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DENVER (KDVR) — Fall is a wonderfully colorful time thanks to the changing leaves around us. But why do leaves change color each fall?
Leaves have chlorophyll in them that give them green pigment during the warmer months. In the fall, when the temperatures get cooler and the sun angle changes, the tree’s chlorophyll starts to break down.
Eventually, the green color disappears and other colors become visible. The leaf color depends on the pigment present in the leaf.
Xanthophyll causes leaves to turn yellow, carotene causes orange leaves, and anthocyanin causes red leaves.
When fall brings drier days with cooler nights, the colors of the leaves appear brighter.
While fall officially began on September 22, leaf peepers in most parts of the United States will have to wait a few weeks until peak foliage time, according to one prediction map.
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most popular places to catch leaves changing color, and its 2022 Fall Foliage Prediction map is a tool designed to help travelers decide on the best time to visit.
Using a complex algorithm, the map forecasts county-by-county fall foliage based on millions of data points. The data includes historical temperatures, historical precipitation, forecast temperatures from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, historical leaf peak trends and even user-generated information.
The northernmost states in the contiguous U.S. are the first to see the changing of leaves, and the trend slowly trickles down to the southernmost states.
Across the U.S., the peak foliage happens sometime between Oct. 3 and Nov. 21.
Check out this map to see when fall colors will peak near you.
Izzy Karpinski and Jocelina Joiner contributed to this report. | 2022-09-25T15:03:34+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/national/why-do-leaves-change-color/ |
PERU, Indiana — An Indiana conservation officer saved the life of a Kokomo man who was thrown from his boat on Mississinewa Lake Thursday.
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, 76-year-old Robert Boyd was on his boat around 10:25 a.m. when he was thrown from the vessel. Conservation officer Hunter Law was patrolling the area and heard a boat's engine rev, then quickly turn off.
He located the unoccupied boat in the lake, then found Boyd under the surface of the water.
The boater was taken to shore, where medics took him to Community Howard Regional Health to be checked out.
Investigators said Boyd was not wearing a personal flotation device, but a safety lanyard turned off the boat's engine when he was ejected.
"Without this safety precaution, the boat could have circled Boyd or struck another object," DNR wrote in a release.
The agency urges all boaters to wear a flotation device when they're on the water and for boat operators to wear a safety lanyard.
The conservation officers at the scene were assisted by Wabash Fire-EMS and the Mississinewa Park & Reservoir staff. | 2022-05-20T02:44:30+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/dnr-officer-saves-kokomo-man-who-fell-from-boat-water-rescue-mississinewa-lake/531-5ffdb26b-87b3-4b62-a21a-3e8c3c7b3254 |
ROME (AP) — Dubai ended its 30% tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom Sunday and made its required liquor licenses free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of revenue for its ruling family to apparently further boost tourism to the emirate.
The sudden New Year’s Day announcement, made by Dubai’s two state-linked alcohol retailers, came apparently from a government decree from its ruling Al Maktoum family. However, government officials did not immediately acknowledge the decision and did not respond to questions from The Associated Press.
But it follows years of loosening regulations over liquor in the sheikhdom, which now sells alcohol during daylight hours in Ramadan and began providing home delivery during the lockdowns at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Alcohol sales have long served as a major barometer of the economy of Dubai, a top travel destination in the UAE, home to the long-haul carrier Emirates. During the recent World Cup in nearby Qatar, Dubai’s many bars drew commuting soccer fans.
However, a pint of beer easily can cost over $10 at a bar, with other drinks running even higher. It wasn’t immediately clear if this would cause a price drop at alcohol-serving establishments or if it only would affect those buying it from retailers.
Alcohol distributor Maritime and Mercantile International, which is part of the wider Emirates Group, made the announcement in a statement.
“Since we began our operations in Dubai over 100 years ago, the emirate’s approach has remained dynamic, sensitive and inclusive for all,” said Tyrone Reid of MMI. “These recently updated regulations are instrumental to continue ensuring the safe and responsible purchase and consumption of alcoholic beverages in Dubai and the UAE.”
MMI did not respond to a question over whether the decision was permanent. However, an ad put up by MMI urged customers to buy from its stores, saying “you no longer need to drive out to the other emirates.” Dubai residents long have driven into Umm al-Quwain and other emirates for bulk, tax-free alcohol purchases.
African & Eastern, the second alcohol retailer believed to be at least partially held by the state or affiliated firms, also announced the end of the municipality tax and license fees.
Under Dubai law, non-Muslims must be 21 or older to consume alcohol. Drinkers are supposed to carry plastic cards issued by the Dubai police that permit them to purchase, transport and consume beer, wine and liquor. Otherwise, they can face fines and arrest — even though the sheikhdom’s vast network of bars, nightclubs and lounges almost never ask to see the permit.
Still, relatively liberal Dubai is an outlier among others in the region. Sharjah, an emirate that borders Dubai to the north, outlaws alcohol, as do the nearby nations of Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the oil-rich UAE, ended its alcohol license system in September 2020. The announcement Sunday also came as the UAE prepares to introduce a 9% corporate tax in June atop of other fees and charges it levies while avoiding personal income taxes.
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Follow Jon Gambrell on Twitter at www.twitter.com/jongambrellAP. | 2023-01-01T19:11:45+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/business/ap-business/ap-dubai-ends-30-tax-on-alcohol-sales-fee-for-liquor-licenses/ |
STOCKHOLM (AP) — Officials at a Swedish zoo managed to get three chimpanzees who had broken out of their enclosure back into a secure space, but four others were shot dead.
The Furuvik zoo said in a statement Saturday that the surviving animals are now being looked after and one who is injured is receiving veterinary care.
The apes had escaped on Wednesday, with some of them making their way out of the monkey house where they lived. Officials were forced to shoot them because of the danger to the public. Two were shot in the zoo grounds and one was confirmed dead inside the monkey house. When keepers were finally able to get inside on Saturday, they found the body of a fourth chimp.
“What has happened is a great tragedy and a huge failure of us,” the zoo said in a statement on Facebook.
“We all feel a huge sadness about what has happened and mourn our beloved chimps Linda, Torsten, Santino and Manda. … We are very keen to get to the bottom of how this could have happened and the investigation may show where we have (failed) or if we could have acted differently.”
The zoo identified the surviving chimps as Selma, Maria-Magdalena and Tjobbe, and said Selma’s injuries were being treated.
The Furuvik zoo is located near Gavle, 165 kilometers (100 miles) north of Stockholm. It is part of an amusement park. According to the park’s website, it is also the only primate research station in the Nordic countries.
It is not the first time in recent months that animals have escaped from Swedish zoos. In October, a venomous king cobra escaped from its terrarium at a zoo in Sweden but returned by itself after a week. | 2022-12-18T11:22:39+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/world-news/ap-international/ap-3-escaped-chimpanzees-recaptured-in-sweden-4-shot-dead/ |
PHOENIX (AP) — California communities exposed to hazardous dust by a drying lake bed have found themselves at the center of tensions between Arizona and California over how to conserve water along the overtaxed Colorado River.
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat facing reelection, wants the federal government to withhold money for environmental cleanup at the Salton Sea until California agrees to use less of its share of the river. He also faulted the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation for not being clear about when and how it will act if the seven Western states that rely on the river fail to significantly lower their use.
“We are out of time,” Kelly wrote Tuesday in a letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior. “The longer the Department waits to press for an agreement … the more difficult this crisis will be to solve, leading only to tougher choices and litigation.”
Federal officials in June said the states must dramatically cut usage as key reservoirs risk dropping so low they can’t produce hydropower or supply water users. But the states blew through an August deadline without a plan. Congress has dedicated up to $4 billion in part to pay farmers and cities to use less water, but its impact remains unclear.
Much attention is on California, the largest holder of the river’s water and the last to lose in times of shortage. The state’s users said recently they would cut use up to 9% contingent on federal money and a plan to clean up toxic dust around the Salton Sea.
The lake formed in 1905 when the river overflowed and is mainly fed by runoff from southeast California farms. As it dries, wind kicks up particles that worsen air quality. When the farms use less river water, less excess flows into the sea.
California officials and the community group Alianza Coachella Valley were surprised by Kelly’s letter. They said it’s unfair to use communities exposed to environmental harms as a bargaining chip.
“The Colorado River system is in crisis, what we need is less finger pointing and more actual water conserved,” Wade Crowfoot, secretary of California’s Natural Resources Agency, said.
Kelly’s letter comes amid a tough reelection bid against Republican Blake Masters, a contest that will help determine control of the U.S. Senate.
As farmers and cities across the West face diminishing water supplies, anxiety about Arizona’s future water access has become a major issue particularly in cities like Phoenix and Tucson.
Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming and Colorado, tribes and Mexico also hold rights to the river’s water. It helps supply drinking water to an estimated 40 million people plus countless farms that grow vegetables and crops for the nation.
Latest federal projections show that the dam at Lake Powell — a critical reservoir on the Arizona-Utah border — won’t be able to produce power by the end of next year if rain and snowfall is minimal.
Already, Arizona, Nevada and Mexico have endured mandatory supply cuts. California eventually would be looped in to those cuts if Lake Powell and Lake Mead continue to drop as projected.
The savings California offered in October — 400,000 acre-feet of water annually — make up about about one-fifth of the minimum amount federal officials say needs cutting across the basin.
Tom Buschatzke, director of the Arizona Department of Water Resources, said Wednesday he didn’t consider California’s offer a firm commitment. Arizona has saved some water beyond its mandated cuts since June but hasn’t settled on how much more it would offer, he said by email.
Any federal money given to California to address the Salton Sea should be tied to a promise by the state to keep water in Lake Mead, Buschatzke said.
Withholding money for cleanup projects around the lake “would affect real communities already suffering from higher rates of asthma and other health problems,” Silvia Paz, executive director for Alianza Coachella Valley, said in a statement.
Kelly said Wednesday it’s wrong for California to demand money for the Salton Sea to resolve a crisis on the Colorado River.
“I’m not going to let California get away with that,” Kelly said after a campaign stop in Phoenix. “You can’t hold the Colorado River hostage with funding for something else. Doesn’t matter what it is. I mean, this is water we’re talking about.”
Kelly also wants specifics about when California will be limited from taking out water it stores in the lake.
The Interior Department declined to comment on Kelly’s letter, spokesman Tyler Cherry said.
Masters, Kelly’s Republican rival, calls for an even more aggressive confrontation with California, saying during a recent debate, “we can solve this problem with technology and sharp elbows.”
“Why is California even putting its straw into the Colorado River?” Masters said, suggesting the state instead should be removing salt from ocean water to increase its supply.
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Ronayne reported from Sacramento, California. Associated Press writer Felicia Fonseca in Flagstaff, Arizona, contributed. | 2022-10-27T13:36:41+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/us-politics/ap-arizonas-kelly-hits-california-on-colorado-river-use/ |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and allies committed more rocket systems, ammunition and other military aid to Ukraine Wednesday, as American defense leaders said they see the war to block Russian gains in the eastern Donbas region grinding on for some time.
Speaking at the close of a virtual meeting with about 50 defense leaders from around the world, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said it will be “hard work” to keep allies and partners all committed to the war effort as the months drag on.
“We’re pushing hard to maintain and intensify the momentum of donations,” Austin said. “This will be an area of focus for the foreseeable future, as it should be, in terms of how long our allies and partners will remain committed ... There’s no question that this will always be hard work making sure that we maintain unity.”
Officials have been reluctant to say how long the war may last, but Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, suggested it could be a long slog.
“We have a very serious grinding war of attrition going on in the Donbas. And unless there’s a breakthrough on either side — which right now the analysts don’t think is particularly likely in the near term — it will probably continue as a grinding war of attrition for a period of time until both sides see an alternative way out of this, perhaps through negotiation or something like that.”
Officials said Wednesday that the U.S. will send Ukraine four more High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) and precision-guided rockets for them, as well as additional artillery rounds. A more detailed announcement is expected later this week.
The aid comes as Russian forces try to solidify gains in the two provinces in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, Donetsk and Luhansk, while also expanding attacks into other areas. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state-controlled RT television and the RIA Novosti news agency that Russia has expanded its “special military operation” from the Donbas to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions and other captured territories.
Austin said Lavrov's comments come as no surprise to allies who have known Russia has greater ambitions in capturing Ukraine.
But Ukrainian troops have been using the HIMARS to strike Russian logistics nodes and command and control centers, including behind the front lines to disrupt supply chains. And on Wednesday they struck and damaged a bridge that is key to supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine, where Lavrov said Moscow is trying to consolidate its territorial gains.
Milley said the Ukrainian strikes are “steadily degrading the Russian ability to supply their troops, command and control their forces, and carry out their illegal war of aggression.”
He said that, due to Ukraine's resistance, Russia has been able to gain just six to 10 miles of ground in the Donbas over the past 90 days, with “tens of thousands of artillery rounds” fired in each 24-hour period. And he said he does not believe that the Donbas region has been lost to Russia.
“It’s not lost yet. The Ukrainians are making the Russians pay for every inch of territory that they gain and advances are measured in literally hundreds of meters,” Milley said.
The issue going forward, he said, will be the amount of HIMARS rockets and other ammunition expended by the Ukraine forces. The U.S. has been sending thousands of rounds, taking them from American military stockpiles, and raising questions about how long that will last and at what point there may be a risk to U.S. military readiness.
“We are looking at all of that very, very carefully,” Milley said. “We think we’re okay right now as we project forward into the next month or two or three, we think we’re going to be okay.”
The U.S. has already provided more than $7 billion in aid to Ukraine since the war began in late February. Austin said that during the defense meeting, there was also discussion about how to ensure that Ukraine is able to maintain and repair the weapons systems into the future.
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Follow the AP’s coverage of the war at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine | 2022-07-20T22:21:42+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/US-sending-more-military-aid-to-Ukraine-as-war-17318006.php |
SEATTLE — Multiple King County law enforcement guilds came together Wednesday for a press conference to emphasize their concerns around what they describe as a "public safety crisis."
Representatives from the Seattle Police Officers Guild, King County Police Officers Guild and King County Corrections Guild spoke to reporters and offered details on the staffing and process issues the state's largest county is experiencing.
Joining the guilds at the microphone was current Federal Way mayor and candidate for King County Prosecutor Jim Ferrell.
Ferrell spoke about the current backlog King County is facing, with over 5,000 felony cases remaining outstanding.
"Of which over 180 are homicides, over 500 sexual assault cases, these cases are awaiting trial, they are stuck in this system, and there is no discernible plan moving forward," Ferrell said. "That is a failure of justice and really a failure to serve the people who are the victims of these crimes."
Staffing was another concern consistently highlighted by the union representatives.
King County Corrections is dealing with roughly 100 vacancies, forcing some employees to work 16-hour shifts multiple days a week.
Mike Solan, the president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild, said there are 350 individuals within the Seattle Police Department that are currently eligible to retire. He added that the department already has lost 122 officers so far in 2022.
The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance in August that aims to improve police recruitment and retention.
Under the plan, hiring incentives of up to $30,000 for lateral transfers and $7,500 for new recruits will be made available. If hired, officers will also be reimbursed for fees, travel expenses and relocation costs.
The department estimated that implementing the measure and offering hiring incentives over the next three years will cost more than $5 million. | 2022-09-07T23:27:33+00:00 | king5.com | https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/king-county-public-safety-crisis/281-b0d338f6-0e86-49f9-a808-d837908d4eb2 |
By PAUL WISEMAN
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers slowed their hiring in September but still added 263,000 jobs, a solid figure that will likely keep the Federal Reserve on pace to keep raising interest rates aggressively to fight persistently high inflation.
Friday’s government report showed that hiring fell from 315,000 in August, marking the weakest gain since April 2021. The unemployment rate fell from 3.7% to 3.5%, matching a half-century low.
The Fed is hoping that slower job growth would mean less pressure on employers to raise pay and pass those costs on to their customers through price increases — a recipe for high inflation. But September’s hiring — slightly stronger than economists had expected — might not have slowed enough to satisfy the central bank’s inflation fighters.
In September, hourly wages rose 5% from a year earlier, the slowest year-over-year pace since December but still hotter than the Fed would want. The proportion of Americans who either have a job or are looking for one slipped slightly, a disappointment for those hoping that more people would enter the labor force and help ease worker shortages and upward pressure on wages.
“A moderation in job and wage growth will be welcome developments for Fed officials,’ Rubeela Farooqi, chief U.S. economist at High Frequency Economics, wrote in a report. Still, she doesn’t expect the softer jobs and wage numbers to keep the Fed from raising its benchmark short-term rate by a sizable three-quarters of a point in November and by a half-point in December.
Last month, restaurants and bars added 60,000 jobs, as did healthcare companies. State and local governments cut 27,000 jobs. Retailers, transportation and warehouse companies reduced employment modestly.
The public anxiety that has arisen over high prices and the prospect of a recession is carrying political consequences as President Joe Biden’s Democratic Party struggles to maintain control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
In its epic battle to rein in inflation, the Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate five times this year. It is aiming to slow economic growth enough to reduce annual price increases back toward its 2% target.
It has a long way to go. In August, one key measure of year-over-year inflation, the consumer price index, amounted to 8.3%. And for now, consumer spending — the primary driver of the U.S. economy — is showing resilience. In August, consumers spent a bit more than in July, a sign that the economy was holding up despite rising borrowing rates, violent swings in the stock market and inflated prices for food, rent and other essentials.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has warned bluntly that the inflation fight will “bring some pain,” notably in the form of layoffs and higher unemployment. Some economists remain hopeful that despite the persistent inflation pressures, the Fed will still manage to achieve a so-called soft landing: Slowing growth enough to tame inflation, without going so far as to tip the economy into recession.
It’s a notoriously difficult task. And the Fed is trying to accomplish it at a perilous time. The global economy, weakened by food shortages and surging energy prices resulting from Russia’s war against Ukraine, may be on the brink of recession. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, warned Thursday that the IMF is downgrading its estimates for world economic growth by $4 trillion through 2026 and that “things are more likely to get worse before it gets better.’
Powell and his colleagues on the Fed’s policymaking committee want to see signs that the abundance of available jobs — there’s currently an average of 1.7 openings for every unemployed American — will steadily decline. Some encouraging news came this week, when the Labor Department reported that job openings fell by 1.1 million in August to 10.1 million, the fewest since June 2021.
Nick Bunker, head of economic research at the Indeed Hiring Lab, suggested that among the items on “the soft-landing flight checklist’ is “a decline in job openings without a spike in the unemployment rate, and that’s what we’ve seen the last few months.”
On the other hand, by any standard of history, openings remain extraordinarily high: In records dating to 2000, they had never topped 10 million in a month until last year.
Economist Daniel Zhao of the jobs website Glassdoor argued that a single-minded focus on the job market might be overdone. Regardless of what happens with jobs and wages, Zhao suggested, the Fed’s policymakers won’t likely let up on their rate-hike campaign until they see proof that they’re actually hitting their target.
“They want to see inflation slowing down,” he said.
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Investigators release new details about woman accused of having sex with dog on video
JONES COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM/Gray News) – Officials have released new details about a case in Mississippi in which they say a 19-year-old woman had sex with a dog on multiple occasions.
Denise Frazier was arrested Wednesday and charged with unnatural intercourse – aggravated cruelty of an animal.
During her initial court appearance Thursday, a judge set Frazier’s bond at $25,000. She is also ordered to stay away from animals until after her trial.
If found guilty, Frazier could spend up to 10 years in prison.
According to the affidavit, Jones County Sheriff’s Deputy Regina Newton received information on Tuesday about a woman having sexual intercourse with a dog. The sex acts were caught on Snapchat videos.
During the initial investigation, Newton was able to identify Frazier as the suspect, the report said.
Newton located Frazier at a residence in Laurel. The affidavit said Frazier admitted she was the one in the video, but she said she had been forced to participate.
The affidavit said Newton received several more videos of Frazier having intercourse with a German shepherd. Newton saw a German shepherd at the residence when she arrived to question Frazier.
Officials said three separate dogs were seen on video, and all animals are now in a safe place getting medical help.
Frazier also said that the videos were taken a year ago. However, screenshots of iCloud-shared photos of the videos showed a range of dates between Feb. 23-28 of this year.
Investigators said their findings lead them to believe Frazier “willfully, unlawfully and feloniously had sexual intercourse with one or more domesticated animals, one being a male German shepherd and recorded the intercourse via an electronic device on or about Feb. 23-Feb. 28, 2023.”
The sheriff’s office said some videos may have been made in other counties. Those counties have been alerted, and more charges may be added.
Lead investigator Sgt. JD Carter told WDAM they have found no evidence that Frazier was forced to make the videos.
“Disturbing, extremely disturbing videos that I can’t even wrap my head around it,” Carter said. “I wouldn’t understand the mindset that would even drive somebody to do that. The claim of being threatened and forced to conduct those videos, as she claimed, there’s no evidence to be found supporting that idea, and yeah, we did look into it.”
Carter said he’s never worked on a case like this before.
“There are really no true words to describe it other than disgusting,” Carter said.
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As you're doing some spring cleaning, you may stumble on an outdated laptop at the bottom of the closet, or some old phones stashed in a junk drawer.
But instead of tossing them in the trash, there are much better options for those old devices, and some could even get you some money.
Friends Carol Lawrence and Susan Sipple recently updated their smartphones.
But at home, Lawrence said, "I have five phones, flip phones too!"
Sipple said her stash is even worse.
"It sits there, it collects dust, and then you add another and another," she said. "And when you turn around you have seven phones, like I did."
What you can do with those old phones
That's what Alex Hausfeld of U-Break-I-Fixrefers to as the "tech graveyard," that everyone seems to have.
"Usually, it's either a shoe box or a closet or a junk drawer"
Hausfeld says the last thing to do with old devices - is toss them in the trash.
"That's because of the harmful chemicals that can be released into the environment whether it's burned or goes into a landfill," he sid.
Instead, he says to repurpose old devices.
An example, he says, is using old smartphones as security cameras.
"Baby monitors are another one," he said.
Or he says you can make anywhere from $25 to several hundred dollars if you sell a device at one of many reselling sites online.
Just make sure it's wiped clean, he cautions.
"Be sure all of your personal information is off of it," he said.
Hausfeld manages a U-Break-I-fFix by Asurion store which partners with Samsung, to help customers recycle tech for free.
"We will recycle anything from phones, to old chargers, old cables, to batteries."
Mark Williams, the head of customer care with Samsung, says parts are reused when possible -- or disposed of properly.
When a device breaks down, William also suggests you repair it ... Rather than replace it.
"If you want to stretch your dollars," he said, "you can keep your device a year or two longer by just getting it fixed and it'll perform like it did when you first got it."
One last option for old devices: help others.
Carol Lawrence and Susan Sipple say to consider donating them, in their case to help seniors and victims of domestic violence.
"If it can help somebody else then that's what we should do," Sipple said.
So recycle, sell, repair, or repurpose, and that way, you don't waste your money.
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A Porsche Carrera GTZ, one of just six examples, including the original prototype, is set to be sold off via an online auction on car-trading platform Carhuna.
Bidding for the V-10 supercar opens on July 14, and the sale is scheduled to last ten days.
The price estimate is between 1.5 million and 1.7 million British pounds (approximately $1.9 million and $2.2 million at current exchange rates).
The car is currently in the U.K., at dealership DK Engineering. It is based on a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that was originally delivered to a customer in the U.S., and it has had three previous owners. Like many exotics, it has barely been driven. The listing says there are just 9,350 miles on the odometer.
The Carrera GTZ was born when a Carrera GT owner from Switzerland approached Italian coachbuilder Zagato in 2013 with a request to have the Porsche supercar’s standard rear deck with its mesh-lined humps replaced by a more conservative design lining up with the roof.
Zagato ended up redesigning most of the body, though the changes are much more subtle than more recent Zagato creations. According to the coachbuilder, the aim was to create a more flowing rear reminiscent of its work done on the Porsche 356.
Five additional Carrera GT owners also chose Zagato’s conversion, which according to the listing cost the equivalent of a Carrera GT at the time. The owner who requested this particular conversion, finished in a metallic green, also chose to give the interior the Zagato treatment, which apparently none of the other owners opted for.
No change was made to the powertrain, meaning the car’s 5.7-liter V-10 still spits out 603 hp. It’s sent to the rear wheels via a 6-speed manual transmission. The combination will launch the car from 0-60 mph in 3.9 seconds and to a top speed around 205 mph.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed legislation Thursday intended to make it harder for future presidents to interfere with the once-a-decade census that determines political power and federal funding, a move that comes in response to the Trump’s administration’s failed effort to make a citizenship question part of the 2020 headcount.
The legislation was approved 220-208 with only Democratic lawmakers voting for it. The bill requires the Commerce secretary to certify to Congress that any new question sought on a future census be adequately studied and tested, and that the Government Accountability Office conduct a review of the certification.
It also seeks to limit political influence by mandating that a U.S. Census Bureau director can be fired only in cases of neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. It vests the director with all technical, operational and statistical decisions and says a deputy director has to be a career staffer with experience in demographics, statistics or related fields.
“Partisan manipulation of the census is simply wrong,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., who chairs the Committee on Oversight and Reform, which investigated the Trump administration’s efforts to add the citizenship question. “My bill would protect the census and ensure this cannot happen again regardless of which party is in power.”
Republicans unanimously opposed the bill, saying it places more power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats, reducing accountability.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said that the changes are designed to make it easier for future census results to favor Democratic-leaning states over Republican-leaning states by making it harder to overrule the director even when the president or Congress is concerned about decisions they believe will yield an unfair or inaccurate count.
The bill faces an uphill climb in the evenly divided Senate given the party-line vote in the House. But Sen. Gary Peters, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said “clearly we will take a very serious look at it.”
The census determines how many congressional seats each state gets and the distribution of $1.5 trillion in federal spending each year. Its results are used for redrawing political districts. The 2020 census was one of the most challenging in recent memory because of the attempts at political interference, the COVID-19 pandemic and natural disasters.
In the years leading up to the 2020 census, the Trump administration unsuccessfully tried to add a citizenship question to the census questionnaire, a move that advocates feared would scare off Hispanics and immigrants from participating, whether they were in the country legally or not. The Supreme Court blocked the question.
The Trump administration also unsuccessfully tried to get the Census Bureau to exclude people in the country illegally from population figures used for divvying up congressional seats among the states, also called the apportionment numbers. The Trump administration tried to end data collection and processing earlier than the revised schedule put out by the Census Bureau in response to the pandemic, a move critics saw as an attempt by the administration to release the apportionment numbers while President Donald Trump was still in office.
The apportionment numbers were released in April 2021, four months after President Joe Biden took office and Trump left.
Critics claimed the citizenship question was inspired by a Republican redistricting expert who believed using citizen voting-age population instead of the total population for the purpose of redrawing of congressional and legislative districts could be advantageous to Republicans and non-Hispanic whites.
Even though many of the Trump administration’s political efforts failed, some advocates believe they did have an impact, with significantly larger undercounts of most racial and ethnic minorities in the 2020 census compared to the 2010 census.
The Black population in the 2020 census had a net undercount of 3.3%, while it was almost 5% for Hispanics and 5.6% for American Indians and Native Alaskans living on reservations. Those identifying as some other race had a net undercount of 4.3%.
With the legislation, “we are reaffirming our commitment that every person in every community is counted,” Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., and chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. | 2022-09-16T00:47:05+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-house-oks-bill-to-curb-political-interference-with-census/ |
In the last half of last year, we heard a lot of talk (and we at NPR did a lot of talking) about the Great Resignation, aka the Big Quit. This was a trend that started right around the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and saw — anecdotally, at least — large numbers of people leaving their jobs voluntarily. There was some controversy about the Big Quit, not the least because some reporting on the trend made it sound as though many of these workers had decided to leave the labor force forever.
But the hard data — particularly here in the U.S. — suggests that in fact the labor force participation rate, which plunged at the beginning of 2020, recovered pretty quickly. That included workers close to retirement age. Which suggests that people weren't actually quitting work altogether, but were, rather, just switching jobs — in many cases leaving jobs that paid well but required long hours, and finding jobs that perhaps paid less but gave them more control over their lives. In other words, it was less the Great Resignation and more the Great Reshuffle.
That's certainly the conclusion that Jill Schlesinger reached. Schlesinger is a certified financial planner and a business analyst at CBS News. She's also the author of a new book, The Great Money Reset, which draws on her experience talking with callers to her personal finance podcast, Jill on Money. Many of those callers were considering their own Big Quit, but they weren't sure whether they could do it, or how to go about it.
Schlesinger says questions about switching jobs with a view to achieving better work-life balance aren't unheard of in the personal finance world, but they became a lot more common during the pandemic. She describes herself as inundated. And she says that is the first in a number of big changes that she thinks will affect the personal finance world going forward.
"Amid the pandemic, people who called my show were seeking more control over their time and work conditions," she says. "With the benefit of time and the quiet of the pandemic, many concluded that they want to work less or differently, enjoy more flexibility in their jobs, work at a less stressful job, or shift to a new career. They don't necessarily wish to forgo the comforts of life, but they are willing to make at least some financial sacrifices in order to do it."
It's not only about the numbers
Financial sacrifice! That's not a phrase you hear much in the personal finance world. That's because, for the most part, personal finance specialists and planners are focused on increasing assets, with an eye on a long-term time horizon: retirement. In that world, the concept of financial sacrifice doesn't really fit. Schlesinger believes the pandemic has changed that because investors have been made acutely aware that they may not make it to retirement, and it's a good idea to think about how to enjoy some of that money now. To factor that into the financial planning process, Schlesinger says, advisors are going to have to get to know their clients better.
"What's hard for a lot of financial planners is they don't like to get into the emotional stuff," Schlesinger says. The best — and most expensive — planners do, of course: they see their clients as complex human beings, who have diverse needs and messy lives. Most of the financial services industry, however, is geared towards treating people as widgets that are expected to have a certain life span, punctuated by a specific retirement point. There's not much room for the human factor there. Schlesinger says good financial planners were already turning against that approach before the pandemic hit.
"They realize that you cannot just hand a client a list and say, please populate the assets, liabilities, income expenses," Schlesinger says. "You actually have to learn about who they are. And I think that the pandemic has accelerated that trend."
The reserve fund is the most important thing
Schlesinger says that before the pandemic, she would give people some pretty standard advice about their money. She would start by telling them about the three mainstays of personal finance.
"I would say to people, you're just starting out. Here's what you have to do: You need an emergency reserve fund, you need to pay off your debt, and you need to try to put money into retirement. And I would often give those things equal weight."
People saw the wisdom of paying off debt and saving for retirement, of course. The emergency reserve fund? That was a harder sell.
"People would yell at me and say, 'How can you tell people to keep six to 12 months of their living expenses in an account that's paying no interest?' Because remember during the pandemic and early days, it really was 0% interest," she says. But the pandemic underlined the importance of having some kind of cash cushion. "The people I spoke to who had emergency reserves, had funds that they could tap into, went through the pandemic in a very different way than people who were relying on stimulus checks and extended unemployment benefits."
Now, she says, she still touts the three mainstays, but today the emergency fund gets much more attention. And not just from her. "I think post pandemic, more people understand that having an emergency reserve fund — having access to money that you can rely on — has become number one, two, and three."
Everyone wants to talk about estate planning now
For most financial planners, the hardest part of conversations is talking about the end game. People are happy to discuss retirement all day long. After all, they're anticipating a good time, when they can travel, or see family, and do all the things they've put off doing for forty years. But talking about what happens to their money and their assets when they die? No one ever wanted to talk about that before the pandemic.
They do now.
"I no longer have to fight with people about getting estate planning," Schlesinger says. "It's been a fascinating shift."
Schlesinger says COVID-19 put end-of-life considerations onto the front burner for a lot of people. She heard an especially painful story from one caller, who told her about a blowup over a family business. "Someone died and there was a small business involved and there was no instruction. Like, 'what are we doing with this business? Well, dad would've wanted us to keep it, but mom really needs the money.'"
A family fight erupted because the parent who died left no instructions. Presumably not what the parent had wanted to leave as their legacy. And certainly not what the grieving relatives wanted to go through.
"Everybody knows somebody who has a terrible estate story," Schlesinger says. The upside is that those people paid attention to those stories. Now they want to discuss estate planning. But those are tough conversations that force people to make hard choices, and the challenge now, Schlesinger says, is actually getting her clients to put those plans in place.
The triggers have changed
It wasn't unheard of for people to make big changes in their lives before the pandemic, of course, but Schlesinger says it wasn't particularly common. Most people had a career and predictable trajectory to retirement that they did their best to stick to. There were usually only a handful of life events that could shift people from that trajectory. Divorce and death were the big ones, she says, but the pandemic brought a lot more triggers to the fore: Mental health; adverse work events; isolation.
"You're living this very bare, stripped down life, and you're with your thoughts, and you're hearing about terrible things and it's really scary," she says, noting that in that context, suddenly a lot of the decisions we made in order to reach a faraway financial goal didn't seem to make sense. "And maybe that's the moment you say, 'why do I live a thousand miles away from my parents? Why have I chosen to work so hard that actually I'm not sure I really like my job; but I know I really love my kids, and I don't really think I want to work this way anymore.'"
The big barrier to making change — even when it seems the obvious choice — is fear. But the way Schlesinger sees it, the pandemic forced change on a large number of people. And they had to face those fears.
"I just was so overwhelmed by the number of people who were fearful. But who, once that fear started to dissipate, really saw opportunity amid all this chaos. And I'm not talking about market opportunity, I'm talking about life opportunity. What is it that I really think I wanna do?"
She says personal finance specialists and financial planners are going to need to come to terms with the fact that, in a weird way, the pandemic made people feel they needed to take control over their lives in a more active way, and to advocate for their more immediate needs and wants. Now it's okay to look at your career goals and your financial plans for retirement and all the rest of it and say ... What about me? Where does my in-the-moment happiness fit into this?
Schlesinger has made big, bold shifts in her own life in the past: she gave up a lucrative financial planning career to become a writer, journalist, and podcaster — so she knows what's at stake. But it was the experience of a friend of hers, Maureen, that really brought home to her the importance of understanding what the real motivations are for making changes in your life. And how to respond to them.
Maureen came to Schlesinger a few years ago for advice dealing with a big prospective life change — a divorce. It was a tough situation to contend with. But not long after, things got even tougher. "Maureen was diagnosed with a very deadly cancer and she had a four month horrible illness and died on November 30th," Schlesinger says. "Everyone has a momentous event that shakes up your life. Everybody does. And you feel the stress. You feel emotions I think even in myself as I went through that event with her, my own ability to understand how the choices we make matter, was amplified. And what I can tell you is that when you have the ability to plan in advance and use that to open up pathways for yourself, it's really beneficial."
Lighten up a little
Wild investing strategies have been around for as long as markets have existed, but the pandemic coincided with some of the craziest, including the meme stock explosion and the crypto craze. Schlesinger thinks this had much to do with people being locked down, without much to do, while there was a lot of money sloshing around the system.
"When I say a lot of money sloshing around the system, remember that we had trillions of dollars of excess savings that built up. Mostly that came from the upper, highest net worth people, but a lot of people were knowledge workers working at home who got stimulus checks and had a lot of time to futz around and had a few bucks in their accounts."
She says the communities that fueled this kind of trading weren't new, but they exploded during the pandemic, and they will likely diminish once COVID and its variants recede. But they won't go away. And that's okay. It's even okay to spend some time on your choice of subreddit and surf the occasional meme stock or crypto asset wave. So long as you do it responsibly.
"I'm not constitutionally against people taking flyers," Schlesinger says. "I mean, have fun, but don't have fun and risk the farm. Have fun and say, 'All right, I put 5% of my total investments in some crazy stuff. That's fun.'"
In other words, personal finance doesn't have to be all asset allocation, income optimization, estate planning and taxes. It can be fun too — if you choose. That's a new rule that everyone can get down with.
Jill Schlesinger's new book is The Great Money Reset. It's out now.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-01-31T19:29:14+00:00 | kosu.org | https://www.kosu.org/news/news/2023-01-31/how-the-pandemic-changed-the-rules-of-personal-finance |
New Mexico high school football: How to follow Week 7 scores
It's the start of Week 7 in New Mexico high school football, and the Sun-News will be on hand to cover this week's high school football action in Las Cruces.
Sports reporter Stephen Wagner (@stephenwag22) and photographer Meg Potter (@megpotterphoto) will be on hand Friday night for Las Cruces High's district opener against Hobbs at the Field of Dreams. Mayfield will travel to Deming, and Organ Mountain and Centennial are both off this week. All kickoffs will be at 7 p.m.
Live scores:2022 New Mexico high school football scoreboard
Be sure to check back to the Sun-News Sports section at lcsun-news.com and social media throughout the evening for scores from across the state.
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A look at what's happening around the majors on Thursday:
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SHOHEI'S STRIKEOUTS
Los Angeles Angels two-way force Shohei Ohtani has struck out at least 10 batters in five straight starts going into this outing at home against Texas.
Ohtani (9-5, 2.80) has joined Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers in Angels history to have such a streak. Ryan set a franchise-record string of seven in a row in 1977, and also a six-game run of double-digit strikeouts spanning 1972-73.
Ohtani has fanned 134 in 93 1/3 innings this season. The reigning AL MVP is 0-1 in two starts against the Rangers this year.
A GIANT SKID
Joc Pederson, Brandon Belt and San Francisco hope to regain their winning touch when they return home after an 0-7 road trip.
The Giants won five of their six games before the All-Star break, but hasn’t won since. They suffered a four-game sweep by the Dodgers in Los Angeles for the first time since 1995 over the weekend and then stumbled in Arizona.
It was the Giants' first 0-7 road trip since 1985.
Lefty Alex Wood (6-8, 4.21 ERA) faces Cubs left-hander Justin Steele (4-6, 4.02 ERA) in the series opener.
CALLING AN ANGEL
Angels star Mike Trout has a “rare” spinal condition that could affect him for the rest of his career. But he received a cortisone injection last week and plans to play again this season.
After Angels trainer Mike Forstad talked about Trout’s condition on Wednesday, the reaction was swift — and over the top, according to the 10-time All-Star.
“I got back and my phone was blowing up: ‘My career is over,’” Trout said, smiling at the absurdity of the overreactions he had seen online. “It’s just rare for a baseball player. I just have to stay on top of it.”
Trout left a game against Houston on July 12 with what was first called back spasms, then went on the injured list a week later with what was called rib cage inflammation.
BACK IN THE BRONX
After playing their first seven games since the All-Star break on the road (four against first-place teams), major league home run leader Aaron Judge and the Yankees welcome struggling Kansas City to the Bronx.
Jameson Taillon (10-2, 3.93 ERA) pitches for New York against Brady Singer (4-3, 3.82) in the opener of a seven-game homestand. Taillon walked a season-high three in a season-low 2 2/3 innings last Friday at Baltimore. The right-hander is 1-0 with a 0.47 ERA in three career starts versus the Royals.
New York swept a three-game set in Kansas City from April 29 to May 1 and is 31-12 against the Royals since 2015, winning each of the past 12 series (minimum two games) since May 25, 2015. The Yankees are 107-46 (.699) versus Kansas City this century, their best record against any AL opponent during that span.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-28T00:47:08+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/sports/2022/07/28/leading-off-ohtanis-strikeout-streak-giants-losing-skid/ |
Snoop Dogg is joining Method Man in the Tical Universe to Bring Legendary Hip Hop Flow to the Flow Blockchain Exclusively on TuneGO
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Method Man and Snoop Dogg are set to release a remix of the original Method Man song entitled New Old School Remix f. Snoop Dogg, alongside original artwork from the Tical Universe as digital hip hop collectibles exclusively on TuneGO; a Web3 tech platform built on the Flow blockchain dedicated to securing and protecting music, digital media, creative rights, and spearheading the entertainment industry's shift to Web3. Tical Universe collectibles will be available on the TuneGO Web3 Marketplace where collectors can buy, sell, and trade within the TuneGO community.
Fans and collectors will have the opportunity to own common, rare, and legendary New Old School Remix f. Snoop Dogg hip hop collectibles on September 30, 2022, with the additional opportunity to unlock original rare artwork from an esteemed collaboration of Tical Universe artists, including Alex Smetsky, Alex Sinyuts, Tom Velez, and Managing Partner Joey Crespo. Smetsky and Sinyuts previously combined their talents to bring fresh original animated artwork and cover art to the Method Man Tical Universe drop last year, which included five original and exclusive animated comic characters. Snoop Dogg has now joined the Tical Universe and will be featured alongside Method Man in upcoming interactive comics released as digital collectibles in the future.
Fans will have the opportunity to win exclusive Method Man and Snoop Dogg collectibles before the September 30, 2022, drop date, by registering for free at https://newoldschool.tunego.com. In addition to offering exclusive collectibles, community members will also have an opportunity to unlock perks and rewards, plus earn VIP priority access to future drops and surprise announcements.
"TuneGO is thrilled to be partnering with Method Man and the Tical Universe team, alongside Snoop Dogg, as we continue to empower the creative community with TuneGO's patented technology solutions," said John Kohl, CEO of TuneGO. "At TuneGO, we are constantly innovating and exploring new ways to bridge the gap between creators and consumers using the untapped power of Web3," said Kohl.
TuneGO operates on the Flow blockchain, the home of NBA Top Shot, NFL ALL DAY and UFC Strike. TuneGO's patented platform creates a technology gateway between the creative ecosystem and fans, collectors, and consumers, and is bolstered by the ease-of-use and no gas fees of the eco-friendly Flow blockchain.
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GREENSBORO, N.C. -- No. 14 Miami lost starting forward Norchad Omier to an ankle injury early in the team's 85-78 defeat to No. 21 Duke in their Atlantic Coast Conference tournament semifinal matchup on Friday.
Omier was hurt just over a minute into the game when he rebounded a missed free throw. He landed on the foot of Duke's Dereck Lively II and rolled his right ankle, sending him falling to the court and banging his hands on the hardwood in pain.
Omier was helped to the bench, then needed help just to get on his feet before being assisted to the tunnel that leads to the locker room.
Minutes later, Miami announced that Omier would miss the rest of the game. The school later tweeted that Omier had no broken bones.
The 6-foot-7 third-year sophomore came in averaging 14 points and a team-high 9.8 rebounds. He was an All-ACC second-team pick by The Associated Press earlier this week.
The Hurricanes were seeded No. 1 for the ACC tournament. They shared the regular-season title with No. 13 Virginia.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-03-11T02:52:12+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35831493/miami-norchad-omier-ankle-exits-acc-tournament-semifinal-vs-duke |
The Helena City Commission still has almost $1 million in general fund savings resulting from American Rescue Plan Act federal aid burning a hole in its pocket and has scheduled a Thursday evening meeting to hash out next steps for its allocation.
The commission has already assigned a little more than $6 million of its nearly $8.5 million in total local recovery ARPA funds from the U.S. Treasury.
That money went toward about $5.5 million worth of internal city projects, including a $1.8 million allocation for upgrades to its Ten Mile Water Treatment Plant and a $750,000 allocation to the local dispatch office for a new computer management and records system.
The commissioners also awarded just shy of $2 million so far in three external allocations, including $1.58 million to Rocky Mountain Development Council to help offset the cost of its affordable housing project in conjunction with Helena Area Habitat for Humanity, Helena YWCA and Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church.
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Helena Food Share and Tri-County Fire Safe Working Group received allocations of $250,000 and $143,000, respectively.
Those external allocations, referred to by the city as "Community Aid Grants," came from a late 2022 effort to solicit proposals from community nonprofits and private entities.
A total of 43 proposals were submitted by 41 applicants.
Of the 43 proposals, the commission elevated seven as finalists and approved the funding of those initial three projects in early March.
Three proposals from that list of seven remain unfunded, an emergency shelter acquisition project from Family Promise of Greater Helena, a sustainability study from Helena Regional Sports Association, and the purchase of mobile hygiene and meal prep units from United Way of Lewis & Clark County.
Carroll College, which initially requested $1 million of the city's federal aid to help fund the installation of artificial turf and lights at its football field, later lowered their ask to $700,000, then announced in an email to the city Wednesday afternoon that it was withdrawing its application altogether.
"Carroll College deeply values the well-being of our community and recognizes the pressing social needs such as housing and food insecurity that demand immediate attention," the email signed by Carroll College President John Cech states. "We understand and support the City Commission's prioritization of these crucial areas as the Commission works to finalize the allocation of ARPA funding. Given that these issues align with our Catholic mission and the types of projects that Carroll students actively engage in each year, we wholeheartedly understand and respect the Commission's priorities in evaluating these proposals. In order to allow the Commission to attend without distraction to the issues it considers highest priorities for this funding, we respectfully withdraw our application."
The commission will hold a public special meeting 4 p.m. Thursday in City-County Building room 326, 316 Park Ave., to discuss projects awaiting funding decisions. The meeting will also be broadcast via Zoom and Helena Civic Television.
Since the early March decision to fund three projects, the discussion has languished, and new proposals for how to spend the money either internally or externally have continued to crop up.
"Our community partners have been very gracious with their time," Commissioner Melinda Reed said in an interview Tuesday, noting that the commission has intentionally taken its time to be thoughtful about how best to spend the funds. "We're very aware of their grace and are grateful for it. This is transformational funding, and we want to get this right."
Later requests for the city's ARPA funds have come from Commissioner Emily Dean to pay for a Memorial Park Skating Rink Warming House study to include cost estimates and schematic design for a potential facility upgrade, Commissioner Sean Logan to build two solar panel arrays at two city properties, and Reed to build a public toilet downtown on behalf of Helena Business Improvement District.
The commission is also considering plugging the more than $200,000 hole in the Last Chance Splash Waterpark and Pool budget with ARPA funds. The Helena Department of Parks, Recreation and Open Lands has proposed closing the municipal pool on the weekends and reducing weekday hours to cover the rising personnel costs for this and next season.
In total, the commission will have to decide how to divvy up the remaining $978,000 between more than $3 million in outstanding and new proposals.
"This is a big decision," City Commissioner Andy Shirtliff said in an interview. "These funds are meant to help communities recover from the pandemic, so what does that look like for us?"
Shirtliff said he continues to grapple with whether to partially fund more projects or fully fund fewer, but that he is leaning toward funding projects that address the most important need of the community, which he believes is affordable housing.
He also said he is in favor of some of his fellow commissioners' proposals such as Logan's solar panels and Reed's public toilet proposals. Though he said some might be more easily funded through the city's budget rather than through an ARPA allocation.
Reed is also proposing Thursday setting aside $60,000 for a Trail Rider bike trailer. The free mountain biking shuttle service previously received subsidies from the city to secure a vehicle, but folded during the pandemic.
Reed said she believes what the city spends money on should reflect its priorities and that tourism is a priority for the city's economy.
"It was an important piece of our tourism infrastructure," Reed said of the Trail Rider. "It's a one-time investment that could get that up and running again."
Logan said infrastructure has been a priority for him throughout the process. With Helena Public Works having received about $1.8 million in funding and additional grant money for as many projects as it and local contractors can handle in the coming years, Logan said he turned his attention to potential solar panel projects at two yet-to-be-determined city facilities.
"I think it's just a great investment of one-time money," Logan said.
The city maintenance shop recently received a $150,000 solar panel array paid for with Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act aid and NorthWestern Energy grant dollars. Logan believes the city can replicate that effort by parlaying ARPA dollars with NorthWestern's Universal System Benefits grant money.
Logan said the city has "a lot of choices" when it comes to city-owned buildings that could benefit from renewable energy.
A memo on the proposal written by Logan included a list of 18 facilities sorted by energy consumption prepared by former Helena Sustainability Coordinator Patrick Judge. At the top of the list is the city's wastewater treatment plant, which in 2019 consumed more than 3.23 million kWh of electricity.
Some more public-facing sites on the list include the Helena Civic Center, Helena Fire Station One, Kay McKenna Park and Memorial Park's pool, band shell and warming house.
Though Carroll College withdrew its request, its proposal was not without supporters among the city's elected officials.
Helena Mayor Wilmot Collins and Dean said prior to the college bowing out that they were in favor of supporting the proposal to the tune of $100,000 and $75,000, respectively.
Collins said in an interview the college currently hosts only 17 events at the football field a year and that artificial turf and lighting will allow it to host upward of 40 events a year.
"When those events come to town, you're looking at thousands of dollars spent at local hotels, restaurants and shops," he said, also pointing to the Carroll Athletic Department's service in the community, including more than 2,000 hours spent on nursing home visits by student athletes.
Dean said Carroll continues to be a "significant partner in the community since its inception" and that the potential for the college to host youth sports teams and other local events on a new artificial turf field could help alleviate crowded Helena parks that are "bursting at the seams" with event reservations.
In his letter of intent to apply for the ARPA funds, Cech stated if the city played ball, it could utilize the facilities upon completion, but if the city chose not to help fund the Warren Nelson Stadium upgrades, that invitation would be delayed.
In his withdrawal letter, Cech stated "while we had genuine aspirations of using ARPA funds to contribute to the community's well-being by improving community revenue streams, fostering economic development, generating employment opportunities, and enhancing overall quality of life, we fully understand the Commission's decision to prioritize the allocation of these limited funds towards addressing our community's immediate challenges."
The commissioners all said they believe they can come to a consensus on future allocations. Collins will not be in attendance Thursday, and therefore the commission will not make any firm decisions, but Dean called it "the last big meeting" on the topic.
The discussion will continue during its June 7 administrative meeting when the entire commission is expected to be in attendance, with actual decisions expected to be made during a subsequent regular commission meeting.
The city also previously spent $4.7 million in CARES Act federal aid. Nearly $4.1 million of that went to internal city projects, including a more than $1.6 million infusion into its Affordable Housing Trust Fund and $1.5 million on a city-wide computer software upgrade.
The remaining CARES Act funds went to Montana Business Assistance Connection's revolving loan and grant program for businesses and Helena Area Community Foundation's COVID-19 recovery grants for nonprofits program.
Editor's note: This story has been updated from a previous version to correct Carroll College's application status and City Commissioner Sean Logan's stance on the school's application. | 2023-05-25T02:40:22+00:00 | helenair.com | https://helenair.com/news/local/helena-commission-to-discuss-final-arpa-funding-decisions-thursday-carroll-college-withdraws-application/article_8fd342be-fa84-11ed-95f2-fbdc3bacc584.html |
ATLANTA, June 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Modera Wealth Management, LLC is pleased to announce that Laurie Vitali has joined the firm as Chief People Officer and Chief Human Resources Officer.
"We are very excited to bring Laurie into our Modera family," said Tom Orecchio, Chief Executive Officer, Principal, and Wealth Manager at Modera Wealth Management, LLC. "Laurie and Modera are 100% aligned in our commitment to hire, develop, and retain exceptional talent across Modera. Laurie's deep talent management experience and her contagious positive energy will be instrumental in successfully leading these efforts for us."
For over two decades, Laurie has held key talent management leadership positions within the legal industry, with demonstrated success in developing and executing strategies to transform workplace performance. For the past 10 years as Director of Talent Management at Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton, LLP, Laurie's efforts focused on employee engagement, leadership development, business development training, and other people-centric functions across the global law firm.
"What excites me most about this new opportunity is that Modera employees already understand and buy into the competitive advantages of hiring and investing in a diverse workforce committed to providing exceptional client service," said Laurie Vitali. "Every person I have met at Modera is 100% focused on doing the right thing by both Modera and its clients. I look forward to helping lead the next chapter of Modera's growth through continued key-person hires and building and enhancing our HR infrastructure and talent management initiatives."
Laurie earned her law degree from The College of William and Mary Law School and her bachelor's degree in economics, graduating magna cum laude, from Boston University. In her spare time, she loves reading, spending time at the beach, and periodically traveling to Italy with her native-Italian husband and teenage daughter. Laurie and her family currently live in Acworth, Georgia along with their two ragdoll cats, appropriately named Cappuccino and Latte.
About Modera:
Modera Wealth Management, LLC (Modera) is a fee-only, independent financial planning firm that works with individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, and non-profit institutions in the areas of portfolio management, retirement planning, estate planning, income tax planning, investment management, risk analysis, and stock option analysis.
As a fiduciary, Modera is required to provide objective counsel and a commitment to the highest level of ethics. Since the firm's inception in 1983, Modera has maintained a client-first philosophy. Modera was formed as a fee-only registered investment adviser which, at that time, was rare in the industry.
To learn more about Modera: www.moderawealth.com
Modera Wealth Management, LLC (Modera) is an SEC registered investment adviser with places of business in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and Florida. SEC registration does not imply any level of skill or training. Modera may only transact business in those states in which it is notice filed or qualifies for an exemption or exclusion from notice filing requirements. For information pertaining to our registration status, fees and services and/or a copy of our Form ADV, please contact Modera or refer to the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure web site (www.adviserinfo.sec.gov). A full description of our business operations and service offerings is contained in our Disclosure Brochure which appears as Part 2A of Form ADV.
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FLINT, MI – Claressa Shields was brimming with confidence at the Capitol Theatre on Thursday night.
The Flint community organized a homecoming celebration for the new undisputed women’s middleweight championship of the world just days after Shields won the highly anticipated rematch between her and Savannah Marshall.
Marshall, a longtime rival, was the only fighter ever to beat her during her amateur career. So, naturally, Shields was waiting to “get her lick back.”
“I was like ‘I’ve got to get my lick back.’ And to get it back with over two million people watching, 20,000+ fans in her hometown in front of her momma, her daddy, her cousins. It just felt crazy when they raised my hand I was like ‘Wow.’”
Shields and Marshall are already being rumored for a rematch after the London fight brought in more than two million live viewers on Sky TV and ESPN+.
Since the fight was in Marshall’s home territory, the audience booed Shields during the walkout. Unfortunately for Marshall supporters, however, that just gave Shields even more confidence.
“People were booing me, and I was just like ‘Yeah, I’m here.’ Just to have that energy like I think that’s that Flint energy. Wherever I go Flint is with me,” Shields said.
Sky TV said it was the second most-watched boxing event since 2014 on their platform. Shields-Marshall was the most-watched women’s boxing match in history, Shields said.
Days after the fight, Shields was able to look back on the growth of women’s boxing and women’s sports in general.
“Women’s boxing has always been a great sport. We’ve never had TV deals, we’ve never had the promotion, we’ve never had the networks get behind us. They always just to us what we can’t do like ‘Women don’t have boxing fans” or “women don’t do good pay-per-view numbers” and they put all these statistics on us without ever giving us a chance to prove that they are wrong,” Shields said.
“They’ve been wrong for a very long time.”
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Trailblazing Bike Tech program at Kearsley High School teaches STEM through bicycle mechanics | 2022-10-21T18:50:22+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2022/10/shields-reacts-to-record-breaking-fight-victory-had-to-get-my-lick-back.html |
Journalist Luke Harding saw firsthand the nature of Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime, while serving as Moscow Bureau Chief for The Guardian from 2007 until 2011. The Kremlin didn't like what he was writing, Harding says, and, consequently, his apartment was broken into, he was spied on, harassed and, finally, expelled from Russia.
"The country was lurching towards darkness," Harding says. "It was already authoritarian when I got there, but it was going towards totalitarianism."
Harding says it was clear that Putin had never really accepted the independence of post-Soviet republics. In 2014, Russia occupied parts of eastern Ukraine, and annexed Crimea. So when Russia sent tanks to the Ukrainian border in autumn 2021, he knew it wasn't a bluff. Instead, Harding says, "I thought we were hurtling towards a terrible and big invasion."
Harding began reporting from Ukraine in December 2021 and was in the country's capital of Kyiv on Feb. 23, the night before the Russian invasion began. That night, he recalls, the city was a portrait of normalcy: A busker played Édith Piaf songs outside his hotel, while couples dined at cafes and women sold tulips out of buckets. Just hours later, at 4 or 4:30 a.m. on Feb. 24, Harding's phone rang, and he learned that war had begun.
"I threw on my boots and my coat and, like everybody else, descended to the hotel's underground garage," he recalls. "My mind was whirring. It was going very, very fast."
As a foreign correspondent, Harding was initially focused on the geopolitical fallout of the invasion. But then a mother arrived at the shelter with two small children who were clutching coloring books, and a different reality set in: "What became clear to me at that moment was that as Russian bombs are falling and the first tank columns were trundling towards the Ukrainian capital, that civilians were going to be killed. Perhaps not these kids, but other kids," he says. "And, in fact, more than 400 children have been killed."
Harding has continued to report from Ukraine throughout the year. In the spring, he reported from Bucha and from Mariupol. More recently, he was in Kherson, covering the liberation of the city and the death, destruction and landmines left behind by the Russians.
"When you do these things, you are somewhat rolling the dice," he says of reporting from a war zone. "You don't want to hang around, but at the same time, unless you go to the front line, how can you report on the lives of people who live there?"
Harding's new book, Invasion, chronicles the war and his experiences covering it, and analyzes the politics, strategies and delusions behind it.
"This is a terrible story," he says of the war. "I guess my plea, if I have a plea, is that we continue to pay attention to Ukraine and its fate. And we continue to read the news to think about it with kindness and with empathy."
Interview highlights
On the destruction and mass graves in Russia-controlled Mariupol
Mariupol, which I visited in late January of this year, it's a horror show. I mean, it's hard to be definitive about what's happened, because obviously, this is now under Russian control. But we know from people who are there, from eyewitnesses, from people who've subsequently escaped, that thousands of civilians were killed by it, by Russian bombing, by Russian aviation, by an airstrike on a theater where 600 women and children were sheltering. I talked to one of them who escaped, who said she was in one half of the building and the other half was obliterated, including the wing where pregnant women were living. So it's absolutely awful. Some bodies were buried in school playgrounds, in front yards, by the side of the road. Others were taken to a mass grave site outside town. Some people, I think, are still entombed under the rubble.
It's almost impossible to process. You can see a flourishing city of half a million people with ports, with restaurants, with live music, with culture, coffee — and now it's a ghostly ruin. ... There's been nothing like this since Guernica, or since the Second World War.
But it's almost impossible to process. You can see a flourishing city of half a million people with ports, with restaurants, with live music, with culture, coffee — and now it's a ghostly ruin. I mean, really, there's been nothing like this since Guernica, or since the Second World War. It's just a throwback to the darkest parts of the 20th century.
On Russia destroying the country it seeks to take
I think Putin doesn't much care. He just wants territory. And he views Ukraine as a lost Russian kingdom. I mean, he wrote an essay, if you can call it that, in the summer of 2021, which was published on the Kremlin website, where he said that Russians and Ukrainians were single people. He kind of romped through Ukrainian history to suggest that there's always been a sort of spiritual and cultural unity. I think his view is that basically either Ukrainians can be turned into good Russians or they can be destroyed. And he really doesn't care what the price is, if that is what we've seen in these pulverized cities, people cooking on open fires amid the ruins. If that means that tens of thousands of his own soldiers are killed in the process, he doesn't much mind. He's a sort of dictator in his late stage. He's in a strange and messianic realm where what you would consider reason or logic or even sort of Russian self-interest plays no role at all.
On Russians raping Ukrainian women during the occupation
There's pretty compelling evidence that rape has happened on a large scale. It's a difficult story to report because obviously a lot of women are reluctant to come forward. The Ukrainian authorities have said, certainly in Bucha, that there was a house where women were kept, about 30 of them, where they were serially raped. ... Sexual violence is definitely a part of this.
On mass looting
Looting is an easier story to report because it's everywhere. I mean, you drive to these areas that Russia has vacated and it's like there's been some sort of crazy car crash. Every 500 meters, you see cars marked with a "Z," the symbol of Putin's invasion, which have been crushed or wrecked or shot. You see debris by the side of the road and you also see abandoned washing machines. What's astonishing is many of the soldiers who were looting come from very, very poor rural areas of Russia. And I've talked to Ukrainians who say, "They stole my frying pan, they stole my cutlery, ... my laptop and my jewelry." Really, everyday things, but the washing machines seem particularly prized. ... There's been looting, theft on an absolutely extraordinary scale. And one thing that was also stolen, which is just astonishing, is the Russians, when they abandoned Kherson in November, they looted the contents not only of the art museum, but the zoo. And there's video of a Russian officer stealing the zoo's raccoon and taking it to Crimea.
These soldiers are very young. They're 19, 20, 21, 22, 23. They're young guys with no education from very poor backgrounds. And actually, the thing about Ukraine, certainly about Kyiv and the satellite towns around, it's quite affluent. Ukrainians generally live better than Russians and as well as this intense hatred of Ukraine — which Vladimir Putin has pushed and Russian state channels have promoted on TV for a long, long time — I think that there's an element of envy that actually Ukrainians have been living better than Russians, and that seems to be kind of driving a lot of the mayhem and the thieving that we've seen.
On Putin's messaging to Russians
[Russia's] whole thinking, the whole cosmic philosophy, is that they are merely responding to hostile deeds committed by the Evil West and America in particular. There's a phrase in Russian for it ... which means "a mirror answer."
And so Russians are not being told that Vladimir Putin unleashed an extraordinary war of aggression on Feb. 24 and is basically trying to conquer a sovereign state and to wipe it from the map. Russians are told that despite negotiations, despite overtures, despite a willingness to compromise, that the Kremlin has reluctantly been forced to defend its security interests in Ukraine because of American bullying, hegemony, because of NATO, and because the Americans and their Nazi allies were basically about to attack Russia. It's upside-down land, if you like.
On how the war in Ukraine might end
Ukraine has proved itself as a state. It's a country. It's a nation. It's an astonishing superorganism or collective of citizens who are all working towards victory. It's not just the soldiers on the front line, but it's old ladies making camouflage nets or students volunteering or making Molotov cocktails. You sense that the whole country is fighting against Russia, and also that the Russian plan, which was to take Kyiv in a matter of days, replace the government of Volodymyr Zelenskyy with a puppet administration, and to rule Ukraine as a colony from which "Ukrainianess" — the language, the culture, the symbols and memorials — were removed. That project has failed. ...
I think we've really reached the stage where it has to be a military victory. Too many Ukrainians have died. Too many people have been widowed. Too many kids have lost their parents. There is no mood inside Ukrainian society to yield or even to give up any territory whatsoever. So the Ukrainian position now, after nine months of horrible war, is maximalist. Zelenskyy wants everything back, all his territory. He wants reparations from Russia and he wants those who prosecuted this war, who launched it. Putin, the people around him, he wants them to stand justice, to be tried. And of course, Putin, by contrast, I think, still thinks he can win. He thinks the West is weak, irresolute, that sooner or later the U.S. will flake and its allies maybe as well. And that if he carries on with this kind of grinding volume that we've seen, he will either win completely or have quite a lot of Ukrainian territory which he can sell as victory to his domestic population.
So unfortunately, the corollary to all of that is that that I don't see peace. ... Unfortunately the war will go on and therefore that means that the Western world has to support and arm the Ukrainians until they reach victory. And that could be a while.
Sam Briger and Thea Chaloner produced and edited the audio of this interview. Bridget Bentz, Molly Seavy-Nesper and Nishant Dahiya adapted it for the web.
Copyright 2022 Fresh Air. To see more, visit Fresh Air. | 2022-11-29T18:10:31+00:00 | kpcc.org | https://www.kpcc.org/npr-news/2022-11-29/a-journalists-plea-to-the-west-pay-attention-to-ukraine-and-its-fate |
LONDON (KRON) – King Charles III addressed hundreds of lawmakers this morning inside Westminster Hall. This marks the beginning of a new relationship between the parliament and the king of the United Kingdom.
Charles III was greeted by former prime minister Boris Johnson and other lawmakers. The king said that parliament “is the living and breathing instrument of our democracy,” and spoke about his late mother.
“We gather today in remembrance of the remarkable span of the queen’s dedicated service to her nations and peoples,” the king said. “While very young, her late majesty pledged herself to serve her country and her people and to maintain the precious principles of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation.
“This vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion. She set an example of selfless duty which, with God’s help and your counsels, I am resolved faithfully to follow.”
The ceremony was held in Westminster Hall because monarchs are not allowed inside the House of Commons. That rule dates from the 17th century, when King Charles I tried to enter and arrest lawmakers, which eventually led to a civil war and the king being beheaded in 1649.
Charles III is now in Edinburgh, where Queen Elizabeth II’s casket made its way yesterday. Her funeral will be in London next Monday. | 2022-09-12T19:27:29+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/king-charles-iii-addresses-uk-parliament-as-monarch/ |
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations announced Tuesday that it is naming the annual training program for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists after Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was shot dead May 11 during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric, who made the announcement, said Abu Akleh, a Palestinian-American, “had a distinguished career in journalism for a quarter of a century” and “was a trailblazer for Arab women, and a role model for journalists in the Middle East and around the world.”
Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian U.N. ambassador, appealed to U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in a letter on May 11 “as a staunch supporter of the freedom of the press, and fundamental freedoms worldwide, to honor this brave and iconic woman journalist” by renaming the training program for her.
Guterres replied in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that he was “appalled” by Abu Akleh's death and has called for “an independent and transparent investigation into the incident to ensure that those responsible are held accountable.”
He said the U.N. Department of Global Communications, which conducts the training program, “welcomes the proposal to honor the bravery and legacy of Ms. Abu Akleh by renaming the training program for Palestinian broadcasters and journalists to “The Shireen Abu Akleh Training Program for Palestinian Broadcasters and Journalists.”
The program was set up in 1995, following the adoption of a General Assembly resolution requesting the U.N. public information department to provide assistance to the Palestinian people in the field of media development. Since then, about 200 Palestinian journalists have participated in the program.
Qatar-based Al Jazeera and the Palestinian Authority have accused Israeli soldiers of deliberately killing Abu Akleh. Israel rejects those allegations as a “blatant lie.” It says that she was shot during a firefight between soldiers and Palestinian militants and that only ballistic analysis of the bullet — which is held by the Palestinians — can determine who fired the fatal shot. | 2022-06-01T03:05:24+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/UN-names-Palestinian-media-program-for-slain-17210988.php |
Black and Gold Grey Wolf silver coin and 10-cent 100th Anniversary of Bluenose coloured circulation coin recognized among the world's best
OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - The Royal Canadian Mint is honoured to have won Coin of the Year Awards in two of the 10 categories in which mints from around the world compete for recognition in the most coveted awards program for excellence in coin design and manufacturing. The 2021 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Black and Gold: The Grey Wolf was named "Best Crown", while the Mint's first coloured 10-cent circulation coin issued in 2021 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Bluenose was crowned "Best Circulation" coin.
"The Mint is passionate about finding new ways to showcase Canada on coins that represent the highest levels of craftsmanship, design and innovation," said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. "To win not only one, but two Coin of the Year Awards in the same year is an amazing recognition that our coins are indeed best-in-class, and admired by collectors around the world."
Artist Claude Thivierge captures the feared and admired personality of a top Canadian predator in a yin and yang portrayal, rendered in contrasting gold and black rhodium plating, on the 2021 $20 Fine Silver Coin - Black and Gold: The Grey Wolf. Though human encroachment has reduced its habitat, the majestic grey wolf still thrives in hierarchical packs of six or eight animals in less settled parts of Canada, from Labrador to British Columbia, as well as Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Bluenose's 100th anniversary in 2021 gave the Mint the opportunity to celebrate in style. We re-imagined the Bluenose design with the help of Nova Scotia marine artist Yves Bérubé and added colour to our smallest circulating coin for the very first time. A peerless maritime icon built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Bluenose was a hard-working fishing schooner whose racing proficiency in the International Fishermen's Race was unrivalled for nearly two decades. It remains, to this day, a testament to the ingenuity, craftsmanship and exceptional skill of the Canadians who designed, built and crewed it.
The annual Coin of the Year competition receives nominations from an international consortium of mint representatives and numismatists. The judging is conducted by an international panel of the world's leading mint officials, medalists, journalists, central bank and museum officials. The winners were selected from among 100 finalists spanning ten categories.
Images of the Mint's newest award-winning coins can be found here.
About the Royal Canadian Mint
The Royal Canadian Mint is the Crown corporation responsible for the minting and distribution of Canada's circulation coins. The Mint is recognized as one of the largest and most versatile mints in the world, offering a wide range of specialized, high quality coinage products and related services on an international scale. For more information on the Mint, its products and services, visit www.mint.ca. Follow the Mint on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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High Resolution Picture Quality, High Frame Rate Gaming Experience and Rich Variety of Gaming Filters Together Bring Superior Visual Quality for Mobile Gaming
SHANGHAI, Dec. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Pixelworks, Inc. (NASDAQ: PXLW), a leading provider of innovative video and display processing solutions, today announced the latest iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition smartphone incorporates an upgraded Pixelworks X5 series visual processor, providing end-users with even more immersive and realistic gaming and video experiences by leveraging Pixelworks' patented MotionEngine® technology, HDR Enhancement and a diverse set of built-in visual effect enhancement modes.
The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is built on the Snapdragon® 8+ Gen 1 mobile platform from Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., and powered by Pixelworks' advanced visual processing technology. This powerful combination serves as a solid foundation for the superior visual display performance of the smartphone. The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition features a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with 1080p resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate. In addition, it is backed by a 5,000mAh battery with 120W fast charging support.
The iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition is powered by Pixelworks' visual processor for improved visual qualities through the following supported display attributes:
MotionEngine® Technology — Pixelworks' patented MotionEngine® technology (MEMC) uses an efficient interpolation algorithm to boost low frame rate gaming content to high frame rates of up to 120 fps. Coupled with the 120Hz high refresh rate screen panel, the technology ensures ultra-smooth motion quality while preserving original artistic intent of game creators for content displayed on the smartphone. Compared to running games at their original high frame rates, Pixelworks-enabled distributed processing offloads the GPU workload by reducing rendering pressure to avoid unnecessary system power consumption, which prevents overheating of mobile devices. This function has been adapted to over 20 popular mobile games, including Honkai Impact 3, Perfect World, Moonlight Blade, Genshin Impact, Game for Peace and King of Glory.
HDR Enhancement — Converts source SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) content to HDR (High Dynamic Range) content in real-time. For videos, this function improves the color saturation and contrast of images, producing a more detailed and vivid display, while minimizing power consumption of mobile devices. The solution is specifically tuned to deliver optimal experience on numerous leading video Apps, including BiliBili, Tencent Video and iVideo. For gaming content, the solution leverages an ambient adaptive color gamut to display a more true-to-life gaming environment. This function has been adapted to over 20 games supported by MEMC. Furthermore, the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition has also integrated the HDR Enhancement feature into its own browser to improve the visual clarity of webpage content.
Gaming Visual Enhancement — To further enrich the visual experience, iQOO and Pixelworks also provide various visual quality enhancement modes for iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition users. For instance, a Game Appearance Reproduction mode with the game creator's unique perspective for specific games, such as Revelation, IdentityV, Sky: Children of the Light and Onmyoji. Additional built-in modes for all games include: Old Movie, Snow Blindness, Low Light Enhancement Prevention, Vivid, Soft, Highlight and Customized modes. Users can choose the right mode according to their own viewing preferences to create a more immersive gaming experience.
"With the advent of 3A mobile games, the display quality has gradually become a new standard to measure the visual processing capability of smartphones." Said Yaojing Yang, Director of Gaming Experience Planning Center, iQOO. "We feel glad to continue our cooperation with Pixelworks on the iQOO Neo 7 Racing Edition. Through the joint tuning of the two parties, we hope that more excellent mobile games with higher frame rate and higher picture quality could run smoothly on the smartphone screen, so that users can easily immerse themselves in the game world. At the same time, we have also optimized the visual display of popular video apps and the smartphone's own browser to ensure high-quality user experience in more visual scenarios. We hope that our consumers would be satisfied with the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition."
"Congratulations on the release of the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition!" said Ting Xiong, President of Pixelworks China. "iQOO's exploration of the mobile visual experience has always been at the forefront of the industry. From high frame rate visual experience to enhanced visual effects, from games to video apps, iQOO is marching forward steadily to cover more and more visual scenarios with its growing visual display capability. It is a great honor that Pixelworks' visual processing solutions can help the iQOO Neo7 Racing Edition achieve multi-faceted and in-depth display optimization. I believe that users can truly feel iQOO's sincerity and diligence to improve the visual experience when they watch videos, play games, or read news on this new smartphone."
vivo is a technology company that creates great products based on a design-driven value, with smart devices and intelligent services as its core. The company aims to build a bridge between humans and the digital world. Through unique creativity, vivo provides users with an increasingly convenient mobile and digital life. Following the company's core values, which include Benfen*, design-driven value, user-orientation, continuous learning and team spirit, vivo has implemented a sustainable development strategy with the vision of developing into a healthier, more sustainable world-class corporation.
While bringing together and developing the best local talents to deliver excellence, vivo is supported by a wide range of R&D centers in cities including Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Beijing, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Xi'an, focusing on the development of state-of-the-art consumer technologies, including 5G, artificial intelligence, industrial design, photography and other up-and-coming technologies. vivo has also set-up smart manufacturing networks (including brand-authorized manufacturing centers). As of now, vivo has an annual production capacity of nearly 200 million smartphones, with its sales network across more than 60 countries and regions, and is loved by more than 400 million users worldwide.
*"Benfen" is a term describing the attitude on doing the right things and doing things right - which is the ideal description of vivo's mission to create value for society.
Stay informed of latest vivo news at https://www.vivo.com/en/about-vivo/news
Pixelworks provides industry-leading content creation, video delivery and display processing solutions and technology that enable highly authentic viewing experiences with superior visual quality, across all screens – from cinema to smartphone and beyond. The Company has more than 20 years of history delivering image processing innovation to leading providers of consumer electronics, professional displays and video streaming services.
For more information, please visit the company's web site at www.pixelworks.com .
Note: Pixelworks, MotionEngine and the Pixelworks logo are trademarks of Pixelworks, Inc. Qualcomm and Snapdragon are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated, registered in the United States and other countries. Qualcomm Snapdragon is a product of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Which Asus gaming laptop is best?
Enthusiasts consider Asus one of the top manufacturers of high-performance PC components. It produces a vast range of hardware, including the industry’s most rock-solid motherboards, fastest graphics cards and best-looking monitors. It’s also responsible for some of the most complete and cost-effective gaming laptops.
The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 wins the title of best Asus gaming laptop due to its premium hardware, high-speed display and relatively reasonable price. However, there are several other great options to choose from if you want to save a little more money.
What to know before you buy an Asus gaming laptop
They’re highly reliable
More so than most other laptop manufacturers, Asus machines have a great reputation for longevity. Asus doesn’t take many shortcuts, and its cooling systems are generally effective enough to ensure laptops’ long lifespans are full of high performance. This isn’t just limited to Asus laptops, for that matter. If you’re on the fence about buying one, it’s reassuring that Asus makes plenty of other highly popular enthusiast-grade PC components.
They range from affordable to super-premium
No matter your budget, you can probably find the perfect Asus gaming laptop for you. Asus knows that PC gaming can be an expensive hobby and goes out of its way to offer reasonably priced options with satisfying performance levels.
At the other end of the spectrum, you can spend a few grand to get your hands on a mind-blowingly powerful Asus laptop. Top-of-the-line performance usually comes at incredible prices, but you can trust that Asus has it on offer.
You can’t upgrade
This is essentially true of all laptops. It’s worth keeping in mind that you only really get one shot at choosing the right hardware in a gaming laptop. System memory and storage are usually the only two things that support aftermarket upgrades. Most Asus laptops do let you replace the solid-state storage and add an additional stick of RAM, but that’s basically it. Under no circumstances would you be able to upgrade a central processing unit or graphics card, so choose wisely at the time of purchase.
What to look for in a quality Asus gaming laptop
CPU and GPU
These two components go the farthest in determining your Asus laptop’s gaming experience. RTX 3050 Ti is a decent entry-level choice, with the RTX 3060 often considered the most cost-effective option. Enthusiasts usually go for the RTX 3070 or 3070 Ti for best performance. The RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti perform somewhat better but usually come at a high premium that they’re not extremely popular.
System memory
Eight GB is the absolute minimum amount of RAM you need for a quality gaming experience. For the most part, 16 GB is a better target. If you opt for an Asus laptop with just 8 GB of RAM, you can usually add an additional stick to bring the total up to 16 GB.
15-inch vs. 17-inch displays
When it comes to gaming, a bigger screen is often better. Even at 17 inches, a 1080p resolution looks clear and crisp. The 15-inch screens aren’t terribly immersive. The major drawback to a 17-inch display is that these laptops can be cumbersome to carry around.
How much you can expect to spend on an Asus gaming laptop
The most affordable Asus gaming laptops cost just under $1,000. Asus’ most powerful models start at over $3,000, but the most cost-effective premium options are in the $2,000 range.
Asus gaming laptop FAQ
What’s the difference between Asus ROG and Tuf laptops?
A. Generally speaking, ROG or Republic of Gamers laptops contain more high-end hardware and cost more than Asus Tuf Gaming laptops. With that said, though, a good deal of Tuf Gaming models sport powerful hardware capable of playing the latest AAA titles.
Do Asus gaming laptops support Windows 11?
A. Almost all new Asus gaming laptops contain the necessary encryption hardware to support Windows 11. It’s called a TPM 2.0 or Trusted Platform Module chipset, and not all laptops have it. Some Asus laptops even ship with Windows 11. Even if a laptop comes with Windows 10. However, it’s currently eligible for a free Windows 11 upgrade, as long as it has that TPM 2.0 chip.
What’s the best Asus gaming laptop to buy?
Top Asus gaming laptop
What you need to know: This 17-inch laptop sports some of the most advanced hardware yet released, including a premium central processor and top-of-the-line display.
What you’ll love: It can display up to 360 frames per second courtesy of a high-refresh-rate panel driven by an Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti graphics card. Almost everything about this laptop is impressive, including the 14-core CPU and next-generation DDR5 system memory. It also boasts per-key RGB lighting and the latest connectivity options, such as Bluetooth 5.2 and Wi-Fi 6E.
What you should consider: It’s not exactly cheap, and it’s limited to just a 1080p resolution. With a 17-inch screen, though, the image clarity will be just fine.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top Asus gaming laptop for the money
What you need to know: A moderate price and relatively compact size make this one of the best portable gaming rigs you can buy, and it doesn’t exactly skimp on performance, either.
What you’ll love: The 2021 release of the Dash 15 offers an effective blend of components backed by a dependable cooling system that keeps performance high. The RTX 3050 Ti isn’t the strongest GPU, but it works well with the Full HD, 144-hertz screen. If you want to take a step up in performance but still stick with the 15-inch format, consider the 2022 Dash 15, which uses a higher-tier GPU and comes with additional memory.
What you should consider: A 15-inch display isn’t ideal for an immersive gaming experience, nor is just 8 gigabytes of memory, although there is an open slot for adding more RAM.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: It combines cost-effective midrange performance with the 17-inch display needed for the most satisfying portable gaming experience possible.
What you’ll love: Its hardware is perfectly matched to deliver good graphics at high frame rates without creating any bottlenecks. It sports advanced technology such as Wi-Fi 6 and high-speed solid-state storage that make for lightning-fast everyday use and there’s enough system memory for any purpose.
What you should consider: The display isn’t very bright and has subpar color volume, so you’ll get the best results playing in dark or dimly lit rooms.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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In considering Thor: Love and Thunder, the fourth film in the franchise centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's pompous, pumped-up thunder god, it's useful to cast your mind back to 2017's Thor: Ragnarok, its immediate predecessor.
That film broke a mold that ached to be broken — the two previous Thor movies, namely, both of which came so weighted down with unearned faux-gravitas they had people reconsidering their takes on Iron Man 2. (To be clear: Thor was better than Iron Man 2, but its sequel, Thor: The Dark World, stalwartly remains the MCU's lowest point.)
But with Ragnarok, the dark (and fusty) world of the Thor franchise burst with new light and color and humor. Credit director Taika Waititi, who enlivened the proceedings with a looseness that allowed rock-operatic set-pieces in which the banging of heads was accompanied by head-banging anthems to coexist with muttered, underplayed, often improvised comic dialogue.
It was an odd, idiosyncratic fuel mixture — cinema as airbrushed van art — but it worked.
The good news, in re: Love and Thunder: Waititi is back, and he's determined not to reinvent the wheel.
The bad news: The wheel's tire-treads are looking worn.
Thor: Love and Thunder plays like a Ragnarok remix, for good and ill. For a villain, swap out Cate Blanchett's goth drag queen Hela for Christian Bale's creepy Gorr the God Butcher, whose title pretty much lays out his entire schtick: A god ignored Gorr's pleas to save the life of his daughter, so, armed with a god-smiting sword, Gorr sets out to slay the gods of every pantheon.
Thor: Love and Thunder plays like a Ragnarok remix, for good and ill.
He's evidently going alphabetically, because Asgardians are next on his list. RIP, Abyssinians.
(Quick side note: If you find this bit confusing, because all this time you thought that the MCU had established that Asgardians weren't actual gods, just an advanced alien race that people of Earth mistook for deities, sit down here by me.)
Bale is one of the best parts about Love and Thunder, bringing soulful malice where Blanchette brought sneering camp.
For a muscle-bound pal to bicker and bash heads with, trade Mark Ruffalo's Hulk for Natalie Portman's Mighty Thor, who's taken up O.G. Thor's hammer Mjolnir ... and his arm routine. It's been a minute since we've had a chance to see Portman get to goof around a bit, and "goof around a bit" is this film's entire mission statement.
For comic relief, swap out Jeff Goldblum's squirrelly Grandmaster for Russell Crowe's Zeus, who delivers his (pretty funny) dialogue in a Greek accent thicker than day-old tzatziki.
And for a trusty sidekick, trade out Korg, the chill rock-creature voiced by Waititi, for ... more Korg.
A lot more Korg. More Korg than seems strictly necessary.
Which is the whole problem. Thor: Love and Thunder feels like the product of a Thor: Ragnarok focus group. We get more of what audiences liked about Ragnarok — jokes, tunes, the Korg of it all — but what once seemed bracing and revelatory now feels familiar, safe, even rote on occasion.
The charming breeziness of the previous film is replaced here with an dutiful assiduousness. Boxes to be checked. The jokes land — but, particularly in the early going, they do so in a way that feels effortful, sweaty.
But ... so what? "This movie is too much like that other movie I liked!" is not an oft-heard complaint among filmgoers, after all. And certainly there is a lulling sense of comfort in having one's set of expectations so precisely met, and in the times we find ourselves in, comfort is at a premium.
Oh, and also: For Marvel Comics nerds, a cameo appearance by a certain Marvel Universe fixture who is [writer pauses to consult his copy of The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe] "an ethereal being, as much abstract concept as actual entity, who exists as the sum total of all living things in the universe" is a pretty neat trick.
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In one of his first meetings with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) after the recent debt ceiling fight, Rep. David Joyce (R-Ohio) knew he had to get a point across.
Joyce’s gesture was meant to offer some levity, but it held a deeper significance: It was a reminder to leaders not to forget the scores of Republicans who are standing by leadership after dealing with the theatrics of a small group of far-right colleagues. If leadership is going to negotiate with the far-right, they should also consider the asks from their loyal flank.
A small group of staunch conservatives last month blocked any bills from being considered on the House floor for more than a week, a rebuke to McCarthy over a debt ceiling bill they thought was subpar. That blockade was followed by a string of votes, forced by House Freedom Caucus members, on red-meat issues to satiate the base.
“The speaker did nothing wrong,” Joyce said in defense of McCarthy cutting a deal with Democrats on debt ceiling legislation, which exacerbated the schism in the conference. “So why are we making any concessions to anyone because this is how this place should work?”
The House’s focus on the far-right’s demands over the past month has irritated Republicans who represent swing districts or are worried that an extreme legislative agenda will push voters away and hand the House majority to Democrats in 2024. So they are learning to flex their procedural muscles, largely behind the scenes, to keep some proposals they see as most damaging off the House floor.
In recent weeks, these lawmakers have kept some abortion-related measures from being put to a vote and sunk an amendment that would have derailed a government oversight bill. They also have tried to convince their far-right counterparts to avoid altering appropriation bills during committee markups, warning that any poison pills could force a big enough group to reject the bills on the House floor if they feel they could hurt their reelection chances.
Several lawmakers who represent districts Joe Biden won have also asked leadership to go a step further and allow them in the negotiating room with their far-right colleagues during high-profile debates to explain why the groups’ demands could jeopardize their five-vote majority, according to two people familiar with the request who, like others who spoke to The Post, did so on the condition of anonymity to detail private conversations.
“We have the majority because we all created the relationship with our districts to earn the right to be here, which, by the way, means that we all have the right to have our voices and our constituents’ voices heard,” said Rep. Marcus J. Molinaro (R-N.Y.), a freshman representing a district Biden won. “There’s a lot more effort among the pragmatic members, if you will, to be sure that we’re talking more effectively with the Freedom Caucus members and that we’re all having this dialogue.”
Freshman lawmakers in particular have begun to put leadership on notice, asking in a recent meeting that the National Republican Congressional Committee not use any money freshmen raised on their far-right colleagues’ campaigns, according to two people familiar with the request.
Swing-district Republicans also have been pushing leadership to be strategic about which messaging bills they bring to the floor, arguing it’s not worth forcing vulnerable members to take tough votes on legislation that will die in the Senate. The roughly one dozen lawmakers interviewed for this story were all clear that Republicans’ main priority should be passing bills that address their constituents’ economic concerns.
“If we don’t go back to the reason that we were elected, we won’t be here for very long, because if people don’t feel at home that you’re getting what you promised or what they thought you were listening to, they’re going to go start looking for somebody else,” said freshman Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), who flipped her seat from Democrats in 2022.
While far-right lawmakers have mastered the art of drawing attention to their demands, others have purposely tried to influence leadership behind the scenes. Though they have no master plan to ensure their concerns are prioritized, they have found ways to band together to show that, simply by the numbers, certain measures will fail if brought to the full House.
The New York delegation has worked Republicans’ slim majority to their benefit after flipping four seats held by Democrats in the midterms. Often referring to themselves as part of the “majority-makers,” Long Island Republicans — excluding embattled Rep. George Santos — recently persuaded leadership to pull anti-union amendments from legislation, including an amendment that would have weakened collective bargaining rights.
Union members have historically supported Democratic candidates by wide margins, and they remain a key constituency targeted by Biden in his reelection effort. But Republicans have made inroads with labor groups in recent years as they gained a larger share of White working-class voters’ support.
“We’ve made it very clear that voting against organized labor is not something that we intend to do, and I think we’ve done a good job of taking a couple of amendments off the floor,” said Rep. Anthony D’Esposito, who is a former New York Police Department detective and described himself as a “pro-labor Republican.”
A group of Republicans also privately vowed to derail the Reins Act — a bill popular among the conference because it would provide more congressional oversight on agency regulations that affect the economy by $100 million or more annually — if an abortion amendment offered by Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.) had been adopted. Instead, 10 lawmakers voted down the amendment, which would have required congressional approval on any federal decision that expands abortion access, according to two people familiar with the dynamics.
Abortion and other policy issues have become a major point of contention between moderates and the far-right.
During a previously planned meeting in the office of Republican Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) office last month that included Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.), a group of lawmakers balked when Scalise said he’d put a bill on the floor that would permanently codify the Hyde Amendment, which bars taxpayer dollars from being used for abortions — a demand of the far-right faction that conservatives largely support. Scalise had initially included the legislation in a list of priorities that would pass the first week of the year. But after the meeting, leaders were forced to drop the effort for a second time because it would affect people who purchase insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace.
A group of swing-district Republicans has vowed they will continue to defeat abortion-related amendments that come to the House floor, a person familiar with the discussion said.
But the ongoing appropriations process will be more complicated for those Republicans, as their more conservative counterparts are expected to tuck several strict antiabortion measures into must-pass spending bills. Those additions will not only create conflict within the House GOP but also with the Democratic-controlled Senate. A House subcommittee overseeing the Food and Drug Administration has already approved language limiting access to mifepristone, a prescription abortion pill — a limitation not all Republican lawmakers support.
A smaller group of lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee has also tried to prevent certain amendments from being attached to bills before they arrive on the floor. In a pre-markup meeting last month, Republicans on the panel ran through amendments to discuss and debate, including one from Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-Ga.) that would have struck a provision allowing for H2A work visas to be used on a year-round, rather than a temporary, basis.
Committee members Rep. David G. Valadao (R-Calif.) and Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), who both represent rural districts, argued that they had never heard from a single farmer who believed limiting visas is a good idea, because those farmers need more workers to keep their agricultural businesses running. Clyde still brought up the amendment, which failed.
The swing-district Republicans are not challenged only by the right, but the left, too.
Valadao split with his party last month to vote for a Democratic amendment that would have codified giving a pathway to citizenship for undocumented migrants brought to the U.S. as children by their parents had it been adopted. Democrats will continue to find opportunities to divide Republicans on the issues and put vulnerable Republicans on the record to target them in their elections.
“We’re always put in these difficult positions,” said Valadao, who represents a district Biden won, and that Valadao lost in 2018 before winning it back in 2020. “Sometimes we’re making the base of our party unhappy because we’re not following exactly what they want us to do, but when you look at what the average American, and especially those of us who need independent voters, we are usually closer in line with what they want us to do.”
The appropriations process has also inspired lawmakers to remind their Freedom Caucus colleagues that demands for significant spending cuts will be passed through the House, but ultimately will be rebuked by the Senate. The upper chamber is controlled by Democrats, but even GOP appropriators there pledged to mark up spending bills based on the parameters set in the debt ceiling deal reached by the White House and McCarthy.
A growing fear among many Republicans is that Freedom Caucus members will force a government shutdown over spending cuts — a position some have publicly taken. While pragmatic lawmakers would vote to fund the government, reopening it might mean relying on Democrats again, a position that irked the far-right during the debt ceiling fight and caused them to again go after McCarthy.
Preliminary conversations on ways to circumvent what they say is far-right obstruction on the House floor have already taken place among some Republicans.
“If it continues, we’re going to have to come up with a different role with Democrats,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said. “We’re going to have to work around these guys,” he said of his Republican colleagues who have held up floor activity.
Even so, members of the Freedom Caucus do not appear likely to relent on their demands to quickly impeach Biden and some of his Cabinet officials. Vulnerable lawmakers have privately raised concerns that these efforts are a distraction and deviate from their constituents’ wishes for them to work on implementing policy.
In particular, moderates hope two resolutions that would expunge Donald Trump’s two impeachments, introduced by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Republican Caucus Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), do not get a floor vote. If they do, they would force freshmen who never took part in his impeachments — and Valadao and Newhouse, who voted in favor of Trump’s impeachment after Jan. 6 — into perilous positions.
Greene dismissed moderate colleagues’ concerns, noting that a reason Republicans have the majority is because Trump’s base helped elect swing-district lawmakers.
“You know how they got elected?” Greene said referencing her swing-district colleagues. “They had Republicans that feel just like the base across the country that voted for them. They work for those members, too. They don’t just work for independent voters in their district.”
The sentiment that all Republicans must fall in line drives Joyce “nuts” and has caused him to directly cross a Freedom Caucus member last month who had publicly rebuked his colleagues for failing to side with the more conservative demands of the conference.
“At the end of the day, if you don’t want to vote for it, that’s fine,” Joyce recalled telling a Freedom Caucus lawmaker. “But do not get up and say that no Republicans should vote for this. There are 435 districts. You don’t control any of them but the one you were elected in.
“We’re not actively trying to side with Democrats. We’re just trying to do what’s right for our district.” | 2023-07-02T10:26:36+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/02/house-republicans-agenda-moderate-swing-districts/ |
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — A hole-by-hole look at the East Course at Oak Hill Country Club, site of the 105th PGA Championship that starts Thursday:
No. 1, 460 yards, par 4: The tee shot is from an elevated tee to a fairway that bends to the left and has a slope about 290 yards out. Allen’s Creek runs across the fairway some 360 yards from the tee. Out-of-bounds is to the right and three bunkers are on the left. The green is surrounded by grass knolls and a bunker short and right.
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No. 2, 405 yards, par 4: The narrow fairway features deep bunkers on both sides, so this likely will be an iron off the tee. The approach is to an elevated green that slopes severely from back to front, meaning the best birdie chances will come from below the hole.
No. 3, 230 yards, par 3: The green is elevated and relatively small, sloping predominantly from back to front. Three deep bunkers are short of the green, which has a false front. This typically is one of the tougher holes at Oak Hill.
No. 4, 615 yards, par 5: The right side of the fairway has bunkers and out-of-bounds, with trees down the left side. A long, accurate tee shot should allow for a chance to reach the green in two. The putting surface slopes toward the front, with deep bunkers on both sides near the front.
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No. 5, 180 yards, par 3: This is a new hole from the last PGA at Oak Hill. A two-tiered green is surrounded by four deep bunkers. Anything missing long will find thick rough and leave a difficult par save.
No. 6, 503 yards, par 4: This hole used to be par 3 with a bowl-shaped green that produced four aces in the 1989 U.S. Open and two in the 1995 Ryder Cup. Architect Andrew Green restored it to what Donald Ross originally intended. It originally was the fifth hole. The hole has a slight dogleg to the right with fairway bunkers on the left and Allen’s Creek running down the right, cutting across the fairway and then down the left and long of the green.
No. 7, 461 yards, par 4: Allen’s Creek goes down the right side of the hole and then crosses the fairway, while the left side features a thick strand of trees. Most players will opt for something less the driver for accuracy. The approach is uphill to one of the smallest greens, which is guarded by a front left bunker.
No. 8, 429 yards, par 4: The fairway will seem to be more generous. It has a bunker on each side of the landing area, and the large green is protected by three deep bunkers.
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No. 9, 482 yards, par 4: The end of the front nine is a difficult, uphill hole that moves to the right. The longer the drive, the narrower the fairway becomes. Tee shots down the right side run the risk of out-of-bounds or being blocked by overhanging trees. The green slopes from back to front, and missing long will make par difficult.
No. 10, 430 yards, par 4: The fairway slopes severely downhill about 275 yards from the tee, and Allen’s Creek crosses the fairway at 350 yards. The green is protected by two bunkers short and a run-off area to the back left. The middle of this flat green is the safest shot.
No. 11, 245 yards, par 3: The green is surrounded by three bunkers, one to the left and two to the right, while Allen’s Creek runs along the front right. The green is large enough to provide a variety of pin positions.
No. 12, 399 yards, par 4: The hole is uphill and has trees lining both sides of the fairway, along with a small bunker on the right at about 285 yards. The green slopes from the back left to the front right, with three bunkers at the front.
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No. 13, 623 yards, par 5: This hole is uphill and heads back toward the clubhouse. Allen’s Creek crosses the fairway about 325 yards from the tee, meaning anyone going for the green faces a long shot up the hill. Two fairway bunkers protect the right side of the fairway about 125 yards from the green. The green sits in a hollow, providing an amphitheater setting.
No. 14, 320 yards, par 4: Players will have the option to drive the green. Those hitting iron off the tee will need to avoid two fairway bunkers on the left and one on the right. Three bunkers around the green would be a good leave for those going for the green. Anything long leaves a tough recovery because the green slopes severely to the front.
No. 15, 155 yards, par 3: Gone is the pond in front of the green. The green is protected by deep bunkers short and to the left, and a tightly mown area to the right that drops off dramatically, leaving a tough pitch from a tight lie to a multi-tiered green.
No. 16, 458 yards, par 4: Two bunkers are on the right side of the fairway. A good tee shot will catch a slope 275 yards away from the tee, and players would be left with a wedge to a receptive green. The area left and long of the green is closely mown and will leave a long pitch back to the green.
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No. 17, 502 yards, par 4: This typically plays as a par 5 for members. The drive should be at least 280 yards to provide a full view of the undulating green. A closely mown run-off will send errant shots a long way from the green and leave a tight lie for the pitch.
No. 18, 497 yards, par 4: The closing hole has a fairway only 20 yards wide at the 300-yard mark, with three deep bunkers on the right and trees lining both sides of the fairway. The green slopes severely to the front and is situated between three bunkers to the right and one of the left. This is where Shaun Micheel hit 7-iron to 2 inches to clinch his PGA victory in 2003.
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DAVIS, Calif. (AP)Elijah Pepper’s 32 points led UC Davis over CSU Northridge 73-62 on Wednesday night, overcoming a 42-point game from Atin Wright of the Matadors.
Pepper also had eight rebounds for the Aggies (15-11, 8-6 Big West Conference). Christian Anigwe scored 15 points and added 10 rebounds. Kane Milling was 4 of 8 shooting, including 3 for 5 from distance, and went 4 for 5 from the line to finish with 15 points.
De’Sean Allen-Eikens added nine points, two steals and three blocks for CSU Northridge (6-20, 3-12).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2023-02-17T01:51:43+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/scoreboard/pepper-scores-32-uc-davis-takes-down-csu-northridge-73-62/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Emily Reed lost her younger sister Jessica more than 10 years ago. For much of the last decade, she’s visited Jessica’s Twitter page to help “keep her memory alive.”
Twitter became one of the places where Emily processed her grief and reconnected with a sister she describes as almost like a twin. But Jessica’s account is now gone.
Last week, owner Elon Musk announced Twitter would be purging accounts that have had no activity for several years. That decision has been met by an outcry from those who have lost, or who fear losing the thoughts and words of deceased loved ones linked to now-inactive accounts.
Reed immediately returned to Jessica’s page as she had done a day or two earlier after learning of the purge. In place of Jessica’s page was an “account suspended” message that suggested it may be in violation Twitter rules.
Reed’s tweet recounting her shock over the loss of the account has received tens of thousands of responses. Others shared similar experiences of pain upon learning that the account of a deceased loved one had vanished.
“Having these digital footprints… is super important to me,” Reed, 43, told The Associated Press.
The advent of social media has come with new way in which people mourn, returning to the place where they connected with friends and family in the past. In addition to memories and physical traces left behind, snippets of lives are have are now being captured in the digital space.
It is something that social media platforms have wrestled with for recent years.
Twitter backed off an attempt to purge inactive accounts in 2019, years before Musk arrived, due to a similar backlash.
Other social media sites have found ways to allow people to mourn those they’ve lost.
Facebook and Instagram allow users to request an account be deactivated, or a memorialization of the account. Memorialized accounts show the word “Remembering” next to the person’s name.
“In this modern age, we have these electronic reminders of people — (including) little snippets of a thought they had on a particular day or pictures that they shared,” said Shira Gabriel, professor of psychology at University at Buffalo. Looking through a late loved one’s social media can be both a healthy way to process grief and gather as a community in remembrance, Gabriel said.
The prospect of that resource disappearing “can bring about a sense of mourning again,” Gabriel said. “There is a real psychological cost of getting rid of this digital thumbprint that was left behind and this ability for community members to gather in one spot.”
It is unknown if Musk will backtrack on the decision to purge. The billionaire CEO of Tesla has launched policies that have rattled users and advertisers alike and shown little interest in amending those policies in response.
Musk named a new CEO last week, Linda Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal advertising executive, who will have her hands full with a platform seemingly now in a perpetual state of chaos.
Deleting inactive accounts can be seen as fulfilling a promise Musk made when he bought the company, particularly winnowing down junk accounts and bots, said Samuel Woolley, an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Journalism and Media.
There are good reasons to preserve inactive accounts, and also reasons to delete them, Woolley said, but he is leery of the “one-size-fits-all” approach.
Advocates of purging accounts cite skewed metrics caused by inactive accounts or bogus on social media platforms. Yet on top of emotional pain for some users mourning late loved ones, deleting inactive accounts could also mean losing tweets that documented historical events, commentary and breaking news on the app over the years.
“Twitter operates in many ways like a library of data,” Woolley said. “Just because someone hasn’t been active for 30 days or a few years, doesn’t mean their tweets don’t still have a great amount of relevance.”
Musk did say the reasoning behind removing inactive accounts was to free up unused Twitter handles, or user names, and that those inactive accounts would be archived.
What exactly that means is not known — including what inactive accounts will look like when they’re archived, and whether they’ll be easily accessible. Other details of the plan are also unclear, such as the number of accounts to be removed and whether the policy will be evenly enforced.
While Reed and others saw the inactive accounts of loved ones disappear last week, the account belonging to the late father of controversial internet personality Andrew Tate still appears to be on the site, for example.
On Twitter, Tate said he was fine with Musk’s decision, but asked that his father’s account remain active as he “still (reads) his account daily.”
Picking and choosing accounts for deactivation would “create precisely the kind of tiered system that Musk says he wants to avoid,” Woolley said.
When contacted by The Associated Press for comment, Twitter responded with an automated email. Twitter’s trust and safety lead Ella Irwin also did not respond.
According to Twitter policy, the social media platform determines an account’s inactivity through log-ins. Twitter says that users should log in at least every 30 days.
Twitter users are able to download an archive of their own data through the app, but not for accounts they don’t possess login credentials. Reed, for example, noted that her family wasn’t able to get into Jessica’s account over the last 10 years. The only traces they have now are some screenshots that Reed’s other sister luckily captured before the purge.
Reed talks about the importance of Jessica’s Twitter and Facebook pages during her journey with grief — from following her sister’s difficult journey with cystic fibrosis, a progressive genetic disorder that Reed also has, to cherishing tweets that showed “the joy and… the vibrancy that came out of her words.”
Over time, the image and memories of someone who has passed away can slowly change in your mind — “like a fading photograph,” Reed said. Having online resources, she added, can help keep a “person’s memory alive, in a way that just your own personal memory can’t.” | 2023-05-18T12:27:36+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/technology/ap-technology/ap-twitter-is-purging-inactive-accounts-including-people-who-have-died-angering-those-still-grieving/ |
Medical Aesthetics Leader Reports Strong Year Over Year Growth
WESTFORD, Mass., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Cynosure, LLC, a leader in medical aesthetics systems and technologies, announced today a new investment of $60 million from lead investor Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. The new capital supports the company's plans to continue investing ahead of strong growth to bring innovation to the market and provide comprehensive treatment solutions to its customers that deliver the highest clinical efficacy for patients.
Cynosure, which develops, manufactures, and markets medical aesthetic treatment systems and consumables for dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spas, and other healthcare practitioners, saw sales grow by over 45% in 2021 and over 30% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2022, driven by strong growth across all geographies.
"We are pleased that CD&R continues to share our excitement about Cynosure's market, growth trajectory, and potential to accelerate," said Todd Tillemans, Cynosure CEO. "This investment is a strong endorsement that Cynosure is delivering on its mission to be the leader in aesthetics and to help patients across the globe to unleash their beautiful energy from within."
"We have built at Cynosure a diverse and talented team, and I believe the company's strong sales performance is the direct result of the team's exceptional execution against high demand in the market," said Sandi Peterson, CD&R Partner and Chairman of Cynosure's Board of Directors. "We are excited to continue our partnership with the team to support their efforts to drive continued new and future breakthrough product innovation and deliver the best service and solutions to Cynosure's valued customers."
"Medical aesthetics is a large market with strong macro tailwinds that have only gotten stronger across the globe since our initial investment," said Derek Strum, CD&R Partner. "We believe Cynosure is well positioned to build on its momentum and capture both organic and inorganic growth opportunities."
CD&R initially invested in Cynosure in December 2019, facilitating the carve out of the company from Hologic.
About Cynosure
Cynosure develops, manufactures and markets aesthetic treatment systems that enable plastic surgeons, dermatologists and other medical practitioners to perform non-invasive and minimally invasive procedures to remove hair, treat vascular and benign pigmented lesions, remove multi-colored tattoos, revitalize the skin, reduce fat through laser lipolysis, reduce cellulite, clear nails infected by toe fungus, ablate sweat glands and improve women's health. Cynosure's product portfolio is composed of a broad range of energy sources including Alexandrite, diode, Nd: YAG, picosecond, pulse dye, Q-switched lasers, intense pulsed light and RF technology. Cynosure sells its products globally under the Cynosure, Palomar, ConBio and Ellman brand names through a direct sales force in the United States, Canada, France, Morocco, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Japan and Korea, and through international distributors in approximately 130 other countries. For corporate or product information, visit Cynosure's website at www.cynosure.com.
About Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private investment firm with a strategy predicated on building stronger, more profitable businesses primarily in five industry sectors, including Industrials, Healthcare, Consumer, Technology and Financial Services. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $40 billion in over 100 companies with an aggregate transaction value of more than $175 billion. The Firm has offices in New York and London with a team of 90 investment professionals and 9 full time Operating Partners and 33 Advisors to CD&R Funds. For more information, please visit www.cdr-inc.com.
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ATALAIA DO NORTE, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's federal police said Tuesday they arrested a second suspect in connection with the disappearance of an Indigenous expert and a British journalist in a remote area of the Amazon.
The suspect, Oseney da Costa de Oliveira, 41, is a fisherman and a brother of the man so far considered by police as the main suspect in the case, Amarildo da Costa de Oliveira, also 41, nicknamed Pelado.
Federal police also said in a statement that they seized ammunition and an oar, but did not say why the items were confiscated, who they belonged to or where they were found.
De Oliveira told The Associated Press on Friday that he had visited Pelado in jail and was told that local police had tortured Pelado on his own boat, which was also seized by authorities.
Federal police did not immediately respond to an AP request asking why Oseney da Costa de Oliveira was named in its statement, which is not a standard procedure of the force.
Indigenous people who were with expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips have said that Pelado brandished a rifle at them on the day before the two men disappeared.
He has denied any wrongdoing and claims police tortured him to try to get a confession, his family told the AP.
The search for the missing men continued Tuesday, following the discovery of a backpack, laptop and other personal belongings submerged in a river Sunday.
Pereira, 41, and Phillips, 57, were last seen June 5 near the entrance of the Javari Valley Indigenous Territory, which borders Peru and Colombia.
Federal police issued a statement Monday denying media reports that the two men’s bodies had been found.
Search teams are focusing their efforts around a spot in the Itaquai river, near the city of Atalaia do Norte, where volunteers from the Matis Indigenous group say on Saturday they found a tarp from the boat used by the missing men.
The Javari Valley has seven known Indigenous groups — some only recently contacted, such as the Matis. The valley also has at least 11 uncontacted groups, making the region the largest concentration of isolated tribes in the world.
That area has seen violent conflicts between fishermen, poachers and government agents. Violence has grown as drug trafficking gangs battle for control of waterways to ship cocaine, although the Itaquai river is not a known drug trafficking route. | 2022-06-15T02:12:50+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Brazil-police-arrest-2nd-suspect-for-Amazon-s-17242108.php |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
7-3-2, FIREBALL: 9
(seven, three, two; FIREBALL: nine)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Morning" game were:
7-3-2, FIREBALL: 9
(seven, three, two; FIREBALL: nine) | 2022-09-23T15:58:47+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Morning-game-17462088.php |
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A University of Michigan student is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers,” a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube. He also is an accomplished violinist.
Stanley Chapel says the two fields go hand in hand.
Not only does Chapel say he has equal interest in both, but the 21-year-old says the violin has aided in his speedcubing success.
“Repetition, breaking things down into their smallest fundamental elements, all of these different things that we use to improve at an instrument, and being able to take these into the world of cubing has certainly been a huge help to my progression,” said Chapel, a junior majoring in violin performance at the university’s school of music, theater and dance.
Chapel, who grew up in Ann Arbor not far from the Michigan campus, solved his first 3×3 Rubik’s Cube as a 14-year-old. Five weeks later, Chapel entered his first competition, solving the cube in an average of 22 seconds.
Fast-forward a year to 2017 in Paris, with Chapel placing fifth in both the 4×4 blindfolded and 5×5 blindfolded categories at the World Cube Association World Championship.
At the 2019 world championship in Melbourne, Australia, the recent high school graduate won both events.
Factoring in the time it takes for him to review the cube before placing the blindfold over his eyes, Chapel can solve one in around 17 seconds.
“The deeper I go into the realm of cubing technique, the more I find interest in pushing the boundaries of what’s possible there,” he said.
Chapel has certain inherent abilities: He is capable of remembering and applying thousands of algorithms to solve a Rubik’s Cube and performing one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s violin sonatas from memory.
But he also spends hours upon hours honing his craft, including doing regular hand stretches that help Chapel avoid the kinds of aches and pains that come with the frequent and frenetic turning of the cube’s sides.
Chapel says years of playing the violin also has contributed to him having “very, very fine motor control already built up.”
Later this year, Chapel intends to defend his world titles in South Korea. Since the 2021 event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapel is the reigning champion in both heading into the 2023 event in Seoul.
Once he’s done with school, though, Chapel isn’t sure how speedcubing fits into his future plans.
“I guess it’s cool to know that nobody is able to do this,” he said. “But, at the same time, giving myself a little bit of a reality check, it’s like, ‘How much does that actually matter?’”
“It’s not going to pay the bills when I’m older,” Chapel said, laughing. | 2023-01-27T14:09:53+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/latest/ap-world-champion-says-rubiks-cube-and-violin-go-hand-in-hand/ |
Plea change set for man accused of backing plot to kidnap Michigan governor
BELLAIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man prosecutors describe as an anti-government extremist who backed a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer plans to change his plea from not guilty, court records show.
Shawn Michael Fix is one of five men charged with providing material support for an act of terrorism in the scheme to abduct the Democratic governor in 2020 at her northern Michigan vacation home. Police broke up the plan and Whitmer was not physically harmed.
Fix, 40, of Belleville, was scheduled for a hearing Wednesday in Antrim County Circuit Court in Bellaire. He also is charged with possessing a firearm while committing a felony.
His lawyer and the state attorney general’s office, which is prosecuting the case, did not respond to phone and email messages Tuesday.
Another man, Brian Higgins, pleaded guilty in March to the lesser charge of attempting to provide material support for terrorism. Three others — Eric Molitor and brothers Michael and William Null — await trial in August.
They were accused of providing key support but were not charged in the kidnapping conspiracy.
That case was handled in federal court, where four men were convicted in 2022, including ringleaders Barry Croft Jr. and Adam Fox. Two others were acquitted.
Three men in a separate but related trial were convicted in Jackson County in October and are serving long prison terms.
Prosecutors said the defendants were angered by Whitmer’s policies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. They planned to snatch the governor in the hope of triggering a civil war before the 2020 election, investigators said. But informants and undercover FBI agents were inside the group for months, leading to arrests before the scheme could be carried out.
Fix was second-in-command to Fox in a paramilitary group, prosecutors said in an October 2022 court filing. Fix participated in “field training exercises” that involved weapons handling and meetings that included talk of attacking Whitmer, storming the Michigan Capitol and taking hostages, the document said.
It said Fix claimed falsely to have been a Navy SEAL and to have a supply of weapons and a Black Hawk military helicopter that could be used in the kidnapping. Fix provided information about the location of Whitmer’s Antrim County house to Fox and others during a surveillance visit, prosecutors said.
After the plot was thwarted, Whitmer blamed then-President Donald Trump, saying he had given “comfort to those who spread fear and hatred and division.” Last August, after 19 months out of office, Trump called the kidnapping plan a “fake deal.”
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Man wins lottery jackpot thanks to playing Cash Ball for son’s birthday
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) - A Kentucky man says he has his son’s birthday to thank for hitting a lottery jackpot last week.
According to the Kentucky Lottery, the unidentified man won more than $200,000 while playing the Cash Ball 225 game.
Officials said he purchased the winning ticket at a Best Stop Food Mart and couldn’t believe it when the team confirmed he had won the $225,000 prize.
“I checked it two or three times to make sure,” he said.
The man’s winning ticket matched the four white balls and the Cash Ball to win the game’s top prize in the July 1 drawing.
“My heart kind of stopped,” he said. “I just couldn’t believe it.”
According to lottery officials, the lucky winner picks his own numbers when he plays. He included the number 22 for his son’s birthday which ended up being the winning Cash Ball.
The man claimed his winning ticket at lottery headquarters on Wednesday and received a check for $160,875 after taxes, officials said.
The convenience store will also receive $2,250 for selling the man’s winning ticket.
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Ja Morant says he’ll get help after video shows apparent gun
Ja Morant will be away from the Memphis Grizzlies for at least their next two games, the team announced Saturday, not long after the NBA opened an investigation into a social media post by the guard, who livestreamed himself holding what appeared to be a gun at a nightclub.
Morant said in a statement distributed through the agency that represents him that he takes “full responsibility” for his actions and that he was going to “take some time away to get help.”
The video was streamed by Morant on his Instagram page early Saturday, hours after the Grizzlies played in Denver. They were flying to Los Angeles on Saturday for games against the Clippers on Sunday and the Lakers on Tuesday.
Morant will miss those two games, at minimum, the Grizzlies said, without further comment.
“We are aware of a social media post involving Ja Morant and are investigating,” NBA spokesman Mike Bass said earlier Saturday.
The league will try to speak with Morant as part of that investigation, though it is unclear when any meeting may occur. Morant apologized in a statement released by Tandem Sports + Entertainment.
“I take full responsibility for my actions last night,” Morant said. “I’m sorry to my family, teammates, coaches, fans, partners, the city of Memphis and the entire Grizzlies organization for letting you down. I’m going to take some time away to get help and work on learning better methods of dealing with stress and my overall well-being.”
It was not immediately clear what Morant meant by “help” or if he planned to be away from the team for longer than the two-game minimum announced by the Grizzlies.
The league, if it finds wrongdoing, could fine or suspend Morant. Based on the Grizzlies’ statement, the earliest Morant could play is Thursday at home against Golden State. His Instagram and Twitter accounts were disabled shortly after the Grizzlies announced his absence.
Memphis is currently No. 2 in the Western Conference standings, led by Morant, a two-time All-Star averaging 27.1 points and 8.2 assists per game.
This is at least the second time in the last few weeks that Morant has been the subject of a league investigation. Morant’s actions were investigated after a Jan. 29 incident in Memphis that he said led to a friend of his being banned from home games for a year.
That incident followed a game against the Indiana Pacers; citing unnamed sources, The Indianapolis Star and USA Today reported that multiple members of the Pacers saw a red dot pointed at them, and The Athletic reported that a Pacers security guard believed the laser was attached to a gun.
The NBA confirmed that unnamed individuals were banned from the arena but said its investigation found no evidence that anyone was threatened with a weapon.
Morant responded to that incident by tweeting that the reports “paint this negative image on me and my fam. & banned my brother from home games for a year. unbelievable.” During the Jan. 29 game, there was barking between Pacers players and friends of Morant seated along the sideline. A close friend of Morant’s, Davonte Pack, was escorted from the arena as Pacers bench players shouted in Pack’s direction.
Pack and Morant also are involved in a civil lawsuit brought after an incident at Morant’s home this past summer, in which a 17-year-old alleged that they assaulted him. The Shelby County district attorney’s office said in January that it was “aware of the incident, and after careful review of the facts, decided that there was not enough evidence to proceed with a case.”
There is precedent for the NBA when sanctioning a player over conduct involving guns. In January 2010, then-Commissioner David Stern suspended Washington’s Gilbert Arenas indefinitely without pay after saying the player’s behavior made him “not currently fit to take the court.”
The suspension followed Arenas getting photographed before a game in Philadelphia playfully pointing his index fingers in a gun imitation at his teammates while he was under investigation by federal and local authorities after admittedly bringing guns into the Wizards’ locker room.
Arenas ultimately missed 50 games, the rest of the 2009-10 season.
Morant, the No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft, has become a full-fledged superstar. His five-year, $194 million extension with the Grizzlies kicks in to start next season and would rise to about $230 million if he makes an All-NBA team this season.
He also is a sought-after endorser. On Christmas, Nike unveiled Morant’s first signature shoe, which is set to be released in the coming weeks. And earlier this week, Powerade announced a multiyear endorsement deal with Morant.
On the same day the Powerade deal was revealed, The Washington Post published a story, based on police records it obtained, detailing how Morant and some associates “have been accused of threatening and even violent behavior,” the newspaper said.
The questions about Morant’s conduct come at a time when gun violence again is a prominent talking point in the sports world.
Top NBA draft prospect Brandon Miller and his Alabama teammate Jaden Bradley, by courtroom revelations, have been linked to the scene of a killing. Neither has been charged or accused of a crime, but then-teammate Darius Miles and another man are facing capital murder charges.
And New Mexico State’s men’s basketball season was shut down in February because of a fatal shooting and allegations of locker-room hazing. Mike Peake, the New Mexico State player implicated in the shooting death of New Mexico player Brandon Travis in November, said he was acting in self-defense and has not been charged with a crime.
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LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. (CBRL) on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $30.5 million.
On a per-share basis, the Lebanon, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of $1.37. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $1.48 per share.
The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.33 per share.
The restaurant operator posted revenue of $933.9 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $917.3 million.
Cracker Barrel shares have increased 14% since the beginning of the year.
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LONDON (AP) — The company behind ChatGPT will propose measures to resolve data privacy concerns that sparked a temporary Italian ban on the artificial intelligence chatbot, regulators said Thursday.
The Italian data protection authority, known as Garante, last week blocked San Francisco-based OpenAI’s popular chatbot, ordering it to temporarily stop processing Italian users’ personal information while it investigates a possible breach of European Union data privacy rules.
Experts said it was the first such case of a democracy imposing a nationwide ban on a mainstream AI platform.
In a video call late Wednesday between the watchdog’s commissioners and OpenAI executives including CEO Sam Altman, the company promised to set out measures to address the concerns. Those remedies have not been detailed.
The Italian watchdog said it didn’t want to hamper AI’s development but stressed to OpenAI the importance of complying with the 27-nation EU’s stringent privacy rules.
The regulators imposed the ban after some users’ messages and payment information were exposed to others. They also questioned whether there’s a legal basis for OpenAI to collect massive amounts of data used to train ChatGPT’s algorithms and raised concerns the system could sometimes generate false information about individuals.
So-called generative AI technology like ChatGPT is “trained” on huge pools of data, including digital books and online writings, and able to generate text that mimics human writing styles.
These systems have created buzz in the tech world and beyond, but they also have stirred fears among officials, regulators and even computer scientists and tech industry leaders about possible ethical and societal risks.
Other regulators in Europe and elsewhere have started paying more attention after Italy’s action.
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said it’s “following up with the Italian regulator to understand the basis for their action and we will coordinate with all EU Data Protection Authorities in relation to this matter.”
France’s data privacy regulator, CNIL, said it’s investigating after receiving two complaints about ChatGPT. Canada’s privacy commissioner also has opened an investigation into OpenAI after receiving a complaint about the suspected “collection, use and disclosure of personal information without consent.”
In a blog post this week, the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office warned that “organizations developing or using generative AI should be considering their data protection obligations from the outset” and design systems with data protection as a default.
“This isn’t optional — if you’re processing personal data, it’s the law,” the office said.
In an apparent response to the concerns, OpenAI published a blog post Wednesday outlining its approach to AI safety. The company said it works to remove personal information from training data where feasible, fine-tune its models to reject requests for personal information of private individuals, and acts on requests to delete personal information from its systems. | 2023-04-06T23:06:42+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/openai-to-offer-remedies-to-resolve-italys-chatgpt-ban/ |
Webcast Conference Call Scheduled for 8 a.m. CDT
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harley-Davidson, Inc. (NYSE: HOG) will release its third quarter 2022 financial results before market hours Wednesday, October 26, 2022. The public is invited to attend an audio webcast from 8-9 a.m. CDT. Harley-Davidson, Inc. senior management will discuss financial results, developments in the business, and updates to the Company's outlook. A slide presentation supporting the discussion will be available 30 minutes prior to the audio webcast.
Webcast participants should log-on and register at least 10 minutes prior to the start time and can access the slide presentation here: https://investor.harley-davidson.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. A replay of the audio webcast will be available approximately two hours after the call concludes.
Harley-Davidson, Inc. is the parent company of Harley-Davidson Motor Company and Harley-Davidson Financial Services.
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A bipartisan group of senators announced a gun safety deal on Sunday, the most substantial progress on the issue in decades. It had very narrow measures related to gun ownership to garner GOP support.
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A bipartisan group of senators announced a gun safety deal on Sunday, the most substantial progress on the issue in decades. It had very narrow measures related to gun ownership to garner GOP support.
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Highlights from the ballot …
— The top four were reconfigured, with Georgia dropping from the top spot and Alabama and Clemson ascending. The reason: a disparity in quality wins.
Alabama: Texas (road), Arkansas (road)Clemson: Wake Forest (road), N.C. State (home)Georgia: Oregon (neutral)
We also have Ohio State in the mix, one spot ahead of the Bulldogs.
OSU has posted more impressive results against mediocre opponents (Rutgers and Wisconsin) than have the Bulldogs, who struggled against Missouri and were less than dominant against Kent State.
Georgia looks bored.
— Oklahoma State climbed three spots, to No. 6, after defeating Baylor, while Mississippi jumped four, to No. 7, after beating Kentucky.
— Wake Forest entered my top 10 for the first time since who-knows-when after the victory over Florida State. The Demon Deacons’ only loss came in overtime against Clemson.
— New to the ballot: UCLA, LSU and Mississippi State– Removed from the ballot: Texas A&M, Washington and Arkansas
(Note: The AP requested ballots be submitted at the usual time. The result of the Florida-Eastern Washington game, which was moved to Sunday morning because of Hurricane Ian, is not included.)
1. Alabama2. Clemson3. Ohio State4. Georgia5. Michigan6. Oklahoma State7. Mississippi8. USC9. Tennessee10. Wake Forest11. Kentucky12. Oregon13. Washington State14. Cincinnati15. Brigham Young16. Baylor17. Florida18. Utah19. Florida State20. UCLA21. LSU22. Mississippi State23. N.C. State24. Penn State25. Kansas
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(This is the Sun Sentinel’s NBA trade deadline tracker. Check back throughout the day for updates.)
The possibility of the Miami Heat making a second run within a year at a trade for Kevin Durant was preempted ahead of Thursday’s 3 p.m. NBA trading deadline, with the Brooklyn Nets sending the All-Star forward to the Phoenix Suns.
D’Angelo Russell, the Minnesota Timberwolves guard who was linked to a possible trade for Heat point guard Kyle Lowry, also was moved ahead of the deadline to the Los Angeles Lakers.
That trade, a three-team deal, also sent Utah Jazz forward Jarred Vanderbilt to the Lakers, with Vanderbilt having been viewed as a potential Heat trade target for an upgrade of their power rotation.
In addition, with the Lakers sending Russell Westbrook out to the Jazz in that three-team deal with the Timberwolves and Jazz, the veteran point guard next is expected to receive a buyout.
From a Heat perspective, that is noteworthy because it would make Westbrook available at a salary far more cost effective than a team having to trade for Lowry, who is earning $28.3 million this season.
The Los Angeles Clippers, viewed as a potential Lowry trade destination, in fact, already have been speculated as a possible Westbrook landing spot.
Whether the Heat make a move or not, the impact of the trading deadline will set the buyout market. The Heat currently have a vacant roster spot and several exceptions at their disposal to add players from the buyout market.
A player is playoff eligible if he receives a buyout from a team prior to March 1.
Among those who might stand as a buyout option is former Heat forward Jae Crowder, who went from the Suns to the Nets in the Durant trade. ESPN reported that the Nets would prefer to trade Crowder by Thursday’s deadline rather than excise him through a buyout. Crowder, 32, has yet to play this season, as he awaited a trade.
Since the Heat took the court for Wednesday night’s victory over the Indiana Pacers that extended their home winning streak to seven, there already have been league-shifting trades ahead of the NBA deadline.
In the Durant trade, the Nets sent Durant and T.J. Warren to the Suns for Crowder, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, four unprotected first-round picks between this June and 2029, plus a potential swap of first-round picks in 2028.
The immediate impact of that deal for the Heat could be in the Eastern Conference standings, with the Nets currently at the No. 5 seed and the Heat 2 1/2 games back at No. 6. The Heat play in Brooklyn next Thursday.
The Heat had been linked to Durant interest last summer, when the then-Nets forward had requested a trade, a request he later retracted. The element again came into play over the past week once the Nets traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks for Spencer Dinwiddie and Dorian-Finney Smith.
In the deal that removed Vanderbilt and Russell as trade options for the Heat, the Lakers added Russell, Vanderbilt and Malik Beasley, with the Jazz getting Westbrook, Juan Toscano-Anderson, Damian Jones and a lightly protected 2027 first-round pick from the Lakers, and the Timberwolves landing Mike Conley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and a package of second-round picks.
In another deal late Wednesday that could impact the Heat’s playoff seeding, the New York Knicks bolstered their backcourt by acquiring guard Josh Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers for Cam Reddish, Svi Mykhailiuk, Ryan Arcidiacono, three players out of their rotation, and a protected 2023 first-round pick.
The Knicks are a half-game behind the Heat in standings, at No. 7 in the East. Only the top six seeds in each conference advance directly to the playoffs.
This story will be updated throughout the day.
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WFO LAS VEGAS Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, August 25, 2022
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FLASH FLOOD WARNING
The National Weather Service in Las Vegas has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southeastern Inyo County in south central California...
* Until 830 PM PDT.
* At 533 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or
expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Life-threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms
producing flash flooding.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Life-threatening flash flooding of low-water
crossings, creeks, normally dry washes and roads.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Furnace Creek, Death Valley Junction, Texas Springs Campground,
and SR-190.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.
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Three strategic integrations with RIA in a Box's MyRIACompliance software creates first-of-its-kind reporting and filing solution
NEW YORK, March 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- COMPLY, a leading provider of regulatory technology and compliance solutions for the financial services sector, today announced three new points of integration with wealth management platform Advyzon: 13F Filing, Compliance Calendar and Employee Trade Monitoring. Together, the strategic integrations create scale through operational efficiencies, ultimately enabling a stronger culture of compliance for advisory firms.
The partnership aligns COMPLY's comprehensive compliance expertise with Chicago-based Advyzon's integrated wealth management platform that helps advisory firms of all sizes run and scale their business, combining customizable performance reporting, flexible billing, robust client relationship management and more in one integrated platform. Together, the firms will provide additional solutions through MyRIACompliance software, powered by COMPLY's RIA in a Box.
Integrations include:
- 13F Form Filing: Automatically populates firm holdings and files a firm's 13F Form, eliminating manual intervention.
- Compliance Calendar: Complete required regulatory compliance tasks without leaving the Advyzon platform, removing the need to manage multiple calendars and enhancing a firm's culture of compliance.
- Trade Monitoring: Automatically populates client transactions from Advyzon into the same view as employee transactions for comparison and auto-flagging of any potential employee trading violations.
"COMPLY is committed to bringing the most comprehensive regulatory compliance solutions to market, including strategic partnerships like that with Advyzon, to improve efficacy and efficiency in our clients' compliance programs and businesses at large," said COMPLY Chief Product Officer David Bliss. "Before this partnership, our mutual clients had to employ manual processes to apply the full value of their Advyzon-housed data towards the 13F Filing and Trade Monitoring processes offered through COMPLY. By bringing to market these critical integrations, one of which is a first of its kind for both COMPLY and Advyzon, we empower firms to increase automation and focus their energy on higher value tasks."
"We're thrilled to integrate with COMPLY's MyRIACompliance," added Advyzon Chief Revenue Officer John Mackowiak. "We have quite a few clients in common already and are always looking for ways to add value and enhance the user experience. This integration leverages data already within Advyzon and eliminates extra effort involved with compliance."
About COMPLY
At COMPLY, we pride ourselves on being the champion for compliance professionals. Merging technology, consulting and education, we help clients navigate the ever-changing regulatory environment. Our portfolio of solutions includes ComplySci, RIA in a Box, National Regulatory Services (NRS) and illumis, whose more than 7,000 clients include some of the world's largest financial institutions. Clients throughout our portfolio of firms enjoy access to our full suite of industry-leading governance, risk and compliance (GRC) consulting, technology, managed services, analytics and outsourcing solutions.
Learn more at COMPLY.com.
About RIA in a Box
RIA in a Box, a COMPLY company, is the leading provider of compliance, cybersecurity and operational software to wealth managers and investment organizations. More than 2,800 registered investment adviser (RIA) firms use the platform to increase compliance workflow efficiency and to automate regulatory requirements.
Visit riainabox.com for more information.
About Advyzon
Advyzon is a comprehensive, intuitive, cloud-based, wealth management technology that helps RIAs run and scale their firms. The tools provided combine eight completely customizable capabilities with powerful business intelligence including: performance reporting, flexible billing, robust client relationship management (CRM), trading & rebalancing, client portal and mobile app, secure and compliant document storage, investment management (TAMP), and seamless prospecting. A team of entrepreneurs led by CEO Hailin Li, Ph.D., CFA®, Advyzon strives to innovate in strategic and useful ways. Financial advisors inspire their innovation and integrations, and their exceptional technology and unmatched service exist to improve the advisor experience – whether it's via portfolio and firm management or client relationships and growth. To learn more about Advyzon, visit www.Advyzon.com.
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An inviting, limited bourbon release partially aged in Californian red wine casks
CLERMONT, Ky., Oct. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Basil Hayden® continues to shine a light on what bourbon can be with their newest, limited-edition release, Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish. The perfect balance of the signature light, refined flavor profile that fans love coupled with distinctive notes of red wine, Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish offers an invitation into bourbon.
To craft this special expression, eighth generation master distiller Freddie Noe blends the signature Basil Hayden Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey with bourbon partially aged in Californian red wine casks. The vanilla and charred oak notes of classic Basil Hayden intertwine with flavors of dried fruit and sweet nectar imparted by the red wine cask for a layered, complex yet approachable result. The perfect foray into the category for wine-lovers and an intriguing expression for bourbon enthusiasts, Noe crafted this approachable whiskey with the aperitif sipping occasion in mind.
This new limited-edition expression is representative of Basil Hayden founder, Booker Noe's mission for his whiskey to open people's minds up to what bourbon can be. Basil Hayden continues to reach new audiences and expand the boundaries of how and when bourbon can be consumed with the unexpected addition of a red wine cask finish.
Rich amber and toasted brown hues make for a warm welcome into the whiskey, which then give way into aromas of dried fruit notes with cherry, vanilla, and toasted oak on the nose. Upon the first sip, flavors of sweet ambrosia are complemented by complex levels of charred oak. Rounded off with a warm, crisp finish, the highly versatile flavor profile of Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish makes it ideal for serving in aperitif-style cocktails.
"We are creating new avenues for consumers to enjoy our light and inviting expressions through unique cask finishes and innovative releases," said Jonathan Marks, Senior Marketing Director for Global Small Batch Bourbon at Beam Suntory. "Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish continues the Basil Hayden mission to opening up the category to new drinkers and occasions."
Hitting shelves alongside the annual release of Basil Hayden 10-Year, Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish arrives just in time for the holidays. This limited-time release will be available at fine wine and spirit retailers nationwide at a suggested price of $59.99/750mL. For the wine-lover looking to make an entry into bourbon or the whiskey connoisseur's next acquisition - and everyone in-between - Basil Hayden Red Wine Cask Finish makes for the perfect gift. To discover more about Basil Hayden visit www.basilhaydenbourbon.com and follow along on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, for the latest updates on upcoming releases and initiatives.
About Basil Hayden®
Crafted in 1992 by Booker Noe as part of the Small Batch collection, Basil Hayden introduced a more subtle side of bourbon compared to its counterparts. Inspired by bourbons with high-rye mash bills, Booker set out to create a bourbon that would offer an approachable taste profile and defy preconceived bourbon perceptions. Basil Hayden Bourbon welcomes new drinkers into whiskey and showcases new occasions to drink it. Beyond its flagship Basil Hayden Bourbon, the brand has pushed the boundaries of innovation in recent years. These intriguing offerings have included expressions such as Basil Hayden Toast, Dark Rye, 10-Year, and the new, limited time release of Basil Hayden Subtle Smoke.
About Beam Suntory
As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the iconic Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® bourbon brands and Courvoisier® cognac, as well as world renowned premium brands including Basil Hayden®, Knob Creek®, and Legent™ bourbon; Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™ Japanese whisky; Teacher's, Laphroaig® and Bowmore® Scotch whisky; Canadian Club® whisky; Hornitos® and Sauza® tequila; EFFEN®, Haku® and Pinnacle® vodka; Sipsmith® and Roku™ gin; and On The Rocks® Premium Cocktails.
Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for Good, which now includes its transformative sustainability strategy, Proof Positive. Headquartered in New York City, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com.
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's federal prosecutors blocked a decision to authorize the installment of ziplines at Rio de Janeiro’s world-famous Sugarloaf Mountain, claiming they will damage the environment around one of the United Nations world's heritage sites.
Prosecutors announced the decision late Thursday, arguing that Iphan, a federal organ under the Ministry of Culture, “illicitly” authorized the project after construction had already begun in September 2022.
Now, both Iphan and the company responsible for the construction of the ziplines are defendants in a civil lawsuit and each must pay a fine of at least US$9.5 million (50 million reais). Prosecutors gave the company a 60-day deadline to present a schedule to work on repairing a damaged area and to remove every structure and residuals used at the construction site.
Sugarloaf — known in Portuguese as Pao de Açucar — juts out of the earth at the entrance to Rio’s bay. The United Nations heritage center named it a World Heritage Site in 2012 along with Rio’s other marquee mountains and, years earlier, Brazil’s heritage institute designated it a national monument.
The cable cars to its summit draw hundreds of thousands of Brazilian and international tourists each year, all eager to take in the panoramic views of the sprawling city’s beaches and forested mountains.
In March, some 200 people gathered beneath Sugarloaf Mountain to protest the ongoing construction of ziplines aimed at boosting tourism, alleging it would cause an “unacceptable” environmental impact.
The zipline's four steel lines would run 755 meters (almost 2,500 feet) over the forest between Sugarloaf and Urca Hill, and riders would reach speeds of 100 kph (62 mph). Inauguration was scheduled for the second half of this year, and an online petition to halt work was signed by almost 11,000 people.
The spot is also popular for sport climbing and birdwatching, with the preserved Atlantic Forest towering over the sleepy Urca neighborhood. As such, the prospect of riders buzzing down wires while screaming loudly united mountaineers, environmental activists and residents in opposition. They have cautioned UNESCO could withdraw its heritage status.
Prosecutors acted after a public interest civil action lawsuit filed by Brazilian citizens required halting construction at Sugarloaf in order to protect the environment and its historical and cultural heritage. Federal prosecutors also found that the zipline construction “altered the land’s natural outline due to the rock’s demolition (...) and drilling”.
Parque Bondinho Pao de Açúcar, which operates the cable cars and is behind the 50-million reais ($9.5-million) zipline project said in a statement that sound tests indicate noise from riders will not be perceptible from below, nor will it affect climbing routes. It said it has obtained all the necessary permits and licenses to run the project, from the National Heritage Institute to municipal authorities. It also argued the project has the ability to drive tourism to the area.
“In addition to the great integration with nature, the intention is to improve the experience of our visitors and make the visit to Parque Bondinho Pao de Açucar Park even more pleasant and unforgettable,” the company says on its website.
Opponents to the zipline project have dubbed it “the castle of horrors” and have expressed concerns it would be a harbinger of future interventions.
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AP writer Eléonore Hughes contributed. | 2023-06-02T23:52:00+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/world/article/brazil-s-prosecutors-block-zipline-construction-18133045.php |
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California water agencies that serve 27 million people will get just 5% of what they requested from the state to start 2023, water officials announced Thursday.
The news of limited water comes as California concludes its driest three-year stretch on record and as water managers brace for a fourth year with below-average precipitation. But if the winter is wetter than expected, the state could boost how much supply it plans to give out — as it did last year when allocations started at 0% and ended the winter at 5%.
Absent an end to the drought, water-saving measures are poised to continue, including calls for people to rip up decorative grass, limit outdoor watering, take shorter showers and run dishwashers only when full. Much of California is in extreme or exceptional drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
A storm currently bringing snow and rain to the northern end of the state has been welcome news, but people shouldn’t get too optimistic, warned Michael Anderson, the state climatologist. Last year two major storms in October and December were followed by months of bone-dry weather.
“Don’t get too carried away by any one storm,” Anderson told reporters.
Much of California’s water supply comes from snow that falls in the mountains during the winter and enters the watershed as it melts through spring. Some of it is stored in reservoirs for later use, while some is sent south through massive pumping systems.
The system is known as the State Water Project, and it provides water to two-thirds of the state’s people and 1,172 square miles (3,035 square kilometers) of farmland. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, which services Los Angeles and much of Southern California, relies on the state for about one-third of its water supply.
Southern California’s supply is further threatened by the ongoing crisis afflicting the Colorado River, another major source for the heavily populated region. The district is working on a massive water recycling plant to eventually supplement supply.
“Metropolitan is doing everything we can to alleviate the immediate crisis and make investments to provide more tools than emergency conservation alone,” Adel Hagekhalil, the district’s general manager, said in a statement. “But now we need the public’s help. We can get through this by working together.”
Some districts with limited water supplies may get additional water if the 5% isn’t enough to cover critical health and safety needs, said Molly White, water operations manager for the State Water Project.
Given the uncertainty about how long the drought will last, the state wants to keep water in Lake Oroville, its largest reservoir. Right now, it’s about half as full as it usually is at this time of year. So officials plan to tap excess water from winter storms to provide the 5% supply and take some water out of the San Luis Reservoir in Merced County, White said.
“We’re all just sort of holding our breath to see what mother nature does,” said Michael McNutt, spokesman for Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, which serves some wealthy suburbs of Los Angeles and relies almost exclusively on state supplies.
The district may completely ban outdoor watering if dry conditions persist, he said.
The federal government also controls some water supply in California, much of which goes to farmers in the vast Central Valley who grow fruits, nuts and vegetables. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation doesn’t issue its first water allocations until February but on Monday warned farmers and cities to prepare for limited supplies.
“If drought conditions extend into 2023, Reclamation will find it increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to meet all the competing needs of the Central Valley Project without beginning the implementation of additional and more severe water conservation actions,” the bureau said in a news release. | 2022-12-02T12:16:15+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/business-news/ap-drought-hit-california-cities-to-get-little-water-from-state/ |
PITTSBURGH, May 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a licensed cosmetologist and I thought there could be a simple accessory to ensure that thread and needles are in order and ready for use," said an inventor, from Sanford, Fla., "so I invented BETWEEN THE WEAVE. My design would increase efficiency and it would help to maintain the tools needed for applying a hair weave or extensions."
The patent-pending invention provides easy access to needles and thread during hairstyling services. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional storage methods. As a result, it saves time and effort and it facilitates the attachment of hair extensions to a client's hair. The invention features a practical and portable design that is easy to use so it is ideal for hairstylists and hair salons. Additionally, it is producible in design variations.
The original design was submitted to the Orlando sales office of InventHelp. It is currently available for licensing or sale to manufacturers or marketers. For more information, write Dept. 20-ORD-2907, InventHelp, 217 Ninth Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15222, or call (412) 288-1300 ext. 1368. Learn more about InventHelp's Invention Submission Services at http://www.InventHelp.com.
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Jake Fraley’s broken-bat double bounced off first base and into right field and put Cincinnati ahead in the ninth inning. And just like that, yet one more backbreaking moment for the downtrodden Oakland Athletics so far in 2023.
Jeurys Familia gave up a one-run lead in the ninth and Fraley’s deciding hit as the A’s set a major league record of 28 games to begin a season without a win by the starting pitcher in a 3-2 loss Saturday.
A’s starter Kyle Muller tossed five innings and was in line to finally break the streak. But Familia (0-1) walked Henry Ramos, surrendered Kevin Newman’s single, then walked Nick Senzel. Fraley delivered one out later.
A’s manager Mark Kotsay touched on all the difficulties in keeping things going in late April and now dealing with a bad-luck bounce.
“Having a play that if the ball doesn’t hit the base and the ball goes in his glove we win the game, I’m sitting here with a different kind of attitude and reaction,” Kotsay said. “Thus is life, right? When you’re hit with the biggest challenges, it’s how you respond to them and how you stand up to those challenges that make you a better person. Hopefully, you learn from those experiences and move forward.”
Cincinnati’s Casey Legumina (1-0) pitched the eighth for his first major league win and Alexis Díaz earned his fourth save.
“It’s unreal. It’s a great atmosphere coming back in especially after a hard-fought game. We were down most of the game,” Legumina said. “To be able to come back late and take the win, it’s a lot of fun for the guys.”
Luke Maile homered leading off the third for the Reds, who have won five straight on the heels of a season-worst six-game losing streak.
The A’s starters have gone 0-15 while surpassing the 2022 Pirates for the longest streak to start a season without a win by the starter — it’s also a franchise record, too. Washington holds the longest streak ever at 43 consecutive games without a win by the starting pitcher, set last but not at the season’s start.
Ramón Laureano returned from an 11-game absence with a strained left groin and immediately showed off his speed and sensational throwing arm, leading one of Oakland’s best defensive days in a so-far dismal season but it was for naught.
With runners on first and second after a pair of singles to start the Reds’ second, Laureano chased down a high fly in foul territory by Newman and fired to third for a spectacular double play.
In another defensive move, A’s third baseman Jace Peterson turned an unassisted double play on Stuart Fairchild’s liner to end the third.
Reliever Richard Lovelady induced José Barrero’s inning-ending double play in the seventh with runners on first and second.
Reds manager David Bell credited his group for sticking with it at the plate during a tough hitting day until things eventually worked out.
“Sometimes these are the best games, you just keep grinding it out,” Bell said. “It really doesn’t matter how you do it, you stay with it and find a way to keep battling and grinding out at-bats. Early in the game it felt like nothing was going right. … You’re going to have games like that and if you can find a way to win those it’s a beautiful thing.”
Aledmys Díaz and Jordan Díaz hit consecutive RBI singles in the second for the A’s against Reds right-hander and opening day starter Hunter Greene. Facing Oakland for the first time in his career, Greene matched his season high with 10 strikeouts while walking three and allowing two unearned runs on five hits over five innings.
CALLING ALL FANS
Oakland drew an announced crowd of 7,052, its seventh time under 10,000 in 14 home games. It came a day after just 6,423 fans showed up for the Athletics’ first home game since announcing a deal for land to build a ballpark in Las Vegas.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Athletics: SS Aledmys Díaz is likely headed for the injured list because of a left hamstring injury. He will undergo an MRI exam. He singled in the second, stole second and went to third on a single then was lifted for a pinch runner. Díaz dove for a hard grounder by Tyler Stephenson to start the second and had grabbed at his leg. Kotsay say him massaging the leg when he went to second on the stolen base.
LOSING SERIES
Oakland has dropped its initial nine series of the season. The A’s fell to to 4-23 in April, already having a franchise record for losses in the month.
UP NEXT
LHP Nick Lodolo (2-1, 6.31 ERA) pitches for Cincinnati in Sunday’s series finale. He’ll face the A’s for the first time in his career opposite fellow southpaw Ken Waldichuk (0-2, 7.82), who is coming off three straight no-decisions after losing his initial two outings of 2023.
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-30T15:53:45+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/as-set-record-for-starters-not-getting-wins-to-begin-season/ |
FBI adds ‘CryptoQueen’ to Ten Most Wanted list, offers $100K reward
(Gray News) - The FBI is offering a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of a woman known as the “CryptoQueen.”
The bureau added Ruja Ignatova to its list of the Ten Most Wanted fugitives Thursday.
Ignatova is accused of running what the FBI describes as a “massive fraud scheme” involving a Bulgarian-based virtual currency company called OneCoin, which Ignatova co-founded and allegedly used to scam more than $4 billion from cryptocurrency investors worldwide.
“Ignatova allegedly made false statements and representations about OneCoin to draw people to invest in OneCoin packages,” the FBI said in a news release. “According to investigators, Ignatova and her partner also promoted OneCoin through a multi-level marketing strategy that urged OneCoin investors to sell additional packages to friends and family.”
Special Agent Ronald Shimko said Ignatova targeted people “who may not have fully understood the ins and outs of cryptocurrencies but were moved by Ignatova’s impressive resume and the marketing strategies used by OneCoin,” according to the release.
Ignatova was charged Oct. 12, 2017, by the Southern District of New York and a federal warrant was issued for her arrest, but authorities said they believe she may have fled after being tipped off about the investigation.
The FBI said she traveled from Bulgaria to Greece on Oct. 25, 2017, and hasn’t been seen since.
Ignatova is wanted on several charges, including one count each of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and securities fraud.
Anyone with information on Ignatova’s whereabouts is asked to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or send a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.
The FBI believes there may also be more victims who haven’t been identified. Those victims are also encouraged to call the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-07-01T02:26:51+00:00 | kttc.com | https://www.kttc.com/2022/06/30/fbi-adds-cryptoqueen-ten-most-wanted-list-offers-100k-reward/ |
Wander Franco Player Prop Bets: Rays vs. Royals - June 22
Published: Jun. 22, 2023 at 8:28 AM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
Wander Franco, with a slugging percentage of .333 in his past 10 games -- including one home run -- will be in action for the Tampa Bay Rays against the Kansas City Royals, with Jose Cuas on the mound, June 22 at 6:40 PM ET.
He had a hitless performance in his last game (0-for-4 with an RBI) against the Orioles.
Wander Franco Game Info & Props vs. the Royals
- Game Day: Thursday, June 22, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Royals Starter: Jose Cuas
- TV Channel: MLB Network
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -238)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +650)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +210)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +100)
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Wander Franco At The Plate
- Franco leads Tampa Bay with a slugging percentage of .455, fueled by 30 extra-base hits.
- Among qualifying hitters, he ranks 23rd in batting average, while his on-base percentage ranks 44th and he is 60th in slugging.
- In 69.4% of his 72 games this season, Franco has picked up at least one hit. He's also had 24 multi-hit games.
- He has gone deep in eight games this season (11.1%), homering in 2.5% of his trips to the dish.
- In 24 games this season (33.3%), Franco has picked up an RBI, and in eight of those games (11.1%) he had two or more. He has also driven in three or more of his team's runs in three contests.
- In 41.7% of his games this season, he has scored at least once. And he's had 10 games with multiple runs (13.9%).
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Wander Franco Home/Away Batting Splits
Royals Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Royals has a collective 8.5 K/9, which ranks 20th in MLB.
- The Royals' 5.11 team ERA ranks 28th across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Royals rank 19th in baseball in home runs given up (87 total, 1.2 per game).
- Cuas makes his first start of the season for the Royals.
- The 28-year-old right-hander has pitched out of the bullpen 32 times this season.
- He has a 4.15 ERA and 11.6 strikeouts per nine innings while opponents are hitting .264 against him over his 32 appearances this season.
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Daylight saving time can mess with your health. Here’s how to prepare
Adjusting your body for the time change all comes down to keeping your mind and body healthy
Are you one of those people that hears daylight saving time and thinks, "I get to stay up another hour?" Or are you someone who thinks, "I get another hour of sleep?" Just talking about it can bring anxiety to some who feel entirely thrown off because of the time change.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, the clocks will roll back one hour, ending the time change known as daylight saving time that began in March for most states. Turning the clocks back allows for an extra hour of daylight in the morning.
To help bring some ease, experts said you should prepare now before the time changes.
"We still have a couple of days to change our sleeping habits, because as we know, this is all about the circadian rhythm, and it’s based on a 24-hour basis," psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Gardere said.
It’s all about the light and the darkness. And when those things begin to change, our hormones start to change, and they can throw us off.
GROWING MOVEMENT TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT
"It’s not as bad as daylight saving time where we’re losing an hour; now, we’re gaining an hour. So there are less impacts on the body," Gardere said. "It really does throw us off."
However, the transition is not just about the adults. Everyone in the family will go through the time change, and there are impacts on children.
"They’re going to be thrown off by it, too, by getting this extra hour. And if it throws them off, it’ll throw them off at school where they’re going to be a bit deregulated," Gardere said.
Parents can prepare their kids for the time change by bettering their nutrition to help re-regulate their bodies.
"Lighter meals for a few days. That is very important," Gardere said.
And when it comes time for bedtime, the TV should not be on because the light will keep them up even later.
"They’re going to be tired much earlier. That we already know," Gardere said.
But putting your kids or yourself to bed sooner depends on how our bodies regulate energy.
"I know right now for me, as a senior citizen, I’m still going to go to bed at a certain time. So having that extra hour, I’m going to be much more tired in the evening," Gardere said. "I try to do something in between. I may be going to bed may be a half-hour later than I usually do. And we could do the same thing with our kids."
Gardere advises parents should let their kids find their circadian rhythm because they’re much more resilient. So maybe this just all comes down to a little extra snuggle time, which is suitable for everyone. | 2022-11-03T02:08:03+00:00 | foxweather.com | https://www.foxweather.com/learn/daylight-saving-time-can-mess-with-your-health-heres-how-to-prepare |
Ayesha Rascoe is a White House correspondent for NPR. She is currently covering her third presidential administration. Rascoe's White House coverage has included a number of high profile foreign trips, including President Trump's 2019 summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, and President Obama's final NATO summit in Warsaw, Poland in 2016. As a part of the White House team, she's also a regular on the NPR Politics Podcast. | 2023-06-18T14:09:31+00:00 | iowapublicradio.org | https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2023-06-18/how-canada-is-fighting-islamophobia |
Uvalde mom sues police, gunmaker in school massacre
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre. Sandra Torres filed the lawsuit Monday with help from the legal arm of the group Everytown for Gun Safety. It’s part of a new legal push nationally to hold firearms makers accountable in mass shootings despite federal laws that grant broad immunity by focusing on marketing. The CEO of Georgia-based Daniel Defense has called the shooting “evil” but has distanced the weapon from the shooting. | 2022-11-28T20:31:32+00:00 | krdo.com | https://krdo.com/news/ap-national-news/2022/11/28/uvalde-mom-sues-police-gunmaker-in-school-massacre/ |
Pizza shop robbed 4 times by the same man, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) – A man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly breaking into the same Nashville pizza place four separate times over the span of one month.
According to the arrest affidavit, 46-year-old Michael Dinnan was captured on surveillance video committing four robberies at Donatos Pizza on Broadway. The first incident was on Oct. 30, when police say he broke through a glass window in front of the restaurant and stole roughly $200 worth of beer from a cooler.
Officials believe Dinnan robbed Donatos again on Nov. 11, where the same broken window was used to access the restaurant. Dinnan is accused of stealing more beer, a tip jar, a speaker and an Apple iPad during this break-in.
Donatos Pizza was robbed two more times over the next two weeks.
On Nov. 13, Dinnan allegedly broke in and stole large amounts of beer and was seen eating various food items inside the restaurant. The same broken window, which had been boarded up with plywood from the previous break-ins, was used to gain access inside.
On Nov. 24, Dinnan is accused of again breaking into Donatos using the same broken window in the front of the building and could be seen on security footage stealing beer and checking the tip jar for money.
Detectives arrested Dinnan on Tuesday night and found numerous cans of beer in his possession, believed to be stolen from the beer cooler at Donatos.
Dinnan is charged with numerous counts of felony burglary, theft of property and vandalism. He remains in custody on a $62,500 bond.
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CHEAT LAKE, W.Va. (WBOY) — The man whose remains were found in a wooded area near West Virginia’s Cheat Lake late last month has been identified, the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office said Monday.
The remains were identified as Bryn Hargreaves, a professional rugby player who went missing in January of 2022. He was 36 at the time that he was reported missing.
Hargreaves played rugby for the Bradford Bulls before he retired in 2012. He then moved to Pittsburgh after finding love with a girl in Mexico who was from the U.S. When they broke up, Hargreaves moved to north central West Virginia in 2017.
Hargreaves’ last known location was his apartment at the Whisper Creek Apartment Complex, off of South Pierpont Road in Monongalia County.
“Where he lives, it’s amazing. But unfortunately, it’s so isolated. And that’s what’s happened, he became a recluse,” said Maria Andrews, Hargreaves’ mother, who spoke to Nexstar’s WBOY last year about the search for her son.
She said she believed that Hargreaves suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, due to his repeated head hits in rugby. It caused him to have seizures that wouldn’t go away. He crashed his Jeep on Dec. 8, 2021, after having a seizure while driving down the road. He had to stop working after the crash, Andrews said.
“That would have been Bryn’s worst nightmare because he couldn’t walk, he was bed-bound,” she said.
Hargreaves had a conversation with his younger brother over the phone on Jan. 3 at his apartment. He hadn’t been seen or heard from since that day.
His remains were found in between South Pierpont Road and The Hannalei Development near Cheat Lake.
The sheriff’s office said it is waiting for an autopsy to be completed by the medical examiner before Hargreaves’ cause and manner of death are determined.
The medical examiner said it would release that information once it is determined. | 2023-03-20T18:15:18+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/sports/man-whose-remains-were-found-in-west-virginia-was-professional-rugby-player-from-england/ |
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Authorities say a third person has been arrested in connection to a shooting that injured several people and left a beloved football player dead.
Just after midnight on New Year’s Day, Oklahoma City police were called to a reported shooting in Midtown.
Investigators say it started as a fight at Sunset Patio Bar, which led to several people being kicked out of the bar.
“The argument between those involved spilled out into the parking lot just north of the business when the gunfire rang out,” said the Oklahoma City Police Department.
Officers arrived on scene to find 23-year-old Anthony Thomas, 25-year-old Lamar Johnson, 26-year-old Jason Caruthers, and 20-year-old Evan Richmond injured in the shooting.
Authorities say 22-year-old Daniel Howard was pronounced dead at the scene.
Howard was a sociology major and student-athlete at Fort Hayes State University in Kansas.
Authorities arrested J’Coal Glover on a complaint of first-degree murder in connection with the case.
Authorities also arrested Destiny Adams on a complaint of accessory to murder.
Now, investigators say a third arrest has been made in the case, and this suspect was found halfway across the country.
Officials with the Oklahoma City Police Department say they identified 27-year-old Khalil Warren as a suspect in the case.
Detectives learned that Warren was likely in another state.
Authorities say he was arrested by U.S. Marshals on March 2 in Pennsylvania on a complaint of first-degree murder. | 2023-03-03T18:01:59+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/local/man-arrested-in-pennsylvania-for-murder-of-oklahoma-football-player/ |
(WXYZ) — A recent photo from the National Parks Service shows an American black bear swimming through Lake Superior in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore.
According to the NPS, black bears are powerful swimmers, and some of the islands of the lakeshore have the largest bear populations. Those islands, the NPS said, are Stockton Island, Oak Island and San Island.
The parks service said the photo showed the bear swimming from Oak Island to Stockton Island.
The Apostle Islands National Lakeshore is off the coast of Wisconsin in Lake Superior, almost directly west of the Porcupine Mountains in the Upper Peninsula.
According to the NPS, bear research on the island has been going on since 2020 and will continue through this year.
"For many years Stockton was thought to have the highest population density in Wisconsin and among the highest in North America. That title has been passed to Oak Island, with Sand Island a close second," the NPS said on its website. | 2022-07-15T17:07:00+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/photo-shows-black-bear-swimming-between-islands-in-lake-superior |
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) called on the Biden administration to delay implementation of the revised Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule until the Supreme Court rules this summer in a case pertaining to the Clean Water Act (CWA).
In a letter, RGA members argued implementing the most recent revision would create new bureaucratic hurdles at the state level only for the court’s decision to potentially render them moot. The upcoming decision, Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, will determine whether most wetlands and streams can be considered waters of the United States under the CWA.
“We call into question the timing and necessity of the rule with the Court’s upcoming Sackett decision which is expected by June of this year. That opinion could significantly impact the final rule and its implementation,” the letter says. “To change the rule multiple times in six months is an inefficient and wasteful use of State and federal resources and will impose an unnecessary strain on farmers, builders, and every other impacted sector of the American economy.”
The EPA issued a 2015 WOTUS rule defining the waterways protected under the CWA, while in 2020 the Trump administration issued its own rule substantially narrowing the protections. In late 2022, the Biden administration issued a WOTUS rule that largely split the difference between the two, with Radhika Fox, the EPA’s top water official, calling the new regulation a “balanced, middle-of-the-road rule.”
The Sackett case, brought by two Idaho homeowners after they were told a wetlands permit was required for construction on their property, has caused alarm among conservationists, who have warned it could be an opportunity for a right-leaning court to further abridge EPA authority. The court previously curtailed the EPA’s powers last summer, in a decision tossing a rule that outlined the required transition to renewable energy for fossil fuel-burning power plants.
The Hill has reached out to the White House and EPA for comment. | 2023-01-30T19:19:19+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/hill-politics/republican-governors-call-on-biden-to-delay-implementation-of-clean-water-rule/ |
- New innovation announced across software, hardware and services portfolio to accelerate sustainability and tackle energy crisis
- EcoStruxure Energy Hub rollout to provide companies with energy awareness, performance and compliance
- Joint report from Harvard Business Review and Schneider Electric highlights how transportation authorities can tackle infrastructure of the future through auditing, grant-capture, and outside expertise
RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, today announced a raft of innovations that will help businesses, industry and infrastructure providers navigate the energy and climate crises through increased electrification and digitalization (Electricity 4.0).
The innovations, spanning software, hardware and services offerings within the company's Energy Management business, were unveiled at the Innovation Summit World Tour, Schneider Electric's annual customer and partner event, which kicked off today and continues with events around the world in October and November.
These launches take place against the backdrop of a hugely complex and volatile energy environment, soaring energy and raw materials prices, and accelerating climate change.
"We are facing an unprecedented transformation of the energy sector. If we want to address the multiple challenges related to demand, decarbonization and energy security, it is time to make energy more electric and more digital," said Olivier Blum, Executive Vice President, Energy Management, at Schneider Electric. "To stay on track for the 1.5°C target, we have to accelerate the decarbonization of energy supply as well as the electrification and optimization of energy usage. We are now in the new era where Electricity 4.0 must become a reality."
The new solutions announced by Schneider Electric are designed to provide organizations with the tools and support they require to strategize, digitize and decarbonize their operations, accelerate sustainability commitments and overcome the energy crisis. They enable the removal of some of the world's most potent greenhouse gases from energy infrastructures, support the deployment of smart grids, and simplify energy management in buildings – thus removing a major source of energy waste and emissions.
They include:
- GM AirSeT, the new gas-insulated switchgear for primary distribution in its AirSeT range of medium-voltage switchgear that does not deploy SF6, a potent greenhouse gas. GM AirSeT is the latest green and digital solution powered by pure air. It enables industries and utilities to reduce their environmental impact and optimize maintenance and operations.
- At the peak of the energy crisis and amidst accelerated energy transition, Schneider Electric is updating Grids of the Future to better harness the promise of clean renewable energy. The new solution, EcoStruxure for Renewables combines powerful new technology and digital twin integrations and will help renewable farm operators go to market faster and leverage digital continuity by integrating hybrid power sources in their operations.
- EcoStruxure™ Energy Hub enables businesses to move towards their net-zero goals by providing energy awareness and compliance, energy performance and energy optimization. It is a secure and easy-to-use, IoT Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution that provides visibility into the energy and emission profiles of organizations and simplifies the management of building energy systems. Following the initial launch in the United States, the offer will be available in select countries in 2022 and globally in 2023.
- Schneider Electric EcoCare helps clients make the most of their energy and resources by combining world-class expertise in electrical and industrial equipment, critical power, digital and analytics capabilities, and a focus on sustainability. EcoCare is a unified IoT-enabled bundle of expert 24/7 support that delivers deep insights on asset conditions, and expertise to unlock safety, efficiency and sustainability improvements.
In addition to new innovation launches, Schneider has also released a new article in collaboration with Harvard Business Review Analytic Services to outline best practices for sustainable local transportation infrastructure. As transport represents one of the largest opportunities for decarbonization, these consolidated insights from the likes of MIT Mobility Initiative, World Resources Institute and Texas A&M's Transportation Institute help local officials to know exactly how to get started and accelerate change.
With sustainability at its core, and to celebrate and champion initiatives around the world, Schneider also announced its Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards, designed to recognize the critical role customers and suppliers play in delivering a more resilient and sustainable world. Understanding that our successful partners and suppliers will set the precedent for others to follow in their footsteps, the program hopes to deliver significant impact through considered sustainable and efficient practices. Nominations are now open, and the deadline for submissions is November 25.
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Police in France have arrested more than 700 protesters over the course of a fifth consecutive night of violence across several major cities, including its two largest, the capital Paris and the port city of Marseille.
The clashes between tens of thousands of police officers and largely young men out on the streets occurred in city centers, as well as suburbs and small towns, in response to the death of Nahel M., a 17-year-old teenager who was fatally shot by a police officer Tuesday after being stopped for a traffic violation.
Large groups engaged in running battles with heavily armed riot police wearing protective clothing — cat and mouse-like encounters involving provocation and response that continued into the early hours of Sunday in some of France's most iconic locations, like the old port of Marseille.
Tourists in several parts of France watched as protesters — some as young as 14 — clashed with law enforcement.
President Emmanuel Macron had swiftly condemned the death of the teenage driver of Algerian descent, known only by his first name, as "inexplicable," but the French leader has also urged parents to take responsibility for teenagers who have been participating in conflagrations up and down the country, often without the knowledge of their family members.
"No justice, no peace," one young man screamed into an NPR reporter's microphone, as he sprinted away from helmeted police in Marseille who are among the 45,000 officers deployed into public places by authorities. Despite the hundreds arrested, officials said rioting had been somewhat calmer than on Friday night.
In cities like Marseille, commanders used vans to block streets and discourage large congregations of angry demonstrators, utilizing tear gas to disperse larger groups while helicopters hovered overhead monitoring crowd movements.
Police violence and perceived discrimination along ethnic, racial and socio-economic lines have long angered minority communities in France, and though more than a decade has passed since riots of this magnitude last occurred, the ferocity of the response to the teenager's killing seems to have taken political authorities by surprise.
In one Parisian suburb, L'Hay-les-Roses, prosecutors launched an investigation into attempted murder after the local mayor's home was rammed by a car that was subsequently set on fire, injuring the wife and one child of mayor Vincent Jeanbrun.
He said the personally-targeted attack presented a new level of "horror and ignominy" in the current outbreak of civil unrest, while town halls, schools, police buildings and hundreds of stores have also been damaged by fire or acts of vandalism over the past few days.
Eleanor Beardsley contributed reporting from Marseille contributed to this story
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DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas, Texas based Caddie Contractor Solutions (Caddie) is launching a multi-module service contractor platform that helps businesses increase profitability, productivity, and growth of their company through a variety of technology based tools and support services. Caddie will launch in the major Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, Houston, and San Antonio and expand into the other major U.S. markets over the coming months.
The founders of Caddie, Evan Myers and Brandon Bohannan, are industry experts and understand the complexity of running a service company and how time consuming it can be to find the right solutions to start and manage a home service business. "Much like a caddie to a golfer, we want to help contractors navigate their way through today's increasingly technical world," says Evan Myers, co-founder of Caddie.
"We are taking our experience from building and selling a home service and warranty company and bringing those solutions to contractors," explains Brandon Bohannan, co-founder at Caddie. "From our flagship warranty product, to more affordable phone and internet, liability insurance, equipment buying power, lead qualification, technician field support, and much more. Our platform will give companies of any size access to tools that we hand select to save them money and increase productivity."
Evan and Brandon were the founders of Fixd, a residential home warranty and home service company started in 2015. Fixd was acquired by Angi Home Services in 2019. Prior to Fixd, Evan and Brandon co-founded a conglomerate of warranty sales and administration companies in the home services industry.
"Running a service company is no small task. We wish we had a Caddie there to help guide us on all of the different processes and technologies at our disposal to maximize our efficiency when we started our service company ," states Myers. "Now, we can pass that knowledge on and help save other business owners time and money."
Caddie is launching with four key modules to start- warranty, phone and internet, business insurance, and lead qualification. They will be quickly adding additional modules in the coming months. Their flagship warranty product is the first subscription based service contract platform that gives contractors multiple insurance options and flexible pricing based on performance.
"The cool thing about our warranty product is that the pricing flexes based on the contractor's quality of work. For example, a contractor that has very little claims will see their pricing decrease, and a contractor that has a lot of claims will see their pricing increase. In addition, larger contractors will have the option to move into our captive warranty program in order to take advantage of massive tax benefits." said Bohannan.
Caddie provides in-house software solutions and connects businesses with a variety of third party services that help make running a service company easier, more profitable and more efficient. Contractors can subscribe to one or more modules through our site. Our dedicated support team ensures contractors are trained and acquainted with each module before getting started and throughout the life of the subscription.
For more information, visit: https://caddie.services/
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Democratic lawyer who pledged to make abortion prosecutions under Tennessee’s “trigger law” an extremely low priority in the county that includes Memphis has defeated the incumbent Republican district attorney who refused to say whether she would go after doctors who perform the procedure.
Steve Mulroy scored a decisive win over Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich in Thursday’s election after a contentious race that featured clashes over abortion prosecutions as well as a new state law requiring strict sentencing for violent crimes and other issues.
Mulroy takes office Sept. 1. He said his top priority is consulting with staff to develop strategies to combat violent crime, which is a persistent problem in Memphis.
“I'm looking forward to getting to know the people in the DA's office, both the leadership and the line attorneys,” he said Friday.
A longtime prosecutor, Weirich has been the district attorney in Shelby County since 2011. She oversaw successful prosecutions in high-profile cases such as the murder of NBA player Lorenzen Wright and developed a program that uses a panel of community members to hold low-level offenders accountable without sending them to jail.
Weirich also has been the center of criticism. She came under fire for the prosecution of Black Lives Matter activist Pamela Moses, who was charged with trying to register to vote illegally. Moses, who had prior felonies, was convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. At the time, legal experts said the sentence was excessive.
In February, a judge threw out the sentence and ordered a new trial after it was found that the Tennessee Department of Correction failed to turn over a necessary document in the case. Weirich decided not to pursue a second trial “in the interest of judicial economy,” she said at the time.
Weirich also accepted a private reprimand for her actions as lead prosecutor in the 2009 trial of Noura Jackson, who was convicted of fatally stabbing her mother more than 50 times.
Weirich had faced a recommendation of public censure on charges that she did not turn over a key witness statement to the defense until after the trial and that she improperly commented on Jackson’s right to remain silent.
Jackson was eventually released from prison after entering an Alford plea, which allows a defendant to avoid admitting guilt but acknowledges there is enough evidence to convict.
Mulroy, a law professor, civil rights lawyer and former federal prosecutor, and Weirich argued over Tennessee’s new “truth in sentencing” law, which requires serving entire sentences for various felonies, including attempted first-degree murder, vehicular homicide resulting from the driver’s intoxication and carjacking.
In an Associated Press interview, Weirich said the law helps ensure justice for victims of violent crimes and makes those who break the law more accountable.
In a separate AP interview, Mulroy said the law does not reduce crime or provide incentives for incarcerated people to rehabilitate and earn credit for work done in prison. The law drives up Tennessee’s prison populations and budgets, using funds that could be better spent on youth intervention and community reentry programs, he said.
The candidates also battled over Tennessee’s pending abortion trigger law, which could take effect later this month.
The Tennessee trigger law would essentially ban all abortions statewide, except in cases when the procedure is necessary to prevent the pregnant person’s death or serious impairment “of a major bodily function.”
The law would make performing an abortion a felony and subject doctors to up to 15 years in prison if convicted.
In the AP interview, Mulroy said the criminal justice system is not the appropriate forum to “handle reproductive choice matters” and abortion prosecutions would be an “extremely low priority” for him.
Weirich never said outright whether she would or wouldn’t prosecute doctors who perform abortions. She said it would be a violation of Tennessee code for her office “to issue a broad and hypothetical statement without an actual charge or case.”
The DA contest is an example of abortion becoming an issue in underticket races, including battles for state attorney general. Democrats in Arizona, California, Georgia, Michigan Minnesota, Nevada, Ohio and elsewhere are portraying themselves as backstops against potentially more restrictions on abortion rights, while many Republicans seeking to win or retain seats as their states’ top lawyers are vowing to support tougher laws.
Weirich told supporters Thursday night that she would continue to fight for crime victims and “it’s been a great honor to serve.”
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Associated Press reporter Julie Smyth contributed to this report from Columbus, Ohio. | 2022-08-05T22:16:33+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Democrat-defeats-incumbent-Republican-in-Memphis-17355158.php |
Park outdoors: Subaru recalls Ascent SUVs due to fire risk
DETROIT (AP) — Subaru is telling the owners of nearly 272,000 SUVs in the U.S. to park them outdoors due to the risk of a fire.
The company is recalling the 2019 through 2022 Ascents after getting reports of two fires. There were no reports of injuries.
The company says a bolt that holds the ground terminal of a heater may not have been fastened properly during assembly.
That can cause the terminal and surrounding parts to melt, increasing the risk of fire.
Subaru says the Ascents should be parked away from structures and should not be left unattended with the engine running until repairs are made. If an owner notices or smells smoke around the dashboard or driver’s foot well, they should shut off the engine and call a dealer or roadside assistance.
Dealers will replace the bolt and a ground wire and connector holder if necessary.
Subaru says owners will be contacted within 60 days. They can check if their Ascent is affected by entering their 17-digit vehicle identification number here.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-12T14:16:46+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2022/12/12/park-outdoors-subaru-recalls-ascent-suvs-due-fire-risk/ |
NEW ORLEANS, July 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ClaimsFiler, a FREE shareholder information service, reminds investors that they have until August 1, 2022 to file lead plaintiff applications in a securities class action lawsuit against Dentsply Sirona, Inc. (NasdaqGS: XRAY), if they purchased the Company's shares between June 9, 2021 and May 9, 2022, inclusive (the "Class Period"). This action is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
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Dentsply and certain of its executives are charged with failing to disclose material information during the Class Period, violating federal securities laws.
On April 19, 2022, the Company disclosed the sudden termination of CEO Donald Casey "effective immediately." On this news, shares of Dentsply fell by $6.52 per share, or 13%, from $48.72 per share to $42.20 per share. Then, on May 10, 2022, the Company disclosed an ongoing investigation by the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors, outside counsel and a forensic accounting firm into whether "former and current members of senior management" used improper means to achieve executive compensation goals and other matters relating to financial reporting, which resulted in the Company being unable to timely file its Form 10-Q for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. On this news, shares of Dentsply fell by $2.87 per share, or 7%, from $39.25 per share to $36.38 per share.
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Rob Cohen had been waiting for the perfect moment to propose — and that moment dawned on him as Hurricane Ian approached Florida.Related video above: Incredible drone video shows flooding in OrlandoCohen had a feeling that the site of his first date with Mary Fixl — along Lake Eola in Orlando — would soon be flooded by the monster storm. So, he rushed his partner out to the spot on Wednesday as it was starting to rain."Everything else was closed. And I was like, 'You want to go on a little hurricane adventure with me?'" Cohen said.Cohen dropped down on one knee, in the very spot where they walked on their first date in December 2021, and he asked Fixl to marry him. After the proposal, the couple hurried back to their home and stayed put while the deadly hurricane battered the state for hours on Wednesday.'A very Florida thing to do'Fixl and Cohen have been together for 9 months, but they have known each other for 12 years — they met as neighbors.When Fixl was on a 10-day European cruise last week, Cohen said he realized, "I needed to hurry up and marry this girl because I was not a happy camper while she was gone."He didn't waste another day."I figured that would be a very memorable way to propose in a hurricane," Cohen said."It's a very Florida thing to do," Fixl explained.Related video: Couple will not put off wedding for Hurricane IanFixl said she was in the shower when Cohen asked her to go on a "hurricane adventure." He handed her a sundress for the occasion. When she asked whether she needed to do her hair and makeup, he said no."I thought we were just going to go play in the rain," Fixl said. "Little did I know that he was going to propose so I have no hair, no makeup. I have a dress on in the middle of the storm."CNN happened to be watching the tender moment from a distance — and soon asked for an interview."It was kind of surreal, to tell you the truth," Cohen said, after speaking to CNN's Ryan Young. "And then CNN interviewing, it just put the cherry on top."Cohen was right about getting to the spot several hours before the storm. The giant fountain in Lake Eola Park was underwater when he saw it on Thursday, he said.The couple's second-story condo was unscathed by the hurricane, although the ponds all overflowed, Fixl said. The damage was minimal this time, but they've experienced worse."We've been through like six or seven hurricanes here, the worst of which was Charley in 2004," Cohen said. "And that looked like a bomb went off in the complex."Being grateful for their home and for each other carries them through, although finding love took a long time for Cohen and Fixl."Love can be very unexpected," Cohen said. "Never give up hope because I'm 52 and ...""I'm almost 40 and I've never been married," Fixl said, jumping in."Sometimes you just gotta wait for it," he said.
Rob Cohen had been waiting for the perfect moment to propose — and that moment dawned on him as Hurricane Ian approached Florida.
Related video above: Incredible drone video shows flooding in Orlando
Cohen had a feeling that the site of his first date with Mary Fixl — along Lake Eola in Orlando — would soon be flooded by the monster storm. So, he rushed his partner out to the spot on Wednesday as it was starting to rain.
"Everything else was closed. And I was like, 'You want to go on a little hurricane adventure with me?'" Cohen said.
Cohen dropped down on one knee, in the very spot where they walked on their first date in December 2021, and he asked Fixl to marry him.
Devon Sayers/CNN
Rob Cohen and Mary Fixl got engaged in Orlando hours before Hurricane Ian started battering Florida.
After the proposal, the couple hurried back to their home and stayed put while the deadly hurricane battered the state for hours on Wednesday.
'A very Florida thing to do'
Fixl and Cohen have been together for 9 months, but they have known each other for 12 years — they met as neighbors.
When Fixl was on a 10-day European cruise last week, Cohen said he realized, "I needed to hurry up and marry this girl because I was not a happy camper while she was gone."
He didn't waste another day.
"I figured that would be a very memorable way to propose in a hurricane," Cohen said.
"It's a very Florida thing to do," Fixl explained.
Related video: Couple will not put off wedding for Hurricane Ian
Fixl said she was in the shower when Cohen asked her to go on a "hurricane adventure." He handed her a sundress for the occasion. When she asked whether she needed to do her hair and makeup, he said no.
"I thought we were just going to go play in the rain," Fixl said. "Little did I know that he was going to propose so I have no hair, no makeup. I have a dress on in the middle of the storm."
CNN happened to be watching the tender moment from a distance — and soon asked for an interview.
"It was kind of surreal, to tell you the truth," Cohen said, after speaking to CNN's Ryan Young. "And then CNN interviewing, it just put the cherry on top."
Cohen was right about getting to the spot several hours before the storm. The giant fountain in Lake Eola Park was underwater when he saw it on Thursday, he said.
The couple's second-story condo was unscathed by the hurricane, although the ponds all overflowed, Fixl said. The damage was minimal this time, but they've experienced worse.
"We've been through like six or seven hurricanes here, the worst of which was Charley in 2004," Cohen said. "And that looked like a bomb went off in the complex."
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Mary Fixl and Rob Cohen snapped a selfie on their first date in December 2021.
Being grateful for their home and for each other carries them through, although finding love took a long time for Cohen and Fixl.
"Love can be very unexpected," Cohen said. "Never give up hope because I'm 52 and ..."
"I'm almost 40 and I've never been married," Fixl said, jumping in.
"Sometimes you just gotta wait for it," he said. | 2022-09-30T20:41:46+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/hurricane-ian-florida-wedding-proposal-plans/41468052 |
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said there’s “work to do” on the global stage as he headed to Japan on Wednesday to consult with allies on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s assertiveness in the Pacific at the same time that a debt limit standoff looms at home.
With high-stakes talks to head off a federal default underway in Washington, Biden pledged to remain in “constant contact” with negotiators in the capital city while he conducts international diplomacy.
The president departed Washington aboard Air Force One a day after scrapping plans for a historic stop in Papua New Guinea and a key visit to Australia amid the showdown with House Republicans over raising the federal debt limit. The three-nation trip had been meant as a triumphant global leadership showcase, and instead threatened to become a truncated reminder of how partisan disagreements have undercut U.S. standing on the global stage.
“I’ve cut my trip short in order to be here for the final negotiations and sign the deal with the majority leader,” Biden said in remarks before departing the White House. “I’ve made clear America is not a deadbeat nation, we pay our bills.”
For Biden, the intertwined dynamics of the debt standoff and his foray abroad put a spotlight on two key aspects of his presidency — his efforts to assert U.S. prowess on the international stage and to address economic concerns at home. They also are playing out as Biden is in the early weeks of his candidacy for reelection, adding political overtones to the situation.
Aboard Air Force One en route to Japan, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy put Biden in the bad position of canceling part of the trip.
“He is taking the American economy hostage,” she said.
The president was still set to attend the annual Group of Seven summit of advanced democracies in Hiroshima, where sustaining support for Ukraine’s expected counteroffensive against Russia is set to take center stage, alongside economic, climate and global development issues. More than a year after Moscow’s invasion, Biden and allies have armed Kyiv with ever-more-advanced weaponry and maintained deep sanctions on Russia’s economy, though maintaining resolve has grown more challenging in Washington and other global capitals.
While in Hiroshima, Biden also plans to sit down with the so-called Quad leaders of Japan, Australia and India, a partnership meant to serve as a counterweight to China in the Indo-Pacific, a region that he bills as a top priority in U.S. national security strategy. That meeting had originally been scheduled to occur next week on what would have been his inaugural visit to Canberra and Sydney as president.
Off the agenda entirely is a stop in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, where Pacific Island leaders were to gather for a first-of-its-kind meeting with a U.S. president. It was meant to be a rejoinder to China’s increasing military and economic pressures in the region. The U.S. has recently opened embassies in the Solomon Islands and Tonga and has expressed a desire to reverse a decades-long pullback in the region.
No U.S. president has ever visited the island nation, and high hopes for the visit were dashed by Biden’s announcement that he wouldn’t make the stop.
When asked whether he thought his shortened trip was a win for China, he said: “No.”
“Because we still work with allies,” he said.
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan dismissed the idea that jettisoning the Australia trip would do any diplomatic damage or give China leverage, arguing Biden’s reputation as a strong ally would help soften the blow while acknowledging the disappointment, particularly in Papua New Guinea, the cancellation has caused.
“The work that we need to do bilaterally with Australia and with the Pacific Islands is work that can be done at a later date, whereas the final stretch of negotiations over the debt limit or the budget cannot be done at a later date,” Sullivan said.
During a roughly hour-long meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday, Biden and McCarthy designated chief negotiators to try to draft an agreement to allow more government borrowing in conjunction with GOP-demanded spending cuts. The Treasury Department has warned that action is likely needed by June 1 to assure the U.S. can continue to meet its financial obligations.
U.S. officials have warned in increasingly urgent tones that a default would not only spark a deep recession, but also weaken its standing on the world stage.
“Countries like Russia and China that would love nothing more than for us to default so they could point the finger and say, ‘You see, the United States is not a stable, reliable partner,’” National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday. “So, that is a high priority, as it should be, for the president.”
For weeks, White House officials have said Biden could manage both the Capitol Hill negotiations and foreign commitments while on the trip. But in recent days aides have fretted as McCarthy has repeatedly called for Biden to scrap his trip, worried that while abroad, the president would appear to the public as disengaged from the swelling crisis.
The instability of the cancellation could have the opposite effect of the initial purpose of Biden’s trip — reinforcing American commitments to the region, warned Charles Edel, a senior adviser and the Australia chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
“It would underscore for partners that despite welcome U.S. focus on the region and the focus on allies and partners at the heart of U.S. foreign policy, domestic politics is still a constraint on U.S. engagement and perhaps on budgetary commitments as well,” he said last week. “And I think that’s something that will be talked about widely.”
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Boak reported from Hiroshima, Japan. | 2023-05-18T14:14:35+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/oklahoma-legislature/ap-politics/ap-biden-says-theres-work-to-do-on-global-stage-as-he-heads-to-japan-us-debt-limit-standoff-looms/ |
Republicans have seized on the news that a Chinese surveillance balloon is flying over the northern U.S. to cast President Biden and the Defense Department as failing to protect national security.
Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) quickly called for a briefing for the Gang of Eight, the top members of Congress who receive classified intelligence from the executive branch, expressing concern about the breach of U.S. airspace.
“China’s brazen disregard for U.S. sovereignty is a destabilizing action that must be addressed, and President Biden cannot be silent,” McCarthy tweeted.
Former President Trump called to “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON” on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday morning, echoing calls from multiple Republican lawmakers on Twitter.
“Biden should shoot down the Chinese spy balloon immediately,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) agreed on Thursday. “President Trump would have never tolerated this. President Trump would have never tolerated many things happening to America.”
The Pentagon on Thursday identified the aircraft as a “high altitude surveillance balloon” and said it would not shoot it down because falling debris would pose a risk to people on the ground.
China urged calm on Friday morning before denying those claims. In a statement, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said it was a civilian research ship studying weather that blew off course.
Beijing expressed regret that the aircraft had entered U.S. airspace, saying the government “has no intention of violating the territory and airspace of any sovereign country.”
The U.S. has yet to respond to the Chinese claims. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reportedly postponed a trip to Beijing to meet with his counterpart next week after the balloon was spotted.
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) fired off an angry letter to the Pentagon on Thursday night after the balloon was reported by Defense officials as last seen over his state, where there is a major Air Force base housing nuclear missiles.
“I am demanding answers from the Biden administration about the spy balloon that flew over our airspace,” Daines tweeted. “The administration failed to protect our border and now has failed to protect our skies.”
Defense Department officials said the balloon posed no military or physical threat and said it was not collecting sensitive information.
But some Republican lawmakers tied the entry of the Chinese balloon into U.S. airspace to the issues plaguing the southern border.
“Let’s see — an open southern border and a Chinese spy balloon floating across the U.S.,” Sen. Erich Schmitt (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, tweeted Friday morning. “Maybe we should focus on America’s national interests.” | 2023-02-03T18:03:56+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hill-politics/gop-lashes-out-at-biden-pentagon-as-chinese-balloon-hovers-over-us/ |
Sister of mass shooting victim wants stiffer sentence for her killer
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WBRC) - Mary Craig, a Tuscaloosa resident, says the punishment for the man who killed her younger sister in a mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York in May was not severe enough.
Craig’s sister Pearl Young was one of ten people shot and killed. Three others were wounded.
On Monday, the suspect in the shooting, 19-year-old Peyton Gendron, pleaded guilty to domestic terrorism, murder and hate crime charges in the case. He will serve a life sentence.
It doesn’t sit well with Craig. “I feel he got off too light. He’s taken ten lives. And I feel his life should have been taken as well,” she said.
Prosecutors have said Gendren wanted to kill as many black people as possible. He was seen on store security cameras carrying out the shooting inside a grocery store and he even live streamed the attack. Craig feels he deserved the death penalty for the killings and the suffering he put her family and others through.
“It’s so hard to explain. It’s so deeply hurt, that we’re still hurting from this tragedy. I had planned to spend Thanksgiving with her this year. And when the time came I just felt so sad, so empty and hurt about this tragedy happening to my sister and I’m still suffering from the loss,” Craig continued.
The family tells us that Pearl Young grew up in Fayette. She moved away from West Alabama to take a job in Buffalo. Young eventually settled down and started a family there.
She was 77-years-old when she was killed.
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Maryland Care, Inc. d/b/a/ Maryland Physicians Care MCO (MPC), a Maryland Managed Care Organization (MCO) contracted with SS&C for comprehensive investment accounting, reporting and statutory statement preparation services
WINDSOR, Conn., July 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: SSNC) today announced that MPC has chosen SS&C Singularity to support the operational, accounting and regulatory reporting needs of its investment portfolios. MPC will be transitioning from its current service provider to Singularity™, SS&C's innovative cloud-based investment accounting platform supported by an experienced team of professionals who have unmatched expertise in a wide range of asset classes, accounting treatments and insurance reporting requirements.
"The knowledge and responsiveness of SS&C's insurance team coupled with their proven control process gives us confidence that we will receive timely, accurate deliverables, especially at critical times," said John Walega, Chief Financial Officer of Maryland Care, Inc. "Through SS&C's flexible and transparent technology platform and dedicated service model, we expect to improve automation and operational efficiency, while streamlining our month-end close and statutory filing process."
SS&C has a 36-year track record providing software and outsourcing services to the global insurance and asset management market. Singularity automates middle/back office processes using evolving technologies like AI and Natural Language Processing to deliver a centralized view of all public and private assets. As the world's largest fund administrator for alternative investments, SS&C also has deep expertise to support complex asset classes like private equity, real estate, commercial & residential mortgages, syndicated bank loans, private credit and derivatives.
"Singularity has significant momentum in the insurance space and we are delighted to welcome Maryland Care to SS&C's growing family of insurance clients," said Stan Szczepanik, Managing Director and Head of Insurance Solutions at SS&C. "Our unique ability to combine industry-leading technology with subject matter experts allows us to deliver a tailored and scalable solution for our insurance clients."
About Maryland Care
Maryland Care, Inc. is a Linthicum Heights, MD-based Managed Care Organization. Founded in 1996, MPC believes in helping its members make good decisions about their health through free, quality health care services. MPC is a Managed Care Organization in Maryland participating in the Maryland Department of Health, Health Choice program.
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SS&C is a global provider of services and software for the financial services and healthcare industries. Founded in 1986, SS&C is headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and has offices around the world. Some 18,000 financial services and healthcare organizations, from the world's largest companies to small and mid-market firms, rely on SS&C for expertise, scale and technology.
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LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s government will allow the extradition to the United States of the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American student Natalee Holloway on the Dutch Caribbean Island of Aruba, bringing her family hope there will be justice in the case.
Dutch citizen Joran van der Sloot will face trial for alleged extortion and wire fraud, charges stemming from the Holloway case. The Peruvian Embassy in Washington told The Associated Press on Wednesday the executive order allows for his temporary extradition.
Holloway, who lived in suburban Birmingham, Alabama, was 18 when she was last seen during a trip with classmates to Aruba. Her mysterious disappearance after a night with friends at a nightclub sparked years of news coverage, particularly in the tabloid and true-crime media.
Holloway’s body was never found, and no charges were filed against van der Sloot in the case. A judge later declared Holloway dead.
A grand jury in Alabama in 2010 indicted van der Sloot on wire fraud and extortion charges, accusing him of trying to extort $250,000 from Holloway’s mother in exchange for information on where her daughter was buried.
An FBI agent wrote in an affidavit that van der Sloot reached out to Holloway’s mother and wanted to be paid $25,000 to disclose the location and then another $225,000 when the remains were recovered. During a recorded sting operation, van der Sloot pointed to a house where he said Holloway was buried but in later emails admitted to lying about the location, the agent said.
Van der Sloot is in Peru because he is serving 28 years in prison there after being convicted of murdering 21-year-old Peruvian student Stephany Flores who he met in a Lima casino in 2010.
The slaying occurred five years to the day after Holloway disappeared in Aruba, where van der Sloot lived. She was last seen leaving a bar with him.
Peru’s Minister of Justice Daniel Maurate said in a statement Wednesday the government decided to “accept the request” from U.S. authorities “for the temporary transfer” of van der Sloot to be prosecuted on extortion and fraud charges.
“We will continue to collaborate on legal issues with allies such as the United States, and many others with which we have extradition treaties,” said Edgar Alfredo Rebaza, director of Peru’s Office of International Judicial Cooperation and Extraditions of the National Prosecutor’s Office.
A 2001 treaty between Peru and the U.S. allows a suspected to be temporarily extradited to face trial in the other country. It requires that the prisoner “be returned” after judicial proceedings are concluded “against that person, in accordance with conditions to be determined by” both countries.
In a statement the young woman’s mother, Beth Holloway, said she was blessed to have Natalee in her life for 18 years.
“She would be 36 years old now. It has been a very long and painful journey, but the persistence of many is going to pay off. Together, we are finally getting justice for Natalie.” Beth Holloway said.
Attorney Maximo Altez, who represents van der Sloot, told the AP he will fight the decision once he is properly notified by the Peruvian government.
“I am going to challenge that resolution,” Altez said. “I am going to oppose it since he has the right to a defense.”
Van der Sloot pleaded guilty in January 2012 to a murder charge in the slaying of Flores.
Prosecutors accused him of killing Flores, a business student from a prominent family, to rob her after learning she had won money at the casino where the two met. They said he killed her with “ferocity” and “cruelty,” beating then strangling her in his hotel room.
Van der Sloot could not immediately be reached for comment on Wednesday. More than a decade ago, he told a Peruvian judge that he would fight efforts to be extradited to the U.S.
Van der Sloot married a Peruvian woman in July 2014 in a ceremony at a maximum-security prison.
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Associated Press journalist Regina García Cano contributed to this report from Mexico City. | 2023-05-11T03:16:15+00:00 | qcnews.com | https://www.qcnews.com/news/world-news/ap-international/peru-suspect-in-2005-disappearance-of-natalee-holloway-to-be-temporarily-extradited-to-us/ |
Kevin Butler tossed a napkin into the trash and later took it to a transfer station. In the napkin were his wife's wedding rings. He and the transfer station crew were able to locate the trash bag.
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WICKLIFFE, Ohio (WJW) – Midges are back in swarms across Northeast Ohio, especially over the past several days.
The small insects, which resemble mosquitos, have been known to mass together in groups visible to the human eye.
At first thinking it was smoke, a WJW photographer spotted “dark clouds” of the bugs flying just the station Tuesday evening.
Earlier, a viewer sent video of the midges swarming over their community in Wickliffe, Ohio:
The midges were even showing up on weather radar over the weekend as they made their return to the lakeshore.
Clouds of midges were also seen on Saturday. The National Weather Service in Cleveland tweeted out, “They’re Baaaaack! The CLE Weather radar is picking up on some of those midges west of #CLE near the lakeshore of Lorain and Huron Counties this evening.”
Experts say, midges, also known as muckleheads (and mayflies, which will arrive later), are signs of a healthy Lake Erie. What’s the difference between a mucklehead (midge) and a mayfly? A mucklehead is much smaller. Mayflies are larger and are about the size of a moth.
Mayflies will have their own clouds when they arrive. Last year WJW captured some cringeworthy video as thousands of mayflies covered the station’s studios, cars and parking lot. | 2023-05-24T14:51:27+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/national/watch-clouds-of-midges-swarm-across-northeast-ohio/ |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Fifth-seeded Caroline Garcia advanced Friday to the semifinals of the Poland Open after ending the clay-court winning streak of top-ranked Iga Swiatek at 18 matches.
Garcia won 6-1, 1-6, 6-4, breaking Swiatek in the 10th game of the deciding set for her first win over the Pole.
Swiatek had not lost on clay since the French Open quarterfinals in 2021.
France’s Garcia set up a semifinal match against 10th-seeded Jasmine Paolini. The Italian rallied 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 to beat Viktorija Golubic of Switzerland.
Lucky loser Kateryna Baindl rebounded from a set down to upset eighth-seeded Petra Martic 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. The Ukrainian next faces Ana Bogdan of Romania who outclassed another lucky loser, Brazilian Laura Pigossi, 6-1, 6-1.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phygtl has signed an agreement with FIFA to take football into a new dimension. For the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, Phygtl provides fans with an AR-based social experience where fans join forces to co-create a global first reward: The Golden-Globe-Football™.
Phygtl, a Silicon Valley-based tech startup is on a mission to connect the physical and digital world, providing consumers and fans with a more immersive and rewarding experience than existing social media.
In the experience users obtain a fragment of The Golden-Globe-Football™ and then add their personal twist to it, before climbing a leaderboard thanks to other users' engagement and interactions.
The Golden-Globe-Football™ is the first digital reward made by football fans, all of whom contribute to creating the digital representation of their football fandom.
Co-Founder and CEO, Tommaso Di Bartolo, a seasoned entrepreneur, UC Berkeley Faculty, and author of Navigating the Metaverse said "Phygtl was born to take humankind into a new dimension where we no longer just 'follow' on social media but have the possibility to 'experience' products, places and purposes while being rewarded for our time with tokenized commercial benefits."
Visit phygtl.xyz or fifa.phygtl.xyz to experience football in AR.
Phygtl (/ˈFidgeːit:al/), A Silicon Valley-based startup, is a Web3 AR consumer engagement platform that connects the physical with the digital world. Users and fans can access from the palm of their hands, immersive and rewarding experiences as an augmented reality layer on top of products and places. Available on Android and iOs, Phygtl is built to create tools for people to experience a new dimension.
FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world. Since 2016, the organization has been fast evolving into a body that can more effectively serve our game for the benefit of the entire world. The new FIFA is modernizing football to be global, accessible, and inclusive in all aspects. Not just on one or two continents, but everywhere.
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Elina Avanesyan 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix Odds
Elina Avanesyan will play Nadia Podoroska next in the Hungarian Grand Prix quarterfinals. Avanesyan has the second-best odds at +450 to win this tournament at Romai Tennis Academy.
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Avanesyan at the 2023 Hungarian Grand Prix
- Next Round: Quarterfinals
- Tournament Dates: July 14-23
- Venue: Romai Tennis Academy
- Location: Budapest, Hungary
- Court Surface: Clay
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Avanesyan's Next Match
After defeating Anna Bondar 6-3, 6-0, Avanesyan will play Podoroska in the quarterfinals on Friday, July 21 at 6:15 AM ET.
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Avanesyan Stats
- Avanesyan beat Bondar 6-3, 6-0 on Thursday in the Round of 16.
- Avanesyan is 22-15 over the past 12 months, with no tournament titles.
- In five tournaments on clay over the past year, Avanesyan has gone 8-5.
- Through 37 matches over the past 12 months (across all court surfaces), Avanesyan has played 21.5 games per match. She won 53.3% of them.
- Over the past 12 months, Avanesyan has played 13 matches on clay, and 21.2 games per match.
- Over the past year, Avanesyan has won 58.8% of her service games, and she has won 46.6% of her return games.
- Avanesyan has claimed 58.8% of her service games on clay over the past year and 52.7% of her return games.
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Champaign, Ill. (WCIA)
We’re going a little nuts in the CI Kitchen today with guest chef, Anita Dukeman.
Nuts and seeds are high in plant protein, fiber, antioxidants and heart-healthy fats, and we should be eating more of them.
Today, Anita shares how to make your own almond milk. We also prepare an easy-to-make trail mix that’s a great snack when hiking the beautiful trails in Central Illinois or as a grab-n-go breakfast.
Homemade Almond Milk
Ingredients:
1 cup raw almonds
4 cups of water
1/4 teaspoon sea salt, divided
2 Medjool dates, pitted
Click HERE for the directions.
Breakfast Trail Mix
Ingredients:
1/2 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
1/4 cup raw pistachios
1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
2 Tablespoons real maple syrup
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon of sea salt
1/4 cup dried cranberries
Click HERE for the directions. | 2022-10-04T22:44:08+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/homemade-almond-milk-and-easy-trail-mix-recipe-with-anita-dukeman/ |
Tuesday, May 2, is National Teacher Appreciation Day, and there are several retail deals for educators.
National Teacher Appreciation Day was first recognized as a national holiday in 1980. It honors teachers and school administrators for their hard work, kindness and patience throughout the year, according to National Today.
Now, retailers, such as Adobe, Cole Haan and Stanley, are offering big discounts for teachers on everything from clothing to mattresses.
These are some of the best retail deals teachers can find for National Teacher Appreciation Day 2023.
Tech
- Philips: Save 25% on your first purchase from this retailer, including healthcare, baby items, automotive and lighting products.
- Adobe: This retailer is giving teachers and students a 60% discount on Creative Cloud All Apps.
- Samsung: Educators and students can unlock up to 30% off purchases, free delivery and 0% APR financing with now down payment on electronics by signing up with an eligible email ID. You also must verify your employment on ID.me.
- Lenovo: Teachers, administrators and students receive 5% off sitewide by verifying with ID.me on laptops and accessories.
Home Goods
- Brooklyn Bedding: Educators get a 25% discount on mattress and bedding and free shipping when they verify their employment with ID.me.
- Avocado Mattress: Get 5% off mattress and bedding purchases when you verify your employment with ID.me.
- Purple: Teachers and students get 10% off mattresses and bedding purchases when they verify with this retailer.
- Helix Sleep: Get a one-time 30% off discount code on mattresses and bedding when you verify your teacher status with VerifyPass.
- Saatva: Teachers, school administrators and principals can save $225 on mattress purchases of $1,000 or more year-round.
- Stanley: Get 20% off on drinkware, food storage and cookware orders when you verify with ID.me.
- Corkcicle: Receive 20% off on orders, including drinkware, coolers and barware, as a teacher or student.
Clothing
- Karen Kane: Receive 20% off every order of apparel and accessories when you register with this retailer.
- ModCloth: Receive 20% off your clothing purchase from this retailer when you verify with ID.me.
- Adidas: This retailer is offering 30% off all purchases of shoes and apparel when you verify with ID.me.
- Bonobos: Sign up with this retailer and save 20% on your purchase of clothing, outerwear and fashion accessories.
- Dockers: Save 25% on apparel from this retailer when you enter your name, school email and zip code.
- Reebok: Get 50% off your order of athletic apparel and shoes when you verify with ID.me.
- LLBean: Teachers and college students can save 10% on apparel and home goods when they verify their employment and enrollment with SheerID.
- Puma: This retailer is offering 10% off orders of athletic clothing and shoes when you verify with ID.me.
- J.Crew: Teacher and students can get 10% off online orders of clothing and accessories with verified eligibility through SheerID.
- Columbia: Get 20% off on clothing, footwear and outerwear purchases through May 2 when you verify through ID.me.
- Under Armour: Teachers get 20% off orders made on UA.com, UA App, UA Brand House, and a 10% discount at UA Factory House when you verify your eligibility with ID.me.
Shoes
- Cole Haan: Get 20% off purchases of shoes and handbags when you verify with an eligible school email address.
- Clarks: Teachers receive a 10% discount on orders of shoes when they verify their educator status with ID.me.
- Sperry: Receive special discounts and offers from this shoe retailer when you signup to be a Sperry VIP.
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Thunder vs. Suns: Odds, spread, over/under and other Vegas lines - March 19
The Oklahoma City Thunder (34-36) welcome in the Phoenix Suns (38-32) after victories in four home games in a row. The game starts at 3:30 PM ET on Sunday, March 19, 2023.
You can check out odds, spreads, over/unders and more across multiple sportsbooks for the Thunder vs. Suns matchup in this article.
Thunder vs. Suns Game Info
- Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: BSOK and BSAZ
- Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Venue: Paycom Center
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Thunder vs. Suns Odds, Spread, Over/Under
Take a look at the odds, spread and over/under for this matchup listed at several sportsbooks.
Thunder vs. Suns Betting Trends
- The Thunder have a +101 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.5 points per game. They're putting up 117.8 points per game to rank third in the league and are giving up 116.3 per outing to rank 20th in the NBA.
- The Suns have a +129 scoring differential, topping opponents by 1.9 points per game. They're putting up 113.3 points per game, 20th in the league, and are allowing 111.4 per outing to rank fourth in the NBA.
- The two teams average 231.1 points per game combined, 2.9 fewer than this matchup's total.
- Combined, these teams give up 227.7 points per game, 6.3 fewer points than this matchup's total.
- Oklahoma City has compiled a 42-26-2 record against the spread this season.
- Phoenix has put together a 36-33-1 record against the spread this year.
Thunder and Suns NBA Title Odds
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DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The return of smoke from the Canadian wildfires has caused the Ohio EPA to issue a statewide Air Quality Alert through the rest of today.
As of 10 a.m., AirNow.gov, the air quality website/app from the federal Environmental Protection Agency — lists Dayton’s Air Quality Index as 134, putting it in the “unhealthy for sensitive groups” category.
While most people with no pre-existing conditions will be able to operate outside without problem, people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and teens should take the following measures:
- Do less strenuous activities so you don’t breathe as hard.
- Shorten the amount of time you are active outdoors.
- Be active outdoors when air quality is better.
For more information about air quality in the Miami Valley, click here. | 2023-07-17T15:26:35+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/local-news/air-quality-considered-unhealthy-for-sensitive-groups-on-tuesday/ |
REGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — Canadian police searched across the expansive province of Saskatchewan for two suspects believed to have stabbed to death 10 people in an Indigenous community and a nearby town in one of the deadliest mass killings in the country’s history.
The suspects also injured 15 people in the series of knife attacks that led the James Smith Cree Nation to declare a state of emergency and badly shook residents of the nearby village of Weldon.
“No one in this town is ever going to sleep again. They’re going to be terrified to open their door,″ said Weldon resident Ruby Works, who was close to one of the victims.
Police, meanwhile, said a vehicle reportedly carrying the two suspects had been spotted in Regina, about 335 kilometers (208 miles) south of the communities where the stabbings occurred.
Regina police chief Evan Bray said late Sunday they still believe the suspects are in Regina.
“If in the Regina area, take precautions & consider sheltering in place. Do not leave a secure location. DO NOT APPROACH suspicious persons. Do not pick up hitch hikers. Report suspicious persons, emergencies or info to 9-1-1. Do not disclose police locations,” the RCMP said in a message on Twitter.
The suspects were identified as Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30.
“It is horrific what has occurred in our province today,” said Rhonda Blackmore, the Assistant Commissioner of the RCMP in Saskatchewan, adding there were 13 crime scenes where either deceased or injured people were found.
Blackmore said some of the victims appear to have been targeted by the suspects but others appear to have been attacked at random.
She couldn’t provide a motive, but the chief of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations gave a statement suggesting the stabbings could be drug related.
The elected leaders of the three communities that make up the James Smith Cree Nation, including the Chakastaypasin Band and the Peter Chapman Band, declared a local state of emergency and opened up two emergency operations centers.
Chakastaypasin Chief Calvin Sanderson – who is not related to the suspects – said everyone’s been affected by the tragic events.
“They were our relatives, friend,″ Sanderson said of the victims. “It’s pretty horrific.”
“This is the destruction we face when harmful illegal drugs invade our communities, and we demand all authorities to take direction from the Chiefs and Councils and their membership to create safer and healthier communities for our people,” said Chief Bobby Cameron of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations.
Among the 10 victims killed was Lana Head, who is the former partner of Michael Brett Burns, and the mother of their two daughters.
Burns told the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network that “It’s sick how jail time, drugs and alcohol can destroy many lives,” he said. “I’m hurt for all this loss.”
Last May, Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers issued a wanted list that included Myles Sanderson, writing that he was “unlawfully at large.”
It is among the deadliest mass killings in Canadian history. The deadliest gun rampage in Canadian history happened in 2020 when a man disguised as a police officer shot people in their homes and set fires across the province of Nova Scotia, killing 22 people. A man used a van to kill 10 pedestrians in Toronto in 2019. But mass killings are less common in Canada than in the United States.
Deadly mass stabbings are more rare than mass shootings but have happened around the world. In 2014, 29 people were slashed and stabbed to death at a train station in China’s southwestern city of Kunming. In 2016, a mass stabbing at a facility for the mentally disabled in Sagamihara, Japan, left 19 people dead. A year later, three men killed eight people in a vehicle and stabbing attack at London Bridge.
Doreen Lees, an 89-year grandmother from Weldon, said she and her daughter thought they saw one of the suspects when a car came barreling down her street early in the morning Sunday as her daughter was having coffee on her deck. Lees said a man approached them and said he was hurt and needed help.
But Lees said the man took off and ran after her daughter said she would call for help.
“He wouldn’t show his face. He had a big jacket over his face. We asked his name and he kind of mumbled his name twice and we still couldn’t get it,” she said. “He said his face was injured so bad he couldn’t show it.”
She said the man was by himself and “kind of a little wobbly.”
“I followed him a little ways to see if he was going to be OK. My daughter said ‘Don’t follow him, get back here.’”
Weldon residents have identified one of the victims as Wes Petterson. Ruby Works said the 77-year-old widower was like an uncle to her.
“I collapsed and hit the ground. I’ve known him since I was just a little girl,″ she said, describing the moment she heard the news. She said he loved his cats, was proud of his homemade Saskatoon berry jam and frequently helped out his neighbors.
“He didn’t do anything. He didn’t deserve this. He was a good, kind hearted man,″ said Works.
Weldon resident Robert Rush also described the victim as a gentle, widowed man in his 70s.
“He wouldn’t hurt a fly,″ he said.
Rush said Petterson’s adult grandson was in the basement at the time and phoned police.
At the Weldon Christian Tabernacle Church the congregation began their regular Sunday service by saying a special prayer to the victims and their families.
At the James Smith Cree Nation, a convenience store that also serves as a gas station became a gathering place for community members, who greeted each other with tears and hugs.
A sign on the door said: “Due to safety concerns with our community we will remain closed until further notice.”
The search for suspects was carried out as fans descended on Regina for a sold out annual Labor Day game between the Canadian Football League’s Saskatchewan Roughriders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
The Regina Police Service said in a news release that with the help of Mounties, it was working on several fronts to locate and arrest the suspects and had “deployed additional resources for public safety throughout the city, including the football game at Mosaic Stadium.″
The alert first issued by Melfort, Saskatchewan RCMP about 7 a.m. was extended hours later to cover Manitoba and Alberta, as the two suspects remained at large.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority said multiple patients were being treated at several sites.
“A call for additional staff was issued to respond to the influx of casualties,” authority spokeswoman Anne Linemann said in an email.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement he was “shocked and devastated by the horrific attacks.”
“As Canadians, we mourn with everyone affected by this tragic violence, and with the people of Saskatchewan,” Trudeau said.
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Associated Press journalist Rob Gillies in Toronto contributed to this report. | 2022-09-05T08:08:28+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/international/ap-canadian-police-search-province-for-deadly-stabbing-suspects/ |
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the digital channels of The Ed Sullivan Show have surpassed one billion total views across all channels (including YouTube, Apple Music and Facebook) in tandem with reaching the 500K YouTube subscribers milestone. The long-running variety show expanded its reach exponentially via a global digital rights agreement between UMe and SOFA Entertainment Inc. with more than 250 million YouTube views since June 2020. The library encompasses the show's historic 23-year primetime run on CBS. Scores of rarities were made available digitally for the first-time including iconic entertainers and influential figures from just about every category of cultural relevance, including music, comedy, sports, film, dance, opera and Broadway.
Across YouTube/Apple Music/Facebook, the most-viewed clips include The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" (58.5M streams), Elvis Presley's "Hound Dog" (53.8M streams) and "Don't Be Cruel" (47.6M streams), Ike & Tina Turner's "Proud Mary" (47.5M streams), The Temptations' "Get Ready/Stop! In The Name of Love/My Guy" (34.8M streams), Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" (27M streams), Janis Joplin's "Maybe" (25.4M streams), and The Mamas & The Papas' "Words Of Love" (20.7M streams), "California Dreamin'" (17.8M streams), and "Creeque Alley" (16M streams).
"UMe and SOFA Entertainment's goal was to bring the incredible performances from The Ed Sullivan Show to the streaming era and to new audiences," comments Bruce Resnikoff, UMe President & CEO. "We are extremely proud to have reached these milestones as a result of our collaboration and we're excited about the future."
"Ed Sullivan was responsible for so many pivotal music and culturally significant television moments. These milestones underscore the overwhelming positive response we have seen as fans have embraced streaming these amazing performances and revitalized the brand," adds Josh Solt, CEO of SOFA Entertainment.
"Our decades-long relationship with UMe has been crucial to successfully making these historic and memorable segments available for people around the world to enjoy," adds Andrew Solt, Founder of SOFA Entertainment.
The official YouTube channel of The Ed Sullivan Show.
About The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show is the most popular primetime variety show in American history. For nearly a quarter century, Ed Sullivan hosted the greatest array of talent on television, including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley and Motown artists such as The Supremes, The Temptations and The Jackson 5. Every Sunday night at 8pm on CBS from 1948-1971, The Ed Sullivan Show showcased a wide variety of pop culture from the worlds of music, comedy, novelty and much more. The library of 1,000 hours includes over 10,000 performances.
About SOFA Entertainment
In 1990, Andrew Solt founded SOFA Entertainment Inc. and acquired The Ed Sullivan Show from the Sullivan family. In 2020 Josh Solt left Google to lead SOFA as CEO of the company. The Ed Sullivan Show is the most revered variety show in American television history. SOFA Entertainment is the copyright holder of the original Ed Sullivan programs and over 150 hours of newly created programming.
About UMe
Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) is the global catalog and special markets division of Universal Music Group (UMG). Working closely in concert with UMG's record labels, territories and operating companies, UMe provides a frontline approach to catalog management, an emphasis on strategic marketing initiatives and creating opportunities in new technologies.
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CARSON CITY, Nev. — (AP) — A stadium financing bill aimed at drawing the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas cleared a major hurdle Tuesday after being approved by the Nevada Senate, but not before lawmakers amended the measure to strengthen its benefits for the community.
The 13-8 Senate vote marks another step as the bill moves through the Democratic-controlled Legislature while reviving the national debate over public funding for private sports clubs. The bill, which has the support of Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo, must now be considered by the state Assembly.
A's representatives and some Nevada tourism officials have said the measure could add to Las Vegas' growing sports scene and act as an economic engine. But a growing chorus of economists and some lawmakers have warned that such a project would bring minimal benefits when compared to the hefty public price tag.
Senate approval came after days of closed-door negotiations and a contentious hearing about the bill, which calls for contributing $380 million in public funding for the proposed $1.5 billion stadium.
Many lawmakers have criticized a lack of community benefits and the special session rush to consider the financing bill. But legislators several struck a more positive tone Tuesday, saying the amendments addressed much of their skepticism.
“I assure every Nevadan, even those of you who have concerns about this bill — I assure you that if you see where the bill started and where it is now, that there’s not a single Nevadan that won’t say this bill was much better,” said Democratic Sen. Edgar Flores.
Republican Sen. Ira Hansen was among a bipartisan group of senators still concerned about the amount of public funding that would be spend on the project.
“Honestly, if it was my own money, it’s a good deal. I would probably vote yes. But it’s not my money," Hansen said. "It’s the taxpayers' money, and we should do all we can to ensure the private sector does these sorts of investments.”
Amendments to the bill include diversity requirements for stadium and construction jobs as well as community service requirements for Athletics players. They also would accelerate the funneling of money generated from operations to a homelessness prevention account and make a larger share of $180 million in state transferable tax credits that are proposed for the stadium refundable to the state.
Lawmakers also inserted changes unrelated to the stadium proposal but which mirror legislation Lombardo vetoed earlier this month.
One would require all Nevada companies with at least 50 full-time employees to establish paid family and medical leave to qualify for certain tax abatements. Another would remove a provision that exempts railroad workers under state contracts from being paid the prevailing wage for similar work in the region.
Last month, Lombardo’s office introduced the stadium financing bill with less than two weeks left in the legislative session. He called lawmakers into the special session after the bill failed to pass during the regular session.
The $380 million in public funds for the stadium would mainly come from the $180 million in transferable tax credits and $120 million in county bonds. Backers have pledged that the creation of a special tax district around the proposed stadium would generate enough money to pay off those bonds and interest. The plan would not directly raise taxes unless the county cannot pay off its bonds, as is the case with other general obligation bonds.
The A’s would not owe property taxes for the publicly-owned stadium. Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, would also contribute $25 million in credit toward infrastructure costs.
The proposed 30,000-seat stadium would be the smallest in Major League Baseball.
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NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon has testified that he never heard of Jeffrey Epstein and his crimes against teenage girls and young women until the financier was arrested in 2019, according to a transcript of the videotaped deposition released Wednesday.
Dimon said he first heard about it “when the story blew wide open. He was arrested, and all the stories came out about all the people he knows. And the reason I remember that is I was surprised that I didn’t know about it before.”
Asked by a lawyer if he’d ever heard the name Jeffrey Epstein before the arrest, Dimon responded, “Not that I recall.”
Dimon made the revelation during a deposition recorded Friday in New York in connection with lawsuits filed against the nation’s largest bank.
The lawsuits on behalf of Epstein victims and the U.S. Virgin Islands in Manhattan federal court seek to hold JPMorgan financially liable for Epstein’s decadeslong abuse of teenage girls and young women.
The bank, besides denying the allegations, has sued one of its former executives, saying the man hid Epstein’s crimes to keep Epstein as a client.
Epstein was 66 in August 2019 when he apparently killed himself in a Manhattan federal jail cell where he awaited a federal sex trafficking trial after his application for bail was denied. He had pleaded not guilty to charges that he sexually abused dozens of girls, some as young as 14.
According to the lawsuits filed late last year, JPMorgan provided Epstein loans and regularly allowed him to withdraw large sums of cash from 1998 through August 2013 even though it knew about his sex trafficking practices.
The 416-page deposition, portions of which were heavily redacted with entire pages blacked out, was released publicly through an agreement among lawyers in the cases.
Confronted at the deposition with an email from Epstein’s former assistant suggesting that Dimon was scheduled to meet with Epstein as far back as 2010, the president and chairman of JPMorgan insisted it was untrue.
“I have never had an appointment with Jeff Epstein. I’ve never met Jeff Epstein. I never knew Jeff Epstein. I never went to Jeff Epstein’s house. I never had a meal with Jeff Epstein. I have no idea what they’re referring to here,” he said.
After the email from Epstein’s assistant asking whether “heavy snacks” or dinner should be prepared for the meeting, Epstein responded “snacks.”
As Dimon responded to being confronted with the email, a lawyer noted that Epstein did not respond by saying, “you’re misinformed, Jamie Dimon is not coming.”
Dimon said, “I don’t know what he thought at the time. He was obviously misinformed. I never — this never took place.”
“I don’t think Jeff Epstein ever arranged for me to meet with anybody, to my knowledge,” he said.
Dimon denied knowing anything about efforts at the bank in 2006 and 2011 to curtail its dealings with Epstein as he faced criminal charges in Florida. After pleading guilty to state charges there, Epstein spent 13 months in jail and paid settlements to victims.
“After he pleaded guilty to the crime he pleaded guilty to, he — we unfortunately continued to bank him, yes,” Dimon said, according to the deposition.
Epstein had a close relationship with Jes Staley, who ran multiple parts of JPMorgan, including its investment bank and wealth management arm, until Staley left the bank in 2013. Staley went on to become CEO of the British bank Barclays, but had to step down from that job when the Epstein indictment was revealed.
JPMorgan is trying to make Staley a defendant in its Epstein legal cases, arguing that he downplayed or hid the issues with Epstein.
At one point in the deposition, Dimon agreed that Epstein was a “disaster” and “terrible” for the bank.
“I think what happened to these women is atrocious, and I’m horrified at the amount of human trafficking that takes place,” he said.
“And I wouldn’t mind personally apologizing to them, not because we committed the crime, we did not, and not because we believe we’re responsible. But that any potential thing, what little role that we could have eased it or helped catch it quicker or something like that, or get it to law enforcement quicker or get law enforcement to react to it quicker, which they obviously didn’t, you know, I would apologize to them for that, yes,” he said.
Throughout the deposition, Dimon insisted that whether to keep Epstein as a client would have ultimately been left up to the company’s general counsel.
Dimon was asked, “If you had known in 2010 that Jeffrey Epstein was a sex trafficker, that Jeffrey Epstein was a client of the bank, that Jeffrey Epstein was withdrawing tens of thousands of dollars of cash every month, would you, as the chief executive officer of the bank, said, ‘We need to get rid of this guy,’ regardless of whether the general counsel told you that that was the right thing to do?”
“I think everyone involved, had they known then what is known today, including me, would have taken that position,” he answered. | 2023-06-01T20:37:13+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/business/jpmorgan-ceo-jamie-dimon-says-he-never-heard-of-jeffrey-epstein-until-after-his-2019-arrest/ |
MCSW donates Designmaster fencing system to increase safety and security of Uvalde CISD schools
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mid-Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. (MCSW), a division of Deacero Group, today announced it will donate Designmaster fencing system brand materials to increase the safety and security of Uvalde schools. The company adds its name to a growing group of organizations and individuals mobilizing to help the community move forward after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.
MCSW is one of the biggest wire manufacturers in North America. The company's main locations are in Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; and Poplar Bluff, MO and with its MAGNUM brand, it is the nation's largest nail manufacturer.
"Our hearts go out to our neighbors in the Uvalde community in the wake of great loss. We are here to help," said Fernando Villanueva, Mid-Continent's CEO. "We will do whatever we can to assist the community in moving forward and making the children in these schools safer."
As a result of the tragedy, Uvalde CISD recently announced that Robb Elementary will be demolished and rebuilt. Additionally, the district says it is working on safety and security changes at its seven other campuses. The Designmaster fencing system brand materials donated by MCSW will directly aid this effort.
"Our schools should be a safe place where all kids can learn and thrive," said George Skarich, VP of Sales for Mid-Continent. "We are proud to be a part of this effort by providing high-quality products to increase safety and security of Uvalde CISD schools."
Designmaster is a best-in-class fence system with a broad range of applications that comply with strict international standards and is the only fencing system that uses 100% non-toxic powder-coated finish, 100% free of volatile organic compounds, 100% free of Triglycidly Isocyanurate, LEED Certified. The products are currently used in schools and universities in Texas and throughout the country.
Some of the other companies recently announcing donations to Uvalde CISD schools include the Butt family and H-E-B, donating $10 million in cash; Las Vegas Raiders donating $1 million in cash; Laredo Lemonade Co donating proceeds from the sale of all flautas; McDonalds donating $250k in cash; the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans together donating $800k; and many more.
About Mid-Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. (MCSW)
Mid-Continent Steel and Wire, Inc. is one of the biggest wire manufacturers in North America. It's main locations are in Houston, TX; Laredo, TX; and Poplar Bluff, MO; and with its MAGNUM brand, it is the nation's largest nail manufacturer. The company serves a wide variety of sectors through its Mid-Continent Steel and Wire (MCSW) family of brands.
MCSW is owned by Deacero, a family-owned company that was started nearly 70 years ago in a small warehouse in Monterrey. Deacero is a fully integrated company with an infrastructure for recycling, processing waste, steel mills, finished product plants and distribution centers. Earlier this year, Deacero opened a global trade and corporate affairs office in Washington, DC.
For more information, visit www.mcswusa.com and www.deacero.com.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — As Russia's war on Ukraine drags on, U.S. security assistance is shifting to a longer-term campaign that will likely keep more American military troops in Europe into the future, including imminent plans to announce an additional roughly $3 billion in aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
U.S. officials told The Associated Press that the package is expected to be announced Wednesday, the day the war hits the six-month mark and Ukraine celebrates its independence day. The money will fund contracts for drones, weapons and other equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two, they said.
The total of the aid package — which is being provided under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative — could change overnight, but not likely by much. Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid before its public release.
Unlike most previous packages, the new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments, most of them done under Presidential Drawdown Authority, have focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel that the Pentagon already has in stock that can be shipped in short order.
In addition to providing longer-term assistance that Ukraine can use for potential future defense needs, the new package is intended to reassure Ukrainian officials that the United States intends to keep up its support, regardless of the day-to-day back and forth of the conflict, the officials said.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg noted the more extended focus Tuesday as he reaffirmed the alliance’s support for the conflict-torn country.
“Winter is coming, and it will be hard, and what we see now is a grinding war of attrition. This is a battle of wills, and a battle of logistics. Therefore we must sustain our support for Ukraine for the long term, so that Ukraine prevails as a sovereign, independent nation,” Stoltenberg said, speaking at a virtual conference about Crimea, organized by Ukraine.
Six months after Russia invaded, the war has slowed to a grind, as both sides trade combat strikes and small advances in the east and south. Both sides have seen thousands of troops killed and injured, as Russia’s bombardment of cities has killed countless innocent civilians.
There are fears that Russia will intensify attacks on civilian infrastructure and government facilities in Ukraine in the coming days because of the independence holiday and the six-month anniversary of the invasion.
Late Monday, the U.S. Embassy in Ukraine and the State Department issued a new security alert for Ukraine that repeated a call for Americans in the country to leave due to the danger.
“Given Russia’s track record in Ukraine, we are concerned about the continued threat that Russian strikes pose to civilians and civilian infrastructure,” it said.
To date, the U.S. has provided about $10.6 billion in military aid to Ukraine since the beginning of the Biden administration, including 19 packages of weapons taken directly from Defense Department stocks since August 2021.
U.S. defense leaders are also eyeing plans that will expand training for Ukrainian troops outside their country, and for militaries on Europe’s eastern and southern flanks that feel most threatened by Russia’s aggression.
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Associated Press writer Lorne Cook in Brussels contributed to this report. | 2022-08-23T17:16:41+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/US-to-send-3-billion-in-aid-to-Ukraine-as-war-17392178.php |
Fed’s Powell tests positive for COVID, has ‘mild’ symptoms
Published: Jan. 18, 2023 at 9:47 AM CST|Updated: 45 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19 and is experiencing “mild symptoms,” the Federal Reserve announced.
Powell is “up to date” with all COVID vaccines and boosters, the Fed said, and is working from home.
“Following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance, he is working remotely while isolating at home,” the central bank said in a statement.
The Fed’s next interest rate-setting meeting is Jan. 31-Feb. 1, a timetable that could allow Powell to recover in time to participate in person. An alternative plan would be to return to a virtual meeting, which the Fed held for months during the height of the pandemic.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-18T16:32:58+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2023/01/18/feds-powell-tests-positive-covid-has-mild-symptoms/ |
City of Austin showcased at the Minnesota State Capitol
Published 8:45 pm Friday, March 17, 2023
Senate Report by Gene Dornink
Friends and neighbors,
Universal school lunches
All Minnesota students should have access to a nutritious breakfast and lunch. However, legislation for the state government to provide these meals to every student is unnecessary.
Our state programs already go far beyond federal requirements — and far beyond most states. Minnesota provides free meals to students who only qualify for reduced-price meals.
And, due to legal interpretations, current state law is understood to require every child to be served a meal — even if they have unpaid school lunch debt. Therefore, this bill will not help provide lunches to families who cannot afford them, it will provide meals to families who can already afford them.
With the cost of this program estimated at $400 million per biennium, the tax dollars of hard-working Minnesotans can be much better spent elsewhere. Right now, nearly half of Minnesota students cannot read at their grade level. That is why I believe we must focus our state resources on improving academic achievement, particularly addressing our literacy crisis.
Community updates
The city of Austin is on showcase at the Minnesota State Capitol through a recently opened photo exhibit — Our Austin, Our America. William Taufic, who grew up in Austin and is the son of an immigrant, is the artist behind this collaborative community project.
Taufic has spent the past 41 years as a photographer. After learning that Austin is now home to a great number of immigrants and refugees from more than 50 countries, Taufic was inspired to tell their personal stories through a book of portraits. And now at the Capitol, Taufic’s vision is brought to life through an immersive photo gallery display.
Our Austin, Our America will be on display at the Capitol’s third floor exhibit gallery through June 30. Gallery hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and closed every Sunday. I invite you to visit St. Paul to see the photos and learn about some of the amazing people in our community.
Additionally, I am thrilled to share that the University of Minnesota recently announced the school will purchase nearly 750 acres of land in Mower County, just outside of the city of Austin. This means that plans are moving forward to create a new complex — the Future of Advanced Agricultural Research Minnesota (FAARM) center — for agriculture research and teaching.
This new center will provide researchers with greater opportunities to utilize innovative technologies to study changes in soil, crops and livestock. The university’s aim is to find more sustainable farming techniques to feed a growing population. Not only is this new complex important to our state’s agriculture future, but it is also a much-welcomed addition to our community. I look forward to seeing the positive impacts the new FAARM center will have in our local area and throughout the entire state.
And finally, legislation I am carrying this session to provide Mower County an appropriation for the alternatives to incarceration program was heard in the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee. I would like to thank Austin Mayor, King, for his expert testimony and leadership on this bill. The funding in this bill will be used by the commissioner of corrections to facilitate access to community treatment options. If passed, Mower County would become the fourth county to offer this pilot program.
Our community has experienced a notable increase in overdose deaths. Therefore, instead of just focusing on the high-risk offenders, this legislative increase in funding will allow Mower County to provide support to people on probation who are experiencing mental illness and substance abuse disorders, such as fentanyl addiction.
This legislation was laid over for possible inclusion in a larger public safety package, and I will continue to share updates on this bill as session advances.
Contact me
As always, please do not hesitate to contact me. I want to hear your thoughts and your priorities for this legislative session! Feel free to email me at sen.gene.dornink@senate.mn or give me a call at 651-296-5240.
Gene Dornink, R-Brownsdale, is the District 23 senator. | 2023-03-18T04:17:51+00:00 | albertleatribune.com | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2023/03/city-of-austin-showcased-at-the-minnesota-state-capitol/ |
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Denmark has been here before.
The Danes face a tense, must-win game at the World Cup to make it through to the knockout stage, similar to what they needed to do at last year's European Championship.
In fact, it was much worse at Euro 2020 when Denmark lost its first two games while the squad was still trying to cope with the trauma of teammate Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest on the field in the first match against Finland.
All seemed lost. But Denmark beat Russia 4-1 in its final group game using Eriksen as an inspiration, qualified on goal difference, and made it all the way to the semifinals.
“We definitely carry that with us,” Denmark forward Andreas Cornelius said after Saturday's 2-1 loss to defending champion France at the World Cup left Denmark needing to beat Australia in the last set of Group D games to advance.
Eriksen is back with Denmark at the World Cup and playing at a major international tournament for the first time since that day in Copenhagen, when a country and much of the soccer world watched on in horror as he lay lifeless on the field. Medics used a defibrillator to restart his heart and save his life.
Cornelius was a substitute and sitting on the bench when Eriksen collapsed. While terrible at the time, that experience has molded this Denmark team and has given it the resilience it will need against an upbeat Aussie team, he said.
“Many things happened in the Euros," Cornelius said. "The first game and all that. And then we came back and made it to the knockout games. It doesn’t really matter how you get through, just as long we get through.”
The task at the World Cup doesn't seem as desperate. Australia, which has three points, can advance with only a draw while Denmark, with one point, needs to win to have the chance to make it to the last 16. The Danes could still go out on goal difference if France is surprised by Tunisia.
With that decisive Australia game in mind, Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand got all his players together in a big circle in the center of the field after the loss to France at Stadium 974 and spoke to them.
“I think it’s important that we look each other in the eyes. Especially when you lose,” Hjulmand said. “It’s something we always do, win or lose. Now, the case is clear. We must win the (Australia) match and we focus on that."
And Eriksen, Denmark's key midfield playmaker, is back with his team and ready to help.
“We had zero points in the first two games at the Euros,” Hjulmand said. “We still have hope.”
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AP World Cup coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/world-cup and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-11-27T00:12:06+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/sports/article/Denmark-calls-on-Euro-2020-Eriksen-experience-at-17612744.php |
BERLIN (AP) — A Ukrainian nuclear power plant that has been surrounded by Russian forces lost power Wednesday morning when a Russian missile damaged a distant electrical substation, increasing the risk of radiation disaster, according to the plant’s operator.
The power to Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant was restored about eight hours later, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. But experts say the outage — the second one in five days — shows just how precarious the situation at Europe’s largest nuclear plant is. They say repeated power outages over short periods of time are only making the problem worse.
Here’s a look at the risks:
DISASTER DANGER
Fears of a nuclear catastrophe have been at the forefront since Russian troops occupied the plant during the early days of the war. Continued fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces — as well as the tense supply situation at the plant — have raised the specter of a disaster.
Ukrainian authorities decided several weeks ago to power down the last reactor to reduce the risk of a catastrophe like the one at Chernobyl in 1986, where a reactor exploded and blew deadly radiation across a large vast area.
But the reactor core and used nuclear fuel must still be cooled for lengthy periods to prevent them overheating and triggering dangerous meltdowns like the ones that occurred in 2011 when a tsunami hit the Fukushima plant in Japan.
IODINE SUPPLIES
Some European countries are trying to prepare for the worst and started stockpiling iodine tablets to help protect their populations from possible radioactive fallout.
In others, like Germany, authorities have calculated there is a low risk that radiation levels harmful to human health would reach their territory.
In the event of a disaster, the biggest risk outside Ukraine could be to Russia, “depending on which way the wind blows,” said Paul Dorfman, a nuclear expert at the University of Sussex in England.
“The main deposit is likely to be in Ukraine and or Russia, but there could be significant radiation pollution in Central Europe, which is why countries around Ukraine are now thinking very seriously about issuing stable potassium iodide tablets,” he said.
LIMITED POWER SUPPLY
The Zaporizhzhia plant has been receiving external power to ensure the important task of cooling the reactor and spent nuclear fuel can continue, but the connections are at constant risk of disruption due to the conflict.
As power lines and substations have been damaged in fighting, Ukraine’s nuclear operator Energoatom has been forced to repeatedly rely on diesel generators. These generators, which have enough fuel for at least 10 days, have kicked into action when external power has failed — but experts say their repeated use over a short period of time increases the risk of a disaster.
“There are several redundancies and the facilities are now repeatedly on the last one,” said Mareike Rueffer, head of the nuclear safety department at Germany’s Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management.
“Having to repeatedly fall back on diesel generators also limits the room for maneuver,” she added. “In that moment there’s no further backup and this is a high-risk technology.”
The diesel generators kicked in immediately Wednesday when electricity from the missile-damaged substation was cut. External power from the transmission line was restored hours later.
ONGOING RISK
Shutting down the plant’s last reactor several weeks ago significantly reduced the risk of a radiation disaster by gradually increasing the time it would take for a meltdown to occur. But if cooling fails due to a complete loss of power, meltdowns would still happen eventually, said Rueffer.
Dorfman said that in the worst case, Ukraine could see a situation similar to what happened in Fukushima.
“You’d see a heating of the high level spent fuel ponds. You’d see a hydrogen explosion, as we saw in Fukushima,” he told The Associated Press. “And then you’d see a significant radiation release.”
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Associated Press writer David Keyton contributed from Stockholm. | 2022-10-12T20:36:46+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/ap-explainer-power-cuts-raise-risk-at-ukraine-nuclear-plant/ |
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund (NYSE American: EAD), the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund (NYSE American: ERC), the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund (NYSE American: ERH), and the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund (NYSE: EOD) have each announced a distribution.
The following dates apply to today's distribution declaration for each fund:
These funds make distributions in accordance with a managed distribution plan that provides for the declaration of monthly distributions (in the case of the Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund and the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund) or quarterly distributions (in the case of the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund) to common shareholders of the fund at an annual minimum fixed rate of 7% for the Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund, 8% for the Allspring Income Opportunities Fund, 8% for the Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund, and 9% for the Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund based on the fund's average monthly net asset value (NAV) per share over the prior 12 months. Under the managed distribution plan, distributions are sourced from income and also may be sourced from paid-in capital and/or capital gains. The fund's distributions in any period may be more or less than the net return earned by the fund on its investments and therefore should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with yield or income. Distributions in excess of fund returns will cause the fund's NAV to decline. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the fund's investment performance from the amount of its distribution or from the terms of its managed distribution plan.
The Allspring Income Opportunities Fund is a closed-end high-yield bond fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. The fund may, as a secondary objective, seek capital appreciation to the extent it is consistent with its investment objective.
The Allspring Multi-Sector Income Fund is a closed-end income fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek a high level of current income consistent with limiting its overall exposure to domestic interest rate risk.
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Equity securities fluctuate in value in response to factors specific to the issuer of the security. Debt securities are subject to credit risk and interest rate risk, and high-yield securities and unrated securities of similar credit quality have a much greater risk of default and their values tend to be more volatile than higher-rated securities with similar maturities. Foreign investments may contain more risk due to the inherent risks associated with changing political climates, foreign market instability, and foreign currency fluctuations. Risks of international investing are magnified in emerging or developing markets. Funds that concentrate their investments in a single industry or sector may face increased risk of price fluctuation over more diversified funds due to adverse developments within that industry or sector. Small- and mid-cap securities may be subject to special risks associated with narrower product lines and limited financial resources compared with their large-cap counterparts. Each fund is leveraged through a revolving credit facility and also may incur leverage by issuing preferred shares in the future.
The use of leverage results in certain risks, including, among others, the likelihood of greater volatility of the net asset value and the market price of common shares. Derivatives involve additional risks, including interest rate risk, credit risk, the risk of improper valuation, and the risk of noncorrelation to the relevant instruments they are designed to hedge or closely track. There are numerous risks associated with transactions in options on securities.
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SOURCE Allspring Global Investments | 2022-08-18T00:34:53+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/prnewswire/2022/08/18/allspring-closed-end-funds-declare-monthly-quarterly-distributions/ |
Florida budget language that created migrant relocation program would not permit DeSantis’ Massachusetts flights stunt
By Paul P. Murphy, Leyla Santiago, Steve Contorno, Maria Santana and Miguel Marquez, CNN
It appears the budget language which appropriated the money for Florida’s migrant relocation program would not permit this week’s two flights, for which Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed credit, or the relocation of some of the migrants recruited for them.
Two planes carrying about 50 migrants arrived at Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts earlier this week. The DeSantis’ administration had secured $12 million in the state budget to pay for migrant relocation, and the governor had repeatedly threatened to use the money to send them to liberal strongholds.
DeSantis said he arranged for the two flights which landed in Massachusetts, but the migrants had actually been in Texas.
Florida’s migrant relocation program, according to the budget language which DeSantis signed into law, says the program should move migrants who are “unlawfully present” in the United States “from this state,” meaning the flights from Texas to Massachusetts would not have been covered by the budget, language and anyone relocated as part of the program was not legally allowed to be in the US.
Martha Vineyard’s airport director Geoffrey Freeman said Wednesday’s flights originated in San Antonio, Texas.
And CNN spoke with more than a dozen migrants on the flights, who also affirmed they were transported from San Antonio, not Florida. They also said they were Venezuelan citizens seeking asylum and applying for refugee status, and showed CNN court papers for future asylum determination proceedings.
Federal law, cited in the Florida budget language, dictates those migrants who have future asylum determination proceedings are lawfully present in the US until a federal judge makes a determination otherwise.
As questions and criticism swirl as to why Florida’s governor used state funds to transport migrants from Texas to Massachusetts, DeSantis said the flights were organized for people who were “trying to come to Florida and then offering them free transportation to sanctuary jurisdictions.”
None of the migrants CNN spoke to said they had any desire or plans to travel to Florida.
Although flight data from FlightRadar 24 and FlightAware did show the two planes carrying the migrants making a quick stop in Crestview, Florida, public records obtained by CNN showed the plane was refueled at the airport.
Taryn Fenske, a spokesperson for the governor, sent CNN a statement saying the relocation program aims to stop human smugglers and traffics “found within the state” in addition to preventing migrants, “at the southern border from entering Florida.”
Fenske reiterated the state would continue the relocation program.
DeSantis also said in a news conference Friday he intended to use “every penny” of the $12 million his state budgeted to relocate migrants and set the expectation for buses and “likely more” flights full of migrants paid for by Florida.
He defended using taxpayers dollars to send the migrants to Massachusetts because he said many people who cross the border end up in Florida, adding there are also people working for his state who are in Texas to “profile” individuals who are likely headed to Florida.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and many children.
The stampede at the event organized by the Kings Assembly Pentecostal church in Rivers state involved people who came to the church’s annual “Shop for Free” charity program, according to Grace Iringe-Koko, a police spokeswoman.
Such events are common in Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, where more than 80 million people live in poverty, according to government statistics.
Saturday’s charity program was supposed to begin at 9 a.m. but dozens arrived as early as 5 a.m. to secure their place in line, Iringe-Koko said. Somehow the locked gate was broken open, creating a stampede, she said.
Godwin Tepikor from Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said first responders were able to evacuate the bodies of those trampled to death and bring them to the morgue. Security forces cordoned off the area.
Dozens of residents later thronged the scene, mourning the dead and offering any assistance they could to emergency workers. Doctors and emergency workers treated some of the injured as they lay in the open field. Videos from the scene showed the clothing, shoes and other items meant for the beneficiaries.
One witness who only identified himself as Daniel said “there were so many children” among the dead. Five of the dead children were from one mother, he told the AP, adding that a pregnant woman also lost her life.
Some church members were attacked and injured by relatives of the victims after the stampede, according to witness Christopher Eze. The church declined to comment on the situation.
The police spokeswoman said the seven injured were “responding to treatment.”
The “Shop for Free” event was suspended while authorities investigated how the stampede occurred.
Nigeria has seen similar stampedes in the past.
Twenty-four people died at an overcrowded church gathering in the southeastern state of Anambra in 2013, while at least 16 people were killed in 2014 when a crowd got out of control during a screening for government jobs in the nation’s capital, Abuja.
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Associated Press journalist Hilary Uguru in Warri, Nigeria, contributed. | 2022-05-29T08:56:05+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/police-31-dead-in-church-fair-stampede-in-southern-nigeria/ |
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities say one person is dead following a reported tornado early Saturday morning in south Texas near the U.S.-Mexico border.
Port Isabel Police Chief Robert Lopez reported one person killed when the storm struck the unincorporated community of Laguna Heights about 4 a.m. Saturday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Angelica Soria in Brownsville.
Police referred questions to the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office, which declined to comment.
Cameron County Emergency Management officials did not return a phone call for comment.
Soria said a weather service investigator was assessing damage to confirm if the damage and death were caused by a tornado.
The storm follows an outbreak of dozens of tornadoes in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado that caused damage but no reported deaths, | 2023-05-13T15:42:55+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/one-dead-after-reported-tornado-in-south-texas-near-u-s-mexico-border/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) –Refreshing air arrives just in time for the new week.
MONDAY:
The rainy and muggy weather is moving out and refreshing weather is taking its place this morning.
Dew point temperatures are tumbling from the 60s to the 50s as the day goes on behind this morning’s cold front.
Temperatures will stay in the 70s for the rest of the day. A gusty breeze from the northwest may make it feel a little cool if you’re going to venture to the pools or beaches today.
MONDAY NIGHT:
Expect some extra clouds overnight as a weakening cold front slides nearby and falls apart. There may even be a spotty shower north of Syracuse up across the Adirondacks.
It’s a comfortably cool night with lows dropping into the low to mid 50s. Even some 40s are not out of the question in the typical cooler, outlying spots.
TUESDAY:
Temperatures stay a bit below normal Tuesday under increasing sun for the afternoon with highs warming into the low to mid 70s.
Another warm-up takes place across the area mid to late week with us possibly flirting with 90 again by the end of the week! | 2022-06-27T12:42:34+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/breezy-and-refreshing-weather-on-the-way/ |
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