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Ian is likely to be the most costly single natural disaster ever to befall the United States, and by a large margin. Verisk, a national and international insurance rating bureau, has estimated as of Oct. 3 U.S. insured losses — which is far short of total losses — will range from $42 billion to $57 billion dollars, with details in this link.
Several of my followers have both discussed and inquired about the probabilities Ian’s ferocity was a product of our warming climate.
Owing to the complexities of the physics involved in hurricane development and intensification, there can be no single cause tagged to the catastrophic impacts of a storm like Ian. But, some of the physics are actually rather simple and easily proven as an important factor. Ocean heat has been on the increase for decades, since the oceans are absorbing heat from our warming lower atmosphere. Warmer oceans send more heat energy and evaporating water vapor into developing tropical cyclones.
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Sea surface temperature anomalies are positive over most of the Atlantic and Gulf waters. Keep in mind the warm anomalies in the Gulf of Mexico are in addition to the naturally very warm waters there in late summer and early autumn.
(If you’re curious, the sharply cool anomalies over parts of the Pacific west of South America are La Nina, which has been in progress for more than two years.)
This heating has also led to far more frequent “rapid intensification cycles” in hurricanes, closely tied to very warm waters combined with lower wind shear aloft. This cycle is defined as any increase in eyewall wind velocity of 35 mph or greater in three hours. Just in landfalling U.S. hurricanes alone, the number of rapid intensification hurricanes in the last six years has been phenomenal. There have been Harvey, Irma, Maria, Michael, Laura, Ida and last week’s Ian in this time span, all rated at Category 4 or higher at landfall. Ian’s rapid intensification began last Tuesday night as it moved toward warmer than average waters with less disruptive shear, topping off at 155 mph, and coming ashore with top winds of 150 mph. Combined with slowing forward motion and the increasing size of its circulation, the ingredients for a horrific catastrophe came into place. The slower movement of these storms also has a climate connection, with the predicted and verified more rapid warming in the Arctic lessening the temperature contrast between the high latitudes and the mid latitudes. This lessening contrast more frequently slows upper atmospheric steering winds which normally move the storms along. As examples, Harvey virtually stalled over southeast Texas, producing the heaviest U.S. rainfall on record, and Ian came onshore at only 10 mph. Even Category 1 Florence in 2018 stalled over the Carolinas, enabling a weaker storm to produce catastrophic flooding. National Hurricane Center statistics report 16 of the 20 hurricanes in the Atlantic basin in the last 2 seasons have undergone rapid intensification, though not always near a landfall. This is very far beyond the average climatology of Atlantic hurricanes from 1950-2000.
In the Geophysical Research Letters journal, a recent study shows a growing number of global tropical cyclones have undergone “extreme rapid intensification” with winds increasing at least 57 mph in a 24 hour period, as reported in the Washington Post.
There are also the increased rates of rainfall from hurricanes (and extratropical cyclones) due to more water vapor in the atmosphere from heating boosting evaporation. Two SUNY Stony Brook researchers have reported on a 10% increase in extreme rainfall rates tied to warming.
Destructive flooding in the interior of Florida from the enormous rainfall produced from Ian is ongoing as of this writing.
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Carl Ptak asks: Why does the sky turn green before violent storms?
Answer: The greenish tinge which often, but not always, develops ahead of some violent thunderstorms was explained clearly and concisely by Scott Bachmeier, who was a researcher at the University of Wisconsin at the time he wrote this short article.
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The chill isn’t permanent, but the warmup by midweek isn’t either
The Buffalo National Weather Service Doppler radar is back in service, but it won’t be showing any precipitation around here for several days. Monday morning was the coldest in the region so far, with 36 at the airport, and a few 29 degree lows in the Southern Tier.
After a still-chilly Monday, some patchy frost will develop again for Tuesday morning. Readings should recover to the low 60s on a mostly sunny and tranquil Tuesday, and return to above average for Wednesday and Thursday, reaching the upper 60s to near 70. A strong cold front will be crossing our region by Friday morning, accompanied only by limited moisture.
Some scattered showers will develop with the front Thursday night and convert over to mainly lake-effect showers on a gusty northwest flow during Friday. As of now, this lake effect looks to be much less organized than the heavy lake rains which fell last week. The Friday high of around 50 will be early in the day, with readings slowly dropping through the 40s by evening. Saturday’s high will range from the 40s on the hills to near 50 in the metro area.
A preliminary look ahead to next Sunday and game time looks dry and somewhat windy, with the high near 55. The wind may be strong enough to have an effect on the kicking and passing game but, other than that, it looks like we’ll have good football weather for the Steelers game.
In the extended range, probabilities favor our temperatures running below average most days in the 6-10 day and 8-14 day Climate Prediction Center outlooks.
This pattern is supported by good agreement in upper air ensembles, which would also suggest fairly dry conditions with the warmer ridge well to the west and a colder trough in the east much of the time.
However, those same ensembles do suggest several brief warmups again next week, between the lengthier chilly periods. | 2022-10-03T19:38:30+00:00 | buffalonews.com | https://buffalonews.com/news/local/ask-don-paul-was-monstrous-ian-worsened-by-a-warming-climate/article_1c32abc2-4339-11ed-be53-cf4351e76c1a.html |
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SaaStr Annual 2022 - Trustero, an innovator in Compliance as a Service (CaaS) for emerging enterprises, announced several enhancements to its flagship offering. The new features will make the pursuit and attainment of continuous compliance with SOC 2 easier and faster for companies seeking compliance and the auditors who work with them. The company also announced a new Private API Beta program.
Trustero Compliance as a Service is cloud-based, easy-to-use compliance automation software. It is designed to simplify SOC 2 audit readiness and enable continuous compliance. Key features include auditor-approved controls, auditor-vetted policy templates, and automated evidence gathering and validity testing. The Trustero solution also integrates with leading Software as a Service (SaaS) tools and platforms.
The new features announced at the SaaStr Annual 2022 conference and exhibition include:
- AI-Powered Evidence and Test Suggestions – Trustero Compliance as a Service uses AI to analyze controls and available evidence sources. The platform then makes specific evidence collection and test recommendations. These features complement the Trustero platform's automated evidence gathering and validity testing capabilities. They also ease and speed audits and help companies sustain continuous compliance.
- Bring Your Own Controls – Trustero Compliance as a Service now supports bulk upload of controls by users, auditors, or both. Instead of multiple iterations of "find, highlight, copy, and paste," users can consolidate information about multiple controls into a single .CSV file and upload that information all at once. Trustero then uses AI to map those controls to relevant policies and receptors automatically, with no user configuration required. This allows faster and easier integration of incumbent controls into the Trustero platform.
- A Choice of Views – Users can now create multiple individual audits with Trustero, view historical audits, and focus on the specific details that are in scope for a given audit. For example, administrators can conduct internal and external audits concurrently. Users can also easily switch between a view of a specific audit and a company-wide "continuous compliance view" of overall audit readiness. For example, an auditor or CFO might want to focus on a specific audit report, while a CEO may be more interested in a company-wide view of what's compliant and what's not.
- New Receptors – Receptors for connections to the GitLab DevOps software package and the Bitbucket source code repository hosting service are now available. Receptors speed evidence collection by automatically retrieving data from third-party service providers, processing it, and connecting it to controls to satisfy an auditor.
- New API Beta Program – Trustero also announced the launch of a Private Application Programming Interface (API) Beta Program. The program will enable developers outside of Trustero to build APIs for easy integration with Trustero Compliance as a Service. This will expand integration options for Trustero users and partners and enhance the business value of Trustero Compliance as a Service.
- ISO 27001 Support – This is a major step toward Trustero Compliance as a Service evolving into a multi-framework compliance management solution.
"These enhancements are our latest responses to requests and suggestions from customers and auditor partners, who are helping us evolve our platform," said Philip Liu, CEO of Trustero. "We are constantly looking for ways to make Trustero Compliance as a Service more valuable and easier to use and are already working on our next wave of new and improved features."
To learn more or see a demo of Trustero Compliance as a Service, visit Trustero at Booth 257 during SaaStr Annual 2022. To schedule a demo, please book here or e-mail sales@trustero.com
Trustero delivers the solutions and services that enable demonstrable, sustainable trustworthiness for emerging enterprises. Trustero Compliance as a Service establishes and manages regulatory compliance by undertaking vulnerability assessments, security risk analyses, and other measures to ensure that all business processes and systems remain fully compliant. Artificial intelligence (AI) and other modern technologies mean you have the visibility needed to gain actionable insights into your compliance across the extended enterprise. More transparency means increased trust by your customers and partners and greater operational efficiencies for your business. To learn more, visit https://www.trustero.com.
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How to Watch Creighton vs. NC State on TV or Live Stream - NCAA Tournament First Round
Published: Mar. 17, 2023 at 3:16 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago
An opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup will see the 6-seed Creighton Bluejays (21-12) play against the No. 11 seed NC State Wolf Pack (23-10) on Friday at Ball Arena. The matchup starts at 4:00 PM.
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Creighton Stats Insights
- This season, the Bluejays have a 46.7% shooting percentage from the field, which is 2.3% higher than the 44.4% of shots the Wolf Pack's opponents have made.
- Creighton is 15-5 when it shoots higher than 44.4% from the field.
- The Wolf Pack are the 53rd-ranked rebounding team in the country, while the Bluejays sit at 35th.
- The 76.6 points per game the Bluejays score are 5.8 more points than the Wolf Pack allow (70.8).
- Creighton is 17-6 when scoring more than 70.8 points.
NC State Stats Insights
- The Wolf Pack have shot at a 45.3% clip from the field this season, 3.1 percentage points higher than the 42.2% shooting opponents of the Bluejays have averaged.
- NC State has compiled a 16-1 straight-up record in games it shoots over 42.2% from the field.
- The Wolf Pack are the 53rd-ranked rebounding team in the nation, the Bluejays sit at 272nd.
- The Wolf Pack's 78.2 points per game are 9.7 more points than the 68.5 the Bluejays give up.
- When NC State allows fewer than 76.6 points, it is 19-4.
Creighton Home & Away Comparison
- Offensively Creighton has performed better at home this year, putting up 79.3 points per game, compared to 72.5 per game when playing on the road.
- In 2022-23, the Bluejays are allowing 62.5 points per game in home games. In road games, they are allowing 70.6.
- At home, Creighton is draining 2.6 more three-pointers per game (9.9) than away from home (7.3). It also has a better three-point percentage at home (37.5%) compared to away from home (30.7%).
NC State Home & Away Comparison
- At home NC State is scoring 83.3 points per game, 11.6 more than it is averaging on the road (71.7).
- At home the Wolf Pack are allowing 69.8 points per game, 2.3 fewer points than they are away (72.1).
- NC State drains more 3-pointers at home (9.1 per game) than away (8.1). It also has a higher 3-point percentage at home (36.9%) than away (32.4%).
Creighton Schedule
NC State Schedule
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(NEXSTAR) – It has long been understood that big city living can come with a hefty price tag. Even some of the smallest apartments in New York City, for example, can set you back hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars a month. If you’re planning to move to a big city near you, you’ll need to make sure your paycheck can afford it.
Renters in the nation’s largest cities are paying an average of $1,759 a month, according to Realtor.com’s September Rental Report. That’s down about $20 from July when the median rate peaked.
Depending on how much money you earn each month, that rent may not be staggering. But in some of the nation’s largest cities, the rent is higher (sometimes much higher), adding to the already staggering costs of living in many of them.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as many financial advisers, recommend following a financial plan in which your rent-to-income ratio is less than 30%. Meaning if you make $100 a month, only about $33 should be spent on your housing costs.
Using that ratio, financial technology company SmartAsset calculated how much renters living in the nation’s 25 largest cities need to earn to afford both one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments on average.
To determine the average annual income necessary to afford the median rent rates of both sizes of apartments, SmartAsset used a rent-to-income ratio of 28%, slightly below the HUD’s recommendation. Cities were then ranked based on how much renters would need to earn to afford an average two-bedroom apartment.
Unsurprisingly, SmartAsset found cities in California require renters to earn among the highest income levels to afford apartments. In San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Jose, where the rent for either one or both of the apartment options reviewed was greater than $3,000 a month, renters would need to earn six-figure incomes to match the 28% ratio.
The same is true for five of the other cities ranking among the top 10 — though they, for the most part, have rents below $3,000 — a six-figure income was found to be necessary to meet the recommended ratio.
Below are the five cities with the highest income thresholds necessary to afford the average rent, as well as the income need for one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments:
Among the more affordable cities, renters in four could afford average apartments with an income of less than $50,000, according to SmartAsset. Those cities are Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis; Detroit; and El Paso, Texas.
Here are the five most affordable cities for renters, based on SmartAsset’s review:
These rankings also align with data from MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, which offers insights into how much you need to make to afford to live in your city, county, or state based on typical expenses like food, housing, taxes, and more.
Based on the findings from MIT’s Living Wage Calculator, a single adult living in the five cities with the more expensive rent listed above needs to earn a wage of more than $21 an hour. San Francisco has the highest rate at $25.55. Among the five cheaper cities, a single adult needs a living wage of between about $14 and $16 — Detroit has the highest living wage among these cities at $16.20.
There is hope for renters across the U.S. though. According to Realtor.com, the average rents for one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and studio apartments are starting to cool down. | 2022-10-29T14:48:26+00:00 | upmatters.com | https://www.upmatters.com/news/national/can-you-afford-to-be-a-renter-in-these-cities-heres-what-a-new-report-says/ |
Indian Olympic athlete Kaur tests positive for steroid
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Indian discus thrower Kamalpreet Kaur has tested positive for an anabolic steroid. The case was announced Wednesday nine months after she placed sixth at the Tokyo Olympics. Kaur tested positive for stanozolol in a case the Athletics Integrity Unit dated to March 29. The steroid was most famously used by sprinter Ben Johnson at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. The 26-year-old Kaur placed sixth in Tokyo last August less than two meters out of the medals. She had set an India women’s discus record of 66.59 meters several weeks earlier. Her Olympic result likely will not be affected by the doping case. | 2022-05-04T18:29:48+00:00 | keyt.com | https://keyt.com/news/2022/05/04/indian-olympic-athlete-kaur-tests-positive-for-steroid/ |
(Motor Authority) — The Ford F-150 Lightning’s price has been raised for the third time in three months, with the least expensive version of the electric pickup truck hiked by 7.6% to $57,869.
The latest Lightning price hikes were first reported by Reuters, based on a perusal of Ford’s website, and subsequently confirmed to Motor Authority by Ford spokesperson Elizabeth Kraft, who said prices for high-end models would hold steady.
“We adjust pricing as a normal course of business due to rising material costs, market factors, and ongoing supply chain constraints,” Kraft said. “Demand for this breakthrough vehicle is strong and continues to grow.”
To keep up with the demand, Ford is adding a third shift at the Lightning’s Detroit assembly plant to increase production to 150,000 trucks annually, Kraft noted.
The new $57,869 base price applies to the fleet-oriented Lightning Pro model with the standard 98-kwh battery pack, and includes a $1,895 destination charge. The Lightning XLT standard range now starts at $65,369 with destination, up from $61,269 after the last price increase. For comparison, the same model cost $54,669 for 2022, although the difference also includes a $200 increase in the destination charge between model years.
The F-150 Lightning Pro model cost $41,669 when it went into production in April 2022. The latest increase means the price is up 38.9% since its launch.
Prices for Lightning Pro and XLT models with the 131-kwh extended-range pack, as well the Lariat and Platinum trim levels, are unchanged, but Ford already raised prices on some of these variants earlier in the model year. The extended-range XLT got an $8,500 bump to $80,974, the Lariat increased to $85,974, and the Platinum’s base price was raised to $96,874.
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Ford previously announced some updates for the Lightning’s sophomore model year, including slightly more range for the Lightning Pro, which is expected to get a 10-mile increase to 240 miles with the standard battery pack. Two new colors (Avalanche and Azure Gray metallic) have been added as well, along with an optional Pro Trailer Hitch Assist system. A police-ready Special Service Vehicle package was announced in July. | 2022-12-17T16:38:11+00:00 | keloland.com | https://www.keloland.com/automotive/ford-f-150-lightning-gets-third-price-hike-up-38-9-since-april-launch/ |
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — A Danville man is under arrest after police said he shot a man Monday afternoon.
Jacob Derrickson, 29, was arrested in connection to a shooting that happened around 1 p.m. in the area of Voorhees Street and Kohen Drive. The 33-year-old victim told officers he was walking on Voorhees when an unknown person approached him from behind and started shooting. The victim saw the offender run away and offered a description; the victim received treatment for his wounds at the hospital and is expected to be ok.
During the investigation, officials said a witness informed Danville Police that they saw someone matching the offender’s description walking in the wooded area near Vorhees and Fowler Avenue. Officers responded and found Derrickson trying to hide; they also found a gun and other items of evdience.
Derrickson is being held at the Danville Public Safety Building on a preliminary charge of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Other charges are pending a review of the case by the Vermilion County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The investigation into this shooting is ongoing. Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact Danville Police at 217-431-2250 or Vermilion County Crime Stoppers at 217-446-8477. | 2022-11-08T00:46:09+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/man-hurt-in-danville-shooting-suspect-arrested/ |
GRAYLING TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Fire crews are battling a 1,000-acre wildfire in Crawford County.
The Michigan DNR says crews are working to contain the fire that’s about four miles southeast of Grayling, near Staley Lake Road.
State police say the fire is traveling southwest toward I-75, and threatening several buildings. Evacuations are underway.
Beaver Creek Township Hall and Grayling Middle School are both accepting evacuees.
Michigan State Police shut down parts of I-75 a little before 6 p.m. Saturday.
There are several closures in place:
- Northbound and southbound lanes of I-75 between 4 Mile Road Exit 251 to Down River Road Exit 256
- Staley Lake Road from M-72 to 4 Mile Road
- Wildnerness Trail from Keystone Landing Road to Staley Lake Road
- Staley Lake Beach and Neff Lake Beach
The DNR says to avoid the area so crews can work on suppressing the fire.
Meanwhile, a temporary flight restriction is in place for a five-mile perimeter around the fire at heights below 5,000 feet— do not fly aircraft or drones in this area.
Michigan State Police released photos of the fire from its Aviation Unit helicopter:
The wildfire continues to produce an abundance of smoke.
Visibility may be reduced, so make sure you drive careful through affected areas.
The DNR says you should limit exposure to wildfire smoke by staying inside with all doors and windows closed, especially if you have asthma or other respiratory conditions.
The DNR says ground crews, heavy equipment, a Michigan State Police helicopter, four USDA Forest Service fire boss planes and a Type 1 helicopter are helping to suppress the fire.
Right now, aircraft is scooping water from Neff Lake, Shellenbarger Lake and Lake Margrethe.
Investigators are working to figure out how exactly the fire started.
The DNR has the following reminders as Michigan experiences unprecedented hot and dry conditions for this time of year:
- Never leave a fire unattended— even for a moment
- Always check here to see if conditions permit open burning
- Put out fires completely with water— drench, stir with a shovel and drench again
- Do not park hot equipment over dry grass on the road because the grass can ignite | 2023-06-03T23:27:47+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/crews-battle-crawford-co-wildfire-close-i-75-evacuate-homes |
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australians will go to the polls on Saturday following a six-week campaign that has focused on pandemic-fueled inflation, climate change and fears of a Chinese military outpost being established less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s shore.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s conservative coalition is seeking a rare fourth three-year term.
He began the campaign in April by urging voters to stick with a government that delivered one of the lowest pandemic death tolls of any advanced economy rather than risk the opposition center-left Labor Party.
An early election late last year had been widely anticipated with Morrison expected to reap the political capital from his government’s success in containing the spread of COVID-19 in the first year of the pandemic.
But his nickname “ScoMo” was changed by critics to “SloMo” a year ago when Australia’s vaccine rollout fell months behind schedule.
Australia has recorded more than double the number of COVID-19 deaths so far this year than it did during the first two years of the pandemic. Around 8,000 people have died with COVID-19 among Australia’s population of 26 million. Only 2,239 died in 2020 and 2021. The more transmissible virus variants have tarnished the government’s pandemic record.
Opposition leader Anthony Albanese noted on Friday that he was the first candidate with a “non-Anglo Celtic name” to run for prime minister in the 121 years since the office was created.
Albanese was brought up in Sydney by a single Irish-Australian mother who fell pregnant in 1962 to an Italian during a trip to Europe. She took the father’s name and lied that they had been married before he died in a car accident. Father and son first met in 2009.
Albanese has recounted his own childhood hardships in advocating Labor policies of cheaper child care for low- and middle-income families and better nursing home care for the elderly.
“Part of what I’ve said during this campaign is: no one held back and no one left behind,” Albanese said. “No one left behind because Labor will always look after the vulnerable and the disadvantaged.”
The government changed voting regulations on Friday to enable thousands of people who have recently been infected with COVID-19 to vote by phone.
Some polling booths would be closed on Saturday because many of the 105,000 election workers were sick with the virus or flu. Army reservists have been asked to fill in, an official said.
The pandemic and the war in Ukraine have pushed up costs of living and cast doubt on the conservatives’ boast of being better economic managers than Labor.
After the annual inflation rate soared to 5.1% in the March quarter, the central bank lifted its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than 11 years from 0.1% to 0.35%.
Two weeks after cash rose by a quarter of a percentage point to 6.75% in November 2007, Prime Minister John Howard’s conservative government was voted out of office, ending more than 11 years in power.
Opposition treasury spokesperson Jim Chalmers described the rate hike this month as a “full-blown cost of living crisis on Scott Morrison’s watch.”
Labor has also taken aim at the government’s foreign policy credentials after China and the Solomon Islands confirmed during the election campaign they had finalized a bilateral security pact. Labor described it as Australia’s worst foreign policy failure in the Pacific since World War II.
Australia already has a security pact with the Solomons and is the impoverished South Pacific island nation’s most generous provider of foreign aid.
Foreign Minister Marise Payne had proposed in November doubling Australian aid to the Pacific to 2.88 billion Australian dollars ($2 billion) a year to counter China’s rising influence, The Australian newspaper reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. But she was refused by her Cabinet’s national security committee colleagues.
Morrison declined to confirm or deny the newspaper report because of the secrecy surrounding the committee’s deliberations.
Morrison rejected the premise of a question when a reporter asked if he would consider doubling Pacific aid to counter Beijing’s moves.
“You’re suggesting that if you just double funding in the Pacific then somehow the Chinese government doesn’t have any influence or won’t be successful in seeking to coerce or exert its influence in the southwest Pacific,” he said. “That‘s your assumption and that assumption doesn’t hold.”
Solomons Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said that there will be no Chinese naval base in his country and China has denied seeking a military foothold in the islands.
Senior government lawmakers have said the timing of the China-Solomons agreement during an election campaign is evidence that Beijing was attempting to undermine the ruling coalition’s prospects for reelection.
The government maintains that Beijing wants a change of leadership because a Labor administration would be less likely to stand up against Chinese economic coercion.
As well as campaigning against Labor, Morrison’s conservative Liberal Party is fighting off a new challenge from so-called teal independent candidates to key government lawmakers’ reelection in party strongholds.
The teal independents are marketed as a greener shade than the Liberal Party’s traditional blue color and want stronger government action on reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions than either the government or Labor are proposing.
The government aims to reduce Australia’s emissions by 26% to 28% below 2005 levels by 2030. Labor has promised a 43% reduction.
Recent opinion polls have put Labor narrowly ahead of the coalition. But the pollsters’ credibility has yet to recover since their spectacular failure in the 2019 election.
The split of votes between the government and Labor in 2019 was 51.5% to 48.5% — the mirror opposite of the result that Australia’s five most prominent polls predicted. | 2022-05-20T18:15:04+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/australia-set-to-go-to-polls-in-expected-close-election/ |
VIKEN, Sweden, Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TikoMed, a biopharmaceutical company focused on harnessing the medical potential of the body's ability to self-repair and regenerate, today announced the publication in Frontiers in Phamacology of peer-reviewed research supporting the unique broad spectrum mechanism of action of TikoMed's ILB® neuroprotective drug platform. In multiple preclinical and clinical studies across a variety of neuroinflammation-driven diseases, the low molecular weight dextran sulfate compound both mobilized and modulated naturally occurring tissue repair mechanisms and restored cellular homeostasis and function by releasing heparin-binding growth factors. TikoMed believes this approach to enhancing the body's self-repair and regeneration capabilities has the potential to transform current cell and gene therapy paradigms.
"These studies show that ILB® releases, re-distributes and modulates the bioactivity of endogeneous heparin-binding growth factors that target disease compromised nervous tissues to initiate a cascade of transcriptional, metabolic and immunological effects that play a key role in controlling glutamate toxicity, normalising tissue bioenergetics, and resolving inflammation to improve tissue function. ILB®'s unique mechanism of action supports the potential to treat various acute and chronic neurodegenerative disease, including sTBI and ALS," said Ann Logan, Scientific Director at Axolotl Consulting and, Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the University of Warwick.
In summary, the studies provided evidence that ILB® has a profound therapeutic effect on molecular and cellular dysfunctions causing neurodegenerative diseases. Gene expression analysis demonstrated substantial similarities in the functional dysregulation induced by severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) and various human neurodegenerative conditions including ALS. Changes in gene expression following ILB® treatment supported a cascading beneficial effect of ILB® on growth factor activation resulting in the observed therapeutic effect. The transcriptional signature after ILB® treatment is relevant to cell survival, inflammation, glutamate signalling, metabolism and synaptogenesis, and is consistent with the activation of neuroprotective growth factors. The ability of ILB® to elevate circulating levels of heparin-binding growth factors in animal models and humans also supports its neuroprotective and regenerative effects in vivo.
"ILB® is currently being in development both as a therapeutic and as an enabling technology for advanced therapies, and this peer-reviewed research indicates even wider potential. We have initiated development programs for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and islet cell transplantation and will now consider broader use across a wider range of diseases," said Anders Kristensson, CEO of TikoMed.
Contact: info@tikomed.com or +46 42 23 84 40
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NYC Tri-State based team strengthens JLL's capacity to 30 dedicated valuations professionals helping investors and lenders navigate the changing face of real estate values
CHICAGO, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JLL (NYSE: JLL) today announced it has acquired Metropolitan Valuation Services ("MVS"), one of the largest independent commercial property appraisal and real estate consulting firms in the greater New York metropolitan area.
The addition of 20 valuations professionals to JLL's existing team of 10 creates an advisory powerhouse during a period of intensive pricing discovery. MVS's core competency extends to multi-housing, CBD and suburban office buildings, industrial/warehouse and shopping/retail properties, land, property transfers and market rent studies and appraisals for HUD section 8 properties. MVS was founded in 2003 by Principal and Co-Founder Steven Schleider. Clients include major financial institutions, Fortune 500 corporations, REITs, commercial real estate developers, investors, insurance companies, law firms, City of New York and government agencies.
"MVS, a 20-year-old experienced Tri-State team of highly seasoned professionals with a deep and intimate knowledge of New York, is well placed to empower clients with information and knowledge to help them make the best decisions for their real estate assets. Joining forces with MVS enables JLL to enhance our service for existing clients, strengthen our multi-housing capabilities within this buoyant segment and scale our footprint across the U.S.," said Tony Lenamon, Head of Valuation Advisory at JLL in the Americas.
Executive Vice President Ross Friedman and the existing JLL NYC Tri-State team will join forces with MVS Executive Vice Presidents Peter Rastetter and David Lyon under the leadership of Steven Schleider. "We have a unique and detailed understanding of the Tri-State area and I'm excited by the opportunity to expand our capabilities to better serve our clients as part of JLL," said Steven Schleider, President of Metropolitan Valuation Services.
"With JLL, we will have the resources to scale faster, broaden our existing practice areas, serve new asset sectors and to continue assisting investors and lenders in the NYC Tri-State area. We will also advise lenders and owners on navigating the valuation impacts that the energy mandates and sustainability regulations will have on commercial properties. This will all lead to a better understanding of the upside to be gained by creating healthy, sustainable buildings while helping New York City achieve its net zero targets."
As the top investment market globally over the last decade and a top-two market for cross-border investment over this time period, New York remains a key gateway city for national portfolios and global capital. As economic conditions, mobility patterns, consumer spending and tourism are improving in New York, the market is increasingly solidifying its position as a leading global hub for talent and resilient market for investment.
JLL's 2,000 qualified valuation professionals are connected across more than 50 countries, sharing insights and real-time data to advise on changing market dynamics and trends before they happen. A global community of sector-based specialists, the team delivers tailored client solutions for your real estate and business asset interests, giving an accurate picture of value and risk across any opportunity.
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FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Constance Guthrie is not yet dead, but her daughter has begun to plan her funeral.
It will be, Jessica Guthrie says, in a Black-owned funeral home, with the songs of her ancestors. She envisions a celebration of her mother’s life, not a tragic recitation of her long decline.
As it should be. Constance has lived 74 years, many of them good, as a Black woman, a mother, educator and businesswoman.
But she will die of Alzheimer’s disease, a scourge of Black Americans that threatens to grow far worse in coming decades.
Black people are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s than white people in the United States. They are less likely to be correctly diagnosed, and their families often struggle to get treatment from a medical system filled with bias against them.
About 14% of Black people in America over the age of 65 have Alzheimer’s, compared with 10% of white people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The disparity is likely even more, because many Black people aren’t correctly diagnosed.
And by 2060, cases are expected to increase fourfold among Black Americans.
While some risk factors may differ by race, the large disparities among racial groups can’t be explained just by genetics.
The problems start much earlier in life. Health conditions like heart disease and diabetes are known risk factors. Both are more common among Black populations, because of where they live in relation to polluting industries, lack of healthy food choices, and other factors. Depression, high blood pressure, obesity and chronic stress can also raise the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s. So can poverty.
Across the board, Black people don’t receive the same quality of health care throughout life as white people.
So they don’t get high quality treatment — or any treatment — for all those conditions that are risk factors. Then, at the end, they’re less likely to get medication to ease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia-related disorders.
And there’s the insidious impact of a life experiencing racism.
Racism is trauma that can lead to increased stress, which can in turn cause health problems like inflammation, which is a risk factor for cognitive decline, said Dr. Carl V. Hill, chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer of the Alzheimer’s Association.
“But because of this structural racism that creates poor access to health, medication, housing, those who experience racism and discrimination are not provided a pathway to lower their risk,” Hill said.
It is, he said, “a one-two punch.”
For Jessica, it has meant the final years of her mother’s life have been filled not with peace, but heartache and frustration, as she navigates doctors who don’t believe her when she says her mom is suffering. In the slow, plodding walk that is her mother’s final years, she has few health care partners.
“It has been pervasive across multiple doctors, emergency rooms and hospital doctors,” Jessica said. “Not being listened to, not believed, not given the full treatment.”
“To be a caregiver of someone living with Alzheimer’s is that you watch your loved one die every day. I’ve been grieving my mom for seven years.”
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EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of an AP series examining the health disparities experienced by Black Americans across a lifetime.
The salon was called “Hair by Connie,” and for 18 years it was the place to go in Alexandria, Virginia, if you were a Black woman who wanted to look her best. Reigning over the shop was its owner, Constance Guthrie.
She traveled the world, attending hair shows. She opened her salon to fashion shows like the “Tall, Full and Sassy” event advertised in an old flyer she now keeps in a box of mementos. She donned dazzling, colorful and flamboyant outfits to match her larger-than-life personality.
In the 1990s, she made the difficult decision to move and close her beloved salon. She bought a home in Fredericksburg so her daughter could attend the best schools, and later became a paraprofessional in the local school district, which allowed her to have a schedule where she never missed oratorical contests or choir recitals.
She was always there for Jessica, who is her only child. They often stayed up into the wee hours of the night working on school projects together. Despite meager means, Jessica grew up surrounded by encouragement and love.
“My mother gave up everything to make sure that I had the greatest support, the greatest opportunities,” Jessica Guthrie recalled. “We were like two peas in a pod.”
Her mother’s hard work paid off. Jessica became a teacher and later moved to Dallas to build her own life and chase her dreams, where she was a successful chief program officer for an education service.
Then, seven years ago, Constance began her descent into dementia.
She started to forget simple things, like where her keys were. She lost her way coming home from work on a familiar route she traveled almost daily for 18 years. She got into a car accident.
The frequency of troubling incidents began to increase, worrying Jessica who was still hundreds of miles away in Texas.
They tried to use Post-It notes to remind Constance of daily tasks. Some of the colorful notes still line the walls of the family’s home.
For a woman who had grown accustomed to being so independent, it was hard for her to accept that she needed help.
“She spent so long trying to hide it,” Jessica said. “Like, ‘Oh, I’m good, I’m fine. I just forgot.’ But you could tell that a lot of her anxiety and stress was because she was trying to cover this up from other people.”
She began to wander around her neighborhood. Jessica and nearby loved ones tried to bolt the door to prevent her from wandering.
A neurologist confirmed she was suffering early cognitive decline and that it was likely Alzheimer’s.
She was just 66 when she was diagnosed.
Soon after, Jessica made the tough decision to pack up and leave Dallas behind to care for her mother full time. She recently began working remotely again after taking an extended leave of absence to care for her mother.
Constance never had diabetes nor high blood pressure — which are common risk factors. She was fairly active and healthy, and would often walk around her neighborhood. But in 2015, Constance suffered a transient ischaemic attack, or a “mini stroke,” which is a brief disruption in the blood supply to part of the brain.
Jessica believes the mini stroke could have been caused in part by the heavy stress her mother endured at her job, where she worked for 18 years as a special education paraprofessional.
She also questions the role genetics played in her mother’s diagnosis. Her mother’s aunts are all living with the disease. Her mother’s brother, who was a doctor, has started to experience cognitive decline. ___
Lost in her own mind, Constance can no longer testify to the difficulties she endured — as a mother, a Black entrepreneur running a business on her own.
But her daughter, Jessica, can attest to the struggles she’s had, as a Black caregiver, trying to ensure that her mother receives appropriate care.
In 2018, her mother started pointing at her stomach, repeatedly, trying to tell her daughter she was in pain. Jessica took her to her primary care physician, who is white and brushed the concerns aside.
“My mother couldn’t articulate that there was significant pain in the moment and the doctor of the practice basically said, ‘Oh, well, you know, sometimes they just come in and put on a show and it seems like she’s fine,’” Jessica said. “They asked, ‘Are you sure she’s in so much pain?’”
They sent her home without performing further diagnostic tests. But the pain persisted.
Jessica took her mother to the emergency room the next day and a Black male doctor ordered the necessary imaging. She needed emergency surgery to correct a painful, protruding hernia.
Then there was the time she took her mother to the emergency room for intense leg pain. She had arthritis in her knee but Jessica suspected something more serious. HOSPITAL CONTACTED HERE.
The doctor told her she likely just needed rehab for her bad knee. Jessica advocated for more testing and it turned out Constance had a blood clot in her leg.
“Racism is implicit and deeply rooted in the air that we breathe,” said Jessica, who has started an Instagram account to chronicle her experiences.
The problems Black people face getting medical care are pervasive. Black people living with serious illnesses get less help managing pain and other symptoms, and they have worse communication with doctors, according to the Center to Advance Palliative Care.
Studies show they are less likely to receive dementia-related medication that can help ease symptoms like hallucinations and depression that make the disease particularly terrifying for families.
Among non-white caregivers, half or more say they have faced discrimination when navigating health care settings for their care recipient. Their top concern: Because of their race, providers or staff do not listen to them.
And there are barriers to even being diagnosed properly. A recent study found that Black participants in Alzheimer’s disease research studies were 35% less likely to be diagnosed than white participants. Part of the problem is a lack of Black doctors. Just 1 in 3 of the nation’s physicians is Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Asian. That lack of representation has had a compounding effect on the care that Black people receive — especially later in life when older Americans suffering from illnesses like Alzheimer’s lack the ability to advocate for themselves.
All these things put an outsized burden on Black families providing care.
Through her Instagram, Jessica regularly hears from other Black caregivers, mostly women, who have eerily similar stories of not being heard, feeling isolated or being denied proper treatment.
“I think that part of my journey would have looked significantly different if I were a middle-aged white person or a white male,” she said. “I would have been listened to the first time.” ___ Jessica has spent the past several months preparing for her mother’s imminent death, making sure every detail is perfect.
But in an unexpected twist, she learned in February that her mother would be discharged from home hospice care in early March. Medicare typically covers hospice care for those who are terminally ill, with a life expectancy of six months or less.
Although she remains in the last stage of Alzheimer’s disease, Constance has been deemed stable.
Both her appetite and water intake are great. Her skin is glowing. She still has glimmers of her sassy spirit.
On the surface, this is good news. Jessica’s relishing every extra day she has with her mother.
Still, the discharge feels like a slap in the face.
Several studies have found that Black patients, across various serious illness diagnoses, are less likely to be referred to hospice or use hospice.
Losing hospice services means Jessica will lose all equipment and supplies, including the hospital grade bed that her mother sleeps in, the lift she uses to get her out of bed and her wheelchair. She has lost the weekly nurse visits, vital checks, the social worker and the extra services that her mother loved — music and massage therapy.
Jessica is concerned about how she’ll handle the next medical emergency. She’ll have to rely on local hospitals that provided her mother with problematic care before.
“Everything’s gone and it feels like I’m back at square one again,” she said. “I feel like the system’s failed us and has failed so many other caregivers.”
It’s the latest, but maybe not the last, burden, and it’s taking its toll.
At 34, many of her friends are married, starting families, traveling and investing money for the future.
But she’s had to spend money on her mother’s care and largely put her life on hold.
“When you think about how I spent so long trying not to repeat this cycle of poverty, now I’m sitting in a place where I make a pretty good salary, and yet I’m not setting myself up for the future that I know that I should have,” she said.
Some days she mourns the life that could have been and everything she has had to sacrifice. She sees undeniable parallels between all that her mother sacrificed and what she now has given up. But she wouldn’t change a thing.
Her exhausting experience as a caregiver has added purpose to her life. She feels she is also helping other Black caregivers to be seen and heard.
For now, she is happy to spend time with the woman she calls “CG.”
Every morning after Constance wakes up, Jessica flips on the TV in her mother’s small room to the gospel music station. “Music brightens my mom. She would sing no matter if she was on key or not.”
Now, the daughter sings to her mother as she’s changing or feeding her. On a recent day Jessica tried making it through “Take My Hand, Precious Lord,” as she massaged her mother’s fingers, before her voice cracked and her shoulders bounced as she cried.
“You saying goodbye?” her mother mumbled.
Constance doesn’t sing or clap along anymore, but she lightly tapped her feet under her blanket. And she let out a low, steady hum.
Kat Stafford, based in Detroit, is a national investigative race writer for the AP’s Race and Ethnicity team. She was a 2022 Knight-Wallace Reporting Fellow at the University of Michigan. Follow her on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kat__stafford.
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It's a day for acknowledgements.
We're honoring the legacies of legends whose contributions can't be quantified. Such is the case with Ramsey Lewis, who is being honored on June 3rd at Gateway City Arts in Holyoke. Genuine Culture, LLC has gathered a group of jazz players and MCs to walk through his catalog to give a glimpse of the breadth of his influence across many genres. We speak with Damany Gordon about about the many innovations and connections Lewis made over the course of his life.
We're honoring icons we recently lost by renaming the wine thunderdome for it's namesake. And under it's new heading, we head for Table and Vine in West Springfield to sip with Michael Quinlan. It's our third straight week of firsts, as we try two wines of the same type from the same vineyard and truly see the variety that terroir can bring.
And we're honoring fortitude as well. Jeffrey Foucault starts his residency at Floodwater Brewing tonight, performing for the next three Fridays, but he's also playing in the Berkshires over the weekend at the Egremont Barn. Both he and his drummer for the night, Don McAulay were a part of Sparkletown: a tribute to Kate Lorenz a few weekends back at The Shea Theater, so in addition to hearing music from his catalog, we reminisce with the two of them about loss in the musical community near and far. | 2023-06-05T06:56:47+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/podcast/the-fabulous-413/2023-06-05/tributes-in-residency |
Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans that could increase the power of state lawmakers over races for Congress and the presidency, as well as redistricting, and cut state courts out of the equation.
The issue has arisen repeatedly in cases from North Carolina and Pennsylvania, where Democratic majorities on the states’ highest courts have invoked voting protections in their state constitutions to frustrate the plans of Republican-dominated legislatures.
Already, four conservative Supreme Court justices have noted their interest in deciding whether state courts, finding violations of their state constitutions, can order changes to federal elections and the once-a-decade redrawing of congressional districts. The Supreme Court has never invoked what is known as the independent state legislature doctrine, although three justices advanced it in the Bush v. Gore case that settled the 2000 presidential election.
“The issue is almost certain to keep arising until the Court definitively resolves it,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in March.
It only takes four of the nine justices to agree to hear a case. A majority of five is needed for an eventual decision.
Many election law experts are alarmed by the prospect that the justices might seek to reduce state courts’ powers over elections.
“A ruling endorsing a strong or muscular reading of the independent state legislature theory would potentially give state legislatures even more power to curtail voting rights and provide a pathway for litigation to subvert the election outcomes expressing the will of the people.” law professor Richard Hasen wrote in an email.
But if the justices are going to get involved, Hasen said, “it does make sense for the Court to do it outside the context of an election with national implications.”
The court could say as early as Tuesday, or perhaps the following week, whether it will hear an appeal filed by North Carolina Republicans. The appeal challenges a state court ruling that threw out the congressional districts drawn by the General Assembly that made GOP candidates likely victors in 10 of the state’s 14 congressional districts.
The North Carolina Supreme Court held that the boundaries violated state constitution provisions protecting free elections and freedoms of speech and association by handicapping voters who support Democrats.
The new map that eventually emerged and is being used this year gives Democrats a good chance to win six seats, and possibly a seventh in a new toss-up district.
Pennsylvania’s top court also selected a map that Republicans say probably will lead to the election of more Democrats, as the two parties battle for control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections in November. An appeal from Pennsylvania also is waiting, if the court for some reason passes on the North Carolina case.
Nationally, the parties fought to a draw in redistricting, which leaves Republicans positioned to win control of the House even if they come up just short of winning a majority of the national vote.
If the GOP does well in November, the party also could capture seats on state supreme courts, including in North Carolina, that might allow for the drawing of more slanted maps that previous courts rejected. Two court seats held by North Carolina Democrats are on the ballot this year and Republicans need to win just one to take control of the court for the first time since 2017.
In their appeal to the nation’s high court, North Carolina Republicans wrote that it is time for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the elections clause in the U.S. Constitution, which gives each state’s legislature the responsibility to determine “the times, places and manner” of holding congressional elections.
“Activist judges and allied plaintiffs have proved time and time again that they believe state courts have the ultimate say over congressional maps, no matter what the U.S. Constitution says,” North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger said when the appeal was filed in March.
The Supreme Court generally does not disturb state court rulings that are rooted in state law.
But four Supreme Court justices — Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch and Kavanaugh — have said the court should step in to decide whether state courts had improperly taken powers given by the U.S. Constitution to state lawmakers.
That was the argument that Thomas and two other conservative justices put forward in Bush v. Gore, although that case was decided on other grounds.
If the court takes up the North Carolina case and rules in the GOP’s favor, North Carolina Republicans could draw new maps for 2024 elections with less worry that the state Supreme Court would strike them down.
Defenders of state court involvement argue that state lawmakers would also gain the power to pass provisions that would suppress voting, subject only to challenge in federal courts. Delegating power to election boards and secretaries of state to manage federal elections in emergencies also could be questioned legally, some scholars said.
“Its adoption would radically change our elections,” Ethan Herenstein and Tom Wolf, both with the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program at the New York University Law School, wrote earlier this month.
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Colorado Rockies (29-47, fifth in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds (39-35, first in the NL Central)
Cincinnati; Wednesday, 12:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rockies: Connor Seabold (1-3, 5.88 ERA, 1.48 WHIP, 43 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott (3-0, .00 ERA, 1.08 WHIP, 12 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Reds -250, Rockies +206; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds take on the Colorado Rockies after TJ Friedl had four hits on Tuesday in an 8-6 win over the Rockies.
Cincinnati has a 39-35 record overall and a 19-18 record in home games. Reds hitters have a collective .333 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.
Colorado is 29-47 overall and 13-28 on the road. The Rockies have a 22-11 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
The teams meet Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Reds are up 3-2 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Spencer Steer leads the Reds with 10 home runs while slugging .475. Elly De La Cruz is 12-for-41 with two doubles, a home run and four RBI over the last 10 games.
Elias Diaz has 14 doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 36 RBI while hitting .286 for the Rockies. Nolan Jones is 13-for-36 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 10-0, .254 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by 23 runs
Rockies: 3-7, .238 batting average, 6.99 ERA, outscored by 31 runs
INJURIES: Reds: Hunter Greene: 15-Day IL (hip), Graham Ashcraft: 15-Day IL (calf), Nick Lodolo: 60-Day IL (calf), Derek Law: 15-Day IL (elbow), Reiver Sanmartin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connor Overton: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tony Santillan: 60-Day IL (back), Justin Dunn: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tejay Antone: 60-Day IL (elbow), Vladimir Gutierrez: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rockies: Antonio Senzatela: 60-Day IL (elbow), Charlie Blackmon: 10-Day IL (hand), Kris Bryant: 10-Day IL (heel), Ryan Feltner: 60-Day IL (skull), German Marquez: 60-Day IL (elbow), C.J. Cron: 10-Day IL (back), Lucas Gilbreath: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Kinley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Sean Bouchard: 60-Day IL (biceps)
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-0-6-7, FIREBALL: 4
(three, zero, six, seven; FIREBALL: four)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Friday morning's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Daily 4 Morning" game were:
3-0-6-7, FIREBALL: 4
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SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol believe speed was a factor in a deadly crash in east Seminole County on Tuesday night.
According to a preliminary report from FHP, a 20-year-old driver in a Porsche Boxter lost control on a curve on Brumley Road just before 10:30 p.m. Troopers said the car was headed west toward White Tail Trail when it struck a tree, which caused it to roll multiple times before it caught fire in a field.
Debbie Beck has lived in the area for 32 years. She said that she heard the crash before she saw it.
“The ambulance and sirens were screaming,” Beck said. “It’s really sad. The kid who was driving, he’s going to have to live with this for the rest of his life.”
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FHP says the driver of the Porsche was able to get out of the car before it caught fire. A 20-year-old passenger from Oviedo did not escape and died.
On Thursday, News 6 saw a cross left at the scene to honor the victim. The medical examiner identified him as Dylan Astacio.
Troopers said it’s tragic for both the driver and the passenger. They are sharing reminders with the public about speeding and safe driving in the wake of the crash.
“Unfortunately, when it comes to younger drivers, we do see higher speeds, and we do see a lot of distracted driving,” Trooper Migdalisi Garcia said. “We just want to remind those young drivers and parents to let their kids know that when you’re behind the wheel, it’s a serious thing, and you have to remain alert and attentive at all times.”
Seminole County gave News 6 information about a traffic study done on Brumley Road in January. It found that most cars obey the speed limit, but nearly 20% went at least 10 mph over the speed limit south of the powerlines.
Beck said she sees people speeding down the rural road often.
“A lot of kids come down here and squeal the tires. Of course, they’re testing out their cars,” Beck said.
Beck pointed out the tire marks seen up and down the street. Some of her neighbors told News 6 that they hope something can be done.
News 6 took those concerns to County Commissioner Bob Dallari, who represents District 1. He said his office is not aware of any complaints, though he added that what happened Tuesday night is tragic and something he will look into.
FHP provided data showing how many crashes they have responded to in the area in recent years. Their agency has been called to one crash per year for the last four years.
Right now, their priority is their ongoing investigation, which will determine whether the driver of the Porsche will face any charges.
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The Texas A&M International women’s basketball team saw its six-game win streak snapped Saturday as it stumbled against University of Arkansas Fort Smith 57-53.
In the first quarter, the Dustdevils claimed a 13-8 lead after the first 10 minutes of play thanks to an 8-2 run over the final five minutes. In the second quarter, the Lions chipped away at the Maroon & Silver’s lead as TAMIU went into halftime up 25-22.
Out of halftime, TAMIU saw the game tied at 25-25. However, it used a 6-0 run to gain the lead and went into the final quarter up 42-32.
The fourth quarter was all UAFS though, as it opened the final frame on a 13-1 run to take a 45-43 lead. Although the Dustdevils tied the game twice after that, the Lions would open a seven-point lead to eventually claim the win.
TAMIU shot 34% from the floor and went an abysmal 13% from the 3-point line.
Rai Brown led the Dustdevils with 21 points to go with six rebounds, a block and a steal. Emily Swiercz followed with 17 points while Marija Bakic filled the stat sheet with nine points, 12 rebounds and four assists.
TAMIU aims to bounce back as it will host UT Tyler in a 6 p.m. matchup Thursday.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — J.J. Watt could be a terrifying presence on a football field, hunting opposing quarterbacks with unparalleled ferocity, particularly during the early 2010s with the Houston Texans.
But the 6-foot-5, 288-pounder also could be a joyful fan favorite, playing catch on the sideline with young fans in the stands before games.
Now one of the best defensive players in NFL history looks like he's ready to call it a career.
Watt — a three-time AP Defensive Player of the Year — indicated Tuesday that he will retire at the end of the season, posting pictures of his wife and baby on social media while writing: “Koa’s first ever NFL game. My last ever NFL home game. My heart is filled with nothing but love and gratitude. It’s been an absolute honor and a pleasure.”
The Arizona Cardinals defensive lineman and his wife, Kealia, became parents in October. Koa is the name of their son.
Watt, 33, was among the premier defensive players in the NFL during the early 2010s with the Houston Texans. The former Wisconsin standout was a first-round pick in 2011 and was dominant from 2012 to 2015, finishing that four-year stretch with 69 sacks, to earn all three of his AP Defensive Player of the Year awards.
Watt was solid during his rookie season but became a star in 2012, with a stunning 20 1/2 sacks and 39 tackles for a loss. His production dipped slightly in 2013 before two more monster seasons. He had 20 1/2 sacks in 2014 and 17 1/2 in 2015.
His production dipped during the later half of his career, largely due to injuries. He missed big chunks of time in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021 but has had a bit of a late-career revival with the Cardinals — his 9 1/2 sacks this season are his most since 2018.
He also was active with off-the-field endeavors, helping to raise millions of dollars for those affected by Hurricane Harvey in the Houston area in 2017.
Watt spent his first 10 seasons with the Texans and the past two with the Cardinals. He has played some of his best football with the Cardinals over the past few weeks, with three sacks against the Broncos and two tackles for a loss on Christmas against the Buccaneers.
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(NerdWallet) – Booking airfare is a lot more complicated than it used to be. Should you choose basic economy or main cabin? Do you want the “bundle” or would you rather pay “a la carte”? And how much are you willing to pay for a seat?
Seat selection is a particularly thorny issue for those traveling with kids. Now that airlines charge to select “preferred” seats, such as those near the front or by the aisle or window, families can pay hundreds of dollars simply for the privilege to sit together on a round-trip flight.
Is paying extra for seats an inevitability for families? Or can these pesky fees be minimized or circumvented altogether? And why do they even exist in the first place?
What are seat selection fees?
Seat selection fees have become more common for a reason — they drive a lot of revenue for airlines. Low-cost airlines Spirit and Frontier earned roughly half of their revenue from “ancillary fees” in 2020, according to a report by IdeaWorksCompany, an industry analytics firm.
Ancillary fees also tend to mislead consumers. In one 2020 study in the journal Marketing Science, participants who saw ancillary fees “dripped” throughout the checkout process ended up paying more overall than those who saw the total costs upfront. So a $20 fee to select a seat might not seem like much, but it can add up quickly, and can transform an apparently cheap airfare into a pricey one.
The U.S. Department of Transportation has issued a notice to improve transparency on some ancillary airline fees, such as those for carry-on bags. But so far seat selection fees are getting a pass, which means they’re not going anywhere anytime soon.
How to pick seats
Are airlines required to seat families together? No. That said, the DOT notice specifically calls for more transparency for parents who are trying to select a seat for their young children. Until the rules change, however, parents are stuck with a tough choice: Cough up the cash to ensure the family sits together or skip seat selection and risk getting separated.
To select a seat without overpaying, try to:
- Choose seats in the back half of the plane. These usually carry fewer or no fees to select, and are the last to be selected by other passengers.
- Pick an airline with lower seat selection fees (see below).
- Avoid basic economy fares. These often carry restrictions on seat selection, and make family travel especially difficult.
Remember that children under two years old can fly for free and do not require a seat (though some parents prefer to buy a seat anyway).
Seat selection is always optional, whether flying solo or with a family of 10. It might seem nerve-wracking to head to the airport without confirmed seat assignments, but many families do it as a way to save money.
Yes, you can skip seat selection
While airlines want to make it seem like families have to select seats in order to sit together, it’s rarely this black and white. Most gate agents will work with families — even those without seat assignments — to get everyone seated together, when possible. It might mean bumping the family further back in the plane, but young children will not be left unattended with strangers (for everyone’s sake).
In other words, you can skip seat selection altogether and (usually) remain seated with your companions.
Nerdy tip: Skipping seat selection doesn’t mean you or your family won’t get a seat. It just means you’ll have to wait until later in the process to get one assigned.
Skipping this step might not be as easy as it sounds. Many airlines now include seat selection as part of the checkout process and make it seem like selecting — and paying for — a seat is a required step. Frontier Airlines even pops up a warning if you try to skip selection, making the case for why it’s so great (and burying the “no thanks” option in the corner).
If you don’t want to pay these fees, find a way to skip this step, and don’t get scared by the pop-ups and warnings the airlines use to make it seem mandatory.
Which airlines charge the most?
Discount airlines like Spirit and Frontier may have pioneered the a la carte airfare model, but traditional airlines have jumped on board in order to compete. Not all airlines charge the same amount — or charge for seat selection at all.
NerdWallet performed an analysis of seat selection fees by comparing several routes across the major U.S. airlines. This revealed that some are charging far more for seat selection than others.
Southwest Airlines is not included here, because it’s an outlier: It doesn’t charge for — or allow — seat selection at all.
So, which airlines don’t charge for seat selection? Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines are the only airlines that allow passengers to select a seat for free, though it may be near the back of the plane.
American, Delta, Frontier and Spirit all charged more than $10 each way for seat selection, even for lousy seats. Passengers should skip these airlines (or the seat selection process altogether) if they want to avoid such high fees.
Watch out for ‘upgrades’
Another airline invention from the past decade: Charging extra for “main cabin preferred” (or similar) seats that offer little more than a few inches of extra legroom. These seats often look similar to regular economy seats in the seat selection screen, but can carry hefty fees.
For example, an exit row seat on a nonstop Delta flight from Atlanta to Seattle cost $130 each way, or $260 more total — on a $358 flight. This 73% markup might make sense for particularly long-legged passengers, but for most travelers, these “upgrades” aren’t worth it.
To make it even more confusing, many airlines now have “premium economy” or “main cabin comfort” seats that do offer benefits like free drinks and priority boarding. The benefit of these seats varies considerably by airline. Some offer wider, more comfortable seats, while others offer standard seats, but throw in a free alcoholic drink and snack plate.
For children with short legs and little need for a cocktail, the markup on these upgraded seats is usually wasted.
The edge of your seat
Airlines want to charge you to select a seat because it costs them nothing. This incentive has led many airlines to push harder and harder, making “seat selection fees” seem like an unavoidable add-on charge for most fares.
For families, this decision is particularly fraught. Who wants to get separated from their preschooler on a six-hour flight? Yet it’s rarely so straightforward. Many families skip seat selection fees and end up sitting together, no problem.
For some people, the peace of mind that comes with knowing where the whole family will be seated is well worth the fee. For others, avoiding the fee and relying on the gate agents (and fellow passengers) to shuffle around works just fine.
It really comes down to risk tolerance. | 2023-01-09T23:11:31+00:00 | cenlanow.com | https://www.cenlanow.com/health-2/how-families-can-get-seats-together-on-a-plane/ |
Are bedpans or fracture pans best?
Wondering whether bedpans or fracture pans are better for your situation? Bedpans are meant for those patients who have issues with incontinence or are confined to a bed for an illness, surgery or injury, while fracture pans are specifically meant for those with hip issues. It’s important to understand the benefits and disadvantages of each type of bedpan, as well as the best products.
Bedpans
There is a diverse range of different bedpans to choose from, with features and modifications to make it easier on both the senior or patient and the caregiver. There are a few things you should consider when you are purchasing a bedpan, including the overall design, the materials used, the comfort level of the product, and whether it is developed for caregiver use. Bedpans usually range in price from about $10-$25, depending on the features built into the bedpan.
Bedpan pros
There are a number of benefits to using bedpans. For example, bedpans can help in situations involving emergency incontinence, allowing a patient to urinate near the bed without needing to rush to the bathroom. They also tend to be very cost-effective, help patients maintain their health and hygiene, and make waste disposal easier for both the patient and the caregiver.
Bedpan cons
That being said, there are a few disadvantages to using bedpans. For instance, many bedpans are too small or shallow for some patients and some bedpans don’t work well for immobile patients due to their height, so you should keep these considerations in mind when looking for the right bedpan for your own needs and situation.
The best bedpans
Vakly Extra Large Contour Bariatric Bedpan
This extra-large bedpan provides a nonstick surface that is easy to clean with everyday household cleaners. The affordable, latex-free bedpan is also durable, while being comfortable for the user with rounded edges.
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YUMSUM Firm Thick Stable PP Bedpan
This hospital-quality bedpan is super durable and easy to use with a weight capacity of up to 220 pounds. The bedpan also has smooth, rounded edges for maximum comfort, and you can use it in an autoclave for deep cleaning.
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This bariatric bedpan is well-constructed, well-designed, comfortable and easy to use. Seniors and other individuals are able to use the bedpan, either on their own or with the help of a caregiver, because the bedpan is easy to position and manipulate.
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Fracture pans
Fracture bedpans, or fracture pans, are smaller than traditional bedpans and have one flat end. These bedpan products are specifically created for patients and individuals who are recovering from a hip fracture or hip replacement. This kind of bedpan can also be used by patients who are not able to roll over or raise their hips high enough for a traditional bedpan. Fracture bedpans typically range in price from about $7-$15.
Fracture pan pros
One of the biggest benefits of fracture bedpans is that they are specifically built for people who are recovering from hip replacement or have had a hip fracture. The traditional bedpan might be too high for some individuals who are unable to raise their hips or roll over.
Fracture pan cons
On the other hand, there are some disadvantages to fracture bedpans. For example, some fracture bedpans are too shallow, since they need to be made lower for patients who can’t raise their hips. This lack of depth means that there might not be enough space for the patient’s urine. Another drawback is that some fracture pans are too small for some individuals.
The best fracture pans
Medpro Fracture Bedpan with Plastic Guard and Built-In Handles
This affordable fracture pan is convenient for both the patient and the caregiver and is a great size for both smaller adults and children. The handles on the bedpan also help with removal and placement, and you can use the bedpan with liners.
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Dynarex Plastic Bedpans for Fracture or Hip Replacement
This affordable fracture pan comes in a beautiful mauve color and is perfect for patients recovering from a hip fracture or hip replacement. The bedpan is inexpensive and lightweight, weighing only 8 ounces.
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This teal hip fracture bedpan has an easy-grip handle on both the front and sides for more comfortable use for fracture and immobile patients. The lightweight, molded plastic is easy to clean, and the tapered front can be positioned without needing to move the patient.
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Comfort Axis Portable Fracture Bedpan with Built-In Handle
This grey fracture bedpan is perfect for immobile patients and contoured for the patient’s comfort. The bedpan is durable, easy to clean and carry, lightweight and odor-resistant and features a built-in handle.
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Portable Fracture Bedpan with Plastic Guard
This smaller bedpan features a tapered front that makes it easy to slide under the body and an excellent option for immobile patients. The bedpan is also durable and easy to clean with a nonstick surface.
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Should you get a bedpan or a fracture pan?
There are benefits and drawbacks to both bedpans and fracture bedpans, but the bottom line is that traditional bedpans are best for people with no hip replacements or fractures, while fracture bedpans are specifically built for those recovering from a hip replacement or hip fracture.
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MANHATTAN (PIX11) — Visitors to Times Square on Sunday may have noticed thousands of buzzing bees.
Officers from the NYPD bee team headed to Times Square to remove 2,000 bees from a restaurant seating area, police said. The bees are being moved to an area “where their pollenating skills will be put to good use.”
Just days ago, police responded to Third Avenue and East 47th Street when “an unBEElievably large crowd” gathered, the NYPD’s 17th Precinct tweeted. An officer used a vacuum to handle the bees. No injures were reported.
In late May, police removed a swarm of 8,000 honeybees from the side of 3 World Trade Center, then took them to an apple orchard. Earlier in May, the NYPD bee unit handled two swarms in Queens. One swarm on a low-hanging branch had around 20,000 bees while another swarm had about 15,000 bees.
If a hive is crowded, bees might head elsewhere for more room, which can lead to swarms in public places, a member of the NYPD’s bee unit previously told PIX11. Police use a special vacuum with controlled suction to remove the bees without harming them. | 2022-06-26T21:32:13+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/thousands-of-bees-swarm-near-times-square-restaurant-seating-area-nypd/ |
NEW YORK (AP) — The “Barbie” blockbuster movie created magic at the box office, but the iconic doll’s parent Mattel is bracing for it to make a big difference in the toy aisles.
Mattel Inc. on Wednesday turned in a surprise profit and better sales during the second quarter than analysts expected. But worldwide sales of Barbie to retailers excluding adjustments fell 6% in the quarter ended June 30 as promotions were shifted to align with last weekend’s release of the iconic doll’s first live action picture. Mattel executives told analysts during an earnings call following the release that sales have improved in July, and it expects the movie will have a halo effect on the brand for years to come.
The film — which set an opening weekend record last week for the year — splashed worldwide attention on the doll and boosted shares of the company in the past month. Ahead of the opening, Mattel created a product marketing blitz with more than 100 brands plastering pink everywhere. But it won’t likely see the full benefits of the tie-ins for awhile — and consumers are still spending cautiously on toys.
“We significantly increased free cash flow and continued to gain market share,” said Ynon Kreiz, chairman and CEO of Mattel in a statement. “Importantly, this moment will be remembered as a key milestone in our company’s history with the release of the Barbie movie.”
The movie release comes also at a time when Kreiz, who came to Mattel’s helm in 2018, is turning the toy company into an intellectual property house, with “Barbie” the first of 14 live action movies planned with major studios.
The company made $27.2 million, or 8 cents per share, in the quarter ended June 30. That compares with net income of $66.4 million, or 18 cents per share, in the year-ago period.
Sales fell 12% to $1.09 billion from $1.23 billion in the year-ago quarter as retailers trimmed orders for toys amid economic uncertainty.
Analysts were expecting a loss of 3 cents-a-share on sales of $1 billion.
Anthony DiSilvestro, chief financial officer of Mattel, noted that the “retail inventory correction” is behind it.
Net sales and gross billings in the North America segment decreased 18% during the second quarter. Gross billings is a metric that reflects sales to retailers before adjustments.
For the second quarter, worldwide gross billings for the doll category was $441 million, up 10% as reported, or 9% in constant currency, versus the prior year, primarily driven by Disney Princess and Disney Frozen, and Monster High, partially offset by a decline in Barbie.
Mattel reiterated its financial outlook despite a surprise profit in the quarter.
Mattel stuck to its full-year outlook, which it projects to be flat from last year, and adjusted profit per share between $1.10 and $1.20 per share.
Shares slipped 2% in after market trading on Wednesday after adding 15 cents to $21.32 per share.
“While the Barbie blockbuster didn’t happen in Mattel’s Q2, its takeover of pop culture shows the huge potential its IP has, “ said Insider Intelligence Principal Analyst Jeremy Goldman in a statement. ”It also speaks to Mattel’s ability to work with key Hollywood players to bring its properties to life in a media-savvy manner. “ | 2023-07-27T15:37:02+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/business-news/ap-mattel-posts-surprise-profit-last-quarter-but-barbie-doll-sales-fall-despite-movie-hype/ |
In 2023, Hard Rock Stadium is much more than a massive venue. Sure, there are Dolphins games aplenty, the Orange Bowl, and Beyoncé is coming in August.
But take one step outside the stadium itself, and there's a ton going on. Massive structures are being erected ahead of May’s Formula 1 race, and the nearly 30 tennis courts that orbit the stadium were used in full force during the Miami Open.
It’s a total hodgepodge that is visually hard to grasp. But everything beautifully came together as the Miami Open roared into town on March 19 and culminated on Sunday, April 2, with the men’s final.
Sure, there were a couple of major setbacks. Number one men’s player and six-time Miami Open champion, Novak Djokovic, was again denied entry into the U.S. — and therefore the tournament — due to his COVID-19 vaccination status. That saga is nothing new. On the women’s side, defending Miami Open champion, Iga Swiatek, was forced to withdraw early due to a rib injury.
But the established and emerging stars still came to sweat it out under the oft-excruciating South Florida sun. On the women’s side, 15 seed and Czech Republic flag-bearer Petra Kvitova took home the win, downing Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina on Saturday after a lengthy first-set tiebreaker, 7-6 (14), 6-2. And, on the men’s side, fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev beat rising Italian star Jannik Sinner — 7-5, 6-3 — during Sunday’s final.
Between the big matches, there were some underdog darlings. Notably, 74th-ranked Sorana Cirstea out of Romania battled all the way to the semifinals, taking out number two Aryna Sabalenka along the way. Meanwhile, Atlanta native and ranked 119 in the world Christopher Eubanks made a splash, making it to the quarterfinals as the last American man standing.
On the practice courts, there was a 30-minute window in the early rounds where fans caught world men's number one Carlos Alcaraz, American star Coco Gauff, and Canadian phenom Felix Auger-Aliassime back-to-back-to-back practicing and mingling with fans.
For Miami Open newbies, a pro tip for next year: Get to the early rounds. Don't just sit in the stadium. Wander around the practice courts and prepare to be mesmerized by who you'll see it. Celebs spotted during the tourney included Jon Bon Jovi, Mike Tyson, Jamie Foxx, Dave and Isabela Grutman, Maluma, Luka Doncic, and Lisa Leslie.
Tennis action aside, there was plenty to see off the courts, with pop-up murals on wooden walls throughout the grounds from Argentine artist Falopapas. The food and beverage options were not your standard stadium grub, with local favorites like Editor Pizza serving up massive slices at $12 to $13 a pop and Omakai Sushi dishing up a 20-piece spread for nearly $50, which the Instagram crowd seemed to love. The balconies overlooking the central promenade at American Social Bar & Kitchen and Kiki on the River were undoubtedly places to be.
Cutting out the construction mess, the Miami Open was quintessentially Miami as ever — sweaty, over-the-top, and with a vibe like no other. Start hydrating and getting pumped for next year. | 2023-04-04T19:27:37+00:00 | browardpalmbeach.com | https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/arts/miami-open-2023-daniil-medvedev-and-petra-kvitova-took-home-top-prizes-15153040 |
CHICAGO, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Metafora, a leading provider of technology strategy and consulting services for transportation and logistics businesses, is announcing a new Agile Coaching offering. The program is designed to help product & engineering teams improve and maximize their agile practices, with a focus on delivering outcomes over scale.
Currently, many freight tech teams have little-to-no structure, frequently miss deadlines, go over on budget, and hand off quality assurance. In line with its mission to help move the transportation & logistics industry forward, Metafora's freight tech and agile experts developed a program specifically to solve these problems.
Metafora's Agile Coaching program is led by Senior Director of Engineering, Kevin Jenkins, who also played a key role in writing the official "Why DevOps?" learning journey for Scrum Alliance. Jenkins has been in software delivery and leadership for 20+ years. He has extensive experience coaching and guiding teams to achieve their agile and delivery performance goals.
The Agile Coaching program is customized to meet the specific needs of each team, taking into account the team's current level of agile proficiency and the desired outcomes.
"There is a direct correlation between a company's Agile Methodologies and the quality of systems they build," said Peter Rentschler, Metafora CEO. "We've been shocked to find that many T&L development teams are not using Agile, or they are using a diluted version of Agile. This has led to missed deadlines, poor quality code, and technology that didn't solve a problem. We have also seen a significant increase in customers who are seeking us out to help them build differentiating software while also enhancing their teams' proficiency in Agile practices."
Metafora Agile Coaching helps product teams:
- Improve performance :
- Stay on track with budgets and timelines
- Establish a learning culture of continuous improvement based on agile values, principles and practices
- Experience higher levels of employee satisfaction, engagement, and retention
About Metafora
At Metafora, we are experts in all things technology with a focus on transportation, logistics and supply chain strategy. Our mission is to help your business overcome roadblocks toward progress and growth through better application of software, so we can contribute to a more efficient world together.
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The FBI has identified a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Jack Teixeira, as a suspect in the recent leak of classified U.S. intelligence documents, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Teixeira has not been arrested yet.
This story will be updated.
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A guest at the Irvine Marriott in California has filed a civil rights lawsuit against Marriott for removing him from their hotel during a mental health crisis. According to New York resident and tech entrepreneur Steven Nicolosi, a business trip to California ended in a nightmare experience of homelessness and hospitalization. Nicolosi, who suffers from schizophrenia, began to experience a mental health crisis during his stay at the Marriott and was unable to return home. According to Nicolosi, he informed hotel staff of his crisis and paid for an extended stay. But instead of accommodating him, Nicolosi claims the Marriott staff abruptly removed him from their property without any warning, allegedly for upsetting guests by his appearance. Nicolosi claims the Marriott did not return his essential personal belongings to him including his anti-psychosis medication, his wallet, cash, credit cards, and driver's license. As a result, Nicolosi claims that he was left homeless on the streets of Irvine, California, in a compromised mental condition for two calendar days before law enforcement found him and transported him to a local hospital. Nicolosi claims the whole experience shattered his sense of safety and that he attempted suicide afterwards. Nicolosi is seeking $10 million in compensation. "It is frightening to think that any guest at a Marriott property could be treated as I was," commented Nicolosi. "As a result of this suit, I hope Marriott will consider how it treats its guests, so that nobody will - in the future - be treated this way. The sad fact is that the stigma of mental disability is still quite prevalent within society. We need any and all brands of this magnitude to be aware of and train their staff properly regarding the trait of compassion provided to those guests who may be suffering from such limitations within life as I do." The case is Steven Nicolosi v. Marriot International, Inc., et al. (Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2022-01269511-CU-CR-CJC).
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MCLEAN, Va., July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Primis Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FRST) (the "Company") today announced that it will release second quarter 2022 results after the market closes on Thursday, July 28, 2022. Following the release, the Company will host a conference call and audio webcast for analysts and investors at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 29, 2022.
The webcast of the earnings call can be found at the following address: https://app.webinar.net/Dn1WKpOkRPb
To participate in the call, please use one of the following telephone numbers and request the Primis Financial Corp. earnings call. Participants are encouraged to dial in 15 minutes prior to the call start time.
Participant Toll-Free Dial-In Number: (888) 346-2613
Participant International Dial-In Number: (412) 317-5168
A replay of the conference call will be available for 5 days at:
U.S. Toll-Free: (877) 344-7529
International: (412) 317-0088
Replay Access Code: 7372270
As of March 31, 2022, Primis Financial Corp. had $3.22 billion in total assets, $2.39 billion in total loans and $2.69 billion in total deposits. Primis Bank, the Company's banking subsidiary, provides a range of financial services to individuals and small- and medium-sized businesses through forty full-service branches in Virginia and Maryland and through certain internet and mobile applications.
Contact:
Dennis J. Zember, Jr., President and CEO
Matthew A. Switzer, EVP and CFO
Phone: (703) 893-7400
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Basketball-Inspired Capsule Inspired by 7-Eleven and Speedway Stores
IRVING, Texas, Aug. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- 7-Eleven, Inc. knows its customers love to sport the season's hottest looks no matter where they are or what they're doing. To keep its fans looking fresh, the convenience retailer is dropping a limited-edition apparel collection with Overtime and Easy Otabor, a designer, entrepreneur and art curator.
Experience the full interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8991553-overtime-x-7-eleven-limited-edition-apparel-collection/
The collection, Overtime x 7-Eleven curated by Easy Otabor, is inspired by "Game to Eleven," the phrase popularized by pick-up basketball. The streetwear-meets-sportswear designs feature fan-favorite products like Slurpee® drinks and Big Gulp® fountain beverages subtly intertwined with basketball themes. Included in the collection are 7-Eleven and Speedway-branded hoodies, T-shirts, hats and mesh shorts.
"I'm excited to share that we're back with yet another collab for Brainfreeze Season that we think our customers are going to love," said Marissa Jarratt, 7-Eleven Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer. "It has been a blast teaming up with Easy Otabor and Overtime for this 'slam dunk' capsule – and we can't wait to see how our customers sport these designs both in and out of stores."
The collection drops Friday, August 5 at 1:00 p.m. ET at 7-Eleven.com/lp/Overtime. Customers can win the full capsule by purchasing select products at 7-Eleven®, Speedway® or Stripes® stores as part of the retailer's weekly giveaways through Brainfreeze Season™.
"Overtime was built on creating an impactful digital community and brand, while Easy is one of the most influential people amongst art, streetwear and overall taste. 7-Eleven and Speedway are staples in our communities so partnering together on this collection just made sense," said Tyler Rutstein, Vice President, GMM at Overtime and OTE. "We wanted to create something that was bold and playful with a nod to each of our respective styles."
Designer Easy Otabor added, "7-Eleven is one of the most recognized brands in the world, and to partner with them on such an iconic project is an honor. Integrating 7-Eleven's renowned branding with my personal style resulted in a collection that people of all ages would enjoy, with a touch of nostalgia."
For a chance to win the collection, customers can purchase select items through 7Rewards® and Speedy Rewards® loyalty programs or via 7NOW® delivery.* Participating products include Big Gulp fountain beverages, Slurpee drinks, Big Bite® Hot Dogs, Red Bull, Fanta, Reese's, Dunkaroos and more. Better yet, when customers purchase the product featured on their 7-Eleven and Speedway app each week, they earn double entries for double the chance to win.
Individual merchandise will also be available for purchase at https://shop.overtime.tv/ starting at $50.
*NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Begins 5/25/22 at 12:00:01am CT & ends 9/6/22 at 11:00:00 pm CT. Open to legal US residents physically residing in the 50 United States or DC who are 13+ years old (minors must have parental consent to participate). Odds of winning depend on # of eligible entries. Sponsor: 7-Eleven, Inc. For full rules, free mail-in entry, and other methods of entry, full prize details, and restrictions, see Official Rules at https://bit.ly/SZN-22.
About 7-Eleven, Inc.
7-Eleven, Inc. is the premier name in the convenience-retailing industry. Based in Irving, Texas, 7-Eleven operates, franchises and/or licenses more than 13,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. In addition to 7-Eleven® stores, 7-Eleven, Inc. operates and franchises Speedway®, Stripes®, Laredo Taco Company® and Raise the Roost® Chicken and Biscuits locations. Known for its iconic brands such as Slurpee®, Big Bite® and Big Gulp®, 7-Eleven has expanded into high-quality sandwiches, salads, side dishes, cut fruit and protein boxes, as well as pizza, chicken wings and mini beef tacos. 7-Eleven offers customers industry-leading private brand products under the 7-Select™ brand including healthy options, decadent treats and everyday favorites at an outstanding value. Customers can earn and redeem points on various items in stores nationwide through its 7Rewards® loyalty program with more than 50 million members, place an order in the 7NOW® delivery app in over 2,000 cities, or rely on 7-Eleven for bill payment service, self-service lockers and other convenient services. Find out more online at www.7-Eleven.com.
About Overtime
Overtime builds disruptive new sports leagues aimed globally at the next generation of sports fans and athletes. Overtime owns and operates, OTE in basketball and OT7 in football, and leverages digital-first content across its network of accounts engaging its community of over 65 million fans and followers. Overtime's business model is driven by sponsorships, brand relationships, e-commerce, licensing and media rights.
Based in NYC, Overtime is funded by top VC firms, industry leaders, and athletes, including Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, Sapphire Sport, Bezos Expeditions (the personal investment company of Jeff Bezos), Micromanagement Ventures (the family of the late David Stern), Black Capital, Morgan Stanley Counterpoint Global, Blackstone Strategic Partners, PROOF, Gaingels, Alexis Ohanian, Drake, and 30+ NBA stars including Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant.
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Offshore wind farms could reduce the catch of Atlantic surf clams in the mid-Atlantic, according to a new study from Rutgers University.
The research published last week was funded by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Rutgers associate professor Daphne Munroe found that the leases for wind projects could reduce surf clam revenue by 3-15% in the area from Virginia to Massachusetts. The fishery is worth more than $30 million annually.
The study did not include Maine, but adds to a sparse but growing body of research about potential conflicts between offshore wind and fishing.
Munroe says the revenue loss would primarily be caused by fishing restrictions in certain areas.
"It's not just that they would not be able to fish in a certain part of the ocean, but that they would have to go fish somewhere else, which might mean longer steam times, greater fuel costs, it might mean trips that return to the dock with less than a full catch, and all of that translates through the industry up to the processor level," Munroe says.
In a climate change conundrum, Munroe says the fishery for Atlantic surf clams is simultaneously at risk from warming ocean bottom temperatures and offshore wind energy development. | 2022-06-27T22:54:56+00:00 | mainepublic.org | https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2022-06-27/study-offshore-wind-development-could-reduce-surf-clam-catch-revenue-by-as-much-as-15 |
Re-engineered cryoprobe is designed to offer interventional radiologists greater control, precision, and efficiency
PALO ALTO, Calif., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, is introducing the Isolis™ cryoprobe, a single use, disposable device designed for use with CryoCare® systems* that seeks to improve procedural efficiency and precision for cryoablation. Cryoablation is a minimally invasive, image-guided procedure for treating disease and alleviating pain by very precisely freezing and destroying tissue targets such as tumors of the lung, liver, breast, kidney, prostate, and soft tissue.
The new Isolis cryoprobe offers the interventional radiologist greater operational control, with features designed to enhance predictability, precision, and efficiency. It features a small 2.1mm/14-gauge shaft and a sharp probe tip to facilitate smooth and accurate placement.
Isolis is also the first cryoprobe to offer optional integration with the Siemens Healthineers myNeedle Laser** guidance system, which was developed for image-guided interventional procedures. The clinician can use myNeedle Laser to guide the insertion and trajectory of the cryoprobe while using imaging to monitor placement progress.
"The Isolis cryoprobe reflects the significant opportunity Varian has as a Siemens Healthineers company to seek to raise the standards of procedural efficiency and precision," said Francis (Frank) Facchini, MD, President, Interventional Solutions at Varian. "This exciting development represents the first new interventional radiology product since combining with Siemens Healthineers, and a first step towards our goal of making these impactful, minimally invasive treatment options easier to execute and more widely accessible to the patients who can benefit. We look forward to further collaboration and innovation on behalf of patients worldwide, as we continue to advance our mission to help create a world without fear of cancer."
The products/features (mentioned herein) are not commercially available in all countries. Their future availability cannot be guaranteed.
*CryoCare systems are intended for use in open, minimally invasive or endoscopic surgical procedures in the areas of general surgery, urology, gynecology, oncology, neurology, dermatology, ENT, proctology, pulmonary surgery, and thoracic surgery. The systems are designed to freeze/ablate tissue by the application of extreme cold temperatures, including prostate and kidney tissue, liver metastases, tumors, skin lesions, and warts.
**myNeedle™ and myNeedle Laser are trademarks of Siemens Healthineers.
About Varian
At Varian, a Siemens Healthineers company, we envision a world without fear of cancer. For more than 75 years, Varian has developed, built, and delivered innovative technologies and solutions that help care providers around the globe treat millions of patients each year. Today, as a Siemens Healthineers company, we support every step of the cancer care journey – from screening to survivorship. From advanced imaging and radiation therapy, to comprehensive software and services, to interventional radiology, we are harnessing the power of our perspective while also pursuing clinical research to create a more efficient, and more personalized care pathway. Because, for cancer patients everywhere, their fight is our fight. For more information, visit http://www.varian.com.
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CLEVELAND, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- NACCO Industries® (NYSE: NC) will release its 2023 First Quarter financial results after the close of the market on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
In conjunction with this release, the Company will host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, May 4, 2023 to discuss its results for the 2023 first quarter.
To register for this conference call, please use the following link: https://www.netroadshow.com/events/login?show=7e485d59&confId=48924. After registering, a confirmation will be sent via email, including dial-in details and unique conference call access codes required for call entry. Registration is open throughout the live call. To ensure you are connected prior to the beginning of the call, the Company suggests registering a day in advance or a minimum of 15 minutes before the start of the call.
The call will also be webcast live on NACCO's Investor Relations website at ir.nacco.com. For those not planning to ask a question of management, the Company recommends listening via the webcast. Please allow 15 minutes to register, download and install any necessary software.
Following the conference call, a replay will be available at (866) 813-9403 (Toll Free) or (929) 458-6194 (Local). The replay passcode is 960936. An archive of the webcast will also be available on the Company's website two hours after the live call ends.
About NACCO Industries
NACCO Industries® brings natural resources to life by delivering aggregates, minerals, reliable fuels and environmental solutions through its robust portfolio of NACCO Natural Resources businesses. Learn more about our companies at nacco.com or get investor information at ir.nacco.com.
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JACKSON, MI - School districts in Jackson and Hillsdale counties will remain closed for the third straight day on Wednesday, Nov. 16, as the Jackson County Intermediate School District works to ensure its system is safe after a ransomware incident shut it down.
Classes across Jackson and Hillsdale counties have been canceled on Monday and Tuesday this week, as the JCISD works with law enforcement, including the FBI, to resolve issues with the ransomware attack Nov. 12-13 that caused the shut down of its technology network system.
While the JCISD has made “tremendous progress” on its restoration efforts, there is still some work to do to ensure every system is safe and secure before bringing them back online, Superintendent Kevin Oxley said in announcing schools in both counties would be closed again Wednesday.
Related: Ransomware attack responsible for shutdown affecting Jackson, Hillsdale schools
“The security of our learning environment is a top priority and any attempt to rush this process could put our networks at additional risk,” Oxley said in a statement Wednesday.
Students and school employees should continue to refrain from using any school devices until the network is deemed secure, Oxley said.
“We have top cybersecurity experts on site who are continuing to work around the clock to resolve this situation and we hope to have additional updates to share soon,” Oxley said. “We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and appreciate your patience and understanding.”
Ransomware is a form of malware designed to encrypt files on a device, rendering any files and the systems that rely on them unusable. Malicious actors then demand ransom in exchange for decryption.
The system outage has impacted a wide range of building operations including but not limited to heating, telephones and classroom technology.
Oxley confirmed the ransomware attack is the reason the ISD proactively took systems offline in order to contain the incident.
Despite no classes taking place again on Wednesday, some school districts including Jackson Public Schools have scheduled other activities like cheer and wrestling tryouts, while other sports will have tryouts later in the week.
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3 incumbents voted out of school board seats in Jackson County | 2022-11-15T23:17:45+00:00 | mlive.com | https://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/2022/11/ransomware-attack-keeps-jackson-hillsdale-county-schools-closed-again-wednesday-nov-16.html |
- Chef Roboto has also inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks to further develop and customise the Fryer-bot for the franchise's 240 outlets globally
SINGAPORE, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Chef Roboto, a Singapore-based company specialising in kitchen technology, has unveiled its latest invention, Fryer-bot, today at FHA-Food & Beverage 2023, ASEAN's international food and drinks trade event. Chef Roboto is a subsidiary of HOPE Technik, Singapore's homegrown leading engineering system integrators for robotics and automation. Chef Roboto marks HOPE Technik's expansion into the F&B industry, and aims to transform the industry by combining advanced robotics engineering and cooking techniques to automate cooking processes with an affordable monthly rental rate of SGD950.
Commenting on Chef Roboto, HOPE Technik CEO Daniel Nia shared, "HOPE Technik is proud to launch our new subsidiary, Chef Roboto, marking our expansion into the Food and Beverage industry. We believe that there is demand and potential for growth of automation and robotics in the industry. Through Chef Roboto, we are excited to create unique solutions to modernise the way food is prepared and served."
Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot: Revolutionising the future of cooking
Following Covid-19, the F&B industry and consumers have become accustomed to automated services such as self-service kiosks and robot waiters. According to Report Ocean's Asia-Pacific Food Robotics Market report, the Asia-Pacific food robotics market will reach $1,162.3 million by 2026, grow at a 14.6% CAGR over 2019-2026, remaining the largest regional market across the globe. This highlights the large growth potential and adoption of robotics within the F&B industry.
Deep frying food poses several challenges for chefs including ensuring that the food is consistently cooked, overcooking, undercooking and the dangers of oil splatters. The introduction of Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot promises to avoid such issues, enabling chefs to reproduce the dish precisely, efficiently and replicate the dish across multiple restaurant outlets. Designed and manufactured in Singapore, Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot is a revolutionary new robot fryer that has been tailored for commercial kitchens. Dubbed as the future of cooking technology, Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot features a state-of-the art robotic arm that performs several tasks, from raw food storage, preparation, cooking to the plating of food.
"We are excited to launch and showcase our invention: Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot. At Chef Roboto, we believe that automation and robotics play a pivotal role in automating the cooking process and making cooking a hassle-free experience," said Michael Leong, the CEO of Chef Roboto. "We are confident that Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot is a game changer that will minimise or even eliminate the challenges chefs face when deep frying food, and create delicious dishes with greater efficiency without compromising on taste. The automation will also allow the augmentation of the kitchen workload, providing chefs with more time to engage with customers or create new recipes."
Additional features of Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot include a temperature-controlled food storage and a ready built-in application that can be easily integrated with Point-Of-Sale restaurant ordering systems as well as local food delivery apps to receive food orders. The Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot is also designed to be space-efficient to maximise the use of kitchen space. Available for rent globally at SGD950 per month, Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot can be customised to individual preferences and has pre-programmed recipes to cook and prepare a wide range of dishes.
Chef Roboto Partners with Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks
Chef Roboto and Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks, a Taiwanese food chain featuring favourite snacks from night markets, have announced a partnership through the signing of a MoU. Through the partnership, Chef Roboto and Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks will work together to further customise Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot for eventual use at more than 280 global outlets of the popular food chain.
"We are excited to partner with Chef Roboto as we believe their innovative robotics technology will help to streamline our operations, enabling our team members to provide a better experience for our patrons," says Esmond Han, COO of Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks. "The introduction of Fryer-bot at our outlets allows us to manage our human resource costs more efficiently while ensuring that we serve our patrons with consistently delicious snacks each and every time. We are committed to driving change in the F&B industry with the utilization of innovative technologies."
"We are thrilled to be partnering with Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks to further customise our Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot for their use. Shihlin Taiwan Street Snacks is well-known and loved for their tasty deep-fried Taiwanese snacks, and we believe that Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot will be able an empowered addition to their kitchen," commented Leong.
What is Chef Roboto cooking up next?
Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot is the first of the family of Chef Roboto's robots and has attracted interest from restaurants and food suppliers, including Kinn Derm and 88 SGMY Seafood. It is available for rent globally at SGD950 per month. For more information on Chef Roboto's Fryer-bot and rental enquiries, please visit www.chef-roboto.com or email sales@chef-roboto.com.
Chef Roboto is also developing more robots that can cook different dishes to be launched in the future.
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Selma commemorates the 58th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday Selma to Montgomery March
16 PHOTOS | 2023-03-05T20:35:42+00:00 | montgomeryadvertiser.com | https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/picture-gallery/news/2023/03/05/president-biden-visits-selma-commemorate-58th-anniversary-bloody-sunday-selma-montgomery-march/11407911002/ |
Volunteers provided students with critical mentoring and positive role models
MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Junior Achievement USA® (JA) announced that it has honored First Horizon with a bronze 2021-22 U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award in appreciation of their valued partnership and support despite the continued limitations on volunteerism during the pandemic. The U.S. President's Volunteer Service Award was presented to 65 organizations at the JA Volunteer Summit, presented by Mercedes-Benz USA, on Tuesday, June 13 in Washington, DC.
In 2003, President George W. Bush established the President's Council on Service and Civic Participation (the Council) to recognize the valuable contributions volunteers make in communities and encourage more people to serve. The Council created the President's Volunteer Service Award program to thank and honor individuals who, by their demonstrated commitment and example, inspire others to engage in volunteer service. In 2006, Junior Achievement became an official certifying organization for this award, which recognizes corporations with a U.S. presence that provide volunteers to teach JA programs anywhere in the world.
"In recent years, the way we work has changed and so has the way we volunteer," said Tanya Hart, executive vice president and chief human resources officer at First Horizon. "First Horizon is committed to serving our communities and applauds Junior Achievement for finding new and engaging ways for our working professionals to volunteer. I am extremely proud of this recognition and the 1600 hours our associates served."
The complete list of recipients can be found here.
About First Horizon
First Horizon Corp. (NYSE: FHN), with $80.7 billion in assets as of March 31, 2023, is a leading regional financial services company, dedicated to helping our clients, communities and associates unlock their full potential with capital and counsel. Headquartered in Memphis, TN, the banking subsidiary First Horizon Bank operates in 12 states across the southern U.S. The Company and its subsidiaries offer commercial, private banking, consumer, small business, wealth and trust management, retail brokerage, capital markets, fixed income, and mortgage banking services. First Horizon has been recognized as one of the nation's best employers by Fortune and Forbes magazines and a Top 10 Most Reputable U.S. Bank. More information is available at www.FirstHorizon.com.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on worshippers and detonated explosives at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria on Sunday, leaving dozens feared dead, state lawmakers said.
The attackers targeted the St. Francis Catholic Church in Ondo state just as the worshippers gathered on Pentecost Sunday, legislator Ogunmolasuyi Oluwole said. Among the dead were many children, he said.
The presiding priest was abducted as well, said Adelegbe Timileyin, who represents the Owo area in Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber.
“Our hearts are heavy,” Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tweeted Sunday. “Our peace and tranquility have been attacked by the enemies of the people.”
Authorities did not immediately release an official death toll. Timileyin said at least 50 people had been killed, though others put the figure higher. Videos appearing to be from the scene of the attack showed church worshippers lying in pools of blood while people around them wailed.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said “only fiends from the nether region could have conceived and carried out such dastardly act,” according to a statement from his spokesman.
“No matter what, this country shall never give in to evil and wicked people, and darkness will never overcome light. Nigeria will eventually win,” said Buhari, who was elected after vowing to end Nigeria’s prolonged security crisis.
In Rome, Pope Francis responded to news of the attack.
“The pope has learned of the attack on the church in Ondo, Nigeria and the deaths of dozens of worshippers, many children, during the celebration of Pentecost. While the details are being clarified, Pope Francis prays for the victims and the country, painfully affected at a time of celebration, and entrusts them both to the Lord so that he may send his spirit to console them,” the pope said in a statement issued by the Vatican press office.
It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack on the church. While much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues, Ondo is widely known as one of Nigeria’s most peaceful states. The state, though, has been caught up in a rising violent conflict between farmers and herders.
Nigeria’s security forces did not immediately respond to questions about how the attack occurred or if there are any leads about suspects. Owo is about 345 kilometers (215 miles) east of Lagos.
“In the history of Owo, we have never experienced such an ugly incident,” said lawmaker Oluwole. “This is too much.” | 2022-06-06T02:24:47+00:00 | wric.com | https://www.wric.com/news/u-s-world/over-50-feared-dead-in-nigeria-church-attack-officials-say-2/ |
Lake County warming shelters to stay open through Monday
Warming shelters in Lake County are set to open for the third night in a row with temperatures near freezing across Central Florida.
LifePointe Church is one of the churches in the area that partners with the county to shelter individuals experiencing homelessness when the temperatures drop.
"We are blessed to be a blessing. And that's what the church should be. And so it's so exciting for a lead pastor to see this church mobilize and step up to help the community," says Reverend Jonathan Pearson, the Lead Pastor of LifePointe Church.
Eighteen people stayed at the church on Friday night.
Nine people stayed at the church on Saturday night.
Reverend Pearson expects people to stay again on Sunday night after the county said they'd be opening warming shelters for the third night in a row.
Terry Homer Jr. is grateful for the church.
"Oh, it's freezing!" said Homer Jr. "They provide food, place to sleep, watch TV. That's good enough. Hot food. God bless their soul for letting us stay there."
The county provides transportation to the church.
The warming shelter will reopen at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday evening and close on Monday morning after sunrise.
LifePointe Church is located at 3551 E Orange Ave, Eustis, FL 32736.
For more information on the warming shelters in Lake County, click here. | 2023-01-15T19:23:06+00:00 | wesh.com | https://www.wesh.com/article/lake-county-warming-shelters-stay-open-monday/42511001 |
SAN ANTONIO – Human remains found in Comal County have been identified as a man who disappeared 18 months ago in the area, according to the Schertz Police Department.
Jacob Dubois’ remains were found on Sept. 10 in the 33000 block of Stahl Lane, according to Comal County deputies and Schertz police. The Comal County Sheriff’s Office notified Schertz police about the discovery on Sept. 14, and authorities expedited the identification of the remains.
Police had been actively searching for Dubois, 22, who was last seen at his Schertz home on March 7, 2021.
That day, he told his girlfriend that he was going to meet up with a friend named Ethan Beckman, authorities previously said.
Dubois was reported missing on March 8, 2021, after he did not return home from meeting with Beckman.
When police called Beckman, he told police that they drove to a construction site near Dubois’ home, and Dubois said he was going to walk home.
Officers spoke with Beckman again on March 10, 2021, and he “continued to give conflicting stories” about where they went, police said in an earlier news release.
Police later found out that Beckman was involved in a collision on March 8, 2021, and he abandoned his 2019 Volkswagen Jetta GTI near Highway 281 and Johnson Way, near where Dubois’ remains were later found.
The vehicle was seized, and officers discovered that it appeared someone tried to clean the interior of the car. The floorboard was soaked with water and the presence of blood was found near the passenger’s seat, police said. Officers also found a spent bullet in the car.
Police previously said that Beckman used a ride-sharing app to make several trips to Walmart to buy items “that could possibly be used in an attempt to dispose of or destroy a body.”
Beckman was jailed that month on a charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Police said Tuesday that the investigation into murder charges is ongoing.
“... detectives continue to work collaboratively with our state and federal partners to gather additional information to bring resolution to the case,” the release states.
Read also: | 2022-09-28T12:00:49+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/09/27/human-remains-identified-as-22-year-old-man-who-disappeared-in-march-2021-schertz-police-say/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Weiss Law is investigating possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of law by the board of directors of Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. ("Apollo Endosurgery" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: APEN), in connection with the proposed acquisition of the Company by Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX). Under the terms of the merger agreement, the Company's shareholders will receive $10.00 in cash for each share of Apollo Endosurgery common stock owned. The transaction is valued at approximately $615 million.
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Weiss Law is investigating whether (i) Apollo Endosurgery's board of directors acted in the best interests of Company shareholders in agreeing to the proposed transaction, (ii) the $10.00 per share merger consideration adequately compensates Apollo Endosurgery's shareholders, and (iii) all information regarding the sales process and valuation of the transaction will be fully and fairly disclosed. Notably, the merger consideration is below the $13 median price target set by analysts, and at least one analyst set a price target for the Company of $14 per share, $4.00 above the per-share merger consideration.
Weiss Law has litigated hundreds of stockholder class and derivative actions for violations of corporate and fiduciary duties. We have recovered over a billion dollars for defrauded clients and obtained important corporate governance relief in many of these cases. If you have information or would like legal advice concerning possible corporate wrongdoing (including insider trading, waste of corporate assets, accounting fraud, or materially misleading information), consumer fraud (including false advertising, defective products, or other deceptive business practices), or anti-trust violations, please email us at stockinfo@weisslawllp.com
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New cafes to try in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE - If you are sick of the same old spots to eat out, why not try somewhere new? Molly Snyder with OnMilwaukee.com shares a few of the newest cafés to open up in and around Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE - If you are sick of the same old spots to eat out, why not try somewhere new? Molly Snyder with OnMilwaukee.com shares a few of the newest cafés to open up in and around Milwaukee. | 2022-07-15T17:18:58+00:00 | fox6now.com | https://www.fox6now.com/news/new-cafes-to-try-in-milwaukee |
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor who has pushed Donald Trump’s election lies, said Monday that he had appointed Trump’s former campaign lawyer as a senior legal adviser to his own campaign.
The lawyer, Jenna Ellis, endorsed Mastriano in the state’s contested Republican primary, campaigned with Mastriano and hosted Mastriano on her podcast, where he once discussed how to overturn Trump’s defeat to Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Ellis, who also promoted Trump’s election lies, was with Mastriano the night he won his gubernatorial primary and, speaking on her podcast last month, said, “I like to say that Doug Mastriano is the Donald Trump of Pennsylvania.”
The decision to bring on Ellis indicates Mastriano, who was endorsed by Trump, has little interest in moderating his gubernatorial campaign ahead of the general election in Pennsylvania. If Mastriano were to win in the fall, he would shape how elections are conducted in the pivotal battleground state — where the governor appoints the secretary of state, who oversees how elections are run. Mastriano has pledged to take the extraordinary step of requiring people to “re-register” to vote — a move that flatly violates federal law, constitutional law scholars say — and decertifying certain voting machines.
After the 2020 election, Mastriano, a state senator, spearheaded a state Senate hearing in Gettysburg in which witnesses — including Ellis and fellow Trump campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani — aired false claims about mass voter fraud. Trump called into the hearing, as well.
In a statement Monday, Mastriano said Ellis’ “talent, experience and legal expertise” will help him defeat Democrat Josh Shapiro, the state’s two-term attorney general, in the Nov. 8 general election.
On Ellis’ podcast, Mastriano has talked about the search for evidence of election fraud, how to reverse Trump’s election loss and being in touch with a group including Ellis after the 2020 election.
“We spoke frequently, or texted,” Mastriano said. “I was asking you for advice and constitutional recommendations and, once again, anything that Jen and I or anyone else talked about was a legal, constitutional approach forward.”
Last year, Mastriano claimed on a radio show that Trump had “asked me” to run for governor.
Besides promoting Trump’s lies about nonexistent, widespread voter fraud costing him the 2020 election, Mastriano was outside the U.S. Capitol when a mob of Trump supporters overran it during the deadly 2021 insurrection.
He later tried to bring an Arizona-style partisan election audit to Pennsylvania before he was stripped of his committee chairmanship over it in a dispute with Senate GOP leaders.
Federal and state election officials and Trump’s own attorney general have said there is no credible evidence the election was tainted. The former president’s allegations of fraud were also roundly rejected by courts, including by judges he appointed.
In February, Mastriano was subpoenaed by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol for his efforts to overturn Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania by letting lawmakers — instead of voters — award Pennsylvania’s presidential electors in Trump’s favor.
A lawyer for Mastriano said FBI agents have interviewed Mastriano. Mastriano told the FBI that he did not know anything about a planned insurrection or any coordination behind the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the lawyer said.
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Author George Saunders on his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories" NPR | By Taylor Hutchison, Justine Kenin, Mary Louise Kelly Published October 18, 2022 at 2:25 PM MDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Flipboard Listen • 7:58 NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories." Copyright 2022 NPR | 2022-10-18T21:40:53+00:00 | wyomingpublicmedia.org | https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/2022-10-18/author-george-saunders-on-his-new-book-liberation-day-stories |
WA Pendleton OR Zone Forecast for Wednesday, March 29, 2023
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092 FPUS56 KPDT 301058
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Zone Forecast Product for Northeast Oregon and South Central Washington
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
WAZ026-302300-
Kittitas Valley-
Including the cities of Ellensburg and Thorp
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
Windy. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Windy.
Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Southwest
wind 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain or snow showers likely. Lows in the 30s.
Breezy. South wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Windy. West wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 40s
to mid 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
$$
WAZ027-302300-
Yakima Valley-
Including the cities of Naches, Sunnyside, Toppenish, and Yakima
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s to lower 60s. West
wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower to mid 30s. Windy.
West wind 15 to 25 mph decreasing to 5 to 15 mph overnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Windy.
Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 35 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain showers likely. Lows in the mid to upper
30s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around
35 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Windy. Southwest wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain or snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Highs in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 20s to lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s to upper 50s.
$$
WAZ028-302300-
Lower Columbia Basin of Washington-
Including the cities of Connell, Prosser, and Tri-Cities
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West wind 5 to
15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the 30s. Breezy. Southwest wind
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Windy. Southwest
wind 15 to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain
showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s. Windy. Southwest wind
20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain or snow showers. Lows in the lower to mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of rain showers.
Highs in the lower to mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain or
snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s to lower 30s.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Highs in the 50s. Lows in the upper 20s to lower
30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower
30s. Highs in the lower 50s to lower 60s.
$$
WAZ029-302300-
Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington-
Including the cities of Dayton, Waitsburg, and Walla Walla
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Cloudy in the morning, becoming partly sunny. A
20 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid to upper 50s.
Breezy. Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the evening. Lows in the mid to upper 30s. Windy. Southwest wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of rain showers in
the afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Windy. Southwest
wind 20 to 30 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain showers. Lows around 40. South wind 5 to
15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Rain showers. Highs in the lower to mid 50s. Windy.
Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance
of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain or snow showers. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Rain or snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to
lower 50s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Rain or snow showers likely. Lows in the lower
30s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain or snow showers. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Lows
in the lower 30s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance
of rain showers. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the lower to mid
50s.
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WAZ030-302300-
Northwest Blue Mountains-
Including the city of Ski Bluewood Resort
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING
ABOVE 4000 FEET...
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain and
mountain snow showers. Snow level 4000 feet. Highs in the 40s.
Breezy. West wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 10 to 20 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and mountain snow
showers in the evening, then a chance of mountain snow showers
overnight. Snow level 4000 feet in the evening. Lows in the mid
20s to lower 30s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the morning,
then a chance of rain or snow showers in the afternoon. Snow
level 3000 feet. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Windy.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance
of precipitation 50 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain and mountain snow showers. Light mountain
snow accumulations. Snow level 3500 feet. Lows in the upper 20s
to mid 30s. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around
25 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Rain or snow showers. Moderate snow accumulations
possible. Snow level 3000 feet. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
Windy. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Snow showers. Light snow accumulations.
Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Chance of precipitation
80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Snow showers. Light snow accumulations. Highs
in the lower 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Snow showers. Lows in the 20s. Highs
in the lower 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation
90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows in the 20s. Highs in the
lower 30s to lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the upper 30s to mid 40s.
$$
WAZ522-302300-
Upper Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Roslyn and Easton
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow showers in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Breezy. West wind
10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s. Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph.
.FRIDAY...Snow showers. Snow accumulation up to 2 inches. Highs
in the lower 30s to lower 40s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph
with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times.
Moderate snow accumulations possible. Lows in the 20s. Windy.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance
of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
30s. Windy. West wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Snow showers. Moderate snow
accumulations possible. Lows 18 to 24. Chance of precipitation
near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
mid 20s to mid 30s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows 17 to 25. Highs in the
upper 20s to upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Highs in the mid 30s to lower 40s.
$$
WAZ523-302300-
Lower Slopes of the Eastern Washington Cascades Crest-
Including the cities of Appleton, Cle Elum, and Cliffdell
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s.
Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of snow showers
overnight. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Windy. West wind
15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.FRIDAY...Rain or snow showers likely in the morning, then rain
or snow showers in the afternoon. Snow accumulation up to 1 inch.
Snow level 2000 feet, rising to 3000 feet in the afternoon. Highs
in the upper 30s to mid 40s. Breezy. West wind 10 to 20 mph with
gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain or snow showers. Light snow accumulations.
Snow level 3000 feet. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s. Breezy.
Southwest wind 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 35 mph. Chance
of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
mid 30s to mid 40s. Windy. West wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to
around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Snow showers. Light snow accumulations.
Lows in the 20s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY...Snow showers. Light snow accumulations. Highs in the
mid 30s to lower 40s. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the mid 30s to mid 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s.
.TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent
chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 30s to upper 40s. Lows
in the 20s.
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WAZ521-302300-
Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Goldendale and Bickleton
358 AM PDT Thu Mar 30 2023
.TODAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Windy.
West wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s.
Windy. West wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.
.FRIDAY...Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow
showers. Snow level 2000 feet in the morning. Highs in the 40s.
Windy. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to around 45 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Rain or snow showers. Light snow accumulations.
Lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. Windy. Southwest wind 15 to
25 mph with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.SATURDAY...Rain or snow showers. Snow level 2000 feet. Highs in
the lower 40s to lower 50s. Windy. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph
with gusts to around 45 mph. Chance of precipitation near
100 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain or snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.SUNDAY...Breezy. Rain or snow showers likely. Highs in the upper
30s to upper 40s. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow
showers. Lows in the 20s.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny with a 50 percent chance of snow showers.
Highs in the 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of rain or
snow showers. Lows in the mid 20s to lower 30s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of rain or snow showers.
Highs in the lower 40s to lower 50s. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 20s
to lower 30s. Highs in the mid 40s to mid 50s.
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Lady Trojans, Bucks win state championships
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Five North Alabama high school basketball teams are returning home state champions. Hazel Green and Buckhorn won Class 6A girls and Class 6A boys championships respectively on the final day of the tournament.
No AHSAA basketball program – boys or girls – had ever won six straight state championships.
Until Hazel Green High School did it Saturday.
The Trojans (36-1), coached by Tim Miller, beat Huffman 53-40 to win the Class 6A championship at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena, accomplishing a feat that was 1,827 days in the making.
“You don’t want to be break the streak and you just want to keep it going,” Hazel Green junior Sydney Steward said. “It’s just crazy to think about.”
Miller has now coached 10 girls’ basketball state championships as a head coach, starting with leading Jeff Davis to the 6A title in 2006, followed by winning 6A titles at Bob Jones in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He’s now led Hazel Green to six straight. The 10 championships is most for any girls’ basketball coach in the AHSAA – and ties with Miller with Jack Doss, who has coached 10 state titles in boys’ basketball. Leah Brooks led Hazel Green Saturday with 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Amiyah Redus added 16 points. Steward added nine points, three assists and two steals.
Hazel Green won the 2023 title with the same basic formula of Miller’s other nine – frustrate the opponent with suffocating defense and play efficiently on offense. Hazel Green jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the game’s first two minutes.
“I think the issue was our inability to score,” Slater said. “We struggled offensively. They’re a good defensive team, but I wouldn’t contribute it (all) to them.”
Hazel Green earned its sixth straight title despite battling a rash of midseason injuries. Nyla Collier suffered a torn ACL in early January and opted to postpone surgery until after the season. She scored three points in Saturday’s victory but played just 10 minutes after aggravating her injury.
Zyriah Price, another starter, also suffered a season-ending knee injury during the season.
The Trojans suffered their lone loss to Hoover not long after the two players were injured. Hazel Green rallied after the loss, which snapped the Trojans’ AHSAA-record 87-game win streak, and kept its state championship streak alive.
“Winning championships, this never gets old,” Miller said.
Buckhorn got their first taste of finals victory since 1995. Bucks coach Patrick Harding said his team “peaked at the right time.” So did 6-foot-5 freshman Caleb Holt.
Holt tallied 32 points, 18 rebounds and four assists to lead the Bucks (28-7) to a 65-56 victory over Mountain Brook (26-8) in Saturday’s AHSAA State Basketball Class 6A championship game at the BJCC’s Legacy Arena.
“He’s a generational talent,” Mountain Brook coach Tyler Davis said as he took his first look at the post-game stat sheet. “What do you want me to say? That’s a Lebron James, Michael Jordan performance.”
Holt scored Buckhorn’s first nine points of the third quarter and made 12-of-18 shots and 5-of-9 free throws. When he missed a dunk late in the fourth quarter, he corralled the loose ball and immediately scored a layup.
Holt’s 32-point performance came just three days after he scored 33 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in the state semifinal victory over McGill-Toolen.
How did Holt evaluate his own performance? “I think I played pretty good,” he said. “I missed a lot of free throws. I’ve got to get back in the gym and practice free throws.”
Terrence Robinson added 10 points for Buckhorn, and Kyler Douglass hit four key free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with six points and three assists.
Buckhorn won its first state championship since 1995 – in Harding’s first season after coaching 24 years at Albertville.
“At Christmas, we weren’t very good. I’m not even sure we liked each other,” Harding said. “I’m a notoriously slow learner. It took me a while to figure out our roster and our rotation. … Our kids played lights-out (in the final).”
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Copyright 2023 WAFF. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-05T03:19:29+00:00 | waff.com | https://www.waff.com/2023/03/05/lady-trojans-bucks-win-state-championships/ |
Jury decides 2014 document found in Aretha Franklin’s couch is a valid will
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A document handwritten by singer Aretha Franklin and found in her couch after her 2018 death is a valid Michigan will, a jury said Tuesday, a critical turn in a dispute that has turned her sons against each other.
It’s a victory for Kecalf Franklin and Edward Franklin whose lawyers had argued that papers dated 2014 should override a 2010 will that was discovered around the same time in a locked cabinet at the Queen of Soul’s home in suburban Detroit.
The jury deliberated less than an hour after a brief trial that started Monday. After the verdict was read, Aretha Franklin’s grandchildren stepped forward from the first row to hug Kecalf and Edward.
“I’m very, very happy. I just wanted my mother’s wishes to be adhered to,” Kecalf Franklin said. “We just want to exhale right now. It’s been a long five years for my family, my children.”
Aretha Franklin was a global star for decades, known especially for hits like “Think,” “I Say a Little Prayer” and “Respect.” She did not leave behind a formal, typewritten will when she died five years ago at age 76.
But documents, with scribbles and hard-to-decipher passages, emerged in 2019 when a niece scoured the home for records.
In closing arguments, lawyers for Kecalf and Edward Franklin said the fact that the 2014 papers were found in a notebook in couch cushions did not make them less significant.
“You can take your will and leave it on the kitchen counter. It’s still your will,” Charles McKelvie told the jury.
Another lawyer, Craig Smith, pointed to the first line of the document, which was displayed on four large posters in front of the jury.
“Says right here: ‘This is my will.’ She’s speaking from the grave, folks,” Smith said of Franklin.
Kecalf and Edward had teamed up against brother Ted White II, who favored the 2010 will. White’s attorney, Kurt Olson, noted the earlier will was under lock and key. He said it was much more important than papers found in a couch.
“We were here to see what the jury would rule. We’ll live with it,” Olson said after the verdict.
The jury found that the 2014 version was signed by Aretha Franklin, who put a smiley face in the letter ‘A.’
Olson said there still could be discussions with the judge over whether some provisions of the 2010 will should be fulfilled.
Franklin’s estate managers have been paying bills, settling millions in tax debts and generating income through music royalties and other intellectual property. The will dispute, however, has been unfinished business.
There are differences between the 2010 and 2014 versions, though they both appear to indicate that Franklin’s four sons would share income from music and copyrights.
But under the 2014 will, Kecalf Franklin and grandchildren would get his mother’s main home in Bloomfield Hills, which was valued at $1.1 million when she died but is worth much more today.
The older will said Kecalf, 53, and Edward Franklin, 64, “must take business classes and get a certificate or a degree” to benefit from the estate. That provision is not in the 2014 version.
White, who played guitar with Aretha Franklin, testified against the 2014 will, saying his mother typically would get important documents done “conventionally and legally” and with assistance from an attorney. He did not immediately comment after the verdict.
The sharpest remarks of the trial came from Smith, who represented Edward Franklin. He told the jury White “wants to disinherit his two brothers. Teddy wants it all.”
Kecalf Franklin sat near White during the trial but they did not appear to speak to each other.
“I love my brother with all my heart,” Kecalf said outside court when asked if there was a rift.
Aretha Franklin had a fourth son, Clarence Franklin. He lives under guardianship in an assisted living center and did not participate in the trial.
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Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-11T20:33:13+00:00 | fox5vegas.com | https://www.fox5vegas.com/2023/07/11/jury-starts-deliberating-case-competing-wills-aretha-franklin-estate/ |
Unemployment rates in Beloit and across Wisconsin dropped in October, according to figures released Wednesday by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
Meanwhile, jobless rates in Winnebago County and other Illinois communities remained stable or bumped up slightly in October, according to the Illinois Department of Employment Security.
Beloit reported an unemployment rate of 4.4% in October, down from 5% in September and down from 4.7% in October of 2021. Beloit's jobless rate was the third highest among Wisconsin's 35 largest communities, behind Milwaukee and Racine, which each had rates of 4.5% in October.
Nearby Janesville had an unemployment rate of 3.3% in October, down from 3.7% in September and down from 3.5% in October of 2021. Janesville's rate was the seventh highest among Wisconsin's largest communities.
Sun Prairie had the lowest unemployment rate at 2% in October, down from 2.4% in September. Madison had the second lowest rate at 2.2% in October, down from 2.6% in September.
Thirty-four of the 35 largest communities in Wisconsin reported unemployment rate declines between September and October. Only Superior reported a rate that was unchanged, at 3.4% in October and September.
Among counties, Rock County had an unemployment rate of 3.4% in October, down from 3.7% in September but unchanged from 3.4% reported in October of 2021.
Nearby Walworth Counrty had an unemployment rate of 2.7% in October, down from 3.1% in September, but up from 2.5% reported in October of 2021.
Jefferson County had an unemployment rate of 2.5% in October, down from 2.9% in September, but up from 2.4% in October of 2021.
Menominee County had the highest unemployment rate among Wisconsin's 72 counties at 5.9% in October, unchanged from September, but down from 6.1% in October of 2021.
Dane County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 2.2% in October, down from 2.5% in September, but up from 2.1% in October of 2021.
All but two Wisconsin counties reported unemployment rate declines between September and October. Menominee and Florence counties each reported rates that did not change in October and September.
In Illinois, Rockford reported an unemployment rate of 7.3% in October, which was unchanged from September's rate, but down from 8.7% reported in October of 2021.
Belvidere had an unemployment rate of 6.9% in in October, up slightly from 6.6% reported in September, but down from 8.4% reported in October of 2021.
Freeport had an unemployment rate of 5.4% in October, up slightly from 5.1% reported in September, and unchanged from 5.4% reported in October of 2021.
Winnebago County had an unemployment rate of 6% in October, unchanged from September, but down from 7.2% reported in October of 2021.
Boone County had an unemployment rate of 5.7% in October, up slightly from 5.6% reported in September, but down from 6.9% reported in October of 2021.
Stephenson County had an unemployment rate of 4.2% in October, unchanged from September and unchanged from a year ago.
Ogle County had an unemployment rate of 4.4% in October, up slightly from 4.3% reported in September, but down slightly from 4.5% reported in October of 2021.
The unemployment rate for Wisconsin was 3.3% in October, up slightly from 3.2% in September.
The unemployment rate for Illinois was 4.6% in October, up slightly from 4.5% in September.
The nationwide unemployment rate was 3.7% in October, up slightly from 3.5% in September. | 2022-11-24T22:15:54+00:00 | beloitdailynews.com | https://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/local-news/unemployment-rates-decline-in-beloit-throughout-stateline-area/article_6ecfa89e-6b66-11ed-b39f-17af0880f6ea.html |
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Monte Lee, born about a half hour from South Carolina, learned long ago the importance of the Gamecocks' fierce rivalry with Clemson.
Now, Lee walks a seldom-traveled path as Clemson's ex-baseball coach who's joined South Carolina's dugout as that team's new associate head coach and recruiting coordinator less than three months after clearing out his office with the Tigers.
Lee's ready for the catcalls, the hurt feelings and strange looks he'll get by many who hold this baseball battle with sacred significance — and just second to the school's yearly football game.
“In this state, there is no Yankees and Red Sox,” Lee said Monday. “We are the Yankees and the Red Sox”
Several people through the years have worked sidelines, courts, fields and sports offices for both Clemson and South Carolina. Even Lee's longtime Tiger boss, former Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich, was a sports administrator at South Carolina earlier in his career.
Only South Carolina head football coach Brad Scott, in recent times, quickly changed colors when he joined the Tigers staff less than two weeks after his dismissal after the 1998 season.
Lee, who spent seven years leading the Tigers, saw Scott at Clemson, although the two never spoke about switching sides in the Palmetto State showdown. Lee will confront that head-on.
“As far as the awkwardness of me being the head coach of Clemson for seven years, I'm not going to shy away from the fact that a lot of those kids in the (Clemson) program were kids I coached," Lee said. “I love those kids dearly. Nothing's going to change how I feel about the players I coached.”
Or the ones he'll soon get to know since joining South Carolina coach Mark Kingston's program.
Kingston respected Lee's work for a while — Lee and the Tigers were 10-5 against Kingston and the Gamecocks the past five seasons — and is grateful to add Lee's “passion, experience and knowledge to our team.”
Lee worked for now-South Carolina AD Ray Tanner from 2003-08, helping the Gamecocks to a pair of College World Series trips in 2003 and 2004. Lee also spent seven seasons as College of Charleston's head coach, reaching the NCAA Tournament four times before his hiring at Clemson.
With the Tigers, Lee reached the NCAAs his first four seasons. The tournament was canceled in 2020 and Clemson failed to make the field the past two years, leading to Lee's firing. “I did the very best job I could,” he said. “We all know what business we're in.”
Lee's new business is helping Kingston bring the Gamecocks as much success as possible.
The two didn't know each other very well until they became rival coaches. Outside the lines, Lee and Kingston would talk a few times each spring to see how things were going. “We shared a unique perspective,” Lee said.
It was Kingston who called to gauge Lee's interest in the South Carolina opening. Lee had planned to coach professionally but was intrigued at staying in-state and rejoining a program with familiar faces. Three Clemson players — catcher Jonathan French, right fielder Dylan Brewer, and relief pitcher Ricky Williams — transferred to South Carolina after Lee was let go.
Lee has quickly shifted his mind toward his latest career mission, no matter his recent past.
“I'm going to do everything I can to dominate this new role and put the players first," he said. “This is not about me. This is about helping the people in the building succeed at a high level."
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More AP college sports: https://apnews.com/hub/college-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25 | 2022-08-22T19:11:39+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/sports/article/Ex-Clemson-baseball-coach-Lee-embracing-role-as-17390061.php |
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Central Illinois Home & Garden Show
Come out to Mahomet and visit 60+ local vendors at the 2023 Central Illinois Home & Garden Expo! Enter in a free raffle to win one of six $500 ACE Hardware gift cards and grab a bite to eat from a food truck. Whether you need home inspiration or just need to get out of the house, the 2023 Home & Garden Expo is the place to be!
Saturday, March 11th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, March 12th, from 11:00am to 3:00pm
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401 W Oak St, Mahomet, IL 61853
https://www.facebook.com/CIHomeandGardenShow/ | 2023-02-18T00:34:31+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/find-home-inspiration-at-upcoming-central-illinois-home-garden-show/ |
The Biden administration said Friday there’s enough monkeypox vaccine available now but health officials say the shots aren’t getting to some of the people who need the protection the most.
About 10% of monkeypox vaccine doses have been given to Black people, even though they account for one-third of U.S. cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The new numbers come from 17 states and two cities, and represent the most comprehensive details yet on who has been getting the two-dose vaccines. Similar disparities had been reported previously by a few states and cities.
Most U.S. monkeypox cases have been in men who have sex with men, but officials have stressed that anyone can catch the virus.
Experts offered several possible explanations for the disparity. It may be related to how and where shots are being offered and publicized. It may be that some Black men don’t trust doctors and government public health efforts. Or they may be less willing to identify themselves as a person who is at higher risk of catching the disease.
The gap is an echo of disparities seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, when certain racial groups were a disproportionately large share of cases but a smaller fraction of the people initially receiving vaccinations, said Dr. Yvens Laborde, director of global health education at Ochsner Health in New Orleans.
“If we’re not careful, the same thing will happen here” with monkeypox, he said.
Available information suggests that Black men are a growing proportion of monkeypox cases, said Caitlin Rivers, a Johns Hopkins University expert on government response to epidemics.
“This is a problem that is not resolving,” she said.
The Biden administration said Friday it has shipped enough monkeypox vaccine to deliver the first of two doses to the group at highest risk of infection. That’s an estimated 1.6 million men who have sex with other men, but the CDC does not have a racial breakdown of the group. The administration expects to have enough for second doses available by the end of next month.
Earlier this month, health officials authorized a plan to allow injection of smaller doses of the vaccine into the skin instead of into muscle, which has helped stretch supplies. With the help of that new method, which requires about one-fifth the usual dose, the administration says it has now shipped enough vaccine for at least 1.6 million doses.
According to the administration, only 14 jurisdictions of 67 have used enough vaccine to request more from the federal stockpile.
Some experts say health officials need to make sure Black men have more access to vaccinations, testing, treatment and other types of information and assistance.
CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, speaking at a White House briefing, said her agency has taken steps to increase access. Vaccines and educational materials will be available at Atlanta’s upcoming Black Pride events and New Orlean’s Southern Decadence.
“We’ve seen as we’re starting to roll these pilot projects out that they are working,” she said.
The government hadn’t previously reported on vaccine recipients’ demographics, because such information sharing is voluntary. The numbers released Friday reflect information on about 208,000 doses administered as of earlier this week, out of more than 1 million shipped. Age, sex, racial and ethnic information was not available for every recipient.
But, based on what information was available, the data shows:
—About half of vaccine recipients were white and about a quarter were Hispanic. About 10% were Black and another 10% were Asian.
—About 94% were identified as male, and 6% female.
—More than half were between the ages of 25 and 39.
The gaps nationally echo those seen in statistics from Georgia, North Carolina, New York City and Washington, D.C. In all four locales, Black men accounted for many or most of the cases, but were a smaller proportion of vaccine recipients.
Monkeypox is endemic in parts of Africa, where people have been infected through bites from rodents or small animals. It wasn’t considered a disease that spreads easily among people until May, when infections emerged in Europe and the U.S.
There have been more than 45,000 cases reported in countries that have not historically seen monkeypox.
The U.S. has the most infections of any country — more than 16,000. About 98% of U.S. cases are men and about 93% were men who reported recent sexual contact with other men. No one in the U.S. has died, but deaths have been reported in other countries.
Officials say the virus has been spreading mainly through skin-on-skin contact, but they warn it might also transmit in other ways, including through touching linens used by someone with monkeypox.
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Associated Press writer Nicky Forster contributed to this report.
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CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Scammers are using certain toys’ popularity to trick parents out of their money.
There are always a few “must-have” toys on most kids’ holiday wish lists such as Magic Mixies Magical Misting Crystal Ball, Snap Circuits, Breyer Horses Unicorn Magic Wood Stable, National Geographic Break Open Geodes, and everyone’s favorite, Squishmallows in 2022, according to BBB Scam Alert.
How do scammers trick parents out of their money?
These hot toys are sold out at every store you visit, so you turn to online shopping. A quick search takes you to a page that has the toy in stock. The site looks professional and has original images of the product on it. The site may even offer the product at discounted prices, claiming a “last-minute deal” or “flash sale,” but many of those offers are fake.
In many cases that have been reported to BBB.org/ScamTracker, buyers thought they were going to order a high-quality toy, but instead, they got a cheap counterfeit version. In some cases, the products were never shipped, and the websites were gone. When the customer tried to follow up with the company, they found that the staff either didn’t respond or refused to give a refund.
For example, one shopper told BBB Scam Tracker: “This company offered hard-to-find Squishmallows. I purchased one for $40. The website claims there is a 30-day hassle-free policy. I finally received the product and it is counterfeit. There are no tags on it and it is of very poor quality. I have tried to use the email provided to request a return label and it is not a real email. They also have a chat available on the website, but gee, guess what? No one is on the chat! I will be disputing the purchase on my credit card.”
Tips to avoid toy scams
- Only buy toys from reputable stores and websites. The best way to avoid getting scammed when purchasing toys is to buy them directly from a seller you know and trust.
- Don’t be fooled by extra-low prices. Unreasonably low prices are a red flag for a scam on many products. Avoid making a purchase from a retailer you aren’t familiar with just because the price sounds too good to be true – it probably is!
- Research before you buy. If a company seems legitimate but you aren’t familiar with it, be extra careful with your personal information. Before offering up your name, address, and credit card information, make sure the company has a working customer service number. | 2022-11-09T18:12:46+00:00 | wwlp.com | https://www.wwlp.com/home-for-the-holidays/scammers-trick-parents-out-of-their-money-while-shopping-for-toys/ |
(KTLA) – Some would argue that there is nothing better than free food.
McDonald’s is giving away free fries this week to celebrate “National French Fry Day” on July 13.
On Thursday, customers can order free fries, in any size, through the McDonald’s app.
No purchase is necessary to redeem the deal, which is only available for one day and can only be used once per person.
For those who can’t cash in on the free deal, the company also offers a free medium fry with any $1 minimum purchase every Friday. The offer is only available through the McDonald’s app.
Other restaurants like Burger King, Jack in the Box and Wendy’s have previously participated in the national food holiday and are expected to do so this year. | 2023-07-11T00:37:37+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/news/national-news/mcdonalds-is-giving-out-free-fries-for-national-french-fry-day-heres-how-to-get-some/ |
The Great Lakes Fire in the Croatan National Forest remains at 32,400 acres and is now 90 percent contained.
U.S. Forest Service officials say fires of this size are not common in coastal North Carolina because of the high humidity and rainfall that is common to the area, but dry conditions and winds drove the fire to that size in just several days in April.
They add that the fire was kept from spreading further when a weather system brought rain and because of ground crews working to stop the spread of the fire. | 2023-05-15T16:32:49+00:00 | publicradioeast.org | https://www.publicradioeast.org/2023-05-15/great-lakes-fire-now-90-percent-contained |
ALBANY — The Blues Is Alright Tour debuts at the Albany Civic Center with The Good Life City Blues Festival on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
Blues music is authentically raw; transforming tragedy, adversity, and heartache into a visceral and cathartic experience. This special night of emotive lyrics and guitar-driven accompaniment features performances by King George, Tucka, Pokey Bear, Lenny Williams and Theodis Ealey.
Tickets go on sale to the general public May 19 at 10 a.m. and start at $59, plus additional taxes and fees. Pre-sale tickets go on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com and at the Albany Civic Center Box Office.
Bursting onto the Southern Soul scene with his signature partycentric sound filled with R&B flair, King George has quickly become a fan favorite. Based out of Hopkins, S.C., King George rose quickly to headliner status on The Blues Is Alright Tour this past spring. His album “Juke Joint Music” was released in 2022.
For old-school music lovers, King George’s music is the perfect combination of R&B, soul, and funk that is sure to get anyone to do a little two-step. His songs “Keep on Rollin’,” “Too Long,” “Friday Night” and “Leave & Party” are his top hits.
Equally influenced by R. Kelly and Barry White, Louisiana’s Tucka James is an R&B singer who can deliver “pillow talk” songs that recall the grooves of the ’70s, ’80s, and 2010s. He kicked off his career in 2007, singing lead vocals with Keith Frank & the Soileau Zydeco Band. He introduced his solo career in 2008, along with his nickname “the King of Swing.” He soon became a regional Louisiana favorite, and opened gigs for Mystikal and Lenny Williams. His “Love Rehab” album landed in 2009 with songs like “Sex on My Mind” and “Myspace Love.” “Forever King” followed in 2011, then in 2015 he released “Love Rehab 2.”
Wardell “Pokey Bear” Brown was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is known for his Blues/Southern Soul sound; however, he did not start out that way. Pokey Bear began his career as a rap music artist, but after doing it for a while decided to try other styles. He was first recognized in music for his first two projects produced by Beat Flippa, particularly his songs “They Call me Pokey” and “Side Piece.” He has worked with artists such as Tyree Neal, Adrian Bagher, Ms. Pat, Veronica Raelle, and Cupid.
The ultimate soul crooner, Oakland, Calif., native Lenny Williams possesses one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music. Williams began his musical career making records that have subsequently become R&B and Pop classics, tunes like the mega-hit “Cause I Love You” and “So Very Hard to Go,” which he recorded as the lead singer for Tower of Power. Williams and Kanye West were honored with the BMI Songwriter’s Award for the song “Over Night Celebrity,” recorded by rapper, Twista.
Blues guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, producer and entertainer ... those are just a few of the titles that describe the phenomenon of Theodis Ealey. When Ichiban Records closed its doors, Ealey used this opportunity to create his new label home, IFGAM Records. The 2004 “Stand Up In It” project was a runaway success as the No. 1 Single on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip Hop Singles Chart for five consecutive weeks, debuting at No. 5 on Billboard’s Blues Album Chart and No. 69 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip Hop Charts.
The blues fest is produced by North American Entertainment Group Inc., one of the leading independent promoters of entertainment tours and live events in the United States, in conjunction with Heritage Entertainment Group. | 2023-05-14T03:01:47+00:00 | albanyherald.com | https://www.albanyherald.com/entertainment/tickets-on-sale-friday-for-good-life-city-blues-festival/article_cd68fcba-f19f-11ed-a012-db5f96cf7156.html |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is moving toward doing something it hasn’t done since the Vietnam War — repealing authorizations for the president’s use of military force. For lawmakers, that’s an important gesture toward reclaiming a say over the wars America wages abroad.
The Senate voted 66-30 on Wednesday to repeal the 2002 resolution giving President George W. Bush the green light to invade Iraq, an authorization that many now see as a mistake. The measure also would repeal the 1991 resolution authorizing the U.S. military’s combat action against Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait.
Approval by the House, which is less certain, would officially end congressional approval for the U.S. war in Iraq and, symbolically at least, close the U.S.-led war itself.
Debate on repealing the 2002 authorization comes nearly 20 years after Bush stood in front of a “Mission Accomplished” banner to declare that U.S. troops had wrapped up major combat in Iraq. After that breezy moment of American confidence, the U.S. war went on to take the lives of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis and thousands of Americans.
The U.S. overthrow of Saddam and Iraqi security forces in 2003 opened the door for the rise of both Islamic State fighters and Iranian-allied political parties and militias in Iraq, as well as horrific sectarian violence. Only in December 2021 was the U.S. military finally able to declare an actual end to its combat role — though 2,500 U.S. troops remain in supporting roles.
As the Iraq War’s timeline shows, little about how the U.S. starts and ends its modern wars, and who gets to decide, is at all clear cut.
Here’s a look at congressional action all this matters.
WHAT ARE THE AUTHORIZATIONS? WHY NEEDED?
First of all, an “authorization for use of military force” is not a declaration of war. Framers of the Constitution split responsibility over wars abroad between Congress and the president. They gave lawmakers authority on declaring and funding but the president — as commander in chief — authority to direct the waging.
That’s what’s in print, anyway. In practice, lawmakers since the Vietnam era have accused the executive branch of starting and pursuing foreign wars and launching military strikes without congressional sign-off.
In fact, the last war Congress formally declared was World War II, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
An authorization for use of military force is kind of a war declaration-light, without the more drastic domestic actions that come with formally declaring the nation at war.
Presidents since the end of World War II have invoked the authorizations or claimed other legal justifications for the Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, the wars in Afghanization and Iraq and dozens of more limited military strikes abroad — without full-on declarations of war.
In Vietnam, President Lyndon Johnson used a 1964 congressional resolution for military force, after an alleged attack on U.S. ships, to steadily draw U.S. forces deeper into the increasingly unpopular war. U.S. intelligence findings justifying the 1964 resolution were later questioned. In the 1970s, Congress repealed the authorization and sought unsuccessfully to assert more control over America’s foreign wars.
Still, a half-century later, congressional authorization for military force is a powerful signal that lawmakers are on the same page as the president in the need to wage a war abroad. So revoking that authorization sends a powerful signal, too.
WHY SCRAP THE 2002 AUTHORIZATION AND WHY NOW?
War fatigue drained public support for both of the post-Sept. 11, 2001, wars, in Afghanistan and Iraq, as the conflicts dragged on for longer and with far darker and deadlier results than the Bush administration and Congress had anticipated. Republican backing, decisive in passing the 2002 authorization, ebbed. That’ was especially so as an isolationist trend in the party grew under President Donald Trump.
Advocates for repeal won broad and bipartisan support in the Senate on Wednesday, as well as backing from the White House. They argue a repeal shows the world that Iraq’s current, democratically elected government is no longer a U.S. enemy and that Iraq has stabilized.
“It sends a message about America. We are willing to turn swords into plowshares,” Sen. Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat and a main sponsor, told reporters.
Keeping congressional authorization for military force on the books “invites presidential mischief,” giving administrations legal cover to launch new military strikes abroad without first consulting Congress, Kaine argued.
WHAT’S THE CASE FOR KEEPING THE AUTHORIZATION?
Opponents argue repeal would signal weakness, particularly to U.S. rival Iran, and invite Tehran to exert its influence in the Middle East even further. They also say the 2002 authorization is needed to make sure future presidents can respond quickly to threats.
“I am opposed to Congress sunsetting any military force authorizations in the Middle East,” Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said this week. “Our terrorist enemies aren’t sunsetting their war against us.”
A March 23 drone strike that killed a U.S. contractor in Syria added impetus to that argument. The U.S. blamed an Iranian-allied militia.
Supporters of the repeal counter that presidents can and do cite a range of other legal arguments for authorizing rapid action when a security threat suddenly looms abroad. They point particularly to a separate 2001 congressional authorization for military force against extremist groups that was passed in the immediate aftermath of al-Qaida attacks on the United States. Senators last week resoundingly rejected a bid by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to repeal the 2001 authorization.
THE IRAQ WAR AND CONGRESS
Lawmakers arguing for withdrawing the 20-year-old authorization for the war in Iraq say it would be a step toward righting the balance of power between Congress and the president when it comes to launching into conflicts abroad.
Critics of repeal say Congress willingly yielded too much of its war powers to presidents, especially on the so-called “Forever Wars” in Afghanistan and Iraq that followed the 2001 al-Qaida attacks. Afghanistan became the longest war in U.S. history.
Unlike in every previous major war, Congress has allowed administrations to go into debt to pay for the Afghanistan and Iraq wars rather than draw on taxes, said Linda Bilmes, a public finance and policy researcher at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. She has charted the resulting trillions of dollars in interest payments facing the U.S. from those two, two-decade conflicts.
Money from the borrowing limited financial scrutiny of the wars in Congress. It also allowed lawmakers and successive administrations to avoid touching off politically fraught debates over the rising costs, Bilmes said.
“It was something which was not in the interest of the American public,” Bilmes said. “But it was in the interest of elected officials across the board to have minimal oversight.”
WHAT’S NEXT?
Repeal of the Iraq War authorizations goes next to the House. It’s not clear how broad the support for the repeal is there, or how soon any action might come. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has suggested he is open to supporting repeal, although he previously opposed it. President Joe Biden says he supports the repeal and will sign it if it gets to his desk. | 2023-03-30T12:47:27+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/politics/ap-politics/why-the-debate-over-repealing-iraq-war-approval-matters/ |
CHAMPAIGN — Coleman Hawkins scored 18 points and Illinois held No. 24 Rutgers scoreless for more than 10 minutes in the second half, rallying for a 69-60 victory Saturday.
The Illinois (17-7, 8-5 Big Ten) trailed 47-41 with 14½ minutes left before Hawkins’ 3-pointer started a 19-0 run. Rutgers (16-9, 8-6) missed 15 straight shots during the drought.
Hawkins hit four consecutive shots — including a 3 — and gave the Illini the lead for good at 48-47.
Matthew Mayer scored his first points and drew a foul at the 7:25 mark, hit the ensuing free throw, then made a 3-pointer one possession later to give Illinois a 60-47 cushion with 6:45 left. Oskar Palmquist finally hit a jumper to break the Rutgers slump.
Hawkins also had eight rebounds. Dain Dainja and Terrence Shannon Jr. each added 15 points for the Illini.
Caleb McConnell and Clifford Omoruyi scored 14 points apiece to lead the Scarlet Knights.
Rutgers led 34-30 at halftime after Paul Mulcahy hit consecutive jumpers and Illinois missed its last six shots.
Up next
Rutgers: vs. Nebraska on Tuesday
Illinois: at Penn State on Tuesday. | 2023-02-11T23:36:27+00:00 | chicagotribune.com | https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-illinois-rutgers-big-ten-basketball-20230211-oysfn25yirbt3nrszivmfbwouq-story.html |
Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action. You can find them nearly everywhere in industrialized societies today. There are household robots that vacuum floors and warehouse robots that pack and ship goods.
Lab robots test hundreds of clinical samples a day. Education robots support teachers by acting as one-on-one tutors, assistants and discussion facilitators. And medical robotics composed of prosthetic limbs can enable someone to grasp and pick up objects with their thoughts.
Figuring out how humans and robots can collaborate to effectively carry out tasks together is a rapidly growing area of interest to the scientists and engineers that design robots as well as the people who will use them. For successful collaboration between humans and robots, communication is key.
How people communicate with robotsRobots were originally designed to undertake repetitive and mundane tasks and operate exclusively in robot-only zones like factories. Robots have since advanced to work collaboratively with people with new ways to communicate with each other.
Cooperative control is one way to transmit information and messages between a robot and a person. It involves combining human abilities and decision making with robot speed, accuracy and strength to accomplish a task.
For example, robots in the agriculture industry can help farmers monitor and harvest crops. A human can control a semi-autonomous vineyard sprayer through a user interface, as opposed to manually spraying their crops or broadly spraying the entire field and risking pesticide overuse.
Robots can also support patients in physical therapy. Patients who had a stroke or spinal cord injury can use robots to practice hand grasping and assisted walking during rehabilitation.
Another form of communication, emotional intelligence perception, involves developing robots that adapt their behaviors based on social interactions with humans. In this approach, the robot detects a person’s emotions when collaborating on a task, assesses their satisfaction, then modifies and improves its execution based on this feedback.
For example, if the robot detects that a physical therapy patient is dissatisfied with a specific rehabilitation activity, it could direct the patient to an alternate activity. Facial expression and body gesture recognition ability are important design considerations for this approach. Recent advances in machine learning can help robots decipher emotional body language and better interact with and perceive humans.
Robots in rehabQuestions like how to make robotic limbs feel more natural and capable of more complex functions like typing and playing musical instruments have yet to be answered.
I am an electrical engineer who studies how the brain controls and communicates with other parts of the body, and my lab investigates in particular how the brain and hand coordinate signals between each other. Our goal is to design technologies like prosthetic and wearable robotic exoskeleton devices that could help improve function for individuals with stroke, spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries.
One approach is through brain-computer interfaces, which use brain signals to communicate between robots and humans. By accessing an individual’s brain signals and providing targeted feedback, this technology can potentially improve recovery time in stroke rehabilitation. Brain-computer interfaces may also help restore some communication abilities and physical manipulation of the environment for patients with motor neuron disorders.
The future of human-robot interactionEffective integration of robots into human life requires balancing responsibility between people and robots, and designating clear roles for both in different environments.
As robots are increasingly working hand in hand with people, the ethical questions and challenges they pose cannot be ignored. Concerns surrounding privacy, bias and discrimination, security risks and robot morality need to be seriously investigated in order to create a more comfortable, safer and trustworthy world with robots for everyone.
Scientists and engineers studying the “dark side” of human-robot interaction are developing guidelines to identify and prevent negative outcomes.
Human-robot interaction has the potential to affect every aspect of daily life. It is the collective responsibility of both the designers and the users to create a human-robot ecosystem that is safe and satisfactory for all.
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.
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TORONTO, Dec. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Cybeats Technologies Corp. ("Cybeats'' or the "Company") (CSE: CYBT) is pleased to announce the signing of a multi-year licence and service agreement for SBOM Studio1 with a global leader in energy management and digital automation with revenues of approximately 30 billion euros around the world.
The multi-year SBOM Studio engagement will see Cybeats' leading solution deployed with the global infrastructure leader to reduce the cost of securing its products by streamlining the discovery and resolution of software vulnerabilities across the organization. This announcement comes just one week after Cybeats announced a new commercial agreement with a Fortune 500 industrial technology leader2, and several new client pilots including a top five global video game producer.3
"This is the largest commercial agreement to date for Cybeats, and adds another multinational of magnitude to our client roster. It is exciting to be working with such prominent industry leaders and we expect that the endorsement of a customer of this caliber will continue to inspire confidence in future prospects and potential clients within this sector and beyond," said Yoav Raiter, CEO, Cybeats Technologies Corp. "We are now less than 8 months into our commercial journey, our sales cycle is accelerating and our client roster consists of some of the largest companies in the world across a diverse set of industries from medical devices to critical infrastructure. We're proud to be protecting these companies and are pleased that our product meets the needs of such a large addressable market and diverse industry set."
Cybeat's new client generates approximately 30 billion in revenue from more than 100 countries and combines world-leading energy technologies, real-time automation, software and services into integrated solutions for households, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industry. With our new commercial partner having nearly 10,000 clients globally, Cybeats is positioned to benefit from the network effects of SBOM sharing with these clients potentially exposed to the SBOM Studio product.
"SBOMs have emerged as a catalyst for transformation in product security across nearly all sectors to improve visibility and security of the software supply chain, yet organizations face challenges with widespread implementation due to the scale of change and manual work required," said Dmitry Raidman, CTO, Cybeats. "SBOM Studio is specifically designed to automate SBOM management, accelerate vulnerability management and simplify SBOM implementation, and ultimately improve ROI by reducing the overhead required to embed SBOM management across an organization."
Recent News: Cybeats recently applauded the $1.7 Trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill which would require medical device manufacturers to submit a Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) to the FDA4: https://bit.ly/3PT1hYq
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You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.
The message is one that Giuliana Rancic kept close to her heart — and her bedside — when she battled breast cancer in 2011. But 10 years after surviving the disease, the fashion designer is reflecting on her journey and celebrating just how far she has come.
"My biggest self-discovery after cancer and treatment was realizing I was stronger than I had thought I was," Giuliana shared with E! News in an exclusive interview. "I love knowing that I have come out of that experience a stronger woman."
When she was first diagnosed, the former E! News co-anchor said she was scared of what the future would hold. But as she continues sharing her story, the 48-year-old realizes that she was never alone in her fight.
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"I wish I knew how many other survivors and women battling breast cancer there were," she said. "I also wish I knew how desperately the medical field needs to receive the support to continue the work they do to find a life-saving cure."
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When you know better, you do better. And with Giuliana, she is rolling up her sleeves and doing her part to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer.
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Giuliana cleaned out her closet and decided to sell outfits from her red carpet career with thredUP. All of the proceeds will be donated to her charity, FAB-U-WISH, which grants fashion, beauty and celebrity-themed wishes to women battling breast cancer.
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"I had so much fun going down memory lane and choosing some of my favorite items to sell on thredUP," she said. "From a Maje cocktail dress that I wore to host a Breast Cancer Awareness event to a Teri Jon by Rickie Freeman cocktail dress that I wore to the Gracie Awards Gala, I can't wait to get my items into the hands of others who I hope will love them as much as I did!"
She's also hoping women make their health a priority and schedule their checkups with doctors.
"It's always the right time to make your mammogram appointment, do a self-exam at home, and educate yourself on the early signs of breast cancer," she said. "I am so happy to be cancer free for 10 years and am so thankful that I was able to find my breast cancer early."
And for those who have close friends or loved ones battling the disease, Giuliana has some tips to show you want to help.
"When I was battling breast cancer, I appreciated friends and loved ones doing the smallest of things to show their love and support," she said. "A text, phone call or hand-written note goes such a long way." | 2022-10-27T22:43:38+00:00 | nbcmiami.com | https://www.nbcmiami.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/giuliana-rancic-shares-biggest-lessons-10-years-after-breast-cancer/2894211/ |
The Laredo Fire Department released numerous images Friday night showing firefighters' battle against the blaze. Additionally, they thanked those that stepped up and put themselves in danger to put out the fire.
"Their relentless hard work and the dedication they have for this great city of ours has really shown throughout the day," the LFD said in a statement. "We are humbled by the outpour of support our community has shown us. It really means a lot to all these hard working men and women who day in and day out put their lives on the line to protect our city."
The City of Laredo also thanked those that stepped up to fight the fire on Friday night.
"The City of Laredo would like to thank the Laredo Fire Department, who have been working non-stop on the fire reported around 6:45 AM at the 5300 block of Santa Maria Ave.," the city said in a statement. "Crews continue removing material and clearing the area to completely put out this fire. Several businesses around the area were asked to evacuate and shut down for the day. We want to remind residents to be cautious while around the area."
Scroll down to see images provided by the LFD and the city of Friday's blaze: | 2022-10-29T20:02:51+00:00 | lmtonline.com | https://www.lmtonline.com/local/article/Photos-Laredo-fire-s-impact-on-display-17543653.php |
Guaranteed income embraced by leaders of some of largest US counties
Posted/updated on: February 15, 2023 at 5:09 pm(LOS ANGELES) -- Some of the largest counties in the U.S. are joining forces to provide guaranteed income to residents in need.
County leaders from Los Angeles County, Chicago's Cook County, Houston's Harris County and more help make up Counties for Guaranteed Income, a coalition of local leaders hoping to collect research to try to expand no-strings-attached cash assistance programs nationwide.
Research suggests that guaranteed income can provide a path to financial stability and address poverty as well as racial, wealth or income inequalities.
"It's not just the morally right thing to do. It's actually pragmatic and economically a smart strategy as well," Will Jawando, a Montgomery County, Maryland, councilmember at-large, told ABC News. "We saw with the child tax credit, we saw with the stimulus."
"Those are forms of guaranteed income that were temporary. For the child tax credit, for example, lifted [nearly] half of kids out of poverty during that time," Jawando said, citing Census Bureau numbers.
Coalition members recently met with leaders at the White House and Capitol Hill to make the case for guaranteed income efforts, including the child tax credit, according to Jawando.
However, guaranteed income is not supported by all. Some critics argue that these programs will stop people from working -- though such claims have been challenged -- or will be too expensive to maintain.
The board is following in the footsteps of Mayors for Guaranteed Income, a similar group made up of more than 100 mayors across the country. So far, their programs have impacted almost 6,000 people, offering monthly payments of up to $1,000 for as long as three years.
Most of the money spent in these programs was used on retail sales and services, followed by food and groceries. Transportation and housing expenses followed, respectively.
Participants have previously told ABC News that the programs have taken weight off their shoulders -- helping them pay bills, afford care for their children and provide stability.
"Whether it's buying a car to get to that next job that's a little further away, investing in education, paying for childcare, which we know is very high — people are using it in different ways," Jawando said. "But what it's doing is it's it's allowing space in relieving pressure so that they can take care of themselves and their families and move up the economic ladder."
Though the coalition of county leaders has just begun, county-based initiatives are well on their way.
Los Angeles County's Breathe pilot program allots $1,000 payments to 1,000 randomly selected participants for three years.
"The insights we gain from our pilot will add to the repository of data that proves that people facing economic hardship know how to allocate money in a way that best provides for their families," said Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell in a statement on the CGI website.
Cook County's Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot provides $500 monthly payments to 3,250 low-income households for 2 years. It started in December 2022.
"With this stable foundation, people can further support their families, pursue education and find new job," said Toni Preckwinkle, president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, in a statement on the CGI website. "With more stability, people invest in themselves and their families, take risks and even start businesses."
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars.
Avenatti was also fined $10 million by U.S. District Judge James V. Selna. The judge said Avenatti’s sentence in Southern California will be served after he finishes a five-year term for separate convictions in New York.
This was the last of three major federal criminal cases to wrap up against the 51-year-old Californian. Avenatti is currently serving prison time for stealing book proceeds from Daniels — who sued to break a confidentiality agreement with Trump to stay mum about an affair she said they had — and for trying to extort Nike if the shoemaker didn’t pay him up to $25 million.
Avenatti pleaded guilty earlier this year to four counts of wire fraud and a tax-related charge despite not reaching a plea deal with federal prosecutors, saying he wanted to be accountable and spare his family further embarrassment. He was accused of negotiating and collecting settlement payments on behalf of his clients and funneling the money to accounts he controlled, and spending it on his own lavish lifestyle, including a private jet.
“Despite the significant advantages that this defendant had — a first-rate education, a thriving legal career — he chose to commit the deplorable acts in this case time and time again,” prosecutor Brett Sagel told the court in Santa Ana. “The defendant is just another criminal who thinks the law is something that applies to other people.”
His voice breaking, Avenatti apologized to the clients he bilked, including two who told the court about how losing the money and their trust in someone they thought had their back upended their lives.
“I am deeply remorseful and contrite,” Avenatti said. “There is no doubt that all of them deserve much better, and I hope that someday they will accept my apologies and find it in their heart to forgive me.”
Authorities in California said Avenatti carried out what amounted to a “sophisticated Ponzi scheme” by collecting settlement payments on behalf of vulnerable clients and using the money to fund his exorbitant lifestyle.
In one instance, prosecutors said Avenatti collected a $2.75 million settlement payment for a client and used much of the money to buy a private airplane.
In another, he collected a $4 million settlement from Los Angeles County for a man who suffered in-custody injuries and was left paraplegic after a suicide attempt, but never told him the money was received. Instead, authorities said Avenatti used the funds to finance his coffee business and pay personal expenses, and gave the man smaller amounts ranging from $1,000 to $1,900 that he called advances on the broader settlement.
The man, Geoffrey Johnson, told the court the deception was about more than money.
“I am not sure I ever can trust anyone else again,” Johnson said. “I continue to have nightmares that people are out to get me. My view of humanity has certainly changed, and not for the better.”
In addition to the prison sentence, Avenatti was ordered to pay more than $7 million in restitution to his clients and more than $3 million to the Internal Revenue Service. The government dropped all other remaining charges against Avenatti stemming from a 36-count indictment.
Authorities said the case against Avenatti started out as a civil tax issue but widened into a far-reaching criminal probe.
Avenatti, who represented himself in the proceedings, asked the court to consider the good he did as a lawyer before and aside from his crimes. He referenced helping reunite immigrant children separated from their parents by the Trump administration, and representing a rape victim while out on bail in this case. He said a lengthy sentence at his age would not give him a meaningful chance to do right by his victims or to be a father to his children.
Selna noted Avenatti had done much good in his life, but said that wasn’t all.
“He has also done great evil, for which he much answer,” the judge said before sentencing him. “It is now time to pay his debts to the victims, the government and society.” | 2022-12-06T14:13:27+00:00 | localsyr.com | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/ap-avenatti-sentenced-to-14-years-in-california-fraud-case/ |
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Concerned relatives raced to hospitals in search of their loved ones Sunday as South Korea mourned the deaths of more than 150 people, mostly in their 20s and 30s, who got trapped and crushed after a huge Halloween party crowd surged into a narrow alley in a nightlife district in Seoul.
Witnesses said the crowd surge Saturday night in the Itaewon area caused “a hell-like” chaos as people fell on each other “like dominoes.” Some people were bleeding from their noses and mouths while being given CPR, witnesses said, while others clad in Halloween costumes continued to sing and dance nearby, possibly without knowing the severity of the situation.
“I still can’t believe what has happened. It was like a hell,” said Kim Mi Sung, an official at a nonprofit organization that promotes tourism in Itaewon.
Kim said she performed CPR on 10 people who were unconscious and nine of them were declared dead on the spot. Kim said the 10 were mostly women wearing witch outfits and other Halloween costumes.
The crowd surge is the country’s worst disaster in years. As of Sunday evening, officials put the death toll at 153 and the number of injured people at 133. The Ministry of the Interior and Safety said the death count could further rise as 37 of the injured people were in serious conditions.
Ninety-seven of the dead were women and 56 were men. More than 80% of the dead are in their 20s and 30s, but at least four were teenagers.
At least 20 of the dead are foreigners from China, Russia, Iran and elsewhere. Two Americans are among the dead, the U.S. embassy in South Korea confirmed Sunday.
An estimated 100,000 people had gathered in Itaewon for the country’s biggest outdoor Halloween festivities since the pandemic began. The South Korean government had eased COVID-19 restrictions in recent months.
Witnesses said the streets were so densely clogged with people and slow-moving vehicles that it was practically impossible for emergency workers and ambulances to reach the alley near Hamilton Hotel swiftly.
Authorities said thousands of people have called or visited a nearby city office, reporting missing relatives and asking officials to confirm whether they were among those injured or dead after the crush.
The bodies of the dead were being kept at 42 hospitals in Seoul and nearby Gyeonggi province, according to Seoul City, which said it will instruct crematories to burn more bodies per day as part of plans to support funeral proceedings.
Around 100 businesses in the Hamilton Hotel area have agreed to shut down their shops through Monday to reduce the number of partygoers who would come to the streets through Halloween day.
While Halloween isn’t a traditional holiday in South Korea — where children rarely go trick-or-treating — it’s still a major attraction for young adults, and costume parties at bars and clubs have become hugely popular in recent years.
Itaewon, near where the former headquarters of U.S. military forces in South Korea operated for decades before moving out of the capital in 2018, is an expat-friendly district known for its trendy bars, clubs and restaurants. It’s the city’s marquee Halloween destination.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared a one-week national mourning period on Sunday and ordered flags at government buildings and public offices to fly at half-staff. During a televised speech, Yoon said supporting the families of the victims, including their funeral preparations, and the treatment of the injured would be a top priority for his government.
He also called for officials to thoroughly investigate the cause of the accident and review the safety of other large cultural and entertainment events to ensure they proceed safely.
“This is really devastating. The tragedy and disaster that need not have happened took place in the heart of Seoul amid Halloween (celebrations),” Yoon said during the speech. “I feel heavy hearted and cannot contain my sadness as a president responsible for the people’s lives and safety.”
After the speech, Yoon visited the Itaewon alley where the disaster occurred. Local TV footage showed Yoon inspecting the alley filled with trash and being briefed by emergency officials.
It was not immediately clear what led the crowd to surge into the narrow, downhill alley. One survivor said many people fell and toppled one another “like dominoes” after they were pushed by others.
The survivor, surnamed Kim, said they were trapped for about an hour and a half before being rescued, as some people shouted “Help me!” and others were short of breath, according to the Seoul-based Hankyoreh newspaper.
Another survivor, Lee Chang-kyu, said he saw about five or six men push others before one or two began falling, according to the newspaper.
In an interview with news channel YTN, Hwang Min-hyeok, a visitor to Itaewon, said it was shocking to see rows of bodies near the hotel. He said emergency workers were initially overwhelmed, leaving pedestrians struggling to administer CPR to the injured lying on the streets. People wailed beside the bodies of their friends, he said.
A man in his 20s said he avoided being trampled by managing to get into a bar whose door was open in the alley, Yonhap news agency reported. A woman in her 20s surnamed Park told Yonhap that she and others were standing along the side of the alley while others caught in the middle of the alley had no escape.
Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, said that bodies were being sent to hospitals or a gym, where bereaved family members could identify them.
World leaders offered condolences, including Pope Francis.
“We pray the Risen Lord also for those — especially young people — who died last night in Seoul, due to the tragic consequences of a sudden crush,” Francis said after his Sunday’s Angelus prayer in St. Peter’s Square, inviting the crowd to pray for the victims.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak tweeted that “All our thoughts are with those currently responding and all South Koreans at this very distressing time.” Jake Sullivan, the U.S. national security adviser, tweeted that reports of the disaster were “heartbreaking” and said Washington “stands ready to provide the Republic of Korea with any support it needs.”
Among the 20 foreign dead are four from China; three from Russia; two from Iran; and one each from Vietnam, Austria, Norway, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka and the United States. The Interior Ministry said it wasn’t informed of the nationalities of the four other foreigners.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry said two of its nationals were among the dead, while the French Foreign Ministry said one French national also died during the Itaewon tragedy.
The last South Korean disaster this deadly also hit young people the hardest. In April 2014, 304 people, mostly high school students, died in a ferry sinking. The sinking exposed lax safety rules and regulatory failures. It was partially blamed on excessive and poorly fastened cargo and a crew poorly trained for emergency situations.
Saturday’s deaths will likely draw public scrutiny of what government officials have done to improve public safety standards since the ferry disaster.
This was the deadliest crushing disaster in South Korean history. In 2005, 11 people were killed and around 60 others were injured at a pop concert in the southern city of Sangju.
In 1960, 31 people died after being crushed on the stairs of a train station as large crowds rushed to board a train during the Lunar New Year holidays.
It was also Asia’s second major crushing disaster in a month. On Oct. 1, police in Indonesia fired tear gas at a soccer match, causing a crush that killed 132 people as spectators attempted to flee.
More than 1,700 response personnel from across the country were deployed to the streets to help the wounded, including about 520 firefighters, 1,100 police officers and 70 government workers. The National Fire Agency separately said in a statement that officials were still trying to determine the exact number of emergency patients. | 2022-10-30T16:25:39+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/news/national-news/2-americans-among-the-153-killed-in-halloween-crowd-surge-in-south-korea/ |
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.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up
to 25 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ023-162000-
Schuyler-
Including the city of Watkins Glen
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms likely
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph, increasing to west 15 to 20 mph with
gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ024-162000-
Chemung-
Including the city of Elmira
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms
likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph, increasing to southwest 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of
rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ025-162000-
Tompkins-
Including the city of Ithaca
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms likely
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Highs in the mid
70s. South winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely in the evening, then
partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows
in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the
evening. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ036-162000-
Madison-
Including the cities of Hamilton and Oneida
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly sunny this morning, then
showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may be severe. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times this
morning. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph in the evening. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers in the morning,
then mostly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 50s. West
winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ037-162000-
Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Rome and Utica
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Partly sunny this morning, then
showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms
may be severe. Highs around 80. Southeast winds around 5 mph,
increasing to south 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of rain near
100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of
showers after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. West winds 15 to
20 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A 30 percent chance of showers. Highs around 60. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ044-162000-
Cortland-
Including the city of Cortland
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Patchy fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms likely
this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility one
quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the mid 70s.
South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
15 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the morning. Highs
in the upper 50s. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
Chance of rain 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
$$
NYZ045-162000-
Chenango-
Including the city of Norwich
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms
likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 15 to 20 mph. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ046-162000-
Otsego-
Including the city of Oneonta
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Partly sunny this morning, then
mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after
midnight. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Lows in the upper 40s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. West winds 15 to 20 mph
with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ055-162000-
Tioga-
Including the cities of Owego and Waverly
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms
likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after
midnight. Less humid with lows in the upper 40s. West winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 60.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ056-162000-
Broome-
Including the city of Binghamton
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Showers with thunderstorms
likely this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility
one quarter mile or less at times this morning. Highs in the upper
70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Less humid with lows in the upper
40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ057-162000-
Delaware-
Including the cities of Delhi and Walton
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Partly sunny this morning, then
mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds
around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers
after midnight. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
$$
NYZ062-162000-
Sullivan-
Including the city of Monticello
335 AM EDT Mon May 16 2022
.TODAY...Areas of fog this morning. Partly sunny this morning, then
mostly cloudy with showers with thunderstorms likely this afternoon.
Some thunderstorms may be severe. Visibility one quarter mile or
less at times this morning. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight
chance of showers after midnight. Less humid with lows in the upper
40s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west after midnight.
Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 15 to
20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 80.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
$$
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Copyright 2022 AccuWeather | 2022-05-16T09:14:50+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/weather/article/NY-Binghamton-NY-Zone-Forecast-17175266.php |
A new poll from Siena College finds that New Yorkers back two major state budget proposals: One would increase taxes on the wealthy, and the other would give judges more discretion to set bail for those accused of serious crimes.
But Gov. Kathy Hochul and the legislature are far apart on the two proposals, setting up an intense week as the April 1 budget deadline looms.
Siena’s Steve Greenberg said the budget proposals have widespread bipartisan support.
More than three-quarters of those surveyed support raising income taxes on New Yorkers making over $5 million a year, he said.
“It has support from 83% of Democrats, 74% of independents and 64% of Republicans,” Greenberg said. “That's a proposal the governor did not include in her budget.”
In fact, Hochul opposes income tax increases. A political action committee partly financed by billionaire Mike Bloomberg is running numerous television ads highlighting her stance.
“Governor Hochul kept her word to not raise income taxes,” the narrator says in the ad.
But both houses of the Legislature, led by Democrats, included in their budgets higher income tax brackets for those making more than $5 million.
Michael Kink with the Strong Economy for All coalition, which supports raising taxes on the wealthy, said the poll results are not a surprise to him.
“This is not necessarily a left-wing issue,” Kink said. “It’s something that’s backed by a huge majority of all New Yorkers, regardless of their political perspective.”
He said what he does find puzzling, though, is Hochul’s position against a popular initiative.
“I really don’t understand why Governor Hochul would want to back unpopular policies that hurt the economy,” he said.
Opponents of raising taxes on the rich, including Hochul, say it will just drive the wealthy to leave New York.
The watchdog group Citizens Budget Commission said the tax increase debate could be avoided altogether by cutting spending. The group’s Patrick Orecki said the state has increased spending at a higher rate over the past three years than it did for the previous decade. Between fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the increase was more than 12%.
“It’s really new spending across the board,” said Orecki, who added the biggest increases are in aid to public schools and Medicaid, the government-funded health care program.
Orecki said taking spending down to a 2% growth rate per year, as occurred during the decade just before the pandemic, would eliminate future deficits and decrease the need for more taxes of any kind.
The other proposal receiving broad backing is Hochul’s plan to further alter the state’s bail reform laws, which ended many forms of cash bail.
Hochul wants to give judges more discretion to set bail when defendants are accused of serious crimes. Greenberg said Republicans, independents and Democrats all support that.
“This may surprise some people,” Greenberg said. “It's got support from 69% of Republicans, 71% of independents and 76% of Democrats. So, by a small margin, Democrats support that proposal even more than Republicans do.”
Democrats in the Senate and the Assembly did not include the bail reform changes in their budget plans. Progressive Democrats in both houses are against it, saying bail reform is being scapegoated for the rise in crime in recent years.
Just 20% of those surveyed oppose Hochul’s proposed changes.
The two issues — along with differences between the governor and Legislature over affordable housing plans, tenant protections, and adding more charter schools — all need to be resolved before the budget is settled. It’s due at the end of the week, but Hochul and lawmakers have already said they are ready to hold up the spending plan to get what they want. | 2023-03-27T20:34:11+00:00 | wbfo.org | https://www.wbfo.org/2023-03-27/poll-nyers-back-taxing-the-rich-and-changing-bail-reform-but-hochul-and-legislature-are-divided |
Consider these recent steps by President Biden and his team: selling nuclear submarines to Australia, outlining their approach to trade with China and hosting a White House gathering with key U.S. partners in Asia.
"These were big moves on the chessboard in Asia," said Mike Green, an Asia specialist at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. "What they show you is that the effort to engage China isn't working the way everyone expected, and a recognition there has to be a lot more muscle in how we deal with China."
A decade ago, President Barack Obama spoke to Australia's Parliament and spelled out his vision of the U.S. role in Asia.
"Our enduring interests in the region demand our enduring presence in the region. The United States is a Pacific power, and we are here to stay," Obama said. "So let there be no doubt: In the Asia-Pacific in the 21st century, the United States of America is all in."
This declaration soon became known as the U.S. "pivot to Asia." It's an expansive idea, directed largely at China, that has been playing out it fits and starts ever since. Broadly speaking, three separate elements need to come together as a coherent strategy: a security plan, an economic blueprint and a diplomatic road map.
Biden is starting to give the pivot his own definition. He has portrayed the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan as a big step away from the U.S. wars of the past two decades, while the submarine deal with Australia reflects security concerns of the future.
Trade friction with China still runs high
But the pivot needs more than just security arrangements aimed at China, says Roy Kamphausen, president of the National Bureau of Asian Research, a nonpartisan group.
"Your strategy cannot just be a military strategy," said Kamphausen. "Our partners and allies, while gratified that the United States is demonstrating its continued commitment in the security sphere, they also want to know what our economic plans are."
The Biden administration addressed the economic question this week. In her first major speech, Trade Representative Katherine Tai said the U.S. seeks to reduce trade tensions with China, but it will keep in place most of the tariffs imposed by former President Donald Trump.
"Our objective is not to inflame trade tensions with China, but above all else, we must defend, to the hilt, our economic interests," she said.
To counter China, the U.S. could now seek inclusion in the big trans-Pacific trade deal that the Obama administration negotiated — but that Trump rejected.
Yet both Republicans and Democrats are suspicious of trade deals for their own reasons. So better trade relations with China — or even with U.S. partners in Asia — is seen as a tough slog.
Some Asian nations appear ready to strengthen U.S. ties
Diplomacy in Asia may be more promising.
China's aggressive rhetoric, known as "wolf warrior diplomacy," has made some Asian nations wary of China and open to closer ties with the United States.
"Wolf warrior diplomacy and their bullying of other countries has kind of concentrated minds in parts of Asia to say, 'Wow, we have to meet this challenge together,' " said Anja Manuel, director of the Aspen Strategy Group and author of This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.
India, for example, has always prized its independence on the international stage. But after bloody border skirmishes with China last year, India's prime minister, Narendra Modi, is more open to working with the United States.
"Those incursions across the Himalayan border, this long land border that China and India share, was really eye-opening to the Indians," said Manuel.
Modi attended a high-profile White House meeting last month with Biden and the leaders of Japan and Australia. The four leaders' countries make up the grouping known as the Quad.
"I think the Quad is an effort to say to China, 'Hey, we're willing to let you rise peacefully, but you've overstepped,' " Manuel added.
Biden adviser Kurt Campbell plays key role
A decade ago, Kurt Campbell was a top State Department official for Asia who helped his boss, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, draft an article in Foreign Policy that raised the idea of a U.S. turn to Asia. Obama then delivered his speech outlining the proposal a month later in Australia.
Campbell offered his vision in detail in his 2016 book, The Pivot: The Future of American Statecraft in Asia.
Today, Campbell is Biden's top Asia adviser on the National Security Council.
"This is the first time we've had a person of that seniority, with that number of assets, on the National Security Council staff," said Kamphausen, of the National Bureau of Asian Research. "My impression is that this is really well thought out and there's more to come."
Green, the CSIS analyst, who worked on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, says Biden appears committed to establishing a stronger U.S. presence in Asia.
"One of the scarcest things in American strategy is the president's time," said Green. "I worked in the White House almost five years, and I can tell you it's a significant thing that Joe Biden is putting so much of his time into building up our alliances to deal with China."
Still, there's no guarantee this will play out as the Biden administration hopes.
Asia expert Kamphausen says the challenge is for the U.S. and its partners to find ways to cooperate with China on some issues, compete on others and avoid direct confrontation.
"So we have to do it nimbly. How do you resist without provoking confrontation?" said Kamphausen. "It's going to be hard work, but we have to do it. Otherwise, any rhetorical aspirations to fully pivot to Asia really wouldn't come to pass."
Greg Myre is an NPR national security correspondent. Follow him on Twitter: @gregmyre1.
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WFO SHREVEPORT Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Friday, April 29, 2022
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FLOOD WARNING
Flood Statement
National Weather Service Shreveport LA
808 PM CDT Tue Apr 26 2022
...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in Texas...
Angelina River Near Lufkin affecting Cherokee, Nacogdoches and
Angelina Counties.
For the Angelina River...including Alto, Lufkin...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive cars through flooded areas.
Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.
Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive
cars through flooded areas.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
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...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Angelina River Near Lufkin.
* WHEN...Until early Friday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...At 161.0 feet, Expect minor flooding with the gravel
parking lot flooded and water beginning to overflow the gravel
road where it widens into the parking lot. Also expect about a
foot of overflow across the left bank of the Angelina River
looking downstream.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday the stage was 161.2 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 7:45 PM CDT Tuesday was 161.3 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early Thursday morning and continue falling to 159.7 feet
Sunday evening.
- Flood stage is 161.0 feet.
- Flood History...No available flood history.
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Why some have mixed feelings about the terms Asian American and AAPI
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN
Asian American. APA. APIDA. AAPI. AANHPI.
There are a lot of terms and acronyms to describe this population of more than 24 million people with roots in East Asia, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Hawaii, Samoa, Guam, Fiji, Tonga, Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and other Pacific islands.
It comprises scores of ethnic groups with distinct histories, cuisines, languages and cultures. It includes recent immigrants, those who have been in the US for generations and those who have endured centuries of colonization.
Though these terms are widely used on the internet, in the media, in universities and by government agencies, some of the people they’re meant to describe don’t fully identify with any of them.
So where did these terms come from? Why do some people feel ambivalent about them? And why do they continue to stick? Here’s what to know.
How the term Asian American came to be
To unpack terms such as AAPI (Asian American and Pacific Islander), it helps to break them down.
The US government currently defines Asian Americans as those “having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.” It uses the separate category of “Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander” to describe those “having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.”
Though Asians have been in the Americas since before the US existed, greater numbers of Asian immigrants began arriving on these shores around the mid-19th century. These early immigrants primarily came from China, Japan and the Philippines. Smaller numbers of Koreans and South Asians arrived in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Most worked in industrial sectors such as mining, agriculture and railroad construction — often for lower pay than US-born and European workers.
Though these groups were each subject to harsh labor conditions and discrimination, they didn’t initially see themselves as connected and tended to identify with their specific ethnic group, Daryl Maeda, a professor of ethnic studies at University of Colorado Boulder told CNN last year.
That changed in the late 1960s when Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee, two graduate students at the University of California, Berkeley, formed the Asian American Political Alliance (AAPA) — believed to be the first use of the term Asian American.
Inspired by the racial pride and self-determination of the Black Power movement, Ichioka, Gee and others of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino and Korean descent came together under a pan-Asian banner around their opposition to the Vietnam War.
“We figured that if we rallied behind our own banner, behind an Asian American banner, we would have an effect on the larger public,” Ichioka said, as documented in a book by UC San Diego ethnic studies professor Yến Lê Espiritu.
“Asian American” was a radical term at that time. It rejected slurs such as “Oriental,” which had been commonly used by politicians and in the media, as well as stereotypes that characterized these groups as passive.
It was also used to build political solidarity. The Asian American Political Alliance joined forces with social movements led by Black organizers and other people of color. As the newly formed Asian American movement spread across the US, activists united under the umbrella term to protest issues in their own communities, as in the 1982 killing of Vincent Chin.
The term Asian American gradually caught on over the next few decades, but it was complicated by the demographic change that followed the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. More South and Southeast Asians entered the country in the decades that followed — and they didn’t necessarily share the same interests or experiences as the Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Filipino Americans who came together under the Asian American umbrella.
Where the term AAPI comes from
By the 1980s, the Asian American umbrella had expanded further to include communities from Oceania.
In 1978, Congress passed a resolution to establish an “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week,” which eventually became “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month.” Pacific Islanders and Hawaiians were also grouped with Asians on the US Census from 1960 to 1990, with an “Asian or Pacific Islander” category appearing on the 1990 questionnaire, according to Pew Research Center.
In 1997, the federal Office of Management and Budget, which devises the racial categories used on the census and other federal data, split “Asian or Pacific Islander” into two separate categories: “Asian” and “Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.” The changes took effect on the 2000 Census.
Still, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders continue to be grouped together in other contexts, from the Congressional Asian Pacific Caucus to Asian Pacific American studies departments at universities. Today, the AAPI label is used widely by media outlets and political advocacy organizations.
Some feel the terms are too broad
As the umbrella has widened, some have criticized the terms “Asian American” and “AAPI” as inadequate.
Some South Asians and Southeast Asians have argued that Asian American is seen as synonymous with East Asian, therefore obscuring their own realities and experiences. Many Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders similarly feel that their distinct histories and challenges are erased under the AAPI umbrella. (Additionally, many people with roots in Central Asia and the Middle East don’t identify with either term, despite having origins in the continent of Asia.)
As a result, acronyms such as AANHPI (Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders) and APIDA (Asian Pacific Islander Desi American) have emerged to explicitly include certain groups.
Estella Owoimaha-Church, executive director of the organization Empowering Pacific Islander Communities (EPIC), said such labels are especially limiting when it comes to data. Grouping Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders with Asian Americans hides the disparities that the former two communities face when it comes to education, health care, criminal justice and other areas, she said. That, in turn, affects the resources that those communities are afforded.
Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders aren’t alone in calling for data disaggregation, Owoimaha-Church added. Asian American advocacy organizations have also lobbied for more detailed data collection to better understand health and economic disparities experienced by particularly vulnerable subgroups.
On a personal level, Owoimaha-Church said she identifies more closely with umbrella terms such as Pasifika, Oceania and Pacific Islander. But she does use the term AAPI in many instances, though she said it’s largely out of necessity.
“The term is here, so we work around it,” she told CNN. “But I think everyone working within the umbrella also recognizes that it there’s some good and some bad. The bad is that too many of our communities go unseen.”
There’s still power in these labels
Despite the limitations of labels such as AAPI and AANHPI, Owoimaha-Church isn’t ready to do away with them entirely. These terms are embedded into institutional systems and structures, and they provide a means for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders to access resources, she said.
These identities are also inherently political. Terms such as Asian American and AAPI emerged to unite different groups against oppression. Communities came together in the face of discrimination against South Asians after 9/11, and more recently to combat the surge of racism and violence experienced by East Asians during the pandemic. Coalitions of Asian American and Pacific Islander groups continue to come together around shared political priorities.
“There’s always power in numbers,” Owoimaha-Church added. “There’s so many examples in our histories of solidarity that can’t be ignored or forgotten.”
Even so, Owoimaha-Church said that the wider community needs to be cautious about when and how they use umbrella terms such as AAPI. At times, they’re deployed even when the issues or experiences in question more narrowly affect Asian Americans, or East Asians.
There’s plenty that unites these communities, and over the past few years, there have been more conversations about how to be inclusive of everyone under the AAPI umbrella while also acknowledging differences. But as Maeda told CNN last year, “With any social movement, people need to be bought in.” So if there are people who don’t feel represented in labels such as AAPI, it’s worth listening to why.
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Root Beer Falls. Campfire Connosseur. Tahquamenon Phenomenon. Those are just a few of the clever sayings you’ll find on the new official Michigan state parks gear.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has partnered with Traverse City-based Great Lakes Proud to create a collection of new official merchandise for Michigan’s state parks, trails and waterways. So far, the collection includes T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, cozies, decals and stickers.
Great Lakes Proud will create and curate lifestyle merchandise and sustainably sourced apparel, releasing new designs throughout the year. The initial offerings promote Tahquamenon Falls, morel mushrooms, tree rings and the simple message of “Peace, Love, Parks” among other unique designs.
One Tahquamenon Falls T-shirt features what appears to be an overflowing root beer float, but the glass is emblazoned with “Root Beer Falls,” a nickname for the famously brown waterfall.
Another T-shirt features a s’more, but the marshmallows are in the shape of Michigan. That design is called “S’more Michigan Please.” The shirts will cost you $28 each.
A collection of stickers feature the brown-and-white activity icons seen on the DNR website, including stickers for biking, hiking, boating, horseback riding, camping, fishing and more.
The partnership is part of “These Goods are Good for Michigan,” a program that recognizes partners that support state parks through a revenue-sharing agreement from merchandise sales. Visit Goods4Mi.com to see the DNR’s full collection of “These Goods are Good for Michigan” partners, including Great Lakes Proud.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA fined Tennessee more than $8 million on Friday and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban.
The sprawling report over 80 pages long said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, and said most involved recruiting infractions and direct payments to athletes and their families — benefits that totaled approximately $60,000.
Kay Norton, head of the panel that ruled on Tennessee, called the violations “egregious and expansive.”
“It’s one of the largest cases this committee has ever adjudicated,” she said.
The NCAA praised Tennessee for its cooperation and the Vols escaped the postseason ban, but the infractions panel noted that decision was a difficult one given the circumstances.
“The panel encountered a challenging set of circumstances related to prescribing penalties in this case,” it said in its decision. “The panel urges the Infractions Process Committee and the membership to clearly define its philosophy regarding penalties — which extends beyond postseason bans — and memorialize that philosophy in an updated set of penalty guidelines.”
Four former staffers were given show-cause orders, including one spanning six years for Pruitt, who was fired in early 2021.
The NCAA report said the school failed to monitor its football program. “Additionally, due to his personal involvement in the violations, the former head coach violated head coach responsibility rules,” according to the document.
University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman said the school recognized the seriousness of the wrongdoing and resolved the case with integrity.
“Most critically, the Committee did not impose a postseason ban, which has been a central principle that we advocate for through this entire process,” she said in a statement.
The NCAA found most of the violations were related to a paid unofficial visit scheme that was used consistently by the football program over two years.
It involved at least a dozen members of the football staff, and the resulting violations included at least 110 impermissible hotel room nights, 180 impermissible meals, 72 instances of providing impermissible entertainment or other benefits, 41 impermissible recruiting contacts, 37 instances of providing impermissible game day parking, and 14 times in which gear was impermissibly provided to prospects, according to the report.
The NCAA also found that Pruitt or his wife were involved in impermissible payments to two prospects who later signed with Tennessee. The mother of one player received $6,000 from Pruitt’s wife as a down payment on a car.
After the mother’s son signed with the Vols, Pruitt’s wife paid the woman $500 each month for car payments at least 25 times. The mother also received $1,600 from Pruitt’s wife for a deposit on a rental home in the Knoxville area.
The mother of a second prospect told Pruitt she needed a medical procedure she could not pay for. The NCAA found Pruitt gave her an envelope with $3,000 for medical bills. Records obtained by Tennessee show the prospect’s mother deposited $5,100 in her bank account two days after a similar amount ($5,000) was withdrawn from the head coach’s bank account.
Also, Pruitt gave the woman $300 to pay for gas.
Both players competed in 23 games while ineligible, the NCAA found.
“During the head coach’s tenure, he and other members of his staff acted with general and blatant disregard for rules compliance,” the NCAA panel said.
The panel also was troubled by a former staff member who stated that she failed to report violations because she feared retaliation and backlash, which “spotlights the toxic culture that existed under the head coach’s leadership,” the report said.
Norton acknowledged that without Tennessee’s cooperation, a postseason ban would have been part of the array of penalties at the committee’s disposal.
“These violations were directly related to recruiting and demonstrated an unwillingness to even pretend to follow the rules,” she said.
The NCAA’s final decision ends a troubling chapter in Vols football, although Pruitt’s dismissal opened the door for Tennessee’s revival under his replacement, Josh Heupel, who’s led the team to an 18-8 record the past three seasons with a win over Southeastern Conference heavyweight Alabama last year.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Monday issued a security alert warning that Russia is stepping up efforts to launch strikes against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure and government facilities in the coming days.
The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv urged U.S. citizens still in Ukraine to depart the country immediately.
“If you hear a loud explosion or if sirens are activated, immediately seek cover,” the State Department said in its alert. “If in a home or a building, go to the lowest level of the structure with the fewest exterior walls, windows, and openings; close any doors and sit near an interior wall, away from any windows or openings.”
The State Department issued the alert after the U.S. intelligence community on Monday declassified a finding that determined that Russia would increasingly target Ukrainian civilian infrastructure, according to a U.S. official familiar with the intelligence. The official was not authorized to comment publicly about the finding and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
The new intelligence comes as Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine will hit the six-month mark Wednesday, which coincides with Ukraine's independence day from Soviet Union rule.
President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz about concerns about shelling near the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in southeastern Ukraine and called for the United Nations nuclear watchdog to visit the power plant.
The official said, however, that the intelligence finding is not specifically tied to concerns about Zaporizhzhia.
The Biden administration is battling to keep western allies — and Washington — focused on maintaining pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said Monday the “single most important thing going on in the world right now is to beat the Russians in Ukraine.”
Speaking at a luncheon event in Scott County, Kentucky, McConnell said the one fear he has is that the U.S. and others will “all kind of lose interest” as the war drags on.
“We need to stick with them,” McConnell said. “It’s important to us, and to the rest of the world, that they succeed.”
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At a nondescript, basketball court in Waltham, Massachusetts, the leaves take on an autumnal glow and the air is crisp. But there are no pickup basketball players. This is now a spot for people who roller skate.
“I had my eye on skates for a while — I saw they were making a comeback,” said Tammy Donroe Inman, 48, of Waltham, Massachusetts, who recently bought a pair of sparkly Impalas. She comes here every few days, turns on music, and skates.
“As an older skater, I thought I was going to be self-conscious, but I’m not,” she said, wearing a helmet and knee pads. “I fall all the time but it’s pure joy.”
With its retro flair, roller skating has been enjoying a 2020s revival and shows no signs of receding.
That may be partly due to the pandemic, which drew more people to an accessible, social and physical activity that can be done outdoors. It's also part of a larger fashion and music throwback to the disco era of the ‘70s and ’80s, the last time roller skating was so hot. In the 1990s, inline skates, a kind of roller skate, were all the rage, but their buzz had gotten quieter.
Now, there are roller skating pop-up rinks in parks and on roadways, and lots and lots of skates on social media. Skate meet-ups in large cities are common — outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, for instance, or in Venice Beach, California, where skaters have congregated for decades.
New York City's Rockefeller Center hosted a roller rink this summer for the first time since 1940, advertising that it was “bringing the magic of the 1970s with it.”
And then there are all the celebrities on skates.
Country star Tyler Hubbard does laps under a disco ball in a video to the new song “Baby Gets Her Lovin’”. Madonna took a spin around a popup rink in New York's Central Park at a disco celebration this summer.
R&B singer Usher's smooth skating videos pull in the views on TikTok and YouTube, while Joanna Gaines wore skates on the summer edition of her Magnolia magazine. Actors Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie cruise up and down Venice Beach in neon-yellow inline skates as Ken and Barbie in next summer's “Barbie” movie.
The filmmakers behind a 2019 HBO documentary, “United Skates,” about roller skating as a vibrant Black subculture, told The Associated Press then that they expected to be chronicling the end of an era. But they found the opposite. As one young Black skater told them, “Skating’s not dead. It just went underground.”
At Harlick Skates, a San Carlos, California-based skate-boot company started in 1933, fourth-generation owner Jason Kuhn said roller skate sales started to take off again in 2020.
“I started seeing the orders roll in,” he said archly.
While roller skates used to be only 20% of Harlick’s business, they’re now more popular than ice skates. “It was hard to find workers. Not everyone knows how to do this kind of work,” he said.
Many adult roller skaters haven’t skated since they were children. This has sparked a boom in online classes.
Nicole Fiore, 30, of Orange County, California, teaches skills and choreography classes online and on YouTube. Her parents worked as roller skating instructors, and she’s a four-time roller skating World Champion. She often missed school growing up because she was at competitions.
“I’ve never seen people roller skating in grocery store parking lots before, and suddenly they’re here,” she said. “I’ve been waiting for this moment my entire life.”
A day of skating can be a killer workout. There are varied forms of roller skating, including competitive, speed, dancing and roller derby, a contact sport played between two teams.
Yet you don’t need to be in top shape to start roller skating.
Dana Johnson, whose roller derby name is Val Kyrie, started participating in a local league seven years ago after getting a divorce. She picked up roller derby after seeing a match, even though she didn't consider herself athletic.
Kyrie, 35, of Minneapolis, is an engineer who now does public relations on the side for the Minnesota Roller Derby.
“Those skates are a great equalizer,” she said. “It’s all about how you use your body on those skates.”
There are, of course, roller-skating influencers. Across all social-media platforms, you can find people posting roller-skating videos, tutorials and pretty pictures of skates.
Thirty-one-year-old Ana Coto lives in Los Angeles and goes by the social media handle @anaocto, an homage to the eight wheels on a roller skate. A 2020 TikTok video of her skating effortlessly to the Jennifer Lopez hit “Jenny From the Block” garnered 2.5 million likes and millions of views.
“There was no intention — just to feel good and feel happy, not to find something to put on TikTok,” she said. “I started posting a skate journal, really for myself.”
Then Coto saw that people were interested in watching her skate. An actress, she was contacted for appearances in a movie and has since appeared in the Dua Lipa music video “Levitating.”
“It is funny. Skating has given me this little foothold in the industry that I never had before,” she said.
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A Longmont man was arrested and accused of possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material.
Juan Ramon Aranda, 37, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child — distribution and sexual exploitation of a child — possession.
According to a release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, the Colorado Internet Crimes Against Children task force received information about the distribution or possession of child sex abuse material from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
A search warrant for Aranda’s home in the 200 block of East 8th Avenue was served on Jan. 26, and police said they recovered additional evidence.
The the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, Boulder County District Attorney’s Office, Boulder Police Department and Longmont Department of Public Safety all participated in the investigation.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — TJ Bamba scored 17 points, DJ Rodman had 10 points and 11 rebounds and No. 5 seed Washington State extended its winning streak to seven with a 69-52 victory over 12th-seeded California on Wednesday in the opening round of the Pac-12 Tournament.
It was the second straight season Washington State beat Cal in the opening round of the conference tournament. The Cougars (17-15) will look for their second straight win over the fourth-seeded Ducks on Thursday in the quarterfinals.
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Washington State gained some separation midway through the first half after going on a 13-2 run, with five points from Rodman, for a 27-13 lead. Jabe Mullins added 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions and the Cougars led 35-21 at halftime despite shooting 39% from the floor.
Mullins scored five straight points during an 8-0 run that put Washington State ahead 53-32 with 8:48 left. Cal scored 10 unanswered points to cut it to 53-42 before Andrej Jakimovski ended Washington State's four-minute field-goal drought with a 3-pointer. The Cougars led by as least 12 points the rest of the way.
Mullins finished with 11 points and Jakimovski and Mouhamed Gueye each scored 10 for Washington State. Bamba, coming off a career-high 36 points against rival Washington, was 6 of 13 from the field.
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Rodman had 10 points and six rebounds in the first half and Washington State outrebounded Cal 24-14 with a 10-3 edge on the offensive glass. The Cougars finished with 43 rebounds compared to 29 for Cal.
Monty Bowser, averaging just 3.4 points per game, scored a career-high 19 points for California (3-29). Lars Thiemann added 10 points.
Cal ended the season on a 16-game losing streak, with its last victory coming on Jan. 6 against Stanford.
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ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iBASEt, the company that simplifies how complex products are built and maintained, is supporting The Camaraderie Foundation in their support of individuals and military families who have served in the United States Armed Forces.
Hosting the Camaraderie Foundation at iBASEt's annual Excelerate Conference, taking place this week in Orlando, Fl., November 8 to 11, the Camaraderie Foundation presented their purpose and experience in supporting veterans with counseling, transition and support services for veterans returning to civilian life. iBASEt provided a momentous donation of funds and conference attendees had opportunity to support the Foundation, donating on site or via their mobile device.
"We are proud to promote and support the Camaraderie Foundation at our annual Excelerate conference, giving back to those who have served our country," said Naveen Poonian, CEO of iBASEt. "iBASEt has a rich heritage supporting our armed forces by modernizing the manufacturing systems and processes that continue to transform the aerospace and defense industry. It's especially gratifying to take this opportunity to raise awareness for the needs of our service members, veterans, and their families. We thank them for their tireless service."
The Camaraderie Foundation provides healing for the "invisible wounds of war" through counseling, emotional, and spiritual support for all Military Service Members, Veterans, and their families. This includes access to mental health counseling services, at no expense, to Military Service Members, Veterans and their families to alleviate the stress associated with their transition from the Military back into society by building a strong community of support around them.
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Former President Trump is plowing ahead with his 2024 campaign launch next week despite the pleas of even some of his closest advisers, who point to risks for both Trump and the Republican Party as a whole.
For Trump, a formal declaration of his candidacy would cut off support from the Republican National Committee (RNC) in paying his legal bills, complicate how he can fundraise and risk inviting potential GOP challengers to move up their own plans if an announcement lands with a thud.
Other Republicans are particularly concerned about how an early Trump announcement might cost them in Georgia, where control of the Senate could be on the line in a runoff election next month. If Trump has already declared he is running for president again, lawmakers and party strategists worry that it will become a major motivator for Democrats to turn out and vote in a state Trump narrowly lost in 2020.
Some in the GOP are openly calling for the party to move on from Trump entirely in the wake of this week’s midterm elections.
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), who handily won reelection on Tuesday, called the prospect of Trump jumping into the 2024 race so early a “silly decision.”
“He stands to potentially muck up the opportunity for [Herschel] Walker to win in Georgia in his runoff,” Sununu said in a SiriusXM interview on Friday.
“I think what the former president doesn’t understand is if he announces … he’s not going to keep anyone out of the race,” he continued. “But no one else is going to announce until summer or fall for a whole variety of fundraising reasons and all of this. So it’s going to be a very awkward thing with only him in the race. No one’s going to really care. It’s just going to be weird.”
Trump on Monday teased an announcement for next week about his future plans, clearly hoping to build on momentum from a big night for Republicans in the midterms. But the anticipated red wave never materialized, with some of Trump’s highest profile endorsements suffering key losses.
Jason Miller, a top adviser to Trump who worked on his 2016 and 2020 campaigns, put to rest on Friday any speculation that the former president might be second-guessing the decision in light of the results.
“President Trump is going to announce on Tuesday that he’s running for president. And it’s going to be a very professional, very buttoned-up announcement,” Miller told former Trump White House official Steve Bannon on the latter’s radio show.
The former president and his allies urging him to jump into the race see some benefits to an early announcement.
Doing so would lay down a marker for other Republicans to either pledge their loyalty to Trump for 2024, or risk being ostracized by the MAGA-wing of the party. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a member of House leadership, has already publicly backed Trump for 2024.
It would also potentially clear the field of prospective candidates such as Nikki Haley, Trump’s former United Nations ambassador, who said in April 2021 she would not run for president if Trump were in the race.
There are some in Trump’s orbit who also believe the former president wants to declare his candidacy before a potential indictment comes down over his mishandling of classified information after he left the White House. If he is actively running for president, the Justice Department would face some difficult decisions about how to proceed with bringing charges, though Trump’s allies are sure to claim that any indictment is politically motivated regardless.
Trump in an interview over the summer denied investigations into his conduct were motivating a possible third White House bid.
Still, there are numerous risks to Trump launching his campaign essentially two full years before the presidential election.
Campaign finance laws would restrict how Trump could use the money he raised through his Save America PAC, and it would cap donations he could accumulate over such a long time period.
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says the party can no longer pay Trump’s legal bills if he’s a declared candidate.
Multiple Republican strategists and some former Trump campaign officials doubted that an early announcement would clear the field of potential primary challengers, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), former Vice President Mike Pence, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) among the potential candidates who are unlikely to be deterred by Trump’s announcement.
“That’s part of the problem for his candidacy is the earlier he does it is the more time he gives a Glenn Youngkin or a Ron DeSantis [a chance] to bide their time, see where the opening is and see where he is around late second quarter,” a former Trump campaign adviser said.
Trump has gone particularly hard after DeSantis in recent days, complaining that the Florida governor was not gracious enough for Trump’s help in his 2018 campaign, threatening to release damaging information about DeSantis in a 2024 primary and mocking him as “Ron DeSanctimonious.”
But the attacks have largely backfired. DeSantis has not engaged, and many conservatives have rallied around the Florida governor after his landslide victory on Tuesday.
Perhaps the greatest concern around an early Trump announcement, however, lies in Georgia, where many Republicans fear a repeat of two years ago.
“If I’m advising any contender — DeSantis, Trump, whomever — nobody announces 2024 until we get through Dec. 6,” former Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said on Fox News, adding that Trump should put any announcement “on pause.”
The former president, who fuels turnout not just for Republicans but for Democrats and independents who oppose him, lost Georgia narrowly in 2020, becoming the first Republican since 1992 to fail to carry the state.
Trump then spent the weeks before a January 2021 Senate runoff spreading falsehoods about the 2020 election and sowing doubt about whether Georgia voters could trust that their ballots would count. Democrats ultimately won both Senate runoffs, clinching control of the chamber.
A handful of GOP voices have gone as far as to say the party should move on from Trump completely, including Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears, billionaire donor Ken Griffin and Rep.-elect Mike Lawler (N.Y.), who defeated House Democrats’ campaign chief.
“Anytime you are focused on the future, you can’t so much go to the past. I think people are really excited about the opportunity to address the challenges that we’re facing as a country,” Lawler said on CNN. “And I think more focus needs to be on the issues and the substance of those issues than on personalities.”
But those concerns have clearly not convinced Trump, who has been itching to declare a third White House campaign for months but has held off at the urging of advisers and party leaders.
The former president has in recent days insisted the midterms were a success for him personally, pointing to the dozens of candidates he endorsed who won their races for the House, Senate and other offices.
Miller, who two days ago said “priorities A, B and C” needed to be focusing on the Georgia runoff, on Friday said Trump told him of his plans: “’There doesn’t need to be any question. Of course I’m running. I’m going to do this, and I want to make sure people know that I’m fired up and we’ve got to get the country back on track.’” | 2022-11-11T22:11:29+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/hill-politics/gop-worries-trump-2024-announcement-will-backfire/ |
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas hospital’s care for transgender minors is being investigated by state Attorney General Ken Paxton, who said Friday he’s seeking evidence of alleged “potentially illegal activity” but did not elaborate.
Texas law does not currently ban gender-affirming care for minors, but Paxton has sought to designate it as child abuse. The hospital investigation in Austin is the latest attempt by Paxton and Gov. Greg Abbott, both Republicans, to pursue other legal avenues for restrictions.
The move came against the backdrop of state Republican lawmakers trying to ban gender-affirming care for anyone under 18 in Texas. The GOP-controlled Legislature is pushing to make Texas the latest conservative state to crack down on medical care and the rights of transgender people, but a scheduled House vote on the bill Friday was delayed for at least a day.
In 2022, Paxton released a non-binding legal opinion that labeled certain gender-confirming treatment as child abuse. Abbott followed by ordering the state’s child welfare agency to investigate families who were receiving care. A Texas judge halted those state probes last year.
Paxton’s new inquiry seeks information from Dell Children’s Hospital about its policies on puberty blockers as well as documents identifying patients it has referred for treatment or counseling. The attorney general’s office issued a request Friday to examine hospital records “to determine whether any state laws have been violated or misrepresentations have been made to parents and patients.”
A recent report by the right-wing group Project Veritas, which bills itself as a news organization, alleged improper medical practices at the hospital and several others around the country.
“This investigation aims to uncover the truth,” Paxton said.
Dell Children’s Medical Group operates the hospital under the non-profit Catholic health system Ascension, and is affiliated with the University of Texas. The medical group said it prohibits surgery and prescribing hormone therapy for treatment of gender dysphoria in children. The group referred to a statement issued April 28 that said it would review any allegations of care that “may have been inconsistent” with those positions.
It also said it would take “appropriate action” if any care was found to be inconsistent with hospital policy. Hospital spokesperson Ann Howser declined to elaborate.
At least 16 states have now enacted laws restricting or banning gender-affirming care for minors. Three states — Florida, Missouri and Texas — have banned or restricted the care via regulations or administrative orders. On Monday, a judge in Missouri temporarily blocked the state’s unique rule that would require adults and children to undergo more than a year of therapy and fulfill other requirements before they could receive gender-affirming treatments.
The Texas Senate has already passed a version of the transgender care ban for minors. The scheduled vote in the House on Friday was stalled on a technical matter for the second time this week.
On Tuesday, transgender rights activists disrupted the House with protests from the chamber gallery and state police forced demonstrators to move outside the building.
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Associated Press Writer Acacia Coronado contributed. | 2023-05-05T21:33:46+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/texas-investigates-hospital-over-care-for-transgender-minors/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Phyllis Fong, Inspector General (IG), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will be the featured guest on the August 29 broadcast of "The Search for Accountability," airing at 2:00 p.m. ET on Federal News Network 1500 AM, hosted by Michael Binder, Director of Graduate School USA's Government Audit Training Institute.
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"USDA plays an enormous role in the health of every American – especially helping to protect the safety and availability of food and agricultural products domestically and abroad as a driver of commerce, humanitarian assistance and diplomacy," said Binder. "We expect a lively discussion with Ms. Fong about the accountability and monitoring challenges associated with food and nutrition, agricultural research and rural development. We will also discuss the great work that federal inspectors general do in pursuing integrity and public trust in government operations."
Ms. Fong was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed by the U.S. Senate as Inspector General of USDA in December 2002, providing leadership and expertise in oversight of the vast portfolio of the USDA's services and programs. She leads the USDA Office of Inspector General's independent and objective audits, inspections and investigations of efficiency and effectiveness, plus efforts to detect and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse. She was elected by the IG community as the first Chairwoman of the Council of Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), serving three terms in that role.
Prior to being the USDA's IG, Ms. Fong was nominated by President Bill Clinton and confirmed by the U.S. Senate to be the Inspector General of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1999.
Ms. Fong has a bachelor's degree from Pomona College and a Juris Doctor Degree from Vanderbilt University Law School. She is a member of the Tennessee and District of Columbia Bars.
"The Search for Accountability" features insightful conversations with key government oversight officials including inspectors general and the Comptroller General of the United States. This series, which airs most Mondays at 2:00 p.m. ET., is produced in a partnership between Graduate School USA and Federal News Network. Recordings of past programs are available here.
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The partnership aims to close opportunity gaps for historically marginalized students and prepare next generation of engineers
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Elizabethtown College was awarded a $1.2 Million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to launch the Center for Equity and Sustainability in Engineering in partnership with the Greenway Institute, located in Vermont.
"With the help of this grant, we hope to reimagine engineering education around our shared commitments to equity and sustainability. We will expand the participation of historically underrepresented students in engineering, including students of color, women and rural students. And, our innovative program will prepare all students to design and build a more just and sustainable future," Elizabethtown College Dean of the School of Engineering, Math and Science, and grant Principal Investigator Sara Atwood said.
The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability (GCES) will be an innovation campus that re-designs and re-centers engineering education around sustainability and core equity practices that empower students from underrepresented groups. The grant will help fund:
- An immersive "sustainability semester" in Vermont where engineering students from around the country engage in hands-on engineering projects that introduce them to principles and practices of sustainability
- A first-year of immersive, team-based, hands-on engineering education for students admitted to Etown's engineering program
- Project-based professional development for K-12 teachers in collaboration with the Etown Masters in Curriculum and Instruction
"The Greenway Center for Equity and Sustainability addresses our two biggest imperatives for engineering education: closing opportunity gaps for historically marginalized students and preparing the next generation of engineers to tackle the complex, multidisciplinary challenge of designing and building a sustainable future. Because historically marginalized groups, including communities of color and rural students, are often the first and most harmed by failures to think sustainably, the challenges of equity and sustainable engineering are one and the same," said grant co-PI Greenway Institute co-founder and former Secretary of Education of Vermont, Rebecca Holcombe.
Elizabethtown College will offer ABET-accredited engineering courses through the GCES at a site in Vermont. The two institutions will partner with a vision to provide the best undergraduate engineering education in the country through a unique hands-on, immersive, sustainability and equity-focused education program that prepares future engineers to imagine, design, and build communities that are better for the people, the environment, and a vibrant economy.
"Elizabethtown College and Greenway Institute have a longstanding relationship based upon past work and faculty engagement," Atwood said. "Both institutions are committed to providing students with hands-on, project-based learning models and to conducting research that addresses the barriers students often encounter in engineering education due to socioeconomic, gender, rural and racial disparities."
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SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – For all the worries about inflation and the economy, Americans aren’t scrimping on a centerpiece of many celebrations this holiday season: the Christmas tree.
Retailers from Home Depot and Lowes to mom and pop operations raised their prices on trees — but people are still buying them.
Some Christmas tree growers fretted over external factors — high fuel, fertilizer and labor costs — only to rediscover that holiday greenery is largely inflation-proof, even as Americans cut back on retail spending last month.
The cost of an average-size tree from the local Rotary Club’s Christmas trees in South Portland, Maine, is $70 — $5 more than last year.
A survey of 55 of the nation’s largest Christmas tree wholesalers indicated virtually all of them intended to raise prices, with most wholesale cost increases in the 5% to 15% range — but with some increases reaching 21% or more, according to the Real Christmas Tree Board in Howell, Michigan, which conducts marketing and research for the industry.
But another survey indicated 85% of people feel Christmas trees are worth it despite price increases, the board said.
That suggests a tree — whether real or artificial — remains a requisite part of the holiday tradition, along with Christmas toys, cards and carols, and ugly sweaters.
Like individual traditions, the types of trees and local market conditions can vary.
In the end, nearly 21 million live Christmas trees will be sold by the time consumers wrap up purchases over the final days leading up to Christmas Day, putting sales on par with last year’s strong performance, according to Jill Sidebottom of the National Christmas Tree Association.
“It wouldn’t really be Christmas without a tree,” said Susan Adams, of South Portland, who’s making do with a smaller tree this year — for the same cost as last year’s bigger tree.
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Follow David Sharp on Twitter @David_Sharp_AP | 2022-12-20T09:17:48+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/business/2022/12/19/christmas-tree-demand-remains-high-despite-inflation/ |
Americans who have crossed into North Korea over the years
SEOUL, South Korea - The U.S. and U.S.-led United Nations Command say they are working to resolve the situation involving a U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea at a border village. The incident involving Pvt. Travis King comes at a time of high tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The pace of both North Korea's weapons demonstrations and U.S.-South Korean military exercises has intensified lately in a cycle of tit-for-tat.
Other Americans have crossed into North Korea over the years, including a few U.S. soldiers. Some of the Americans were motivated by evangelical zeal or simply attracted by the mystery of a severely cloistered police state fueled by anti-U.S. hatred.
Other Americans were detained after entering North Korea as tourists. In one tragic case, it ended in death.
Here’s a look at other Americans who entered North Korea in the past years:
Charles Jenkins
Charles Jenkins, who deserted the U.S. Army in 1965, attends a news conference at Mano Town Hall in Sado, the home town of his wife, a small island in the sea of Japan, Dec. 7, 2004, in Sado, Japan. (Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
Born in Rich Square, N.C., Charles Jenkins was one of the few Cold War-era U.S. soldiers who fled to North Korea while serving in the South.
Jenkins, then an Army sergeant, deserted his post in 1965 and fled across the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas. North Korea treated Jenkins as a propaganda asset, showcasing him in leaflets and films.
In 1980, Jenkins married 21-year-old Hitomi Soga, a Japanese nursing student who had been abducted by North Korean agents in 1978.
Soga was allowed to return to Japan in 2002. In 2004, Jenkins was allowed to leave North Korea and rejoin his wife in Japan, where he surrendered to U.S. military authorities and faced charges that he abandoned his unit and defected to North Korea. He was dishonorably discharged and sentenced to 25 days in a U.S. military jail in Japan. He died in Japan in 2017.
Bruce Byron Lowrance
It’s clear that North Korea’s handling of American detainees is influenced by the state of its relations with Washington.
Bruce Byron Lowrance benefited from cozy diplomacy in 2018 between then-U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who met for a summit in June that year where they issued aspirational goals for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula without describing when and how it would occur.
Five months later, North Korea announced it was expelling Lowrance who had entered the country illegally through China in October. North Korea’s decision to deport Lowrance after only a month of confinement was remarkably quick by the country’s standards, apparently reflecting an eagerness to keep alive a positive atmosphere for dialogue with the United States.
During the buildup to the Trump-Kim summit in June, North Korea released three American detainees – Kim Dong Chul, Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song — who returned to home on a plane with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
However, the diplomacy broke down after the second Trump-Kim summit in February 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korean demands for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities.
FILE - Military guard posts of South Korea (bottom) and North Korea (top) stand opposite each other as seen from in the border city of Paju on August 21, 2015. (JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images)
Matthew Miller
In September 2014, then a 24-year-old from Bakersfield, California, Matthew Miller was sentenced to six years of hard labor by North Korea’s Supreme Court on charges that he illegally entered the country for spying purposes.
The court claimed that Miller tore up his tourist visa upon arriving at Pyongyang’s airport in April that year and admitted to a "wild ambition" of experiencing North Korean prison life so that he could secretly investigate the country’s human rights conditions.
North Korea’s initial announcement about Miller’s detainment that month came as then-President Barack Obama was traveling in South Korea on a state visit.
Miller was freed in November that same year along with another American, Kenneth Bae, a missionary and tour leader.
Weeks before his release, Miller talked with The Associated Press at a Pyongyang hotel where North Korean officials allowed him to call his family. Miller said he was digging in fields eight hours a day and being kept in isolation.
Kenneth Bae
FILE - A conservative anti-North Korean activist holds a placard calling for the release of detained US missionary Kenneth Bae following a protest against the North Korean regime, in Seoul on Feb. 16, 2014. (ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images)
Bae, a Korean-American missionary from Lynnwood, Washington, was arrested in November 2012 while leading a tour group in a special North Korean economic zone.
North Korea sentenced Bae to 15 years in prison for "hostile acts," including smuggling in inflammatory literature and attempting to establish a base for anti-government activities at a hotel in a border town. Bae’s family said he suffered from chronic health issues, including back pain, diabetes, and heart and liver problems.
Bae returned to the United States in November 2014 following a secret mission by James Clapper, then-U.S. director of national intelligence who also secured Miller’s release.
FILE - Kenneth Bae (R) delivers remarks during a panel hosted by Rep. Charles Rangel (D-NY) in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill May 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Jeffrey Fowle
A month before Bae's and Miller’s release, North Korea also freed Jeffrey Fowle, an Ohio municipal worker who was detained for six months for leaving a Bible in a nightclub in the city of Chongjin. Fowle’s release followed negotiations that involved retired diplomat and former Ohio Congressman Tony Hall.
While North Korea officially guarantees freedom of religion, analysts and defectors describe the country as strictly anti-religious. The distribution of Bibles and secret prayer services can mean imprisonment or execution, defectors say.
In 2009, American missionary Robert Park walked into North Korea with a Bible in his hand to draw attention to North Korea’s human rights abuses. Park, who was deported from the North in February 2010, has said he was tortured by authorities.
Otto Warmbier
FILE - American student Otto Frederick Warmbier, center, arrives at a court for his trial in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, on March 16, 2015. (Xinhua/Lu Rui via Getty Images)
Otto Warmbier, a 22-year-old University of Virginia student, died in June 2017, shortly after he was flown home in a coma after 17 months in North Korean captivity.
Warmbier was seized by North Korean authorities from a tour group in January 2016 and convicted on charges of trying to steal a propaganda poster and sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
While not providing a clear reason for Warmbier’s brain damage, North Korea denied accusations by Warmbier’s family that he was tortured and insisted that it had provided him medical care with "all sincerity." The North accused the United States of a smear campaign and claimed itself as the "biggest victim" in his death.
In 2022, a U.S. federal judge in New York ruled that Warmbier’s parents — Fred and Cindy Warmbier — should receive $240,300 seized from a North Korean bank account, which would be a partial payment toward the more than $501 million they were awarded in 2018 by a federal judge in Washington. | 2023-07-19T20:21:40+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/americans-who-have-crossed-into-north-korea-over-the-years |
UPDATE (2:50 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12): The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is releasing more details after a young girl’s body was found Thursday night.
According to the sheriff’s office, deputies and Paintsville EMS responded around 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 to a “reported assault” in the Van Lear community. Deputies say when they arrived on the scene, they found a man identified as Stacy Collins with what authorities say they believe was a “self-inflicted gunshot wound.” Collins was taken to an area hospital for treatment.
During the investigation, authorities found that Collins’ 12-year-old daughter was missing. Deputies made followed “numerous leads” to find the girl and then began working with Emergency Management Director Gary McClure to assemble search parties.
The girl’s mother, Summer Leigh Mullins, has confirmed to 13 News that the girl was her daughter, Stacia Leigh Collins.
Deputies say, with public assistance, the girl was found dead Thursday evening in the Miller’s Creek area of Boons Camp. The JCSO says they will not be releasing any further information at this time.
UPDATE (2:09 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12): The body of a young girl found in Johnson County, Kentucky, has been identified by the girl’s mother.
Summer Leigh Mullins confirmed to 13 News that her daughter, Stacia Leigh Collins, was shot to death and that her body was found Thursday evening.
13 News is on the scene in Kentucky, and we will provide updates as new information becomes available.
JOHNSON COUNTY, KY (WOWK) – Authorities in Johnson County are investigating after a juvenile’s body was discovered on Thursday evening.
According to Johnson County Coroner J.R. Frisby’s Office, a search party found the body of a female juvenile in the Miller’s Creek area of Boons Camp, Kentucky around 5:30 p.m. Thursday, August 11, 2022. Authorities say the juvenile had been deceased for several hours.
Though the body has not yet been identified, search parties had been searching for a missing 12-year-old girl in the area. On Thursday, the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office requested the public’s help in finding 12-year-old Stacia Leigh Collins from Van Lear, Kentucky.
The coroner says the body has been taken to Frankfort for an autopsy. Johnson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. | 2022-08-13T17:14:18+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/crime/12-year-old-girl-found-shot-to-death-in-kentucky/ |
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) — On the eve of his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border, Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City had asked the state for “immediate help” to shelter hundreds of migrants expected to arrive during the weekend.
The emergency mutual aid request to New York State comes as the city averages 400 daily arrivals, including 875 last Thursday alone.
“We are now seeing more people arrive than we have ever seen,” Adams said in a statement, adding that the shelter system was at record levels and the city was at its “breaking point.”
Many of those migrants got there on a bus from El Paso, where Adams traveled on Saturday. He toured a migrant processing center with El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, visited the border wall with El Paso Mayor Oscar Leeser and spoke with migrants outside Sacred Heart Church.
The mayor’s office tweeted a video showing him telling dozens of migrants: “We are fighting for you for an opportunity to work and experience the American dream,” which drew loud cheers and applause.
Late last summer, thousands of asylum-seeking migrants — the majority of them from Venezuela — began arriving in El Paso from Juarez, Mexico. At the time, Venezuelan nationals were not amenable to expulsion under Title 42, the public health order meant to stop the cross-border spread of COVID-19.
Local shelters and processing centers quickly filled up, which left the Border Patrol with no choice but to drop them off outside the Greyhound Bus Station in Downtown El Paso.
In August, the El Paso City-County Office of Emergency Management began busing migrants out of town, and most chose to go to New York City. (The State of Texas had already for months been sending busloads of migrants to New York.)
Adams says that since last spring, New York has welcomed 40,000 asylum seekers, providing them with shelter, food, and other resources.
“We are at our breaking point,” Adams said. “Based off our projections, we anticipate being unable to continue sheltering arriving asylum seekers on our own. …”
In El Paso, Adams criticized the federal government’s response to the influx of immigrants into U.S. cities. He said Sunday, “We need clear coordination.”
He explained that cities where immigrants are flowing need help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Adams says, “our cities are being undermined.”
Adam had said that his city opened 74 emergency shelters and four humanitarian relief centers “almost entirely on our own.”
“The absence of sorely needed federal immigration reform should not mean that this humanitarian crisis falls only on the shoulders of cities,” he said. | 2023-01-17T13:49:14+00:00 | ksn.com | https://www.ksn.com/border-report-tour/nyc-mayor-migrant-influx-demands-clear-coordination-with-feds/ |
BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) – City of Belton Mayor Wayne Carpenter has decided to step down.
The City says Tuesday is Carpenter’s final day serving as mayor, and that he plans to continue to serve out his term on the City Council. Carpenter looks to spend more time with his family.
The City says Carpenter has modeled dignity and kindness during his tenure, and that Belton has benefited from his leadership. One of the final things he did in office was turn the valve on at the new water tank in North Belton.
An announcement about Carpenter’s replacement will come on Tuesday night after he or she is appointed by the City Council. | 2023-05-09T23:22:00+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/bell-county/belton-mayor-wayne-carpenter-stepping-down/ |
MELBOURNE, Australia and LONDON, Sept. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TGI Sport has acquired Sportseen, a leading rights buying and digital advertising sales firm, the company announced today. The deal is the third in a recent series that establishes TGI Sport as the industry leader in experience, resources, and capabilities around the virtual, digital, and LED advertising marketplace. TGI Sport is owned jointly by Bruin Capital and Quadrant Private Equity.
Founded in 2007 by Chris Jones and Vasco Gomes, Sportseen has been at the forefront of the emerging opportunities to integrate geotargeted, AI-informed advertising on every screen and platform. The company specializes in rights acquisition, sales, creative, and distribution of LED advertising. Its client roster includes top-tier leagues and federations including the Football Associations of England, Wales and Scotland, the Welsh and Italian Rugby Unions, Ashes Cricket, The Rugby Football League and many established and emerging brands including Visa, Continental, Just Eat, J.D. Sports, Hormann, Euronics, Sage. Jones and Gomes will remain with the company, leading "Sportseen, powered by TGI Sport" and reporting to TGI Sport Global CEO Martin Jolly.
"We are very pleased to have Chris, Vasco, and the Sportseen team join the family," said Jolly. "They are well-respected leaders who were ahead of the industry on the emerging opportunities in digital, LED, and perimeter advertising. They bring yet another best-in-class capability to our new virtual advertising practice, and our rights acquisition and LED businesses will also benefit greatly with additional resources and expertise."
"The move for us to be at the very heart of all things digital and virtual is one we had to make – as a long-established agency within this space, we are delighted to have joined forces with TGI Sport and the vision and backing of Bruin Capital. There is no doubt that we will continue to build upon our performance history in this relatively untapped space," commented Jones.
"This is another great move for TGI, which has unlimited potential as a leading, global media services agency," said George Pyne, Founder/CEO of Bruin Capital. "We are delighted with the aggressive approach in this burgeoning space. The addition of Sportseen – and all three companies - embodies how we plan to transform the TGI with aggressive deals in new spaces. Martin and the team will have all the resources of Bruin to build upon this momentum."
The latest deal follows recent media agency acquisitions: Interregional Sports Group (ISG) and Brand Brigade. While operating independently, their collective and complementary capabilities form a new, best-in-class practice for TGI in virtual, perimeter, and LED media for live sports. The moves also dramatically expand TGI's global infrastructure, thus bolstering the company's other core businesses. Further, TGI's leadership adds an unprecedented group of highly-respected innovators and groundbreakers. This is all part of a broader company transformation that began with Bruin Capital's backing last year.
"The space is moving quickly, with more and more rights owners pushing further into leveraging geotargeted advertising. It's a complex space but with vast potential. With our capital, human and technological resources, we can scale quickly to match this growing interest as truly the best end-to-end partner for rights holders worldwide," continued Jolly.
About TGI Sport: TGI Sport is a global leader in sports technology, media, and marketing, connecting sports entities and fans worldwide. The combined operations span North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, and its teams support around 3,500+ events annually. TGI Sport has built relationships with many of the world's leading sporting organizations, including UEFA, FIFA, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, Mediapro, Major League Soccer, U.S. Soccer, Ligue National de Rugby, ECB, ICC, F.C. Barcelona, Manchester United FC, Liverpool FC, and Juventus F.C. TGI's businesses include TLA Worldwide, QMS NZ, and Sportsmate.
About Sportseen/ (www.sportseen.tv): Founded in 2007, Sportseen is a leading Sports Advertising sales agency based in London. Its long standing relationships with major governing bodies across many sports and continents, has established its position as the 'go-to agency' for rights holders looking to drive incremental revenue solutions. In addition, Sportseen lists over 150 brands to whom it annually delivers and distributes tailored advertising across its entire rights portfolio.
About Bruin Capital: Bruin Capital (www.bruincptl.com) is an international investment and operating company founded by George Pyne @GFPyne. Bruin specializes in working with capital partners and management teams to build best-in-class, global technology, sports, media, entertainment, and marketing companies. Bruin companies operate across five continents with 2100 employees working out of 34 offices. Bruin investors include The Jordan Company, CVC Capital Partners, Rock Ventures, NNS Chaired by Nassef Sawiris, and a prestigious group of family investment funds.
About Quadrant Private Equity: Quadrant Private Equity was first established in 1996 (firstly as Quadrant Capital) and is a leading Sydney-based mid-market private equity firm investing in companies in Australia and New Zealand. Quadrant Private Equity has raised $7 billion and 12 funds since inception. Its latest funds, QPE No. 7 and Quadrant Growth Fund 2, have $1,240 million and $530 million in equity commitments respectively for private equity investment Quadrant has extensive investment experience, leading 90 investments across 12 funds (with 65 exits) across a range of sectors including retail, healthcare, media, consumer foods, financial services, eCommerce and other sectors.
Contact: Scott Novak snovak@bruincptl.com
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NEW YORK (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service is recommending that taxpayers hold off on filing their tax returns for 2022 if they received a special tax refund or payment from their state last year.
Last year, 19 states offered diverse programs that offered inflation relief payments or refunds for taxpayers. The IRS issued the guidance Friday due to the agency’s uncertainty about the taxability of the payments.
“We are working with state tax officials as quickly as possible to provide additional information and clarity for taxpayers,” the IRS said in its statement.
For residents from states such as California and Illinois, the agency is recommending that they hold off on filing their tax returns until they receive further instruction from the IRS.
If you received a state tax refund last year, here is what you need to know.
I GOT A TAX REFUND FROM MY STATE. WHAT DOES THE IRS STATEMENT MEAN FOR ME?
If you got a tax refund from your state in 2022, the IRS is recommending you hold off on filing your tax return until the agency gives further instructions. Certain states that provided these refunds have determined that these payments are not taxable for most people. What needs to be determined is if these refunds are taxable on the federal level, said Tom O’Saben, director of tax content and government relations at the National Association of Tax Professionals.
In some states, people would get taxed if they received a tax refund in 2022 only if they itemize their deductions, said Keith Hall, president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed. An example of a state that is taking this route is Virginia, which has stated that taxpayers that filed a standard deduction will not be taxed for their tax rebate. However, not all states have issued guidance on tax rebates.
WHY SHOULD I WAIT TO FILE MY RETURN?
Following the IRS recommendations is key if taxpayers want to avoid having to amend a previously filed tax return, said Hall.
“I think the IRS is trying to help people save another filing, if they had to do an amended return,” he said.
I RECEIVED A REFUND AND ALREADY FILED MY TAXES. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
The IRS is recommending that you don’t file an amended return yet. If you believe you need to file an amended return, the IRS advises you to wait until further instructions are given.
WHICH STATES OFFERED SPECIAL TAX REFUNDS IN 2022?
Special tax refunds were offered by 19 states in 2022. The list includes Alaska, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia.
WHAT IF I’M NOT SURE IF THIS APPLIES TO ME?
If you are not sure if you need to wait to file your taxes, Hall recommends you consult with a tax professional about your specific situation. | 2023-02-08T01:45:39+00:00 | pahomepage.com | https://www.pahomepage.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-irs-urges-special-refund-recipients-to-delay-filing-taxes/ |
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Golub Capital BDC, Inc., a business development company (Nasdaq: GBDC), today announced its financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Except where the context suggests otherwise, the terms "we," "us," "our," and "Company" refer to Golub Capital BDC, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries. "GC Advisors" refers to GC Advisors LLC, our investment adviser.
Fourth Fiscal Quarter 2022 Highlights
- Net investment income per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.32 as compared to $0.32 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Excluding $0.01 per share in purchase premium amortization from the GCIC acquisition and $0.00 per share of reversal for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP, Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Accrual for Capital Gain Incentive Fee1 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.33. This compares to Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Accrual for Capital Gain Incentive Fee1 of $0.31 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 when excluding $0.02 per share in purchase premium amortization from the GCIC acquisition and $0.03 per share in the reversal for the capital gain incentive fee under GAAP.
- Net realized and unrealized loss per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.27. Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Loss Per Share1 was $0.28 when excluding the $0.01 per share reversal of net realized loss and unrealized depreciation resulting from the amortization of the purchase premium. The Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Loss Per Share1 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 primarily resulted from unrealized losses on our portfolio of investments driven by continued credit spread widening in the market. For additional analysis, please refer to the Quarter Ended 9.30.2022 Earnings Presentation available on the Investor Resources link on the homepage of the Company's website (www.golubcapitalbdc.com) under Events/Presentations. The Earnings Presentation was also filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an Exhibit to a Form 8-K. These results compare to net realized and unrealized loss per share of $0.23 during the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Adjusted Net Realized and Unrealized Loss Per Share1 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 was $0.25 when excluding the $0.02 per share reversal of net realized loss and unrealized loss resulting from the amortization of the purchase premium.
- Earnings per share for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.05 as compared to $0.09 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022. Adjusted Earnings Per Share1 for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 was $0.05 as compared to $0.09 for the quarter ended June 30, 2022.
- Net asset value per share decreased to $14.89 at September 30, 2022 from $15.14 at June 30, 2022.
- On September 29, 2022, we paid a quarterly distribution of $0.30 per share and on November 18, 2022, our board of directors increased our base dividend by 10% and declared a quarterly distribution of $0.33 per share, which is payable on December 29, 2022 to stockholders of record as of December 9, 2022.
- During the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Golub Capital Employee Grant Program Rabbi Trust (the "Trust") purchased approximately $17.2 million, or 1,271,865 shares of our common stock for the purpose of awarding incentive compensation to employees of Golub Capital. Through the first three calendar quarters of 2022, the Trust purchased $40.4 million, or 2,898,170 shares of our common stock.
Portfolio and Investment Activities
As of September 30, 2022, the Company had investments in 331 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $5,446.4 million. This compares to the Company's portfolio as of June 30, 2022, as of which date the Company had investments in 328 portfolio companies with a total fair value of $5,613.6 million. Investments in portfolio companies as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022 consisted of the following:
The following table shows the asset mix of our new investment commitments for the three months ended September 30, 2022:
Total investments in portfolio companies at fair value were $5,446.4 million at September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022, total assets were $5,681.2 million, net assets were $2,544.5 million and net asset value per share was $14.89.
Consolidated Results of Operations
For the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022, the Company reported GAAP net income and Adjusted Net Income1 of $8.1 million or $0.05 per share. GAAP net investment income was $54.0 million or $0.32 per share and Adjusted Net Investment Income Before Accrual for Capital Gain Incentive Fee 1 was $56.5 million or $0.33 per share. GAAP net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) was $(45.8) million or $(0.27) per share and Adjusted Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss)1 was $(48.4) million or $(0.28) per share.
Net income can vary substantially from period to period due to various factors, including the level of new investment commitments, the recognition of realized gains and losses and unrealized appreciation and depreciation. As a result, quarterly comparisons of net income may not be meaningful.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company's liquidity and capital resources are derived from the Company's debt securitizations (also known as collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs), unsecured notes, revolving credit facilities and cash flow from operations. The Company's primary uses of funds from operations include investments in portfolio companies and payment of fees and other expenses that the Company incurs. The Company has used, and expects to continue to use, its debt securitizations, unsecured notes, revolving credit facilities, proceeds from its investment portfolio and proceeds from offerings of its securities and its dividend reinvestment plan to finance its investment objectives.
As of September 30, 2022, we had cash, cash equivalents and foreign currencies of $124.1 million, restricted cash, cash equivalents and foreign currencies of $56.4 million and $3,093.6 million of debt outstanding. As of September 30, 2022, subject to leverage and borrowing base restrictions, we had approximately $544.9 million of remaining commitments and availability, in the aggregate, on our revolving credit facility with JPMorgan. In addition, as of September 30, 2022, we had $100.0 million of remaining commitments and availability on our unsecured line of credit with GC Advisors.
On September 2, 2022, we amended our revolving credit facility with JP Morgan to, among other things, amend the interest rate on borrowings to SOFR + 1.75% from LIBOR + 1.75%. The SOFR interest rate is subject to an additional spread adjustment rate ranging between 0.11448% and 0.42826%, depending on applicable tenor. In addition, we entered into an agreement on September 16, 2022 to increase the aggregate commitments outstanding under the JP Morgan facility to $1.2375 billion from $1.1875 billion as of June 30, 2022.
On September 16, 2022, all amounts outstanding under our credit facility with Morgan Stanley were repaid, following which the agreements governing our credit facility with Morgan Stanley were terminated.
Portfolio and Asset Quality
GC Advisors regularly assesses the risk profile of each of the Company's investments and rates each of them based on an internal system developed by Golub Capital and its affiliates. This system is not generally accepted in our industry or used by our competitors. It is based on the following categories, which we refer to as GC Advisors' internal performance ratings:
Our internal performance ratings do not constitute any rating of investments by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization or represent or reflect any third-party assessment of any of our investments. For additional analysis on the Company's internal performance ratings as of September 30, 2022, please refer to the Quarter Ended 9.30.2022 Earnings Presentation available on Investors Resources link on the homepage of the Company's website (www.golubcapitalbdc.com) under Events/Presentations.
The following table shows the distribution of the Company's investments on the 1 to 5 internal performance rating scale at fair value as of September 30, 2022 and June 30, 2022:
Conference Call
The Company will host an earnings conference call at 1:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, November 22, 2022 to discuss the quarterly financial results. All interested parties may participate in the conference call by dialing (888) 330-3529 approximately 10-15 minutes prior to the call; international callers should dial +1 (646) 960-0656. Participants should reference Golub Capital BDC, Inc. when prompted. For a slide presentation that we intend to refer to on the earnings conference call, please visit the Investor Resources link on the homepage of our website (www.golubcapitalbdc.com) and click on the Quarter Ended 9.30.2022 Earnings Presentation under Events/Presentations. An archived replay of the call will be available shortly after the call until 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on December 6, 2022. To hear the replay, please dial (800) 770-2030. International dialers, please dial +1 (647) 362-9199. For all replays, please reference program ID number 5111111.
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL BDC, INC.
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. ("GBDC") is an externally-managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company that has elected to be treated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. GBDC invests primarily in one stop and other senior secured loans to middle market companies that are often sponsored by private equity investors. GBDC's investment activities are managed by its investment adviser, GC Advisors LLC, an affiliate of the Golub Capital LLC group of companies ("Golub Capital").
ABOUT GOLUB CAPITAL
Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced credit asset manager. The firm specializes in delivering reliable, creative and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors. Golub Capital's sponsor finance expertise also forms the foundation of its Late Stage Lending, Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities investment programs. Golub Capital nurtures long-term, win-win partnerships that inspire repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.
As of July 1, 2022, Golub Capital had over 675 employees and over $55 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. The firm has lending offices in Chicago, New York, San Francisco and London. For more information, please visit golubcapital.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements other than statements of historical facts included in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements and are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including those described from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement made herein. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release.
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TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa city leaders say they are committed to doing anything in their power to save the historic Jackson House on Zack Street.
Constructed in 1901, the building was once a boarding house in Tampa‘s Central Avenue district, providing accommodations for African Americans during the Jim Crow era and segregation.
Legendary musicians, politicians and civil rights leaders visited the Jackson House, but now it’s in danger of collapsing. At one time, the issue was that there wasn’t enough money to keep it standing.
But now, the family foundation that owns the property says it’s not financing but rather a dispute with neighboring property owners, which is keeping them from renovating the house.
“It’s really a community treasure that tells the story of not only the people who stayed there but also the story of segregation — and the location of it, I think, is really important,” said Community Redevelopment Areas board member Bill Carlson.
During segregation, the Jackson House hosted musicians like Ella Fitzgerald, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles and James Brown. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights figures also visited the historic spot.
But to restore the house to what once was, city leaders were told the zero-lot-line structure needs a 14-foot easement on one side and a 36-foot easement on the other to meet building codes.
The Jackson House Foundation has been negotiating with the company that currently owns parking lot property surrounding the house. So far, they’ve been unwilling to sell.
“We need the easement bad,” said Jackson House Foundation Chair Carolyn Collins. “It would afford us so much that we need to do to complete this building.”
“If we can’t get the property, and they won’t budge on the easement, what do we do now?” asked CRA board member Orlando Gudes.
Members of the CRA board started throwing around terms like eminent domain — seizing private land at market price for a public purpose — but the board’s attorney warned that has challenges.
“Whatever legal options we have from a monetary perspective, let’s get it done,” CRA board member Luis Viera said.
USF researchers have stabilized the Jackson House inside, digitally mapped it and preserved historic artifacts.
Thursday’s presentation included the first renderings of what might one day stand on the site, including a museum highlighting Tampa’s African American culture along what was once a thriving Central Avenue.
“And shame on the individuals that keep standing in the way,” CRA board member Guido Maniscalco said. “I don’t know what the hatred is toward this house. Just let us reserve a little bit of history that’s left in that area.”
Members of the CRA staff urged board members repeatedly to avoid discussing the roadblock of obtaining the surrounding land needed to move forward with the renovations, saying they had just reengaged in negotiations.
But if this latest effort were to fail, board members say they want plans and options ready to consider when the board meets again in November.
The restoration is expected to cost a little over $4 million.
The Jackson House Foundation says it has received about $3 million in commitments from public and private groups, including $1 million from the Vinik Family Foundation, $1.5 million from the state of Florida, and another half million from a Hillsborough County historic preservation grant. | 2022-09-08T20:30:20+00:00 | wtsp.com | https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/local/hillsboroughcounty/tampa-historic-jackson-house-renovation/67-51f8959c-b720-4cb8-98e2-88d56ed72f1f |
WASHINGTON (AP) — George Gedda, a workhorse veteran of The Associated Press whose coverage of the State Department and international relations spanned more than four decades and who played a major role in explaining U.S. foreign policy to the American public from Vietnam to Cuba, Afghanistan and Iraq, has died. He was 82.
Gedda was also the author of three books — one on his time as an AP diplomatic correspondent, one on Cuba’s communist revolution and one on his first love, baseball. He died Sunday while in hospice care in Altamonte Springs, Florida, said Ellen James Martin, his former partner of 14 years. The cause was bladder cancer, she said.
Gedda had retired to central Florida in 2007 after a 41-year career at the AP, most of which was in Washington, beginning during Lyndon Johnson’s administration and not ending until George W. Bush was president.
During his time in Washington, Gedda covered every secretary of state from Dean Rusk to Condoleezza Rice, carving out a niche for himself as an expert on Latin America and Cuba.
“You are a first-class professional and a role model for many who will follow you,” Rice said in a handwritten note to Gedda on the occasion of his retirement. Rice said he had had an “exceptional career of service to our nation’s founding principle — a free press.”
Colin Powell, Rice’s predecessor as secretary of state, also had fond memories of Gedda. “You played an invaluable role in helping the American people understand the issues of the day,” wrote Powell, who died in 2021. “Play Ball!”
From his perch at the State Department, the soft-spoken and unfailingly polite and patient Gedda made himself an invaluable partner for both fellow AP reporters and competitors, including his often irascible colleague and officemate, the late and legendary AP diplomatic correspondent Barry Schweid.
“For more than 30 years, George Gedda and I worked harmoniously and effectively together at the State Department covering the world for the AP,” Schweid said when Gedda retired. “He simply knew more than anyone else about the issues. And a lot of what he knew was stored in his mind, a bank of knowledge I found myself calling on regularly, especially in pressure situations.”
“No member of the State Department press corps was more respected,” said Schweid, who passed away in 2015. “No AP colleague was more selfless in sharing information and the workload. He was simply the best.”
Others had similar memories.
“As a colleague, George was a true gentleman and a superb correspondent,” said longtime NBC News correspondent and anchor Andrea Mitchell. “As a young correspondent he was a patient mentor to me and very welcoming when I was a newcomer to the beat.”
“George was the consummate AP professional,” said Jamie Rubin, who served as State Department spokesman during the Clinton administration, when Madeleine Albright was the country’s top diplomat. “I vividly remember whether I said something brilliant or not so brilliant he always got it exactly right. He always reported the facts without fear or favor. He was also a great travel buddy.”
Shaun Tandon, the current president of the State Department Correspondents Association, said Sunday: “For many of us who grew up aspiring to cover the State Department, George set the model — always diplomatic, but also unflappable and with an unmatched depth of knowledge. Today’s State Department press corps owes a debt of gratitude to George for making us what we are today — professionals dedicated to thorough and rigorous coverage of US foreign policy. His legacy lives on.”
A native of Valley Stream, New York, and a 1962 graduate of Southern Methodist University, Gedda started with the AP in New York in 1965 after a two-year stint with the Peace Corps in Venezuela. He then moved to the AP statehouse bureau in Richmond, Virginia, where he spent two years wanting to cover sports before being promoted and returning briefly to AP headquarters on the international desk.
In September 1968, as the nation was still convulsed with the aftermath of the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy, Gedda was transferred to the AP’s Washington bureau, where he spent the rest of his career often focusing on Western Hemisphere affairs.
Gedda made 31 trips to Cuba, most of which were reporting visits for the AP beginning in 1974. He was instrumental in the agency’s creation of its first bureau in Havana since the 1960s in 1999, and he used those experiences as the basis for his 2011 book, “Cuba: The Audacious Revolution.”
Cuba, he recalled in the preface to his book, made the biggest impression of the 87 countries he visited while covering various secretaries of state.
“At some point during my travels as a diplomatic correspondent, I concluded that perhaps no country was more interesting than Cuba,” he wrote. “All countries have their peculiarities and charms and rough edges but, to me, Cuba was in a class by itself.”
In 2014, Gedda published a memoir of his time as a diplomatic correspondent in a book titled “The State Department — More Than Just Diplomacy: The Personalities, Turf Battles, Danger Zones for Diplomats, Exotic Datelines, Miscast Appointees, the Laughs — And, Sadly, the Occasional Homicide,” which mixed humor with sharp insights into the conduct of American foreign policy and its often strange cast of characters.
But, his first book, published in 2009, was devoted to his primary non-professional passion — baseball — a love that began as a six-year-old in Long Island rooting for the Brooklyn Dodgers. “Dominican Connection: Talent from the Tropics Changes Face of National Pastime” explored the unusual success that athletes from the Dominican Republic have had in Major League Baseball.
Gedda is survived by two daughters.
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This story first was published on June 18, 2023. It was published again on June 19, 2023, to correct Gedda was a native of Valley Stream, New York, not Valley Spring. | 2023-06-20T10:27:41+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/news/politics/longtime-ap-state-department-reporter-gedda-gedda-dies-at-82/ |
What to watch for at Thursday's prime-time Jan. 6 hearing
The House select committee investigating Jan. 6, 2021, is returning to primetime for its final planned hearing this month that will seek to show in minute-by-minute detail how former President Donald Trump failed to act while the U.S. Capitol was under attack.
The committee's focus at Thursday's 8 p.m. ET hearing will be on the 187 minutes that elapsed between Trump concluding his speech at the Ellipse at 1 p.m. when he told his supporters to march to the Capitol to when Trump released a video at 4:17 p.m. telling the rioters to leave the Capitol.
Committee aides say the panel will show how Trump "refused to act to defend the Capitol" while rioters were attacking it. The committee has spoken with multiple former Trump aides who were with him that day－including former White House counsel Pat Cipollone－and their video depositions are expected to be used to help tell the story of what was going on inside the White House on Jan. 6.
Cipollone, for instance, told Trump's chief of Mark Meadows that Trump needed to intervene or else "people are going to die," former Meadows aide Cassidy Hutchinson previously testified. Meadows responded by telling Cipollone that Trump "doesn't want to do anything," Hutchinson said, and that Trump even agreed with the rioters chanting about hanging Vice President Mike Pence.
The House is also expected to show clips of video outtakes of Trump recording a message to his supporters on Jan. 7, 2021, the day after the riot.
Two former White House aides who quit after Jan. 6－former deputy national security adviser Matthew Pottinger and former deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews -- will testify at Thursday's hearing, CNN has previously reported (the committee has not officially announced witnesses for the event).
Previous reporting from CNN and others, as well as excerpts from committee depositions that have been publicly released -- have detailed how Trump was watching television outside the Oval Office as rioters breached the Capitol walls. Before Trump released his video telling the rioters to go home, he sent out several tweets that did not tell them to leave the Capitol－as well as one attacking Pence for not joining his scheme to try to overturn the 2020 election.
Here's what to watch in the committee's prime-time hearing:
Connecting the dots back to Trump
Thursday's hearing, the committee's eighth over the past two months, is a culmination of sorts for the Jan. 6 panel, which has made a point to put Trump front and center at every hearing.
The panel has used those around Trump repeatedly to show how he was told he lost the election but refused to listen, and how he played a key role in the multiple efforts to try to overturn the election leading up to Jan. 6.
On Thursday, testimony from those same aides is likely to show how Trump was urged to stop the violence but did not do so.
The committee has already played testimony from Cipollone's video deposition in which the former White House counsel said he urged pushed for Trump to release a statement telling people to leave the Capitol.
"I felt it was my obligation to continue to push for that and others felt it was their obligation as well," the former White House counsel responded.
The committee has also spoken with others who were around Trump on Jan. 6, including his daughter Ivanka Trump, former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany and former Pence national security adviser retired Gen. Keith Kellogg.
Kellogg has testified about how he urged Ivanka Trump to go and speak with his father in the hope that she could get through to him, according to excerpts of his testimony that have been released as well as prior reporting.
Both witnesses left Trump administration after Jan. 6
Thursday's witnesses are expected to be two former Trump White House officials who resigned after the deadly attack.
Pottinger, the former deputy national security adviser, served under Trump for four years. A former journalist who served in the Marine Corps, Pottinger was brought into the White House as a top Asia adviser by Trump's first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, whom he worked for in the military.
In testimony the committee has played, Pottinger told the committee he made his decision to resign when a staffer brought him a printout of Trump's tweet attacking Pence. "I read that tweet and made a decision at that moment to resign. That's where I knew that I was leaving that day," Pottinger said in the video deposition.
According to The New York Times, Pottinger did not speak to Trump that day, but he told Meadows the National Guard had still not arrived at the Capitol as the violence was unfolding.
Matthews, the former deputy press secretary, was one of several White House aides calling for Trump to condemn the violence. According to a source familiar with her decision, Trump's inaction is what led to her resignation that night.
Matthews met with the committee members or staffers three times before her public testimony, and she told the committee that Trump's tweet about Pence "was pouring gasoline on the fire by tweeting that," according to a video clip of her deposition played at a prior hearing.
Matthews also did not speak to Trump on Jan. 6, but a source told CNN she will be able to shed some light what was happening in the White House that day, including information from conversations involving staffers in the room with Trump.
COVID-19 won't prevent Thompson from chairing hearing
Rep. Bennie Thompson, who tested positive this week for COVID-19, will still perform his duty as the committee's chairman at Thursday's hearing -- albeit remotely, aides say.
After Thompson's positive test was announced, his office made clear that the hearing would still go forward even if the Mississippi Democrat was unable to attend in person, though it was unclear whether the chairman would play any role.
Aides said Wednesday that Thompson is "feeling OK" and will still chair the hearing virtually.
Democratic Rep. Elaine Luria of Virginia and GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois will lead Thursday's presentation, according to committee aides.
"We'll go through pretty much minute by minute during that timeframe" during the 187 minutes of the Capitol insurrection, Luria said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union."
"He was doing nothing to actually stop the riot," she added.
The panel's Republican vice chairwoman, Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, will also play a role as she has in each of the seven previous hearings.
Final hearing of this series but possibly not the last
Committee aides again declined to say whether there would be any more hearings following Thursday's presentation but left the door open to that possibility.
The panel has consistently maintained that its investigation is still ongoing and has framed Thursday's hearing as a season finale of sorts.
"We indicated in June that we were holding this series of hearings to lay out findings to tell you a story," a committee aide told reporters on Wednesday. "We also said at the beginning of the hearings that we have far more information than we could ever present to the American people in a single series of hearings."
"All I would say is nothing is off the table. I think our members have all indicated there is potential for future hearings. Certainly when we are releasing any sort of Select Committee report, you can expect to see the committee gather around that," the aide added.
That echoes what Luria told CNN on Sunday.
"Whether it's in the form of hearings or other methods to present the evidence, but you know, we have a responsibility to present the things that we've uncovered and we are talking about how the best way to do that as a board after this hearing," she said. | 2022-07-21T11:55:12+00:00 | wyff4.com | https://www.wyff4.com/article/what-to-watch-thursday-prime-time-january-6-hearing/40674444 |
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Grand Rapids man has plead guilty to robbing the Independent Bank located at 3090 Plainfield Avenue Northeast. He is 41-year-old Kristin Cole Greinke.
According to the Department of Justice, Greinke took a taxicab to the bank on December 16, 2021. He then presented a note to a teller saying that he was robbing it. The note also warned that he would kill the employee if bait bills or dye packs were used to stop him. Greinke left the bank with $6,230. Witness reported seeing him get into a taxi as he left.
The police then contacted the taxicab company about Greinke. The driver of the taxi was reached through dispatch, who then made an excuse to stop the vehicle. After Greinke left the taxi, he was quickly arrested by responding officers. All of the money taken from the bank was recovered.
Greinke had previously been convicted of bank robbery in federal court in 2003.
“Bank robbery doesn’t pay,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten. “Greinke faces up to 20 years in prison for his offense. We will continue to hold accountable anyone who commits this or similar crimes.”
Greinke is scheduled to be sentenced on January 31, 2023 by U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. | 2022-09-23T00:58:20+00:00 | fox17online.com | https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/grand-rapids/grand-rapids-man-pleads-guilty-to-robbing-bank-in-december-2021 |
BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — A 1-year-old child died and 23 people were missing and feared dead after a hippopotamus charged into and capsized a canoe on a river in southern Malawi, authorities said Tuesday.
The long wooden canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River on their way to neighboring Mozambique when it was hit by the hippo in the Nsanje district on Monday.
Malawian police rescued 13 with the help of World Food Program personnel who were working in the area and provided boats for the rescue operation, Nsanje District Police Commissioner Dominic Mwandira said.
The people were feared dead because the search had been going on for more than 24 hours, police spokesperson Agnes Zalakoma said.
Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera sent Minister of Water and Sanitation Abida Mia to the scene. She said locals told her hippos often caused problems in the area and they wanted authorities to relocate some of the animals.
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More AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africa | 2023-05-17T17:45:56+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/international/ap-international/child-dead-23-missing-after-hippopotamus-capsizes-canoe-in-malawi/ |
Clark County sees scant turnout in early vote so far
Less than 1 percent of Clark County’s voters cast their ballot in-person over the holiday weekend during the first three days of early voting in Nevada.
Just more than 12,000 voters cast a ballot during the first three days of early voting in Clark County, according to the county’s election turnout figures. With about 1.28 million active registered voters in the county as of the end of April, that three-day turnout represents 0.94 percent of the county’s active voter pool.
That’s about 6,000 fewer votes than the nearly 18,000 cast in-person during the first three days of early voting in the 2018 primary elections, which was about 1.8 percent of the county’s registered voters at the time.
But Clark’s 2022 numbers don’t yet include mail-in ballots, which will make up a large chunk of the total votes cast once things are fully tallied.
So far, Republicans have a slight lead over Democrats — 5,796 versus 5,068 respectively. With only a handful of primary races to vote in, nonpartisans have cast 1,198 early votes, according to county figures.
Under a law adopted first during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but later made permanent by the 2021 Legislature, every active registered voter in Nevada was sent a ballot in the mail, unless they specifically opt out with their county registrar of voters.
In Washoe County, Nevada’s second most populous county, 12,038 people have voted so far through mail-in ballots and in-person early voting through the first three days, according the registrar’s website. Of those, 5,090 are Democrats, 4,433 are Republicans and the remaining 2,515 are nonpartisan.
The only other mail-in ballot primary election in Nevada was the pandemic-affected 2020 primary. But that’s difficult to compare to this year since that election took place in the early months of the outbreak and saw fewer than 8,000 total ballots cast in-person across the state, compared to more than 483,000 mail-in ballots. The 2020 general election was more balanced, with 48.5 percent of the votes being cast via mail ballots.
The secretary of state’s office said it is considering publishing statewide turnout numbers after the first week of early voting.
Early voting ends on June 10, and locations and more information are available on the county’s website. Primary election day is June 14. Mail ballots must be postmarked no later than Election Day, and the election department must receive the ballot by 5 p.m. on June 18.
People who fill out a mail ballot but don’t want to mail it in can drop it off at a government office or at a vote center, either during early voting or on Election Day.
Contact Colton Lochhead at clochhead@reviewjournal.com. Follow @ColtonLochhead on Twitter. | 2022-06-01T00:22:35+00:00 | reviewjournal.com | https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/nevada/clark-county-sees-scant-turnout-in-early-vote-so-far-2585221/ |
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTHI) - The Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce has announced its changing the crow cleanup event, which was initially planned for Thursday.
The organization says the change is because of the forecasted inclement weather. Instead of a large group of volunteers and businesses working on Thursday morning, Chamber staff and additional volunteers will pick up trash from 1-2 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21.
The chamber still encourages downtown businesses to put away their crow deterrents and wash their sidewalks and windows. | 2023-03-20T22:39:01+00:00 | wthitv.com | https://www.wthitv.com/news/change-announced-for-downtown-terre-haute-crow-cleanup/article_7318cfda-c745-11ed-abd8-e31f2e415466.html |
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NEW YORK (AP) — With Janet Jackson resplendent in a black trouser suit on his front row and humongous hats on many of his models, Christian Siriano opened New York Fashion Week at the former townhouse of Elizabeth Taylor, rolling out sexy, slinky looks Wednesday to go with his trademark ballgowns.
He was inspired by Taylor, of course, for an Old Hollywood-infused show but told The Associated Press a slew of stylish icons were also muses: Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Bianca Jagger and Judy Garland among them.
“I was watching the girls do rehearsal and I was like, oh my God, imagine Elizabeth Taylor in her heels walking up these marble steps. How fabulous. It's so cool to be here,” Siriano said.
Taylor lived in the six-story, French Renaissance Revival townhouse now nestled among office buildings in Midtown for several years in the 1950s during her Michael Todd era. It's now an art space.
Siriano's collection fit right in among the long winding staircases walked by his models. It was a bit of everything as he tweaks his business model to a more seasonless approach. It's what his luxury customers want, he said.
Ultra-wide brim hats stole the show in black, royal blue and bright red. There was plenty of sparkle, and an asymmetrical set of huge tiered ruffle bell sleeves on one high-neck evening dress in white. One sleeve started at the shoulder and the other at the elbow.
Among his trademark show stoppers was a gown of baby blue for the skirt paired with a sparkly black spaghetti-strap top with a cinched waist and long black gloves to match. A riot of ruffles adorned a long-sleeve gold gown and he put narrow stripes in gold and black on another.
“This show really is about the return to glamour,” Siriano said. “I really wanted that. My customers are really looking for that, especially now. They were trapped for so long. It's like, what can I wear that's the most extravagant, fabulous thing?"
Siriano was among a handful of designers who didn't give up on runway shows during the darkest months of the pandemic.
He has dressed them all, cementing a solid A-list fan base from Jackson herself (she shouted him out on Instagram) to Cardi B, Lizzo, Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Oprah Winfrey and Michelle Obama.
“I've wanted to dress Janet my whole life,” Siriano said. “She was everything I wanted growing up. She was it.”
When he told his mother, who usually attends his shows, that Jackson was going to be his guest, she responded: “Wow, that's it. I don't even have to come.”
So what's a designer to do when he's made his way through his bucket list?
“Janet and Madonna were big on my bucket list and I got to make them some things,” Siriano said. “Now I'm really excited about all the new Hollywood starlets. I just got to dress Sydney Sweeney a couple of times and I think she's the most amazing actress ever.”
He's in fittings for Monday's Emmy Awards but was mum on exactly who he'll be dressing. He did provide one tidbit: nominee Laura Linney for sure.
“It's a good list,” Siriano said, “but I can't ever tell until I watch them on the carpet."
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Follow Leanne Italie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/litalie | 2022-09-08T04:01:57+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/entertainment/article/Janet-Jackson-front-row-at-Siriano-s-glam-fashion-17426377.php |
SpaceX rocket to launch on test flight
(Gray News) - SpaceX is testing its Starship rocket with a launch from Texas on Monday.
Starship is a 400-foot-tall rocket SpaceX has spent years developing.
SpaceX will attempt to send the spacecraft atop the colossal booster around the world, from the southern tip of Texas all the way to Hawaii.
No people or satellites are aboard the rocket, and no landings will be attempted for this debut.
The rocket is also expected to be the most powerful one ever flown by a wide margin.
Monday’s launch, if successful, will reach orbital speeds and travel about 150 miles above Earth’s surface, well into altitudes deemed to be outer space.
Starship is expected to underpin NASA’s plans to return humans to the lunar surface as early as 2025 and CEO Elon Musk’s goal of landing the first humans on Mars.
Copyright 2023 Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. CNN Newsource and the Associated Press contributed to this report. | 2023-04-17T11:54:54+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/04/17/spacex-rocket-launch-test-flight/ |
The boyfriend of a Millbury man who was found dead in the basement of a Millbury home Saturday was arraigned on an armed assault with intent to murder charge Monday in Worcester District Court.
Kevin Donnellan, 34, of Auburn, was ordered held without bail after he was deemed dangerous following his arraignment on charges of armed assault with intent to murder and assault and battery on a family or household member.
Donnellan called police around 3:18 p.m. Saturday and reported the death of his boyfriend Ryan C. Anderson and requested a police response to 303 Millbury Ave. in Millbury.
The Auburn man told police that Anderson was last seen six hours ago and that his neck was slashed.
“Donnellan confirmed that he and the victim had been fighting and advised that the victim was downstairs,” Millbury Police Detective Jarrod Woeller wrote in court documents.
Donnellan told police that he was injured and bleeding because he had stabbed himself, trying to kill himself, court records said.
He told police the knife was downstairs on a bed, court documents said.
Donnellan was arrested and brought to UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus in Worcester.
Police then conducted a search of the Millbury home and found Anderson in the basement with trauma to his neck area with red and brown stains on his body and throughout the home, court documents said.
After a search warrant was issued, police collected evidence from the home including a phone which revealed text messages to a third party which showed Anderson “expressing fear for for their safety and concern that Donnellan would kill them,” Woeller wrote.
Donnellan hid behind a door during his arraignment Monday after his attorney Richard J. Farrell Jr. filed a motion to conceal his identity citing concerns relating to witnesses.
Donnellan is due back in court on Nov. 16. | 2022-10-03T18:07:28+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2022/10/kevin-donnellan-hides-behind-door-during-arraignment-for-intent-to-murder-charge.html |
Franklin man accused of killing South American girlfriend
John Poulos being held in Colombia on homicide charges
John Poulos being held in Colombia on homicide charges
John Poulos being held in Colombia on homicide charges
A Franklin man is accused of killing his South American girlfriend and disposing her body in a suitcase.
On Jan. 22, Colombian authorities say John Poulos, of Franklin, killed 23-year-old Valentina Trespalacios. The two reportedly met on a dating app.
The details of the killing are gruesome.
Investigators claim Poulos beat and strangled the woman, and then disposed of her body in a suitcase and then tossed it in the trash.
They showed video surveillance evidence in a Colombian court Wednesday which they say shows Poulos entering and leaving the woman's apartment with allegedly the same blue suitcase a city garbage worker discovered in a trash bin.
WISN 12 News has learned Poulos was in the middle of a divorce with the mother of their three children. Poulos grew up in Franklin, but his estranged wife told WISN 12 News after she filed for divorce in 2021, he split.
Ashley Poulos told WISN 12 News in a statement Wednesday, "John abandoned his children and has not seen them in person since he left Wisconsin in January 2021."
She also told WISN 12 News over the phone she wasn't entirely shocked by the South American murder allegations, though unaware of what she called a "double life," she says their relationship was "abusive."
"Based on his past behavior and controlling nature, I can't say that I would have been completely shocked because we all knew that he was the kind of person that's very controlling, abusive" Poulos told WISN 12 News' Hillary Mintz.
In 2018, after the couple's son beat a rare form of cancer, then-Speaker Paul Ryan invited them to attend the State of the Union Address at the Capitol.
Ryan's spokesperson confirmed they were guests, but did not comment on the investigation to WISN 12 News.
Poulos is facing about 40 years in a Colombian prison if found guilty. He denies any involvement in the woman's killing.
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WFO HOUSTON/GALVESTON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, January 29, 2023
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AREAL FLOOD WATCH
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
307 AM CST Sun Jan 29 2023
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
* Flood Watch for a portion of southeast Texas, including the
following areas, Chambers, Northern Liberty, and Southern
Liberty.
* From 9 AM CST this morning through 6 PM CST this evening
* Periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected in and near
the Watch area through this evening. Rainfall rates up to 2
inches per hour are expected with higher rates possible in the
stronger and slower moving storms. Locations within and around
the Watch area have already received ample rainfall from last
Tuesday and soil moisture has not had a lot of time to recover,
making these areas more prone to flooding.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Flood Watch means there is a potential for flooding based on
current forecasts.
You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible
Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be
prepared to take action should flooding develop.
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Copyright 2023 AccuWeather | 2023-01-29T09:51:29+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/weather/article/tx-wfo-houston-galveston-warnings-watches-and-17749387.php |
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