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MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport responded to residents' noise concerns regarding a new helicopter tour operator near the corner of Howell and Layton.
In a statement Tuesday, the airport said they will be working with the tour operator, My Flight Tours which is based at AvFlight, and the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower to find options to modify flight patterns and address the concerns raised by neighbors.
"The Airport has limited authority because the FAA regulates and controls the use of airspace," Milwaukee Mitchell said Tuesday. "As a public use airport, MKE does not have the legal authority to prevent or restrict any aircraft – including helicopters – from operating here."
Alderman Scott Spiker, who represents residents of the 13th District that live near the airport, spoke out against the noise.
"Where was the notice to the neighbors before this new service was flown in under the radar," Ald. Spiker said in a statement. "Where was the attempt to reach out to their elected representatives, whether at the City (last I checked, I am still the Alderman of the area) or at the County, which actually owns the airport?"
Ald. Spiker said he is demanding a meeting with airport representatives, the helicopter owners, and the businesses that supply the pit crew for the helicopters on airport grounds.
"For those who would say I am making a federal case out of 'a little noise,' I invite you to come and listen for yourselves," Ald. Spiker said. "Besides, given that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may be the only ones who have authority here, I think a federal case is warranted... I ask the helicopter owners to feel the love for the residents near the airport by imagining, just for one second, what it would be like to live there themselves."
Residents can call the County Airport's "Noise Concern Line" at 414-747-4677, email them at info@mitchellairport.com, or complete the online complaint form.
Reporter Sarah McGrew will have a full report at 10 p.m. on TMJ4 News.
This story will be updated with the latest. | 2023-02-14T23:36:06+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/milwaukee-airport-responds-to-residents-noise-concerns-about-new-helicopter-tour |
Commanders end sloppy Eagles' perfect season 32-21
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brandon Graham took a knee at midfield as most of his Eagles teammates trudged off the field in stunned disbelief that their undefeated season had been wiped out.
An Eagles team that romped toward the first 8-0 start in franchise history played with uncharacteristic sloppiness, failed to hit on the game-breaking plays that had defined their season, and had every flaw exposed in quite an imperfect performance.
The Washington Commanders turned methodical drives into scores and took advantage of turnover-prone Philadelphia, stunning the Eagles 32-21 on Monday night and sending them to their first loss in nine games this season.
Behind Jalen Hurts, the Eagles were the last team in the NFL that could make a run at Miami’s 17-0 mark in 1972 and the lone perfect season. The 2007 New England Patriots came close, going 18-0 before a Super Bowl loss.
“We started 8-0 together, we lost this game together, we're going to move on together,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said.
The Eagles had their shot at perfection slip out of their hands.
Trailing at halftime for the first time this season, Hurts seemed to have one more big play left to pull out a victory. He connected on a deep ball to wide receiver Quez Watkins on a 51-yard reception late in the fourth quarter trailing 26-21. Watkins hit the ground, popped up and took off running, only to fumble the ball and give Washington possession.
“I was just trying to make a play. I know I didn’t get touched and I knew I had left him behind, so I just wanted to get up and get some extra yards,” Watkins said.
That was it for the Eagles and their four turnovers, a bloated number for a team that had only three in the first eight games.
“Flush it and move on,” Graham said.
The defensive end was flagged for a late unnecessary roughness call on QB Taylor Heinicke that extended Washington's drive.
“I was just trying to touch him down, because it just looked like he was going to get up. You just never know. But that’s on me. I own that one. That’s on me," Graham said
NFL referee Alex Kemp told a pool reporter Graham was penalized because Heinicke “had clearly given himself up.”
“Therefore, he is down and a defenseless player. The contact by Philadelphia No. 55 was not only late, but also to the head and neck area,” Kemp said.
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Graham wasn't alone in making miscues that cost the Birds.
A.J Brown had a catch knock off his hands and turn into an interception. And, Dallas Goedert fumbled in the fourth quarter when linebacker Jamin Davis grabbed the tight end by the facemask — but no penalty was called.
Kemp told a pool reporter, “We didn’t see a face mask on the field."
Heinicke again started for injured QB Carson Wentz, the much-maligned former Eagles QB who did play a key role in helping them win a Super Bowl in the 2017 season. He wasn’t flashy, but efficient, going 17 for 29 and throwing 211 yards. Terry McLaurin had 128 yards receiving — including a 41-yard haul that led to a field goal. Joey Slye kicked four field goals.
The Commanders (5-5) also spoiled Pittsburgh’s 11-0 start in 2020.
Hurts was 17 for 26 for just 175 yards.
“It's the same message that's always been delivered after our wins, same message delivered after our losses, we're controlling the things we can,” Hurts said. “We came here today, we didn't do that. And today it got us. It's very important to control the things that you can. Controlling your ball security.”
The Eagles were favored by 10 1/2 points, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, and the Commanders reveled in pulling off the upset.
“We had a marvelous time ruining everything,” the Commanders tweeted.
The Eagles tried to make the Commanders seem like just another bump in their bid for perfection, with the kind of early good fortune that they have enjoyed this season.
Take, for example, a roughing-the-kicker penalty that gave Washington a first down, and new life, on the game’s opening drive. Eagles defensive end Josh Sweat simply strip-sacked Heinicke on the next play and the Eagles recovered. Hurts rushed up the middle for a 1-yard TD and a 7-0 lead.
The Commanders then flashed their first clock-killing drive with a 16-play effort that chewed up more than seven minutes and ended with Antonio Gibson’s 1-yard rushing TD.
Hurts hit the highlight-reel with an ode to former Florida star Tim Tebow with a jump pass to Goedert for a 6-yard score, and the QB struck the Heisman pose in celebration.
The points off takeaways and Hurts scoring with his arms and legs had been the key ingredients in the team's flawless start, and the Eagles certainly seemed poised to make it an easy night against a team they routed 24-8 in September.
The Commanders showed a rare offensive spark of late and, after scoring 17 points in each of their last two games, took a 20-14 lead into halftime. Syle kicked field goals of 44 and 58 yards and Brian Robinson added a 1-yard rushing score.
Washington converted 9 of 12 third downs in the half — it entered 26th in the NFL in third-down efficiency — and crushed the Eagles in time of possession 23:49 to 6:11 — the 17:38 TOP disparity was their best in a first half in franchise history.
Slye kicked 32 and 55 yard field goals in the second half.
The Eagles trailed at halftime for the first time since last season’s postseason loss at Tampa Bay, and Hurts could not rally them in their first true case of adversity.
Hurts, who didn’t help his MVP bid, connected with wideout DeVonta Smith for an 11-yard score early in the fourth that pulled the Eagles within 23-21.
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The Commanders play Sunday at Houston.
The Eagles play Sunday at Indianapolis. | 2022-11-15T19:29:26+00:00 | yorkdispatch.com | https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/nfl/2022/11/15/commanders-end-sloppy-eagles-perfect-season-32-21/69650289007/ |
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The fire that killed 38 people at an immigration detention center in Mexico happened as Western hemisphere countries face pressure to address the extraordinary number of people fleeing their homes.
Mexico has expanded its network of dozens of detention centers while working closely with the United States to limit movement of asylum-seekers through its territory to the U.S. border, including to Ciudad Juarez, where authorities said migrants set mattresses on fire late Monday in a detention center after learning they would be deported.
Here are some questions and answers about the conditions and policies that led to one of Mexico’s deadliest events at an immigration detention center.
WHY WERE THESE MIGRANTS DETAINED?
Specifics have yet to be released, but Mexico has emerged as the world’s third most popular destination for asylum-seekers, after the United States and Germany. It is still largely a transit country, though, for those on the way to the U.S.
Asylum-seekers must stay in the state where they apply in Mexico, resulting in large numbers being holed up without work in Tapachula, near the country’s southern border with Guatemala.
Tens of thousands are also assembled in border cities, including Ciudad Juarez, often arriving illegally after harrowing journeys or paying someone off. A sprawling network of lawyers, fixers and middlemen has sprung up to provide documents and counsel to migrants who can afford to speed up the system.
More than 2,200 people are believed to be at Ciudad Juarez migrant shelters, and more are living elsewhere in the city after arriving from Guatemala, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and El Salvador, according to a report issued last month by the Strauss Center for International Security and Law at the University of Texas at Austin.
Mexico carried out more than 106,000 deportations last year, with about 8 out of every 10 sent to Guatemala or Honduras.
HOW ARE U.S. POLICIES AT WORK?
The Trump and Biden administrations have relied increasingly and heavily on Mexico to curb a flow of migrants that has made the United States the world’s most popular destination for asylum-seekers since 2017, according to U.N. figures.
Guatemalans were the largest group among those killed or injured in Monday’s blaze, according to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. Others were from Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador.
Guatemalans have been disproportionately affected by a U.S. policy in effect since March 2020 to return people who enter the U.S. illegally to Mexico. The practice suspended their rights to seek asylum on grounds of preventing COVID-19.
Mexico takes back Guatemalans and some other nationalities, while people from other countries are often released in the U.S. to pursue their cases in immigration court. That’s due to the costs and diplomatic challenges of sending them home.
On May 11, the Biden administration plans to end the pandemic-era rule, known as Title 42, and replace it with a sweeping new policy that largely bans asylum for anyone who travels through Mexico without first seeking protection there.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security received more than 11,000 comments on the new policy before a Monday deadline for public feedback. The U.N. refugee agency said “key elements of the proposal are incompatible with principles of international refugee law.”
The American Federation of Government Employees, the main union representing asylum officers, opposes the change.
The proposal is subject to revisions based on public comment and will almost certainly be challenged in court.
Amid the uncertainty and rapid change, frustration is running high among many migrants about a glitch-plagued app called CBPOne, which was expanded in January to grant some exemptions to the asylum restrictions. The U.S. has been admitting about 740 migrants daily at land crossings through CBPOne.
About 80 migrants are being admitted daily from Ciudad Juarez to El Paso using CBPOne, according to the Strauss Center.
WHY CIUDAD JUAREZ?
The Biden administration has been under intense pressure after the tally of illegal border crossings reached its highest levels ever recorded last year. Traffic has slowed sharply since January, when the administration extended humanitarian parole to Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who enter through an airport with a financial sponsor.
At the same time, Mexico agreed to start taking back people from those four countries who crossed the border illegally. Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said at a Senate hearing Tuesday that the policy on those four countries has been “tremendously successful.”
Toward the end of last year, El Paso became the busiest of the Border Patrol’s nine sectors along the Mexican border, causing many migrants to sleep outside or in overcrowded shelters upon their release and prompting Joe Biden’s first visit to the border as president.
El Paso, with its expansive network of shelters in Ciudad Juarez, remained the busiest corridor for illegal crossings in February, when migrants were stopped more than 32,000 times. Nearly half of those incidents involved people from Mexico.
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This story has been corrected to show that eight of 10 people Mexico deports are sent to Guatemala or Honduras, not four.
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Associated Press writers Maria Verza in Mexico City and Rebecca Santana in Washington contributed. | 2023-03-29T14:00:04+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/international/ap-international/deadly-fire-highlights-immigration-pressures-on-mexico/ |
Murray State vs. Drake Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - February 23
Published: Feb. 20, 2023 at 12:50 AM EST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Thursday's contest features the Drake Bulldogs (16-8) and the Murray State Racers (13-12) facing off at CFSB Center (on February 23) at 7:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 73-65 victory for Drake.
The Racers are coming off of an 83-69 victory over Southern Illinois in their most recent game on Sunday.
Murray State vs. Drake Game Info
- When: Thursday, February 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM ET
- Where: CFSB Center in Murray, Kentucky
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Murray State vs. Drake Score Prediction
- Prediction: Drake 73, Murray State 65
Murray State Schedule Analysis
- In their signature win of the season, which took place on January 11, the Racers defeated the Belmont Bruins (No. 74 in our computer rankings) by a score of 64-46.
Murray State 2022-23 Best Wins
- 51-44 on the road over Kentucky (No. 110) on December 16
- 59-56 at home over Chattanooga (No. 172) on November 19
- 68-55 at home over UIC (No. 201) on December 30
- 83-69 on the road over Southern Illinois (No. 206) on February 19
- 71-52 on the road over UT Martin (No. 224) on November 30
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Murray State Performance Insights
- The Racers have a +101 scoring differential, topping opponents by four points per game. They're putting up 68.8 points per game to rank 112th in college basketball and are giving up 64.8 per contest to rank 191st in college basketball.
- Murray State's offense has been more effective in MVC games this year, tallying 69.2 points per contest, compared to its season average of 68.8 PPG.
- The Racers are posting 72.3 points per game in home games. Away from home, they are averaging 65.7 points per contest.
- Murray State is surrendering 61.4 points per game this season in home games, which is 6.5 fewer points than it is allowing in road games (67.9).
- On the offensive side of the ball, the Racers have picked up their output a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 70.4 points per contest over that span compared to the 68.8 they've racked up over the course of this year.
© 2023 Data Skrive. All rights reserved. | 2023-02-20T07:30:42+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/sports/betting/2023/02/23/murray-state-drake-womens-college-basketball-picks-predictions/ |
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ATLANTA (AP)The Atlanta Braves paid tribute to their longtime public address announcer, Casey Motter, on Monday night in a ceremony before the team’s first home game since his death last week.
Following a video tribute to Motter, a moment of silence was observed in his memory before the game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Motter, 53, died last Wednesday. He had been the Braves’ public address announcer since 2007 and worked through the team’s previous homestand, which ended on June 26.
Motter became known as the Voice of Truist Park, which opened as the team’s suburban home in 2017 following a move from Turner Field in downtown Atlanta. He was known for his introductory ”Hello baseball fans,” delivered in his booming voice, before each game.
Sam Franco, who has worked as the public address announcer for some University of Georgia athletics events, handled duties for Monday night. Franco will continue to serve as the public address announcer through the 10-game homestand.
Beginning on Tuesday night, the Braves will use some of Motter’s recorded greetings to fans and other announcements at home games the remainder of the season.
Motter grew up in Cobb County, the home of Truist Park. A funeral will be held on Wednesday in his hometown of Smyrna, Georgia.
The cause of Motter’s death has not been made public.
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More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports | 2022-07-05T16:45:00+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/sports/baseball-championship/braves-have-moment-of-silence-in-memory-of-announcer-motter/ |
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(two, three, four, zero) | 2022-07-10T17:30:27+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Midday-Daily-4-game-17295600.php |
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rebels seized two major towns in eastern Congo after fierce fighting Saturday, doubling the territory they now control, a civil society leader and residents said.
Fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels intensified in the vicinity of Rutshuru Centre and Kiwanja on Saturday, with heavy gunfire breaking out in the morning.
John Banyene, president of the local civil society, told The Associated Press that the rebels now controlled Rutshuru Centre and Kiwanja, which is 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the regional capital, Goma.
“As we speak, we confirm that the M23 rebels and their allies control the town of Kiwanja, but the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo are not giving up,” Banyene told journalists in Goma.
There was no immediate confirmation from Congolese authorities or the military on the reported seizure of the two towns.
Daniel Subuka, a Kiwanja resident contacted by telephone by AP, said he saw well-armed M23 rebels making their way into Kiwanja and others heading toward Rutshuru Centre.
The M23 rebels had been largely inactive for nearly a decade before they reemerged last November in eastern Congo. Authorities say nearly 200,000 people have been displaced even before the latest surge in violence over the last week.
Congo’s government has accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23, an allegation Rwanda’s government has repeatedly denied.
The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo known as MONUSCO tweeted Saturday that it “strongly condemns the hostile actions of M23 and their serious repercussions on the civilian population.”
MONUSCO said it has raised the alert level of its troops, which are deployed to support the Congolese army in its operation against the M23, and said it is providing air support, intelligence and equipment. | 2022-10-30T11:27:08+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/international/ap-international/ap-official-m23-rebels-capture-2-more-towns-in-eastern-congo/ |
Goodbye, briar patch; hello, bayou. Disneyland has announced that Splash Mountain will have its final day of operation at Disneyland park on May 30, closing permanently on May 31 to make way for a new “Princess and the Frog”-themed attraction. The new ride, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure, is expected to open in 2024 at Walt Disney World and Disneyland.
Walt Disney World’s Splash Mountain closed permanently Jan. 23 and work in Orlando is already underway on the overhaul. The ride at both parks will retain its log flume format, with the iconic “mountain” exterior reimagined as a Louisiana salt dome.
First announced on June 24, 2020, the new attraction picks up after the events of the 2009 animated film “The Princess and the Frog” and will center around a Mardi Gras celebration hosted by Princess Tiana and Prince Naveen.
Carmen Smith, senior vice president of creative development for Walt Disney Imagineering, announced the closing date in an April 12 Disney Parks Blog post that also revealed new artwork and updates about the ride.
Jenifer Lewis Will Reprise Her Role As Mama Odie
New concept artwork depicts Mama Odie, the kindly voodoo priestess/fairy godmother, surrounded by colorful hanging bottle lights, joking with guests on the ride “after a special display of her magic,” as Disney describes it. Actor Jenifer Lewis, who voiced Mama Odie in the film, will return to voice the character on the attraction.
Disney also shared another piece of artwork of Mama Odie and her snake Juju, created by visual artist Sharika Mahdi. An alumna of the YAYA (Young Aspirations Young Artists) Arts Center in New Orleans, Mahdi was commissioned to create original paintings lending what the company calls “a local’s perspective” to inspire the creative team working on the attraction.
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure Will Feature New And Returning Characters
Dozens of new audio-animatronics figures are being created for the attraction, which will introduce a cast of new named original characters alongside well-known characters from “The Princess and the Frog” like Princess Tiana, Prince Naveen, Mama Odie, Louis, Eudora, Charlotte, the King and Queen of Maldonia, Prince Ralphie and “Big Daddy.”
Joining Lewis are Bruno Campos (Prince Naveen), Michael Leon Wooley (Louis) and Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana), who will all return to reprise their voice roles from the film.
As for the soundtrack, the ride will feature a mix of new, original music and recognizable songs from the film. Concept art released in December provided a closer look at a band of new animal characters playing music on handmade instruments.
And because no Mardi Gras celebration is complete without food, Disney says guests will be tempted by “the alluring scent of beignets” in the queue.
More Tiana Stories Coming To Disneyland
Tiana’s Bayou Adventure isn’t the only Tiana-inspired offering headed to Disneyland. In September, Eudora’s Chic Boutique Featuring Tiana’s Gourmet Secrets, a shop selling home goods, apparel and accessories, opened in New Orleans Square. And later this year, Tiana’s Palace, a new quick-service restaurant replacing French Market Restaurant, will open and serve a menu of New Orleans classics, seasonal flavors and dishes previously offered at French Market.
As for those beignets, they will be available from nearby Mint Julep Bar.
This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories. | 2023-04-20T15:35:52+00:00 | ktvq.com | https://www.ktvq.com/disney-shares-new-details-about-princess-frog-ride |
Senate Democrats’ campaign arm is investing $7 million for field organizing efforts ahead of next month’s Georgia runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and Republican Herschel Walker.
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) announced in a release on Thursday that the spending will fund direct voter contact programs to expand on Warnock’s previous organizing effort.
“We know talking directly to voters through a strong, well-funded ground-game is critical to winning in Georgia, and we’re wasting no time in kick-starting these programs in the runoff,” said Sen. Gary Peters (Mich.), the DSCC chair.
The release states organizers will emphasize to voters the importance of participating in the runoff and the contrast between Warnock and Walker on the issues, as well as helping Georgians make and complete their plan to vote.
The DSCC spent more on direct voter contact programs than independent expenditures this cycle for the first time in recent history, according to the release.
Warnock leads Walker after Tuesday’s general election by almost 1 percent of the vote, but he fell short of reaching the majority he needed to win reelection outright. A Libertarian candidate won just more than 2 percent of the vote.
Warnock and Walker now advance to a runoff scheduled for Dec. 6 that could decide which party wins control of the Senate for the next two years.
Senate races in Nevada and Arizona remain too close to call after Tuesday’s vote. | 2022-11-10T16:41:22+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/hill-politics/senate-democrats-spending-7m-on-georgia-runoff/ |
TORONTO (AP) — Diar DeRozan wanted to skip a day of school. Her father grudgingly went along with the plan.
Turns out, the decision was worth shouting about.
The 9-year-old daughter of Chicago guard DeMar DeRozan stole the show at the play-in tournament on Wednesday night with shrieks from the stands that went viral and quite possibly played a role in helping the Bulls defeat the Toronto Raptors 109-105 in an Eastern Conference elimination game.
Her ear-splitting shouts would come when the Raptors — her dad’s former team — were shooting free throws, and they were loud enough to even become a conversation point during the ESPN broadcast of the game. The Raptors finished 18 of 36 from the line in their season-ending loss.
“My daughter called me the other day when she was getting out of school and she just said, ‘Dad, can I come to the Toronto game?’” DeRozan said. “I remember her going to all the Toronto games when she was a kid and I almost said no because she’s in school back home. But she kept asking. She was just adamant about coming to support and I said, ‘All right, you can miss one day of school and come to a game.’
“I’m glad I did,” DeRozan said. “I owe her some money for sure.”
The 18-for-36 showing was Toronto’s worst of the season from the foul line.
“Not a great free throw night for us in general,” Toronto’s Pascal Siakam said.
The Bulls advanced to face Miami on Friday night in a win-or-go-home game, with a chance to make the playoffs and face No. 1 Milwaukee in Round 1 of the East playoffs starting Sunday.
Good news for the Heat: Diar’s dad said she isn’t going to Miami.
“No,” DeRozan said. “She’s got to go back to school.”
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AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBA and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-13T13:20:09+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/sports/ap-sports/shout-it-out-derozans-daughter-goes-viral-in-play-in-game/ |
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HONOLULU, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) ("A&B" or "Company"), a Hawai'i-based company focused on owning and operating high-quality commercial real estate in Hawai'i, today announced financial results for the second quarter of 2022.
Chris Benjamin, A&B president & chief executive officer stated: "Our high-quality commercial real estate ("CRE") portfolio continued to produce excellent results, building on our strong start to the year. Total leased occupancy improved during the second quarter to 94.6%, approaching our pre-pandemic levels. Robust leasing activity also continued in the period as we executed 76 leases, with comparable leasing spreads of 11.9% for new leases and 5.4% for renewal leases."
"Additionally, we made meaningful progress in advancing our strategic agenda during the second quarter as we closed on the sale of approximately 18,900 acres of primarily conservation and agricultural land on the island of Kaua'i. Completion of our simplification process is now clearly in sight. To that end, the Board has authorized a formal marketing process to sell the Grace Pacific business to a more natural owner. With a strong and flexible balance sheet, we remain active in pursuing opportunities across our target markets and preferred asset classes as we seek to expand our CRE portfolio."
"The continued strong performance of our CRE platform facilitated a third consecutive quarterly dividend increase and another positive revision of our guidance. We are proud of the ongoing contributions of our employees, their effective management and expansion of our CRE portfolio, and their successful advancement of our simplification strategy."
Financial Results for Q2 2022
- Net income available to A&B common shareholders and diluted earnings per share were $4.0 million and $0.05 per share, respectively, compared to $12.8 million and $0.18 per share in the same quarter of 2021.
- Nareit-defined Funds From Operations ("FFO") and FFO per-diluted share were $13.2 million and $0.18 per share, respectively, compared to $22.3 million and $0.31 per share in the same quarter of 2021.
- Core FFO and Core FFO per-diluted share were $20.3 million and $0.28 per share, respectively, compared to $18.5 million and $0.25 per share in the same quarter of 2021.
Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Highlights for Q2 2022
- CRE revenue of $45.8 million was $2.5 million, or 5.8%, more than the $43.3 million result in the same quarter of 2021.
- CRE NOI of $29.8 million was $1.3 million, or 4.5%, more than the $28.5 million result in the same quarter of 2021.
- Same-Store NOI of $29.7 million was $1.3 million, or 4.4%, more than the $28.4 million result in the same quarter of 2021.
- The Company executed a total of 76 leases, covering approximately 174,100 square feet of gross leasable area ("GLA"). Leasing spreads for new comparable leases were 11.9% for the second quarter of 2022, and 6.2% portfolio-wide for all comparable lease.
- Significant leases executed included:
- Both overall leased and Same-Store leased occupancy were 94.6% as of June 30, 2022, an increase of 60 basis points compared to June 30, 2021.
CRE Redevelopment
- Aikahi Park Shopping Center redevelopment efforts continue toward a fourth quarter of 2022 target stabilization, to result in enhanced community-focused dining, shopping and service options at this grocery-anchored, neighborhood center.
- Construction will soon commence at Manoa Marketplace to improve the visitor experience at this well-located neighborhood center, while incorporating sustainable design and building elements.
- Construction of the 1.3-megawatt rooftop solar installation at Pearl Highlands Center remains on schedule to reach completion in September 2022. This renewable energy project aligns with the Company's ESG commitment and goal of owning and operating sustainable properties.
Land Operations
- Land Operations operating loss was $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to a $9.1 million profit in the second quarter of 2021. Second quarter 2022 results included charges to the Land Operations segment of $59.9 million related to the termination of the defined benefit pension plans, partially offset by a gain of $54.0 million related to the sale of approximately 18,900 acres of other non-core landholdings on Kaua'i (the "McBryde Sale").
- Land Operations Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") was $52.8 million for the second quarter of 2022, as compared to $9.3 million in the second quarter of 2021.
- The Company advanced monetization efforts in the second quarter of 2022, including the following:
Materials & Construction (M&C)
- M&C operating loss was $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2022, as compared to a $1.9 million loss in the second quarter of 2021.
- M&C Adjusted EBITDA was $0.7 million for the second quarter of 2022, in line with the second quarter of 2021.
- The Company has launched the process to sell the businesses within the M&C segment.
Balance Sheet, Market Value, Adjusted EBITDA and Liquidity
- As of June 30, 2022, the Company had an equity market capitalization of $1.3 billion and $475.9 million in total debt, for a total market capitalization of approximately $1.8 billion. The Company's debt-to-total market capitalization was 26.7% as of June 30, 2022. The Company's debt has a weighted-average maturity of 3.7 years, with a weighted-average interest rate of 4.3%. 99% of the Company's debt was at fixed rates.
- As of June 30, 2022, the Company had total liquidity of $532.1 million, consisting of cash on hand of $33.2 million and $498.9 million available on its revolving line of credit.
- The Company reported consolidated Adjusted EBITDA of $187.6 million for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2022, compared to $106.6 million for the same period ended June 30, 2021. This includes second quarter 2022 impacts of $73.7 million to EBITDA (inclusive of the $59.9 million charge to the Land Operations segment) related to the full pension termination, which is excluded to reach Adjusted EBITDA. Net Debt to TTM (trailing twelve months) consolidated Adjusted EBITDA was 2.4 times as of June 30, 2022, compared to 5.4 times for the same period last year.
Dividend
- The Company's Board declared a third quarter 2022 dividend of $0.22 per share, an increase of $0.02 per share, payable on October 5, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 19, 2022. This third consecutive quarterly dividend increase reflects strong second quarter CRE results and expected performance for the remainder of 2022.
2022 Full-Year Guidance
- The Company revised its annual 2022 guidance to reflect its improved outlook as follows:
Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (NYSE: ALEX) (A&B) is the only publicly-traded real estate investment trust to focus exclusively on Hawai'i commercial real estate and is the state's largest owner of grocery-anchored, neighborhood shopping centers. A&B owns, operates and manages approximately 3.9 million square feet of commercial space in Hawai'i, including 22 retail centers, 12 industrial assets and four office properties, as well as 141 acres of ground leases. A&B is expanding and strengthening its Hawai'i CRE portfolio and achieving its strategic focus on commercial real estate by monetizing its remaining non-core assets. Over its 152-year history, A&B has evolved with the state's economy and played a leadership role in the development of the agricultural, transportation, tourism, construction, residential and commercial real estate industries. Learn more about A&B at www.alexanderbaldwin.com.
The Company uses non-GAAP measures when evaluating operating performance because management believes that they provide additional insight into the Company's and segments' core operating results, and/or the underlying business trends affecting performance on a consistent and comparable basis from period to period. These measures generally are provided to investors as an additional means of evaluating the performance of ongoing core operations. The non-GAAP financial information presented herein should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
NOI is a non-GAAP measure used internally in evaluating the unlevered performance of the Company's Commercial Real Estate portfolio. The Company believes NOI provides useful information to investors regarding the Company's financial condition and results of operations because it reflects only the contract-based income and cash-based expense items that are incurred at the property level. When compared across periods, NOI can be used to determine trends in earnings of the Company's properties as this measure is not affected by non-contract-based revenue (e.g., straight-line lease adjustments required under GAAP); by non-cash expense recognition items (e.g., the impact of depreciation and amortization expense or impairments); or by other expenses or gains or losses that do not directly relate to the Company's ownership and operations of the properties (e.g., indirect selling, general, administrative and other expenses, as well as lease termination income). The Company believes the exclusion of these items from operating profit (loss) is useful because the resulting measure captures the contract-based revenue that is realizable (i.e., assuming collectability is deemed probable) and the direct property-related expenses paid or payable in cash that are incurred in operating the Company's Commercial Real Estate portfolio, as well as trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. NOI should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
The Company reports NOI and Occupancy on a Same-Store basis, which includes the results of properties that were owned and operated for the entirety of the prior calendar year and current reporting period, year-to-date. The Company believes that reporting on a Same-Store basis provides investors with additional information regarding the operating performance of comparable assets separate from other factors (such as the effect of developments, redevelopments, acquisitions or dispositions).
Reconciliations of Commercial Real Estate operating profit (loss) to Commercial Real Estate NOI and Same-Store NOI are as follows:
FFO is presented by the Company as a widely used non-GAAP measure of operating performance for real estate companies. The Company believes that, subject to the following limitations, FFO provides a supplemental measure to net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) for comparing its performance and operations to those of other REITs. FFO does not represent an alternative to net income calculated in accordance with GAAP. In addition, FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, nor does it represent cash available to pay distributions and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities, determined in accordance with GAAP, as a measure of the Company's liquidity. The Company presents different forms of FFO:
- Core FFO represents a non-GAAP measure relevant to the operating performance of the Company's commercial real estate business (i.e., its core business). Core FFO is calculated by adjusting CRE operating profit to exclude items in a manner consistent with FFO (i.e., depreciation and amortization related to real estate included in CRE operating profit) and to make further adjustments to include expenses not included in CRE operating profit but that are necessary to accurately reflect the operating performance of its core business (i.e., corporate expenses and interest expense attributable to this core business) or to exclude items that are non-recurring, infrequent, unusual and unrelated to the core business operating performance (i.e., not likely to recur within two years or has not occurred within the prior two years). The Company believes such adjustments facilitate the comparable measurement of the Company's core operating performance over time. The Company believes that Core FFO, which is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure, provides an additional and useful means to assess and compare the operating performance of REITs.
- FFO represents the Nareit-defined non-GAAP measure for the operating performance of the Company as a whole. The Company's calculation refers to net income (loss) available to A&B common shareholders as its starting point in the calculation of FFO.
The Company presents both non-GAAP measures and reconciles each to the most directly-comparable GAAP measure as well as reconciling FFO to Core FFO. The Company's FFO and Core FFO may not be comparable to FFO non-GAAP measures reported by other REITs. These other REITs may not define the term in accordance with the current Nareit definition or may interpret the current Nareit definition differently.
Reconciliations of net income (loss) available to A&B common shareholders to FFO and Core FFO are as follows:
Reconciliations of Core FFO starting from Commercial Real Estate operating profit (loss) are as follows:
The Company may report various forms of Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("EBITDA"), on a consolidated basis or a segment basis (e.g., "Consolidated EBITDA" or "Materials & Construction EBITDA"), as non-GAAP measures used by the Company in evaluating the Company's and segments' operating performance on a consistent and comparable basis from period to period. The Company provides this information to investors as an additional means of evaluating the performance of the Company's and segments' ongoing operations.
Consolidated EBITDA is calculated by adjusting the Company's consolidated net income (loss) to exclude the impact of interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization. Materials & Construction EBITDA is calculated by adjusting Materials & Construction operating profit (which excludes interest expense and income taxes) to add back depreciation and amortization recorded at the M&C segment.
The Company also adjusts Consolidated EBITDA or Materials & Construction EBITDA (to arrive at "Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA" or "M&C Adjusted EBITDA") for items identified as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual that are not expected to recur in the Company's core business or segment's normal operations. In addition to the aforementioned adjustments, the Company further adjusts Materials & Construction EBITDA to exclude income attributable to noncontrolling interests as presented in its consolidated statements of operations.
As illustrative examples, the Company identified non-cash long-lived asset impairments recorded in different businesses within the M&C segment as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual items that are not expected to recur in the segment's normal operations. By excluding these items from Materials & Construction EBITDA to arrive at M&C Adjusted EBITDA, the Company believes it provides meaningful supplemental information about its core operating performance and facilitates comparisons to historical operating results. Such non-GAAP measures should not be viewed as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.
Reconciliations of the Company's consolidated net income to Consolidated EBITDA and Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:
Reconciliations of Materials & Construction operating profit (loss) to Materials & Construction EBITDA and Materials & Construction Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:
Statements in this release that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the relevant forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding possible or assumed future results of operations, business strategies, growth opportunities and competitive positions, as well as the rapidly changing challenges with, and the Company's plans and responses to, the coronavirus pandemic ("COVID-19") and related economic disruptions. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements were made and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could cause actual results and the timing of certain events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, prevailing market conditions and other factors related to the Company's REIT status and the Company's business, risks associated with COVID-19 and its impact on the Company's businesses, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, the evaluation of alternatives by the Company related to its materials and construction business, and the risk factors discussed in the Company's most recent Form 10-K, Form 10-Q and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information in this release should be evaluated in light of these important risk factors. We do not undertake any obligation to update the Company's forward-looking statements.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Dominari Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: DOMH) ("Dominari" or the "Company") today provided an update on the $2 million share repurchase program (the "Share Repurchase Program") authorized by the Company's Board of Directors on December 5, 2022.
The Company reported that on January 4, 2023, the Company purchased 5,000 shares of common stock at $3.4730 per share.
Additional shares may be repurchased from time to time in open market transactions, or other means in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and Rule 10b -18 of the Exchange Act. The timing, number of shares repurchased, and prices paid for the stock under this program will depend on general business and market conditions as well as corporate and regulatory limitations, including blackout period restrictions.
Dominari Holdings Inc. (f/k/a AIkido Pharma Inc.) until recently was focused primarily on the development of a diverse portfolio of small-molecule anticancer and antiviral therapeutics and related patent technology. In September 2022, the Company agreed to acquire a registered broker-dealer and transition its primary business operations to fintech and financial services. Upon the final closing of this acquisition, the Company's fintech and financial services business will be operated through its subsidiary, Dominari Financial Inc. The Company continues to develop its therapeutics and related patent technology, as well as other ventures, through its subsidiary, AIkido Labs, LLC.
Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward-looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those set forth in the Company's filings with the SEC, not limited to Risk Factors relating to its business contained therein. Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park officials killed a newborn bison because its herd wouldn’t take the animal back after a man picked it up.
The calf became separated from its mother when the herd crossed the Lamar River in northeastern Yellowstone on Saturday. The unidentified man pushed the struggling calf up from the river and onto a roadway, park officials said in a statement Tuesday.
Park rangers tried repeatedly to reunite the calf with the herd but were unsuccessful. Visitors saw the calf walking up to and following cars and people, creating a hazard, so park staff killed the animal, according to the statement.
It’s the latest example of Yellowstone visitors getting in trouble or hurt after approaching bison. Park officials euthanized a newborn bison after a similar incident in 2016, when a Canadian man and his son put the calf in their SUV, thinking they could rescue it.
The man pleaded guilty. He was fined $235 and ordered to pay $500 to the Yellowstone Park Foundation Wildlife Protection Fund.
Bison have gored several people in Yellowstone in recent years, often after they got too close to the animals.
Many of Yellowstone’s larger animals — including bison, which can run up to 35 mph (55 kilometers per hour) and weigh up to 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) — are deceptively dangerous, even when they’re just grazing or resting.
Park rules require visitors to keep at least 25 yards (23 meters) away from wildlife including bison, elk and deer, and at least 100 yards (91 meters) away from bears and wolves.
Park officials are investigating the bison calf incident. The suspect was a white male in his 40s or 50s who was wearing a blue shirt and black pants, the statement said. | 2023-05-24T20:05:36+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/hooked-on-science/ap-science/ap-yellowstone-baby-bison-put-to-death-after-visitor-picks-it-up-leading-herd-to-reject-it/ |
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A bomb blast by Somalia’s Islamic extremist rebels hit a popular seaside restaurant in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, killing at least six people, ambulance service officials say.
The explosion was detonated by a suicide bomber who had been denied access inside the restaurant where the Somali Police Commissioner and several lawmakers were having dinner, Somali Police Spokesman Maj. Abdifatah Aden Hassan announced at a press conference Saturday.
The explosion occurred Friday evening when many patrons gathered for an Iftar meal to break the Ramadan fast. The restaurant is frequented by government officials.
Those killed were mostly civilians and seven other people were wounded, the director of Aamin Ambulance Service, Abdulkadir Adan told The Associated Press by phone. The blast caused “huge damage,” he said. Some security personnel were killed in the blast but police did not specify how many.
Somalia’s al-Shabab Islamic extremist group has claimed responsibility for the explosion. | 2022-04-23T21:53:22+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/somalias-extremists-bomb-restaurant-in-the-capital-6-dead/ |
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — At least 40 members of Burkina Faso's security forces were killed by gunmen in the northern part of the country, and dozens of others were injured, authorities said Sunday.
Six soldiers and 34 volunteer fighters, civilians who assist the military, were killed near the town of Ouahigouya on Saturday afternoon, northern region secretary-general Kouilga Albert Zongo said in a statement. The 33 wounded were hospitalized in stable condition, he said.
The attack comes amid surging violence in the conflict-ridden country that is linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group. Thousands have been killed and around 2 million people have been displaced. Earlier this month, at least 44 people were killed by Islamic extremists in multiple attacks in the north.
The violence has divided a once peaceful nation and fueled frustration that led to two coups last year. The new junta leader, Capt. Ibrahim Traore, has promised to secure the country. But attacks are intensifying and spreading as jihadis blockade villages, preventing hundreds of thousands of people from moving freely.
Analysts say that pressure is mounting on the junta as attacks continue.
“Their fan base and Burkinabe people are going to start questioning the regime's ability to effectively address security issues and stop these large-scale attacks,” said Rida Lyammouri, senior fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, a Morocco-based think tank. | 2023-04-16T16:59:38+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/politics/article/dozens-of-security-force-members-killed-in-17900335.php |
Actress Lindsay Lohan celebrates birthday as married woman
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Lindsay Lohan is celebrating her 36th birthday on Saturday as a married woman.
The “Freaky Friday” star said she was the “luckiest woman in the world” in an Instagram post Friday that pictured her with financier Bader Shammas, who had been her fiance.
“I am stunned that you are my husband,” Lohan said in the post, adding that “every woman should feel like this everyday.”
The couple had announced their engagement last November. People magazine and Entertainment Tonight confirmed there had been a wedding, but no details were offered.
While still single a few years ago, Lohan told Entertainment Tonight that she was looking for “a smart businessman” and someone who doesn’t like the spotlight. Shammas’ Instagram account is private.
The “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” actress and sometimes singer has worked through some sobriety issues in recent years, and has recently filmed a romantic comedy that is due to be released on Netflix later this year.
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About 71 percent of registered voters believe the midterm elections will have a significant impact on the country’s future, according to a new Associated Press-NORC poll.
Most registered voters suggested they also consider voting in the upcoming midterm elections important, with 84 percent characterizing their vote as extremely or very important. Just 3 percent said voting in November is not at all or not very important.
Despite the perception that this year’s midterms will have mass repercussions on the country, far fewer said the elections will significantly impact them personally.
Forty-three percent of registered voters in the poll indicated the elections will have a great deal or quite a bit of impact on them personally. That figure included 47 percent of Republicans, 42 percent of Democrats and only a third of independents.
With inflation and abortion consistently polling as prominent issues in this year’s campaign, voters see the outcome of the midterm elections as impacting both the economy and abortion policy.
More than 6 in 10 registered voters — 63 percent — suggested the elections will have a great deal or quite a bit of an impact on the economy, with Republicans more likely to say so.
Annual inflation has declined from earlier this year, when it reached roughly 40-year highs, but the most recent data exceeded expectations as price gains stubbornly persist.
The Labor Department’s consumer price index, a weighted market basket of household goods and services, rose 0.4 percent in September and 8.2 percent over the past 12 months.
The poll’s overall respondent group — which included some nonregistered voters — indicated a pessimistic view toward the state of the economy, with 63 percent indicating they disapprove of how President Biden is handling the economy while 36 percent indicated approval.
Republicans are looking to hone in on inflation as they hope to flip Democrats’ razor-thin majorities, also emphasizing issues like crime and border security.
But after the Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections in June, liberals have seen glimmers of hope, hoping to transfer their party’s anger into electoral success.
About 62 percent of registered voters polled said the elections will significantly impact abortion policy, including 77 percent of Democrats, 53 percent of independents and 47 percent of Republicans.
Election analysts suggest Democrats’ chances of holding both the House and the Senate improved after the Supreme Court’s ruling, which also coincided with declining gas prices and inflation.
But since Labor Day, those improvements appear to have stalled. Multiple Republican candidates, including Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Pennsylvania Senate nominee Mehmet Oz, have seen gains in their polling in recent weeks.
The AP-NORC poll was conducted between Oct. 6 and Oct. 10 with 1,121 respondents, including 961 registered voters. The margin of error was 3.8 percent for questions that included all respondents and 4.1 percent for those that just polled the registered voters. | 2022-10-17T22:29:29+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/hill-politics/7-in-10-say-future-of-us-at-stake-in-this-years-elections-poll/ |
Associated Press (AP) — Christian Jonathan’s mother was holding the 9-month-old boy in her arms when she was shot dead during an attack on their village in northwestern Nigeria. The assailants cut off one of Christian’s fingers and abandoned him by the side of the road with a bullet wound in his tiny leg.
“They left him on the ground beside his mother’s body,” said Joshua Jonathan, Christian’s father. “They thought the boy was dead.”
The late-night attack in April in Runji in Kaduna State left 33 people dead, most of them burned alive or shot dead. Many more have been killed since in the continuing clashes between nomadic cattle herders and farming communities in northwest and central regions of the West African nation, including more than 100 this month in Plateau state.
The decadeslong violence is becoming more deadly, killing at least 2,600 people in 2021, according to the most recent data from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project. Once armed with sticks, the groups now fight with guns that have been smuggled into the country.
Both sides accuse the government of injustice and marginalization, but the clashes have also taken on a religious dimension, giving rise to militias that side with the herders, who are primarily Muslim, or the farmers from Christian communities.
The growing security crisis presents a huge challenge for Nigeria’s incoming president, Bola Tinubu, who rose to power in Nigeria — Africa’s largest economy and among its top oil producers — promising to improve the lives of affected communities and address the root causes of the crisis by providing jobs and ensuring justice. Tinubu’s inauguration is scheduled for Monday.
If the violence isn’t reined in, analysts say, it could further destabilize the country and drive more of its 216 million people into poverty. U.N. agencies say the violence affects mostly children, who are already threatened by malnutrition, and women, who are often abducted and forced into marriage.
The response of security forces can be slow and arrests are rare, prompting a growing number of communities to defend themselves when they come under siege.
“There is a substantial loss of confidence in the government as a protector of citizens,” said Nnamdi Obasi, the senior adviser for Nigeria at the International Crisis Group. Obasi warned that the failure of the incoming administration to speedily resolve the conflict would lead to “more people seeking their own self-defense, more proliferation of weapons, more criminal groups and a rise in organized armed groups.”
In Runji, an agrarian village, The Associated Press spoke to some survivors in hospital beds and others touring a mass grave and their razed houses. They said they were under attack for hours and that the gunmen fled long before security forces arrived.
Every household bears a scar.
Christopher Dauda’s family was trying to escape when the gunmen caught up with his wife and four children, killing all five. Danjuma Joshua’s two daughters were shot in the back while they tried to flee. In the home of Asabe Philip, who survived but has burns all over her body, the assailants burned five children alive as they cowered in one room.
Christian’s aunt has tried to fill the void left by the killing of his mother. His father said Christian cries a lot and barely sleeps, although his physical wounds are gradually healing.
“We try to manage with what we have left,” Joshua Jonathan said.
On the other side of the conflict, the herders say they are also under attack. They complain of cattle rustling and extrajudicial killings by local security groups working as community vigilantes.
Abdullahi Bello Bodejo, the president of the national herders’ association, denied that anyone in the group was responsible for the violence. Most of the herders belong to the Fulanis, an ethnic group.
“Fulanis are not the killers. Any person carrying out killings is not our member. Sometimes, when communities accuse us of killings, 75% is not true; they have their own crisis but always blame Fulanis,” said Bodejo.
Nigerian security forces say they have arrested dozens of gunmen and recovered their weapons. But the assailants are estimated to number in the thousands and can easily recruit new members, according to Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a conflict researcher.
“There is a limit to the kinetic (military) operations, as it doesn’t address the socioeconomic issue that gave rise to banditry in the region in the first place,” said Oluwole Ojewale of the Africa-focused Institute of Security Studies. He said the incoming Tinubu administration must work with state governments to address unemployment, poverty and social injustice.
The recent violence has led to the formation of community, state and regional security outfits that experts say could create bigger problems for Nigeria’s security architecture if not properly monitored.
And their recruits are young.
Felix Sunday, a college student in Kaduna, said that he was 16 when he joined a local vigilante group in 2021, and that he struggles to combine the night watch with his studies.
Across much of West and Central Africa, porous national borders facilitate the smuggling of weapons. A survey-based report published in 2021 by the Geneva-based Small Arms Survey in collaboration with the Nigerian government found that at least 6 million firearms may have been in the hands of civilians in the country at the time.
The military and police have recovered hundreds of firearms in Nigeria in the last year, but weapons dealers elsewhere are exacerbating the problem.
“Things have gotten considerably worse. Some are large military weapons imported from other countries,” said Confidence MacHarry with the Lagos-based SBM Intelligence security firm.
With sophisticated weapons, the gunmen have launched daring attacks in areas with a heavy security presence, including a military base and an airport in Kaduna, indicating that the problem may be the motivation of the security forces themselves.
Survivors of the attack in Plateau told the AP that the police didn’t arrive until the next day, echoing comments from people living in Runji, which has a security checkpoint nearby.
“When we call the soldiers, it is after the attackers have left that the soldiers come. Even if we hear they (the attackers) are coming and we report to the government, they don’t take proactive action,” said Simon Njam, a vigilante leader near Runji who uses bows, arrows and locally-made guns to secure the area.
Part of the problem is that the security forces are disorganized and unprepared to respond to the attacks, according to Kabir Adamu, the founder of Beacon Consulting, a security firm based in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja.
“We don’t have a coordinated security sector that identifies and counters threats,” he said. “They need to work together to protect lives and currently, we are not seeing enough of that.”
The Nigerian military and police didn’t respond to written and phone inquiries seeking a response to the claims.
As more families mourn the loss of their loved ones, forced to replace farmland with graveyards, their priority is demanding justice.
“How can people just come and kill and nothing will happen?” asked Dauda in Runji, remembering his life with his wife and four children. “They cannot bring back my lost family, but the government can at least rebuild my home and ensure justice.” | 2023-05-28T13:11:20+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/in-nigerias-hard-hit-north-families-seek-justice-as-armed-groups-seek-control/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_business |
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Types of combustible gas detectors
Combustible gas detectors come in two types: probes and plug-ins.
- Probes are active detectors. They are typically battery-operated handheld devices used to spot-check for potential leaks, whether through a standard inspection or if a leak is suspected. The probe is usually 12 to 18 inches long with a sensor at the tip. Some tips have caps for protection when not in use or lights to help see an area.
- Plug-ins are passive detectors. They plug into an outlet and constantly detect readings. They function similarly to smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, with some plug-in combustible gas detectors also scanning for carbon monoxide.
Gases detected
Combustible gas detectors can sense many gases, though the device won’t be able to tell you which gas is detected. The more gases it can detect, the better. Some of the most commonly detected gases are:
- Methane
- Propane
- Gasoline
- Hydrogen
- Hexane
- Coal gas
- Natural gas
What’s included
Most combustible gas detectors only include the device and an instruction manual. Others include the batteries it may need to operate or a carrying case or pouch.
What to look for in a quality combustible gas detector
Concentration indicator
Better combustible gas detectors can relay how much gas it’s detecting, which is crucial information for determining how dangerous the situation is and how quickly you must take action.
These indicators usually come in LED lights or alarms that get progressively brighter or louder as more gas is detected. Some may use both or even incorporate progressively worse vibrations. Better detectors let you adjust the settings of these alerts so only one is used or, for example, the alarm is quieter or louder than normal.
The best detectors have displays that can directly tell you how many parts per million of gas are detected.
Auto-shutoff
Probe combustible gas detectors usually take several batteries to operate and those batteries typically get drained fast. The best detectors have auto-shutoff features, so you don’t need to worry about accidentally draining your battery life.
Calibration
The best combustible gas detectors can be calibrated to maintain their accuracy, but the calibration can happen in a few ways. The best detectors automatically calibrate every time it gets turned on. Others may need you to sample fresh, outside air before being used.
How much you can expect to spend on a combustible gas detector
Combustible gas detectors typically cost $20-$150. Basic models for non-professional use typically cost less than $100, while superior models start around $100 and can cost up to several hundred dollars.
Combustible gas detector FAQ
What’s the difference between catalytic and infrared sensors?
A. Both sensors accomplish the same job of detecting the presence and concentration of gas. The differences are the methods they use. Catalytic sensors are the most common sensor type. They use a wire coil that oxides gases and then take a reading of the resistance in the wire. Infrared sensors shine and read a special light multiple times each second and measure any disturbance in the light to detect the concentration of gas in the area.
Can I use a combustible gas detector continuously?
A. That depends on the type of detector you have. Probe detectors are designed to obtain a reading in the moment, plus their battery only lasts so many hours. For continuous and constant readings, you need a plug-in detector.
What’s the best combustible gas detector to buy?
Top combustible gas detector
Klein Tools ET120 Gas Leak Detector
What you need to know: It’s effective and reasonably priced.
What you’ll love: It can detect between 50-10,000 parts per million (ppm) between two sensitivity settings — high for 50-1,000 ppm and low for 1,000-10,000 ppm. It uses five red LEDs and an alarm that goes up to 85-decibels to relay severity. A storage pouch and batteries are included.
What you should consider: Some consumers found the instructions hard to understand. Others had issues with the unit turning on inside the case and wasting battery power.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon and Home Depot
Top combustible gas detector for the money
What you need to know: It’s great for basic at-home detection but not for professional-grade use.
What you’ll love: It has a bright LED display that can display detailed readouts up to 9,999 ppm. It has a 14-inch flexible gooseneck probe with a minimum 50 ppm sensitivity sensor at the end to make detecting specific areas easy. It runs on three AA batteries.
What you should consider: It has no calibration feature. Some customers had issues with low sensitivity. Others reported it needing upward of 10 seconds to detect any gas leaks.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Amprobe GSD600 Gas Leak Detector
What you need to know: This top-dollar detector is perfect for professionals.
What you’ll love: It uses a combination LED and beep alarm that gets stronger with worse leaks. The probe is stainless steel and 17.5 inches long with a sensitive detector head. It includes a hard carrying case and the four AA batteries it needs to operate.
What you should consider: Purchasers reported the user manual lacking pertinent information. Others had issues with the sensor cap breaking. You also need to recalibrate this alarm regularly.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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TORONTO — All members of the New York Yankees’ active roster were permitted to cross the border into Canada for a three-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays beginning Monday night, indicating they are vaccinated against COVID-19.
Canada’s government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose — or one dose of Johnson & Johnson — at least 14 days prior to entry.
During spring training, Yankees slugger Aaron Judge refused to directly answer a question about his vaccine status.
Boone had previously said he would speak to unvaccinated players to stress the importance of being available for games against the Blue Jays this season. Boone acknowledged having such conversations, but would not elaborate on them.
“I had some conversations at times with guys, I’ll just kind of leave it at that,” he said. “I feel strongly that this is very much a personal choice. Certainly, whatever happened, I was going to respect whatever choice anyone made in that regard.”
The Yankees began the day with a nine-game winning streak and the best record in the majors at 16-6. Judge has hit five home runs in his last five games.
Last week, the Boston Red Sox had to put pitchers Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford on the restricted list before a four-game series in Toronto. The Red Sox lost three of four.
AL East opponents make three trips across the border each season. The Yankees return to Toronto in June, and again in September.
Players who go on the restricted list because they are unvaccinated against COVID-19 do not get paid and do not accrue major league service time.
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BOSTON (AP) — Dr. Seuss fans might find their hearts growing three sizes this coming holiday season with the release of a sequel to the 1957 classic children’s book “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!”
The new book picks up one year after the original, and like the first, teaches a valuable lesson about the true spirit of the holiday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Random House Children’s Books announced Thursday.
The sequel entitled “How the Grinch Lost Christmas!” is not based on a newly discovered manuscript by Seuss — whose real name was Theodor Geisel — but was written and illustrated by an author and artist with previous experience in the Dr. Seuss universe.
“One of the most asked questions we receive from Seuss fans of all ages is ‘What do you think happened to the Grinch after he stole Christmas?” said Alice Jonaitis, executive editor at Random House Children’s Books, in a statement.
The original Grinch book has sold nearly 10 million copies in North America alone and like other Seuss books has been translated into multiple languages. It was made into a 1966 animated TV special narrated by Boris Karloff, a 2000 live-action movie starring Jim Carrey and a computer-animated film in 2018 with Benedict Cumberbatch voicing the Grinch.
The new book, scheduled for release Sept. 5, is written by Alastair Heim and illustrated by Aristides Ruiz. Heim has written Seuss-themed books like “If I Ran Your School” and “I Am the Cat in the Hat.” Ruiz has illustrated the Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library books for more than two decades.
“All throughout writing the story, I couldn’t fully believe that I was actually getting to play in the amazing creative sandbox Dr. Seuss created all those decades ago,” Heim said in an email.
Working on the Grinch sequel was an awesome responsibility, Ruiz said via email.
“When I heard of the opportunity to be a part of this project, I jumped at the chance only to find that it was difficult and daunting to approach adding to or expanding such an esteemed and treasured part of the American Christmas canon,” he said.
In the original, the Grinch tries to ruin Christmas for the people of Who-ville by making off in the middle of the night with all the material trappings and sumptuous food of the holiday.
When the Whos gather to sing on Christmas morning, the Grinch realizes that the holiday is not about toys and feasting, but about joyously celebrating with family and neighbors and as Seuss wrote, the Grinch’s “heart grew three sizes that day.”
In the sequel, the Grinch wants to show how much he loves the holiday by winning Who-ville’s Christmas Crown with the most spectacular Christmas tree ever seen, according to Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
But when his plan goes awry, the Grinch turns into his old, cold-hearted self, until his friend Cindy-Lou Who, reminds him that Christmas is not all about winning.
Geisel, who died in 1991 at age 87, authored dozens of books, including “Green Eggs and Ham” and “The Cat in the Hat.”
Some of his work has been criticized in recent years because of racist imagery that in 2021 prompted Dr. Seuss Enterprises to cease publication of six books, including “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street” and “If I Ran the Zoo.”
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature on Thursday approved a ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, a proposal signed into law later in the day by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis as he prepares for an expected presidential run.
The ban gives DeSantis a key political victory among Republican primary voters as he prepares to launch a presidential candidacy built on his national brand as a conservative standard bearer.
The governor's office said in a statement late Thursday that he had signed the legislation.
The six-week ban will take effect only if the state's current 15-week ban is upheld in an ongoing legal challenge that is before the state Supreme Court, which is controlled by conservatives.
The policy would have wider implications for abortion access throughout the South in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision last year overturning Roe v. Wade and leaving decisions about abortion access to states. Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have banned abortion at all stages of pregnancy, while Georgia forbids the procedure after cardiac activity can be detected, which is around six weeks.
"We have the opportunity to lead the national debate about the importance of protecting life and giving every child the opportunity to be born and find his or her purpose," said Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, who carried the bill in the House.
Democrats and abortion-rights groups have criticized Florida's proposal as extreme.
"This ban would prevent four million Florida women of reproductive age from accessing abortion care after six weeks — before many women even know they're pregnant," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement issued after Thursday's vote. "This ban would also impact the nearly 15 million women of reproductive age who live in abortion-banning states throughout the South, many of whom have previously relied on travel to Florida as an option to access care."
The law contains some exceptions, including to save the woman's life. Abortions for pregnancies involving rape or incest would be allowed until 15 weeks of pregnancy, provided a woman has documentation such as a restraining order or police report. DeSantis has called the rape and incest provisions sensible.
Drugs used in medication-induced abortions — which make up the majority of those provided nationally — could be dispensed only in person or by a physician under the Florida law. Separately, nationwide access to the abortion pill mifepristone is being challenged in court.
"I can't think of any bill that's going to provide more protections to more people who are more vulnerable than this piece of legislation," said Republican Rep. Mike Beltran, who said the bill's exceptions and six-week timeframe represented a compromise.
Abortion bans are popular among some religious conservatives who are part of the GOP voting base, but the issue has motivated many others to vote for Democrats. Republicans in recent weeks and months have suffered defeats in elections centered on abortion access in states such as Kentucky, Michigan and Wisconsin.
"Have we learned nothing?" House Democratic Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell said of recent elections in other states. "Do we not listen to our constituents and to the people of Florida and what they are asking for?"
DeSantis, who often places himself on the front lines of culture war issues, had said he backs the six-week ban but had appeared uncharacteristically tepid on the bill. He has often said, "We welcome pro-life legislation," when asked about the policy.
DeSantis is expected to announce his presidential candidacy after the session ends in May, with his potential White House run in part buoyed by the conservative policies approved by the Republican supermajority in the Statehouse this year.
Democrats, without power at any level of state government, had mostly turned to stall tactics and protests to oppose the bill, which easily passed both chambers on largely party-line votes. The Senate approved it last week, and the House did so Thursday.
A Democratic senator and chairwoman of the Florida Democratic Party were arrested and charged with trespassing during a protest in Tallahassee against the six-week ban. In a last ditch move to delay the bill's passage in the House on Thursday, Democrats filed dozens of amendments to the proposal, all of which were rejected by Republicans.
"Women's health and their personal right to choose is being stolen," said Democratic Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson. "So I ask: Is Florida truly a free state?"
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- GAAP Operating Margin of 10.4% and Record Adjusted Operating Margin of 13.9% in Fiscal Fourth Quarter; Fifth Consecutive Quarter of Record Consolidated Adjusted Operating Margin
- 14.7% Organic Revenue Growth in Fiscal 2022 Including Record Electronics Segment Revenue of $304 Million; Electronics Sales and Earnings Have More Than Doubled Since Fiscal 2017
- Free Cash Flow Generation in Fiscal Fourth Quarter of Approximately $19 Million Adding to Substantial Financial Strength
- Expect To Further Build on Momentum with Continued Improvement in Key Financial Metrics in Fiscal 2023
SALEM, N.H., Aug. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Standex International Corporation (NYSE: SXI) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022 ending June 30, 2022.
Fourth Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results
Commenting on the quarter's results, President and Chief Executive Officer David Dunbar said, "We are pleased with our strong fourth quarter performance which concluded a very successful fiscal 2022. Record consolidated adjusted operating margin of 13.9%, in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 represented a 60 basis point increase year-over-year and a 10 basis point improvement sequentially, despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in China. Each of our five company business segments reported adjusted operating margin of at least 15%, reflecting continued successful company-wide execution on price realization, productivity, and efficiency actions. Sales from fast growth markets such as electric vehicles, green energy, and the commercialization of space increased by 50% to $59 million in fiscal 2022. We are excited about the increasing number of new business opportunities and are well positioned to build on our momentum with improved financial performance in fiscal 2023.
"Highlighting our strengthened operating performance and strategic positioning, the Electronics segment achieved a significant milestone with record sales of $304 million in fiscal 2022. Both revenue and segment operating income have doubled over the past five years as we have aggressively pursued new market opportunities in electric vehicles, renewable energy, and smart grid. Total company backlog realizable in under one year ended at approximately $256 million, representing an approximately 22% increase year-over-year and 4% decrease sequentially.
"Standex's consistent cash generation and substantial financial flexibility position us well to pursue a very active pipeline of organic and inorganic growth opportunities. We realized approximately $19 million in free cash flow in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 and had approximately $313 million in available liquidity and a net debt to adjusted EBITDA ratio of approximately 0.5x.
"We are entering fiscal 2023 well positioned for further growth and continued improved financial performance as we continue to build on our portfolio of high-quality businesses. Our deep technical and applications expertise is favorably aligned with emerging and sustainable global trends in areas such as renewable energy, electric vehicles, defense, human health, and commercialization of space. In addition, our ongoing operational excellence initiatives, increased investment in R&D and strong balance sheet provide further leverage to drive our growth strategy and trajectory of profitability." concluded Dunbar.
Fiscal First Quarter 2023 Outlook
In fiscal first quarter 2023, the Company expects revenue and operating margin to be similar to fiscal fourth quarter 2022, with an increase in revenue and operating margin year-over-year. The Company expects that the Electronics segment will be the primary revenue driver with a moderate increase compared to fiscal fourth quarter 2022. This will be partially offset by the Engineering Technologies segment which is expected to have a moderate to significant decrease in revenue followed by a significant increase in fiscal second quarter 2023 due to project timing. Compared to fiscal fourth quarter 2022, Specialty Solutions segment revenue is expected to be similar, while Engraving and Scientific sales are expected to have a slight sequential revenue decrease.
Fourth Quarter Segment Operating Performance
Electronics (39% of sales; 46% of segment operating income)
Revenue decreased approximately $0.9 million or 1.2% year-over-year reflecting 2.5% organic growth and a 2.1% contribution from acquisitions offset by a 5.8% impact from foreign exchange. End markets including renewable energy and electric vehicles remained favorable. However, as expected, the COVID-19 lockdown in China impacted sales by approximately $6 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2022.
Electronics segment backlog realizable in under one year of approximately $149 million increased 26% year-over-year and was sequentially similar to fiscal third quarter 2022. The segment had a book to bill ratio of 1.2 at the end of the fiscal fourth quarter.
Adjusted operating income increased approximately $0.5 million or 3% year-over-year which primarily reflected price realization and productivity actions. Adjusted operating income excludes approximately $0.4 million of purchase accounting expenses associated with the acquisition of Sensor Solutions.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a moderate increase in revenue due to continued positive end market demand trends and some recovery of sales deferred due to the COVID-19 lockdown in China. The Company expects a slight increase in operating margin reflecting the sales increase partially offset by product mix.
Engraving (20% of sales; 18% of segment operating income)
Revenue increased approximately $0.6 million or 1.6% year-over-year reflecting the impact of project mix. Operating income increased $0.4 million or 7% year-over-year due to sales growth and productivity and efficiency actions. In fiscal first quarter 2023, the Company expects a slight sequential decrease in revenue and operating margin due to project mix partially offset by operational improvements.
Scientific (10% of sales; 11% of segment operating income)
As expected, revenue decreased approximately $1.9 million or 9.1% year-over-year reflecting ongoing sales in core end markets such as pharmaceutical, clinical laboratories, and academic institutions offset by lower demand associated with COVID-19 vaccine storage. Operating income decreased approximately $0.4 million or 10.2% year-over-year due to the lower volume.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a slight revenue and operating margin decrease due to lower COVID vaccine storage demand.
Engineering Technologies (12% of sales; 9% of segment operating income)
Revenue increased approximately $1.1 million or 5.3% year-over-year primarily due to growth in commercial aviation and energy end market demand. Operating income grew approximately $0.1 million or 4.8% year-over-year reflecting volume growth and project mix.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company expects a moderate to significant decrease in revenue reflecting timing of projects and a slight decrease in operating margin, with productivity initiatives mostly offsetting impact of volume decline. Revenue and operating margin are expected to increase significantly due to an increased level of project activity in fiscal second quarter 2023.
Specialty Solutions (19% of sales; 16% of segment operating income)
Specialty Solutions revenue increased approximately $9.4 million or 36.4% year-over-year due to volume growth in food service equipment and refuse end markets and impact of price realization actions at Hydraulics. Operating income grew approximately $2.4 million or 80.4% year-over-year reflecting the volume increase combined with pricing and efficiency actions.
In fiscal first quarter 2023, on a sequential basis, the Company revenue to be similar and operating margin to slightly increase reflecting end market demand trends and the impact of pricing and productivity initiatives.
Capital Allocation
- Share Repurchase: During the fiscal fourth quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 107,314 shares for approximately $10 million. There was approximately $90.6 million remaining on the company's current share repurchase authorization at the end of the fiscal fourth quarter 2022.
- Capital Expenditures: In fiscal fourth quarter 2022, Standex's capital expenditures were $10.8 million compared to $6.1 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2021. The Company expects fiscal year 2023 capital expenditures between $35 million and $40 million with key investments focused on growth initiatives and capacity expansion Capital expenditures were $23.9 million in fiscal 2022.
- Dividend: On July 28, 2022, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.26 per share, an approximately 8.3% year-over-year increase. The dividend is payable on August 25, 2022, to shareholders of record on August 11, 2022.
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights
- Net Debt: Standex had net debt of $70 million on June 30, 2022, compared to $63.1 million at the end of fiscal 2021 and $65.8 million at the end of fiscal third quarter 2022. Net debt for the fourth quarter of 2022 consisted primarily of long-term debt of approximately $175 million and cash and equivalents of $104.8 million of which approximately $94 million held by foreign subsidiaries.
Standex repatriated approximately $10 million in fiscal fourth quarter 2022 and $30.8 million in fiscal 2022. The company expects to repatriate between $30 million and $35 million in fiscal 2023.
- Cash Flow: Net cash provided by continuing operating activities for the three months ended June 30, 2022, was $29.5 million compared to net cash provided by continuing operating activities of $32.5 million in the prior year's quarter. The Company generated free cash flow after capital expenditures of $18.8 million compared to free cash flow after capital expenditures of $26.4 million in the fiscal fourth quarter of 2021.
Conference Call Details
Standex will host a conference call for investors tomorrow, August 5, 2022, at 8:30 a.m. ET. On the call, David Dunbar, President, and CEO, and Ademir Sarcevic, CFO, will review the Company's financial results and business and operating highlights. Investors interested in listening to the webcast and viewing the slide presentation should log on to the "Investors" section of Standex's website under the subheading, "Events and Presentations," located at www.standex.com.
A replay of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website shortly after the conclusion of the presentation online through August 5, 2023. To listen to the teleconference playback, please dial in the U.S. (877)-344-7529 or (412)-317-0088 internationally; the passcode is 8952199. The audio playback via phone will be available through August 12, 2022. The webcast replay can be accessed in the "Investor Relations" section of the Company's website, located at www.standex.com.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), the Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including non-GAAP adjusted income from operations, non-GAAP adjusted net income from continuing operations, free operating cash flow, EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA to net debt, and adjusted earnings per share. The attached financial tables reconcile non-GAAP measures used in this press release to the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company believes that the use of non-GAAP measures including the impact of restructuring charges, purchase accounting, insurance recoveries, discrete tax events, loss on sale of a business unit, and acquisition costs help investors to obtain a better understanding of our operating results and prospects, consistent with how management measures and forecasts the Company's performance, especially when comparing such results to previous periods. An understanding of the impact in a particular quarter of specific restructuring costs, acquisition expenses, or other gains and losses, on net income (absolute as well as on a per-share basis), operating income or EBITDA can give management and investors additional insight into core financial performance, especially when compared to quarters in which such items had a greater or lesser effect, or no effect. Non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to, and not as a replacement for, the corresponding GAAP measures, and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
About Standex
Standex International Corporation is a multi-industry manufacturer in five broad business segments: Electronics, Engraving, Scientific, Engineering Technologies, and Specialty Solutions with operations in the United States, Europe, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Mexico, Brazil, Turkey, South Africa, India, and China. For additional information, visit the Company's website at http://standex.com/.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this Press Release that are not based on historical facts are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "should," "could," "may," "will," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "anticipate," "intend," "continue," or similar terms or variations of those terms or the negative of those terms. There are many factors that affect the Company's business and the results of its operations and that may cause the actual results of operations in future periods to differ materially from those currently expected or anticipated. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact of pandemics such as the current coronavirus on employees, our supply chain, and the demand for our products and services around the world; materially adverse or unanticipated legal judgments, fines, penalties or settlements; conditions in the financial and banking markets, including fluctuations in exchange rates and the inability to repatriate foreign cash; domestic and international economic conditions, including the impact, length and degree of economic downturns on the customers and markets we serve and more specifically conditions in the automotive, construction, aerospace, defense, transportation, food service equipment, consumer appliance, energy, oil and gas and general industrial markets; lower-cost competition; the relative mix of products which impact margins and operating efficiencies in certain of our businesses; the impact of higher raw material and component costs, particularly steel, certain materials used in electronics parts, petroleum based products, and refrigeration components; the impact of higher transportation and logistics costs, especially with respect to transportation of goods from Asia; the impact of inflation on the costs of providing our products and services; an inability to realize the expected cost savings from restructuring activities including effective completion of plant consolidations, cost reduction efforts including procurement savings and productivity enhancements, capital management improvements, strategic capital expenditures, and the implementation of lean enterprise manufacturing techniques; the potential for losses associated with the exit from or divestiture of businesses that are no longer strategic or no longer meet our growth and return expectations; the inability to achieve the savings expected from global sourcing of raw materials and diversification efforts in emerging markets; the impact on cost structure and on economic conditions as a result of actual and threatened increases in trade tariffs; the inability to attain expected benefits from acquisitions and the inability to effectively consummate and integrate such acquisitions and achieve synergies envisioned by the Company; market acceptance of our products; our ability to design, introduce and sell new products and related product components; the ability to redesign certain of our products to continue meeting evolving regulatory requirements; the impact of delays initiated by our customers; our ability to increase manufacturing production to meet demand including as a result of labor shortages; and potential changes to future pension funding requirements. In addition, any forward-looking statements represent management's estimates only as of the day made and should not be relied upon as representing management's estimates as of any subsequent date. While the Company may elect to update forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company and management specifically disclaim any obligation to do so, even if management's estimates change.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson disclosed Wednesday that she received a $1,200 congratulatory floral display from Oprah Winfrey and $6,580 in designer clothing for a magazine photo shoot in her first months as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
The details of gifts given to Jackson were among the reports provided by most members of the court in their annual filings, which give a partial window onto their finances. The reports were released Wednesday.
But the report that was most anticipated — that of Justice Clarence Thomas, who has been under scrutiny for his receipt of undisclosed gifts from a Republican donor — was not among the filings. Thomas, along with Justice Samuel Alito, sought an extension for up to 90 days.
Thomas’ receipt of gifts, valued at several hundred thousand dollars, from the Republican donor Harlan Crow has prompted calls for ethics reform on the nation’s highest court. It was not clear why either man needed more time.
Once a year the justices join with other federal judges in providing a look at their finances. They are supposed to disclose paid travel, outside income, investments, significant gifts and the source of their spouses’ income.
Among the reports Wednesday, Justice Sonia Sotomayor said she received nearly $150,000 in royalties for two children’s books last year and another $12,000 in payments for possible stage and video versions of “Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You.” The book, intended for kids age 4 to 8, introduces readers to children who face what Sotomayor, who was diagnosed with diabetes as a child, calls “life challenges.” Sotomayor, the court’s first Latina justice, has been paid more than $3 million in advances and royalties for her books, including her memoir, ”My Beloved World.”
Less than two months after Jackson joined the court in late June, she was featured in a Vogue story first posted online that took note of her historic role. In one accompanying photo taken by Annie Leibovitz, Jackson is wearing a blue coat and dark dress by Oscar de la Renta. A second Leibovitz photo shows Jackson in a brown Aliette jacket.
The report did not specify the size or composition of the pricey gift of flowers from Winfrey.
The justices are being paid $285,400 this year, except for Chief Justice John Roberts, who earns $298,500.
Other justices reporting outside income were Amy Coney Barrett, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, who all brought in nearly $30,000 for law school teaching assignments. Barrett taught at Notre Dame, her former employer and alma mater, while Gorsuch and Kavanaugh were at George Mason University.
The heightened focus on ethics at the high court stems from a series of reports revealing that Thomas has for years received undisclosed expensive gifts, including international travel, from Crow, a wealthy businessman and benefactor of conservative causes. Crow also purchased the house in Georgia where Thomas’s mother continues to live and paid for two years of private school tuition for a child raised by Thomas and his wife, Ginni.
Supreme Court justices do not have a binding code of ethics and have resisted the idea that they adopt one or have one imposed on them by Congress. All nine justices recently signed a statement of ethics that Roberts provided to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Roberts recently acknowledged that the justices can do more to address ethical concerns.
New reporting guidelines adopted by the federal judiciary in March make clear that transportation provided to judges should be disclosed in all instances. Food, lodging or entertainment received as “personal hospitality of any individual” does not need to be reported if it is at the personal residence of that individual or their family. | 2023-06-07T21:19:47+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/national/justice-jackson-reports-flowers-from-oprah-designer-clothing-as-thomas-delays-filing-disclosure/ |
Mississippi man charged with threatening to kill US Senator
A federal judge has denied bond for a Mississippi man who the FBI says threatened to kill U.S. Senator Roger Wicker
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has denied bond for a Mississippi man who the FBI said threatened to kill U.S. Senator Roger Wicker on April 26.
William Carl Sappington, 58, is charged with threatening to injure or kill a United States official. During a preliminary hearing Wednesday in federal court for the Northern District of Mississippi, Magistrate Judge Roy Percy ordered Sappington detained until the case is presented to a grand jury, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported.
“Mr. Sappington has a history of violent offenses, both felony and misdemeanor, and of failing to abide by the conditions of release,” Percy said. “He was on parole for the theft conviction at the time of the new offense.”
Sappington went to the Hickory Flat residence of George Wicker, the senator’s cousin, on April 26, according to FBI special agent Jason Nixon's testimony.
“Sappington reportedly said he intended to kill Roger Wicker because of his involvement in an incident (Sappington) had with law enforcement back in 2014,” Nixon said.
In February 2014, Sappington was arrested for the aggravated assault of his brother. He tried to flee and was bitten by a police dog. Authorities later transported him to a trauma center hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, to treat injuries he sustained during his arrest, the Daily Journal reported.
He objected to being taken over state lines without a hearing and felt that he was kidnapped, FBI special agent Matthew Shanahan wrote in an affidavit.
More recently, Sappington was released from prison in November for the theft of property worth more than $10,000. He tried unsuccessfully to retain an attorney for his objections to how his 2014 arrest transpired, the newspaper reported.
Wicker, a Republican, has represented Mississippi in the United States Senate since 2007. | 2023-05-04T21:44:45+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/05/04/mississippi-man-charged-with-threatening-kill-us-senator/ |
Gen Increases and Accelerates Synergy Targets for Avast Acquisition Closed in September
TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gen Digital Inc. (NASDAQ: GEN) released its results for the second quarter of Fiscal Year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, 2022. This marks the company's first earnings since becoming Gen™, a new company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom for people everywhere. Gen unites trusted names in Cyber Safety – Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner.
"This week marks the next chapter for our company and its expanded purpose to power Digital Freedom," said Vincent Pilette, CEO of Gen. "While the digital world has made our lives simpler in so many ways, it's also created new threats, complexity and exposure. As Gen, we're committed to bringing our energy, credibility, and innovation to boldly tackle these challenges. We won't rest until we bring Cyber Safety, and more, to everyone."
Q2 Financial Highlights YoY
Q2 GAAP revenue was $748 million, up 8% in USD. Q2 GAAP diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.12, compared to $0.56 a year ago, which included $175 million gain from building sales. First half fiscal year 2023 operating cash flow was $127 million.
Q2 Non-GAAP YoY
- Revenue of $748 million, up 8% in USD and 12% in CC
- Bookings of $719 million, up 6% in USD and 11% in CC
- Operating Income of $388 million, up 7% in USD and 13% in CC
- Diluted EPS of $0.45, up 5% in USD and 12% in CC
"This quarter marks our 13th consecutive quarter of bookings growth. We continue to improve the structural profitability of our business model despite a challenging macroeconomic environment," said Natalie Derse, CFO of Gen. "The Avast integration is off to a great start and we've already identified additional cost synergies and revenue opportunities. Our broad product portfolio, diverse distribution channels, and relentless focus on execution position us very well to unlock value for our customers and shareholders."
Cost Synergies Opportunity Update
Annual cost synergies increased to $300 million+ with additional upside potential from new reinvestment capacity for innovation and growth. The expected integration timeline is also shortened to 18 months.
Non-GAAP Q3 FY23 Guidance & Long-Term Target
- Q3 FY23 Revenue expected to be in the range of $925 million to $940 million, reflecting the first full quarter of Avast
- Q3 FY23 EPS expected to be in the range of $0.42 to $0.45
- Targeting annualized EPS of approximately $3 exiting fiscal year 2025
Quarterly Cash Dividend
Gen's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per common share to be paid on December 14, 2022, to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 21, 2022.
Q2 Earnings Call
November 8, 2022
2 p.m. PT / 5 p.m. ET
Webcast & Dial-In: Investor.GenDigital.com. A replay will be posted following the call.
For additional details regarding Gen's results and outlook, please see the Financials section of the Investor Relations website at Investor.GenDigital.com.
About Gen
Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted Cyber Safety brands, Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender and CCleaner. There's a new generation, and it's not Gen X, Y, or Z. It's Gen D: Generation Digital. Gen's family of consumer brands is rooted in providing safety for the first digital generations. Now, Gen empowers people to live their digital lives safely, privately, and confidently today and for generations to come. Gen brings award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy and identity protection to more than 500 million users in more than 150 countries. Learn more at GenDigital.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements which may be considered forward-looking within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of terms such as "expect," "will," "continue," or similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to: the statements under "Cost Synergies Opportunity Update" and "Non-GAAP Q3 FY23 Guidance & Long-Term Target," including expectations relating to annual cost synergies from and timeline of the Avast integration, Q3 FY23 non-GAAP revenue, non-GAAP EPS and targeted annualized EPS existing fiscal year 2025, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from results expressed or implied in this press release. Such risk factors include, but are not limited to, those related to: the impact of acquisitions and our ability to achieve expected synergies and associated cost savings; retention of executive leadership team members; difficulties in improving sales and product development; difficulties in executing the operating model for the consumer cyber safety business; lower than anticipated returns from the Company's investments in direct customer acquisition; difficulties and delays in reducing run rate expenses and monetizing underutilized assets; the timing and market acceptance of new product releases and upgrades; the successful development of new products and the degree to which these products gain market acceptance; the ability to maintain customer and partner relationships; the ability of Gen to achieve its cost and operating efficiency goals; the anticipated growth of certain market segments; fluctuations in interest rates, tax rates and foreign currency exchange rates; fluctuations and volatility in Gen's stock price; the ability of Gen to successfully execute strategic plans; general business and economic conditions, including economic recessions and inflationary pressures; the current and future impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business and industry; and the potential for corporate tax increases under the Biden Administration. Additional information concerning these and other risk factors is contained in the Risk Factors sections of Gen's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Gen assumes no obligation, and does not intend, to update these forward-looking statements as a result of future events or developments.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
We use non-GAAP measures of operating margin, net income and earnings per share, which are adjusted from results based on GAAP and exclude certain expenses, gains and losses. We also provide the non-GAAP metrics of revenues, constant currency revenues, and free cash flow, which is defined as cash flows from operating activities, less purchases of property and equipment. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided to enhance the user's understanding of our past financial performance and our prospects for the future. Our management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing Gen's performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods we use to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental, should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. Readers are encouraged to review the reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP results, which is attached to our quarterly earnings release, and which can be found, along with other financial information including the Earnings Presentation, on the investor relations page of our website at Investor.GenDigital.com. No reconciliation of the forecasted range for non-GAAP EPS guidance is included in this release because most non-GAAP adjustments pertain to events that have not yet occurred. It would be unreasonably burdensome to forecast, therefore we are unable to provide an accurate estimate.
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Appendix A
Explanation of Non-GAAP Measures and Other Items
Objective of non-GAAP measures: We believe our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures, when taken together with corresponding GAAP financial measures, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the Company's operating performance for the reasons discussed below. Our management team uses these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance, as well as in planning and forecasting future periods. Due to the importance of these measures in managing the business, we use non-GAAP measures in the evaluation of management's compensation. These non-GAAP financial measures are not computed according to GAAP and the methods we use to compute them may differ from the methods used by other companies. Non-GAAP financial measures are supplemental and should not be considered a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP and should be read only in conjunction with our condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Contract liabilities adjustment: Our non-GAAP net revenues eliminate the impact of contract liabilities purchase accounting adjustments. Prior to our adoption of ASU 2021-08 in fiscal 2022, GAAP required an adjustment to the liability for acquired contract liabilities such that the liability approximates how much we, the acquirer, would have to pay a third party to assume the liability. We believe that eliminating the impact of this adjustment improves the comparability of revenues between periods. Also, although the adjustment amounts will never be recognized in our GAAP financial statements, we do not expect the acquisitions to affect the future renewal rates of revenues excluded by the adjustments. In addition, our management uses non-GAAP net revenues, adjusted for the impact of purchase accounting adjustments to assess our operating performance and overall revenue trends. Nevertheless, non-GAAP net revenues has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for GAAP net revenues. We believe these adjustments are useful to investors as an additional means to reflect revenue trends of our business. However, other companies in our industry may not calculate these measures in the same manner which may limit their usefulness for comparative purposes. Our acquisition of Avira during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021 was the last acquisition pre-adoption of the new literature.
Stock-based compensation: This consists of expenses for employee restricted stock units, performance-based awards, bonus share programs, stock options and our employee stock purchase plan, determined in accordance with GAAP. We evaluate our performance both with and without these measures because stock-based compensation is a non-cash expense and can vary significantly over time based on the timing, size, nature and design of the awards granted, and is influenced in part by certain factors that are generally beyond our control, such as the volatility of the market value of our common stock. In addition, for comparability purposes, we believe it is useful to provide a non-GAAP financial measure that excludes stock-based compensation to facilitate the comparison of our results to those of other companies in our industry.
Amortization of intangible assets: Amortization of intangible assets consists of amortization of acquisition-related intangibles assets such as developed technology, customer relationships and trade names acquired in connection with business combinations. We record charges relating to the amortization of these intangibles within both cost of revenues and operating expenses in our GAAP financial statements. Under purchase accounting, we are required to allocate a portion of the purchase price to intangible assets acquired and amortize this amount over the estimated useful lives of the acquired intangible assets. However, the purchase price allocated to these assets is not necessarily reflective of the cost we would incur to internally develop the intangible asset. Further, amortization charges for our acquired intangible assets are inconsistent in size and are significantly impacted by the timing and valuation of our acquisitions. We eliminate these charges from our non-GAAP operating results to facilitate an evaluation of our current operating performance and provide better comparability to our past operating performance.
Restructuring and other costs: Restructuring charges are costs associated with a formal restructuring plan and are primarily related to employee severance and benefit arrangements, contract termination costs, and assets write-offs, as well as other exit and disposal costs. Included in other exit and disposal costs are costs to exit and consolidate facilities in connection with restructuring events. We exclude restructuring and other costs from our non-GAAP results as we believe that these costs are incremental to core activities that arise in the ordinary course of our business and do not reflect our current operating performance, and that excluding these charges facilitates a more meaningful evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to our past operating performance.
Acquisition-related costs: These represent the transaction and business integration costs related to significant acquisitions that are charged to operating expense in our GAAP financial statements. These costs include incremental expenses incurred to affect these business combinations such as advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees. We exclude these costs from our non-GAAP results as they have no direct correlation to the operation of our business, and because we believe that the non-GAAP financial measures excluding these costs provide meaningful supplemental information regarding the spending trends of our business. In addition, these costs vary, depending on the size and complexity of the acquisitions, and are not indicative of costs of future acquisitions.
Litigation costs: We may periodically incur charges or benefits related to litigation settlements, legal contingency accruals and third-party legal costs related to certain legal matters. We exclude these charges and benefits when associated with a significant matter because we do not believe they are reflective of ongoing business and operating results.
Non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs: In accordance with GAAP, we separately account for the value of the conversion feature on our convertible notes as a debt discount that reflects our assumed non-convertible debt borrowing rates. We amortize the discount and debt issuance costs over the term of the related debt. We exclude the difference between the imputed interest expense, which includes the amortization of the conversion feature and of the issuance costs, and the coupon interest payments because we believe that excluding these costs provides meaningful supplemental information regarding the cash cost of our convertible debt and enhance investors' ability to view the Company's results from management's perspective.
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt: We record gains or losses on extinguishment of debt. Gains or losses represent the difference between the fair value of the exchange consideration and the carrying value of the liability component of the debt at the date of extinguishment. We exclude the gain or loss on debt extinguishment in our non-GAAP results because they are not reflective of our ongoing business.
Gain (loss) on equity investments: We record gains or losses, unrealized and realized, on equity investments in privately-held companies. We exclude the net gains or losses because we do not believe they are reflective of our ongoing business.
Gain (loss) on sale of properties: We periodically recognize gains or losses from the disposition of land and buildings. We exclude such gains or losses because they are not reflective of our ongoing business and operating results.
Income tax effects and adjustments: We use a non-GAAP tax rate that excludes (1) the discrete impacts of changes in tax legislation, (2) most other significant discrete items, (3) unrealized gains or losses from remeasurement of a foreign currency denominated deferred tax asset with no cash tax impact and (4) the income tax effects of the non-GAAP adjustment to our operating results described above. We believe making these adjustments facilitates a better evaluation of our current operating performance and comparisons to past operating results. Our tax rate is subject to change for a variety of reasons, such as significant changes in the geographic earnings mix due to acquisition and divestiture activities or fundamental tax law changes in major jurisdictions where we operate.
Diluted GAAP and non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding: Diluted GAAP and non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding are generally the same, except in periods when there is a GAAP loss from continuing operations. In accordance with GAAP, we do not present dilution for GAAP in periods in which there is a loss from continuing operations. However, if there is non-GAAP net income, we present dilution for non-GAAP weighted-average shares outstanding in an amount equal to the dilution that would have been presented had there been GAAP income from continuing operations for the period.
Bookings: Bookings are defined as customer orders received that are expected to generate net revenues in the future. We present the operational metric of bookings because it reflects customers' demand for our products and services and to assist readers in analyzing our performance in future periods.
Free cash flow: Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating activities less purchases of property and equipment. Free cash flow is not a measure of financial condition under GAAP and does not reflect our future contractual commitments and the total increase or decrease of our cash balance for a given period, and thus should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating activities or as a measure of liquidity.
Non-GAAP constant currency adjusted revenues: Non-GAAP constant currency adjusted revenues are defined as revenues adjusted for the fair value of acquired contract liabilities and foreign exchange impact, calculated by translating current period revenue using the year ago currency conversion rate.
Revenues (Non-GAAP): Revenues (Non-GAAP) excludes the quarterly Avira deferred revenue haircut amortization recognized during the quarter. We are presenting revenues (Non-GAAP) to provide readers with a better understanding of the impact from the Avira deferred revenue haircut on our historical results and to assist readers in analyzing results in future periods.
Direct customer count: Direct customers are defined as active paid users of our consumer solutions who have a direct billing relationship with us at the end of the reported period. We exclude users on free trials and users who have indirectly purchased our product or services through partners unless such users convert or renew their subscription directly with us, or sign up for a paid membership through our web store or third party app stores. Average direct customer count presents the average of the total number of direct customers at the beginning and end of the fiscal quarter.
Direct average revenues per user (ARPU): ARPU is calculated as estimated direct customer revenues for the period divided by the average direct customer count for the same period, expressed as a monthly figure. We monitor ARPU because it helps us understand the rate at which we are monetizing our consumer customer base.
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Amazon plans to buy the primary care organization One Medical in a nearly $4 billion deal, adding to the growing list of the tech giant's acquisitions and attempts to expand its reach in the health care industry.
"We think health care is high on the list of experiences that need reinvention," Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services, said in a statement last week.
One Medical is a membership-based primary care practice with nearly 200 locations across the country that also offers virtual services. The company had roughly 767,000 member patients as of May.
"There is an immense opportunity to make the health care experience more accessible, affordable, and even enjoyable for patients, providers, and payers," Amir Dan Rubin, One Medical's CEO, said in a statement.
The deal, which regulators and One Medical's shareholders still need to approve, marks Amazon's biggest health care acquisition yet. But Amazon's ambitions in health care go back several years.
Amazon already has a foothold in health care. One Medical gives it a greater physical presence
Amazon's acquisition of One Medical has some similarities to its purchase of Whole Foods in 2017.
"Over the last few years, Amazon has been similarly trying to get into health care largely with digital interactions," Dr. Aaron Neinstein, a digital health expert who leads electronic health records implementation at the University of California, San Francisco, told NPR.
"I think this indicates their similar desire as Whole Foods to have a physical place where they can have a health care interaction with their patients or customers that's available in most major American cities," Neinstein said.
This is only the latest of the company's health care ventures.
Amazon acquired the online pharmacy company PillPack for $753 million in 2018 and launched Amazon Pharmacy in 2020 as a prescription and delivery service.
The company partnered with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to form Haven — a nonprofit health care organization designed to lower costs for the companies' employees and improve the primary care experience. But Haven dissolved in 2021 after operating for only three years.
The company isn't new to telehealth either. Amazon Care, a 24-7 texting and video service app for people to connect with clinicians, began in 2019 with Amazon employees. It formed into a nationwide program earlier this year.
The company also owns Amazon Web Services, a massive cloud storage service that stores health data for many hospitals and health systems. The service has its own natural language processing system that's been pre-trained "to understand and extract health data from medical text, such as prescriptions, procedures, or diagnoses," according to its website. (Amazon Web Services is among NPR's funders.)
Add fitness trackers, Alexa voice assistants and a plethora of health and wellness products available for purchase and delivery — Amazon has already taken a deep dive into this world.
The next step could be integration of the various ventures
Amazon's acquisition of One Medical, in addition to its other ventures in health care, raises questions about whether the tech giant could eventually offer a streamline of these services all on one platform.
"The question is, as you sort of put all of these pieces together, could they create a much more convenient, holistic health care experience for people?" Neinstein said. "What Amazon has become known for is they really understand as a consumer what you want and how to get it to you really easily."
Dr. Matthew Sakumoto, a clinician and digital health expert based in San Francisco, said there's potential, but it will be difficult to integrate across Amazon's wide swath of health care services.
"I think it's going to be tough. I think even currently these pieces exist in silos kind of within Amazon's ecosystem, but if they can pull it together, I think it can offer a very holistic experience that we've really been missing in U.S. health care," he said.
Privacy advocates have also raised concerns about how Amazon's newest acquisition can leave one's retail purchases, groceries and streaming content under the same umbrella as their health care, though some digital health industry experts think the deal won't change much, for now.
"I think it opens a lot of interesting questions as to kind of where are the ethics and the legal pieces of that moving forward. But so far, the health privacy laws, I think, will provide a pretty good firewall for now," Sakumoto said.
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New Investor OurCrowd led the round with participation from existing investors Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and Boston Seed Capital
BURLINGTON, Mass., July 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sotero, the leader in revolutionary data security, today announced an $8 Million extension of their seed round, bringing the round to a total of $13 Million. Israel's OurCrowd led the round with participation from existing investors, Gutbrain Ventures, PBJ Capital, and Boston Seed Capital.
Sotero is reshaping the data security market with the industry's first data-focused security platform. Sotero's data-centered solution consolidates all data instances, applications, and security point solutions into one easy-to-manage platform that provides complete visibility, governance, and auditability of all data assets.
"We are grateful for our existing investors who have been very supportive of our organization and vision. We extend that gratitude to our new investor OurCrowd that sees our product's value. Today, with Sotero, customers are securing structured and semi-structured data. With this funding round, we will invest resources into technology development to expand that security to unstructured data, which more than 90% of the market is struggling to protect today," said Purandar Das, Co-Founder, and CEO of Sotero.
OurCrowd is a global venture investing platform that empowers institutions and individuals to invest and engage in emerging companies. With access to OurCrowd's support, including mentorship, industry advisors, and an extensive network of multinational partnerships, Sotero will accelerate its significant growth in the U.S. data security market, further expanding its technology to secure all data anytime, anywhere. The majority of Sotero's current customers utilize this cutting-edge technology for cloud data security, compliance requirements, or securely sharing data for collaboration.
OurCrowd CEO Jon Medved said, "Sotero brings together for the first time full and easy access to enterprise data, together with unparalleled security controls. These seemingly contradictory demands become smoothly integrated into the Sotero data security fabric. We are proud to lead this funding round for this extraordinary company."
Sotero is the global innovator and leader in revolutionary data security. Sotero's data security platform provides visibility that enables our customers with an easy way to protect data anytime, anywhere, regardless of data store, integration mechanisms, and user tools. The platform controls, accesses, operates and uses data to extract information that drives organizational business outcomes and innovation.
Sotero provides organizations with a scalable and flexible data security solution that migrates and moves data securely, in all its instances in an interconnected world. Organizations gain complete control over their data privacy, compliance, audibility, and governance for use cases ranging, including securing data at the edge, IoT devices and streaming data, and moving data securely to downstream systems.
OurCrowd is the online global venture investing platform that empowers institutions and individual accredited investors to invest and engage in emerging technology companies at an early stage. Acclaimed by PitchBook as the most active venture investor in Israel, OurCrowd vets and selects companies across all sectors and stages, invests its own capital, and provides its global platform of over 215,000 registered members from 195 countries with unparalleled access and freedom to co-invest from as little as $10,000 in the companies and funds of their choice.
Founded by CEO Jon Medved in 2013 with the vision of democratizing world-class venture capital investing, OurCrowd has grown rapidly into the world's leading online venture investing platform and as of 2021 has received over $1.9 billion in commitments, and deployed capital into more than 347 portfolio companies and 39 funds across five continents. To date, OurCrowd's startups have recorded 59 exits including several stock market listings: Beyond Meat, Lemonade, Innoviz, Hub Security; and numerous high-profile acquisitions: JUMP by Uber, BriefCam by Canon, Argus by Continental, Crosswise by Oracle, Replay by Intel, Corephotonics by Samsung, CyberX by Microsoft, and Kenna Security by Cisco. OurCrowd builds value for its portfolio companies throughout their lifecycles, providing mentorship, recruiting industry advisors, navigating follow-on rounds and creating growth opportunities through its network of multinational partnerships.
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President Biden is speaking Monday morning about the banking crisis that prompted federal regulators to take extraordinary actions to close two banks and guarantee all deposits there.
"I will deliver remarks on how we will maintain a resilient banking system to protect our historic economic recovery," Biden said, as the U.S. financial system absorbed the second-largest bank failure in its history, in Silicon Valley Bank.
Biden's remarks from the White House are slated to begin at 9 a.m. ET, just 30 minutes before the New York stock market opens.
His speech comes as regulators strive to shore up confidence in the banking system and prevent runs like the one that triggered the stunning collapses of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Over and over in recent days, officials and experts have used the word "contagion" to describe the danger of turmoil spreading to more institutions.
In a bid to contain the crisis, the Biden administration announced on Sunday that customers of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank would have full access to their deposits, even if their account totals were above the maximum $250,000 covered by federal insurance.
The crisis poses both economic and political risks, as the Biden administration balances the twin goals of dampening ripple effects from the banks' failures while avoiding the political spectacle of giving a full bailout to Silicon Valley Bank, which caters to tech firms and venture capitalists.
The president said on Sunday that he directed Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard to coordinate regulators' responses to the banking crisis. The solution they reached, he said, "protects workers, small businesses, taxpayers and our financial system."
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former director of Mississippi’s welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S. — part of the largest public corruption case in the state’s history.
In federal court, John Davis pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of theft from programs receiving federal funds. In state court a short time later, he pleaded guilty to five counts of conspiracy and 13 counts of fraud against the government.
Davis, 54, was an influential figure in a scandal that has snared several people, including pro wrestler Ted DiBiase, known as the “million dollar man,” whose Christian ministry was ordered to repay more than $720,000 in misspent welfare money. The scandal also has raised questions about retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre and former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant.
As leader of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, Davis had direct control of federal funds that were channeled to pet projects such as a new volleyball arena at the university where Favre’s daughter played the sport.
In state court Thursday, Judge Adrienne Wooten asked Davis to explain why he had allowed the department to squander money for the needy.
“You were entrusted to do good by those that we consider ‘the least of those,’” Wooten said. “This court is very disappointed.”
The state court charges were mostly tied to welfare money spent on one of Ted DiBiase’s sons, Brett DiBiase, who was also a pro wrestler. The spending included $160,000 for drug rehabilitation in Malibu, California; a $250,000 salary for a job he was not qualified to do; $48,000 for him to teach Department of Human Services employees how to identify possible drug use by people seeking help from the agency; $8,000 for him to stay at an upscale hotel in New Orleans; and more than $1,000 for first-class airfare for Davis to fly to Malibu to see Brett DiBiase.
In response to one of many questions from Wooten, Davis said Brett DiBiase was his friend. Davis also said he used “very, very bad judgment” in spending public money.
“I shouldn’t have done it,” Davis said.
Wooten gave Davis a 90-year sentence with 58 of those suspended and 32 to serve. She put Davis on house arrest until his federal sentencing, set for Feb. 2. He faces up to 15 years on the federal charges.
U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves he hopes Davis makes better decisions from now on.
“I look forward to hoping that this portion of your life is behind you,” Reeves said.
Davis was indicted on state charges in February 2020. He was re-indicted this spring on state charges that he participated in misusing welfare money; that set of charges was dropped in exchange for Davis agreeing to plead guilty to the new, shorter list. Prosecutors said Davis also agreed to testify against others in the case.
The federal charges were handed down Sept. 15, but remained sealed until Wednesday. Davis waived indictment and agreed to plead guilty.
Davis was executive director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services from February 2016 through July 2019. He was appointed by Bryant, a Republican.
The federal charges say Davis conspired with four other people, who are not named. Court documents describe two of the alleged conspirators as executive directors of organizations, one as the owner of two companies and one only as a resident of Hinds County, Mississippi. The capital city of Jackson is in Hinds County.
The conspiracy charges say one organization paid nearly $498,000 to one of the companies in June 2018. A few days later, that company entered a $1.1 million contract with the other company “purportedly in exchange for creating a program to serve inner-city youth.” The charges also say the same organization paid $700,000 that summer to the company with the youth program contract.
The theft charges say Davis misused federal grants of more than $10,000.
In April, a mother and son who ran a nonprofit organization and an education company pleaded guilty to state charges of misusing welfare money, including on lavish gifts such as the first-class airfare for Davis. Nancy New and Zachary New ran the nonprofit organization that paid the $250,000 to Brett DiBiase and that funneled welfare money for his drug rehab. They agreed to testify against others.
In a state court filing Sept. 12, an attorney for one of the organizations run by Nancy and Zachary New listed text messages between retired Favre and Nancy New, between Favre and Gov. Bryant and between Bryant and New.
The messages showed discussions about millions of dollars in welfare money being directed to a pet project of Favre — a volleyball facility being built at the University of Southern Mississippi. Favre, Bryant and New all attended the university, and Favre’s daughter started playing volleyball there in 2017. Favre and Bryant have not been charged in the welfare misspending case.
Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens responded to questions Thursday about whether charges could be brought against Bryant or Favre.
“We are looking at all individuals that have been identified” in text messages or in other ways, Owens said.
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The story has been corrected to show that Ted DiBiase’s ministry was ordered to repay more than $720,000 in misspent welfare money and to remove a reference to a criminal charge; that demand was not a criminal charge.
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Ryan Seacrest's girlfriend paid tribute to him on his final day as co-host of Live With Kelly and Ryan.
Aubrey Paige took to Instagram on Friday and offered a sweet message on the day his final show with Ripa aired, gushing over his work ethic and his caring heart. She also took to her Instagram Story and reposted Seacrest's group photo, which included her, Seacrest's family, Kelly Ripa and the new co-host beginning Monday, Ripa's husband, Mark Consuelos.
Paige, 25, overlayed the photo with the text, "Cheers to you my love!" alongside a few clapping and hands raised emojis. Also on Friday, Paige posted photos of her and Seacrest, 48, on the golf course, and took to her caption to honor Seacrest following an almost six-year run as Ripa's co-host.
"Ryan, never have I ever met a more inspiring man. You make it look so easy, but the truth is there is just nobody quite like you. I am so beyond proud of you," she wrote. "Not just for your work ethic, but for your caring heart and the genuine love that you give to others."
Paige added she's excited for the next chapter in his and their life.
"May it be filled with total presence, joy and relaxation in every single moment," she said.
Back in February, Paige also showed support in a sweet Valentine's Day post dedicated to Seacrest, who was first linked to Paige back in 2021.
"Happy Valentine’s Day mi amor 😘 Loving you has been the adventure of a lifetime ❤️🔥Cheers to many more laughs, sunrises, meals, and spontaneous adventures. Blessed to have the honor of loving you 🥰," the model wrote in her caption.
Meanwhile, Seacrest had a tearful goodbye during Friday's show.
"Kelly just turned the corner and said, 'Am I gonna cry?' And I said, 'Maybe, because I am,'" Seacrest began, wiping his eyes.
"This is a disaster. We promised ourselves backstage we would not do this," she chimed in. "This is a great day of celebration. We have too many great moments on this show."
ET was also exclusively on the set for Seacrest's final show, and Ripa revealed what she said to him right before they walked out to tape their final show together.
"I looked at him and I said, 'This really sucks' and so inelegant," Ripa told ET. "It's not an articulate thing to say, but that fit in that moment. I was like, 'Oh, this is our last walk out.'"
Seacrest also told ET that he didn't really know what to expect on his final day.
"I didn't know what it was going to feel like," he admitted. "I thought, 'Well, you can handle this' and then they roll the clips and pop balloons, but the sad music and the editing of those pieces together, it makes you realize how many great moments we have had."
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
5-3-5-1, FIREBALL: 1
(five, three, five, one; FIREBALL: one)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday afternoon's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Day" game were:
5-3-5-1, FIREBALL: 1
(five, three, five, one; FIREBALL: one) | 2022-09-23T19:06:53+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Daily-4-Day-game-17462487.php |
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- "I needed a better way to clean and remove dirt from my face and eye area on a daily basis," said an inventor, from McKinney, Texas, "so I invented the CLEAR ALL. My design would offer an improved alternative to using traditional face wipes."
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CHICAGO (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday signed into law sweeping reproductive health care legislation to protect out-of-state abortion seekers, adding Illinois to the list of states that have placed legal reinforcements around the procedure in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
In addition to shielding reproductive and gender-affirming health care patients and providers from legal action originating across state lines, the act will also protect the Illinois licenses of health care providers licensed in multiple states who provide treatment legal in Illinois but may cost them their license in a state where it’s not. The measure also prevents insurers from charging more for out-of-network care when in-network providers object to treatment on moral grounds.
“Here in Illinois, we know that reproductive care is health care,” Pritzker said. “A medical decision should be made between a patient and their health care provider.”
Chicago Democratic Rep. Kelly Cassidy led a legislative working group last year to determine how to bolster abortion access following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe, the 50-year-old ruling that established a federal right to the procedure. In the Senate, the legislation was carried by Democratic Sen. Celina Villanueva of Chicago.
“This legislation consolidates Illinois as an island that protects reproductive and gender-affirming rights in the Midwest,” Villaneuva said. “It places our state at the forefront of a nation for granting people the freedom to make their life decisions.”
The bill was approved by lawmakers during the final hours of the lame-duck session on Tuesday before the new General Assembly was sworn in Wednesday, when the process would have started anew.
Chicago Rep. Kelly Cassidy, who sponsored the proposal in the House of Representatives, said the new law ensures that “Illinois will continue to serve the thousands of people traveling to our state every month to receive abortions and other reproductive and gender-affirming health care, which they can no longer access in their home states.”
Mary Kate Zander, head of anti-abortion organization Illinois Right to Life, said the governor's "pro-abortion legacy is, in practice, harming women and depriving unborn children of an opportunity at life. This may be politically expedient for Governor Pritzker today, but it won’t age well.”
Planned Parenthood of Illinois, which has treated more out-of-state abortion patients than ever since the Dobbs ruling, applauded the legislation.
“Now more than ever we need to continue to fight for equitable access to essential reproductive health care like abortion and gender affirming care because all people should have the freedom to make medical decisions that are best for their bodies, their lives and their families,” said PPIL president Jennifer Welch. ___
O'Connor reported from Springfield, Ill.
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VIDEO: Spirit Airlines agent suspended over fight with customer
IRVING, Texas (WFAA) - A Spirit Airlines agent has been suspended after cell phone video captured a dispute between the agent and a customer, who allegedly called him racial and homophobic slurs.
Thomas Shannon, a professional cinematographer, was at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday waiting to fly to Tanzania, where he is set to work on a documentary. He was at Panda Express when he heard yelling.
“I just dropped my food on the counter, run over as fast as I can, just to see what’s going on,” Shannon said.
Using his cell phone, Shannon captured video of an altercation between a male Spirit Airlines agent and a female customer. He later uploaded the video to Instagram.
The video shows the two yelling at each other before the woman pushes the agent. As another man tries to intervene, the argument escalates, with the woman hitting the agent, who then runs after her and hits her back. Throughout the video, the woman aims racial and homophobic slurs at the agent, who is Black.
“I think we need to have the dialogue of physical violence, safety at the airport, why airports are so dangerous,” Shannon said.
Since the video was uploaded, Spirit Airlines says the agent, who was employed through a local partner company, has been suspended.
As for Shannon, he says his video sparked a lot of discussion online.
“I would just encourage everybody to really have an honest conversation about this video and ask themselves what they would do, what they should do,” he said.
Spirit Airlines says it is aware of the incident and is cooperating with local law enforcement. There is no word yet if any charges will be filed.
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At 24, Alberto Rodriguez has grandparents younger than Joe Biden. But he’s more interested in the 80-year-old president’s accomplishments than his age.
“People as young as me, we’re all focusing on our day-to-day lives and he has done things to help us through that,” Rodriguez, a cook at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, said of Biden’s support among young voters. Rodriguez pointed specifically to federal COVID-19 relief payments and government spending increases on infrastructure and other social programs.
Voters like him were a key piece of Biden’s winning 2020 coalition, which included majorities of young people as well as college graduates, women, urban and suburban voters and Black Americans. Maintaining their support will be critical in closely contested states such as Nevada, where even small declines could prove consequential to Biden’s reelection bid.
His 2024 campaign plans to emphasize messages that could especially resonate with young people in the coming weeks as the anniversary of the sweeping Inflation Reduction Act approaches in mid-August. That legislation includes provisions that the White House will embrace to argue that Biden has done more than any other president to combat climate change.
Such efforts, however, could collide with Biden’s personal reality — like when he recalled that, while attending a St. Patrick’s Day parade at age 14, he appeared in a photo with President Harry S. Truman.
“Purely by accident — I assume it was an accident — the photographer from the newspaper got a picture of me making eye contact with Harry Truman,” Biden said to chuckles last week at the Truman Civil Rights Symposium in Washington.
In 2020, 61% of voters under age 30 — and 55% of those between 30 and 44 — supported Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of the electorate.
It’s an age group with which Republicans hope to make inroads. Former President Donald Trump, who is the early front-runner in the GOP presidential primary and is only 3 1/2 years younger than Biden, said Friday, “We are hitting the young person’s market like nobody’s ever seen before.”
Kevin Munoz, a spokesman for Biden’s campaign, referred to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” movement in arguing that “young people are acutely impacted by the issues front and center in this election, driven by the extreme MAGA agenda.” He said that included inaction on climate change, gun violence and student debt.
“We will meet younger Americans where they are and turn their energy into action,” Munoz said in a statement.
That might not defuse questions about age, though, when it comes to Biden or Trump.
“There’s a frustration and exhaustion that they feel with the rematch,” Terrance Woodbury, co-founder & CEO of the Democratic polling firm HIT Strategies, said of young voters.
“That’s more of a problem than either of those two candidates individually, is that a system can just keep reproducing,” Woodbury added. “And I think a lot of people just find that untenable.”
An April poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that just 25% of Democrats under 45 said they would definitely support Biden in a general election, compared with 56% of older Democrats. A majority of Democrats across age groups said they would probably support him as the party’s nominee, however.
Biden’s campaign is relying heavily on the Democratic National Committee, which during last year’s midterms, hired campus organizers in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arizona and other battleground states and offered weekly youth coordinating meetings to encourage in-class contacts and “dormstorms.” The DNC sees young people as some of the most critical voters it will need to reach in 2024 and promises “significant investments” to mobilize them. Plans are underway to expand on its work last cycle, including trainings it held on how best to turn out voters.
The Republican National Committee is trying to use Biden’s age against him, posting online videos of Biden seeming frail or making verbal gaffes, such as when he declared in June “God save the queen,” nearly nine months after the death of England’s Queen Elizabeth II.
Rodriguez shrugged off online attacks, “People can make all the hit pieces and memes and TikToks all they want.”
A starker contrast might be between the president and rising Democrats such as 46-year-old California Rep. Ro Khanna and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, 41, one of Biden’s primary rivals in 2020. Neither seriously entertained running for the White House in 2024 and have backed Biden’s reelection.
“The only thing that really matters is your ability to do the job,” Buttigieg, who was 37 when he launched his 2020 presidential bid, said recently on CNN. Khanna told Fox News Channel that age will “obviously” be a 2024 factor, but suggested that Biden’s staff “overprotects” him and “the more he’s out there, the better.”
Other top young Democrats have lined up to back Biden. Florida Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost, who was elected to Congress last year at 26, is on the Biden campaign’s advisory board, as is Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, 44. New York Rep. Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, 33, recently endorsed Biden.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, a progressive who says strong turnout among young voters helped him win a runoff election this spring, said Biden’s policies transcend his age. Johnson noted that the president’s work “around climate justice speaks not just to this generation, but generations to come.”
“The excitement that I believe that we’re going to have is going to speak to the incredible work and organizing that we are committed to doing as a party,” said Johnson, 47. “And we’re looking forward to working with the president over the course of his next four years.”
Still, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, acknowledged that even the president’s supporters understand how demanding the White House can be.
“People worry about Joe Biden. They worry like you would worry about a beloved father or grandfather,” said Weingarten, 65. “What you normally hear from Democrats is this sense of, ‘OK, I just want him to be OK.’ And you’re hearing just the consternation of, ’This is a hard job.’”
Biden said he “took a hard look” at his age while deciding to seek a second term. But he’s also tried to suggest his age and experience are assets rather than liabilities by joking repeatedly about them. That’s a departure from 2020, when Biden called himself a “transition candidate” and pledged to be a “bridge” to younger Democrats.
Santiago Mayer, the founder of Voters of Tomorrow, which has 20-plus chapters nationwide and works to increase political engagement among young voters, argues that Biden is not defying his past promise by running for reelection, but keeping it.
“He just needs more time,” said Mayer, who graduated from California State University at Long Beach in May. “I think the second term is a very important part of that pledge. He’s building a progressive future for young people and he can’t actually pass the baton until that’s done.”
One key policy piece of Biden’s efforts to appeal to young voters, providing student debt relief, was recently struck down by the Supreme Court. The White House has launched a new effort, but it will take longer.
“Of course it’s going to dampen some of that because people are disappointed,” Weingarten said of the ruling’s effect on enthusiasm for Biden. But she said the decision could also motivate young Biden supporters anxious show their support for the president’s alternative plan.
“It is also about the fight,” Weingarten said “not just about the results.” | 2023-07-31T17:38:36+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/news/joe-biden-the-oldest-sitting-president-needs-young-voters-will-his-age-matter/ |
UNION COUNTY — A juvenile died in an off-road vehicle accident in Union County.
Indiana Conservation Officers were dispatched to the 5000 block of North Abington Pike in Brownsville at around 2 p.m. for an off-road vehicle accident with injuries.
According to DNR, the vehicle rolled over onto the operator and juvenile passenger as it was being operated. Both were taken to Reid Health Hospital in Richmond where the juvenile was pronounced dead.
DNR says no alcohol or other impairment is suspected.
The accident is currently under investigation. | 2023-04-29T02:48:53+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/juvenile-killed-in-off-road-vehicle-crash-in-union-county |
Many OB-GYNs, including some who perform abortions, are celebrating a decision that allows them to avoid traveling to Texas for certifying board exams.
Some feared gathering en masse would make them vulnerable to violence. Others who are pregnant themselves worried about developing complications and being forced to seek care in a state with strict abortion limits.
The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology exams are voluntary, but certification lends respect to doctors’ credentials, indicating they graduated from an accredited medical school and passed written and oral competency exams. Some employers also require the tests.
The Dallas-based board had held virtual exams during the pandemic but planned to have the upcoming fall oral exams in-person. On Thursday, the board announced a reversal, saying the exams would be virtual.
The decision was made “due to the increase in COVID-19 cases across the country and concerns regarding the U.S. Supreme Court opinion” that overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion, the board said.
The switch came after many OB-GYNs — including some taking the tests and others administering the exams — objected to traveling to Texas.
“They’re scared. They have nothing to lose but their own personal safety,” said Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald, a Pennsylvania OB-GYN, who signed a petition against in-person exams.
The three-hour exams test skills, knowledge and ability to treat different conditions. The examiners also review cases related to patients whom doctors have treated during the past year, the board website says.
Doctors can start the certification process in their fourth year of medical residency training.
Fitzgerald, who has taken board exams in person and virtually, said the setup for both is similar and she could see no advantage to an in-person exam.
The board did not return calls and emails requesting comment.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses have restarted their door-to-door ministry after more than two and a half years on hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, reviving a religious practice that the faith considers crucial and cherished.
From coast to coast, members of the Christian denomination fanned out in cities and towns Thursday to share literature and converse about God for the first time since March 2020.
In the Jamaica Plain neighborhood on the south side of Boston, Dan and Carrie Sideris spent a balmy morning walking around knocking on doors and ringing bells. Dan Sideris said he had been apprehensive about evangelizing in person in “a changed world,” but the experience erased any traces of doubt.
“It all came back quite naturally because we don’t have a canned speech,” he said. “We try to engage with people about what’s in their heart, and what we say comes from our hearts.”
The couple were surprised at how many people opened their doors and were receptive.
One man took a break from a Zoom call to accept their booklets and set up an appointment to continue the conversation. At another home, a woman spoke of how many family members died in the last two years — something the Siderises could relate to, both of them having lost parents recently. Another woman was too busy at the moment but spoke to Carrie Sideris through the window and said she could come back Sunday.
“I’ve been looking forward to this day,” she said. “When I rang the first doorbell this morning, a total calm came over me. I was back where I needed to be.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses suspended door-knocking in the early days of the pandemic’s onset in the United States, just as much of the rest of society went into lockdown too. The organization also ended all public meetings at its 13,000 congregations nationwide and canceled 5,600 annual gatherings worldwide — an unprecedented move not taken even during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918, which killed 50 million people worldwide.
Witnesses continued their ministry by writing letters and making phone calls, but it wasn’t the same because it lacked a personal touch, said Robert Hendriks, national spokesperson for the denomination.
“To us, going door to door is an expression of our God’s impartiality,” he said. “We go to everyone and let them choose whether they want to hear us or not.”
Even in pre-pandemic times, door-knocking ministry came with anxiety because Witnesses never knew how they would be received at any given home. In 2022 that’s even more the case, and evangelizers are being advised to be mindful that lives and attitudes have changed.
“It’s going to take an additional level of courage,” Hendriks said.
The organization is not mandating masks or social distancing, leaving those decisions to each individual.
The denomination has cautiously been rebooting other activities: In April it reopened congregations for in-person gatherings, and in June it resumed public ministry where members set up carts in locations such as subway stations and hand out literature.
Getting back to door-knocking, considered not just a core belief but also an effective ministry, is a big step toward “a return to normal,” Hendriks said.
However, other denominations such as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have moved away from door-to-door ministry. Spokesman Sam Penrod said the church had already been doing so “for at least a decade” before COVID-19.
“Social media has become an effective way of reaching people interested in learning more about the Church in recent years and became invaluable in the early months of the pandemic,” Penrod said via email, adding that missionaries continue to minister in person but do not go door to door.
But for Jehovah’s Witnesses such as Jonathan Gomas of Milwaukee, who started door-knocking with his parents when he was “big enough to ring a doorbell,” a spiritual life without it seems inconceivable.
“When you’re out in the community, you have your hand on the pulse,” he said. “We haven’t had that close feeling with the community for more than two years now. It feels like we’ve all become more distant and polarized.”
Gomas and his wife and two daughters have all learned Hmong in order to better reach out to members of that community, and residents are often pleasantly surprised to open their doors to fluent speakers of their language.
“I think it made them listen even closer,” he said.
In Acworth, Georgia, Nathan Rivera said he has greatly missed seeing people’s faces and reading their expressions.
“You see and appreciate these responses, and it’s much more personal,” he said. “You establish common ground and relationships that you can never develop over the phone or by writing a letter.”
The son of Cuban refugees who came to the United States in the 1980s, Rivera said door-knocking is an important part of his spiritual identity and “feels Christ-like.”
“We show respect for each person’s right to hold a different belief,” he said. “If they don’t want to hear what we have to say, we politely thank them and move on, recognizing that we cannot judge anyone. We’ll just keep on knocking.”
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Ukraine says it has retaken territory near embattled eastern city of Bakhmut
Kyiv, Ukraine – Ukrainian military commanders said Friday that their troops had recaptured more territory from Russian forces at the scene of the war’s longest and bloodiest battle, for the eastern city of Bakhmut, but it wasn’t clear if this marked the start of Kyiv’s long-expected counteroffensive.
Russia's Defense Ministry, meanwhile, said Ukrainian forces had stepped up attacks north of the region while denying speculation by Russian military bloggers that the Kyiv forces had achieved “defense breakthroughs.”
The 2 kilometers (1.2 miles) of territory that Ukrainian forces south of Bakhmut retook this week represented a significant gain and will protect an important supply chain, according to commanders of Ukraine's 3rd Separate Assault Brigade, a special forces unit that led the attack.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he met with the top military commanders Friday, noting that Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi reported his forces “stopped the enemy and even pushed him back in some directions.”
In his nightly address to the Ukrainian people, Zelenskyy praised his troops and noted the low morale of the Russian forces.
“The occupiers are already mentally prepared for defeat. They have already lost this war in their minds," he said. "We must push them every day so that their sense of defeat turns into their retreat, their mistakes, their losses.”
In a statement on Telegram on Friday, Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar confirmed that Ukrainian forces gained ground around Bakhmut, reiterating statements from military commanders earlier this week.
In Washington, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the U.S. has assessed that Bakhmut remains contested territory.
“Ukrainians have not given up their defense of Bakhmut and the Russians haven’t given up their attempts to take Bakhmut,” Kirby said. “Every single day, the lines change back and forth. I mean, sometimes block by block.”
The U.S. maintains that Bakhmut has limited strategic value but that Russia has absorbed an enormous loss of troops and weaponry in the battle for the former salt-mining town that has been grinding on for eight months.
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the millionaire owner of Russia's private military contractor Wagner who is a frequent critic of the Russian military, slammed it again for losing ground around Bakhmut and exposing his forces battling for the city.
In a video statement Friday, Prigozhin mocked the Russian Defense Ministry’s report claiming that its forces regrouped to take more favorable positions, saying they effectively fled and “our flanks are crumbling.”
He warned that the Ukrainian forces have reclaimed key heights around the city and effectively unblocked the key supply link to Bakhmut. Prigozhin again accused the military leadership of refusing to provide sufficient ammunition to Wagner.
“You must immediately stop lying,” Prigozhin said, addressing Russia's military leaders. “If you fled, you must prepare new defensive lines.”
Prigozhin – who seems to use harsh criticism to pressure the Kremlin for more support and improve his stature – alleged the Defense Ministry’s failure to protect Wagner’s flanks amounted to high treason and could result in a “great tragedy” for Russia.
Apparently denying Prigozhin's claim of abandonment, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said Russian airborne units are still supporting ground forces to “stop the attempts of the Ukrainian armed forces to counterattack on the flanks.”
The Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based think tank, explained the spat as being “reflective of increased panic in the Russian information space over speculations about planned Ukrainian counteroffensives." This indicates increased concern among leaders of Wagner and the Russian Defense Ministry as well as "reflecting Kremlin guidance to avoid downplaying Ukrainian successes,” it said.
Ukrainian military officials have dismissed speculation that the fighting and forward movement in Bakhmut signaled that its anticipated counteroffensive was underway. Zelenskyy said in remarks broadcast Thursday that Kyiv was delaying the campaign because it lacks enough Western weapons. Some saw the comments as designed to keep Russia guessing about Ukraine’s next move.
Addressing the nation Friday evening, Zelenskyy said more arms were coming “to defeat the aggressor and restore peace.”
The territorial gains occurred near the Siversky-Donets canal, between the villages of Ivanivske and Kurdiumivka, according to a commander of the 1st Assault Battalion of the 3rd Separate Assault Brigade. He spoke on condition he be referred to only by his call sign of “Rollo,” in line with Ukrainian military protocol.
“This was the enemy’s bridgehead, which they intended to use in their future attacks along the canal, in the direction of Kostiantynivka,” he said. “We had to neutralize the enemy and push them to the other side of the canal.”
Another commander and a military spokesman corroborated his account.
Kostiantynivka is part of an important logistics chain that leads to the city of Kramatorsk.
Rollo said the gains followed other successes, including one that secured an access road near Khromove, north of Bakhmut, and another that allowed Ukrainian forces to reclaim lost positions in the Industrial College inside Bakhmut city.
The assault south of Bakhmut was followed by a reported increase in Ukrainian offensive actions near the city of Soledar on Thursday, Russia’s Defense Ministry said. Russia repelled 26 Ukrainian attacks carried out by over 1,000 soldiers, the ministry said, adding that up to 40 tanks were involved.
The slow and grinding fight for Bakhmut has been costly for both sides, with Ukraine seeking to deny Russia any territorial gains despite its marginal strategic significance. Ukrainian forces are stationed in the city, while Russian troops are attacking from the north, east and south.
In other fighting, at least two people were killed and 22 injured elsewhere in the country since Thursday, according to figures from the Ukrainian President’s Office.
Donetsk Gov. Pavlo Kyrylenko said a Russian strike hit Kramatorsk, where some Ukrainian military units are based, destroying a school and residential building. Russian shelling hit 11 cities and villages in the region, killing 12 civilians, he said. | 2023-05-12T21:39:22+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/world/2023/05/12/ukraine-says-it-has-retaken-territory-near-embattled-eastern-city-of-bakhmut/70213122007/ |
HMA Earns Spots on Built In Seattle's Best Places to Work List For Second Year in a Row
BELLEVUE, Wash., Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Built In today announced that HMA was honored in its 2023 Best Places To Work Awards. Specifically, HMA earned a place on Seattle's Best Places to Work list. The annual awards program includes companies of all sizes, from startups to those in the enterprise, and honors both remote-first employers as well as companies in large tech markets across the U.S.
"We are thrilled to be receiving this award for the second year in a row. This award is a testament to the value we place on empowering our people to bring their best selves to work. Our people come to HMA from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and together we achieve great results. Being in the company of the other winners on this list is an honor," says Lindsay Harris, President and CEO of HMA.
Built In determines the winners of Best Places to Work based on an algorithm, using company data about compensation and benefits. To reflect the benefits candidates are searching for more frequently on Built In, the program also weighs criteria like remote and flexible work opportunities, programs for DEI and other people-first cultural offerings.
"It's my honor to congratulate this year's Best Places to Work winners," says Sheridan Orr, Chief Marketing Officer, Built In. "These exemplary companies understand their people are their most valuable asset, and they've stepped up to meet the modern professional's new expectations, including the desire to work for companies that deliver purpose, growth and inclusion. These winners set the stage for a human-centered future of work, and we can't wait to see that future unfold."
Built In is creating the largest platform for technology professionals globally. Monthly, millions of the industry's most in-demand professionals visit the site from across the world. They rely on our platform to stay ahead of tech trends and news, learn skills to accelerate their careers and find opportunities at companies whose values they share. Built In also serves 2,000 customers, innovative companies ranging from startups to those in the Fortune 500. By putting their stories in front of our uniquely engaged audience, we help them hire otherwise hard-to-reach tech professionals. www.builtin.com
Built In's esteemed Best Places to Work Awards, now in its fifth year, honor companies across numerous categories: 100 Best Places to Work, 50 Best Startup Places to Work, 100 Best Midsize Places to Work, 100 Best Large Places to Work and Editor's Choice: 100 Best Hybrid Places to Work. The program honors companies – remote, hybrid and in-office – with the best total rewards packages across the U.S. and in the following tech hubs: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Colorado, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC.
HMA is Proving What's Possible in Healthcare®. Our team of caring experts design and deliver high-quality, innovative, and affordable health plans for self-funded employers. We are the service-oriented partner employers trust to protect two of their most important assets, their people and their health plan dollars. With over 30 years of industry experience and a team of proactive, highly skilled professionals, we help employers improve their bottom-line. We call this "Winning Together" because we're on the same side and share the same goals – healthier outcomes for members at the best possible value. To learn more, visit www.accesshma.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
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Solar energy collection sites completed at five City locations
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Bakersfield, in partnership with ForeFront Power, a leading developer and asset manager of commercial and industrial-scale solar energy and storage projects, has finished Phase 1 of a planned Citywide Solar Electricity Generating Project that will save the City and taxpayers millions of dollars in energy costs.
Now completed, Phase 1 of the project is a 2 megawatt-DC (MW DC) solar energy portfolio located at five sites: the parking lot south of City Hall South, the Bakersfield Police Department Headquarters parking lot, the parking lot at The Park at River Walk, the parking lot at the City Corporation Yard, and at Mesa Marin Sports Complex. With an annual electrical output of 3.4 million kilowatt-hours, Phase 1 alone is expected to save the City and taxpayers nearly $9 million in electricity costs over a 20-year period.
Under the terms of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the City of Bakersfield, ForeFront Power developed, owns, and maintains the City's solar energy portfolio. ForeFront Power charges the City a fixed, below-market rate for electricity, which is locked in for the 20-year duration of the agreement. ForeFront Power will continue to operate and maintain the system at no cost to the City.
The PPA enabled Bakersfield to develop its portfolio at no upfront cost, while achieving a fixed, below-market rate for electricity as well as budget certainty by avoiding future utility rate increases.
"City staff is always looking for innovative and forward-thinking opportunities that will keep Bakersfield ahead of the curve," City Manager Christian Clegg said. "By investing in this project, we have made Bakersfield more energy efficient, setting ourselves up for a future of fiscal responsibility."
"We applaud the City of Bakersfield for the sustainability leadership demonstrated by installing 2 MW DC of solar energy to power city facilities," said ForeFront Power CEO Michael Smith. "ForeFront Power takes care of every aspect of solar energy solutions for our public sector partners like Bakersfield. We want to give local government agencies an alternative to expensive, unpredictable energy expenditures with guaranteed performance and low costs from solar."
The City's energy demands are high and demands grow each year. With rates increasing as well, City staff has explored energy efficiency projects in recent years to reduce its reliance on costly energy from PG&E. This project will greatly reduce the cost of energy for Bakersfield, freeing up valuable General Fund dollars for other City Council priorities.
The transition to solar will also help improve the City's air quality as the clean production of energy is equal to taking more than 500 gas-powered vehicles off the road each year.
This phase of the project also put locals to work with 80% of the labor used to construct the infrastructure coming from contractors based in Bakersfield and the County of Kern.
ForeFront Power is a leading North American developer of solar and energy storage solutions for commercial, industrial, public sector and community solar customers. The ForeFront Power team has 15 years of experience working together to develop more than 1,300 behind-the-meter and community solar and storage projects, totaling more than 1 gigawatt-DC of renewable electricity. Headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and Mexico City, the company offers business, government, education and community solar customers in the U.S. and Mexico a broad array of development, advisory and asset management services. ForeFront Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a global energy infrastructure and investment leader with a robust balance sheet and an "A" credit rating from Standard & Poor's. For more information, visit forefrontpower.com.
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LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anemoment LLC, a technology innovator in lightweight, low-power sonic anemometers, was acquired by LI-COR Environmental on December 13, 2022.
"Anemoment products are known for their high performance, ruggedness, low power consumption, and portability, and those align well with LI-COR standards," said Kristin Feese, Vice President and General Manager of LI-COR Environmental.
The acquisition brings new expertise, core technology, and products to LI-COR in adjacent markets, and supports the long-term growth and stability of the Anemoment products.
"Personally, I could not be more pleased with the commitments made by LI-COR ensuring that the TriSonica family of sonic sensors are here for the long haul in quality, quantity, and variety to meet the growing demands of our market and customers," said Elizabeth Osborn, CEO, Anemoment.
LI-COR and Anemoment look forward to integrating their reputations and strong global presence to better serve the needs of the environmental monitoring markets.
Anemoment is a leader in the design and manufacturing of mobile sensing systems used in exacting meteorological applications around the globe. Their sonic sensors are lightweight and powerful, allowing researchers to capture essential data with precision.
LI-COR is an industry-leading environmental technology innovator of high-quality instrument systems for eddy covariance, plant physiology, soil gas flux, light, gas analysis, and greenhouse gas research. LI-COR instruments and systems are used around the world.
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BEIJING (AP) — Asian stocks rose Wednesday as anxiety about the global financial system began to fade following three high-profile bank failures.
Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney advanced. Shanghai followed Wall Street lower. Oil prices gained.
Fears global banks might be cracking under the strain of interest rate hikes to cool inflation temporarily pushed aside unease about slowing economic growth. Some calm has returned after regulators announced measures to shore up the system.
“Clearly, investors have not completely lost their anxiety,” said Robert Carnell and Min Joo Kang of ING in a report.
The Shanghai Composite Index lost less than 0.1% to 3,243.06 while the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo gained 0.8% to 27,728.70.
The Hang Seng in Hong Kong jumped 1.9% to 20,165.60 after Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced plans to split into six units in an effort to become more agile and unlock value for investors. It said they would include e-commerce, entertainment and logistics.
The Kospi in Seoul was unchanged at 2,435.60 while Sydney’s S&P-ASX 200 advanced 0.2% to 7,050.30.
India’s Sensex opened up 0.3% at 57,807.62. New Zealand declined while Southeast Asian markets rose.
On Wall Street, the benchmark S&P 500 index dipped 0.2% on Tuesday to 3,971.27.
Most stocks in the index gained, but that was offset by big declines for some banks and modest losses for tech shares. First Republic fell 2.3% and PacWest Bancorp. was down 5%. Apple and Microsoft declined.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1% to 3,394.25. The Nasdaq composite lost 0.4% to 11,716.08.
The failure of two U.S. banks and one in Switzerland creates a dilemma for central bankers who are trying to cool economic activity and bring down inflation that is near multi-decade highs.
The Federal Reserve and central banks in Europe and Asia usually would respond by hiking rates again. But the bank failures showed institutions are vulnerable after earlier hikes caused prices of bonds and other assets on their books to fall.
Traders placed bets Tuesday that the Fed will raise rates at its next meeting in May, though the slight majority still expects it to hold rates steady. Traders are still largely betting the Fed will have to cut rates as soon as this summer to prop up the economy.
Reports on the U.S. economy have been coming in mixed. The job market remains remarkably solid, while smaller corners of the economy have been showing more weakness.
A report Tuesday showed consumer confidence is strengthening, contrary to expectations.
Another report suggested U.S. home prices softened in January from December, but not as much as economists expected.
In energy markets, benchmark U.S. crude advanced 51 cents to $73.71 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract rose 39 cents on Tuesday to $73.20. Brent crude, the price basis for international oil trading, added 28 cents to $74.82 per barrel in London. It gained 53 cents the previous session to $78.65.
The dollar gained to 131.71 yen from Tuesday’s 130.80 yen. The euro declined to $1.0839 from $1.0842. | 2023-03-29T09:15:31+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/business/asian-stocks-rise-as-anxiety-over-banks-starts-to-fade/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
CADILLAC — Local children will have an opportunity to showcase their decorating skills or just have fun at the Cadillac-Wexford Public Library on Friday, June 30.
“The Challenge” is a food decorating competition based on popular shows such as Chopped, Nailed It and The Great British Baking Show.
Children in grades fifth through 10th are encouraged to participate.
There will be judges for the event, but children might also have the opportunity to judge their decorating skills themselves.
There is no R.S.V.P. to attend the event.
The competition will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the library. | 2023-06-30T06:36:41+00:00 | cadillacnews.com | https://www.cadillacnews.com/news/library-to-host-event-food-decorating-contest/article_e3ed20e0-16bd-11ee-b607-c3bf87c4240d.html |
(AP) — The Colorado Springs gay nightclub shooter had charges dropped in a 2021 bomb threat case after family members who were terrorized in the incident refused to cooperate. That’s according to the district attorney and court documents unsealed Thursday. The documents say the charges were dropped despite warnings from other relatives that sut Anderson Lee Aldrich was “certain” to hurt or kill a set of grandparents if freed. The district attorney said Aldrich tried to reclaim guns that were seized after the threat, but authorities did not return the weapons. The district attorney spoke hours after a judge unsealed the prior case. | 2022-12-09T14:27:24+00:00 | kurv.com | https://www.kurv.com/colorado-shooters-2021-case-dropped-for-lack-of-cooperation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colorado-shooters-2021-case-dropped-for-lack-of-cooperation |
KOKOMO, Ind. — Police in Kokomo are asking for the public’s help identifying a burglary suspect caught on camera at a business.
The Kokomo Police Department said it was called to Doc’s Pool and Spas on Tuesday in reference to a burglary.
Police said the suspect entered the business sometime between Saturday and Tuesday and stole items.
Anyone with information on the suspect should call Detective Mike Banush at 765-456-7278 or the KPD Hotline at 765-456-7017. The public can leave anonymous tips by using the Kokomo Police tip411 app. | 2022-09-09T20:33:14+00:00 | cbs4indy.com | https://cbs4indy.com/news/indycrime/kokomo-police-seek-help-identifying-burglary-suspect/ |
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The chances are steadily rising that someone will win the massive $830 million Mega Millions jackpot on Tuesday night, but will it be you?
Almost certainly not.
That's because while the nation's fourth-largest lottery prize has sparked a surge in sales that will mean more possible number combinations are covered, your odds of winning remain the same. At 1 in 302.5 million, they're pretty miserable.
National Mega Millions sales rose from $116 million for the July 19 drawing to $172.1 million for the July 22 drawing, according to Marie Kilbane, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Lottery Commission. And with all the attention on Tuesday's giant prize, lottery officials expect sales to climb to $262.1 million for the drawing.
The additional ticket purchases mean that while 23% of all number combinations were covered for the July 22 drawing, about 33% will be covered for Tuesday’s.
Sales likely will grow even larger if there again isn’t a winner. Kilbane says the jackpot likely would top $1 billion for Friday's drawing.
The last time someone beat the staggering odds and won the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15, when a Tennessee player matched all six numbers and snagged a $20 million prize.
Since then there have been 28 consecutive draws without a jackpot winner, allowing the prize to grow week after week.
Although someone theoretically could buy all the 302.5 million possible number combinations, in practice it would be nearly impossible and would likely be a financial flop.
That's because even after coming up with more than $600 million to buy all those $2 tickets, a team of people would need to somehow coordinate their request of each number combination and payment. Considering the hundreds of millions of options, it would be a staggering chore.
Even if someone accomplished that task, keep in mind that the advertised $830 million prize is for the annuity option, paid annually over 30 years. Nearly everyone opts for cash, which for Tuesday's drawing would be $487.9 million, of which about one-third would go toward federal taxes with possibly more for state taxes, depending on where the buyer lived.
After all that, there is a chance that some of the countless people who also plunk down a few bucks for a ticket could hit the winning numbers, meaning the potential jackpot would be divided in half or in thirds.
Winless streaks have gone longer in the past, with the record being a 36-roll run that ended Jan. 22, 2021, with a $1.05 billion Mega Millions payout in Michigan. That was the third-largest prize ever won.
The biggest was a gargantuan $1.586 Powerball jackpot won in 2016 by three players in California, Florida and Tennessee.
Mega Millions is played in 45 states as well as Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The game is overseen by state lottery officials. | 2022-07-26T19:30:01+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/news/article/Is-this-the-night-you-win-830-million-Mega-17330063.php |
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is ending a lawsuit against sportscaster Pat McAfee after McAfee publicly apologized Thursday for his previous on-air statements that Favre had been “ stealing from poor people in Mississippi” in a welfare misspending case.
Favre and McAfee both announced the settlement. McAfee, a former NFL punter, apologized during “The Pat McAfee Show” on YouTube and said he did not have to make a payment to Favre to settle the suit.
“As I confirmed in my court papers and I repeat here, my statements expressed in comedic style were based solely on public information and allegations,” McAfee said, adding that he respects Favre’s football career.
“I would much rather talk about sports than about lawsuits, so I’m glad we have all of this behind us,” McAfee said.
Favre wrote in a Twitter post: “Like Pat said, he was attempting to be funny and not commenting based on any personal knowledge. We’d both much rather talk about football.”
In a lawsuit filed in a Mississippi court in February, Favre’s attorneys wrote McAfee had used “outrageous falsehoods” that included calling Favre a “thief” who was “stealing from poor people in Mississippi.” In March, Favre dropped the state lawsuit and filed a similar complaint in federal court.
Favre still has defamation lawsuits pending against former NFL player Shannon Sharpe and Mississippi Auditor Shad White.
Favre said Sharpe made “egregiously false” statements about him on the Fox Sports talk show “Skip and Shannon: Undisputed,” including that Favre “stole money from people that really needed money.”
Sharpe’s attorneys have asked a federal judge to dismiss the case, writing in a May 3 filing: “Mississippi law protects Sharpe’s right to make caustic and critical comments on Favre’s involvement in a matter of public concern: the misspending of welfare funds intended for poor Mississippi families.”
White’s attorneys have said Favre cannot prove malice in any statements the auditor has made about the welfare case.
White has said that from 2016 to 2019, the Mississippi Department of Human Services misspent more than $77 million in welfare money. Prosecutors have said the department gave money to nonprofit organizations that spent it on projects such as a $5 million volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi — a project for which Favre agreed to raise money.
Favre is not facing criminal charges, but he is among more than three dozen people or businesses the state is suing to try to recover misspent money through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families antipoverty program.
Favre has repaid $1.1 million he received for speaking fees from a nonprofit group that spent TANF money with approval from the Mississippi Department of Human Services. White said Favre never showed up to give the speeches.
In December, the department made a new demand of up to $5 million against Favre and a university sports foundation, saying welfare money was improperly used to pay for a volleyball arena at Favre’s alma mater, the University of Southern Mississippi.
Favre’s daughter started playing volleyball at the university in 2017. The volleyball facility was a pet project of the NFL Hall of Famer, and he pledged to lead fundraising efforts. Filings in the state’s civil lawsuit show text message exchanges between Favre and others about directing money to the volleyball facility from a nonprofit organization that had Department of Human Services contracts. | 2023-05-12T19:47:50+00:00 | nwahomepage.com | https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/national-sports/favre-ends-lawsuit-after-sportscaster-mcafee-apologizes-over-stealing-from-poor-remark/ |
MANDVI, India (AP) — Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall on Thursday evening as a vast swath of western India and neighboring southern Pakistan braced for flash floods, heavy rain and high winds.
Rain pelted the shores and skies darkened along the Arabian Sea, while dust storms hampered evacuation and rescue work on land. Authorities expect conditions to worsen for two or three days as Biparjoy was expected to reach wind speeds gusting up to 140kmph (86mph) before slowing down in India’s Gujarat province.
In India’s Kutch district, near Jakhau port where the cyclone made landfall, authorities were expecting significant inundations of the area. In Pakistan, Keti Bandar in the country’s flood-ravaged southern Sindh province, also lies in Biparjoy’s path.
The bazaars and beaches in Mandvi, India, usually a bustling coastal town known for its wooden boat-makers, were deserted Thursday under government shutdown orders. Heavy winds and rains uprooted some trees in the area. Local media reported that a pregnant woman was brought from Shiyalbet island to shore and admitted to a hospital.
Amid dust storms and rain, displaced families were visibly shocked at relief camps in southern Pakistan. One of the evacuees, 82-year-old Bachai Bibi from Badin district in Sindh province, said “I don’t know what will happen to my home.”
Mohammad Ashraf, 35, said local officials helped him, his wife and three children escape from the Pakistani village of Sheikh in the storm zone.
The World Health Organization said it was supporting Pakistan’s efforts to deal with the impact of the cyclone. Pakistan’s government and local aid groups delivered free food and clean drinking water to displaced people.
Thousands of people in India were evacuated, bringing the total number of people brought to relief camps there to 100,000. In Pakistan, Lt. Gen. Inam Haider Malik, head of the National Disaster Management Authority, said 73,000 people have been evacuated to safer places so far, and authorities were providing them with shelter and food.
The agency said Thursday the cyclone was packing winds of up to 120 kph (about 75 mph) as it barreled toward Pakistan’s Sindh province, the site of one of historic deadly floods last summer. At least 1,739 people were killed and 33 million were displaced when flooding, partly induced by climate change, inundated the country, causing $30 billion in damage.
On Thursday morning, authorities said the storm had lost some of its intensity and was expected to have a maximum sustained wind speed of between 115 kph and 125 kph (71 mph to 78 mph), gusting up to 140 kph (87 mph), a slight decrease in predictions from a day earlier.
Gujarat in India was also experiencing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Indian authorities warned that the cyclone, classified as a “very severe cyclonic storm,” has the potential to inflict heavy damage.
A storm surge of two-to-three meters (two-to-three yards) above the astronomical tide is likely to inundate low-lying areas in the storm’s path. The tides could rise as high as six meters (more than six yards) in some places, the India’s Meteorological Department has said.
Gujarat Health Minister Rushikesh Patel told the Press Trust of India news agency that detailed preparations have been made “for post-cyclone work like restoration of electricity infrastructure, mobile networks and other infrastructure.”
The government said major religious sites in coastal Gujarat such as the Dwarkadhish temple in Devbhoomi Dwarka and Somnath temple in Gir Somnath district will remain closed Thursday. Indian railways said 76 trains have been canceled on account of the cyclone.
Because mobile networks would be among the first to be affected once a cyclone hits land, the Gujarat State Disaster Management Authority engaged six ham radio teams across the coastal districts to keep communications going.
“Ham radios don’t require any mobile towers, electricity or internet to make calls and we can communicate emergency requirements using the radios. They are really useful during disaster such as this,” Kausal Jani, a ham radio operator told PTI news agency.
During 2021’s Cyclone Tauktae, ham radios proved invaluable as large sections of coastal Gujarat was without electricity for six days.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, tweeted on Wednesday that his government had taken all possible measures to ensure the safety of those at risk in southern Sindh province.
“Preparations have been made to handle any kind of emergency as a result of rains and strong winds in Karachi, while the evacuation of fishermen from the sea and the population on the coastal areas is going on rapidly,” he said.
Pakistani Climate Minister Sherry Rehman advised against panic and said Karachi, the country’s largest city with 20 million people, was safe and would not be where the cyclone makes landfall, as was feared earlier.
Pakistan has so far not asked for assistance from the United Nations, which said it was monitoring the situation. Local charities and aid agencies in both India and Pakistan were also helping.
Noala Skinner, UNICEF’s regional director for South Asia, said late Thursday that more than 625,000 children were at immediate risk in Sidh as the cyclone made landfall.
“In Pakistan, Cyclone Biparjoy threatens a new crisis for children and families in Sindh, the province worst affected by last year’s devastating floods,” she said.
Experts say climate change is leading to an increase in cyclones in the Arabian Sea region, making preparations for natural disasters all the more urgent. Pakistan is among the top 10 countries most affected by climate change, although the country’s contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions is less than 1%.
A 2021 study found that the frequency, duration and intensity of cyclones in the Arabian Sea had increased significantly between 1982 and 2019.
In 1998, a cyclone that hit Gujarat state claimed more than 1,000 lives and caused excessive damage. A cyclone that hit Sindh province and the city of Karachi in 1965 killed more than 10,000 people.
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Ahmed reported from Islamabad and Arasu reported from Bengaluru, India. Associated Press writer Muhammad Farooq in Badin, Pakistan, contributed to this story.
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17-year-old, uncle drown trying to save each other, authorities say
HILLSBORO, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) – A 17-year-old and his uncle drowned in an Alabama pond Sunday afternoon while trying to save one another, according to Lawrence County officials.
Chief Deputy Brian Covington said the teen was chasing after a dog into the pond but struggled to get back to shore, so his uncle went in to help.
Authorities said his uncle was able to pull the boy to the bank, but then began struggling in the water himself.
The 17-year-old went back in the water to save his uncle, but he also went underwater and didn’t come back up, according to officials.
Covington said another 15-year-old nephew tried to go in after them but was stopped by family members.
The Lawrence County Coroner identified the 17-year-old as Gabriel Alonzo and his uncle as 36-year-old Julio Chich Alvarez.
Copyright 2023 WAFF via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-06-05T15:47:50+00:00 | foxcarolina.com | https://www.foxcarolina.com/2023/06/05/17-year-old-uncle-drown-trying-save-each-other-authorities-say/ |
New York (AP) — A group including former leaders of the fledgling union that organized an Amazon warehouse in New York is suing the union, accusing it of violating its own constitution and asking the court to force an election for union officers.
The complaint, filed Monday in U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of New York, comes as the upstart Amazon Labor Union – the only certified group representing Amazon workers – struggles to recapture the momentum that led to its surprise victory last year following a series of setbacks.
Since that win, the group has lost union elections at two other Amazon facilities and abandoned efforts at a third warehouse in California. Some prominent members have resigned quietly or left in protest over internal strife and disagreements.
Media reports have also recounted a physical fight between union president Chris Smalls and a former member of the group. Another prominent leader, Derrick Palmer, resigned in May after it was revealed that he had been arrested last year for aggravated assault in a domestic violence incident.
Amazon, meanwhile, has been challenging the union’s initial win and still hasn’t come to the bargaining table.
In the complaint, the splinter group, which calls itself A.L.U. Democratic Reform Caucus and includes the union’s co-founder and former treasurer, Connor Spence, argues the union, at the direction of Smalls, amended its constitution without allowing members to vote on its adoption. One of the changes, the complaint said, was to “refuse to hold officer elections which should have been scheduled no later than March 2023.”
The ALU changed its constitution — a month before the union was certified by the National Labor Relations Board in January — to say that internal elections will take place within 90 days after the ratification of a collective bargaining agreement with Amazon, which could take years to materialize.
The reform group also accused the union of threatening disciplinary action against those who spoke in opposition, and said the group created internal union disarray as part of an effort to “suppress democratic dissent.”
Smalls did not immediately reply to a request for comment.
In a letter to the splinter group Friday, ALU attorney Jeanne Mirer called the claims “frivolous.”
Brett Daniels, an organizer with the splinter group, said the caucus was brought about to “ensure democracy,” but is not separate from the union.
This spring, members of the reform group, which has more than 40 members, circulated a petition at the Staten Island warehouse to bring about an officer election. It got nearly 1,000 signatures, according to the complaint.
The two sides attempted to settle their issues through mediation in the summer. But according to the complaint, the union’s executive board backed out in late June.
The splinter group is asking the court to make the union hold an election for officers on or before August 30. | 2023-07-11T22:50:13+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/news/technology/ap-technology/ap-amazon-union-is-sued-by-former-members-seeking-a-new-election-for-union-officers/ |
JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – The battle for Benito the giraffe is heating up on par with rising temperatures in this Mexican border city.
Animal rights activists from all over Mexico are planning a Sunday march to demand that the city’s tallest resident be moved to a more suitable environment. The 10 a.m. demonstration starts at Plaza Juarez Mall and concludes at the park half a mile south.
Concerned citizens and international organizations say Benito’s tiny habitat at the mostly concrete-lined park is inadequate and exposes him to excessive heat. The temperature in the Juarez, Mexico-El Paso, Texas region is expected to soar to between 108 to 110 degrees between Sunday and Tuesday.
The activists say a Texas rancher has offered his spread so the giraffe can roam more freely in a specialized animal sanctuary he has built on 320 acres.
“We are a sanctuary, and we give animals a forever home,” Blue Hills Ranch owner Matt Lieberman, of McGregor, Texas, said in a letter to Mexican authorities. “Giraffes hold a special place in our hearts, and we focus on their safety and survival. We have two giraffes with two or three more on the way. We make sure their habitat mimics the wild (and) we are building a 10,000 square-foot barn to house all the giraffes on cold days.”
Local activists like El Paso-born Laura Sanchez-Jacome question not just the physical environment but also shortcomings in the care Benito receives. “We have seen the lack of resources and personnel to care for Benito and for all the exotic animals that have been brought to this park over the years,” she said. “To put it simply, we believe this (giraffe) must receive adequate care.”
But park managers are not giving up the giraffe just yet. They’re going on the offensive to show Benito is being well-cared for and that his habitat will be expanded soon.
The Chihuahua State Human Development Office said in a statement it plans to expand Benito’s enclosure to 1.3 acres, install more elevated sunshades and provide him with more water for splashing and drinking. The state says damaged fencing has been repaired, nearby trees trimmed, and potential obstacles removed from the habitat.
And Central Park coordinator Rogelio Muñoz said Benito is getting a social media profile so his fans can stay up to date on his well-being.
“The giraffe is used to high temperatures; it’s coming from the savannah. The climate of Juarez, the heat, is completely tolerable,” Muñoz said. “It is the cold temperatures we must guard (Benito) against. He will have an electrical heating system.”
Muñoz added that a caretaker has been assigned to Benito, two staff members have been instructed to clean up his area and feed him on schedule, and that a veterinarian is on duty.
State officials said nearly 200,000 people visited the park in May and most stopped to see Benito. Another 200,000 visitors are expected in June.
Lucia, a Juarez middle school student who visited the park recently, said she wants Benito to stay — as long as he’s well cared for.
“We have to take care of him so he doesn’t die,” she said. “We don’t want to be fond of him and then he dies” like Modesto, the park’s previous pet giraffe. Modesto, 22, died in May reportedly after experiencing cardiac failure.
(Juarez freelance photojournalist Roberto Delgado contributed to this report.) | 2023-06-23T02:22:35+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/border-report-tour/state-officials-activists-spar-over-fate-of-benito-the-giraffe/ |
A 52-year-old truck driver from North Highlands, California, faces multiple charges following Thursday’s crash on Interstate 5 near Albany that killed seven people.
Police say Lincoln Clayton Smith was at the wheel of a tractor-trailer when his rig left the roadway, striking a van carrying 11 people. The van was then pushed into a parked tractor trailer on the shoulder. Police did not say if the van was parked on the shoulder or was in a lane of travel when it was struck.
The crash happened in the northbound lanes near the Santiam Rest Area in Marion County, about seven miles north of Albany.
Seven passengers in the van died and the other four were injured. The driver of the parked tractor trailer was not injured.
Smith was taken to a hospital and later released into custody. He was charged with DUII, seven counts of manslaughter, three counts of assault, and reckless driving.
Police did not release the names of the victims Friday, saying family notifications were still being confirmed. Citing the ongoing criminal investigation, they said no additional information would be released, aside from the victims' names.
The northbound lanes of I-5 were closed more than six hours Thursday, causing lengthy delays as vehicles were directed onto a detour using side roads. | 2023-05-19T21:29:08+00:00 | klcc.org | https://www.klcc.org/disasters-accidents/2023-05-19/truck-driver-charged-in-crash-that-killed-seven |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Fuel need your support in the first round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs!
Indy Fuel President Larry McQueary joined Chuck Lofton on 13Sunrise to preview the series against the Toledo Walleye.
The Fuel are down 0-2 in the series as they return home to the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
"We need everyone's help to take us over the hump. Nothing beats playoff hockey," McQueary said.
Game three in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday, April 25 at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $16 and can be purchased at this link.
Game four is scheduled for Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m., and game five, if necessary, will be Saturday, April 29 at 7 p.m.
Click here for more information. | 2023-04-25T14:08:23+00:00 | wthr.com | https://www.wthr.com/article/sports/local-sports/indy-fuel-playoffs-hockey-toledo-walleye/531-bead06b7-1c8e-4b95-af12-4d90f55d5e86 |
GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast, (SH600298), a globally listed yeast and yeast extract manufacturer, showcased its latest yeast and yeast extract products, health ingredients, and fermentation ingredients alongside its wide range of innovative solutions at FIC 2022 in Guangzhou.
An expo on food additives and ingredients, the FIC is an important and influential event for the industry in both China and Asia.
"We are very excited to attend this year's FIC to share our latest offerings with consumers and business partners. The expo is also a great way for us to learn about trends and industry updates in the Asian market," said Minghua Xiao, general manager at Angel Yeast.
Xiao noted that the pandemic has induced healthier eating habits among consumers, making plant-based protein food, and food that maintains a strong immune system and improves bowel movement are new hits in the market.
"Informed by these insights, the industry is paying more attention to the clean label project and trying to drive sustainable growth. At Angel Yeast, we've also stepped up efforts in innovation to make our yeast and biotechnology products better appeal to the changing habits and trends of the market," added Xiao.
Products on display at FIC 2022 includes:
- New dry yeast products
The latest dry yeast products developed by Angel Yeast can be used in various conditions. It has a stronger tolerance to recipes that are high in sugar, oil and salt; it is also more tolerant of cold shock, osmotic pressure, and weak organic acids. In addition, it has a good response to sugar and can be used in both high and low sugar recipes. This new dry yeast can be stored for a longer time as it has a lower water content.
- Angeotide Yeast Extract
One of the new Hou-feel YE products, Angeotide contains an abundance of natural amino acids and peptides. It enhances the meaty notes, thickness, and overall mouthfeel. Together with other flavors, Angeotide makes the end products richer and thicker with a pleasant after taste. Some of Angeotide products contains over 70% of peptides, and this healthy and innovative flavor improvement can be used in snacks, meat products and many others.
- AngeoPro Yeast Protein
The AngeoPro products are microbial proteins that offer the same amount of nutrients as that of animal proteins. It has a balanced combination of amino acids and micro-nutrients. Recognized by the market as an innovative protein source for plant-based food, the AngeoPro products can be used in producing protein sticks, beverages, baked food and plant-based meat products.
- Plant-source peptone products
Angel Yeast's plant-source peptone products adopt its key technology in plant nitrogen source producing, using soybeans, wheat, rice and other natural raw materials. It provides stable, safe and traceable plant and non-animal-derived nitrogen sources to microbial fermentation and cell culture.
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Northwest Houston's 925-Acre Mixed-Use Urban Destination to Serve as a Gateway to One of Houston's Top-Selling Master Planned Communities
HOUSTON, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Howard Hughes Corporation® (NYSE: HHC) today announced plans for Village Green at Bridgeland Central®, the first phase of commercial development of Northwest Houston's 925-acre mixed-use urban destination in the acclaimed master planned community of Bridgeland®. The 23-acre, mixed-use Village Green will be anchored by an over 100,000-square-foot H-E-B, the top-ranked Texas-based grocery store, and a 49,000-square-foot, three-story mass timber office building—the first building of its kind in the Greater Houston area. Construction on the mass timber office building will commence in early 2023 and will open along with H-E-B in 2024.
Bridgeland Central
Bridgeland Central will become the unrivaled urban hub of Northwest Houston, spanning at full buildout 925 acres of best-in-class office, retail, multifamily, dining, hospitality, entertainment, and public spaces in the heart of Bridgeland. The new urban destination will serve the nearly 70,000 future residents of Bridgeland as well as the broader Northwest Houston region.
"Bridgeland Central's scale, design and the breadth of offerings will be unlike anything that exists in Northwest Houston," said Jim Carman, President of the Houston Region for The Howard Hughes Corporation. "Howard Hughes strives to create unparalleled experiences within its master planned communities, and Bridgeland Central will be no exception, meeting the demand for our hallmark quality of life as the community continues to grow."
Adjacent to Grand Parkway and bound by Bridgeland High School Drive, Bridgeland Creek Parkway and Summit Point Crossing, Village Green will offer a series of inline retail opportunities designed for restaurants, shops, and neighborhood service providers.
First H-E-B in Bridgeland
Conveniently located at the intersection of Bridgeland Creek Parkway and Summit Point Crossing, the top-caliber, over 100,000-square-foot grocery store will bring all of the latest H-E-B has to offer including curbside pick-up and delivery services, as well as a pharmacy and a fuel station.
"Our Houston Region remains a priority for H-E-B, and we continue to make significant investments expanding our footprint to serve all of our neighbors," said Armando Perez, Executive Vice President, H-E-B Houston. "We are excited to bring a store to the Bridgeland Community to meet the needs of this growing area."
Tal McIver of McIver Properties represented H-E-B, and Eric Walker of Capital Retail Partners represented The Howard Hughes Corporation.
First Mass Timber Office Development in the Greater Houston Area
Committed to sustainable development and innovation through environmentally focused design, Howard Hughes is introducing the first mass timber office development in the Greater Houston area. The use of mass timber as well as other materials including lumber, low-carbon concrete, and zinc cladding—supplemented with renewable energy and high-performance systems—reduce the overall carbon emissions associated with the lifecycle of the building. As a result of mass timber's inherent ability to store carbon, the structure will save more than 20% of the greenhouse gas emissions that would be produced by a typical steel and concrete structure.
"Prioritizing sustainability and resiliency is at the forefront of our long-term approach to developing large-scale master planned communities where people want to live for generations," said Carman. "This first-of-its-kind project in the region exemplifies our commitment throughout Bridgeland to exploring cutting-edge sustainability within office design."
The mass timber office is designed to meet LEED Gold and Fitwel certifications. The project is expected to reduce annual energy usage by 25% and municipal water consumption by 98%, equating to an annual savings of approximately 350,000 gallons—aided by a 10,000-gallon rainwater harvesting cistern which will collect recycled rainwater and HVAC condensate.
The project team includes San Antonio-based Lake|Flato as the design architect, Houston-based Kirksey Architecture as the architect of record and Houston-based Tellepsen as the general contractor. All three have vast experience in sustainable architecture, design and construction projects, specifically mass timber.
The project's design was inspired by modern agrarian architecture, which will carry forth throughout Village Green. The mass timber office exemplifies biophilic design, creating an indoor-outdoor connection through breezeways and shaded porches along with drought-tolerant, resilient landscaping. Its design provides a unique and inviting workplace that appeals to tenants and employs sustainable design strategies that make the building operationally efficient and unique to the region. Tenants will benefit from the natural light cascading from floor-to-ceiling windows and a windowed wall on the roof. Additional amenities include a bicycle storage room and shower facility to enable people to bike or walk to work using Bridgeland's vast trail system.
JLL's Scott Fikes and Jack Russo have been awarded the leasing assignment for the mass timber office. Marissa Moreau of The Howard Hughes Corporation and Jacob Weersing of Capital Retail Properties will oversee retail leasing for Village Green.
Renderings are courtesy of The Howard Hughes Corporation.
About Lake|Flato
Established in 1984, Lake|Flato has gained national recognition for a place-based approach to design and building that successfully merges with the landscape. With work across the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, the firm seeks to design projects that are intrinsically rooted to the culture, climate, climate, and context of each unique place. By employing sustainable strategies in a wide variety of building types and scales, Lake|Flato designs architecture that conserves energy and natural resources while creating high performance buildings. As a testament to the firm's commitment to environmental stewardship, the firm has received more AIA COTE Top Ten Green Project Awards than any other architecture firm. Lake|Flato placed 1st in Architect Magazine's 2019 Top 50, an annual ranking of the best U.S. firms, and was named one of the Ten Most Innovative Architecture Firms in the World by Fast Company. For more information, visit lakeflato.com.
About Kirksey
Kirksey is a sustainable architecture and interior design firm with more than 38 million sf of LEED projects in their portfolio. With offices in Houston, Austin, and Dallas, Texas, Kirksey is team-based in structure and serves Commercial, Collegiate, Community, pK-12, Government, Healthcare, Hospitality, Science & Technology, and Multifamily Residential markets. To learn more about the firm, visit kirksey.com.
About H-E-B
H-E-B, with sales of $34 billion, operates over 420 stores in Texas and Mexico. Known for its innovation and community service, H-E-B celebrates its 117th anniversary this year. Recognized for its fresh food, quality products, convenient services, and a commitment to environmental responsibility and sustainability, H-E-B strives to provide the best customer experience and lowest prices. Based in San Antonio, H-E-B employs over 145,000 Partners in Texas and Mexico and serves millions of customers in more than 300 communities. For more information, visit HEB.com and HEB.com/newsroom.
About Bridgeland®
Bridgeland is an 11,500-acre master planned community located in Cypress, Texas, and is ranked as one of the top-selling master planned communities in the Greater Houston area, as well as Texas and the nation. The award-winning development opened in 2006 and offers a wide variety of housing options and extensive outdoor amenities, with a strong emphasis on conserving and enhancing the natural environment. Bridgeland, a LEED Precertified community, has over 3,000 acres dedicated to lakes, trails and parks, and offers resort-style pools, 60 parks, stocked lakes and complimentary use of kayaks, paddleboats and other recreational opportunities for residents to promote a healthy and active lifestyle. Lakeland Village Center® is the first of four retail centers in Bridgeland, with additional plans for Bridgeland Central, a 925-acre future town center. Bridgeland is a community of The Howard Hughes Corporation®, which supports over 180 local causes in the Houston region through its HHCares program. For more information, visit Bridgeland.com.
About The Howard Hughes Corporation®
The Howard Hughes Corporation owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the U.S. Its award-winning assets include the country's preeminent portfolio of master planned communities, as well as operating properties and development opportunities including: the Seaport in New York City; Downtown Columbia®, Maryland; The Woodlands®, The Woodlands Hills®, and Bridgeland® in the Greater Houston, Texas area; Summerlin®, Las Vegas; Ward Village® in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi; and Douglas Ranch in Phoenix. The Howard Hughes Corporation's portfolio is strategically positioned to meet and accelerate development based on market demand, resulting in one of the strongest real estate platforms in the country. Dedicated to innovative placemaking, the company is recognized for its ongoing commitment to design excellence and to the cultural life of its communities. The Howard Hughes Corporation is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as HHC. For additional information visit howardhughes.com.
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Forty years after Laura Lane began teaching music at Knox College, Galesburg, there are still too few women composers on classical music programs.
That’s not the case this weekend, as Lane directs Nova Singers in two performances of “A Voice of Her Own” — a program of all female composers — on Saturday, April 22, 7:30 p.m., at First Lutheran Church in Galesburg, and Sunday, April 23, 4 p.m., at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport.
From medieval wonder Hildegard of Bingen, to 17th-century prodigy Vittoria Aleotti to 19th-century geniuses Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Clara Schumann to modern-day composers Abbie Betinis, Joan Szymko and Hyo-Won Woo, this is a dream come true for Laura Lane.
“This has been a program that I’ve dreamed of for a long, long time,” she said Friday. “When I designed it, I really took a lot of time to choose among so many different works by so many different great women composers and to choose my very favorite ones.”
“I am thrilled to finally be able to perform this beautiful music,” Lane said, noting the program was first planned for spring 2020, but it was cancelled due to the pandemic. It took three years to reschedule in order to find the required performers and dancers for the variety of works on the program.
“This one is unusual. This one is unique in all the variety of stuff on it,” Lane said. “I had to wait until we could pull it off, because it’s quite something to pull all this together.”
“There’s been an explosion of women composers in the last 20 years,” Lane said. Most people don’t know about the earliest one, Hildegard of Bingen, not only a 12th-century composer, but a poet, theologian, philosopher, and she ran a huge abbey.
“She is the only person whose name we actually know connected with chant,” Lane said. “Most people just know Gregorian chant, nobody signed their name to their chants, but she signed her chants and she collected her own works. She set her own poetry and she was working alone in this abbey surrounded by women writing for them, and she was so well-known at the time that bishops, experts in theology, medical experts, all kinds of people from all around Europe knew of her and came to visit her to study her and talk to her and that kind of all disappeared.”
Every female composer on this program was “adored and respected at their time and published. Known to be a composer, even though you might not recognize any of their names,” Lane said. The first half of the program highlights pieces from past centuries, and the second half more modern works.
That second half features Joan Szymko’s extraordinary “At Such a Dizzy Height,” with original choreography by Jennifer Smith and two professional dancers. “The music and the choreography are absolutely gorgeous,” Lane said. “I think this is the most unique program we have ever presented, and I want each and every one of you to hear it!”
The choreography is by Smith, professor of dance and director of the dance program at Knox College. The dancers, MJ Opulencia and Juan Enrique R. Irizarry, Jr. are a current and a past Knox student, respectively.
Not only is this the first Nova program of entirely female composers, but it’s also the first to feature dance, Lane said.
“The dancers are the most beautiful thing you’ve ever seen in your life. They are unbelievable,” she said. “We have a professional dancer from Chicago, the young man who’s an alum of Knox. And then the young woman is a senior at Knox. They are amazing, and the choreography itself is so beautiful. It fits the music perfectly and it fits the idea of Marc Chagall and Bella and their love letters.”
Also featured on this program are pianist Sora Park Shepard, flutist Suyeon Ko, violinist Dortha DeWit and cellist Steven Jackson.
Mendelssohn and Schumann
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) is the much less well-known sister of composer Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), and they were both musical child prodigies, the conductor said.
“And Fanny was raised and trained and educated exactly like her brother until a certain point in her teens, when her father said that’s it. You can’t publish, he’s publishing,” Lane said. “He’s going off to London to study further and you are not. This is the kind of thing that was very typical.”
“Fanny wanted to be a family person and so she continued to write music and organize concerts in the home and got married,” she said. “It wasn’t until she got married that her husband said, hey, this is great stuff. We gotta publish your music and then she did and then they did it together. But you know, she wasn’t gonna go against the cultural norms of the time or against her father.”
Clara Schumann (1819-1896), wife of the great Romantic composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), was a gifted composer and pianist, who also raised seven children.
“Most people don’t even know that she wrote music but guess what? She wrote incredibly beautiful music and she didn’t publish because he was the composer in the family,” Lane said.
The conductor – who launched Nova Singers in 1986 and has taught at Knox since 1983 – has made it her life’s work to highlight women composers, commissioning new works from over 20 women over the years.
“To elevate women composers and to commission them and to study them and learn about them,” Lane said. “Because sometimes you can’t find, especially back in the day you couldn’t find a woman composer. It was harder, harder to find them.”
Her doctoral dissertation at University of Iowa focused on women writers, particularly Scottish classical composer Thea Musgrave. Lane’s doctor of musical arts degree in choral conducting was received in 1989; she has a master’s in choral conducting (1981) from Westminster Choir College.
Closing the gender gap
“In general, women composers are still seriously underrepresented on classical programs. I have been doing women composers on every program for years and years and years without saying anything about it,” Lane said.
“Of the composers who write for symphony orchestra, probably 30 to 40 percent are women, and it’s probably 3% of works represented in the programming of professional orchestras in the United States are by women,” she said. “So that tells you what a big gap there is. And the reason for that gap is that conductors don’t know about them, and aren’t actively looking to fix that.”
“There are women composing operas, women composing symphonies and solo songs, choral music — absolutely lots of them now,” Lane said. “But are they being programmed as much? No, not yet. Are they being commissioned as much? I don’t think so, and that’s really important to commission women because then you’re paying them to write a piece of music.”
There’s also a huge disparity in the number of female conductors versus men. Lane said when she came to Knox in 1983, she was just the third college-level woman conductor in the entire state.
“At the American Choral Directors Association, when I was coming up in the ‘80s and ‘90s, there were almost no women conducting at the national conferences and that is changing. Now, there are more,” she said.
When Lane was in her conducting doctoral program at Iowa, she was just one of two women. The gender of a conductor shouldn’t make a difference in choosing gender of composers, she noted.
“The reason that I know all this is because I’ve devoted part of my professional life to lifting up women composers for the entire time,” Lane said. “For 45 years, I’ve been studying women composers.”
“When I was in school, I raised my hand, all of my professors were men. I raised my hand and I would say, where are the women composers? And they would say there aren’t any,” she recalled. “And that wasn’t true. They just didn’t know about them.”
Lane makes it a goal to try to make every concert diverse, representing a range of composers, including people of color.
“I just always did that and including music from all around the world. You’re gonna hear on this program, there’s a woman, a young woman composer from South Korea who is brilliant, who’s really incredible,” she said of Hyo-Hon Woo. “We’re closing with a piece by her.”
Dear Abbie
Abbie Betinis (now 43) may be a familiar name to Nova patrons. Originally from Wisconsin, she is a graduate of St. Olaf College (B.A.), the University of Minnesota (M.A.), and holds a diplôme from the European American Musical Alliance Institute in Paris.
A two-time McKnight Artist Fellow, she has won grants and awards from the American Composers Forum, ASCAP, and the Minnesota Music Educators Association, among others. At age 31, she was voted one of the nation’s top 100 Composers Under 40 by New York’s WQXR-FM and National Public Radio.
In 2016, in celebration of its 30th season, Nova Singers commissioned Betinis to compose a new work on a text by Carl Sandburg. “Harvest Moon” had its world premiere at the April 2016 concerts. Nova Singers also performed another Sandburg poem set to music by Betinis, “At a Window.” Both works celebrate the history and culture of the prairie Midwest.
Betinis has written over 80 commissioned pieces for world-class organizations, including the American Choral Directors Association, Cantus, Chorus Pro Musica, The Schubert Club, St. Olaf Choir, and Zeitgeist. She lives in Minnesota, where she is adjunct professor of composition at Concordia University-St Paul and co-founding executive director of Justice Choir.
This weekend, Nova will sing two of her pieces — “Cedit Hyems” and “Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight.”
Tickets for the concerts are $20 for adults and $17 for seniors, available at the Nova Singers website HERE. Students are admitted free of charge. For more information, visit Nova’s Facebook page HERE. | 2023-04-21T21:12:02+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/local-news/arts-and-culture/nova-singers-program-to-be-all-women-composers/ |
JC Tretter, the longtime Browns center who spent five seasons in Cleveland from 2017-2021, announced on Thursday his retirement from the NFL.
Tretter was a fourth-round pick by the Packers in 2013 and signed with the Browns as a free agent in 2017. He played every snap for them from his first season with the team through Week 15 of last year, and he was an integral part of the Browns' offensive line in 2020 that contributed to one of the most memorable seasons in franchise history. He helped the Browns achieve a top 5 run-game in the NFL that year, snap their 18-year playoff drought and win their first playoff game since 1994. Tretter played his final season with the team in 2021 and was released in March.
A respected veteran in the locker room, Tretter was elected as the president of the NFLPA in 2020. He said in his statement he plans to continue serving in that role during his retirement. | 2022-08-25T19:26:26+00:00 | clevelandbrowns.com | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/5-year-browns-center-jc-tretter-announces-retirement |
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms.
President Joe Biden announced the repayment plan in August, but it was overshadowed by his sweeping plan to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans. Despite the low profile of the payment plan, however, some education experts see it as a more powerful tool to make college affordable, especially for those with lower incomes.
Education Department officials on Tuesday called the new plan a “student loan safety net" that will prevent borrowers from getting overloaded with debt.
“Student debt has become a dream killer,” Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said. “This is a promise to the American people that, at long last, we will fix a broken system and make student loans affordable.”
Biden, a Democrat, is moving forward with the repayment plan even as his one-time debt cancellation faces an uncertain fate before the Supreme Court. The White House has asked the court to uphold the plan and reject two legal challenges from conservative opponents. The Biden administration submitted its brief last week, with oral arguments slated for Feb. 28.
The Education Department formally proposed the new repayment plan on Tuesday by publishing it in the Federal Register, starting a public comment period that often takes months to navigate.
If it's finalized, the proposal would give a major overhaul to income-driven repayment plans — one of several payment options offered by the federal government. The resulting plan would have lower monthly payments, an easier path to forgiveness and a promise that unpaid interest will not be added to a borrower’s loan balance.
The federal government now offers four types of income-driven plans, but the proposal would mostly phase out three of them while focusing on one simplified option, scaling back the confusing array of options borrowers now face.
Under existing plans, monthly payments are capped at 10% of a borrower’s discretionary income, and those earning less than $20,400 a year aren’t required to make payments. The new proposal would cap payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of borrowers’ pay, cutting their bills in half, and require payments only for those who earn more than about $30,000 a year.
As long as borrowers make their monthly payments, any unpaid interest would not be charged. The change is meant to prevent borrowers from having unpaid interest added to their loan balance, a practice that can cause debt to snowball even as borrowers make payments.
Significantly, the proposal would also make it easier to get debt erased after making several years of payments. Existing plans promise to cancel any remaining debt after 20 or 25 years of payments. The new plan would erase all remaining debt after 10 years for those who took out $12,000 or less in loans. For every $1,000 borrowed beyond that, a year would be added.
Typical graduates of a four-year university would save about $2,000 a year compared with today’s plans, the Biden administration says, while 85% of community college borrowers would be debt-free within 10 years.
Supporters see the proposal as a significant stride toward college affordability. Some say it’s so generous that it approaches free community college — a campaign promise that Biden has pushed but failed to deliver.
Opponents on the right blast the revamped plan as an unfair handout with a steep price tag. The Biden administration estimates the repayment plan would cost nearly $138 billion over the decade, and some critics have put it closer to $200 billion.
Even some on the left have questioned the prudence of the idea, saying it's so generous that it effectively turns student loans into grants that don’t need to be repaid. That could lead more students to borrow, they warn, and it could spur colleges to raise tuition prices if they know students won’t be on the hook.
Still others have urged the administration to abandon income-driven payment plans entirely, calling them a failed policy. Critics cite a federal report from last year finding that sloppy oversight of the program left thousands of borrowers stuck with debt that should have been forgiven.
Cardona said his agency is working on other proposals that would hold colleges accountable if their students get overburdened with debt. One idea promoted by Biden is to warn the public about programs that leave graduates saddled with debt.
The Education Department on Tuesday began the process to deliver that goal, asking the public about the best way to identify “low-value” programs.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-6-2, FIREBALL:
(five, six, two; FIREBALL: zero)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
5-6-2, FIREBALL:
(five, six, two; FIREBALL: zero) | 2022-09-24T23:57:47+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17464656.php |
HOUSTON (AP) — The case of a Texas man who was reported missing as a teenager in 2015 and found alive last week at a church took an unexpected turn Thursday when police revealed it all was a hoax — the man was only gone for a day, but he and his mother maintained the ruse for eight years by using false names.
Prosecutors did not file any charges against Janie Santana and her son, Rudolph “Rudy” Farias IV, but the investigation is continuing, Houston police detectives said. They gave few other details about where they believe the case could lead.
Santana’s family said they suspected Farias was not missing and blamed Santana for keeping him away from them all these years.
“We’re upset that (authorities) are not going to do anything,” Pauline Sanchez Rodriguez, Farias’ aunt, said as she and other family members stood outside Houston police headquarters.
Santana did not return a telephone call seeking comment Thursday.
The announcement came a week after police said they found Farias after receiving a call about a person lying on the ground in front of a southeast Houston church.
Authorities had not previously said where Farias spent the past eight years since he was reported missing as a 17-year-old who took his two dogs for a walk near his family’s home in northeast Houston and never came back. Now 25, he was hospitalized after police found him last week, and detectives interviewed him and his mother on Wednesday.
Investigators concluded Farias returned home the day after he was reported missing but “the mother, Janie, continued to deceive police by remaining adamant that Rudy was still missing,” Lt. Christopher Zamora said during a news conference.
During the past eight years, Farias and his mother had various interactions with officers, police said.
“During these contacts, fictitious names and date of births were given — misleading the officers — and Rudy would remain missing,” Zamora said.
After Farias was reported missing, Houston police and Texas Equusearch, a civilian search and recovery team, looked for him without success, although his dogs were later found.
In the years following, there were several possible sightings of Farias, according to a private investigator hired by Santana a few months after he went missing. They included one sighting in 2018 that police responded to, but the investigation remained open as a missing person case.
Rodriguez said her late mother, Rosa Sosa Rodriguez, had been living with Santana and kept telling relatives that Farias was living in the house with them.
“My mom would always tell me, ‘Rudy is here … He’s there. He’s in that room,’” Rodriguez said. “And Janie said, ‘No she’s lying, she’s losing it.’”
Zamora said Santana claimed the person friends and family were seeing was not Farias but her nephew, but “we disputed that.”
Rodriguez and other family members also accused Santana of not presenting an accurate picture of herself to people and of not caring about family members.
Court records show Santana has used at least three different names and was accused of mistreating her mother while they lived together. During a 2020 dispute over her mother’s guardianship, Santana’s sisters accused her of forcing their mother to live in a home that had “animal urine and feces throughout” and causing her to have “significant bed sores” because she “did not have a bed and slept on the couch.”
In a 2011 affidavit filed in a court case in which Santana’s marriage was declared “null and void” because a judge concluded she was married to another man at the time, Rodriguez said her sister “has always been a pathological liar. She lies about everything.”
Rodriguez said she and other family members have yet to speak with Farias and they remain worried about him.
“I just want him safe,” said Sylvia Sanchez Lopez, another aunt of Farias.
But Zamora, with the police department’s Missing Persons Unit, said Farias was safe and he had decided to stay “with his mother by choice.”
Police Chief Troy Finner said when Farias was reported missing, he was 17 years old, which is considered an adult in Texas. Now in his twenties, Farias is “a grown man,” he said.
After police announced that Farias had been found, Santana released a statement saying, he “is receiving the care he needs to overcome his trauma, but at this time, he is nonverbal and not able to communicate with us.” She also asked for privacy.
Finner declined Thursday to answer questions about the mental health of Farias or his mother and would not say what might have motivated their actions. He said police are “right at the beginning” of their investigation into what happened.
Police also said patrol officers responded to a burglary call Wednesday night at the family’s home and that it is now part of their investigation.
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Follow Juan A. Lozano on Twitter: https://twitter.com/juanlozano70 | 2023-07-07T00:15:57+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/news/u-s-world/ap-texas-man-reported-missing-as-a-teen-in-2015-returned-home-the-next-day-police-say/ |
(WWLP) – It’s no secret that Americans love their pets, it’s not unusual to see dogs chasing each other at the beach. But, it’s easier to enjoy time with your pet in more dog-friendly environments.
If you’re a dog lover and you’re looking for the best beach for you and your best friend, you might want to make sure you find a place that is considered to be “dog-friendly.” Keep in mind that many beaches restrict dogs during the summer.
According to Yelp, these are the top five best dog-friendly beaches in Massachusetts:
- World’s End: 250 Martins Lane in Hingham, MA
- Stodder’s Neck: Lincoln Street in Hingham, MA
- Fresh Pond: 250 Fresh Pond Pkwy in Cambridge, MA
- Blue Hills Reservation: 695 Hillside Street in Milton, MA
- Horn Pond: Lake Street And Arlington Road in Woburn, MA
Top best dog-friendly beaches in Connecticut:
- Lake McDonough Recreational Area: Route 219 in Barkhamsted, CT
- Enders State Forest: Route 219 in Granby, CT
- Valley Falls Park: 300 Valley Falls Road in Vernon, CT
- Stratton Brook State Park: 149 Farms Village Road in Simsbury, CT
Yelp, a ratings and reviews site, put together the list by evaluating all of the dog-friendly beaches on its platform on several factors, including the number and quality of ratings.
Dogs are allowed in some Massachusetts state parks, forests, and reservations. They are also allowed to be off-leash at the following western Mass. properties:
- Chester-Blandford State Forest in Blandford, on trails.
- Clarksburg State Park in Clarksburg, on trails not in the recreation area or campground.
- Jug End State Reservation and Wildlife Management Area in Egremont, on trails.
- October Mountain State Forest in Lee, on trails not in the recreation area or campground.
- Pittsfield State Forest in Pittsfield, on trails not in the recreation area or campground.
Where are dogs not allowed
Dogs are not allowed, mostly for public safety, public health, or habitat concerns or deed restriction purposes.
- Walden Pond State Reservation, Concord, MA
- Moore State Park, Paxton, MA
- City Square Park, Charlestown, MA
- Plum Island’s Sandy Point State Reservation, Newburyport, MA
- Boston Harbor Islands
- DCR buildings (administrative offices, visitor centers, restrooms)
- Indoor skating rinks
- Cabins, yurts, and the encompassing areas
- DCR playgrounds
- DCR swimming pools
- DCR parking areas
- DCR coastal beaches and designated swimming areas of inland beaches from May 1 through September 15, unless otherwise posted.
- Starting on April 1 of each year and extending through September 15, unless otherwise posted, DCR coastal beaches designated as priority nesting habitats for shore birds.
- All DCR’s Division of Water Supply Protection land and water, including the Quabbin, Sudbury, Wachusett, and Foss Reservoir watersheds, as well as the area on Rt. 122 in Barre and Oakham surrounding the Ware River Roger H. Lonergan Intake.
- Other posted areas
Rules and etiquette
To ensure an enjoyable parks experience for all visitors, DCR requests that all dog owners observe the following rules and etiquette while recreating with dogs at DCR properties where dogs are allowed:
- Make sure your dog is wearing a collar with current tags for license and rabies vaccine.
- Bring no more than four (4) dogs per person at one time, unless the owner has a special use permit or commercial dog walking permit issued in accordance with DCR regulations.
- Always clean up after your dog(s) and carry out waste or dispose of it in an appropriate receptacle. Do not leave it on the ground. Cleaning Up After Your Dog
- Dogs must be on-leash in all parking areas.
- Make sure that dogs do not damage conservation land.
- Unless invited, do not allow your dog, even if friendly, to approach other dogs or people, who may not desire such contact. Keep dogs under effective control at all times and make sure they do not engage in aggressive behavior.
- In on-leash areas, dogs must be tethered on a leash of no more than ten feet in length
- In designated off-leash areas, dogs must be under control either through voice control or electronic training collar, or in a manner directed by a law enforcement officer, DCR ranger, or other DCR personnel. This means your dog:
- is within sight at all times
- comes immediately when called
- stays at your command
- does not charge or chase people, dogs, horses, or wildlife
- is leashed when entering or exiting an off-leash area. The owner should have one leash in hand for each dog.
Visitors who do not abide by these rules may be subject to eviction from the park and/or receive a fine. | 2022-09-02T11:39:13+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/news/massachusetts/celebrate-labor-day-weekend-at-one-of-these-dog-friendly-beaches-in-massachusetts/ |
Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D., CEO of Xencor and biotech industry leader, joins the Board of Directors
PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terray Therapeutics, a biotechnology company accelerating drug discovery through the application of computational approaches to precisely generated chemical data at scale, today announced the appointment of Bassil Dahiyat, Ph.D., as an Independent Director.
"We are incredibly fortunate to have Bassil join the Terray team," said Jacob Berlin, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Terray. "He is a true biotech pioneer who has shifted the paradigm in protein engineering. His deep experience in both the field and in company building will be invaluable to Terray during this period of growth."
Bassil Dahiyat has been Xencor's president and chief executive officer since the Company's incorporation in August 1997, and is the co-founder of Xencor, and co-inventor of Xencor's breakthrough XmAb® technology. He has led the Company in creating a diverse clinical-stage portfolio of engineered antibodies and cytokines for the treatment of life-threatening and debilitating diseases, and has established alliances with leading biopharmaceutical companies that have resulted in three marketed drugs. Dr. Dahiyat has co-authored numerous scientific papers in the fields of protein design and drug delivery, is an inventor of over 30 U.S. and numerous foreign patents and has received scientific awards from the American Chemical Society, the Controlled Release Society, the Protein Society and Caltech. Dr. Dahiyat also serves as a member of the board of directors of Kodiak Sciences, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Caltech and B.S. and M.S.E. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University.
"I am thrilled to join the Terray Board of Directors and work with the talented team of scientists they have assembled," said Dr. Dahiyat. "Drug discovery has long been constrained by challenges in scale and resources. Terray's novel platform can overcome these barriers by combining massively scaled experimental screening and advanced computation to discover drug candidates that expand what's possible for new therapeutics and for patients."
Terray Therapeutics is a biotechnology company operating at the convergence of AI, biology, medicinal chemistry, automation, and nanotechnology to propel drug discovery into the information age. Terray's proprietary integrated computational and experimental platforms generate massively scaled, powerfully agnostic chemical data that are purpose-built to power computational learning and reveal new interactions. This foundation is building an iterative, flexible chemistry engine that delivers more precise therapies to patients faster than ever before. To learn more about Terray, visit terraytx.com.
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Talent Acquisition innovator recognized for creative, client-focused solutions
TORONTO, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - TalentNet, a leader in the Direct Sourcing space, is excited to announce the company has been honored with the distinguished 2023 HR Tech Award in the Talent Acquisition category for Best Frontline-Focused Solution.
These awards recognize innovative technology in the HR space, focusing on companies who create seamless, intuitive platforms to help connect candidates with the right positions.
"In a world of scarce talent, TalentNet is bringing the power of Direct Sourcing to employers looking for contingent and full-time staff," said Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer, Lighthouse Research & Advisory. "Candidates for frontline roles can apply in as little as 60 seconds, and employers can see immediate and significant cost savings versus other traditional hiring methods. Very impressive."
TalentNet is proud to be highlighted along with the industry's top tech companies, and will continue to focus on creating positive candidate experiences using cutting edge technology.
"We are thrilled to receive this honor from the 2023 HR Tech Awards. This recognition shows how important frontline solutions are in the talent acquisition sphere," said Jonathan Prothero, TalentNet's President. "TalentNet is focused on building a One Doorway platform that helps companies attract and manage all worker types through a single, branded entry point building a diverse talent community."
TalentNet's platform allows hiring managers and curators to smoothly build and manage their candidate pipelines. Users can easily organize candidates and quickly send email and text communications, as well as create messaging templates to make reaching out to top talent as intuitive as possible.
"As the originator of the Direct Sourcing space, TalentNet utilizes our vast experience, ongoing customer feedback and the latest innovations in AI to constantly evolve our product to create a seamless talent acquisition experience." said Prothero.
To learn more about TalentNet's solution, book a demo here.
TalentNet introduced the world to a better way of sourcing in 2013 with the launch of the TalentNet contingent labor Direct Sourcing platform. Today, Direct Sourcing is one of the fastest-growing trends globally in talent acquisition. As the technology pioneer in Direct Sourcing, we empower some of the world's leading brands to provide job candidates with a seamless hiring experience while simplifying supply chain complexity and reducing cost. Our mission is to transform how organizations engage and acquire talent.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. (NASDAQ: YQ) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired publicly traded 17EdTech securities pursuant and/or traceable to the registration statement and related prospectus issued in connection with 17EdTech's December 2020 initial public offering.
Lead Plaintiff Deadline: September 19, 2022
No obligation or cost to you.
Learn more about your recoverable losses in YQ:
https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/17-education-technology-group-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31345&from=4
CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that 17 Education & Technology Group Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (1) 17EdTech's K-12 Academic AST Services would end less than a year after the Company's initial public offering; (2) as part of its ongoing regulatory efforts, Chinese authorities would imminently curtail and/or end 17EdTech's core business; and (3) as a result, defendants' statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects were materially false and misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times.
WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU AS A SHAREHOLDER: If you have suffered a loss in 17EdTech you have until September 19, 2022 to petition the court for lead plaintiff status. Your ability to share in any recovery doesn't require that you serve as a lead plaintiff.
NO COST TO YOU: If you purchased 17EdTech securities during the relevant period, you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out-of-pocket fees.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR FINANCIAL INTERESTS: For additional information about the YQ lawsuit, please contact J. Klein, Esq. by telephone at 212-616-4899 or click this link: https://www.kleinstocklaw.com/pslra-1/17-education-technology-group-inc-loss-submission-form?id=31345&from=4.
J. Klein, Esq. represents investors and participates in securities litigations involving financial fraud throughout the nation. The Klein Law Firm is a boutique litigation firm with experience in a wide range of areas including securities law, corporate finance and commercial litigation. Since 2011, our experienced attorneys have achieved superior results for our clients with a personalized focus. Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pretty Mischievous took charge in the stretch and survived a late push by Gambling Girl to win the $1.25 million Kentucky Oaks by a neck on Friday at Churchill Downs.
Pretty Mischievous covered 1 1/8 mile in 1:49.77 under jockey Tyler Caffalione and paid $22.74, $10.10 and $7.40.
Gambling Girl returned $12.84 and $8.36, while The Alys Look paid $13.80 while finishing 2 1/2 lengths back in third.
Fourth was 5-2 race favorite Wet Paint, The Alys Look’s stablemate and one of three fillies trained by Louisville-based Brad Cox along with Botanical, the 4-1 second choice who finished 10th. Neither horse was a factor entering the backstretch, though Wet Paint recovered to get near the leaders at the stretch.
Pretty Mischievous was in control by that point and didn’t let up for the biggest win of her career.
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NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for AMTD, AEMD, PSTX, KYMR, and SOFI.
To see how InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system rates these stocks, view the InvestorsObserver's PriceWatch Alert by selecting the corresponding link.
- AMTD: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=AMTD&prnumber=080320222
- AEMD: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=AEMD&prnumber=080320222
- PSTX: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=PSTX&prnumber=080320222
- KYMR: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=KYMR&prnumber=080320222
- SOFI: https://www.investorsobserver.com/lp/pr-stocks-lp-2/?symbol=SOFI&prnumber=080320222
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InvestorsObserver provides patented technology to some of the biggest names on Wall Street and creates world-class investing tools for the self-directed investor on Main Street. We have a wide range of tools to help investors make smarter decisions when investing in stocks or options.
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BOSTON, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Stepping Stones Group (Stepping Stones), a premier, national provider of therapeutic, behavioral, autism, nursing and educational services to children in school, home and community settings, is pleased to announce the acquisition of Center for Behavioral, Educational, and Social Therapies (C.B.E.S.T), a provider of ABA services in the greater Los Angeles area.
"Dr. Shah Bahador has built a high-quality, mission-driven organization and I look forward to partnering with him to expand our behavioral services and transform more lives in the Los Angeles area," remarked Tim Murphy, the Chief Executive Officer of The Stepping Stones Group.
"I am excited to join Stepping Stones. Their national reach and resources will allow us to better make a difference in children's lives," stated Dr. Shah Bahador, Founder, Clinical Director and Chief Executive Officer of C.B.E.S.T.
Shah Bahador will assume the role of Clinical Director and will report to Anthony Rintala, President and COO, K-12 Practice.
Hexagon Capital Alliance, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm, represented C.B.E.S.T in this transaction.
The Stepping Stones Group is a leading provider of therapeutic and behavioral services to children including those with special needs and autism. The company serves over 1,000 clients and 300,000 children annually across 45 states. With over 30 years of experience, our team consists of over 8,000 employees including licensed clinicians and special educators, dedicated to delivering high-quality therapeutic and behavioral services. For more information: https://thesteppingstonesgroup.com/.
Established in 2002, C.B.E.S.T provides Behavior Therapy to students who have neurodevelopmental and/or emotional disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder, an intellectual disability, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, speech/language issues, and specific learning disorders. For more information: https://www.centerbest.com/
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Academy for Surgical Coaching, a surgical education organization that empowers surgeons to improve their performance through coaching, and supported by analytics capabilities from Intuitive Surgical, today announced that the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), the largest professional society for GI surgeons, will partner with The Academy to pilot the SAGES Surgical Coaching Program. The SAGES Surgical Coaching Program will support SAGES members as they transition from training to practice through collaboration with Academy-trained Surgical Coaches to help new-to-practice surgeons transition into the role of practicing surgeon.
Today's surgeons face a challenging transition from training to independent practice. By the end of their training, surgeons have nearly completed medical education, received continuous feedback from mentors and other supports, and are preparing to independently practice surgery. Following graduation, new-to-practice surgeons need to connect with new supports at their employer, a frequent challenge for new surgeons. Changes in resources and feedback make the transition to independent practice especially challenging, creating an ideal time for coaches to support surgeons through the transition to independent practice.
"Being a surgical coach is a rewarding way that I can give back to the surgical community and welcome my new colleagues to the practice of surgery," said Jacob Greenberg, MD, a Surgical Coach, gastrointestinal surgeon at Duke University, and the lead surgeon for the SAGES Surgical Coaching Program. "Surgical coaching is a great way to take on big career transitions by keeping focused and accountable to your own goals and career path."
Surgical coaching is a process where a surgeon identifies clear goals for changing surgical practice, takes steps to achieve those goals, works to overcome barriers and reflects on successes and failures. A Surgical Coach guides goal-driven conversations, holds the surgeon accountable to making changes, and asks thoughtful questions to uncover the hidden "why" underlying behavior. The process of Surgical Coaching has been investigated in numerous peer-reviewed clinical studies and has been shown to help surgeons make lasting changes to their practice and to become safer and more effective surgeons. In the SAGES Surgical Coaching Program, SAGES members who are within 18 months of finishing their training are eligible to partner with one of thirty Surgical Coaches with a specialty in gastrointestinal surgery. Surgeons and coaches meet via an integrated technology platform that allows them to review videos of operating room performance and access advanced video analytics.
More information about the program and a list of trained Surgical Coaches is available at https://surgicalcoaching.org/sages/]
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) is a leading surgical society representing a global community of more than 7,000 surgeons bringing minimal access surgery and emerging techniques to patients worldwide. SAGES mission is to innovate, educate and collaborate to improve patient care with a vision of reimagining surgical care for a healthier world. For more information, go to https://www.sages.org.
World-class athletes, musicians and teachers work with coaches to go from being great to being world-class. The Academy for Surgical Coaching is a nonprofit organization to bring coaching to surgeons. The Surgical Coaching program was developed through academic research in collaboration with major academic medical centers and has been proven in randomized clinical trials to change the way surgeons do surgery. The Academy for Surgical Coaching trains surgeons to become Surgical Coaches, pairs surgeons with Surgical Coaches, and manages coaching programs. Coaching surgeons involves slowing down and developing new ways of thinking about surgery through goal setting, action-planning and follow up. The Academy for Surgical Coaching has trained over 250 Surgical Coaches and conducted over 400 hours of surgical coaching. For more information visit https://surgicalcoaching.org/
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NEW YORK, June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- InvestorsObserver issues critical PriceWatch Alerts for RDBX, ACOR, ASMB, LCID, and NIO.
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Reading is such a great way to enjoy long summer days, and the Grand Rapids Public Library is making sure everyone has something to read with their bookmobile.
For many families in West Michigan, getting to a library building can be a challenge. However, thanks to the GRPL bookmobile, important library resources are brought to neighborhoods, communities, and individuals across Grand Rapids.
The Bookmobile provides:
- library card registration
- library resources and information
- giveaways
- lawn games
- outdoor furniture
To find out where the bookmobile will be next, visit grpl.org/mobile-library. | 2023-07-06T15:20:01+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/morning-mix/grpl-bookmobile-brings-resources-to-families-who-cant-access-the-library |
Legal analyst outlines the differences between federal and state standards related to several WARN Act obligations
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
What: Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S. labor and employment law analyst has provided guidance on the federal Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, outlining federal and state differences around coverage, notice, severance, and penalties.
Why: Wolters Kluwer legal expert has provided an analysis on the WARN Act, a measure which requires employers with 100 or more full-time workers to provide written notice at least 60 days before implementing a plant closing or mass layoff, unless the layoff is a direct result of a natural disaster or unforeseeable business circumstances. The analysis found that the combination of COVID and differing federal and state obligations complicate the process employers must follow in warning of mass layoffs. On June 15, a federal appellate court ruled that the COVID-19 pandemic is not a natural disaster that would relieve employers of their duty to give adequate warning before mass layoffs. Although the WARN Act pertains to these larger employers, several jurisdictions have plant closing and layoff requirements that apply to employers with fewer than 100 employees. Some jurisdictions also have stricter notice requirements, with an obligation to provide notice immediately.
Key takeaways from the analysis of the WARN Act include:
- Coverage. The WARN Act applies to public and private employers with at least 100 employees. However, several jurisdictions have plant closing and layoff requirements that apply to public and/or private employers with fewer than 100 employees, including California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. Requirements can be varied and nuanced: for example, Connecticut has mandates that apply to call centers with at least 50 employees; the District of Columbia has provisions affecting contractors with 25 or more employees; and Iowa's WARN requirements apply to employers with at least 25 full-time employees.
- Notice. Similarly, some jurisdictions have stricter notice requirements than the 60 days in advance of the specified event that is mandated under the federal WARN Act, either generally, or in particular circumstances. Examples include Alabama, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, and Vermont. In some cases, notice must be given as quickly as immediately, within a reasonable time, or as early as possible. Some jurisdictions have notice requirements that are specific to call centers and/or COVID-related events.
- Severance. Although the federal WARN Act does not include a severance pay requirement, some states do have provisions related to severance, or continuation of income and/or health insurance benefits, including Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Vermont. For example, in Maine and New Jersey, employers may be required to pay severance of one week's pay for every year of employment. However, in Vermont, severance is not required except as a penalty for violations of that state's notice requirement.
- Penalties. Under the federal WARN Act, violators may be liable, among other things, for back pay for each day of violation, and benefits, including medical expenses incurred, for up to 60 days, but not more than half the days the employee was employed. Some states with plant closing and layoff laws have similar liability provisions. Several jurisdictions impose civil penalties that can be as high as $10,000 per day for each day of particular types of violations. Employers in at least two states may be subject to criminal liability. In some cases, employees have the right to bring court actions, even class suits, for specified violations, with the right to recover lost wages, benefits, costs, and attorneys' fees.
To learn more, visit: https://www.wolterskluwer.com/en/solutions/vitallaw-law-firms
Who: Pamela Wolf, J.D., Senior Labor & Employment Legal Analyst at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
"Given that 24 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico have laws that may impose various and nuanced requirements in the event of a public and/or private plant closure or relocation, layoff, or reduction in force, it is imperative that employers understand both federal WARN Act requirements and state law provisions that apply in locations where they do business. Some jurisdictions also have requirements triggered by COVID-19-related events." – Pamela Wolf, J.D.
Contact: For members of the media interested in additional details on the WARN Act's obligations per state or an interview with legal expert Pamela Wolf, J.D. from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S., please contact lrusmedia@wolterskluwer.com.
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Elon Musk has laid off more than 6,000 people at Twitter since taking over the company, he told the BBC in a rare interview late Tuesday.
Musk was quoted as saying in the interview that the social media platform now has only 1,500 employees, down from under 8,000 who were employed at the time of his acquisition. The reduction equates to roughly 80% of the company's staff.
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It's "not fun at all" and can sometimes be "painful," the billionaire CEO told the British broadcaster at Twitter's head office in San Francisco.
The world's second richest man said that "drastic action" was needed when he came on board, because the company was facing "a $3 billion negative cash flow situation." That left Twitter with only "four months to live," he estimated.
"This is not a caring [or] uncaring situation. It's like, if the whole ship sinks, then nobody's got a job," Musk said.
Musk purchased Twitter for $44 billion last October.
After initially offering to take over the company in April 2022, he attempted to get out of the deal, citing concerns over how many bot accounts it had. He has since radically overhauled Twitter: firing top executives, slashing jobs and enacting new policies on how user accounts are verified or labeled.
Since then, Twitter is now "roughly" breaking even and advertisers are returning to the platform, he told the BBC.
Musk also pledged to revise the label applied to the British broadcaster, from "government-funded" to "publicly-funded" after the BBC objected.
The designation was added over the weekend. The BBC had protested the move, saying that it "is, and always has been, independent."
"We are funded by the British public through the licence fee," it said at the time.
Musk also weighed in on US scrutiny of TikTok, saying that while he was not a user of the Chinese-owned app, he was usually "against banning things."
"I mean, it would help Twitter, I suppose, if TikTok was banned, because then people would spend more time on Twitter and less on TikTok," he mused.
"But even though that would help Twitter, I would be generally against banning of things."
Musk also cracked jokes during the interview, saying that he was "no longer the CEO of Twitter" and had been replaced by his pet dog, a Shiba Inu named Floki.
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CEDAR KNOLLS, N.J., March 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Calling all busy families looking to make the most of their summer! Eggland's Best is continuing its mission with the YMCA to help communities and families nationwide focus on fostering healthier habits with its "Recipe for a Healthy Family" Sweepstakes. Fans can enter daily through May 5th at EBFamilySweeps.com for a chance to win the Grand Prize of $5,000 to plus up their nutrition and overall wellness routine, as well as a $250 grocery gift card, Eggland's Best and YMCA swag and a 3-month supply of Eggland's Best eggs!
As a proud national supporter of the Y and its Healthy Kids Day® on April 29th, Eggland's Best will be providing resources like nutritious recipes and tips to inspire the health and well-being of kids and their families at the nationwide event. The brand will also further support the Y's mission with a significant grant donation to help enhance and strengthen food access and nutrition education for underserved communities across the country.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Who doesn’t love getting outdoors in the Spring?
With beautiful weather on the way, the Johnson City Parks and Recreation Department is gearing up to celebrate the season with a first-of-its-kind event.
The city will be hosting a ‘Sensory Spring Fling’ on April 22.
It’ll be held from 1-3 p.m. at the Harris Pavilion at Rotary Park located at 1001 N Broadway in Johnson City. The event is free and open to all ages.
The ‘Sensory Spring Fling’ will feature several spring-themed activities for people of all ages and abilities.
Park officials ask that you register before attending. Click here to sign up for the ‘Sensory Spring Fling.’ | 2023-04-04T20:04:44+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/jc-parks-hosting-first-ever-sensory-spring-fling/ |
For the last few days we have seen a little bit in the way of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms over portions of our area. Some of the rain has been on the heavy side at times and some of the thunderstorms have been on the hefty side at times. Mainly strong and gusty winds, along with some small hail have been found with some of the stronger thunderstorms. All of this has been due to some bits and pieces of low pressure, along with a weak cold front sailing through our area.
We have see temperatures today in the wide variety area. Some of the areas that have seen plenty of rainfall have stayed in the 60s and 70s today, while some of the areas that have seen plenty of sunshine warmed up well into the 80s.
We will still see some isolated showers and thunderstorms as the rule across our area over the next few days. Albeit, most areas will see plenty of sunshine as the rule. Even though we will see some isolated showers and thunderstorms get briefly a little on the heavy and hefty side, overall most of the activity will stay well below severe weather limits across the area.
We will see temperatures stay mostly in the upper 70s to middle 80s for the highs on our Sunday and Memorial Day Monday. Also, worth mentioning is the overnight low temperatures for the next few nights will drop off down into the unseasonably cool 50s to lower 60s across the area. However, some isolated areas may not reach that high due to those isolated showers and thunderstorms at times.
Down the line we will see both the daytime high temperatures and the overnight low temperatures warm up a bit. We will see our humidity values increase also. This will give us a bit more in the way of higher heat index values during this time period. We will also see just a little bit better chance for some showers and thunderstorms at times. This will be due to some more bits and pieces of low pressure along with some weak fronts lingering in our area. | 2023-05-28T01:49:06+00:00 | wtva.com | https://www.wtva.com/news/top-stories/isolated-showers-and-thunderstorms-will-still-be-possible-on-our-sunday/article_3ae13d36-fce8-11ed-9e1c-7338a0dd6f06.html |
NEW YORK – Gas prices are falling but still higher than they were a year ago. And inflation has made most everything else more expensive. If you're looking to save money on your commute, here are some tips:
IF YOU HAVE A CAR:
MAKE A DRIVING STRATEGY
AAA recommends avoiding traffic and adjusting your normal route in order to avoid unnecessary driving. When possible, visit “one-stop shops” where you can run multiple errands in the same space and only use premium gas for cars that either recommend it or require it.
“Paying for premium gas for a car that is regular is a waste of money and is of no benefit to the vehicle,” according to AAA.
MODERATE YOUR SPEED
Driving the speed limit can help you save money. Most vehicles reach optimal fuel economy at 50 mph. For every 5 mph you drive over that, it can cost an additional 30 cents per gallon, according to fueleconomy.org.
For more tips to save on fuel, the U.S. government offers recommendations such as how to choose a fuel-efficient vehicle and how to save on gas during hot or cold weather conditions.
CHECK GAS APPS
You can save on money by looking at which gas stations offer cheaper gas prices.
“While there’s no silver bullet to supreme savings on this global commodity, a gas app can help you pinch pennies,” NerdWallet wrote in an article ranking the five best gas apps.
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR GOVERNMENT AID
Since the beginning of the pandemic, local and state governments have provided economic relief in various ways.
Vicente Gonzalez, a postal worker in Boyle Heights, a neighborhood of Los Angeles, who has experienced economic difficulties from both the pandemic and inflation, has benefitted from both government and community help.
“I was able to benefit from backpack giveaways, mental health services and food distributions,” said Gonzalez, who also helped in some food distribution efforts in his community.
Some cities and states are providing aid packages to help residents to manage rising inflation and high gas prices. Colorado is sending $750 to individuals to battle the rising costs and Chicago is sending gas cards of $150 and prepaid transit cards of $50 to eligible residents.
ASK YOUR CO-WORKERS OR NEIGHBORS IF THEY CAN CARPOOL
San Jose State University professor Asha Weinstein Agrawal recommends carpooling, even if it’s only once a week. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, only 9% percent of commuters carpool.
IF YOU USE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION:
TALK WITH YOUR EMPLOYER
Even working from home one day a week can make a difference. If a job is remote-friendly, employers should be open to the idea of covering some of the commute costs at least temporarily, said Abbie Langston, director of equitable economy at PolicyLink, a national research institute.
If that’s not feasible, Yanira Merino, national president of the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, proposes that people talk with their employers about economic incentives to pay for the commute.
“I think this is a time to organize our community and try to do it as much as possible in places where public transportation is not available to us,” Merino said.
CHECK IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A DISCOUNT PASS
Children, students and people over 65 are among those who may qualify for discounts.
For example, the New York City MetroCard has a reduced fare for people over 65 or who have qualifying disabilities or a service animal. Los Angeles Metro also offers a low-income discount for citizens who make under $41,400 a year.
BUY TICKET PACKAGES
Buying 10-day or monthly packages, depending how often you use public transportation, can help you save money.
Boston subway users, for example, can buy a one-day unlimited pass, which allows you to travel in several types of public transportation, for $11 but can buy a seven-day unlimited pass for $22.50. If you commute five days a week, you would save $32.50 if you buy the seven-day pass.
CHECK IF YOUR EMPLOYER OFFERS PRE-TAX EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
With pre-tax benefits, employees are not taxed for the part of their income that is spent on commuting costs. The monthly maximum amount that people can use as pre-tax benefits is $280, according to the IRS.
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Strategic Southeast Michigan Location Enables Face-to-Face Client Service
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BEET, a global leader in manufacturing visibility systems, today announced it has relocated its global headquarters to the Southfield Town Center, a 69-acre development located approximately twelve miles from central Detroit.
The strategically located office will allow BEET to better serve its growing North American customer base of vehicle manufacturers and Tier One and Tier Two automotive suppliers. The move reflects BEETS leadership in Industry 4.0, a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, machine learning, and real-time data.
"BEET is enabling organizations to leverage their manufacturing data to make real-time improvements to their operations," said Lance Lehmann, Director of Partnership Management for BEET. "Our North American customers at both the OEM and supplier levels will benefit from real-time, face-to-face access to our team, which will allow us to quickly improve our customers' operations with our game-changing technology."
BEET's proprietary software, Envision Process Visibility System (ePVS), is a key Industry 4.0 enabler, helping manufacturers answer three critical questions: What is wrong now? What might go wrong? Where is the hidden capacity?
By tracking what is wrong now, ePVS helps manufacturers optimize current performance of the manufacturing system at the device level. Tracking what might go wrong helps predict failures and unplanned stoppages by monitoring what parts of the manufacturing system will require attention or maintenance. By tracking where the hidden capacity exists, manufacturers can make changes to manufacturing processes to push the system's limits, improve cycle time and sustain system uptime.
BEET ePVS provides a detailed breakdown of every process step's cycle time, showing how individual process steps deviate from "in tolerance" to "out of tolerance" over time. In addition, it shows a historic view of what happened, and specifically where the fault occurs in the cycle. Providing this data in real time allows manufacturers to take immediate corrective action.
Manufacturers who use ePVS realize a significant return on investment, sometimes within days of implementation.
"Industry 4.0 has ushered in a new era of industrial connectivity where data collection and analysis are allowing manufacturers to make real-time decisions to both optimize and trouble-shoot their operations," Lehmann said. "With ePVS, BEET is leading the way for manufacturers to take advantage of these trends and continuously improve manufacturing operations."
About BEET
Headquartered in Metro Detroit, BEET creates products and solutions that help companies be more proactive, accountable and efficient in their manufacturing process. BEET's guiding principle is to simplify the complicated. BEET's team of automation professionals, technical experts, developers, and seasoned executives has helped some of the most renowned manufacturing organizations reach unprecedented performance and process optimization levels. For more information, visit BEET.com.
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HIGHLAND PARK - By the time Highland Park police arrived at Robert Crimo III’s home in September 2019, there had already been several signs of trouble.
A reported suicide attempt. Domestic violence calls to his family home. And then someone contacting police to say they heard Crimo had threatened people at the house, and that he had several knives.
Crimo had made threats “that he was going to kill everyone,” a police report reads.
The episode was alarming enough for police in Highland Park to alert state authorities in the event Crimo was seeking a gun permit. He wasn’t, but a few months later when he did seek one, the warning was not enough to keep him from acquiring it and later buying a high-powered rifle he allegedly used to rain bullets on the town’s Independence Day parade this week, killing seven and wounding many more.
The shooting immediately resurrected all too familiar questions about gun violence in America and easy access to weapons. But it also made clear that even in Illinois — one of the bluest of blue states — regulations are Byzantine and full of loopholes that are only revealed after tragedy strikes.
And the state had been warned recently about the limits of its laws permitting Firearm Owners Identification cards and dealing with those who have them.
Three years ago, a gunman opened fire on a manufacturing plant in Aurora. Five people were killed. Five police officers were wounded.
And the aftermath revealed red flags: The attacker’s felony background was not caught in his FOID background check. His gun permit eventually was revoked, but nobody made sure he surrendered his firearm.
State police leaders pledged reform. Lawmakers promised meaningful legislation that would tighten up loopholes.
But just three years after Aurora, Crimo — despite being flagged as a possible threat by local police — allegedly took his rooftop perch overlooking downtown Highland Park.
“For those of us that have been fighting this fight over the past three years this is a real gut punch,” Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly told the Tribune. “And we are genuinely struggling to determine what, if anything, could make the difference in the future.”
Politicians, including Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, are again calling for the strengthening of the state’s gun laws.
It was little consolation to Highland Park residents. James McGuinness, who moved to the town from England 11 years ago, hadn’t left his home before staring down the parade route days after the massacre.
“The guns, I can’t fathom it, that my daughter can’t ever come to a parade, or kids can’t go to school,” McGuinness said. “We shouldn’t live like this.”
‘Yeah, it’s over’
Gary Martin arrived at the Henry Pratt Co. warehouse early on Feb. 15, 2019. And he was armed with a Smith & Wesson handgun.
He knew he was facing discipline after he’d had a dispute the previous day about safety glasses. That morning, Martin warned his co-workers that if anyone tried to fire him, he’d kill “every mother(expletive) here.”
At about 1 p.m. Martin was called into a meeting. As he entered, he was given a disciplinary write-up and told that they would begin the termination process. He began using profanity, and someone responded, “OK, it’s over.”
“Yeah, it’s over,” Martin replied. And then he opened fire.
Four employees were killed inside the room. Martin then went to the loading dock, where people saw him shoot and kill another man, officials said. Martin wounded five police officers before he was killed in the shootout.
The shooting exposed two major gaps in the firearms regulation system in Illinois. For one, a background check done for Martin’s January 2014 application for a FOID card failed to catch a 1995 felony conviction in Mississippi for stabbing and beating his girlfriend with a baseball bat. The criminal charges were not entered into a national database, and Illinois does not require fingerprinting for a FOID card that would have likely caught it.
Martin’s conviction was caught in March 2014 when he filed for his Illinois concealed carry license and agreed to be fingerprinted in order to expedite the process. The felony popped, triggering a revocation of his FOID card. ISP sent a notice to Aurora police, which would have required they confiscate his FOID and any weapons.
By then he already owned the Smith & Wesson .40-caliber handgun he later used in the mass killing. And in the next five years, Aurora police never followed up on the revocation notice.
A 2019 Tribune investigation revealed that Martin was hardly the only revoked cardholder in the state who had lost their ability to carry a gun but never turned in their weapons. The investigation revealed that as many as 30,000 guns may still be in the possession of Illinois residents deemed too dangerous to have them.
At the time Crimo applied for his card that same year, the state knew there were at least 457 people who did not properly relinquish their guns after losing their FOID card because of a “clear and present danger” designation in the past four years.
A warning wiped away
When the clear and present danger report about Crimo reached state police in September 2019, an officer read it, examined it, and determined that the allegations didn’t meet the standard for ISP to declare Crimo an imminent threat.
The decision surprised many, considering the details in the report.
Officers had gone to his home and found 16 knives in a tin-can lunchbox, plus a samurai-style sword and a dagger, in Crimo’s bedroom closet.
Crimo admitted to previous drug use, and said he had been depressed the previous Monday, when he had allegedly made the threats. “Robert was not forthcoming as to the language that he used on Monday nor was his mother,” the report said.
On Thursday, Kelly, the state police leader, stood by his comments this week that the Highland Park report did not meet the legal standard for state police to officially declare him a threat.
The report was reviewed by a state trooper assigned to the Firearms Services Bureau, but at that point Crimo had no pending FOID application. Shortly thereafter, the clear and present danger designation apparently was cleared from the state system, authorities said.
A few months later, Crimo applied for a gun permit, and there was nothing in the system to stop him.
In fact, the process appears to have been relatively smooth. Since Crimo was 19, his father gave his consent for the application as a “sponsor;” Crimo cleared the background check and ISP issued his FOID card in January 2020.
A month later, he bought a Smith & Wesson M&P15 he would allegedly use at the parade at a Chicago-area gun shop.
Legislative response to Aurora
Within days of the Pratt mass shooting in Aurora, a group of Illinois lawmakers and advocates on both sides of the gun issue gathered in Springfield to address weaknesses in the FOID card process.
State Rep. Kathleen Willis, a Democrat from Addison who wanted a review that identified weaknesses beyond those that emerged in the Pratt tragedy, sponsored legislation. It would later become colloquially known as “Fix the FOID.”
During a debate on the House floor in late May 2019, Willis said a working group made up of both gun-rights supporters and gun-control advocates helped create the legislation and said its goal was to ensure “we only ... have the correct people owning firearms,” according to a transcript of the debate.
Highlights of the legislation included setting up an online portal so county prosecutors and judges could more easily identify people whose FOID cards had been revoked, requiring applicants to be fingerprinted, shortening the FOID card’s expiration date from 10 years to five years, and a giving a major update to the FOID card system, which has been in place for half a century.
To help pay for all the changes, Willis initially had sought increasing the fee to acquire a FOID card from $10 to $50 for first-timers and renewals. But that proposal didn’t even make it as far as the House floor after running into fierce resistance in a committee hearing, prompting her to amend the cost increase to $20.
During the House debate, the legislation ran into a string of opposition that highlighted Illinois’ deeply embedded regional differences between gun-rights advocates and gun-control supporters, including opposition from the current GOP nominee for governor, Darren Bailey of downstate Xenia.
Then a state representative, Bailey, who is now a state senator, railed against the legislation because he said increasing FOID card costs would hurt law-abiding citizens and fingerprinting was “an intrusion on our privacy.”
Other proposed new requirements, such as fingerprinting applicants, were viewed by some as non-starters, and the cost remained an issue.
Even state Rep. Kam Buckner, a Chicago Democrat now running for mayor in 2023, raised concerns about the cost hikes proposed in the legislation, saying it could adversely affect “economically depressed” Illinoisans such as single mothers, the elderly and people on fixed incomes.
“I also want to make sure that the right of self-defense is not a luxury that’s available only to those who can afford it,” said Buckner, who nonetheless supported the Willis legislation.
It would be more than two years before the Senate would strike a compromise and pass a bill in May 2021. To quell objections, the new legislation would make fingerprinting optional instead of mandatory, hold the FOID card cost at $10 for a 10-year permit, and require more background checks to include private gun sales, a significant step.
The bill did include creating a portal for officials to use to check on whether people had their FOID suspended or revoked, aimed directly at stopping the type of ball-dropping that allowed the Henry Pratt shooter to slip through the cracks.
Kelly had worked with lawmakers on the final legislation, which also drew neutral responses from several gun rights advocates, and the bill cleared its final hurdle in the legislature when the House approved it in June 2021.
Pritzker signed the bill in a ceremony in Aurora, where Republican Mayor Richard Irvin, who lost the GOP primary last month to challenge Pritzker, hailed the governor for signing the law.
But it was not an all-encompassing overhaul. It did not result in changes to “clear and present danger” warnings that might have gone on to affect the Crimo case.
That concern, Willis recalled, “had not come to the point of being on our radar.”
In all, the process had its difficulties, she said.
“It is the curse of the Second Amendment,” Willis told the Tribune this week. “People are so afraid to go against what they interpret the Second Amendment to state that they bend over backwards to allow people that shouldn’t have guns (to) have guns.”
Where do we go from here?
Some limits do have an effect on keeping guns out of the wrong hands, experts said.
Fingerprinting Gary Martin when he applied for his FOID, for example, likely would have led an investigator to his criminal record in Mississippi and a potential denial of his FOID permit.
A 2020 study by Johns Hopkins found that such a permitting process has been associated with reductions in fatal mass shootings, along with limiting the firepower available for purchase. Crimo allegedly had three thirty-round magazines with him at the shooting, far above the 10-round magazine limit some states have enacted.
Daniel Webster, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Solutions and lead author of the study, said the findings showed a strong link between the high-capacity magazines and violence at mass shootings.
“I think it’s ridiculous that civilians in our country have military rifles of this sort. It serves no useful purpose,” Webster said of the assault-style weapons. “But banning them is hard to do. ... Something a little more straightforward is (saying) you can’t have a magazine feeding device that is more than 10 rounds.”
Under current rules, no laws were broken in the Crimo case. He legally obtained his FOID card through standard procedures.
Kelly of the Illinois state police told the Tribune the Firearms Services Bureau, which administers FOID, has made significant strides. He estimated about 90,000 people have been stopped from getting a FOID card for reasons under stepped up enforcement since the Pratt shooting.
It does not appear reforms would have changed the outcome in Crimo’s application. And in explaining them to the Tribune in an interview Thursday, Kelly described how state police are forced to adhere to both the language of the law and administrative rules about how to enforce it.
It is of course too late for the Crimo case, but as of July 2020, state police now retain clear and present danger reports even if they determine that the subject does not meet the standard, Kelly said. If the subject of the report later applies for a FOID, the report alone is not enough to deny them the gun permit, but officials now use them to point them to information that could be pertinent to their review of the application.
Kelly said his staff is being as “aggressive” as they can in making such improvements, though the horrific Highland Park shooting suggests there is much more to do, he said.
“We are not legislators,” he said. “Our role is to provide facts and information so that the policymakers can make informed decisions and adjust those laws according to what is best for public safety.”
In the wake of the shooting, some have called for more education and awareness around the state’s “red flag” law — a separate tool that allows courts to temporarily confiscate guns from people they believe are dangerous.
But that is another retroactive approach, experts said, and one other countries have avoided.
The United Kingdom, which has one of the world’s lowest firearm homicide rates, is one of several European nations, including Austria and Ireland, that requires applicants for a gun license to give an adequate reason for owning a firearm such as hunting or self defense.
At least one U.S. state is considering a more proactive approach.
Last week, New York state reportedly announced a new strategy for screening people seeking to carry concealed handguns that will require applicants to hand over social media accounts for a review of their “character and conduct.”
The question to ask in Illinois and across the country, Webster said, is, “what are the standards for legal gun ownership?”
“What do you have to prove that you can have a firearm and be safe in society and in our world,” Webster asked. “In other countries the standards are much stricter and if they see a pattern of violence or reckless behavior, the default is ‘no.’”
Tribune’s William Lee, Stacy St. Clair, Jacob Sheridan and the Associated Press contributed to this story. | 2022-07-10T14:43:56+00:00 | pantagraph.com | https://pantagraph.com/news/state-and-regional/crime-and-courts/alleged-highland-park-mass-shooter-passed-through-illinois-gun-permitting-system-intended-to-stop-him/article_53c7908a-ff9f-11ec-ae1c-e3f7cfb0f953.html |
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Back in March 2018, Chinese officials and key state scientists gathered in Beijing to celebrate the start of a new front in research: near space.
That's a part of airspace 60,000 to 330,000 feet from the ground, just before the beginning of outer space — and historically overlooked by militaries, until recently.
"Strengthening the exploration and understanding of near space, seizing the strategic commanding heights of near space and cultivating emerging high-tech industries have become the focus of competition among countries around the world," declared Xiang Libin, a vice president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Xiang, an engineer who specializes in microsatellites and space technology, also serves as chief commander of the Beidou satellite system, China's competitor to the U.S.-run GPS.
The research initiative would be dubbed the Honghu Program and focused on producing near-space technology that can "identify clearly, stay in place and be useful," Xiang said. He vowed to build "my country's first near-space science experiment system."
Earlier in February, American defense officials revealed they had been tracking a Chinese balloon they alleged had been set aloft for intelligence-gathering purposes that had drifted over continental United States. The U.S. soon shot down the balloon, setting off further diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
While it is unclear whether Honghu's research was incorporated in the object shot down by the U.S., the program's existence reflects the renewed importance Chinese military officials attach to airships. These airships, officials and researchers say, are not just tools for surveillance or gathering weather and meteorological data, but they also provide help with advanced weapons China is building, including hypersonic missiles, and are a new and important area of competition with the U.S.
Near space is an emerging battleground
U.S. defense officials say they believe the downed balloon was part of a fleet of surveillance airships Beijing has been building and deployed over 40 countries around the world. Suspected Chinese balloons have been spotted in Japan, Taiwan, India, Latin America and Hawaii in the past three years.
The sightings could reflect years of Chinese state and private investments into balloon capacity, making use of a centuries-old technology that could drift at low enough speeds that radar systems might not immediately tag them as foreign objects.
China's efforts to develop aerial surveillance capacities were partly prompted by competition with advancements in near-space technology in other countries, including from the U.S.
"Near space has become a new battleground in modern warfare," said the Liberation Army Daily, a state-run newspaper affiliated with the Chinese military.
The balloons float along a band of the atmosphere up to 164,000 feet high, just before outer space begins — the peripheral area called near space. That altitude, straddling outer space and commercial airspace, makes the balloons useful for fine-tuning and targeting hypersonic weapons, which China is developing.
"When you're launching a ballistic missile, the meteorological information about where you launch is probably the most important meteorological data that you can cover. But hypersonic weapons fly low, on the edge of the stratosphere at altitudes of 100,000 to 120,000 feet. The balloon is giving you that data," says Carl Schuster, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former director of operations at then-U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Intelligence Center.
Their hypersonic application has turned slow-moving balloons, previously considered a low-tech option, into a surveillance and navigational tool seen as increasingly crucial by Chinese military officials.
"Near-space vehicles have increasingly become the new darling of long-range and rapid strike weapons, and the pace of future wars will therefore be significantly accelerated," declared an editorial last year in Chinese state media.
Even weather research can have military applications
The Honghu Program — named after the Chinese for "swan" — is one key way China has tried to advance its high-altitude technology.
Run through the state-run Laboratory of Quantitative Remote Sensing Information Technology in Beijing, the Honghu Program's researchers focused their efforts on developing materials light yet strong enough to prevent gas leakage at such high altitudes and to improve the limited steering abilities of the blimps.
"There is no air convection effect in the adjacent space, so the aircraft is difficult to control," Chinese military commentators have noted.
Over the next two years, scientists affiliated with the project would conduct six experiments launching balloons from northwestern Qinghai province, off the elevated Tibetan plateau that extends into the province. The experiments were designed to collect atmospheric and wind data as well as ground data from the balloons, according to state media.
Much of that research appears purely scientific, based on papers and patents published by near-space researchers, in line with Beijing's claim that the airship shot down over the U.S. was a civilian research balloon. Yet even simple meteorological data can have military applications, say analysts, collected at a fraction of the cost of operating a satellite.
"Balloons are one possible way to do what the U.S. military calls a kill chain. It's kind of all the steps you would need in terms of finding the target, getting that information to the hypersonic missiles, then giving updates to the missile," says William Kim, a consultant for Washington-based think tank the Marathon Initiative.
That importance has led the Chinese government to bring in private players as well. Less than a week after the U.S. shot the Chinese balloon out of the sky, the U.S. Commerce Department slapped sanctions on six Chinese entities "for their support to China's military modernization efforts, specifically the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) aerospace programs including airships and balloons and related materials and components."
Four of the six companies are private enterprises founded or run by just two men: Wu Zhe, an aerospace engineer and professor, and Wang Dong, a technology investor.
"Beijing's own program of civil military fusion certainly seeks to bring in more private companies, largely because I think the Chinese government views them as more innovative and providing better capabilities than what their state-owned enterprises have been able to do in the past," says Matthew Turpin, who served as a top White House China expert in the Trump administration.
An online biography for Wu showed a career first built within the public sector, teaching at Beihang University, a state aeronautics institute now sanctioned by the U.S. government for its military ties. He then became a member of the Chinese army's General Armaments Department.
In 2015, Wu struck out on his own, founding an aerospace company dedicated to developing what it called "near-space vehicles," including balloons. In 2019, one of his companies said it successfully circumnavigated the globe with a silvery, high-altitude blimp.
Such private innovation seems motivated in part by geopolitical rivalry with the United States. Published papers from Chinese government-affiliated research bodies closely monitored U.S. private companies and technology, including SpaceX, and measured domestic progress in near-space research with these companies.
"First of all, near-space airships are different from satellites and airplanes in that they can track a certain position on the ground in one place for a long time," according to a military editorial in Xinhua, China's state news agency. "Secondly, the near-space aerostat is very close to the Earth, so whether for surveillance or for filming, the image will be very clear."
The relatively close distance near-space balloons have to the Earth's surface and their ability to stay fixed to one spot, depending on the winds, let them fill a surveillance niche missed by satellites.
"You can know who key individuals are who work in certain areas," says Turpin, who is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution, a Washington think tank. That means Beijing can use high-resolution imagery amassed over time to map out the routines and locations of important personnel who work at military sites.
The suspicion that foreign countries are gathering intelligence from the air runs both ways. Earlier this month, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson accused the U.S. of flying its own surveillance vehicles "more than 10 times" into Chinese airspace above Xinjiang and Tibet — which the U.S. has denied.
"We do not send spy balloons over China — period," Secretary of State Antony Blinken told NPR in an interview.
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2023-03-03T11:06:53+00:00 | mtpr.org | https://www.mtpr.org/2023-03-03/the-chinese-balloon-saga-could-be-part-of-a-new-space-race-closer-to-earth |
Mitra Chem produces U.S.-made LFP cathodes that beat the performance of state-of-the-art materials currently made in China and powering electric vehicles
Company Set to Begin US-based Commercial Production by 2025
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mitra Chem, one of the only U.S. producers of iron-based Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cathodes, today announced that it has begun shipments of its commercial-grade LFP materials to a tier 1 global battery cell manufacturer for customer approval and qualification. The company produced the proprietary battery product materials out of its 15,000 sq ft Mountain View based facility where the company has been able to create an LFP cathode with performance exceeding industry standard materials produced primarily in China. Accomplishing these samples within an accelerated timeline of just four months was made possible by deploying the proprietary machine learning algorithms that the company's co-founders developed.
The passage of the Inflation Reduction Act has supercharged demand for U.S. made battery materials by offering consumer tax credits tied to domestically manufactured material usage. The company today said it has additional requests for samples to cover the next seven months including nearly every global Tier 1 battery cell maker and multiple household name automotive OEMs.
"EV manufacturers and cell-makers want U.S.-made LFP cathodes and they want it now. Mitra Chem is one of the only companies outside China that has the plans and capability to produce these cathodes at scale. We have heard the feedback from customers and are rapidly scaling to meet this tremendous surge in demand," said CEO Vivas Kumar.
The company also announced today that it is set to begin commercial production by 2025.
As Tesla and other battery and electric vehicle companies move to better, safer, cheaper iron-based battery cathodes such as lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP), nearly 100% of industrialized iron-based cathode manufacturing still occurs in China today. Mitra Chem will provide a critically needed alternative by building the first US-based large-scale LFP cathode production.
For more information visit https://www.mitrachem.com
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Sunny Sunday, but rain and snow is back on Monday
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will be across the region for tonight with no chances for getting any rain or snow. Winds will be light between 5-10 mph. Low temperatures get down to the 10's and single digits.
TOMORROW: Beautiful, dry partly cloudy conditions are going to be with us for most of Sunday. We have a chance for mixed showers to come into the southern highlands and the Magic Valley late Sunday night. Winds will be light between 5-10 mph. High temperatures will be between the upper 30's and the upper 40's.
LONG TERM: Scattered valley rain and mountain snow showers come into the region for the overnight and early morning hours on Monday. These showers carry on for the rest of Monday into Tuesday morning. The next round of valley rain and mountain snow quickly follows on Wednesday. By the end of Wednesday, snowfall accumulation looks to be around an inch to 4 inches regionwide except for the lower Snake River Plain and Magic Valley. Rainfall accumulation for the lower Snake River Plain and Magic Valley will be a quarter inch to a half an inch by the end of Tuesday. Isolated rain and snow showers will continue into Thursday before more scattered rain and snow comes for Friday. Stray mountain snow showers appear to hang around all the way into the weekend with the valleys drying out more. Winds will be breezy for Tuesday between 15-25 mph. Winds calm down a little for Wednesday, but are still slightly breezy between 10-20 mph for the rest of the week. High temperatures stay in the upper 30's and lower 40's for most of the week before we might see a slight cool down into the low 30's to mid 30's heading into next weekend. | 2023-03-18T23:03:43+00:00 | localnews8.com | https://localnews8.com/weather/local-forecast/2023/03/18/sunny-sunday-but-rain-and-snow-is-back-on-monday/ |
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Isabel Darlington, 82, died on May 29, 2022. Isabel was a Santa Barbara resident for over 60 years. She was born in West Chester, Pennsylvania on April 6, 1940 to Ann Wentworth Park and Percy Smedley Darlington. Isabel graduated from Santa Barbara High School and studied nursing at Santa Barbara City College. After college, she held a number of jobs, including working as a nurse at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for many years. Isabel’s many hobbies included photography and travel and she was deeply invested in keeping her geographically distributed family connected. Her generosity, love and support of friends and family, especially children, will be greatly missed. Isabel is survived by her brother Percy Darlington and sister Ellen Camp. A funeral service will be held on July 16, 2022 at All Saints-by-the-Sea in Santa Barbara.
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NEW YORK, July 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, reminds purchasers of the securities of LMP Automotive Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: LMPX) between June 29, 2021 and May 19, 2022, both dates inclusive (the "Class Period") of the important July 26, 2022 lead plaintiff deadline.
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IRVINE, Calif., April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- MIND Education has welcomed Dr. Rudy Crew to its board of directors. A nationally-acclaimed educator, Dr. Crew is a clinical professor at the University of Southern California, Rossier School of Education. His career has extended from the classroom to the chancellorship of New York City Public Schools, the nation's largest school district. Dr. Crew also served as president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York, from 2013-2021.
"My guiding principle is to ensure all students, especially underprivileged and minority students, are able to reach the pinnacle of academic achievement," said Dr. Crew. "I look forward to advancing this mission as a new member of MIND's board of directors."
Dr. Crew has made it his mission to overhaul and strengthen America's educational system. His book, Only Connect: The Way to Save Our Schools, has influenced public discourse about the future of education and continues to drive vital public discussion.
The Chancellor's District, the Parent Academy, and the School Improvement Zone are among just a few of Dr. Crew's innovations that are considered national models for reform. These successful strategies have engaged parents, business and political leaders, and the community, ensuring that students achieve higher levels of success and are prepared for the global challenges ahead.
"Dr. Crew's commitment to accelerate student achievement across the nation and his determination to improve the state of education is a welcome asset to MIND's mission," said MIND's CEO Brett Woudenberg. "I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Dr. Crew as he brings his experience as an educator and his dedication to ensuring all students are equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems."
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MIND Education engages, motivates, and challenges students towards mathematical success through its mission to mathematically equip all students to solve the world's most challenging problems. MIND is the creator of ST Math, a pre-K–8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain's innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems; and InsightMath, a neuroscience-based K-6 curriculum that transforms student learning by teaching math the way the brain learns so all students are equipped to succeed. During the 2022-23 school year, MIND Education and ST Math reached more than 2.28 million students and 115,000 educators across the country. Visit MIND Education to learn more.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will use this week’s celebratory state visit by South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to underscore that the U.S. is ready to step up its efforts to deter a North Korean attack on South Korea, according to senior administration officials.
Biden will announce specific new nuclear deterrence efforts as well as a new cyber security initiative, economic investments and an educational partnership, part of an effort to highlight the “breadth and depth” of the two countries’ relationship as they mark the 70th anniversary of their alliance, according to two officials who requested anonymity to discuss planning for Yoon’s visit.
One of the officials said Biden hopes to put a particular emphasis on the United States’ “iron clad” commitment to deterring nuclear action by North Korea as Pyongyang has stepped up ballistic missile tests, including flight-testing a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time earlier this month. The recent test is seen as a possible breakthrough in the North’s efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States.
The officials didn’t offer details on the new deterrence efforts but said that the U.S. is looking to send a clear message to Pyongyang about its “increasingly aggressive rhetoric.”
Biden also hopes to use the visit, which begins Tuesday, to underscore the importance of South Korea and Japan building on their security ties.
Biden has sought opportunities to help the historic rivals improve their long, fraught relationship as the Indo-Pacific region becomes increasingly complicated. He held trilateral meetings with Yoon and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida that largely focused on the North Korea threat on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia last November and at the NATO summit in Madrid in June.
Last month, South Korea announced a plan to compensate Koreans who performed forced labor during Tokyo’s colonial rule that doesn’t require Japanese companies to contribute to the reparations.
Biden hailed the step as a “groundbreaking new chapter” in cooperation between the countries. Yoon followed up by visiting Tokyo later in March for talks with Kishida. It was the first summit between the two nations’ leaders since 2011.
Biden plans to highlight during this week’s visit that Yoon’s “courage and determination in rapprochement with Japan” is crucial for peace and stability, according to aides.
Ahead of the Yoon visit, the United States, South Korea and Japan conducted a joint missile defense exercise last week aimed at countering North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal.
Experts say North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wants to pressure the United States into accepting North Korea as a legitimate nuclear power and hopes to negotiate an easing of sanctions from a position of strength.
The United States and South Korea conducted their biggest field exercises in years in March and have also held separate naval and aerial drills involving a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group and nuclear-capable B-52 bombers.
Yoon is the second ally to be honored by Biden with a state visit. French President Emmanuel Macron was honored with a state visit in December. | 2023-04-24T17:09:57+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/biden-to-unveil-new-efforts-to-protect-s-korea-from-nukes/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore leaders agreed Wednesday to pay a $6 million settlement to the family of a driver who was killed during a 2010 police chase involving Gun Trace Task Force officers — the city’s latest payout resulting from flagrant misconduct by the rogue law enforcement unit.
Baltimore has now spent $22.2 million to settle nearly 40 cases involving the Gun Trace Task Force, officials said during a public meeting of the city’s spending board Wednesday morning. At least five other cases are pending in various stages of litigation.
The task force was created to get illegal guns off the streets, but instead members robbed drug dealers, planted narcotics and firearms on innocent people, and assaulted random civilians. More than a dozen officers have been convicted in the scandal since 2017. Hundreds of cases that hinged on their testimony were later dropped.
City leaders have since undertaken significant efforts to reform the Baltimore Police Department, which remains under a federal consent decree because Justice Department investigators found a pattern of unconstitutional and discriminatory policing practices, especially against Black residents.
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott, who took office in 2020, said the rising cost of settlements demonstrates the importance of continuing to pursue robust reforms aimed at preventing future misconduct. He said anyone skeptical about police reform should be reminded of the alternative.
“This is what happened when we didn’t have the oversight, when we didn’t have the training, when we didn’t go above and beyond to make sure … those people that were sworn to protect and serve hadn’t turned themselves into the biggest gang in Baltimore,” he said during the Wednesday meeting.
Baltimore City Council President Nick Mosby said the money spent on settlements could have instead supported programs to benefit the city’s youth, homeless residents and other vulnerable groups.
An attorney for the Baltimore Police Department recommended approval of the $6 million settlement, one of the largest Gun Trace Task Force awards to date. It resolves a 2018 federal lawsuit filed by Shirley Johnson after her father, Elbert Davis Sr., was killed and her mother was seriously injured during the 2010 police chase.
Johnson said her family feels relieved about the settlement after their yearslong battle for justice. She said the entire process was surreal — starting with initial accounts of the crash, which covered up the egregious details of police misconduct that trickled out later. With each new detail, she said, the family was forced to relive painful memories in their search for the truth.
“They were feeding us this lie for over seven years. That’s how long it took before we found out what really happened to our parents,” Johnson told The Associated Press. “It’s crazy to think that Baltimore City police officers, who are supposed to protect and serve, were out there committing all kinds of crimes … and they covered it up for so long.”
Her attorneys said Wednesday that the agreement was long overdue.
“With this settlement, the city has finally taken responsibility for its role in this terrible tragedy,” said attorney Judson Lipowitz.
Davis and his lifelong partner, Phosa Cain, were both in their 80s at the time of the crash. They had just left their daughter’s home after a visit and were driving through west Baltimore when their vehicle was struck by two men fleeing police. Cain survived the injuries she sustained in the crash, but has since died.
The fleeing men were Umar Burley and Brent Matthews, who encountered task force members during an illegal traffic stop that led to a high-speed chase. The disgraced officers initially claimed they witnessed a suspected drug transaction involving Burley and Matthews. Officers found no narcotics in a search of their vehicle, so an officer planted heroin inside the car and both men were arrested, according to court records.
Burley — who was driving during the chase and was later charged with vehicular manslaughter — spent seven years in prison, while Matthews served more than two. Their convictions were vacated in 2017 after officers cooperating with federal investigators admitted that the drugs were planted.
In 2020, city officials approved an $8 million settlement for Burley and Matthews, which included $1.8 million for Davis’ estate.
Wayne Jenkins, who led the Gun Trace Task Force, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges including racketeering, robbery and falsifying records. He admitted to knowing about the planted drugs.
During a 2018 sentencing hearing, Jenkins apologized directly to Johnson and her family: “From the bottom of my heart, I wish I could take that day back and not have stopped that vehicle,” he said.
Johnson said she would have liked a direct apology from Baltimore leadership.
“But at least they’ve acknowledged what our family’s been going through,” she said. “I do feel like a weight has been lifted from my shoulders. We can try to put our lives back together again.”
After numerous high-profile police misconduct cases in recent years, settlement amounts are trending upward nationwide.
Last year, when the city of Minneapolis awarded $27 million to the family of George Floyd, their attorney called it the largest pretrial civil rights settlement ever. In 2020, amid monthslong nationwide racial justice protests, Louisville leaders agreed to pay Breonna Taylor’s family $12 million after police killed her while executing a no-knock warrant.
Several years earlier, Freddie Gray’s family received $5.9 million from the city of Baltimore after he died from spinal injuries sustained in police custody, sparking widespread protests.
Johnson’s attorneys said the Davis family case stands out because the victims were “innocent bystanders” who weren’t even interacting with police when the crash occurred.
“This is really a groundbreaking settlement,” said attorney John Solter Jr. “We think it is entirely warranted.” | 2023-03-01T22:03:46+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/national-news/ap-us-news/ap-baltimore-to-pay-6m-in-latest-police-misconduct-settlement/ |
Browns play-by-play radio announcer Jim Donovan tested positive for COVID-19 and won't be in the booth Sunday against the Dolphins.
Donovan will be replaced by Jeff Phelps, who currently works for Fox Sports Ohio and 92.3 The Fan. Phelps previously called the Browns' Week 6 game against the Patriots as well as other Browns preseason games and has hosted Browns pregame and postgame shows. He will call the game with color commentator Nathan Zegura and sidelines reporter Jerod Cherry.
The Browns wish Donovan well and look forward to having him back in the booth soon. | 2022-11-14T04:50:53+00:00 | clevelandbrowns.com | https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jim-donovan-to-miss-browns-game-vs-dolphins |
NEW YORK, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities law firm, is investigating potential claims against Provident Bancorp, Inc. ("Provident Bancorp" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: PVBC).
If you suffered losses exceeding $50,000 investing in Provident Bancorp stock or options and would like to discuss your legal rights, call Faruqi & Faruqi partner Josh Wilson directly at 877-247-4292 or 212-983-9330 (Ext. 1310). You may also click here for additional information: www.faruqilaw.com/PVBC.
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Faruqi & Faruqi is a leading minority and Woman-owned national securities law firm with offices in New York, Pennsylvania, California and Georgia.
On November 15, 2022, Provident announced that it would be unable to timely file its quarterly report for third quarter 2022, but disclosed that it currently estimates a net loss of approximately $27.5 million. The Company explained that is still evaluating the actual level of losses "due to the recent decline in the cryptocurrency mining industry."
On this news, Provident's stock price fell $2.20, or 21.8%, to close at $7.90 per share on November 16, 2022, thereby injuring investors.
Then, on November 17, 2022, The Bear Cave issued a report alleging that Provident has potentially ballooning bad debt expenses relating to some of its cryptocurrency related loans and transactions.
On this news, Provident's stock price fell $0.49, or 6%, to close at $7.45 per share on November 18, 2022, thereby injuring investors further.
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TOKYO, June 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Annotation Support Inc. https://annotation-support.com/en (Tokyo, Japan, CEO: Masahiro Kochi, Tatsuro Shiraishi), a company that aims to solve the world's statelessness problem through annotation services, announces that its two directors, Masahiro Kochi and Tatsuro Shiraishi, have been selected in the Social Impact category of "Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2023" announced on May 18, 2023, by Forbes Asia. (The Social Impact category focuses on evaluating systemic and sustainable transformations in education, business, and beyond.)
About the social part of Anosupo and last year's track record
With the mission of "reducing the number of stateless people in the world to zero," this company helps children acquire nationality through annotation, an essential part of AI development.
Our assistance targets parents and stateless children who have fled their country due to poverty.
First, the family returns to their home country with a promise between us and the parents of employment. Parents are given the opportunity to work for us, and children are supported to obtain citizenship and attend public schools.
In FY2022, two families returned home and eight children acquired nationalities, and in FY2023, we aim to return 50 families and allow 200 children to acquire nationalities through the expansion of our services in Japan and abroad, and through collaboration with NGOs working to support statelessness.
Description of the annotation services part of Anosupo
The market scale of AI development is increasing, and requires teaching data, known as annotation data. As an annotation service company in Japan, we have been providing high quality annotation data for AI applications since our establishment in August 2021. Our target fields are automated driving, robotics, and surveillance cameras, and our services have been requested by both global and major Japanese companies. We are fortunate to have been involved in more than 100 annotation projects so far.
Company Information
Representative: Masahiro Kochi and Tatsuro Shiraishi, Representative Directors
Location: Yaesu Ichigaya Building 10F, 2-17 Ichigayatamachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Establishment: August 2021
Business: Annotation services
Corporate website: https://annotation-support.com/en/
Contact: info@annotation-support.com
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Here & Now‘s Eric Westervelt speaks with Mike Regan, senior editor for Bloomberg News, about Elon Musk’s plans for Twitter when he takes control of the social network.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
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Solanco’s softball team, according to head coach Brett Miller, has been finding different ways of winning this season. Sometimes the Golden Mules lead wire-to-wire. Sometimes they have a lead, give it away and rally to win. Sometimes they trail from the jump, then fashion a winning rally.
Thursday was an option three kind of afternoon in Quarryville as the Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Two leaders took the measure of Ephrata, 6-4.
The Mountaineers (5-5 league, 9-5 overall), gamely trying to stay on pace for a spot in the league playoffs, won the first four-and-a-half innings, 4-0.
But the Mules (9-1, 13-1) won the last three-and-a-half, and the game, scoring six runs across the fourth and fifth innings.
With five games left to play in the regular season, Solanco holds a two-game lead on second-place Elizabethtown (6-3, 8-7), is 3.5 games up on Lampeter-Strasburg (5-4, 5-8) and four games up on Ephrata.
Held to one hit through three innings Thursday by Mounts ace Ellie Meier, the Mules got on the board on Delaney Gote’s two-out, two-run single in the fourth.
Five straight hits to open the Solanco fifth inning flipped the scoreboard as Holly Grube (3-for-3) drove in the go-ahead run on a single to center field.
“(Meier) is one of the fastest pitchers in the league,” Grube said. “Once everyone adjusted to her speed, everyone had time to see her, and was able to get ahead on their swings and jump on her.”
“Holly is consistent, she hits the ball where it’s pitched,” Miller said. “She can drive, she hits for power if she has to and she makes the plays.”
The winning rally began as Zoey Evans singled into right field. Ava Martin tried, and failed, to get the bunt down. Twice. Then, she tripled deep into the recesses of right field, scoring Evans.
“She kind of redeemed herself from a lot of practice real fast,” Miller said with a smile. “She made good, solid contact.”
Josie Janssen shot an RBI single through shortstop. Kira Roark singled and went first-to-third on Grube’s hit. Sara DeFrancesco plated Roark with the sixth run on a groundout to cap the rally.
The beneficiary of the offensive outburst was winning pitcher Anna Sexton, who, having settled down after early trouble, worked around a pair of one-out singles by Maddie Russell and Emma Zimmerman (3-for-4) in the fifth inning and Russell’s two-out double in the seventh.
The Mounts struck for a pair of unearned runs in the third inning on Ali Williams’ two-run single. They doubled their advantage the next inning.
Zimmerman led off with a triple to deep right and scored on Lanie Reinhold’s hit. With one out, Kaliana Auchey tripled to deep center, scoring Reinhold. Miller called time and approached the circle to deliver an encouraging word.
“You have to ask them where they’re at,” he said. “Is it yes or no? Are you going to start throwing the pitches the way they’re meant to be pitched or not?
“We were on the cusp,” he said, aware that, while his offense had potential, the Mules could ill afford to allow any more runs. “She realized you have to throw your pitches and see what happens. Good things happened.”
After Sexton got Kaylee Walters to pop to short, Miller intentionally walked Meier.
“I was definitely not going to let Meier bat,” Miller said. “You have to figure out who’s going to beat you. She’s the one who can.”
Sexton got Addy Snyder for the third out and got a lift next inning when shortstop Ava Fedoruk went to her backhand, deep in the hole, to throw out Williams for the first out of the inning. The play grew in significance when Russell and Zimmerman followed with hits.
All that was left was to bring home the Mules’ eighth straight victory. Sexton retired eight of the last nine, striking out Zimmerman with Russell on second to end the game. | 2023-04-28T02:24:17+00:00 | lancasteronline.com | https://lancasteronline.com/sports/highschool/softball/solanco-rallies-from-4-run-deficit-takes-l-l-league-section-2-softball-win-over/article_52396800-e55f-11ed-81ea-b36eb95731bd.html |
Data Include Provider-Reported Best Overall Response (BOR), Progression-Free Survival
and Overall Survival in U.S. Patients
NUTLEY, N.J., Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai today announced final results from a real-world data (RWD) study assessing the clinical effectiveness of LENVIMA® (lenvatinib) as a first-line therapy for patients with radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (RAI-refractory DTC). The poster summarizing the findings from the RWD study was presented at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA), being held in Montreal, Quebec on October 19-23, 2022.
The study included 308 patients who received lenvatinib monotherapy for RAI-refractory DTC in the first-line setting. The median age was 60 years at the time of treatment initiation with 44.8% of patients diagnosed with stage III or IV disease, and 89.6% of patients exhibiting metastases. By the end of follow-up, 32.1% of patients had discontinued lenvatinib treatment, while 67.9% were still on therapy. Median duration of lenvatinib treatment was 17.5 months overall, 9.0 months in those discontinued, and 20.2 months in those still on therapy. Median time to discontinuation of lenvatinib was 49.0 months (95% CI: 38.5-54.2) by Kaplan-Meier analyses. Among the 99 patients who discontinued lenvatinib treatment, the most common reasons were disease progression (36.4%) and death (32.3%)
Final analyses of the RWD study showed that 72.4% of patients treated with LENVIMA had Best Overall Response (BOR) reported as a complete (26.9%) or partial (45.5%) response. The median progression-free survival (PFS) was 49.0 months (95% CI: 37.0-54.2) with an estimated PFS rate of 68.2% at 24 months and 54.2% at 48 months. The median overall survival (OS) was not reached at the data cut-off. The estimated OS rate at 24 months was 78.4% and 57.0% at 72 months.
"The evidence supporting the clinical effectiveness of LENVIMA in real-world clinical practice from the RWD study are encouraging for oncologists and people living with RAI-refractory DTC, a challenging condition in which cancer persists or recurs despite treatment with RAI," said Dr. Takashi Owa, Chief Scientific Officer, Senior Vice President, Eisai Co., Ltd. "Locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer was our first approved indication for LENVIMA and we remain committed to addressing the needs and improving the lives of this patient population as part of our human health care (hhc) mission."
"Our primary objective for generating robust scientific evidence using real-world data is to inform the healthcare community about the performance of therapies in actual clinical practice," said Dr. Sanjay Gupta, Vice President, Head of Worldwide Real-World Evidence, Eisai Inc. "We plan to continue to generate quality real world evidence across different cancers in order to support public health."
The real-world evidence poster presented at ATA was based on data from a retrospective patient chart review study that assessed clinical outcomes, including provider-reported BOR, PFS and OS. Patient data were extracted by prescribing physicians from individual patients' electronic health records and captured via an electronic case report form. The study cohort included RAI-refractory DTC patients in the U.S. treated with first-line LENVIMA therapy between February 13, 2015, and September 30, 2020. All patient data were de-identified prior to analyses. The time-to-event endpoints were assessed using Kaplan-Meier methods.
The RWD study is subject to a few limitations. There could have been potential provider and patient selection bias. Efforts were made to minimize the bias by recruiting a physician sample across all regions in the U.S., limiting the maximum number of participating physicians per oncology practice, and by allowing each physician to provide data for approximately 5 randomly selected patients. Differences in clinical outcome assessment schedules and criteria used among participating oncologists were expected in real world clinical practice.
LENVIMA was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in February 2015 for the treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, RAI-refractory DTC.
About Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy and global figures show that its incidence is on the rise. In 2022, it is estimated that there will be 43,800 new cases of thyroid cancer in the U.S. and that women are three times more likely to develop thyroid cancer than men. The most common types of thyroid cancer, papillary and follicular (including Hürthle cell), are classified as DTC and account for approximately 90% of all cases. While most cases of DTC are curable with surgery and radioactive iodine treatment, the prognosis for those patients whose cancers persist or recur is poor.
About LENVIMA® (lenvatinib); available as 10 mg and 4 mg capsules
LENVIMA, discovered and developed by Eisai, is a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor that inhibits the kinase activities of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors VEGFR1 (FLT1), VEGFR2 (KDR), and VEGFR3 (FLT4). LENVIMA inhibits other kinases that have been implicated in pathogenic angiogenesis, tumor growth, and cancer progression in addition to their normal cellular functions, including fibroblast growth factor (FGF) receptors FGFR1-4, the platelet derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRα), KIT, and RET. The combination of LENVIMA and everolimus showed increased anti-angiogenic and anti-tumor activity as demonstrated by decreased human endothelial cell proliferation, tube formation, and VEGF signaling in vitro and tumor volume in mouse xenograft models of human renal cell cancer greater than each drug alone. In syngeneic mouse tumor models, the combination of lenvatinib with an anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody decreased tumor-associated macrophages, increased activated cytotoxic T cells, and demonstrated greater antitumor activity compared to either treatment alone.
LENVIMA® (lenvatinib) Indications in the U.S.
- For the treatment of patients with locally recurrent or metastatic, progressive, radioactive iodine-refractory differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)
- In combination with pembrolizumab, for the first-line treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
- In combination with everolimus for the treatment of adult patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC) following one prior anti-angiogenic therapy (RCC)
- For the first-line treatment of patients with unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
- In combination with pembrolizumab, for the treatment of patients with advanced endometrial carcinoma (EC) that is mismatch repair proficient (pMMR), as determined by an FDA-approved test, or not microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), who have disease progression following prior systemic therapy in any setting and are not candidates for curative surgery or radiation.
Important Safety Information
Warnings and Precautions
Hypertension. In DTC (differentiated thyroid cancer), hypertension occurred in 73% of patients on LENVIMA (44% grade 3-4). In RCC (renal cell carcinoma), hypertension occurred in 42% of patients on LENVIMA + everolimus (13% grade 3). Systolic blood pressure ≥160 mmHg occurred in 29% of patients, and 21% had diastolic blood pressure ≥100 mmHg. In HCC (hepatocellular carcinoma), hypertension occurred in 45% of LENVIMA-treated patients (24% grade 3). Grade 4 hypertension was not reported in HCC.
Serious complications of poorly controlled hypertension have been reported. Control blood pressure prior to initiation. Monitor blood pressure after 1 week, then every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, and then at least monthly thereafter during treatment. Withhold and resume at reduced dose when hypertension is controlled or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Cardiac Dysfunction. Serious and fatal cardiac dysfunction can occur with LENVIMA. Across clinical trials in 799 patients with DTC, RCC, and HCC, grade 3 or higher cardiac dysfunction occurred in 3% of LENVIMA-treated patients. Monitor for clinical symptoms or signs of cardiac dysfunction. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Arterial Thromboembolic Events. Among patients receiving LENVIMA or LENVIMA + everolimus, arterial thromboembolic events of any severity occurred in 2% of patients in RCC and HCC and 5% in DTC. Grade 3-5 arterial thromboembolic events ranged from 2% to 3% across all clinical trials.
Among patients receiving LENVIMA with pembrolizumab, arterial thrombotic events of any severity occurred in 5% of patients in CLEAR, including myocardial infarction (3.4%) and cerebrovascular accident (2.3%).
Permanently discontinue following an arterial thrombotic event. The safety of resuming after an arterial thromboembolic event has not been established, and LENVIMA has not been studied in patients who have had an arterial thromboembolic event within the previous 6 months.
Hepatotoxicity. Across clinical studies enrolling 1327 LENVIMA-treated patients with malignancies other than HCC, serious hepatic adverse reactions occurred in 1.4% of patients. Fatal events, including hepatic failure, acute hepatitis and hepatorenal syndrome, occurred in 0.5% of patients. In HCC, hepatic encephalopathy occurred in 8% of LENVIMA-treated patients (5% grade 3-5). Grade 3-5 hepatic failure occurred in 3% of LENVIMA-treated patients; 2% of patients discontinued LENVIMA due to hepatic encephalopathy, and 1% discontinued due to hepatic failure.
Monitor liver function prior to initiation, then every 2 weeks for the first 2 months, and at least monthly thereafter during treatment. Monitor patients with HCC closely for signs of hepatic failure, including hepatic encephalopathy. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Renal Failure or Impairment. Serious including fatal renal failure or impairment can occur with LENVIMA. Renal impairment was reported in 14% and 7% of LENVIMA-treated patients in DTC and HCC, respectively. Grade 3-5 renal failure or impairment occurred in 3% of patients with DTC and 2% of patients with HCC, including 1 fatal event in each study. In RCC, renal impairment or renal failure was reported in 18% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients (10% grade 3).
Initiate prompt management of diarrhea or dehydration/hypovolemia. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue for renal failure or impairment based on severity.
Proteinuria. In DTC and HCC, proteinuria was reported in 34% and 26% of LENVIMA-treated patients, respectively. Grade 3 proteinuria occurred in 11% and 6% in DTC and HCC, respectively. In RCC, proteinuria occurred in 31% of patients receiving LENVIMA + everolimus (8% grade 3). Monitor for proteinuria prior to initiation and periodically during treatment. If urine dipstick proteinuria ≥2+ is detected, obtain a 24-hour urine protein. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Diarrhea. Of the 737 LENVIMA-treated patients in DTC and HCC, diarrhea occurred in 49% (6% grade 3). In RCC, diarrhea occurred in 81% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients (19% grade 3). Diarrhea was the most frequent cause of dose interruption/reduction, and diarrhea recurred despite dose reduction. Promptly initiate management of diarrhea. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Fistula Formation and Gastrointestinal Perforation. Of the 799 patients treated with LENVIMA or LENVIMA + everolimus in DTC, RCC, and HCC, fistula or gastrointestinal perforation occurred in 2%. Permanently discontinue in patients who develop gastrointestinal perforation of any severity or grade 3-4 fistula.
QT Interval Prolongation. In DTC, QT/QTc interval prolongation occurred in 9% of LENVIMA-treated patients and QT interval prolongation of >500 ms occurred in 2%. In RCC, QTc interval increases of >60 ms occurred in 11% of patients receiving LENVIMA + everolimus and QTc interval >500 ms occurred in 6%. In HCC, QTc interval increases of >60 ms occurred in 8% of LENVIMA-treated patients and QTc interval >500 ms occurred in 2%.
Monitor and correct electrolyte abnormalities at baseline and periodically during treatment. Monitor electrocardiograms in patients with congenital long QT syndrome, congestive heart failure, bradyarrhythmias, or those who are taking drugs known to prolong the QT interval, including Class Ia and III antiarrhythmics. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery based on severity.
Hypocalcemia. In DTC, grade 3-4 hypocalcemia occurred in 9% of LENVIMA-treated patients. In 65% of cases, hypocalcemia improved or resolved following calcium supplementation with or without dose interruption or dose reduction. In RCC, grade 3-4 hypocalcemia occurred in 6% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients. In HCC, grade 3 hypocalcemia occurred in 0.8% of LENVIMA-treated patients. Monitor blood calcium levels at least monthly and replace calcium as necessary during treatment. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue depending on severity.
Reversible Posterior Leukoencephalopathy Syndrome (RPLS). Across clinical studies of 1823 patients who received LENVIMA as a single agent, RPLS occurred in 0.3%. Confirm diagnosis of RPLS with MRI. Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue depending on severity and persistence of neurologic symptoms.
Hemorrhagic Events. Serious including fatal hemorrhagic events can occur with LENVIMA. In DTC, RCC, and HCC clinical trials, hemorrhagic events, of any grade, occurred in 29% of the 799 patients treated with LENVIMA as a single agent or in combination with everolimus. The most frequently reported hemorrhagic events (all grades and occurring in at least 5% of patients) were epistaxis and hematuria. In DTC, grade 3-5 hemorrhage occurred in 2% of LENVIMA-treated patients, including 1 fatal intracranial hemorrhage among 16 patients who received LENVIMA and had CNS metastases at baseline. In RCC, grade 3-5 hemorrhage occurred in 8% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients, including 1 fatal cerebral hemorrhage. In HCC, grade 3-5 hemorrhage occurred in 5% of LENVIMA-treated patients, including 7 fatal hemorrhagic events. Serious tumor-related bleeds, including fatal hemorrhagic events, occurred in LENVIMA-treated patients in clinical trials and in the postmarketing setting. In postmarketing surveillance, serious and fatal carotid artery hemorrhages were seen more frequently in patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) than other tumors. Safety and effectiveness of LENVIMA in patients with ATC have not been demonstrated in clinical trials.
Consider the risk of severe or fatal hemorrhage associated with tumor invasion or infiltration of major blood vessels (eg, carotid artery). Withhold and resume at reduced dose upon recovery or permanently discontinue based on severity.
Impairment of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Suppression/Thyroid Dysfunction. LENVIMA impairs exogenous thyroid suppression. In DTC, 88% of patients had baseline thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level ≤0.5 mU/L. In patients with normal TSH at baseline, elevation of TSH level >0.5 mU/L was observed post baseline in 57% of LENVIMA-treated patients. In RCC and HCC, grade 1 or 2 hypothyroidism occurred in 24% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients and 21% of LENVIMA-treated patients, respectively. In patients with normal or low TSH at baseline, elevation of TSH was observed post baseline in 70% of LENVIMA-treated patients in HCC and 60% of LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients in RCC.
Monitor thyroid function prior to initiation and at least monthly during treatment. Treat hypothyroidism according to standard medical practice.
Impaired Wound Healing. Impaired wound healing has been reported in patients who received LENVIMA. Withhold LENVIMA for at least 1 week prior to elective surgery. Do not administer for at least 2 weeks following major surgery and until adequate wound healing. The safety of resumption of LENVIMA after resolution of wound healing complications has not been established.
Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ). ONJ has been reported in patients receiving LENVIMA. Concomitant exposure to other risk factors, such as bisphosphonates, denosumab, dental disease, or invasive dental procedures, may increase the risk of ONJ.
Perform an oral examination prior to treatment with LENVIMA and periodically during LENVIMA treatment. Advise patients regarding good oral hygiene practices and to consider having preventive dentistry performed prior to treatment with LENVIMA and throughout treatment with LENVIMA.
Avoid invasive dental procedures, if possible, while on LENVIMA treatment, particularly in patients at higher risk. Withhold LENVIMA for at least 1 week prior to scheduled dental surgery or invasive dental procedures, if possible. For patients requiring invasive dental procedures, discontinuation of bisphosphonate treatment may reduce the risk of ONJ.
Withhold LENVIMA if ONJ develops and restart based on clinical judgement of adequate resolution.
Embryo‐Fetal Toxicity. Based on its mechanism of action and data from animal reproduction studies, LENVIMA can cause fetal harm when administered to pregnant women. In animal reproduction studies, oral administration of lenvatinib during organogenesis at doses below the recommended clinical doses resulted in embryotoxicity, fetotoxicity, and teratogenicity in rats and rabbits. Advise pregnant women of the potential risk to a fetus and advise females of reproductive potential to use effective contraception during treatment with LENVIMA and for at least 30 days after the last dose.
Adverse Reactions
In DTC, the most common adverse reactions (≥30%) observed in LENVIMA-treated patients were hypertension (73%), fatigue (67%), diarrhea (67%), arthralgia/myalgia (62%), decreased appetite (54%), decreased weight (51%), nausea (47%), stomatitis (41%), headache (38%), vomiting (36%), proteinuria (34%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (32%), abdominal pain (31%), and dysphonia (31%). The most common serious adverse reactions (≥2%) were pneumonia (4%), hypertension (3%), and dehydration (3%). Adverse reactions led to dose reductions in 68% of LENVIMA-treated patients; 18% discontinued LENVIMA. The most common adverse reactions (≥10%) resulting in dose reductions were hypertension (13%), proteinuria (11%), decreased appetite (10%), and diarrhea (10%); the most common adverse reactions (≥1%) resulting in discontinuation of LENVIMA were hypertension (1%) and asthenia (1%).
In RCC, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) observed in LENVIMA + pembrolizumab-treated patients were fatigue (63%), diarrhea (62%), musculoskeletal pain (58%), hypothyroidism (57%), hypertension (56%), stomatitis (43%), decreased appetite (41%), rash (37%), nausea (36%), decreased weight (30%), dysphonia (30%), proteinuria (30%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (29%), abdominal pain (27%), hemorrhagic events (27%), vomiting (26%), constipation (25%), hepatotoxicity (25%), headache (23%), and acute kidney injury (21%). The most common serious adverse reactions (≥2%) were hemorrhagic events (5%), diarrhea (4%), hypertension (3%), myocardial infarction (3%), pneumonitis (3%), vomiting (3%), acute kidney injury (2%), adrenal insufficiency (2%), dyspnea (2%), and pneumonia (2%). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 4.3% of patients receiving LENVIMA in combination with pembrolizumab, including cardio-respiratory arrest (0.9%), sepsis (0.9%), and one case (0.3%) each of arrhythmia, autoimmune hepatitis, dyspnea, hypertensive crisis, increased blood creatinine, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, myasthenic syndrome, myocarditis, nephritis, pneumonitis, ruptured aneurysm and subarachnoid hemorrhage. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 51% of patients receiving LENVIMA and pembrolizumab. Serious adverse reactions in ≥2% of patients were hemorrhagic events (5%), diarrhea (4%), hypertension (3%), myocardial infarction (3%), pneumonitis (3%), vomiting (3%), acute kidney injury (2%), adrenal insufficiency (2%), dyspnea (2%), and pneumonia (2%). Permanent discontinuation of LENVIMA, pembrolizumab, or both due to an adverse reaction occurred in 37% of patients; 26% LENVIMA only, 29% pembrolizumab only, and 13% both drugs. The most common adverse reactions (≥2%) leading to permanent discontinuation of LENVIMA, pembrolizumab, or both were pneumonitis (3%), myocardial infarction (3%), hepatotoxicity (3%), acute kidney injury (3%), rash (3%), and diarrhea (2%). Dose interruptions of LENVIMA, pembrolizumab, or both due to an adverse reaction occurred in 78% of patients receiving LENVIMA in combination with pembrolizumab. LENVIMA was interrupted in 73% of patients and both drugs were interrupted in 39% of patients. LENVIMA was dose reduced in 69% of patients. The most common adverse reactions (≥5%) resulting in dose reduction or interruption of LENVIMA were diarrhea (26%), fatigue (18%), hypertension (17%), proteinuria (13%), decreased appetite (12%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (11%), nausea (9%), stomatitis (9%), musculoskeletal pain (8%), rash (8%), increased lipase (7%), abdominal pain (6%), and vomiting (6%), increased ALT (5%), and increased amylase (5%).
In RCC, the most common adverse reactions (≥30%) observed in LENVIMA + everolimus–treated patients were diarrhea (81%), fatigue (73%), arthralgia/myalgia (55%), decreased appetite (53%), vomiting (48%), nausea (45%), stomatitis (44%), hypertension (42%), peripheral edema (42%), cough (37%), abdominal pain (37%), dyspnea (35%), rash (35%), decreased weight (34%), hemorrhagic events (32%), and proteinuria (31%). The most common serious adverse reactions (≥5%) were renal failure (11%), dehydration (10%), anemia (6%), thrombocytopenia (5%), diarrhea (5%), vomiting (5%), and dyspnea (5%). Adverse reactions led to dose reductions or interruption in 89% of patients. The most common adverse reactions (≥5%) resulting in dose reductions were diarrhea (21%), fatigue (8%), thrombocytopenia (6%), vomiting (6%), nausea (5%), and proteinuria (5%). Treatment discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 29% of patients.
In HCC, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) observed in LENVIMA-treated patients were hypertension (45%), fatigue (44%), diarrhea (39%), decreased appetite (34%), arthralgia/myalgia (31%), decreased weight (31%), abdominal pain (30%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (27%), proteinuria (26%), dysphonia (24%), hemorrhagic events (23%), hypothyroidism (21%), and nausea (20%). The most common serious adverse reactions (≥2%) were hepatic encephalopathy (5%), hepatic failure (3%), ascites (3%), and decreased appetite (2%). Adverse reactions led to dose reductions or interruption in 62% of patients. The most common adverse reactions (≥5%) resulting in dose reductions were fatigue (9%), decreased appetite (8%), diarrhea (8%), proteinuria (7%), hypertension (6%), and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (5%). Treatment discontinuation due to an adverse reaction occurred in 20% of patients. The most common adverse reactions (≥1%) resulting in discontinuation of LENVIMA were fatigue (1%), hepatic encephalopathy (2%), hyperbilirubinemia (1%), and hepatic failure (1%).
In EC, the most common adverse reactions (≥20%) observed in LENVIMA + pembrolizumab-treated patients were hypothyroidism (67%), hypertension (67%), fatigue (58%), diarrhea (55%), musculoskeletal disorders (53%), nausea (49%), decreased appetite (44%), vomiting (37%), stomatitis (35%), decreased weight (34%), abdominal pain (34%), urinary tract infection (31%), proteinuria (29%), constipation (27%), headache (26%), hemorrhagic events (25%), palmar‐plantar erythrodysesthesia (23%), dysphonia (22%), and rash (20%). Fatal adverse reactions occurred in 4.7% of those treated with LENVIMA and pembrolizumab, including 2 cases of pneumonia, and 1 case of the following: acute kidney injury, acute myocardial infarction, colitis, decreased appetite, intestinal perforation, lower gastrointestinal hemorrhage, malignant gastrointestinal obstruction, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, myelodysplastic syndrome, pulmonary embolism, and right ventricular dysfunction. Serious adverse reactions occurred in 50% of patients receiving LENVIMA and pembrolizumab. Serious adverse reactions with frequency ≥3% were hypertension (4.4%), and urinary tract infection (3.2%). Discontinuation of LENVIMA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 26% of patients. The most common (≥1%) adverse reactions leading to discontinuation of LENVIMA were hypertension (2%), asthenia (1.8%), diarrhea (1.2%), decreased appetite (1.2%), proteinuria (1.2%), and vomiting (1.2%). Dose reductions of LENVIMA due to adverse reactions occurred in 67% of patients. The most common (≥5%) adverse reactions resulting in dose reduction of LENVIMA were hypertension (18%), diarrhea (11%), palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome (9%), proteinuria (7%), fatigue (7%), decreased appetite (6%), asthenia (5%), and weight decreased (5%). Dose interruptions of LENVIMA due to an adverse reaction occurred in 58% of these patients. The most common (≥2%) adverse reactions leading to interruption of LENVIMA were hypertension (11%), diarrhea (11%), proteinuria (6%), decreased appetite (5%), vomiting (5%), increased alanine aminotransferase (3.5%), fatigue (3.5%), nausea (3.5%), abdominal pain (2.9%), weight decreased (2.6%), urinary tract infection (2.6%), increased aspartate aminotransferase (2.3%), asthenia (2.3%), and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia (2%).
Use in Specific Populations
Because of the potential for serious adverse reactions in breastfed infants, advise women to discontinue breastfeeding during treatment and for at least 1 week after the last dose. LENVIMA may impair fertility in males and females of reproductive potential.
No dose adjustment is recommended for patients with mild (CLcr 60-89 mL/min) or moderate (CLcr 30-59 mL/min) renal impairment. LENVIMA concentrations may increase in patients with DTC, RCC, or EC and severe (CLcr 15-29 mL/min) renal impairment. Reduce the dose for patients with DTC, RCC, or EC and severe renal impairment. There is no recommended dose for patients with HCC and severe renal impairment. LENVIMA has not been studied in patients with end-stage renal disease.
No dose adjustment is recommended for patients with HCC and mild hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh A). There is no recommended dose for patients with HCC with moderate (Child-Pugh B) or severe (Child-Pugh C) hepatic impairment. No dose adjustment is recommended for patients with DTC, RCC, or EC and mild or moderate hepatic impairment. LENVIMA concentrations may increase in patients with DTC, RCC, or EC and severe hepatic impairment. Reduce the dose for patients with DTC, RCC, or EC and severe hepatic impairment.
Please see Prescribing Information for LENVIMA (lenvatinib) at http://www.lenvima.com/pdfs/prescribing-information.pdf.
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NEW DELHI (AP) — The devastating heat wave that has baked India and Pakistan in recent months was made more likely by climate change and is a glimpse of the region’s future, international scientists said in a study released Monday.
The World Weather Attribution group analyzed historical weather data that suggested early, long heat waves that impact a massive geographical area are rare, once-a-century events. But the current level of global warming, caused by human-caused climate change, has made those heat waves 30 times more likely.
If global heating increases to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) more than pre-industrial levels, then heat waves like this could occur twice in a century and up to once every five years, said Arpita Mondal, a climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai, who was part of the study.
“This is a sign of things to come,” Mondal said.
The results are conservative: An analysis published last week by the United Kingdom’s Meteorological Office said the heat wave was probably made 100 times more likely by climate change, with such scorching temperatures likely to reoccur every three years.
The World Weather Attribution analysis is different as it is trying to calculate how specific aspects of the heat wave, such as the length and the region impacted, were made more likely by global warming. “The real result is probably somewhere between ours and the (U.K.) Met Office result for how much climate change increased this event,” said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at the Imperial College of London, who was also a part of the study.
What is certain, though, is the devastation the heat wave has wreaked. Indian cities and Pakistan consistently saw temperatures above 45C (113F) in the past weeks. In Pakistan, scorching temperatures over 50C (122F) were recorded in some places like Jacobabad and Dadu. Parts of the Indian capital New Delhi saw temperatures reaching 49C (120F) this month.
India sweltered through the hottest March in the country since records began in 1901 and April was the warmest on record in Pakistan and parts of India. The effects have been cascading and widespread: A glacier burst in Pakistan, sending floods downstream; the early heat scorched wheat crops in India, forcing it to ban exports to nations reeling from food shortages due to Russia’s war in Ukraine; it also resulted in an early spike in electricity demand in India that depleted coal reserves, resulting in acute power shortages affecting millions.
Then there is the impact on human health. At least 90 people have died in the two nations, but the region’s insufficient death registration means that this is likely an undercount. South Asia is the most affected by heat stress, according to an analysis by The Associated Press of a dataset published Columbia University’s climate school. India alone is home to more than a third of the world’s population that lives in areas where extreme heat is rising.
Experts agree the heat wave underscores the need for the world to not just combat climate change by cutting down greenhouse gas emissions, but to also adapt to its harmful impacts as quickly as possible. Children and the elderly are most at risk from heat stress, but its impact is also inordinately bigger for the poor who may not have access to cooling or water and often live in crowded slums that are hotter than leafier, wealthier neighborhoods.
Rahman Ali, 42, a ragpicker in an eastern suburb of the Indian capital New Delhi earns less than $3 a day by collecting waste from people’s homes and sorting it to salvage whatever can be sold. It’s backbreaking work and his tin-roofed home in the crowded slum offers little respite from the heat.
“What can we do? If I don’t work…we won’t eat,” said the father of two.
Some Indian cities have tried to find solutions. The western city of Ahmedabad was the first in South Asia to design a heat wave plan for its population of over 8.4 million, all the way back in 2013. The plan includes an early warning system that tells health workers and residents to prepare for heat waves, empowers administrations to keep parks open so that people can shade and provides information to schools so they’re able to tweak their schedules.
The city has also been trying to “cool” roofs by experimenting with various materials absorb heat differently. Their aim is to build roofs that’ll reflect the sun and bring down indoor temperatures by using white, reflective paint or cheaper materials like dried grass, said Dr. Dileep Mavalankar, who heads the Indian Institute of Public Health in western Indian city Gandhinagar and helped design the 2013 plan.
Most Indian cities are less prepared and India’s federal government is now working with 130 cities in 23 heat wave-prone states for them to develop similar plans. Earlier this month, the federal government also asked states to sensitize health workers on managing heat-related illnesses and ensure that ice packs, oral rehydration salts, and cooling appliances in hospitals were available.
But Mavalankar, who wasn’t part of the study, pointed to the lack of government warnings in newspapers or TV for most Indian cities and said that local administrations had just not “woken up to the heat.”
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