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CA San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA Zone Forecast for Wednesday, July 6, 2022
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Zone Forecast Product for Interior Central California
National Weather Service San Joaquin Valley - Hanford CA
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
Spot temperatures and probabilities of measurable precipitation
are for tonight, Thursday, Thursday night, and Friday.
CAZ300-071100-
West Side Mountains north of 198-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 64. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 84 to 92. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 65. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 95. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 95. Lows 61 to
67.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Highs 93 to 103. Lows 67 to 73.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 70.
Highs 89 to 99.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
San Luis Reservoir 60 87 60 90 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ301-071100-
Los Banos - Dos Palos-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. West winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Highs 97 to
102.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 65 to 70. Highs 101 to
106.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 68.
Highs 96 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Los Banos 58 90 59 94 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ302-071100-
Merced - Madera - Mendota-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 61. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 97. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Highs 97 to
102.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63 to 68. Highs 101 to
106.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 67.
Highs 96 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 57 90 57 93 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 60 92 60 96 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 58 92 58 96 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 59 92 60 96 / 0 0 0 0
Firebaugh 58 92 59 96 / 0 0 0 0
Mendota 60 92 60 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ303-071100-
Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 89 to 94. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70.
Highs 97 to 106.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 103.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 68.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Planada 60 92 60 95 / 0 0 0 0
Le Grand 59 91 59 94 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ304-071100-
Coalinga - Avenal-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Light winds in the morning
becoming northeast around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Light winds in the morning
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 102. Lows
64 to 74.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 102 to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 98 to 103.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Coalinga 61 93 64 97 / 0 0 0 0
Avenal 63 92 66 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ305-071100-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 66. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. North winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 103. Lows
62 to 71.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 103 to 108.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 71.
Highs 99 to 105.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huron 61 94 63 98 / 0 0 0 0
Five Points 60 94 62 98 / 0 0 0 0
NAS Lemoore 60 94 62 98 / 0 0 0 0
Kettleman City 64 94 66 98 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ306-071100-
Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 57 to 62. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 102. Lows
59 to 68.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 102 to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 68.
Highs 98 to 105.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Selma 61 94 63 98 / 0 0 0 0
Kingsburg 59 94 60 98 / 0 0 0 0
Sanger 60 93 61 97 / 0 0 0 0
Kerman 58 92 58 96 / 0 0 0 0
Caruthers 59 93 60 97 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ307-071100-
Fresno-Clovis-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 66. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 100. Light winds in the morning
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 103. Lows 61 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 72. Highs 102 to
107.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 73.
Highs 98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Clovis 64 94 65 97 / 0 0 0 0
Fresno 64 94 65 97 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ308-071100-
West Side Mountains South of 198-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 66. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Northeast winds up to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 71. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 94 to 102. Lows 66 to 71.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 70 to 75. Highs 101 to
106.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 97 to 102.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Highs
97 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Livingston 57 90 57 93 / 0 0 0 0
Merced 60 92 60 96 / 0 0 0 0
Chowchilla 58 92 58 96 / 0 0 0 0
Madera 59 92 60 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ309-071100-
Buttonwillow - Lost Hills - I5-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 100. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 95 to 102. Lows
63 to 72.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 102 to 107.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lost Hills 62 93 64 97 / 0 0 0 0
Buttonwillow 63 94 66 98 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ310-071100-
Delano-Wasco-Shafter-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 105. Lows 62 to 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 71.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alpaugh 62 92 63 96 / 0 0 0 0
Allensworth 62 94 64 97 / 0 0 0 0
Wasco 62 93 63 96 / 0 0 0 0
Delano 63 93 64 96 / 0 0 0 0
McFarland 62 93 63 97 / 0 0 0 0
Shafter 62 94 64 97 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ311-071100-
Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 64. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 69.
Highs 97 to 102.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 97 to 106. Lows
63 to 70.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lemoore 61 93 63 97 / 0 0 0 0
Hanford 62 94 63 98 / 0 0 0 0
Corcoran 62 94 63 97 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ312-071100-
Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. West winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds up to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Light winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 70.
Highs 96 to 101.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 97 to 106. Lows
64 to 71.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Reedley 60 93 61 97 / 0 0 0 0
Dinuba 59 93 61 96 / 0 0 0 0
Visalia 60 93 61 96 / 0 0 0 0
Exeter 60 93 62 97 / 0 0 0 0
Tulare 62 94 63 97 / 0 0 0 0
Lindsay 60 93 62 96 / 0 0 0 0
Porterville 63 93 65 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ313-071100-
Buena Vista-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Light winds in the morning
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 94 to 102. Lows
67 to 76.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 102 to 107. Lows
71 to 76.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 99 to 104.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 74. Highs
98 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Taft 65 92 68 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ314-071100-
Bakersfield-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 68. Northwest winds around 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 70. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 99. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 70. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 94 to 102. Lows
66 to 76.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 98 to 107. Lows
68 to 77.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bakersfield 67 93 68 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ315-071100-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65. Northwest winds up to 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 67. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds in the morning
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northwest winds
around 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 92 to 101. Lows 63 to 69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 68 to 74. Highs 100 to
105.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 75.
Highs 96 to 103.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Richgrove 62 92 63 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ316-071100-
South End San Joaquin Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 63 to 68. Northwest winds up to 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 95. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after
midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 98. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 66 to 71. West winds up to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 93 to 101. Lows 66 to 71.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 97 to 106. Lows
70 to 77.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Arvin 64 94 66 97 / 0 0 0 0
Lamont 64 94 66 97 / 0 0 0 0
Mettler 65 92 66 95 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ317-071100-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 93. West winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 66. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 96. Light winds in the morning
becoming west around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 90 to 100. Lows 62 to 68.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 67 to 73. Highs 99 to 105.
.MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 68 to 73. Highs
95 to 101.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 72.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 100.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mariposa 60 85 63 88 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ318-071100-
Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 91.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 92.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 69.
Highs 86 to 96.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 100.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 72.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 86 to 96. Lows
61 to 71.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Oakhurst 52 89 54 92 / 0 0 0 0
Bass Lake 53 84 55 86 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ319-071100-
Fresno-Tulare Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 94.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 62 to 68.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 97.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 69.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 97.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 64 to 70. Highs 94 to
100.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 69 to 75. Highs 98 to 104.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 69 to 75.
Highs 94 to 102.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Millerton Lake 61 92 63 96 / 0 0 0 0
Three Rivers 61 94 65 97 / 0 0 0 0
Springville 59 88 62 91 / 0 0 0 0
Tule River Reservation 65 92 69 94 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ320-071100-
Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 81 to 91.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 69.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 82 to 92.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 71. Highs 85 to
95.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 76.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 87 to 97. Lows
65 to 75.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Auberry 63 87 67 91 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ321-071100-
South End Sierra Foothills-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 66.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 93.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91 to 96.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 65 to 70.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 90 to 95.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 66 to 71. Highs 94 to
99.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 72 to 77.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 94 to 103. Lows
70 to 77.
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CAZ322-071100-
South End of the Lower Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 63.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 67.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 60 to 68.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 61 to 69. Highs 84 to
94.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 74.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 86 to 96. Lows
64 to 74.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Camp Nelson 53 79 56 82 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ323-071100-
Yosemite NP outside of the valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 49 to 59 at 5000 feet...39 to 49 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 81 at 5000 feet...63 to 71 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62 at 5000 feet...41 to 51 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 83 at 5000 feet...65 to 73 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52 to 62 at 5000 feet...42 to
52 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84 at 5000 feet...66 to 74 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 56 to 66 at
5000 feet...47 to 57 at 8000 feet. Highs 84 to 89 at 5000 feet...
72 to 78 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 87 to 92 at
5000 feet...73 to 81 at 8000 feet. Lows 60 to 69 at 5000 feet...
49 to 59 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs 84 to 89 at 5000 feet...72 to 78 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 59 to 67 at
5000 feet...47 to 57 at 8000 feet. Highs 82 to 87 at 5000 feet...
70 to 76 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Tuolumne Meadows 35 71 36 72 / 0 0 0 0
Wawona 53 83 55 86 / 0 0 0 0
Hetch Hetchy 57 84 59 87 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ324-071100-
Yosemite Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62. Southwest winds up to 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87. Southwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Southwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89. Light winds in the morning
becoming southwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64. West winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 68.
Highs 85 to 95.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 87 to 97.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 71.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 84 to 94. Lows
59 to 69.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Yosemite 50 91 51 92 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ325-071100-
San Joaquin River Canyon-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 63. Southwest winds up to 10 mph in
the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 75 to 85. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 65. Southwest winds up to
10 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87. Light winds in the morning
becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65. West winds 10 to
15 mph in the evening becoming light and variable after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 69.
Highs 82 to 92.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows
62 to 72.
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CAZ326-071100-
Upper San Joaquin River-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 40 to 50.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 62 to 72.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 41 to 51.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 64 to 74.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 42 to 52.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 65 to 75.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 46 to 56.
Highs 69 to 79.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Highs 69 to 79.
Lows 48 to 58.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs 66 to 76.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Devils Postpile 45 70 47 72 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ327-071100-
Kaiser to Rodgers Ridge-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 55 to 62 at 5000 feet...42 to 50 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 73 to 78 at 5000 feet...65 to 73 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 65 at 5000 feet...44 to 52 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81 at 5000 feet...68 to 74 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 65 at 5000 feet...44 to
52 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 81 at 5000 feet...69 to 75 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 70 at
5000 feet...48 to 58 at 8000 feet. Highs 81 to 86 at 5000 feet...
73 to 79 at 8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 80 to 88 at
5000 feet...71 to 81 at 8000 feet. Lows 63 to 72 at 5000 feet...
50 to 60 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Huntington Lake 47 68 49 71 / 0 0 0 0
Shaver Lake 50 74 52 76 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Wishon 51 72 53 74 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ328-071100-
Kings Canyon NP-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 57 at 5000 feet...44 to
50 at 8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 82 at 5000 feet...67 to 76 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 58 at 5000 feet...
45 to 53 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 85 at 5000 feet...69 to 78 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 58 at 5000 feet...46 to
52 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs around 85 at 5000 feet...69 to 79 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows around 60 at 5000 feet...
49 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs around 88 at 5000 feet...73 to 82 at
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 64 at
5000 feet...52 to 59 at 8000 feet. Highs 86 to 91 at 5000 feet...
74 to 83 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 62 at 5000 feet...
52 to 58 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs around 86 at 5000 feet...72 to 80 at
8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Cedar Grove 53 87 55 90 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ329-071100-
Grant Grove Area-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...43 to 51 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82 at 5000 feet...65 to 70 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 60 to 65 at 5000 feet...46 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 84 at 5000 feet...67 to 72 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 66 at 5000 feet...47 to
54 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85 at 5000 feet...67 to 72 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 62 to 67 at 5000 feet...
48 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs 83 to 88 at 5000 feet...72 to 77 at
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 66 to 71 at 5000 feet...52 to 60 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 82 to 90 at
5000 feet...70 to 79 at 8000 feet. Lows 66 to 72 at 5000 feet...
52 to 60 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grant Grove 51 73 54 76 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ330-071100-
Sequoia NP-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 59 at 5000 feet...41 to 50 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 74 to 79 at 5000 feet...62 to 72 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...
44 to 53 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82 at 5000 feet...65 to 75 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 63 at 5000 feet...44 to
54 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 82 at 5000 feet...65 to 75 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 59 to 64 at 5000 feet...
45 to 55 at 8000 feet. Highs 81 to 86 at 5000 feet...69 to 79 at
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 64 to 69 at
5000 feet...50 to 60 at 8000 feet. Highs 82 to 89 at 5000 feet...
70 to 80 at 8000 feet.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows 63 to 68 at 5000 feet...
49 to 59 at 8000 feet.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 85 at 5000 feet...67 to 77 at
8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Lodgepole 45 72 48 74 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ331-071100-
South End of the Upper Sierra-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 58 at 5000 feet...43 to 53 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 86 at 5000 feet...68 to 77 at
8000 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 61 at 5000 feet...
46 to 56 at 8000 feet.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 78 to 88 at 5000 feet...71 to 79 at
8000 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 62 at 5000 feet...46 to
56 at 8000 feet.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87 at 5000 feet...71 to 79 at
8000 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Clear. Lows 56 to 63 at 5000 feet...
47 to 57 at 8000 feet. Highs 82 to 92 at 5000 feet...75 to 82 at
8000 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 61 to 68 at 5000 feet...52 to 62 at
8000 feet.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 83 to 93 at
5000 feet...74 to 84 at 8000 feet. Lows 61 to 69 at 5000 feet...
53 to 63 at 8000 feet.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Johnsondale 47 84 50 86 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ332-071100-
Kern River Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 58 to 64. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 94. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 96. West winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 61 to 67. West winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 87 to 95. Lows 62 to
68.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 92 to 100. Lows 68 to 74.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 93 to 103. Lows
67 to 75.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Alta Sierra 54 75 58 77 / 0 0 0 0
Kernville 59 93 63 94 / 0 0 0 0
Lake Isabella 62 92 65 93 / 0 0 0 0
Weldon 62 93 65 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ333-071100-
Piute Walker Basin-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 56 to
66.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 62 to 72.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 95. Lows
62 to 72.
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CAZ334-071100-
Tehachapi-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 51 to 61.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 54 to 64.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 56 to
66.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 84 to 94. Lows 62 to 72.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 85 to 95. Lows
62 to 72.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Bear Valley Springs 53 80 56 83 / 0 0 0 0
Tehachapi 53 83 56 86 / 0 0 0 0
Twin Oaks 58 87 60 90 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ335-071100-
Grapevine-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 53 to 62. Northwest winds up to 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 77 to 87. Light winds in the morning
becoming north around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 65. Northwest winds up
to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 80 to 90. Light winds in the morning
becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 58 to 66. West winds around
10 mph.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 78 to 88. Lows 58 to
67.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Highs 83 to 93. Lows 64 to 73.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Highs 88 to 98.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 63 to 73.
Highs 85 to 95.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Grapevine 62 89 66 92 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ336-071100-
Frazier Mountain Communities-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 52 to 62.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 76 to 86.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 55 to 65.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 79 to 89.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56 to 66.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 80 to 90. Lows 57 to 67.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 63 to 73. Highs 87 to 97.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 72.
Highs 84 to 94.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Pine Mountain Club 52 77 55 79 / 0 0 0 0
Frazier Park 48 82 50 83 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ337-071100-
Indian Wells Valley-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 64 to 69. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 93 to 101. South winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 95 to 103. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 67 to 72. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 97 to 107. Lows 68 to 73.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Clear. Lows 74 to 79. Highs 101 to
109.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 73 to 80.
Highs 98 to 107.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Inyokern 69 98 71 100 / 0 0 0 0
Ridgecrest 67 100 69 102 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ338-071100-
Mojave Desert Slopes-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear, breezy. Lows 58 to 68. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 85 to 95. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 60 to 70. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 86 to 96. West winds 10 to 20 mph in the
morning shifting to the south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Breezy. Lows 61 to 71. West winds
15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 88 to 98. Lows 62 to 72.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 68 to 78.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 91 to 101. Lows
68 to 78.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Mojave 64 94 66 96 / 0 0 0 0
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CAZ339-071100-
Mojave Desert-
1100 PM PDT Wed Jul 6 2022
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 59 to 65. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs 92 to 98. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 68. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 94 to 100. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 62 to 68. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Clear. Highs 95 to 104. Lows 63 to 69.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 69 to 75.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Highs 96 to 106. Lows
68 to 75.
TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION
Randsburg 65 93 68 95 / 0 0 0 0
California City 62 96 64 98 / 0 0 0 0
Edwards AFB 61 96 63 98 / 0 0 0 0
Rosamond 60 95 63 97 / 0 0 0 0
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Caught on video: 87-year-old man rescued from car in river
WESTERLY, R.I. (WJAR) - Nearly a day after an 87-year old man suffered a medical episode and drove his car from Cogswell Street in Connecticut into the Pawcatuck River, crews have fished it out.
Three workers in a boat circled the car as crews on land slowly pulled it through the water, up the bank and onto land.
Christopher White, the co-owner of Lohibition Boutique, said he could see the car from his shops window as the rivers rapids pushed it down into Westerly.
His security cameras caught police cars, flashing lights and chaos are they worked to help the driver Monday night.
“It’s wild, I mean, it’s a strange thing to see in the middle of the holiday season,” White said.
Incredible video from Monday night shows Pawcatuck and Westerly firefighters working together as they take a dinghy into the frigid water to pull the driver onto a float and to safety.
“The middle of night in winter, they jump out of bed and come, you know, do what they’re supposed to do,” White said. “Being an elderly gentleman and being in the frigid water, you know, and I’m sure it wasn’t a good situation for them. They definitely saved him, for sure.”
Westerly police say the driver is now home and recovering.
Copyright 2022 WJAR via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-21T11:57:22+00:00 | wafb.com | https://www.wafb.com/2022/12/21/caught-video-87-year-old-man-rescued-car-river/ |
NHL teams won’t wear special jerseys for pregame warmups during themed nights next season, the result of a handful of players refusing to use rainbow-colored Pride jerseys this past season and causing unwelcome distractions.
The league’s Board of Governors agreed Thursday with Commissioner Gary Bettman’s view that the refusals overshadowed teams’ efforts in hosting Pride nights that in some cases included auctioning off the warmup jerseys. All 32 teams held Pride or Hockey is for Everyone night.
Bettman, in an interview with Sportsnet following the Board of Governors meeting in New York, said he suggested teams stop having special warmup jerseys because themed nights were being undermined by chatter over certain players declining to participate.
“That’s just become more of a distraction from really the essence of what the purpose of these nights are,” Bettman said. “We’re keeping the focus on the game. And on these specialty nights, we’re going to be focused on the cause.”
Teams will still celebrate Pride and other theme nights, including military appreciation and Hockey Fights Cancer. They’re also expected to still design and produce jerseys to be autographed and sold to raise money, even though players won’t skate around with them on during warmups.
You Can Play, which has worked with sports and leagues – including the NHL – to help them grow more inclusive for members of the LGBTQ+ community, said it was “concerned and disappointed” by the decision.
“Today’s decision means that the over 95% of players who chose to wear a Pride jersey to support the community will now not get an opportunity to do so,” the organization said in a statement. “The work to make locker rooms, board rooms and arenas safer, more diverse, and more inclusive needs to be ongoing and purposeful, and we will continue to work with our partners at the NHL, including individual teams, players, agents and the NHLPA to ensure this critical work continues.”
Bettman defended the league and teams’ handling of the situations at NHL All-Star Weekend in February, saying tolerance of varying viewpoints was part of being “open, welcoming and inclusive.”
“You know what our goals, our values and our intentions are across the league, whether it’s at the league level or at the club level,” Bettman said at the time. “But we also have to respect some individual choice, and some people are more comfortable embracing themselves in causes than others. And part of being diverse and welcoming is understanding those differences.”
Seven players, citing various reasons, decided not to take part in pregame warmups when their teams donned Pride jerseys before games. A few teams also decided not to have players wear them after planning to do so.
Ivan Provorov, a Russian defenseman then with Philadelphia, was the first in January. Provorov cited his Russian Orthodox religion and was defended by coach John Tortorella.
James Reimer, a goaltender for San Jose, and brothers Eric and Marc Staal of Florida, who are Canadian, also cited religious beliefs. Russian players Ilya Lyubushkin of Buffalo, Denis Gurianov of Montreal and Andrei Kuzmenko of Vancouver also opted out of their teams’ Pride night warmups.
Lyubushkin cited an anti-gay Kremlin law as his reason, which was also why the Chicago Blackhawks decided against Pride night jerseys. The New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild earlier opted against the jerseys after previously advertising they would have them.
Sergei Bobrovsky, who is Russian, took part in warmups the night the Staal brothers declined and in the aftermath of several countrymen deciding not to wear Pride jerseys.
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AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-06-23T04:03:01+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/sports/nhl-teams-wont-wear-theme-night-jerseys-after-players-pride-refusals-caused-distractions/ |
WASHINGTON – For more than a year, the U.S. economy has defied predictions of a forthcoming recession. It has withstood 10 interest rate hikes in 16 months from an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve. In June, America's employers added a healthy 209,000 jobs.
Will the economy remain resilient? Can the Fed achieve a notoriously difficult “soft landing” — slowing growth just enough to tame inflation without causing a recession?
The Associated Press spoke recently with Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial Services Group. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Q: The job market is cooling but remains strong. Does that suggest a soft landing?
A: What we have seen in the job market so far in 2023 is consistent with a soft landing. Over the past three months, we’ve added 244,000 jobs per month. That’s still too high from the Fed’s perspective but much better than what we had at the end of last year. Although it’s consistent with a soft landing, it’s also consistent with a story where job growth continues to slow, the economy continues to weaken and we get a recession at the end of 2023. We don’t know what the outcome will be. It’s more likely than not that we get a recession.
Q: When would a downturn begin?
A: A few months ago, we were seeing it starting in the second half of 2023. Now we’re seeing late 2023 or early 2024. The labor market is still holding up. Consumers are still in decent shape. But I do think we will continue to feel the impact of the Fed’s monetary tightening. By the end of this year or sometime early next year, those higher rates will be a significant drag on economic activity and lead to recession. But the economy has held up somewhat better than we were expecting.
The economy just can’t continue to add this many jobs per month. We just don’t have the labor force out there.
Q: Where is inflation headed?
A: We will see slowing inflation. If you go back to 2021, 2022, a lot of that inflation was coming on the goods side. Now, the inflation is coming on the services side. Services inflation tends to be stickier, and it tends to be more driven by what’s going on in the labor market. So the tight labor market is contributing to high services inflation. That will contribute to inflation remaining higher than the Fed would like in the near term. By the end of this year, early next year, we will see a significant softening in the labor market that will help bring inflation down to the Fed’s 2% target.
Q: Will the job market continue to favor workers over the longer term?
A: We have seen structural changes. The pandemic pushed forward a lot of retirements. You had people who were close to retirement in 2020 and planning on working a few more years. But when the pandemic came along, they decided to retire. The remaining workers have more bargaining power. Businesses are going to need to rethink a lot of things about pay, about benefits, about workplace flexibility. | 2023-07-31T14:18:01+00:00 | clickorlando.com | https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2023/07/27/insider-qa-an-economist-who-sees-a-recession-coming-despite-economys-resilience-so-far/ |
Here are the 2022 nonprofit holiday cookie, bakery sales in the Milwaukee area
Homemade cookies and holiday bakery sales are scheduled for the Milwaukee area and beyond in the next two weeks. Here is a list, in date order, beginning with preorder events:
PRE-ORDER
Mukwonago Food Pantry: Place order online by Dec. 3 for Cookie Bake Sale fundraiser. Classic Cookies selection: Mexican Wedding Cakes, Candied Gingerbread Whoopie Pies, Espresso Chocolate Thumbprints, Spritz Butter Cookies, Jellied Thumbprints, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Pfeffernusse, Eggnog Logs, Snicker Surprise and Peppermint Meltaways. Prices are $4 for half dozen; $8 per dozen. Large order special is $40 for 5 dozen (half a dozen of each classic type). Double large order special is $80 for 10 dozen (1 dozen of each classic type). Flood Decorated Sugar Cookies have special pricing at $48 for 2 dozen, $24 for 1 dozen, and $12 for a half dozen. Pickup and pay cash or check, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10, at the Mukwonago Food Pantry, 325 Eagle Lake Ave., Mukwonago. Assorted candies will be available for purchase on pickup day. Order online at mukwonagofoodpantry.org
SS Constantine & Helen Philoptochos Christmas Bake Sale: Koulourakia, butter dunking cookies ($7 dozen); baklava, with walnuts and honey ($5 apiece); melomakarona, honey-dipped spice vegan cookies ($2 each); kourambiethes, shortbread cookies, ($2 each). New this year are sample-sized Greek pastry bites, smaller versions of the classic cookies, priced at $10 or $20 a box. Pick up from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 10 at the church, 2160 N. Wauwatosa Ave, Wauwatosa. Pay with cash, check, or credit card upon pickup. Place orders by email at tosa.philoptochos@gmail.com
St. Therese Parish: Preorders will be taken through Dec. 7. Boxes of prepackaged assorted homemade cookies are $12 per pound box; or a 3-pound box for $35. Pickup is from 10 a.m. to noon Dec. 10. 9525 W. Blue Mound Road. Order online at sainttheresemilwaukee.org
Dec. 2-4
Blessed Sacrament Christian Women: Home-baked Bakery and Cookie Sale, Dec. 3-4. Before and after Masses, 4 p.m. Dec. 3; 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Dec. 4. Proceeds will help Catholic Charities and organization events. Church hall, 3100 S. 41st St.
Caledonia Historical Society: Christmas Bake Sale, 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 2; noon to 7 p.m. Dec. 3; noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 4. Cookies available will be snickerdoodles, cut-out cookies, peanut butter, chocolate chip, as well as nut and rhubarb breads, nut brittle, cupcakes, gluten-free cupcakes and cinnamon rolls. Held in the 1877 Town Hall, Caledonia Historical Village, 7330 5 Mile Road, Racine.
Elmbrook Historical Society: Christmas Bake Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 3; 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 4. All items are homemade, cash only; held in Aggie’s Antique Shop. Dousman Stagecoach Inn Museum, 1075 Pilgrim Parkway, Brookfield. www.elmbrookhistoricalsociety.org
First Congregational United Church of Christ: Linda J Priebe Memorial Cookie Walk, 9 a.m. Dec. 3 (until cookies run out). Cookies are sold by the pound for $14. Cash and credit cards accepted. Proceeds will be shared with The Tree House Family and Child Center in Elkhorn. 715 Wisconsin St., Lake Geneva. www.lakegenevachurchucc.org
Friends of the New Berlin Public Library: Cookie sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 3. Cookies sold at $8 per pound. Nuts, pop/caramel corn, books, craft items and raffle baskets available to purchase. 15105 W. Library Lane.
Historic Third Ward: Christmas in the Ward Cookie Sale, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 2. All proceeds from the sale benefit Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern Wisconsin. Catalano Square, 138 N. Broadway.
Mukwonago Community Library: Cookie Sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 3 (or until sold out). The cookies are sold in 1 pound boxes for $10 each. The sale features decorated sugar cookies, gingerbread cookies, lemon shortbread and many other varieties. 511 Division St., Mukwonago.
Old Falls Village: Silver Tea and Christmas Cookie Sale, noon to 4 p.m. Dec. 4. The cookie sale is held in the Public House, and cookies are priced at $6 and up (while supplies last). Tour the Miller-Davidson House decorated with a “Gnome for the Holidays” themed decor and enjoy tea, coffee and homemade Christmas cookies. Refreshments, admission and parking are free. N96 W15791 County Line Road, Menomonee Falls. oldfallsvillage.com
St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church: Christmas bazaar and cookie sale, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 3. Decorated sugar cookies at $12 per dozen, and assorted cookies at $8 per pound. Christmas bazaar with crafts, raffles and lunch. 670 E. Monroe Ave., Hartford.
St. John Lutheran Church: Bake Sale featuring Slovak Kolache and Christmas cookies, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 3. Kolache with walnut, apricot, raspberry or prune fillings are sold by the pound ($12 per pound, $7 for half pound). Mixed cookies are sold $6 per half pound. Cash and check accepted. 4850 S. Lake Drive, Cudahy. (414) 481-0520.
St. Joseph Catholic Church: Christmas Cookie House, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 3. Christmas cookies and baked goods sold by the package and by the pound. Parish Hall, 12130 W. Center St., Wauwatosa. (414) 771-4626.
St. Jude Parish: Cookie Walk, 9 a.m. Dec. 3. Festive cookies, bars and other baked goods will be priced at $10 per pound. Parish Hall, 800 Glenview Ave., Wauwatosa. stjudeparishwauwatosa.org
St. Paul’s UCC - Erin: Christmas Cookie Walk, 9 a.m. Dec. 3, until sold out. Cookies are $8 per pound. Shoppers are given a plastic glove and bakery box to select their own from gingerbread, pecan fingers, thumbprints and decorated sugar cookies. Christmas mice, buckeyes, and Journal Sentinel Cookie Contest winners are also available. 495 St. Augustine Road, Colgate. www.stpaulserin.org
St. Peter's Catholic Church: Christmas Cookie and Bakery Sale, 8 a.m. to noon Dec. 3. A one pound box of assorted Christmas cookies will be sold for $12. Many other bakery items, maple syrup and custom-designed Christmas ornaments will be available to purchase. 208 W. Washington St., Slinger.
Waukesha South High School: Cookie Walk, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 3. All sales benefit the Waukesha Parade Memorial Fund. 139 W. Broadway, Waukesha.
St. Peter’s of Lebanon: Country Christmas Cookie & Craft Sale, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 3; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 4. Christmas cookies and candies, Kranz Kuchen, cinnamon rolls and homemade soup by the quart available to purchase. To pre-order cookies and quarts of soups, visit www.stpetersoflebanonwi.org/ and submit order form by Nov. 30, or call (920) 925-3547. W4661 County Highway MM, Lebanon.
DEC. 10-11
All Saints Lutheran Church: Christmas Bazaar and Cookie Sale, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 10. Cookies are pre-packaged and sold in small, medium or large containers. 9131 S. Howell Ave., Oak Creek.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 449: Sweet Relief Cookie Walk, noon to 3 p.m. Dec. 11. Homemade cookies and candies priced at $5 a plate. Proceeds from this event benefit veterans and military families. 3245 N. 124th St., Brookfield.
Burlington United Methodist Church: Cookie Walk Drive-Thru, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. (or until sold out) Dec. 10. Pre-boxed assortment of homemade cookies are sold at $10 per pound. Cash or local checks only. 857 W. State St., Burlington.
Community United Methodist Church: Cookie Walk sponsored by United Women in Faith, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 10, (or until sold out). Homemade cookies are sold for $8 per pound. Fellowship Hall, 14700 Watertown Plank Road, Elm Grove.
Faith Community Church: Cookie Walk, 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 10. Cookies are sold at $10 per pound. Cash, check, and charge are all accepted. 7700 W. Faith Drive, Franklin.
First United Methodist Church of West Allis: Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Candy and specialty cookies vary, $3 to $8 per container. Additional beverages and sweet treats available to enjoy on site. 7520 W. Lapham St.
Grace Lutheran Church: Cookie Sale and Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 10. Standard assortment of cookies is $6 per dozen. Additional specialty baked goods will be individually priced. All sales benefit Grace Lutheran's Social Concerns Committee. 303 Green Bay Road, Thiensville.
Jackson Park Lutheran Church: Cookie Sale, 2-4 p.m. Dec. 10. Christmas cookies are prepackaged and sold at $10 per package. A “Live Nativity” event will take place outdoors, with additional hot food available for purchase. 4535 W. Oklahoma Ave.
Jerusalem Presbyterian Church: Cookie Sale, 9 a.m. Dec. 10. Homemade Christmas cookies sold to benefit the Kettle Moraine Food Pantry. 207 W. Main St., Wales.
Milwaukee Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Holy Trinity Church: Cookie and Gift Sale, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 10. Latvian Christmas cookies, decorative cookies, and Latvian artisans selling their wares.1853 N. 75th St., Wauwatosa.
Mother of Perpetual Help Parish: Christmas Cookie Sale, Dec. 10-11. Cookies are homemade and pre-boxed in 1 pound containers for $12 each. The parish is holding the cookie sale at two worship sites. After the 4 p.m. Mass Dec. 10 at 1212 S. 117th St., and after all Masses Dec. 11 at 2322 S. 106th St., West Allis.
Pilgrim UCC: Cookie Bake Sale, 9 a.m.-noon Dec. 11. Proceeds benefit the Pilgrim UCC 2023 Youth Mission Trip. 1621 2nd Ave., Grafton.
Redeemer United Church of Christ: Christmas Cookie Sale, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 10. Purchase Christmas cookies, homemade candies, and other Christmas treats, including gluten-free options. Cookies will be boxed mostly by the dozen, and prices begin at $5 per dozen. W220 N4915 Townline Road, Sussex. For more information: (262) 246-6710, or email Redeemerbakes@gmail.com
Senior Citizens Activities Inc.: Christmas Cookie Walk & Craft Sale, 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 10. Cookies, fudge, baked goods, candies and nuts. Cookies are $10 per pound. Senior Center, 2378 W. Washington St., West Bend.
St. John's United Church of Christ: Christmas Cookie Walk, 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 10. $10 per pound. N67 W28321 Sussex Road, Village of Merton.
St. Leonard School: Cookie Walk, 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 10. $10 per pound. Sale may end earlier if cookies sell out. W173 S7777 Westwood Drive, Muskego.
St. Paul’s United Church of Christ: Cookie Walk, 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 10. Featuring an assortment of homemade cookies available for $10 a pound. Simply walk through and choose your favorites. N89 W16856 Appleton Ave., Menomonee Falls.
St. Stephens Parish: Christmas Holiday Sweet Shoppe, Dec. 10-11. Pre-packaged holiday cookies sell for $15 to $28. Purchase before and after the weekend Masses, 4:30 p.m. Dec. 10; 8:30 or 10:30 a.m. Dec. 11. 1441 W. Oakwood Road, Oak Creek.
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President Biden’s budget proposal includes ambitious measures seeking to bring down health care costs, but the divided government poses a steep challenge to these proposals, and lawmakers have yet to indicate where they’re willing to come together.
Biden’s budget proposes increasing discretionary funding for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) by $14.8 billion over 2023, raising taxes on people making more than $400,000 a year to keep Medicaid solvent, making ObamaCare tax premiums permanent and enacting a $35 cap on monthly insulin costs across the commercial market.
Republicans leaders have already stated that a tax increase is a non-starter, and GOP lawmakers have indicated a desire to cut the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax premiums that Biden is seeking to set in stone.
While Republicans have not yet released their own budget plan, which Biden has not hesitated to point out while promoting his proposal, they are expected to call for cuts in health care spending in some areas, such as the ACA and Medicaid. Programs including Medicare and Social Security have been deemed off the table, but lawmakers in the party insist that cuts are necessary to address the national debt.
With the House under GOP control, compromises will have to be made in order for the budget to pass in Congress. Democratic senators seemed optimistic on Thursday that they could come together with their Republican colleagues on a few issues.
Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) said he wasn’t aware of any measures that Republicans had expressed an openness to considering yet, but pointed to the ACA tax credits as one where he felt bipartisanship could occur.
“There’s constituents in every one of our states that benefit from these credits, and when I hear all my colleagues talk about issues that constituents are facing, every one of us is concerned about higher costs in whatever the space may be,” Luján said. “As someone that survived a stroke, I can tell you how important it is to have access to care. It’s life-saving.”
Fellow Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions member Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) signaled a degree of confidence in several issues that he felt both sides could come together on.
“I was pleased to see good solid investments on the technology on the border that can be used to stop fentanyl from coming in and that should be a place where we can work together,” Kaine said. “Some of the child care stuff, we got some good, solid [Republican] votes on that with an omni last year so there may be some possibilities there.”
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said he appreciated the effort and the amount of measures that Biden had put into his budget.
“A lot of them I disagree with. On the health care front, we’re going through them, so I don’t have a response for it yet,” said Romney.
When asked which of Biden’s health care proposals he was open to considering, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he wanted to see expansions in health savings accounts (HSA), which were not included in the president’s budget.
HSAs are savings accounts where pre-tax dollars can be contributed for later use to pay qualified medical expenses. Individuals can only contribute to HSAs if they have a high deductible health plan. In December, Paul introduced legislation that would allow more people to contribute to HSAs, regardless of if they have insurance or not, and also expand what expenses HSA contributions could go towards. | 2023-03-17T23:20:50+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/hill-politics/biden-divided-congress-seek-common-ground-on-health-care-reforms/ |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Two people were killed in a helicopter crash along Interstate 77 in south Charlotte Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed. WCNC Charlotte has learned the chopper belongs to the local television station WBTV.
The crash happened around noon between Tyvola Road and Nations Ford Road along the southbound side of I-77. Medic confirmed both victims were pronounced dead at the scene. WBTV confirmed the victims were chopper pilot Chip Tayag and meteorologist Jason Myers.
WCNC Charlotte confirmed the helicopter is a 1999 Robinson R44.
All lanes on I-77 near the crash are blocked while crews respond to the incident. CMPD has closed multiple ramps onto I-77 near the crash. Drivers should avoid the area at this time. While portions of the road are expected to remain closed in the hours ahead, CMPD said they were working to reopen a portion of the southbound lanes.
WHAT WE KNOW
- The helicopter belongs to Charlotte TV station WBTV
- 2 people were pronounced dead at the scene -- Chopper pilot Chip Tayag and meteorologist Jason Myers
- The helicopter was a 1999 Robinson R44
- CMPD is blocking access to I-77 near the scene, the road could remain closed overnight
A witness told WCNC Charlotte it appeared the pilot knew the helicopter was in trouble and made an aggressive move to prevent crashing directly onto I-77.
"I think that he absolutely knew that he was gonna have to put that down," the man said. "He did his best to put it down ... Whoever the pilot was, did their best to put that thing down where it wasn't going to injure a lot of people, and in that respect, they did a fabulous job."
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued the following statement Tuesday:
"This is a terrible tragedy for the WBTV family and we are praying for them and all of those in the media who work so hard to keep the public informed."
WCNC Charlotte President and General Manager Joan Barrett released the following statement when the station learned the helicopter belonged to WBTV:
We want to extend our deepest condolences to the staff and family members of the WBTV team. Both Chip and Jason have a strong reputation in this community and many will feel their loss. We are here to assist the WBTV team in any way we can.
WCNC Charlotte has reached out to Medic and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police for more information.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate the cause of the crash.
While specifics have not yet been released, the NTSB has a standard process it typically follows in the aftermath of an aviation crash.
This story will be updated once more information is available.
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Korean War Veterans Association Quad Cities Chapter 168 will hold a ceremony to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day on Wednesday, July 27.
It will take place at 10 a.m., at the Memorial Walkway, at the Rock Island National Cemetery, Arsenal Island.
Col. Dan Mitchell, garrison commander of U.S. Army Garrison Rock Island Arsenal, will give opening remarks. In the past, the ceremony has included a wreath laying, rifle salute, and taps.
The Korean War, which began June 25, 1950, with the North Korean army’s invasion of South Korea, officially ended July 27, 1953, a day now officially recognized as Armistice Day. The signing marked the end of the longest negotiated armistice in history: 158 meetings spread over two years and 17 days.
Last year’s presidential proclamation stated, “We shall never forget the service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. On the National Mall at the Korean War Memorial, a Wall of Remembrance will be established to further honor and venerate the more than 36,000 American lives lost during the war, along with more than 7,000 Korean Augmentation to the United States Army soldiers who were killed in action.” | 2022-07-20T23:16:22+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/korean-war-armistice-to-be-honored-at-rock-island-national-cemetery/ |
Which glass whiteboards are best?
The blackboard, and variations of it, have been in use since ancient times, while the whiteboard became prominent between the 1960s and the 1990s. Tempered-glass constructed whiteboards became available in the 2000s and are steadily growing in popularity, especially in collegiate settings. If you’re in the market for a new whiteboard, glass is simply the best you can get.
The best glass whiteboard money can buy is the Quartet Glass Dry Erase Board. While difficult to install, this glass whiteboard option includes magnetic connection, a tray for holding your various markers and an eraser plus features an extended warranty should anything damaging occur.
What to know before you buy a glass whiteboard
Benefits of glass whiteboards
Glass whiteboards have multiple benefits over their counterparts with their increased durability being the highest on the list. A glass whiteboard can last for years if it’s properly taken care of.
They are also much easier to clean. Glass whiteboards aren’t porous like most of the standard materials used in whiteboards, meaning there’s no risk of streaking or absorbing the ink from a marker.
Types of glass whiteboard
Glass whiteboards come in one of three styles: clear, frosted or colorful.
- Clear: The most common type of glass whiteboard is as clear as glass tends to be. While you don’t save money by selecting a clear glass whiteboard, you are capable of matching a clear glass whiteboard to a room or office with greater ease.
- Frosted: Think of a frosted glass whiteboard as a mid-point between standard and glass whiteboards. Frosted glass whiteboards have the same increased durability and ease of cleaning as standard glass whiteboards, combined with the same opaque aesthetics of regular whiteboards. They do tend to cost the most amongst glass whiteboard varieties.
- Colorful: While colored whiteboards are a great option for those who like to add an extra splash of aesthetic value to their home or office, they do severely limit the range of markers you can use on their surface while remaining legible. One of the most popular colors of glass whiteboard is black, thanks to its strong and modern looks.
Benefits of frameless glass whiteboards
Frameless glass whiteboards have multiple benefits which put them above their framed contemporaries, most importantly, a sleek and elegant appearance. Practically speaking, a frameless glass whiteboard can add as much as one full inch of space to write on around the edges, plus you can install additional frameless glass whiteboards edge-to-edge to greatly increase your available surface area.
What to look for in a quality glass whiteboard
Size
Unlike their standard counterparts, glass whiteboards don’t actually have what can be considered a standard size as they are available in a much wider range of sizes, including as small as 8.5 x 11 inches and as large as 4 x 8 feet. They can even come in different shapes like squares, or have different types of edges.
Installation
The difficulty of installing a glass whiteboard is one of the biggest differentiators between glass and standard whiteboards. It requires a great deal of preplanning and you must have certain tools. It doesn’t help that many glass whiteboards don’t include clear instructions. Installing a glass whiteboard is complicated enough that it’s more common to have it professionally installed instead.
How much you can expect to spend on a glass whiteboard
Glass whiteboards are available in a wide enough range of prices that an appropriate glass whiteboard is always purchasable. Smaller, personal use glass whiteboards can be found for less than $75, while mid-sized options that usually include a few extras like trays for markers and erasers typically cost between $75-$200. The largest and generally professional use only glass whiteboards can cost up to $400.
Glass whiteboard FAQ
What’s the best way to transport a glass whiteboard from one office to another?
A. The number one recommended way to transport anything glass, let alone glass whiteboards is to wrap it from top to bottom in several layers of bubble wrap, secured by packing tape. You can also wrap your glass whiteboard in a thick quilt during transport for even more protection. If the glass whiteboard is large, try to find help, in the form of a friend or family member, to limit the chance of dropping it.
What makes glass whiteboards more expensive than standard whiteboards?
A. The difference is in the complexity of manufacturing a glass whiteboard over their more common materialed counterparts. They are also far more durable (outside of accidents) and their surfaces are both easier to clean and less prone to staining and streaking.
What’s the best glass whiteboard to buy?
Top glass whiteboard
What you need to know: A magnetic glass whiteboard that looks great in any environment.
What you’ll love: The quality of this Quartet glass whiteboard is great enough for the manufacturer to offer an extended warranty.
What you should consider: Installing this glass whiteboard is more difficult than you would want it to be.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top glass whiteboard for the money
Audio-Visual Direct Frosted Glass Dry-Erase Board
What you need to know: A low-cost glass whiteboard that still rates as one of the better available options.
What you’ll love: This is one the easiest to mount glass whiteboards currently available; it also offers a full lifetime warranty.
What you should consider: Unlike many glass whiteboard options this Audio-Visual Direct offering has no magnetic ability.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Wayfair
Worth checking out
Iceberg Clarity Glass Dry Erase Whiteboard
What you need to know: A gorgeous and borderless glass whiteboard that is easy to clean.
What you’ll love: An included marker and eraser tray only serves to make the sleep design look even sleeker.
What you should consider: Another glass whiteboard option that is a struggle to install.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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The 2023 Valero Texas Open Odds & Preview: Si Woo Kim
The field for the 2023 Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio (Oaks) in San Antonio, Texas will feature Si Woo Kim. The par-72 course spans 7,438 yards and the purse is $8,900,000.00 for the tournament, running from March 30 - April 2.
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Si Woo Kim Insights
- Over his last 18 rounds, Kim has shot better than par eight times, while also carding 13 rounds with a better-than-average score.
- He has recorded a top-five score once and a top-10 score twice in his last 18 rounds.
- Kim has registered a score within three shots of the day's best in one of his last 18 rounds, while finishing within five strokes of the top score of the day five times.
- In his past five appearances, Kim's average finish has been 29th.
- He has made four cuts in his past five tournaments.
- Kim has finished with a score better than the tournament average in three of his past five appearances.
Over the last year
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Valero Texas Open Insights and Stats
- Kim has one top-five finish in his past six appearances in this tournament. His average finishing position has been 21st.
- Kim made the cut in five of his past six entries in this event.
- Kim finished 13th in his most recent appearance at this tournament (2022).
- Courses on the Tour in the past year have averaged 7,294 yards, shorter than the 7,438-yard length for this tournament.
- In the past year, PGA Tour stops have seen an average score of -5, while TPC San Antonio (Oaks) has a recent scoring average of -2.
- TPC San Antonio (Oaks) checks in at 7,438 yards, 121 yards longer than the average course Kim has played in the past year (7,317 yards).
- Events he has played in the past year have seen players average a score of -4. That's lower than this course, which has a scoring average of -2.
Kim's Last Time Out
- Kim was good on the 16 par-3 holes at THE PLAYERS Championship, averaging 2.81 strokes to finish in the 96th percentile of competitors.
- He averaged 4.08 strokes on par-4 holes (of which there were 40) at THE PLAYERS Championship, which placed him in the 60th percentile among all competitors.
- Kim shot better than 48% of the competitors at THE PLAYERS Championship on the tournament's 16 par-5 holes, averaging 4.69 strokes per hole compared to the field average, which was 4.67.
- Kim carded a birdie or better on five of 16 par-3s at THE PLAYERS Championship, better than the field average of 1.5.
- On the 16 par-3s at THE PLAYERS Championship, Kim carded two bogeys or worse (less than the tournament average of 2.7).
- Kim had more birdies or better (seven) than the field average of 5.1 on the 40 par-4s at THE PLAYERS Championship.
- In that last competition, Kim's par-4 performance (on 40 holes) included a bogey or worse 10 times (worse than the field average, 7.1).
- Kim finished THE PLAYERS Championship recording a birdie or better on eight par-5 holes, compared to the field average of 5.1 on the 16 par-5s.
- On the 16 par-5s at THE PLAYERS Championship, Kim had three bogeys or worse, more than the field average of 1.3.
Valero Texas Open Time and Date Info
- Date: March 30 - April 2, 2023
- Course: TPC San Antonio (Oaks)
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Par: 72 / 7,438 yards
- Kim Odds to Win: +1800 (Bet now with BetMGM!)
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Talking finances with your family
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Money can be a difficult topic to talk about in many households. However, experts say changing the way you talk about ti could be the best way to change and have a smart family budget. Finance professor Dan Roccato joins FOX6 WakeUp with more details. | 2023-06-23T15:12:46+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/talking-finances-with-your-family |
NEW YORK, Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE American: AMPE) between December 29, 2020 and August 3, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period"), of the important October 17, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Ampio securities during the Class Period you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the Ampio class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8201 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action. A class action lawsuit has already been filed. If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than October 17, 2022. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually handle securities class actions, but are merely middlemen that refer clients or partner with law firms that actually litigate the cases. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
DETAILS OF THE CASE: According to the lawsuit, defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) defendants inflated Ampio's true ability to successfully file a Biologics License Application for Ampion, the Company's lead product purportedly to treat individuals with inflammatory conditions including, but not limited to, severe osteoarthritis of the knee; (2) defendants inflated the results of the AP-013 study of Ampion and the timing of unblinding the data from the AP-013 study; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, defendants' statements about Ampio's business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis. When the true details entered the market, the lawsuit claims that investors suffered damages.
To join the Ampio class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=8201 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
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Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry is wearing his pride for his wife, Ayesha, on his shirt... literally. On Monday, the point guard sat for the NBA Finals Game 5 press conference wearing a T-shirt with “Ayesha Curry Can Cook” emblazoned on the front.
When asked about the pointed fashion choice, Steph said, “You gotta ask around the room and ask Twitter.”
It all started when a Boston-area sports bar called Game On! posted a sign outside of the building that simply read, “Ayesha Curry Can’t Cook.” The Warriors played the Boston Celtics Monday and in classic Boston fanfare, the city was taunting the opposing team's star.
Steph, of course, didn't let the jab at his wife's cooking go unnoticed, wearing the opposite statement proudly across his chest.
Ayesha has made an established name for herself in the culinary world. She has authored the cookbooks The Seasoned Life: Food, Family, Faith, and the Joy of Eating Well, released in 2016, as well as The Full Plate: Flavor-Filled, Easy Recipes for Families with No Time and a Lot to Do, released in 2020.
In addition to her literary accomplishments, Ayesha heads the woodfire BBQ chain, International Smoke, with locations in Las Vegas and San Francisco.
Steph and Ayesha have been married since 2011 and are parents to three young children -- Riley, Ryan and Cannon.
Meanwhile, Ayesha was in Boston to support her husband as she watched the Warriors beat the Celtics 104-94 from a private suite in the arena.
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The names of Valparaiso’s veterans lost to five different wars fell upon 100 sets of ears gathered at The Service Memorial at Valparaiso’s Foundation Meadows Park Friday morning to honor their sacrifice. The black granite wall holds 166 names.
While the fallen veterans from more recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Vietnam, perhaps even the Korean War and World War II, likely regularly pass the lips of those who knew and loved them, Friday’s reading of the names of the 15 veterans lost to World War I may be the only time their names are still uttered. “It takes a few minutes, but it is a very important part of our community to honor our members,” said John Seibert, director of Valparaiso Parks and Recreation.
Aaron Treble, a 1990 Valparaiso High School graduate and U.S. Air Force veteran, reflected on his eight years of military service during which he served in Kuwait. “I grew up and became a man in the military,” he said.
The avionic systems specialist served from 1990 to 1998, ending his tenure as a staff sergeant.
He worked on F-16 and F-117 Stealth fighters, and spent time in the two extreme climates of Alaska and Kuwait.
Treble told the crowd he lived in a tent for year, received anthrax vaccinations every two weeks during his time in Kuwait, and also walked past missiles pointed at the sky every day during his time in South Korea. He worked 364 consecutive 12-hours shifts during the Gulf War, and had to recover almost 900 pieces of a pilot’s body after his aircraft crashed.
Despite all that, he said it’s awkward when people thank him for his service. “I wonder how other veterans feel when they’re thanked for their service. It’s like being thanked for winning the lottery,” he said of the experience that gave him so much. “That said, I always appreciate the sentiment.”
John Patston IV, 16, has the sentiment down. “We come every year,” he said of his family. He and his mom and 11-year-old sister Aubrey watched his dad, Valparaiso Police Lt. John Patston III, lead the Valparaiso Police Honor Guard.
“It’s important to take some time to honor all the people who lost their lives for us so we can have a daily routine,” the younger Patston added. His dad served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division during Operation Enduring Freedom after the bombing of the World Trade Center and ended his military career as a sergeant.
Linda Berner and her husband Bruce, of Valparaiso, were in attendance to honor her uncle Julius Bowen, an Army veteran from Gary. “We bought a brick for my uncle who was in the Korean War,” she said. The memorial has been in existence since 2003.
Wreaths were laid by Valparaiso Mayor Matt Murphy, as well as the William Henry Harrison Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the playing of taps.
The Rev. Rich Schmidt of Living Hope Community Church offered the benediction, asking for blessings not only to fallen veterans, but those who have returned. “Some have returned home to us who have suffered in ways we’ll never know,” he said, asking that God let them know “that while their fellow human beings may fail to understand, that you see them, that you know.”
Shelley Jones is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune. | 2022-11-11T22:31:55+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/ct-ptb-valpo-vets-day-st-1112-20221111-f2kqc2lcpnc7ljeuw5biqxtxva-story.html |
Let's hear it one more time for the 2023 CMT Music Awards!
The big event took place at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, on April 2. And from the fabulous red carpet fashion and star-studded attendees to the rockin' performances and prestigious awards, it was one unforgettable night.
Kelsea Ballerini, who made her relationship with boyfriend Chase Stokes red carpet official, and Kane Brown hosted the ceremony. In fact, they pulled double duty by also performing — joining a lineup that also included Alanis Morissette, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Darius Rucker, Wynonna Judd and more artists.
As for the winners, Brown took home one of the top prizes by winning Video of the Year with his wife Katelyn Brown for their song "Thank God." Jelly Roll also swept in three categories — including Male Video of the Year, Male Breakthrough Video of the Year and CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year — and Lainey Wilson was honored in two (Collaborative Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year). What's more, Shania Twain received the CMT Equal Play Award.
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Take a look at all of the star-studded winners below:
CMT Music Awards 2023: Red Carpet Fashion
CMT Equal Play Award
Entertainment News
Shania Twain
Video of the Year
Ashley McBryde, Caylee Hammack, Brandy Clark and Pillbox Patti, "Bonfire at Tina's"
Blake Shelton, "No Body"
Carrie Underwood, "Hate My Heart"
Cody Johnson, "Human"
Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley, "Worth a Shot"
Gabby Barrett, "Pick Me Up"
HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson, "wait in the truck"
Jimmie Allen, "Down Home"
WINNER: Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, "Thank God"
Keith Urban, "Wild Hearts"
Kelsea Ballerini, "HEARTFIRST"
Little Big Town, "Rich Man"
Luke Bryan, "Country On"
Luke Combs, "The Kind of Love We Make"
Morgan Wallen, "You Proof"
Walker Hayes, "AA"
Female Video of the Year
Carly Pearce, "What He Didn't Do"
Carrie Underwood, "Ghost Story"
Gabby Barrett, "Pick Me Up"
Kelsea Ballerini, "HEARTFIRST"
WINNER: Lainey Wilson, "Heart Like a Truck"
Maren Morris, "Humble Quest"
Miranda Lambert, "Actin' Up"
Male Video of the Year
Bailey Zimmerman, "Rock and a Hard Place"
Cody Johnson, "Human"
Cole Swindell, "She Had Me at Heads Carolina"
WINNER: Jelly Roll, "Son of a Sinner"
Kane Brown, "Like I Love Country Music"
Luke Combs, "The Kind of Love We Make"
Morgan Wallen, "Wasted on You"
Group/Duo Video of the Year
Dan + Shay, "You (Performance Video)"
Lady A, "Summer State of Mind"
Little Big Town, "Hell Yeah"
Parmalee, "Take My Name"
The War and Treaty, "That's How Love Is Made"
WINNER: Zac Brown Band, "Out in the Middle"
Female Breakthrough Video of the Year
Avery Anna, "Narcissist"
Kylie Morgan, "If He Wanted to He Would"
MacKenzie Porter, "Pickup"
WINNER: Megan Moroney, "Tennessee Orange"
Morgan Wade, "Wilder Days"
Tiera Kennedy, "Found It in You"
Male Breakthrough Video of the Year
Bailey Zimmerman, "Fall in Love"
Corey Kent, "Wild as Her"
Drake Milligan, "Sounds Like Something I'd Do"
Jackson Dean, "Don't Come Lookin'"
WINNER: Jelly Roll, "Son of a Sinner"
Nate Smith, "Whiskey on You"
Collaborative Video of the Year
Elle King feat. Dierks Bentley, "Worth a Shot"
WINNER: HARDY feat. Lainey Wilson, "wait in the truck"
Ingrid Andress with Sam Hunt, "Wishful Drinking"
Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown, "Thank God"
Midland feat. Jon Pardi, "Longneck Way to Go"
Russell Dickerson feat. Jake Scott, "She Likes It"
Thomas Rhett and Katy Perry, "Where We Started"
CMT Performance of the Year
Black Pumas and Mickey Guyton, "Colors" (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
Chris Stapleton, "Whenever You Come Around" (from "CMT Giants: Vince Gill")
WINNER: Cody Johnson, "‘Til You Can't" (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
Cole Swindell and Lainey Wilson, "Never Say Never" (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
Darius Rucker, "Let Her Cry" (from "CMT Storytellers")
Emmy Russell and Lukas Nelson, "Lay Me Down" (from "Coal Miner's Daughter: A Celebration of the Life and Music of Loretta Lynn")
LeAnn Rimes with Ashley McBryde and Carly Pearce, "One Way Ticket" (from "CMT Crossroads: LeAnn Rimes & Friends")
Keith Urban, "Wild Hearts" (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
The Judds, "Love Can Build a Bridge" (from 2022 CMT MUSIC AWARDS)
Wynonna Judd and Brandi Carlile, "The Rose" (from "Naomi Judd: A River of Time Celebration")
CMT Digital-First Performance of the Year
Charley Crockett, "Time of the Cottonwood Trees" (from "CMT Campfire Sessions")
Chris Young, "Gettin' You Home" (from "CMT Stages")
Ingrid Andress, "Wishful Drinking" (from "CMT Studio Sessions")
WINNER: Jelly Roll, "Son of a Sinner" (from "CMT All Access")
Megan Moroney, "Tennessee Orange" (from "CMT Viral to Verified")
Scotty McCreery, "Damn Strait" (from "CMT Campfire Sessions") | 2023-04-03T23:30:47+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/cmt-music-awards-2023-winners-see-the-complete-list/3006821/ |
Marcus Semien Player Prop Bets: Rangers vs. Astros - July 2
Published: Jul. 2, 2023 at 12:23 AM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
The Texas Rangers, including Marcus Semien (.356 batting average in his past 10 games), take on starter Shawn Dubin and the Houston Astros at Globe Life Field, Sunday at 2:35 PM ET.
In his most recent appearance, he strung together three hits (going 3-for-4 with an RBI) against the Astros.
Marcus Semien Game Info & Props vs. the Astros
- Game Day: Sunday, July 2, 2023
- Game Time: 2:35 PM ET
- Stadium: Globe Life Field
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo!
- Astros Starter: Shawn Dubin
- TV Channel: BSSW
- Hits Prop: Over/under 0.5 hits (Over odds: -278)
- Home Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 home runs (Over odds: +375)
- RBI Prop: Over/under 0.5 RBI (Over odds: +145)
- Runs Prop: Over/under 0.5 runs (Over odds: -118)
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Marcus Semien At The Plate
- Semien leads Texas with a slugging percentage of .460, fueled by 37 extra-base hits.
- Among the qualified hitters in MLB play, he ranks 22nd in batting average, 44th in on-base percentage, and 56th in slugging.
- In 65 of 83 games this year (78.3%) Semien has had a hit, and in 29 of those games he had more than one (34.9%).
- He has hit a home run in 13.3% of his games in 2023 (11 of 83), and 2.8% of his trips to the dish.
- In 44.6% of his games this year, Semien has tallied at least one RBI. In 13 of those games (15.7%) he recorded more than one RBI, while he was responsible for three or more of his team's runs in five contests.
- He has scored in 51 games this season (61.4%), including multiple runs in 11 games.
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Marcus Semien Home/Away Batting Splits
Astros Pitching Rankings
- The pitching staff for the Astros has a collective 9.3 K/9, the eighth-best in the league.
- The Astros have a 3.57 team ERA that ranks first across all MLB pitching staffs.
- The Astros rank 13th in baseball in home runs allowed (90 total, 1.1 per game).
- Dubin takes the mound for his first start of the season for the Astros.
- The 27-year-old righty came out of the bullpen in his most recent outing this season, one of two appearances so far.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-02T07:04:38+00:00 | newschannel10.com | https://www.newschannel10.com/sports/betting/2023/07/02/marcus-semien-mlb-player-prop-bets/ |
(NEXSTAR) – This week, McDonald’s began offering its Big Mac sauce (aka “special sauce”) in prepackaged dipping cups, providing an option for customers who want a little extra sauce to put on their fries, their burgers, or even their Oreo McFlurries, as was suggested by a fan with seemingly no self-control whatsoever.
But those dipping cups aren’t free. While they’re complementary for customers who purchase Chicken McNuggets through the McDonald’s app, everyone else will need to order the dipping cups à la carte for a small fee.
Still, there is another option for customers who want to obtain some extra Mac sauce on the cheap: They can make it themselves.
At least two McDonald’s insiders have revealed their recipes for Big Mac sauce over the last decade or so, including former chef Dan Coudreaut and former corporate chef Mike Haracz. It should be noted, however, that both Coudreaut and Haracz’s (extremely similar) recipes were intended to produce taste-alike versions of the popular McDonald’s spread, and are likely not the exact recipes used to produce the Mac sauce provided by McDonald’s restaurants.
Coudreaut, in 2012, demonstrated an at-home recipe for Big Mac sauce using what he called “similar” ingredients to that of the actual sauce, according to a YouTube video published (and later unpublished) by McDonald’s Canada. In the video, Coudreaut mixed together mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, “classic yellow mustard,” white wine vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika, though he did not provide specific quantities of each ingredient.
Haracz, in a 2022 TikTok video, was much more detailed. His recipe used largely the same ingredients — aside from “Dusseldorf”-style mustard in place of yellow mustard, and the addition of ground white pepper — and specified the quantities.
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ¼ cup sweet pickle relish
- 2 Tbsps. Dusseldorf mustard (Dijon can be substituted, Haracz said)
- 1 tsp. white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp. granulated garlic
- 1 tsp. onion powder
- 1 ¼ tsps. Paprika
- 1/8 tsp. white pepper
After mixing the ingredients, Haracz recommended letting the sauce sit for half an hour before tasting.
“This is as close as you are going to get,” he said.
Haracz also made special mention of one ingredient that was notably absent from both his recipe and the one Coudreaut shared about a decade earlier.
“As you can see, there is no ketchup in this recipe. The color you get from Big Mac sauce is just from paprika,” he noted.
A quick glance at the nutrition page at McDonalds.com confirms Haracz’s statements. The chain’s Big Mac sauce (and its dipping-cup version) contain no tomato, but rather “extractives of paprika” and “caramel color.”
A representative for McDonald’s corporate would not comment on the recipes shared by Coudreaut or Haracz, acknowledging only that the sauce has “been imitated by many, but we know there’s nothing quite like the OG taste.”
The company did, meanwhile, respond on Twitter to a fan who suggested putting Mac sauce on the aforementioned McFlurry.
“Let me know how it goes,” the chain wrote. | 2023-04-29T15:23:54+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/news/national-world/the-recipe-for-mcdonalds-big-mac-sauce-is-no-secret-just-dont-use-this-ingredient/ |
DETROIT (AP) — An early prototype of Tesla Inc.’s proposed Optimus humanoid robot slowly and awkwardly walked onto a stage, turned, and waved to a cheering crowd at the company’s artificial intelligence event Friday.
But the basic tasks by the robot with exposed wires and electronics — as well as a later, next generation version that had to be carried onstage by three men — was a long way from CEO Elon Musk’s vision of a human-like robot that can change the world.
Musk told the crowd, many of whom might be hired by Tesla, that the robot can do much more than the audience saw Friday. He said it is also delicate and “we just didn’t want it to fall on its face.”
Musk suggested that the problem with flashy robot demonstrations is that the robots are “missing a brain” and don’t have the intelligence to navigate themselves, but he gave little evidence Friday that Optimus was any more intelligent than robots developed by other companies and researchers.
The demo didn’t impress AI researcher Filip Piekniewski, who tweeted it was “next level cringeworthy” and a “complete and utter scam.” He said it would be “good to test falling, as this thing will be falling a lot.”
“None of this is cutting edge,” tweeted robotics expert Cynthia Yeung. “Hire some PhDs and go to some robotics conferences @Tesla.”
Yeung also questioned why Tesla opted for its robot to have a human-like hand with five fingers, noting “there’s a reason why” warehouse robots developed by startup firms use pinchers with two or three fingers or vacuum-based grippers.
Musk said that Friday night was the first time the early robot walked onstage without a tether. Tesla’s goal, he said, is to make an “extremely capable” robot in high volumes — possibly millions of them — at a cost that could be less than a car, that he guessed would be less than $20,000.
Tesla showed a video of the robot, which uses artificial intelligence that Tesla is testing in its “Full Self-Driving” vehicles, carrying boxes and placing a metal bar into what appeared to be a factory machine. But there was no live demonstration of the robot completing the tasks.
Employees told the crowd in Palo Alto, California, as well as those watching via livestream, that they have been working on Optimus for six to eight months. People can probably buy an Optimus “within three to five years,” Musk said.
Employees said Optimus robots would have four fingers and a thumb with a tendon-like system so they could have the dexterity of humans.
The robot is backed by giant artificial intelligence computers that track millions of video frames from “Full Self-Driving” autos. Similar computers would be used to teach tasks to the robots, they said.
Experts in the robotics field were skeptical that Tesla is anywhere near close to rolling out legions of human-like home robots that can do the “useful things” Musk wants them to do — say, make dinner, mow the lawn, keep watch on an aging grandmother.
“When you’re trying to develop a robot that is both affordable and useful, a humanoid kind of shape and size is not necessarily the best way,” said Tom Ryden, executive director of the nonprofit startup incubator Mass Robotics.
Tesla isn’t the first car company to experiment with humanoid robots.
Honda more than two decades ago unveiled Asimo, which resembled a life-size space suit and was shown in a carefully-orchestrated demonstration to be able to pour liquid into a cup. Hyundai also owns a collection of humanoid and animal-like robots through its 2021 acquisition of robotics firm Boston Dynamics. Ford has partnered with Oregon startup Agility Robotics, which makes robots with two legs and two arms that can walk and lift packages.
Ryden said carmakers’ research into humanoid robotics can potentially lead to machines that can walk, climb and get over obstacles, but impressive demos of the past haven’t led to an “actual use scenario” that lives up to the hype.
“There’s a lot of learning that they’re getting from understanding the way humanoids function,” he said. “But in terms of directly having a humanoid as a product, I’m not sure that that’s going to be coming out anytime soon.”
Critics also said years ago that Musk and Tesla wouldn’t be able to build a profitable new car company that used batteries for power rather than gasoline.
Tesla is testing “Full Self-Driving” vehicles on public roads, but they have to be monitored by selected owners who must be ready to intervene at all times. The company says it has about 160,000 vehicles equipped with the test software on the road today.
Critics have said the Teslas, which rely on cameras and powerful computers to drive by themselves, don’t have enough sensors to drive safely. Tesla’s less capable Autopilot driver-assist system, with the same camera sensors, is under investigation by U.S. safety regulators for braking for no reason and repeatedly running into emergency vehicles with flashing lights parked along freeways.
In 2019, Musk promised a fleet of autonomous robotaxis would be in use by the end of 2020. They are still being tested.
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O’Brien reported from Providence, Rhode Island. | 2022-10-01T14:41:49+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/technology/ap-tesla-robot-walks-waves-but-doesnt-show-off-complex-tasks/ |
Brain of Louisville bank mass shooting suspect to be tested for CTE
(Gray News) - The brain of Louisville bank shooting suspect Connor Sturgeon will be tested for a degenerative brain disease called CTE, or Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy.
The family’s attorney confirmed that Sturgeon’s father told him that Sturgeon’s brain is being tested, WAVE reported
A family friend said the family and the Kentucky state medical examiner wanted to have the testing done.
The process has begun, and results are expected in a few weeks.
CTE is degeneration of the brain caused by repeated trauma to the head. Diagnosis is made by studying sections of the brain.
Sturgeon’s friend said he had three significant concussions while playing football and basketball in the eighth and ninth grades.
He said high school classmates even called him “Mister Concussion.”
Five people were killed in Monday’s mass shooting at Old National Bank. Eight others were wounded, one of them critically.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Newsource contributed to this report. | 2023-04-14T10:26:37+00:00 | wcjb.com | https://www.wcjb.com/2023/04/14/louisville-bank-shooting-suspects-brain-be-tested-cte/ |
BERLIN (AP) — A self-portrait painted during World War II by German expressionist artist Max Beckmann sold Thursday in Berlin for 20 million euros ($20.7 million), a price that appears to be a record for an art auction in Germany.
The buyer of Beckmann’s “Self-Portrait Yellow-Pink” at the Grisebach auction house in the German capital wasn’t identified. Bidding started at 13 million euros (about $13.7 million). Factoring in additional costs, the buyer will have to pay out 23.2 million euros (about $24.4 million).
Beckmann was born in Leipzig in 1884. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he was among the artists whose work was classified as “degenerate art,” and hundreds of his works were seized from German museums.
He emigrated to Amsterdam, where in 1943 he painted the somber self-portrait that was auctioned off on Thursday. Beckmann gave the painting to his wife, Mathilde Kaulbach, who kept it until her death in 1986.
Beckmann moved to the United States in 1947 and died in New York in 1950.
According to German media, the 9.5 million-euro sale last year of a 15th-century bronze sculpture of a Buddhist deity from China had held the art auction record in Germany. That beat the 4.7 million euros for which another Beckmann painting, “The Egyptian,” was sold at Grisebach in 2018. | 2022-12-02T16:21:28+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/entertainment-news/ap-max-beckmann-self-portrait-sold-at-german-auction-for-20-7m/ |
SPI officials increase city budget to repair storm damage
A lot of damage in Port Isabel and South Padre Island because of Monday night's storm.
South Padre Island City Commissioners held an emergency meeting about the damage, specifically about the damage to the convention center.
The roof was torn off and with more rain and wind expected in the forecast, city leaders are worried the convention center will suffer even more damaged.
They voted Tuesday night to amend the city budget by $300,000 to repair the damage. | 2023-05-10T20:48:51+00:00 | krgv.com | https://www.krgv.com/news/spi-officials-increase-city-budget-to-repair-storm-damage |
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivera is pleased to announce the appointment of Guido Jouret, Ph.D., to the Company's Board of Advisors as Senior Technology Advisor and Interim Chief Technology Officer.
In preparation for Vivera's next phase of growth and development, focused on science, medical, and technology-driven products, the Company has strategized to establish a strong Technology Board of Advisors and is honored to have Dr. Jouret join at a high level.
With more than 25 years of leadership experience across various technology sectors, such as software, services, networking, cloud platforms, and hardware, Dr. Jouret will provide the Company with valuable guidance and help identify key areas of focus as it develops the technology for ZICOH. ZICOH is Vivera's patented, high-tech, dose-controlled, electronic prescription delivery device, designed to prevent prescription drug abuse, deter diversion, and improve medication safety and compliance.
"Technology lets us empower patients to take charge of their own healthcare," said Dr. Jouret. "We can improve effectiveness and the overall quality of life in new ways. I'm excited to work with the team at Vivera to bring their innovative offerings to the benefit of millions of patients worldwide."
Dr. Jouret has held several executive-level roles for notable companies, including Chief Development Officer of Plume, the creator of one of the most widely deployed software platforms for smart homes and small businesses. Dr. Jouret also served as Chief Digital Officer of ABB, a Swiss automation firm, leading its digital transformation strategy.
"Dr. Jouret has an impressive track record for leading and developing technology-centric businesses," said Paul Edalat, Chairman and CEO of Vivera. "Vivera is looking forward to utilizing Dr. Jouret's expertise as the Company moves past the engineering stage of ZICOH and begins to develop the hardware and software for the device and begins to lay the framework for the overall commercialization strategy."
Prior to ABB, Dr. Jouret was with Cisco Systems, Inc., where he spent more than seven years in its Emerging Technologies Group, helping to create numerous new internal businesses, including TelePresence. In his final role with Cisco, he served as General Manager, where he helped create the Internet of Things Business Unit. Dr. Jouret was the President of Digital Platforms for Envision Energy, a wind turbine manufacturer. He also served as Chief Technology Officer at Nokia Technologies, a telecommunications and consumer technology company division, where he spearheaded the launch and development of the consumer healthcare division.
"I look forward to working with Dr. Jouret," said Mehdi Hatamian, Ph.D., Senior Scientific Advisor and Interim Chief Scientific Officer of Vivera. "He will bring invaluable insight to our advisory board as we work toward developing the future of safe prescription drug delivery."
Dr. Jouret is a board member at Poly and an advisor to various Silicon Valley start-ups. He holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Ph.D. in Computing from Imperial College (University of London).
In addition to Dr. Jouret, Vivera has also introduced two Senior Technology Advisors, Mr. Robert Massoudi and Mr. Bryan Hughes, to the Company's Advisory Board. This month, Vivera also announced the appointment of Mr. Tucker H. Byrd as Strategic Legal Advisor, and Fabio Macciardi, M.D., Ph.D., as Neurogenetics Scientific Advisor.
Vivera Pharmaceuticals is an innovative, science-driven pharmaceutical company located in Southern California. The Company has global exclusivity to license the patented and patent-pending TABMELT sublingual drug delivery system for pharmaceutical use and holds its own issued patents on ZICOH, a smart dose-controlled electronic medical device. The Company has also received a Notice of Allowance for its portable telemedicine station, MDZone. With multiple divisions, including its pharmaceutical, neurosciences, medical technology, biosciences, and advanced diagnostics divisions, Vivera Pharmaceuticals is vertically integrated with patented technology, manufacturing capabilities, and distribution for its products.
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SOURCE Vivera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 2022-06-30T14:27:48+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/prnewswire/2022/06/30/vivera-appoints-dr-guido-jouret-interim-chief-technology-officer/ |
Register for the free live streamed event or join the in-person experience in Santa Monica, Calif. on Nov. 17 to connect, discover and celebrate with global talent and technology leaders
HOLMDEL, N.J., June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iCIMS, the talent cloud company, today announced registration is open for INSPIRE 2022, an award-winning global event for talent and technology innovators. The third annual INSPIRE conference will return as an interactive virtual event on Nov. 17 with live streaming and a limited in-person audience in Santa Monica, Calif.
Industry leaders around the world will connect with community peers, tap into the greater purpose as leaders and discuss how to create value for organizations. Attendees will discover the latest talent innovations, find what powers change and celebrate the bold moves happening in the industry.
"Success begins and ends with talent," said Susan Vitale, chief marketing officer, iCIMS. "Our customers are choosing to lead boldly in the face of change and we want to inspire our community to find their purpose and make an impact on their organization, the industry and the world."
Last year, INSPIRE attendees moved forward together in a time of rapid change with eye-opening conversations from leading industry experts on optimizing talent acquisition. Attendees heard from Emmy® and Golden Globe winning writer, actor, director and producer Dan Levy and Olympic track and field star Allyson Felix, as well as leaders from Hilton, Spectrum, IBM, Amazon Web Services and more.
"I've been impressed by this conference over the last two years and can say confidently that INSPIRE lives up to its name," said Angad Madra, talent acquisition business partner at Asurion and two-time iCIMS Innovator Award winner. "I've been able to gather valuable advice and innovative tactics to implement at my organization to help transform how we attract, engage, hire and advance talent. I'm excited to see what's in store this year!"
Each year, iCIMS recognizes talent leaders who are innovating and helping to create change with the iCIMS Innovator Awards. iCIMS is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Innovator Awards program, with winning innovators recognized at this year's conference. Past iCIMS Innovator winners include leaders from Comcast, Rockwell Automation, IBM, Hertz, HubSpot, Asurion Insurance, Ascension and more.
Join us for the live streamed INSPIRE 2022 or request an invite for the limited in-person experience in Santa Monica, Calif. on Nov. 17 here to discover the bold moves leaders are taking to drive impact at organizations worldwide. More details on keynote speakers and discussion topics will be announced soon.
About iCIMS, Inc.
iCIMS is the talent cloud company that empowers organizations to attract, engage, hire and advance the right talent that builds a diverse, winning workforce. iCIMS accelerates transformation for a community of more than 4,000 customers, including 40% of the Fortune 100, that collectively employ more than 34 million people around the world. For more information, visit www.icims.com.
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Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial
By ANDREW DALTON
AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement.
After deliberating for nine days spanning more than two weeks, the jury of eight men and four women reached the verdict at the second criminal trial of the 70-year-old onetime powerful movie mogul, who is two years into a 23-year sentence for a rape and sexual assault conviction in New York.
Weinstein was found guilty of rape, forced oral copulation and another sexual misconduct count involving a woman known as Jane Doe 1. The jury was unable to reach a decision on several counts, notably charges involving Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The jury reported it was unable to reach verdicts in her allegations and the allegations of another woman. A mistrial was declared on those counts.
He was also acquitted of a sexual battery allegation made by another woman.
He faces up to 24 years in prison when he is sentenced. Prosecutors and defense attorneys had no immediate comment on the verdict.
“It is time for the defendant’s reign of terror to end,” Deputy District Attorney Marlene Martinez said in the prosecution’s closing argument. “It is time for the kingmaker to be brought to justice.”
Lacking any forensic evidence or eyewitness accounts of assaults Weinstein’s accusers said happened from 2005 to 2013, the case hinged heavily on the stories and credibility of the four women at the center of the charges.
The accusers included Newsom, a documentary filmmaker whose husband is California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Her intense and emotional testimony of being raped by Weinstein in a hotel room in 2005 brought the trial its most dramatic moments.
Another was an Italian model and actor who said Weinstein appeared uninvited at her hotel room door during a 2013 film festival and raped her.
Lauren Young, the only accuser who testified at both Weinstein trials, said she was a model aspiring to be an actor and screenwriter who was meeting with Weinstein about a script in 2013 when he trapped her in a hotel bathroom, groped her and masturbated in front of her.
The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the charges involving Young.
A massage therapist testified that Weinstein did the same to her after getting a massage in 2010.
Martinez said in her closing that the women entered Weinstein’s hotel suites or let him into their rooms, with no idea of what awaited them.
“Who would suspect that such an entertainment industry titan would be a degenerate rapist?” she said.
The women’s stories echoed the allegations of dozens of others who have emerged since Weinstein became a #MeToo lightning rod starting with stories in the New York Times in 2017. A movie about that reporting, “She Said,” was released during the trial, and jurors were repeatedly warned not to see it.
It was the defense that made #MeToo an issue during the trial, however, emphasizing that none of the four women went to the authorities until after the movement made Weinstein a target.
Defense lawyers said two of the women were entirely lying about their encounters with Weinstein, and that the other two had “100% consensual” sexual interactions that they later reframed.
“Regret is not the same thing as rape,” Weinstein attorney Alan Jackson said in his closing argument.
He urged jurors to look past the the women’s emotional testimony and focus on the factual evidence.
“‘Believe us because we’re mad, believe us because we cried,’” Jackson said jurors were being asked to do. “Well, fury does not make fact. And tears do not make truth.”
All the women involved in the charges went by Jane Doe in court. The Associated Press does not typically name people who say they have been sexually abused unless they come forward publicly or agree to be named through their attorneys, as the women named here did.
Prosecutors called 40 other witnesses in an attempt to give context and corroboration to those stories. Four were other women who were not part of the charges but testified that Weinstein raped or sexually assaulted them. They were brought to the stand to establish a pattern of sexual predation.
Weinstein beat four other felony charges before the trial even ended when prosecutors said a woman he was charged with raping twice and sexually assaulting twice would not appear to testify. They declined to give a reason. Judge Lisa Lench dismissed those charges.
Weinstein’s latest conviction hands a victory to victims of sexual misconduct of famous men in the wake of some legal setbacks, including the dismissal of Bill Cosby’s conviction last year. The rape trial of “That ’70s Show” actor Danny Masterson, held simultaneously and just down the hall from Weinstein’s, ended in a mistrial. And actor Kevin Spacey was victorious at a sexual battery civil trial in New York last month.
Weinstein’s New York conviction survived an initial appeal, but the case is set to be heard by the state’s highest court next year. The California conviction, also likely to be appealed, means he will not walk free even if the East Coast conviction is thrown out.
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New mobile solution helps employees sell, upsell, and provide superior service to customers.
MCKINNEY, Texas, Jan. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- FieldRoutes, a ServiceTitan company and a leading cloud-based and mobile SaaS provider for field service businesses, today announced the launch of its new FieldRoutes® Mobile app. The new app helps increase efficiencies and sales opportunities for field employees and sales personnel by providing the ability to immediately schedule, service, and sell to customers, all while in the field. Combining the power of the previously released PestRoutes® Tech and PestRoutes Sales apps, FieldRoutes Mobile simplifies the process of acquiring new business and servicing customers.
"With the recent labor shortage and high cost of fuel, the ability to sell, manage, and service customers from a single mobile application adds tremendous value to our customers," said William Chaney, chief executive officer for FieldRoutes. "We've answered the call from customers who have been asking for a mobile solution that allows technicians and crew members to generate sales when they identify additional service needs while on location and schedule services in real time. Customer feedback throughout the development and testing of the app has been extremely positive, and we're excited to bring it to market."
With the new FieldRoutes Mobile app, technicians and crew members can quickly view their appointments and access powerful sales tools on the go. New capabilities empower technicians and crew members to close deals, create upsells and new customers, and schedule appointments from the field.
Technicians and crew members can offer a higher level of customer service with the ability to view their customers' information from one screen, including active subscriptions, pending appointments, and outstanding balances. Sales personnel also benefit from robust area management tools and have the ability to view sales statistics for specific areas, assign personnel to multiple territories, and block areas—creating "no knock" zones—all from the app.
"The new FieldRoutes Mobile app is awesome," said Christian Allan, owner of Tailor Made Pest Control. "The new and improved functionality saves us time while we are in the field. The app allows technicians to access customer information and schedule appointments with ease."
Besides the new features, the app also provides a clean and modern user interface and the same tools with which FieldRoutes customers are familiar to help them provide superior service.
"This new app is the latest in a long line of recent product enhancements and feature updates we've delivered to enable the acceleration of our customers' growth," Chaney said. "Our development team has been working hard to deliver innovative solutions to our software, such as the inclusion of service plans, enhanced routing functionality, and e-commerce features like the Affiliate Network, to name a few. From the beginning, our goal was to set the standard for mobile technology in this space, and we're taking another leap forward in accomplishing this goal with our latest effort."
To learn more about FieldRoutes Mobile and schedule a demo, visit FieldRoutes.com.
FieldRoutes, a ServiceTitan company, is a cloud-based and mobile SaaS provider for field service businesses. FieldRoutes' platform automates many aspects of field service operations for enterprise and small business customers with office management, advanced route optimization, payment processing, digital sales, marketing, and customer acquisition capabilities. Contractors across the country rely on FieldRoutes to provide them with data-driven insights to become more efficient and drive revenue to their business, so they can grow quickly, scale intelligently, and serve their customers relentlessly. In 2018 PestRoutes and Lobster Marketing joined together, and in 2021 unified under one brand, FieldRoutes.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Colbert pronounced his staff members arrested at a congressional office building last week as guilty of "first-degree puppetry," and lashed out at those comparing the incident to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot.
That includes Fox News Channel's Tucker Carlson, who in a tongue-in-cheek monologue about “Insurrection 2.0” on Monday called Colbert a “white extremist.”
Seven people who identified themselves as affiliated with CBS' “Late Show” were detained by Capitol Police following reports of a disturbance at the Longworth House Office Building on Thursday night. The seven include Robert Smigel, the voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Colbert said on his show Monday night that they were doing “some last-minute puppetry and jokey make-'em-ups” when they were taken into custody. He said it was not surprising.
“The Capitol Police are much more cautious than they were 18 months ago, and for a very good reason,” he said. “And if you don't know what the reason is, I know what news network you watch.”
Colbert said everyone involved was calm and professional. He offered no apologies for the incident.
CBS has said that interviews conducted by Colbert's team were authorized and pre-arranged through congressional aides. It was not clear whether Capitol Police were told in advance that they would be in a building normally closed to visitors. Capitol Police said the group had been earlier told by them to leave Longworth.
Fox News has seized upon the story, which led Colbert to say that anyone attempting to draw equivalence between Jan. 6 and last week's incident is shamefully insulting the memory of those who died at the Capitol.
“I am shocked I have to explain the difference,” Colbert said. “But an insurrection involves disrupting the lawful actions of Congressing and howling for the blood of elected leaders to prevent the peaceful transfer or power. This was first-degree puppetry. This was hijinks with intent to goof.”
Carlson, meanwhile, has denounced the work of the congressional committee looking into what happened at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He led his show Monday with the Colbert incident.
“We're literally still shaking as we realize how close our country came to losing our democracy last Thursday,” he said. June 16 is “a day forever branded in our memory, a day that has joined the pantheon of tragic turning points in human history. Where were you on 6/16? You'll never forget — and neither will we.”
He said Colbert must be stopped from “spreading his hate unfettered, convincing future generations of insurrectionists to do what his team of saboteurs did last week.”
Chyrons onscreen as Carlson talked said “We Are Truly Scarred By What We Saw” and “Our Wounds Could Take Years to Heal.”
“It's going to take therapy, it's going to take a lot of support from our fellow survivors, before we can capture the carefree innocence that Stephen Colbert stole from us,” he said. | 2022-06-21T17:16:54+00:00 | daytondailynews.com | https://www.daytondailynews.com/nation-world/colbert-says-his-staffers-guilty-of-first-degree-puppetry/7PYOMMW7XNFBHFNOLTYAQOXEOA/ |
Tesla fixed the taillights on more than 321,000 of its most popular electric vehicles with an over-the-air (OTA) update released on Nov. 6, the NHTSA disclosed Monday.
The taillights could illuminate intermittently on one or both sides of the 2023 Tesla Model 3 and 2020-2023 Tesla Model Y, Tesla reported. A “firmware anomaly” could cause false fault detections as the vehicle preconditions or starts. A flickering or inoperative taillight could result in reduced visibility at night and increase the risk of a collision, which warrants a recall.
The brake lights and turn signals were not affected by the anomaly, however.
The issue was first detected late in October in markets outside the U.S., and Tesla tracked the cause of the issue to a firmware release. Tesla identified three warranty claims in the U.S. but no field reports in the week between when the cause was detected and the recall OTA was made.
The OTA fix reflects the good and the bad of the modern connected car. A firmware release can throw a system out of whack, but an OTA can fix it. More new vehicles can be corrected or fixed with an OTA, which is an increasingly convenient solution that avoids a trip to a service center or Tesla store.
Earlier this month, Volkswagen Group recalled 224,700 VW and Audi cars and SUVs with a software update to fix the tire-pressure monitoring system, but owners had to take the car to a dealer to complete the update. Tesla owners can accept this update from home.
OTAs can also add more functionality in addition to fixing problems. Rivian added a Camp mode function via an OTA in September, automatically shutting off screens, activating flood lights, and leveling the suspension while camping. Tesla controversially added range to some vehicles when Hurricane Irma forced evacuations in Florida in 2017.
Tesla has been under increased scrutiny from safety regulators due to high-profile crashes and fatalities caused when the company’s Autopilot limited hands-free driving system was in use. In addition to probes by the NHSTA, the U.S. Department of Justice launched a criminal investigation against Tesla over claims that its vehicles could drive themselves.
Separately, the 2020 Model Y compact crossover has been recalled 15 times for a range of issues, including some that can be fixed with an OTA but also much more problematic suspension issues.
The firmware update ensures the taillights operate as designed, Tesla said, and since the affected vehicles were all under warranty, there is no reimbursement plan. Owners can expect notification of the recall by mail as early as Jan. 14, 2023, but it will be old news by then. For more info, owners can try to contact Tesla customer service at 1-877-798-3752 or visit Tesla’s recall portal.
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The top 15 finalists across five regions will compete for the title of 2022 U.S. Bartender of the Year in Nashville, TN
NEW YORK, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the tenth year, the United States Bartenders' Guild (USBG) Presents World Class sponsored by Diageo will test the skill and talent of the nation's top 15 regional mixologists at the National Finals in search of the 2022 U.S. Bartender of the Year. From June 19-22, the leading bartenders from the country's Northeast, South, Midwest, Southwest, and West regions will gather in Nashville, TN – the city's first time hosting the World Class National Finals – to face off in four ambitious bartending challenges. Only one bartender will come out on top to represent the U.S. at the World Class Global Finals taking place in Sydney, Australia this September.
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"We're excited to be back in person for this year's USBG Presents World Class sponsored by Diageo Competition and welcoming all the amazing finalists into this one-of-a-kind program that instills the relevant training and mentorship for hospitality professionals," shares USBG Executive Director Aaron Gregory Smith. "It has been amazing to see how the USBG and Diageo partnership through the World Class program has evolved over the years and to be part of the incredible growth and success of the bartenders who participate.
The challenges of this year's U.S. National Finals in Nashville include:
- Spirit of Don Julio: Competitors will explore the rich history of Tequila Don Julio and its founder Don Julio González to develop two unique serves that pay homage to both the brand and founder.
- Taste the City: Nashville is the epicenter of some incredible southern dishes, so this year's finalists will select one of city's popular dishes and create a signature cocktail using any Diageo Reserve Brand to pair with it.
- Home Brew: Every community has its own brew, whether that be tea, coffee, beer or even kombucha. Competitors will find a unique type of brew from their own community to create in two different cocktail styles with Ketel One Vodka.
- The Showdown: The Top 15 Finalists will compete against the clock and each other to create eight different cocktails in eight minutes to show who can make the best classic drinks while showing off their own signature creations.
The USBG strives to unite the hospitality community to advance professional bartending, and the World Class U.S. program connect bartenders from across the country to bring the craft to new heights. The tenth season of this acclaimed program empowers each competitor to demonstrate their extensive knowledge, innovative technique and precise craft to prove to a panel of notable judges exactly what it means to be a World Class bartender.
"The enthusiasm and passion exuding from this community is inspiring, especially as we return to an IRL program, and we're looking forward to witnessing all the impressive and diverse talent throughout the competition this year," says Cassandra Ericson, Manager of On Premise at Diageo North America. "It's been an amazing journey to make the USBG Presents World Class sponsored by Diageo possible this year, while continuing to support and champion bartenders as well as everyone in the hospitality industry. We are proud to continue pushing the educational aspect of the competition while offering in-person events and online resources to the trade community through our World Class Studios available on DiageoBarAcademy.com."
The Diageo Bar Academy offers an online training platformed designed for experienced bartenders that offers articles, videos, and additional resources from top industry experts. Experience the 2022 World Class Studios.
For more information on World Class, follow along on Instagram at @WorldClassUS.
The Finalists:
- West – Jorge Vargas Baquedano, Derrick Li, Jonathan Stanyard
- Southwest – Conor O'Reilly, Jake Powell, Weston Simons
- Midwest – Jarmel Doss, Jessi Pollak, Sarah Syman
- Northeast – Steve Yang, Hunter Douglas, Renato Tonelli
- South – Kristin Amron, Nic Wallace, Sam Penton
About USBG
Founded in 1948, the United States Bartenders' Guild®️ (USBG) is a nationwide non-profit association of bartenders and other hospitality professionals that unites and elevates the bar industry through education, community, and advocacy. The USBG believes that bartending is a respected and fun occupation in a healthy environment that builds a hub for community. Through our network of over 40 communities nationwide, the USBG connects members with peer-to-peer mentorship, expert instruction, community service projects, and skills-based competition.
About Diageo
Diageo is a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands including Johnnie Walker, Crown Royal, Bulleit and Buchanan's whiskies, Smirnoff, Cîroc and Ketel One vodkas, Casamigos, DeLeon and Don Julio tequilas, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Tanqueray and Guinness.
Diageo is listed on both the New York Stock Exchange (DEO) and the London Stock Exchange (DGE) and our products are sold in more than 180 countries around the world.
For more information about Diageo, their people, brands, and performance, visit www.diageo.com. Visit Diageo's global responsible drinking resource, www.DRINKiQ.com, for information, initiatives, and ways to share best practice.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The detention of a mayoral candidate belonging to the Greek minority in Albania has raised tensions between the two neighboring countries.
Greece’s Foreign Ministry released a statement Saturday demanding the release of Dionysis-Fredi Beleri, a candidate for mayor of the Albanian city of Himare, which has a strong Greek minority presence.
Greek media reported that Beleri was arrested by Albanian police early Friday on charges of vote buying, two days ahead of local elections. A court confirmed Saturday that he would remain in custody.
The Greek ministry’s announcement implies that the case could negatively impact Albania’s application to join the European Union.
“Today’s decision of the Vlora District Court, if there is no irrefutable evidence, constitutes a scandal. The arrest of a mayoral candidate two days before the elections is not within the rule of law. The decision to detain the mayoral candidate in custody induces a full reversal of the rules of equality in the municipal elections in Himare, a significant center of the Greek national minority in Albania,” the ministry’s statement says.
“Such a decision will also have repercussions on the European Union’s relations with Albania, as adherence to European rules and the principles of the rule of law is a prerequisite for this European path. Decisions such as today’s, which violate these principles, mean that in practice Albania is not following the European path,” the announcement continues.
Albanian Foreign Minister Olta Xhacka responded angrily, saying she considered it “nearly impossible to understand how our friends have the right to dispute a court decision in our country, when the hard evidence they were looking for couldn’t be any harder - Fredi Beleri has been caught engaging in criminal activity against free and fair elections.”
Relations between Greece and post-communist Albania have been at times uneasy, largely over the issues of minority rights and the sizeable Albanian community in Greece.
“We do not understand how being a Greek national exempts him from the law as a citizen of Albania. We urge our Greek friends to refrain from making statements that disrespect the independent institutions of our country,” Xhacka tweeted. | 2023-05-13T20:57:12+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/politics/article/greece-protests-arrest-of-mayoral-candidate-in-18097938.php |
NEWTON, Mass., Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MPINarada is pleased to announce the FEN4850, a new lithium battery for the telecom market that can save users time, money, and space with its outdoor application use. The 48-volt LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery offers long cycle life, reduced weight, smaller size, and easy installation for mounting to a pole or enclosure. Ideal for telecom, small cell, DAS, and 5G applications, this new battery offers all the benefits of lithium, plus the added benefit of outside use. For applications that were initially deployed without battery back-ups, the FEN4850 delivers the easiest- most cost-effective way to accommodate existing and new equipment.
Product highlights:
- Simple installation and load/charge integration: The plug-and-play capability of the battery can save users time and money.
- Advanced intelligent lithium battery management technology: The self-monitoring capability of the unit checks for high or low voltage current and adjusts itself accordingly.
- Energy transfer patented technology: High cell utilization efficiency for prolonged operational life and significant enhancements permit the battery to last longer than other technologies and puts the FEN4850 at the forefront of the industry.
- Configuration flexibility: Support of parallel connection expansion of up to four modules for increased capacity, provides users the advantage of adjusting to growth as needed.
- Integrated heating feature: Great for colder climates where a service outage can be more perilous, the built-in self-heating feature for cold temperature operation senses temperature drops and alerts the BMS (battery monitoring system) to trigger the heating element to warm up.
MPINarada continues to demonstrate its commitment to safety and performance by meeting all key standards for compliance and testing including: UL1642, UL2054, UL1973, IEC62133:2012, EN61000-6-1:2007, EN61000-6-3:2007+A1:2011, and UN38.3. Additionally, the FEN4850 meets IP65 requirements to designate its outdoor use feature.
MPINarada has been a leading supplier of batteries for telecommunications and other markets for over twenty years. The latest addition of the FEN4850 to the outdoor market enhances their leadership in the industry as they get ready for what is next. For more information go to www.mpinarada.com
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CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan scored 26 points in his 1,000th career game, Nikola Vucevic added 14 points and 17 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-100 on Monday night.
The Bulls returned to Chicago after 126-108 win over the Pistons in Paris on Thursday.
Trae Young had 21 points and 13 assists, while Dejounte Murray added 20 points for the Hawks, who have lost two straight after winning five in a row.
The Bulls started to pull away in the fourth quarter after Young found John Collins for an alley-oop dunk to cut the lead to 91-88. Zach LaVine answered with a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws before DeRozan made a 3 to extend the lead to 99-88 with 5:29 left.
LaVine finished with 20 points.
In the previous two meetings in Atlanta, both games ended with a buzzer-beater. AJ Griffin beat the Bulls at the horn on Dec. 11 and 10 days later, Ayo Dosunmu returned the favor with a follow shot as time expired.
The Bulls controlled most of the second half.
Patrick Williams sealed the game with a 3 to put Chicago up 108-95 with 1:53 left. Williams finished with 18 points and nine rebounds
Clint Capela had 16 points and 12 rebounds for Atlanta.
The Bulls led 57-48 at the half. LaVine scored 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting. Murray led the Hawks with 15 points. Young was held to four points on 1-of-6 shooting.
TIP-INS
Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic was back in the lineup after missing Saturday's loss to Charlotte with a right knee injury. He finished with 11 points in 33 minutes.
Bulls: G Goran Dragic missed the game with a non-COVID illness. Bulls coach Billy Donovan said Dragic will not travel with the team to Indiana but may re-join them during the three-game road trip. ... Bulls were 6 of 25 from the floor in the first quarter and 17 of 25 in the second quarter. ... DeRozan became the 143rd player to play in 1,000 games or more. ... The Bulls began a stretch where they play four games in six nights in four different cities.
UP NEXT
Hawks: At Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
Bulls: At Indiana on Tuesday.
AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP--Sports | 2023-01-24T04:53:25+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/DeRozan-scores-26-in-1-000th-game-Bulls-beat-17737350.php |
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — ‘Twas the travel nightmare before Christmas. With all the canceled flights lighting up the flight status monitors at Tampa International Airport like a tree, four strangers decided to take matters into their own hands.
It started when one flight from Tampa, Florida, to Cleveland, Ohio was canceled.
“The earliest they could get us out of there was going to be today at 6 p.m.,” said traveler Bridget Schuster. “And we all wanted to get back there, obviously, way earlier than that.”
Extreme winter weather caused the cancellation of more than 6,000 flights nationwide in the days leading up to Christmas, CNBC reported. So when the Tampa-to-Cleveland flight was canceled, Greg Henry, another traveler, thought the chances of a rebooking were slim.
“In my head I’m thinking, ‘I already know there’s not going to be any more flights today,'” said Henry. “Especially to Cleveland, especially knowing there’s a storm.”
So Henry made up his mind: He’d rent a car and drive it, snow and all. But he wouldn’t be alone. Abby Radcliffe and Schuster, Florida residents, drove with Henry and fellow Ohio resident Shobi Maynard on an extra-long road trip — 20 hours straight.
“We just looked at each other and we’re like, ‘Are you in?'” Radcliffe said. “‘Yeah, we’re in. Let’s go for it.'”
“We didn’t stop other than to get gas, get coffee, or use the restroom,” said Schuster.
As the miles ticked down, the friendships grew stronger, despite the cramped space of the 2023 Kia Soul.
“We had a lot of cool conversations,” said Radcliffe. “I think Shobi just asked a lot of like really neat questions. And then we were all just asking each other super random stuff.”
“None of us had earbuds in,” said Henry. “It’s not like we’re doing our own thing, just kind of like we’re going to ride along. We built a community in there.”
All the while, Schuster was posting updates to TikTok. As of Saturday, her initial video hit 9 million views. “Reading the comments out loud to everybody in the car, we were just dying laughing,” Schuster said.
“We were listening to Christmas music, and every single song just hit differently,” said Shobi Maynard. “Like being in the scenario of like, this song’s trying to about how you’re trying to make it home for Christmas and you’re like, ‘That’s literally us.'”
More than 1,000 miles and plenty of karaoke sessions later, the band made it through the snow storm.
“We got into some very deep, deep conversation about our lives and what we’ve been going through,” said Maynard. “We just had that connection.”
Radcliffe thinks the fact they were all strangers made it easier, not harder, to make it through the ride peacefully.
“Partly, it’s probably because we don’t know each other,” reasoned Radcliffe. “We don’t know each other’s annoying habits, like that sort of thing, so it’s easier.”
While none of them strongly suggested getting in a car with three other random strangers, all of them would do it again with the same crowd.
“I had no idea when I was going to start this — I was just going to take a quiet drive home, get home, be done,” said Henry. “This was a whole adventure.” | 2022-12-27T00:35:39+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/four-strangers-drive-from-florida-to-ohio-together-after-canceled-flights/ |
Credit Union to Award $150,000 to 20 Metro Atlanta Nonprofits in 2023
ATLANTA, July 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Delta Community Credit Union (www.DeltaCommunityCU.com), Georgia's largest credit union with more than $9 billion in assets, is now accepting applications for grants in its 10th annual Philanthropic Fund program.
In 2023, the program will distribute a total of $150,000 to 20 metro Atlanta non-profit organizations committed to the health and well-being of young people, financial literacy and education.
"Delta Community remains committed to investing in programs that provide financial literacy training, educational enrichment for children and adults, and health and human services that improve the quality of life for tens of thousands of people who live in the communities we are privileged to serve," said Delta Community CEO Hank Halter.
Since its inception, the Delta Community Philanthropic Fund has invested $885,000 in 188 metro Atlanta non-profit organizations, in addition to investing in local communities through two scholarship programs and sponsorships of chambers of commerce, industry partners and civic organizations.
Applications for a 2023 Delta Community Philanthropic Fund grant must be submitted via an online portal at www.DeltaCommunityCU.com/PhilanthropicFund before 5:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.
Delta Community Credit Union is a not-for-profit financial cooperative with a mission of providing better service and value on the products consumers use to manage household expenses and save for the future. Founded in 1940, Delta Community is Georgia's largest credit union with more than 460,000 members, 29 metro Atlanta branches and three out-of-state branch locations. It welcomes anyone living or working in metro Atlanta as well as employees of more than 130 businesses including Chick-fil-A, Delta Air Lines, RaceTrac and UPS. Visit www.DeltaCommunityCU.com to open an account or follow the Credit Union on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DeltaCommunity and Twitter at @DeltaCommunity.
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ELK MILLS, Md. (AP) — Maryland authorities say three children and two adults were identified as those found dead of gunshot wounds at northeast Maryland home on Friday.
The Cecil County Sheriff’s office said the children were in the 5th through 8th grades.
The five were found in the home on a cul-de-sac in Elk Mills, a few miles from the Delaware state line, after a man called 911 from the home just after 9 a.m. to report a shooting. Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public.
The shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood interspersed with wooded areas about 60 miles (97 km) northeast of Baltimore
Cecil County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Michael Holmes said in an email that five people were found dead inside the home on a cul-de-sac in Elk Mills, a few miles from the Delaware state line.
Deputies were called to the home just after 9 a.m. and made entry to find the bodies, Holmes said.
The sheriff was planning to release more information in the afternoon.
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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s National Security Service has released the remaining journalists who had been detained for weeks over a video apparently showing the country’s president urinating on himself during an event.
At least seven journalists with the state broadcaster were detained in January following the circulation of the video of President Salva Kiir during the inauguration of a road project.
In a statement on Friday, the Union of Journalists of South Sudan said the two remaining journalists had been freed. None of the journalists were charged.
The union “will continue to engage with all stakeholders in the country to ensure journalists work in a free and safe environment,” the journalists’ organization said.
The South Sudan Broadcasting Corporation footage aired in December and was widely shared online. It showed the 71-year-old Kiir standing during the national anthem and then looking down at what appeared to be a spreading stain, before the camera turned away.
One of the released journalists, Garang John, in a Facebook post said his health had been “totally compromised” by the 60 days of confinement.
“I am completely weak and tired but it shall be well,” he said. | 2023-03-18T19:23:15+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/international/journalists-held-over-south-sudan-president-video-are-freed/ |
MILWAUKEE, April 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- MGIC Investment Corporation (NYSE: MTG) announced that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share payable on May 26, 2022, to shareholders of record as of May 12, 2022.
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Caught on camera: Vandalism causes thousands of dollars in damage to mosque
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - A burglar was caught on camera smashing his way through a Minneapolis mosque.
The path of destruction will cost thousands of dollars to repair, but some of the damage isn’t as easily fixed.
Broken glass, damaged doors and bent donation boxes are what members of Tawfiq Islamic Center in Minneapolis found following a break-in late Sunday night.
The person behind the burglary was caught on camera.
“And he began to destroy almost every single door he could find. He destroyed the entire offices. He vandalized the property,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of Council on American-Islamic Relations – Minnesota.
Cameras captured the point of entry, with the individual prying open a back door.
He made his way through the gym, then forced his way through this next door, spending about 40 minutes inside the mosque.
The person is seen walking through hallways, kicking doors and taking money from donation boxes located around the mosque.
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
The Islamic center say theid can repair what was damaged. “However our sense of safety, and the impact this attack will have is a longterm impact on our community,” a trustee said.
The community expressed concern, leading to a visit from the city’s top cop.
Officials report this is the fourth significant incident at a Minnesota mosque since the start of the year.
“Although many of the motives are different, the result is all the same, which means it leaves communities damaged, losing their sense of safety, terrorized,” said Abdulahi Farah of the Muslim Coalition.
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BERLIN (AP) — An eight-hour strike brought Germany’s railways to a standstill on Friday morning, while walkouts also were underway at four major German airports in a parallel pay dispute.
The EVG rail workers’ union called for members to walk out between 3 a.m. and 11 a.m. Germany’s main train operator, state-owned Deutsche Bahn, announced shortly after that call on Wednesday that it was canceling long-distance services between 3 a.m. and 1 p.m. and that most regional trains also would be canceled.
EVG says it needs to step up pressure on employers as it seeks an inflation-busting pay raise. Deutsche Bahn, which is one of dozens of companies hit by the strike, has called the walkout “pointless and unnecessary” and accused EVG of trying to score points in a bitter long-term rivalry with another rail union.
The walkout follows a full-day strike on March 27 that paralyzed the railway network. That strike was coordinated with another union, ver.di, which brought most of Germany’s airports and some regional transit networks to a standstill.
Ver.di called security and service workers at Duesseldorf, Cologne-Bonn and Hamburg airports out on strike on Thursday and Friday. Stuttgart airport was also affected on Friday, with all departures canceled.
EVG is seeking a raise of 12%. Ver.di is engaged in a series of pay negotiations — notably for employees of Germany’s federal and municipal governments — in which it has sought a 10.5% pay raise, though mediators have proposed a compromise that would result in a lower increase.
New rounds of negotiations in both disputes are scheduled in the coming days.
Germany’s annual inflation rate has declined from the levels it reached late last year but is still high. It stood at 7.4% in March. | 2023-04-21T19:59:01+00:00 | wdtn.com | https://www.wdtn.com/news/u-s-world/ap-international/strikes-bring-german-railways-to-standstill-hit-4-airports/ |
WFO SAN DIEGO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service San Diego CA
504 PM PDT Tue Sep 13 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 559 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Though storms are weakening, residual showers may produce
more rainfall, leading to flooding.
* WHERE...A portion of Southwest California, including Riverside
County near Hemet.
* WHEN...Until 559 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas.
Water over roadways.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 500 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms, with storms weakening. More showers and storms
may contribute to minor flooding.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Hemet, Sun City, Murrieta, Winchester, East Hemet, Valle
Vista, Hwy 74 Between Hemet And Mountain Center, Aguanga and
Menifee.
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Del Monte Foods, Inc. today announced the appointment of Jim Caltabiano as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Caltabiano will oversee the management of Del Monte Foods' financial organization and report to Parag Sachdeva, Chief Operations Officer (COO). He is a seasoned finance professional with nearly 30 years of experience within large consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies, including Ajinomoto Foods, Campbell Soup Company, Procter & Gamble, and General Mills.
"Jim joins our leadership team at a great time of growth and innovation for Del Monte Foods," said Greg Longstreet, President and CEO. "Jim is a proven leader with a track record of driving growth and operational excellence within the CPG sector. We're excited to draw on his impressive financial expertise as we continue to evolve and innovate, building upon Del Monte Foods' 135+ heritage as the original plant-based food company."
Caltabiano previously served as Executive Vice President and CFO for Ajinomoto Foods North America, a leading frozen food manufacturing company, overseeing the $1.2 billion food division of the global company's North America division.
Prior to that role, he spent 10 years at Campbell Soup Company, where he held multiple financial leadership roles, including CFO of Campbell's $1 billion Fresh Division. Caltabiano originally joined Campbell as VP Strategic & Financial Analysis for their North America division consisting of U.S. Soup, Sauces & Beverages, Foodservice, and Canada. He held subsequent roles as VP Finance for Campbell Canada, VP Finance and interim General Manager for the company's Away from Home division, and General Manager for Plum Organics.
Earlier in his career, Caltabiano held various finance leadership roles at Procter & Gamble and General Mills.
Caltabiano studied finance and marketing at Syracuse University and received his MBA from Duke's Fuqua School of Business.
About Del Monte Foods
For more than 135 years, Del Monte Foods, Inc. has been driven by our mission to nourish families with earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Joyba™, Kitchen Basics®, and S&W®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we grow and produce our products using sustainable and earth-friendly practices for a healthier tomorrow.
Del Monte Foods, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Del Monte Pacific Limited (Bloomberg: DELM SP, DELM PM) and is not affiliated with certain other Del Monte companies around the world, including Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., Del Monte Canada, or Del Monte Asia Pte. Ltd. For more information about Del Monte Foods and our products, please visit www.delmontefoods.com or www.delmonte.com.
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Escaped detainee captured in Texas; 2 more remain on the run
SPRING VALLEY, TX. (WLBT) - One of the four escapees from the Raymond Detention Center was captured in Texas on Thursday.
The inmate, Jerry Raynes, was seen on surveillance footage at a service station in Spring Valley, Texas on Sunday. Spring Valley was also the site of his arrest.
Raynes is no stranger to escaping custody, for he also escaped from the Hinds County Work Center nearly two years ago.
Court records show a bench warrant was issued for Raynes’ arrest in August 2021 after he “willfully, intentionally, knowingly and feloniously” left the work center on County Farm Road.
He will be held in Texas until his extradition back to Mississippi, wrote Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones in a tweet confirming his capture.
The arrest of Raynes comes a day after another Raymond Detention Center escapee, Dylan Arrington, died in a house fire during a standoff in Leake County on Wednesday.
After escaping the jail over the weekend, Arrington was accused of stealing a motorcycle, wrecking that motorcycle, and killing a pastor who pulled over along the side of the road to help him in south Jackson.
He was also accused of shooting a Leake County investigator during the Wednesday standoff. That investigator is said to be “doing good.”
The two remaining escapees, Casey Grayson and Corey Harrison, remain on the run.
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ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Firefighting aircraft and ground crews from other countries headed to Greece on Thursday to help battle wildfires that have intensified as a heat wave baked much of southern Europe in temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
New evacuations were ordered Wednesday as wildfires raged near Athens. In a round-the-clock battle to preserve forests, industrial facilities and vacation homes, evacuations continued for a third day Thursday along a highway connecting the capital to the southern city of Corinth.
In the small town of Mandra, located 25 kilometers west of Athens, resident Varvara Paraskevopoulou said the flames reached her doorstep before the Fire Service personnel did. She described fleeing the fire on Tuesday and then returning to help a group of residents trying to protect their properties themselves.
“We extinguished what we could by ourselves and managed to save some homes. As you’ll see further up, three or four houses – residences and storage spaces – were burnt completely,” Paraskevopoulou said.
Firefighting teams from Poland, Romania and Slovakia were due in Greece on Thursday, and Israel pledged to send two firefighting planes, adding to the four from Italy and France that were already operating outside Athens.
Southern Europe’s second heat wave in as many weeks has brought extreme temperatures to Mediterranean countries. Temperatures in southern Greece were expected to reach 44 C (111 F) by the end of the week.
Alessandro Miani, president of the Italian Society of Environmental Doctors, warned that the aging populations in Italy and other countries are a concern because heat-related deaths most commonly happen in people over age 80.
“The excessive heat together with humidity can make difficult for sweat to evaporate, interfering with the body’s ability to regulate its own temperature,” Miani said.
The heat in Rome eased only slightly after a sweltering 42-43 C (107-109 F) on Tuesday, while highs in Sicily and Sardinia reached 46 C (114 F). Parts of Spain were as high as 45 C (113 F) on Wednesday.
Amador Cortes, a resident in the southern Spanish city of Jaen, said people were doing their best to avoid the sun during midday hours and the early afternoon.
“The truth is, they take shelter at home with the air conditioning, with the fan. In the street, the elderly suffer a lot. Anyway, we have to put up with it,” he said.
In the southern Turkish city of Adana, a group of residents handed out desserts in the street, and many paid tribute to the late U.S. engineer Willis Carrier, who invented the air conditioner in 1902.
“The people of Adana really need air conditioners. God bless him for making such an invention,” city resident Mehmet Saygin told Turkey’s DHA news agency.
The latest heat wave added to concerns about climate change. The World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations body, said preliminary global figures showed last month was the hottest June on record.
“The extreme weather, an increasingly frequent occurrence in our warming climate, is having a major impact on human health, ecosystems, economies, agriculture, energy and water supplies,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said Wednesday.
“This underlines the increasing urgency of cutting greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and as deeply as possible.”
The firefighters were being sent to Greece as part of a European Union civil protection mechanism that includes the planned deployment of international crews to parts of southern Europe over the summer.
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___ Winfield reported from Rome and Brunat from Barcelona, Spain. Reporters from around Europe contributed to this report. | 2023-07-19T17:09:39+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-firefighters-battle-wildfires-surrounding-athens-as-second-heat-wave-hits-the-mediterranean-country/ |
Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo?
By EDNA TARIGAN and VICTORIA MILKO
Associated Press
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo.
Indonesian officials say the new metropolis will be a “sustainable forest city” that puts the environment at the heart of the development and aims to be carbon-neutral by 2045.
But environmentalists warn that the capital will cause massive deforestation, threaten the habitat of endangered species such as orangutans and imperil the homes of Indigenous communities.
While access to the new capital’s site is usually limited, The Associated Press was allowed to tour parts of the site to view construction progress in early March.
Here’s a look at why the capital is moving, the government’s plans and why activists are worried about how it will impact the environment, endangered species and Indigenous communities located near the project site.
WHY IS INDONESIA MOVING ITS CAPITAL?
Jakarta is home to about 10 million people and three times that number in the greater metropolitan area. It has been described as the world’s most rapidly sinking city, and at the current rate, it is estimated that one-third of the city could be submerged by 2050. The main cause is uncontrolled ground water extraction, but it has been exacerbated by the rising Java Sea due to climate change.
Its air and groundwater are heavily polluted, it floods regularly and its streets are so clogged that it’s estimated congestion costs the economy $4.5 billion a year.
President Joko Widodo envisions the construction of a new capital as a nostrum for the problems plaguing Jakarta, reducing its population while allowing the country to start fresh with a “sustainable city.”
WHAT WILL THE NEW CAPITAL BE LIKE?
Widodo’s plan to establish the city of Nusantara — an old Javanese term meaning “archipelago” — will entail constructing government buildings and housing from scratch. Initial estimates were that over 1.5 million civil servants would be relocated to the city, some 2,000 kilometers (1,240 miles) northeast of Jakarta, though ministries and government agencies are still working to finalize that number.
Bambang Susantono, head of the Nusantara National Capital Authority said that the new capital city will apply the “forest city” concept, with 65% of the area being reforested.
The city is expected to be inaugurated on Aug. 17 next year to coincide with Indonesia’s Independence Day. New capital authorities said that the final stages of the city, however, likely won’t be completed until 2045, marking the nation’s hundredth anniversary.
WHY ARE ENVIRONMENTALISTS CONCERNED?
Skeptics worry, however, about the environmental impact of building a sprawling 256,000-hectare (990-square-mile) city down in Borneo’s East Kalimantan province, which is home to orangutans, leopards and a wide array of other wildlife.
Forest Watch Indonesia, an Indonesian nongovernmental organization that monitors forestry issues, warned in a November 2022 report that most of the forested areas in the new capital are “production forests” meaning permits could be granted for forestry and extractive activities that would lead to further deforestation. Until now there has been no certainty regarding the protection status of the remaining natural forests in the new capital city area, the report said.
Data analysis from AP also showed that the region can expect more days of extreme heat in years to come.
HOW ARE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IMPACTED?
At least five villages with more than 100 Indigenous Balik people are relocating because of the construction, with more villages expected to be uprooted as the building site expands.
The government said the new capital has received support from local community leaders, and has provided compensation to people whose land is being used for the city.
But Sibukdin, an Indigenous leader who like many in the country only uses one name and lives in Sepaku, a ward very close to the construction area, said community members felt compelled to take the money they were offered by the government without knowing how compensation is calculated or if it was fair, he said.
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AP photographer Achmad Ibrahim and videographer Fadlan Syam contributed to this report from East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Demonstrations in Iran over the death of a 22-year-old who died in police custody have taken a deadly turn since protests erupted over the weekend.
At least nine people have died as demonstrators and Iranian security forces have clashed, the Associated Press reported Thursday, which based the numbers on statements from Iran's state-run and semiofficial media.
The death of Mahsa Amini, who died last week as the country’s morality police were holding her for allegedly violating the country's strictly enforced dress code, has prompted worldwide protests.
On Wednesday, Iran shut down internet access for "security reasons," said Iran’s Minister of Communications Issa Zarepour, according to semi-official ISNA.
On Thursday, internet access again was shut down to prevent the protests from spreading, the Associated Press reported.
In response to Amini's death, Iran has received criticism from the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations, whose human rights office has called for an investigation, the Associated Press reported. | 2022-09-22T18:56:29+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/world/at-least-9-people-dead-as-iran-protests-over-womans-death-spread |
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – A student at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Academy in Longmeadow is collecting food to donate to Rachel’s Table.
The 7th grader, Bassie Baron, has been collecting non-perishable food since her birthday in the summer. She then organizes a Thanksgiving Food Drive at LYA. The food drive ends on Monday, with a contest to see which class donated the most food. All donations will be brought to Rachel’s Table and redistributed to families in need this holiday season. | 2022-11-20T22:44:53+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/local-7th-grader-collects-food-for-rachels-table/ |
RentBarker's online platform has dismantled the rental process. Landlords compete for prescreened tenants, who use prospects' unique qualifications to provide the best price through RentBarker's proprietary bidding system.
Landlords also have the ability to search the only online database of tenants searching for units in their market. RentBarker's online platform acts as a marketplace for both landlords and renters with a unique tenant search tool offered to landlords and access to multiple units for prospective tenants.
DALLAS , June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RentBarker today announces the launch of its rental platform, offering prospective tenants the ability to select their favorite properties and enter into an auction requiring landlords to compete for a tenant, based on the tenant's needs and qualifications. At the same time, it has created a platform that will allow landlords to streamline their tenant acquisition process and significantly enhance their lease conversion rates by creating the first-ever database of anonymous prescreened prospects, where landlords can search for their perfect tenant rather than wait for the perfect tenant to find them.
"There are dozens of websites that allow prospective tenants to search for the perfect rental unit in the vast market of available units, but there are no websites that allow landlords to search for the perfect tenant, even though there is a vast market of available tenants", said Mitchell Abergel, Co-Founder of RentBarker. "We've brought landlords a solution to costly shotgun advertising, problematic tenants, and vacancies. And by recognizing that the perfect rental home is the best place for the price, we've delivered a solution that allows renters to generate the best pricing from their favorite properties with peace of mind and efficiency that doesn't exist anywhere else".
RentBarker aims to simplify and modernize the rental process by leveling the playing field between landlords and tenants, allowing both parties to achieve their goals through a cost-efficient, fully transparent, and hassle-free process. Professional property owners, management companies, and private landlords can expect to find and pursue their perfect tenants, with visibility on what the competition is offering a prospect – giving landlords the best chance to close the deal. The process is completely free to tenants, and landlords only pay if a lease is signed.
RentBarker is an online platform that dismantles the rental process and remakes it as it should be. For landlords, RentBarker has streamlined the tenant acquisition process in a way nobody has before. Landlords have access to prescreened prospects to determine, up-front, whether they are a good fit for their vacancy. Through the first-ever database of prescreened tenants, landlords can join the competition by making unsolicited offers to prospects searching for a new home. For prospective tenants, RentBarker offers a free solution to finding your next home. Landlords compete against each other to submit their best prices to win you as a tenant, giving you complete control.
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Centrical report finds over 50% of contact centers will add gamification, want to reduce attrition rates, and more.
NEW YORK, LONDON and TEL-AVIV, Israel, Aug. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Centrical, a global SaaS company, and pioneer of a next-generation employee engagement and performance management platform, has released a new industry trend report on the 2022 global state of contact center employee retention and performance.
The industry report is compiled feedback from 245+ contact center leaders from around the globe with company sizes ranging from 101-10,000+ employees.
Centrical CEO and Founder, Gal Rimon shared: "From the survey, we received very clear insights on where contact center leaders' mindsets and priorities are today. Employees are doubling down on their expectations, customers are more demanding than ever before, and to remain successful you must invest in your frontline employees and put them at the center of your business."
The report includes insights and feedback on what contact center leaders currently think of workforce engagement management, how well their employees are performing, the impact on CSAT, and their top initiatives and priorities for 2022-2023.
Key insights include:
- Attrition trends: 52% of respondents agreed that employee attrition is highly correlated to the quality of the employee-manager relationship
- Leadership focus areas: 90% of contact center leaders indicate improving employee experience is a top priority for 2022-2023
- Top priorities: 54% of respondents plan to add gamification in the next 12 months
"It's easy to say that contact centers need to improve the employee experience to reduce attrition, but it isn't so simple," said April Crichlow, CMO, Centrical. "Many factors are at play, from wages to interactions with managers, clarity of KPIs, increasing customer demands, and a host of other issues. Given Centrical's expertise and knowledge in the contact center, we felt it was critical to provide real-world insights and an action plan that all leaders can utilize to address retention and performance gaps given today's climate."
Download the industry report to learn more.
About Centrical
Centrical's employee success platform blends artificial intelligence and advanced gamification with personalized micro-learning, real-time employee performance management as well as adaptive coaching tools, and well-being strategies. The company has offices in London, New York, and Israel. Customers include leading multinational enterprises, including British Telecom, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Teleperformance, Webhelp, and more.
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WASHINGTON — (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked a rule that allows immigration authorities to deny asylum to migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border without first applying online or seeking protection in a country they passed through. But the judge delayed his ruling from taking effect immediately to give the administration time to appeal.
The order from U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar of the Northern District of California takes away a key enforcement tool set in place by the Biden administration as coronavirus-based restrictions on asylum expired in May. The use of a rule known as Title 42 allowed the U.S. to expel millions of people starting in early 2020 on the grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19.
The new rule imposed severe limitations on migrants seeking asylum. It included room for exceptions and did not apply to children traveling alone. Tigar's order will not take effect for two weeks.
Immigrant rights groups that sued argued it was a violation of U.S. law that protects the right to asylum regardless of how a person enters the country. The groups said it forced migrants to seek protection in countries that don't have the same robust asylum system and human rights protections as the United States and leaves them in a dangerous limbo. They also argued that the CBP One app the government wants migrants to use doesn't have enough appointments and isn't available in enough languages.
The Biden administration said the asylum rule was a key part of its strategy to strike a balance between strict border enforcement and ensuring several avenues for migrants to pursue valid asylum claims. The rule was a response to political and economic instability fueling an exodus of migrants from countries including Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela.
Critics have argued that the rule is essentially a newer version of two efforts by President Donald Trump to limit asylum at the southern border. The Supreme Court eventually allowed the Trump administration to limit asylum for people who don't apply for protection in a country they travel through before coming to the U.S. to go into effect. But another Trump effort to bar people from applying for asylum except at an official border entry point was caught up in litigation and never took effect.
In announcing the new rule, the Biden administration emphasized the complex dynamics at play when it comes to immigration that at one time consisted largely of adults from Mexico seeking to come to the U.S. They could easily be returned home. Now migrants come from across the Western Hemisphere and beyond.
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MISSOULA – People looking to take to the air across the country – including in Montana – are facing flight delays on Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered that all flights in the US grounded early Wednesday morning following a “Notice to Air Missions system following an outage.”
All airlines were ordered “to pause all domestic departures until 9 a.m. Eastern Time to allow the agency to validate the integrity of flight and safety information,” according to the FAA.
Update 5: Normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the U.S. following an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety info to flight crews. The ground stop has been lifted.
We continue to look into the cause of the initial problem
— The FAA ✈️ (@FAANews) January 11, 2023
The FAA lifted the order and reported that as of 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time and “normal air traffic operations are resuming gradually across the United States." The agency is continuing to look into what caused the outage to the system that provides safety information to flight crews.
Some flights continue to be delayed at Billings Logan International Airport
For the latest information: https://www.flybillings.com/
Delays were recorded elsewhere in Montana, including in Missoula and Kalispell. Fog in Kalispell was causing some of the flight problems. | 2023-01-11T17:27:13+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/news/airline-flight-delays-continue-in-montana-after-faa-grounds-us-flights |
High school quarterback helps couple during house fire
RUSSELL, Ky. (WSAZ/Gray News) – Heading into Thanksgiving, a couple in Kentucky is thankful for a high school quarterback who stepped in to help them escape a house fire unharmed.
“It’s very heartbreaking,” Don Ratliff told WSAZ of a fire that destroyed the home he and his wife had lived in 43 years.
His wife’s caregiver alerted him to a fire on the couple’s screened-in porch Friday morning.
Ratliff tried to put the fire out himself, to no avail.
“I grabbed a fire extinguisher, and I went out there and started battling the flames, which were about waist high, and I was making no progress,” he said.
Ratliff said the flames spread quickly and reached the ceiling.
High school quarterback Logan Lundy lives in the same neighborhood and was on his way to school when he saw the home burning.
Logan rushed to help Jenny Ratliff, who has been battling an illness, get seated safely in a van out of the cold and backed a car out of the garage before flames reached it.
“I just did what anybody would do and helped them out,” Logan said. “If somebody needs help, anybody is going to go try to lend a hand.”
Don Ratliff said he’s grateful the young student-athlete was so quick to help in a tough, dangerous spot.
“He didn’t even hesitate,” Don Ratliff said. “When he saw the caregiver was struggling to get Jenny out onto the sidewalk, he just came running. It’s heartwarming to see that nowadays.”
“It was pretty scary,” Logan said.
The Ratliffs’ neighbors are pitching in to help replace items the couple lost in the fire. Don and Jenny Ratliff are staying with a family member for now.
There is no word yet on what caused the fire.
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(CNN) — An 8-year-old girl died while in US Customs and Border Protection custody in Harlingen, Texas, the agency said Wednesday.
The girl and her family were in custody at a CBP facility when she “experienced a medical emergency,” the agency said in a news release Wednesday night, without providing details.
“Emergency Medical Services were called to the station and transported her to the local hospital where she was pronounced dead,” the release said.
The Office of Professional Responsibility is investigating her death, as is consistent with protocol, CBP officials said.
The child’s death comes days after an unaccompanied Honduran 17-year-old housed at a Florida shelter died while under the care of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Refugee Resettlement, according to a congressional notice obtained by CNN last week.
Last week, immigration officials said in a court filing that surging migration coupled with the termination of Title 42 “is overwhelming U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facilities, risking widespread health and safety risks to migrants, government employees, and the public.”
Detention facilities along the US-Mexico border surpassed capacity after an uptick in migrant crossings ahead of the expiration of Title 42, a Covid-era border restriction that was lifted last week.
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LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The popular shopping spot Armata’s Market is one step closer to returning to its own brick and mortar location.
The Longmeadow Planning Board has approved the site design for Armata’s Market and they hope to begin construction as soon as January. Armata’s Market was part of a bustling shopping plaza in Longmeadow that was destroyed by a fire in November of last year.
The market plans to take up residence at it’s former space at some point next year now that the Longmeadow Planning Board has approved the site plans submitted by property owner Pun Longmeadow Realty. Although the exterior of the plaza will have a new aesthetic, Armata’s won’t be making any big changes.
“We really want to stay true to who we are. We don’t want to be too big, we’re we kind of loose, the feel, the authentic and hometown feel that Armata’s has. We’ll still have all the same departments, we’ll probably expand our bakery and prepared foods just a little bit more and make things just a more comfortable shopping experience for everyone,” said Alexis Vallides, President of Armata’s Market.
A representative from the Longmeadow Planning Board said the Maple Center Plaza will be occupying the same footprint and developers will be salvaging what they can. The parking lot will be repaved and access to the plaza from maple road will become two way.
As for what’s next, the landlord will continue working with the town of Longmeadow to make sure everything is up to code. | 2022-12-09T20:57:18+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/armatas-market-in-longmeadow-to-begin-construction-of-new-building-next-year/ |
SMITHFIELD, Va., April 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithfield Foods, Inc. was recently honored with awards for its environmental and safety achievements in the North American Meat Institute's 2022 environmental awards and worker safety recognition programs. Smithfield also earned an honorable mention in NAMI's 2022 diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) awards for promoting and implementing a comprehensive DEI strategy to ensure a more inclusive workforce.
"Protecting the environment, including decreasing our carbon footprint, implementing water conservation strategies and reducing packaging, have been Smithfield priorities for decades, and are part of our commitment to producing good food the right way," said Stewart Leeth, chief sustainability officer for Smithfield Foods. "We're honored to be recognized for our achievements in environmental sustainability and our work to create a diverse and inclusive culture that respects every employee."
Five Smithfield facilities were recognized with NAMI's environmental achievement award, which recognizes companies that go beyond environmental compliance by designing and implementing innovative facility upgrades or environmental programs. Smithfield's Sioux Falls, South Dakota, facility was recognized for reducing emissions, while its Milan, Missouri, and Carroll, Iowa, facilities were recognized for water conservation efforts. The company's facilities in Des Moines, Iowa, and Kinston, North Carolina, earned awards for packaging and/or food waste reduction programs.
A total of 48 of Smithfield's U.S. facilities earned environmental recognition awards, which acknowledge commitment to continuous environmental improvement through the development and implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Forty of Smithfield's facilities were recognized with Tier IV awards, the highest recognition in this category.
Additionally, 29 Smithfield locations earned NAMI's worker safety recognition awards, which recognize facilities that have achieved a high level of safety performance as part of a continuing effort to reduce occupational injury and illness. Twenty-two of Smithfield's facilities earned the top award of honor in this category.
Smithfield earned an honorable mention in the DEI category for its industry-leading programs to attract and retain minority and underrepresented employees and customers. The company was recognized for funding education programs that provide access to quality education and bridge divides in underrepresented communities; adding more historically Black colleges and universities to its higher education scholarship program; increasing production facility spend with minority-owned businesses; and developing its minority farmer program to increase the number of its hog suppliers from diverse backgrounds.
More information about Smithfield's sustainability strategies and DEI programs is available at https://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Sustainability.
About Smithfield Foods, Inc.
Headquartered in Smithfield, Virginia, since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is a U.S. food company that employs nearly 60,000 people in seven countries and partners with thousands of American farmers. As one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly.®" to feed a growing world population. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30% across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to food banks, disaster relief efforts and community outreach programs in all 50 U.S. states. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Gwaltney® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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"ATRAVESADXS" (transversed in Spanish, the "x" is for language inclusivity) is a visual project that documents the testimonies of relatives, siblings, parents and friends of victims of gender-based crimes in Argentina. Eleonora Ghioldi has collected more than 70 testimonies from people who've lost a family member in a femicide. "ATRAVESADXS" is part of one of her visual projects that shed light on issues that affect women in Latin America and the United States.
" 'ATRAVESADXS' shows that, unfortunately, the violence does not end with femicide but continues in many other forms," Ghioldi said. "From the media — violence that not only re-victimizes and blames the victims but also the families — to the justice system that not only is not present in the prevention of violence but also does not accompany the families in the process of requesting justice."
"These are not individual, but collective experiences. Through political organization, these families can continue their fight to demand justice — by these women and also by their children that many of them leave behind," she added.
Natalia Melmann
The murder of Natalia Melmann, a 15-year-old Argentine girl, occurred on Feb. 4, 2001, in the city of Miramar, in the province of Buenos Aires. The case gained great national relevance, resulting in massive marches to find Natalia as soon as possible that, once her body was found, gathered in protests to demand justice for the young woman.
Gustavo Melmann, Natalia's father, continues to seek justice for his daughter more than 20 years later.
"My name is Gustavo Melmann — Natalia Melmann's father, a 15-year-old girl with a future ahead of her, a fighter, champion of her school. She did not want to have children but to adopt them because she thought that there were too many children on the street who needed to have parents. She wanted to be a gynecologist, an obstetrician.
"On Feb. 4, 2001, the Buenos Aires police officers seized her on the Miramar coast, took her outside the city and generated all kinds of torments. They took her life with her own shoelace. That took a whole village fight. We all went out to look for her. Although the return to have Nati does not exist, all the struggle that we carry forward is in some way so that things do not happen again and generate a Never More or Not One Less. We are asking at a very important moment in this country and in the world the search for equality, against violence against women — all kinds of violence: psychological, patrimonial, physical violence, rapes. The history of humanity that we have had to reflect lots of men, in what place and in what space we have denied the equality of women, we have to rethink everything as men and as a society."
Diana Sacayán
Diana Sacayán was one of the main activists of the human rights movement and the fight for the recognition and social inclusion of the trans collective in Argentina. She was murdered on Oct. 11, 2015. On June 18, 2018, the Oral Criminal Court No. 4 of the City of Buenos Aires sentenced her murderer in a sentence in which, for the first time, the Argentine justice described the murder of a transgender woman as a hate crime to gender identity.
This is the full testimony of her brother, Say Sacayán:
"Diana was brutally murdered in October 2015 as a result of a transfemicide. We find ourselves before the death of Diana with which the Argentine justice had never ruled against the deaths of trans people.
"We were able to talk about the structural violence that exists on the trans population; we were able to talk about the deaths that are preventable. When we speak of homicides of trans people, we speak of violent crimes against transgender people that are not far from the structural violence that exists because there is a whole hatred that is socially constructed as a result of the fact that there was an absent state and there was no type of right to the trans population."
Alicia Beatriz Soledad Vallejos
Alicia Vallejos was murdered by her partner in August 2016. Her killer was sentenced in 2021 to life imprisonment. The sentence is framed within the progressive law of the penalty. After 35 years, you can apply for parole. The process took five years.
María Josefa Salcedo is the mother of Alicia Beatriz Soledad Vallejos:
"I want to be justice for Alicia and for many more. Let there be no more Alicias. That the judges do something, that they do something for each mother, for each sister, for each person that we have to bury. I want to say that I miss her every day; every day of my life I miss her, I wait for her. I wait with all my soul for my daughter. For me, it was the love of my life to have her. It is very important that there is justice. I ask for justice for Alicia Vallejos, nothing more."
Johana Ramallo
Marta Ramallo is the mother of Johana Ramallo, a victim of human trafficking and femicide.
"My daughter disappeared on July 26, 2017, from the city of La Plata — from 1st and 63rd streets. She was disappeared by a human trafficking network with the complicity of the Buenos Aires police and the DDI of missing people. Johana was first disappeared by a state, then by a trafficking network. They kept my daughter alive for a year. After a year of searching, they dismembered her, they cut her body into pieces and then they returned her to me in pieces, throwing her in the Palo Blando River in the city of La Plata...
"When we say that there is a complicit judiciary, it is complicit in the disappearance and the femicides of Johana because the death and disappearance of Johana could have been prevented by having a state present."
Tehuel de la Torre
Tehuel de la Torre, a young transgender man, was last seen in San Vicente, Buenos Aires, on March 11, 2021. The investigation was highly criticized by the family and they demand the authorities investigate the case as a human trafficking case.
Tehuel's father, Andrés de la Torre, affirms that the prosecutor does not have sufficient evidence to maintain the line of investigation that seeks Tehuel dead.
"Tebu, I'm still looking for you. I will not prescribe until I find you. Love you very much"
Cecilia Gisella Basaldúa
"My name is Dora Susana Reyes. I am the mother of Cecilia Gisella Basaldúa, my eldest daughter. I have four children, she is the first. The truth is that she was a fighter and pure of soul — that's what hurts me the most from her loss, that she did not deserve what happened to her.
"We are not going to stop until we discover this — until the last consequences, we are going to fight with my husband because the death of my daughter, I know, was not in vain; because, before her, there were other disappeared women. She died in Capilla del Monte, and later there were also disappeared women ... I think this has to end. Justice has to act very urgently because there are too many cases of femicide and we are not fighting just for my daughter but for those who were before her and for those who were after her. This cannot happen in this country — there is a lot of injustice. Justice doesn't work, it doesn't work."
Karen Bustamante
Florencia Bustamante is the sister of Karen Bustamante, a victim of femicide in 2021.
This is Florencia's full testimony:
"We found out about Karen's femicide from the news. My mother couldn't believe it when she saw it. The state left us, let go of our hand and we are adrift, as are thousands of families, because they do not arrive until the girls experience the femicide and not even after the femicide do they reach the families that can't find any type of consolation beyond the fact that they will never be able to return our sister to us. They also do not contribute anything to leave us a little reassured that they are really working because there are many ends they leave loose; they do not move as they have to move.
"With regard to lawyers, how can it be that the detainee has a lawyer and we, as victims, do not have a lawyer? We have to be waiting if a lawyer comes from here, to gather money little by little, because we are not financially well enough to face all the expenses that come after this and you have to have the money for all things. How can we not need a lawyer? How can we not need psychological support or financial support? Of course we need it because after what happened to us, we were left in nothingness, it destroyed us."
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The portraits are displayed in public spaces, on building facades, "with the intention of crossing the public space and creating a greater awareness of this problem that does not besiege each day more," Ghioldi said.
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"Thinking that the problem of gender violence only concerns women is simply a fundamental mistake on the way to a profound change in our society," Ghioldi said of her project. "There is no reparation possible without justice."
More of Eleonora Ghioldi's work can be found here.
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MILWAUKEE– Former President Barack Obama made a stop in Milwaukee Saturday as the midterm elections are less than 2 weeks away. Obama started his day in Detroit, then made his way to North Division High School to speak. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Leutanant Governor nominee Sara Rodriguez, Attorney General Josh Kaul, Congresswoman Gwen Moore were present as well.
Obama said he was happy to be back in the state, addressing the importance of the vote. “This election requires every single one of us to do our part,” Obama exclaimed. “It’s that important.”
President Barack Obama at North Division High School in Milwaukee: “It’s good to be back in Wisconsin.” pic.twitter.com/9ARcCJapug
— The Jason Smith (@thejsonsmith) October 29, 2022
The former president took part of his speech to address his stance on abortion, along with gay rights. “Is it Republican politicians and judges who think they should get to decide when you start a family or how many children you should have, or who you marry or who you love?” Obama continued “Or is it Democratic leaders who believe that the freedom to make these most intimate personal decisions belong to every American, not politicians, mostly men, sitting somewhere in Washington?That’s the choice in this election; that’s what you have to decide.”
Obama joked as he refused to speak about the Packers/Bears rivalry, then reiterated the importance of voting. “Dont tune out…Vote! Get off your couch and put down your phones for a minute.”
Obama, being from Chicago, jokes that he wants no talks of of Packers-Bears while he’s here. “Maybe next month,” he says. pic.twitter.com/DK4vmIdyBT
— The Jason Smith (@thejsonsmith) October 29, 2022
The rally comes as the latest Marquette Law School Poll shows Democratic Governor Tony Evers holding a slim lead over challenger Tim Michels (R), while Incumbent Senator Ron Johnson (R) holds a six percentage point lead over challenger and Lieutenant Governor Mandella Barnes. | 2022-10-31T03:24:41+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/news/2022/10/29/decision-wisconsin-obama-stops-in-milwaukee-as-midterms-near/ |
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(NEXSTAR) – After ousting the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs are set to go head-to-head in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona next month.
It was the Eagles that punched their ticket first on Sunday, beating “Mr. Irrelevant” Brock Purdy and the 49ers, 31-7, to win the NFC Championship.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts scored one of the team’s four rushing touchdowns. He finished 15 of 25 for 121 yards, with Miles Sanders running for two touchdowns. Linebacker Haason Reddick made the hit that forced Purdy out of the game with an elbow injury. Reddick also recovered a fumble by Purdy’s replacement, Josh Johnson, who later suffered a concussion.
Philadelphia police greased traffic and light poles in what has often proved a futile attempt to slow the revelry ahead. But a city that has been starved for a championship now has its beloved Birds in the Super Bowl just three months after the Philadelphia Phillies reached the World Series.
It’s been five years since the Eagles were in the Super Bowl – they defeated the New England Patriots 41-33 in Super Bowl LII.
Following a tight game Sunday evening, the Chiefs will be heading to their fifth Super Bowl after beating the Bengals 23-20 in the AFC Championship game in Kansas City. It was a rematch of last season when the Bengals kept the Chiefs out of what would have been Kansas City’s third-consecutive Super Bowl, beating them 27-24 in overtime in the AFC Championship game.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on his badly sprained right ankle, then was shoved late out of bounds by Joseph Ossai, giving Harrison Butker a chance to kick a 45-yard field goal with 3 seconds left that gave Kansas City the victory. The Chiefs had lost their last three games against the Bengals until Sunday.
The Eagles have gone 1-4, and 0-1 in the playoff, at State Farm Stadium. In addition to winning the Super Bowl in the 2017 season, the Eagles have appeared in two others: XXXIX, where they lost 24-21 to the Patriots, and XV, where they lost to the Oakland Raiders 27-10.
The Chiefs, heading to their third Super Bowl in four years, have gone 1-1 at State Farm Stadium. They’ve appeared in four Super Bowls: LV, a 31-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; LIV, a 31-20 win over the 49ers; IV, where they won against the Minnesota Vikings 23-7; and the first-ever Super Bowl, where they lost to the Green Bay Packers 35-10.
The Super Bowl is set for Sunday, February 12.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-01-30T03:51:11+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/national-world-news/philadelphia-eagles-kansas-city-chiefs-heading-to-super-bowl/ |
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. -- The PGA Tour is returning to the Grand Strand.
The tour announced Wednesday a four-year agreement to hold a full-field event with a purse of $3.9 million starting in 2024 at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club.
The event, called the Myrtle Beach Classic, will be held the same week as one of the tour's designated events that feature increased prize money. The dates will be announced when the tour releases next season's schedule.
"With its incredible passion for golf, the Myrtle Beach community is a natural fit to bring this tournament to life," PGA Tour president Tyler Dennis said in a statement.
The tournament will give the Palmetto State multiple tour events for the third time in four seasons to go along with the annual RBC Heritage, played last month as an elevated event, with $3.6 million given to winner Matthew Fitzpatrick.
The PGA Championship was played on Kiawah Island and a tour event was held at Congaree Country Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina, near Hilton Head Island, in 2021. Congaree hosted the CJ Cup in October 2022.
The Dunes Club has hosted several pro golf events. The season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship on PGA Tour Champions was played there from 1994 to 1999. The venue also held the PGA Tour Q-school finals in 1973. | 2023-05-10T16:17:17+00:00 | espn.com | https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/37595611/pga-tour-returning-south-carolina-grand-strand-2024 |
BERLIN (AP) — The German government plans to reduce incentive payments for buyers of electric cars and end subsidies for buying plug-in hybrids at the end of this year.
The government had announced shortly after taking office in December that, starting in 2023, it would only provide payments for electric vehicles that “demonstrably have a positive climate-protection effect.” It unveiled details of the new system late Tuesday.
At present, buyers of electric-only cars are eligible for government incentives of up to 6,000 euros ($6,100) and people who buy plug-in hybrids can get up to 4,500 euros ($4,570).
The economy and climate ministry said the number of electric cars on the road is rising fast, with the total expected to near 2 million this year. They “are becoming ever more popular and will need no state subsidies in the foreseeable future,” minister Robert Habeck said.
Starting in January, government incentives for electric and fuel-cell cars will be cut to 4,500 euros apiece for vehicles with a list price up to 40,000 euros and to 3,000 euros ($3,045) for cars costing 40,000-65,000 euros.
Beginning in September next year, the incentives will be limited to private individuals, although the government is considering allowing small businesses and charitable organizations to remain eligible.
Starting in January 2024, the government incentives will be cut to 3,000 euros for vehicles priced up to 45,000 euros and scrapped for more expensive cars.
The funding will also be capped. Finance Minister Christian Lindner said Wednesday that the government incentives will end when a final 2.5 billion euros is exhausted and after that, only tax advantages for buying climate-friendly cars will remain.
“And I would like to add that in view of auto companies’ billions in profits, such subsidization is no longer necessary — I’m counting on an impetus coming via the market to make electric vehicles cheaper, through competition,” he said.
The government wants to have at least 15 million fully electric cars on the road by 2030. It also aims to step up efforts against climate change by expanding the use of renewable energy and bringing Germany’s exit from coal-fired power forward from 2038, “ideally” to 2030.
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Democratic Arizona governor to keep migrant busing program
PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is defending her decision to continue her Republican predecessor’s program to transport migrants out of border communities.
Hobbs said in an interview with The Arizona Republic published Wednesday that her focus would be on ensuring that the state’s continued payment of migrants’ travel costs is “efficient and humane.”
“We just wanted to make sure that we were addressing this issue and, as I talked about many times in the campaign, in a way that was the best use of taxpayer resources and something that wasn’t a political stunt,” Hobbs told the newspaper Tuesday.
The program began in May under then-Gov. Doug Ducey and has expanded from the use of buses to include the option of chartered air travel aboard a 737 aircraft, according to a state contract signed Jan. 14.
During Ducey’s tenure, more than 3,000 people were bused from the Yuma, Arizona, area to the nation’s capital at an overall cost of more than $7 million.
Republican lawmakers earmarked $15 million for the program last year.
Hobbs said her focus differs from that of Republican governors Greg Abbott, of Texas, and Ron DeSantis, of Florida, who have transported migrants to Democratic-run cities to make a political point.
“We’re interested in focusing on the humanitarian aspects of this and just putting people on a bus as a political stunt and sending them to Martha’s Vineyard or wherever they went is not providing any help or any solution to the actual issue,” the newspaper quoted Hobbs as saying.
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Which laptop mount is best?
Office desk areas can get cluttered, and although you may be unaware, this can affect your productivity. Maintaining a tidy workspace can be challenging, but it can boost your efficiency, making a laptop mount a worthwhile investment.
A laptop mount frees up desk space and helps you keep your cords, extension cables and office accessories organized. The best laptop mounts, such as the Vivo Single Laptop Notebook Desk Mount Stand, are easy to install, offer several degrees of articulation and have ventilated trays to combat overheating.
What to know before you buy a laptop mount
Improved posture
Sitting at a desk for hours can wreak havoc on your neck and back. A poorly positioned monitor can cause or exacerbate neck and back strain, as staring downward or upward at your computer monitor or laptop can be strenuous over extended periods. Laptop mounts are made with a primary focus on ergonomics and let users continue working while standing.
Size
You can set up a laptop mount on a desk of any size, but they vary in size, so determine which size works best with your office or work area. Laptop mounts with a long arm and a tall center pole naturally work better with larger desks but may look out of place on a smaller one.
Two-in-one
A two-in-one stand is convenient for those who use a laptop and an external computer monitor simultaneously. These mounts come with two arms, one with a tray for your laptop and the other with a stand for your monitor. This setup lets you look at both screens without straining your neck.
What to look for in a quality laptop mount
Adjustability
The whole point of a laptop mount is to give you more freedom in your work area. That’s why it’s best to look for one that lets you position it the way you want.
For example, most mounts can swivel, tilt and rotate in varying degrees so you don’t have to flip the monitor or screen around if you want to lean to the side as you work or show something to a co-worker sitting beside you.
Also, an articulating arm lets you raise or lower the mount effortlessly so you can face your screen at eye level and reduce neck strain.
Detachable clips
The best laptop mounts have detachable clips along the arms that can be used to keep cords in place. This helps clear the clutter of an entanglement of cables and wires behind your monitor or laptop, freeing up space for accessories and peripherals.
Video Electronics Standards Association
VESA standard size refers to the distance between the four mounting holes on the back of a monitor or TV and is an easy way to determine which mounts fit with a specific monitor. If you’re looking to buy a two-in-one monitor, you can make installation easier by checking your monitor’s manual for its VESA standard size.
If you can’t find your monitor’s VESA standard size, you can measure the distance in millimeters between the left and right holes and between the top and bottom holes. For example, if the first measurement is 300 millimeters and the second is 200, your monitor has a VESA standard of 300×200.
How much you can expect to spend on a laptop mount
Most laptop mounts are inexpensive, typically costing $30-$60. However, if you want something more comprehensive, such as a two-in-one mount for a monitor and laptop, expect to pay up to $120.
Laptop mount FAQ
Are any tools required to assemble and install a laptop mount?
A. Most laptop mounts have all the necessary hardware and tools, but some require a sold-separately screwdriver.
Do I need a laptop with a cooling pad?
A. Although it isn’t necessary, a cooling pad regulates your laptop’s temperature by expelling hot air, helping prevent it from overheating, which can damage it.
What’s the best laptop mount to buy?
Top laptop mount
Vivo Single Laptop Notebook Desk Mount Stand
What you need to know: This mount is simple, affordable, fits most laptops and is excellent for saving space in your office.
What you’ll love: It has a ventilated 14- by 12-inch tray and can support up to 22 pounds. It has an adjustable arm that offers a 15-degree tilt, 180-degree swivel and 360-degree rotation. You can keep your cords organized with the detachable clips along the arms and center pole.
What you should consider: Although it supports 17-inch laptops, the weight of some models drags the arm down. Also, there are a few reports of the tray being wobbly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top laptop mount for the money
Viozon 2-in-1 Monitor and Laptop Mount
What you need to know: This mount is ideal for those looking to save space in a larger office or desk area.
What you’ll love: It supports monitors between 17 and 32 inches weighing up to 19.8 pounds and is compatible with VESA monitors manufactured by top computer brands. It can safely hold a 12- to 17-inch laptop and has a maximum extension length of 20.5 inches and a height of 16.9 inches.
What you should consider: The center pole is shorter than on other laptop mounts and cannot be adjusted to accommodate taller people when standing.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Huanuo Notebook Desk Mount Stand
What you need to know: This mount is easy to install, sleek and excellent for improving office posture.
What you’ll love: This stand helps reduce neck strain and lets users switch their focus between their laptop and monitor effortlessly. It has a full-motion arm with three joints for adjusting its position and a computer fan that expels hot air from your laptop or monitor to prevent overheating.
What you should consider: Some customers report squeaking and the tray tilting if the laptop isn’t positioned off-center.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher mortgage rates have sent home sales tumbling. Credit card rates have grown more burdensome, and so have auto loans. Savers are finally receiving yields that are actually visible, while crypto assets are reeling.
The Federal Reserve’s move Wednesday to further tighten credit raised its benchmark interest rate by a sizable 0.75 percentage point for a second straight time. The Fed’s latest hike, its fourth since March, will further magnify borrowing costs for homes, cars and credit cards, though many borrowers may not feel the impact immediately.
The central bank is aggressively raising borrowing costs to try to slow spending, cool the economy and defeat the worst outbreak of inflation in two generations.
The Fed’s actions have ended, for now, an era of ultra-low rates that arose from the 2008-2009 Great Recession to help rescue the economy — and then re-emerged during the brutal pandemic recession, when the Fed slashed its benchmark rate back to near zero.
Chair Jerome Powell hopes that by making borrowing more expensive, the Fed will succeed in slowing demand for homes, cars and other goods and services. Reduced spending could then help bring inflation, most recently measured at a four-decade high of 9.1%, back to the Fed’s 2% target.
Yet the risks are high. A series of higher rates could tip the U.S. economy into recession. That would mean higher unemployment, rising layoffs and further downward pressure on stock prices.
How will it all affect your finances? Here are some of the most common questions being asked about the impact of the rate hike:
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I’M CONSIDERING BUYING A HOUSE. WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH MORTGAGE RATES?
Higher interest rates have torpedoed the housing market. Rates on home loans have nearly doubled from a year ago to 5.5%, though they’ve leveled off in recent weeks even as the Fed has signaled that more credit tightening is likely.
That’s because mortgage rates don’t necessarily move in tandem with the Fed’s increases. Sometimes, they even move in the opposite direction. Long-term mortgages tend to track the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which, in turn, is influenced by a variety of factors. These factors include investors’ expectations for future inflation and global demand for U.S. Treasurys.
Investors expect a recession to hit the U.S. economy later this year or early next year. This would force the Fed to eventually cut its benchmark rate in response. The expectation that the Fed will have to reverse some of its hikes next year has helped reduce the 10-year yield, from 3.5% in mid-June to roughly 2.8%.
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WILL IT BE EASIER TO FIND A HOUSE?
Sales of existing homes have dropped for five straight months, while new home sales plunged in June. If you’re financially able to go ahead with a home purchase, you’re likely to have more choices than you did a few months ago.
In many cities, the options are few. But the number of available houses nationwide has started to rise after falling to rock-bottom levels at the end of last year. There are now 1.26 million homes for sale, according to the National Association of Realtors, up 2.4% from a year ago.
I NEED A NEW CAR. SHOULD I BUY ONE NOW?
The Fed’s rate hikes typically make auto loans more expensive. But other factors also affect these rates, including competition among car makers, which can sometimes lower borrowing costs.
Rates for buyers with lower credit ratings are most likely to rise as a result of the Fed’s hikes. Because used vehicle prices, on average, are rising, monthly payments will rise too.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CREDIT CARD?
For users of credit cards, home equity lines of credit and other variable-interest debt, rates would rise by roughly the same amount as the Fed hike, usually within one or two billing cycles. That’s because those rates are based in part on banks’ prime rate, which moves in tandem with the Fed.
Those who don’t qualify for low-rate credit cards might be stuck paying higher interest on their balances. The rates on their cards would rise as the prime rate does.
The Fed’s rate increases have already sent credit card borrowing rates above 20% for the first time in at least four years, according to LendingTree, which has tracked the data since 2018.
HOW WILL THIS AFFECT MY SAVINGS?
You can now earn more on bonds, CDs, and other fixed income investments. And it depends on where your savings, if you have any, are parked.
Savings, certificates of deposit and money market accounts don’t typically track the Fed’s changes. Instead, banks tend to capitalize on a higher-rate environment to try to boost their profits. They do so by imposing higher rates on borrowers, without necessarily offering any juicer rates to savers.
But online banks and others with high-yield savings accounts are often an exception. These accounts are known for aggressively competing for depositors. The only catch is that they typically require significant deposits.
HOW HAVE THE RATE HIKES INFLUENCED CRYPTO?
Like many highly valued technology stocks, cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have sunk in value since the Fed began raising rates. Bitcoin has plunged from a peak at about $68,000 to $21,000.
Higher rates mean that safe assets like bonds and Treasuries become more attractive to investors because their yields are now higher. That, in turn, makes risky assets like technology stocks and cryptocurrencies less attractive.
All that said, bitcoin is suffering from its own problems that are separate from economic policy. Two major crypto firms have failed. The shaken confidence of crypto investors is not being helped by the fact that the safest place you can park money now — bonds — seems like a safer move.
WILL MY STUDENT LOAN PAYMENT GO UP?
Right now, payments on federal student loans are suspended until Aug. 31 as part of an emergency measure that was put in place early in the pandemic. Inflation means that loan-holders have less disposable income to make payments. Still, a slowed economy that reduces inflation could bring some relief by fall.
Depending on the state of the economy, the government may choose at the end of summer to extend the emergency measure that’s deferring the loan payments. President Joe Biden is also considering some form of loan forgiveness. Borrowers who take out new private student loans should prepare to pay more. Rates vary by lender but are expected to increase.
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Associated Press journalists Ken Sweet, Adriana Morga and Cora Lewis contributed to this report. Morga and Lewis cover financial literacy for The Associated Press. The Associated Press receives support from Charles Schwab Foundation for educational and explanatory reporting to improve financial literacy. The independent foundation is separate from Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. The AP is solely responsible for its journalism. | 2022-07-27T20:43:33+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/news/national/how-the-federal-reserves-rate-hikes-affect-your-finances/ |
RACINE, Wis., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CASE Construction Equipment will make a major launch announcement and introduce a whole new industry-first equipment category during a special edition of CASE LIVE on Tuesday, August 2, 2022 at 7:00 PM Central.
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(The Hill) – Manuel Oliver knocked a former school resource officer and his attorney for “celebrating” after the officer was found not guilty on all charges related to his actions around the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla.
“These guys are celebrating today. He said he got his life back. They’re going to the Vatican. They thanked the Lord. Apparently their Lord is a different Lord than Joaquin’s Lord,” Oliver, whose son Joaquin died in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, said on CNN.
“He decided to give this guy his life back, which is not in any way, in any way, comparable of losing life,” he added.
Gunman Nikolas Cruz killed 17 people and injured 17 others during the shooting on Valentine’s Day in 2018 — and has been sentenced to life in prison without parole, serving 34 life terms for the victims. The tragedy prompted the survivor-founded gun control movement March for Our Lives.
Scot Peterson, a former school resource officer on duty at the Parkland high school during the shooting, faced criticism over not confronting Cruz. On Thursday, a jury acquitted Peterson of all 11 counts that Peterson was facing related to his actions back in 2018.
“The attorney said it’s been four years of pain. Tell me about that pain … You’re celebrating today for every member of law enforcement, for every police officer, including the Uvalde ones,” Oliver said of Peterson, referencing the shooting in Texas last year in which a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at the elementary school. “You, Mr. attorney, you’re celebrating the fact that this person that obviously, obviously made a mistake and needs to be accountable, is now happy with his life.”
“I think that the right thing to do, the manly thing to do, the honest thing to do is to walk out of that room quiet. Be quiet. Mr. attorney and Scott Peterson, keep your mouth shut,” he continued. “Get in your car and go to your perfect life. But don’t cry in front of national TV.”
Oliver has become an outspoken activist against gun violence in the years since the shooting that killed his son.
He was escorted out of a White House event last year for interrupting President Biden during a speech on the bipartisan gun control bill, and was arrested earlier this year for disrupting a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on gun regulation. | 2023-06-30T11:31:34+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/father-of-parkland-shooting-victim-knocks-ex-school-officer-attorney-for-celebrating-verdict/ |
Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for “old people,” as young people have been saying for years.
Now, with the biggest thorn in its side — TikTok — facing heightened government scrutiny amid growing tensions between the U.S. and China, Facebook could, perhaps, position itself as a viable, domestic-bred alternative.
There’s just one problem: young adults like Devin Walsh have moved on.
“I don’t even remember the last time I logged in. It must have been years ago,” said Walsh, 24, who lives in Manhattan and works in public relations.
Instead, she checks Instagram, which is also owned by Facebook parent company Meta, about five or six times a day. Then there’s TikTok, of course, where she spends about an hour each day scrolling, letting the algorithm find things “I didn’t even know I was interested in.”
Walsh can’t imagine a world in which Facebook, which she joined when she was in 6th grade, becomes a regular part of her life again.
“It’s the branding, right? When I think of Facebook, I think ugh, like cheugy, older people, like parents posting pictures of their kids, random status updates and also people fighting about political issues,” Walsh said, using the Gen Z term for things that are definitely not cool.
The once-cool social media platform born before the iPhone is approaching two decades in existence. For those who came of age around the time Mark Zuckerberg launched thefacebook.com from his Harvard dorm room in 2004, it’s been inextricably baked into daily life — even if it’s somewhat faded into the background over the years.
Facebook faces a particularly odd challenge. Today, 3 billion people check it each month. That’s more than a third of the world’s population. And 2 billion log in every day. Yet it still finds itself in a battle for relevancy, and its future, after two decades of existence.
For younger generations — those who signed up in middle school, or those who are now in middle school, it’s decidedly not the place to be. Without this trend-setting demographic, Facebook, still the main source of revenue for parent company Meta, risks fading into the background — utilitarian but boring, like email.
It wasn’t always like this. For nearly a decade, Facebook was the place to be, the cultural touchstone, the thing constantly referenced in daily conversations and late-night TV, its founding even the subject of a Hollywood movie. Rival MySpace, which launched only a year earlier, quickly became outdated as the cool kids flocked to Facebook. It didn’t help MySpace’s fate that it was sold to stodgy old News Corp. in 2005.
“It was this weird combination…no one knew how technology worked, but in order to have a MySpace, we all needed to become mini coders. It was so stressful,” said Moira Gaynor, 28. “Maybe that’s even why Facebook took off. Because compared to MySpace it was this beautiful, integrated, wonderful engagement area that we didn’t have before and we really craved after struggling with MySpace for so long.”
Positioning himself a visionary, Zuckerberg refused to sell Facebook and pushed his company through the mobile revolution. While some rivals emerged — remember Orkut? — they generally petered out as Facebook soared, seemingly unstoppable despite scandals over user privacy and a failure to address hate speech and misinformation adequately. It reached a billion daily users in 2015.
Debra Aho Williamson, an analyst with Insider Intelligence who’s followed Facebook since its early days, notes that the site’s younger users have been dwindling but doesn’t see Facebook going anywhere, at least not any time soon.
“The fact that we are talking about Facebook being 20 years old, I think that is a testament of what Mark developed when he was in college. It’s pretty incredible,” she said. “It is still a very powerful platform around the world.”
AOL was once powerful too, but its user base has aged and now an aol.com email address is little more than a punchline in a joke about technologically illiterate people of a certain age.
Tom Alison, who serves as the head of Facebook (Zuckerberg’s title is now Meta CEO), sounded optimistic when he outlined the platform’s plans to lure in young adults in an interview with The Associated Press.
“We used to have a team at Facebook that was focused on younger cohorts, or maybe there was a project or two that was dedicated to coming up with new ideas,” Alison said. “And about two years ago we said no — our entire product line needs to change and evolve and adapt to the needs of the young adults.”
He calls it the era of “social discovery.”
“It’s very much motivated by what we see the next generation wanting from social media. The simple way that I like to describe it is we want Facebook to be the place where you can connect with the people you know, the people you want to know and the people that you should know,” Alison said.
Artificial intelligence is central to this plan. Just as TikTok uses its AI and algorithm to show people videos they didn’t know they wanted to see Facebook is hoping to harness its powerful technology to win back the hearts and eyeballs of young adults. Reels, the TikTok-like videos Facebook and Instagram users are bombarded with when they log into both apps, are also key. And, of course, private messaging.
“What we are seeing is more people wanting to share reels, discuss reels, and we’re starting to integrate messaging features back into the app to again allow Facebook to be a place where not only do you discover great things that are relevant to you, but you share and you discuss those with people,” Alison said.
Facebook has consistently declined to disclose user demographics, which would shed some light on how it is faring among young adults. But outside researchers say their numbers are declining. The same is true for teenagers — although Facebook seems to have stepped back from actively recruiting teens amid concerns about social media’s effects on their mental health.
“Young people often shape the future of communication. I mean, that’s basically how Facebook took off — young people gravitated toward it. And we see that happening with pretty much every social platform that has come on the scene since Facebook,” said Williamson. This year, Insider estimates that about half of TikTok’s users are between the ages of 12 and 24.
Williamson doesn’t see this trend reversing but notes that Insider’s estimates only go as far as 2026. There’s a decline, but it’s slow. That year, the research firm expects about 28% of U.S. Facebook’s users to be between 18 and 34 years old, compared with nearly 46% for TikTok and 42% for Instagram. The numbers are more stark for teens aged 12-17.
“I think the best thing they could do is get away from being a social platform. Like they’ve lost that. But hey, if they want to become the new Yellow Pages, why not?” said Gaynor, who lives in San Diego, California and works in government. “I really like Marketplace. I recently just moved, so that was where I got most of my furniture.” | 2023-05-08T14:38:13+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/national/once-cool-facebook-may-have-3-billion-users-but-many-of-them-are-old/ |
RIGA, Latvia (AP) — Latvia will consider boycotting next year's Paris Olympics if athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus are allowed to take part after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
While various governments in Europe, including Latvia, have condemned the International Olympic Committee's push to allow Russians and Belarusians to compete, and Ukraine has threatened to boycott the Games, the response from the national Olympic committees sending teams has been muted.
“If the Olympic Games took place now and Russian and Belarusian athletes were allowed to participate in Olympic Games, the Latvian team would not go to (this) competition,” Latvian Olympic Committee president Žoržs Tikmers told Latvian public television on Monday, according to a statement provided by the LOC to the Associated Press on Tuesday.
There was no immediate response from the IOC.
Tikmers was himself a silver medalist in rowing for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Moscow Olympics, which numerous countries including the United States boycotted in protest after Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan.
Latvia, which borders Russia and regained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, has been a strong supporter of Ukraine. Latvia is the defending Olympic champion in men's 3-on-3 basketball after beating the Russian team in the gold-medal game in Tokyo in 2021.
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STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iranian citizen was sentenced Thursday to life imprisonment by a Swedish court after being convicted of committing grave war crimes and murder during the final phase of the Iran-Iraq war in the 1980s.
The Stockholm District Court said Hamid Noury took part in severe atrocities in July-August 1988 while working as an assistant to the deputy prosecutor at the Gohardasht prison outside the Iranian city of Karaj.
A life sentence in Sweden generally means a minimum of 20 to 25 years in prison, but it could be extended. If he is eventually released, Noury will be expelled from Sweden. Noury can appeal the verdict.
The court said 61-year-old Noury participated “in the executions of many political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988.”
The acts were deemed as a serious crime against international law, the court said. A second wave of executions was directed at left-wing sympathizers who were deemed to have renounced their Islamic faith, the court statement said, adding “these acts have been deemed as murder.”
They said Iran’s supreme leader at the time, Ayatollah Khomeini, had issued an execution order for all prisoners in the country who sympathized and remained loyal with the Iranian opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, known as MEK.
Due to that order, a large number of prisoners were executed in the Gohardasht prison between July 30 and Aug. 16, 1988, the Swedish prosecutors said.
During the trial that ended May 4, Noury has denied wrongdoing.
Judge Tomas Zander said Noury had claimed the evidence against him had been “fabricated” by the Mujahedeen who “wrongly accused him of participating in a fabricated course of events for political gains.”
“However, nothing substantial has emerged which gives the court reason to question the investigation’s reliability and robustness,” Zander said.
“We are of course disappointed,” defense lawyers Thomas Söderqvist and Daniel Marcus told the Swedish news agency TT. They said they would appeal the verdict.
Balkees Jarrah, interim international justice director at Human Rights Watch, called the verdict “a meaningful moment” for survivors and the family of the victims.
“The ruling sends a message to the most senior Iranian officials implicated in these crimes that they can’t remain beyond the reach of justice forever,” she said.
An online platform MizanPlus that belongs to Iran’s judiciary news agency quoted Noury’s son Majid as saying, “The Swedish court was not judicial at all, it was political.”
The official Mizan news agency called the sentence “illegal, unfair and without solid evidence” and described Sweden as a “paradise for terrorists.”
In Tehran, foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned the sentence.
“For the Islamic Republic of Iran, it is absolutely certain that the case of Mr. Hamid Noury was only an excuse for a political action without any real citations and legal validity,” he said, adding Iran “holds Sweden responsible for the damages caused to bilateral relations.”
The verdict comes at a tense time for ties between Stockholm and Tehran. A number of Europeans were detained in Iran in recent months, including a Swedish tourist, two French citizens, a Polish scientist and others.
The detentions aroused concerns that Iran hoped to leverage the prisoners as bargaining chips to pressure the United States and European nations to grant the sanctions relief it received under its tattered 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.
In 2015, Iran and world powers agreed to the nuclear deal, which saw Tehran drastically limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanctions. Under former U.S. President Donald Trump the United States has since unilaterally withdrawn from the accord. Talks in Vienna about reviving the deal have been on a “pause” since March.
Noury was arrested in November 2019 when he arrived in Stockholm and has been in custody since then. Swedish news agency TT said he was lured to Sweden, believing he would go sightseeing, meet women and attend parties.
In line with international practice, Swedish courts may try certain crimes committed abroad if the suspects live or are apprehended in Sweden.
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This story corrects the spelling of Mujahedeen. | 2022-07-14T16:36:41+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/international/ap-international/iranian-gets-life-in-prison-in-sweden-for-1980s-crimes/ |
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield has been diagnosed with a high left ankle sprain and is expected to miss several games, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The person, who said Mayfield is expected to get a second opinion, spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because the team has not yet released details of the injury.
The NFL Network was first to report the news.
P.J. Walker is expected to start Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams.
Last year's starting quarterback Sam Darnold remains on injured reserve after he suffered a high ankle sprain in the preseason and is still several weeks away from being able to return.
Mayfield was injured in the first half of Carolina’s 37-15 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, a loss which resulted in coach Matt Rhule being fired on Monday by owner David Tepper.
Steve Wilks will serve as Carolina's interim head coach moving forward with Rhule finishing his tenure in Carolina with an 11-27 record and having lost 11 of his final 12 games.
Mayfield stayed in the game Sunday and led a touchdown drive in the second half for Carolina.
He was replaced late in the game by Walker and then showed up at his news conference with a boot on his left foot.
“Somebody landed on the ankle,” Mayfield said Sunday. “It didn’t feel too good.”
Mayfield is 1-4 as a starter this season and ranks last in the NFL in total quarterback rating, completing just 54% of his passes for fewer than 200 yards per game with four touchdowns and four interceptions.
When asked if this has been the roughest patch of his career, Mayfield responded, “I have a walking boot on, my leg is not cut off so I will be all right. I would love to be in a better position record-wise but you keep pushing forward. It’s not time to put your head down and give up.”
Walker is 2-0 as Carolina’s starting quarterback.
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11-year-old recovering after being shot, shooter on the loose
Family tells WISN 12 News an 11-year-old was shot in the back and arm Wednesday night
Family tells WISN 12 News an 11-year-old was shot in the back and arm Wednesday night
Family tells WISN 12 News an 11-year-old was shot in the back and arm Wednesday night
An 11-year-old Milwaukee boy, shot in the back and arm, is recovering tonight in the hospital, according to his family.
Milwaukee police said the boy was inside the home on 65th Street and Silver Spring Drive when someone fired shots into the home.
WISN 12 News spoke with neighbors who heard and saw the shooting happen. Josephine Cox lives across the street and said the shootings are becoming far too common.
"I heard about six or seven shots and jumped to the floor as always," Cox said.
On Thursday, evidence markers and bullet holes could be seen on the side of the home.
The boy's cousin told WISN 12 News what happened.
"I got a call from a family member saying my house just got shot up, and my little cousin was shot hit in his back and arm," the cousin said.
He says the child, Nasir, is a good kid.
"He's a little kid. A little quiet kid. He doesn't get in trouble or anything. Normal kid in the neighborhood," he said.
Cox is fed up with the crime.
"It's too much crime going on. I don't know what the solution would be to help this crime thing, but something needs to be done," Cox said.
And she hopes to see Nasir sooner rather than later.
"I hope everything goes well for them. I hope the young man makes his way back home," she said.
Police do not have anyone in custody.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Milwaukee police at 414- 935-7360 or, to remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 414-224-Tips or the P3 Tips app. | 2023-01-27T00:46:44+00:00 | wisn.com | https://www.wisn.com/article/11-year-old-recovering-after-being-shot-shooter-on-the-loose/42680270 |
Shell is putting residents’ health at risk by persistently violating air quality standards at its massive new petrochemical refinery in western Pennsylvania, an environmental group alleged in a lawsuit Thursday.
The “cracker” plant, located along the Ohio River about 30 miles (48 kilometers) outside Pittsburgh, opened in November and uses ethane from a vast shale gas reservoir underneath Pennsylvania and surrounding states to makes polyethylene, a plastic used in everything from consumer and food packaging to tires.
A federal lawsuit filed by the Clean Air Council alleges that operator Shell Chemical Appalachia LLC — a subsidiary of British oil and gas giant Shell plc — is violating state and federal limits on smog, as well as emissions limits in its state-approved operating plan.
Clean Air Council members who live near the plant are “concerned about the impact of the plant’s illegal pollution on their health and the health of their families,” the suit said, noting that smog can worsen respiratory conditions such as bronchitis and asthma. The plaintiffs asked a judge to order Shell to bring the plant into compliance, and impose civil penalties of up to $140,000 per day.
Shell spokesperson Curtis Smith said the company had no comment on the suit.
The plant has been shut down for repairs since early April after Shell said it identified a problem with its flaring system, which is designed to burn off unwanted gases. Shell expects to restart the offline units later this month, Smith said. The Clean Air Council said Shell has violated limits on visible emissions from its flares.
“We will continue to report out and comply with all regulations while also applying lessons learned and best practices to ensure our operations have no negative impact on people or the environment,” Smith said.
Shell was attracted to Pennsylvania because of a drilling boom in the vast Marcellus Shale natural gas field. The company had projected to spend $6 billion on the refinery, which took years to build. At full capacity, the plant is expected to produce 3.5 billion pounds (1.6 billion kilograms) of polyethylene annually.
Environmental advocacy groups had fought the plant and predicted that it would generate more plastic pollution, compounds that form smog and planet-warming greenhouse gases. Shell has said it is using the best available technologies to try to minimize air pollution.
“Shell’s persistent law-breaking must end,” Joseph Minott, executive director of the Clean Air Council, said in a statement Thursday. “The community will not tolerate dangerous pollution events that risk the health of families across Beaver County and beyond.” | 2023-05-11T21:20:25+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/business/ap-business/environmental-groups-sue-shell-over-air-quality-at-massive-new-pennsylvania-petrochemical-plant/ |
Conference call scheduled for 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today
WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardelyx, Inc. (Nasdaq: ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs, today reported business updates and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.
"We are now a full six months into the launch of IBSRELA® and are extremely encouraged by the commercial progress we are making," said Mike Raab, president, and chief executive officer of Ardelyx. "Our efforts are reinforcing strong demand and market receptivity for our novel treatment option in the IBS-C market. We are in a unique position in the biopharmaceutical industry, demonstrating our status as an evolving, impressive growth story with many opportunities ahead. We look forward to continued commercial progress with IBSRELA and the upcoming FDA Advisory Committee meeting for XPHOZAH® on November 16, 2022."
Recent Business Highlights and Updates
- The company had a significant presence at the American College of Gastroenterology 2022 Annual Scientific Meeting (ACG 2022) in Charlotte, NC on October 21-26. The company presented two posters which included post-hoc data analyses from its Phase 3 T3MPO trials and sponsored a Product Theater titled: An Innovative Approach to the Treatment of Adults with Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) where Susan Lucak, MD, reviewed the multifactorial pathophysiology of IBS-C, the novel mechanism of action of IBSRELA, and safety and efficacy data for IBSRELA from the Phase 3 clinical development program. Finally, the company sponsored a Continuing Medical Education (CME) program titled: Partnering with Patients, Personalizing Care for IBS-C, where experts in the field provided education on disease pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment of IBS-C.
- On October 31, the company announced that its collaboration partner in Japan, Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd, submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for tenapanor for the improvement of hyperphosphatemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis. Based on this achievement, in the fourth quarter of 2022, Ardelyx expects to receive an aggregate of $35 million in milestone payments and payments associated with the 2022 amendment of the license agreement.
- Earlier today, the company presented two poster presentations at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Meeting, with a third poster presentation scheduled for November 5th. All three poster presentations highlight data from the company's three Phase 3 trials (BLOCK, AMPLIFY and PHREEDOM) in patients with hyperphosphatemia on maintenance dialysis in the U.S. Additionally, earlier today at ASN, Kyowa Kirin, presented results of two Phase 3 studies of tenapanor in a similar patient population in Japan. Kyowa Kirin made a public announcement with their results which is available here: Kyowa Kirin ASN Press Release.
Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results
- Cash Position: As of September 30, 2022, the company had total cash, cash equivalents and investments of $90.6 million, as compared to total cash, cash equivalents and investments of $116.7 million as of December 31, 2021.
- Product Sales: Net product sales for IBSRELA were $4.9 million during the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
- Collaboration Revenue: The company generated $0.1 million in collaboration revenue for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, as compared to $1.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. The decrease in collaboration revenue was primarily the result of the recognition of the previously received upfront payment from the 2019 research and collaboration agreement between the company and Kyowa Kirin that was fully earned and recognized as revenue as of December 31, 2021.
- R&D Expenses: Research and development expenses were $7.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, a decrease of $16.2 million, or 68.5%, compared to $23.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Research and development expenses included non-cash stock compensation expense of approximately $0.5 million and $0.7 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, respectively. The decrease in R&D expenses is primarily the result of lower clinical study costs as a result of the completion of the OPTIMIZE study, lower tenapanor manufacturing expenses due to the company's capitalization of costs associated with the production of IBSRELA to inventory, and lower expenses for research following the significant reduction in the research function in the fourth quarter of 2021.
- SG&A Expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses were $18.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2022, a decrease of $1.0 million, or 5.3%, compared to $19.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Selling, general and administrative expenses included non-cash stock compensation expense of approximately $1.4 million and $1.5 million in the quarters ended September 30, 2022, and September 30, 2021, respectively. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily due to a reduction in ongoing and one-time costs as a result of the restructuring action carried out during the third quarter of 2021, offset by increased costs associated with the continuing commercial launch of IBSRELA during the third quarter of 2022.
- Net Loss: Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $22.9 million, or $(0.14) per share, compared to $43.6 million, or $(0.42) per share, for the quarter ended September 30, 2021.
Conference Call Details
The company will host a conference call today, November 3, 2022, at 4:30 p.m. ET to review its financial results and provide a business overview. To participate in the conference call, please dial (866) 374-5140 (domestic) or (404) 400-0571 (international) and enter the pin 79680409#. Live audio of the conference call will be simultaneously webcast and will be available under the Investors section of the company's website at www.ardelyx.com. The webcast will be archived and available for replay for 30 days following the call.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
CONTRAINDICATIONS
- IBSRELA is contraindicated in patients less than 6 years of age due to the risk of serious dehydration.
- IBSRELA is contraindicated in patients with known or suspected mechanical gastrointestinal obstruction.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Risk of Serious Dehydration in Pediatric Patients
- IBSRELA is contraindicated in patients below 6 years of age. The safety and effectiveness of IBSRELA in patients less than 18 years of age have not been established. In young juvenile rats (less than 1 week old; approximate human age equivalent of less than 2 years of age), decreased body weight and deaths occurred, presumed to be due to dehydration, following oral administration of tenapanor. There are no data available in older juvenile rats (human age equivalent 2 years to less than 12 years).
- Avoid the use of IBSRELA in patients 6 years to less than 12 years of age. Although there are no data in older juvenile rats, given the deaths in younger rats and the lack of clinical safety and efficacy data in pediatric patients, avoid the use of IBSRELA in patients 6 years to less than 12 years of age.
Diarrhea
Diarrhea was the most common adverse reaction in two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of IBS-C. Severe diarrhea was reported in 2.5% of IBSRELA-treated patients. If severe diarrhea occurs, suspend dosing and rehydrate patient.
MOST COMMON ADVERSE REACTIONS
The most common adverse reactions in IBSRELA-treated patients (incidence ≥2% and greater than placebo) were: diarrhea (16% vs 4% placebo), abdominal distension (3% vs <1%), flatulence (3% vs 1%) and dizziness (2% vs <1%).
INDICATION
IBSRELA (tenapanor) is indicated for the treatment of Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation (IBS-C) in adults.
Please see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning, for additional risk information.
About Ardelyx, Inc.
Ardelyx was founded with a mission to discover, develop and commercialize innovative first-in-class medicines that meet significant unmet medical needs. Ardelyx's first approved product, IBSRELA® (tenapanor) is available in the United States and Canada. Ardelyx is developing XPHOZAH® (tenapanor), a novel product candidate to control serum phosphorus in adult patients with CKD on dialysis, which has completed three successful Phase 3 trials. Ardelyx has a Phase 2 potassium lowering compound, RDX013, for the potential treatment of elevated serum potassium, or hyperkalemia, a problem among certain patients with kidney and/or heart disease and an early-stage program in metabolic acidosis, a serious electrolyte disorder in patients with CKD. Ardelyx has established agreements with Kyowa Kirin in Japan, Fosun Pharma in China and Knight Therapeutics in Canada for the development and commercialization of tenapanor in their respective territories.
Forward Looking Statements
To the extent that statements contained in this press release are not descriptions of historical facts regarding Ardelyx, they are forward-looking statements reflecting the current beliefs and expectations of management made pursuant to the safe harbor of the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995, including the potential commercial and other opportunities for the company, and Ardelyx's current expectation of the date of the Advisory Committee meeting to be convened to provide input regarding the clinical meaningfulness of the phosphate lowering effect observed in the Phase 3 clinical program for XPHOZAH. Such forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause Ardelyx's future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, uncertainties associated with the commercialization of drugs, and uncertainties regarding the FDA regulatory process. Ardelyx undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements. For a further description of the risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to Ardelyx's business in general, please refer to Ardelyx's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2022, and its future current and periodic reports to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas suspended Hall of Fame coach Bill Self and top assistant Kurtis Townsend for the first four games of the season Wednesday, along with imposing several recruiting restrictions, as part of the fallout from a lengthy FBI investigation into college basketball corruption.
Norm Roberts will be the acting coach for the defending national champions beginning with their opener Monday night against Omaha. Self and Townsend also will miss games against North Dakota State and Southern Utah along with a high-profile showdown between the No. 5 Jayhawks and No. 7 Duke in the Champions Classic.
Self and Townsend will rejoin the team to face North Carolina State at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas on Nov. 23.
The school already had barred the two coaches from off-campus recruiting this past summer. It will also reduce the number of official visits during the 2023-24 academic year, reduce the total number of scholarships by three over a three-year span and reduce the number of permissible recruiting days during the upcoming year by 13 days.
There were no official visitors this year for Late Night at the Phog, the annual celebration to kick off the season.
“Coach Townsend and I accept and support KU’s decision,” Self said in a statement. “We are in good hands with Coach Roberts, and I am confident that he will do a great job on the bench leading our team. I am proud of the way our guys have handled this situation and I look forward to returning to the bench for our game against N.C. State.”
The infractions case against Kansas stems from a federal investigation in 2017 that led to the conviction of shoe company executives, a middleman who worked with them and several assistant coaches.
Kansas was among the schools named in the case, along with Arizona, LSU, Louisville and N.C. State.
The Kansas case hinged on whether representatives of apparel company Adidas were considered boosters — the school contends they were not — when two of them arranged payments to prospective recruits. The school never disputed that the payments were made, only that it had any knowledge that the inducements were happening.
Auburn received four years of probation through a traditional NCAA infractions process for a similar case, but Kansas joined other schools in appealing its case to an Independent Accountability Review Panel, which was among the proposals made by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in 2018 to reform the sport.
The panel works outside the purview of the NCAA and was designed to handle particularly complex cases. But its work has been painfully slow — NCAA president Mark Emmert acknowledged the process takes “way too long” — and Kansas decided to self-impose restrictions while continuing to wait for the IARP to announce its decision.
“We are hopeful these difficult self-imposed sanctions will assist in bringing the case to a conclusion,” Kansas athletic director Travis Goff said in a statement, and declining any additional comment. “Until then, we will continue to focus on supporting our outstanding men’s basketball student-athletes and coaches.”
Kansas had already doubled down on Self by signing him to a new contract in April 2021.
Under the terms of the five-year deal, Self gets one additional year after the conclusion of each season — in effect, making it a lifetime contract. It guaranteed him $5.41 million per year with a base salary of $225,000, a professional services contract of $2.75 million and an annual $2.435 million retention bonus.
The contract includes a clause that states the school cannot fire Self for cause “due to any current infractions matter that involves conduct that occurred on or prior to” the signing of the deal. And while he would have to forfeit half of his base salary and professional services pay while serving any Big 12 or NCAA suspension, it's unclear whether that includes any self-imposed suspensions such as the one handed down Wednesday.
“Throughout this process, we have had ongoing conversations with all the involved parties,” Kansas chancellor Douglas A. Girod said in a statement. “We believe the actions we are announcing today move us closer to resolving this matter."
Making the Kansas case more complex, though, is the rapidly shifting landscape of college sports. Some of the alleged infractions from the 2017 investigation would no longer be against the rules following name, image and likeness legislation, which has allowed athletes in all sports to begin making money from endorsements and other off-the-field business arrangements.
Meanwhile, the days of postseason bans and crippling scholarship reductions as punishments appear to be ending.
Memphis was placed on three years of probation in August and slapped with a public reprimand and fine for violations in the recruitment of James Wiseman, now with the Golden State Warriors. But the Tigers escaped any scholarship penalties or postseason bans because the IARP said it did not want to punish current athletes.
Even as the IARP continues to work on several cases, the NCAA’s Division I Transformation Committee earlier this year put forth a recommendation to end the process. The proposal was swiftly adopted by the Division I Board of Directors.
“We look forward to commenting further when this process is fully resolved,” Girod said of the IARP process. “Until then, I want to reiterate our unwavering support of Coach Self and our men’s basketball program.”
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New Offerings Capture the Character, Essence and Experience of The World's Most Enchanting Cities – Beginning in 2022 with New York City and Sydney
LORETTO, Ky., Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Maker's Mark® has today introduced two new Global Travel Retail (GTR) exclusive whiskies to mark its newest Wood Finishing Series – the City Series – capturing the character of the world's most enchanting locations for whisky fans traveling the globe. Launching with New York City and Sydney, new limited-edition city releases will be added over the multi-year series.
Maker's Mark knows that to truly experience a city, you have to know its insiders. To kick off this series, Maker's recruited aesthetes and tastemakers who became our city spirit guides. With every Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series whisky, there's an established taste vision, or flavor goal, in mind. Here, the liquid is meant to evoke the essence and nuances of the place they live and love – all through bourbon.
New York Edition
A first trip to New York City promises to be unforgettable. The taste vision for the New York Edition was created with the goal of capturing the excitement of your first trip to the city that never sleeps. Flavor experts Erina Yoshida and Justin Ottevanger created a whisky that is big, bold and complex, with layers of spice, oak and rich dark chocolate. At 107.8 proof, the limited-edition bourbon has a long finish … nearly as long as its namesake city's iconic skyline.
Sydney Edition
With the help of Sydney insiders Sam Egerton and Jordan Toft, this herbaceous expression of Maker's Mark pays homage to the vibrant people, culture and dynamic palate of the city. Meant to be enjoyed outdoors, the 110.8 proof spirit is ripe and fruit-forward.
The New York and Sydney Editions are the first two in a limited series of handcrafted Maker's expressions which honor the unique taste profiles of cities around the world. It is the result of more than a decade of wood-science expertise, exploring the influence of oak and agriculture on bourbon's wide-ranging taste profiles. The Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series celebrates the inherent uniqueness of different wood types, celebrating individuality through flavor, just as each city's unique, signature whisky now does.
"It's incredibly rewarding to bring a taste of our distillery in Loretto, Kentucky to the Global Travel Retail market through the new City Series," said Rob Samuels, Chief Distillery Officer at Maker's Mark and Grandson of the Founders. "Just as my grandparents sat down with a taste vision in mind when creating Maker's Mark, partnering with Erina and Justin in New York and Sam and Jordan in Sydney to create bourbons that embodied their cities resulted in delicious new whiskies that are a true adventure of their own."
Both the Maker's Mark Wood Finishing Series New York and Sydney Editions are now available Global Travel Retail. The New York Edition is sold at John F. Kennedy Airport Terminal 1 for a SRP of $95 USD and the Sydney Edition is available at Sydney Terminal 1 for a SRP of $140 AUD. Each terminal has curated Maker's Mark boutiques to sell the new whiskies with various experiential components such as screen-printing for travelers to enjoy. The stunning designs play homage to each city and the handcrafted nature of Maker's Mark Bourbon.
About Maker's Mark® Bourbon
In 1953, in Loretto, Ky., Bill Samuels, Sr., fulfilled his dream to create a handmade and delicious bourbon. He decided to make his whisky in small batches, using soft red winter wheat to enhance the softness and sweetness. He then rotated each barrel by hand for consistency and, finally, aged each barrel to taste. While he developed the bourbon, his wife Margie Samuels ideated the bourbon's name and label, standout bottle shape, iconic and signature look that still involves hand-dipping each bottle in red wax to this day. Together as co-founders, Bill and Margie transformed bourbon from a "commodity" into a premium handmade spirit, and today Maker's Mark® Kentucky Straight Bourbon continues to be crafted in the same, purposeful way. In recent years, Maker's Mark has introduced thoughtful, super-premium innovations to its portfolio, including Maker's Mark®, Maker's Mark 46® Maker's Mark® Cask Strength and Maker's Mark® Private Selection, the industry's first-ever custom barrel program. Today, Maker's Mark is the largest distillery in the world to achieve B Corp Certification, a reflection of the brand's dedication towards building a more inclusive and sustainable economy. For more information, visit www.makersmark.com.
About Beam Suntory
As a world leader in premium spirits, Beam Suntory inspires human connections. Consumers from all corners of the globe call for the company's brands, including the iconic Jim Beam® and Maker's Mark® bourbon brands and Courvoisier® cognac, as well as world renowned premium brands including Basil Hayden®, Knob Creek®, and Legent™ bourbon; Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™ Japanese whisky; Teacher's, Laphroaig® and Bowmore® Scotch whisky; Canadian Club® whisky; Hornitos® and Sauza® tequila; EFFEN®, Haku® and Pinnacle® vodka; Sipsmith® and Roku™ gin; and On The Rocks® Premium Cocktails.
Beam Suntory was created in 2014 by combining the world leader in bourbon and the pioneer in Japanese whisky to form a new company with a deep heritage, passion for quality, innovative spirit and vision of Growing for Good, which now includes its transformative sustainability strategy, Proof Positive. Headquartered in New York City, Beam Suntory is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan. For more information on Beam Suntory, its brands, and its commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.beamsuntory.com and www.drinksmart.com. ©2022 Beam Suntory, Inc. New York.
WE MAKE OUR BOURBON CAREFULLY. PLEASE ENJOY IT THAT WAY.
Maker's Mark® Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, 53.9-55.4% Alc./Vol. ©2022 Maker's Mark Distillery, Inc., Loretto, KY.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — The Latest on COP27, the United Nations climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.
India made an unexpected proposal over the weekend for this year’s climate talks to end with a call for a phase down of all fossil fuels.
The idea is likely to get strong pushback from oil and gas-exporting nations, including the United States, which promotes natural gas as a clean ‘bridge fuel’ to renewables.
Two diplomats who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the proposal was yet to be officially debated said India could be trying to get payback for last year’s meeting, when it was publicly shamed for resisting a call to phase out coal.
Countries compromised by calling for a vaguer “phase down” instead, which was nevertheless seen as significant because it was the first time a fossil fuel industry was put on notice.
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS:
— Climate confab heads into final week, warming goal uncertain
— In brutal drought, Kenyan herders look for hope underground
— Israel rushes to protect marine life as Mediterranean warms
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More than two dozen climate activists protested to pressure industrialized nations to pay for the destruction caused by climate change in the most vulnerable nations.
The protest Monday came as the United Nations’ climate conference enters its second and final week in Egypt’s seaside resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. The protesters were seen dancing and chanting inside the conference’s Blue Zone, a U.N. territory.
Virginia Llorin, a protester from the Philippines, said activists will keep fighting for financing for the most vulnerable nations to be able to recover from the impacts of climate change and prepare themselves for future climate-related weather events.
“We can’t wait anymore,” she said.
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The Group of Seven leading economies launched a new insurance system Monday to provide swift financial aid when nations are hit by devastating effects of climate change.
The so-called Global Shield is backed by the V20 group of 58 climate-vulnerable nations and will initially receive more than 200 million euros (dollars) in funding, mostly from Germany. Initial recipients include Bangladesh, Costa Rica, Fiji, Ghana, Pakistan, the Philippines and Senegal.
Ghana’s Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta called it “a path-breaking effort” that would help protect communities when lives and livelihoods are lost.
But civil society groups were skeptical, warning that it should not be used as a way to distract from the much broader effort to get big polluters to pay for the loss and damage they’ve caused with their greenhouse gases.
“We need a solution at the scale of the losses, and that means going beyond subsidized insurance,” said Rachel Simon of the environmental group Climate Action Network Europe.
She said new funds should also be created within the oversight of the U.N. climate talks, not on the sidelines, to ensure proper international oversight.
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Global climate talks in Egypt headed into their second half on Monday with plenty of uncertainty left over whether there’ll be a substantial deal to combat climate change.
Tens of thousands of delegates from nearly 200 countries, observers, experts, activists and journalists, returned to the conference zone in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after a one day break.
The U.N.’s top climate official appealed for constructive diplomacy to match the high-flying rhetoric heard during the opening days of the talks.
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Companies honored for inspiring loyalty through people-centered experiences powered by digital, AI and cloud technologies
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesys®, a global cloud leader in customer experience orchestration, announced the winners of its 17th annual Customer Innovation Awards, including leading brands across the health care, finance, airline and retail industries. Genesys recognizes these organizations for transforming their customer and employee experiences with cloud, digital and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.
The 2022 winners include:
UnitedHealth Group – CX Creator (most innovative use of capabilities across product, marketplace, ecosystem and custom development)
Insurer and health care company UnitedHealth Group (UHG) has implemented more than 100 contact center groups using Genesys solutions, including integrations with ecosystem and Genesys AppFoundry® partners, as well as extensive custom developments. The new nimble infrastructure increased the company's stability and agility, allowing it to serve customers during its peak season with maximum uptime and system reliability. With a platform poised for future growth, UHG is positioned to further its mission of helping people live healthier lives and making the health care system work better for everyone.
Blibli – CX Empathy (best use of empathy in customer experience)
Blibli, an omnichannel commerce and lifestyle platform, is committed to delivering a trusted, convenient and hassle-free shopping experience by continually demonstrating empathy toward its customers. Blibli leveraged Genesys technology to make every interaction count — and bring Experience as a Service® to life — through its personalized service known as "AHA! Moments." With the help of Genesys features such as call transfer, whispering and real-time monitoring, Blibli increased the number of "AHA! Moment" gifts delivered to customers by 2.5X. The company's solid technology development, robust infrastructure and award-winning customer care resulted in Blibli recording the highest Net Promoter Score (NPS) score for eCommerce.
HELPLINE – CX Innovator (most successful innovation)
HELPLINE used the Genesys Cloud CX™ platform as a digital accelerator and rapidly self-implemented personalized and context-aware Genesys smart bots. The new bots offer 24/7 customer support in five languages and assist the company's skilled IT technicians with handling more than 50,000 daily requests from customers via phone, email and chat. Now, bots initially manage 100% of interactions and approximately 10% of inbound calls are fully automated. This strategy reduced its customers' average disruption time from several hours to 20 minutes, resulting in a 97% customer retention rate while also simplifying employee administration.
Rabobank – CX Mover, Self-Implementation (best cloud implementation)
As the most customer-oriented bank in the Netherlands, Rabobank consolidated its systems to Genesys Cloud CX to make it easier for people to receive service on their terms. The bank migrated 15,000 employees in 80 departments — including all 89 bank branches — in less than nine months. With new web messaging and video channels offered by Genesys solutions, Rabobank increased efficiency by 25% and improved the quality and convenience of service with satisfaction scores above 90% for these digital channels.
Cathay Pacific and Accenture – CX Mover, Partner Implementation (best cloud implementation)
To enrich its customer and employee experiences, Hong Kong's home airline Cathay Pacific partnered with Accenture to consolidate more than 10 customer channels (e.g., call, WhatsApp, Facebook, WeChat) to Genesys Cloud CX. The airline deployed these new digital strategies to 10 in-house service sites across Asia-Pacific and Europe, resulting in a 37% decrease in cost per contact and an astounding 89% increase in agent productivity. Now, Cathay Pacific has a one-stop platform for its contact center with a unified agent desktop, intelligent routing, and workforce and quality management, which greatly improved employee and operational excellence.
Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC. – CX Mover, PS Implementation (best cloud implementation)
Hy Cite Enterprises, LLC., delivers outstanding service experiences to its customers and more than 9,000 independent distributors of the company's kitchenware products in the US, Mexico and South America. Hy Cite saw an 8% increase in customer satisfaction, 30% increase in contact rate and 27% increase in customer self-service through the development of customer interaction scripts and leveraging automation solutions from Genesys Cloud CX. Genesys Professional Services and a team at Hy Cite remotely managed the global implementation of Genesys Cloud CX in seven countries and three languages. This also reduced disparate customer experience processes, tools and infrastructure.
O2E Brands – CX Team Mobilizer (best example of improving team engagement)
Maximizing active customer interactions and improving service quality and productivity was a key goal for O2E Brands, one of the fastest growing home services companies in Canada. O2E saw a 37% improvement in agent attrition, saved four hours per week on scheduling, and experienced a 3.5% increase in agent occupancy. It also realized a 56% reduction in handling of shift trade requests by leveraging Genesys Workforce Engagement Management solutions. The company's transformation included automated forecasting and scheduling to increase efficiency and accuracy.
Sage France – CX Achiever (most innovative CX and EX strategy)
Leading application software publishing company Sage serves millions of small and mid-sized businesses around the world. The company's successful Genesys Cloud CX implementation resulted in greater customer engagement for its digital forums (up 170%), a 42% reduction in call volumes and 25% increase in first-contact resolution. Additionally, time spent by agents on after-call work has cut in half and its employee Net Promoter Score rose by 22 points. The company's transformation included replacing multiple standalone solutions with a single tool for managing inbound and outbound contacts, callbacks, agent activity, KPIs and performance statistics, call recordings, and quality management processes.
About Genesys
Every year, Genesys orchestrates billions of remarkable customer experiences for organizations in more than 100 countries. Through the power of our cloud, digital and AI technologies, organizations can realize Experience as a Service®, our vision for empathetic customer experiences at scale. With Genesys, organizations have the power to deliver proactive, predictive, and hyper personalized experiences to deepen their customer connection across every marketing, sales, and service moment on any channel, while also improving employee productivity and engagement. By transforming back-office technology to a modern revenue velocity engine Genesys enables true intimacy at scale to foster customer trust and loyalty. Visit www.genesys.com.
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Inflation won't slow holiday shopping for many consumers, survey says
Rising costs due to inflation have prompted many consumers to tighten their budgets, particularly on discretionary purchases, according to a recent survey from Klaviyo. However, many said it wouldn't slow down their holiday shopping.
The majority of respondents (67%) said that inflation — which rose 7.7% annually in October — has already affected their purchasing decisions. To offset price increases, most consumers said they have spent less on discretionary purchases like hobbies, out-of-home entertainment, clothing, jewelry and home decor.
Yet, despite trimming their budgets, the survey said that 65% of consumers plan to spend the same amount or more on holiday gifts compared to last year.
Most shoppers spend between $250-999 on holiday gifts each year, and that's expected to stay the same for the 2022 holiday season, the survey said. However, younger generations are more likely to increase spending compared to older generations.
"According to the research, consumers still plan to spend—a lot—over the holidays," Klaviyo's survey stated. "Different demographics are picking and choosing their discretionary spending more carefully, making ends meet by increasing budgets for some categories and decreasing them for others."
Keep reading to learn about how you can budget for holiday spending. And if you’re interested in financing options for larger purchases, you can visit Credible to compare interest rates on a variety of financial products without impacting your credit score.
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Consumers are shopping earlier for holiday gifts
Rising costs mean consumers are more worried about affording the holidays than before, according to Andrea Woroch, an author and budgeting expert.
One trend taking shape is that consumers are shopping earlier. More than half (55%) of consumers had planned to start their 2022 holiday shopping before Halloween, according to a survey from Bread Financial.
"The reason for this is because they're worried about not having enough cash in November and December or that prices will continue to go up on popular gifts," Woroch said.
By getting a jump start on shopping, consumers can "spread out purchases over a few pay periods and manage [their] cash flow better, so [they] don't rely on those high-interest credit cards," Woroch added.
Another emerging trend is that retailers are rolling out promotions way ahead of Black Friday, she said.
"The key to affording the holidays comes down to setting a budget, tracking purchases so you don't go overboard and looking for easy ways to free up cash in your current budget to help pay for seasonal expenses and purchases. This way, you can enjoy the season stress-free," Woroch said.
If you're planning to borrow money to finance holiday shopping, you may want to consider a 0% APR credit card or a personal loan for larger purchases. You can visit Credible to compare multiple rates and lenders for free, all in one place.
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Ways to budget for holiday spending
Saving money may seem challenging with high inflation, but consumers could be paying more on their monthly bills without even realizing it, Woroch said. Here are some ways consumers can save on their monthly spending:
Rethink your cell phone plan
Consumers could rethink their mobile data plans and switch to cheaper, lower-tiered programs or look for carriers that offer deals for buying service in bulk, such as $15 per month for talk, text and data or just $30 per month for unlimited data, Woroch said. In some instances, she said reevaluating your cell phone plan could result in more than 50% cost savings.
"One study found that 90% of mobile users waste money on unnecessary unlimited data plans and you could save a lot by switching," she said.
Raise your insurance deductible
The more you increase your insurance deductible, the lower your monthly premium becomes. Raising your deductible could make sense if you can afford higher out-of-pocket costs when a claim is made. The move could help some consumers save up to 20% on their monthly premium, Woroch said.
Unplug unused appliances to save money on electricity
Inflation and rising costs for electricity and gas have increased the amount consumers spend on utilities. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI), a measure of inflation, showed that the electricity index rose 14.1% over the last year and the index for natural gas increased 20% over the same period, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Consumers could save as much as 10% on their electricity bills by unplugging unused gadgets, Woroch said.
Another way you could save on your monthly bills is to take out a debt consolidation loan to help pay off existing debt at a lower interest rate. Visit Credible to compare debt consolidation loan options and find your personalized interest rate without affecting your credit score.
Have a finance-related question, but don't know who to ask? Email The Credible Money Expert at moneyexpert@credible.com and your question might be answered by Credible in our Money Expert column. | 2022-11-23T18:56:15+00:00 | fox10phoenix.com | https://www.fox10phoenix.com/money/inflation-shopping-holiday-savings-tips-2022 |
After Building Robotic Restaurant and Creating Menu at KitchenTown's 30,000 Sq Foot Bay Area Facility, Mezli Founders are Opening for Business at Mission Bay's Spark Social
SAN MATEO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Mezli, the world's first fully autonomous restaurant, announced its public opening after a several-year build out at KitchenTown, a food and food tech innovation center in San Mateo, California.
The concept was created by Stanford engineering students Alex Gruebele, Alex Kolchinski and Maxwell Perham to democratize access to healthy, delicious, convenient food. They brought their cutting-edge idea to KitchenTown to have the tools, infrastructure and culinary expertise needed to transform their technology into a viable modular restaurant model.
KitchenTown put the full weight of its resources and talent behind Mezli's development. In addition to investing in the start-up's seed round, it created a customized 'homebase' for the team to grow their ground-breaking concept into a consumer-ready operation. Specifically, KitchenTown:
- Provided a 5,000 square foot workspace in its Innovation Garage for the robot to be built
- Created Mezli's first menu with the help of KitchenTown Culinary Director Eric Minnich, now founding chef of Mezli
- Hosted a year-long pop-up restaurant where locals could purchase the Mezli bowls to provide real-time feedback on the food
- Advised the Mezli founders on the food industry and connected them with industry experts
KitchenTown Founder and CEO, Rusty Schwartz, says helping to fuel the development and growth of Mezli and launch it into the world is exactly the type of positive impact he intended to make when he built the multi-faceted campus in 2014 in the heart of Silicon Valley to fuel the most innovative food and food tech ventures.
"As a lifelong entrepreneur myself, I know that driving positive change in our food system has to happen from the ground up; from emerging innovators who are sustainability-minded, tech-savvy, eager to collaborate and hungry to scale,'' says Schwartz. "To play a critical role in making their visions a reality, KitchenTown has to provide the capability, infrastructure, mentorship and ecosystem. We are proud to see our mission pay off in being part of the development and growth of Mezli."
Mezli is currently located Spark Social and expects to be fully operational to the public by the end of August or early September. Click here for more information on KitchenTown and visit Mezli for more details on the robotic restaurant's menu and opening date.
About KitchenTown
KitchenTown is a Bay Area innovation hub uniquely equipped to drive change in the food system with expertise across the supply chain and a range of production facilities, and innovation services. They fuel start-ups with groundbreaking ideas in food, technology, and sustainability, help grow them to their potential, and get them ready to be introduced into the world. The multi-disciplinary team of food scientists, top chefs, operations specialists, technology experts, consumer analysts, and marketing strategists has the vision and agility to flex with the dynamic needs of early-stage companies. Hundreds of companies have come through their 30,000 square foot San Mateo campus since their founding in 2014. Visit www.kitchentowncentral.com for additional information.
About Mezli
Mezli is the first fully autonomous, robotic modular restaurant. It was created by three Stanford engineering students who were frustrated with the lack of great tasting, affordable meal options on campus and wanted to democratize access to healthy, convenient food. Using robotics reduces the overhead of resources and labor – which will cut the cost of a bowl-style meal in half - and is more environmentally friendly by emitting less carbon and reducing food waste. For more information, visit www.mezli.com.
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Jimmy Kimmel is ready to host the Oscars again, completing a trilogy that started with him presiding over the chaotic “envelope-gate” ceremony.
The late-night talk show host will preside over the ceremony in March, the show’s producers said Monday.
“We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick on this global stage,” executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner said in a joint statement. “We know he will be funny and ready for anything!”
Kimmel has hosted the show twice before, in 2017, when he managed the chaotic final moments in which the wrong best picture winner was called, and then the next year, which came just months into the #MeToo reckoning.
“Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap,” Kimmel said. “Either way, I am grateful to the academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.”
After the 90th Oscars in 2018, which Kimmel hosted to generally positive reviews, the Academy Awards went without a host until the 94th ceremony earlier this year when Regina Hall, Amy Schumer and Wanda Sykes shared the stage.
“Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars,” added academy CEO Bill Kramer and academy President Janet Yang. “His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide.”
Molly McNearney, who is the co-head writer and executive producer of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and is married to Kimmel, will also serve as an executive producer on the Oscars broadcast. Ratings have been a bit a of a rollercoaster for the esteemed Hollywood awards show. The 94th Oscars was an improvement with 15.36 million viewers, but that was also in comparison to the previous year’s record low, which befell many COVID-modified awards shows. As always ratings will be paramount for broadcaster ABC.
“Having Jimmy Kimmel return to host the Oscars is a dream come true. As we see every night on his own show, Jimmy can handle anything with both heart and humor, and we know that he will deliver the laughs and celebratory moments that define the Oscars,” said Craig Erwich, president of ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. “We love being the home of Hollywood’s biggest night and can’t wait to toast the success of this year’s cinema and storytelling.”
This next event is a landmark anniversary year for the show, and the first to follow The Slap, in which Will Smith struck presenter Chris Rock on stage. Smith, who went on to win best actor that night, was banned from the Oscars for 10 years as a result. The organization’s leadership has said that they’d like to move on from the slap and focus on a ceremony that celebrates cinema.
The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on ABC in more than 200 territories worldwide. | 2022-11-07T18:15:37+00:00 | mytwintiers.com | https://www.mytwintiers.com/news-cat/national-news/jimmy-kimmel-to-host-oscars-for-third-time-great-honor-or-a-trap/ |
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. — Grand Haven State Park closed the beach after strong winds and potential storms caused dangerous conditions.
The park keeps visitors updated through the flag system and announcements on their Facebook page.
Today's conditions caused a double-red flag, meaning people should stay out of the water.
Waves were reported at over 5' with the winds out of the south, southwest.
If that wasn't enough, the National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for much of the state, making it no day at the beach. | 2022-08-03T18:08:47+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/lakeshore/ottawa/wind-wave-hazards-close-grand-haven-beach |
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Chase Seiffert shoots 3-over 74 in round four of the 3M Open
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Chase Seiffert makes birdie on No. 4 at 3M Open
In the third round of the 2022 3M Open, Chase Seiffert makes birdie on the par-3 4th hole.
Chase Seiffert hit 14 of 18 greens in regulation during his final round at the 3M Open, finishing at 2 under for the tournament. Seiffert finished his day tied for 45th at 2 under; Tony Finau is in 1st at 17 under; Emiliano Grillo and Sungjae Im are tied for 2nd at 14 under; and Scott Piercy, Tom Hoge, and James Hahn are tied for 4th at 13 under.
At the 416-yard par-4 first, Seiffert got on in 2 and missed his par putt from 5 feet, finishing with a 3-putt bogey. This moved Seiffert to 1 over for the round.
On the 468-yard par-4 second hole, Seiffert reached the green in 2 and sunk a 25-foot putt for birdie. This moved Seiffert to even for the round.
On the 594-yard par-5 sixth, Seiffert had a bogey after hitting the green in 4 and two putting. This moved Seiffert to 1 over for the round.
After hitting his tee shot into the native area, Seiffert hit his next to the right side of the fairway and reached the green on his third shot, rolling a two-putt bogey on the 467-yard par-4 11th. This moved Seiffert to 2 over for the round.
On the 593-yard par-5 12th hole, Seiffert reached the green in 3 and sunk a 11-foot putt for birdie. This moved Seiffert to 1 over for the round.
On the 202-yard par-3 17th, Seiffert's his second shot was a drop, his third shot went 100 yards to the left intermediate rough, and his chip went 10 yards to the green where he 1 putted for double bogey. This moved him to 3 over for the round.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Confie, the largest personal lines distributor in the US, is thrilled to announce it has expanded the number of recipients and scholarship money awarded for the 2023-24 academic year.
In only its second year, the Confie Enablement Fund has awarded $70,000 in support of the educational advancement of 15 deserving employees or their dependents, up from $30,000 and 6 awardees the previous year. The fund is a collaboration with the Orange County Community Foundation (OCCF) and is intended to award annual scholarships to as many candidates as possible after a competitive application process.
"Education has always been a key element of why Confie excels – both internally with our team and externally with our customers," said Cesar Soriano, CEO. "The Confie Enablement Fund ensures that education continues to be at the foundation of our winning culture."
Of the 15 new recipients, some were awarded the funds directly while others applied on behalf of their dependents. The goal for all of these scholars is to continue their higher education pursuits and focus on their career aspirations with less stress from financing their education.
Confie is highly committed to the communities it serves, and recipients this year represent ten different cities in the US and Mexico. Awardees also highlight a diverse range of educational pursuits, ranging from design to child psychology to environmental engineering.
Each of the 15 deserving scholars shares a common interest with Confie: helping others. The employees and their dependents are living examples of the Confie Enablement Fund's goal for promoting higher education.
The scholarships were independently judged and awarded by Scholarship America. No personnel representing Confie or OCCF have any part in the selection. Among the recipients, those seeking a two-year degree receive $2,500, while those seeking a four-year degree are awarded $5,000.
About Confie
Established in 2008, Confie is the nation's leading personal lines insurance distribution company. Today, Confie meets customers wherever they are – with more than 1000+ retail locations in 23 states, the Bluefire general agency, and a telephone and online shared service center servicing all 50 states. With flexible insurance options, outstanding value, and convenient service, Confie's aspiration is to be the most trusted source of insurance solutions so our customers can have peace of mind. Confie is a portfolio company of Alliant. For more information about Confie, visit www.confie.com.
About OCCF
Founded in 1989, the Orange County Community Foundation works with donors strengthens the local nonprofit sector and works to find solutions to community needs. Since its inception, OCCF has awarded more than $870 million in grants and scholarships, ranking the organization as the 3rd most active grant maker among all U.S. community foundations. For more information, visit www.oc-cf.org.
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Mortgage rates hit 20-year high
After taking a breather last week, mortgage rates rose again — moving even closer to 7%.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.92% in the week ending Oct. 13, up from 6.66% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. It is the highest average rate since April 2002. A year ago, the 30-year fixed rate stood at 3.05%.
Mortgage rates have more than doubled in the past year as the Federal Reserve pushed ahead with its unprecedented campaign of hiking interest rates in order to tame soaring inflation. The combination of the central bank's rate hikes, investor's concerns about a recession and mixed economic news has made mortgage rates volatile over the past several months.
"We continue to see a tale of two economies in the data," said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac's chief economist. "Strong job and wage growth are keeping consumers' balance sheets positive, while lingering inflation, recession fears and housing affordability are driving housing demand down precipitously."
He said the next several months will undoubtedly be important for the economy and the housing market. Already, home sales are dropping and prices are cooling.
The average mortgage rate is based on a survey of conventional home purchase loans for borrowers who put 20% down and have excellent credit, according to Freddie Mac. But many buyers who put down less money up front or have less than perfect credit will pay more.
Inflation still running hot
The Fed's efforts to curb inflation are having a profound impact on the mortgage market. But inflation is still higher than expected, suggesting the central bank will continue to aggressively raise interest rates.
The Fed does not set the interest rates borrowers pay on mortgages directly, but its actions influence them. Mortgage rates tend to track the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds. As investors see or anticipate rate hikes, they make moves which send yields higher and mortgage rates rise.
"Investors and lenders are reacting to inflation still running at a hot pace, posing significant concerns for the economy and consumers," said George Ratiu, senior economist and manager of economic research at Realtor.com.
As a result of the higher rates, more prospective buyers have dropped out of the market causing home prices to soften and sales to decrease. But there is still a shortage of available homes for sale in relation to buyer demand, which has kept prices strong.
"The consequences are evident in rent growth and high home prices," said Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors. "Even with an anticipated fall in home prices in some markets — principally in — homes will continue to be unaffordable, while rents are squeezing non-owners."
Yun said even with an economic recession looming, the Federal Reserve is unlikely to let up on its aggressive monetary policy of raising interest rates.
"The 10-year Treasury yield broke past 4% this morning, and mortgage rates will be fighting to hold at a 7% average rate in the upcoming weeks," said Yun.
With fewer people looking for a mortgage to purchase or refinance a home and an uncertain economic picture ahead, credit is getting harder to come by, said Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association.
"We have seen credit tighten as both lenders and borrowers grapple with ongoing economic uncertainty and affordability challenges," he said. "Despite strong wage and job growth in September, prospective homebuyers remain reluctant to jump into the housing market."
Affordability still challenging for homebuyers
Higher mortgage rates are making it even harder for prospective buyers to afford a home.
"With incomes lagging behind inflation, homebuyers' ability to finance a purchase has been slashed by mortgage rates which surged from 3.1% at the start of 2022 to almost 7%," said Ratiu.
For a family earning the median household income of $71,000 and using a 20% down payment, a typical home purchase budget was $448,700 in January of this year, according to Realtor.com. This week, the same family could only afford a $339,200 home.
And monthly payments have gone up considerably.
A year ago, a buyer who put 20% down on a $390,000 home and financed the rest with a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at an average interest rate of 3.05% had a monthly mortgage payment of $1,324, according to calculations from Freddie Mac.
Today, a homeowner buying the same-priced house with an average rate of 6.92% would pay $2,059 a month in principal and interest. That's $735 more each month. | 2022-10-14T00:44:54+00:00 | koat.com | https://www.koat.com/article/mortgage-rates-20-year-high/41612907 |
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Burglars use unusual technique to break into businesses
DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) - Burglars took the doors off the hinges to target two businesses in Iowa.
The break-ins were caught on camera.
“The hinges were out. And the door was cracked open like that,” coffee shop owner Deep Paudel said.
Paudel said he got the shock of his life when he arrived at his shop on Monday morning. Around midnight, someone took apart the outside hinges on his front door, walked in to his shop and stole $500.
“They have the guts to do that on a busy traffic road like this. I was surprised,” Paudel said.
He said he was even more surprised when he looked at what his security cameras recorded. The suspect appears to be a masked woman.
In the video she is seen coming in the door, heading straight to the cash box and grabbing the money before running for the back door. It was over in seconds.
“And surprisingly they knew where the money was,” Paudel said.
The burglary at Paudel’s wasn’t the only one. Similar burglaries have been reported in the area, including at the hair salon next door.
“The hinges on the other side popped open and the hinges were on the floor,” the salon owner, Dave VanderEcken, said.
The burglar’s point of entry was not the only similar trait between the one at VanderEcken’s and the one at Paudel’s. Both burglars went right to the money.
“And of course, all the money was gone, and I walked in and found it just like this,” VanderEcken said.
The salon has new security cameras and an alarm system. The coffee shop will have a new alarm system, too. Both have new burglar-proof door hinges.
Paudel had a message for the burglars.
“I was upset, so many emotions. Yes, I was sad because I lost money,” Paudel said. “But at the same time, why don’t you just get a job?”
It is a sentiment shared by both shop owners.
“Just be nice to everybody. Get a job like everybody else. We’re not here to support you,” VanderEcken said. “We work hard for what we get, and we want to keep it ourselves.”
Copyright 2023 CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-14T14:54:59+00:00 | wfsb.com | https://www.wfsb.com/2023/06/14/caught-camera-burglars-use-unusual-technique-break-into-businesses/ |
Spring moisture and summer heat provide the ideal conditions for mold to take hold in your basements, bathrooms, areas behind walls, or any moist, dark place in your home. Mold can cause health problems and potential require a very expensive remediation job if it gets out of control. Here are tips for how to handle a mold infestation.
It’s not about the mold.
Mold remediators say the same thing over and over: You don’t have a mold problem, you have a moisture problem. So when you’re trying to get rid of mold, you need to figure out the source to prevent it from coming back. Mold thrives in dark, damp areas, so it often lurks in attics, basements, ceilings, crawlspaces, behind walls, in windows and under sinks.
Never hire the same person to test for and remediate the mold.
It creates a big conflict of interest if the same people who tell you that you need expensive remediation are the ones who stand to benefit from it. Hire a separate company to test for mold, and then have them verify the work after your remediator has completed the job.
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You can get rid of mold yourself, but only in small quantities.
If you find small amounts of surface mold, the EPA recommends scrubbing the surface with water and detergent or a multipurpose cleaner, then drying as thoroughly and quickly as possible. However, if the mold covers more than 10 square feet, or if it’s behind walls, hire a professional. Also, don’t forget to protect yourself with gloves, goggles and a mask – you don’t want mold on your skin or in your lungs.
Don’t place things against exterior walls.
Placing furniture or fixtures up against exterior walls inhibit air circulation, attract moisture and encourage mold growth. If you shove boxes in a closet against the wall and forget about them, you may find a nasty mold surprise months later.
Trust your senses.
If you detect the distinctive, musty odor of mold, turn off your HVAC system at the beginning of the day, close all the doors, and go room by room to find the strongest odor.
Keep the area dry after work is completed.
Particularly in the time immediately after mold treatment, monitor the affected area and ensure it remains clean and dry. If you find any additional damage or mold growth, contact your remediation company immediately.
Ask your mold pro what third-party certifications they hold.
In addition to required state or local licensing, you can increase the likelihood of hiring a reliable pro by asking for certification from a reputable third party, such as the Indoor Air Quality Association or the Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification. These organizations require a high level of continuing education and standards or work to hold certification. | 2023-03-29T14:57:50+00:00 | herald-review.com | https://herald-review.com/lifestyles/home-and-garden/tips-on-what-to-do-while-removing-mold/article_f3970d02-ce2f-11ed-9aeb-ff6466cebfcf.html |
The visiting Oakland Athletics will look to collect their fourth victory in an unusual five-game series against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
Oakland came to Detroit saddled with a nine-game losing streak, but the A’s have turned things around against the floundering Tigers.
Detroit has lost eight of its past nine.
Athletics right-hander James Kaprielian (0-2, 5.87 ERA) will start the series finale against Tigers right-hander Beau Brieske (0-2, 4.20).
Kaprielian has lost both of his starts this season, most recently taking a tough-luck defeat on Saturday when he lacked run support. Kaprielian allowed just one run on three hits and struck out seven in 5 2/3 innings, but Oakland wound up losing 1-0 to the host Minnesota Twins.
After lasting just two innings in his season debut, Kaprielian threw 99 pitches against the Twins, including 40 sliders.
“The slider definitely played (Saturday),” he said. “You can tell I was probably a little lethargic at the back end of my outing and started leaving stuff arm-side and giving them too good of looks. But happy with it overall, and I will just continue to work on it and get better.”
Kaprielian had the start of his season delayed by a shoulder injury. He walked four batters against the Tampa Bay Rays in his season debut on May 1 but was much sharper the second time around.
“I made some adjustments throughout the week,” Kaprielian said. “Stuff started to play up because of it. I think it was just getting my feet under me a little bit and getting that comfort level back.”
In his lone career outing against Detroit, on Sept. 1, 2021, Kaprielian gave up four runs in four innings, including home runs to Miguel Cabrera and Akil Baddoo.
Brieske will make his fourth career start, pitching at home for the first time since his debut on April 23, when he gave up three runs in five innings to the Colorado Rockies. In his last outing, Brieske once again allowed three runs in five innings, this time to the Houston Astros on Friday.
The long ball has been Brieske’s enemy. He has given up five in 15 innings, though opponents have scored just seven runs overall.
Detroit has struggled to score runs, the main reason it sits at the bottom of the American League standings. The Tigers are averaging a major-league-worst 2.74 runs per game and have hit a big-league-low 12 homers.
Oakland shut them out 9-0 on Wednesday
“We should be better and we will be better,” manager A.J. Hinch said of the offensive malaise.
Detroit rookie first baseman Spencer Torkelson, the top pick in the 2020 draft, has gotten off to a very rough start. He is batting .149. However, the Tigers aren’t ready to send him to the minors for more seasoning.
“Right now, we still feel he’s been competitive,” Hinch said. “He’s helping us with his defense, his attitude has been good, his reactions have been good. … It’s still really early, even though it doesn’t feel like it.”
There are limits to Detroit’s patience. Torkelson is 2-for-38 (.053) over the past 12 games after going 0-for-3 on Wednesday.
“There’s nothing like struggling in the big leagues,” Hinch said. “At the moment, it feels like the worst time of your life. … We’ve got to find that right fine line between pushing him but not accepting the lack of performance.”
–Field Level Media | 2022-05-12T18:26:18+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/sports/mlb-baseball/series-already-won-as-chase-another-victory-over-tigers/ |
(The Hill) – Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), a member of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, said Sunday that deleted Secret Service texts sent the day before and day of the insurrection will be turned over to the panel by Tuesday.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alleges that messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021 were erased as part of a planned system migration.
“You can imagine how shocked we were to get the letter from the [DHS] Inspector General saying that he had been trying to get this information and that they had, in fact, been deleted after he’d asked for them,” Lofgren told Martha Raddatz on ABC’s “This Week.”
“I was shocked to hear that they didn’t back up their data before they re-set their iPhones,” the congresswoman added. “That’s crazy. I don’t know why that would be.”
The exact relevance of the Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 texts are unknown, Lofgren said. Initially, officials assured the panel that the erasure included no messages related to the Jan. 6 attacks, but another spokesperson said that some messages were pertinent.
“We need all the texts,” Lofgren said, in order “to get the full picture.”
The committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for the deleted messages Friday and will likely receive the documents Tuesday. A Secret Service spokesperson said the agency has turned 800,000 records over the the committee, the Hill reported last week.
The texts could factor into the committee’s eighth public hearing when it reconvenes on Thursday.
“We hope to go through minute by minute what happened, what didn’t happen on that day, and people can make their own judgment,” Lofgren said of the panel’s plans.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said on Sunday said it would be “quite crazy” if the Secret Service did in fact delete the text messages, adding the circumstances of the missing messages remain to be seen.
“We’re going to know more Tuesday,” he told CBS “Face the Nation” host Margaret Brennan. | 2022-07-18T12:46:42+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/deleted-secret-service-texts-to-be-sent-to-jan-6-committee-by-tuesday-lofgren/ |
Anchor Bar Franchise Opens in Leesburg, VA
RESTON, Va., July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Xenith Solutions today announced the opening of an Anchor Bar franchise in Leesburg, VA, is scheduled for Monday, July 24th. The owners of Xenith Solutions decided to diversify their holdings last year and started a new company, Xenith Management Group, focused on the hospitality market. The new company and franchise offer an alternative avenue for the owners to invest in their community and bring more jobs to the local area.
"Our goal from day one has always been to focus on both the Veteran and local community," says Lee Shabe, CEO of Xenith Solutions and Xenith Management Group. "The Anchor Bar in Leesburg, VA, gives us the opportunity to do both by creating a local restaurant celebrating our Veterans and First Responders while creating over 100 jobs for those in our community."
The Anchor Bar is an iconic restaurant and creator of the Original Buffalo Wing. It is a Family Friendly Restaurant with a full menu including many Buffalo, NY, favorites like: Wings, Beef on Weck, Pizza Logs, Pizza with Cup and Char Pepperoni (Buffalo's unique pepperoni), and so much more. In addition to great food, the Leesburg location will include 24 beers on tap with many more available via bottle or can. The Anchor Bar includes 45 TVs to ensure you can watch your favorite sports when you want: inside or outside.
Jim McGavin is the General Manager of the Leesburg Anchor Bar and brings over 30 years of restaurant experience. Jim is a native Leesburg resident with restaurant experience from well-respected local restaurants.
"Leesburg, VA is a remarkable location. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to give the community a chance to experience our James Beard Gold Medal Award Winning Wings!" said Mark Dempsey, President & CEO of the Anchor Bar Franchise & Development Company. "We're excited to support Xenith Management Group in their new endeavor along with Jim and his entire Anchor Bar Team. We look forward to a long, fruitful partnership."
The Anchor Bar Franchise & Development Company opened its first franchise location in 2009. Today, the company has multiple locations in Western New York, Texas, Maryland, Illinois, Georgia and now Virginia.
You can follow the Anchor Bar in Leesburg, VA, on social media via the following sites:
- Website: www.AnchorBar.com
- LinkedIn: Xenith Management Group
- Twitter: @AnchorBarNoVA
- Instagram: @AnchorBarNoVA
About Xenith Solutions: Xenith Solutions LLC is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. We provide comprehensive, timely and relevant Solutions and Business Consulting support to our customers as a key partner. At the core of our offerings, we provide strategy and technology solutions, giving our customers valuable insights and thought leadership on the best application of information technology to drive business objectives. We pride ourselves on tackling some of the most difficult operational requirements our customers have – ensuring an appropriate match between the mission requirements, financials, schedule, and security. For more information, please visit: https://www.xenithsolutions.com/
About Xenith Management Group: Xenith Management Group LLC (XMG) is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business providing excellent food and service.
About Anchor Bar
Founders, Frank and Teressa Bellissimo first opened the doors to Anchor Bar in 1935, offering a menu that specialized in Italian cuisine. When Anchor Bar invented the chicken wing in 1964, the restaurant became a local treasure and foodie hot spot.
Today, Anchor Bar serves more than 10 million pounds of chicken wings a year, and its bottled wing sauce now retails in over 4,000 supermarkets worldwide. Consumers can even purchase Anchor Bar's famous wings online and have them shipped anywhere in the country. For more information on franchising with Anchor Bar visit www.anchorbar.com.
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Xenith Solutions
703.963.3523
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HANGZHOU, China, July 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 27, 2023, Dr. Ji Xiaofen, Director of the China National Silk Museum, and Ms. Anna Bognár, representative of the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest together with other guests co-launched a new exhibition — Silk Robes for Princes – Luxury Silks and Velvets from Hungary's Esterházy Treasury — running from June 27 to August 21, 2023 in Hangzhou, jointly curated by the China National Silk Museum and the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest.
The exhibition is divided into three sections: "Men's garments", "Horse apparel, horse tack and weapons" and "Home furnishings", presenting 34 sets/pieces of silk costumes, bed covers, Persian tapestry, Ottoman Turkish horse accessories, jeweled ceremonial sabers, and ceremonial maces. These collections are from the Esterházy family, a noble Hungarian family of the 16th-17th centuries, and have been on show at the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest for the last century. Thirteen of these ceremonial garments, worn by male members of the Esterházy family, or magnificent silk garments revered as ancestral relics, were tailored from the most expensive silks, velvets and lace produced in Italy, Spain and Turkey, and decorated with pearls, turquoise and other jewels crafted by the court goldsmiths.
Apart from the delicate cultural relics from Hungary, the exhibition is also equipped with a "Magic Wall", which allows the visitors to interactively view more details of objects and other pieces of the Hungarian museum.
Through this exhibition, the Chinese audience can gain a deeper understanding of the love that the 16th and 17th century Hungarian aristocracy had for silk, jewelry and a decadent lifestyle. Although silk originates from China, the beauty and exquisite craftsmanship of silk can be widely seen along the Silk Road and thus appreciated and shared by Eastern and Western cultures alike.
During the opening ceremony, China National Silk Museum also held the press conference for the 2023 Silk Road Week which is going to be launched on July 12 with the theme of "The Silk Roads: Long Roads, Mutual Goals". This year the guest country will be Hungary, so as well as the silk exhibition, China National Silk Museum will also bring a silk culture and costume exhibition to Hungary in October. After the opening ceremony, Mr. Zhang Chengming, Deputy Director of the China National Silk Museum, and the coordinator of the exhibition, gave a guided tour of the exhibition to the attending media.
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If your idea of a good time is a bunch of rich old people lecturing you about climate change, then boy are you in for a wild ride at this year’s Summer Exhibition.
Climate is the main theme of the annual open call show this time, and the academicians (the artists who pick the work and curate the show) have taken to it like ducks to polluted water. Every room is filled with art about the environment. There are paintings of eroded landscapes and flooded cities, photos of rubbish dumps, images of swelling seas, and seemingly endless statement prints, all yelling at you with bollocks like ‘climate justice’, ‘mass extinction includes YOU!’, ‘why are they screwing up my planet?’ and the very useful ‘the world is fucked’.
It’s like a whole show of Keep Calm and Carry On posters for people who think only taking a plane twice a year makes them honorary members of Greenpeace.
It’s not that environmentalism is bad, obviously, or that we shouldn’t care about the climate, but do we really need to be this intensely patronised? Do you need Grayson Perry to remind you to recycle? None of this art does anything, it just pats itself on the back for looking like it does. And also, most importantly, almost none of the art is anywhere near good.
You know how the band on the Titanic kept playing as the ship sank? Well, imagine if there was a lecture theatre below deck with an artist giving a talk about the dangers of icebergs at the same time. That’s what this is. Pointless and self-important.
But as ever with the summer show, there are some little treasures to be found if you look hard enough. To prove it, we've picked our favourite pieces of art on display below.
The Summer Exhibition 2022 at the Royal Academy of Arts. Until Aug 21. More details here. | 2022-06-19T05:33:56+00:00 | timeout.com | https://www.timeout.com/london/art/ten-works-you-have-to-see-at-the-royal-academys-summer-exhibition-2022 |
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin program that started during COVID to offer emergency rental assistance comes to the end at the state level.
However, Milwaukee and Waukesha counties plan to keep theirs going. They want families in danger of eviction to know money is still available.
Maudwella Kirkendoll, chief operating officer at Community Advocates, a non-profit in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties that helps people access rental assistance, says the program has funding and will not end.
“We currently have a substantial amount of funding for both counties,” said Kirkendoll.
He says it is because of how the money was distributed. Conner Goggans, the lead community intervention specialist at Milwaukee County Housing Services, says when the state got Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) from the federal government, they gave it out in a few ways, both at the state level and at the county and city level.
"That allows us to continue the program further than the state, therefore we don't have an application deadline at this time,” said Goggans.
When the first round of ERA funding came out families had to prove a financial hardship because of COVID. However, now they only have to prove the hardship. Milwaukee County received $23.4 million. So far, that has assisted 12,000 families.
"Later in the pandemic because of the American Rescue Plan Act, there is the ERA II money. You didn't need a COVID relation. You just needed a financial hardship so in that sense there is still a large amount of that available in Milwaukee County,” said Goggans.
You also have to be a low-income renter in order to qualify and not have used the program for more than a total of 18 months.
"Aside from having a financial hardship, all the stories are different. We have individuals who are sick, may have been in a car accident and are unable to work, may have lost their jobs, there is a variety of circumstances that lead individuals to come to apply,” said Kirkendoll. "The ultimate goal of this program is to stabilize families and make sure they are not on the street."
Kirkendoll encourages people to apply before they are facing an eviction, but they say they can even help even if you are in the process of being evicted and work with your landlord.
If you are in Milwaukee or Waukesha Counties facing a financial hardship, you can apply for rental assistance through Community Advocates at 728 N. James Lovell St., Milwaukee. There are walk-in appointments available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or you can call 414-270-4646. Milwaukee County residents can also contact the Social Development Commission at 414-906-2700 for help. | 2023-02-01T01:42:56+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/wisconsin-emergency-rental-assistance-ending-statewide-but-some-counties-and-cities-will-continue-it |
Yellowstone National Park in Montana re-opened the south loop and three of its five entrances today after historic damage caused by flooding last week.
“The National Park Service has done an incredible job of getting the park back open for visitors,” said Scott Osterman, director for the Montana Department of Commerce. “Tourism is a vital part of our economy, and we invite visitors to continue with their trips to Yellowstone National Park and Montana and encourage them to enjoy all our state has to offer beyond the park.”
In a news release it said Yellowstone visitors will be granted access on a just launched alternating license plate system.
That system allows vehicles with license plates that have an odd-number as the last digit to enter the park on the odd numbered days of the month. Those will an even number as the last digit may enter on even days of the month. Personalized plates with a mix of letters and numbers will use the last number in the plate to determine on which days that car can enter the park. License plates without numbers can enter on odd days and two or more motorcycle groups traveling together can enter on even dates.
According to the park, West Yellowstone where the west entrance is located is the most popular and is the closest access to the park. From that entrance, visitors can see the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center, Yellowstone Aerial Adventures and Museum of the Yellowstone.
“While we know this is throwing a wrench in the plans of many travelers, it’s an incredible opportunity to be flexible and explore other parts of Montana, all while supporting local businesses and towns,” said Jan Stoddard, Bureau Chief of the Office of Tourism for Montana.
Visit Montana said there is no confirmed opening date for the park’s North Entrance through Gardiner or the Northeast Entrance via Cooke City, but both Gardiner and Red Lodge are open and accessible for travelers.
“Earlier this month, unprecedented amounts of rainfall caused substantial flooding, rockslides, and mudslides within Yellowstone National Park and south-central Montana. Historic water levels caused severe damage to roads, water and wastewater systems, power lines, and other infrastructure,” Visit Montana said.
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Gateway towns to Yellowstone turned into dead ends after flood. | 2022-06-22T17:36:02+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/06/yellowstone-national-park-re-opens-three-entrances-south-loop-after-historic-flooding.html |
NORTH BERWICK, Scotland (AP) — Cameron Tringale has played 331 times on the PGA Tour without winning. His career-best round of 9-under 61 might help him change that at a tournament run by the European tour.
Tringale ran off six straight birdies to start the back nine at The Renaissance Club on Thursday and had a three-shot lead in the Scottish Open, the first European event co-sanctioned by the PGA Tour.
Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland saw work with putting coach Phil Kenyon pay off in his round of 64, the only one close to Tringale.
“I haven’t had a professional win on my own, and obviously Scotland is where golf started, so this place is special,” Tringale said.
And it was relatively benign, at least for Tringale. That wasn’t the case Thursday afternoon, when the average score was more than three shots higher.
Flags were crackling in 30 mph gusts that felt even stronger along the shores of the North Sea, conditions best described by the clubs that were used.
Some players barely reached the fairway on the par-5 16th, if they did.
Patrick Cantlay had 231 yards for his second shot on the 483-yard closing hole. He hit 3-wood, and even that wasn’t enough. Cantlay did well to close with three straight pars, which were at a premium. He had a hard-earned 70.
U.S. Open champion Matt Fitzpatrick opened with 71, while PGA champion Justin Thomas held on as long as he could. Thomas bogeyed three of his last five holes for a 73.
The low score from the afternoon was Kurt Kitayama at 66, and only five other players who faced the afternoon wind managed to break par.
Tringale had the lowest score of his PGA Tour career and matched the course record set three years ago by Bernd Wiesberger when The Renaissance played to a par 71.
That took some of the attention away from an early contender, Justin Harding. The South African was among four players added to the 156-man field by winning a temporary stay against the European tour suspending him for playing a Saudi-backed LIV Golf event outside London without seeking a release.
Harding was in the first group off as a twosome with Adrian Otaegui of Spain, another LIV Golf player who asked a court for the stay.
“I’m trying my best to just play golf, put food on the table,” said Harding, the No. 114 player in the world who has made just over $1.1 million in two LIV events. He said he has not signed a contract with LIV Golf and was invited through his ranking.
“I was a little upset I was told I could not play. I have supported the European Tour for a long period and I’m happy to continue to do so,” Harding said. “There’s times when it’s a little uncomfortable, but we have to look after ourselves.”
Jordan Spieth set an early pace by running off five straight birdies, only to drop three shots over his last 10 holes for a 68. He called it a tale of two nines based on course knowledge.
“The nine I had never seen before went really well, and the nine I played yesterday went poorly,” Spieth said, who is playing a week before the British Open for the first time since 2015, the last time the Open was at St. Andrews.
It made sense this year with the PGA Tour co-sanctioning the tournament for the first time, which led to 14 of the top 15 in the world at The Renaissance, a course that looks like one and is plenty fast without having true links soil.
Tringale, who has reached the Tour Championship only once in his 12 previous years on the PGA Tour, is having one of his better years. He missed a playoff at Torrey Pines by one shot and was a distant runner-up to Hideki Matsuyama in the Zozo Championship last fall.
The conditions along the North Sea could not have been more ideal for him, with only a mild breeze and a full blue sky in the morning. Tringale took advantage with one key club in his bag.
“Golf is more fun when the putts are going in, and they were for me today,” he said.
He made a pair of birdie putts from the 40-foot range, and only four of his nine birdies were inside 6 feet. Equally important were a few midrange par putts he made at the start.
It was a struggle for Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, who made double bogey from the 18th fairway by going from rough to rough, and lost more ground on the front nine for a 73.
The Scottish charge was led by Ewen Ferguson (67) and Russell Knox (68), who heeded some strong advice from his wife, a former tennis pro. Knox has been struggling with his putter when he was persuaded to try a long putter.
“My wife said, ‘You’ve been playing professional golf for 15 years and you’re horrible at putting. Try something different,’” Knox said. “The best putt of my life was a 3-footer for par on the first hole because if that didn’t go in, we were in for a long day.”
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More AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-07T20:14:08+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/ap-sports/tringale-off-to-record-start-with-61-to-lead-scottish-open/ |
COLUMBIA, S.C. — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene after a lower court ordered him to testify before a special grand jury in Georgia investigating whether then-President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in the state.
In a filing with the court, attorneys for the South Carolina Republican sought to halt Graham's possible testimony while he continues to appeal the requirement to appear before the Fulton County special grand jury.
The filing was directed to Justice Clarence Thomas, who handles emergency appeals from Georgia. Thomas can act on his own or refer the matter to the full court.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had ruled Thursday in favor of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who wants to question Graham about phone calls he made to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in the weeks after the election.
Raffensperger said Graham asked whether he had the power to reject certain absentee ballots, something Raffensperger took as a suggestion to toss out legally cast votes. Graham has dismissed that interpretation as “ridiculous.”
Graham had challenged his subpoena, saying his position as a U.S. senator protected him from having to testify in the state investigation. He has also denied wrongdoing. The judges on Thursday said Graham “has failed to demonstrate that this approach will violate his rights under the Speech and Debate Clause.”
Now, Graham wants the Supreme Court to halt his potential appearance while he challenges the requirement that he give testimony. | 2022-10-21T22:49:31+00:00 | wcnc.com | https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/graham-asks-supreme-court-to-intervene/85-b6afc99b-441c-4fa6-9a91-ee3a1b096265 |
CLEVELAND, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenomOncology announced today that their Precision Oncology Platform now integrates patients' prior intervention eligibility criteria to further advance their treatment matching algorithm and decision support capabilities.
As cancer care continues to progress, the uniqueness of a patient's journey has an impact on further treatment options. Often, patients that seem like an ideal candidate for a clinical trial or therapy are not qualified based on their prior medical interventions or clinical history. To ensure accurate clinical trial or therapy matching, GenomOncology's software now incorporates prior intervention eligibility criteria, adding to the existing demographic, biomarker, and disease-driven data, into their sophisticated data ingestion mechanisms and treatment matching algorithm.
With this latest release, a patient's comprehensive clinical data is merged directly into the GenomOncology Precision Oncology Platform, including all patient's prior medical interventions, such as surgical events, radiation, chemotherapy regimens, or targeted therapies. This information is then combined with the patient's demographic and biomarker data, resulting in the complete profile of the patient. This depth of patient data empowers GenomOncology to streamline the matching of the patient to the best available treatment option, based on the patient background and eligibility criteria for treatment enrollment or use.
These enhancements are showcased in a recent case of a 57-year old female with recurrent Stage IV Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. This patient had several clinically relevant alterations and variants of uncertain significance identified, and accurately matched to 47 clinical trials based on demographics, disease, and biomarker based criteria. However, when prior treatment criteria were taken into account within the treatment matching algorithm, GenomOncology narrowed down relevant treatment options for this patient by 34%. As a result of the evaluation of the patient's clinical history and prior medical interventions, the system identified 31 clinical trials that the patient is eligible to enroll in. Learn more about how GenomOncology's precision oncology solutions facilitate the review and evaluation of a patient to improve treatment options.
"By incorporating prior intervention eligibility criteria, and matching it against a patient's treatment history, our software is automatically removing any treatment options a patient is not qualified for based on their medical history. This process efficiently and effectively gives clinicians insight into the best possible care path forward for a patient," said James Cole, PhD, Director of Product Management at GenomOncology.
GenomOncology provides the healthcare community with data-driven insights to improve cancer care. GenomOncology strengthens precision oncology workflows by transforming valuable, but unusable data, into actionable oncology treatment options and strategic insights. GenomOncology's Precision Oncology Platform (POP) powers its comprehensive set of end-to-end software solutions that enhance decision support. POP combines both proprietary content and public and licensed data sets with your internal patient data to provide you the information necessary to improve patient outcomes. Learn more at www.genomoncology.com.
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Paleontologists working in central India have made a rare discovery — a fossilized dinosaur hatchery with 92 nests and 256 eggs belonging to colonies of giant plant-eating titanosaurs.
A study of the nests and their bowling ball-size eggs has revealed intimate details about the lives of the colossal, long-necked sauropods that lumbered across what's now central India more than 66 million years ago.
The eggs, which ranged between 15 centimeters and 17 centimeters (6 inches and 6.7 inches) in diameter, likely belonged to a number of titanosaur species. The number of eggs in each nest ranged from one to 20, said lead study author Guntupalli Prasad, a paleontologist in the department of geology at the University of Delhi. Many of the nests were found close together.
The findings suggested titanosaurs, among the largest dinosaurs to have lived, were not always the most attentive parents, Prasad said.
"Since titanosaurs were huge in size, closely spaced nests would not have allowed them to visit the nests to maneuver and incubate the eggs or feed the hatchlings ... as the parents would step on the eggs and trample them."
Finding a very large number of dinosaur nests is unusual, as preservation conditions have to be "just so" to have turned all the delicate eggs to fossils, said Dr. Darla Zelenitsky, an associate professor of dinosaur paleobiology at the University of Calgary in Canada, who studies dinosaur eggs. Zelenitsky was not involved in the research.
The first dinosaur eggs in the region were discovered in the 1990s, but the latest study focused on a nesting site in Dhar district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, where excavations and fieldwork took place in 2017, 2018 and 2020.
The eggs discovered there were so well preserved that the team was able to detect degraded protein fragments from the eggshells.
Nesting behavior
Titanosaurs' nesting behaviors shared characteristics with that of today's birds and crocodiles, the research suggested.
From the close proximity of the nests, researchers inferred the dinosaurs laid eggs together in colonies or rookeries, as many birds do in the present day.
"Such nesting colonies would have been a sight to see back in the Cretaceous where the landscape would have been dotted by a huge number of large dinosaur nests," Zelenitsky said.
Prasad said one particular egg — known as an ovum-in-ovo, or egg-in-egg — the team had studied showed birdlike reproductive behavior and indicated that, similar to birds, some dinosaurs may have laid eggs sequentially. Ovum-in-ovo forms happen in birds when an egg becomes embedded in another egg still in the process of forming before they are laid.
"Sequential laying is the release of eggs one by one with some time gap in between two laying events. This is seen in birds. Modern reptiles, for example turtles and crocodiles, on the other hand, lay all eggs together as a clutch," he said.
The eggs would have been laid in marshy flatlands and buried in shallow pits, akin to the nesting sites of modern-day crocodiles, Prasad said. Similar to crocodile hatcheries, nesting close to water may have been important to prevent the eggs from drying out and offspring dying prior to hatching, Zelenitsky added.
But unlike birds and crocodiles, which both incubate their eggs, Prasad said that, based on the physical characteristics of the nests, titanosaurs likely laid their eggs and then left the baby dinos to fend for themselves — although more data is needed to be sure.
Other dinosaurs were thought to be more attentive parents. A dinosaur was discovered in Mongolia in the 1920s, for example, lying near a nest of eggs thought to belong to a rival. Paleontologists at the time assumed the animal had died while attempting to plunder the nest — and named the creature oviraptor, or "egg thief."
The so-called dinosaur thief's reputation wasn't restored until the 1990s, when another discovery revealed the eggs were, in fact, its own and that the creature likely sat upon them in a neatly arranged nest.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A Malaysian rights group on Friday condemned the government’s move to deport 150 Myanmar nationals, including six defectors from the Myanmar military who were all arrested upon arrival in their homeland and may face capital punishment.
The Malaysian Advisory Group on Myanmar said the deportation on Oct. 6. was “a breach of the international principle of non-refoulement” as asylum seekers were sent back at risk of their lives and security.
“Six of those deported were defectors from the Myanmar military. They were all arrested upon arrival in Myanmar and are now imprisoned and may face capital punishment,” said the group’s chairman, Syed Hamid Albar, who is also Malaysia’s former Foreign Minister.
Syed Hamid said the deportation was tragic as Malaysia has played a leading role in the region in standing up for human rights in Myanmar.
“The Malaysian government must have a strong and coherent position on Myanmar, aligning our national policies to our foreign policy position,” he said.
Malaysia’s Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah has been vocal about Myanmar’s failure to implement a peace plan under the Association of Southeast Asian Nations after the army seized power in February last year, ousting the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
ASEAN members have blocked Myanmar’s leaders from attending major meetings of the regional grouping. Saifuddin has also openly met with Myanmar’s opposition National Unity Government.
Syed Hamid urged Malaysia immediately to halt all further deportations to Myanmar until there are adequate procedures to assess asylum seekers’ claims, regardless of whether they have documents from the U.N. High Commission for Refugees. The UNHRC has had no access to immigration centers in the country for years.
“These mechanisms are especially important as asylum seekers currently face long waiting periods before obtaining UNHCR documents, which puts them at high risk of arrest and detention,” he said.
Officials from the Home Ministry couldn’t be immediately reached for comments.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s lawmakers agreed to elect a new president next week but struggled Tuesday to decide on the makeup of a new government to lift the bankrupt country out of economic and political collapse.
Suffering from severe shortages of food, fuel and medicine, protesters on Saturday stormed embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s home, his seaside office and the official residence of his prime minister in the most dramatic day of a three-month crisis.
Both officials agreed to concede to demands they resign: Rajapaksa promised to step down Wednesday, while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he would leave once a new government was in place. As anger mounted, particularly against Rajapaksa and his influential family, immigration officials said one of the president’s brothers tried to leave the country on Monday night. Local media reported he was not able to.
The promised resignations brought no end to the crisis — and the protesters have vowed to occupy the official buildings until their top leaders are gone. For days, people have flocked to the presidential palace almost as if it were a tourist attraction — swimming in the pool, marveling at the paintings and lounging on the beds piled high with pillows. At one point, they also burned the prime minister’s private home.
While lawmakers agreed late Monday to elect a new president from their ranks on July 20, they have not yet decided who will take over as prime minister and fill the Cabinet.
The new president will serve the remainder of Rajapaksa’s term, which ends in 2024 — and could potentially appoint a new prime minister, who would then have to be approved by Parliament.
Between Rajapaksa’s expected resignation Wednesday and the vote, the prime minster will serve as president — an arrangement that is sure to further anger protesters who want Wickremesinghe out immediately.
Corruption and mismanagement have left the island nation laden with debt, unable to pay for imports of basic necessities, causing despair among its 22 million people. Sri Lankans are skipping meals and lining up for hours to try to buy scarce fuel — a harsh reality in a country whose economy had been growing quickly and had a growing and comfortable middle class, until the latest crisis deepened.
The political impasse is further fueling the economic crisis since the absence of an alternative unity government threatened to delay a hoped-for bailout from the International Monetary Fund. The government must submit a plan on debt sustainability to the IMF in August before reaching an agreement.
In the meantime, the country is relying on aid from neighboring India and from China.
Asked whether China was in talks with Sri Lanka about possible loans, a Chinese Foreign Ministry official gave no indication whether such discussions were happening.
“China will continue to offer assistance as our capability allows for Sri Lanka’s social development and economic recovery,” said the spokesman, Wang Wenbin. “As to its debt to China, we support relevant financial institutions in finding a proper solution through consultation with Sri Lanka.”
On Tuesday, Sri Lanka’s religious leaders urged protesters to leave the government buildings they’re occupying if Rajapaksa resigns as promised Wednesday. The protesters have vowed to wait until both Rajapaksa and Wickremesinghe are out of office.
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But, as the political limbo drags on, concerns have grown that the leaders won’t fulfill their promises to resign.
“What people are saying is that if the government doesn’t go, then there will be another show of people’s power and this time it might not be so peaceful,” he said.
Months of demonstrations have all but dismantled the Rajapaksa political dynasty, which has ruled Sri Lanka for most of the past two decades.
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