates across the country have historically lagged behind other industries," says Kevin Turner, COO of Cataldo. "Much of this is due to the way EMS services are typically paid for; insurance reimbursements particularly Federal and State funded rates are notoriously slow to increase even as expenses rise."
EMS first responders are credited with saving millions of lives each year, however, in 2022 the industry has reported a crippling worker shortage. Much of this is due to the combined rigors of the job, long hours, and low pay. Dennis Cataldo, President & CEO of Cataldo Ambulance Service, has long advocated for the industry to treat EMS workers more professionally. "Historically, EMTs have made between $15 and $17 dollars an hour. This makes it a hard role to stay in. If you can't pay expenses you're not going to stay in the profession – and yet, we depend on these workers to literally save lives," says Cataldo.
Cataldo Ambulance Service has taken a decisive step by raising the wages for EMS staff. Dennis Cataldo adds, "The long-term goal is to support the industry as a profession, and in the short run, we want to demonstrate how much we value our staff and want to retain our talented EMS team."
As of today, the starting wage for all paramedics at Cataldo Ambulance Service will be $25/hour with experienced paramedics able to make up to $40/hour. Cataldo also increased the compensation of EMTs last fall.
In an industry that has seen many ups and downs, Cataldo Ambulance continues to adjust to market conditions. "When COVID hit, our team met the challenges head-on. We continued to support our contracted municipalities and towns, ensuring uninterrupted 911 service. We became one of the primary vaccination providers for the State of Massachusetts and, as a medical transportation crisis escalated, provided transportation resources for our most vulnerable populations," says Kevin Turner. "The Cataldo EMS team is highly trained. Our certified dispatchers, call takers, field providers, and wheelchair car drivers, provide Massachusetts residents with high-quality patient care. We believe in them and will continue to fight for better wages and professional recognition."
In addition to wage increases, Cataldo Ambulance Service already offers EMS professionals flexible schedules, paid time off, free training through the Cataldo Education Center, options for free or low-cost health benefits, as well as new vehicles and equipment. For those interested in exploring a career with Cataldo, there will be a hiring open house for paramedics at the Cataldo Education Center, located at 109 Madison Street in Malden, on Wednesday, August 24th from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Since 1977 Cataldo Ambulance Service continues to distinguish itself as a leader in EMS, providing routine and emergency medical transportation services, offering clinical education, and introducing the first mobile integrated health service line in Massachusetts. As the needs of the community and patients change, Cataldo continues to develop innovative programs designed to ensure the highest level of care is available throughout its service areas. Cataldo is a key partner with the state in providing COVID testing and vaccination resources.
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Whether you’re a seasoned professional, or just interested in grabbing some great shots in your spare time, a reliable tripod is a critical piece of gear that no outdoor photographer can do without. From keeping your camera steady in low-light environments to freeing your hands for fine adjustments, once you experience the benefits of working with a tripod, you’ll immediately understand why choosing the right one is so important.
In this article: Peak Design travel tripod, Geekoto Pro Dreamer and Neewer mini tripod.
What to look for in a tripod for outdoor photography
While just about any tripod will do for shoots in controlled indoor spaces with level floors, shooting outside poses unique challenges that require special consideration.
- Leg flexibility. Choose a tripod that lets you configure and lock its legs into as many positions as possible. This will keep your camera level and secure even while shooting on rocky ground or steep hills.
- Durability. Outdoor gear will get exposed to moisture, dust and dirt. Select a tripod made out of aluminum and rugged plastic that can tolerate the bumps and scratches of the field.
- Bag hook. Some tripods include a hook on their center post from which you can hang your camera bag. This lets you keep your hands free and prevents you from having to set your gear on the ground.
- Lightweight. While it’s true that heavier tripods are more stable, shooting outdoors means that you’ll be moving your gear around a lot. A light tripod is easier to hike with and lets you get into a shooting position faster.
- Height. Being unable to set your tripod up how you need it is an annoyance worth avoiding. The higher your tripod can go the better.
- Feet. Look for a tripod that features tough, rubberized feet that won’t get chipped or damaged from rough surfaces.
- Included accessories. To get the most bang for your buck, purchase a tripod that includes a ball head and mounting plates. You’ll need these for attaching your camera or phone.
Tripod types
The sheer amount of tripods available can be overwhelming, but they can be broken down into three main categories to make choosing the one for you easier:
- Professional tripods are the most expensive. They’re often made out of premium aluminum or carbon fiber and built to high standards. Marketed to established shutterbugs, pro-level tripods sometimes don’t include any mounting accessories.
- Hobbyist tripods are the best choice for most photographers. They aren’t built with the same level of quality as professional tripods, but they often include ball heads, mounting plates, storage bags and other equipment for less than half the cost.
- Mini and travel tripods are tiny, inexpensive and usually designed to accommodate a lightweight digital camera or smartphone. Some mini tripods feature flexible legs that you can use to mount them to railings or other objects to make up for their lack of extendable height.
Best tripods for pros
This aluminum tripod can support up to 20 pounds and its center hook is great for keeping your camera bag or small backpack off the ground while you shoot. Triangular legs that fold up tightly to the diameter of a water bottle and an ultra-compact ball head make it easy to store.
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Manfrotto Kit Three-Section Column Tripod
This rugged tripod features an advanced, innovative ball head for secure, flexible tilting and fine-tuning. It can reach up to 72 inches in height and includes an Easy Link attachment for using accessories such as LED lights or a reflector.
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Manfrotto Aluminum Four-Section Tripod
You can fully extend this tripod with one hand, thanks to its locking levers that flip into position. With four leg angles, this tripod can adapt to almost any terrain and still keep your shot level.
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Best tripods for hobbyists
K and F Concept 67-Inch Camera Tripod
Featuring a quick-release plate for swift assembly, this tripod can hold up to 22 pounds and can be configured for macro photography. Its upper mounting bar lets you swing your camera 360 degrees.
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With its multi-angle center column, connections for additional accessories and four individual leg positions, this tripod offers professional flexibility at a reasonable price. It includes a ball head and is made out of light but durable aluminum.
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Packed with adjustment options and built for years of use, this tripod is an excellent choice for new photographers interested in buying gear that they can grow with. It can be converted into a monopod for quick shooting and easy hiking.
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Best mini, travel and budget tripods
Small in size but big on configuration possibilities, this aluminum mini tripod is of higher quality than others in its category. Its legs can be extended for normal tripod use but they can also be folded together for using it as a selfie stick.
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ULANZI Phone Tripod With Holder
This mini tripod’s flexible, rubberized legs can wrap around signs, trees and railings while maintaining a good grip. It features a built-in phone cradle and a screw on the side opens the door for additional small attachments.
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BONFOTO Camera Tripod For Travel
At less than 3 pounds, this anodized aluminum tripod is built for stability without sacrificing portability. It can extend to 53 inches in height but folds up to just a little over 14 and can even be configured for macro shoots.
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Amazon Basics 50-Inch Lightweight Camera Mount Tripod
While lacking in features, this budget tripod is perfect for new photographers eager to get into the hobby without making a big investment. It weighs slightly more than a pound and features a quick-release plate.
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Lawyer: Steve Bannon-linked border wall nonprofit is defunct
NEW YORK (AP) — We Build the Wall, the nonprofit prosecutors say Steve Bannon worked with to dupe donors who gave money to build a wall on the U.S. southern border, is effectively out of business and can’t afford to defend itself in a New York fraud case, a lawyer for the organization said Tuesday.
Justin Weddle, seeking to be removed from the case, told a judge that the last member of We Build the Wall’s board is resigning and that the entity has racked up a “significant outstanding bill” for legal services and that he has “no prospect of getting paid.”
“Are you saying you’d like to withdraw because of the lack of resources or because you don’t have a client?” Judge Juan Manuel Merchan asked.
“Both,” Weddle responded.
Bannon and We Build the Wall are co-defendants in a state-level reboot of a federal case cut short in January 2021 by Bannon’s presidential pardon. They have pleaded not guilty to charges including money laundering, fraud and conspiracy.
Talk of We Build the Wall’s collapse upstaged Bannon in his first court appearance since being forced to find new lawyers after his old ones said they had “irreconcilable” differences about how to proceed.
Bannon, a conservative strategist and longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, has hired New York City lawyer Harlan Protass, and Joshua Kirshner, John Carman and Susan Scaring Carman, who are based on Long Island.
Separately, last week, a law firm that represented Bannon in previous legal matters sued him, alleging that he stiffed them out of more than $480,000 in legal fees.
Bannon’s legal line change will only prolong the case as his new lawyers get up to speed on what they said was 32 terabytes of digital evidence — equivalent to the storage on 32 of the biggest iPhones, or more than 2,000 Gmail accounts — that’s been turned over by the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
One of Bannon’s lawyers left court Tuesday holding a hard drive full of evidence that he said prosecutors gave him just before the hearing began.
“We’ve been on the case five days. We are digging in,” Protass said.
Assistant District Attorney Daniel Passeser said despite the defense’s eye-popping estimate, there were probably fewer terabytes of evidence that needed to be reviewed — and that the biggest files were ultra-high definition videos that take up a lot of space but don’t necessarily take a lot of time to watch.
Some of the prosecution’s evidence came from Manhattan federal prosecutors, whose efforts to put Bannon behind bars were upended by Trump’s pardon. Passeser said prosecutors ran into delays in receiving that material from the U.S. attorney’s office. State-level charges aren’t covered by presidential pardons.
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan, exasperated with the case’s growing calendar, scolded prosecutors for not providing evidence sooner but also blamed Bannon for squabbling with his previous set of lawyers and squandering the nearly six months that have passed since his arrest.
“Part of that is Mr. Bannon’s own doing because he couldn’t get along with his lawyers or they couldn’t get along with him,” Merchan said. “We can’t keep dragging this out.”
Nevertheless, Merchan pushed the next pretrial hearing until May 25, giving Bannon’s lawyers more time to review evidence.
Bannon is accused of falsely promising donors that all money given to We Build the Wall would go to building a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border, instead using the funds to enrich people involved in the project. Prosecutors say Bannon was involved in transferring hundreds of thousands of dollars to third-party entities and using them to funnel payments to two other people involved in the scheme.
The Manhattan indictment didn’t identify those people by name, but the details match those of Brian Kolfage and Andrew Badolato, who pleaded guilty to federal charges in April. A third defendant, Timothy Shea, was convicted in October.
Merchan delayed ruling on Weddle’s request to withdraw as We Build the Wall’s lawyer, instead scheduling a March 16 hearing on the matter so he could have time to research what he said was a complex issue.
Weddle said it was unlikely that another lawyer would step in to replace him. Merchan worried that “the defendant would disappear from the defense table” and said he’d never encountered a scenario in which a corporate defendant, as We Build the Wall is, wasn’t represented by a lawyer.
“Here we don’t even have a physical defendant,” Merchan said.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-01T01:38:07+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/03/01/lawyer-steve-bannon-linked-border-wall-nonprofit-is-defunct/ |
HEIDELBERG, Germany, and CAMBRIDGE, MA, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novaliq, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on the unique EyeSol® water-free technology, today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for CyclASol® (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution), a proposed novel treatment for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED).
CyclASol® has demonstrated in two pivotal studies fast onset of therapeutic effect in the indication, clinical meaningful improvement of ocular surface damage, and excellent tolerability. Results from a 12-month long-term study confirmed that the effects are maintained, and even improved for most sign and symptom endpoints.
"This is the first submission of a novel product category of water-free topical drug therapies utilizing EyeSol® as a drug carrier", said Christian Roesky, Ph.D., CEO, Novaliq. "CyclASol® is a first-of-a-kind drug therapy and aims to expand treatment success for patients with dry eye disease and their eye care professionals. If approved by the FDA, CyclASol® addresses important unmet medical needs in DED through its ocular surface healing effect combined with high comfort of administration."
Dry eye is one of the most common ocular surface disorders, with approximately 18 million Americans diagnosed with DED.1,2 Inflammation and immunologic processes play a key role in the pathology of the disease.
A compromised ocular surface secondary to DED may also compromise refractive measurements before keratorefractive and phacorefractive surgeries and adversely impact expected visual outcomes after these surgeries.3,4 The impact of the corneal surface damage secondary to DED on visual function is an underestimated aspect of the disease. Multiple guidelines recommend treatment of the corneal surface damage prior to ocular procedures. A high unmet need remains for better tolerated drugs with an early onset of therapeutic effect, which are compelling to be used and prescribed.5,6
"We are very proud to see another product rapidly moving to the market, which marks yet another important inflection point and milestone in Novaliq's growth trajectory", said Dr. Mathias Hothum, board member and managing director of dievini. "We are currently evaluating the commercialization strategies which includes talking to interested parties."
About CyclASol®
CyclASol® is a first-of-a-kind topical treatment of cyclosporine, a potent anti-inflammatory and selective immunomodulatory drug. Whilst not water-soluble, cyclosporine is soluble in the EyeSol® excipient perfluorobutylpentane allowing for its improved bioavailability and better efficacy on the target tissue. The product contains no oils, no surfactants and is preservative-free due to the novel carrier. This provides additional clinical benefits for patients, such as improved tolerability and decreased visual disturbances.
The NDA is supported by safety and efficacy results in over 1,000 patients with DED from a Phase 2 dose finding study, the Phase 2b/3 ESSENCE-1 study, the Phase 3 ESSENCE-2 study and its open label extension study.7,8
CyclASol® has demonstrated in two independent adequate and well-controlled, multicenter studies (ESSENCE-1 and ESSENCE-2) clinically meaningful and statistically significant improvements in the indication.
Effects on the ocular surface include a statistically significant reduction in total corneal fluorescein staining (tCFS) score favoring CyclASol® in both studies at Days 15 and 29. Up to 71.6% of patients responded within four weeks with a clinically meaningful improvement of ≥ 3 grades in total corneal staining. This proportion of responders was significantly higher compared to vehicle-treated patients in both studies. Responders showed also statistically significant improvements in a variety of symptoms compared to non-responders at day 29. The ASCRS guidelines recognize corneal staining as the single most important clinical sign of DED as it indicates the level of epithelial damage and visual impairment, and if left undertreated, DED can become chronic and more difficult to treat.3
Effect on tear production: In both studies, compared to vehicle at the end of treatment, there was a statistically significant (p<0.05) higher percentage of patients with increases of ≥ 10 mm from baseline in Schirmer's tear test score at Day 85 and Day 29, respectively, confirming a known effect of the active ingredient cyclosporine. Meeting this endpoint in two independent studies is clinically meaningful on its own and considered to demonstrate efficacy for the treatment of signs and symptoms of DED.
Head-to-head data versus Restasis™ from the phase 2 study suggest that CyclASol® has a stronger and faster therapeutic effect on the ocular surface.8
Maintenance of effect results from the long-term study CYS-005 confirmed that the effect of CyclASol® was maintained, and even improved for most endpoints, over the 52-week treatment period.
Safety and Tolerability: Tolerability of CyclASol® was shown by high drop comfort patient ratings in both studies. The most common adverse reaction observed was instillation site reactions, which was reported in 8.1% of patients in the pooled studies. These were in all but one case mild. The only other adverse reaction reported in > 2% of the patients was visual acuity reduced (2.7%).
About Novaliq
Novaliq is a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialization of first- and best-in-class ocular therapeutics based on EyeSol®, the worldwide first water-free technology.
EyeSol® is Novaliq's proprietary water-free technology using ultrapure semifluorinated alkanes (SFAs) that are physically, chemically, and physiologically inert with excellent biocompatibility and a very good safety profile. Novaliq offers an industry-leading portfolio addressing today's unmet medical needs of millions of patients with eye diseases.
In July 2022 submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was announced seeking approval for NOV03 (perfluorohexyloctane), for the proposed indication of treating the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) associated with Meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD). In addition to CyclASol®, the company continues to progress multiple additional pipeline opportunities based on its validated EyeSol® platform, both in ophthalmology and adjacent indications like dermatology.
Novaliq GmbH is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany and Novaliq Inc. has an office in Cambridge, MA, USA. The long-term shareholder is dievini Hopp BioTech holding GmbH & Co. KG, an active investor in Life and Health Sciences companies. More on www.novaliq.com.
Recommended Readings
- Leonardi A, Modugno RL, & Salami E. Allergy and Dry Eye Disease. Ocular immunology and inflammation. 2021; 29:1168–1176
- 2020 Dry Eye Products Market Report: A global Analysis for 2019 to 2025. Market Scope
- Starr CE, Gupta PK, Farid M, Beckman KA, Chan CC, Yeu E, Gomes JAP, Ayers BD, Berdahl JP, Holland EJ, Kim T, Mah FS (the ASCRS Cornea Clinical Committee). An algorithm for the preoperative diagnosis and treatment of ocular surface disorders. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2019; 45:669–684
- Donaldson K, Parkhurst G, Saenz B, Whitley W, Williamson B, Hovanesian J. Call to action: treating dry eye disease and setting the foundation for successful surgery. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2022; 48:623–629
- White DE, Zhao Y, Ogundele A, Fulcher N, Acs A, Moore-Schiltz L, Karpecki PM. Real-World Treatment Patterns Of Cyclosporine Ophthalmic Emulsion And Lifitegrast Ophthalmic Solution Among Patients With Dry Eye. Clin Ophthalmol. 2019; 13:2285-2292
- Dunn JD, Karpecki PM, Meske ME, Reissman D. Evolving knowledge of the unmet needs in dry eye disease. Am J Manag Care. 2021; 27:S23-32
- Sheppard JD, Wirta DL, McLaurin E, Boehmer BE, Ciolino CB, Meides AS, Schlüter T, Ousler GW, Usner D, Krösser S. A Water-free 0.1% Cyclosporine A Solution for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: Results of the Randomized Phase II/III ESSENCE Study. Cornea. 2021; 40:1290-1297
- Wirta DL, Torkildsen GL, Moreira HR, Lonsdale JD, Ciolino JB, Jentsch G, Beckert M, Ousler GM, Steven P, Krösser S. A Clinical Phase II Study to Assess Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Waterfree Cyclosporine Formulation for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease. Ophthalmology. 2019; 126:793-800
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Whether it’s curly, straight, bald or somewhere in between, more than 100 Great Lakes Bay Region residents with a variety of different hair types gathered at the "I Love My Hair! A CROWN Act Conversation" at the Midland Center for the Arts on Sunday afternoon.
The CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair,” is a proposed law that prohibits race-based hair discrimination, which is the denial of employment and educational opportunities because of hair texture or protective hairstyles including braids, locs, twists or bantu knots.
The Sunday event consisted of three panel discussions that went over current legislation in Michigan, telling real stories of hair discrimination from people in the region, and being confident with natural hair.
“It’s critical that people are able to wear their hair the way they see fit with no discrimination,” said Tiffany Pruitt. “Natural hair can be professional.”
According to Algeria Morris-Sowah, president of the Tri-City MI Chapter of The Links, Inc., many places simply don’t think about hair discrimination.
“Sometimes workplaces and schools, in their inception, never considered our type of hair,” she said. “So while it may say in the rules certain ways that hair should be worn, it didn’t consider the state that our hair grows out of our heads.”
Morris-Sowah said that Midland had a particular need for this conversation. The city has no hair salons for curly hair types and no place to buy products, except some products sold at Target.
“Black people or people with our hair type have to travel 40 minutes or more to get their hair done,” she said. “So we’re fortunate and very proud to have this community conversation in Midland where we’ve heard from our Midland friends and families that there’s a particular need.”
During the first panel discussion, State Reps Amos O’Neal, D-Saginaw, and Rep. Bill G. Schuette, R-Midland, and Sen. Kristen McDonald Rivet, D-Bay City, discussed House Bill 4275, introduced in 2021, that would establish the CROWN Act as state law. The bill was sponsored by current Sen. Sarah Anthony, D-Lansing, but it did not pass.
According to McDonald Rivet, Anthony plans to reintroduce the bill this week.
This panel discussion emphasized that the CROWN Act has support from both sides of the aisle in Michigan. The legislators appreciated the opportunity to attend the event and learn more about the need for this bill.
Schuette said he looks forward to working with McDonald Rivet and O’Neal on getting this bill passed.
“Events like these are extremely helpful to educate our community and to start the conversations at a grassroots level,” Schuette said.
Many attendees during the panel discussion described the hair discrimination they have faced, particularly in schools. This included people touching their natural hair - without asking permission first - or describing other hair types as “normal” and referring to their natural hair as something other than normal.
“I came today because I wanted to hear what (children) say about the effects of their natural hair emotionally,” said attendee Terri Collins.
Lovelyne Takang brought her two daughters to the event as they are the only dark-skinned girls in their classes. She wanted to help boost their confidence in their natural hair.
“I think it’s all about self confidence,” she said. “(Be) proud of who you are.”
Leah Coicon, a member of the Mu Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., shared the way she changed her hair before starting work at Dow.
“I was going to go natural before I started at Dow,” Coicon said. “My mother, being from an older generation, made me go and get a perm. She took me to the salon when I moved here to chemically straighten my hair before my first day of work. She said, ‘That will not be acceptable.’”
Morris-Sowah explained that hair discrimination is systemic as it comes from old rules and ideas that have simply not been questioned in the modern day. One example of this is uniform rules in schools that require students to wear their hair a certain way that may interfere with a student’s ability to wear their natural hair.
“Sometimes when people ask for things to be changed, oftentimes they’re shut down because we’re looking at initially how it has been defined versus just listening.” | 2023-02-13T03:00:37+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/celebration-natural-hair-crown-act-unites-17780121.php |
More Maine freshwater fish are considered unsafe to eat after the state’s public health agency lowered what it considers the safe level of “forever chemicals” people can ingest through fish.
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new scientific brief Thursday that effectively reduces what is considered a safe-to-eat level for PFOS, which is one type of the larger class of chemicals known as PFAS, or forever chemicals.
The scientific brief cut the safety threshold for those chemicals in fish to 3.5 parts PFOS per billion parts fish from the previous level of 34.
The new threshold is the state’s latest action as it comes to grips with the extent of contamination from forever chemicals that manufacturers have used in everyday products for decades.
It follows years of testing of fish that have shown several species in state waterways with elevated contamination levels. That testing has also revealed a handful of hotspots for contamination in the state, such as Fairfield — where state officials last fall told hunters not to eat deer — and the former Loring Air Force Base in Aroostook County.
State wildlife and health officials were considering changes to the safety threshold for forever chemicals after Massachusetts lowered its safe-to-eat level late last year.
The Maine CDC based its new safety threshold on information from the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry that showed contamination levels previously thought to be safe are too high for humans. PFAS have been connected with several health effects, including an elevated risk of kidney and testicular cancer and small decreases in infant birth weight.
With the lower safety threshold in place, the Maine CDC issued new consumption advisories for bodies of water in eight towns and cities where fish tested had elevated PFOS concentrations.
In Fairfield, the agency issued a “do not eat” advisory for fish that come from the Police Athletic League (PAL) Ponds or Fish Brook, including any tributaries from the headwaters to the confluence with Messalonskee Stream should not be eaten.
Elsewhere in the state, the agency is recommending that people eat only a handful of fish meals per year from water bodies in Oakland, Waterville, Limestone, Sanford, Westbrook and Unity. View a complete list of the water bodies and consumption recommendations here.
Anglers can still catch fish in these bodies of water but should heed the consumption advisories, according to Maine CDC spokesperson Robert Long.
The state issued the location-specific advisories after the Maine Department of Environmental Protection tested fish from these particular water bodies for PFAS. The locations were selected because of their proximity to historical PFAS contamination in groundwater, surface water and soil, according to Long.
The Department of Environmental Protection has tested a variety of fish in waters across Maine over the last seven years. In 2019, for example, smallmouth bass from parts of the Androscoggin River had some of the highest levels of contamination in fish tested that year.
It’s widely known that PFAS have been used in paper manufacturing, and that runoff from state-licensed landfills has tested high for PFAS contamination. In addition, wastewater treatment plants — because they receive runoff from landfills, industrial waste and sewage from homes where PFAS end up in human waste — release millions of gallons of wastewater into rivers each day that could contain elevated PFAS levels. | 2022-05-05T20:26:48+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://bangordailynews.com/2022/05/05/news/maine-says-more-fish-are-unsafe-to-eat-pfas/ |
NEW YORK, Sept. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Dow Jones Indices ("S&P DJI") will make the following changes to the S&P 100, S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 indices effective prior to the open of trading on Monday, September 19 to coincide with the quarterly rebalance:
- Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (NASD:AMD) will replace DuPont de Nemours Inc. (NYSE:DD) in the S&P 100. Dupont de Neumors is no longer representative of the mega-capitalization market space. It will remain in the S&P 500.
- The following changes to the S&P 500, S&P MidCap 400 and S&P SmallCap 600 are being made to ensure each index is more representative of its market capitalization range:
CoStar Group Inc. (NASD:CSGP) and Invitation Homes Inc. (NYSE:INVH) will replace PVH Corp. (NYSE:PVH) and PENN Entertainment Inc. (NASD: PENN) respectively in the S&P 500. PVH and PENN Entertainment will replace Hudson Pacific Properties Inc. (NYSE:HPP) and Mercury General Corp. (NYSE:MCY) respectively in the S&P MidCap 400. Hudson Pacific Properties and Mercury General will replace American Public Education Inc (NASD:APEI) and eHealth Inc. (NASD:EHTH) respectively in the S&P SmallCap 600.
Dynatrace Inc. (NYSE:DT) and Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NYSE:NLY) will replace American Eagle Outfitters Inc. (NYSE:AEO) and Minerals Technologies Inc. (NYSE:MTX) respectively in the S&P MidCap 400. American Eagle Outfitters and Minerals Technologies will replace CalAmp Corp. (NASD:CAMP) and Glatfelter Corp. (NYSE:GLT) respectively in the S&P SmallCap 600. Outfront Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) will replace Fossil Group Inc. (NASD:FOSL) in the S&P SmallCap 600.
All companies moving from the S&P 500 to the S&P MidCap 400 are more representative of the mid-cap market space, and all companies moving from the S&P MidCap 400 to the S&P SmallCap 600 are more representative of the small-cap market space. The companies being discretionarily removed from the S&P SmallCap 600 are no longer representative of the small-cap market space.
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CHICAGO, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pioneering orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard Berger, M.D., of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR), is taking telehealth to a new level with an unparalleled concierge telehealth program for hip and knee replacement patients. With Berger's Elective Surgical + Telemedicine (BEST) Experience, patients have the option of choosing virtual pre- and post-surgical visits along with educational classes eliminating the time, inconvenience, and expense of traveling to Chicago.
This new virtual approach to orthopedic surgery offers a great option at a time when new and more contagious variants of COVID and rising inflationary concerns suggest patients will look for safer and more economical approaches to medical care. More than half of Dr. Berger's patients are from outside the Chicago area, so the BEST Experience offers out-of-town patients a significant savings in transportation, lodging and incidental costs. Patients only need to travel to Chicago for a meeting with Dr. Berger followed by surgery the next day. Additionally, the program allows patients' family members to conference in from all over the world prior to and following the surgery.
"Going out of town for a major surgery can be a challenge but using Dr. Berger's virtual approach before and after surgery was convenient and simply a pleasure. His staff is 'on point' about staying in touch and they respond immediately when you call with questions," says Bob Bateson, a total knee replacement patient from Buffalo, NY. "I was super impressed by them; it felt like I'd known them forever."
"We pride ourselves on personalized customer service for our patients," says Dr. Berger, who is also an assistant professor at Rush University Medical Center. "With the rapid growth of telehealth, we want to foster an environment where patients feel like they are cared for more than ever. Now they can do telehealth conferences from the comfort of their own homes without taking time off work, sacrificing vacation days, or finding a caretaker for loved ones."
With a Mechanical Engineering Degree from MIT, Dr. Berger has extensive knowledge of the human body and the movement behind it. Using his background in mechanical engineering, Dr. Berger has pioneered a minimally invasive hip and knee joint replacement that allows him to perform the surgery without cutting any muscle, ligaments, or tendons. His approach is considered truly unique and highly effective with patients reporting a faster recovery and less pain than patients undergoing traditional hip and knee replacements.
Dr. Berger is recognized for performing more than 23,000 minimally invasive hip and knee replacement procedures – more than any other physician in the country. Over half of these procedures were done on an outpatient basis, and most of Dr. Berger's patients walk up and down stairs and out of the hospital the same day after surgery.
That's why his patients fly in from all over the world to have hip and knee replacement. In an article in the Chicago Tribune, he was named "the doctor who treats the stars and celebrities" since many famous actors, politicians and professional athletes choose Dr. Berger to perform their hip and knee replacements.
Chris Mondello, D.O., a physician in Dundee, Florida, who was a participant of virtual consultations via Dr. Berger's BEST experience, selected him for surgery based on a recommendation from a friend.
"I was so impressed with Dr. Berger and his incredible medical team," he says. "The customer service and attention to detail by his staff via telehealth was so extraordinary that we are trying to adopt similar protocols in our physician practice."
To learn more about Dr. Berger's BEST Experience and make an appointment: www.outpatienthipandknee.com or call the office directly at 312-432-2557.
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BEND, Ore., June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BranchOut Food Inc. (NasdaqCM: BOF) ("BranchOut" or the "Company"), an emerging natural food brand with a licensed technology platform that enables manufacturing and marketing of plant-based dehydrated foods, today announced the closing of its underwritten initial public offering of 1,190,000 shares of common stock at an initial public offering price of $6.00 per share. The gross proceeds from the offering, before underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, are $7,140,000. In addition, the Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 178,500 additional shares of common stock at the initial public offering price, less the underwriting discounts.
The shares began trading on The Nasdaq Capital Market on June 16, 2023 under the ticker symbol "BOF".
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the initial public offering for repayment of indebtedness, working capital and general corporate purposes, including operating expenses and capital expenditures.
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Alexander Capital L.P. acted as sole book-running manager and Spartan Capital Securities, LLC acted as manager for the offering. Parr Brown Gee & Loveless P.C. and the law office of Rowland Day served as co-counsel to BranchOut. Sullivan & Worcester LLP served as counsel to the underwriters.
The securities described above are being offered by BranchOut pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-271422) that was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on June 15, 2023. The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus forming a part of the effective registration statement. A copy of the final prospectus related to the offering, when available, may be obtained from Alexander Capital L.P., 17 State Street 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004, Attention: Equity Capital Markets, or by calling (212) 687-5650 or emailing info@alexandercapitallp.com or by logging on to the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
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About BranchOut Food Inc.
BranchOut is an emerging natural food brand with a licensed technology platform that enables the manufacturing and marketing of plant-based dehydrated foods. BranchOut has licensed rights from an independent third party to a new dehydration technology designed for drying and processing highly sensitive fruits and vegetables such as avocados, bananas and others. Using the licensed technology platform, the company believes its line of branded food products speak to current consumer trends. BranchOut also believes that its licensed technology platform and process is the only way to produce quality avocado- and banana-based snack and powdered products compared to conventional drying and dehydration technologies. With more than 17 patents registered or pending in 14 countries, BranchOut has been granted the exclusive rights to use the licensed technology platform as applied to avocados and nonexclusive rights to use the licensed technology platform for other products. For more information, visit www.branchoutfood.com.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — With Neymar out for at least another match at the World Cup, Brazil coach Tite must now start thinking about a replacement — and this time he has plenty of options.
Brazil is not as Neymar-dependent as it used to be, and Tite could go several different ways to replace the Paris Saint-Germain forward for Monday’s Group G match against Switzerland.
Neymar hurt his right ankle in Brazil’s opening 2-0 win against Serbia on Thursday. He has ligament damage and team doctors haven’t given a timetable for his recovery — or said if he will be able to recover at all.
Tite brought nine forwards to the World Cup, and could also add a midfielder as Neymar’s replacement if wanted.
“We are talking about one of the best players in the world. It’s hard to find someone else on his level,” Brazil midfielder Casemiro said Saturday. “But we have many quality players in the squad who can do a good job replacing him.”
The most straightforward option would be to use Casemiro’s Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo in Neymar’s position, keeping Raphinha, Vinícius Júnior and Richarlison in attack. Rodrygo plays more as an attacker at Madrid, but he has trained in Neymar’s “No. 10” playmaking position while with Brazil in Qatar.
Another alternative would be to put an extra midfielder in Neymar’s position — Manchester United’s Fred or Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães, for example — freeing up attacking midfielder Lucas Paquetá, who played closer to defensive midfielder Casemiro against Serbia.
Another attacking midfielder available to Tite is Everton Ribeiro, while the other forwards in the squad are Gabriel Jesus, Antony, Gabriel Martinelli and Pedro.
Neymar attracted most of the attention from the tough Serbian defense, which kept roughing him up from the start. He was fouled nine times during the game, the most by any player at the World Cup in the first round of matches in the group stage.
Casemiro defended Neymar from the attacks he received on social media from some Brazilian fans who celebrated his injury. Raphinha had already done the same with a controversial repost of text that said Neymar’s biggest mistake was to be born Brazilian, and that the country didn’t deserve his talent.
“It’s a pity, but there are bad people who wish the worse for others,” Casemiro said. “Neymar has a great heart. He doesn’t deserve this.”
Neymar is Brazil’s second-best all-time scorer with 75 goals, two behind Pelé’s record with the national team. The last time he was out at a World Cup — because of a back injury sustained in the quarterfinals against Colombia in 2014 — Brazil went on to get embarrassed by Germany 7-1 in the semifinals.
Tite won’t be able to count on right back Danilo, who also sprained his ankle against Serbia. Danilo’s replacement will likely be veteran Daniel Alves, although Tite could also use central defender Éder Militão in the position.
Danilo and Neymar had physiotherapy treatment Saturday while the rest of the players trained. Antony wasn’t feeling well and also didn’t practice.
Brazil, seeking its first World Cup title in two decades, faces Cameroon in its last group match. It can reach the round of 16 in advance with a win on Monday if Cameroon doesn’t defeat Serbia in the other group match.
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(Stacker) — Private schools, in some form, existed long before the concept of free public education in America. Students were often educated through church-sponsored programs, private tutoring, and boarding schools. Public schools on a large scale were proposed by Horace Mann in the 1830s. The concept gained momentum, and by 1870, nearly 80% of kids aged 5 to 14 were enrolled in public schools. Today, according to the most recent enrollment data, about 4.7 million students—or 10% of students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12—are enrolled in private schools.
Private schools are widely marketed as a better option when compared to public schools, and private school proponents will often point to standardized test scores to substantiate this claim. While private school students have consistently outperformed public school students on standardized tests, recent studies have shown private schools themselves are not the primary driver of success, nor are standardized tests the most accurate measure of student well-being.
Researchers have found that student success is more directly related to family attributes, like having parents who graduated from college, and higher incomes—more common amongst private school students than public school students—than simply whether the students attended a public or private school.
Still, private schools provide unique advantages and opportunities like smaller class sizes, more individualized instruction, and greater curricular flexibility. To better understand how private school offerings vary across the country, Stacker compiled a list of the best private high schools in West Virginia using 2023 rankings from Niche. Niche uses eight weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics and grades, but other factors include culture and diversity, health and safety, clubs and activities, resources, and surveys of parents, teachers and students.
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#30. Mountain State Christian School
– Enrollment: 59 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Culloden
– Niche grade: C+
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#29. Lewisburg Baptist Academy
– Enrollment: 134 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Lewisburg
– Niche grade: B
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#28. Seneca Trail Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 85 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Ronceverte
– Niche grade: B
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#27. Parkersburg Christian School
– Enrollment: 114 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Parkersburg
– Niche grade: B+
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#26. Pipestem Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 55 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Pipestem
– Niche grade: B+
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#25. Highland Adventist School
– Enrollment: 56 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Elkins
– Niche grade: A-
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#24. Heritage Christian School
– Enrollment: 151 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Bridgeport
– Niche grade: A-
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#23. Elk Valley Christian School
– Enrollment: 153 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Elkview
– Niche grade: C+
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#22. Mabscott Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 15 (3:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Mabscott
– Niche grade: C+
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#21. Mountain View Christian School
– Enrollment: 128 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Hilltop
– Niche grade: C+
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#20. Beth Haven Christian School
– Enrollment: 111 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Chauncey
– Niche grade: B-
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#19. Morgantown Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 97 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Morgantown
– Niche grade: B-
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#18. Greater Beckley Christian School
– Enrollment: 297 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Prosperity
– Niche grade: B-
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#17. Mercer Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 178 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Princeton
– Niche grade: B-
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#16. Calvary Baptist Academy
– Enrollment: 212 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Hurricane
– Niche grade: B-
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#15. Faith Christian Academy
– Enrollment: 361 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Martinsburg
– Niche grade: B
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#14. Cross Lanes Christian School
– Enrollment: 250 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Cross Lanes
– Niche grade: B
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#13. Teays Valley Christian School
– Enrollment: 303 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Scott Depot
– Niche grade: B
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#12. Grace Christian School
– Enrollment: 305 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Huntington
– Niche grade: B
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#11. Victory Baptist Academy
– Enrollment: 141 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Beaver
– Niche grade: B+
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#10. Wood County Christian School
– Enrollment: 305 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Williamstown
– Niche grade: B+
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#9. Covenant School
– Enrollment: 230 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: K-12
– City: Huntington
– Niche grade: B+
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#8. Weirton Madonna High School
– Enrollment: 128 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 9-12
– City: Weirton
– Niche grade: B+
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#7. Trinity Christian School
– Enrollment: 279 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: PK, K-12
– City: Morgantown
– Niche grade: B+
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#6. Central Catholic High School
– Enrollment: 285 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 9-12
– City: Wheeling
– Niche grade: A-
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#5. Notre Dame High School
– Enrollment: 208 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 7-12
– City: Clarksburg
– Niche grade: A-
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#4. Parkersburg Catholic High School
– Enrollment: 77 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 7-12
– City: Parkersburg
– Niche grade: A-
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#3. St. Joseph Catholic High School
– Enrollment: 152 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 9-12
– City: Huntington
– Niche grade: A-
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#2. Charleston Catholic High School
– Enrollment: 410 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 6-12
– City: Charleston
– Niche grade: A
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#1. The Linsly School
– Enrollment: 465 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Grades served: 5-12
– City: Wheeling
– Niche grade: A | 2023-03-16T20:42:07+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/education/best-private-high-schools-in-west-virginia/ |
A man photobombed a Wisconsin couple's proposal. So, they found him and invited him to their wedding.
Emily Rhodes and Ryan Mulvey's wedding to-do list has included the usuals, like picking a venue, caterer, dress, DJ, decorations ...
But also, tracking down the fella who photobombed their proposal to invite him to their big day. Midwestern hospitality at its finest.
Here's the backstory.
His proposal at the Milwaukee Art Museum went exactly as planned — except for the photobomber
The museum had become a "special place" for the Waukesha couple over their five years of dating.
"When we go there, we unplug and just spend hours uninterrupted with each other," said Rhodes, a childcare teacher.
So that's where Mulvey decided to propose.
"Between the inside of it, and the history Emily and I have going there, and then going outside and having that beautiful backdrop — I'd say the best in Milwaukee — that made it a pretty easy decision for me," said Mulvey, a payroll administrator at a vehicle dealership.
He hired Natalie Jane Photography to capture the monumental moment. They met up ahead of time to plan out exactly where he was going to pop the question: right behind the Quadracci Pavilion, along the lakefront.
On a "beautifully sunny May day," the couple walked around the museum for hours, then along the lake.
"I finally mustered up the courage to do it," Mulvey said.
While Mulvey said he "blacked out" during the proposal, Rhodes remembers how it all went down.
"He starts shaking and said, 'I'm sorry this took me so long, I'm sorry this took me so long,' " Rhodes said. "I was like, 'It's OK, it's OK.' And then he said, 'I've known I was going to marry you right from when I first met you' ... 'I love you so much, I can't imagine my life without you. Will you marry me?' "
Rhodes said "yes."
About a month later, Rhodes got their proposal pictures from the photographer. She noticed there was a third person in one: A man zooming behind them on a bike, throwing up a peace sign and sticking out his tongue.
The couple had been photobombed.
"I thought it was funny right away," Rhodes said.
She used social media to find the photobomber
When Rhodes was thinking about the image days later, she wondered if she could figure out who the photobomber was. She took to social media in June to give it a try.
Rhodes posted the photo in a local Milwaukee Facebook group and said:
"I got engaged last month by the lake right outside of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The photographer caught this dude on his bike at the absolute perfect time and this is now one of my favorite photos ever.
Does anybody know or recognize this awesome dude? I kind of think it would be hilarious to send him an invite to the wedding or at least show him this photo and say thanks for the funny memory. Thanks y’all!"
Reactions and comments came pouring in. And within hours, the photobomber himself came forward.
Why they wanted to invite the photobomber to their wedding
"He was there for the moment that is now why we're getting married, so it just kind of made sense. And also we find it quite humorous," Mulvey said. "Why not have him share that moment with us?"
The photobomber is planning to attend, the couple said.
The wedding will be held in September at The Treasury, a Delavan special events venue that used to be a bank.
And yes, the pair is hoping to re-create the iconic photo on the big day.
'Totally encapsulating': A look at their love story
Just over five years ago, both Rhodes and Mulvey were home from college for winter break. Rhodes was back in Waukesha and Mulvey in Pewaukee.
Both were swiping on the dating app Tinder and matched.
Just two weeks after meeting in person for the first time, Mulvey told Rhodes he loved her and asked her to be his girlfriend. She said "yes" then, too.
"We haven't looked back since," Mulvey said.
"When you know, you know," Rhodes said.
One of their favorite things to do is save the best TikToks they come across throughout the day, then show them to each other before bed. The self-described "homebodies" also enjoy spending time with their dog Stella, a 3-year-old miniature pinscher.
"When Emily and I are just hanging out, we just laugh so much," Mulvey said. "We laugh and laugh and laugh, and then I open my eyes and I look at her, and she's about the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world. It's a totally encapsulating feeling that she gives me."
"Ryan makes me feel safe, and I felt that way immediately when I met him," Rhodes said. "He takes care of me, he's always there for me and we have fun together, which I think is an important thing in our relationship. We are one another's best friends." | 2023-03-02T15:56:18+00:00 | jsonline.com | https://www.jsonline.com/story/entertainment/2023/03/02/wisconsin-proposal-photobombed-couple-invites-photobomber-to-wedding/69949215007/ |
PITTSBURGH, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aspirant, a consulting company delivering practical and sustainable solutions, announces the hiring of Sayed Saeed as Managing Director of its Microsoft Cloud Solutions ("MCS") practice.
Saeed is a seasoned Technology Executive with a distinguished 20+ year career in designing and developing business intelligence and analytics. He has a proven track record of effective leadership and execution, earned form his years as a Practice Director for Plus Consulting and as a Microsoft Partner-Cloud Solutions Architect. He has extensive experience implementing end-to-end BI solutions and has successfully partnered with clients to identify needs, define strategies, and advance roadmaps.
Aspirant's MCS practice creates technical architectures that eliminate technical debt, generating real results for clients, and is proud to have earned Microsoft Gold Partner status. As Managing Director, Saeed will report to Aspirant CEO Mike McClaine.
"Sayed brings a fresh perspective to an expanding practice," said McClaine. "His years of experience developing programs that drive rapid growth will enable our teams to remain at the forefront of technology consulting. In this role, he will first focus on the customer's technology need and then develop the right team to support the solution."
Saeed said, "I'm excited to join a consulting team that is so highly regarded in the technology space. Aspirant's unique approach to developing sustainable solutions for clients is what initially drew my attention. We can work alongside our clients, moving at their pace, to help them reach not just their specific project goals, but their overall business goals as well."
Saeed's experience in building high-performance global teams enables MCS to continue its ascent and better position clients concerning Azure, Infrastructure, Security, Modern Workplace systems, and more.
ABOUT ASPIRANT
Aspirant partners with business leaders to implement practical solutions to their most critical strategic, technological, and talent-related challenges. Our collaborative teams apply industry and functional expertise to help clients achieve sustainable results.
We also strive to make a meaningful impact in the community by raising awareness of domestic violence and supporting victims through our Connection of Hope program.
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By STAN CHOE
AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is tumbling Tuesday amid worries about the tightening squeeze of higher interest rates and about upcoming profits for companies.
The S&P 500 was 1.5% lower in midday trading and flirting with its worst drop in two months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 533 points, or 1.6%, at 33,293, as of 12:30 p.m. Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was 1.9% lower.
Home Depot fell to one of the S&P 500’s larger losses after giving financial forecasts that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. It dropped 6.1% despite reporting stronger profit for the last three months of 2022 than expected.
The retailer said it would spend $1 billion to increase wages for hourly U.S. and Canadian workers. That fed into broader worries for markets that rising costs for companies have been eating into profits, which are one of the main levers that set stock prices.
The other main lever is also looking precarious as interest rates continue to rise. When safe bonds are paying higher amounts of interest, they make stocks and other investment look comparatively more expensive. Why take a lot of risk on stocks if safer things are paying out more? Higher rates also raise the risk of a recession because they slow the economy by design in hopes of snuffing out inflation.
Rates and stock prices are high enough that strategists at Morgan Stanley say U.S. stocks look to be more expensive than at any time since 2007.
The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans, leaped further to 3.92% from 3.82% late Friday. The two-year yield, which moves more on expectations for the Fed, rose to 4.69% from 4.62%.
“That is what’s weighing on the market,” said Keith Lerner, chief market strategist at Truist Advisory Services.
Yields have shot higher this month as Wall Street ups its forecasts for how high the Federal Reserve will take short-term interest rates in its efforts to stamp out inflation. The Fed has already pulled its key overnight rate up to a range of 4.50% to 4.75%, up from basically zero at the start of last year.
Several reports have recently come in on the economy that were stronger than expected. On the positive side for markets, they allay fears that the economy may soon fall into a recession. But on the negative side, they could also fuel upward pressure on inflation and give the Fed more reason to stick to the “higher for longer” campaign it’s been espousing for rates.
The latest evidence came from a preliminary report Tuesday that suggested business activity is gaining momentum. The services industry likely returned to growth last month and was at an eight-month high, according to S&P Global. Manufacturing, meanwhile, may still be contracting, but the reading hit a four-month high.
Such strength has caused the more pessimistic investors on Wall Street to keep their forecasts for a recession but move its timing later into the year.
The Fed said in December that its typical policy maker sees short-term rates rising to 5.1% by the end of this year with the earliest cut to rates happening in 2024. After earlier thinking the Fed would ultimately take it easier on rates than it was talking about, Wall Street has largely come into closer alignment with the Fed’s view.
The worry is that the Fed could ratchet up its forecasts for rates further next month when it releases its latest projections for the economy. Besides showing more strength in the job market and retail sales than expected, recent reports have also suggested inflation is not cooling as quickly and as smoothly as hoped.
Those worries have caused a stall for the strong rally by Wall Street to start the year. After earlier jumping as much as 8.9%, the S&P 500 is now clinging to a gain of 4.6% for the year so far.
Another threat for the market is that the Fed may not be as quick to cut rates in the face of economic weakness as it has in the past, said Truist’s Lerner.
“This is the first time in over a decade the Fed has had to worry about inflation,” he said. “What happened last year has created scar tissue that could keep rates higher for longer.”
“When we do have a downturn, the Fed is not going to be as aggressive as they have in the past. They may still be thinking about inflation.”
In stock markets abroad, shares were mostly lower after manufacturing indicators in Europe and Asia painted a mixed picture and Russian President Vladimir Putin accused Western countries of threatening Russia.
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AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed. | 2023-02-22T00:32:40+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/ap-news/2023/02/21/stocks-fall-sharply-as-higher-rates-keep-tightening-squeeze-2/ |
Home sales across the United States fell for the twelfth straight month in January, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors.
It’s a mixed picture as the south and western areas of the country are seeing increases while the East and Midwest are seeing declines.
Nationally, sales for existing single-family homes fell just under 1% in January compared to a month earlier, according to the Realtors’ group.
“Home sales are bottoming out,” Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors said in a statement. “Prices vary depending on a market’s affordability, with lower priced regions witnessing modest growth and more expensive regions witnessing declines.”
The Growth Areas
The adage of “location, location, location,” applies in this uneven market. Real estate is local and its volatility depends on the local economy.
In Denver, home prices fell 33% in January due to inventory shortages, according to the real estate guide Redfin. Prices rose slightly at .8% with the median price now at $531,000
In Bergen County, New Jersey, across the river from Manhattan, the median home price rose 1.5% in January to $559,000. The bidding wars are back due to the lack of inventory and buyers realizing prices are not going to drop in the New York City suburb, said Max Stokes, an agent with Compass Real Estate of New Jersey.
As of Tuesday, the average interest rate on a 30-year mortgage for people with good credit was 6.85%, according to BankRate.com. That’s more than double what it was in January 2022.
Even as inventory remains low across much of the country, buyers now have more negotiating power, Yun said.
“Homes sitting on the market for more than 60 days can be purchased for around 10% less than the original list price,” Yun said.
Mary Chao is an NYC-based Specialty Reporter at Scripps News. Email: Mary.Chao@Scripps.com. | 2023-02-21T22:24:19+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/news/national/january-home-sales-send-mixed-signals-across-the-country |
Endurance Sports Management, Siebert Financial & Muse Music Group partner up to host an invite only retreat.
MIAMI, Aug. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On the weekend of July 8th, Endurance Sports Management in partnership with Siebert Financial held an exclusive retreat that hosted NFL veteran players and had a guest appearance by NBA star, Andre Drummond, at Saturday night's private party.
NFL players such as Darnay Holmes - NY Giants, Darren Hall - Atlanta Falcons and Lonnie Johnson - Kansas City Chiefs were just some of the NFL pros who came out for the weekend.
The retreat started off with a 5-star dinner at Mr. Chow in Miami Beach, Florida on Friday evening to welcome all the attendees. Saturday consisted of one-on-one time with guests, as well as educational sessions & meetings about financial literacy and life in the NFL.
Attendees were lucky enough to catch Brandon Marshall after hours for a private tour of his luxury training facility, House of Athletes. Brandon spent time talking to the athletes about the importance of investing in their body and how data and analytics is changing the game.
The weekend was capped with an incredible night of food prepared by an in-house private chef. The party was hosted by Muse Music Group at their multi million dollar recording studio.
There were a handful of brands that helped make the weekend a big success, including those who gifted products for each attendee. (See list of partners below).
Dates are already being discussed for the next event that will be hosted. Expect the best of the best when these companies collide. Everyone will be biting at the bit to get an invite.
Sponsorship Partners:
Siebert Financial - @SiebFinancial
Muse Group -@musegroupofficial
Endurance Sports Management - @endurance_management
Paleovalley - @paleovalley
High Life - @highlifepomades
SleevePal - @sleevepal_
Revelation Health - @revelationhealth
Re-Focus - @time2refocus
Trumeta - @trumeta_
Tastelli - @drinktastelli
Los Magos Sotos - @losmagossotol
Snak Club - @snakclub
Anointed Nutrition -
Electrolit - @electrolitusa
Krio Skincare - @krioskincare
Dandymen Collection - @dandymencollection
Silver Sparrow - @silversparrowlif
Monfrere - @monfrere
Endurance Sports Management has a dedicated team of Sports Management professionals that have over 30 years of experience in the industry. We've serviced clients in all aspects of sports from negotiations to endorsements.
Website: https://endurancemgmt.com/
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SOURCE Endurance Sports Management | 2022-08-09T18:15:39+00:00 | kcbd.com | https://www.kcbd.com/prnewswire/2022/08/09/meet-exclusive-sports-management-company-thats-changing-game/ |
It’s finally time for sectional finals!
The NJSIAA girls lacrosse public tournament is down to the final 16 teams, and only eight will be crowned sectional champions on Monday afternoon.
Below, find links to our previews for each game.
NORTH JERSEY, GROUP 1
2-Mountain Lakes at 1-Verona, 4
NORTH JERSEY, GROUP 2
2-Mendham at 1-Summit, 4
NORTH JERSEY, GROUP 3
2-Northern Highlands at 1-Chatham, 4
NORTH JERSEY, GROUP 4
2-Ridgewood at 1-Morristown, 4:30
SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 1
3-Glen Ridge at 1-Rumson-Fair Haven, 4
SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 2
2-Allentown at 1-Haddonfield, 5:30
SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 3
2-Shawnee at 1-Moorestown, 3:45
SOUTH JERSEY, GROUP 4
2-Kingsway at 1-Cherokee, 3:30
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(The Hill) – The COVID-19 pandemic turned absentee voting into an essential part of the 2020 elections, with more than 39 million Americans choosing to cast their ballots by mail.
States have been reckoning with the consequences ever since.
Former President Trump’s unfounded claims of fraud in his loss to President Biden included suggestions that absentee voting was partly to blame, leading his allies in GOP-led states to enact limits to mail-in voting.
Other states have made temporary pandemic measures permanent, making it easier to send in votes ahead of elections.
It remains to be seen what role mail-in voting will play in the 2022 midterms, but it is certain to be closely watched, especially in crucial swing states.
Here are five states where mail-in voting — and changes made over the past two years — could play a decisive role in close races.
Arizona
Following the 2020 presidential election, Arizona enacted several laws changing vote-by-mail process and procedures.
Many of these laws won’t go into effect until 2023 and beyond, however, a law that will be in effect requires mail ballots missing signatures to be thrown out if they are not fixed by 7 p.m. on Election Day.
The law codifies what for many precincts in the state was already commonplace, however some precincts previously granted a “cure period” for missing signatures.
Arizona will still have a 5-day cure period for mailed ballots on which the signature does not match the voter’s signature on file.
The bill making the changes, S.B. 1003, was heavily litigated but ultimately upheld by Arizona’s 9th Circuit Court.
Liz Avore, senior adviser for the nonprofit Voting Rights Lab, said that the law would disenfranchise voters and be particularly harmful to Indigenous voters in Arizona — a constituency that leaned liberal in 2020, according to precinct level data.
“A lot of these ballots are going to be coming in, you know, on Election Day or just before Election Day, and so requiring voters to fix the problem by 7 p.m. on Election Day is obviously going to exclude a lot of voters,” said Avore.
“It’s going to exclude a lot of voters particularly on tribal lands where mail is more inconsistent and often the P.O. box is further away for folks to get to.”
Arizona has a number of closely watched races pitting Trump-backed election deniers against more moderate Democratic candidates in the increasingly purple state.
Democrat Katie Hobbs is tied with Republican Kari Lake in recent polls of the governor’s race, while incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly (D) is maintaining a significant lead over GOP nominee Blake Masters. There is also a close House race between Democrat Kirsten Engel and Republican Juan Ciscomani.
Florida
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has avoided saying whether the 2020 election was rigged, but has nonetheless taken numerous actions to crack down on alleged election fraud.
In May 2021, he signed S.B. 90, which requires those voting by mail to provide a driver’s license or state identification card number or the last four digits of their social security number to receive an absentee ballot. The number provided then must be verified by an election official to make sure it matches the number on file in the voter’s registration for the voter to be mailed a ballot.
Avore said many voters may not have those numbers on hand, as they were not previously necessary when registering to vote by mail or making a mail-ballot request.
“They would no longer be able to vote by mail unless they were to, you know, take action to go and actually add those numbers to their voter registration file,” said Avore.
Other provisions of the law require absentee ballot requests to be received at least 10 days before the election, or be rejected. Any issues with ID numbers must also be sorted out before the 10-day deadline for mail ballot requests to get processed in time.
In April, DeSantis signed off on a law replacing ballot drop boxes with secure ballot intake stations, which are only open during early voting hours and must be manned by an elections official when they are open.
Avore said that restrictions on drop boxes could disproportionately impact voters of color.
“There’s also research that shows that when drop boxes … are equitably placed throughout an area, it actually particularly is helpful to voters of color,” said Avore. “Voters of color tend to disproportionately rely on drop boxes.”
Voters of color also disproportionately vote for Democrats. In the 2020 presidential election, 89 percent of Black and 53 percent of Hispanic voters in Florida voted for Biden, according to an NBC exit poll.
Florida’s new election laws also make it a third-degree felony for an individual to possess more than two mail-ballots, aside from their own and the ballots of immediate family members, punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 dollar fine.
“I think what it does is it’s going to limit the ability of voters to ask, you know, either a trusted friend or caregiver to pick up or drop off a vote by mail ballot for them, and that’s going to have an impact on elderly, working, and mobility impaired voters in the state of Florida,” said Bobby Hoffman, deputy director for the American Civil Liberties Union’s Democracy Division.
While DeSantis is maintaining a wide lead over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist, other high-profile races are closer, including Sen. Marco Rubio’s (R-Fla.) bid to keep his seat against Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla).
Georgia
Georgia officials refused Trump’s entreaties to overturn his loss to Biden in 2020, but have been much more willing to pass laws targeting potential election fraud.
Under S.B. 202, which was passed last year, those voting by mail in the state are required to provide some form of ID in order to receive and cast a mail ballot. The bill also shortens the time frame that someone can request an absentee ballot from 180 days before an election to 78 days.
Additionally, all absentee requests must be received at least 11 days before an election for a voter to receive a ballot, up from the 4-day deadline that was in place in 2020.
“Many folks won’t be aware that they’re going to be unable to vote in person in that time frame, so it shortens the period for them to request a ballot by mail,” said Hoffman. “For some of those folks it may unfortunately mean that they’re unable to vote because of that.”
In Georgia’s legislative elections last November, 52 percent of applications for mail ballots were rejected because voter requests were made within the last 11 days before the election, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, while only 26 percent of those who had absentee requests rejected went on to cast ballots in person on Election Day.
Another provision of the bill also limits the hours which drop boxes can be open, changing it from 24/7 to whenever polling locations are open for early in-person voting. Additionally, the bill also has a provision limiting drop boxes.
An analysis by NPR, WABE and Georgia Public Broadcasting tracking this change to drop boxes found “more than half of the roughly 550,000 voters who cast their ballot using a drop box in the state’s 2020 general election lived in four metro Atlanta counties — Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett — where about 50% of the voters are people of color.”
The analysis also found that in these four counties alone the number of drop boxes had dropped from 107 to 25 under the new law, and that overall, a quarter of the state’s voters (1.9 million people) have seen their travel time to drop boxes increase from 2020.
Mail voting has typically skewed more in favor of Democrats in Georgia. In 2020, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) won his Senate seat after receiving 395,037 more mail ballots than his Republican challenger Kelly Loeffler.
Warnock is locked in a close race this year with Trump-backed former football star Herschel Walker. Democrat Stacey Abrams, a leading voting rights advocate in the state, is also making a second bid to beat Gov. Brian Kemp (R), whom she lost to in 2018.
The Georgia Democratic Party said in a statement provided to The Hill that it was committed to making sure the new law doesn’t prevent anyone from voting.
“While no eligible voter should have to face challenges in casting a ballot, we are working hard to educate and empower voters, defend access to the ballot box, and protect every vote so that all Georgians can have their voices heard.”
Nevada
Democratic-controlled Nevada has moved in the opposite direction, passing policies likely to increase turnout in the 2022 elections.
In 2021, lawmakers passed A.B. 321, which requires county clerks to mail all active registered voters a ballot at least 14 days before an election, making Nevada one of eight states to offer universal mail-in ballots.
“It’s going to provide them [Nevada voters] increased convenience,” said Hoffman. “In states that have vote by mail processes we usually see some increase in turnout as well amongst the electorate.”
The Nevada Senate race will be among the most closely watched, with Trump-endorsed former state Attorney General Adam Laxalt taking on incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.). Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) is also in a tight reelection race against Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo, the GOP nominee.
Robert Uithoven, a consultant for Laxalt’s campaign, said the universal mail system meant some ballots were being delivered to homes where people hadn’t lived for years.
“There’s videos all over online of hundreds of ballots piling up in apartment complex mailboxes, you know, mail room garbage cans, and mail ballots being littered all over the state. That does not garner encouragement in an election process,” Uithoven said.
“I don’t think it puts us at a disadvantage from our opponent, but that’s certainly not an endorsement of the policy,” he added.
Texas
Like Florida and Georgia, Texas also passed a law in 2021 that would require voters to provide a form of ID to receive a mail ballot. But the Texas law also requires an ID to return a completed ballot — and the numbers must match.
Critics of the policy have pointed out that voters in Texas could provide a valid form of ID and still have their votes thrown out for simply forgetting which form of ID they used when requesting an absentee ballot.
S.B. 1 has already become a source of confusion for many Texas voters. According to NPR, 24,636 mail-in ballots were rejected during the March 1 primary in Texas, which amounts to a 12.38 percent rejection rate for mail ballots.
The rejection rate for mail ballots was less than 1 percent in the 2020 presidential election, according to previous reporting by The Texas Tribune.
Democrats had more ballots rejected in the primary, with 14,281 compared to 10,355 for Republicans, however, the rejection rate was similar for voters of both parties.
“What we saw play out in Texas disproportionately impacted voters of color in terms of excluding them from the democratic system,” Avore said.
And as in other states, voters of color more often voted Democratic in Texas. In 2020, 93 percent of Black, 63 percent of Asian, and 58 percent of Hispanic voters in Texas voted for Biden, according to a CBS exit poll.
S.B. 1 also puts new restrictions in place severely limiting who can assist a voter in filling out a ballot and under what circumstances.
Gov. Greg Abbott currently has a healthy lead over Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke in the polls. However, there is a closely watched House race for control of the 34th District, between Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas) and Republican challenger Mayra Flores. | 2022-10-16T19:33:40+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/news/politics/mail-in-voting-changes-could-play-a-decisive-role-in-these-swing-states/ |
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Chants of “freedom” echoed through the streets outside an aid facility in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Monday where just days earlier an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men.
Hundreds of Haitians marched through the gang-ravaged zone, bursting with anger at the abduction, which has become a symbol of the worsening violence plaguing the Caribbean nation.
New Hampshire woman Alix Dorsainvil had been working as a community nurse for the religious and humanitarian aid group El Roi Haiti when she and her daughter were taken from its campus on Thursday, the organization said. She is the wife of its founder, Sandro Dorsainvil.
Witnesses told the Associated Press that Dorsainvil was working in her organization’s small brick clinic when a group of armed men burst in and seized her. Lormina Louima, a patient waiting for a check-up, said one man pulled out his gun and told her to relax.
“When I saw the gun, I was so scared,” Louima said. “I said, ‘I don’t want to see this, let me go.'”
Other members of the community said the unidentified men asked for $1 million in ransom, something that’s become standard as Haiti’s gangs turn to slews of kidnappings to line their pockets and bleed the country dry. Hundreds have been kidnapping in Haiti this year alone, figures from the local nonprofit Center for Analysis and Research in Human Rights show.
Since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, gangs have taken over much of Port-au-Prince, killing, raping and sowing terror in communities already suffering endemic poverty.
The same day that Dorsainvil and her daughter were taken, the U.S. State Department issued a “do not travel advisory” for Haiti and ordered nonemergency personnel to leave amid growing security concerns. In its advisory, the State Department said that “kidnapping is widespread, and victims regularly include U.S. citizens.”
The violence has stirred anger among Haitians, who say they simply just want to live in peace.
Protesters, largely from the area around El Roi Haiti’s campus, which includes a medical clinic, a school and more, echoed that call as they walked through the sweltering streets wielding cardboard signs written in Creole in red paint.
“She is doing good work in the community, free her,” read one.
Among the protesters was Jean Ronald, a local resident who said the community has significantly benefitted from the care provided by El Roi Haiti.
Such groups are often the only institutions in areas far beyond the reach of the law, but have increasingly had to shut down operations as violence has deepened. The closures often leave thousands of vulnerable families without access to basic services like healthcare or education.
Earlier this month, Doctors Without Borders announced it was suspending services in one of its hospitals because some 20 armed men burst into an operating room and snatched a patient.
As the protesters walked through the area where Dorsainvil was taken, the streets were eerily quiet. The doors to the clinic where she worked were shut, the small brick building empty. Ronald and others in the area worried the latest kidnapping may mean the clinic won’t reopen. Such closures
“If they leave, everything (the aid group’s programs) will shut down,” the Haitian worried. “The money they are asking for, we don’t have it.”
Shortly after, protests dispersed.
State Department spokesman Matthew Miller refused to confirm Monday whether the abductors had made any demands, or to answer other questions.
“I will say we are aware of the reports that two US citizens were kidnapped in Haiti. Obviously, the safety and security of American citizens overseas is our highest priority. We are in regular contact with the Haitian authorities. We’ll continue to work with them and our US government interagency partners, but because it’s an ongoing law enforcement investigation, there’s not more detail I can offer,” Miller wrote in a statement Monday.
In a video for the El Roi Haiti website, Alix Dorsainvil describes Haitians as “resilient people.”
“They’re full of joy, and life and love. I’m so blessed to know so many amazing Haitians,” she says.
Dorsainvil graduated from Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, which has a program to support nursing education in Haiti. Before that, she went to Cornerstone Christian Academy in Ossipee, New Hampshire which offers pre-K through eighth grade education.
“Pray that God would keep her safe, be with her through this trial, and deliver her from her captors,” the school said on its Facebook page.
Dorsainvil’s father, Steven Comeau, reached in New Hampshire, said he could not talk.
El Roi Haiti celebrated the nurse’s work in a statement over the weekend.
“Alix is a deeply compassionate and loving person who considers Haiti her home and the Haitian people her friends and family,” El Roi president and co-founder Jason Brown said in the statement. “Alix has worked tirelessly as our school and community nurse to bring relief to those who are suffering as she loves and serves the people of Haiti in the name of Jesus.”
Earlier this month, the National Human Rights Defense Network issued a report warning about an upsurge in killings and kidnappings and the U.N. Security Council met to discuss Haiti’s worsening situation.
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AP reporters Megan Janetsky in Mexico City and Pierre Richard Luxama in Port-au-Prince contributed to this story. | 2023-07-31T21:56:52+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-new-hampshire-nurse-reportedly-kidnapped-in-haiti-had-praised-country-for-its-resilience/ |
As the weather heats up, cooling off is a summer essential. Pools and aquatic centers have set their opening days for Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial kickoff of the summer season.
Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay in Louisville offers a day trip to beat the heat that’s worth the two-and-a-half-hour drive.
The waterpark and amusement park combo makes for the summer’s “daycation destination,” according to the park.
“We’re proud to be Louisville’s daycation destination, and as we open our gates for the season, guests will be immersed in a safe, fun-filled getaway packed full with our many rides, attractions and entertainment options only found right here in Louisville’s backyard,” general manager Sarah Worrell said in a media release.
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
The amusement park has five rollercoasters, including a steel coaster with a 100-foot drop, and dozens of thrill rides and family rides. The adjoining waterpark at Hurricane Bay features two lazy rivers, a wave lagoon, a water playground and several waterslides, including a body slide with a 12-story drop.
Entertainment at the park doesn’t end with the rollercoasters and water rides. Hurricane Bay is now home to the Sound Waves Stage where the park will welcome musical acts throughout the season including Artie Harris, Conch Republic, Lunar Beach House, The Monarchs and Will Wright. Magicians also roam the park and perform magic tricks for guests.
Stunt teams WOW Water Circus and Xpogo Team will visit Kentucky Kingdom, with Xpogo coming May 27 through June 18, and WOW Water Circus taking over June 21 for a run through July 18. Comedy Kingdom will take stage at the Kentucky Kingdom Amphitheater from July 21 through 30.
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
For the first time ever, Kentucky Kingdom will offer a fireworks show every Friday and Saturday night beginning July 7 and ending July 29. The 15-minute-long, choreographed Summer Blast will launch fireworks over 350 feet into the air, giving the whole park a colorful view of the display, according to Kentucky Kingdom. The shows start at 10 p.m. each weekend night.
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
Credit: Kentucky Kingdom
HOW TO GO
What: Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay
When: Now through Aug. 6: Kentucky Kingdom is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hurricane Bay is open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Special events and holidays may change the operation hours and the available attractions.
Where: Kentucky Kingdom and Hurricane Bay, 937 Phillips Lane in Louisville, Kentucky
Cost: Single-day passes for guests ages 10 to 61 range from $29.99 to $49.99 depending on the day of the week; Single-day passes for children ages 4 to 9 are $25.00 to $42.99; Single-day pass for seniors age 62 and up are $25.00 to $42.99. Two-day passes for all ages are $54.99. Additional ticket pricing is available for select groups.
More information: For complete operating hours and to buy tickets, visit https://www.kentuckykingdom.com/.
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Travis Scott will not be charged for crowd surge that killed 10 at concert, lawyer says
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury has declined to indict rapper Travis Scott in a criminal investigation into a massive crowd surge that killed 10 people at the 2021 Astroworld music festival in Houston, his attorney said Thursday.
Lawyer Kent Schaffer confirmed that the grand jury had met and decided not to indict his client on any criminal charges stemming from the concert. Schaffer said he was not sure what charges the grand jury had considered.
“He never encouraged people to do anything that resulted in other people being hurt,” Schaffer said, adding that the decision is “a great relief.”
Houston police and federal officials have been investigating whether Scott, concert promoter Live Nation and others had sufficient safety measures in place.
Schaffer said he feels sympathy for those who were killed at the festival and their families.
“But Travis is not responsible,” Schaffer said. “Bringing criminal charges against him will not ease their pain.”
The Nov. 5, 2021, crowd surge killed 10 young festivalgoers who ranged in age from 9 to 27. The official cause of death was compression asphyxia, which an expert likened to being crushed by a car.
Roughly 300 people were injured and treated at the scene, and 25 were taken to hospitals.
A 56-page event operations plan for the festival had detailed protocols for various dangerous scenarios including a shooting, bomb or terrorist threats and severe weather. But it did not include information on what to do in the event of a crowd surge.
Similar crushes have happened all over the world, from a soccer stadium in England to the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia to Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital.
Most people who who die in crowd surges suffocate.
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Partnership Through Oak View Group (OVG) Provides UBS Arena Employees With the Financial Wellness Benefit of On-Demand Pay
DailyPay Named the 'Official On-Demand Pay Partner' of the New York Islanders
NEW YORK, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UBS Arena, home of the New York Islanders, has partnered with DailyPay, providing the essential financial wellness benefit of on-demand pay to UBS Arena employees. As part of the agreement, DailyPay will be designated as the official 'On-Demand Pay Partner' of UBS Arena and the New York Islanders. This partnership is made possible through DailyPay's collaboration with Oak View Group (OVG), the global venue development, advisory, and investment company for the sports and live entertainment industries. OVG Global Partnerships initiated and negotiated this deal on behalf of UBS Arena and the Islanders.
By offering DailyPay as part of its financial wellness benefits package, UBS Arena employees will have voluntary access to their pay as they earn it. This gives them the flexibility to pay bills, spend, save, and invest on their own schedule, eliminating the need to rely on a traditional scheduled payday.
This financial benefit and flexibility allows employees to avoid the use of high-interest payday loans. Research from the Aite Novarica Group, commissioned by DailyPay, shows that 95% of those who were previously reliant on payday loans in any way either stopped using payday loans (81%) or reduced use (15%) after using DailyPay.
"Our arena staff members are the backbone of our world-class experience —nearly all of our fans interact with them at some point during their visit," said Kim Stone, President of UBS Arena and Executive View President of Oak View Group East Coast. "When it comes to our prioritization of employee experience, we are committed to providing benefits that employees want and need. Our partnership with DailyPay allows us to continue supporting our staff members by providing them with the critical financial wellness benefit of earned wage access."
"The Islanders recognize the hard working UBS Arena staff that helps ensure our fans, the most passionate and loyal in all of sports, have an incredible experience every time they attend a game," said Michael Lehr, Executive Vice President of Global Partnerships for the Islanders. "We applaud the efforts of our partner DailyPay in their mission to support the financial wellness of those dedicated team members."
The partnership is scheduled to begin early summer.
About DailyPay
DailyPay, Inc., powered by its industry-leading technology platform, is on a mission to build a new financial system for everyone. DailyPay delivers the industry's leading on-demand pay solution with modern, insight-driven pay strategies that help America's leading employers to activate their workforce and build stronger relationships with their employees, so they feel more engaged, work harder, and stay longer. For more information, visit www.dailypay.com/press.
About Oak View Group (OVG)
Oak View Group (OVG) is a global sports and entertainment company founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015. OVG is focused on being a positive disruption to business as usual in the sports, live entertainment, and hospitality industries and currently has eight divisions across five global offices (Los Angeles, New York, London, Philadelphia, and Toronto). OVG oversees the operations of Climate Pledge Arena at Seattle Center; UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY; Moody Center in Austin, TX; Acrisure Arena in Greater Palm Springs, CA; and CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD; as well as arena development projects for Co-op Live in Manchester, UK; Anhembi Arena in São Paulo, Brazil; FirstOntario Centre Arena in Hamilton, ON; a New Arena and entertainment district in Las Vegas, NV; and a New Arena in Cardiff, Wales. More information at OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
About UBS Arena
UBS Arena at Belmont Park is made for music and built for hockey. New York's newest premier entertainment and sports venue and home of the New York Islanders is developed in partnership with Oak View Group, the New York Islanders, and Jeff Wilpon. The state of the art arena opened in November 2021 and has welcomed numerous top artists including Harry Styles, Sebastian Maniscalco, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, TWICE, Eagles, John Mayer, Kendrick Lamar and Post Malone. The venue delivers an unmatched live entertainment experience for guests including clear sightlines and premier acoustics.
UBS Arena is at the forefront of sustainability, being awarded LEED Green Building Certification in January 2023. The venue also achieved carbon neutrality for operations in Fall 2022 which made it the first arena to do so on the eastern United States seaboard. For more information on the venue's sustainability efforts, please visit UBSArena.com/sustainability.
Located on the historic grounds of Belmont Park, UBS Arena is located just 30 minutes by LIRR from Grand Central or Penn Station and is easily accessible from across the region via mass transit or car. To plan your trip, please visit UBSArena.com/plan-your-trip.
For additional information, please visit UBSArena.com or @UBSArena on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
About the New York Islanders
The New York Islanders Hockey Club is the proud winner of four Stanley Cup Championships and a record nineteen consecutive playoff series victories.
The Islanders have had nine members inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and play in the National Hockey League's Eastern Conference.
The Islanders Children's Foundation has helped countless youngsters in need around the world since its inception. Donations are raised through the efforts of our players, management, and employees, along with our fans and partners.
UBS Arena at Belmont Park is the team's state of the art home and features world class premium hospitality, great sightlines from every seat, and a loud and intimate bowl.
Isles Lab, the official team store of the New York Islanders, offers fans traditional NHL merchandise, unique collaborations and exclusive product. Isles Lab is located inside UBS Arena or can be shopped online at IslesLab.com.
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Which nude nail polish is best?
Besides being versatile and neutral, nude nail polish is nail art that lends itself to day or night wear. Most recently, the sophisticated trend has been seen on the hands of models and red-carpet celebrities, and it’s no surprise that many people have decided to add nude shades to their nail polish collections.
To get the most out of a nude polish look, you may need to try a few shades before finding the right one. Many polish brands now offer inclusive shade collections, such as the top choice, Eternal 4 Collection Dark Nudes Nail Polish.
What to know before you buy a nude nail polish
How to find the right shade of nude polish
In the world of manicures, nude polish refers to colors that are close in shade to skin tones. Several nail brands have recently expanded their collections to feature more inclusive shade ranges, making it easier for more consumers to find flattering shades.
Selecting a nude nail polish often involves trial and error because many shades appear much lighter or darker when applied. Shades that are much lighter than your skin tone may create a noticeable contrast, and shades that are much darker may not achieve the nude look. Some nail art enthusiasts, however, are partial to slight shade differences between nude polish and skin tones.
How to style nude polish
While nude polish can be worn on its own, it’s often styled to achieve different nail art or fashion looks. Understated nude manicures, for example, let ornate ring sets shine as statement accessories. Some nude nail looks are used for modern French manicures as base or tip colors. Nude polish is also popular as a neutral base color for nail art stickers or designs.
How to get the best nude nail polish application
Nude polish is a simple look that requires the right application techniques to look its best. Here are a few ways you can get the most out of a nude nail polish manicure at home.
- Prior to polish application, you’ll need a manicure. Besides filing and shaping nails, push back or trim cuticles.
- To maximize the polish’s wear time, always apply base coat and top coat.
- After you’ve applied nude polish, avoid any “scraping” activities to prevent chips.
- Between manicures, keep hands and cuticles moisturized with rich hand creams and cuticle oil.
What to look for in a quality nude nail polish
Gel vs. regular nail polish
Regular nail polish can be applied to natural nails without any special products or preparation. It comes off easily with most nail polish removers as well. However, these formulas rarely last as long as gel polish manicures. On average, it’s common for them to chip or crack within a week.
Gel nail polish, on the other hand, has an involved application that requires special base coats, top coats and curing with a nail lamp. These polish formulas offer long wear times, which may last two to three weeks. One of the drawbacks, however, is that gel polish often contains chemicals that may damage nails over time.
Finish
Many nude polish varieties have glossy finishes, but it’s not the only one available. Matte nude polishes offer a sleek, modern look, whereas metallic, iridescent or pearlescent finishes add depth and dimension. There are some nude polishes with understated glitter or shimmer finishes as well.
Fast-drying formulas
Fast-drying nail polishes are popular for quick-and-easy application. Many of these formulas require only one coat to appear opaque, which means overall manicure time is cut in half — or less — compared to regular polishes. Unfortunately, some of these nail polishes may be difficult to spread across nails because they dry so quickly.
Nontoxic formulas
Many nail polish varieties are now marked as “X- Free” formulas, in which they are made without common chemicals or animal-derived materials. These formulas are advertised as “X-Free,” featuring the number of ingredients they’re free of, such as “7-Free.” Their packaging usually lists which ingredients those are as well.
How much you can expect to spend on nude nail polish
Nude nail polish starts at $3 per bottle, while salon-quality formulas may run $11-$40 per bottle. If you’re investing in nude nail polish shade collections, be prepared to spend $12-$40.
Nude nail polish FAQ
How many coats of nude nail polish do you need to apply?
A. It depends on the opacity of the formula. Some fast-drying formulas are thick and only require a single coat; other formulas may require between two and three coats to achieve opaque application.
What is the shelf life of nail polish?
A. Unfortunately, nail polish manufacturers usually don’t list expiration dates on their packaging. However, most nail polish lasts up to 24 months after it’s opened. Unopened polish may last for several years.
What’s the best nude nail polish to buy?
Top nude nail polish
Eternal 4 Collection Dark Nudes Nail Polish
What you need to know: This set of four polishes is well-received for its inclusive shade range and 12-Free formula.
What you’ll love: The nail polish is suitable for all types of manicures, including natural, acrylic or gel nails. Its 12-Free formula is free of a dozen heavy chemicals and animal-derived ingredients. The polish offers smooth application and is quick to dry.
What you should consider: The polish may require two or three coats so it doesn’t appear thin or streaky.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top nude nail polish for the money
essie Wild Nude Glossy Shine Nail Polish
What you need to know: A salon-quality formula, this nude polish can be worn as sheer with one coat or opaque with a few coats.
What you’ll love: The vegan polish has a high-gloss finish that reflects light. The collection includes dozens of shades to match many skin tones. A long-lasting formula, the polish may last well over a week without chips.
What you should consider: After application, buyers felt some shades appeared different from what they expected.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Modelones Gel Nail Polish Kit in Nude Brown
What you need to know: If you do at-home gel manicures, this inclusive 12-shade collection features a long-wearing, highly pigmented formula.
What you’ll love: The low-odor polish is suitable for individuals who are sensitive to smells. With proper application, the manicure may last up to 2 weeks without chipping. The polish can be used with glossy or matte top coats for gel polish.
What you should consider: The shade collection doesn’t come with base and top coats, which are required for application.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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STREETSBORO, Ohio -- Police arrested a man and woman from Kent after $6,000 worth of methamphetamine was found in their hotel room Tuesday.
Brian Crawford, 32, of Kent, was arrested and charged with possession of drugs.
Christina Dunham, 44, also of Kent, was charged with complicity to possession of drugs.
Police were called to a room in Fairfield Inn on Ohio 14 Tuesday after a hotel employee reported suspected drug activity.
When officers arrived, the employee said drugs were seen in the room. Police found a small amount of marijuana, some prescription pills and a baggie of crystal methamphetamine valued at $6,000.
"The crystal meth is a significant find because this type of meth is relatively new to this area," said police in a news release. "This crystal meth, known as "ice" or "glass" is different from the normal homemade or "shake-and-bake" meth due to its purity." | 2022-05-21T06:15:18+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2013/02/kent_couple_arrested_when_meth.html |
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- eBay Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY) today announced it will be taking steps to close its marketplace business in Turkey, GittiGidiyor. eBay acquired the majority stake in GittiGidiyor in 2011 and has operated the business as an independent platform. eBay regularly reviews its business operations globally and made this difficult but strategic decision based on the ongoing competitive dynamics in the market.
eBay will work closely with GittiGidiyor buyers and sellers to assist in the migration off the platform, and will share more detailed information with them directly later today. As of today, sellers will no longer be able to list new items and as of July 18, buyers will no longer be able to make new purchases. Buyers and sellers will be able to access their My Account page until September 5, 2022.
The closure of the GittiGidiyor business is not anticipated to have a material impact on eBay's Q2 or full year results. For reference, GittiGidiyor contributed approximately 4 million active buyers to eBay's consolidated active buyer count at the end of Q1 2022.
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SIMSBURY, Conn., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD), a leader in spacecraft dispensing and separation systems, has successfully deployed an experimental payload with its Payload Release Ring (PRR) spacecraft separation system.
D-Orbit's ION Satellite Carrier successfully delivered EBAD's experiment to low Earth orbit. The data gathered from this experiment ensures EBAD's new spacecraft dispensing products carry the same reliability that the industry is accustomed to with its heritage NEA® release mechanism. The experiment provided valuable data on the performance of the PRR, which is designed to separate satellites from the launch vehicle or orbital transfer vehicle (OTV). Available in 8-inch, 15-inch, and 24-inch diameters, the PRRs utilize the NEA® Hold Down & Release Mechanisms (HDRM) and are configured to fasten directly to industry-standard circular mounting interfaces, and to satellites up to 800KG in mass. The PRR demonstration mission launched on SpaceX's Falcon 9 on January 31, 2023, and the PRR successfully deployed the payload from D-Orbit's ION carrier on February 8, 2023.
Chad Thompson, president of EBAD, said EBAD's extensive experience in providing reliable, high-quality products to various missions across markets helps them create a product that clients can rely on, no matter the scale of their mission.
"EBAD serves both the satellite and launch vehicle markets, giving us a unique understanding of separation and dispensing systems requirements, which reside at the crossroads of both space markets. Our high volume and vertically integrated production capabilities allow us to deliver reliable payload deployment systems with higher value and significantly shorter lead times," Thompson said.
Outside of this mission, EBAD has a long history of successful space separation events with its ultra-low shock and high reliability NEA® Hold Down & Release Mechanisms and resettable TiNi™ Mechanisms, including 187 releases on the James Webb Space Telescope, 80 deployments of the OneWeb satellites, and most recently, the release of the O3b mPower satellites in a 4-Point Mount configuration.
This most recent demonstration focused on the PRR 8-inch diameter and EBAD has several other upcoming flight demonstration missions for its 15-inch and 24-inch diameter PRRs, and its integrated 4-Point Mount Separation System, which also utilizes the flight-proven NEA® HDRMs.
Based in Simsbury, Conn., Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense has been in business for more than 180 years, supplying world-class initiation and separation system products for space programs for more than 60 years. With facilities in Graham, Ky., Moorpark, Calif., and Simsbury, the company delivers mission-critical solutions for satellites (separation and dispensing), human spacecraft, missiles, and launch vehicles, and has the Space industry's widest array of flight-proven pyrotechnic and non-pyrotechnic separation system solutions.
From the Apollo mission to Artemis… to Mars and beyond. EBAD is Right for Your Mission™
Contact: Mike Ronzello
Dir. Strategy & Business Development
(860) 519-5526
mrronzello@ebad.com
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United States picked to host 2025 Club World Cup, an expanded soccer tournament with 32 teams
GENEVA (AP) — The United States will host the Club World Cup in 2025, the first time the FIFA tournament will have 32 teams.
Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea already earned places as recent Champions League winners for the expanded tournament lineup that is set to test stadiums and operations one year before the 2026 World Cup.
The United States will host the men’s World Cup with Canada and Mexico, and FIFA could yet give some Club World Cup games to those countries.
The Club World Cup will take place in June-July 2025. The United States was chosen as host Friday during an online meeting of the FIFA Council.
FIFA praised “the United States’ position as a proven leader in staging global events and because it would allow FIFA to maximize synergies with the delivery” of the 2026 tournament.
The Seattle Sounders also are in the lineup for the Club World Cup as the 2022 champion of North American soccer region CONCACAF. The Americans should get another entry as the host nation.
Storied European teams have visited the United States for preseason friendly games for years but the expanded club tournament will give fans a rare chance to see 12 of them play competitive games.
FIFA said in March the basic qualification path for clubs was to win a continental championship in any of the four years from 2021 to 2024 in the five main confederations: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America.
Europe with 12 teams and South America with six are the only continents with more than four entries. Extra places should be awarded according to team rankings by results a four-year span in continental competitions.
The current seven-team Club World Cup for continental champions played every season creates little broad appeal and FIFA has long wanted to stage a full-sized tournament every four years.
This expanded version in 2025 is a huge commercial opportunity for FIFA to try new broadcasting models and sign new sponsors, funding hundreds of millions of dollars in prize money for the clubs.
The influential European Club Association said in March it hoped for talks with FIFA on how to manage the commercial rights.
The format for a Club World Cup lasting about three weeks has yet to be decided. One option is guaranteeing the 32 teams at least three games each playing in eight groups of four. The eight group winners could then advance to the quarterfinals. That would create a tournament of 56 games if a third-place game was included.
The current annual Club World Cup format will continue with a final edition scheduled for December in Saudi Arabia.
Reviving the Club World Cup was a priority for FIFA president Gianni Infantino on being elected in 2016, but his first project plan was blocked. A Saudi-linked $25 billion deal with Japanese technology investor SoftBank provoked anger from European soccer officials who saw it as secretive and an overreach by FIFA.
FIFA got agreement in 2019 for a 24-team event to launch in June 2021 in China, but that was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic before commercial details had been confirmed.
FIFA came back with a fresh Club World Cup plan after the Super League project led by an elite group of clubs quickly failed in April 2021 while causing intense turmoil for European soccer body UEFA.
Other teams already qualified for the 2025 Club World Cup are: Palmeiras (Brazil), Flamengo (Brazil), Monterrey (Mexico), Leon (Mexico), Al-Ahly (Egypt), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Urawa Red Diamonds (Japan) and Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).
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OAK ISLAND, N.C. — One man is dead after officials say he drowned on Sunday during what has been a busy day for rescue crews.
According to a release, the Oak Island Water Rescue, Fire Department, and Police Department were called to a beach access location around Sunday at 2:04 p.m. in reference to a swimmer in distress.
Bystanders pulled the swimmer to shore and attempted CPR before the rescue crew arrived. Life-saving measures were attempted but were unsuccessful.
Kevin Whitley, a 52-year-old man from Hickory, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the release.
Oak Island officials say more than half a dozen similar calls have been made in the area just on Sunday. Tropical Storm Colin's impact is causing rough conditions on the Carolina coast.
The conditions have caused the Oak Island Water Rescue to display a red flag, which asks beachgoers to stay out of the water for safety reasons. Oak Island encourages visitors to plan ahead of their trips to the beach by checking conditions in the area.
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