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Data shows investigational zolbetuximab reduced risk of progression or death by 24.9%
Study evaluated patients with Claudin 18.2-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
Data to be featured in late-breaking oral presentation
TOKYO, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503, President and CEO: Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., "Astellas") today will present detailed results from the Phase 3 SPOTLIGHT trial evaluating first-line treatment with zolbetuximab, an investigational first-in-class Claudin 18.2 (CLDN18.2) targeted monoclonal antibody, plus mFOLFOX6 (a combination regimen that includes oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) versus placebo plus mFOLFOX6 in patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma.
In the study, investigational treatment zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 demonstrated statistically significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6. Specifically, zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 reduced the risk of progression or death by 24.9% (n=565; Hazard Ratio [HR]=0.751; [95% Confidence Interval [CI]: (0.598-0.942)]; P=0.0066) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6, meeting SPOTLIGHT's primary endpoint. Median PFS was 10.61 months (95% CI: 8.90-12.48) in the treatment arm and 8.67 months (95% CI: 8.21-10.28) in the placebo arm. The study also showed that zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 significantly prolonged OS, reducing the risk of death by 25.0% (HR=0.750; 95% CI: 0.601-0.936; P=0.0053). Median OS was 18.23 months (95% CI: 16.43-22.90) and 15.54 months (95% CI: 13.47-16.53) for the treatment arm and placebo arm, respectively.
The incidence of serious treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) was similar between both arms (44.8% versus 43.5% in the zolbetuximab versus placebo arms) and consistent with previous studies. The most frequent TEAEs in the SPOTLIGHT study were nausea (82.4% versus 60.8%), vomiting (67.4% versus 35.6%) and decreased appetite (47.0% versus 33.5%).
These new data from the SPOTLIGHT trial will be presented today at the 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Symposium in an oral presentation (Abstract LBA292; January 19, 1:30 p.m. PT) by Kohei Shitara, MD, Primary Investigator for SPOTLIGHT Study and Chief, Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, the National Cancer Center Hospital East in Kashiwa, Japan.
"For gastric and gastroesophageal junction cancer patients with disease that is locally advanced but inoperable or metastatic, to see a positive progression-free and overall survival response in SPOTLIGHT is very encouraging given the limited treatment options available," said Dr. Shitara.
"The investigational results from SPOTLIGHT are exciting and support the potential of zolbetuximab as a precision therapy for patients with CLDN18.2-positive gastric/GEJ cancer," said Ahsan Arozullah, MD, MPH, Senior Vice President and Head of Development Therapeutic Areas, Astellas. "The SPOTLIGHT data, along with the positive topline results from the GLOW Phase 3 trial announced in December, build a strong foundation for our ongoing regulatory discussions for zolbetuximab and mark valuable progress towards our mission of turning innovative science into VALUE for patients."
The SPOTLIGHT and GLOW studies are a part of Astellas' gastric cancer development program to investigate new treatment options such as zolbetuximab and address patient needs in locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or GEJ adenocarcinoma. In both trials, approximately 38% of these patients have CLDN18.2-positive tumors (CLDN18.2 expression in ≥75% of tumor cells with strong-to-moderate staining intensity), as determined by a validated immunohistochemistry assay.1 Based on these findings, an estimated 82,000 patients globally may be eligible for zolbetuximab annually, if approved.1
About Locally Advanced Unresectable Metastatic Gastric and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer
Gastric cancer, also commonly known as stomach cancer, is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide.2 Signs and symptoms can include indigestion or heartburn, pain or discomfort in the abdomen, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea or constipation, bloating of the stomach after meals and loss of appetite and sensation of food getting stuck in the throat while eating.3 Signs of more advanced gastric cancer can include unexplained weight loss, weakness and fatigue and vomiting blood or having blood in the stool.4 Risk factors associated with gastric cancer can include older age, male gender, family history, H. pylori infection, smoking and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).4,5 Because early-stage gastric cancer symptoms frequently overlap with more common stomach-related conditions, gastric cancer is often diagnosed in the advanced or metastatic stage, or once it has spread from the tumor's origin to other body tissues or organs.4 The five-year relative survival rate for patients at the metastatic stage is approximately six percent.6 Gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma is a cancer that starts at the area where the esophagus joins the stomach.7
About Zolbetuximab
Zolbetuximab is an investigational, first-in-class chimeric IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that targets and binds to CLDN18.2, a transmembrane protein. Zolbetuximab acts by binding to CLDN18.2 on the cancer cell surface of gastric epithelial cells. In pre-clinical studies, this binding interaction then induces cancer cell death by activating two distinct immune system pathways — antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and complement-dependent cytotoxicity (CDC).8 The safety and efficacy of zolbetuximab are under investigation in gastric, gastroesophageal junction and pancreatic cancers and have not been established. There is no guarantee the agent will receive regulatory approval or become commercially available for the uses being investigated.
About SPOTLIGHT Phase 3 Clinical Trial
SPOTLIGHT is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus mFOLFOX6 (combination regimen of oxaliplatin, leucovorin and fluorouracil) compared to placebo plus mFOLFOX6 as a first-line treatment of patients with CLDN18.2-positive, HER2- negative, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. The study enrolled 565 patients at 220 study locations in the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Europe, South America and Asia. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival of participants treated with combination of zolbetuximab plus mFOLFOX6 compared to those treated with placebo plus mFOLFOX6. Secondary endpoints include overall survival, objective response rate, duration of response, safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03504397.
About GLOW Phase 3 Clinical Trial
GLOW is a Phase 3, global, multi-center, double-blind, randomized study, assessing the efficacy and safety of zolbetuximab (IMAB362) plus CAPOX (a combination chemotherapy regimen which includes capecitabine and oxaliplatin) compared to placebo plus CAPOX as a first-line treatment of patients with CLDN18.2 positive, HER2- negative, locally advanced unresectable or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer. The study enrolled 507 patients at 165 study locations in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, South America and Asia. The primary endpoint is progression-free survival of participants treated with combination of zolbetuximab plus CAPOX compared to those treated with placebo plus CAPOX. Secondary endpoints include overall survival, objective response rate, duration of response, safety and tolerability and quality-of-life parameters.
For more information, please visit clinicaltrials.gov under Identifier NCT03653507.
About Astellas
Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are promoting the Focus Area Approach that is designed to identify opportunities for the continuous creation of new drugs to address diseases with high unmet medical needs by focusing on Biology and Modality. Furthermore, we are also looking beyond our foundational Rx focus to create Rx+® healthcare solutions that combine our expertise and knowledge with cutting-edge technology in different fields of external partners. Through these efforts, Astellas stands on the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.astellas.com/en.
Cautionary Notes
In this press release, statements made with respect to current plans, estimates, strategies and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Astellas. These statements are based on management's current assumptions and beliefs in light of the information currently available to it and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: (i) changes in general economic conditions and in laws and regulations, relating to pharmaceutical markets, (ii) currency exchange rate fluctuations, (iii) delays in new product launches, (iv) the inability of Astellas to market existing and new products effectively, (v) the inability of Astellas to continue to effectively research and develop products accepted by customers in highly competitive markets, and (vi) infringements of Astellas' intellectual property rights by third parties.
Information about pharmaceutical products (including products currently in development) which is included in this press release is not intended to constitute an advertisement or medical advice.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case.
The group of survivors and parents says the lawsuit seeks accountability — not money — from the university. They say the school refused to give the state attorney general’s office more than 6,000 documents for an investigation into how Nassar was allowed to get away with his behavior, and later wouldn't turn over emails about the board of trustees' decision-making. The school has said the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege.
Nassar was sentenced in 2018 to 40 to 175 years in prison after he admitted to molesting some of the nation’s top gymnasts for years under the guise of medical treatment. He was accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of women and girls.
Michigan State has been criticized for its handling of the Nassar investigation and its dealings with survivors in the aftermath of his arrest and conviction. The school has settled lawsuits filed by Nassar victims for $500 million.
Mark Bullion, a spokesperson for Michigan State, said Thursday in an email that the school does not comment on pending litigation, and that the school has not seen or been served with the new lawsuit.
The civil suit names the school and its elected trustee board, saying the decisions and “secret votes” by a public body skirted Michigan's open meetings laws and the state Constitution, according to a news release.
“We contend that board members made a behind-closed-doors secret decision not to release the records in blatant violation of the Open Meetings Act,” victims' attorney Azzam Elder said in a release. “They followed that up with violations of the Freedom of Information Act when we requested emails that might show they discussed and made a closed-door decision on the matter in violation of law.”
The suit wants the school to turn over emails and other communications about decisions trustees may have made out of the public eye, to have a court declare that Michigan State violated the Freedom of Information Act and to compel the university to comply with both FOIA and the Open Meetings Act going forward.
Attorney General Dana Nessel has asked the school to release the more than 6,000 documents to help shine a light on what the school knew about the abuse. She ended her investigation in 2021 of the school's handling of the Nassar case because the university refused to provide documents related to the scandal.
“This is about who knew what, when at the university,” Nasar victim Melissa Brown Hudecz said prior to Thursday's lawsuit filing. “We can’t heal as a community until we know that everyone who enabled a predator is accountable. By protecting the 6,000 secret documents and anyone named in them, the board is adding to survivors’ trauma with their lack of institutional accountability.”
Earlier this month, Nassar was stabbed multiple times by another prisoner in his federal penitentiary cell in Florida. The prisoner said Nassar provoked the attack by making a lewd comment about wanting to see girls play in the Wimbledon women's tennis match while they were watching the tournament on TV, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the attack or the ongoing investigation and did so on condition anonymity. | 2023-07-27T17:58:14+00:00 | wsls.com | https://www.wsls.com/sports/2023/07/27/nassar-survivors-sue-michigan-state-saying-it-made-secret-decisions-about-releasing-documents/ |
At the end of Namwali Serpell’s 2019 novel “The Old Drift,” the choral swarm of mosquitoes who narrate the story describe their literary theory: “The best kind of tale tells you in the end, unveils the unsolvable riddle.” Though “The Old Drift” runs 567 pages up to this point, Serpell repays your attentive reading on every page with fine prose, humor, brilliant fabulation, European colonial histories, African and Indian postcolonial dreams, and the Zambian Space Program. Serpell’s galactic vision points us toward the Milky Way — “the oldest of drifts” — as it “spirals inward and outward at once” and we “spin into the heart of the void, the darkest heart of them all.”
Serpell’s new novel, “The Furrows: An Elegy,” seems to emerge from the wrinkles and grooves of that pulsing void. In the opening sentence of the novel’s ninth chapter, Serpell’s protagonist, Cassandra “Cee” Williams explains, “My little brother died when I was twelve. He was seven.” The preceding and subsequent chapters iterate, extend, and embellish this two-sentence mourning song. Each of the narratives Cee crafts about her brother, Wayne, his death, and disappearance, sends readers drifting further away from the facts-of-the-matter and deeper into the jagged contours of her pain.
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Cee addresses her brother in brief missives tucked into the narrative’s pleats: “Dear Wayne. You swam into the furrows. At first, you didn’t know it because you were under the surface and you faced down as you swam, staring at the vault of the sea below. Then you felt the sky darken above you, a shadow passing, and when you came up to breathe, you were suddenly inside them, the great grooves in the water, the furrows. On either side of you, those whirring sheets of water rose, the foam along their edges sharpening like teeth. On either side of you, the furrows were chewing, cleaving deeper. They ate you up. You were alone out there and the world took you back in, reclaimed you into its endless folding.”
Repeating the story with variations — sometimes a speeding car rams Wayne’s scrawny-boy body; sometimes he’s flung from a speeding carousel — Cee creates her own furrows trying to peel her pain to its atomic basis. Her interracial family falls apart: her parents, Bernard and Charlotte, dissolve their marriage and Cee begins years of psychological counseling. What the doctors, therapists, and their catechisms pulled from her took on a consistent, worn smoothness: “I felt him die. He was dead . . . . I didn’t want to believe this. My mind, in fact, seemed to refuse it. How many times did I undo it? How many times did I dream, with relief, that my brother was alive, then wake to the crisis of him dead?”
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While Bernard moves to Georgia and marries again, Charlotte actively refuses to believe in Wayne’s demise. She launches Vigil, a nonprofit organization aiding white parents “middle-class enough to afford to keep looking for” their missing children. Though Cee will eventually work alongside Charlotte at Vigil, she regards her mother with suspicion. In the wake of Wayne’s vanishing, Charlotte’s grief slipped her “into some other groove, some other reality.” Watching Charlotte enveloped in her own pain, weeping to Nina Simone’s “Ne Me Quitte Pas,” Cee notices her mother “truly for the first time — not only the way we all come to see our parents as fallible humans, but also the particularities of her whiteness, the way she seemed to seek expression of her feelings only through black art.” Embittered because Charlotte has rejected her account of Wayne’s death, Cee cries more for her “mother’s betrayal than [she] ever cried for [her] brother’s death.”
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Still, the creased, mobius curve of Cee’s storytelling avoids detailing what happened to Wayne in favor of describing “how it felt” to grieve his death. Years after he’s gone, Cee still finds Wayne alive in the motion-picture flicker of her nighttime REM and moving through the waking-dream-world of Baltimore and San Francisco cityscapes where the novel is set. When she meets one beautiful young man who resembles what an adult version of Wayne might look like, the earth ripples and bends, waving until it breaks open. Surviving the shuddering ground beneath them, Cee retreats with the man to a hotel where they become lovers. Entangled in coitus, staring into each other’s eyes, only then does she take him in full: “I see Wayne,” Cee says, “I see him,” Then the novel flips itself and folds as though on a hinge. The novel’s second half is not as taut as the first, but it is weirder and darker as the story spins toward the void.
As well as being a gifted fiction writer, Serpell is also a tremendous literary critic. Her subtle, intimidating intelligence powers these sibling talents. We might read “The Furrows” as the abstract experimental outcome of Serpell’s own “strong and crucial curiosity about alien modes of feeling,” as she writes in “Seven Modes of Uncertainty,” her first book. “The Furrows” employs several modes of uncertainty, including Cee’s repetitions which “destabilize meaning, event, and temporal continuity,” thus compelling us to give ourselves over to the novel’s own ethics.
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One need not read “Seven Modes” or any of Serpell’s exceptional essays to enjoy or understand “The Furrows.” However, recognizing that it extends her ongoing artistic/intellectual project may help us better understand why she’s challenging readers to rearrange our ethical and emotional expectations for the novel. Admittedly, I expected and desired Serpell’s new fiction to work the same groove she dug with “The Old Drift.” But “The Furrows” — speculative, strange, and ambitious — has forcefully destabilized that desire and folded me into its wide open, ravenous black heart.
THE FURROWS
By Namwali Serpell
Hogarth, 288 pages, $27
Walton Muyumba is a writer and freelance critic. He covers music, art, visual media, and books. He’s the author of “The Shadow and the Act: Black Intellectual Practice, Jazz Improvisation, and Philosophical Pragmatism.” | 2022-09-22T21:16:39+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/22/arts/making-sense-life-after-loss/ |
Las Vegas man takes ax to woman’s car with child inside, police say
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - A Las Vegas man is charged with allegedly taking an ax to a stranger’s car while her child was inside, according to authorities.
Christopher Vera, 33, is being held on $24,000 bond at the Clark County Detention Center as of Wednesday on charges of burglary of a motor vehicle, child abuse, injury a vehicle resulting in damage of more than $5,000 and assault.
According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, officers responded to a home in the city Monday around 4:20 p.m. for a report a person with a knife.
“Details of the call stated the victim was observing (Vera) damaging her vehicle with what appeared to be an ax,” the report reads.
Officers arrived to find Vera inside his home and saw the vehicle in question with major damage. Vera eventually came out of his home on his own and appeared to be unarmed.
“Officers began giving (Vera) clear verbal commands to walk towards them. (Vera) ignored officers’ commands to walk towards them and he began pacing back and forth in front of his residence.”
After about two minutes, Vera walked backward toward the police and was taken into custody without incident.
“He began stating he was attempting to rescue a child that was inside the vehicle and that is why he was hitting the vehicle with an axe [sic].”
The woman who made the call told investigators she had no relationship with Vera, and while she was in her garage heard him inside his own home shouting and saw him look out of his window.
Vera’s behavior caused her to pack up the car to leave, placing some belongings and her child in the car.
“...when she turns around and observes (Vera) swinging and striking a handheld axe [sic] at her vehicle, all the while (redacted) is still inside the car,” the report reads.
The woman grabbed her daughter, at the time in close proximity to Vera while he was still swinging the ax, and ran inside their own residence.
The woman said she saw Vera outside continuing to hit her car with the ax. She then watched him walk away from the car taking a box of clothes from it.
The woman said she feared Vera would have killed them had they not gone inside their house, the report states.
Vera’s next court appearance is Thursday.
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The new fiction novel Central Park West draws from James Comey's experience in the FBI and as a U.S attorney for the southern district of New York.
Who is he? A man of many titles.
What's the big deal? Comey's latest work draws on a pretty obvious link between his own life and this narrative.
Want more on politics? Here's Consider This on what's going on with Twitter.
What are people saying? NPR's Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Comey. Here's some of what he had to say.
On a line in the book about the NYPD and FBI.
"The constant warring between the FBI and NYPD only added to the tension, and New Yorkers were naturally a pain in the ass." — Central Park West
From my upbringing and my professional experience [the] FBI and NYPD are Godzilla and King Kong ... They're like siblings — sometimes they play really well together, sometimes not so much.
On why he decided to try his hand at fiction:
An editor of nonfiction nudged me to, and at first I resisted. And the farther I got from the work, the easier it became to think about giving it a shot. And so I decided to try, and found it addictive. And now I want this to be my job.
It's not a hobby for me. I need to have a job. And I found this harder than nonfiction, but a lot more fun.
On a character's monologue towards the end of the book:
"Our job is to lock up bad people, to protect good people. I've never really thought of our job as finding truth. Our job is to live in gray." — Central Park West
[This character is] trying to channel something that I learned through my career, that there's a difference between truth and justice. You can know something in your heart of hearts. But the justice system is built around the question of: Can you prove it and clear a threshold and convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt?
And those are two different things. There's lots of things that you may know to be true that can't be proven in a way that allows the justice system to hold somebody accountable. And that's a hard thing to learn. It's a hard thing to realize when you first start out and you're all fired up about standing up to represent the United States. But it's something you learn when you deal with cases. Bad people sometimes get away. And we've set up the system that way so that we reduce the chances of innocent people, of good people, being unfairly convicted.
On the case against Trump, who has plead not guilty to 34 felony counts of falsifying business records:
I read the indictment and the accompanying statement of facts. I don't know much more than that. I don't have a view on the merits because I don't know the facts, but I think this is wonderful in the sense that the American people can see how the rule of law works, especially in the case of a person who's tried to take a flamethrower to the rule of law in America over the last seven or so years.
This is how it works: A grand jury returns an indictment; a prosecutor presents in court; the defendant has counsel; he has the judge offer him discovery; and it will proceed in the ordinary course. This is the system that is the bedrock of our democracy. And however it turns out, this is showing the American people that the rule of law has held in America. And that's a good thing.
So, what now?
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LONDON (AP) — In the end, all of Boris Johnson’s bluster couldn’t hide the facts: He didn’t have the votes to win the Conservative Party leadership contest and stage a political comeback just weeks after being forced out as prime minister.
The former Tory leader raced back from his Caribbean holiday to test the waters and try to garner the support of enough lawmakers to proceed to the next round. But as British media counted the number of declared supporters for Johnson, it cast doubt on whether he could cross the 100-vote threshold.
“Essentially the Boris Johnson bandwagon blew up,’’ said Tim Bale, a professor of politics at Queen Mary, University of London. “He really doesn’t seem to have attracted anything like as much support as he hoped he would.”
The 58-year-old Johnson is one of the most recognized — and divisive — figures in British politics. The self-deprecating court jester of a figure led the Conservative party to a thumping election victory in 2019 with his bombastic speeches and populist policies. But critics were repulsed by what they saw as a penchant for bending the rules and embroiling the party in a series of scandals that torpedoed its standing with voters.
Johnson’s three tumultuous years in Downing Street featured allegations that he gave lucrative government contracts to wealthy supporters, allowed a senior Cabinet minister to bully subordinates and improperly used political donations to redecorate his official residence.
He was finally brought down by suggestions that he mishandled sexual misconduct charges against a party official, which forced him to step aside after more than 50 Cabinet secretaries and lower-level officials resigned from his government.
But Johnson’s downslide was encapsulated in the long-running controversy over Downing Street parties in 2020 and 2021 that violated COVID-19 lockdown rules.
With an investigation into whether Johnson intentionally misled Parliament about those parties to get underway in coming weeks, the scandal hung over Johnson’s bid to return to power like a guillotine. If the inquiry by a committee of lawmakers finds Johnson in contempt of Parliament, he could be suspended from Parliament and face a recall election.
That’s not something Conservative lawmakers want as they try to unite the party, and the nation, behind the spending cuts and tax increases likely needed to restore the nation’s financial credibility after outgoing Prime Minister Liz Truss' failed experiment with trickle-down economics.
“This all started because Boris Johnson was unable to run the government in the right way to keep it together … and to uphold the high standards of conduct that are necessary in the highest offices in the land,” former party leader William Hague told Times Radio on Friday. “So the idea that him returning is the solution — that ... could become a death spiral of the Conservative Party.”
Johnson’s supporters tried to shrug off such criticism. Instead they focused on the idea that their man made the right decisions when it mattered — leading Britain out of the European Union, rapidly rolling out vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and being among the first to send arms to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression.
Just hours before Johnson bowed out, one of his most vocal supporters went on BBC television’s influential Sunday morning political interview show and claimed he already had the support of more than 100 members of Parliament.
“I have been speaking to Boris Johnson and, clearly, he is going to stand,” said Jacob Rees-Mogg, who was a member of Johnson’s Cabinet. “There is a great deal of support for him.”
But media vote counts never supported the bluster.
As the leading candidate, Rishi Sunak, raced past with 150 backers, Johnson’s support stalled at 76, according to the Guido Fawkes website, which focuses on U.K. politics. The BBC counted just 57 Johnson supporters.
Matthew Parris, a columnist for the Times of London, saw the Boris boosterism as a strategy to scare off opposition.
“Momentum is being manufactured through creating an impression that Johnson is already on his way to victory,” Parris wrote Friday. “Mysterious reports on social media suggest he’s surging ahead among those MPs who are declaring — but the identities of some of these are undisclosed. They will (we’re assured) reveal themselves ‘later.’”
Johnson tried another gambit Sunday, trying to persuade Sunak and Penny Mordaunt, the third candidate, to drop out and support him as the only candidate with the broad appeal to unite the party at this difficult time.
Sunak and Mordaunt called his bluff.
“I think he thought the shock and awe campaign might persuade Rishi Sunak and Penny Mordaunt perhaps to surrender to him, to the supposedly inevitable,’’ Bale said. “But they were much cleverer and realized that it wasn’t inevitable at all.’’
Johnson blustered on until Sunday night, when it became clear he couldn’t count on the party’s right wing for support. He threw in his cards after Suella Braverman and Steve Baker, who had backed him as leaders of the pro-Brexit European Research Group, gave their support to Sunak.
Alex Crowley, a one-time Johnson aide, said his former boss probably did have enough support to get on the ballot. But that wasn’t enough to overcome questions about whether he was the right person to unite the party months after dozens of lawmakers refused to serve in his government.
“There were lots of influential voices within the party who were saying, ‘actually you know, this isn’t the right time, this isn’t the right call,'” Crowley told the BBC. “And, you know, Boris’ natural instinct is if he can’t win, then he doesn’t want to compete.”
But don’t expect Johnson to fade from the political scene.
When Johnson left office in early September, he suggested he was planning to return to Downing Street.
First he left the House of Commons with the words “hasta la vista, baby,” conjuring images of Arnold Schwarzenegger who famously promised to return as The Terminator. Then he left Downing Street with an allusion to Cincinnatus, the Roman dictator who laid down his arms and went back to his farm before coming out of retirement to rule Rome again.
On Sunday night, Johnson hinted his return had been delayed, not canceled.
With the next general election expected in late 2024, there's likely to be another leadership contest in the coming months unless Sunak can quickly unite the Conservatives.
“I believe I am well placed to deliver a Conservative victory in 2024,” Johnson said late Sunday.
“But in the course of the last days I have sadly come to the conclusion that this would simply not be the right thing to do,” he said. “You can’t govern effectively unless you have a united party in Parliament.” | 2022-10-24T18:14:48+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Boris-Johnson-ends-comeback-bid-but-promises-17530535.php |
Bell dedication by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet, celebration at Hotel New York and events on entire fleet mark the day
SEATTLE, April 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- From a ceremony at an historic landmark with a special gift to shipboard gala celebrations and a toast around the world, Holland America Line is getting ready to celebrate a day 150 years in the making. The premium cruise line's sesquicentennial birthday is April 18, 2023, and on that date, Rotterdam VII will arrive at its namesake city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to revel with local dignitaries, port officials and guests. Zuiderdam will be at Amsterdam, the Netherlands, that day and host an evening gala party on board for Grand World Voyage guests.
Holland America Line President Gus Antorcha will lead the celebrations. Also scheduled to attend the events are Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands, Rotterdam's godmother; Ahmed Aboutaleb, mayor of Rotterdam; and descendants from two families of Holland America Line's original founders.
"Holland America Line is a company that takes deep pride in our heritage and respects the role we played in history, so our 150th anniversary events honor our tradition while recognizing the brand we are today," said Antorcha. "All of the festivities we have planned carry special meaning, and we're excited to celebrate with so many individuals who have been a part of our story throughout the years, alongside our guests, team members and the people of the Netherlands."
Upon Rotterdam's arrival at Rotterdam April 18, the 150th Anniversary celebrations begin at Hotel New York, home to Holland America Line's historic headquarters. The cruise line will present a commemorative 150th Anniversary bell — in the style of a traditional ship bell — to be permanently displayed at the hotel. At the event, Princess Margriet will follow Holland America Line's ritual of blessing the bell before it is donated to Hotel New York.
In addition, an original share of the first Holland America Line stock shares will be presented to be kept as part of a special collection in the city of Rotterdam archives. At the ceremony, PostNL, the postal office of the Netherlands, also will unveil a 24-carat collectable 150th anniversary gold-foil stamp to commemorate the special milestone. Available for purchase throughout the Netherlands, only a limited edition of just 1,000 will be produced.
Following a Gala Dinner on board Rotterdam and Zuiderdam, the celebrations move to the Lido pool area with live music and a toast to the special day. Anniversary-themed parties also will be held on the nine other ships in Holland America Line's fleet.
Anniversary Transatlantic an Ode to Dutch Heritage
During the 150th Anniversary Transatlantic Crossing aboard Rotterdam that departs New York City April 7 and arrives at Rotterdam April 18, guests will be treated to a host of touches to mark the company's birthday. Special programming will include cuisine from previous Holland America Line voyages dating back to the 1920s, a "Throwback Happy Hour" that rolls back time with drinks priced as low as 75 cents, Dutch High Tea, a Rijsttafel pop-up in Tamarind, anniversary-themed trivia and presentations by Bill Miller, maritime historian and Holland America Line authority, that relived the history and roots of the company.
For more information about Holland America Line, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.
Editors Note: Photos are available at https://www.cruiseimagelibrary.com/c/typhtevu.
Find Holland America Line on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and the Holland America Blog. You can also access all social media outlets via the home page at hollandamerica.com.
About Holland America Line
Holland America Line, part of Carnival Corporation and plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL and NYSE:CUK), has been exploring the world for 150 years with expertly crafted itineraries, extraordinary service and genuine connections to each destination. Offering an ideal mid-sized ship experience, its fleet visits nearly 400 ports in 114 countries around the world and has shared the thrill of Alaska for 75 years — longer than any other cruise line. Holland America Line's 11 vessels feature a diverse range of enriching activities and amenities focused on destination immersion and personalized travel. The best live music at sea fills each evening at Music Walk, and dining venues feature exclusive selections from a Culinary Council of world-famous chefs.
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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — If you’re up early this weekend, take a look up in the sky and you should be able to see two planets.
According to NASA, the planets Mars and Jupiter will be close to each other in the sky, and visible before dawn Friday through Monday.
What’s happening?
NASA is calling it a Mars-Jupiter conjunction. A conjunction is when two objects in the sky — whether planets, the moon or stars — appear close together.
“In the case of Earth’s solar system, conjunctions happen frequently because our sister planets travel around the sun in a fairly similar ecliptic plane, often appearing to meet in our night sky despite being millions of miles away from one another,” the agency’s website says.
NASA says you’ll be able to see both Mars and Jupiter about 20 degrees above the horizon. They’ll be less than a degree apart at their closest point, or “no more than the width of a raised finger, with Mars appearing just to the lower right of the massive gas giant.”
“Planetary conjunctions traditionally have been more the stuff of astrology than serious astronomy, but they never fail to impress during observations, particular when the gas giants are involved,” Mitzi Adams with NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center said.
How can you see it?
The best time to see the planets will be about 45 minutes before sunrise, NASA says. Sunrise will occur 6:35 a.m. EST Friday and 6:34 a.m. EST the following days, according to timeanddate.com. You’ll want to look toward the eastern-southeastern sky.
Most stargazers should be able to see Jupiter with just the naked eye because of how bright it will be, according to NASA. But astronomers with the agency say you may need a telescope or binoculars to see Mars, which will not be quite as bright.
“We anticipate Jupiter will shine at a magnitude of -2.2,” NASA astronomer Alphonse Sterling said. “Mars, in comparison, will have a magnitude of just 0.7.” | 2022-05-27T14:45:23+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/national-world/2-planets-will-be-visible-in-the-night-sky-this-weekend/ |
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An explosion in Syria has killed an official with Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, the force said on its website Wednesday, blaming Israel for the killing.
The force identified the officer killed as Col. Davoud Jafari, who it said was working for the Guard.
The statement warned that Israel will answer for what it called the “crime.”
Iran has been a main supporter of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad during the country’s 11-year civil war and has sent thousands of Iran-backed fighters from around the region to fight alongside his forces.
Dozens of Iranian forces have been killed in the war, though Tehran has long said it has only military advisory role in Syria.
Israeli officials have said in the past that they will work on preventing Iran’s entrenchment in Syria, especially in the country’s south near Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, but rarely acknowledges or discusses such operations.
Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied militant groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which has sent thousands of fighters to support al-Assad’s forces. | 2022-11-23T10:24:07+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/international/ap-report-explosion-near-syrian-capital-kills-iranian-colonel/ |
FOXBOROUGH — Mac Jones is pretty optimistic about his ankle injury.
Though a high ankle sprain usually sidelines players for multiple games, the Patriots quarterback believes he can play against the Lions this weekend, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“I know Mac Jones is going to try to push to play. I know he believes he can play this Sunday,” Rapoport said. “We’ll see if he’s able to. There was definitely a time last week late in the week when he thought he’d be able to play, too. Did not end up participating in practice. Was not able to play. If he’s listed as limited today, I would say at least that means he’s got a shot of being out there on Sunday. He is the Patriots starter. You know he was dying out there when Bailey Zappe was going toe to toe with Aaron Rodgers.
“If it is humanly possible for Mac Jones to be out on the field, he will be out there this week. But the fact that he’s out there today is probably a good sign.”
Jones playing on Sunday would be quite a development, given how hobbled he looked during the media portion of Wednesday’s practice. The quarterback was limping noticeably and didn’t look like himself when dropping back; it was obvious the ankle is an issue.
If Jones can’t go, Bailey Zappe might wind up making his first career start. Backup quarterback Brian Hoyer wasn’t on the practice field Wednesday, and is presumably still in the league’s concussion protocol. | 2022-10-05T19:43:52+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/patriots/2022/10/mac-jones-believes-he-can-play-vs-lions-will-if-humanly-possible-report.html |
NEW YORK, Jan. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuya Smart ("Tuya" or the "Company") (NYSE: TUYA) (HKEX: 2391), a global IoT development platform service provider, presented its latest smart solutions and Tuya-enabled products at CES 2023 in the City of Las Vegas from January 5th to 8th.
Once you entered Tuya's booth, you could see the integration and interweaving of the four new brand colors that demonstrated Tuya-enabled innovative products and solutions. With the main tone color Viva Magenta, together with Skylight, Macchiato and Love Bird, Tuya told everyone a beautiful fairy tale.
You could imagine a little girl holding a Skylight blue heart in her hands, and running on the land covered in Macchiato brown. As she ran along, the land was covered with endless Love Bird green. In the middle of the grassland, the little girl stopped and buried her heart in the soil. Under careful care, a tree in Viva Magenta broke through the soil and grew into a large tree. The branches and leaves were full of pride, standing proudly on the earth, spreading hope to the world.
The four new brand colors expressed Tuya's brand concept of courage and fearlessness, purity and firmness, inclusive, openness, and vitality, which also indicated Tuya's continuous support to more and more customers in helping them achieve their goals.
Meanwhile, this concept also goes along with the theme of CES 2023 – "Be in It" – as well as fit in Tuya's theme at CES 2023 – Be in Smart. With an open and neutral position, Tuya will continue its commitment to helping companies realize digital and smart transformation with innovative technologies, to bring more cutting-edge technologies with unlimited possibilities to global consumers.
Now, let's walk into this fairy tale and see what Tuya-enabled products are making life smarter at CES this year!
Viva Magenta – Courage & Fearlessness
Inspired by cochineal insects, this vibrant and subtle deep red tone encouraged people to keep trying and express themselves freely. Just like Tuya's consistent breakthroughs, the company embarked with courage on the pioneering road of the interconnection of all things. Therefore, Tuya chose the sports products that Tuya enabled such as bicycles, surfboards, and more, to highlight their unlimited functions.
The Tuya-enabled electric bicycle utilizes a lightweight motor pulley and offers you atmospheric lights when riding, providing you the most beautiful scenery on the road. It supports both remote unlock and NFC unlock features. It can show you the total mileage on the electric bicycle. With a comfortable ride, you can enjoy the freedom of riding on the road.
The Tuya-enabled Smart Surfboard integrated unibody design with carbon fiber material for greater hydrodynamic efficiency. Powered by green energy, it provides greater torque and a longer range. Its controller system, the brain beneath the board, coordinates data and can distribute power from a 72V battery. Moreover, it supports tracking the surfing time, distance and speed, allowing you to enjoy every wave and courageously explore the vast and infinite world.
Skylight - Purity & Firmness
Blue is the most essential color in the universe, while Skylight blue is the lightest and is as pure as water. It is a symbol of Tuya's commitment of enabling everything to be smart by leveraging IoT technology that further enables consumers to enjoy pure smart living experiences. Therefore, Tuya chose a smart coffee machine and smartwatch that are closely related to daily life to highlight consumers' daily lives.
The Tuya-enabled smart coffee maker features a water level gauge, permanent filter, a spoon, digital timer control, and knob controls. It can be adjusted to suit the consumers' preferences. With a one-button-making function, even a person who does not have professional coffee-making skills can brew a master 'shot'.
The Tuya-enabled smart Bluetooth watch supports various functions, such as Bluetooth calls, heart rate detection, mini-games, music, alarm, flashlight, and more. It is applied to business, sports and home scenes and it can be connected to a cell phone. Its power-saving mode enables extended endurance and brings an efficient and convenient user experience.
Macchiato - Inclusive & Openness
As a natural color born from the Sahara Desert, Macchiato brown is simple yet warm. It gives people a sense of reliability and security. In the Macchiato exhibition area, Tuya-enabled products such as hunting cameras, were ready to capture the right moment, which indicates Tuya is always there to encourage the development of IoT applications with its open and neutral ecosystem.
The Tuya-enabled Hunting Camera can capture beautiful moments with its life identification capabilities. It can adapt to various outdoor environments and features 4K 30fps video and 30MP still images. In addition, it supports a 256GB micro SD card that can enable consumers to study the full image of hidden activity traces of large and medium-sized animals and birds.
The Tuya-enabled laser cat toy can emit lasers to let pets play, and it can simulate various sounds to amuse them, as well as attract their attention with colorful lights. Its multiple modes can take care of pets from various angles and boost their energy and vitality every day.
Love Bird - Vitality
The Love Bird green comes from nature and brings vitality to everything. As we make Tuya-enabled products greener and more sustainable, Tuya exhibits enabled-products such as thermostats and charging pile to help families cultivate a green and energy-saving habits in their lives.
Based on the dynamic change of the indoor climate, the temperature at home will be controlled by the Tuya-enabled thermostat's automatic adjustment, which is much easier for family users to control the indoor climate. Meanwhile, this product focus on balancing the flow of the entire heating system, which can not only save energy but also can ensure users with a comfortable environment. It supports pairing through Zigbee and Bluetooth gateway.
The Tuya-enabled smart charging pile is applied to the household car charging scene. It supports several modes, such as automatic charging, quantitative charging, timed charging, delayed charging, etc. Users can choose the charging mode based on their own demands, and realize off-peak charging to avoid extra electricity charges. Moreover, it supports one-click control through the App, users can know the status of the charging pile, and receive notifications on the phone when something goes wrong to full provide the strongest support for users traveling outdoors.
A variety of smart devices are painting a richer color for the world, and also changing the way we live every day. In the future, Tuya will continue to enable customers across the globe with an open and neutral platform, in addition to core technology and innovations to develop more "black technologies" and jointly build a diversified IoT world.
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Bligh Madris Player Prop Bets: Astros vs. Cardinals - June 27
Published: Jun. 27, 2023 at 9:23 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
On Tuesday, Bligh Madris (coming off going 0-for-3) and the Houston Astros face the St. Louis Cardinals, whose starting pitcher will be Jordan Montgomery. First pitch is at 7:45 PM ET.
In his previous game he had a hitless showing (0-for-3) against the Dodgers.
Bligh Madris Game Info & Props vs. the Cardinals
- Game Day: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
- Game Time: 7:45 PM ET
- Stadium: Busch Stadium
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Cardinals Starter: Jordan Montgomery
- TV Channel: BSMW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -175)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +240)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: +170)
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Bligh Madris At The Plate (2022)
- Madris hit .177 with seven doubles, a home run and 10 walks.
- Madris reached base via a hit in 15 of 39 games last season (38.5%), including multiple hits in 7.7% of those games (three of them).
- He went deep once out of 39 games a year ago, going deep in 0.8% of his plate appearances.
- In four of 39 games last year (10.3%), Madris picked up an RBI, including two games with two or more RBIs.
- He crossed home in nine of 39 games a year ago (23.1%), including one multi-run game.
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Cardinals Pitching Rankings (2022)
- The Cardinals pitching staff ranked last in the league with a collective 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings last season.
- The Cardinals' 3.79 team ERA ranked ninth across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Cardinals surrendered the third-fewest home runs in baseball (146 total, 0.9 per game).
- Montgomery gets the start for the Cardinals, his 16th of the season. He is 4-7 with a 3.69 ERA and 79 strikeouts in 85 1/3 innings pitched.
- The left-hander last pitched on Tuesday against the Washington Nationals, when he threw seven innings, allowing one earned run while giving up four hits.
- The 30-year-old ranks 30th in ERA (3.69), 47th in WHIP (1.289), and 39th in K/9 (8.3) among qualifying pitchers in MLB action this season.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Steve Bannon’s lawyers are expected Thursday to begin their defense of the former adviser to then-President Donald Trump as Bannon’s contempt of Congress trial enters a new phase.
Bannon was in an unofficial capacity to Trump at the time of the insurrection on Jan. 6, 2021, and is charged with defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the aftermath of the 2020 election and the events leading up to the deadly riot.
It is unclear whether Bannon, 68, will take the stand or whom the defense might call as witnesses.
Bannon was indicted in November on two counts of criminal contempt of Congress, a month after the Justice Department received the House panel’s referral. Each count carries a minimum of 30 days of jail and as long as a year behind bars upon conviction.
The Justice Department rested its case Wednesday after calling just two witnesses: Kristin Amerling, the House committee’s chief counsel, and FBI special agent Stephen Hart. The prosecution’s case was dominated by testimony from Amerling, who explained the extent to which the committee tried to engage Bannon and the timeline leading up to the missed deadline.
Bannon’s lawyer tried Wednesday to establish that the deadline for the onetime Trump strategist to appear before the House committee investigating the Capitol riot was flexible as long as the two sides were on negotiating terms.
Bannon lawyer Evan Corcoran asked Amerling whether it was common for witnesses to appear before a congressional committee several weeks after the deadline date on a subpoena. Amerling answered “yes,” but added only “when witnesses are cooperating with the committee.”
Amerling said Bannon was uncooperative from the start, so there was no such leeway.
The committee heard nothing from Bannon until after the first deadline had passed, at which point his lawyer sent a letter to the committee stating that Bannon was protected by Trump’s claim of executive privilege and would not be providing documents or appearing. The committee responded in writing that Trump’s claim was invalid — Trump was no longer president, and Bannon was not employed at the White House at the time of the riot.
The panel gave Bannon a hard deadline of Oct. 14 to come before the committee. When that deadline passed, the committee chairman, Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., wrote Bannon’s lawyer on Oct. 15 threatening criminal prosecution.
The committee, which is holding a prime time hearing Thursday, wanted to speak with Bannon because it had information that Bannon was actively involved in planning, logistics and fundraising for efforts by Trump, a Republican, to overturn the 2020 election and stop Congress from certifying Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. The subpoena demanded any documents or communications relating to Trump and other people in his orbit, including lawyer Rudy Giuliani and extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers.
The emphasis on the subpoena timeline is one of the few avenues of defense that U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols left Bannon’s legal team after a hearing last week. Nichols ruled that major elements of Bannon’s planned defense were irrelevant and could not be introduced in court. The judge said Bannon could not claim he believed he was covered by executive privilege, which allows presidents to withhold confidential information from the courts and the legislative branch, or that he was acting on the advice of his lawyers.
In opening statements Corcoran argued that the charges against him were politically motivated and that Bannon was engaged in good-faith negotiations with the congressional committee when he was charged.
“No one ignored the subpoena,” Corcoran told the jury.
In reality, Corcoran said, one of Bannon’s previous lawyers, Robert Costello, contacted an attorney for the House committee to express some of Bannon’s concerns about testifying.
“They did what two lawyers do. They negotiated,” Corcoran said, adding that Bannon and his legal team believed “the dates of the subpoena were not fixed; they were flexible.”
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Follow AP’s coverage of the Jan. 6 committee hearings at https://apnews.com/hub/capitol-siege | 2022-07-21T15:45:12+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/politics/steve-bannons-defense-to-begin-in-trump-advisers-trial/ |
Princeton University wrestling became one of the first Division 1 college programs to release its schedule for the 2022-2023 season this week, a challenging slate which includes both of the other New Jersey schools and four Big Ten opponents overall.
The upcoming season will also include the return of the season-opening Princeton Open - which for the first time will feature a women’s component - on Sunday, Nov. 6. Rider and Rutgers are expected to send wrestlers to compete in the tournament.
Princeton will also see its in-state rivals in dual meets at Jadwin Gym - hosting Rutgers on Sunday, Dec. 11 and Rider on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Rutgers is one of four Big Ten teams on the schedule. The Tigers will open their dual-meet slate at Indiana on Nov. 18, then they face Wisconsin and Michigan State on Dec. 4 at the Prudential Center in Newark - a similar event to one Rutgers participated in last year.
The EIWA Championships on March 4 and 5 will be held at the historic Palestra on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
Arizona State (No. 4), Cornell (No. 7), Oregon State (No. 12), Wisconsin (No. 14), Rutgers (No. 20) and Lehigh (No. 25) are 2022-2023 opponents who finished in the Top 25 at the NCAA Tournament in March.
For the first time, all home matches will be held in Jadwin Gym. Princeton - No. 16 at the NCAA Tournament - returns all 10 starters from last year’s 6-5 team including national finalists Pat Glory (125 pounds) and Quincy Monday (157 pounds). Monday is likely moving to 165 pounds this year.
Below is the schedule for the 2022-23 season.
- Nov. 6 Princeton Open, 9 a.m.
- Nov. 18 at Indiana, 7
- Dec. 4 Wisconsin, 12 at Prudential Center
- Dec. 4 Michigan State, 2 at Prudential Center
- Dec. 11 vs. Rutgers, 2
- Dec. 29-30 Midlands at Northwestern
- Jan. 7 Franklin & Marshall Open
- Jan. 13 vs. Oregon State at Austin, Tx., 7
- Jan. 15 at Arizona State, 4
- Jan. 20 at Columbia, 6
- Jan. 21 vs. Rider, 6
- Jan. 27 vs. Harvard, 6
- Jan. 28 vs. Brown, 6
- Feb. 4 at Cornell, 12
- Feb. 4 at Binghamton, 5
- Feb. 10 at Penn, 6
- Feb. 11 Lehigh, 6
- Feb. 17 at Bucknell, 7
- Mar. 4-5 EIWA Championships at Penn
- Mar. 16-18 NCAA Championships at Tulsa, Okla.
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HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Memorial services and funerals for three of the seven people killed when a gunman opened fire on a July 4 parade are scheduled Friday, the first formal opportunity to grieve the deaths of two beloved grandfathers and a former synagogue preschool teacher shot Monday during the annual event in the northern Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
Services are scheduled for 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim, 88-year-old Stephen Straus and 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza through Friday.
Robert E. Crimo III, the accused 21-year-old gunman, was charged Wednesday with murdering seven people. Prosecutors have said they expect to bring attempted murder charges for each of the more than 30 people wounded in the attack on paradegoers gathered in the affluent suburb that is home to about 30,000 people near the Lake Michigan shore.
Services for another of the victims, 69-year-old Eduardo Uvaldo, are scheduled for Saturday.
Details for the remaining victims have not been made public. Authorities have identified them as 35-year-old Irina McCarthy and 37-year-old Kevin McCarthy who were attending the parade with their two-year-old son, and 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein, a mother of two.
Investigators said this week that the accused shooter, who lived in neighboring Highwood, legally purchased five weapons and planned the violent attack for weeks before he climbed to the roof of a business along the parade route and opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle.
Investigators reported that Crimo fled the parade by blending in with the crowd, then drove to the Madison, Wisc. area where he contemplated a second attack before returning to the Highland Park area where his car was spotted by police.
Questions remain about whether Crimo should have been able to legally purchase firearms in Illinois. Illinois State Police officials have defended approving his approval for a gun license in December 2019, months after police received reports that he had made suicidal and violent threats.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-07-08T09:32:15+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/07/07/services-planned-friday-for-3-highland-park-parade-victims/ |
With Wednesday’s long-awaited announcement forgiving the debts of certain student borrowers, President Joe Biden hopes to give Democrats a boost in this fall’s midterm elections. Whatever the short-term political gains, the decision is a costly mistake — and one that the administration will almost certainly come to regret.
Biden’s plan cancels $10,000 in federal student-loan debt for borrowers with annual incomes of $125,000 or less, or $250,000 for married couples. Students who received Pell Grants, which help low-income families pay for college, will have up to $20,000 forgiven. Biden also extended the freeze on loan repayment for all borrowers through the end of the year — the seventh such extension since the start of the pandemic.
The new policy provides relief to more than 90% of the 45 million Americans carrying federal student-loan debt. The White House estimates that 20 million borrowers would see their ledgers wiped clean altogether. Yet student-loan forgiveness of any kind is highly regressive, benefiting those who graduated college at the expense of the roughly 60% of Americans who didn’t. An analysis released on Tuesday found that roughly 42% of the benefits of student loan forgiveness would go to the wealthiest two-fifths of Americans, with the bottom fifth receiving just 12%.
If anything, those figures understate the extent to which this giveaway harms working-class and poor Americans. The combined impact of canceling debt and extending the repayment freeze will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. Worse, by depriving the government of expected revenue, it will reduce funding available for investments in K-12 and early childhood learning that would do far more to promote economic opportunity and future growth.
While loan forgiveness won’t put cash in borrowers’ pockets, it still risks fueling inflation by encouraging consumers to spend money they would otherwise have put toward paying off their debts. And wiping out debt now will only encourage students to take out still-bigger loans in the future, reducing incentives for colleges to hold down tuition costs — thus, in all likelihood, making higher education even less accessible for the middle class.
About the best that can be said of this decision is that it could’ve been worse: Progressives had pressured the White House to cancel as much $50,000 in debt per borrower, with no income caps — an even bigger bonanza for the rich and those with graduate degrees. That this order was advanced under a dubious legal rationale — and will surely face challenges in court — only emphasizes that the administration’s goals are more political than practical.
What now? At a minimum, Biden needs to remove any lingering ambiguity about the end of the repayment freeze and make clear that all borrowers will have to resume making loan payments at the start of 2023. The administration should do more to protect taxpayers, for instance, by narrowing the public-service loan forgiveness program, which allows workers in public-sector and nonprofit jobs to wipe out their remaining student-loan balances after making 10 years of payments. Biden’s income-driven repayment plan would allow current and future borrowers to make monthly payments of 5% of their discretionary incomes, half the current amount; the Education Department should work to make it easier for borrowers to enroll in the program and pay automatically, which would reduce their likelihood of default.
These steps would help to limit the damage, but only up to a point. With one announcement, Biden has undermined any commitment to fiscal discipline, reinforced his party’s reputation for catering to elites, created a significant moral hazard, and likely made higher education less affordable for a generation. Canceling these debts may well please parts of Biden’s base. But everyone else will be stuck footing the bill.
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MILAN (AP) — By Monday’s fourth and final day of Milan Fashion Week menswear previews for next spring and summer, designers seemed to have understood the assignment.
Looks appeared more weather appropriate than on the weekend, as soaring temperatures provided a reminder that warm-weather dressing can mean covered, but in a relaxed way that accommodates elegance and playfulness.
Highlights from Monday’s shows:
GIORGIO ARMANI DEFENDS ELEGANCE
Against the onslaught of streetwear and dressing down, Giorgio Armani is defending elegance in all seasons.
The 87-year-old designer’s Spring-Summer 2023 collection mixes classics with more unusual iterations, as the fashion world demands. Proffering elegance is increasingly a lonely job.
“I don’t know when we will feel the loss of the man who moves through life with this refinement,’’ the designer said after the show.
For his main line, Armani focused on casual, relaxed suits, for day or evening. There was movement in the loose trousers and jackets, but also in the graphic repeating prints that create the effect of waves. Print on print looks are insistently modern.
“It is true that it is nice to see a man dressed well in a suit. But it is also nice to see evolution of fashion. Bring on the basics, I have always done them in my life. It is also true that (the market) demands novelty,’’ Armani said.
On that front, Armani created tunic-length tops. Jackets and shirts have a sheen rarely seen in menswear. A well-tied foulard substitutes a shirt under an open jacket. A scarf creates a sweeping effect on top of a white suit.
The color palate was rooted in the seaside white and navy combo, melting into shimmering shades of blue and gray before exploding into combinations of purple, pink and seafoam green.
The shoe of the season is an unfussy espadrille, substituting the sneaker of recent seasons, and which Armani himself wore, showing them off with an ironic laugh. Caps had no brim, all the better to show off the face.
“Acceptable. Credible. More assured,’’ Armani said summing up the collection.
GUCCI UNVEILS HAHAHA COLLECTION
Alessandro Michele teamed up with Harry Styles for a between-season collection that infuses tailoring with adolescent freedom. The collection is titled “HaHaHa,” tapping a sense of joy and also the expression of their initials: Harry and Alessandro.
“In truth it was easier for him to play with me to create clothes, than for me to sing with him,’’ Michele joked with reporters at a preview for the collection inside a Milan vintage store.
Harry Styles was just embarking on his solo career when Michele exploded into the fashion world proposing what was a new era of gender-fluid dressing, looks that immediately appealed to Styles. Michele said the singer incorporated one of his debut pieces as Gucci creative director into his wardrobe as he was breaking out from “One Direction.”
The relationship has grown over the years and takes flight in frequent exchanges of fashion inspiration over WhatsApp.
“At times, WhatsApp becomes a mood board,’’ Michele said. Though two decades apart in age, the two have found common ground in fashion: Michele says Styles restored a sort of adolescent glee, while Styles has matured into more tailored looks. The dual influences are present in the new collection.
The pair created a series of endearing block prints against gingham, featuring the collection’s mascot, a grumpy teddy bear, as well as a munching squirrel, and a sheep and cherry combination. Gucci styles tailored suit jackets from the prints, and paired them with colorful, wide-legged trousers or distressed jeans. The prints are repeated on pajamas, while patches inject whimsy onto knitwear or a ribbed white tank. Accessories include an updated Jackie Bag covered with grommets.
Mixed on the racks of the vintage store, the Gucci HaHaHa collection was often hard to distinguish from the stock.
“It is a great compliment to me that it is confused with vintage,’’ Michele said. “Vintage means well-made.”
JOEONE PERFECTS THE SUMMER TROUSERS
French designer Louis-Gabriele Nouchi understood the assignment for warm-weather dressing, creating easy to wear yet distinctive summer looks for Chinese brand Joeone built around trousers.
Nouchi’s designs combined Chinese draping with athletic hiking pants, including piping and secret utility pockets.
A print of the Chinese landscape “A Thousand Miles of Rivers and Mountains” by Wang Ximeng, featuring bold brush strokes of blue, green and ochre, created the season’s motif. Details from the painting appeared as a graphic print on a pair of wide-legged trousers, but also in patterns more subtly printed on jeans.
Shirtless models strode around the sunny courtyard of Milan’s Sforzesco castle, the bare torso displaying how the trousers rested perfectly on the waist.
“You have to wear the clothes to see the comfort. Pants are the most difficult piece to do in the men’s wardrobe to be honest,’’ Nouchi said. “They have to be functional, they have to be comfortable. They really give you the tone of the silhouette, I feel, more than the jacket.’’
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ZEGNA GOES BACK TO BASICS
Zegna invited the fashion crowd for a sunset runway show on top of its factory in the Piedmont region, overlooking a vast natural park owned by the Zegna family and underlining the tight supply chain control at the family-run company.
The collection was imbued by lightness, in shape and in materials.
Forms were essential, borderline minimalist, ranging from sports suits with trousers or Bermuda shorts to tunics with inventive twists or intarsia knitwear recalling impressionist landscapes. Finer knitwear was near transparent, with hints of sheen that caught the slants of light. Bags include macrame cross body bags.
The color palette of tobacco, maroon, coffee with light blue and powder rose connected to the earth.
Zegna is moving to more sustainable use of materials, deploying fabric remnants and recycled materials, while maintaining tight control of its own supply chain which runs from the animal to the fiber to the garment, and investing in new sustainable production processes.
Toward that end, Zegna has pledged to plant 10,000 new trees in any city where it opens a new shop starting in 2023. | 2022-06-21T06:21:48+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/news/ap-top-headlines/gucci-unveils-hahaha-collaboration-with-harry-styles/ |
Did you get a chance to witness the fourth and final supermoon of 2022?
The last supermoon of the year illuminated the night sky Thursday. The moon had various hues and appeared bigger and brighter than when the moon is at its farthest point away from Earth.
Referred to as the Sturgeon Moon, the astronomical event did not become visible until 9:36 p.m. EDT. NASA says the supermoon will remain in this phase until Saturday morning.
Here's a glimpse of the supermoon from all over the world in case you missed it.
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Fox News analyst Gianno Caldwell expressed despair following the shooting death of his 18-year-old brother in Chicago's Morgan Park neighborhood, calling the day when his brother died last week "the worst day of my existence."
In a tweet Saturday, Caldwell, a Chicago native, said he received a call that his teenage baby brother was murdered on the city's South Side.
"Never could I have imagined my baby brother’s life would be stolen from him," he continued. "Please keep my family in your prayers."
According to police, Christian Caldwell, 18, was killed in a shooting at approximately 2:06 a.m. Friday in the 11400 block of South Vincennes. Authorities revealed Christian and two others were outside with a group of people when they were shot by an unidentified male offender. Following the shooting, the suspect entered a black sedan and fled eastbound.
Christian was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
A 31-year-old man and 25-year-old woman also sustained injuries in the shooting. No arrests had been made as of Monday evening.
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Gianno told Fox News he wants those responsible for his brother's death to "turn themselves in" and be "brought to justice" but added that he also hopes "they can be rehabilitated."
"I never, ever, ever thought that my baby brother, just turned 18, would ever be in this situation. We've never had anybody murdered in our family, and we've been through very, very tragic things," he told Fox News. "God has always shielded each and every one of us, so I can't understand how this happened. I'm trying to get the details to understand fully what's going on here." | 2022-06-27T23:16:25+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/fox-news-analyst-grieves-loss-of-teen-brother-killed-in-morgan-park-shooting/2867307/ |
Lavish package also includes private culinary experience with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa, 24-hour butler and driver service as well as access to hospitality offerings at the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
LAS VEGAS, Dec. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Offering the ultimate race viewing experience for the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX, Caesars Entertainment is taking it to a whole new level with the "Emperor Package." The extravagant package is a one-of-a-kind, $5 million VIP offering unlike anything else. Promising the most curated experience during the inaugural race weekend, this impressive package includes the most luxe collection of amenities along with five-night accommodations in the award-winning Nobu Sky Villa inside Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace. With its sweeping views of the racetrack and sitting in the heart of the Grand Prix™ straight away, the villa's terrace provides unparalleled views of the action.
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The Nobu Sky Villa is an expansive 10,300-square-foot, three-bedroom space, expertly designed by the Rockwell Group. Boasting a 4,700-square-foot terrace sitting atop the Nobu Hotel, the outdoor space is perched only 140 feet above the world-famous Strip. Additionally, the terrace includes the ability to host up to 75 guests to watch, celebrate and cheer on what promises to be the race of a lifetime.
Caesars Entertainment has leveraged its roster of celebrity culinary talent to offer an exclusive dining experience that money cannot buy. Michelin-starred restauranteur Chef Nobu Matsuhisa will personally create a special menu and host a private dinner in the Nobu Sky Villa. Guests will feast on Chef Nobu's signature New Style Japanese cuisine, all the while indulging in the finest sake and Japanese whisky hand selected by Chef.
"Leaning into the unrivaled view the Nobu Sky Villa offers, we have created a package to meet the dynamic energy and prestige this historic weekend of racing will bring to the city," said Sean McBurney, Regional President for Caesars Entertainment. "Tapping into our rich network of amenities and world-class talent, the Emperor Package, mixing unmatched views, direct access and best-in-class service, will be the ultimate experience for some very lucky racing fans that cannot be duplicated."
The villa's incredible view is paired with standout service and amenities, including around-the-clock butler service, outdoor Zen Garden with a Japanese onsen tub, media room, billiards table, full bar, outdoor kitchen, sauna and private spa treatment room. Package guests have access to the exclusive Nobu Hotel fitness center and lounge as well as a private elevator and entrance.
In addition to the Nobu Hotel Sky Villa's notable features, the package will offer access to race festivities and remarkable VIP treatment and experiences, including:
- 12 tickets to the Paddock Club™
- A private dinner for 12 curated and hosted by Chef Nobu Matsuhisa in the Nobu Sky Villa
- A personal driver and Rolls-Royce for the entirety of the stay
- A choice of any spa service for six guests in the villa's private treatment room by artisans from the award-winning Qua Baths & Spa
- Personal VIP host to coordinate experiences at all Caesars Entertainment's Las Vegas resorts, including food and beverage offerings across the city and OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace
- Immediate Seven Star® Caesars Rewards® Tier Status
As an added gift, Caesars Palace will invite the Emperor Package holder and a guest to attend the sold-out and critically acclaimed residency "WEEKENDS WITH ADELE" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace.
For more information on the Emperor Package, please visit here or for more on Caesars Entertainment's offerings over race weekend, visit www.caesars.com/events/f1.
Caesars Entertainment is a proud Founding Partner of the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX. For further information, F1 fans can sign up for updates at f1lasvegasgp.com.
About Caesars Palace
World-renowned Las Vegas resort and a Top 10 "Best U.S. Casino" by USA TODAY 10BEST Readers' Choice, Caesars Palace features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the renovated Palace Tower featuring 10 luxury villas, the newly redesigned 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace and Forbes Star Award-winning The Laurel Collection by Caesars Palace. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL'S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restauranteur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa's largest Nobu Restaurant and Lounge, Restaurant Guy Savoy, Old Homestead Steakhouse, MR CHOW, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel's first Las Vegas bakery, legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger (set to open in 2023), Stanton Social Prime (set to open this spring) and more. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, Alto Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge and Stadia Bar. The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, Hairdreams by Michael Boychuck, five wedding chapels and gardens, and the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub with the top DJs such as Steve Aoki. The 4,300-seat Colosseum, Billboard Magazine's "Venue of the Decade: 2000 – 2009" and the top venue of its size 2010 - 2020," spotlights world-class entertainers including Adele, Sting, Rod Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld and beginning in 2023, Garth Brooks. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start.® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling or texting 1-800-GAMBLER, Caesars License Company, LLC.
About Nobu Hospitality
Named one of luxury's 25 Most Innovative Brands by Robb Report, Nobu Hospitality is ranked among an elite selection of global lifestyle brands. The natural growth of Nobu Hospitality, built on service, image, and reputation, offers the complete spectrum of hotel, restaurant, and residence management for unique projects around the world. Founded by Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, and Meir Teper, with operations spanning five continents, the Nobu brand thrives in the world's capitals as the ultimate destination lifestyle experience. The first Nobu Hotel opened in 2013 in Las Vegas and since then an additional 30 hotels have been added both open and in development. Today Nobu hotels are open in the following locations: Manila, Miami Beach, Malibu, Shoreditch (London), Ibiza, Palo Alto, Marbella, Los Cabos, Barcelona, Warsaw, Chicago, Portman Square (London), Santorini and Atlanta. Nobu Hotels are in development for Marrakech, Rome, Madrid, Toronto, Atlantic City, Abu Dhabi, New Orleans, San Sebastián, São Paulo, Tel Aviv, Hamburg, Punta Cana, Orlando, Danang, Tulum, Bangkok, and Al Khobar. Download the Nobu App (Android and App Store) and follow @nobuhotels for the latest Nobu Hospitality news.
About FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX
Formula 1® and Liberty Media are working together to promote the FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN SILVER LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX in partnership with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. The inaugural race weekend is set to take place November 16-18, 2023. Taking place at night against the iconic Las Vegas backdrop, the track will see drivers reach jaw-dropping speeds of over 210 mph (340 kph) as they race around some of the world's most iconic landmarks, hotels and casinos on the legendary Las Vegas Strip. For more information, visit www.f1lasvegasgp.com
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
The two groups join 18 others including Islamic State that have been given an official terrorist designation, making it illegal in New Zealand to fund, recruit or participate in the groups, and obligating authorities to take action against them.
The U.S. groups are not known to be active in New Zealand, although the South Pacific nation has become more attuned to threats from the far right after a white supremacist shot and killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in 2019.
The New Zealand massacre inspired other white supremacists around the world, including a white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
In the U.S., the State Department only lists foreign groups as terrorist entities. But the Proud Boys were last year named a terrorist group in Canada, while The Base has previously been declared a terrorist group in Britain, Canada and Australia.
In a 29-page explanation of the Proud Boys designation published Thursday, New Zealand authorities said the group’s involvement in the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 amounted to an act of terrorism.
The statement said that while several militia groups were involved, it was the Proud Boys who incited crowds, coordinated attacks on law enforcement officers and led other rioters to where they could break into the building.
The statement said there are unlinked but ideologically affiliated chapters of the Proud Boys operating in Canada and Australia.
New Zealand authorities argued that before the Capitol attack, the Proud Boys had a history of using street rallies and social media to intimidate opponents and recruit young men through demonstrations of violence. It said the group had put up various smoke screens to hide its extremism.
Earlier this month, the former leader of the Proud Boys, Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, and four others linked to the group were charged in the U.S. with seditious conspiracy for what federal prosecutors say was a coordinated attack on the Capitol.
The indictment alleges that the Proud Boys conspired to forcibly oppose the lawful transfer of presidential power. The five are scheduled to stand trial in August in Washington, D.C.’s federal court.
Asked by media Thursday in New Zealand if the Proud Boys weren’t better known for protest actions rather than extreme violence, New Zealand Police Minister Chris Hipkins said: “Well, violent protests attempting to overthrow the government, clearly there is evidence of that.”
In making its case against The Base, New Zealand authorities said a key goal of the group was to “train a cadre of extremists capable of accelerationist violence.”
The statement said founder Rinaldo Nazzaro “has repetitively counselled members online about violence, the acquisition of weapons, and actions to accelerate the collapse of the U.S. government and survive the consequent period of chaos and violence.” | 2022-06-30T20:04:13+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/world/ap-international/new-zealand-designates-proud-boys-a-terrorist-organization/ |
Community leaders in Lincoln City broke ground Friday on an affordable housing complex.
The 44-unit complex, known as Wecoma Place, will be reserved entirely for low-income families. Affordable housing can be hard to find in Lincoln City, especially after the Echo Mountain Fire destroyed hundreds of homes two years ago.
Lincoln County Commissioner Claire Hall said, as chair of the Oregon Housing Stability Council, she’s familiar with the state’s housing shortage. As such, "it’s extra special, extra nice to see ground broken right here in our own backyard for housing that will immediately have an impact on the lives of dozens of families,” she said.
Officials say state and local tax incentives will help fund its construction, which is expected to cost $12 million. It should open in early 2024.
Oregon Housing and Community Services director Andrea Bell was on hand for the event. She said the new complex will be the result of a community-wide effort.
“For all of you that are here, whether you are a service provider, whether you are working on the architecture side, whether you are supporting from the sidelines, supporting from the inside and the building up, this is what community building looks like," she said. "This is what community resiliency looks like.” | 2022-10-29T19:18:53+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/housing-homelessness/2022-10-29/new-complex-will-provide-affordable-options-in-housing-squeezed-lincoln-city |
GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/--The 132nd China Import and Export Fair ("Canton Fair"), which opened on October 15 as a virtual exhibition, is exhibiting over 140,000 intelligent products from top high-tech enterprises. As a trade promotion platform, the Canton Fair has created a "virtual showroom" to showcase the latest achievements of China's intelligent manufacturing and innovative technologies that are building a better, more intelligent life for everyone.
Wuhan Linptech Co., Ltd. ("Linptech") is highlighting a series of innovative products, including self-powered wireless smart switches and doorbells, human body sensors and magnetic sensors for doors and windows. These new products were created with the company's self-developed Linptech wireless protocol, which meets the super-low power consumption requirements of micro kinetic energy generation and ensures the stability and reliability of information transmission as well as the robustness under complex conditions to achieve passive and wireless two-way communication.
"We are witnessing the significant rise in the status of Chinese manufacturing in the global value chain. Linptech has tackled the core technologies and owns multiple patents for inventions at home and abroad, aiming to providing reliable and convenient products and solutions for smart homes and buildings." said Ms Liao Xiaohui, Sales Manager of Linptech. "The Canton Fair is now a much more diverse and inclusive platform where we are meeting buyers of all scales, from large importers to small shop owners, and the combination of online and offline exhibition has breakthrough the limitation of space and time."
Guangdong Roule Electronics Co., Ltd. ("Roule") is highlighting its motion solar security light that helps users look after their house. The lamp supports remote real-time monitoring and video full-duplex intercom. When human movement is detected in the night, it automatically lights up and sends an alarm video to the cellphone. The security lamp is powered by solar energy and detects ambient light conditions so that during the day it only sends real-time alarm video without turning on the light.
From smart switches to full home automation, intelligent technologies are now entering more households, and small appliances are becoming smarter. The Canton Fair is following the latest trends and provides a platform for companies that not only introduce the latest innovative achievements but also inspire continuous innovations that will provide a competitive advantage and lead the trend.
For more information and opportunities, please register https://www.cantonfair.org.cn/en-US/register/index?utm_source=rwyx#/foreign-email or contact caiyiyi@cantonfair.org.cn
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Inspiring agency leaders to think differently about what's possible through the use of data
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly one year since the release of the Biden administration's President's Management Agenda (PMA) Vision, the management agenda has become more detailed with clearer goals. The Partnership for Public Service, in collaboration with Guidehouse, conducted a series of events in 2022 with senior PMA priority area leaders, experienced federal management practitioners and former government executives to share highlights of the administration's management agenda and how to effectively implement its goals.
The resulting report, Building a Data Foundation: The Role of Data and Evidence in Advancing the President's Management Agenda, released just prior to today's event, features case studies detailing how three agencies have successfully created a data culture and infrastructure to drive lasting change on the three PMA priorities: strengthening and empowering the federal workforce; delivering excellent, equitable and secure federal experience and customer experience; and managing the business of government.
The case studies examine how the Department of the Air Force uses data to enhance management of its workforce; how the Department of Veterans Affairs gathers and applies data to deliver important services and improve the customer experience; and how the Bureau of the Fiscal Service at the Department of the Treasury uses data to better manage the business of government.
"The PMA is one of the primary tools an administration must use to communicate and facilitate its internal management priorities across the federal enterprise," said Loren DeJonge Schulman, vice president of research, evaluation and modernizing government at the Partnership for Public Service. "The agencies highlighted in this report have shown that change and improvement can happen when ambitious goals are set and an emphasis is placed on data and evidence."
"The case studies in our report demonstrate that investments in data systems and culture cannot be disentangled from strategic or other important goals. Leaders must understand the role that data and evidence play in their agencies to make better decisions that will drive progress towards those goals," added Robert Shea, partner at Guidehouse. "Hopefully, this report will help agency leaders think differently about what's possible through the use data and evidence to advance the PMA and ultimately improve delivery of services to the American people."
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The First 2023 Thomas Hill Standpipe Tour Is Today
Today is the day! From 3pm-6pm, head to the Thomas Hill Road in Bangor, but if you can't attend, there are three more chances to do it!
You should bring a jacket, or sweatshirt, because we are looking at a cloudy, breezy and chilly day, but this is a must for anyone who has a Bangor area bucket list.
Every time the Bangor Water District hosts their tours of the iconic Thomas Hill Standpipe in Bangor, hundreds of people turn out to get a glimpse of one the coolest visuals in town.
Wednesday, is the first of four dates, here are the other three:
Wednesday, July 19th 4–8 pm
Wednesday, October 4th 3–6 pm
Wednesday, October 11th 3–6 pm
The Thomas Hill Standpipe, which holds 1,750,000 gallons of water, is a riveted wrought iron tank with a wood frame jacket. The metal tank is 50 feet high and 75 feet in diameter. It was built in 1897, and is an architecturally distinctive city landmark, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
And of course, you can't talk about the Thomas Hill Standpipe, without mentioning that it served as the inspiration for the haunted and dangerous water tower in "It," Stephen King wrote of the 1986 book, sitting on a park bench in the small park at the base of the tower.
There are no food, liquids, or pets allowed, children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Thomas Hill Standpipe is not handicap accessible. Also, there will be no road access from Ohio Street.
I took the tour a few years ago, and was blown away by the breathtaking views of the city. I highly recommend this fun experience, especially during the height of fall foliage, when they host this autumn tour. It is quite simply, awesome...And best of all, it's free! | 2023-05-17T12:19:40+00:00 | q961.com | https://q961.com/the-first-2023-thomas-hill-standpipe-tour-is-today/ |
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's Supreme Court has overturned a man's 2017 murder conviction, citing errors by a trial judge.
In an opinion released Thursday, the court ordered a new trial for Oscar Combs Sr., who was convicted in the 2013 death of Teresa Lynn Ford of the Mercer County community of Matoaka.
The court said in an opinion written by Chief Justice John Hutchison that Combs did not receive a fair trial because now-retired Wyoming County Circuit Judge Warren McGraw gave improper instructions to the jury and allowed evidence to be submitted at trial from Combs’ murder trial in a separate, earlier case.
According to circuit court records, Ford had told a friend that she was going to meet Combs to sell him her van. Combs was seen driving Ford's van in the days after her disappearance. He later sold the vehicle to a used car dealer.
Ford's remains were found near Combs' home in Wyoming County. Combs was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. | 2022-06-03T15:55:03+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/WVa-murder-conviction-overturned-defendant-to-17217433.php |
At 55-years-old, culinary student Gary Willoughby had never considered himself a graduate before. On Friday, that will change at Boston’s Pine Street Inn, where he completed a job training program.
“I went to school and took a couple college courses, but I’ve never really had a graduation per se,” Willoughby said, “so this is really huge for me.”
Willoughby is one of 93 individuals struggling with housing insecurity who completed the nonprofit’s workforce development program, which teaches people skills they can use to secure a job and transition out of homelessness.
The graduation is scheduled for 11 a.m. at Pine Street’s facility on Harrison Avenue. Attorney General Andrea J. Campbell will be the honorary speaker.
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She follows a tradition of prominent public speakers who have addressed Pine Street graduates, including former soccer player and sports commentator Charlie Davies, and former governors Deval Patrick and Charlie Baker, according to executive director Lyndia Downie.
The program offers curriculum in housekeeping or catering and food services. For Willoughby and others, the nearly three-month long course has been instrumental in connecting them to resources and transforming their outlook on the future.
“I joined the program just to be around people, get away and clear my mind, but it’s working out good for me right now,” said housekeeping graduate John Lewis, 60. On June 1, Lewis finally secured housing and moved into a new one-room apartment on Beacon Hill.
He is looking forward to living on his own again.
“After you finish the program, they try to help us find jobs and things,” Lewis said. “But it is up to us to hold onto the job and move on.”
Ivy Scott can be reached at ivy.scott@globe.com. Follow her on Twitter @itsivyscott. | 2023-06-09T05:26:15+00:00 | bostonglobe.com | https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/06/09/metro/ag-campbell-speak-pine-street-inn-workforce-training-graduation/ |
‘Top Gun: Maverick’ breaks longtime Memorial Day weekend record with $156 million opening
“Top Gun: Maverick” soared to the highest-ever Memorial Day weekend opening by raking in an impressive $156 million at the domestic box office in its first four days of release.
The updated estimates from measurement firm Comscore released Monday pushes Paramount’s highly anticipated “Top Gun” sequel past the previous record-setting Memorial Day total set by Disney’s 2007 “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.” The third film in the “Pirates” franchise earned $153 million over the extended holiday weekend.
Directed by Joseph Kosinski, “Top Gun: Maverick” sees Tom Cruise return as his iconic Navy pilot Pete “Maverick” Mitchell 36 years after he first charmed audiences in the original “Top Gun.” This time around, Cruise’s Maverick is sent back to the Top Gun program as an instructor charged with training the next generation of elite fighter pilots.
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In his review, Times film critic Justin Chang described the film as “ridiculous and often ridiculously entertaining.”
“As a rare big-budget Hollywood movie about men and women who fly without capes, it has a lot riding on it,” Chang wrote of the film. “Once set for a summer 2020 release but delayed almost two years by the pandemic, it arrives bearing the hopes and dreams of a tentatively resurgent industry that could use a non-Marvel theatrical hit.”
Variety reported that approximately 55% of the movie’s audiences were 35 years or older, indicating appeal to demographics that have been most reluctant to return to theaters.
“Top Gun: Maverick” has smashed early box-office expectations, which predicted the sequel would earn $130 million over the four-day weekend. The film also marks Cruise’s biggest domestic launch ever. Overall, “Maverick’s” estimated global box office haul is $252.7 million for its opening weekend. | 2022-05-31T03:17:39+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2022/05/30/top-gun-maverick-breaks-longtime-memorial-day-weekend-record-million-opening/50303431/ |
Man pleads guilty to picking up Yellowstone bison calf that was rejected by herd, euthanized
MAMMOTH, Wyo. (AP) — A man from Hawaii pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge alleging he picked up a bison calf in Yellowstone National Park, causing the animal’s herd to reject it and leading park officials to kill it rather than allow it to be a hazard to visitors.
A federal magistrate judge ordered the man to pay a $500 fine and make a $500 payment to the Yellowstone Forever Wildlife Protection Fund for the charge of intentionally disturbing wildlife, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Wyoming said.
Prosecutors said the man approached a struggling newborn bison calf, which had been separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar River on May 20. He pushed the calf up from the river and onto the nearby roadway.
Human interference with young wildlife can cause animals to shun their offspring. Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsuccessful. The calf was killed by park staff because it was approaching people and cars on the road.
There was nothing in the investigation to suggest the man had acted maliciously, park officials said.
However, park regulations require people stay at least 25 yards away from most wildlife, including bison, elk and deer and 100 yards away from bears and wolves, for the safety of both visitors and the animals.
The situation was similar to one in 2016, when a Canadian man and his son put a newborn calf in their SUV because they thought it had been abandoned and would die without their help. The man pleaded guilty, was fined $235 and ordered to pay $500 to a Yellowstone park wildlife protection fund.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-01T00:23:01+00:00 | ktiv.com | https://www.ktiv.com/2023/06/01/man-pleads-guilty-picking-up-yellowstone-bison-calf-that-was-rejected-by-herd-euthanized/ |
Toy companies aim to focus on adults this holiday season
Published: Sep. 27, 2022 at 4:17 PM EDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
(CNN) - Toy companies say they have a new target audience for gifts this holiday season.
Companies are looking towards adults as potential customers, and not just parents buying for their kids.
A Hasbro executive says the company is pitching collectibles and nostalgic products to adults because grown-up shoppers tend to be more invested in the brands that they played with as kids.
Hasbro expects strong demand for toy brands like Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Wars and Marvel.
Mattel is also hoping to cash in on adults buying toys, particularly Hot Wheels. It is also partnering with Elon Musk’s Space-X to sell “Space-X inspired” collectible toys under the Matchbox brand.
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LONDON – The two candidates vying to become Britain’s next prime minister were making their final push to win over Conservative Party members Wednesday, wrapping up a summer of campaigning ahead of a leadership announcement on Monday.
That decision — made by only about 180,000 party voters, not the country's whole electorate — couldn’t come soon enough.
Britain has been rudderless for weeks as it endures a deepening cost-of-living crisis, the worst to hit the country for decades. Since Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his impending resignation on July 7, a cascade of workers’ strikes has disrupted ports, trains and multiple industrial sectors as energy and food costs skyrocket and unions demand better pay.
Households are facing an 80% jump in energy bills triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices are set to soar even higher in the coming months and the U.K. economy is heading into a potentially lengthy recession.
The Conservative government has faced increasingly urgent calls for action to ease the pain, but officials have insisted that no new policy will be decided until a new prime minister is in place on Tuesday.
Tim Bale, a politics professor at Queen Mary University of London, said this summer has seen the Conservative Party looking “inwards rather than outwards” at a time when millions of Britons have been plunged into uncertainty and financial hardship.
“There is a feeling in the country that the last few weeks have been, in some ways, a bit of a waste of time,” he said. “I think the country’s just wanting the government to get on with it and wanting the government to tell them what they’re going to do to help them through what looks like a really, really difficult autumn and winter.”
The two leadership finalists, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak, have been widely criticized for offering very little in the way of concrete policies to help households and businesses struggling to afford essentials.
Truss, the frontrunner, has spoken about tax cuts such as slashing sales taxes and is reportedly mulling more financial help targeting the most vulnerable households. But her supporters have said she will not finalize her plans to tackle spiralling costs before she becomes the leader –- a stance that seems tone deaf as charities, small businesses and even heads of schools plead for help and say they face closure unless there is significant government aid.
Neither Truss nor Sunak wanted to come forward with detailed plans, partly because they are reluctant to promise anything they couldn’t deliver as the economic outlook continues to worsen, Bale said.
Conservative ideology – and the way the new leader is chosen – also play a part in how the candidates have responded to the crisis.
“Conservative Party members probably don’t want to hear about having to increase the help to households from the state, since they believe that the state should do as little as possible,” Bale added.
Truss and Sunak, who have both declared their admiration for Margaret Thatcher and her ring-wing, small-government economics, are not campaigning for support from the wider U.K. public. Instead, they are seeking to win over the Conservative Party membership.
Only about 180,000 party members will have a vote in choosing the party leader, and that person will automatically become the next U.K. prime minister.
Meanwhile strikes or ballots for industrial action are being announced almost daily amid growing demands for pay rises to keep pace with inflation. Train drivers, postal and port workers, garbage collectors and lawyers have staged walkouts in recent weeks, and unions representing teachers, nurses and others are considering similar action.
An initial field of 11 Conservative candidates put their hats in the ring after Johnson quit in July, as his government was engulfed by ethics scandals. Revelations of pandemic lockdown-breaching parties in Downing Street, Johnson’s office and residence, eroded his authority for months, and Conservative lawmakers finally forced Johnson out over his appointment of a politician accused of sexual misconduct.
Johnson sought to strike an optimistic note Wednesday, highlighting positives during his term in office -– such as low unemployment and investments in rail and high-speed broadband –- and dodging questions about the cost-of-living crisis that his successor will inherit.
The U.K. has the “financial strength to get through” cost-of-living “pressures,” he told reporters. Asked whether Britain was broken in the final days of his leadership, he said: “Absolutely not. This country has got an incredible future and has everything going for it.”
Final campaigning was taking place later Wednesday in London, and the winner will be announced Monday. Johnson and his successor will then travel to Scotland to see Queen Elizabeth II on Tuesday -– one to formally tender his resignation, and the other to be invited to form a government.
The queen’s meetings with prime ministers traditionally take place in London’s Buckingham Palace. But the 96-year-old monarch has suffered from mobility problems in recent months, and so the arrangements are being moved for the first time to the Scottish Highlands, where she traditionally spends her summers.
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Danica Kirka in London contributed to this report.
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WEATHER DISCUSSION: The strong, downslope winds will increase during the overnight hours on Christmas Eve, with gusts over 60 MPH for the Rocky Mountain Front and throughout central Montana. While the wind is going to cause blowing snow and reduced visibility for travelers, it will help temperatures warm in areas that have remained frigid today. A weak disturbance pushes across northern portions of the area, bringing light rain, freezing rain and snow.
On Christmas Day, temperatures warm into the 30s and 40s for central and eastern Montana. Wind gradually diminishes throughout the day with scattered rain and snow showers continuing. The next chance for rain and snow showers is Tuesday as another disturbance makes its way across the state. Seasonably mild temperature continue through the next several days before temperatures gradually cool closer to climatological normal by the new year.
SATURDAY NIGHT: For central Montana, temperatures remain steady or rise throughout the night, reaching the lower 40s by daybreak. Temperature quickly warm for the Hi-Line and eastern Montana, reaching the 30s by daybreak. Strong winds overnight will push further east, a sustained SW breeze at 20-30 MPH gusting to 50 MPH at times (80 MPH for the Rocky Mountain Front). There will be scattered rain showers around in central Montana. There will be areas of sleet, snow and freezing rain in eastern Montana overnight.
CHRISTMAS DAY: Decreasing clouds and wind. Highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Increasing clouds overnight as temperatures fall into the upper 20s.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s for central Montana, low to mid 30s for northeastern Montana. Mostly cloudy overnight with temperatures falling into the low to mid 20s for the Hi-Line, low to mid 30s for the rest of central Montana.
TUESDAY: Scattered rain and snow showers. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s and lower 40s. Areas of freezing drizzle in northeastern Montana. Scattered rain and snow showers throughout the rest of the area. Overnight lows in the mid to upper 20s for the Hi-Line, mid 30s for the Rocky Mountain Front and central Montana.
WEDNESDAY: Mostly cloudy. A stray snow shower in the morning. Highs in the upper 30s. Mostly cloudy overnight as temperatures fall into the mid to upper 10s.
THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 30s for central Montana, low to mid 20s for northeastern Montana. Increasing clouds overnight as temperatures fall into the mid to upper 10s.
FRIDAY: Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid to upper 30s in central Montana, mid 20s for northeastern Montana. Overnight lows in the low to mid 10s.
SATURDAY: Partly cloudy with temperatures warming into the low to mid 30s. | 2022-12-25T01:13:24+00:00 | krtv.com | https://www.krtv.com/weather/decreasing-wind-and-clouds-on-christmas-day |
CINCINNATI (AP) — The home of the Cincinnati Bengals will no longer carry the name of team founder and NFL pioneer Paul Brown.
Paycor, a Cincinnati-based provider of human resources software, has bought the naming rights to the stadium in a deal announced Tuesday. The venue will be known as Paycor Stadium.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the development wasn’t a surprise. Team owner Mike Brown — the 86-year-old son of Paul Brown — told reporters last month that selling the naming rights was necessary for the Bengals to be able to compete as a small-market team.
“This is a move that I do think (Paul Brown) would have agreed to,” Mike Brown said. “He was always for what’s best for the football team. It’s a time now where we need a revenue stream that will help us as do such things as build the indoor (practice) facility. It’ll help us perhaps handle the cap a little bit easier. We’re a small-market team. We need the revenue streams that we can obtain.”
A Paycor spokesman, Jennifer Budres, said in an email that even though Paul Brown’s name will no longer be on the stadium, his “legacy is being honored in various ways throughout the stadium.”
Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, and Soldier Field, home of the Chicago Bears, are now the two remaining NFL stadiums that don’t carry the name of a paid sponsor.
The Bengals’ stadium beside the Ohio River has been known as Paul Brown Stadium since it replaced Riverfront Stadium as the Bengals’ home in 2000.
Paul Brown was a legendary figure in Ohio and beyond. He coached at Massillon High School in northeastern Ohio and Ohio State briefly before World War II, then led the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1963.
Brown became part of the ownership group as a well as the general manager and coach of the expansion Bengals, initially an AFL team that began play in 1968. Brown retired in 1975 after 45 years of coaching but stayed on as team president until his death in 1991. | 2022-08-09T15:09:49+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/bengals/2022/08/naming-rights-deal-takes-paul-browns-name-off-cincinnati-stadium.html |
(KSNF/KODE) — At 30 years and 286 days old, a Portuguese dog named “Bobi” was recently crowned the world’s oldest dog ever, breaking an almost century-old record.
According to Guinness World Records, the previous titleholder was an Australian cattle dog named “Bluey.” He was born in 1910 and lived for 29 years and five months.
Bobi has lived more than three decades with the Costa family in the rural village of Conqueiros, in Leiria, Portugal, Guinness World Records said in a statement. Bobi is a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, which is a breed of livestock guardian dog with an average life expectancy of 12 to 14 years.
Bobi’s age has been confirmed through a 1992 registration with the Veterinary Medical Service of the Municipality of Leiria. According to Guinness, Bobi’s age was also confirmed by the Portuguese pet database SIAC.
The Costa family says Bobi was never chained or attached to a leash and has always roamed the farmland and forests near their home. For the last 30 years, Bobi has lived on a diet of human food rather than standard dog food. | 2023-02-21T17:33:14+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/oldest-dog-ever-sets-new-world-record/ |
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Competition launched to name planets, stars discovered by James Webb telescope
(CNN) - There’s a contest now open to name new planets discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.
The telescope is making amazing discoveries every day, and each planet and host star needs to be named.
The organization in charge of naming celestial objects, the International Astronomical Union, launched the global NameExoworlds 2022 Competition.
An exoworld is considered to be any planet outside our solar system.
The competition does have its rules: you can’t name an exoworld after yourself, your pet, or give it religious or military significance.
The public can submit their names through Nov. 11. Entries can be submitted through this form.
An international committee will review the submissions and announce the winners next March.
Copyright 2022 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-20T15:43:42+00:00 | wsfa.com | https://www.wsfa.com/2022/08/20/competition-launched-name-planets-stars-discovered-by-james-webb-telescope/ |
World population hits 8 billion, creating many challenges
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - The world’s population is projected to hit an estimated 8 billion people on Tuesday, according to a United Nations projection, with much of the growth coming from developing nations in Africa.
Among them is Nigeria, where resources are already stretched to the limit. More than 15 million people in Lagos compete for everything from electricity to light their homes to spots on crowded buses, often for two-hour commutes each way in this sprawling megacity. Some Nigerian children set off for school as early as 5 a.m.
And over the next three decades, the West African nation’s population is expected to soar even more: from 216 million this year to 375 million, the U.N. says. That will make Nigeria the fourth-most populous country in the world after India, China and the United States.
“We are already overstretching what we have — the housing, roads, the hospitals, schools. Everything is overstretched,” said Gyang Dalyop, an urban planning and development consultant in Nigeria.
The U.N.’s Day of 8 Billion milestone Tuesday is more symbolic than precise, officials are careful to note in a wide-ranging report released over the summer that makes some staggering projections.
The upward trend threatens to leave even more people in developing countries further behind, as governments struggle to provide enough classrooms and jobs for a rapidly growing number of youth, and food insecurity becomes an even more urgent problem.
Nigeria is among eight countries the U.N says will account for more than half the world’s population growth between now and 2050 — along with fellow African nations Congo, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
“The population in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa is projected to double between 2022 and 2050, putting additional pressure on already strained resources and challenging policies aimed to reduce poverty and inequalities,” the U.N. report said.
It projected the world’s population will reach around 8.5 billion in 2030, 9.7 billion in 2050 and 10.4 billion in 2100.
Other countries rounding out the list with the fastest growing populations are Egypt, Pakistan, the Philippines and India, which is set to overtake China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
In Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, where more than 12 million people live, many families struggle to find affordable housing and pay school fees. While elementary pupils attend for free, older children’s chances depend on their parents’ incomes.
“My children took turns” going to school, said Luc Kyungu, a Kinshasa truck driver who has six children. “Two studied while others waited because of money. If I didn’t have so many children, they would have finished their studies on time.”
Rapid population growth also means more people vying for scarce water resources and leaves more families facing hunger as climate change increasingly impacts crop production in many parts of the world.
“There is also a greater pressure on the environment, increasing the challenges to food security that is also compounded by climate change,” said Dr. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India. “Reducing inequality while focusing on adapting and mitigating climate change should be where our policy makers’ focus should be.”
Still, experts say the bigger threat to the environment is consumption, which is highest in developed countries not undergoing big population increases.
“Global evidence shows that a small portion of the world’s people use most of the Earth’s resources and produce most of its greenhouse gas emissions,” said Poonam Muttreja, executive director of the Population Foundation of India. “Over the past 25 years, the richest 10% of the global population has been responsible for more than half of all carbon emissions.”
According to the U.N., the population in sub-Saharan Africa is growing at 2.5% per year — more than three times the global average. Some of that can be attributed to people living longer, but family size remains the driving factor. Women in sub-Saharan Africa on average have 4.6 births, twice the current global average of 2.3.
Families become larger when women start having children early, and 4 out of 10 girls in Africa marry before they turn 18, according to U.N. figures. The rate of teen pregnancy on the continent is the highest in the world — about half of the children born last year to mothers under 20 worldwide were in sub-Saharan Africa.
Still, any effort to reduce family size now would come too late to significantly slow the 2050 growth projections, the U.N. said. About two-thirds of it “will be driven by the momentum of past growth.”
“Such growth would occur even if childbearing in today’s high-fertility countries were to fall immediately to around two births per woman,” the report found.
There are also important cultural reasons for large families. In sub-Saharan Africa, children are seen as a blessing and as a source of support for their elders — the more sons and daughters, the greater comfort in retirement.
Still, some large families “may not have what it takes to actually feed them,” says Eunice Azimi, an insurance broker in Lagos and mother of three.
“In Nigeria, we believe that it is God that gives children,” she said. “They see it as the more children you have, the more benefits. And you are actually overtaking your peers who cannot have as many children. It looks like a competition in villages.”
Politics also have played a role in Tanzania, where former President John Magufuli, who ruled the East African country from 2015 until his death in 2021, discouraged birth control, saying that a large population was good for the economy.
He opposed family planning programs promoted by outside groups, and in a 2019 speech urged women not to “block ovaries.” He even described users of contraceptives as “lazy” in a country he said was awash with cheap food. Under Magufuli, pregnant schoolgirls were even banned from returning to classrooms.
But his successor, Samia Suluhu Hassan, appeared to reverse government policy in comments last month when she said birth control was necessary in order not to overwhelm the country’s public infrastructure.
Even as populations soar in some countries, the U.N. says rates are expected to drop by 1% or more in 61 nations.
The U.S. population is now around 333 million, according to U.S. Census Bureau data. The population growth rate in 2021 was just 0.1%, the lowest since the country was founded.
“Going forward, we’re going to have slower growth — the question is, how slow?” said William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution. “The real wild card for the U.S. and many other developed countries is immigration.”
Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, says environmental concerns surrounding the 8 billion mark should focus on consumption, particularly in developed countries.
“Population is not the problem, the way we consume is the problem — let’s change our consumption patterns,” he said.
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Asadu reported from Abuja, Nigeria. Associated Press writers Krista Larson in Dakar, Senegal; Sibi Arasu in Bengaluru, India; Wanjohi Kabukuru in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; Christina Larson in Washington; Rodney Muhumuza in Kampala, Uganda, and Jean-Yves Kamale in Kinshasa, Congo, contributed.
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CA Eureka CA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, November 2, 2022
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CAZ101-040100-
Coastal Del Norte-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the
morning. Highs 49 to 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph shifting to
the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
overnight. Lows 38 to 48. Northeast wind around 5 mph shifting to
the southeast overnight.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs 51 to 61. Southeast wind 5 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain. Lows 43 to 53. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain. Highs 51 to 61. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows 34 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs 44 to 54.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows 31 to 41.
Highs 43 to 54.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 31 to 41.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 45 to
55.
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Crescent City 53 46 56 / 0 30 70
Klamath 55 41 58 / 0 20 70
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Del Norte Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in
the morning. Highs 43 to 58.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers
overnight. Near steady temperature in the lower 40s.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then
rain likely in the afternoon. Highs 45 to 60.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Breezy, rain. Lows 42 to 52. South wind 20 to
25 mph with gusts at higher elevations to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY...Breezy, rain. Highs 48 to 61. Southwest wind 20 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow.
Lows 32 to 42.
.SUNDAY...Rain and snow. Highs 37 to 52.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows
30 to 40. Highs 37 to 52.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow
showers likely. Lows 29 to 39. Highs 38 to 53.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 39 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Gasquet 58 38 60 / 0 20 70
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254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the
morning. Highs 49 to 59. Northeast wind around 5 mph shifting to
the northwest in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 37 to 47. Northeast wind around
10 mph shifting to the southeast overnight.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 54 to 64. Southeast wind
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain likely. Lows 43 to 53. South wind
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 53 to 63. Southwest wind around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
36 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Rain. Highs 47 to 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows 33 to 43.
Highs 46 to 57.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 33 to 43.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 47 to
57.
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McKinleyville 53 42 57 / 0 10 70
Arcata 54 41 58 / 0 10 60
Eureka 53 44 58 / 0 10 60
Fortuna 54 42 59 / 0 10 40
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Southwestern Humboldt-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 48 to 61. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 37 to 47. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning,
then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 55 to 66. Southeast
wind around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 44 to 54.
South wind around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 54 to 65. Southwest wind around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
37 to 47.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 47 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Rain showers. Lows 34 to 44. Highs
46 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain showers. Lows 35 to 45. Highs
46 to 60.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 35 to 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 49 to
61.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Honeydew 56 39 62 / 0 0 30
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Northern Humboldt Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in
the morning. Highs 49 to 64.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows 34 to 44.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy. Chance of rain showers in the morning, then
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 52 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain likely. Lows 41 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 51 to 66. Southwest wind around
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
32 to 42.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow. Highs 44 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows
30 to 40. Highs 44 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers likely. Lows 29 to
39.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 43 to 58.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers likely. Lows 30 to
40.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 45 to 60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Orleans 59 40 62 / 0 10 50
Hoopa 58 36 62 / 0 10 40
Willow Creek 58 35 62 / 0 10 40
$$
CAZ106-040100-
Southern Humboldt Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost and patchy valley fog in the morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 32 to 42.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers in the
morning, then chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 50 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 41 to 51.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 49 to 64.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
31 to 41.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 43 to 58.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows
30 to 40. Highs 43 to 58.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows 30 to 40.
.TUESDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 41 to 56.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers likely. Lows 30 to
40.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 44 to 59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Garberville 60 35 63 / 0 0 30
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CAZ107-040100-
Northern Trinity-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 28 to 38.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs
51 to 66.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 35 to 45.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 48 to 63.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow.
Lows 26 to 36.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 43 to 58.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows 22 to 32.
.MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 38 to 53.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow
showers likely. Lows 23 to 33. Highs 39 to 54.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 41 to 56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Trinity Center 54 36 60 / 0 0 20
Weaverville 56 31 60 / 0 0 20
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CAZ108-040100-
Southern Trinity-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 44 to 59.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 29 to 39.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs 46 to 61.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Lows 36 to 46.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 44 to 59.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
27 to 37.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 38 to 53.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows 25 to 35.
.MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 34 to 49.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow
showers likely. Lows 25 to 35. Highs 35 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 38 to 53.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Hayfork 55 28 60 / 0 0 20
Ruth 54 28 56 / 0 0 20
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CAZ109-040100-
Mendocino Coast-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy fog in the morning.
Highs 51 to 61. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45. North wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs 55 to 65. Northeast wind around 5 mph shifting to the
northwest in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 41 to
51. East wind around 5 mph.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 54 to 64. Southwest wind around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
34 to 44.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Highs 49 to 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 33 to 43.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Rain showers. Highs 46 to 57. Lows
32 to 42.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 33 to 43.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 48 to
59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Fort Bragg 54 42 57 / 0 0 20
Point Arena 53 46 56 / 0 0 10
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CAZ110-040100-
Northwestern Mendocino Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then clearing. Areas of
frost and patchy valley fog in the morning. Highs 51 to 64.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 30 to
40.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Slight
chance of rain in the afternoon. Highs 54 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 38 to
48.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 51 to 63.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
32 to 42.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Highs 47 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 29 to 39.
.MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 42 to 54.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Rain showers and snow showers likely.
Lows 29 to 39. Highs 42 to 55.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows 28 to 38.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 46 to
57.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Leggett 58 34 61 / 0 0 20
Laytonville 56 34 60 / 0 0 10
Willits 57 33 61 / 0 0 10
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CAZ111-040100-
Northeastern Mendocino Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 46 to 61.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 30 to
40.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 50 to 65.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 36 to
46.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs 46 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
31 to 41.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain and snow likely. Highs 42 to 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows 27 to 37.
.MONDAY...Rain showers and snow showers. Highs 36 to 51.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow
showers likely. Lows 27 to 37. Highs 37 to 52.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 40 to 55.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Covelo 58 31 61 / 0 0 10
$$
CAZ112-040100-
Southwestern Mendocino Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 53 to 63.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 57 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain. Lows 43 to
53.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers. Highs 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
36 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain likely. Highs 51 to 61.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 35 to 45.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Highs 47 to 57. Lows
35 to 45.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Highs 48 to 58.
Lows 34 to 44.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 50 to
60.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Boonville 58 37 63 / 0 0 10
$$
CAZ113-040100-
Southeastern Mendocino Interior-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 51 to 63.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 34 to
44.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning then becoming mostly
cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs 55 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 42 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 54 to 64.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
37 to 47.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 49 to 59.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 34 to 44.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Highs 44 to
56. Lows 34 to 44.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 46 to
59.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Ukiah 61 36 66 / 0 0 0
$$
CAZ114-040100-
Northern Lake-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 47 to 62.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 31 to
41.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs 52 to 67.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 36 to 46.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 46 to 61.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
33 to 43.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs 42 to 57.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow showers. Lows 28 to 38.
.MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers and snow showers likely.
Highs 35 to 50.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers and snow
showers likely. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 36 to 51.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and snow
showers. Highs 39 to 54.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lake Pillsbury 61 26 65 / 0 0 10
$$
CAZ115-040100-
Southern Lake-
254 AM PDT Thu Nov 3 2022
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...
.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of frost and patchy valley fog in the
morning. Highs 52 to 62.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost overnight. Lows 34 to
44.
.FRIDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs
57 to 68.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 40 to 50.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. Rain showers likely. Highs 54 to 64.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Lows
37 to 47.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain. Highs 49 to 61.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows 33 to 43.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Highs 44 to
54. Lows 33 to 43.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers. Highs 46 to
56.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lakeport 57 35 61 / 0 0 0
Middletown 62 33 67 / 0 0 0
Clearlake 59 36 65 / 0 0 0
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MISSOULA – This edition of A Wilder View takes a look at why even ancient foxes relied on humans for food.
Some may be familiar with red foxes living in your neighborhood or picking on your chickens. Red foxes are keen scavengers that are able to adapt to living in urban areas. And these opportunistic predators have been relying on humans for well – even before we were really human.
The timing of the reliance of red foxes on using people to provide food sources has hardly been studied.
Hominins -- which are the latest common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees -- started to kill large herbivores like caribou, around 2.5 million years ago. When they started hunting these larger animals for food, they started to impact the environment which led to changes in climate and vegetation. -- and even foxes.
The impact our ancestors have on animals that eat plants during prehistoric times has been largely explored, but less is known about our ancestor's influence on carnivores.
There's the bad influence they've had where activities of our ancestors led to extinctions. We've known about the bad for quite some time, but what about the good? One aspect that has been rarely addressed, until now, is the possibility that hunting may have had a positive effect on some opportunistic species.
Small predators like foxes have the ability to exploit the leftovers of other predators, such as scavenging an elk carcass killed by a mountain lion. And this is really no different from how foxes relied on people to do the same. Like scavenging what's left of a deer harvested by our ancestors.
Researchers were able to study this because fox remains have been a common find at archeological sites all over the world. Scientists used what is called a stable isotropic tracing from bone collagen -- which is a really fancy way of saying they could look at certain parts of their diets by grinding up some of their bone.
And from this technique, researchers were able to trace that people have influenced fox’s diets as far back as 42,000 years ago. Time periods older than 42,000 years ago -- when Neanderthals rarely occupied regions where foxes lived -- they found that a fox's diet was similar to other carnivores in the area.
But as our ancestors started to live in those places a diet of a fox shifted to having more caribou which were scraps of what our ancestors had been eating and left behind. Individual foxes that had hunted rodents alone for years quickly adapted to feeding on the scavenged remains of large herbivores like caribou.
This study provided a nudge to pay more attention to small predators that may be the key to understanding human-made changes in prehistoric ecosystems.
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Democrats retained control of the Senate after Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election in an exceptionally close race. The senator reflects on the lessons from her race for her party.
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It’s hard to come up with quick and easy dinner recipes but we’ve got one for seafood that we think will be your new favorite! That’s what we’re cooking as we grab a Bite with Belkys.
Ingredients:
1 Lemon, zested and juiced
2 tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. kosher salt plus
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. dried oregano
14 ounces quartered artichoke hearts (jar or can) drained and patted dry
1 pint grape tomatoes left whole
1 cup kalamata olives pitted and coarsely chopped
1 red onion cut into 1/2 inch wedges
1 14 ounce jar roasted red pepper, sliced
For the Shrimp:
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tbs. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1/4 tsp. kosher salt
1 lb. raw jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 count), peeled and deveined
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
2 tbs. chopped fresh parsley
Method of Preparation:
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Add the vegetables and seasoning to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- Bake the vegetables on a large-rimmed baking sheet covered in parchment paper for 20 minutes.
- Toss the shrimp with the remaining ingredients.
- Take the veggies out of the oven and place the shrimp on top in a single layer. Bake for 10 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top the shrimp and veggies with crumbled feta cheese and chopped parsley. Serve with crusty bread or over rice.
Enjoy!
Copyright 2022 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. | 2022-10-30T12:25:19+00:00 | wsvn.com | https://wsvn.com/entertainment/bite-with-belkys/sheet-pan-shrimp-belkys/ |
Delaware County deputies searching for missing 11-year-old girl
MUNCIE, Ind. — The Delaware County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in finding a missing 11-year-old girl.
Shilo Beck was last seen about 8 p.m. Tuesday in the area of 5900 W. Delaware County Road 350-N, according to Chief Deputy Jeff Stanley.
Shilo is about 4 feet, 1 inch tall, and has brown hair with a purple streak in the back, blue eyes and wears glasses, according to a release.
She was most recently seen wearing blue jeans, a long-sleeved black shirt "adorned with a sparkling emoji on the front," and black shoes.
Stanley said an "extensive search" was ongoing, and that "all leads" were being investigated "to locate Shilo and ensure her safe return home."
Anyone with information on Shilo or her whereabouts is asked to call the Delaware County Sheriff's Department's investigations division at 765-747-7881, or by calling dispatchers at 765-747-7878.
Those providing information can remain anonymous "if they wish," Stanley said.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com. | 2023-05-17T18:43:21+00:00 | thestarpress.com | https://www.thestarpress.com/story/news/local/2023/05/17/search-on-for-missing-11-year-old-girl-from-delaware-county/70227021007/ |
The U.S. Department of Transportation's FY 23 RAISE grants mark greatest focus yet on trails, walking and biking, funding trail and active transportation projects in nearly every state in the country and emphasizing investments that create connected active transportation systems.
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In an analysis of the FY 23 U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) RAISE Grants, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC), the nation's largest trails and active transportation advocacy organization, found that this round of funding marks the program's most far-reaching commitment to connecting people and places by trails and other active transportation infrastructure. Grants that support the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians were distributed in 48 states and Washington, D.C.
This marks a cultural evolution in the prevalence and relevance of active transportation in this country.
The scale of investments—representing portions of 80% of the total projects funded—illustrates the significance of creating and connecting walking and biking infrastructure in every region of the country. In addition, many of the projects awarded prioritize connectivity, showcasing the need to create safe, convenient walking and biking routes so people can get where they need to go whether or not they drive.
"For years we have documented exponential growth in demand for safe, connected active transportation systems across the country. In hundreds of communities of every type there are plans to create trail and active transportation networks that connect people to the places they want to go—like schools, shopping and jobs—and opportunities to be active outdoors," said Kevin Mills, RTC's vice president of policy. "With this round of RAISE grants, USDOT has acknowledged that this infrastructure is fundamental to the mobility, health and well-being of people, places and the planet, and that connectivity is what makes the difference."
Nearly $400 million granted in this round of USDOT's competitive, multimodal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity program is being invested to solely fund bicycle and pedestrian projects.
Among the awards were several significant trail network projects across the country, which are working to create new access to safe spaces where people can walk, bike and be active outside, particularly in underserved and historically disadvantaged communities. The Capital Trails Network received a $25 million grant to advance the trail network in Prince George's and Montgomery Counties in Maryland and Washington, D.C.; the LINK Trail in Camden County, New Jersey received $19 million, which is a spine trail for the 850-mile Circuit Trails network in greater Philadelphia and southern New Jersey; and the Puget Sound to Pacific initiative received a $16.1 million planning grant to connect the Olympic Discovery Trail across Washington's rural Olympic Peninsula, which is the western terminus of the cross-country Great American Rail-Trail®. Each of these projects is part of RTC's TrailNation initiative, a nationwide effort to catalyze trail and active transportation networks for millions of Americans. Other noteworthy trail and active transportation network investments include Russellville, Arkansas, the Barren River Area Development District in South Central Kentucky, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina among nearly two dozen total.
"This investment in connectivity marks a cultural evolution in the prevalence and relevance of active transportation in this country," said Mills. "This is a testament to the impactful role that trail networks can play in addressing issues of safety, equity and climate resilience, while delivering quality of life benefits and economic opportunity in all types of communities. To realize the full potential of active transportation, we need to sustain increased levels of investment so that communities across America can count on funding to build out their plans to provide equitable access to safe places to walk and bike."
Nationwide, RTC has seen plans amounting to more than $10 billion of unmet need for projects that connect trail and active transportation infrastructure. According to RTC, fulfilling these plans would be transformative, with the potential to equitably deliver economic, health, safety and climate benefits. To realize these benefits, communities need sizeable grants—like those that RAISE can provide—to close gaps between existing sidewalks, bike lanes and multiuse trails to create seamless walking and biking routes that connect where people live and the places they go routinely. Current discretionary and dedicated federal programs deliver significant investment for trails, walking and biking, but many communities will not take advantage without reliable funding at sufficient scale focused on active transportation. The far-reaching demand for trails and other walking and biking infrastructure calls for programs that exclusively fund active transportation to ensure consistent progress over time in creating safe and convenient routes to daily destinations in communities nationwide.
"With these grants, USDOT has demonstrated its understanding that trails, walking and biking are fundamental to transformative and equitable community design that improves our quality of life. Looking ahead, it's increasingly evident that there is a need for sustained investment in connected active transportation infrastructure as well as focused programs to fund these projects like we have for rail and roads. Greater investment in focused grants to connect trails and other walking and biking facilities would deliver safe, equitable mobility to more Americans," said Mills.
RTC advocates for transformative policy changes that increase funding for active transportation and create accountability for progress on climate, equity and safety, such as the Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP). This new program provides dedicated funding for the planning and construction of safe and connected active-transportation networks and long-distance spine trails. The program was authorized in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and received its first appropriation in the Fiscal Year 2023 federal funding bill. RTC, Congressional champions and partners across the country are continuing to advocate for full program funding in the FY 2024 federal budget.
Learn more about the demand for trails, walking and biking infrastructure and available federal funding at railstotrails.org/funding.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the nation's largest trails organization—with a grassroots community more than 1 million strong—dedicated to building a nation connected by trails, reimagining public spaces to create safe ways for everyone to walk, bike and be active outdoors. Connect with RTC at railstotrails.org and @railstotrails on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
CONTACT: Brandi Horton, brandi@railstotrails.org, 202.974.5155
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Advocates for wild horses are accusing federal land managers of illegally approving plans for the largest U.S. holding facility for thousands of mustangs captured on public rangeland in 10 Western states.
Friends of Animals said in a lawsuit filed Tuesday up to 4,000 horses would be held captive inhumanely for months or years at a time in dusty, manure-filled pens without shade or wind-breaks in Nevada’s high desert.
At a cost of of millions of dollars annually to U.S. taxpayers, the lawsuit says it's part of the government's misguided effort to appease ranchers by accelerating roundups of mustangs competing with their livestock for public forage across much of the drought-stricken West.
The lawsuit filed in U.S. district court in Reno says the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management broke multiple environmental and animal protection laws when it “rushed through the approval process without considering the impacts of the unprecedented facility on wild horses and burros or the local community.”
Interior Department spokesman Tyler Cherry said in an email that neither the department nor the bureau had any comment.
The bureau said in announcing solicitations for bids for the corral in late 2020 that more space was needed to facilitate roundups of what it says is an overpopulation of wild horse herds causing ecological damage to the range.
The bureau wrongly concluded a full-blown, year-long environmental impact review wasn't necessary for JS Livestock Inc.'s holding pens on 100 acres (40 hectares) of private land near Winnemucca, about 170 miles (273 kilometers) northeast east of Reno, the lawsuit said.
Jennifer Best, director of Friends of Animals Wildlife Law Program, said agency officials who approved the project in November failed to adequately respond to concerns raised about disease transmission, animal waste, disposal of dead animals, groundwater contamination and “air quality in terms of odor and dust.”
The less-rigorous environmental assessment the agency completed improperly relies on state permits and other documents in an attempt to satisfy the reviews required under the National Environmental Policy Act, the lawsuit said.
Among other things, the suit says the agency will require JS Livestock to clean the 40 pens that can hold up to 100 cattle as few as two times a year. Every six months, 100 horses will produce 465 tons (421 metric tons) of waste in a 750-square-foot (70 square-meter) pen and 4,000 animals would produce 18,000 tons (16,329 metric tons), it said.
“BLM’s decision stinks,” said Priscilla Feral, president of Friends of Animals. “If the BLM based its decisions on science and not placating the meat industry that wants wild horses to go extinct, the agency would keep its hands off wild horses."
The suit says the bureau gave short shrift to numerous potential impacts, including noise the agency’s review concluded wouldn't significantly differ from the existing land use — an alfalfa field.
“BLM did not explain how a facility with 4,000 wild horses and burros will have the same level of noise as alfalfa,” it said.
JS Livestock didn't immediately respond to an email requesting comment. Jennifer Erickson, a woman listed as a company officer, declined immediate comment when reached by phone on Wednesday.
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association and its Public Lands Council are among those who back the Biden administration's efforts to reduce what it says is an overpopulation of wild horses on federal lands.
“This isn’t the first time a litigious activist group has thrown themselves in the way of meaningful progress on this crisis, and it won’t be the last," said Sigrid Johannes, an associate director of the groups.
“Off-range corrals are a legitimate – and badly needed – tool in the toolbox for managing critically overpopulated” areas, she said in an email Wednesday.
Nevada is home to about half the 86,000 horses roaming federal lands in 10 states, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, North Dakota, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Wyoming.
The bureau announced in January it planned to permanently remove 19,000 wild horses and burros in 2022, the most ever in a single year.
As of last month, more than 58,000 wild horses and burros were being housed in holding pens and off-range pastures at a cost to taxpayers of $50 million annually, the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit said the 2022 roundup schedule relied on the opening of the holding facility in Winnemucca. The largest holding facility currently in operation at Palomino Valley just north of Reno has a capacity of 1,800. | 2022-08-18T03:11:06+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/business/article/Biggest-US-holding-pen-planned-for-wild-horses-17380911.php |
CA Phoenix AZ Zone Forecast for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
1259 AM MST Thu Mar 30 2023
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CAZ570-301100-
Chuckwalla Valley-
Including the city of Midland
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy and colder. Lows 36 to 46. Southwest wind
15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny.
Cooler. Highs 63 to 68. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 45. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Warmer.
Highs 69 to 74. North wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 42 to 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph in
the evening becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Warmer.
Highs 75 to 82.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 54.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the lower 50s.
.MONDAY...Sunny and much cooler. Highs 68 to 74.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and colder. Lows 41 to 46.
.TUESDAY...Sunny and cooler. Highs 62 to 69.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 40 to 45.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 71.
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CAZ564-565-568-301100-
Chuckwalla Mountains-Imperial County Southeast-Chiriaco Summit-
Including the cities of Imperial Hot Mineral Springs, Winterhaven,
and Chiriaco Summit
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TONIGHT...Clear and windy. Patchy blowing dust. Colder. Lows 39 to
49. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny, breezy and much cooler. Highs 63 to 68.
West wind 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear and breezy. Lows 36 to 46. West wind 10 to
20 mph in the evening becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Warmer. Highs 68 to 73. North wind around 5 mph in the morning
becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 43 to 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs 71 to 81.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 48 to 54.
.SUNDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 74 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 55.
.MONDAY...Sunny and much cooler. Highs 61 to 73.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and colder. Lows 37 to 47.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 58 to 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 38 to 46.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 72.
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CAZ563-567-301100-
Salton Sea-Imperial Valley-
Including the cities of Desert Shores, El Centro, Calexico, Alamorio,
and Brawley
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TONIGHT...Clear and windy. Patchy blowing dust. Cooler. Lows 43 to
53. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler. Highs 64 to 69. West
wind 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear and breezy. Lows 42 to 52. West wind 15 to
25 mph in the evening decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Warmer. Highs 69 to 74. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Considerable cloudiness in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 48 to 58. Northwest wind 5 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs 74 to 83.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 59.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 87.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 59.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs 65 to 72.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and cooler. Lows 44 to 52.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 to 71.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 42 to 51.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 67 to 73.
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CAZ566-301100-
Imperial County West-
Including the cities of Coolidge Springs, Salton City, Winona,
Coyote Wells, Ocotillo, and Plaster City
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TONIGHT...Clear and windy. Patchy blowing dust. Cooler. Lows 41 to
51. West wind 20 to 30 mph. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny, windy and cooler. Highs 63 to 68. West wind 15 to
25 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 37 to 47. West wind 15 to
25 mph in the evening decreasing to 5 to 15 mph after midnight. Gusts
up to 35 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Warmer. Highs 69 to 74. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming
northeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Considerable cloudiness in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cool. Lows 44 to 54. North wind 5 to 10 mph in
the evening becoming west 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and warmer. Highs in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 55.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows in the 50s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs near 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear and colder. Lows 44 to 49.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs near 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 43 to 48.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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CAZ562-301100-
Imperial County Southwest-
Including the city of Mountain Spring
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...Clear with a chance of showers. Patchy blowing dust. Windy
and cooler. Lows 42 to 52. West wind 25 to 35 mph. Gusts up to
45 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. A slight chance of showers in the morning. Windy
and cooler. Highs 62 to 67. West wind 20 to 35 mph. Gusts up to
45 mph. Chance of rain 10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear and windy. Lows 40 to 50. West wind 20 to
30 mph in the evening becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Warmer. Highs 69 to 74. South wind 10 to 15 mph in the morning
becoming east 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Considerable cloudiness in the evening then becoming
mostly clear. Not as cool. Lows 47 to 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 71 to 83.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 47 to 58.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 86.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 47 to 59.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs 56 to 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and cooler. Lows 39 to 51.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 58 to 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 50.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 60 to 72.
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CAZ560-301100-
Joshua Tree NP West-
Including the cities of Cottonwood Visitor and Lost Horse-Keys
Village
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
.TONIGHT...Clear, windy and colder. Lows 28 to 38. West wind 20 to
30 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Windy. Snow level 4000 feet. Cooler. Highs 44 to 54. West
wind 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain 10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 29 to 39. Northwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy. Not as
cool. Highs 52 to 62. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Considerable cloudiness in the evening then becoming
partly cloudy. Not as cold. Lows 37 to 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph
in the evening becoming northwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Warmer.
Highs 62 to 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 39 to 49.
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs 63 to 73.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 37 to 47.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs 49 to 59.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and colder. Lows 28 to 38.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 48 to 56.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 29 to 39.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs 50 to 58.
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CAZ561-301100-
Joshua Tree NP East-
1259 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy and colder. Lows 30 to 40. West wind 15 to
25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then partly sunny with a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Snow level 4000 feet.
Cooler. Highs 53 to 63. West wind 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain
10 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 32 to 42. West wind 5 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Warmer.
Highs 60 to 70. West wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming south
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly
cloudy. Not as cold. Lows 38 to 48. South wind 5 to 10 mph in the
evening becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny in the morning then becoming sunny. Warmer.
Highs 69 to 77.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 51.
.SUNDAY...Sunny and warmer. Highs 74 to 82.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 45 to 50.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny and much cooler. Highs 59 to 69.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear and colder. Lows 37 to 42.
.TUESDAY...Sunny and cooler. Highs 56 to 64.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows near 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 58 to 66.
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CAROL AMFAHR of Urbana was the first to correctly guess the London flat of the title character (played by Renée Zellweger) in “Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001). | 2023-02-11T12:28:51+00:00 | news-gazette.com | https://www.news-gazette.com/arts-entertainment/film-television/who-lives-here-feb-11-2023/article_cd7ac1d5-b220-5cc3-a136-09b9d2acf945.html |
ST. LOUIS -- Miles Mikolas fell one strike short of a no-hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates when Cal Mitchell doubled with two outs in the ninth inning Tuesday night.
Mitchell drove a 2-2 curveball just over the head of Gold Glove center fielder Harrison Bader. The ball bounced on the warning track 383 feet from home plate and over the wall in straightaway center for a ground-rule double.
"The curveball had been pretty good all day, and maybe I tried to overthrow it just a little bit," Mikolas said of the hit during his postgame, on-field interview. "I left it a little bit up. The guy put a really good swing on it. That one just kept going."
The hit came on the 129th pitch from Mikolas, a career high. He was lifted right after that for Packy Naughton, who closed out a 9-1 victory over the Pirates in the second game of a doubleheader.
"I'm in the best shape of my life, so that's no problem for me. That's what starters train all year for," Mikolas said about topping 100 pitches. "Going the distance is always the goal."
After the Mitchell double, Mikolas stood on the back of the mound and looked up to the sky as St. Louis manager Oliver Marmol walked out of the dugout to replace him. Mikolas was given a standing ovation as he exited. He walked off with his head down, but looked up to the crowd as he neared the dugout steps, ultimately tipping his cap.
"Everybody in that dugout wanted it real bad for him," Marmol said of Mikolas, who has battled injuries throughout his career. "There's a lot of perseverance in that story. To see him doing what he's doing this year, it speaks volumes to his character."
Mikolas struck out six and walked one. Pittsburgh registered an unearned run in the fourth to make it 7-1 when Bryan Reynolds scored on Daniel Vogelbach's groundout.
Reynolds led off the inning and reached second base when left fielder Juan Yepez misplayed a fly ball for an error. Reynolds advanced to third on a groundout.
Cardinals second baseman Nolan Gorman made a diving stop in the fourth and an off-balance throw from the middle of the diamond in the sixth to prevent would-be hits.
Mikolas worked a 1-2-3 seventh with the help of a nice catch by Bader at the center-field fence on Jack Suwinski's drive. Pittsburgh also went down in order in the eighth.
"It kinda stinks to not finish that out. I mean, I don't have one yet, and I have friends that have one. It would have been nice to join that conversation," Mikolas said of a no-hitter. "But I can't say enough about our defense. We were everywhere we had to be, and making fantastic plays all game. I kinda feel like I let them down after all that defense I got."
The most recent no-hitter for the Cardinals was thrown by rookie Bud Smith in a 4-0 win over San Diego on Sept. 3, 2001. Nearly 21 years later, Mikolas was in the spotlight for a similar reason, though he didn't enjoy the silent treatment he was receiving.
"I kinda don't like it," he said. "I'm always trying to talk to people during the game. And it kinda stinks when no one wants to talk to me."
Mikolas was trying for the third no-hitter in the majors this season. Tylor Megill and four New York Mets relievers combined for one on April 29 against Philadelphia. Los Angeles Angels rookie Reid Detmers tossed one against Tampa Bay on May 10.
St. Louis won the opener of the day-night doubleheader 3-1. The Cardinals have now won three straight, are 10 games over .500 (37-27), and are 2.5 games in front of the field in the National League Central.
"It's winning baseball. These guys are on all sides of it, playing really good baseball," Marmol said. "There's so many little things going on that are impressive."
Pittsburgh has lost nine straight.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2022-06-15T03:49:19+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34093904/st-louis-cardinals-pitcher-miles-mikolas-loses-no-hitter-ninth-inning-pittsburgh-pirates |
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders agreed Friday that Croatia will join the group of countries using the euro, bringing the number of nations sharing the currency to 20 starting in January.
“The euro is the monetary expression of our shared destiny and has been part of our European dream,” said EU Council President Charles Michel, who chaired a summit of bloc leaders in Brussels. “Now, the dream comes true for Croatia.”
Following talks with EU lawmakers and the European Central Bank, the process will conclude with the expected adoption in July of three legal acts that will enable the switch. | 2022-06-24T19:34:30+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/business-news/eu-leaders-endorse-croatias-switch-to-euro-currency/ |
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — The United States and Canada face off Wednesday night in another instalment of their world junior hockey rivalry, with a trip to the title game on the line. They advanced to the semifinals after polar-opposite quarterfinals Monday, with Canada beating Slovakia 4-3 on overtime and the U.S. routing Germany 11-1. The Czech Republic will face Sweden in the other semifinal. Connor Bedard scored his second goal of the game in overtime to lift Canada past Slovakia. Expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL draft, the 17-year-old Regina Pats star has set multiple records in the tournament. The Americans are led by the high-scoring top line of University of Minnesota teammates Logan Cooley and Jimmy Snuggerud and Boston College’s Cutter Gauthier.
Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2023-01-04T01:53:06+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/ap-news/2023/01/03/us-canada-set-to-face-off-in-junior-hockey-semifinals/ |
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
2-7-5, Fireball: 2
(two, seven, five; Fireball: two)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Monday evening's drawing of the "Pick Three-Evening" game were:
2-7-5, Fireball: 2
(two, seven, five; Fireball: two) | 2022-05-17T03:07:25+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-Three-Evening-game-17177658.php |
New first-of-its-kind image reveals a jet of material launching from a black hole
By Ashley Strickland, CNN
Astronomers have captured for the first time the shadow of a black hole and the powerful jet of material emerging from it in a newly released image.
The supermassive black hole is at the center of the galaxy Messier 87, or M87. The observations were initially made in 2018 by combining the capabilities of multiple telescopes.
The groundbreaking image can help astronomers gain more insight into how black holes behave and what enables them to launch energetic jets of material across the universe.
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile, the Greenland Telescope and the Global Millimetre VLBI Array of telescopes across Europe and North America worked together to create a virtual Earth-size telescope and peer into the heart of M87, located 55 million light-years away.
The black hole at M87’s galactic center is 6.5 billion times more massive than the sun.
A large galaxy usually contains a supermassive black hole at its center, where the celestial object gobbles up gas, dust and stars that pass too closely. But a black hole can also send powerful jets of material blasting across space and beyond its home galaxy.
The new image and an accompanying research paper were published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
“We know that jets are ejected from the region surrounding black holes, but we still do not fully understand how this actually happens. To study this directly we need to observe the origin of the jet as close as possible to the black hole,” said lead study author Ru-Sen Lu, astronomer at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory in China, in a statement.
In the new image, the connection between the base of the jet and the matter swirling around the supermassive black hole can be seen. Previous observations have shown the jet and black hole separately, including the first direct image of a black hole, released in 2019.
“This new image completes the picture by showing the region around the black hole and the jet at the same time,” said study coauthor Jae-Young Kim, assistant professor at Kyungpook National University in South Korea, in a statement.
As matter orbits around the black hole, it heats up and releases radiation in wavelengths of light. The light creates the ring structure seen glowing around the black hole’s shadow, or the darkness at the center. The new image captured radio light emitted at a longer wavelength than the 2019 image.
“At this wavelength, we can see how the jet emerges from the ring of emission around the central supermassive black hole,” said study coauthor Thomas Krichbaum, a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, in a statement.
The size of the ring in the new image is about 50% larger when compared with the 2019 image taken by the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration, another global network of telescopes used in photographing the M87 black hole. Astronomers believe that more material is falling toward the black hole in the new image, which is why the ring looks bigger.
The researchers used interferometry, a technique that synchronizes the signals captured by each telescope, to create the image.
Studying black holes
Recently, astronomers also used machine learning to release a cleaner, sharper version of the original M87 black hole image from 2019.
The central region is darker and larger, surrounded by a bright ring as hot gas falls into the black hole.
Black holes are made up of huge amounts of matter squeezed into a small area, according to NASA, creating a massive gravitational field that draws in everything around it, including light. These powerful celestial phenomena also have a way of superheating the material around them and warping space-time.
Material accumulates around black holes, is heated to billions of degrees and reaches nearly the speed of light. Light bends around the gravity of the black hole, which creates the photon ring seen in the image. The black hole’s shadow is represented by the dark central region.
The visual confirmation of black holes also acts as confirmation of Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity. In the theory, Einstein predicted that dense, compact regions of space would have such intense gravity that nothing could escape them. But if heated materials in the form of plasma surround the black hole and emit light, the event horizon could be visible.
More observations from global telescope networks could help unravel other secrets about black holes.
“We plan to observe the region around the black hole at the centre of M87 at different radio wavelengths to further study the emission of the jet,” said study coauthor Eduardo Ros, scientific coordinator of the department for very long baseline interferometry at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy, in a statement. “The coming years will be exciting, as we will be able to learn more about what happens near one of the most mysterious regions in the Universe.”
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™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved. | 2023-04-26T21:49:52+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2023/04/26/new-first-of-its-kind-image-reveals-a-jet-of-material-launching-from-a-black-hole/ |
KINGSFORD, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said.
Steven Pringle, 57, was killed in Punta Gorda, Florida, on Nov. 23, a few weeks after a profile in the Detroit Free Press described how his passion for fixing bikes had touched many people in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
“One lady said, ‘We couldn’t afford a bicycle, and your father gave my son a bicycle.’ I was really blown away at the impact that he had,” Pringle’s son, Jason Pringle, told the Free Press last week.
Someone placed a bike, painted white, at the scene of the Punta Gorda crash, a common memorial to victims of fatal collisions. There’s a message on the frame: “May the legend live on.”
Pringle was driving a pickup truck with a trailer of bikes when he drove through an intersection that was missing a stop sign due to the hurricane, the Free Press reported.
Pringle earlier this year told the newspaper that he had been in despair, eating poorly and living in a camper when he had an awakening while praying the Catholic rosary. It eventually turned into Build a Bicycle — Bicycle Therapy, a shop in Kingsford where he fixed bikes, sold new ones and gave many away.
“I’ve had people in the beginning who told me, ‘You donate too much,'” Pringle said. “But the more we donate, the more that comes back at the end of the day. I don’t need money. What am I gonna do with it, collect it and save it?” | 2022-12-13T05:59:23+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/ap-michigan-man-dies-in-florida-while-delivering-free-bikes/ |
Vontobel Asset Management, Which Owns 2.15% of Ritchie Bros. Shares, is Yet Another Ritchie Bros. Shareholder to Publicly Support the IAA Acquisition
VANCOUVER, BC, March 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) ("Ritchie Bros.") today issued the following statement regarding the support it is receiving from many shareholders, including among the Company's largest shareholders, as well as industry analysts regarding the acquisition of IAA, Inc. (NYSE: IAA) ("IAA"):
Vontobel Asset Management, which owns 2.15% of Ritchie Bros. shares, has joined many other Ritchie Bros.' shareholders, including a number of our largest shareholders, in publicly supporting the IAA acquisition.
We thank Ritchie Bros. shareholders for their strong support, which has been expressed both publicly and in our private conversations.
This shareholder support, the positive commentary from independent third-party industry analysts and the increase in Ritchie Bros. stock price since the transaction was announced are all evidence that shareholders and analysts share our enthusiasm for the benefits and upside opportunities that a Ritchie Bros. + IAA combination creates. Importantly, employees and customers are also excited about bringing Ritchie Bros. and IAA together.
The Ritchie Bros. management team has a proven record of execution. Integration planning is progressing well, and we are confident in our ability to deliver even greater shareholder value with IAA.
In addition to the support announced yesterday by Vontobel Asset Management, Independent Franchise Partners and Eagle Asset Management, who are also among Ritchie Bros.' largest shareholders, have publicly announced their support for the IAA acquisition.
Independent third-party industry analysts also recognize the expected benefits and value creation opportunities enabled by the IAA acquisition. For examplei:
- "In looking ahead, we remain upbeat on the potential of an RBA/IAA combination as salvage auctions are our preferred area to find value in the 2023 and 2024 auto ecosystem…we have long felt IAA had margin potential to be unleashed compared to rival Copart and have no reason to think this margin gap cannot be narrowed under the watchful eye of the Ritchie team." – Northcoast Research, February 21, 2023
- "Genuine enthusiasm about the opportunity to execute against the revenue and cost synergies… broader sphere of auto auctions could be a viable growth market… We continue to like the potential of an RBA/IAA combination." – Northcoast Research, February 9, 2023
- "We see a path to $100 [share price for RBA] over the next several years if management executes well. We like what RBA brings to IAA… and what IAA brings to RBA…we believe the company's $100- $120 million cost synergy projection is credible." – Northcoast Research, January 27, 2023
- "RBA shareholders get a slightly higher ownership and a special dividend while IAA shareholders will receive a larger cash payment and maintain the upside potential. Additionally, the amended offer now includes a special dividend and remains accretive to EPS after the first full year. Clearly, the announcement and conference call strengthen RBA's case for acquiring IAA. Additionally, the deal's chances of closing have moved up above 80%." – William Blair, January 23, 2023
- "The combination offers strategic opportunities for RBA and IAA unique to this transaction: for RBA, IAA adds scale, brings complementary capabilities (i.e. process, transaction automation), and enables it to accelerate its marketplace transformation; for IAA, RBA may facilitate the expansion (or recovery) of its market share. We dug in. And, we dig it." – Scotiabank, December 5, 2022
- "The deal makes sense from a bottom-line perspective because of the weakness of IAA's share price YTD and the combined financial earnings power of the proforma entity… We also appreciate the secular growth dynamics present in salvage auto auction market that has seen a growing number of vehicles being auctioned off every year." – National Bank of Canada, November 21, 2022
- "The pending acquisition has an attractive financial profile that on a combined TTM basis generates $14.5 billion of GTV… Based on this acquisition and RBA's strong fundamental outlook, we are raising our investment rating." – Barrington Research Associates, November 7, 2022
Ritchie Bros. will hold a Special Meeting of Shareholders on March 14, 2023 to vote on proposals necessary to approve the IAA acquisition. The Ritchie Bros. Board of Directors unanimously recommends that all shareholders vote "FOR" on the WHITE proxy card for each proposal. Shareholders should discard any green proxy card received from Luxor Capital Group. Additional information about the expected benefits of the IAA acquisition and instructions on how to vote "FOR" at the Special Meeting can be found at www.RBASpecialMeeting.com.
Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company's selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance(R) equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Ritchie Bros. Energy. The company's suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.
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This communication contains information relating to a proposed business combination transaction between Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated ("RBA") and IAA, Inc. ("IAA"). This communication includes forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation and forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (collectively, "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements may include statements relating to future events and anticipated results of operations, business strategies, the anticipated benefits of the proposed IAA transaction, the anticipated impact of the proposed IAA transaction on the combined company's business and future financial and operating results, the expected or estimated amount, achievability, sources, impact and timing of cost synergies and revenue, EBITDA, growth, operational enhancement, expansion and other value creation opportunities from the proposed IAA transaction, the expected debt, de-leveraging, cash flow generation and capital allocation of the combined company, the anticipated closing date for the proposed IAA transaction, other aspects of RBA's or IAA's respective businesses, operations, financial condition or operating results and other statements that are not historical facts. There can be no assurance that the proposed IAA transaction will in fact be consummated. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as "will," "should," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "could," "can," "intends," "target," "goal," "projects," "contemplates," "believes," "predicts," "potential," "continue," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates," "opportunity" or other words or phrases of similar import.
It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of the combined companies or the price of RBA's common shares or IAA's common stock. Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on any such statements and caution must be exercised in relying on forward-looking statements. While RBA's and IAA's management believe the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, these forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the parties' control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: the possibility that shareholders of RBA may not approve the issuance of new common shares of RBA in the transaction or that stockholders of IAA may not approve the adoption of the merger agreement; the risk that a condition to closing of the proposed IAA transaction may not be satisfied (or waived), that either party may terminate the merger agreement or that the closing of the proposed IAA transaction might be delayed or not occur at all; the anticipated tax treatment of the proposed IAA transaction; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the proposed IAA transaction; the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; the response of competitors to the proposed IAA transaction; the ultimate difficulty, timing, cost and results of integrating the operations of RBA and IAA; the effects of the business combination of RBA and IAA, including the combined company's future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans; the failure (or delay) to receive the required regulatory approval of the transaction; the fact that operating costs and business disruption may be greater than expected following the public announcement or consummation of the proposed IAA transaction; the effect of the announcement, pendency or consummation of the proposed IAA transaction on the trading price of RBA's common shares or IAA's common stock; the ability of RBA and/or IAA to retain and hire key personnel and employees; the significant costs associated with the proposed IAA transaction; the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against RBA, IAA and/or others relating to the proposed IAA transaction; restrictions during the pendency of the proposed IAA transaction that may impact the ability of RBA and/or IAA to pursue non-ordinary course transactions, including certain business opportunities or strategic transactions; the ability of the combined company to realize anticipated synergies in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; the failure of the combined company to realize potential revenue, EBITDA, growth, operational enhancement, expansion or other value creation opportunities from the sources or in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; the failure of the trading multiple of the combined company to normalize or re-rate and other fluctuations in such trading multiple; changes in capital markets and the ability of the combined company to generate cash flow and/or finance operations in the manner expected or to de-lever in the timeframe expected; the failure of RBA or the combined company to meet financial forecasts and/or KPI targets; any legal impediment to the payment of the special dividend by RBA, including TSX consent to the dividend record date; legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the business of RBA and IAA; general economic and market developments and conditions; the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which RBA and IAA operates; unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, pandemics, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as RBA's or IAA's response to any of the aforementioned factors. These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed IAA transaction, are included in the Registration Statement (as defined below) and joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities in connection with the proposed IAA transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors presented in the Registration Statement are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties.
For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to RBA's and IAA's respective periodic reports and other filings with the SEC and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including the risk factors identified in RBA's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K and IAA's most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K. The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof. Neither RBA nor IAA undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, new information, future events, changes in its expectations or other circumstances that exist after the date as of which the forward-looking statements were made, except as required by law.
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to buy or sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, such registration requirements.
In connection with the proposed IAA transaction, RBA filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities a registration statement on Form S-4 to register the common shares of RBA to be issued in connection with the proposed IAA transaction on December 14, 2022 (the "Initial Registration Statement"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2 to the Initial Registration Statement filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on February 1, 2023 and February 9, 2023, respectively (together with the Initial Registration Statement, the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on February 10, 2023. The Registration Statement includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus which will be sent to the shareholders of RBA and stockholders of IAA seeking their approval of their respective transaction-related proposals. Each of RBA and IAA may also file other relevant documents with the SEC and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding the proposed IAA transaction. This document is not a substitute for the proxy statement/prospectus or Registration Statement or any other document that RBA or IAA may file with the SEC and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 AND THE RELATED JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THOSE DOCUMENTS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC AND APPLICABLE CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED IAA TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT RBA, IAA AND THE PROPOSED IAA TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain copies of these documents (when they are available) free of charge through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, SEDAR at www.sedar.com or from RBA at its website, investor.ritchiebros.com, or from IAA at its website, investors.iaai.com. Documents filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities by RBA (when they are available) will be available free of charge by accessing RBA's website at investor.ritchiebros.com under the heading Financials/SEC Filings, or, alternatively, by directing a request by telephone or mail to RBA at 9500 Glenlyon Parkway, Burnaby, BC, V5J 0C6, Canada, and documents filed with the SEC by IAA (when they are available) will be available free of charge by accessing IAA's website at investors.iaai.com or by contacting IAA's Investor Relations at investors@iaai.com.
RBA and IAA, certain of their respective directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees, and Jeffrey C. Smith and potentially other Starboard employees, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of RBA and IAA in respect of the proposed IAA transaction under the rules of the SEC. Information about RBA's directors and executive officers is available in RBA's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities on March 15, 2022, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Information about IAA's directors and executive officers is available in IAA's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on May 2, 2022, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Other information regarding persons who may be deemed participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, including information with respect to Mr. Smith, are contained or will be contained in the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials filed or to be filed with the SEC and applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities regarding the proposed IAA transaction when they become available. Investors should read the joint proxy statement/prospectus carefully before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from RBA or IAA free of charge using the sources indicated above.
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/PRNewswire/ -- On
and
, Kering, Phaidon, and Artspace partnered with the
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA)
on the launch of
. A comprehensive survey, the new book tells the stories of over three hundred women artists born in sixty countries worldwide from the past five centuries. Conceived to reveal and champion a more diverse history of art, the collaboration brought together four artists featured in the book –
Jordan Casteel, Loie Hollowell, Hilary Pecis, and Genesis Tramaine
. The partnership also includes the launch of two newly-commissioned limited-edition prints, by Pecis and
Marilyn Minter
, with a portion of proceeds benefiting the MCA's Women Artists Initiative.
"
is an illuminating text that calls attention to a history of women painters who were overwritten, and urges us all to re-examine what we know about one of the most celebrated mediums in art. We are honored to be partnering with Phaidon for a third time on such an impactful project – one that not only highlights the talent, stories, and voices of women painters, but champions a future where their contributions to arts and culture cannot be overlooked." – Laurent Claquin, President of Kering Americas
"
At Phaidon, we pride ourselves on shining a light on underrepresented areas of the creative world. Following the breakout success of
in 2019 and
Woman Made
in 2021, we are delighted to again partner with Kering, to reveal a richer and more varied telling of the story of painting — and inspire the next generation of great women artists."
–
Keith Fox, CEO of Phaidon
On Thursday November 3, the MCA hosted a public program for 275 attendees featuring Casteel, Hollowell, Pecis, and Tramaine. In conversation with the MCA's Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn, the artists discussed their own practices, as well as other great women painters who inspired and mentored them.
A private dinner honoring the four artists was attended by key patrons, collectors, and members of Chicago's arts, design, and fashion community, including Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue; Chirag Badlani, Alphawood Foundation Executive Director; Kimberly Bares, Magnificent Mile Association President and CEO; Julius Few, MD, Board of Trustees MCA; Jamillah James, Manilow Senior Curator MCA; Enuma Okoro, Financial Times; Tina Trott, philanthropist. Guests enjoyed an autumnal meal prepared by Culinaire. Set in the MCA's Kovler Atrium and elegantly styled by HMR Designs, the dinner included toasts to the artists by Phaidon CEO Keith Fox, Kering Vice President of Communications and Community Engagement Kate Shone, and MCA Pritzker Director Madeleine Grynsztejn.
"It's been an honor to partner with Phaidon and provide a platform for this celebration of women and painting. The MCA is committed to women's empowerment in the arts and initiating the discourse surrounding women's experiences in the historically male-dominated sphere of painting is just the beginning of a journey of education and accessibility."
– Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
In an exclusive preview, Pecis' first limited-edition, "Untitled Interior" (2019/2022) and
forthcoming photographic edition, were presented at the dinner. Commissioned by Artspace, the new works will release on
and
, respectively. Also on view was
featured artist
recently-released edition
Yellow Brain.
Proceeds again benefitted the MCA Chicago.
Finally, on Friday November 4, all four artists participated in a private mentoring session at MCA for a group of local students and educators as attendees.
Kering's commitment to women is at the heart of the Group's priorities and extends, through Women In Motion, to the field of arts and culture, where gender inequalities are still glaring, even though creation is one of the most powerful vectors for change.
In 2015, Kering launched Women In Motion at the Festival de Cannes with the ambition of highlighting women in cinema, both in front of and behind the camera. The program has since expanded in a major way to photography, but also to art, design, choreography and music. Through its Awards, the program recognizes inspirational figures and young female talent, while its Talks provide an opportunity for leading personalities to share their views on the representation of women in their profession.
For the past eight years, Women In Motion has been a platform of choice that contributes to changing mind sets and thinking on the place of women - and the recognition they receive - in the arts and culture.
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods, and Jewelry. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits of creative expression while crafting tomorrow's Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. Kering captures these beliefs in its signature: "Empowering Imagination".
Phaidon is the premier global publisher of the creative arts with over 1,500 titles in print. They work with the world's most influential artists, chefs, writers, and thinkers to produce innovative books on art, photography, design, architecture, fashion, food and travel, and illustrated books for children. Phaidon is headquartered in London and New York City.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The museum is generously supported by its Board of Trustees; individual and corporate members; private and corporate foundations, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; and government agencies. Museum capital improvements are supported by a Public Museum Capital Grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The MCA is a proud member of Museums in the Park and receives major support from the Chicago Park District. The MCA is located at 220 E. Chicago Avenue, one block east of Michigan Avenue. The museum and sculpture garden are open on Tuesday and Friday from 10 am to 9 pm, and Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday from 10 am to 5 pm. The museum is closed on Mondays. Tuesdays are Community Free Days with free admission for Illinois residents. The museum has a suggested general admission of $15 for adults and $8 for seniors. Admission is free for all youth 18 and under, members of the military and veterans, and MCA members. Information about MCA exhibitions, programs, and special events is available on the MCA website at mcachicago.org or by phone at 312.280.2660.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis and the Orthodox Coptic pope, Tawadros II, delivered a joint blessing Wednesday from St. Peter’s Square in a significant ecumenical gesture to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a historic meeting of their predecessors.
Tawadros, the Orthodox Coptic patriarch of Alexandria, in Egypt, joined Francis on the stage for the entirety of Francis’ weekly general audience. He delivered a lengthy speech at the start in Arabic and then joined Francis in blessing the crowd at the end on a rainy Wednesday morning.
In welcoming Tawadros to the Vatican, Francis recalled that Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the meeting of St. Paul VI and Pope Shenouda III, a first between a Catholic and Orthodox Coptic pope. During that May 10, 1973, encounter, the two popes signed a joint statement on their shared faith in Christ and their rejection of proselytism, while also voicing concern for the plight of the Palestinian people and calling for peace in the Middle East.
Since then, relations have only improved, and Francis visited Tawadros in 2017 at the Coptic Orthodox cathedral in Cairo. At the time, Egypt’s Orthodox Christians were reeling from a spate of Islamic militant suicide bombings at churches that killed dozens of people.
Francis has frequently referred to the “ecumenism of blood,” the idea that Catholics and Orthodox — while divided by schism and theological differences — are united in mourning religiously inspired violence against Christians. Francis referred Wednesday in particular to the 2015 beheading of 21 mostly Egyptian Coptic Christian workers in Libya.
“And speaking of martyrs of the Coptic Church, who are ours as well, I want to remember the martyrs on the Libyan beach, who were made martyrs a few years ago," Francis said.
Tawadros’ visit will culminate with another ecumenically important event when he celebrates an Orthodox Coptic liturgy Sunday at Francis' cathedral in Rome, the Basilica of St. John Lateran. | 2023-05-10T11:55:50+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/catholic-orthodox-coptic-popes-offer-joint-18090393.php |
Texas Motorcycle Dealers Association unanimously elects president
Published: May. 30, 2023 at 4:26 PM CDT|Updated: 59 minutes ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The Texas Motorcycle Dealers Association has unanimously elected Trey Sralla as President of the TMDA.
Sralla is Vice President of Eddie Hill’s Fun Cycles in Wichita Falls.
According to a press release, Sralla has served the community as a former member of the WFISD School Board and is on the advisory council for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
More information on TMDA can be found here.
Copyright 2023 KAUZ. All rights reserved. | 2023-05-30T22:26:34+00:00 | newschannel6now.com | https://www.newschannel6now.com/2023/05/30/texas-motorcycle-dealers-association-unanimously-elects-president/ |
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The former president of the only financial institution to be criminally charged in connection with the federal bank bailout program in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis has reached a settlement with federal securities regulators in a related civil action.
In a court filing Tuesday, an attorney for the Securities and Exchange Commission asked a federal judge in Delaware to approve a consent judgment against former Wilmington Trust President Robert Harra Jr.
Under the proposed consent judgment, Harra would pay a civil penalty of $100,000, be prohibited from acting as an officer or director of a public company, and be prohibited from violating federal securities laws that were the basis of the SEC’s civil suit.
Harra, along with former Wilmington Trust Chief Financial Officer David Gibson, former Chief Credit Officer William North and former controller Kevyn Rakowski, were convicted in 2018 on criminal charges of fraud, conspiracy and making false statements regarding the bank’s troubled commercial loan portfolio.
The bank itself also was criminally charged but reached a $60 million settlement with prosecutors just as a trial was set to start. Wilmington Trust’s settlement included a civil forfeiture of $44 million and $16 million it previously paid to the SEC.
The executives received prison sentences ranging from three to six years, but a federal appeals court panel last year reversed their convictions for making false statements and ordered that judgments of acquittals be entered. The panel also ordered a retrial of the conspiracy and securities fraud charges, but prosecutors later opted to drop the case altogether.
Meanwhile, Gibson and Rakowski finalized settlements in the SEC’s civil action in 2019, agreeing to pay more than $70,000 and $44,000, respectively, to the agency. Approval of Harra’s settlement would leave North the only defendant in the lawsuit, in which SEC claimed the executives knowingly or recklessly made false disclosures regarding the bank’s loan portfolio. An attorney for North did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Tuesday.
In a separate civil action, Wilmington Trust agreed to pay $200 million cash to settle a shareholder lawsuit alleging fraudulent concealment of billions of dollars in bad loans. Auditing firm KPMG agreed to pay an additional $10 million as part of the settlement.
In the criminal case, prosecutors alleged that in the wake of the financial crisis, the executives misled regulators and investors about Wilmington Trust’s massive amount of past-due commercial real estate loans before the bank was hastily sold in 2011 while bordering on collapse.
Founded by members of the DuPont family in 1903, the bank imploded despite receiving $330 million from the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program.
Prosecutors said bank officials waived millions of dollars in matured loans from reporting requirements if they were designated as “current for interest” and in the process of being extended. To ensure that loans well past their repayment dates were purportedly exempt from reporting requirements, the bank lent even more money to struggling developers just to make the interest payments.
In the fourth quarter of 2009, bank officials reported only $10.8 million in commercial loans as 90 days or more past due, concealing more than $316 million in past-due loans subject to the waiver practice, according to prosecutors.
After a meeting to discuss matured loans and “how to make them go away” by year’s end, bank officials went beyond the waiver practice and decided on a mass extension that involved temporarily extending more than 800 commercial loans worth $1.3 billion, prosecutors said. In an email to Harra, North referred to certain loans as “credit turds.”
Meanwhile, before its 2011 fire sale to M&T Bank, Wilmington Trust raised $287 million in a 2010 stock offering, intended partly to help repay the TARP funds, while hiding the truth about its shaky financial condition from investors, prosecutors said.
Defense attorneys argued that the waiver practice had been in place for decades and was no secret. They also maintained that instructions for filing reports with the Federal Reserve and for disclosing financial information in SEC filings were ambiguous, and that the term “past due” was not clearly defined.
The appeals court agreed that the reporting requirements were ambiguous. | 2022-11-02T00:40:37+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Ex-Wilmington-Trust-president-reaches-settlement-17550886.php |
CLEVELAND — Lamar Stevens spent three quarters watching and waiting his turn. When it finally came, he didn't waste a single second.
Donovan Mitchell scored 40 points and Stevens came off the bench to fuel Cleveland's fourth-quarter comeback with his hustle, leading the Cavaliers to a 118-114 win on Monday night over the Boston Celtics, who lost their second overtime game in less than 24 hours.
Evan Mobley added 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Cavs, who improved to 7-0 in OT while avenging a loss in Boston five days ago. Cleveland trailed by 14 entering the fourth before Stevens, who only averages 12 minutes per game, entered and turned the game around.
“There is no way we win that game without Lamar,” Cavs coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. “He changed the tone, the physicality, the effort.”
Jaylen Brown scored 32 and Malcolm Brogdon 24 for the Celtics, who didn't arrive at their hotel in Cleveland until 2:30 a.m. after losing to the New York Knicks in double overtime on Sunday.
But even missing All-Star Game MVP Jayson Tatum, who stayed behind in Boston to rest along with center Al Horford after the taxing loss to the Knicks, the Celtics were up by double digits with seven minutes left.
And, they had a chance to win in the final second of regulation, but Grant Williams missed two free throws with 0.8 seconds left and Marcus Smart barely missed a tip-in at the horn as the teams went to OT tied at 109-all.
Williams had confidently told Mitchell he was going to make both shots before his misfires.
“He gave us both, but I didn't box out Marcus Smart for the tip and that's what I'm thinking about,” Mitchell said. “Thank God he missed 'em and we got the win.”
While energizing the Cavs, the misses hurt the Celtics, who were on fumes.
“It’s definitely a little deflating,” Brogdon said. "We were up 10-12 points with three minutes left. We shouldn’t have let it get to that point. We shouldn’t have to rely on free throws. It’s not his fault.”
After playing just nine seconds in the first three quarters, Stevens came off the bench and grabbed eight rebounds — six offensive — and scored eight points, including a 3-pointer with 2:14 left in OT to put Cleveland ahead 114-112.
“I just felt I could help with a little energy boost,” Stevens said. “I was just trying to impact the game however I could.”
His second basket of overtime put the Cavs ahead for good before Brown's layup with 43 seconds left pulled the Celtics within 116-114.
However, Darius Garland made a pair of free throws with 9 seconds to go for the Cavs and after securing the final rebound, Mitchell, who played with a badly sprained left middle finger, slammed the ball off the floor as Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse erupted following a win that was probably tougher than needed.
Brown didn't make any excuses after the Celtics lost for the fourth time in five games.
“There were some key vital plays that we missed, but we can't blame fatigue,” said Brown, who played 45 minutes after logging 47 on Sunday. “I wish one of the games had turned into a win. If I've got to play 47 minutes the next game, I'm down with it.”
TIP-INS
Celtics: Brown added 13 rebounds and 9 rebounds, just missing his first triple-double this season. ... Coach Joe Mazzulla didn't provide specifics on Tatum's injury, but said he doesn't expect it to sideline him for long. ... C Robert Williams is expected to miss up to 10 days with a hamstring strain. ... Smart celebrated his 29th birthday and Mazzulla credited the team's “emotional leader” with a “beautiful ability to control the game.”
Cavaliers: Improved to 3-1 against Boston with each winning coming in OT. ... Mitchell tied J.R. Smith's team record with his 200th 3-pointer. Mitchell made a career-high 232 3-pointers for Utah last season. ... Cleveland is set to begin a unique scheduling quirk in which the Cavs will play consecutive road games in Miami, Charlotte, Brooklyn and Orlando over the final month.
UP NEXT
Celtics: Host Portland on Wednesday.
Cavaliers: Visit Miami on Wednesday, the first of two straight road games against the Heat. | 2023-03-07T13:51:37+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/sports/basketball/cavaliers/mitchell-scores-40-stevens-rallies-cavs-past-celtics-in-ot |
A top U.S. general said that the Pentagon did not detect previous Chinese spy balloons as they were in the air, after former President Trump and members of his administration vehemently denied a claim from defense officials that such balloons had flown over the U.S. at least three times during his presidency.
Gen. Glen VanHerck, the head of U.S. Northern Command, said Monday that the Defense Department “did not detect” the previous balloons, adding that the intelligence community was made aware of them through other means of information collection.
“We did not detect those threats,” VanHerck told reporters. “The intel community after the fact — I believe as has been briefed already — assessed those threats from additional means of collection and made us aware of those balloons that were previously approaching North America or transited North America.”
President Biden ordered the latest Chinese surveillance balloon, which spent days in U.S. airspace, to be shot down off the coast of South Carolina on Saturday. The U.S. is currently trying to recover the debris, hoping to glean intelligence from the wreckage.
After a senior defense official said over the weekend that the U.S. was aware of at least three different times such balloons flew over the U.S. during the Trump administration, the former president and his intelligence officials came out to deny the claim.
“Now they are putting out that a Balloon was put up by China during the Trump Administration, in order to take the ‘heat’ off the slow moving Biden fools,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social site. “China had too much respect for ‘TRUMP’ for this to have happened, and it NEVER did. JUST FAKE DISINFORMATION!”
The clash between the Biden administration and Trump and his former officials prompted Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to call for a probe into why Trump was not made aware of the balloons during his presidency if they were detected.
“If it’s true the Pentagon purposely did NOT tell President Trump of Chinese Spy Balloons during his administration then we had a serious breach in command during the Trump admin,” Greene said on Twitter.
Senior administration officials cited Sunday in Bloomberg reporting said that the U.S. didn’t learn about the previous balloons until after Trump had left the Oval Office. It is unclear how the Biden administration learned about the previous flights. | 2023-02-07T00:41:52+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/hill-politics/pentagon-did-not-detect-previous-chinese-spy-balloons-us-general/ |
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Public safety advocacy group The Dawn Project recently conducted live streamed and recorded safety tests in collaboration with major Tesla investor Ross Gerber, revealing alarming safety defects in Tesla's Full Self-Driving (FSD) software. The latest findings, which were streamed live, showed Tesla FSD drive through a stop sign and almost cause a collision during a real-world test in Santa Barbara, CA.
In response to Dan O'Dowd's harsh criticisms of the dangers of Tesla Full Self-Driving, the investor Ross Gerber challenged Dan to a ride-along in Santa Barbara in his Full Self-Driving Tesla with the investor supervising. Ross Gerber offered to demonstrate the capabilities and safety features of Tesla's Full Self-Driving Beta software, in order to prove that The Dawn Project's findings of critical safety defects in the software were erroneous, and that Tesla's Full Self-Driving software is safe to be sold to the general public.
Prior to the tests, Founder of The Dawn Project Dan O'Dowd and Ross Gerber took part in a point-by-point debate which laid out their respective views on the necessary practical, technological and regulatory precautions to successfully develop autonomous driving systems. Their debate was live streamed on YouTube, and a full HD recording will be made available shortly.
Their debate continued during a test drive with the investor supervising his Full Self-Driving Tesla on a route he selected to demonstrate the capabilities and safety features of Tesla FSD's latest version (11.4.4). The participants experienced the technology in real-world scenarios while debating the performance of the software and its safety features.
During the FSD Challenge, the software blew past a stop sign at 35mph, forcing the investor to slam on the brakes, narrowly avoiding a collision with an oncoming vehicle. A clip of the incident can be found here and below:
In his assessment of Tesla Full Self-Driving's performance during the ride along, Dan O'Dowd commented: "The results of our leisurely drive corroborate The Dawn Project's previous findings, which show that Tesla's Full Self-Driving software sometimes does not register basic safety critical road signs. For months The Dawn Project's safety tests have been disparaged by Tesla and its supporters in a concerted effort to discredit our campaign. We have highlighted these dangers for nearly a year, and rather than fixing them, Tesla has claimed that our tests are fake. My acceptance of this challenge was to demonstrate that our tests are genuine and my safety concerns are real. Were it not for the driver's quick reaction in slamming on the brakes, FSD would have put us all in the hospital, turning our one hour leisurely drive into a tragedy. A product that tries to kill someone every hour should never be sold to consumers, let alone be allowed onto our public roads."
To watch a recording of the live stream, please see here.
For a full compendium of The Dawn Project's previous testing of FSD's 11.3.6 and 11.4.4 versions conducted in June 2023, please see here.
An extended clip of Tesla's Full Self-Driving software blowing a stop sign at 35mph during Dan and the investor's ride-along is available here.
The Dawn Project continues to test the latest version of Tesla Full Self-Driving and will publish the results of further safety tests over the coming weeks.
Dan O'Dowd is an entrepreneur and CEO with over 40 years' experience in designing and writing secure, safety-critical software. Dan has built operating systems for the U.S. military's fighter jets and some of the world's most trusted organizations such as NASA, Boeing, and Airbus.
In 2021 Dan O'Dowd founded The Dawn Project, which campaigns to ensure all software in safety-critical infrastructure is secure and to make computers safe for humanity. The first danger The Dawn Project is tackling is Elon Musk's deployment of unsafe Full Self-Driving cars on our roads.
The Dawn Project's live ride-along was live streamed to tens of thousands of viewers via a Starlink Roamer on June 22 2023. A link to the livestream can be found here.
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Hasbro is re-releasing the nostalgic favorite Furby
If you grew up in the late 1990s and early 2000s, you’re likely familiar with Furbies. These electronic friends first launched in 1998, and their popularity immediately exploded. In its first three years on the market alone, over 40 million of them were sold. The various Furbies you could find also became high-value collectors’ items, causing secondary market prices to skyrocket. Despite their drop in popularity, they’re still considered top-dollar collectors’ items. Now, for the 25th anniversary of the first Furby, Hasbro is releasing two brand-new Furbies.
When can I buy the new Furbies?
The brand-new Furby model is available in two colors, purple and coral, exclusively on Amazon. They will also be available at other major retailers starting July 15. Notably, these are the first new Furbies released since the run of Furby Connect models in 2016 through 2018.
What can the new Furbies do?
Hasbro went all-out with these Furbies. The major features include:
- Five voice-activated modes: The main way to use the new Furbies is to say “Hey Furby!” followed by one of the following mode triggers: “Dancy Party, Copy Cat, Tell My Fortune, Let’s Chill” and “Lightshow.”
- Physical interactivity: Outside of voice commands, the new Furbies can recognize and respond to physical stimuli such as hugs or if they’re being shaken.
- Accessories: They also come with accessories such as a comb, clip-on beads and a pizza charm that can be used to “feed” it. Plus, you guessed it, they respond to you using these accessories.
Split between all of these modes and stimuli is over 600 responses and actions. These can include movement, speech, sounds and even 10 unique songs to sing. And yes, they still speak Furbish.
Connectivity, and lack thereof
Another feature worth discussing is the new Furbies’ ability to recognize when other Furbies of the same type are around. If there are, they can interact with each other in the same ways they interact with you.
What they can’t do is connect to the internet. This was a major feature of the last run of Furby models, the Furby Connect, but it was found that evildoers could abuse this connection.
No more scares
The final piece of the new Furby puzzle is that these have an off switch. Besides saving battery power, you don’t have to relive the terror of a Furby going terrifyingly rogue.
Best Furbies and Furby-themed clothes
One of the two new Furbies, this one has color streaks of blue and pink feet. It also comes with a golden comb to help maintain its fur.
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The second of the two new Furbies, this one’s namesake is derived from its combination of colors. Those being orange, pink, neon blue and some streaks of green. Its comb is also neon blue.
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Hasbro Furby Connect Friend Orange
This is one of the last Furbies made before the revival we’re currently experiencing. Some of its functions can’t be used since its accompanying app was removed from mobile app stores several years ago, but it’s still a collector’s item.
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This throwback T-shirt is perfect for remembering the heyday of Furbies. It’s also perfect for pairing with either of the new Furbies. It comes in six colors and 24 sizes.
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Furby Tarot Troublemaker T-shirt
This T-shirt calls to mind and makes light of all the fear and distrust Furby has unfortunately garnered over the years. It comes in 23 sizes.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Madonna has postponed her career-spanning Celebration tour due to what her manager called a “serious bacterial infection.”
Manager Guy Oseary wrote on Instagram Wednesday that the singer had spent several days in an intensive care unit after becoming ill on Saturday. He said the 64-year-old singer is expected to make a full recovery.
The tour was set to kick off in Vancouver on July 15.
“Her health is improving, however she is still under medical care,” Oseary wrote.
Live Nation confirmed the tour postponement, citing Oseary’s post.
The Celebration tour is scheduled to make stops in Detroit, Chicago, New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Denver, Atlanta and Boston, among other cities, and its first leg was slated to end on Oct. 7 in Las Vegas. Oseary said details about rescheduled dates would be shared soon. | 2023-06-29T09:42:46+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/entertainment/ap-entertainment/ap-madonna-postpones-upcoming-celebration-tour-due-to-serious-bacterial-infection/ |
Tanya Chua Wins Best Female Singer Award
Hakka Singer Ayugo Huang Receives 4 Awards
TAIPEI, July 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 33rd Golden Melody Awards Ceremony executed by Taiwan Television Enterprise successfully concluded in Kaohsiung. Livestreams of the ceremony reached 3.164 million viewers on TV and nearly 7.5 million viewers on new media platforms, both setting new record highs! This year, Cui Jian and Tanya Chua won the Best Male Singer (Mandarin) and Best Female Singer (Mandarin), respectively. Tanya Chua, with her album DEPART, set a new personal record by winning the Best Vocal Album Recording, Best Mandarin Album, and Album of the Year. Ayugo Huang, with his album Mountain Of Doom, received the Best Singer (Hakka), Jury Award, and Best Hakka Album. In addition, his "New Formosa Band" won the Best Vocal Group award for their album Jian Jian Hua. The 33rd GMA, once again, successfully highlighted the best of Mandarin music, and the head juror summed up the significance of this year's GMA as diversity and inclusion.
Tanya Chua, a four-time Best Female Singer (Mandarin) recipient, has set a new record at GMA. This year, her album DEPART won four different awards at the GMA. The jury praised DEPART for "conveying a warm, therapeutic message and exhibiting high-quality music production." With 25 years of experience, Tanya said in her acceptance speech, "I've been doing this for so long that I was beginning to fear that my voice would be forgotten or regarded as irrelevant. I hope I continue to hold the same passion for music and curiosity about the world. I hope that my music will always be your friend and your mirror."
Ayugo Huang, a Hakka singer, who received four awards for Mountain Of Doom this year, is definitely one of the biggest winners of the night. The head juror shared that "Mountain Of Doom is immensely profound as it looks to the past and into the future, transcending the boundaries of language and ethnicity." When asked about the awards, Ayugo Huang expressed that "I think it means I've been doing okay up till now. I'm proud to have secured the awards for myself and for my fellow Hakkas. The album may seem a bit heavy, but my message was one of gratitude."
The 33rd Golden Melody Awards Ceremony ended with applause and a total audience of 3,164,000. Also, as of July 4, the 33rd GMA Ceremony had a total of 4,417,879 views on YouTube and was broadcast live on three platforms, including LINE TODAY, LINE MUSIC, and LINE TV to more than 3 million viewers. The total number of hits on new media platforms reached nearly 7.5 million, setting an all-time high! In 2022, 173 works competed for 27 awards. The head juror emphasized "diversity and inclusion" as the core value of the 33rd GMA, and GMA will continue to encourage all Mandarin musicians with an open-minded attitude.
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At 14, Benson Chang may not have been alive for the 9/11 terrorist attacks, but that hasn’t dimmed his desire to recognize the tragedy’s anniversary through service to others — especially members of the US military.
Chang, a freshman at Norton High School, and a sea of like-minded young volunteers, also known as Project 351 ambassadors, gathered downtown Sunday on the Rose Kennedy Greenway to assemble 800 care packages to send overseas and distribute to veterans locally.
The teens also wrote letters of gratitude to tuck into each box, along with sunblock, chewing gum, playing cards, and assorted toiletries.
“Words are important,” said Chang, who penned such a letter. “They need to know that, you know, we appreciate them, that we love them.”
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Chang said he’s been involved with Project 351 since January, when his school’s assistant principal selected him to participate in the organization, which engages teens from the 351 cities and towns across Massachusetts in volunteerism.
“It’s like a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Chang said. “There’s no place I’d rather serve.”
Of the 800 packages assembled Sunday, 550 will go to veterans staying at local homeless shelters, and 250 will be sent overseas to active-duty service members with ties to Massachusetts, said Tom Crohan, president and cofounder of the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund.
This is the 14th year the Heroes Fund has organized the 9/11 service project. It has distributed 11,000 care packages over the years, Crohan said, and partners with the New England Center for Homeless Veterans.
“Today is about both honoring and remembering 9/11 and those that we have lost, and coming together in an act of service,” Crohan said.
“We’re inspired by engaging these young people, because so many of them were not born or alive on 9/11,” Crohan said. “And so for them, it’s about the learning of that tragic day and all that came out of that, but it’s also a way to engage them and showcasing to all the families that we serve, that their sacrifice is not forgotten and will be remembered by our broader community.”
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A cadre of local politicians, including Senator Edward J. Markey, showed up to express their appreciation for the young volunteers.
“We thank all of our military personnel who lost their lives standing up for principles of freedom and democracy and human rights,” Markey said. “And we thank all of you young people here today for continuing this commitment to service and to ensuring that we never do forget what today is all about.”
Governor Charlie Baker praised the Project 351 volunteers for turning out on a drizzly Sunday afternoon to give of themselves.
“I feel much better about the future of our Commonwealth knowing that there is class after class after class of Project 351 graduates out there,” Baker said. “You will build on all you’ve learned from your time and your opportunity to do this great work to become the service leaders that all of you will be, I know it, as you grow up and grow older and go on to do great things.”
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu told the teens this experience could be the beginning of a lifetime of public work.
“Hold on to that kernel of service inside you,” Wu said. “Nourish it, make sure it grows, because we need your leadership right now in this world.”
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MELVILLE, N.Y. (AP) _ Henry Schein Inc. (HSIC) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $160 million.
The Melville, New York-based company said it had profit of $1.16 per share.
The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.12 per share.
The health care products maker posted revenue of $3.03 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.1 billion.
Henry Schein expects full-year earnings to be $4.75 to $4.91 per share.
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Kevin Bertolero has a disdain for time.
"How many times do you look at a clock, or look at time, and are happy?" Bertolero said. "When was the last time you were like, 'Oh, sick, it's 10:30. Awesome.'"
That's one of the reasons the 30-year-old has been making watches that don't tell time. They're meant to be worn like a traditional watch, except you won't see a clock face when checking your wrist. Instead, you'll find a tiny 3D-printed pool with magnetic duckies and bubbles.
After leaving a stressful job at a plant-based yogurt startup, Bertolero wanted to engage with his "child self."
He was using all sorts of strategies to work through childhood trauma at the time.
"I think all of us are low-key traumatized — you can't not be living in modern society, to some degree," Bertolero said. He said when people's traumas flare up, they use shopping, socializing or community involvement to mitigate discomfort. Bertolero found another option: cute things.
The idea for watches that don't tell time came to him in a "state of semi-sleep"; a watch that's sleek like an Apple Watch, but fun and interactive like Legos.
Little rubber duckies popped into his mind as something indisputably cute. He knew he wanted to make them tiny, because "the tinier something is, the cuter it is. The more people love it."
Bertolero says the sensory aspect of being able to touch and move the ducks are similar to toys like fidget spinners or slime.
Bortelero said he's always been attracted to art, but has no formal training. He found ways to express himself creatively at his local makerspace, where he learned how to 3D print.
He used a friend's resin 3D printer to print a little pool for the ducks to sit in. He posted the process to TikTok and, to his surprise, the video went viral.
@watchesthatdonttelltime A tiny tiny pool for tiny tiny ducks.#duckling #tinythings #design #KeepItRealMeals #wearableart ♬ Pieces (Solo Piano Version) - Danilo Stankovic
A collaborative design process via TikTok excited Bertolero, and he ended up incorporating some of his follower's ideas.
Bertolero said he has sold over 300 watches that don't tell time, and is on track to sell 1,200 by the end of the year. They're available on Etsy and his website, watchesthatdonttelltime.com.
As far as Bertolero knows, there isn't a genre of watches like his — though there are some products on the market, including terrarium watches and a watch without a time-telling face.
"I created these watches because they made my inner child happy," Bertolero said. He thinks his watches evoke the same reaction in a lot of people.
Crystal Burwell, a licensed professional counselor who works with adults and teens, said reengaging with the inner child takes people back to a place where they can treat themselves with care, and that working through an issue therapeutically doesn't look the same for everyone.
She encourages her patients to embrace their "weird, customized happiness" with sensory toys like squishy stuffed animals. It can help people reconnect with that part of themselves they have disengaged with.
Toy designer Whitney Pollett said that there's a demand for simple, comforting toys. Objects that one interacts with tactilely and act as an emotional reminder.
Bertolero said: "I think basically, people are at their wits end."
"And you know, it's nice to have this little wrist reminder that there are cute and happy things around you in the world," he said.
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NEW YORK, April 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- This press release provides shareholders of Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RQI) (the "Fund") with information regarding the sources of the distribution to be paid on April 28, 2023 and cumulative distributions paid fiscal year-to-date.
In December 2012, the Fund implemented a managed distribution policy in accordance with exemptive relief issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The managed distribution policy seeks to deliver the Fund's long-term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per common share. The policy gives the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains throughout the year and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis to shareholders. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares.
The Fund's monthly distributions may include long-term capital gains, short-term capital gains, net investment income and/or return of capital for federal income tax purposes. Return of capital includes distributions paid by the Fund in excess of its net investment income and net realized capital gains and such excess is distributed from the Fund's assets. A return of capital is not taxable; rather, it reduces a shareholder's tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. In addition, distributions from the Fund's investments in real estate investment trusts (REITs) may later be characterized as capital gains and/or a return of capital, depending on the character of the dividends reported to the Fund after year end by REITs held by the Fund. The amount of monthly distributions may vary depending on a number of factors, including changes in portfolio and market conditions.
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Scientists and tech industry leaders, including high-level executives at Microsoft and Google, issued a new warning Tuesday about the perils that artificial intelligence poses to humankind.
“Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war,” the statement said.
Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, and Geoffrey Hinton, a computer scientist known as the godfather of artificial intelligence, were among the hundreds of leading figures who signed the statement, which was posted on the Center for AI Safety’s website.
Worries about artificial intelligence systems outsmarting humans and running wild have intensified with the rise of a new generation of highly capable AI chatbots such as ChatGPT. It has sent countries around the world scrambling to come up with regulations for the developing technology, with the European Union blazing the trail with its AI Act expected to be approved later this year.
The latest warning was intentionally succinct — just a single sentence — to encompass a broad coalition of scientists who might not agree on the most likely risks or the best solutions to prevent them, said Dan Hendrycks, executive director of the San Francisco-based nonprofit Center for AI Safety, which organized the move.
“There’s a variety of people from all top universities in various different fields who are concerned by this and think that this is a global priority,” Hendrycks said. “So we had to get people to sort of come out of the closet, so to speak, on this issue because many were sort of silently speaking among each other.”
More than 1,000 researchers and technologists, including Elon Musk, had signed a much longer letter earlier this year calling for a six-month pause on AI development, saying it poses “profound risks to society and humanity.”
That letter was a response to OpenAI’s release of a new AI model, GPT-4, but leaders at OpenAI, its partner Microsoft and rival Google didn’t sign on and rejected the call for a voluntary industry pause.
By contrast, the latest statement was endorsed by Microsoft’s chief technology and science officers, as well as Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI research lab DeepMind, and two Google executives who lead its AI policy efforts. The statement doesn’t propose specific remedies but some, including Altman, have proposed an international regulator along the lines of the U.N. nuclear agency.
Some critics have complained that dire warnings about existential risks voiced by makers of AI have contributed to hyping up the capabilities of their products and distracting from calls for more immediate regulations to rein in their real-world problems.
Hendrycks said there’s no reason why society can’t manage the “urgent, ongoing harms” of products that generate new text or images, while also starting to address the “potential catastrophes around the corner.”
He compared it to nuclear scientists in the 1930s warning people to be careful even though “we haven’t quite developed the bomb yet.”
“Nobody is saying that GPT-4 or ChatGPT today is causing these sorts of concerns,” Hendrycks said. “We’re trying to address these risks before they happen rather than try and address catastrophes after the fact.”
The letter also was signed by experts in nuclear science, pandemics and climate change. Among the signatories is the writer Bill McKibben, who sounded the alarm on global warming in his 1989 book “The End of Nature” and warned about AI and companion technologies two decades ago in another book.
“Given our failure to heed the early warnings about climate change 35 years ago, it feels to me as if it would be smart to actually think this one through before it’s all a done deal,” he said by email Tuesday.
An academic who helped push for the letter said he used to be mocked for his concerns about AI existential risk, even as rapid advancements in machine-learning research over the past decade have exceeded many people’s expectations.
David Krueger, an assistant computer science professor at the University of Cambridge, said some of the hesitation in speaking out is that scientists don’t want to be seen as suggesting AI “consciousness or AI doing something magic,” but he said AI systems don’t need to be self-aware or setting their own goals to pose a threat to humanity.
“I’m not wedded to some particular kind of risk. I think there’s a lot of different ways for things to go badly,” Krueger said. “But I think the one that is historically the most controversial is risk of extinction, specifically by AI systems that get out of control.”
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O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. AP Business Writers Frank Bajak in Boston and Kelvin Chan in London contributed. | 2023-05-31T04:29:13+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/business/ap-artificial-intelligence-raises-risk-of-extinction-experts-say-in-new-warning/ |
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One of the Senate's leading conservatives is also considered a vulnerable senator in next year's elections. Republican Rick Santorum has chosen this moment to publish a book, attacking what he calls the bigs: big government, big media, big entertainment, big universities. The book is called "It Takes a Family," which plays off Hillary Clinton's book title, "It Takes a Village." Santorum says he's critiquing the ideology of the left, and he also questions some conservatives.
Senator RICK SANTORUM ("It Takes a Family"): They have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do. Government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulation low and that we shouldn't get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn't get involved in cultural issues, you know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world, and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can't go it alone, that there is no such society that I'm aware of where we've had radical individualism and that it succeeds as a culture.
INSKEEP: You mentioned earlier a list of what you call bigs, opponents in a sense of what you stand for: big government, big labor. I want to ask about one item on the...
Sen. SANTORUM: Big business.
INSKEEP: That's the one I want to ask about. Why big business?
Sen. SANTORUM: You know, one of the things that I realize is that if you look at big business, I mean, they--and what they fund and what they do, they don't really--they don't fund the small non-profit community-based organizations that really are out there on the front lines helping people. They fund the big philanthropies. They're safe. But they're also, by and large, not family-friendly, they're not faith-friendly. Candidly, I believe most corporations actually don't mind big government.
INSKEEP: In the most recent rating that I could find, the Chamber of Commerce rating of different senators, you voted with the Chamber of Commerce 94 percent of the time.
Sen. SANTORUM: Yeah. And I do vote with--on a pro-economic growth agenda, and that's pretty much what the Chamber of Commerce votes on. I'm talking about their behaviors with respect to the culture.
INSKEEP: Center for Responsive Politics said that you received $2.4 million or so from political action committees, from various businesses. Is there a contradiction there?
Sen. SANTORUM: No. I think I can be critical of people who support me. I mean, you know, I'm not saying that big business is bad anymore than I'm saying that government is bad. I'm saying that there are problems with the way they interact, and the areas that I've detailed are the areas that I have problems with.
INSKEEP: I guess the fundamental question there is, is there a tension in the Republican coalition, that's been very successful in recent years, that needs to be resolved in some way between the business wing and the wing that you represent?
Sen. SANTORUM: Well, I mean, I would suggest that the business wing is not as tuned in or do they care? And some would argue that the shareholders don't want them to care about where society is going, where the culture is going, where the family is going. If you look at the big entertainment industry and their pursuit of the bottom line profits in exchange for producing content and distributing that content and marketing that content to inappropriate audiences, that's a problem for me.
INSKEEP: I want to ask about a couple of other items here. President Bush in the last several days has said that he believes intelligent design, the idea that there is a creator behind the work of the world that we see, that intelligent design should be taught in schools. What do you think of that?
Sen. SANTORUM: I think I would probably tailor that a little more than what the president has suggested, that I'm not comfortable with intelligent design being taught in the science classroom. What we should be teaching are the problems and holes and I think there are legitimate problems and holes in the theory of evolution. And what we need to do is to present those fairly from a scientific point of view. And we should lay out areas in which the evidence supports evolution and the areas in the evidence that does not.
INSKEEP: Why do what you see as holes in the theory of evolution, and there are scientists who will hear on our air that will disagree with the idea that there really are that many holes...
Sen. SANTORUM: Sure.
INSKEEP: ...but...
Sen. SANTORUM: I just think they're wrong.
INSKEEP: ...why does that particular item of the academic curriculum concern you as a United States senator?
Sen. SANTORUM: It has huge...
INSKEEP: Why would those holes matter to you?
Sen. SANTORUM: ...consequences for society and it's where we come from. Does man have a purpose? Is there a purpose for our lives? Or are we just simply, you know, the result of chance. If we're the result of chance, if we're simply a mistake of nature, then that puts a different moral demand on us. In fact, it doesn't put a moral demand on us that if, in fact, we are a creation of a being that has moral demands.
INSKEEP: In your book, you give that list of bigs, groups that you think have too much power. You also have a list of littles--the family. You also name the church as an organization that seems to be under too much pressure today. Isn't your public career an example of the fact that the church has profound influence in the United States and that religion has profound influence in the United States in it's accorded respect? You're in the United States Senate. You're the third-ranking senator and you're by no means the highest-ranking Christian in the government.
Sen. SANTORUM: Well, no one's saying that people of faith have not been allowed in the public square. All I'm saying is that people of faith when they speak in the public square get hammered for speaking that way in the public square. I'm always told that what I say is controversial. Why is it controversial? Because I speak from a tradition that has now fallen out of favor with the dominant media in this country. And so when I say things like marriage should be between one man and one woman, I'm called a bigot.
INSKEEP: You have become so much more powerful than your critics that I wonder how you can continue to feel oppressed. You're laughing.
Sen. SANTORUM: I'm not. No one's...
INSKEEP: You think that you are oppressed here.
Sen. SANTORUM: No, I'm not feeling oppressed at all. I feel very blessed to be in the position I'm in. All I'm suggesting is is that if you look at some of the things just that I have been called in recent days, you know, whacked out, nut case, weird, on drugs, sanctimonious, hypocritical, idiot, stupid--I mean, these are things...
INSKEEP: Are you reading from a list there?
Sen. SANTORUM: I'm reading from a list of what...
INSKEEP: What--on your personal data thing.
Sen. SANTORUM: Right, on my BlackBerry, of things just in the last week I've been called for saying some of these, quote, "controversial things" like parents should spend more time at home with their kids. The education system should be parent-centered and that should be serving the needs of parents, not the needs of the institution, controversial things that say life begins at conception and we should honor and respect life at all stages.
INSKEEP: In the coming weeks, the US Senate will be considering the nomination of John Roberts to the US Supreme Court, President Bush's first pick. What do you want to hear from John Roberts when he speaks to the Senate?
Sen. SANTORUM: What I want to hear is a judge who understands their place as a judge, and that is that they are not the person who runs the United States government, that they are there to arbitrate disputes. I have a quote in here. Thomas Jefferson said in 1821, quote, "The germ of destruction of our nation is in the power of the judiciary." This is how I view what's going on in the courts today. Quietly, silently, they've become the final arbiter of everything.
INSKEEP: When the newest Supreme Court justice considers a case in Roe vs. Wade, which seems entirely likely, how should that justice regard the past 32 years of precedents which have found in favor of a right to life?
Sen. SANTORUM: And my feeling is that the judge has a responsibility to the Constitution first, precedent second. Precedent is one factor. It is not the only factor. If it was the only factor, then, you know, we wouldn't have had Roe vs. Wade. We wouldn't have had Griswold. We wouldn't have had Lawrence. We wouldn't have had all these cases which the left love. They love it when we overturn precedent, and then once their precedent is established, don't overturn it. We need to decide them according to the Constitution, not necessarily just precedent.
INSKEEP: Rick Santorum is a United States senator from Pennsylvania and the author of "It Takes a Family."
Senator, thanks very much.
Sen. SANTORUM: Thank you.
INSKEEP: This is NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR. | 2022-05-27T11:15:13+00:00 | nprillinois.org | https://www.nprillinois.org/2005-08-03/rick-santorum-it-takes-a-family |
RUSTON, La. (KTVE/KARD) — On March 15, 2023, officials of the City of Ruston confirmed that the arrival of Buc-ee’s in Ruston, La has been delayed due to a traffic study that the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has to conduct. According to reports, the study will push the opening of Buc-ee’s to the middle of 2025.
The City of Ruston will not receive approval from the state legislation for the service road until July 1, 2023. | 2023-03-17T01:43:30+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/state-news/buc-ees-arrival-in-ruston-has-been-delayed-officials-say/ |
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Zoo shut down Friday after a clouded leopard was discovered missing, setting off a daylong search and criminal investigation after police say they found evidence that the fence of the small cat's habitat had been “intentionally" cut.
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The search for the cat named Nova, who zoo officials said weighs about 20-25 pounds (9-11 kilograms) and does not pose a threat to humans, closed Texas' largest zoo to visitors as the animal remained missing since the morning discovery.
As the search dragged on, officials appeared more open to the possibility that Nova may no longer be on the grounds of the 100-acre (40-hectare) zoo.
Clouded leopards are considered a vulnerable species and one of “conservation concern," said Harrison Edell, executive vice president of animal care and conservation at the Dallas Zoo.
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Police and zoo officials said they have reviewed surveillance footage but would not say what it showed or whether there were potential suspects.
“It is our belief that this was an intentional act,” Dallas Police Sgt. Warren Mitchell said. “We have started a criminal investigation.”
Mitchell said Dallas police at first dispatched SWAT officers to the zoo, not understanding the size of a clouded leopard. Police drones have helped search the zoo grounds, including trees, which Edell said clouded leopards like to climb.
The zoo tweeted that the missing cat, named Nova, was a “serious situation,” but officials said the animal posed no danger.
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“We're hoping it's still here somewhere,” Mitchell said.
Another clouded leopard at the zoo, Nova's sister, was still in its habitat. Edell said they believe Nova is likely to stay close to home despite leaving her enclosure.
Animals have escaped enclosures from the Dallas Zoo before. Most notably was in 2004, when a 340-pound (154-kilogram) gorilla named Jabari jumped over a wall and went on a 40-minute rampage that injured three people before police shot and killed the animal. | 2023-01-13T23:59:46+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/living/article/Police-join-search-for-missing-clouded-leopard-at-17716287.php |
SWB GAME REPORT
RailRiders 7, Durham 6
RailRiders Durham
ab r h bi ab r h bi
Volpe ss 3 2 1 0 Edwards 3b 5 0 1 1
Perkins rf 3 2 1 0 Franco ss 5 2 3 0
Rortvedt dh 4 0 1 1 Haley pr 0 0 0 0
Breaux c 5 0 0 0 Mstrbuoni cf 4 1 1 1
Evans 1b 5 0 1 2 Lowe rf 4 0 2 2
Alvarez 3b 5 1 2 0 Raley dh 4 0 0 1
Wade cf 4 1 1 0 Pinto c 4 1 1 0
LaMarre lf 3 1 1 1 Gray 1b 4 0 0 0
Owings 2b 4 0 1 1 Cardenas lf 4 1 1 1
Williams 2b 2 1 1 0
Totals 36 7 9 5 Totals 36 6 10 6
RailRiders 002 000 212 — 7
Durham 110 030 001 — 6
LOB: RailRiders 9, Durham 6. 2B: Volpe (2), Franco (2), Pinto (20), Edwards (14), Lowe (21). HR: Cardenas (13). SB: Volpe (2), Haley (16). E: LaMarre (2), Cardenas 2 (4), Pinto (10).
RailRiders IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez 4.1 7 4 4 1 3
Bristo .2 1 1 1 1 0
Britton 1 0 0 0 1 1
Rodriguez, W (3-1) 2 0 0 0 0 2
Mujica, S, 3 1 2 1 1 0 2
Durham IP H R ER BB SO
Glasnow 1 0 0 0 1 2
Criswell 4 3 2 2 1 2
Moats 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ogando .2 1 2 2 1 0
Anderson 1 3 1 1 1 1
Knight, L (3-4) 1.1 2 2 2 2 1
WP: Criswell, Anderson. HBP: Wade (by Ogando). Umpires: HP: Jones, 1B: Matsuda, 3B: Kennedy. T: 3:09 (:19 delay). A: 3,477.
How they scored
Durham first: Chi Chi Gonzalez pitching. Xavier Edwards grounds out. Wander Franco doubles, advances to third on left fielder Ryan LaMarre’s throwing error. Miles Mastrobuoni singles, Franco scores. Durham 1, RailRiders 0.
Durham second: Rene Pinto doubles. Tristan Gray strikes out. Ruben Cardenas flies out. Alika Williams walks. Zavier Edwards doubles, Pinto scores, Williams to third. Durham 2, RailRiders 0.
RailRiders third: Cooper Criswell pitching. Chris Owings grounds out. Anthony Volpe doubles. Blake Perkins walks. Ben Rortvedt singles, Volpe scores, Perkins to third on throw, Rortvedt to second on throwing error by center fielder Mastrobuoni. Wild pitch by Criswell, Perkins scores, Rortvedt to third. Durham 2, RailRiders 2.
Durham fifth: Alika Williams singles. Xavier Edwards pops out. Wander Franco singles, Williams to second. Braden Bristo relieves Chi Chi Gonzalez. Miles Mastrobuoni walks, Williams to third, Franco to second. Josh Lowe doubles, Williams and Franco score, Mastrobuoni to third. Luke Raley grounds out, Mastrobuoni scores. Durham 5, RailRiders 2.
RailRiders seventh: Cristofer Ogando pitching. Armando Alvarez lines out. Tyler Wade hit by pitch. Ryan LaMarre walks. Chris Owings singles, Wade scores, LaMarre to second. Anthony Volpe flies out, LaMarre to third. Nick Anderson relieves Ogando. Blake Perkins walks, Owings to second. Ben Rortvedt batting, wild pitch scores LaMarre, Owings to third, Perkins to second. Durham 5, RailRiders 4.
RailRiders eighth: Josh Breaux strikes out. Phillip Evans grounds out. Armando Alvarez singles. Tyler Wade singles, Alvarez to second. Ryan LaMarre singles, Alvarez scores, Wade to third. Durham 5, RailRiders 5.
RailRiders ninth: Anthony Volpe walks and takes second on throwing error by catcher Rene Pinto. Blake Perkins singles, Volpe to third. Ben Rortvedt walks, Perkins to second. Josh Breaux strikes out. Phillip Evans singles, Volpe and Perkins score. RailRiders 7, Durham 5.
Durham ninth: Jose Mujica pitching. Ruben Cardenas homers. RailRiders 7, Durham 6.
Off the rails
n With New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson leaving the team for paternity leave, an alrerady-depleted RailRiders lineup saw Deivi García head to New York to join the parent club. Miguel Andújar already had been recalled to serve as the 29th man for Wednesday’s doubleheader against Minnesota.
n Zack Britton’s first appearance with the RailRiders was a mixed bag. Britton, whose rehab assignment was transferred from Low-A Tampa, came on to pitch the bottom of the sixth and faced four hitters, walking one. However, got some help from Durham. The left-handed Yankees reliever threw 15 pitches, just six of them for strikes. Britton underwent surgery to reconstruct the UCL in his left elbow and remove a bone chip almost exactly one year ago and last appeared in the majors August 19, 2021.
Next game
SWB RailRiders vs. Durham Bulls, Thursday, 6:35 p.m., Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Pitching probables:
RailRiders RHP Mitch Spence (1-2, 4.15) vs. Durham LHP Josh Fleming (8-2, 3.19).
International League
East W L Pct. GB
Durham (Tampa Bay) 74 57 .565 —
SWB (Yankees) 70 60 .538 3½
Jacksonville (Miami) 69 61 .531 4½
Lehigh Valley (Phila.) 69 61 .531 4½
Worcester (Boston) 68 62 .523 5½
Buffalo (Toronto) 67 62 .519 6
Norfolk (Baltimore) 62 68 .477 11½
Rochester (Wash.) 58 73 .443 16
Syracuse (Mets) 53 78 .405 21
Charlotte (White Sox) 52 79 .397 22
West W L Pct. GB
Nashville (Milwaukee) 79 51 .608 —
Columbus (Cleveland) 75 54 .581 3½
Toledo (Detroit) 70 60 .538 9
Indianapolis (Pitt.) 68 62 .523 11
Memphis (St. Louis) 65 65 .500 14
St. Paul (Minnesota) 65 65 .500 14
Omaha (Kansas City) 63 68 481 16½
Gwinnett (Atlanta) 61 68 473 17½
Iowa (Chicago Cubs) 61 70 .466 18½
Louisville (Cincinnati) 53 78 .405 26½
Tuesday’s Games
Gwinnett at Buffalo, ppd.
St. Paul 2, Toledo 1, 1st game
St. Paul 1, Toledo 0, 2nd game
Rochester 3, Syracuse 2
Louisville 6, Columbus 5
Charlotte 4, Nashville 0
Iowa 6, Jacksonville 2
Omaha 8, Indianapolis 7
Memphis 12, Norfolk 0
Wednesday’s Games
Omaha 5, Indianapolis 4, 9 innings
Indianapolis 4, Omaha 3
Norfolk 1, Memphis 0, 8 inn.
Norfolk at Memphis, susp.
Buffalo 10, Gwinnett 7
St. Paul 10, Toledo 6
Rochester 15, Syracuse 8
Columbus 10, Louisville 1
RailRiders 7, Durham 6
Charlotte 9, Nashville 8
Worcester 3, Lehigh Valley 1
Iowa 3, Jacksonville 1
Thursday’s Games
Gwinnett at Buffalo, 6:05 p.m.
Worcester at Lehigh Valley, 2, 5 p.m.
St. Paul at Toledo, 6:35 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.
Columbus at Louisville, 6:35 p.m.
RailRiders at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Nashville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m.
Iowa at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Omaha, 7:35 p.m.
Norfolk at Memphis, 2, TBD
Friday’s Games
Gwinnett at Buffalo, 2, 5:30 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 6:35 p.m.
RailRiders at Durham, 6:35 p.m.
Nashville at Charlotte, 7:04 p.m.
St. Paul at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
Columbus at Louisville, 7:05 p.m.
Worcester at Lehigh Valley, 7:05 p.m.
Iowa at Jacksonville, 7:05 p.m.
Indianapolis at Omaha, 7:35 p.m.
Norfolk at Memphis, 8:05 p.m. | 2022-09-08T05:47:04+00:00 | thetimes-tribune.com | https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/game-report-railriders-7-durham-6/article_e5cb8b46-039f-5e77-bf78-e3b358777d9b.html |
Alaska families to hold more than 50 events during the thirteenth annual celebration of school choice
JUNEAU, Alaska, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gov. Mike Dunleavy has officially declared Jan. 22-Jan. 28 to be School Choice Week in Alaska. His proclamation follows a year of school choice expansions across the country, and recognises the role that quality education plays on the future of Alaskan kids.
Gov. Dunleavy's proclamation highlights the importance of effective education as a key component in preparing children for their future. It also recognizes the contributions and hard work of educators in providing support for the academic success of all Alaskan children.
"School Choice Week in Alaska" is timed to coincide with National School Choice Week, a weeklong national celebration of K-12 education that takes place during the last week of January. The full text of the proclamation can be found on the School Choice Week website at schoolchoiceweek.com/proclamations-2023.
For the Week, parents, schools, and other organizers have planned more than 50 activities across the state of Alaska from in-school activities to a rally in Anchorage, all of which aim to spark conversations about the opportunities parents have, or want to have, for their children's education.
More than 25,000 events have been independently planned for the week nationwide, raising awareness about school choices of every type.
"With the support of Gov. Dunleavy's proclamation, this year we want to empower parents and kids with advice, strategies, and guidance about the K-12 system in National School Choice Week," said Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. "Alaska parents have expressed the desire of having a better understanding of the K-12 school system, we hope the Week spreads encouragement and clear resources for families to know the options they have."
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and homeschooling. Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities. The Week is a project of the nonpartisan, nonpolitical National School Choice Awareness Foundation.
For more information, visit schoolchoiceweek.com/alaska
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BUFFALO, N.Y. — FeedMore of Western New York held its annual Sweet Expectations fundraiser Tuesday night.
Money raised from the event helps serve thousands of people who rely on FeedMore's food bank and home-delivered meal services.
Organizers say the fundraiser is critical to continue programs for the community.
The event was rescheduled from its original date in May after the mass shooting at Tops.
"Those community members that we lost and so many community members who rely on FeedMore is why we are so delighted to have you here helping us raise money for this cause," Tara Ellis, President, and CEO of FeedMore said.
"This event is a wonderful opportunity to fund all of our critical feeding programs whether it's our emergency response efforts that we're engaged in right now in east Buffalo, as well as the ongoing feeding programs that we operate each and every day throughout our service area," Catherine Shick, FeedMore's Public Relations Manager, said.
2 On Your Side's Patrick Hammer was one of the emcees tonight.
Last year FeedMore of Western New York provided more than 12 million meals to people in our community.
RELATED: | 2022-06-15T03:50:22+00:00 | wgrz.com | https://www.wgrz.com/article/news/local/feedmore-holds-sweet-expectations-annual-fundraiser-help-money-food-community/71-bd20f4a8-29f2-4e08-b759-3fa37327dfd7 |
The National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) proudly announces Jessica Brooks-Woods as its incoming CEO and celebrates the remarkable tenure and service of outgoing CEO Janet Trautwein during the Annual Convention held in New Orleans, LA.
WASHINGTON, June 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following an extensive national search, Jessica Brooks-Woods, MPM, PHR, has been appointed as the incoming CEO of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals (NABIP), assuming her role on September 1, 2023. In her capacity as CEO, Jessica will provide strategic guidance and leadership to a 30-member staff in Washington, DC, as well as oversee the representation of over 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants, and benefits professionals through 200 state and local chapters.
With a wealth of experience as a business leader, health equity advocate, and benefits expert, Jessica Brooks-Woods is well-positioned to drive NABIP's mission forward. "Jessica Brooks-Woods brings nearly twenty years of experience not only as a business leader but as a health equity advocate and benefits expert to NABIP," said NABIP President Eric Kohlsdorf. "The Board looks forward to working with Jessica as the association continues to shape the future of healthcare."
Jessica Brooks-Woods founded Executive Action and Response Network (EARN) and EARN Staffing Solutions, a full-service DE&I-centered consulting and talent placement firm that played a crucial role in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within the business community. Her previous role as President and CEO of the Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) from 2013-2022 showcased her exceptional leadership, where she redefined and advanced healthcare value, access, equity, and quality on behalf of employers. Under her stewardship, PBGH consistently achieved financial gains, delivering millions of dollars in annual savings to both employers and employees.
Jessica earned her master's degree in public management from Carnegie Mellon University and serves on various boards, including the Board of Governors for the University of Pittsburgh Institute of Entrepreneurial Excellence. Her extensive industry expertise and unwavering dedication to healthcare led to her appointment as a board member of the Pennsylvania Health Insurance Exchange.
Outgoing CEO Janet Trautwein's decision to step down and pursue new opportunities was met with gratitude from the NABIP Board of Trustees, who recognized her exceptional 26 years of service and leadership within the organization. NABIP Past President Kelly Fristoe expressed his appreciation, stating, "Janet has led NABIP through a remarkable transformation. Her deep health expertise, fierce advocacy, and longtime commitment to the profession will be missed."
"The association's Trustees, staff, and members are excited to welcome Jessica as the new CEO in September," said Trautwein. "I have thoroughly enjoyed working with our staff and members for the last 26 years, and I am excited to see Jessica build upon our work, leveraging her industry and DE&I expertise, as she leads the premier association for health insurance and employee benefits professionals."
"I'm honored and thrilled to join NABIP as its incoming CEO. With our shared commitment to high-quality, affordable healthcare, I am excited to collaborate closely with the talented staff, dedicated members, and esteemed Board of Trustees. Together, we will make a significant impact, enhancing the lives of millions across the nation," said Brooks-Woods.
The announcement coincides with NABIP's Annual Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, where members met Brooks-Woods and celebrated Trautwein's tenure and service to the association.
About the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals
NABIP is the preeminent organization for health insurance and employee benefits professionals, working diligently to ensure all Americans have access to high-quality, affordable healthcare and related benefits. NABIP represents and provides professional development opportunities for more than 100,000 licensed health insurance agents, brokers, general agents, consultants, and benefit professionals through more than 200 chapters across America.
Press Contact:
Kelly Loussedes, SVP Public Relations
Phone: (202) 595-3074
Email: kloussedes@nabip.org
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SOURCE National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals | 2023-06-27T18:16:11+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2023/06/27/nabip-names-jessica-brooks-woods-incoming-ceo/ |
PARIS (AP) — The death toll from Sunday’s avalanche in the French Alps rose to six, including two mountain guides, local authorities said Monday.
The prosecutor’s office in Bonneville, in the Haute-Savoie region, said the body of a sixth person was found after searches resumed on Monday morning.
The prefecture of Haute-Savoie said one person was sent to the hospital with minor injuries. Eight other people were found unharmed.
No details have been provided on the identity of the victims.
The avalanche on Sunday rolled down the Armancette glacier in Contamines-Montjoie, in the Haute-Savoie region, some 30 kilometers (almost 20 miles) southwest of Chamonix.
The Alps are a prime vacation spot over France’s Easter long weekend. The local France-Bleu radio station put the size of the avalanche at 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) long and 100 meters (328 feet) wide.
National weather agency Meteo France had not issued a specific avalanche warning for Sunday, assessing the risk as “limited.” | 2023-04-11T06:30:40+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/international/ap-international/avalanche-kills-6-including-mountain-guides-in-french-alps/ |
COLUMBIA — In addition to enshrining eight legends, the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame will honor Hootie & the Blowfish for staging their annual Monday After the Masters Golf Pro-Am.
The band will be recognized with the prestigious Willie Jeffries Ambassador for Sports Award as part of the 61st annual South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Banquet on May 15 at the Columbia Convention Center.
Monday After the Masters is an annual celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament hosted by Hootie & the Blowfish in Myrtle Beach each Monday following the Masters Golf Tournament in April. The event has raised millions of dollars for children’s educational programs and the South Carolina junior golf program.
Members of the band include native Charlestonian Darius Rucker and Palmetto State favorites Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim Sonefeld.
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“The Jeffries Award is one of our premier honors and we’re thrilled to present it to Hootie & the Blowfish,” said Executive Director Andy Solomon. “The band, through their decades of generosity and through the sport of golf, has demonstrated to be the epitome of what this award and its namesake reflect.
“The band, like the others whom we’ll also honor that night, has done so much for so many for so long and their recognition is due,” Solomon added.
The Hall of Fame's Class of 2023
Being enshrined in the hall of fame this year from the University of South Carolina include men’s soccer coach Mark Berson, wide receiver Robert Brooks of Greenwood and track & field standout Dawn Ellerbe while Clemson University will be represented by quarterback Woody Dantzler of Orangeburg and golf coach Larry Penley. Columbia’s Jermaine O’Neal, who left for the NBA after playing at Eau Claire High School and Joe Hamilton of Alvin and Macedonia High, who starred as Georgia Tech’s quarterback. Charles “Chino” Smith of Antioch in Darlington County will be enshrined posthumously for his outstanding play in the Negro Leagues. | 2023-02-08T20:44:31+00:00 | thetandd.com | https://thetandd.com/sports/hootie-the-blowfish-to-be-honored-with-willie-jeffries-award/article_91506e4f-5614-560a-a0b5-db31531c59ce.html |
STATESVILLE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Along with the Daytona 500 this Sunday, three other racing series are competing at Daytona International Speedway leading up to The Great American Race.
A small Statesville team hopes to have better luck this year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race one day before the Daytona 500.
The work inside the Jordan Anderson Racing–Bommarito Autosport shop in Statesville has been non-stop since November.
“We actually started working on all our speedway stuff before the season even ended,” Anderson said.
The goal is always to bring your best car to every race, but there is added pressure for perfection when you’re talking about a race at Daytona.
“There is so much love and history and respect for that place. Any kid that grows up in racing, Daytona is that pinnacle of one you wanna win one day,” said Anderson.
This year Jordan Anderson has a better chance of winning as a team owner. You could call it a two-horse race, with two cars he owns competing in the Xfinity Series 300-mile race on Saturday evening.
The crew back at the shop in North Carolina prepared four cars for Daytona. Two of the cars will serve as backups.
“As a small team, we wanna be prepared for anything and everything that can happen,” said Anderson.
Anderson knows all too well what can happen in an instant at Daytona. One year ago, Anderson’s car and driver, Myatt Snider, were in 5th place on the final lap of the Xfinity Series race. The car went sideways and suddenly went airborne, half a lap from the finish line. The car was torn apart by the safety fence.
“It was just not a good feeling when it came back. The car was on one rollback, and the rear clip was on the other rollback, and they came back separately. I think we saved Myatt’s seat and some wiring, and that was it. Everything else was trash,” said Anderson.
The damaged car lost a lot of money, but more importantly, the driver was ok.
This year Anderson has an entire shop of cars ready to go, just in case. A far cry from just five years ago when Anderson had only one race vehicle, a truck he drove in the Craftsman Truck Series.
“I come in here at night, and I turn all the lights off, and I see all the cars in here, and I think, ‘Wow this is happening. This is coming together,’” said Anderson.
Anderson says NASCAR took the damaged car involved in the crash last year and kept it for about two weeks to ensure all the safety mechanisms worked.
The car is now on the property of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who added it to his “racecar graveyard.” | 2023-02-15T15:38:09+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/sports/small-nascar-team-coming-back-strong-following-daytona-crash-one-year-ago/ |
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, a new meteor shower could be visible across North America Monday night and early Tuesday morning.
It's called the tau Herculid Shower, and its forecasted to peak at night on Memorial Day. However, NASA calls it an "all or nothing" event.
"If it makes it to us this year, the debris from SW3 will strike Earth’s atmosphere very slowly, traveling at just 10 miles per second – which means much fainter meteors than those belonging to the eta Aquariids," Bill Cooke said, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office "But North American stargazers are taking particular note this year because the tau Herculid radiant will be high in the night sky at the forecast peak time. Even better, the Moon is new, so there will be no moonlight to wash out the faint meteors."
The eta Aquarrids shower, which took place earlier in the month, is caused by the annual encounter with debris from Halley's comet.
According to NASA, late Monday night and early Tuesday, the Earth will pass through the debris trails of a broken comet called SW3. The comet, which broke into large fragments back in 1995, won’t reach this point in its orbit until August.
However, if the fragments from were ejected with speeds greater than twice the normal speeds—fast enough to reach Earth—a meteor shower might occur.
"If the debris from SW3 was traveling more than 220 miles per hour when it separated from the comet, we might see a nice meteor shower," Cooke said.
Local
The peak time to watch will be around midnight, Central Standard Time, NASA says. | 2022-05-30T20:23:06+00:00 | nbcchicago.com | https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/a-new-meteor-shower-may-be-visible-overhead-monday-night-heres-what-it-is-and-when-to-watch/2845488/ |
A growing majority of Americans support legal abortion in at least the early months of pregnancy, but the public has become more politically divided on the issue, according to a new Gallup poll.
The data, released days before the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision that overturned decades of precedent, suggests continued growth in public support for abortion rights. It comes at a time when many states are implementing new restrictions, which often include only limited exceptions for medical emergencies.
A year after Dobbs, 61% of respondents said overturning Roe was a "bad thing," while 38% said it was a "good thing."
Lydia Saad, Gallup's director of U.S. social research, says overall, the data suggests that Dobbs "galvanized people who were already supportive of abortion rights. ...We've seen an increase in Democrats identifying as pro-choice, supporting abortion rights at every stage. It's really a very defensive posture, protecting abortion rights in the face of what they view as this assault."
Long-term data from Gallup indicates growing support for abortion rights: 13% of survey respondents said abortion should be illegal in "all circumstances," down from 22% when the question was first asked in 1975. In this year's survey, 34% said abortion should be legal "under any circumstances," up from 21% that first year.
For decades, a slight majority of the American public – 51% this year and 54% in 1975 – has made up a middle group which says that abortion should be legal "only under certain circumstances."
Support for legal abortion wanes as a pregnancy progresses, but the survey found record-high support for abortion access in the first trimester, at 69%.
Saad said she believes that reflects growing dissatisfaction with laws in some states that restrict abortions around six weeks of pregnancy or earlier.
"We've crossed a line where having abortion not legal, even up to the point of viability ... is just a step too far for most Americans," Saad said.
The poll also found a deepening partisan divide on the issue of abortion; 60% of Democrats said it should be "legal under any circumstances," up dramatically from 39% as recently as 2019. Just 8% of Republicans, meanwhile, say the procedure should be legal in all circumstances, a number that has been on a long-term downward trajectory.
Gallup also is releasing data that suggests strong and growing support for legal access to the abortion pill mifepristone, which is at the center of a federal court case filed by anti-abortion-rights groups seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration approval of the pill.
The survey found that 63% of Americans believe the pill should be available with a prescription. According to Gallup, after the FDA approved a two-drug protocol involving mifepristone in 2000, 50% of Americans said they supported that decision.
The survey was conducted from May 1-24 among 1,011 adults as part of Gallup's Values and Beliefs poll.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-06-14T22:15:38+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/npr-top-stories/2023-06-14/nearly-a-year-later-most-americans-oppose-supreme-courts-decision-overturning-roe |
Americans are falling further into debt.
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, household debt reached a record $17.05 trillion in the first quarter of 2023.
The bank's report notes that the figure is now $2.9 trillion higher than at the end of 2019, prior to the pandemic.
Americans carry most of their debt in mortgages. In the first quarter of 2023, they had more than $12 trillion in mortgage debt.
Student loans were the second-leading contributor to debt in the first three months of the year. Americans are carrying $1.6 trillion in student loan debt, according to the report.
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Auto loans were just behind student loans, with $1.56 million worth of debt.
While not in the top three, credit card debt appears to be an increasing issue. In the first quarter of 2023, it grew by $145 billion, second only to the amount by which mortgage debt grew. Another concerning issue with credit card debt is the delinquency rate. According to the report, more than 4.5% of credit card bills were at least 90 days past due in the first quarter of the year. That's more than in any other category.
People were less likely to fall behind on their mortgage or home equity line of credit to begin 2023.
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Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-05-16T19:40:01+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/american-household-debt-reaches-17-trillion-for-first-time |
Lizzo changed new song lyric after backlash
Lizzo announced she has edited one of her songs after complaints from some in the disabled community.
"It's been brought to my attention that there is a harmful word in my new song "GRRRLS," the singer wrote in a statement posted on her verified Instagram account on Monday.
"Let me make one thing clear: I never want to promote derogatory language," she continued. "As a fat black woman in America, I've had many hateful words used against me so I understand the power words can have (whether intentionally or in my case unintentionally). I'm proud to say there's a new version of GRRRLS with a lyric change."
The song contained the word "spaz," which drew complaints that it is a slur against those who are disabled.
"Hey @lizzo my disability Cerebral Palsy is literally classified as Spastic Diplegia (where spasticity refers to unending painful tightness in my legs) your new song makes me pretty angry + sad," one person tweeted. "'Spaz' doesn't mean freaked out or crazy. It's an ableist slur. It's 2022. Do better."
That same Twitter user later thanked Lizzo after the Grammy winner announced she was changing the lyric, calling Lizzo "a real true ally."
Lizzo also seemed appreciative of the heads up.
"This is the result of me listening and taking action," she ended her statement. "As an influential artist I'm dedicated to being part of the change I've been waiting to see in the world." | 2022-06-14T17:31:03+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/lizzo-changed-song-lyric-after-backlash/40288121 |
Which HP touch-screen laptop is best?
For many users, a laptop needs to offer versatility and accessibility, catering to those who use a machine for work or entertainment. A touch-screen laptop combines power and accessibility, serving users who enjoy streaming, browsing, collaborating, gaming and even working.
One of the computer industry leaders, HP features a range of touch-screen laptops for a variety of purposes. The Elitebook 850 G8 is HP’s latest top option, although it best serves business uses. Power, size and how and where you use your laptop will all influence finding the best HP touch-screen model available.
What to know before you buy an HP touch-screen laptop
Who will benefit from a touch-screen laptop?
Some users will benefit more than others from touch-screen laptops. Those who have a set workstation or desk at home may not find the versatility of a touch-screen laptop useful. On the other hand, for those who may enjoy browsing and enjoying content from the bed, couch or on the move, a touch-screen laptop offers immense convenience.
They are ideal for shopping online, watching content or playing games. Concerning work, those in design or other creative fields or anyone in a situation where they may need to collaborate and work with others will find a touch screen to make such tasks more efficient and precise. For more information on what else HP can offer, check out the buying guide at BestReviews.
Operating system
Most HP touch-screen laptops feature Windows 10, a popular and trusted operating system that typically comes with trials for security software as well as Microsoft Office. However, for those on a budget, or anyone who enjoys Google products, HP also offers a handful of touch-screen Chromebooks. Using Google OS, Chromebooks require a regular internet connection since most programs are online. These tend to be inexpensive, lightweight and low on storage.
Size
HP touch-screen laptops range in size from around 10 inches up to 17 inches; size is measured from one diagonal to the other. The size will influence weight and portability — smaller options are easier to wield and take with you on the go, but it limits the field of view and interaction.
Consider how you’ll use the laptop and what other devices you may have. For example, if you have a sizable monitor or a large TV that a laptop may connect to or cast to, a smaller option is likely ideal. On the other hand, if the touch-screen laptop is mostly used at home, maybe a large option is more viable.
What to look for in a quality HP touch-screen laptop
Convertible model
Convertible laptops feature a hinge that allows the device to open 180 degrees and sit flat on a surface or flipped over completely and be used as a tablet. This design allows for more versatile and convenient usages, especially when working with others or relaxing on a couch. In addition, the hinge is rigorously tested for durability and functionality.
Specs
Consider the RAM and storage options when investing in a new touchscreen laptop. Most HP models offer 8GB or 16GB of memory; more memory allows for smoother multitasking and the ability to switch between more intensive programs with ease. A couple of options offer 32GB for intense usage.
Most touchscreen laptops offer either 265GB or 512GB of storage, although a handful offer 1TB at a higher cost and increased size. Again, consider how often you’re working online and saving items against what kind of files you will keep on your laptop offline. For those with an external hard drive, a touch-screen laptop with a lot of storage may not be necessary.
Connectivity
Note the ports available on the laptop and what devices you may need to connect. Most feature at least one HDMI or DisplayPort input, both of which offer high-speed, faithful transmission of audio and video. At least one USB port is likely to be included as well.
How much you can expect to spend on an HP touch-screen laptop
HP touch-screen laptops vary widely in price due to size, power and usage. Chromebooks are on the lower end for around $300, while high-performance models can cost up to and more than $1,000.
HP touch-screen laptop FAQ
What’s the difference between the HP Envy series and HP Spectre series?
A. The HP Envy series features touch-screen laptops of both the traditional clamshell variety, which folds and opens like a normal laptop as well as the convertible form. Spectre touch-screen laptops currently are all convertible. Generally, Envy laptops start at a lower price and are suited for varied, casual use, while Spectre models are geared toward more intensive performance.
What kind of security features come with HP touch-screen laptops?
A. Most laptops feature a fingerprint reader to grant access, while some also include a facial recognition scanner to operate. Moreover, for those concerned about privacy online, certain models feature a webcam Kill Switch button to shut down video as well as a mute button to secure conversations. Finally, for those working, some options come with HP Wolf Security for Business to offer even more freedom and peace of mind for those working.
What’s the best HP touch-screen laptop to buy?
Top HP touch-screen laptop
What you need to know: Versatile, durable and feature-packed, this high-end touch-screen laptop is a workhouse for those on the go.
What you’ll love: This business model features lightweight, strong construction despite its modest 15-inch screen. Its 16GB RAM allows for multitasking, while a lengthy battery and spill-resistant keyboard hold up to long days of work.
What you should consider: This laptop is expensive and lacks a convertible hinge design.
Where to buy: Sold by HP and Amazon
Top HP touch-screen laptop for the money
What you need to know: This compact, budget-friendly 2-in-1 laptop is for those seeking convenience and affordability in a device.
What you’ll love: Functions as a laptop or tablet; its 14-inch screen is worthy for streaming or browsing on your own. Includes HDMI port and two USB slots. Fairly lightweight and priced well.
What you should consider: It lacks power and memory for intensive multitasking and work.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
What you need to know: An efficient and versatile laptop that comes at a midrange price, it is terrific for multitaskers who embrace entertainment and creativity.
What you’ll love: This convertible 13-inch touchscreen laptop is ideal for frequent, casual use wherever you are. Impressive graphics welcome light gaming and streaming content. It is lightweight and durable.
What you should consider: Its smaller screen may limit some usage. Increased storage and brightness raise the price.
Where to buy: Sold by HP
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Copyright 2022 BestReviews, a Nexstar company. All rights reserved. | 2022-06-29T02:42:33+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/reviews/br/electronics-br/laptop-computers-br/best-hp-touchscreen-laptop/ |
Fort Myers, Fla. – This week, the Local 10 community relations team headed to southwest Florida with Steven Gurowitz, renowned designer and owner of Interiors by Steven G.
Gurowitz, his associates, along with a plethora of clients and partners collected disaster relief supplies for one week and packed three, 30-foot trucks for the journey to Fort Myers.
“So, we’re on the roll,” said Gurowitz as he left his Pompano Beach showroom.
This is not his first humanitarian mission. Local 10 and Gurowitz have worked together to help storm victims as far back as Katrina, and then in 2017, when Hurricane Irma devastated the Florida Keys.
None of it prepared Gurowitz for what he saw in the west coast.
“We have done so many hurricane reliefs,” said Gurowitz. “This is the worst I’ve ever seen.”
Our first stop was Island Carts FMB, a once operational and thriving golf cart rental business that suffered a total loss after the storm. Co-owner Tim Ryan turned the still-standing warehouse into a distribution center, calling it FMB Strong.
“It took 3 to 4 days to get it ready, donations started coming in and it’s really taken a life of its own,” said Ryan.
One full truck of everything from sleeping bags and pet food to cleaning supplies and personal hygiene kits was unloaded there.
“We have the space to provide all sorts of different goods for people who need it in our community,” said Megan Allers, who co-owns Island Carts FMB and lives on the property in a trailer after Ian rendered her home uninhabitable.
Our second stop was a short distance away. It’s another community in dire need of help called Harlem Heights comprised of hardworking, low-income families who lost all of their belongings to flood waters unleashed by Hurricane Ian.
Their place of refuge is The Heights Foundation, which serves as a school, afterschool program and now a one-stop center for hurricane relief items.
“We went from doing our normal operations from supporting our children and being a resource for the community, but just doing that a whole different way,” said Kathryn Kelly, founder, president and CEO of The Heights Foundation.
We unloaded more essential donations there and had an opportunity to speak to some of the volunteers, including Karen Jahuey, who rode out the storm with her parents and two younger siblings.
The family home was completely flooded, and they’re now living with friends. But the Category 4 storm took much more from them.
“My father lost his job and my parents don’t have a job currently,” said Jahuey.
Jahuey, who’s a college student aspiring to be an elementary school teacher, came to The Heights Foundation for food and a job. Fortunately, she found both.
“Are you the only one in your family who’s working now?” Local 10 asked. “Now currently, yes,” responded Jahuey.
The team from Interiors by Steven G. provided her with a handful of gift cards to buy additional food items for her family. She was extremely grateful.
The journey brought together people from opposite ends of the state. It demonstrated that where people are hurting there are people who bring hope and healing, no matter the distance.
“The amount of devastation here pulls at your heartstrings,” said a visibly shaken Gurowitz. “What the people are doing here is amazing, but there’s not a dent. They need so much more, and we’re coming back.”
If you’d like to find out more and help FMB Strong and The Heights Foundation serve their communities, call them directly or visit their respective online pages below.
Tim Ryan
630-865-2955
Kathryn Kelly
239-482-7706 | 2022-10-15T07:35:08+00:00 | local10.com | https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/10/14/local-10-philanthropist-businessman-deliver-truckloads-of-supplies-to-fort-myers/ |
An animal rescue group in Alabama is working to reconnect a homing pigeon with its owner after the bird found itself a long way from home.
According to the Monroe County Animal Shelter, a man in Mexia contacted them saying a pigeon with bands showed up at his home.
After picking up the bird, two shelter employees worked on tracking down the bird's owner.
Using their microchip scanner, the employees scanned the numbers of the bird's band and came across the website North of England Homing Union.
Following instructions through the website, they found out that the bird was from England, which is about 4,000 miles away.
"We are currently working on a game plan to return this champion pigeon to its owner, which was extremely happy to hear from us," the group said on its Facebook page.
The shelter added that they took the bird to Airport Animal Clinic to get checked out by a veterinarian. Besides being underweight, the pigeon looked pretty good.
In an interview with The Guardian, the bird's owner said the pigeon was on a trip from the Channel Islands to Newcastle, England.
What probably happened was that the pigeon ended up on a ship heading across the Atlantic and ended up in Alabama, the media outlet reported. | 2022-07-06T22:01:41+00:00 | kivitv.com | https://www.kivitv.com/news/national/homing-pigeon-from-england-found-in-alabama |
Wyoming Racks Up Wins at Invitational at the Peak
* University of Wyoming press release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., — The University of Wyoming Track & Field teams were back in action on Friday in Colorado Springs at the Invitational at the Peak hosted by the Air Force Academy.
SPRINTS
Jenae Ramirez went 58.39, the only athlete to go sub 60 seconds, in the 400M en route to picking up the win in the event. Darius Wiggins went 51.56 on the men’s side of the event for a fifth place finish.
Gabby Drube bested two athletes from Colorado College as she picked up a win with a time 8.81 in the 60M Hurdles while teammate Kitana Burgard took first in the 60M Dash with a time of 7.38. Wyatt Moore led the pack for the men with his first place finish in the event, running a 6.82.
Kiona Gonzales-Gibbs went 25.93 in the 200M to take third at the Academy.
In the final event of the day on the track the Cowgirls A squad of 4x400 relay runners went 3:57.02 to take the first spot. The team consisted of Hailey Esser, Burgard, Ramirez and Drube. The men did not field a team in the event.
THROWS
Mary Carbee kicked things off for the Pokes throwing on Friday. Carbee took third in the Weight Throw with a mark of 57-7.75. Cameron Burkett went 53-9.75 and took second in the Shot Put.
JUMPS
Sadie McMullen and Remar Pitter both notched second place finishes in the Long Jump for Wyoming. McMullen went 18-11.75 while Pitter went 22-10 on his last jump of the afternoon to take the runner up spot.
Aumni Ashby and Elayna Chafee went two-three in the Triple Jump. Ashby hit 38-3.50 twice while Chafee went 37-10.75 to finish right behind her Cowgirl teammate.
Kayla Stibley took second in the Pole Vault, besting competition from Colorado State and Air Force. Stibley hit a mark of 11-5.75 for her finish. In the final jump event of the afternoon, Kaliff Guevara went 47-6.50 in the Triple Jump for a second place finish.
This was not a team-scored event. Full results can be found at http://results.tfmeetpro.com/
The Cowboys and Cowgirls will be back in action at the Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash., and the Don Kirby Invite in N.M., next weekend.
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- 5 Things To Know If Your Family Is Moving To Wyoming | 2023-02-06T20:20:12+00:00 | k2radio.com | https://k2radio.com/wyoming-racks-up-wins-at-invitational-at-the-peak/ |
If people are fed up with writing marketing scripts and spending time learning how to create animation, Anireel is the best solution.
VANCOUVER, BC, July 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondershare rolled out the latest version of the animation explainer video maker Anireel 2.0 featuring more ready-made templates and rich customization settings for users to effortlessly create animated videos with a low learning curve. Simply bring ideas to life by using animation templates and characters, converting text to speech and more.
"As of 2019, small businesses created two-thirds of new jobs and contributed 43.5% of the United States' GDP," said Iris Zhou, Product Director of Wondershare Anireel. "Anireel was upgraded with a goal to help small business owners boost sales by creating animated videos with a low learning curve."
With a vast array of ready-to-use assets and the simple "drag and drop" function, Anireel makes animation explainer videos creation a breeze — whether it's for marketing, knowledge sharing or eLearning. The latest updates include:
- Customizable branded character: Customize the character's styles, facial features, clothing, and accessories the way users want. Users can also add the logo image.
- Rich customizable assets: Use or edit ready-to-use assets ranging from scenes, backgrounds, characters, props, text, and audio to make the explainer video more personal.
- 70+ ready-made video templates: Don't want to create a video from scratch? Simply choose from over 70 video templates for scenarios like introduction, product promotion and knowledge sharing to save time.
- Flexible camera movements: Offer greater visual experience to the audience with different detailed views and angles.
Here are the key features that help small business owners, service providers, marketers, sales and educators improve efficiency and save energy:
- Character lip sync: Synchronize the lips movement of the character to enhance audience engagement.
- Text-to-speech: Convert the text into vivid human dubbing with a snap of a finger.
- Script-to-animation: Turn the scripts into animated videos with one click. Get a great selection of script templates for users to generate animated videos with vivid dubbing. Zero skill required.
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Local Technology Startup Revolutionizing National Recycling Industry New Program, Recyclops+, Collects Hard-to-Recycle Materials from Wasatch Front Homes
SANDY, Utah, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Larry H. Miller Company (the LHM Company) announced it has invested in Recyclops Inc., a Utah technology startup that innovates sustainability solutions, starting with recycling. Launched in 2014, Recyclops applies technology to environmental logistics, collecting hard-to-recycle (HTR) materials and scaling recycling in rural areas.
Additionally, the LHM Company announces a partnership with Recyclops to use its service in its operating businesses and residential community developments to improve sustainability efforts in recycling and reuse.
Nearly 40 percent of American households do not have access to convenient recycling. Additionally, existing programs are only able to recycle 10-45 percent of household waste.
The LHM Company's investment also supports Recyclops' introduction of a new, beyond-the-bin recycling service, Recyclops+, for materials such as plastic fruit and salad containers, film and bags; lightbulbs; batteries; polystyrene foam; and textiles and clothing. Recyclops+ will collect, transport, reuse and recycle HTR materials from homes along the Wasatch Front, specifically in Salt Lake and Utah counties.
Ryan Smith, founder and CEO of Recyclops Inc., is committed to his mission to make sustainability a convenient reality in an accessible manner. "The Larry H. Miller Company's mission to enrich lives is something that resonates deeply with Recyclops and what we've set out to do as a company," said Smith. "I am thrilled to have the LHM Company as an investor in our seed round. Their growth capital will help us expand our service. We look forward to working with such a pillar in the community."
"The LHM Company is excited to invest in Recyclops and the team Ryan has built. We believe in their service offering and its potential to not only grow as a business but to offer an innovative approach and encourage stewardship," said Dave Smith, Chief Strategy Officer for the LHM Company. "Recyclops is delivering easy-to-use solutions to homeowners and businesses, ensuring we reduce the amount of waste in our landfills and oceans and expanding recycling to materials that weren't available under conventional methods."
Recylclops+ allows subscribing customers to place materials on their porch for easy every other week pickup. Visit www.recyclops.com/plus to learn more about quarterly and annual rates.
Headquartered in Sandy, Utah, the Larry H. Miller Company (the LHM Company) is a privately-owned business with operations located mainly across the western United States. As a portfolio of companies and investments, the LHM Company's focus falls within the primary categories of real estate, health care, finance, entertainment, sports, and long-term strategy and investments, as well as philanthropy. For more information about the Larry H. Miller Company, visit www.lhm.com.
Recyclops is a technology startup that innovates environmental sustainability solutions. It is tackling recycling challenges by innovating solutions to make it easier, more convenient and accessible especially to those who don't have recycling near them and for materials that are difficult to recycle.
Recyclops, founded by Ryan Smith, launched in 2014 as the first to apply technology to environmental logistics and bring recycling to areas where it didn't previously exist, and at scale. Recyclops also partners with organizations to develop solutions to unsolved sustainability issues. The company has eliminated many of the logistical problems that have previously kept recycling from rural and dense urban areas.
Its mission is to build a circular economy through green tech and lean logistics and to bring sustainable lifestyle solutions to all. Recyclops aims to create a zero-waste reality and continue to divert waste from the landfills, nature and oceans. Recyclops is in 30 different states and in 2021 enabled families to recycle and reuse over 1,475,465 pounds of waste, diverting it from landfills.
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Belinda Harolds has some advice for anybody booking a stay or a game night at San Antonio’s Sherlock Home, an escape room-themed Airbnb: Bring lots of smart friends.
“I would probably still be there if I had to solve it myself,” she said a few days after visiting it for a few hours. “I’d just be stuck there.”
The setup is that players collectively become Sherlock Holmes, who returns to his home on Baker Street to find that a nemesis has left a series of puzzles to solve. (Side note: A knowledge of Sherlock is not necessary to solve the puzzles.)
“You’re supposed to get six big solves, and you get coins for the big solves,” Harolds said. “And there are little solves along the way, so you’re constantly solving.”
That starts at the front door, where visitors have to solve a puzzle to get the code that will get them inside, although they can opt out of that one and obtain the code ahead of time if they wish.
The Sherlock Home is the brainchild of owners Ken and Tami Frazier. It showcases skills they put to good use in their careers in theater, both behind the scenes and onstage. Ken ran the Sheldon Vexler Theatre from the day it opened in 1999 to its pandemic-prompted closure in 2021. Tami, a now-retired theater teacher, often worked with him on shows there as a designer and actress.
The Sherlock Home can be booked at solvethesherlockhome.com, Private game nights cost $48 per guest; overnight rates start at $202 per night.
The Fraziers studied up on Airbnbs before launching their new business, including trying to find other escape room-themed offerings.
“We did a chunk of research, and it’s not original,” Ken Frazier said. “There’s some overnight escape rooms — there’s one in Amsterdam, there’s one in England — but it certainly isn’t a thing here.”
Whenever overnight guests stay, the couple heads to Ken’s mom’s house a few blocks away, so they get a little getaway, too. And that also means that they’re nearby in case problems arise.
In addition to the overnight stay option, puzzle fans can book the house for game nights. They have an option to have the games hosted by the super sleuth or other characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, such as Mrs. Hudson or Inspector Lestrade.
The Fraziers plan to change out the puzzles and the themes behind them as time goes on.
Putting the Sherlock Home together, including design touches to help transport visitors back in time, wasn’t much different from creating a play, Ken said.
“It’s been like a couple of shows at the Vex where we collaborated,” he said. “It’s been like one big, long, huge production.”
In the living room, the vaulted ceiling and lighting fixtures designed to look as if they are illuminated by candles help create an immersive feel, as do steampunk elements. When Ken mounted a television in the bedroom, he decked it out with pipes and gears to create the sense of something closer to the 19th than the 21st century.
The puzzle part is also well inside the Fraziers’ comfort zone. In the ’80s and ’90s, they created elaborate, citywide scavenger hunts for friends — to get a clue for one, players had to peer through the telescopes on the observation deck of the Tower of the Americas.
And they know how escape rooms work from the players’ perspective, having solved a number of them. As they worked on their version, they decided to make a few changes to the usual format.
For one thing, other escape rooms have to be solved in a set time frame. At the Sherlock Home, visitors go at their own pace, which might mean those who stay overnight will solve a few puzzles, sleep on the whole thing and then polish off the rest of the game the next day.
Escape rooms also typically offer players the option of requesting a few hints. The Fraziers decided to be more expansive with that part of the game, too. There are hint envelopes for each puzzle. They are designed to reveal one hint at a time, giving players the chance to try to work it out if they can.
“We wanted everybody to be able to solve it,” Tami Frazier said. “So the hints help, and then we have a little box of solutions. So if you want to give up and you just can’t do it, you have the solutions.”
There’s also an emphasis on teamwork. In other escape rooms, tasks might be divided between the players as they try to beat the clock, but the Sherlock Home puzzles work best if everybody figures them out together.
“In this fast-paced world, everything can slow down, and they can enjoy each other’s company,” Tami Frazier said.
Ken Frazier is a big Sherlock Holmes fan, and he has secreted Easter eggs inspired by Holmes all over the house.
Phil Marzec, an attorney who appeared in several shows at the Vex, spent a weekend at the house with his wife and 17-year-old grandson. As he spotted those references to Holmes, he said, he enjoyed explaining them to the teen.
“He’s more into Shakespeare than Sherlock, but he had a great time with the all the puzzles,” said Marzec, who is planning a second visit with his 13-year-old granddaughter.
The puzzles are challenging, he said, but they’re also a lot of fun. And there is an element of stagecraft to the enterprise that he appreciated.
“I was not expecting quite the production that it was,” he said. “Every time you solve something, the ‘wow’ factor got bigger.”
It took Harolds and five of her friends about four hours to solve the whole thing. Harolds, a national creative strategy director for Spectrum Reach who also appeared in shows at the Vex, noted the similarity to the shows there.
“It’s like watching one of Ken’s shows,” she said. “You never know what magic is going to happen, and there’s a lot of magic.”
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If Donald Trump was still “absorbing” the news of indictment Thursday, he and his wife Melania put on a show of “happiness” to their guests at Mar-a-Lago, according to one of those guests.
“Beautiful evening here at the gorgeous Mar a Lago!” tweeted conservative media personality and Mar-a-Lago member Gina Loudon, sharing a photo of an uncertain-looking Trump at his private Palm Beach, Florida resort, with a smiling Melania Trump by his side, dressed in a very bright red dress. “Our REAL First Couple enveloped in the love of their friends and most loyal!”
Beautiful evening here at the gorgeous Mar a Lago!
Our REAL First Couple enveloped in the love of their friends and most loyal!
(Sorry to disappoint, corporate media 😜. Actually not. Screw you! This is a happiness you will never know, sadly). pic.twitter.com/IFsFU41lAd
— Dr. Gina (@RealDrGina) March 31, 2023
Meanwhile, Trump’s two older sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, were publicly fuming Thursday evening. Trump Jr. even invoked the names of “Mao, Stalin and Pol Pot” to argue his belief that his father is being persecuted by despotic, corrupt government forces.
Trump Jr. called the investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over his father’s hush money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels “communist-level (expletive).”
“This is stuff that would make Mao, Stalin, Pol Pot blush,” a bellicose Trump Jr. said on his own podcast, NBC News’ Ben Collins reported.
Eric Trump similarly complained via Twitter that the prosecution of the 45th president is “third world prosecutorial misconduct.”
This is third world prosecutorial misconduct. It is the opportunistic targeting of a political opponent in a campaign year.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) March 30, 2023
But one important Trump family member, Ivanka Trump, was notably silent, not issuing any sort of statement as of Friday morning. Earlier this week, People magazine reported that Ivanka — known as Trump’s favorite child who served as his senior White House adviser — is “keeping her distance” from her father’s myriad legal troubles.
“Even though Ivanka loves her dad, she knows how impossible he can be,” a social friend of Ivanka Trump told People.
This social source also suggested that Ivanka Trump regrets aligning her identity so closely to her father’s turbulent presidency, which ended with accusations that he tried to illegally overturn Biden’s victory in the 2020 election and incite the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been embroiled in congressional hearings and were subpoenaed in the special federal counsel probe into the Jan. 6 insurrection. Now her beloved father is the first current or former American president to face criminal charges.
Two years out of working by her father’s side in the White House, Ivanka Trump is trying to focus on her new life in Miami, raising her three children and blotting out “the negativity,” People reported.
“She misses her active social life in New York, but is enjoying Miami and all that it has to offer,” the social source said. “She has started over and pursues interests in business, design, and being involved in the lives of her children.”
Earlier this week, she posted photos on social media to celebrate the 7th birthday of her youngest son, Theodore:
Happy 7th Birthday to our sweet Theo!
You bring so much joy and love into our lives every day with your kind, positive, and energetic spirit. I love you to the moon and back again !
May this year bring you laughter, love, adventure and many more trips to the skate park !… pic.twitter.com/82ecrQ4NAf
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) March 27, 2023
Ivanka Trump made a point in November of saying that she wouldn’t be involved in her father’s 2024 campaign for president, as she was in his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. She released a statement saying, “This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics.”
The New York Times reported that Trump was “still absorbing” the news of his indictment at Mar-a-Lago Thursday evening, with people close to him saying that he and his aides were caught off guard by the timing, believing that any action by the Manhattan grand jury was weeks away. They even held onto the hope that an indictment wouldn’t happen at all.
Trump released a statement Thursday saying that the indictment, coming after he launched his bid for president, is “political persecution and election interference at the highest level in history.” He blamed “radical left Democrats” and said this “witch hunt will backfire massively on Joe Biden,” Fox News reported.
The exact charges are under seal won’t be known until Trump’s appearance in court Tuesday. CNN reported that Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud, according to two sources familiar with the case.
Bragg’s office has been investigating the former president in connection with his alleged role in the $130,000 payment made to Daniels in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election. Daniels had contemplated selling her story about having an affair with Trump at a celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe in 2006, a few months after Melania Trump gave birth to their son Barron. Trump has repeatedly denied having an affair with Daniels.
With the indictment looming in recent weeks, Trump’s mood has ranged “from optimism and bravado to anxiety about his future,” the New York Times reported. On Thursday evening, the former president was “angry” but eager to project confidence and calm as he was seen having “a very public dinner” with Melania and her parents.
It’s hard to know what Melania was feeling as she appeared at the dinner and smiled at her husband’s side. Page Six reported last week that her mood in recent weeks has been “angry.” She also hasn’t very “supportive” of her husband’s legal woes, as she’s been consumed by worry about the welfare of 17-year-old Barron, Page Six and People reported.
“She wants to be away from it. She wants to protect (their son) Barron,” a source told Page Six.
“Melania is lying very low,” the Page Six source continued. “She hasn’t been coming out for the dinners and events at Mar-a-Lago. He is acting like everything is normal, but she hasn’t been social.”
Above all, the former first lady doesn’t want to hear talk about Daniels or hush money payments, a source told People. She and Trump maintain separate quarters at Mar-a-Lago, where the former model just wants to continue leading her own life, “surrounded by people who love her and who never talk about reality, or bad things about her husband,” the source said. | 2023-03-31T17:48:49+00:00 | bostonherald.com | https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/31/melania-trump-smiles-by-trumps-side-ivanka-silent-don-jr-fumes-following-indictment/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions.
In practice, one result would be that users would get documentation of their crypto dealings for use in filing their taxes.
“Taxpayers should receive the same type of tax reporting on digital asset transactions that they receive for transactions in stocks and bonds, so that they have the information they need to report their income to the IRS,” Yellen said in remarks prepared for delivery Thursday at American University.
It was to be Yellen’s first speech about cryptocurrency since President Joe Biden signed an executive order on digital assets in March.
The administration’s action follows several high-profile examples of alleged cryptocurrency laundering and fraud this year. In February, the Justice Department announced its largest-ever financial seizure — more than $3.6 billion — and the arrests of a couple accused of conspiring to launder billions of dollars in cryptocurrency stolen from the 2016 hack of a virtual currency exchange.
And in March, federal regulators accused two siblings of defrauding thousandsof investors out of $124 million in unregistered securities offerings involving a digital token.
“To the extent there are gaps, we will make policy recommendations, including assessment of potential regulatory actions and legislative changes,” Yellen said in her remarks.
Biden’s executive order on government oversight of cryptocurrency urges the Federal Reserve to explore whether the central bank should create its own digital currency and directs the Treasury Department and other federal agencies to study the impact of cryptocurrency on financial stability and national security.
As banks and other traditional financial firms become more involved in digital asset markets, Yellen said, “regulatory frameworks will need to appropriately reflect the risks of these new activities.”
The use of cryptocurrency and other digital assets have exploded in recent years. Surveys show that roughly 16% of adult Americans — or 40 million people — have invested in cryptocurrencies. And 43% of men age 18 to 29 have put their money into cryptocurrency.
“Our regulatory frameworks should be designed to support responsible innovation while managing risks – especially those that could disrupt the financial system and economy,” Yellen said.
Lawmakers and administration officials have also voiced concerns that Russia may be using cryptocurrency to avoid the impact of the avalanche of sanctions imposed on banks, oligarchs and the energy industry in the past weeks due to the invasion of Ukraine. But Treasury officials and cryptocurrency experts have said crypto is not a workaround for sanctions. | 2022-04-07T15:50:06+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/ap-top-headlines/yellen-calls-for-crypto-regulation-to-reduce-risks-fraud/ |
Bobby Caldwell, ‘What You Won’t Do For Love’ singer, dies at age 71
Published: Mar. 15, 2023 at 10:06 AM CDT|Updated: 9 minutes ago
(Gray News) - Bobby Caldwell, the singer/songwriter who scored a top hit with “What You Won’t Do for Love” in the 1970s, has died at the age of 71, his family said Wednesday.
His wife, Mary Caldwell, wrote on his official Twitter account that he died at his home. She said he had been dealing with health issues for years after being “floxed,” an adverse effect from a fluoroquinolone antibiotic.
“I held him tight in my arms as he left us,” Mary Caldwell wrote. “I am forever heartbroken. Thanks to all of you for your many prayers over the years.”
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LOS ANGELES — Elton John and Britney Spears have collaborated for the first time, creating the slinky, club-ready single “Hold Me Closer” that sees the pop icons take old sounds and fashion something new.
The funky, piano-driven single uses John’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” as the skeleton and adds elements from his songs “The One” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,” all with Spears' voice soaring and fluttering.
While John has been releasing new music in the past few years — including the 16-track 2021 album “The Lockdown Sessions” — the song represents Spears' first new music since her 2016 album “Glory” and her first offering since the ending of her contentious conservatorship.
“She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars and she sounds amazing on this record. I love her dearly and am delighted with what we’ve created together,” John said in a statement. Spears, in her statement, told John it was an honor to be asked: ”I am so grateful that I got the opportunity to work with you and your legendary mind.”
The track is produced by Andrew Watt, who has worked with such acts as Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Miley Cyrus.
The song begins with both stars singing the opening lyrics of “The One” — “I saw you dancing out the ocean/Running fast along the sand/A spirit born of earth and water/Fire flying from your hands.” It then seamlessly moves to ”Tiny Dancer”: “Hold me closer, tiny dancer/Count the headlights on the highway/Lay me down in sheets of linen/You had a busy day today.”
The track calls to mind last year’s hit “Cold Heart (PNAU Remix),” which melded John’s songs “Kiss the Bride,” “Rocket Man,” “Where’s the Shoorah?” and “Sacrifice” into a dance bop featuring vocals by Dua Lipa.
John and Spears first met in 2014 at an Oscar viewing party and she later tweeted her love of “Tiny Dancer,” sowing the seeds for the latest collaboration. John is in the midst of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour. | 2022-08-26T11:40:00+00:00 | wtsp.com | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/entertainment-news/britney-spears-elton-john-single/507-224a896d-94a4-4073-adb0-cf3c2bd9b534 |
NEWARK, Calif., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- KPI Partners, a global trusted strategic partner for Analytics and Digital Transformation solutions, announced today that it has achieved Microsoft Azure Solution Partner status in Data & AI. This recognition showcases the company's extensive ability to support customers in managing and governing their data across various systems. KPI Partners' expertise enables them to construct powerful analytics and AI solutions that meet the unique needs of each client and offer its services to those seeking to streamline their data management processes.
With this designation, Microsoft has acknowledged KPI Partners' competency in analyzing existing workloads, creating schema models, and implementing ETL operations to migrate data to cloud-based data warehouses. KPI Partners' proficiency in utilizing Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake, Azure Data Factory, and Azure Databricks enables them to plan and implement tailored Microsoft Analytics solutions.
KPI Partners' Azure Center of Excellence has bolstered its data management and governance expertise to aid clients in developing cutting-edge analytics using technologies such as Generative AI, ChatGPT, and AI solutions on the Azure Cloud Platform. KPI Partners' new capability empowers businesses to transform their data into a competitive advantage, resulting in accelerated ROI and value realization while reducing implementation costs.
"Becoming a Solutions Partner for Data and AI (Azure) is a testament to KPI Partners' unwavering commitment to technical expertise and performance. Our solutions are designed to drive customer success and position us as the trusted partner of choice for those seeking top-notch Data and AI solutions. Our expertise and innovation have enabled us to provide unparalleled support to global customers across various sectors, including high technology, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, energy, and others. By partnering with us, clients can align their long-term strategic goals for greater profitability and growth," added Sid Goel, CTO & Partner, KPI Partners.
Founded in 2006, KPI Partners is a Newark, CA-headquartered global trusted strategic partner for Analytics and Digital Transformation solutions. We are serving Fortune 500 companies in high-tech, retail, CPG, financial services, insurance, manufacturing, and life sciences. We have offices in Silicon Valley in Newark, CA (HQ), Boston, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Mexico, Bangalore, Hyderabad, and Pune.
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Conrad Weiser’s Seven Parham gains yardage against Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
ATGLEN - Hosting Conrad Weiser for its homecoming game, while also honoring one of its own unable to play his senior season, Octorara hoped to pull an upset on a windy, chilly Friday night.
Early on, it appeared as though a young Braves squad might do just that after tying the score on their second drive of the game. But the visiting Scouts scored the game’s next 38 points en route to a blowout 45-7 Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four football win.
Conrad Weiser (2-0 league, 3-2 overall) went up 14-7 on a pair of long scoring drives.
“That’s characteristic of our program,” Conrad Weiser coach Alan Moyer said. “It has not been this year. We’re young. We wanted to come out tonight and establish the run game.”
Octorara’s Braeden Wood looks for the opening during first half action of an L-L League football game against Conrad Weiser at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s Austin Kurtz kicks the ball as Braeden Wood holds the ball upright during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Donovan Gingrich runs against Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Seven Parham gains yardage against Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Seven Parham is tackled by Colton Focht Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s quarterback Braeden Wood passes the ball to Zion Raison-Peters during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s quarterback Braeden Wood passes the ball to Zion Raison-Peters during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Ousmane Conde is tackled by Octorara’s John Taylor (53) and Kaden Norat (12) during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Trey Dianna sets the ball for Adam Noll to kick as Octorara’s Colton Focht runs on his attempt to block during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s Mason Colligan is tackled by Conrad Weiser’s Luis Huertas during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Benjamin Browne tackles Octorara’s Chandler Stoltzfus (10) during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s Braeden Wood looks for the opening during first half action of an L-L League football game against Conrad Weiser at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s Austin Kurtz kicks the ball as Braeden Wood holds the ball upright during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Donovan Gingrich runs against Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Seven Parham gains yardage against Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Seven Parham is tackled by Colton Focht Octorara during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s quarterback Braeden Wood passes the ball to Zion Raison-Peters during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s quarterback Braeden Wood passes the ball to Zion Raison-Peters during first half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Mason Ellingsworth hangs out with Octorara team on the sideline during an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Ousmane Conde is tackled by Octorara’s John Taylor (53) and Kaden Norat (12) during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Trey Dianna sets the ball for Adam Noll to kick as Octorara’s Colton Focht runs on his attempt to block during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Octorara’s Mason Colligan is tackled by Conrad Weiser’s Luis Huertas during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
Conrad Weiser’s Benjamin Browne tackles Octorara’s Chandler Stoltzfus (10) during second half action of an L-L League football game at Octorara high school in Atglen Friday Sept. 23, 2022.
ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff Photographer
The Scouts amassed 331 rushing yards, spearheaded by Ousmane Conde (17 carries, 90 yards, TD). They scored just 27 seconds before halftime to take a 21-7 lead into the break.
Speaking of which, Octorara’s Mason Ellingsworth was named homecoming king at halftime. Ellingsworth is the well-known Braves senior after having both legs amputated above the knee following a June 1 tractor wreck, which has restricted him to the sidelines this fall. However, he now coaches his teammates during the week and was a team captain for the game. He’s one of a few coaches trying to instill some grit in the Octorara players.
“You could tell, we could play with that team,” Octorara coach Jed King said afterward. “But then when things get out of hand my kids don’t know how to be tough in those situations. We’re learning.”
Just two plays into the third quarter, Conrad Weiser running back Sevon Parham took a handoff and broke multiple tackles over the course of a 63-yard rushing score to push the lead to 28-7.
“I challenged the kids at halftime,” Moyer said. “We had someone where we wanted them. Let’s make sure we finish the game.”
The Braves (0-2, 1-4) garnered 257 yards but were unable to sustain drives aside from their second possession of the night - the Braves had tied it at 7-7 back in the first quarter on a 10-play, 80-yard drive to tie the game at 7-7.
Meanwhile, Conrad Weiser punted just once. A 28-yard field goal from Adam Noll pushed the Scouts’ lead to 31-7 in the third quarter.
An eight-play, 65-yard scoring drive made it 38-7 with 10:16 remaining. And backup running back Jon McQuillen busted loose for a 69-yard rushing score near the end to make it 45-7, which also put McQuillen at 116 rushing yards for the night.
Conrad Weiser quarterback Donovan Gingrich completed 11 of 18 throws for 112 passing yards and one TD, to go along with four carries, 25 rushing yards and a rushing score.
Up next: Next week, Octorara hosts Lampeter-Strasburg, while Conrad Weiser travels to Berks Catholic.
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CT Boston/Norton MA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, May 10, 2023
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400 AM EDT Thu May 11 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. West winds around 5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. West winds 5 to
10 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. West winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
70s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
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Copyright 2023 AccuWeather | 2023-05-11T09:32:45+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/weather/article/ct-boston-norton-ma-zone-forecast-18093191.php |
WFO NORMAN Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, February 9, 2023
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DENSE FOG ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Norman OK
907 AM CST Thu Feb 9 2023
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
Visibility has improved and dense fog is no longer anticipated.
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in dense fog.
* WHERE...In Oklahoma, Caddo, Jackson, Tillman, Carter, Atoka,
Marshall and Bryan Counties. In Texas, Hardeman, Wilbarger and
Wichita Counties.
* WHEN...Until 10 AM CST this morning.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
* WHAT...Visibility one quarter to one half mile in freezing fog.
* WHERE...Portions of central, east central, southeast, southern
and southwest Oklahoma and northern Texas.
* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility
and potential ice on bridges.
distance ahead of you. Also, be alert for frost on bridge decks
causing slippery roads.
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Copyright 2023 AccuWeather | 2023-02-09T15:57:49+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/tx-wfo-norman-warnings-watches-and-advisories-17773900.php |
BEIJING, Oct. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recon Technology, Ltd (NASDAQ: RCON) ("Recon" or the "Company") today announced that Nanjing Recon Technology Co. has entered into a 2-year outsourced service agreement with a domestic customer to provide maintenance and overhaul services in an amount totaling approximately RMB3.2 million. Nanjing Recon Technology Co. is a variable interest entity of Hengda Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., a mainland China subsidiary of Recon.
The Company will provide services from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024 to cover the maintenance and related services for over 3200 safety instrumentations owned by the domestic customer.
Management Statement
Mr. Shenping Yin, Founder and CEO of Recon said, "We are glad to win another major contract for instrumentation maintenance. We believe safety in production is a very serious issue and has been a challenge for many large plants in China. We therefore have focused on markets related to security and maintenance services beginning the fiscal year 2020 and have been achieving steady returns in fiscal year 2022. We expect future revenue from this segment to be in excess of RMB20 million per year in fiscal year 2023."
About Recon Technology, Ltd ("RCON")
Recon Technology, Ltd (NASDAQ: RCON) is the People's Republic of China's first NASDAQ-listed non-state owned oil and gas field service company. Recon supplies China's largest oil exploration companies, Sinopec (NYSE: SNP) and The China National Petroleum Corporation ("CNPC"), with advanced automated technologies, efficient gathering and transportation equipment and reservoir stimulation measure for increasing petroleum extraction levels, reducing impurities and lowering production costs. Through the years, RCON has taken leading positions within several segmented markets of the oil and gas filed service industry. RCON also has developed stable long-term cooperation relationship with its major clients. For additional information please visit: http://www.recon.cn/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Recon includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws throughout this press release. A reader can identify forward-looking statements because they are not limited to historical fact or they use words such as "scheduled," "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "estimate," "forecast," "goal," "objective," "committed," "intend," "continue," or "will likely result," and similar expressions that concern Recon's strategy, plans, intentions or beliefs about future occurrences or results. Forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that may change at any time and may cause actual results to differ materially from those that Recon expected. Many of these statements are derived from Recon's operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many detailed assumptions that Recon believes are reasonable, or are based on various assumptions about certain plans, activities or events which we expect will or may occur in the future. However, it is very difficult to predict the effect of known factors, and Recon cannot anticipate all factors that could affect actual results that may be important to an investor. All forward-looking information should be evaluated in the context of these risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those factors disclosed under "Risk Factors" in Recon's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and any subsequent half-year financial filings on Form 6-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements that Recon makes from time to time in its SEC filings and public communications. Recon cannot assure the reader that it will realize the results or developments Recon anticipates, or, even if substantially realized, that they will result in the consequences or affect Recon or its operations in the way Recon expects. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. Recon undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they were made, except as otherwise required by law. As a result of these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein or that may be made elsewhere from time to time by, or on behalf of, Recon.
For more information, please contact:
Ms. Liu Jia
Chief Financial Officer
Recon Technology, Ltd
Phone: +86 (10) 8494-5799
Email: info@recon.cn
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SOURCE Recon Technology Ltd | 2022-10-25T12:55:48+00:00 | uppermichiganssource.com | https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/prnewswire/2022/10/25/recon-announces-rmb32-million-2-year-service-agreement/ |
(The Hill) – A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program from continuing following an appeal from six GOP-led states, multiple outlets reported.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit ruled Friday the the policy to cancel thousands of dollars in student loan debt should be put on hold while challenges play out.
The Biden administration must respond to the case before the appeals court by Monday evening.
Biden’s plan would cancel up to $10,000 in student loan debt for borrowers earning less than $125,000 per year. Those who received Pell Grants could receive up to $20,000 in relief.
The ruling comes after a federal district judge dismissed the states’ lawsuit on Thursday, ruling that they did not have standing to sue.
The president announced earlier on Friday that over 22 million people applied for student loan debt forgiveness following the application’s release earlier this week.
The attorneys general originally filed the lawsuit in September, arguing that the Biden administration does not have the authority to cancel the debt because Congress did not authorize it.
But U.S. District Judge Henry Autry ruled that they did not demonstrate they are directly harmed by the relief, which is needed to meet the standard of having standing. He did note that they presented “important and significant” challenges to Biden’s plan.
Multiple legal challenges have been filed to the loan forgiveness plan. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected an emergency bid from a group of Wisconsin taxpayers to block the plan on Thursday.
The Biden administration has argued that it is authorized to cancel debt through the Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003. The legislation allows the secretary of education to cancel debt to student loan borrowers in times of “national emergency.” | 2022-10-22T01:09:15+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/federal-appeals-court-temporarily-blocks-biden-student-loan-forgiveness-program/ |
Coyote found hiding in middle school bathroom
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (Gray News) – Middle schoolers in California had an unusual start to their day when a coyote entered the school building and hid in a student bathroom.
According to Riverside County Animal Services, the coyote was found on the campus of Jurupa Unified’s Mission Middle School shortly before classes began Monday morning.
School staff called for an animal services officer, who found the coyote hiding out in a bathroom stall, tucked behind a toilet.
Officer Will Luna successfully captured the scared coyote, which is believed to be about 9 months old. Luna then released the animal in a rural area where he said he did not believe it would return to the school.
School staff members told Luna the coyote had been spotted several times in recent weeks, but it had never ventured onto school grounds.
Riverside County Animal Services Director Erin Gettis said in a statement that no one was harmed in the incident.
“We are pleased that this incident was smooth, and all the children were OK and we were able to get the coyote back to its more natural habitat,” Gettis said.
The school is located about 50 miles east of Los Angeles.
Copyright 2022 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2022-10-04T20:42:17+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2022/10/04/coyote-found-hiding-middle-school-bathroom/ |
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