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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter took center stage at a huge military parade, fueling speculation that she’s being primed as a future leader of the isolated country as her father showed off his latest, largest nuclear missiles.
Wednesday night’s parade in the capital, Pyongyang, featured the newest hardware in Kim’s growing nuclear arsenal, including what experts said was possibly a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile he may test in coming months.
That missile was part of around a dozen ICBMs Kim’s troops rolled out at the event, an unprecedented number that underscored how he continues to expand his military capabilities despite limited resources in face of deepening tensions with his neighbors and the United States.
The parade was the fifth known public appearance by Kim’s daughter, Kim Ju Ae, his second-born child who is believed to be around 10 years old. On Tuesday, Kim Jong Un brought his daughter to visit troops as he lauded the “irresistible might” of his nuclear-armed military.
State media have signaled a lofty role for Kim Ju Ae. She’s been called “respected” and “beloved,” and a photo released Tuesday showed her sitting in the seat of honor at a banquet, flanked by generals and her parents.
North Korean photos released Wednesday showed Kim, wearing a black coat and fedora, attending the parade with his wife and daughter. Kim smiled and raised his hand from a balcony as thousands of troops lined up in a brightly illuminated Kim Il Sung Square, which is named after his grandfather, the nation’s founder.
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said all of the soldiers and spectators at the square raised “stormy cheers of ‘hurrah!’” and chanted the name of their ruler, a “great brilliant commander” who is “beefing up the military muscle with his outstanding military strategic ideas.”
The parade marked the 75th founding anniversary of North Korea’s army and came after weeks of preparations involving huge numbers of troops and civilians mobilized to glorify Kim’s rule and his relentless push to cement the North’s status as a nuclear power.
Photos released by state media showed transport and launcher trucks carrying about 10 of the country’s Hwasong-17 ICBMs, which demonstrated a flight range that would allow them to reach deep into the U.S. mainland during a flight test last year. Those missiles were followed by another large missile encased in a canister and transported on a 9-axle vehicle.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether the missile was a mockup or an actual rocket, but Kim Dong-yub, a professor at Seoul’s University of North Korean Studies, said the missile was likely a version of a solid-fuel ICBM the North has been trying to develop for years. He added that the unprecedented number of Hwasong-17s paraded in Wednesday’s event suggests progress in efforts to produce those weapons in larger numbers.
State media reports didn’t immediately mention whether Kim Jong Un delivered a speech during the event. The parade came after Kim met with his top military brass on Monday and ordered an expansion of combat exercises, as he continues to escalate an already provocative run in weapons demonstrations in face of deepening tensions with his neighbors and Washington.
“This time, Kim Jong Un let North Korea’s expanding tactical and long-range missile forces speak for themselves,” said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor of international studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul.
“The message Pyongyang wants to send internationally, demonstrating its capabilities to deter and coerce, will likely come in the form of solid-fuel missile tests and detonation of a miniaturized nuclear device,” he said. He was referring to U.S. and South Korean assessments that the North could be preparing to conduct its first nuclear test since September 2017.
The KCNA confirmed that the parade featured a variety of nuclear-capable weapons, including tactical nuclear weapons targeting South Korea. The agency described the ICBMs as crucial weapons supporting North Korea’s ongoing stance of “nuke for nuke and an all-out confrontation for an all-out confrontation” against its enemies.
Lee Sung-jun, spokesperson of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, said during a briefing that the South Korean and U.S. militaries were closely analyzing the North Korean photos and reports to evaluate the weaponry.
North Korea is coming off a record-breaking year in weapons testing, and the dozens of missiles it fired in 2022 included potentially nuclear-capable systems designed to strike targets in South Korea and the U.S. mainland.
The intensified testing activity was punctuated by fiery statements and a new law threatening preemptive nuclear attacks against its neighbors and the United States in a broad range of scenarios.
Kim doubled down on his nuclear push entering 2023.
During a major political conference in December, Kim called for an “exponential increase” of the country’s nuclear warheads, mass production of battlefield tactical nukes targeting “enemy” South Korea and the development of more powerful ICBMs that could reach the mainland United States.
In December, Kim supervised a test of a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a new strategic weapon he said would be developed in the “shortest span of time,” which experts said likely referred to a solid-fuel ICBM.
All of the ICBMs the North has flight-tested since 2017 used liquid propellants. Solid fuel could allow shorter preparation time and more mobility on the ground.
Solid-fuel ICBMs highlighted an extensive wish list Kim announced under a five-year arms development plan in 2021, which also included tactical nuclear weapons, hypersonic missiles, nuclear-powered submarines and spy satellites.
Analysts say Kim’s decision to bring his daughter to public events tied to his military is to send a statement to the world he has no intention to voluntarily surrender his nuclear weapons, which he apparently sees as the strongest guarantee of his survival and the extension of his family’s dynastic rule.
An official from South Korea’s Unification Ministry, who spoke on condition of anonymity during a background briefing, said it’s too early to determine whether Kim Ju Ae is being groomed as the fourth heredity ruler of North Korea but added that “all possibilities are open.” The official said her repeated appearance in major events and her prominent exposure in state media is aimed at urging “ultimate loyalty” to the Kim family. | 2023-02-09T07:06:08+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-north-koreas-kim-jong-un-presides-over-big-military-parade/ |
SPRINGFIELD — Jurors failed to return a verdict after their first day of deliberations in the trial of Brian Fanion, a retired Westfield police detective accused of fatally shooting his wife and trying to stage it as a suicide.
Fanion is accused of killing his wife with his service weapon while home on a lunch break on May 8, 2018. Prosecutors allege he shot her in order to clear the runway for a future with a woman he had fallen for months earlier during a church-based missionary trip to Mexico. | 2023-03-21T21:42:25+00:00 | masslive.com | https://www.masslive.com/news/2023/03/no-verdict-on-day-1-of-deliberations-in-brian-fanion-murder-trial.html |
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Luxury Hotel Association will host the first of its 2023 webinar series with a discussion on How Innovative Hotels Use Modern Web3 Technologies to Attract Travelers, sponsored by glowing.io
Brent Smith, Ph.D., Interim Dean, School of Communication, Emerson College will moderate the panel with speakers Vaughn Davis, General Manager, Dream Hollywood; Jamie Cole, former Senior Vice President Global Channels & Transformation Lead, IHG Hotels & Resorts and Jasen Lew, CEO & founder of glowing.io
Talking points include:
- How modern digital technologies can be used in travel marketing and loyalty programs?
- What are innovative ways guests have engaged or used modern technologies?
- How can a messaging platform help hotels stay connected to their guests?
- How can NFTs engage travelers to expand brand awareness and drive revenue?
- NFTs in real life
Gain insights from Dream Hollywood's tech-savvy general manager, Vaughn Davis, about how the boutique 178-key hotel is using new technologies to improve the guest experience via custom delivery robots, one of the first physical digital art and NFT exhibits curated by The Crypt Gallery onsite in the hotel lobby, a new VIP membership program purchasable through a limited-edition NFT, as well as keyless entry, mobile check-in, in-room tech services and more.
"We're always looking for exciting and innovative ways to entertain guests while providing an exceptional and memorable travel experience," remarked Davis. "One of the first things we did was partner with Savioke to integrate high-tech robot butlers into our offerings and work with The Crypt Gallery to launch the first-ever physical NFT art exhibit of its kind in the hospitality space last year. We're digging deeper into the consumer's fascination with technology, and, more specifically, with digital art and one-of-a-kind NFTs through our new VIP Social Club membership."
Barak Hirschowitz, President, ILHA said, "It is exciting to see so much innovation as the luxury hotel industry explores how they can incorporate Web3 concepts like NFT's, blockchain technologies, tokenization and more. The future just gets better and better!"
"Although hospitality is many times looked upon as a laggard industry in adopting new technologies to drive real business impact," said Jasen Lew, CEO & Founder, glowing.io, there are many inspiring and successful examples throughout the world of hospitality driving innovation. Look forward to hearing and sharing experiences with hospitality innovators in the field!"
The webinar will broadcast on LinkedIn, January 31 at 11 am EST. Find out more here
About the International Luxury Hotel Association
The International Luxury Hotel Association is the luxury hospitality's preeminent association promoting, unifying and advancing the industry through insight, opinion and research.
ILHA reaches an audience of more than 500,000 hotel professionals in 90+ countries and produces LUXURY HOTELIERS Magazine, ILHA SmartBrief and the INSPIRE SUMMITS in Europe and North America. They also run LinkedIn's largest hospitality and travel group which ranks in the top 100 of the more than 10 million professional groups on LinkedIn. Connect with us on theilha.com, hospitality and travel forum, ILHA Facebook, ILHA Instagram, ILHA Twitter, ILHA YouTube
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The Department of Justice is seeking answers about a box containing classified materials that was moved to former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence after federal agents searched the property last August, CNN reported on Friday.
Trump’s lawyers reportedly found the box of presidential schedules, which contained a handful of classified materials, in December and notified the FBI, according to CNN.
The box appears to have sat in a Palm Beach office leased by the General Services Administration for much of 2022, explaining why it was not found during the FBI’s August search of Mar-a-Lago.
It was initially given to a junior Trump aide in the fall of 2021 for scanning, which she completed while working at the Mar-a-Lago “tennis cottage,” according to CNN. The box was then moved to the Palm Beach office in November 2021, before being moved back to the Mar-a-Lago bridal suite, where the junior aide was now working in the fall of 2022.
Trump’s legal team found the box in December, after searching Mar-a-Lago again at the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ).
“After we did the search in December and found within this box of thousands that there were a couple of pages that had a little marking at the bottom, which we turned over, after that, we found out that [the aide] had scanned the box so that it would be digitized,” Tim Parlatore, an attorney for Trump, told CNN.
“She had no idea that there was any classification markings on anything,” Parlatore added of the junior aide. “And as soon as we found out about that, we called up the DOJ to let them know and immediately provided them access to it.”
The aide was reportedly interviewed by investigators working for special counsel Jack Smith and provided her laptop password in response to a subpoena, according to CNN. Smith was appointed in November to oversee the Department of Justice investigations into Trump, including its probe into the former president’s handling of classified documents.
In the wake of the box’s discovery, Smith’s team has continued to investigate whether Trump had any knowledge of the box and its movements, CNN reported. | 2023-02-24T20:08:25+00:00 | wnct.com | https://www.wnct.com/hill-politics/doj-seeks-answers-on-delay-in-finding-classified-mar-a-lago-documents-report/ |
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced Thursday.
In a statement, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing "very mild symptoms" and has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral therapy recently been approved to reduce the severity of the disease.
Biden, 79, is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots, the last of which he received March 30. His last test prior was Tuesday, when he tested negative, she said.
This is believed to be the first time Biden has tested positive for COVID since the pandemic began.
Biden's doctor described in a memo that the president began experiencing symptoms Wednesday night which includes a "runny nose," fatigue and an "occasional dry cough."
White House policy dictates that anybody who tests positive for COVID should isolate themselves until they test negative.
The White House confirmed the president had been in contact with staff members by phone and will participate in meetings via phone and zoom from the White House's residential areas.
Once the president tests negative, he will return to in-person work.
Jean-Pierre said there would be daily updates about Biden's status until he recovers.
Biden isn't the first president to contract the virus during his presidency. Former president Donald Trump tested positive for the virus in 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was taken to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he spent several days receiving treatment.
Up to this point, Biden’s ability to avoid the virus seemed to defy the odds, even with the testing procedures in place for those expected to be in close contact with him. Prior waves of the virus swept through Washington’s political class, infecting Vice President Kamala Harris, Cabinet members, White House staffers and lawmakers. Biden has increasingly stepped up his travel schedule and resumed holding large indoor events where not everyone is tested.
Top White House officials in recent months have been matter-of-fact about the likelihood of the president getting COVID, a measure of how engrained the virus has become in society — and of its diminished threat for those who are up to date on their vaccinations and with access to treatments.
White House statement on President Biden's COVID-19 diagnosis:
This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19. He is fully vaccinated and twice boosted and experiencing very mild symptoms. He has begun taking Paxlovid. Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time. He has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned meetings at the White House this morning via phone and Zoom from the residence.
Consistent with White House protocol for positive COVID cases, which goes above and beyond CDC guidance, he will continue to work in isolation until he tests negative. Once he tests negative, he will return to in-person work.
Out of an abundance of transparency, the White House will provide a daily update on the President’s status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation.
Per standard protocol for any positive case at the White House, the White House Medical Unit will inform all close contacts of the President during the day today, including any Members of Congress and any members of the press who interacted with the President during yesterday’s travel. The President’s last previous test for COVID was Tuesday, when he had a negative test result. | 2022-07-21T15:02:08+00:00 | 11alive.com | https://www.11alive.com/article/news/nation-world/white-house-biden-tests-positive-for-covid-19/507-20243fa3-4c9b-41e3-b105-b1dcd10e9e55 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — His family bought the Denver Broncos last summer but it was on Tuesday that CEO Greg Penner really took ownership of the franchise.
Penner made it clear that not only will he lead the search for a new head coach but that Nathaniel Hackett's replacement will report directly to him and not to general manager George Paton.
“Yes, the new head coach will report to me, which is the more typical structure in the NFL,” Penner said. “Obviously, the relationship between the general manager and the head coach is a critical one and George is going to be intimately involved with this process of looking for a new head coach and we’ll make sure that there’s a good fit there.”
Penner, his wife, Carrie Walton-Penner, and her father, Rob Walton, purchased the team for $4.65 billion, a global record for a professional sports franchise. Limited partners include former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The team has proven to be more of a fixer-upper than the new owners expected.
The Broncos have tumbled through a 4-11 season and quarterback Russell Wilson has stumbled through the worst season of his career after signing a $245 million extension before the opener.
“When we purchased this great franchise in August this is not the season we were expecting," Penner said, adding, “I want to personally apologize to our fans and all of Broncos country. We know that we need to be better and we will.”
The Broncos have extended their playoff drought to seven years, mostly because of a sputtering offense that averages fewer than 16 points per game.
Hackett became just the fifth coach in NFL history not to make it through his first season. He's being replaced by interim coach Jerry Rosburg after Ejiro Evero, a candidate for the full-time job, declined the temporary offer, suggesting he'd be more of a help these last two weeks just sticking to his role as defensive coordinator.
The new head coach will have to find a way to fix Wilson and establish an offensive identity to match the team's stingy defense.
Penner said he wanted to wait until after the season to decide on Hackett's fate, but that all changed when the Broncos were blown out 51-14 by the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day.
Exacerbating the Broncos' embarrassment, guard Dalton Risner, the team's Walter Payton Man of the Year honoree, shoved backup QB Brett Rypien on the sideline and linebacker Randy Gregory threw a punch at Rams O-lineman Oday Aboushi during postgame handshakes, resulting in a one-game suspension.
That debacle alone isn't what got Hackett fired with three years and more than $12 million left on his contract, but it did accelerate the conversations that led to his dismissal.
Penner said he "didn’t go into this week thinking this was a time we were going to make a change. But after we saw the effort we put forward on Sunday, some of the things that were going on off the field, we just felt like it was time to make a decision."
Paton said he still thinks Hackett is “a great football coach” but that “it just didn't work out here.”
“And that’s on me,” added Paton. “I take full responsibility for where we are as a football team. I brought in the head coach; I brought in most of the players. Those are my decisions, and there’s no one to blame but me.”
So, why, Penner was asked, does he maintain such faith in both his GM and his QB given their dreadful 2022 performances?
“So, the decision to have Russ here was a long-term one,” Penner said. “This season has not been up to his standards or expectations. We saw some glimpses of (vintage Wilson) in the last few weeks. He knows he can play better. We know he can play better. And we know he’ll do the right work in the offseason to be ready for next year.”
Penner said he and his GM have daily conversations "and he acknowledged right up front there are a couple of decisions that haven’t worked out as he had expected. But I understand his thought process. He understands the work that needs to be done this offseason. And I’m going to rely on him heavily as we go through and make these changes.”
The Broncos aren't limiting their search to experienced NFL coaches even though their past three hires have been first-time head coaches who were fired before their contracts were up.
“It certainly helps, but it’s not necessary,” Paton said of previous NFL head coaching experience. “We’re going to keep an open mind through this search."
Paton said he's not necessarily looking for a quarterback whisperer, either.
“That's not why we're getting a new coach, to turn around Russ," Paton said. "It's about the entire organization, it's about the entire football team. It's not one player. It's not whether Russ is fixable or not. We do believe he is, we do.”
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AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-12-27T23:03:35+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Impatient-Penner-leads-Broncos-wide-open-search-17680091.php |
US authorities charge more than 100 with gun, drug crimes
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — Federal authorities announced a blitz of arrests and indictments Wednesday against more than 100 people charged with gun and drug crimes in three U.S. states.
The flurry of charges from the Justice Department in Georgia, West Virginia and New York comes as federal officials work to combat an uptick in violent crime, particularly involving guns. The Biden administration has tried to showcase federal, state and local efforts to get guns and repeat shooters off the streets.
Federal prosecutors and FBI agents were particularly busy in southern Georgia, where an indictment was unsealed charging 76 people with involvement in what authorities called a gang-related network that distributed methamphetamine, fentanyl and other illegal drugs. Authorities called it the largest indictment ever filed in the 43-county Southern District of Georgia.
The FBI sent SWAT teams and agents from Atlanta and neighboring South Carolina and Florida Wednesday to help round up more than 30 suspects in coastal Brunswick and surrounding Georgia communities, said Jermaine Deans, the assistant agent in charge of the FBI’s Atlanta office. He said one man who fled was arrested with 122 grams (4.3 ounces) of fentanyl.
Most of the others charged were already behind bars for prior crimes. Nine charged in the indictment remained at large, authorities said.
The dozens indicted in Georgia included a prison guard accused of assisting with drug dealing among inmates and two men charged with selling fentanyl and methamphetamine that resulted in three overdose deaths.
“Make no mistake, illegal distribution of illegal drugs is not a victimless crime,” said U.S. Attorney David Estes of the Southern District of Georgia. He said the three who died “bear silent witness to the toll of these illegal drugs flowing into our communities.”
In West Virginia, federal prosecutors announced the indictment of 34 people from two Baltimore-based groups related to the sale of fentanyl, heroin and other drugs that led to a spike in overdoses, including at least two deaths. According to court documents, the operation involved the trading of guns for drugs.
The drug activity occurred in rural counties in northeastern West Virginia, U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld said.
In New York, four men accused of selling more than 50 guns to an undercover police officer in Brooklyn were charged Wednesday under a new federal gun trafficking law. They were also charged with trafficking fentanyl and crack cocaine.
U.S. Attorney Breon Peace said some of the guns came from Virginia, were made from ghost gun kits or had defaced serial numbers, making them harder to trace. Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said three of the guns were traced to previous shootings in the city.
Peace said it was one of the first prosecutions brought under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which President Joe Biden signed into law last June.
The law allows prosecutors to charge gun-trafficking conspiracy as a standalone federal crime without having to show that a defendant was in the business of selling guns. The law also provides for greater penalties, with defendants facing up to 50 years in prison as opposed to a maximum of five or 10 years under other statutes.
“The charges brought today exemplify how the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act can be used as an effective tool in our continued battle against gun violence that plagues communities in Brooklyn, across New York City and Long Island and across the nation,” Peace said at a news conference Wednesday.
The guns were purchased by an undercover police pretending to be a drug dealer. NYPD Chief of Detectives James Essig said one of the seized firearms had been used in six separate shootings, including one that wounded eight people during a Family Day celebration in August 2021 in Bedford-Stuyvesant.
In the Georgia case, federal authorities seized 43 guns including some assault rifles. Estes said all 76 defendants were charged with conspiracy to possess and distribute illegal drugs, punishable by 10 years to life in prison. Many were charged with additional crimes.
Guns have been at the center of the debate as the nation grapples with homicides that spiked nationally in 2020 and as recent polls showed that Americans are increasingly concerned about crime.
The increase that started in 2020 has defied easy explanation, though. Experts point to several potential factors: the pandemic that has killed more than 1 million people in the U.S., gun violence, worries about the economy, high inflation rates and intense stress.
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Sisak reported from New York. AP reporters John Raby in Charleston, West Virginia, and Michael Balsamo in Washington contributed.
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Gasoline prices have fallen sharply and are now below $4 a gallon in many parts of the country. But analysts warn that prices could tick up again if drivers set aside their newfound gas-saving habits.
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Gasoline prices have fallen sharply and are now below $4 a gallon in many parts of the country. But analysts warn that prices could tick up again if drivers set aside their newfound gas-saving habits.
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WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, September 6, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Albany NY
256 PM EDT Tue Sep 6 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...
The heavy rain has ended and flooding is no longer expected to pose
a threat. However, light to moderate showers are expected to
continue through the evening. Please continue to heed remaining road
closures.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. ("G-III" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GIII). Such investors are advised to contact Robert S. Willoughby at newaction@pomlaw.com or 888-476-6529, ext. 7980.
The investigation concerns whether G-III and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
On December 1, 2022, G-III announced its third-quarter financial and operating results. Among other items, G-III reported that "higher inventory levels are due to our accelerated production calendar, which was in anticipation of longer supply chain lead times. Our inventory is comprised of current purchases and guided by our order book. During the quarter, the higher inventory levels caused logistical challenges within our distribution centers. This resulted in significant one-time charges in the third quarter, that were above our expectations, which adversely impacted our bottom line by approximately $0.40 per diluted share".
On this news, G-III's stock price fell $9.66 per share, or 44.66%, to close at $11.79 per share on December 1, 2022.
The Pomerantz Firm, with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London, and Paris is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, the Pomerantz Firm pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 80 years later, the Pomerantz Firm continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered numerous multimillion-dollar damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomerantzlaw.com.
CONTACT:
Robert S. Willoughby
Pomerantz LLP
rswilloughby@pomlaw.com
888-476-6529 ext. 7980
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Capitol Comments: House Democrat education bill: Mountains of mandates
Published 8:45 pm Friday, April 29, 2022
Capitol Comments by Peggy Bennett
Last session, the Minnesota Legislature passed a two-year education budget bill that increased spending for Minnesota schools by over a half billion dollars. This session, in a non-budget year, the House Democrats have proposed a supplemental budget bill that would provide an additional $1.3 billion in education funding.
As a former elementary school teacher of 33 years, children and education are near and dear to my heart. I support smart funding and smart policy for education. This bill contains neither.
It is my job as our state legislator to analyze an entire bill. I don’t just look at how much funding is in a bill. I also examine the policy in a bill, and I look at how that funding and policy will affect both our area and the entire state.
Let’s look at the funding in this bill.
This $1.3 billion DFL proposal is not a Minnesota school funding bill — it’s a Minneapolis school funding bill. The statewide funding average in this bill is $829 per student. Minneapolis schools will receive $1,547 per student. As a matter of fact, Minneapolis schools are set to receive $80 million in this legislation. That’s almost double the state average.
I read in a Minneapolis Star Tribune article that the recent teacher strike in Minneapolis will result in an additional $80 million in spending for the Minneapolis schools over the next two years. I find it interesting that this is the exact amount that the Minneapolis schools would receive in this bill. Coincidence? You decide.
The funding in this legislation is not fair to Minnesota schools and is hugely biased toward Minneapolis and St. Paul.
Now let’s look at policy.
This bill contains a mountain of new mandates that push parents and locally elected school boards aside and puts state bureaucrats in charge of important decisions in our children’s education. Some of these mandates will not only affect our public schools, but will also create new requirements for private and home schools.
Among the many mandates that remove local autonomy are new course requirements that would result in the loss of local control for schools and parents. One of these new course mandates would require a half-semester “ethnic studies” in order for students to graduate and also require embedding those same ethnic studies in all K-12 curriculum.
I think we all agree that studying and learning about the differences, similarities, histories and perspectives of other cultures — including serious discussions about the evils or racism — is important. This is already required instruction in our current Minnesota social studies standards.
However, this bill now gives ethnic studies a definition: “Ethnic studies means the critical and interdisciplinary study of race, ethnicity and indigeneity with a focus on the experiences and perspectives of people of color within and beyond the United States. Ethnic studies analyzes the ways in which race and racism have been and continue to be powerful social, cultural and political forces, and the connections of race to the stratification of other groups, including stratification based on gender, class, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and legal status.”
Forcing politically charged ideology like this onto Minnesota schools is very concerning. It will pit parents against teachers and school boards. Parents, teachers and school boards don’t want or need this added tension.
Good teachers don’t want to be political activists at school; they simply want to teach their students. We need to stop pitting teachers against parents.
Another mandate in this bill would tie the hands of teachers and administrators in their ability to remove a child from the classroom or suspend a child from school. Teachers and administrators need practices in place that ensure a safe, positive learning environment for all students. This policy would weaken that goal and put every student and teacher in a precarious position for both safety and academic instruction.
What about the students who want to learn but are unable to do so because of another student’s bad behavior? Schools need choices and options to best meet the needs of all students. One-size-fits-all rarely works.
This mandate would also take away the opportunity for schools to provide consequences for bad behavior when those consequences are appropriate. More and more, I am seeing a push by my DFL colleagues to remove consequences for children in school and coddle bad behavior. If children do not learn to obey rules in school, how will they learn how to obey rules in society?
The mountain of mandates in this bill are mixed with a lot of funding — unbalanced and unfair as it is. This bill seems to me more like a financial bribe to get schools to swallow a huge number of mandates that will tie their hands, add tons of extra work, and leave parents, teachers and locally elected school boards out of the decision-making process.
This legislation is not in the best interest of Minnesota families and schools.
Peggy Bennett, R-Albert Lea, is the District 27A representative. | 2022-04-30T05:12:20+00:00 | albertleatribune.com | https://www.albertleatribune.com/2022/04/capitol-comments-house-democrat-education-bill-mountains-of-mandates/ |
This week, the public got to see what the planned Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Boston will look like. And it’s striking.
Imagine looking up from Boston Common, along the Freedom Trail, to see a six-story building. You notice two things: metal wrapped all around the middle of the building, and a rail car peeking out from behind huge glass windows.
Jody Kipnis, co-founder of the Holocaust Legacy Foundation, which is creating the museum, said the design team put a lot of thought into how they could leverage visuals to convey what life was like for the Jews who lived through the Nazi Party’s rise to power.
“By engaging with the history and the consequences of the Holocaust, individuals can play a role in ensuring that such atrocities are never repeated,” Kipnis said.
The metal fabric is meant to represent the curtains that stayed drawn in Jewish households when the Nazis rose to power. They could also evoke the fences around the deaths camps where Jews were held prisoner, according to an announcement on Monday, when the foundation submitted the architectural renderings to the Boston Planning and Development Agency.
The Boston architecture firm Schwartz/Silver Architects Inc. is designing the museum.
The railcar in the plan is not a replica but an authentic acquisition from the part of Europe that in the 1940s was Macedonia. An ongoing historical assessment has so far determined that the railcar transported Jews to death camps. From the outside, passersby on the Freedom Trail will be able to look up and see museum visitors getting into the railcar, but not getting off in a visual illusion meant to illustrate the fate of millions of Jews.
Kipnis said she hopes the space will help museum visitors internalize the lessons the Holocaust has to teach.
“Our goal is that they then bring it forward when they leave and ask themselves, ‘Why am I here? What does this have to do with me in my life today?’ And when we think about today, we also have to think about five years down the line, like, what is that today going to look like to them? And then five years down the line after that?,” she said.
The museum will comprise mostly of permanent exhibits, many of which will be interactive and immersive. One in particular that Kipnis highlighted features a hologram of a Holocaust survivor, with whom visitors can have a real-time conversation.
There will also be temporary exhibits that Kipnis imagines will highlight other genocides and current events.
The museum is set to open in April 2026.
This article was originally published on WBUR.org.
Copyright 2023 WBUR. To see more, visit WBUR. | 2023-06-09T15:46:07+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2023-06-09/a-first-look-at-the-holocaust-museum-set-to-open-in-boston-in-2026 |
Travelers are getting hit with delays at U.S. airports again early Wednesday, an ominous sign heading into the long July 4 holiday weekend, which is shaping up as the biggest test yet for airlines that are struggling to keep up with surging numbers of passengers.
As of early morning, more than 900 flights have been delayed in the U.S., according to FlightAware. Cancellations topped more than 670 flights.
Cancellations and delays were most severe along the East Coast early and were growing worse rapidly. Disruptions are expected to spread West.
The delays are being compounded by thunderstorms that raked the Northeast on Tuesday. At various times, the Federal Aviation Administration held up flights bound for LaGuardia Airport in New York and Reagan Washington National and Baltimore-Washington airports near the nation’s capital.
About 6,500 flights were delayed and about 1,900 were canceled on the East Coast on Tuesday. United Airlines, with a major hub in Newark, New Jersey, canceled about 500 flights or 18% of its schedule, and JetBlue canceled 16% of its flights, according to FlightAware.
Call it the storm before the storm.
Travel has picked up steadily every year since bottoming out during the pandemic and on Tuesday, the number of people flying neared 2.4 million, up 11% from last year on the same day, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
Travel is expected to peak on Thursday with more than 52,500 total flights, likely the biggest travel day of the holiday period.
People whose travel plans were disrupted took to social media to vent against the airlines. Some swore they would never fly again on whichever airline had done them wrong.
When their United flight in Newark was canceled Sunday night, Margo and Jason Osborne searched for other flights but couldn’t find one. Margo said a United agent wouldn’t let them retrieve their bags either – they would have to pick those up at their final destination, New Orleans — then “made me feel like an idiot” for leaving needed medical supplies in a checked bag.
They saw other people looking for unaccompanied minors and heard about stranded travelers who spent hours in line or slept at the airport.
“All these poor people are literally just sitting there at the mercy of a company who is not doing anything to help them,” Margo said in an interview. “There is zero customer service right now.”
The Osbornes rented a car — they felt lucky to snag one — and drove 10 hours through the night to Charlotte, North Carolina, to catch an American Airlines flight to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, close to home. Their luggage finally got to New Orleans on Tuesday.
If large numbers of passengers are stranded or delayed this weekend, expect federal officials and the airlines to blame each other for the mess.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, whose department includes the FAA, has been beating up on the airlines for more than a year. He has accused them of failing to live up to reasonable standards of customer service and suggested that they are scheduling more flights than they can handle.
The airlines are punching back.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby blamed a shortage of federal air traffic controllers for massive disruptions last weekend at its Newark hub.
“We estimate that over 150,000 customers on United alone were impacted this weekend because of FAA staffing issues and their ability to manage traffic,” Kirby wrote in a memo to employees Tuesday night.
United could be contributing to its struggles. The Association of Flight Attendants, which represents the airline’s cabin crews, said it complained about wait times of more than three hours for workers who called a crew scheduling center that had “limited telephone lines and personnel.” The union told flight attendants near the end of their shifts to tell supervisors and find a hotel room.
The FAA has admitted that it is understaffed at key facilities including one in the New York City region. It is training about 3,000 new air traffic controllers, but most of them won’t be ready anytime soon. Last week, the Transportation Department’s inspector general said in a report that the FAA has made only “limited efforts” to adequately staff critical air traffic control centers and lacks a plan to tackle the problem. | 2023-06-28T15:21:59+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/news/us-world-news/widespread-flight-delays-expected-to-worsen-as-holiday-weekend-nears/ |
By BECKY BOHRER
Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The special primary for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat moved forward as planned Saturday following a tense legal fight over ballot access issues that had cast a shadow over the election.
The Alaska Supreme Court on Saturday reversed and vacated a lower court order that barred state elections officials from certifying the results of the election until visually impaired voters were given a “full and fair” opportunity to participate.
Attorneys for the state had interpreted Friday’s order from Superior Court Judge Una Gandbhir as preventing elections officials from concluding voting as scheduled on Saturday. They asked the supreme court to reverse the order.
The high court said an explanation of its reasoning would follow at a later time.
Gandbhir on Friday ruled that Alaska elections officials could not certify the results of the by-mail special primary until visually impaired voters “are provided a full and fair opportunity to participate” in the election. She did not specify what that would entail.
The ruling came in a case filed this week by Robert Corbisier, executive director of the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. Corbisier sued state elections officials on behalf of a person identified as B.L., a registered voter in Anchorage with a visual impairment.
The legal drama was the latest twist in what has already been an extraordinary election, unlike any Alaska voters had seen, packed with 48 candidates vying for the seat left vacant by the death in March of U.S. Rep. Don Young. Young, a Republican, held the seat for 49 years.
It is the first election held under a system approved by voters in 2020 that ends party primaries and uses ranked choice voting in general elections.
Prominent candidates in the race include former Gov. Sarah Palin, Nick Begich, Tara Sweeney and Josh Revak, all Republicans; independent Al Gross; and Democrats Christopher Constant and Mary Peltola. A self-described “independent, progressive, democratic socialist” whose legal name is Santa Claus has gotten attention but has not been raising money.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. | 2022-06-12T01:53:35+00:00 | wtmj.com | https://wtmj.com/national/2022/06/11/alaska-high-court-reverses-ruling-that-roiled-house-election/ |
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolina Handling set the record for creating the world's largest pallet painting on October 10 in Greenville, South Carolina when it completed a 26,235-square-foot portrait of Lady Liberty.
Presented in partnership with pallet provider 48forty Solutions, The Patriotic Pallet Project featured 2,500 wooden pallets painted 16 different colors and placed in a grid like pattern to reveal the iconic likeness of Lady Liberty. Assembly of the painting was recorded for a video to be released on Veterans Day, November 11.
"We realize that what we do every day is probably not that exciting to those outside our industry," said Carolina Handling Director of Marketing Donna Waldrep. "But we believed that if we could come up with something grand enough for those who don't work in material handling to take notice, then we could generate excitement about jobs in material handling and careers at Carolina Handling while honoring the service and sacrifice of our military veterans."
The exclusive Raymond Solutions and Support Center in the Southeast, Carolina Handling thrives in the world of warehouses and distribution centers where products are transported by pallet jacks, lift trucks, conveyors and sortation systems. Carolina Handling associates also are keenly aware that in 1939, George Raymond Sr., founder of The Raymond Corporation, was granted patents for the double-faced wooden pallet and the hydraulic hand pallet truck, which revolutionized the material handling industry.
Additionally, Carolina Handling is a military-minded organization where 13 percent of associates served in the U.S. Armed Forces and where veterans services are a focus area of the company's philanthropic giving.
"Considering our history and our focus on hiring and supporting military veterans, we landed on a project that was patriotic in nature and one that would involve our veterans and honor their service," Waldrep said.
Representatives of 48forty Solutions said they, too, were grateful for the opportunity to showcase their industry in a way that recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. veterans.
"We were honored to have representatives of 48forty, many of whom are veterans themselves, on hand for the assembly and unveiling of the massive and impressive image of Lady Liberty," said 48forty Solutions CEO Mike Hachtman. "As the nation's largest pallet company, the project allowed us to take what we do and apply it to a great cause – a showing of gratitude and support for our military."
Veterans were the focus of The Patriotic Pallet Project as five Carolina Handling associates, representing the five branches of the military in which they served, used Raymond lift trucks to deliver and lay down the colorful pallets to form the awe-inspiring image. It took four hours to complete the painting, which measured half the size of a football field.
"When you consider the size and scope of this project, it's amazing that we executed it flawlessly without a practice run," Waldrep said. "It's a testament to our associates who were committed to a quality outcome. It became a passion project for them, and they crushed it."
Go HERE to view the video of The Patriotic Pallet Project released for Veteran's Day 2022.
Go HERE for a behind-the-scenes video of The Patriotic Pallet Project.
Founded in 1966, Carolina Handling employs more than 660 associates at its Charlotte, NC headquarters, offices in Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, Greensboro, NC, Raleigh, NC and Greenville, SC, and its Equipment Distribution Center in Piedmont, SC.
One of the Southeast's leading material handling solution providers, Carolina Handling is the exclusive Raymond Solutions and Support Center in the Southeast for North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida's Central time zone territory. The company provides automation and optimization services and virtual reality-based training, along with parts, racking, storage, conveyors, lighting and dock and door equipment. Its proprietary iWAREHOUSE optimization system allows real-time monitoring of fleets and warehouses.
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LVMH, the parent company for luxury brand Louis Vuitton, says it plans to reduce its energy consumption in stores by turning out the lights.
The company wants customers to know it's not shutting down stores but just turning off the lights at night to save energy amid more focus on climate change and excessive energy use around the globe.
The French company says it will start to turn off its store lights earlier, starting in France in October, and then will implement the plan worldwide in the weeks and months that follow, the Guardian reported.
Louis Vuitton is the world's largest high-end goods conglomerate operating 522 stores and 110 production locations in France.
Company leaders said they would also implement a plan to educate employees on ways to reduce energy consumption at work and home.
The goal is to reduce overall energy use by 10% over the coming year. | 2022-09-16T01:45:40+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/national/luxury-brand-louis-vuitton-plans-to-cut-energy-usage-by-turning-out-the-lights |
PLANO, Texas, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury around every corner. The all-new Lexus GX will be revealed on June 8 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. #LexusGX
Stay tuned for more and click here to check out the previous 2024 Lexus GX teasers.
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Last weekend’s Portland Press Herald editorial, calling the National Governors Association annual conference an unnecessary inconvenience for the state’s largest city, was one of the most Maine things ever. It voiced an all-too-common refrain in Maine: Locals complaining about how people “from away” ruined things.
The opinion editors at the Press Herald didn’t like how the NGA ran its event last week. The paper’s editorial board mocked the governors for both spending too much time in hotel conference rooms and for tying up restaurants, streets, wharfs and a popular waterfront park in Cape Elizabeth.
The governors – only 19 of them – and the 500 or so people who came to Portland for the conference were dismissed as the wrong kind of people doing the wrong things in and around the city.
Sure, street closures were a pain for commuters and tourists, but have you tried to get down Commercial Street on a summer afternoon?
In this case, the specific economic benefits of the three-day event are hard to quantify. But the long-term benefits of having national leaders and hundreds of others from across the country spend three glorious days in Maine – and tell lots of others about it – are immeasurable. Some governors pledged to visit again soon. Some stayed beyond the conference.
“We’ve had eight or nine meals, and with that eight or nine lobsters,” Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey told the Bangor Daily News. “We’re gonna be back again soon, hopefully.”
Puerto Rican Gov. Pedro Pierluisi kayaked on Casco Bay during his visit, seeing a bald eagle for the first time.
“I find it so beautiful,” Pierluisi told the Bangor Daily News. “And the people are so warm.”
This is the kind of advertising that would cost state tourism officials untold sums.
And, frankly, this is the kind of event many towns in the state would have lined up to host. Hundreds of visitors would likely be welcomed in Bangor, Presque Isle, Lewiston and other communities. If folks in Portland don’t want the minor disruption of events like this, organizers and participants should consider coming up to Bangor for a more ” genuine” Maine experience.
Or maybe, they could just go with the flow like most people in the Portland area did. Tourist Rebecca Calkin, who was visiting Maine from Washington, D.C., summed up the situation well. She and Wes Calkin hoped to visit Fort Williams Park last Thursday afternoon, but it was closed as the governors had a lobster bake. The closure of the park, home to Portland Head Light, should have been better communicated in advance, but it would have been hard to inform all potential visitors of the closure.
“We’re not angry. It was just a small hiccup for us,” she told the Press Herald.
That’s a sentiment that should be more widespread.
In recent years, NIMBYs across the state have killed or stalled projects – housing, economic development, energy, mental health treatment – because they are too big, too small, too noisy, too different..
Rather than complaining about visitors, and new projects and new ideas, Maine, which relies on newcomers for population growth and has a shortage of workers and affordable housing, should learn to tolerate some temporary hiccups and new ways of doing things. Even if it is inconvenient. | 2022-07-22T13:17:30+00:00 | bangordailynews.com | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2022/07/22/opinion/opinion-contributor/the-governors-association-visit-was-an-opportunity-for-maine/ |
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday allowing it to import and sell fuel in the country, less than a month after Chinese petroleum giant Sinopec also acquired rights to enter the retail market, as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with an economic and energy crisis.
RM Parks Inc. signed the agreement in collaboration with Shell and will be able to import, distribute and sell petroleum products for 20 years, the Power and Energy Ministry said.
It can sell petroleum products through 150 fuel stations currently operated by state-run Ceylon Petroleum Corp., and also invest in 50 new fuel stations, the ministry said.
The agreement will help “address the foreign exchange crisis in Sri Lanka and ensure a steady supply of fuel,” the president’s office said in a statement.
RM Parks says it has supplied a variety of fuel brands to stations in California for almost 50 years.
Sri Lankan authorities have opened the retail fuel market to more foreign companies in an effort to solve the energy crisis as the country’s depleted foreign reserves hinder imports of oil.
The foreign companies are required to use their own funds to purchase fuel, without depending on Sri Lankan banks for foreign exchange.
Sri Lankan authorities have already granted approval to three foreign companies to enter the retail fuel market, and two have signed contracts. Australia’s United Petroleum has yet to finalize an agreement.
Sinopec signed a contract on May 22 and will be able to begin operations in Sri Lanka within 45 days after the issuance of its license.
An Indian oil company was already operating in Sri Lanka.
When the economic crisis hit Sri Lanka last year, the government didn’t have enough foreign currency to import fuel, triggering severe shortages. Sri Lankans are still allotted limited amounts of fuel, which is distributed using a QR code system.
The economic crisis also resulted in severe shortages of essentials such as medicines, fuel, cooking gas and food, leading to angry protests that forced then-President Gotabya Rajapaksa to flee the country and resign last summer.
Sri Lanka defaulted on repayment of its foreign debts and sought the support of international partners and organizations to resolve the crisis.
The International Monetary Fund approved a nearly $3 billion rescue program in March which will run for four years. Sri Lanka’s foreign debt exceeds $51 billion, of which $28 billion must be repaid by 2027. Sri Lanka has started negotiations with creditors on debt restructuring.
Last week, the IMF said Sri Lanka is showing signs of economic improvement, but its recovery still faces challenges. It said the economy is expected to resume growing in 2024 after contracting 3% this year if the country successfully implements promised economic reforms. | 2023-06-09T01:15:26+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/business/ap-business/us-company-signs-agreement-to-enter-retail-fuel-market-in-crisis-hit-sri-lanka/ |
Sony's Cinema Line PTZ camera opens new creative and cinematic possibilities for content creators, from filmmakers to live event or music video producers
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Electronics Inc. announces today the latest addition to its Cinema Line, the ILME-FR7, an E-mount interchangeable lens camera with a full-frame image sensor and built-in pan/tilt/zoom (PTZ) functionality. Its versatile remote control and cinematic features open creative possibilities in studio, live production and filmmaking settings.
A high-performance full-frame image sensor and the expressive scope of Sony's extensive E-mount lens*2 lineup work with remote pan/tilt/zoom control, high flexibility in zoom capability and wide angle shooting to break through location and space limitations. It also offers the cinematic look and operability that have made Sony digital cinema cameras push the boundaries of the filmmaking industry, plus versatile connectivity and efficient multi camera workflow support.
"The cinematic look and feel is rapidly becoming the norm in broadcasting and live production as it opens up new ways to tell a narrative," said Yang Cheng, Vice President, Imaging Solutions, Sony Electronics Inc. "In parallel, over the last 2 years, we've seen a steep rise in content created remotely or in small locations where access is difficult. At Sony, we are always listening to our customers. We are thrilled to announce the FR7 that combines the flexibility of a standard PTZ camera with stunning visuals through advanced cinematic features."
Uncompromised Image Quality in a PTZ Form Factor
The FR7 features a back-illuminated 35mm full-frame CMOS image sensor Exmor R™ with approximately 10.3 effective megapixels and wide 15+ stop latitude*3 in a pan tilt zoom (PTZ) camera for the first time. In addition to wide dynamic range, low noise, and cinematic full frame bokeh, this amazing sensor also delivers high sensitivity that allows ISO to be expanded up to 409,600*4 when shooting in low light.
The FR7 features Sony's E-mount and can mount a wide range of E-mount lenses*2, including the G Master™ series with stunning resolution and bokeh effect. A choice of focal lengths ranging from 12 mm to 1200 mm*5 gives users comprehensive creative control.
A number of Cinema Line features are built into the camera to deliver a cinematic look and feel including:
- The Sensitivity setting allows ISO to be expanded up to 409,600*4 when shooting in low light.
- A 15+ stop latitude*3 allows smooth highlights and low noise levels.
- A number of preset scene files are included including S-Cinetone for natural mid-tones that are essential to healthy-looking skin color, plus soft colors and gorgeous highlights. Since the target look can be created while shooting, time can be saved in post-production. In the Cine EI mode, base sensitivity can be set to either ISO 800 or ISO 12800 to match lighting conditions and to minimize noise while maintaining a consistent look. This mode is ideal for post-production, as it allows the use of Sony's original S-Log3 gamma, wide S-Gamut3 and S-Gamut3.Cine color spaces.
- Shooting up to 120fps 4K (QFHD) and 240 fps FHD*6 slow-motion is possible, again creating that emotional possibility offered by a cinematic look.
Easy Operation for Storytelling from New Angles
With a new dedicated web application, pan, tilt, zoom, focus, record, playback, and all camera settings can be intuitively controlled from a tablet or computer web browser. Multiple people can monitor FR7 footage remotely at the same time. Multi camera monitoring is also enabled, allowing multiple cameras to be viewed remotely on one device. With its integrated remotely controllable pan/tilt mechanism, the FR7 can be mounted on a tripod, on a ceiling with the dedicated CIB-PCM1, or in other locations with limited access so that subjects can be unobtrusively followed and recorded from unique viewpoints. It is also compatible with Sony's RM-IP500 remote controller*7 for multi-camera production, expanding creative potential while reducing the need for dedicated staff in production studios and other shooting situations. A single RM-IP500 unit can remotely control up to 100 PTZ cameras and provide precious joystick-controlled pan, tilt, and zoom operation.
The supplied infrared remote controller will also support the FR7's simple operation.
Variable PTZ Movements for Smooth Camera Work
Pan and tilt speed can be continuously varied from 0.02 degrees per second to 60 degrees per second, supporting a wide range of stable and smooth camera movements. The pan angle range is from -170° to +170°, and the tilt angle range is from -30° to +195°.
Up to 100 Preset Camera Positions
The FR7 can memorize up to 100 camera position presets.*8 The built-in web application and optional RM-IP500 remote controller allow up to 100 camera position presets to be recalled. Presets include camera direction, zoom, and focus, and can be recalled at the touch of a button.
The FR7 will also support S700 protocol via Ethernet, enabling control of this product from Sony's Remote Control Panel (RCP) and Master Setup Unit (MSU) with a firmware update*9.
Real-time Eye AF and Real-time Tracking
Fast Hybrid AF and pan/tilt/zoom functionalities combine to focus on static or fast-moving subjects precisely and smoothly over a wide area, to avoid blurred images, even when a shallow depth of field is used.
The integrated BIONZ XR™ engine realizes detection performance for pinpoint eye focus even when subjects are looking at steep angles, allowing the operator to concentrate on composing the best shot. Touch Focus can be used to initiate focusing with Real-time Tracking on the desired subject when using the FR7's web application, with Real-time Eye AF if an eye is detected.
Sony's Built-in Electronically Controlled Variable ND Filter
The built-in electronic variable ND filter allows seamless ND adjustment. An Auto ND function keeps exposure constant by automatically adjusting the ND filter to match changing light. Remote control is also possible, allowing exposure control at a distance from the camera.
Versatile Interfaces for Various Production Workflows
The FR7 is built to integrate and adapt to many workflow scenarios, from simple plug and play to more complex high-end productions, thanks to a comprehensive selection of video inputs and outputs, IP streaming, power supply, and synchronization with other devices.
Internal XAVC Recording and External RAW Output
A rare feature in a PTZ camera, the FR7 also features dual media slots that support CFexpress Type A and SDXC memory cards. The ability to record high-quality XAVC-I footage with metadata makes the FR7 an excellent choice for a wide variety of video production applications.
CFexpress Type A cards are particularly well suited to high bitrate 4K movie production, with high-speed write capability that ensures stable recording of high volume, high frame rate data. Simultaneous recording, relay recording, interval recording, and proxy recording are also supported. The SDI output can deliver a 16-bit RAW signal to a compatible external recorder (sold separately).
Professional Video and Audio Interface
HDMI Type A and 12G-SDI connectors are provided for video output as well as optical output*10 for long transmission.
The AUDIO IN (XLR type 5-pin) connector will receive signal from an external microphone or audio device. AUDIO CH-1 and CH-2 use a single connector.
Ethernet Connectivity
Camera control, video and audio transfer, and power supply can also be carried out via a single LAN cable, simplifying cabling requirements.
The FR7 LAN (network) connector supports a variety of streaming protocols, including RTSP, SRT and NDI ® |HX*11, perfect for working in an IP based environment.
The FR7 can be powered from an external PoE++ (Power over Ethernet Plus Plus)*12 device via a standard network cable, eliminating the need for separate power supply cabling.
Multicamera Production Synchronization
The Timecode IN connector receives timecode for synchronization with an external device, while the GENLOCK receives synchronization signals in multi camera setups.
Additionally, red/green tally lights are provided on the camera's side panels, allowing performers and staff to easily identify the on-air and preview cameras in multi camera setups in studio or on location.
Pricing and Availability
The new FR7 will be available in November 2022 for approximately $9699.99 USD and $12,399.99 CAD. The FR7K, which includes the FR7 and SELP28135G lens, will be available for $12,199.99 USD and $15,699.99CAD while the CIB-PCM1 ceiling bracket will be available for $119.99 USD and $159.99 CAD. It will be sold at a variety of Sony's authorized dealers throughout North America.
The FR7 will be showcased for the first time on Sony's booth at IBC 2022 in Amsterdam from September 9th to 12th. A product video on the new FR7 can be viewed HERE. To see it in action, visit HERE.
Exclusive stories and exciting new content shot with the new FR7 as well as Sony's other imaging products can be found at www.sonycine.com a site created to educate and inspire all fans and customers of Sony Cinema Line.
About Sony Electronics Inc.
Sony Electronics is a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America and an affiliate of Sony Group Corporation, one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies in the world, with a portfolio that encompasses electronics, music, motion pictures, mobile, gaming, robotics and financial services. Headquartered in San Diego, California, Sony Electronics is a leader in electronics for the consumer and professional markets. Operations include research and development, engineering, sales, marketing, distribution and customer service. Sony Electronics creates products that innovate and inspire generations, such as the award-winning Alpha Interchangeable Lens Cameras and revolutionary high-resolution audio products. Sony is also a leading manufacturer of end-to-end solutions from 4K professional broadcast and A/V equipment to industry leading 4K and 8K Ultra HD TVs. Visit http://www.sony.com/news for more information.
Notes:
*1 As of Sept 6th. 2022 product announcement, compared to cameras with integrated pan/tilt mounts, Sony survey.
*2 When using the SEL100400GM, SEL200600G, SEL400F28GM, and SEL600F40GM, please use after fixing the pan/tilt with the locking mechanism of the camera.
*3 S-Log3 recording. Sony measurement.
*4 Custom mode.
*5 SEL20TC teleconverter is required.
*6 10% crop, approximately.
*7 Sold separately.
*8 RM-IP500 software version 2.2 or later required.
*9 Update in early of 2023.
*10 Optical output requires SFP+ module (sold separately).
*11 NDI® is a registered trademark of NewTek, Inc. NDI®|HX is a technology of NewTek, Inc. An NDI®|HX Upgrade must be purchased from NewTek.
*12 Conforms to IEEE802.3bt (Type 4, Class 8). Internal recording and playback are not available when PoE++ power is used.
*13 Within the Cinema Line series. As of September 2022.
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GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police arrested two people Thursday in connection with a federal investigation into their suspected support for, or participation in, the banned Islamic State group, authorities said.
The police operation, which also involved searches of four houses in the Geneva and Vaud cantons, or regions, was part of a criminal case opened in July last year by the Swiss attorney general’s office.
The case centers on a Swiss-Macedonian dual national and a citizen of Kosovo, who lived separately in the two Swiss regions. The arrests were made in French-speaking western Switzerland.
The two suspects, who were not identified by name, were transferred to the Swiss capital, Bern, for questioning by the attorney general’s office, which will decide whether to keep them in custody pending trial.
Switzerland, whose policy of neutrality aims to keep it out of conflicts, has largely avoided the violent extremism that has swept across other parts of Europe. | 2022-09-01T22:15:12+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/international/ap-swiss-police-nab-2-suspected-of-ties-to-islamic-state-group/ |
ORLANDO, Fla. – As prices for goods and services have skyrocketed over the past few years, should you also tip more?
And who should you tip?
The answer is different depending on who you ask, but it seems lately, no matter what you do or where you go, you’re asked if you would like to leave a tip.
So where do tipping experts say to leave some appreciation for a job well done?
Aim for $20 per person for movers or home deliveries like furniture and appliance. For mail carriers, no tip is acceptable for individual deliveries, but a small holiday gift under $50 is okay.
Tip $5 to $20 for Amazon deliveries only if the package is large. For nail technicians, restaurant takeout, food delivery, and dog sitters, aim for at least a 10% tip. At least 15% for dine-in restaurants, massage therapists, hair stylists, uber drivers, and house cleaners is considered proper educate.
Bartenders should get two dollars per drink or at least 10% of the bill. Baristas should be tipped one dollar per drink. For hotel workers, tip $1-3 per night and $5 for any extra services.
If you don’t have cash on hand you can use payment apps such a Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, Apple Pay, and PayPal.
Beware though, before you tip, check the bill. A growing number of businesses and restaurants are incorporating a service charge into the check. | 2023-07-03T14:35:23+00:00 | ksat.com | https://www.ksat.com/news/2023/07/03/tips-on-tipping-who-when-and-how-much/ |
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 3 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Oct. 25, to discuss the latest findings of the agency's Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation (EMIT), including a new, unanticipated capability which will help better understand impacts of climate change.
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live on NASA's website.
EMIT was installed on the International Space Station in July. Its primary mission is to map the prevalence of key minerals in the planet's deserts in order to advance understanding of airborne dust's effects on climate. However, the imaging spectrometer, which was designed and built at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, has also demonstrated a new crucial ability which the following teleconference participants will discuss:
- Karen St. Germain, Earth Science Division director at NASA Headquarters in Washington
- Robert Green, EMIT principal investigator, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Southern California
- Andrew Thorpe, research technologist, JPL
- Kirt Costello, chief scientist, NASA's International Space Station Program
Media interested in participating should request the dial in-details at least two hours prior to the start of the call by sending their full name, media affiliation, email address, and phone number to Rexana Vizza at rexana.v.vizza@jpl.nasa.gov on Tuesday, Oct. 25.
For more information about EMIT, visit:
https://earth.jpl.nasa.gov/emit/
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Get ready for at least a few more months of uncertainty about Lamar Jackson and his contract.
Baltimore general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement Friday that the Ravens and Jackson still haven't agreed on an extension for the star quarterback and will keep working on it after the season. Jackson had said Friday was his deadline for a new deal, and he'd be pausing talks after that with the season about to start.
“Despite best efforts on both sides, we were unable to reach a contract extension with Lamar Jackson,” DeCosta said. “We greatly appreciate how he has handled this process and we are excited about our team with Lamar leading the way. We will continue to work towards a long-term contract after the season, but for now we are looking forward to a successful 2022 campaign.”
Jackson is entering his fifth-year option season. The Ravens open Sunday on the road against the New York Jets.
Jackson skipped voluntary OTAs this past offseason but did not hold out of mandatory practices. Baltimore can use the franchise tag to keep him after this season if need be, but this impasse between Jackson and the team is noteworthy after Josh Allen — another star quarterback drafted the same year as Jackson — signed his massive extension some 13 months ago.
“Those things will work themselves out in the end. I’m confident in that,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said at the team's practice facility in Owings Mills, Maryland. “I said at the beginning that it will happen when it’s time, and when it’s time, it will happen. So, Lamar is playing quarterback, he’s going to be playing quarterback here for a long time.”
Jackson spoke with reporters Wednesday, when time was running out to reach a deal before the season. He and the team have avoided any real public acrimony through this process.
“He and I talked about it yesterday a little bit, like, ‘Hey, man, let’s go be our best, and go focus on football,’” Harbaugh said. “That’s what he’s been doing all along, so I know nothing will change with that.”
The non-exclusive franchise tag for quarterbacks this past offseason carried a price tag of just under $30 million. No team used it on a quarterback, and no team used the more restrictive exclusive tag on anyone.
Even aside from his uncertain contract, Jackson is under a microscope this season. At times in 2021, he looked like the player who was the league's MVP two years earlier. At other times, he struggled to handle the pass rush.
He eventually missed the final four games following an ankle injury. Baltimore finished the season on a six-game skid and missed the playoffs.
NOTES: The Ravens ruled out DT Travis Jones (knee) and listed T Ronnie Stanley (ankle) as doubtful for Sunday's game. RB J.K. Dobbins (knee) and CB Marcus Peters (knee) are questionable.
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More AP NFL coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-09-09T22:46:32+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/sports/article/Ravens-GM-Lamar-Jackson-talks-on-hold-until-17431261.php |
DURHAM, N.C., March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- (https://www.praetego.com/) Praetego Inc, a pharmaceutical company protecting patients from neurodegenerative diseases related to aging, is pleased to announce a $0.3M STTR award from the National Eye Institute. The Phase 1 award advances Praetego's lead candidate, PTG-630, into preclinical proof of concept in diabetic retinopathy.
Praetego's proprietary small molecules ("Amadorins") are already demonstrating neuroprotection in the central and peripheral nervous systems in multiple models of neurodegenerative diseases associated with aging. It is now established that diabetic retinopathy (DR) is both a neurodegenerative and a microvascular disease. Praetego's lead Amadorin is being developed as a novel oral candidate for DR, a desired alternative to injectables. The award allows Praetego to establish the merits of PTG-630 ahead of a clinical program.
Praetego's NEI grant expands PTG-630 to a third indication and builds upon promising findings in both Alzheimer's disease and diabetic peripheral neuropathy. It complements active awards from the National Institute of Aging and the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. This award initiates a collaboration with Dr. Alistair Barber, Professor of Ophthalmology and a leading researcher in Diabetic Retinopathy, at Penn State University.
ABOUT PRAETEGO's NEUROPROTECTANT SMALL MOLECULES
Praetego's Amadorins address redox metal ion toxicity and inhibit the formation of Advanced Glycation End-products (AGEs), known as glycotoxins. AGEs arise during normal glucose metabolism. They are exacerbated under hyperglycemic conditions. AGE formation initiates a cascade of cellular and tissue insults that lead to organ damage. AGE pathology is an established driver of neurodegeneration in diabetic complications and in chronic diseases of aging.
Unlike small molecules acting upon single targets, Amadorins interrupt AGE formation and protect the body from oxidative stress. They inhibit upstream oxidative reactions to prevent downstream extracellular and intracellular damage.
Elucidation of the mechanisms of AGE formation and the design of potent inhibitors is the career focus of Praetego's Chief Scientific Officer and Principal Investigator, Dr. Raja G. Khalifah. Says Praetego's Chief Executive Officer, Pepper Landson, "The possibility of replacing the current treatment option for diabetic retinopathy – frequent injections in the eye – represents a far more desirable and practical way to limit this devastating disease."
ABOUT PRAETEGO
Praetego is a pharmaceutical company committed to improving health outcomes in neurodegenerative diseases associated with aging. Praetego is a privately held company located in Durham, NC.
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Oct. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Riley Exploration Permian, Inc. (NYSE American: REPX) ("Riley Permian" or the "Company") today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend on the Company's common stock in the amount of $0.34 per share. The dividend is payable on November 7, 2022 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on October 24, 2022.
About Riley Exploration Permian, Inc.
Riley Permian is a growth-oriented, independent oil and natural gas company focused on the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids. For more information please visit www.rileypermian.com.
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LONDON — Cristiano Ronaldo scored on his return to the Manchester United team on Saturday after missing a game while grieving the death of his newborn son.
Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez announced on Monday that one of their newborn twins had died. He was left out of the squad that lost 4-0 at Liverpool on Tuesday.
His goal at the Emirates Stadium came in the 34th minute to trim Arsenal’s lead to 2-1. It was his 16th in the Premier League this season since rejoining from Real Madrid, on top of the 84 goals in his first spell at United from 2003 to 2009.
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2 people rescued by boaters after plane crashes into Lake Tahoe
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A small, single-engine airplane crashed into Lake Tahoe early Saturday, and the two people on board were rescued by boaters, authorities said.
The El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement they received calls for service shortly after 10 a.m. Saturday.
One of the rescued people sustained a serious head injury, according to the statement.
The single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed into the southern part of Lake Tahoe, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an email. The administration will investigate along with the National Transportation Safety Board.
The sheriff’s office did not immediately respond to a request for information.
The plane left the nearby Truckee Tahoe Airport around 9:15 a.m., according to flight tracking platform FlightAware. It was not immediately known where the plane was headed or what caused the crash.
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A Republican-led county in Arizona is threatening to hold up the state’s certification of the 2022 midterm results after Cochise County failed to meet a Monday deadline to certify its election results.
While all of the counties in the Grand Canyon State were required to certify their results by Monday, Cochise County’s refusal to do so has sparked legal action from Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs (D), who won her election to be the state’s next governor, and from another group, the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans.
As the battle between Arizona’s top officials and some Republican holdouts continues, here’s what to watch in the process to certify the state’s full election results.
Hobbs’s lawsuit against Cochise County
All other counties in Arizona were able to certify the election results within the required deadline.
Hobbs filed a lawsuit against the Cochise County Board of Supervisors on Monday after they voted 2-1 to delay certifying the election results until Friday, defying a major deadline.
While every other county in Arizona certified their election results by the Monday deadline, top officials in Cochise County, including Supervisors Tom Crosby (R) and Peggy Judd (R), voted to delay the county elections certification, while Supervisor Ann English (D) voted in favor of the certification proceeding.
The lawsuit noted that the board of supervisors had already delayed certifying the election results once before during a meeting earlier this month after its members heard “statements from various conspiracy theorists — known for filing spurious lawsuits before the Arizona courts — who claimed that the vote tabulation equipment used in Cochise County was improperly certified under state and federal law.”
Hobbs’s lawsuit requested that the board of supervisors be compelled to meet by Thursday to certify the election results so the Arizona Democrat could conduct the statewide canvass in time. A spokeswoman for Hobbs said they asked the court for the case to be taken up in an expedited manner.
“The Secretary of State’s Office provided supporting documentation that confirmed Cochise County’s election equipment was properly certified. The Board of Supervisors had all of the information they needed to certify this election and failed to uphold their responsibility for Cochise voters,” Sophia Solis, the spokesperson, said in an email.
“The Secretary of State will fulfill her statutory responsibility to canvass the 2022 General Election. Arizona voters should know that when they cast their ballot, the Secretary of State will do everything in her power to make sure their vote is counted and their voice is heard.”
The Dec. 5 statewide canvass deadline
The delay in certification from Cochise County threatens other state deadlines for after-election procedures.
Cochise County’s refusal to certify their election results risks delaying the statewide canvass deadline, originally set for Dec. 5 and which can only be pushed back as far as Dec. 8. All counties need to certify their elections before the statewide certification can move forward.
Attorneys for Hobbs noted in the lawsuit that certifying the election results in the county were critical given that the state could not perform required recounts in several key races, including the attorney general race, until after Hobbs performed the statewide canvass.
They also said that should Cochise County fail to certify their election results on time, they could be left out of the statewide canvass.
“Absent this Court’s intervention, the Secretary will have no choice but to complete the statewide canvass by December 8 without Cochise County’s votes included. Thus, the Board’s inaction not only violates the plain language of the statute, but also undermines a basic tenet of free and fair elections in this state: ensuring that every Arizonan’s voice is heard,” the lawsuit said.
That could pose a risk in Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, where Republican Juan Ciscomani has already been projected the winner against Democrat Kirsten Engel by just over 5,000 votes, noted former Maricopa County officials in an op-ed in The Arizona Republic. Cochise went overwhelmingly for Ciscomani, but a refusal by the county to certify its results could possibly jeopardize those results.
“We are not sure how to say this so everyone understands. Not certifying these results is a test case for 2024. If BOS [board of supervisors] does not certify this what makes them certify their replacements in 2024? We’d love a Congresswoman Engel but not at the cost of democracy,” the Cochise County Democratic Party tweeted on Tuesday.
Possible future legal challenges
Experts believe this should be an easy case for Hobbs to win.
English, the Democratic supervisor, told The Hill in an email on Tuesday that Judd and Crosby had not discussed next steps at a board meeting following Hobbs’s lawsuit. Crosby and Judd did not respond to requests for comment.
Experts say it’s possible that there could be a countersuit against Hobbs, but they say such legal action is likely to be considered frivolous.
“This should be a slam-dunk case,” said Jared Davidson, an attorney with Protect Democracy.
“The board’s duties to certify are paradigmatic examples of a nondiscretionary duty, and the special action procedure is designed specifically to seek relief from government officials to act in a way where statutes give them no discretion whatsoever,” he continued. “So I fully expect that lawsuit to be successful because there can really be no serious question that what the board is doing here is an abject failure to abide by their explicit statutory duties.”
Should the supervisors continue to refuse to certify the election, criminal charges could ensue. And while experts say they’re relieved that most counties and candidates across the country have decided to accept the election results and certify them, some suggest what’s happening in Cochise County is a serious risk for democracy.
“I think what’s worrisome probably going forward is this all seems a little bit like a dress rehearsal, where there are election denial people on the right who, even in the — as far as I can tell — total absence of any evidence of voter fraud or systematic voter fraud at least, they’re trying to figure out ways to stall or thwart what are otherwise perfectly legitimate elections,” said Michael Kang, a professor at Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. | 2022-11-30T14:54:45+00:00 | pix11.com | https://pix11.com/hill-politics/what-to-watch-as-arizona-moves-to-certify-2022-election-amid-gop-pushback/ |
Emerging global AI training data leader responds to increasing demand with expansion of its capabilities to support over 750 language locales, including Canadian French
TORONTO, June 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- LXT, an emerging leader in global AI training data, today announced strong demand for its data collection and annotation services for AI that has led the company to expand its secure facilities and workforce globally. In particular, the company has seen a recent increase in requests for data to train applications in Canadian French and has leveraged its proven methodology to quickly deploy new secure facilities in that region. LXT now operates five facilities in strategic locations to provide balanced coverage of languages, with more to be added based on regional demand.
Earlier this year, the company released an executive survey, The Path to AI Maturity, highlighting the growing demand for AI training data across organizations of all sizes and industries. A follow-on report, The ROI of High-Quality Training Data, details the benefits of high-quality training data.
"The development of AI applications and the automation of business operations only continues to gain momentum in today's global enterprises," said Mohammad Omar, LXT Co-founder and CEO, "resulting in a need for robust AI training data to power that innovation. LXT is dedicated to meeting this demand through our agile approach, comprehensive services, talented workforce and secure facilities. We have demonstrated our ability to help companies looking to expand within the Canadian market and look forward to expanding our partnerships with similar organizations in the future, wherever they're located."
LXT supports data collection and annotation in more than 750 language locales and has recently seen an increase in demand for Canadian French. The company now operates four ISO27001 and PCI DSS compliant locations in Canada - two in Toronto, one in Mississauga and one in Montreal - as well as one in Cairo, Egypt. These facilities support customers that require the utmost security to meet stringent standards set by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), among others.
The company is also hiring in Canada and throughout the world, with more than 500 full-time team members across six countries, and a global crowd workforce of 100,000 and counting.
To date, LXT has completed tens of thousands of AI training data projects with 100% fulfillment of client needs such as volume, quality and on time delivery to successfully support its customers' product development cycles. The company has played an important role in improving a wide range of AI solutions, including speech recognition, conversational AI, and sentiment recognition among many others.
LXT is an emerging leader in AI training data to power intelligent technology for global organizations. In partnership with an international network of contributors, LXT collects and annotates data across multiple modalities with the speed, scale and agility required by the enterprise. Our global expertise spans more than 115 countries and over 750 language locales. Founded in 2010, LXT is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with a presence in the United States, UK, Egypt, Turkey and Australia. The company serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Learn more at lxt.ai.
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Top sectionals for saving space in the living room
For lounging around in the living room, it’s difficult to beat a sectional. These sofas allow you to put your feet up without having to use an ottoman. Since they take up more room than a traditional sofa, not all sectionals are ideal for small living rooms. If you’re looking to save room, a small chaise sectional designed for compact spaces is a must.
Shop this article: Rivet Revolve Reversible Sectional, AllModern Geo Reversible Sectional, West Elm Remi Modular Sectional
Choose your orientation
Sectionals come in a variety of forms, many of which are bulky and take up a significant amount of space in some living rooms. For the purpose of small spaces, the chaise sectional is your best bet. These sofas have a classic L-shape with a left-facing or right-facing chaise. Modular sectionals feature a reversible chaise that can be rearranged to be either left-facing or right-facing.
Narrow down the fabric
Selecting the right upholstery is important for you to get the most use out of your sectional. If you have children or pets, cotton fabric can be easily washed. Durable fabrics including cotton, corduroy and microfiber (a type of polyester) are good options. Microfiber is especially popular, as it resists fading, water damage, and stains. High-end fabrics such as leather, wool, velvet, and suede have a luxurious look and feel to them, but they’re pricey, more delicate and require more upkeep.
Keep frame material in mind
Sofas are typically constructed using either a wood or metal frame. The highest quality wood sofa frames are made of dense, kiln-dried hardwoods such as maple, walnut, oak and ash. Cheaper, softer woods are more susceptible to warping and breaking. Sofas with an iron or steel frame will last longer compared to wood frames.
Pick a color
The first thing to consider is whether you want the sofa to act as an accent in the room or to blend in with surrounding furniture and decor. Keep in mind that sofas that are the same color as flooring or carpeting might look as if they’ve disappeared into the floor. Similarly, if there are too many pieces of furniture in neutral colors, it can make the room appear washed out and monotonous.
To solve these problems, pair your sofa with flooring or a rug in a contrasting color. Throw pillows and throw blankets can liven up the color scheme and make the sofa stand out more. Be aware that dark fabrics are more likely to fade in the sun. It’s easier to see stains and wear with a light-colored sofa, but the fabric is less likely to fade over time.
Comfort and support
To get a sense of how comfortable a sofa will be, note the thickness of the armrests, how much padding they have and whether the sectional reclines. Some models even have convenient drink holders. If you want a soft, plush sofa, look for options with thick cushions made of down or feathers. Taller, more angled back pillows and foam or latex cushions typically make for the most supportive sofas. These cushion materials usually mean the sofa is medium-firm or firm.
Best budget small sectionals
Rivet Revolve Reversible Sectional
This inexpensive sofa’s detachable ottoman converts it to a left-facing or right-facing orientation. It has a sleek, modern look to it with a hardwood frame, solid beech legs and a polyester cover. This version comes in denim blue, gray, forest green, off-white and dark gray. There are also three options in faux leather, and all models require assembly.
Sold by Amazon
Honbay Convertible Sectional Sofa
This affordable and versatile sofa has a detachable ottoman, allowing for a left-facing or right-facing orientation. With a modern and relatively bulky look, the sectional has a removable polyester cover and a wood frame. It comes unassembled in beige and three different shades of gray.
Sold by Amazon
Muzz Sectional Sofa with Movable Ottoman
Another bargain buy, this sectional’s ottoman boasts useful storage and can be oriented to the left or right. The linen upholstery is not as durable as other options, while the solid eucalyptus frame is both sustainable and hardy. This modern sofa comes in beige, dark gray and light gray. It requires assembly.
Sold by Walmart
Best midrange small sectionals
Red Barrel Studio Jasyra Sectional
This compact sectional has a cozy and contemporary look to it, especially with the two included throw pillows. The reversible ottoman allows for left- or right-sided placement. With a solid wood frame and removable polyester cushions, this sofa comes in red, dark blue and black. Assembly is required.
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AllModern Geo Reversible Sectional
This contemporary velvet sofa has a left-facing chaise, solid rubberwood frame and two toss pillows. The tufted bottom cushions give it a more distinctive look. The cushions are reversible with removable covers, available in 21 different colors.
Sold by AllModern
With this sleek little sectional, you can sink deep into the pleasantly plush, overstuffed cushions. It features a reversible ottoman and a sturdy frame made of sustainable hardwoods. The polyester cushioning comes in four colors and there are three different leg finishes to choose from. This sectional also comes in two leather versions, and all options require assembly.
Sold by Burrow
Best high-end small sectionals
West Elm Remi Modular Sectional
This sectional’s legless, boxy look and single arm make it an attractive, ultramodern option. The modular design means it can be oriented to be left-facing or right-facing. The memory foam cushions are plush and seriously comfy. This sofa has a solid pine and engineered wood frame. It’s highly customizable with an impressive 113 fabric and color options.
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Pottery Barn Buchanan Sofa with Reversible Chaise
This contemporary sofa is a bit bulky but still compact. The reversible ottoman allows for a left-facing or right-facing orientation. The cushions are on the firmer side and offer great support. The sofa is available in 64 fabric and color options.
Sold by Pottery Barn
Sundays Movie Night Modular Sectional
This may be one of the most comfortable sofas you ever sit on. With deep, pillowy cushions and two throw pillows, it’s perfect for nights in streaming your favorite shows. It features a solid wood frame and removable, reversible cushions in a signature stain-resistant fabric. Available in nine neutral colors, this low and boxy modular sofa is one of the nicest options around.
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Worth checking out
- Stay warm and cozy on the couch with the Chanasya Wolf Faux Fur Throw Blanket made of soft, fuzzy sherpa.
- Accent your sectional with the Ink+Ivy Chet Cotton Oblong Decorative Pillow, available in 11 patterns and two sizes.
- Add a space-saving, budget-friendly Household Essentials Industrial Narrow End Table or two to your sofa setup with the choice of six finishes.
- The Smart Surface Furniture Sliders will protect hardwood flooring while making your sofa easier to move.
- The Ameritex Waterproof Dog Bed Cover also functions as a pet blanket and will protect your sofa from pet dander.
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BOSTON (AP) — Federal transportation officials issued a series of orders to the Boston area’s troubled public transit agency Wednesday to address what they called “longstanding issues” with the system’s “overall safety program and safety culture.”
The Federal Transit Administration’s four “ special directives ” require the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to better staff its operations control center; improve track maintainance; address unintended and uncontrolled train movements in maintenance facilities and rail yards; and ensure that all employee training certifications are up to date.
The FTA started a review of the MBTA in April following several recent accidents that led to injuries or death.
The FTA issued a fifth directive to the state Department of Public Utilities — which is responsible for safety oversight of the MBTA’s rail transit operations — to enforce the other directives.
The MBTA — known locally as the T — is already developing a plan to implement the orders.
“Examining the actions required by the FTA, the MBTA is developing immediate and long-term mitigation measures to address these matters,” the T said in a statement. “The MBTA will share its plans with the FTA in the coming days and weeks.”
The T has made $8 billion in infrastructure and vehicle investments in the past five years in an effort to make it “a transit industry leader in safety and reliability,” the T said.
There have been several safety problems on the system in the past year, including a crash involving two Green Line trains June 1 that sent four employees to the hospital.
A 39-year-old man died in April when his arm got stuck in a malfunctioning subway car door and he was dragged along the platform. Nine people were injured in September when an escalator at a station malfunctioned, and more than two dozen people went to the hospital last July when a Green Line train rear-ended another trolley.
The T’s operations center, which houses the dispatchers and others who coordinate train movements throughout the system, is understaffed, and that staff is not adequately trained, the FTA said.
The lack of staffing has meant that dispatchers have had to work shifts of up to 20 hours, followed by only four hours off.
“Taken together, MBTA has created a management process whereby (operations control center) staff members are required to work without certifications, in a fatigued state, and often fulfilling multiple roles at once,” the FTA said.
As an example of maintenance issues, the FTA’s review found that a section of Orange Line track has been under speed restrictions since 2019 due to excessive wear and defects. The T was ordered to repair the track.
The FTA also found that since Jan. 1, 2021, the MBTA has reported five runaway trains in yards or during maintenance-related movements, including two that occured in May during the review.
“Failure to properly secure disabled trains, including trains with insufficient brakes or propulsion systems, and failure to properly secure disabled trains in yards and maintenance facilities is a significant safety risk,” the order said.
The T said as of this week, all rail transit employees, including at the operations center, will be certified.
The FTA warned that passengers should not take the orders to mean that they should avoid public transit. | 2022-06-16T12:02:28+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/national-news/federal-transit-agency-orders-improvements-to-boston-system/ |
Police: Same man may have shot workers in two cities
(AP) - Authorities in New York City and Philadelphia say the same person may have been responsible for shooting an on-duty Philadelphia parking authority worker and a Bronx gas station employee three days apart last month.
Police released video and photos showing a man walking up behind a Philadelphia Parking Authority enforcement officer as he was writing tickets and shooting him shortly before 4 p.m. on Nov. 25 in the Frankford neighborhood .
The 37-year-old victim was hit in the neck and was later listed in stable condition. Police announced $20,000 in reward money and said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous.
Capt. John Walker told The Philadelphia Inquirer that New York City police contacted Philadelphia police “immediately” after the department released images and video. New York City police video shows a suspect approaching the door of a gas station convenience store and firing twice at the man who opens it. The 49-year-old victim, hit once in the left side of the head, remains in critical condition.
Police say the shooter appears to be wearing the same outfit in both crimes. Walker said both shootings were unprovoked and appear random, with no known similarities between the victims — and in both, there is no known motive.
“Just in both cases, they’re working-class people out there doing a job when they’re shot,” Walker said. Since both shootings occurred near elevated train tracks, police believe the suspect could be traveling by rail, he said.
Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-12-04T16:51:18+00:00 | wlbt.com | https://www.wlbt.com/2022/12/04/police-same-man-may-have-shot-workers-two-cities/ |
President Joe Biden wants people to recognize that there is no room for hate in the U.S.
On Sept. 15, the president will host the United We Stand Summit, which will "put forward a shared, bipartisan vision for a more united America."
The summit will bring together people from across the country who are working to address hate and division.
"The summit will include bipartisan federal, state, and local officials, civil rights groups, faith and community leaders, technology and business leaders, law enforcement officials, former members of violent extremist groups who now work to prevent violence, gun violence prevention leaders, media representatives, and cultural figures," said domestic policy advisor Susan Rice.
People can nominate a "uniter" in their community. Nominations can be sent to UnitedWeStand@who.eop.gov. The nominator is asked to provide information about how the "uniter" is combating hate-filled violence in their community.
Submissions are due by Sept. 1. | 2022-08-19T18:49:37+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/news/national/biden-to-host-summit-against-hate-fueled-violence |
It started out as “just another regular day” at a school in Florida.
Then an opossum got into the girls’ bathroom.
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UPI reports how it was last week when School Resource Deputy Matt Swartz—who works at Indialantic Elementary in Brevard County—was informed that there was “an intruder on campus that had barricaded themselves in the Girl’s Bathroom!!”
“Deputy Swartz immediately took action to locate, identify, and secure a perimeter around the intruder and then immediately called for backup after he identified the suspect as Henry O. Possum,” reads a post to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. “In an effort to make sure everyone was safe and none of the children were frightened, Deputy Swartz blocked the door with crime scene tape and stood guard at the door until additional units to arrive.”
The post goes on to say how those “additional units” were from the Wild Florida Rescue, “who then captured the opossum and took him away on various charges including trespassing, loitering and prowling, resisting without violence, and endangering a School Resource Deputy!”
The pictures included on the post show the brave Deputy Swartz standing guard in front of the door which is, indeed, covered with crime scene tape. A sign was also put in place that read, “ATTENTION: Do not enter. Wildlife zone.”
According to a previous PennLive article, the opossum (formally called the “Virginia opossum”) is pretty common throughout the eastern part of the country and is, actually, the only species of opossum in North America.
They also very rarely contract rabies—possibly due to its low body temperature—and are immune to snake venoms.
Whether a hearing for Harry O. Possum has been scheduled remains undisclosed. | 2022-08-22T16:56:03+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/life/2022/08/opossum-charged-with-trespassing-after-invading-school-bathroom.html |
A female alligator rescued from a cold lake in New York City's Prospect Park had swallowed a four inch bathtub stopper according to animal experts at the Bronx Zoo.
The zoo said the nearly five-foot-long alligator was rescued from a lake in the park on Feb. 19 and underwent an evaluation by veterinarians at the zoo who found it to be "lethargic and suffering from exposure to cold temperatures" and "extremely emaciated."
The zoo's "Wildlife Conservation Society" (WCS) said the alligator weighed about 15 pounds, adding that an alligator of that size should weight between 30-35 pounds.
The female is estimated to be between five and six-years-old, and the four-in wide drain stopper for a bathtub could be seen in x-ray images toward its lower right abdomen.
The zoo said the animal was in too weak a condition to remove the stopper immediately and believe that the female alligator might have possibly been kept as a pet and then abandoned.
The zoo said in a statement, “The tragedy of this situation is a reminder that wild animals do not make good pets and that responsible pet ownership means making choices that will not negatively impact an individual animal or the environment." | 2023-02-24T00:43:17+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/national/alligator-rescued-in-nyc-park-had-swallowed-a-bathtub-stopper |
BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders struggled to find immediate practical solutions on how to deal with the energy crisis but avoided an open rift between Germany and France on Friday that would have exposed a divided bloc as it confronts Russian President Vladimir Putin over his war in Ukraine.
After daylong talks in Brussels dragged well into the night, the 27 EU leaders papered over divisions between some of the biggest member states and at least agreed to continue working on ways to impose a gas price cap in case of big price increases.
French President Emmanuel Macron highlighted his work with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to create a veneer of unity after talks that started early Thursday. He said that together with close technical advisers, “I will see Chancellor Scholz in Paris next week so that we can move forward, with our teams, on all the issues.”
Scholz said the main issue was curbing “spikes” in gas trading that may last only a few hours but still send prices excessively upward. He said measures to counter that should be further examined.
“How can we avoid these spikes? There is still a lot of concrete work to be done. But we must look at ways to contain it, which certainly makes sense,” Scholz said.
When the axis between Paris and Berlin is aligned, usually the rest of the EU follows.
“There is a strong and unanimously shared determination to act together, as Europeans, to achieve three goals: lowering prices, ensuring security of supply and continuing to work to reduce demand,” said summit host Charles Michel, the EU Council president.
Diplomats said the execution of the proposals, including the possibility of a price cap, should be first properly assessed by energy ministers next Tuesday and might even need a new summit of leaders in the coming weeks.
“There is a lot of work ahead,” said Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. “We are pushing ourselves into unchartered territory, where we don’t have experience yet.”
To make sure the runaway cost of gas doesn’t further tank struggling EU economies, the Commission has proposed a system to pool buying of gas and offered a compromise that would allow for a correction mechanism to kick in in exceptional circumstances.
Countries like the Netherlands and Germany were loathe to start such market intervention, but agreed to study a system that would be failproof and not allow suppliers to stop delivering and go to more lucrative markets.
“It is incredibly complex but you see that everyone wants to get the gas prize further down, but in a way that we continue to get gas deliveries and that it doesn’t move to Asia or Latin America. We need it here, too,” said Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
In addition, the leaders are also pushing for the creation of a new LNG gas index better reflecting the market following the drastic reduction of imports of pipeline gas from Russia.
Divisions were so big at the start of the summit that agreeing on further exploration of the plan proposed by the Commission was seen as almost an achievement in itself.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said a price cap would send suppliers away. The “gas price cap is like going to a bar and telling the bartender you want to pay half price for your beer. Not going to happen,” he said on Twitter.
The traditional driving duo of the EU — Germany and France — were in opposing camps, with Germany expressing doubts and holding off plans for the price cap, while most others want to push on.
Scholz said any dispute was on the method, not the goal. “Prices for gas, for oil, for coal, must sink; electricity prices must sink, and this is something that calls for a joint effort by all of us in Europe,” he said.
Natural gas prices spiraled out of control over the summer as EU nations sought to outbid one another to fill up their reserves for winter. The member states have already agreed to cut demand for gas by 15% over the winter. They have also committed to filling gas-storage facilities to at least 80% of capacity by November and — as a way of reducing gas-fired power generation — to reducing peak demand for electricity by at least 5%.
The question of possible EU gas-price caps has moved steadily up the political agenda for months as the energy squeeze tightened, with 15 countries such as France and Italy pushing for such blunt intervention.
At the opening of the summit, the need for rock-solid EU unity in confronting Russia was highlighted by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who addressed the 27 national leaders by video conference from Kyiv, asking for continued help to get his nation through the winter.
Russia is increasingly relying on drone strikes against Ukraine’s energy grid and civilian infrastructure and sowing panic with hits on Ukrainian cities, tactics that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called “war crimes” and “pure terror” on Wednesday.
Diplomats are already assessing more sanctions to come. But Orban’s perceived friendliness toward the Kremlin makes life tougher. Even though the previous EU sanctions targeting Russia have been approved unanimously, it has increasingly become difficult to keep Orban on board by agreeing to exemptions.
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Associated Press writers Lorne Cook in Brussels and Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this report. | 2022-10-21T11:30:08+00:00 | kxnet.com | https://www.kxnet.com/news/business-beat/ap-business/ap-eu-leaders-avoid-deep-rift-on-gas-price-cap-at-energy-summit/ |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Evidence indicates that a helicopter that crashed in northern New Mexico after helping fight a wildfire over the weekend descended at a fast rate, with the craft ending up mangled and in pieces after first hitting the ground upright, the National Transportation Safety Board said Monday.
The agency has completed its initial documentation of the deadly crash, but it will likely take weeks for investigators to determine the cause. Authorities were in the process of removing the wreckage from a remote area south of the community of Las Vegas to a secure location where it could be examined further.
The helicopter was carrying three people with the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office and a county firefighter when it went down Saturday evening while returning from its firefighting mission. County officials on Monday called the four men heroes.
“It is with a sad and broken heart that we think of the heroes we lost this weekend,” Sheriff Manuel Gonzales and Fire Chief Greg Perez said in a joint statement. “The reality is that we will likely grieve this loss forever. Each of these heroes died doing what they loved, serving others. They paid the ultimate price, and we are forever grateful to these men for the love and passion they had as first responders.”
Authorities had scheduled a news conference for Monday afternoon in Albuquerque.
Peter Knudson, a spokesman for the NTSB, said there is flight track information that investigators will review to get a better understanding of the path the helicopter was taking on its way back to its home base in Albuquerque. He also said there may have been witnesses so authorities are asking anyone with information to come forward.
While it’s common for afternoon and evening thunderstorms to circle New Mexico during monsoon season, it didn’t appear there was any adverse weather at the time of the crash, Knudson said.
“But we will look at everything as part of the investigation,” he said.
The weekend proved to be a deadly one for air travel. The NTSB reported numerous fatal accidents involving small planes and helicopters over recent days.
“We have a lot more flying activity in the summer months so we tend to see the accident rates increase in the summer months,” Knudson said. “Sometimes they just cluster and so you’ll have a lot accidents over a short period and then there will be very few. There’s no pattern that we can determine. There is no single factor linking these together.”
In Nevada, four people died on Sunday when two small planes collided at North Las Vegas Airport.
In New Mexico, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered flags to fly at half-staff through sundown on Friday in honor of the first responders killed in Saturday’s crash.
Among them was Undersheriff Larry Koren, a veteran pilot who had been with the the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office for more than two decades. He was part of a New Year’s Day mission to rescue employees and a tram operator who got stuck while descending in the Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway.
Lt. Fred Beers also helped with that rescue and was among those killed in Saturday’s crash. Beers had been with the sheriff’s office for 13 years.
Also killed were Deputy Michael Levison, who served in the New Mexico Air National Guard, and Bernalillo County Fire Department rescue specialist Matthew King.
Fellow law enforcement officers and firefighters lined highway overpasses as the men’s bodies were brought to Albuquerque on Sunday. Many saluted as others held their hands over their hearts. Some also talked about how the men were always ready to serve beyond their jurisdiction.
It has been a particular severe start to the fire season, with the Bernalillo County crew just one month ago helping drop water on a wildfire that was sparked in a rugged area on the eastern edge of Albuquerque. With resources wearing thin across the region, municipal firefighters and first responders often have been assigned to help with the wildfire effort. | 2022-07-18T18:54:09+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/copter-crashes-kills-4-during-severe-new-mexico-fire-season/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_all |
MIAMI GARDENS — Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel has visions of quarterback Skylar Thompson competing for a chance at primary backup duties heading into his second NFL season.
Thompson, after valuable experience gained as a rookie, including a playoff game, stops short of saying the No. 2 quarterback role is his expectation in Year 2 after being the third-stringer last season as a rookie.
“I got goals, and I’ve always been a dream chaser, a goal chaser and whatnot,” Thompson told the South Florida Sun Sentinel at the Dolphins Challenge Cancer charity event just more than a week ago.
“At the end of the day, I’m going to keep being me. I’m going to keep being Skylar, trying to be the best person I can be. Be the best teammate, best leader.”
As a rookie and seventh-round draft pick out of Kansas State, Thompson got two regular-season starts and another in the playoff loss at the Buffalo Bills. He also played nearly every offensive snap in the Dolphins’ Oct. 9 loss at the New York Jets. Thompson, due to a thumb injury, then left early in his first start against the Minnesota Vikings last October. He managed the offense without any costly mistakes, but also without a touchdown in Miami’s 11-6 win over the Jets in the regular-season finale to clinch a wild-card playoff berth.
On the road in Orchard Park for a postseason appearance, Thompson was 18 of 45 for 220 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions as the Dolphins hung tight with the heavily favored Bills, losing 34-31. In seven regular-season games, which involved him stepping in for either starter Tua Tagovailoa or Teddy Bridgewater, Thompson finished with a 57.1 completion percentage, 534 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions.
“When you assess Skylar’s play as a rookie,” McDaniel said at the NFL scouting combine last week, “he did a lot of things to deserve to be in competition and to have an open mind to him being, to winning the backup quarterback role. I don’t foresee that being unchallenged by any stretch.”
As the Dolphins state publicly that they are committed to Tagovailoa as their starter for the 2023 season, they are likely to pursue a veteran backup quarterback. Based on what McDaniel said, that signing will then be part of a competition for the second-string role with Thompson.
“I do whatever I can to help this team win,” Thompson said. “That was the mindset I had last year. When I do that, that’s when I’m at my best. That’s when I play good ball and I help the team win. Just know my role on the team and do whatever I can to help the team win, and that’s what I’m going to do this year, too.”
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And that ample experience will be combined with a full offseason of continued work with McDaniel, quarterbacks coach Darrell Bevell, offensive coordinator Frank Smith and assistant quarterbacks coach Chandler Henley.
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“A lot to be excited about, from my perspective from the season,” Thompson said. “I was able to get my feet wet, get some really good experience, and a lot of learning experiences that, I think, are going to benefit me moving forward, make me stronger.”
McDaniel continued, when speaking at the combine: “I was happy with what Skylar was able to do under the pretense that he’s going to continue to get better.
“And I think Tua is in a different spot. I think the team is in a different spot. And I think there’s some competitive advantages that we can bring to the room through free agency and that’s what we’ll look to do, is at least have some — there will be competition regardless in the room, regardless of who we sign — but I think that’s something that we’re definitely interested in to make the quarterback room better.”
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The veteran backup options continue to grow. After news of free-agent starter Derek Carr signing with the New Orleans Saints on Monday, the team is now likely to release Jameis Winston.
In the past week, Carson Wentz and Marcus Mariota became free agents after their releases from the Washington Commanders and Atlanta Falcons, respectively. South Florida product and Jets quarterback Mike White is a free agent who could be interested in a homecoming. Others include Baker Mayfield or Sam Darnold — or bringing back Bridgewater.
Thompson turns 26 in June and is set to make $870,000 in 2023. He is under contract through 2025. | 2023-03-06T20:19:33+00:00 | sun-sentinel.com | https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/fl-sp-dolphins-skylar-thompson-20230306-bqno2tuobfh33ovladnbjkgefa-story.html |
Beginning Today, U.S. Restaurant, Bar, and Hotel Workers Can Apply for a Year-Long HealthTap Virtual Primary Care Membership for Just $99
SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTap, a leading national virtual primary care provider, today announced a program to increase access to healthcare for restaurant and bar workers across the country.
The "Here's To Your Health" program offers restaurant and bar workers access to one free virtual doctor visit and a year of unlimited texting with a doctor they choose, as well as discounted prescriptions for just $99, a $125 savings from the regular HealthTap price* and hundreds of dollars cheaper than traditional primary care options. Apply at healthtap.com/hospitality-healthcare-app.
"Hospitality workers are face-to-face with their customers day and night without the option to work from home, yet most don't have access to affordable healthcare," said Sean Mehra, founder and CEO of HealthTap. "The 'Here's to Your Health' program is designed to welcome them to HealthTap with tremendous savings, but more importantly, to raise awareness of the need for affordable, accessible healthcare in the hospitality industry."
According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 70% of hospitality workers, including cooks, food and cocktail servers, bartenders, bussers, hosts, and dishwashers, do not receive employer-provided health benefits. Additionally, the median annual income for these positions is less than $35,000, making it cost prohibitive to buy healthcare insurance on the open market or pay out of pocket, as a typical in-person visit costs between $150 to $450.
Additionally, many lower income people have health insurance plans with high deductibles, which means they are covered for serious medical situations, but not for preventative care and proper management of ongoing conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure until the deductible is met. Access to affordable primary and preventative care reduces emergency room visits, which reduces costs for individuals and the entire healthcare system.
In addition to the "Here's to Your Health" campaign, HealthTap also offers ongoing programs for restaurants and bars (both independently owned and chains) to affordably provide healthcare to their employees through HealthTap. Companies that want to support restaurant and bar workers can donate funds to offset membership costs through HealthTap non-profit partners. Restaurant owners and managers, and potential sponsors can email hospitality@healthtap.com for more information.
"We depend on bartenders, waiters, hotel cleaning staff, and many others to show up for work, day and night, to help us have a good time, serve us a good meal, and take care of us on vacation and business trips," continued Mehra. "Providing them with access to affordable healthcare is not only the right thing to do, it makes everyone healthier. That's the inspiration for the 'Here's to Your Health' campaign."
HealthTap makes it easy and affordable to connect with a doctor via video, phone, or text, with or without health insurance. Unlike most telemedicine companies, HealthTap specializes in long-term primary care to manage ongoing health conditions with the customer's doctor of choice. Customers can also connect with a doctor in a minute or less for urgent medical concerns.
*Standard HealthTap membership is $180 per year and $44 per virtual doctor visit. Members get free unlimited texting with the doctor of their choice and discounted prescriptions.
Beginning July 21, 2023, through August 1, 2024, restaurant and bar workers will get a 12-month membership to HealthTap for $99 and one free virtual doctor visit.
About HealthTap
HealthTap is a leading virtual healthcare provider delivering quality, affordable primary and urgent care throughout the U.S., serving more than 2 million members monthly, with or without health insurance. Unlike most virtual healthcare companies, HealthTap provides access to a long-term primary care doctor of the member's choice to support all aspects of their health, including treating chronic and ongoing conditions. While easy to use with health insurance, HealthTap caters to those paying out of pocket by offering an affordable subscription for ongoing primary care and a one-time fee for urgent care visits. Members can conduct virtual doctor visits via text, video, or phone. HealthTap also offers a free Q&A platform where members can submit questions to be answered by a network of 90,000 doctors across 147 specialties. Eval360 lets many Medicare Advantage members access HealthTap primary care doctors for a yearly comprehensive wellness exam. HealthTap partners with Samsung to provide online visits using its smart TVs. HealthTap earns an average of 4.9 out of 5-star ratings for its thousands of virtual doctor visits each year. For more information, visit healthtap.com.
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SOURCE HealthTap | 2023-07-24T13:51:55+00:00 | wbrc.com | https://www.wbrc.com/prnewswire/2023/07/24/telemedicine-leader-healthtap-launches-campaign-increase-access-healthcare-us-hospitality-workers/ |
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial museum has denounced a political spot by Poland’s ruling party that uses the theme of the Nazi German extermination camp to discourage participation in an upcoming anti-government march.
The state-run museum attacked “instrumentalization of the tragedy” of the 1.1 million people who were murdered at the site during World War II, arguing that it is an insult to their memory.
“It is a sad, painful and unacceptable manifestation of the moral and intellectual corruption of the public debate,” the state museum said.
The 14-second video published Wednesday by the Law and Justice party shows images of the former death camp, including the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate, and the words: “Do you really want to walk under this slogan?”
The reference is to a now-deleted tweet from journalist Tomasz Lis, who claimed that President Andrzej Duda and ruling party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski deserve to go to prison. He published the tweet amid a heated debate over a law passed by the party lawmakers and signed by Duda that is viewed by the U.S., the European Union and many Polish critics as anti-democratic.
“There will be a chamber for Duda and Kaczor,” the tweet said, using a nickname for Kaczynski.
He used the Polish word ”komora,” which can be simply a dark cell or chamber but which many in Poland associate with the gas chambers used by Germans in mass murder during the war.
Lis has since deleted the tweet and apologized.
“It is obvious that I was thinking of a cell, but I should have foreseen that people of ill will would adopt an absurd interpretation. I hope that Mr. Duda and Mr. Kaczynski will pay for their crimes against democracy, but on a human level I wish them health and long life,” Lis said. “I never wished death on anyone.”
President Duda weighed in with a tweet that implied criticism of the party that supports him. “The memory of the victims of German crimes in Auschwitz is sacred and inviolable; the tragedy of millions of victims cannot be used in political struggle; this is an unworthy act,” he said.
The purported aim of the new law is to create a commission to investigate Russian influences in Poland. But critics fear that it will be misused ahead of fall elections to target opponents, in particular opposition leader Donald Tusk. They say the commission could be used by the ruling party to eliminate its opponents from public life for a decade.
The law was approved this week by Duda, to widespread criticism in Poland and by the EU and the United States.
Critics in Poland have informally dubbed it “Lex Tusk,” and its passage has energized the political opposition. Tusk plans to lead a large anti-government march on Sunday in Warsaw, the capital.
The march is to be held on the 34th anniversary of the first partly free elections in Poland after decades of communism, on June 4, 1989. | 2023-05-31T20:19:55+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/international/ap-auschwitz-museum-criticizes-use-of-death-camp-in-politics-after-ruling-party-uses-it-in-political-ad/ |
Officer escapes injury after man fires rifle into car
Authorities say an officer conducting surveillance has escaped injury after a man armed with a rifle fired into an unmarked police car
DETROIT (AP) — A police officer conducting surveillance escaped injury Monday after a man armed with a rifle fired into an unmarked police car, authorities said.
The Michigan State Police Homicide Task Force and the department’s Special Investigation Section detectives are investigating the shooting, which occurred about 7:35 a.m., when the undercover Dearborn officer was approached by the man with the rifle.
“The suspect shot into the unmarked police vehicle and ran,” a Michigan State Police public information officer said on Twitter.
“The officer was able to leave the scene and was not hurt. Currently, detectives have two suspects in custody and are in the process of interviewing them," tweets said.
Last September, two Detroit residents were charged after a Michigan state trooper was shot while conducting surveillance with other members of a narcotics unit. | 2023-01-02T18:48:42+00:00 | wnem.com | https://www.wnem.com/2023/01/02/officer-escapes-injury-after-man-fires-rifle-into-car/ |
SHANGHAI, May 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) ("Trip.com Group" or the "Company"), a leading one-stop travel service provider for accommodation reservation, transportation ticketing, packaged tours and corporate travel management, today announced that it is notifying holders of its 1.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2027 (CUSIP No. G9066FAA9) (the "Exchangeable Notes") that pursuant to the Indenture dated as of July 20, 2020 (the "Indenture") and the Supplemental Indenture dated as of December 15, 2020 (the "Supplemental Indenture," together with the Indenture, the "Indentures") relating to the Exchangeable Notes by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, each holder has the right, at the option of such holder, to require the Company to repurchase for cash on each of July 1, 2023 (the "2023 Repurchase Right") and July 1, 2025 all of such holder's Exchangeable Notes, or any portion thereof that is equal to US$200,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. Holders of the Exchangeable Notes may exercise the 2023 Repurchase Right from 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on Friday, May 26, 2023 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 29, 2023.
The 2023 Repurchase Right entitles each holder of the Exchangeable Notes to require the Company to repurchase for cash on July 1, 2023 all of such holder's Exchangeable Notes, or any portion thereof that is equal to US$200,000 or an integral multiple of US$1,000 in excess thereof. The repurchase price for such Exchangeable Notes will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, July 1, 2023, which is the date specified for repurchase in the Indentures (the "2023 Repurchase Date"), subject to the terms and conditions of the Indentures and the Exchangeable Notes. The 2023 Repurchase Date is an interest payment date under the terms of the Indentures and the Exchangeable Notes. Accordingly, on July 1, 2023, being the interest payment date, the Company will pay accrued and unpaid interest on all of the Exchangeable Notes through June 30, 2023, to all holders who are holders of record at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 15, 2023, regardless of whether the 2023 Repurchase Right is exercised with respect to such Exchangeable Notes. On the 2023 Repurchase Date, there will be no accrued and unpaid interest on the Exchangeable Notes. As July 1, 2023 is a Saturday, the Company will pay the repurchase price for the Exchangeable Notes tendered and the accrued interest on all of the Exchangeable Notes on Monday, July 3, 2023, the next succeeding business day following the 2023 Repurchase Date, pursuant to the Indentures. As of May 26, 2023, there was US$500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Exchangeable Notes outstanding. If all outstanding Exchangeable Notes are surrendered for repurchase through exercise of the 2023 Repurchase Right, the aggregate cash purchase price will be US$500,000,000.
The opportunity for holders of the Exchangeable Notes to exercise the 2023 Repurchase Right commences from 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on Friday, May 26, 2023, and will terminate at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 29, 2023. In order to exercise the 2023 Repurchase Right, a holder must follow the transmittal procedures set forth in the Company's 2023 Repurchase Right Notice to holders (the "2023 Repurchase Right Notice"), which is available through the Depository Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon. Holders may withdraw any previously tendered Exchangeable Notes pursuant to the terms of the 2023 Repurchase Right at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, June 29, 2023, which is the second business day immediately preceding the 2023 Repurchase Date, or as otherwise provided by applicable law.
This press release is for information only and is not an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to sell the Exchangeable Notes or any other securities of the Company. The offer to purchase the Exchangeable Notes will be made only pursuant to, and the Exchangeable Notes may be tendered only in accordance with, the Company's 2023 Repurchase Right Notice dated May 26, 2023 and related documents. Holders of the Exchangeable Notes may request the Company's 2023 Repurchase Right Notice from the paying agent, The Bank of New York Mellon.
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About Trip.com Group Limited
Trip.com Group Limited (Nasdaq: TCOM; HKEX: 9961) is a leading global one-stop travel platform, integrating a comprehensive suite of travel products and services and differentiated travel content. It is the go-to destination for travelers in China, and increasingly for travelers around the world, to explore travel, get inspired, make informed and cost-effective travel bookings, enjoy hassle-free on-the-go support, and share travel experience. Founded in 1999 and listed on Nasdaq in 2003 and HKEX in 2021, the Company currently operates under a portfolio of brands, including Ctrip, Qunar, Trip.com, and Skyscanner, with the mission "to pursue the perfect trip for a better world."
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NEW YORK (AP) — DNA is all around us — even in the air we breathe. Now scientists have found that air quality monitoring stations — which pull in air to test for pollution — also pick up lots of DNA that can reveal what plants and animals have been in the area.
The method could help solve the tricky challenge of keeping tabs on biodiversity, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology.
The findings suggest that biodiversity data has been collected “on massive scales literally for decades — and nobody’s noticed,” said study author Elizabeth Clare, a biologist at Canada’s York University.
As animals and plants go through their life cycles, they leave little bits of themselves in the environment — scales, fur, feathers, pollen — which carry their genetic signature.
Scientists have long known that this kind of environmental DNA floats around in water, and have used it to track what species are swimming in lakes and rivers. But it’s been harder to get a genetic picture of what’s roaming around on land, said Kristine Bohmann, who studies environmental DNA at the University of Copenhagen and was not involved with the latest study.
In 2021, both Bohmann and Clare worked on similar projects to see whether they could pull animal DNA from thin air. After setting up vacuum pumps in local zoos, the teams were able to sequence DNA from dozens of species.
“You can actually, in a Ghostbuster kind of way, vacuum DNA out of the air,” Bohmann said.
Then researchers wanted to try that on a bigger scale.
For this latest study, Clare and her team tested air filters from two monitoring stations, one in London and one in Scotland, which are part of a national network to test for pollution.
After extracting DNA from pieces of the filter disks, the scientists were able to identify more than 180 different kinds of plants and animals, said study author Joanne Littlefair, a biologist at Queen Mary University of London.
The filters picked up on a wide range of wildlife, including grasses, fungi, deer, hedgehogs and songbirds — along with “the ubiquitous pigeon,” Littlefair said.
Now, the team hopes that this method could track ecosystems all over the world. Even though biodiversity decline is a global issue, it’s hard to test for on a large scale, Clare said.
And it’s an easy lift to use systems that are already in place, pointed out James Allerton, an air quality scientist at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory. Many countries have networks set up to monitor air quality, and some of them store their old filters for years or even decades — an archive that could help show how ecosystems have changed over time.
More research is needed to see if the data from these filters can show real biodiversity trends over time, said Fabian Roger, who has been working on a similar project at ETH Zurich in Switzerland. But it’s exciting that an existing system could be “co-opted” to monitor wildlife, he wrote in an email.
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Swimming, gymnastics and track & field fans can rejoice. For the first time in a European Olympics, those event finals will be televised live on network television in the United States.
NBC will have at least nine hours of weekday daytime coverage, expanding to at least 11 hours on weekends. With Paris six hours ahead of New York, the marquee finals will air live in the morning or late afternoon.
NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming service will have every sport and event live, including all 329 medal events, from July 26-Aug. 11, 2024.
“The Paris Olympics are going to be the most binge-worthy event of 2024,” said Pete Bevacqua, Chairman, NBC Sports. “For those wanting to watch the competition as it happens, Peacock will have everything live, creating the greatest single destination in sports media history.”
Most fans have wanted to watch Olympic events live. NBCUniversal has done that in the past with most sports, using its sister channels for around-the-clock coverage, but has kept the marquee events and finals for primetime.
During the Tokyo Games two years ago, the only way to watch gymnastics finals live was on Peacock or other NBC Sports digital platforms.
This will be the first time since 2012 that a Summer Games are being in held in Europe. The London Games marked the first time NBC had a site devoted to streaming every event live by using the Olympics world feed. That meant track fans could stream the 100 meter finals live while most waited until watching the taped coverage on NBC in primetime.
While some may look at this as an evolution in NBC’s coverage, Molly Solomon, the Executive Producer & President of NBC Olympics Production, termed it as a better way of taking advantage of the time zone.
“I believe you take each Olympics separately. I love after you finish an Olympics, you get to start with a clean slate for the next one,” she said. “To bring the Olympics to the greatest number of people, how can we take advantage of the time zone? And so what we did when you look at six hours ahead, we’re like we can take over NBC in the daytime, and have live competition all day long, including the most popular sports, their finals in the afternoon on NBC.”
The prime time show will show replays of the important events from the day while adding storytelling and other features.
“So really prime time in Paris will be the best of the best. And the time zone gives us the opportunity to create an amazing storytelling event,” Solomon said. “This gives us the opportunity to reimagine and contemporize coverage.”
Prime time host Mike Tirico also will be used during the morning and weekday coverage when there are marquee finals.
Besides streaming every sport and event, Peacock will have on-demand replays and original programming, including preview and recap shows spotlighting marquee sports.
This will be third Olympics for Peacock, which launched in 2020, although the first Summer Games in which it has all events.
“I think this is going to be a chance for fans to engage in ways that they haven’t really been able to before, because you’re going to have all of these content options,” said Peacock president Kelly Campbell. “We’re giving people this flexibility to watch and enhance the viewing experience.”
U.S. viewers streamed 5.5 billion minutes from Tokyo, a 22% increase over Rio in 2016, according to NBC and Nielsen.
NBC is hoping the expanded hours will help ratings rebound after the Tokyo and 2022 Beijing winter games, which were held in pandemic conditions without fans.
Tokyo averaged 15.6 million prime-time viewers, including cable and streaming. That was down 42% from Rio. Beijing fared worse, with a combined average of 11.4 million.
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AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-05-11T21:40:41+00:00 | fox59.com | https://fox59.com/sports/ap-sports/nbc-will-air-most-of-marquee-olympic-events-from-paris-live-during-daytime/ |
Here & Now‘s Robin Young checks in with Deepa Fernandes on the new co-host’s first day on the show.
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Teutopolis got no credit and no consideration from Chicago DePaul College Prep, which slammed the door 45-17 in an Illinois boys basketball matchup on March 9.
In recent action on Feb. 22, Teutopolis faced off against Shelbyville and Chicago DePaul College Prep took on Chicago North Lawndale on March 3 at Chicago North Lawndale College Prep.
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AULT, Colo.— It's been close to a month since Denver7 asked you to help a Colorado woman who rescued three seemingly pregnant horses from a kill pen in Oklahoma. Since then, many of you donated your hard-earned money so these horses and their future foals can have the life they deserve.
Denver7 went back to the horse rescue to present Morgan Ryan, owner of MoJo Acres in Ault, with the money that was donated to our Denver7 Gives fund.
“All three girls are gaining weight, which has been a huge thing. They came in super skinny, and super skinny and pregnant is not good,” said Ryan. “They’re learning how to trust people, so they’re going through some basic training.”
Ryan said one of the horses recently lost her foal, but the other two horses are still likely expecting.
“The girl you can tell is really pregnant is probably about six months along. So, if our other girl is pregnant, she’s probably closer to four months along. Just not showing as much,” said Ryan.
Ryan’s love for horses is obvious. It’s a love that overcomes the cost of caring for them. She and her husband fund the rescue using their hard-earned money, which adds up fast.
But our generous Denver7 viewers delivered. Denver7 made the trek to Betz Farms in LaSalle to give Ryan a week’s worth of hay, which cost $330.
After that, Denver7 followed Ryan to her rescue and delivered two more checks. Viewers donated over $1,000 to help Ryan with vet bills.
“I never would’ve expected this. This is just so fantastic. People are willing to give their hard-earned money to somebody or horses they never met because it makes them feel something,” said Ryan.
It’s money that will help Ryan give these horses and their future foals the life they deserve, all while continuing to rescue horses for years to come.
“It’s extremely rewarding. I wouldn’t change it for anything,” said Ryan.
Ryan said the horses will stay at her rescue for at least the next year before they go to their forever homes.
Denver7 features the stories of people who need help and now you can help them with a cash donation through Denver7 Gives. One hundred percent of contributions to the fund will be used to help people in our local community.
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First to market with GARM-aligned brand safety/suitability measurement for GVP
NEW YORK, July 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Integral Ad Science (Nasdaq: IAS), a leading global media measurement and optimization platform, today announced the expansion of their Total Media Quality for Google Video Partners (GVP) offering, providing brand safety and suitability measurement on GVP inventory, enabling advertisers to share their video ads on publisher websites and mobile apps beyond YouTube with confidence.
GVP consists of publisher websites and mobile apps where advertisers can show video ads to viewers. These online destinations across games, sports, entertainment, news, and other categories must meet Google's quality standards for ads to appear on a range of devices, including computers, tablets, mobile web browsers, mobile apps, and TV screens.
"Independent brand safety and suitability measurement is critical to giving advertisers confidence about where their ads run," said Marvin Renaud, Director, Global Video Solutions, Google. "We're excited to expand our partnership with IAS to provide advertisers with the further assurance that Google Video Partners ads appear on brand safe content."
"Brand safety and suitability measurement continues to be crucial for marketers to protect their brand and maximize the return on their campaign investments," said Yannis Dosios, Chief Commercial Officer, IAS. "This expanded capability with Total Media Quality for GVP will take brand safety and suitability measurement to the next level and will help marketers assess media spend and coverage where it counts."
As the first brand safety/suitability measurement partner for GVP, IAS will now provide app- and URL-level transparency, along with valuable third-party affirmation that brands running video ads on GVP are appearing in brand safe and suitable content as defined by the Global Alliance for Responsible Media (GARM) framework. In Q2, IAS launched Total Media Quality for YouTube to provide new levels of insight into video content. IAS Total Media Quality is currently being used on other social media platforms to analyze millions of videos per year for marketers. With Total Media Quality for GVP, advertisers can view brand safety and suitability metrics for impressions served on GVP, in addition to viewability and invalid traffic measurement.
For more information, visit https://integralads.com/
About Integral Ad Science
Integral Ad Science (IAS) is a leading global media measurement and optimization platform that delivers the industry's most actionable data to drive superior results for the world's largest advertisers, publishers, and media platforms. IAS's software provides comprehensive and enriched data that ensures ads are seen by real people in safe and suitable environments, while improving return on ad spend for advertisers and yield for publishers. Our mission is to be the global benchmark for trust and transparency in digital media quality. For more information, visit integralads.com.
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Former Louisville detective could face years in federal prison in cyberstalking case
By Laura Ly, CNN
A former Louisville Metro Police Department detective is possibly facing years in federal prison when he is sentenced next week for using his law enforcement access to a database, obtaining information about women, and stealing sexually explicit photos and videos from them.
Bryan Andrew Wilson, 36, is due to be sentenced on Wednesday after pleading guilty in June to one count of conspiring to commit cyberstalking. A sentencing memo filed in the US District Court in Kentucky on Tuesday says Wilson used his law enforcement access to Accurint, a database of public records and nonpublic information, to obtain information about potential hacking victims.
Wilson was accused of using the stolen photos and videos to extort the women for more sexually explicit content, federal prosecutors say in court documents.
Meanwhile, Wilson and another former Louisville detective are accused in a separate case involving driving unmarked police vehicles and throwing beverages at civilians before fleeing the scene, according to court documents. Wilson also pleaded guilty in this case, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s office.
Wilson faces a maximum penalty of 15 years for the cyberstalking and a civil rights violation involving the beverage incidents. In the sentencing memo, prosecutors say that as part of a plea agreement, they recommend to the judge “a sentence at the lowest end of the applicable Sentencing Guideline range.”
Federal prosecutors said that Wilson shared the information he obtained from Accurint with a hacker who hacked into the private Snapchat accounts of multiple women to acquire explicit photos and videos.
“If sexually explicit photographs and videos were obtained, Wilson texted his victims and extorted them, threatening to publish the photographs and videos to their family, friends, and co-workers unless they provided him with additional sexually explicit photographs and videos,” federal prosecutors write in the court filing.
CNN has reached out to Louisville Metro Police and Wilson’s attorney for comment. The hacker whom Wilson allegedly shared information with was not named in the court documents.
Wilson is thought to have begun these cyberstalking activities in autumn 2020, prosecutors say. Wilson had resigned from the department in July 2020, according to Louisville police.
Upon discovering Wilson still had access to the Accurint system, Louisville Metro “immediately disabled” his access, the department said in a statement to CNN.
“A review was performed, and procedures have been put in place to ensure all access is suspended once a member separates from LMPD,” the statement said.
The FBI determined that Wilson was involved in hacking at least 25 online accounts and directly contacted eight women, according to the sentencing memo.
There were six women from whom he “stole compromising photographs, videos and other information and attempted to extort additional material on threat of publication,” the US Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Kentucky said in a June news release.
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CUMBERLAND, R.I. (AP) — A young Rhode Island girl has finally figured out how to determine if Santa Claus is real — DNA.
The Cumberland resident sent a partially eaten cookie as well as a couple of gnawed-on carrot sticks to the town’s police department to ask if they can be tested for DNA, Chief Matthew Benson said in a statement Friday.
“I took a sample of a cookie and carrots that I left for Santa and the raindeer on Christmas Eve and I was wondering if you could take a sample of DNA and see if Santa is real?” the girl wrote. Her name and age were not disclosed.
Benson forwarded the “evidence” to the state’s Department of Health-Forensic Sciences unit for analysis.
“Items to be examined for traces of DNA and compared with profiles on record for the above-named suspect/aliases,” the department form says.
The charge? Failure to finish snacks.
Results are pending.
“This young lady obviously has a keen sense for truth and the investigative process and did a tremendous job packaging her evidence for submission. We will do our very best to provide answers for her,” Benson said. | 2023-01-21T06:24:35+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/news/weird/ap-girl-asks-police-to-test-cookie-for-dna-proof-of-santa/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative mega-donor Harlan Crow purchased three properties belonging to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his family, in a transaction worth more than $100,000 that Thomas never reported, according to the non-profit investigative journalism organization ProPublica.
The 2014 real estate deal shines a new light on Thomas’s decades old relationship with Crow, a real estate magnate and longtime financier for conservative causes. That relationship and the material benefits received by Thomas have fueled calls for an official ethics investigation.
ProPublica previously revealed that Thomas and his wife Ginni were gifted with hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of annual vacations and trips by Crow for decades — including international cruises on his mega-yacht, private jet flights and stays at Crow’s invitation-only resort in the Adirondacks. But the 2014 real estate deal is the first public evidence of a direct financial transaction between the pair.
Citing state tax documents and property deeds, ProPublica reported that one of Crow’s companies paid $133,363 for the home in Savannah, Georgia where Thomas’ mother was living, along with two nearby vacant lots that belonged to Thomas’ family members. Thomas mother remained living in the home, which soon underwent tens of thousands of dollars in renovations.
Federal officials, including Supreme Court justices, are required to disclose the details of most real estate transactions with a value of over $1,000. Thomas would not be required to report the purchase if the property was his or his spouse’s primary personal residence, but this stipulation does not apply to this purchase, which Thomas did not report.
Both Thomas and Crow have released statements downplaying the significance of the gifts, with Thomas maintaining that he was not required to disclose the trips. Crow responded to the latest disclosure with a statement to ProPublica saying that he approached Thomas about the purchase with an eye on honoring his legacy.
“My intention is to one day create a public museum at the Thomas home dedicated to telling the story of our nation’s second black Supreme Court Justice,” the statement said. “Justice Thomas’s story represents the best of America.”
Thomas’ office did not respond to an Associated Press request for comment.
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Associated Press reporter Mark Sherman contributed to this report. | 2023-04-14T09:18:03+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/politics/ap-politics/report-thomas-sold-real-estate-to-donor-didnt-report-deal/ |
Teacher of the Week: Marsha Quintanilla
DUPLIN COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - WITN’s Teacher of the Week for January 11th is Maria Marsha Quintanilla.
Quintanilla is a Spanish teacher at North Duplin Junior/Senior High School. She is a graduate of James Kenan High School and James Sprunt Community College. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. This is her 13th year teaching Spanish 1 and Spanish 2.
She says she loves “when her students are learning a new concept in class and all of a sudden you can tell when they understand the concepts because they light up and a smile comes over their faces.”
The student who nominated Quintanilla wrote:
“She is extremely devoted to her students and school. She spends extra hours working on engaging assignments and new projects. She is well deserving of this recognition.”
Congratulations Mrs. Quintanilla!
Every week during the school year, WITN recognizes a Teacher of the Week on WITN News at Sunrise. The winner receives a plaque and $100 gift card for school supplies.
Copyright 2022 WITN. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-11T12:29:43+00:00 | witn.com | https://www.witn.com/2023/01/11/teacher-week-marsha-quintanilla/ |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Alexander Rossi snapped a 49-race losing streak that dated all the way back to the 2019 IndyCar season by winning at one of his favorite tracks — ensuring he ends his Andretti Autosport career on a high note.
Rossi won Saturday on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where his 2016 victory in the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 jumpstarted his American motorsports career. Rossi’s last victory was at Road America in the 10th race of the 2019 season.
“It’s a relief,” Rossi sighed on the victory podium. “There’s been support for me for so long. Shoutout to Andretti Autosport in their continued belief. We’ve still got some more to go, but this was a really great track for us to do it at – back at home in Indianapolis. That was really amazing.”
The long slump led him to seek a fresh start and the California native will leave Andretti at the end of his seventh season to drive next year for Arrow McLaren SP. It was Michael Andretti who gave Rossi a shot in IndyCar when he’d washed out of Formula One and returned to the United States seeking to continue his career.
Rossi’s surprise victory as a rookie in the celebrated 100th running of the Indy 500 made him a star and earned him loyal sponsorship that has weathered his long drought. Some of his issues the last three seasons have been team inflicted — errors, mechanical failures and a full Andretti team meltdown earlier this month at Mid-Ohio — and Saturday was hardly a perfect day for the organization.
Colton Herta controlled the early part of the race but slowed from the lead right before the halfway mark.
“Nothing I can do,” he radioed as he tried to cruise his underpowered Honda back to pit lane.
He later walked alone down pit lane back to the paddock as the race continued without him.
“Man that is sad,” Herta tweeted. “We showed what we can do, we’ll keep going til we win again.”
Rossi sympathized with his teammate.
“I do feel for Colton, I do. But I’m thankful something finally came our way,” Rossi said. “I think Colton was definitely strong, and we had pretty much the same race car, and that (battle) would’ve been interesting. But it was the 27’s turn. And that’s awesome.”
Meanwhile, Andretti rookie Devlin DeFrancesco drew the ire of Conor Daly as tempers flared when DeFrancesco ran Daly off the track.
“Devlin needs to be kicked out of this racing series! He’s an idiot!” Daly screamed over his radio.
There’s been speculation that Michael Andretti is reconsidering bringing DeFrancesco back for a sophomore season.
Christian Lundgaard, a rookie from Denmark who made his IndyCar debut in this race a year ago, finished second to give Rahal Letterman Lanigan its first podium of the season. It also gave Honda-powered drivers a 1-2 finish.
Will Power finished third for Team Penske and the Chevrolet driver cycled back to the top of the IndyCar standings for the third time this season. He now holds a nine-point lead over Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson, who started last and finished 11th.
Scott McLaughlin finished fourth and was followed by Josef Newgarden as the Penske drivers worked together to cross the finish line in a row. Newgarden was only cleared to race on Saturday by IndyCar’s medical staff after collapsing and hitting his head last Sunday at Iowa Speedway.
The race started with six drivers separated by 44 points with five races remaining in the IndyCar season. The six drivers are now separated by 52 points, with a 10th-place finish by reigning series champion Alex Palou costing him ground.
UP NEXT: IndyCar returns next Sunday to the downtown streets of Nashville for a second consecutive season. Ericsson is the defending race winner.
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More AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-31T15:57:40+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/sports/ap-sports/rossi-ends-49-race-losing-streak-with-win-on-ims-road-course/ |
Robinson (FOX 44/KWKT) — The Robinson Police Department has identified Derek J. Daigneault as the person who left a burning body in a field near Heston Circle on April 5th.
The department says officers found evidence that lead them to call the Wichita Kansas Police Department to watch out for Daigneault.
On Saturday, April 8th, Wichita Police officers tried to pull Daigneault’s vehicle over. They say he raced off and rammed several police units during a high-speed chase before they caught and arrested him. He is currently in the Sedgwick County Jail on unrelated charges.
Robinson Police officers believe they know the identity of the person found dead in a burning brush pile, but they are awaiting positive identification.
Investigators say neither person is connected to the Robinson area. They feel this is an isolated incident and that there is no danger to the public.
According to court documents FOX 44 News received, Daigneault faces 15 charges in Wichita, Kansas. His bond is set at $767,000. | 2023-04-13T23:59:44+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/local-news/mclennan-county/robinson-murder-suspect-arrested-after-chase-in-kansas/ |
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least nine people have died while eight others are still missing in South Africa after they were swept away by a flash flood along the Jukskei river in Johannesburg, rescue officials said Sunday.
Two bodies were recovered on Saturday and a further seven bodies were found when the rescue mission was resumed on Sunday morning.
The dead and missing were all part of a congregation conducting religious rituals along the river on Saturday, according to officials.
Rescue teams are conducting interviews with some of the people who survived or were rescued to establish exactly how many people are accounted-for.
Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesman Robert Mulaudzi said Sunday that officials continually warn residents about the dangers of conducting the rituals along the river.
“We have been receiving a lot of rain on the city of Johannesburg in the last three months and most of the river streams are now full. Our residents, especially congregants who normally practice these kinds of rituals, will be tempted to go to these river streams," he told a news briefing.
“Our message for them is to exercise caution as and when they conduct these rituals,” added Mulaudzi.
Congregations often gather to conduct church rituals including cleansing and baptism along the Jukskei river which runs along many townships including Alexandra in the east of Johannesburg. | 2022-12-04T15:43:26+00:00 | springfieldnewssun.com | https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/nation-world/flash-flood-kills-nine-at-church-gathering-in-south-africa/KGX4VBEP2JF7PAICMS4QDZRHIE/ |
Accomplished Human Resources Executive Brings Two Decades of Skills And Experience To Marketing Technology Company
SALT LAKE CITY, June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Scorpion, a leading provider of technology and services that help local businesses thrive, today announced that Bridgette Moore is joining its executive leadership team as Chief People Officer. She will report to Scorpion CEO Rustin Kretz.
Moore will lead Scorpion's people strategy and help promote a supportive, performance-oriented and inclusive environment as the company experiences tremendous growth. Bringing more than twenty years of experience, Moore is equipped to deliver key results and help lead the company in a variety of HR functions and corporate initiatives, including culture and engagement, talent and leadership development, and organizational design.
"Bridgette is the ideal fit as our Chief People Officer, as she offers invaluable leadership skills and expertise that will foster the development and happiness of our people," said Rustin Kretz, CEO and Founder of Scorpion. "Her proven track record of leading efforts around culture, engagement, diversity, equity & inclusion, rewards, leadership and workforce planning ensures that not only will we have incredible leadership, but an even stronger vision for the success of our people. As we continue to expand our company and continue our next phase of growth, Bridgette is key to our success."
Prior to joining Scorpion, Moore led The Pharm, a WBA / WPP agency, as its Global Chief People Officer, after serving as WPP's Global Corporate Chief People Officer. Additionally, Moore spent more than a decade at Allstate Insurance Company's headquarters, where she most recently served as Vice President of HR and Growth Businesses.
"I am absolutely thrilled to join a team that cares so deeply about its customers and employees. Scorpion is powered by a strong sense of purpose, as it uses its world-class talent to help local businesses thrive," said Moore. "I look forward to helping Scorpion build on its commitment through an amazing people experience, and a focus on employee diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging and engagement."
Scorpion is the leading provider of technology and services that helps local businesses thrive. It helps local service providers understand their unique market dynamics, maximize their marketing efforts, and delight their customers. Scorpion offers SEO, Reviews, Advertising, Email Marketing, Chat and Messaging, Social Media, Websites, Lead Management, Appointment Scheduling, and more. The company brings everything together in a way that's easy to understand and manage, blending AI and teams of real people with vertical expertise to support customers in setting, measuring, and reaching their goals.
Scorpion is Headquartered in the Salt Lake City area, with offices in California, Texas, and New York. For more information, please visit https://www.scorpion.co/about-us/.
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TX Midland/Odessa TX Zone Forecast for Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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Zone Forecast Product for Texas
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
Zone forecast text represents an average of conditions over an
entire zone. For point-specific forecasts, please refer to the
Point Forecast Matrices product, issued by the National Weather
Service Office in Midland/Odessa, WMO header FOUS54 KMAF.
TXZ061-062-122045-
Ector-Midland-
Including the cities of Odessa and Midland
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Windy
with highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ045-046-050-051-122045-
Gaines-Dawson-Andrews-Martin-
Including the cities of Seminole, Lamesa, Andrews, and Stanton
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Windy
with highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ047-048-052-053-122045-
Borden-Scurry-Howard-Mitchell-
Including the cities of Gail, Snyder, Big Spring,
and Colorado City
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy and much cooler with highs in the upper
50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming west after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
South winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Windy
with highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ063-069-070-122045-
Glasscock-Upton-Reagan-
Including the cities of Garden City, McCamey, Rankin,
and Big Lake
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the upper 50s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s. South
winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy in the morning, then clearing. Windy
with highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ059-060-067-068-122045-
Loving-Winkler-Ward-Crane-
Including the cities of Mentone, Kermit, Monahans, and Crane
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs around 60. North winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds around
5 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ270-122045-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP
137 AM MST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Brisk with
highs in the mid 40s. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 10 to 20 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 50. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. West winds
15 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Southwest winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Very windy with lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with strong winds. Highs in the lower
50s. Temperature falling into the upper 40s in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Strong winds with lows in the upper 30s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and very windy. Highs
in the upper 40s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Lows in the upper
30s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Windy with highs in the lower 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the lower 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and very windy. Highs in the mid 40s.
$$
TXZ271-122045-
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023 /137 AM MST Thu Jan 12 2023/
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Breezy with
highs around 50. Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with strong winds. Highs around 60.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with strong winds. Lows in the
lower 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and very windy. Highs
in the mid 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Lows in the lower
40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers.
Windy with highs in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy and windy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and very windy. Highs in the lower 50s.
$$
TXZ272-122045-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-
Including the city of Van Horn
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Cooler with
highs in the upper 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts
up to 30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows around 30. East winds
10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. South winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs around 70. Southwest winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy and windy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ273-122045-
Eastern Culberson County-
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Cooler with
highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to
15 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and very windy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Very windy with lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. Breezy with highs in the mid 60s. Chance of rain
20 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Breezy with lows around 40.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ274-122045-
Reeves County Plains-
Including the city of Pecos
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Much cooler
with highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with
gusts up to 20 mph, becoming north this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s.
Southeast winds around 5 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around
5 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds
10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cool with lows in the mid
40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the upper 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ075-122045-
Pecos-
Including the city of Fort Stockton
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Much cooler
with highs in the upper 50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up
to 35 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. Northeast winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming southwest after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs
around 70.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the mid 60s.
$$
TXZ082-122045-
Terrell-
Including the cities of Dryden and Sanderson
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s. North
winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 35 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. North
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. West winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southeast winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the upper 60s.
$$
TXZ278-122045-
Davis Mountains Foothills-
Including the city of Alpine
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Partly cloudy this morning, then clearing. Much cooler
with highs in the mid 50s. North winds 10 to 20 mph. Gusts up to
35 mph this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Breezy with lows in the mid 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy, cooler with highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ277-122045-
Davis Mountains-
Including the city of Fort Davis
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy, cooler with highs in the lower 50s.
Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds
10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and very windy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Windy with lows in the lower 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in
the lower 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny and very windy. Highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ276-122045-
Marfa Plateau-
Including the city of Marfa
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming south 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs around 70. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy, cooler with highs in the upper 50s.
$$
TXZ275-122045-
Chinati Mountains-
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the upper 50s. Northeast
winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. East
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
20 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy, cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
$$
TXZ279-122045-
Central Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Panther Junction,
and Marathon
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, breezy and much cooler with highs in the upper
50s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming
northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northeast winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. East winds
5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper
60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the lower 60s.
$$
TXZ282-122045-
Lower Brewster County-
Including the cities of Big Bend NP, Lajitas, and Castolon
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. North winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming southeast in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 60s.
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237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, windy and much cooler with highs in the mid 50s.
North winds 20 to 30 mph, diminishing to 10 to 15 mph this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows in the upper 30s. Northeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. East winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southeast after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 50s.
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Including the city of Presidio
237 AM CST Thu Jan 12 2023
.TODAY...Sunny, cooler with highs in the mid 60s. Northeast winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph,
becoming south in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. East winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy and breezy. Highs in the mid 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower
70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny, breezy with highs in the mid 60s.
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Altair Units licensing system will provide access to full suite of Altair solutions
TROY, Mich., Jan. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) announced that Soltec, a global solar equipment manufacturer based in Murcia, Spain, will be utilizing Altair technology within its research and development (R&D) division. This represents a significant win in the solar energy sector for Altair.
"Altair's commitment to sustainability is core to who we are and what projects we undertake. Expanding our presence and expertise in the sustainability sector is one of our top priorities, and we are thrilled to work with Soltec to further embody our vision," said James R. Scapa, founder and chief executive officer, Altair. "Renewable energy is going to be a foundational aspect of tomorrow's world – we're proud to have a hand in bringing about better, more efficient renewable energy technology."
Soltec Innovations will be implementing the full Altair technology suite to deliver greater flexibility, power, and value to its engineering team compared to previous software solutions. The R&D team will use Altair's simulation, data analytics, and other capabilities to both optimize existing technology and develop new products. These products mainly include solar trackers, which orient solar panels to face sunlight, and related parts, equipment, and technology. These projects further solidify Altair's commitment to developing and improving sustainable methods of energy generation and help Soltec reinforce its status as a leader in the international solar market.
"Altair's technology offering is a massive boost for us, and we are especially excited to take advantage of the Altair Units licensing system, which is one of a kind," said Ignacio Melón Menéndez, general manager, Soltec Innovations. "It will give us seamless access to any solution we will need, the flexibility to run software anywhere, and unparalleled value that maximizes use and minimizes cost. We are excited to see how this will help us advance our technology."
To learn more about Altair's sustainability and energy solutions, visit https://www.altair.com/sustainability-solutions and https://www.altair.com/energy. For more information about Altair Units, visit https://altair.com/altair-units. To learn more about Soltec, visit https://soltec.com/.
About Altair
Altair is a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI) that provides software and cloud solutions in simulation, high-performance computing (HPC), data analytics, and AI. Altair enables organizations across all industries to compete more effectively and drive smarter decisions in an increasingly connected world – all while creating a greener, more sustainable future. For more information, visit https://www.altair.com/.
About Soltec
Soltec Power Holdings (ticker: 'SOL') is a company strongly committed to innovation and sustainability which specializes in vertically integrated solutions for the photovoltaic solar energy industry. This company, based in Murcia (Spain), was founded in 2004 and currently operates in 16 countries, with a solid presence in Spain, North America and Latin America. The company is listed on Spain's Stock Exchange since 2020. Soltec's activity is structured around three main business areas: i) the photovoltaic project development division, known for its strong environmental, social and good governance commitment; ii) Soltec, industrial division and third manufacturer of solar trackers worldwide, providing clients with additional construction services to ensure a comprehensive and integrated value proposal. iii) Soltec Asset Management, a third business division allowing Soltec to manage portfolio assets with the aim to maximize mid- and long-term profits.
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‘Fake cones and fake tickets’: Man poses as parking lot attendant, makes nearly $2,000
CINCINNATI (WXIX/Gray News) - Cincinnati police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man accused of posing as a parking lot attendant during a recent sporting event.
The incident reportedly happened last weekend in the parking lot of the Freestore Foodbank.
Police said an unidentified man posed as a parking attendant at the nonprofit’s parking lot ahead of an FC Cincinnati game.
“Basically, he set up fake cones and fake tickets and sold out the entire parking lot,” Freestore Foodbank President and CEO Kurt Reiber said. “This was four or five hours before the game even started.”
And this cost the nonprofit money, according to Reiber.
Earlier this year, Freestore Foodbank closed its doors at its Central Parkway location but instead of allowing the building to sit vacant, they decided to rent out the parking lot.
“We partnered with Tri-State Parking. They said they would operate it for us and give us a little bit of money back,” Reiber said. “The money we would get would help us feed kids.”
Employees for Tri-State Parking called management once arriving at the lot that day. They informed managers about the man posing as an attendant.
The team confronted the man, but he reportedly took off before police arrived.
Reiber said he made nearly $2,000 in less than five hours.
“My understanding is that he was selling the parking spaces for $40 a car,” Reiber said.
According to the nonprofit, that money could have fed about 5,000 children.
Reiber is now asking that the man donate some of his earnings and turn himself in.
Copyright 2023 WXIX via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-07-15T16:34:53+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/2023/07/15/fake-cones-fake-tickets-man-poses-parking-lot-attendant-makes-nearly-2000/ |
Carrier collaborates with UCC to expand its global channel coverage in financial and wholesale markets
STOCKHOLM, March 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Arelion today announced an expanded partnership with United Cable Company (UCC), a boutique, privately-held master agent with a successful history of developing and sourcing complex subsea and terrestrial infrastructure on a global scale. Through the extended partnership, UCC will offer Arelion's complete suite of IP and optical services, including IP Transit, Wavelengths and Ethernet, to its large and expanding network of clients, global agents, VARs and Managed Service Providers (MSPs).
As a continuation of the companies' lengthy partnership, Arelion will leverage UCC's expertise in the financial and wholesale markets to serve new customers, making Arelion's global network and footprint at the 10/100/400G levels available to companies that require high-capacity bandwidth and low-latency, diverse connectivity services. For over 30 years, UCC's procurement team has designed global infrastructure and complex solutions for its client base, delivering fast and accurate quotes, providing accelerated growth in international markets.
"We provide our clients with specialized solutions for their procurement needs that satisfy their latency, diversity and bulk wholesale requirements." said Eric Gutshall, UCC Founder and CEO. "We have experienced dramatic growth in international business markets over the past 20 years, so our partnership with Arelion is paramount to our continued success. We will leverage Arelion's experience and presence in these markets to provide the white glove treatment that our clients demand."
Arelion has won three consecutive 'Most Responsive Supplier Channel Team' Visionary Spotlight Awards from ChannelVision for its Conflict-Free Channel Program, recognizing the global carrier's commitment to world-class customer care through the telecom channel model. Through coordinated teamwork and a streamlined bid process, Arelion is an extension of UCC's seasoned procurement team, helping UCC provide its customers with access to Arelion's #1 ranked Internet backbone, AS1299. The companies will continue to satisfy clients' strategic business needs by building reliable, diverse networks that can handle the demands of the modern business landscape.
"Our continued collaboration with UCC is further validation of Arelion's commitment to providing exceptional network services and an industry-leading customer experience on a global scale," said Rob Pulkownik, Arelion Head of Channel Sales. "UCC's extensive global agent base and consultancy approach to procurement perfectly complements our global footprint, allowing us to connect with more customers who will benefit from our connectivity services."
Arelion solves global connectivity challenges for multinational enterprises whose businesses rely on digital infrastructure. On top of the world's #1 ranked IP backbone and a unique ecosystem of cloud and network service providers, we provide an award-winning customer experience to customers in more than 125 countries worldwide. Our global Internet services connect more than 700 cloud, security and content providers with low latency. For further resilience, our private Cloud Connect service connects directly to Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud and Oracle cloud across North America, Europe and Asia. Discover more at www.arelion.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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Michael Irvin drops $100M lawsuit against Marriott, hotel employee
SHERMAN, Texas - Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin has dropped his $100 million dollar defamation lawsuit against Marriott and a hotel employee.
Irvin's attorney Levi McCathern filed a notice of dismissal in US District Court on Monday, court records show.
Court records also show that Marriott gave Irvin copies of the video that shows his encounter with the female employee.
It is not clear if dropping the lawsuit means both sides have reached a settlement.
Irvin filed the lawsuit last month after a Phoenix hotel employee reported misconduct against him, which later led to him be taken off NFL Network coverage leading up to the Super Bowl.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Michael Irvin pulled from Super Bowl coverage after woman’s complaint
In a news conference last Wednesday the ex-Cowboy passionately defended himself, denying any wrongdoing and comparing the accusations to a modern lynching.
In a court filing Friday, Marriott said Irvin made unwelcome sexual advances toward a female employee.
The documents say that on Feb. 5 at the Renaissance Phoenix Hotel, Irvin "appeared to be visibly intoxicated," In conversation with the female staffer, asked a lewd question about intercourse with a Black man.
Marriott went to say another employee walked over to Irvin after the victim walked away, and that "After Irvin finished leering at the Victim and turned back to Employee 1, he said aloud ‘she bad,’ ‘she bad…’" followed by a sexual remark.
He then "slapped himself in the face three times, saying ‘keep it together Mike.’"
Irvin’s attorney, Levi McCathern, said Friday that the allegations were "hogwash" and not supported by witnesses.
Also in question was a video allegedly showing the interaction between Irvin and the employee.
Irvin's team reviewed the video and said it showed nothing untoward.
Marriott disputed how Irvin’s attorney described what happens in the video.
Monday's court filing simply stated, "Plaintiff Michael Irvin respectfully dismisses this action without prejudice to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure." | 2023-03-14T13:16:16+00:00 | fox29.com | https://www.fox29.com/news/michael-irvin-drops-100m-lawsuit-against-marriott-hotel-employee |
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A spectator at Sunday’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets died following a fall on an escalator at Acrisure Stadium.
The Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety said police and emergency service personnel were alerted after a male spectator fell around 4:45 p.m., shortly after the end of New York’s 24-20 victory over the Steelers.
Paramedics administered care on site before the victim was transported to the hospital in critical condition. He died shortly thereafter. The man’s identity has not been released.
“We are aware of an unfortunate incident that occurred inside Acrisure Stadium today,” the Steelers said in a statement. “We are working with local authorities and helping their investigation into the matter. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to the guest’s family.”
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More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL | 2022-10-03T03:48:50+00:00 | wearegreenbay.com | https://www.wearegreenbay.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-spectator-at-steelers-game-dies-after-fall-from-escalator/ |
Shelby County Sheriff’s Office offers Halloween safety tips
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Some states require sex offenders keep their porch lights off on Halloween or attend meetings while children are trick-or-treating, but not in Alabama. That’s why it’s important for parents to be mindful of which houses their kids are visiting
While the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office is increasing patrols on Halloween night, they are encouraging parents to do some research before trick-or-treating. The sheriff’s office is recommending you plan your route ahead of time to make sure you don’t stop at the home of a registered sex offender.
Robin Turner, administration sergeant, said go to their website Shelbyso.com to see the latest information
“Follow the link to the sex offender registry,” Turner said. “It will give you real time up to date photos as well as their current addresses.”
Turner said deputies know where sex offenders live and are targeting enforcement on Halloween night.
“You can also go online and register to get alerts so anytime one moves into your area or neighborhood it will alert you,” Turner said.
Adult supervision is encouraged, especially with young children, and make sure to walk up to the door with your child.
The sheriff’s office also suggests heading out early and taking a flashlight or glowstick.
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Lewis Barbecue officially opens in Greenville
Tommy's Country Ham House owner invited to help Lewis Barbecue cut the ribbon
Tommy's Country Ham House owner invited to help Lewis Barbecue cut the ribbon
Tommy's Country Ham House owner invited to help Lewis Barbecue cut the ribbon
Lewis Barbecue began a new chapter, officially opening its Greenville location Wednesday morning.
The restaurant is located along Rutherford Street at the former site of Tommy's Country Ham House, a longtime Greenville staple.
The opening day line stretched outside the building.
Anna Picone of Simpsonville and a few others got to the restaurant about an hour and a half before the grand opening.
"I've been stalking their Instagram page pretty much for the last three months just waiting for that opening day announcement," said Picone.
The central Texas-style smoked meat market is known for its signature brisket.
"We're super excited to share Lewis Barbecue with the community. We've been searching all over the state for a spot for our second location and we love it here in Greenville," said John Lewis.
That spot was Tommy's Country Ham House, a Greenville restaurant of 36 years and a must-visit for presidential candidates. It closed last year after Stevenson retired to spend more time with his family.
"Everybody that comes to this restaurant knows everybody. It's unreal," said Stevenson, in an interview with WYFF4 in February 2021. "There's nothing like families and a family is the way people need to be."
Wednesday, he came back for opening day to help cut the ribbon with Lewis and have the very first piece of the restaurant's signature brisket.
"I can't elaborate enough on what they've done here," Stevenson said of the space. "They've really made this a nice building, a nice restaurant and I think they'll continue the legacy of this location. I hope they last 36 years like I did. I hope the best for them."
Lewis Barbecue also has a location in Charleston. | 2022-09-15T00:22:13+00:00 | wyff4.com | https://www.wyff4.com/article/lewis-barbecue-officially-opens-in-greenville/41215161 |
NEW YORK, Feb. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ --
WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, announces an investigation of potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of Credit Suisse Group AG. (NYSE: CS) resulting from allegations that Credit Suisse may have issued materially misleading business information to the investing public.
SO WHAT: If you purchased Credit Suisse securities you may be entitled to compensation without payment of any out of pocket fees or costs through a contingency fee arrangement. The Rosen Law Firm is preparing a class action seeking recovery of investor losses.
WHAT TO DO NEXT: To join the prospective class action, go to https://rosenlegal.com/submit-form/?case_id=12359 or call Phillip Kim, Esq. toll-free at 866-767-3653 or email pkim@rosenlegal.com or cases@rosenlegal.com for information on the class action.
WHAT IS THIS ABOUT: On February 9, 2023, Credit Suisse reported that clients had withdrawn over $119.6 billion in the last three months of 2022, exceeding market expectations. On this news, the price of Credit Suisse ADR's fell over 15.6%. On February 21, 2023, Reuters published an article entitled "Exclusive: Credit Suisse chairman's comments draw scrutiny from financial watchdog- sources." The article stated that the Swiss financial regulator was probing "the extent to which Credit Suisse's Chairman, and other Credit Suisse representatives were still withdrawing funds when he said in media interviews that outflows had stopped." In early December, 2022, Credit Suisse's Chairman, Axel Lehmann, had said in media interviews that outflows had "completely flattened out", "partially reversed," and "basically stopped."
On this news, the price of Credit Suisse ADR's fell as much as 4% in intra-day trading before closing down 3.3% at $2.92 on February 21, 2023.
WHY ROSEN LAW: We encourage investors to select qualified counsel with a track record of success in leadership roles. Often, firms issuing notices do not have comparable experience, resources, or any meaningful peer recognition. Many of these firms do not actually litigate securities class actions. Be wise in selecting counsel. The Rosen Law Firm represents investors throughout the globe, concentrating its practice in securities class actions and shareholder derivative litigation. Rosen Law Firm has achieved the largest ever securities class action settlement against a Chinese Company. Rosen Law Firm was Ranked No. 1 by ISS Securities Class Action Services for number of securities class action settlements in 2017. The firm has been ranked in the top 4 each year since 2013 and has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for investors. In 2019 alone the firm secured over $438 million for investors. In 2020, founding partner Laurence Rosen was named by law360 as a Titan of Plaintiffs' Bar. Many of the firm's attorneys have been recognized by Lawdragon and Super Lawyers.
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MONTREAL, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - (NYSE: CAE) (TSX: CAE) – Representatives of the media, analysts and institutional investors are invited to attend CAE's 2022 virtual annual Meeting of Shareholders on Wednesday, August 10, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
Management will review the activities of fiscal year 2022 and present the financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2023 ended June 30, 2022.
A conference call specific to CAE's fiscal year 2023 first quarter financial results will be held at 1:30 pm ET.
CAE will also release its fiscal year 2023 first quarter financial results on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. A conference call will be held at 1:30 p.m. ET to provide analysts and institutional investors with a review of CAE's performance.
Management will participate in this call intended for financial analysts and institutional investors. Members of the media will have the opportunity to ask questions immediately after the analysts' question period.
Instant replay (available three hours after the call ends for 48 hours): +1-800-558-5253 or +1-416-626-4100 - Access code: 22019893
At CAE, we equip people in critical roles with the expertise and solutions to create a safer world. As a technology company, we digitalize the physical world, deploying simulation training and critical operations support solutions. Above all else, we empower pilots, airlines, defence and security forces, and healthcare practitioners to perform at their best every day and when the stakes are the highest. Around the globe, we're everywhere customers need us to be with more than 13,000 employees in more than 200 sites and training locations in over 40 countries. CAE represents 75 years of industry firsts—the highest-fidelity flight and mission simulators, surgical manikins, and personalized training programs powered by artificial intelligence. We're investing our time and resources into building the next generation of cutting-edge, digitally immersive training and critical operations solutions while keeping positive environmental, social and governance (ESG) impact at the core of our mission. Today and tomorrow, we'll make sure our customers are ready for the moments that matter.
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"The Merc with a Mouth" is returning to the big screen in September 2024, and he's bringing Wolverine with him.
Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter Tuesday for a video to announce "Deadpool 3"
During the video, he talks about how he's developed the movie before, saying he only had one idea.
He then asks Hugh Jackman, who makes a surprise appearance, "Hey, Hugh. You want to play Wolverine one more time."
Jackman replies, "Yeah, sure, Ryan."
The video then ends with a clip of Celine Dion singing "I will always love [Hugh]," before revealing a release date of Sept. 6, 2024.
This will mark Deadpool's entry into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
His two previous movies were produced before Disney purchased the rights back during the merger with the former 20th Century Fox film studio.
Jackman last portrayed Wolverine in the 2017 movie "Logan." He said that that film would be the last time he first portrayed the character in the 2000 movie X-Men. | 2022-09-27T22:33:57+00:00 | wkbw.com | https://www.wkbw.com/entertainment/reynolds-announces-deadpool-3-jackman-is-back-as-wolverine |
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
0-7-1
(zero, seven, one)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ The winning numbers in Saturday evening's drawing of the Iowa Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
0-7-1
(zero, seven, one) | 2022-11-13T04:31:36+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17580709.php |
Wall Street kicked off the week with a broad stock market rally Monday, as investors look ahead to a busy week of company earnings reports and grow more confident that the Federal Reserve will turn the screws on the economy less aggressively.
The S&P 500 rose 1.2%, led by tech companies. The gains more than made up for the benchmark index’s losses last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite closed 2% higher. Small company stocks also rose, pushing the Russell 2000 index up 1.3%.
Markets have been churning for weeks with sharp swings in both directions. On one hand, they’ve benefited from hopes that the nation’s high inflation will continue to cool and get the Federal Reserve to loosen up on its blizzard of hikes to interest rates. On the opposite end, they’ve taken hits on worries about a possible recession because of rate hikes already pushed through by the Fed.
Monday’s gains follow a strong Friday, when stocks rallied on comments from a Fed official seen as a signal that the central bank may raise rates by just 0.25 percentage points next week. That would be a downshift from last month’s 0.50 point increase and from four straight earlier hikes of 0.75 points.
Higher rates intentionally slow the economy by making it more expensive for businesses and households to borrow, so a step down would mean less added pressure. The Fed has already pulled its key overnight rate up to a range of 4.25% to 4.5% from virtually zero early last year, and traders are now betting on a nearly 99% probability that the Fed will raise rates by just a quarter point on Feb. 1, according to CME Group.
The bigger question is how much further the Fed goes from there, and how long it will wait before it cuts interest rates. Such cuts can act like steroids for markets, and Wall Street is hoping they could arrive in the back half of this year. The Fed, meanwhile, has been adamant that it plans on holding rates high at least until 2024.
The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tends to track expectations for Fed movement, rose to 4.22% from 4.18% late Friday. The 10-year yield, which helps set rates for mortgages and other important loans, rose to 3.52% from 3.48%.
This year’s rally so far, with the S&P 500 up more than 4% in January already, is largely a result of how deeply pessimistic Wall Street become late last year, said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at Carson Group. With so many investors expecting further losses in 2023, “it was extremely lopsided,” he said, “and if you get any good news, you can get a bounce.”
“Have we had great news? No,” Detrick said. “But most of the inflation data is improving more than most people expected, which is opening the door for the Fed to take its foot off the pedal” and take it easier on rates.
More recently, concerns have also been rising on Wall Street about the strength of profits at companies because of the slowing economy and higher expenses. That’s key because profits are one of the main levers that set stock prices.
Baker Hughes, which provides services and equipment at oil fields, fell 1.5% in choppy trading after reporting weaker profit and revenue for its latest quarter than expected, despite analysts flagging strong orders and other encouraging signals in the report.
This upcoming week will see more than seven dozen companies in the S&P 500 report their results for the last three months of 2022, including some of the most influential. Headliners include Microsoft on Tuesday and Tesla on Wednesday.
Such big tech-oriented companies have already been announcing layoffs to cut expenses after acknowledging they misread the boom coming out of the pandemic and grew too quickly. Spotify said Monday it will cut 6% of its workforce, and it shares rose 2.1%.
Big Tech stocks carry particular weight on Wall Street because they’re some of the market’s most valuable. That means movements for their stock prices hold bigger sway over the S&P 500 and other indexes than smaller stocks.
After soaring through the pandemic thanks to super-low interest rates and a surge in demand from suddenly homebound customers, they’ve been struggling over the last year as the Fed has been furiously raising rates.
More recently, though, the combination of moderating inflation, easing rate hikes and steady job growth is making technology stocks and other high-valuation, growth-oriented companies attractive, said Peter Essele, head of portfolio management at Commonwealth Financial Network.
“This is a trend that has been forming over the past few weeks as we move from a value-led market which has existed in that high inflation, increasing inflation environment over the last 18 months,” he said.
Tech stocks in the S&P 500 rose 2.3% Monday, with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices leading the pack with a 9.2% gain.
The S&P 500 gained 47.20 points to 4,019.81. The Dow rose 254.07 points to close at 33,629.56, while the Nasdaq added 223.98 points, finishing at 11,364.41. The Russell 2000 rose 23.43 points to 1,890.77.
Meanwhile, another partisan battle in Washington about the nation’s ability to borrow may add pressure on markets. Wall Street has seen this argument many times already, but if the two parties can’t agree to allow the U.S. government to borrow more, economists say it could create chaos in markets and cause a recession on its own.
Crunch time appears to be in the summer, but each day that it grows closer increases the risk.
In Asian markets, Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 added 1.3% despite Japan’s finance minister saying the country faces an “unprecedentedly severe” financial situation after spending heavily to counter the pandemic and other troubles.
Several other markets in Asia were closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. In Europe, stock indexes closed broadly higher.
___ AP Business Writers Elaine Kurtenbach and Matt Ott contributed. | 2023-01-24T02:51:19+00:00 | wivb.com | https://www.wivb.com/news/business/ap-asian-shares-higher-many-markets-closed-for-lunar-new-year/ |
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Follow along for live updates on the opening round of the 123rd U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
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EARLY LEADER
Omar Morales, who attends college just up the way at UCLA, has grabbed an early share of the lead in the U.S. Open at Los Angeles Country Club.
The 20-year-old sophomore went around the front nine in 3-under 32.
The Bruins have access to LACC about twice a month, and Morales, who went through local qualifying to make the 156-man field, estimates he's played it about two dozen times in his two years at UCLA.
He had the first tee time of the day, along with another local qualifier, Jacob Solomon, who got to 3 under after 10 holes to share the lead with Morales.
Morales is just the fifth amateur over the last 30 years to shoot 3 under over his first nine holes of a U.S. Open. The last two to do it — Davis Thompson and Kevin Yu — both missed the cut three years ago at Winged Foot.
Elsewhere, Xander Schauffele opened his day with a 40-foot birdie putt and was 2 under through three holes.
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WHAT TO KNOW:
— US Open a source of uncertainty on and off the course
— US Open raises prize money to $20 million with $3.6M to winner
— Chaos rules the day as US Open comes to the glitz of Los Angeles
— US Open barranca offers beauty, danger at LA Country Club
— Scottie Scheffler arrives at US Open looking to solve putting problems
— PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan recovering from medical issue, cedes day-to-day control
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OPENING SHOT
Golf's second-oldest championship has started with words never heard amid the glitz and glamor of Beverly Hills: “Welcome to the 123rd United States Open.”
The USGA chose UCLA sophomore Omar Morales to hit the opening tee shot, a beauty against a cloudy sky right toward the Beverly Hilton on the horizon. He opened with a birdie at the par-5 first in what figures to be one of the easier holes to score.
All week, so much of the chatter has been on the surprising commercial agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf's Saudi backers, which followed a year of acrimony over the antitrust lawsuit and the threat of Saudi money in the game.
Now it's about birdies and bogeys — bogeys far more common at the U.S. Open.
Among early starters are Scottie Scheffler and Jon Rahm, the top two players in the world. PGA champion Brooks Koepka plays in the afternoon.
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ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
0-3-3, WB:
(zero, three, three; WB: zero)
ROCKY HILL, Conn. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday afternoon's drawing of the Connecticut Lottery's "Play3 Day" game were:
0-3-3, WB:
(zero, three, three; WB: zero) | 2022-12-01T21:09:53+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Play3-Day-game-17624583.php |
(iSeeCars) — If you’ve come across a Carvana listing during your car search or passed a Carvana vending machine along the highway, you might be wondering what the used car retailer is and how it works. Carvana presents itself as a new way to buy a car. But is it better than the old way? We did the important research to help you decide.
What is Carvana?
Although online car buying might not have been buzzed about until the wake of the COVID pandemic, Carvana has been selling cars online since 2013. Carvana is an online-only used car retailer that allows you to virtually complete every step of the car buying process including trade-ins and financing without setting foot in a used car dealership. Carvana only sells used cars, which are generally from the last 10 model years. However, the vast majority of vehicles on the site are five-years-old or newer. Carvana’s inventory includes more than 15,000 vehicles, which have each gone through a thorough 150-point inspection process.
While buying a car online might seem unsettling, it has become an attractive purchase option and has gained popularity due to its convenience. But given the amount of time you spend in the car dealership during the car buying process and all the paperwork that goes along with it, you might also be wondering how buying a car online is even possible.
Here’s what happens if you decide to skip the dealership and buy a car through Carvana:
Step 1: Find Your Vehicle
Carvana vehicles are listed on many used car search engines like iSeeCars.com and Autotrader so you might come across a Carvana listing among inventory from traditional dealerships while looking for a used vehicle. Or, if you know you want to purchase a car online through Carvana, you can use the search engine on Carvana’s website that includes its inventory of over 21,000 vehicles. You can search by make, model, body type, year and mileage, and by features. We found the price search especially helpful. You can search by your price range, or you can enter how much money you’re putting down and your desired loan term, and it will estimate your monthly payments.
It will also ask if you are trading in a car. If you do have a trade-in, you can enter your vehicle’s VIN or license plate and answer a few quick questions to get an instant offer. You can then better estimate how much you will put toward your down payment. (Check out our article about Selling a Car to Carvana that details the process).
Each listing on Carvana.com includes 360-degree photos and clearly states any imperfections such as dents or dings that the vehicle might have. Every listing also links to a free CARFAX history report that provides helpful information like accident history, maintenance records, odometer readings, and if it was used for personal or commercial purposes.
Carvana only sells one-owner vehicles that have never been in a reported accident, so the CARFAX report should verify that information. Each Carvana vehicle is subject to a 150-point inspection, and the results are posted with each listing. Lastly, each vehicle is backed by a 100-day, 4,189-mile limited warranty.
If you were purchasing a vehicle through a traditional dealership, now would likely be the time that you’d test drive it to see if it matches your needs. When you buy a car with Carvana, you forego a traditional test drive. Instead, you test drive the vehicle when it’s delivered (we’ll get to that later). If this scares you from proceeding, know that each Carvana vehicle comes with a seven-day money-back guarantee. Think of this return policy as an extended test-drive in your day-to-day environment.
Step 2: Trade-Ins and Financing
So you’ve found the car you’re looking for and are ready to make a purchase. That was easy! Now it’s time to get the ball rolling. Click the “Get Started” button, where you will be asked to create an account if you don’t have one already.
After you enter your personal details, it will ask you if you have a trade-in. If “yes,” then press the “get offer” button, if “no,” then select “I don’t have a trade-in.” If you created an account and already have an offer on your vehicle, then your offer will load. Your offer will be good for one week. After you have your offer, you’ll apply your trade-in to your purchase and complete the process with the purchase of your vehicle. Before you accept any trade-in offer, make sure you do your research to determine how much your car is worth.
The next step is to select one of three financing options. You can select “finance through Carvana,” “pay with cash,” or “third-party financing” from an outside lender such as a bank or credit union. It’s also worth noting that the listed car price is final with no room for negotiation, as Carvana provides no-haggle pricing.
Financing through Carvana
If you opt to finance through Carvana, it will ask you to enter your date of birth and income. Then they will perform a soft credit check, which won’t harm your credit score, and will provide you with a pre-qualified financing offer for your auto loan. The default is a 72-month loan, the maximum allowed, which you can shorten. This offer will be valid for 45 days.
Keep in mind that Carvana provides financing to even customers with bad credit who might otherwise have trouble securing financing from outside lenders. While there is no minimum credit score required, you must make at least $833 per month to qualify for financing. Also, you must be at least 18 years old and no co-signers or co-applicants are allowed.
Paying With Outside Financing
For this step you should have your pre-qualification ready and your information handy. You will need to enter your loan details during this part of the purchase process.
Paying with Cash
If you’re paying with cash you will select that option and proceed to the next step.
Step 3: Select Delivery or Pickup
Next, it’s time to select if you want to have your vehicle delivered to you or to pick it up at a nearby car vending machine. If you live within a local market, you can have the vehicle delivered to your door at no charge. If you live outside its delivery market, Carvana hires a third party to deliver your vehicle — and costs range from $199 to $1,000. To save on delivery costs, you can drive to the nearest vending machine or take advantage of Carvana’s Fly and Drive program, which will reimburse you up to $200 toward airfare to one of its vending machine locations. Carvana will pick you up from the airport, and then you can drive your car home.
While many Carvana vehicles offer free delivery, we found that despite being in a major market, some used SUVs in our search had a $590 delivery fee. You still have to pay this fee if you pick up your vehicle from the vending machine.
Home Delivery
If you select “touchless delivery”, it will provide you with the soonest date you can pick up the vehicle. You will finalize the delivery date in the final step of the car buying process.
Vending Machine
If you are visiting the vending machine for your vehicle, you will select your preferred pickup location. Then you will finalize a date at the end of the car buying process.
Step 4: Select or Decline Extended Warranty
Just because you’re purchasing a vehicle online doesn’t mean that you’re exempt from receiving an offer for an extended warranty, as you would from a dealership. You can choose from multiple Carvana Care options including extended warranties for 36 months/60,000 miles or 60 months/90,000 miles. Both are available for an added monthly fee. Or, you can decline extra protection and move right along.
Step 5: Upload Your Driver’s License
For identity verification purposes, you need to upload pictures of the front and back of your valid driver’s license. Make sure the picture is clear and all four corners are in the picture.
Step 6: Finalize Financing
If you’re financing through Carvana, this is when you’ll finalize your credit application. You will be asked to enter your social security number, and your application will be sent to Carvana’s underwriting team. This is when the hard pull on your credit will take place. Depending on your credit history, debt-to-income ratio, and the price of the vehicle, Carvana might request additional proof of income. This could include bank statements, pay stubs, or tax returns, which they will likely request within the next day of when you submitted your application.
Step 7: Payment
You will now enter your bank information including your account number, which you will use for your down payment and/or monthly payment if you’re financing, or your entire payment if you are paying in cash.
Step 8: Schedule Your Pickup or Delivery
You’re almost there! Now you need to schedule your car delivery or when you want to pick your vehicle up. You can pick the day that works for you as well as a one-hour delivery window.
Step 9: Review and Electronically Sign Purchase Paperwork
The final step in the car buying process is to electronically sign the purchase paperwork that Carvana will electronically create.
Step 10: Delivery or Pickup
Now for the fun part! Delivery occurs in as little as one week from when you completed the paperwork. On delivery day, your car will arrive with temporary license plates, and your final plates will be mailed to you when the DMV completes the registration process. You will also have to physically sign the same paperwork you electronically signed when you purchased the vehicle online. You’ll need to present a proof of insurance form from your insurance company as well as a valid driver’s license.
Upon delivery, you can take the vehicle on a test drive to make sure there are no surprises and that you like the vehicle. You should have the vehicle inspected by a mechanic during your seven-day trial period, which will begin when you approve the vehicle. Once you approve, Carvana will authorize your down payment withdrawal. On the sixth day, you’ll get a phone call asking if you are happy with your purchase or if you want to return it.
If you are picking up your Carvana car from the vending machine, the process is the same. Except, of course, at the time of your appointment you will be handed an oversized coin from a Carvana employee and you get to watch your vehicle descend from a tower. You will also get to take your vehicle for a spin before accepting your car purchase and filling out the requisite paperwork.
If you are trading in a vehicle, it will be appraised at the time of your delivery or pickup from the vending machine. The value you received online should not change provided the information was accurate. Your trade-in will then be picked up when your vehicle is delivered, or you will drop it off at the vending machine location. Carvana will hold your car during your seven-day trial period in case you decide to return your vehicle.
Bottom Line
Carvana offers a convenient and hassle-free car buying experience. While the lack of a vehicle test drive might be unsettling to some, Carvana’s seven-day return policy can add peace of mind. And if you decide to return your vehicle, the process is so quick that you won’t feel like you wasted much time.
So what’s the best place to buy a used car? Keep in mind that there are other online retailers to consider when looking for used cars for sale. We compared the two biggest players in the online car buying business here in our Carvana Vs. VROOM guide. You can also compare Carvana to the largest used car retailer CarMax in our CarMax Vs. Carvana guide. Carvana vehicle inventory appears on the iSeeCars.com car search engine, and you can filter to “online-only cars” to easily find the car you are looking for.
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Anyone can be screened for common cancers for free at a handful of upcoming events in Tarrant County.
The events, organized by the nonprofit Cancer Care Services, will take place mostly in neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth and offer activities for children. The next health expo is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at New Fellowship Church of Fort Worth, 5420 Flamingo Road.
Millions of people across the U.S. postponed cancer screenings in the early months of the pandemic. Cancer Care piloted the events in 2022 to help mitigate the aftermath.
“Our mission is to reduce the impact of cancer in Tarrant County. For the most part, the way we’ve always carried that out is, when someone gets diagnosed, we provide wraparound services,” said James Earl, who directs outreach and health equity at Cancer Care Service. These screenings offer another layer of care. “We’ve scaled in a major way,” he said.
Because breast and prostate cancer are two of the most common cancers in Texas, each event offers mammograms and prostate exams. The American Cancer Society recommends women receive an annual mammogram at 45 and most men speak with their providers about prostate exams at 50.
Most events also offer well-woman exams and screenings for heart disease. Cancer Care partners with Texas Health Resources, the Moncrief Cancer Institute and the Black Heart Association to provide the screenings.
People who don’t need to be screened are welcome, too, said Carlene-Thomas King, community health worker with Cancer Care Services. Each event serves as a miniature health fair, with vendors, speakers and wellness activities like exercise classes. Attendees also can receive job support through the Texas Workforce Commission and determine their eligibility for JPS Connection, the county hospital’s charitable care program.
Meanwhile, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County will create a mobile club experience for children, Earl said.
Cancer Care chose ZIP codes from communities that historically seek less preventive screening, sometimes because of difficulties securing transportation or child care, Thomas-King said.
“What we decided to do was bring (the event) to their backyard,” she said. “And if we bring it to them, they’re more likely to come.”
Earl intends the events to continue for years to come — and in the same locations — to help build consistency and trust with each neighborhood.
“We don’t want to make it a one-shot deal,” he said.
Alexis Allison is the health reporter at the Fort Worth Report. Her position is supported by a grant from Texas Health Resources. Contact her at alexis.allison@fortworthreport.org or via Twitter.
At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here. | 2023-03-24T03:50:37+00:00 | fortworthreport.org | https://fortworthreport.org/2023/03/23/snag-free-cancer-screenings-throughout-fort-worth-this-year/ |
Virgin Australia has found a way to want you to sit in the middle seat of its airplane.
Virgin Airlines is enticing flyers to sit in the middle seat on domestic flights by offering customers a chance to win prizes.
The "middle seat lottery" came about after the company conducted a poll in May and found that only 0.6% of people liked sitting in the middle seat.
To try to change that, the airline will select one winner each week for a total of 26 prizes, valued from a prize pool of over $230,000, including a cruise in the Caribbean with Virgin Voyages and a helicopter pub-crawl extravaganza.
You could also win a two-night vacation in Cairns, Australia, which includes flights, accommodations, and a bungee jump.
To be eligible, you must sit in the middle seat and must enter the competition within 48 hours of your flight’s scheduled departure time.
The offer is good until April 23, 2023. | 2022-10-26T18:30:45+00:00 | news5cleveland.com | https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/national/virgin-airlines-launches-lottery-to-entice-flyers-to-sit-in-middle-seat |
A new California wildfire, called the Oak Fire, erupted in Mariposa County on Friday. The fire, located just outside of Yosemite, is expanding at an alarming rate.
By Saturday morning, CalFire reported that the blaze had reached 6,555 acres — up from 1,600 acres on Friday — making it the largest California wildfire currently burning. The fire is at 0% contment.
The fire first began on July 22 at 2:10 p.m, off of Highway 140 and Carstens Road, close to the town of Midpines, a small mountain community about 30 miles outside of Yosemite National Park. Road closures are currently in place.
Ten structures have already been lost and another 2,000 are currently being threatened, CalFire said. As of 8:10 a.m. on Saturday, over 400 personnel from 11 different crews were onsite, either helping to contain the fire or assisting with evacuation efforts. No injuries or deaths to firefighters or civilians have been reported.
A number of communities in the area, including Mariposa Pines and Lushmeadows, have been evacuated. Residents should follow this link to see if they are under an evacuation order.
Evacuation centers have been set up at Mariposa County Elementary (5044 Jones St, Mariposa, CA 95338) and the Sierra Foothill Charter School (4952 School House Rd, Catheys Valley, CA 95306).
Difficult firefighting conditions are a further cause of concern. In its Saturday morning incident report, CalFire stated that “explosive fire behavior is challenging firefighters.”
Extremely hot and dry weather is predicted for the Midpines area throughout the week, with highs approaching 100 degrees for at least the next five days.
By Saturday, a massive pyrocumulous cloud that stretched at least 20,000 feet into the sky had formed above the fire. The cloud could be seen as far away as Reno, Nevada — approximately 120 miles away from the blaze.
This is the third fire to have erupted in Mariposa County in July. The Washburn Fire in Yosemite, which burned through 4,856 acres and threatened the famed Mariposa Grove, started on July 7 and is currently 79% contained. The Aqua Fire began on July 18 and burned 421 acres around Highway 140 and Agua Fria Road near Mariposa; it is 89% contained.
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Smoke from the fire is not expected to affect the Bay Area this weekend.
This is a developing story and updates will be added as they become available. | 2022-07-23T17:54:10+00:00 | sfgate.com | https://www.sfgate.com/california-wildfires/article/Oak-Fire-explodes-in-size-forces-evacuations-17324544.php |
Which bed sheet on Amazon is best?
Bed sheets are kind of a big deal in the bedroom. Not only do they add to a comfortable night’s sleep, but they also add to the overall aesthetic appeal of any room. Today, many people buy bed sheets based on their taste and overall look.
However, there are many things to consider before buying high-quality bed sheets on Amazon. Finding suitable bed sheets relies on understanding the thread count, the material and the texture of your sheets. Our top pick, LuxClub 6 PC Sheet Set Bamboo Sheets, comes with four pillowcases and is partly made from bamboo, making it more eco-friendly than some other options.
What you need to know before you buy a bed sheet on Amazon
Materials
Choosing the right material for your bed sheets is crucial. Cotton is the most popular bed sheet material because it’s breathable, comfortable and long-lasting. You may also want high-quality sheets such as Egyptian cotton.
Jersey cotton has a different texture than regular cotton because it’s knitted rather than woven. Linen sheets are high-quality and durable. They are also typically more expensive. Other more expensive bed sheet materials include silk, satin and bamboo.
Thread count
A sheet’s thread count refers to the number of horizontal and vertical threads woven into every square inch of fabric. They usually range from between 180-1,000, with some going even higher. Many luxury bed sheets have thread counts around 400-500.
Mattress depth and size
When choosing the proper sheets, it’s essential to consider your mattress’s depth and size to ensure that the sheets fit. For example, queen-size sheets will not fit on a king-size mattress. However, standard mattresses are seven to nine inches in depth.
What to look for in a quality bed sheet on Amazon
Texture
The texture of bed sheets is a matter of preference. For those looking for lightweight and crisp sheets, cotton sheets will work nicely. For those who want warmer, softer sheets, jersey-knit sheets or bamboo sheets are best. If you prefer stiffer sheets, look for cotton sheets with a thread count of 800-1,000.
Comfort
Much like the texture, how comfortable a bed sheet is differs from person to person. However, avoid mixing materials as this may cause uncomfortable texture combinations. Comfortable sheets paired with cozy pillows will ensure the best sleep experience.
Color
As mentioned previously, many people look for bed sheets that match their tastes or style. Bed sheets come in just about every color imaginable, allowing a person the freedom to pick and choose their personal favorites.
How much you can expect to spend on a bed sheet on Amazon
Several factors determine the price of bed sheets. This includes the material, thread count and size of the bed sheets. Inexpensive bed sheets made of synthetic fibers such as polyester and microfibers cost less than $20. Mid-priced bed sheets with a low- to mid-level thread count cost $20-$80. The most expensive bed sheets such as Egyptian cotton, linen or bamboo cost well over $80. These bed sheets also have the highest thread counts.
Best bed sheet on Amazon FAQ
Should you buy a single sheet or set of bed sheets?
A. In most cases, buying complete sets of sheets will give you the necessary coverage to match your entire bed, including the pillowcases.
How often should you wash bed sheets?
A. You should clean your bed sheets at least once a week. Wash your pillowcases more often if you notice breakouts. You can wash most bed sheets in the washer and dryer, but make sure you wash them at the appropriate temperature.
What’s the best bed sheet to buy on Amazon?
Top bed sheet on Amazon
LuxClub 6 PC Sheet Set Bamboo Sheets
What you should know: These comfortable, eco-friendly sheets by LuxClub combine bamboo and rayon and are wrinkle-free.
What you’ll love: It comes with one fitted sheet, one flat sheet and four pillowcases and is available in over a dozen colors.
What you should consider: Some users have said that these sheets retain heat and get warm at night.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top bed sheet on Amazon for the money
Amazon Basics Essential Cotton Blend Bed Sheet Set
What you should know: These sheets are a cotton and polyester blend. They dry fast and are wrinkle-resistant.
What you’ll love: It has a thread count of 225, which makes them breathable, durable and easy to wash.
What you should consider: Some users have reported these sheets will not work with extra-deep mattresses.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
CGK Unlimited Hotel Luxury Bed Sheets
What you should consider: These CGK bed sheets are silky soft and are comparable with most luxury hotel bed sheets.
What you’ll love: These sheets come in a universal size that can fit mattresses up to 16 inches deep. They are available in over a dozen colors.
What you should consider: Some users reported the sheets are too slick and may slide off mattresses.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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MISSOULA, Mont., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Medicover and FYR Diagnostics (FYR) are proud to announce a new partnership focused on diagnostic test development and Precision Medicine. Through their combined expertise, the collaboration will support pharmaceutical companies with clinical trial assay development and implementation, co-development of novel diagnostic technologies, and companion diagnostic testing services. The companies will lean on FYR's Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) lab to support the clinical services offerings. Collectively, Medicover and FYR bring together unique and diverse talent in combination with vast experience to support these efforts. This collaboration will also allow for many other potential opportunities and projects in the future, including projects that support rare diseases with unmet clinical needs.
"We are thrilled to partner with FYR Diagnostics," says Rainer Metzger, Head of Medicover Integrated Clinical Services at Medicover. "This collaboration represents a milestone for our Precision Medicine activities in the United States and expands our global reach and offerings to pharmaceutical partners. We have been impressed with the FYR Diagnostics team and look forward to working with them further."
FYR Diagnostics will support the collaborative efforts using FYR's CLIA and research labs along with its research and clinical development teams. "We are excited to expand our relationship with Medicover and use our joint expertise and resources to support clinical trial assay development and implementation," says CEO Chris Booth, PhD from FYR Diagnostics.
Medicover is a leading international healthcare and diagnostic services company. Founded in 1995, Medicover operates many ambulatory clinics, hospitals, specialty-care facilities, laboratories and blood-drawing points with the largest markets being Poland and Germany. In 2021, Medicover had revenue of EUR 1,377 million and more than 38,000 employees. For more information, visit www.medicover.com.
FYR (pronounced "Fire") Diagnostics is a Montana-based company focused on developing, commercializing, and implementing novel technologies for diagnostics and testing in human health. FYR Diagnostics is currently developing non-invasive liquid biopsy diagnostic solutions that utilize innovative classes of biomarkers for an array of diseases with unmet clinical needs, such as cancers and neurological disorders. For more information, visit www.fyrdiagnostics.com.
Contact: Elizabeth Marchi, (406) 249 - 0637, liz.marchi@twobearcapital.com
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio is now the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and the Republican is wasting no time in investigating President Joe Biden.
What’s Jordan’s focus in regard to Biden? If you know, then take this week’s cleveland.com news quiz, which features 10 questions on current events.
This week’s quiz is below or it can be taken online. | 2023-01-20T08:46:15+00:00 | cleveland.com | https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2023/01/jim-jordan-is-investigating-joe-biden-but-for-what-clevelandcom-news-quiz.html |
Near 80 by lunchtime; 50s by Dinner -- SE Wisconsin will feel a big swing in temperatures today. A pneumonia front sweeps across Lake Michigan & on-land this afternoon.
NW winds will quickly turn out of the NE - gusting up to 25 mph today. A few spotty showers are possible along this frontal boundary, but most areas will stay dry.
A clear sky will allow temperatures to fall into the 40s overnight. Inland locations may dip into the mid/upper 30s.
More sunshine is on tap for Wednesday - although highs will only climb into the 50s near the Lake/lower 60s inland. Highs return to the 60s & 70s on Thursday before another front sweeps through Wisconsin.
Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are possible late Thursday night into Friday. Once the rain is out, sunshine returns for the weekend.
TUESDAY: Sunny & Warm Early; Strong PM Cold FrontHigh: 78 - Dropping into the 50s by 5 p.m.
Wind: NW to NE 10-15 mph
TONIGHT: Mainly Clear
Low: 43
Wind: NE 10-15 mph
WEDNESDAY: Mostly Sunny
High: 58 Lake 64 Inland
THURSDAY: Mostly Sunny
High: 66
FRIDAY: Chance Showers/Storms; Partly Sunny
High: 67
SATURDAY: Mostly Sunny
High: 67
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Available for download on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and more. | 2023-05-16T10:59:19+00:00 | tmj4.com | https://www.tmj4.com/weather/forecast/todays-forecast/warm-tuesday-ahead-of-big-drop-in-temperatures |
Justice Department seizes website of major ransomware gang
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI has seized the website of a prolific ransomware gang that has heavily targeted hospitals and other health care providers.
The website of the group, known as Hive, was offline Thursday. It was not immediately clear how the seizure, disclosed in a takedown notice on the gang’s dark website, will affect its long-term operations. The Justice Department is holding a news conference to discuss the action.
A U.S. government advisory last year said Hive ransomware actors victimized over 1,300 companies worldwide from June 2021 through last November, receiving approximately $100 million in ransom payments. Criminals using the ransomware targeted a wide range of businesses and critical infrastructure sectors, including government facilities, critical manufacturing and “especially” health care and public health.
The seizure is the latest effort by the Justice Department to tackle the scourge of ransomware, in which hackers lock up or encrypt victims computer networks, steal data and demand large sums.
The threat captured the attention of the highest levels of the Biden administration two years ago after a series of high-profile attacks that threatened critical infrastructure and global industry. In May 2021, for instance, hackers targeted the nation’s largest fuel pipeline, causing the operators to briefly shut it down and make a multimillion-dollar ransom payment that the U.S. government largely recovered.
Federal officials have used a variety of tools to try to combat the problem, including conventional law enforcement measures such as arrests and prosecutions. A suspected Ukrainian hacker was arrested in October 2021 after traveling to Poland and charged in connection with a string of costly ransomware attacks, including one that snarled businesses around the globe the prior Fourth of July weekend.
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Bajak reported from Boston.
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Chase County residents recount sights, sounds of tornadic storm
COTTONWOOD FALLS Kan. (KWCH) People living in Chase County near and in the towns of Cottonwood Falls and Strong City continued cleaning up debris Thursday after a tornado-producing storm powered through the area Wednesday night. As people cleaned up, they said they were thankful for the warnings they received.
The National Weather Service said damage in western Chase County, one mile east of Elmdale, is that of an EF-2 tornado. The investigation continues to confirm how many tornadoes touched down.
“The specific tracks, width and number of tornadoes are still being assessed at this time and will be again [Friday] as well,” The National Weather Service said with an update on Thursday. “We will share the details as soon as we can.”
In Cottonwood Falls, eight miles east of Elmdale, residents were busy Thursday cleaning up damage that included fallen tree branches and broken windows. People living near town said Wednesday night was one they’ll never forget.
“My husband is the undersheriff here for Chase County and he actually got called out because there was warning that there is a rotation and a cloud spotted on the north side of town,” Chase County resident Ashely Hoffman said.
Hoffman, a mother of three, searched for a safe spot for she and her children to take shelter as the storm approached.
“I couldn’t even explain the sound. It literally sounded like a train’s whistle, and then we hear a ‘thud,’ and then plaster from the ceiling came on our heads and our hair,” she said. “And we’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, what the heck was that?’ And I look out the screen and it’s a massive tree in the yard that was blocking us in.”
The strong wind damaged homes and yards.
“As soon as we got here, we said, ‘oh, the fence is done for, it’s gone,’” Hoffman said. “And the trampoline was gone, so we assume our trampoline went through the fence and went into our neighbor’s yard.”
Nearby, Chase County resident Steve Schulp said the storm blew out windows and damaged trees. It was a situation in which he “got lucky,” as the storm didn’t destroy his home.
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Onspring GovCloud delivers no-code, cloud-based GRC software in a FedRAMP environment to create process and reporting efficiencies that reduce organizational risk.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Onspring, a no-code, cloud-based GRC software, announced the company achieved the FedRAMP In Process designation for Onspring GovCloud, a key milestone in the process of receiving FedRAMP Authorization.
As part of a recent modernization effort, federal agencies are adopting secure, cloud-based software to support their growing need for agility, efficiency, and time savings. With few FedRAMP Authorized cloud GRC software options available, Onspring expects the entrance of Onspring GovCloud to be well received.
Onspring GovCloud will provide the fastest-performing cloud-based GRC software in a FedRAMP Authorized environment. With the FedRAMP In Process designation, federal agencies and any organization necessitating a FedRAMP Authorized GRC software can now begin solicitations with Onspring.
Onspring customer Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is sponsoring Onspring GovCloud through the next milestone to become FedRAMP Authorized. "We chose Onspring GovCloud because of its ability to map and report on controls with real-time compliance tracking of 'NERC-CIP' standards in a FedRAMP Authorized environment," said David Abdalla, Sr. Program Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority. For TVA, using Onspring GovCloud to manage NERC compliance prevents costly penalties that can skyrocket to $1M per day per violation if not wholly and quickly resolved.
"For more than 10 years, Onspring has successfully served the commercial markets' needs and is now ready to help federal agencies safely automate their complex governance, risk, and compliance programs in the cloud," Nichole Windholz, CISSP, CISM, PMP, Onspring Director of Cybersecurity.
Commercially, Onspring ranks as the #1 GRC software in the InfoTech Research Group leader quadrant three years in a row, maintains 5-star customer reviews on G2 Crowd and Capterra software review sites and has been consecutively recognized as one of the Best Places to Work in Kansas City. It has also been a Trust Award finalist in Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery. To learn more about Onspring software and GRC products, visit Onspring's website.
Onspring is a no-code, cloud-based GRC software that connects data and teams to improve business intelligence, governance, alignment, and resilience. When people are empowered to create their own workflows, processes, and reporting, teams are more productive, and GRC programs are more effective. With over 550,000 users around the globe, Onspring's software helps every industry and federal agency better track and manage GRC programs.
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CHAMPAIGN-URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — A rare squirrel and minor celebrity on the University of Illinois campus has died.
Pinto Bean, as the squirrel was affectionately called by students, was found by a student over the weekend dead, apparently run over by a car. News of the squirrel’s death spread on the UIUC subreddit, with many sharing photos or videos of the squirrel they had and eulogizing him or her; the gender has yet to be determined.
“Hope you’re getting the best acorns in the afterlife buddy,” one Redditor wrote.
Pinto Bean was a standout among other campus squirrels because of the color of his or her fur. Due to a rare genetic mutation, Pinto Bean was a piebald squirrel, which meant he or she had patches of white fur amidst the usual gray-colored fir.
Another Redditor said they retrieved Pinto Bean’s remains and is looking to preserve the squirrel through taxidermy. | 2022-10-12T21:38:58+00:00 | wcia.com | https://www.wcia.com/news/u-of-i-students-mourn-death-of-rare-squirrel/ |
Chattanooga Mocs (8-6, 0-1 SoCon) at Mercer Bears (7-7, 0-1 SoCon)
The Mocs are 0-1 in SoCon play. Chattanooga averages 79.6 points while outscoring opponents by 10.4 points per game.
The Bears and Mocs match up Saturday for the first time in SoCon play this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kamar Robertson averages 2.2 made 3-pointers per game for the Bears, scoring 13.7 points while shooting 51.8% from beyond the arc. McCreary is shooting 60.6% and averaging 15.7 points over the past 10 games for Mercer.
Jamal Johnson averages 2.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Mocs, scoring 12.9 points while shooting 39.1% from beyond the arc. Jake Stephens is shooting 54.7% and averaging 21.4 points over the past 10 games for Chattanooga.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bears: 5-5, averaging 71.9 points, 30.7 rebounds, 15.4 assists, 5.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game while shooting 48.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.9 points per game.
Mocs: 6-4, averaging 77.7 points, 35.9 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 5.7 steals and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. | 2022-12-31T09:19:43+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/mccreary-and-mercer-host-chattanooga/2022/12/31/7386144a-88df-11ed-b5ac-411280b122ef_story.html |
8 New Series and 6 Acquired Podcasts Feature Kail Lowry, Lindsie Chrisley, Kato Kaelin, Mark Divine
More Than 50 New Series Have Launched Since 2020 Including Shows Available in All Tesla and Android Automotive Vehicles In North America
PodcastOne Ranked #7 On Podtrac's List of Top U.S. Podcast Publishers in April 2022 With U.S. Unique Monthly Audience Exceeding 6.5 Million
Total Social Media Reach Across the Exclusive Talent Roster of PodcastOne Exceeds 144 Million
LOS ANGELES, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PodcastOne, a leading podcast platform and a subsidiary of LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO), announced today a slate of 14 new and recently acquired podcasts, as well as the return of a fan favorite, spanning across multiple top podcasting genres, including Society and Culture, Self-Help and Motivation, True Crime, Technology and Fitness. Named to #7 on Podtrac's list of top U.S. podcast publishers in April 2022 by the industry-leading podcast metric company Podtrac, having climbed five spots since December of 2021. PodcastOne's rise in rankings is attributed in part to the strength of its recent targeted show launches in Q1 and Q2 calendar year 2022.
Both newly launched and acquired shows have shown significant audience growth and development since joining PodcastOne. Many shows are consistently ranked at the top of the charts for their categories in Apple Podcasts, including hit shows Barely Famous, which launched under PodcastOne at number 30, and Vibin' & Kinda Thrivin' at 24.
"PodcastOne's strength as a network is rooted in our mission to offer a vast array of diversified programming and voices to our listeners,'' said Kit Gray, President of PodcastOne. "This year, we've seen amazing growth across all audiences and genres, which speaks volumes about our amazing talent roster. As our slate continues to expand, we are excited to create innovative opportunities for our advertising partners and bring great new offerings to our ever growing fan base."
"PodcastOne has significantly increased revenue across multiple shows of mine, and I couldn't be happier with the success of their sales team. The expertise of the teams at PodcastOne is unmatched, from production to marketing and everyone in between. I couldn't pick a better network to partner with!," said Kail Lowry of Barely Famous and Coffee Convos.
8 New Series Launched include:
Barely Famous host Kail Lowry is bringing listeners the most real, raw, and uncomfortable conversations with guests they'd never expect! With exes, friends, celebrities, TikTokers, and everyone in between, things will definitely get weird. It's a side of Kail that fans have never heard before!
The Big Idea features inventors and visionaries that made it big! Join host and consumer product expert Dave Dettman (aka Dr. Gadget) and his wealth of celebrity and expert guests each week as they share the stories behind ideas and inventions that have changed the landscape of technology and consumer life as we know it. They discuss weekly trending tech, provide inside tips for success and feature the latest and greatest innovations.
Living in Adoptionland with Bryan Elliott is a mosaic of real stories from the adoption community which includes parents who gave up their children, families struggling with infertility and natural conception, and the often silent adult adoptees. Host Elliott decodes these experiences, combined with expert advice from medical professionals and published authors on the subject to help people cope and live healthier, happier lives.
Do you want to thrive without the 9-to-5? Feel less burned out and more present with your family? Mom's Exit Interview is your go-to resource! Join Kim Rittberg - former media executive, corporate quitter and mom as she interviews inspirational moms who are taking control of their lives while achieving true work-life balance: entrepreneurs, stay-at-home moms with side hustles, consultants, part-time workers and more. Plus experts offer easy-to-implement tips and strategies to help listeners turn their inspiration into action. Whether you're a working mom or stay-at-home mom, you're in a career transition or already made the change, the show tackles hot button topics like imposter syndrome, hustle culture, and the stigma of downshifting. Experts share advice on business development, career growth, balance, parenting, money, happiness, the juggle, identifying the best jobs for moms, and how to be present with your kids.
One Degree of Scandalous is the go-to destination for direct access to the world's most salacious scandals. Hosts Kato Kaelin and Tom Zenner make the daily stories that reek of scandal and headline-makers from the past explode to life in each episode, revealing raw details of what really happened to the people at the epicenter. Americans are obsessed with hearing juicy details about scandals; thankfully, celebrities, politicians, athletes, and pop culture icons are obsessed with making sure there are always plenty of scandals to discuss. Kato lived through the biggest scandal ever, Tom covered it, and together they aim to make their entertaining style of reliving them a highlight of your day.
Alice and Brett, hosts of the true crime podcast, The Prosecutors, bring their experience as prosecutors to the hottest stories in true crime. Whether it's breaking developments in a cold case, the intricacies of sentencing, or analysis of what's really going on in trials in the news, they'll have you covered.
Welcome to Vibin' & Kinda Thrivin' hosted by your newest amigas, Vee Rivera and Alessandra Gonzalez! Tune in every Monday for girl talk like you've never heard it before. Get insight into mental health, motherhood, social media, and SO much more from two self-care obsessed chismosas that are here to make you feel less alone! Come find out how we've managed to Vibe and Kinda Thrive our way into our 30s.
6 Recently Acquired Shows include:
Coffee Convos is hosted by Kail Lowry of MTV's Teen Mom and Lindsie Chrisley of USA Network's Chrisley Knows Best. These two reality stars come from totally different worlds, but have become close through their shared experiences as mothers, reality stars, and women. They share who they really are and talk about the issues they face every day. They don't always agree, but they love to have lively discussions about motherhood, friendship, television, family, and life in the public eye. Coffee Convos will feature all the latest in their busy lives, recommendations for other moms, and rants about trying to balance it all.
The F****** Word Podcast is fitness uncensored hosted by Sam & Taylor who give listeners no BS fitness advice to help them reach their goals! Learn from them through their own stories and tips, and learn with them as they talk fitness with some of their favorites in the industry.
Human potential expert and global change visionary Mark Divine discovers what makes today's most inspirational, self aware and exponential leaders think and act so differently.
A true crime podcast with a different point of view. Every week, hosts Alice and Brett bring their unique perspective as prosecutors to the most famous cold case mysteries of all time. Murder, mayhem, disappearances, you name it, if it's true crime, they're on the case.
Lindsie Chrisley is a southern girl trying to navigate life while staying true to her roots, and true to herself. The Southern Tea is a weekly heart-to-heart with the listeners where Lindsie leaves nothing on the table. With no topic off limits, this podcast is an ongoing conversation on life, career, family, faith, motherhood, and everything in between. Lindsie swears to spill the tea, the whole tea, and nothing but the tea.
Strictly Stalking is a weekly true crime podcast exploring true stalking stories from survivors - in their own words. Every Tuesday, hosts Jaimie Beebe and Jake Deptula cover a unique stalking case by interviewing stalking survivors, advocates, and experts.
Returning to PodcastOne:
Jennifer Harris disappeared from Bonham, Texas on Mother's Day 2002. At just 28 years old, Jennifer seemingly had her whole life ahead of her. But looks can be deceiving… On the final night of Jennifer's life, she left the house to visit a friend. When, how, and why her car was abandoned on the side of the road are questions police would ask in the coming days of their investigation. After Jennifer left the house, she disappeared into the night, never to be heard from again. The secrets in the Jennifer Harris case have been hidden for 20 years. It's time to finally discover what happened to Jennifer Harris, and who is responsible for her death.
PodcastOne's continued growth comes on the heels of the successes and strengths of its tentpole podcasts Baby Mamas No Drama, Off The Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe, The Jordan Harbinger Show, LADYGANG and The Adam Carolla Show, as well as acquisitions of top-performing programs such as Coffee Convos, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, and This Is MONSTERS, which all saw significant audience growth since joining PodcastOne. PodcastOne's full roster of programming is available on PodcastOne, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and wherever podcasts are heard. As part of the growing slate of podcasts available in Tesla cars via LiveOne's streaming platform Baby Mamas, Coffee Convos, Final Days on Earth and Southern Tea have been added to the driver experience.
PodcastOne is a leading advertiser-supported podcast company, offering a 360-degree solution for both content creators and advertisers, including content development, brand integration and distribution. Acquired by LiveOne (NASDAQ: LVO) in 2020, the two entities have subsequently teamed to create a new video podcast (Vodcast) network under the LiveOne umbrella. Amassing more than 2.48 billion downloads per year with 300+ episodes distributed per week across a stable of hundreds of top podcast programs, including influencer talent like Adam Carolla, Kaitlyn Bristowe, Steve Austin, Armando "Pitbull'' Perez, Jordan Harbinger, Heather Dubrow, The LadyGang, Dr. Drew, Jay Cutler, Brett Favre, Robert Horry and top-rated true crime shows including Bad Bad Thing, True Crime All the Time Unsolved, This is MONSTERS, Court Junkie, A&E's Cold Case Files, American Nightmare and more. Its shows are distributed across its own platform as well as LiveOne's owned-and-operated channels on mobile, mobile web, desktop and SmartTV's. PodcastOne is the parent company of LaunchpadOne, an innovative self-serve platform developed to launch, host, distribute and monetize independent user-generated podcasts. PodcastOne is the brainchild of Radio Hall of Famer, Norm Pattiz, also the founder of Network Radio-giant, Westwood One.
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, LiveOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: LVO) (the "Company") is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. As of April 25, 2022, the Company has accrued a paid and free membership base of over 2.26 million**, streamed over 2,900 artists, has a library of 30 million songs, 600 curated radio stations, nearly 270 podcasts/vodcasts, hundreds of pay-per-views, personalized merchandise, released music-related NFTs, and created a valuable connection between fans, brands, and bands. The Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries include Slacker Radio, React Presents, Gramophone Media, Palm Beach Records, Custom Personalization Solutions, LiveXLive, PPVOne and PodcastOne, which generates more than 2.48 billion downloads per year and 300+ episodes distributed per week across its stable of top-rated podcasts. LiveXLive is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire, and through OTT, STIRR, and XUMO. For more information, visit www.livexlive.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term, providing clemency to a Kennedy-era Secret Service agent convicted of federal bribery charges that he tried to sell a copy of an agency file and to two people who were convicted on drug-related charges but went on to become pillars in their communities.
The Democratic president also commuted the sentences of 75 others for nonviolent, drug-related convictions. The White House announced the clemencies Tuesday as it launched a series of job training and reentry programs for those in prison or recently released.
Many of those who received commutations have been serving their sentences on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic. Several were serving lengthy sentences and would have received lesser terms had they been convicted today for the same offenses as a result of the 2018 bipartisan sentencing reform ushered into law by the Trump administration.
“America is a nation of laws and second chances, redemption, and rehabilitation,” Biden said in a statement announcing the clemencies. “Elected officials on both sides of the aisle, faith leaders, civil rights advocates, and law enforcement leaders agree that our criminal justice system can and should reflect these core values that enable safer and stronger communities.”
Those granted pardons are:
— Abraham Bolden Sr., 86, the first Black Secret Service agent to serve on a presidential detail. In 1964, Bolden, who served on President John F. Kennedy’s detail, faced federal bribery charges that he attempted to sell a copy of a Secret Service file. His first trial ended in a hung jury.
Following his conviction in a second trial, key witnesses admitted lying at the prosecutor’s request. Bolden, of Chicago, was denied a retrial and served several years in federal prison. Bolden has maintained his innocence and wrote a book in which he argued he was targeted for speaking out against racist and unprofessional behavior in the Secret Service.
— Betty Jo Bogans, 51, was convicted in 1998 of possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine in Texas after attempting to transport drugs for her boyfriend and his accomplice. Bogans, a single mother with no prior record, received a seven-year sentence. In the years since her release from prison, Bogans has held consistent employment, even while undergoing cancer treatment, and has raised a son.
— Dexter Jackson , 52, of Athens, Georgia, was convicted in 2002 for using his pool hall to facilitate the trafficking of marijuana. Jackson pleaded guilty and acknowledged he allowed his business to be used by marijuana dealers.
After Jackson was released from prison, he converted his business into a cellphone repair service that employs local high school students through a program that provides young adults with work experience. Jackson has built and renovated homes in his community, which has a shortage of affordable housing.
Civil rights and criminal justice reform groups have pushed the White House to commute sentences and work harder to reduce disparities in the criminal justice system. Biden’s grants of clemency also come as the administration has faced congressional scrutiny over misconduct and the treatment of inmates in the beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons, which is responsible for inmates serving sentences of home confinement.
Biden, as head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, helped shepherd through the 1994 crime bill that many criminal justice experts say contributed to harsh sentences and mass incarceration of Black people.
During his 2020 White House run, Biden vowed to reduce the number of people incarcerated in the U.S. and called for nonviolent drug offenders to be diverted to drug courts and treatment.
He also has pushed for better training for law enforcement and called for criminal justice system changes to address disparities that have led to minorities and the poor making up a disproportionate share of the nation’s incarcerated population.
Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, granted 143 pardons and clemency to 237 during his four years in office.
Trump sought the advice of prison reform advocate Alice Johnson, a Black woman whose life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense he commuted in 2018. He was also lobbied by celebrity Kim Kardashian as well as advisers inside the White House, including daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner, as he weighed applications for clemency.
The Republican used his pardon authority to help several political friends and allies, including former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, Republican operative Roger Stone and Charles Kushner, the father-in-law of Ivanka Trump.
Among Trump's final acts as president was pardoning his former chief strategist Steve Bannon and Al Pirro, the husband of Fox News host and Trump ally Jeanine Pirro.
Prosecutors alleged that Bannon, who had yet to stand trial when he was pardoned, had duped thousands of donors who believed their money would be used to fulfill Trump’s chief campaign promise to build a wall along the southern border. Instead, Bannon allegedly diverted more than $1 million, paying a salary to one campaign official and personal expenses for himself. Pirro was convicted in 2000 on tax charges.
With the slate of pardons and commutations announced Tuesday, Biden has issued more grants of clemency than any of the previous five presidents at this point in their terms, according to the White House.
In addition to the grants of clemency, Biden announced several new initiatives that are meant to help formerly incarcerated people gain employment — an issue that his administration is driving home as key to lowering crime rates and preventing recidivism.
The Labor Department is directing $140 million toward programs that offer job training, pre-apprenticeship programs, digital literacy training and pre-release and post-release career counseling and more for youth and incarcerated adults.
The $1 trillion infrastructure bill passed by Congress last year includes a trio of grant programs that the administration says promote hiring of formerly incarcerated individuals. And the Labor and Justice Departments announced on Tuesday a collaborative plan to provide $145 million over the next year on job skills training as well as individualized employment and reentry plans for people serving time in the Bureau of Prisons.
Biden said the new initiatives are vital to helping the more than 600,000 people released from prison each year get on stable ground.
“Helping those who served their time return to their families and become contributing members of their communities is one of the most effective ways to reduce recidivism and decrease crime,” Biden said.
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Associated Press writer Michael Balsamo contributed to this report. | 2022-04-26T11:09:41+00:00 | washingtonpost.com | https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-pardons-former-secret-service-agent-and-2-others/2022/04/26/f4faf90c-c547-11ec-8cff-33b059f4c1b7_story.html |
In her first set of TV ads for her reelection campaign, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is leaving the mudslinging to the Republicans gunning for her job in November.
Rather than go on the attack as two of the leading Republican gubernatorial contenders duke it out before the June primary election, the incumbent Democrat, who is running unopposed in the primary, is touting her administration’s accomplishments while softening her image.
Lujan Grisham appears in each of the 15-second ads under warm lighting as soft music plays in the background.
“Dropping these now is early in the season, but she has the deep war chest to allow her to begin outreach to voters,” Gabriel Sanchez, a political science professor at the University of New Mexico, wrote in an email. “This will also be a nice contrast to the negative attack ads voters are seeing lots of from the Republican challengers right now.”
In addition to highlighting bills she’s signed during her first term, from a tax rebate to a tax exemption on Social Security benefits for most seniors, Lujan Grisham directs viewers to a website — newmexicodelivers.com — where they can gather more information with a political undertone.
The homepage declares in large text: “Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham is delivering for New Mexico.”
The governor’s campaign spokeswoman, Kendall Witmer, described the ads and website as an effort to provide New Mexicans more information about legislation that will benefit them while also giving the governor an opportunity to remind them she’s the one who made it happen.
With so much focus on the coronavirus pandemic, the governor often says, “We don’t always remember or sort of understand, conceptualize how many things have been accomplished by this administration, by the [majority Democrat] Legislature over the last three years,” Witmer said.
“These ads ... remind people that there are some incredible things that have happened to New Mexico that benefit people’s pocketbooks and their everyday lives,” she said. “And two, it’s super important to the governor that New Mexicans actually benefit from them and have an easy way to find information.”
The website, which offers campaign contribution information at the bottom of the page and a window to sign up for email updates, has attracted more than 5,000 unique visitors since it was launched last week, Witmer said.
“They spend an average duration on the website [of] seven minutes,” she said. “For people to be spending several minutes reading is really good and, to me, that means that people are actually benefiting and getting that information. That’s really a goal of this.”
Finding information on the internet can sometimes be challenging, and the website offers New Mexicans one central location to learn about multiple government initiatives they can benefit from, she said.
“The governor knows that rising prices are affecting people and ... so many of these programs, especially with regards to child care and pre-K, can help families overcome that burden and really thrive and make investments in their future,” Witmer said. “That’s something that we’re really going for with these ads.”
Steve Pearce, chairman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, said Lujan Grisham has nothing to brag about.
“Gov. Lujan Grisham has done virtually nothing during her tenure to improve the lives of New Mexicans and is again misleading the public in these TV ads,” he said in a statement.
Pearce called Lujan Grisham a weak leader who can’t be trusted and doesn’t deserve a second term.
“With her progressive policies, what she has done is destroy our economy, lost thousands of jobs, taxed New Mexicans to death, weakened security at our borders, kept our education system the worst in the nation and tried to eliminate our vital oil and gas industry,” he said before lodging other charges, including that she paid “hush money” to silence a former campaign staffer who accused her of sexual harassment.
A spokesman for the Republican Governors Association voiced a similar reaction to the ads.
“Between scandals, Michelle Lujan Grisham refused to address the state’s violent crime crisis and supported President Biden’s policies that continue to cause gas and food costs to skyrocket,” RGA spokesman Will Reinert wrote in an email. “No amount of soft smiles, good lighting and soothing music will erase Governor Lujan Grisham’s disastrous record from voters’ minds.”
The governor’s reelection campaign, which reported a $111,605 ad production expenditure in its most recent campaign finance report, launched the first pair of ads last week and a second set this week. The release of four more ads is planned in the next two weeks.
“They’re called ‘bookends,’ ” Witmer said, explaining the first 15-second ad will appear immediately after a program goes to a commercial and then the second ad will air at the end of the commercial break.
“This is another way to sort of reach people who do channel flip ... and who might see it at the end of a program and then switch and see it at the end, so it’s a creative way to reach more people,” she said. “At the end of the day, we want to reach as many people to make sure that they’re getting or knowing about Social Security tax cuts or economic relief” or other initiatives under the governor’s tenure.
Sanchez, the political science professor, deemed the governor’s ads effective.
“The governor is taking advantage of the power of incumbency across several of these ads by framing to voters the things she has done for New Mexicans in her first term,” he wrote. “These will be effective because they are indirect and do not feel like campaign messages and remind voters of resources that are available to them.
“The governor’s specific focus on seniors is strategic,” he added, “as seniors are the most likely to vote among age groups in the state.” | 2022-05-18T17:36:46+00:00 | santafenewmexican.com | https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/gov-lujan-grisham-launches-new-tv-ads-website/article_5221ed36-d61c-11ec-8112-436dfda0d4e5.html |
(WHNT) — Customers across the country of OneMain Financial could receive a refund after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ordered the company to pay $20 million for “deceptive sales practices.”
In the announcement on Wednesday, the CFPB said lenders pushed employees to upsell borrowers on every loan in order to hit sales targets and “illegally withheld refunds.”
Officials say the installment lender failed to refund interest charged to 25,000 customers who canceled purchases within a promised “full refund period,” along with deceiving borrowers into buying add-on products in order to obtain a loan.
Headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, OneMain is one of the largest non-depository personal installment lenders in America, with a network of more than 1,400 branches across 44 states, including several in Alabama.
$10 million will go to customers harmed, while the other $10 million will go to the CFPB’s victims’ relief fund.
“OneMain pressured its employees to load up its loans with extra charges through false promises of easy cancellation with full refunds,” said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “We are ordering OneMain to refund borrowers it cheated and to clean up its business practices.”
OneMain employees were “incentivized to push more products, and company training materials directed them to upsell them even when consumers had already declined the products on previous loans,” the announcement explained. “Salespeople were evaluated on the basis of their sales rate and could even be fired if they did not upsell enough.”
According to the CFPB, OneMain:
- Tricked borrowers into signing up for optional products: OneMain customers were led to believe that they could not receive a loan without signing up for an add-on product. Some employees added the products to paperwork without verbally informing the consumer that the products were included or optional, a practice referred to internally as “pre-packing.” If the consumer identified the products and asked for their removal, employees were expected to make it seem difficult to remove the products. In other cases, employees obscured written disclosures from consumers’ view, or verbally contradicted them.
- Kept $10 million in interest charges despite its “full-refund” policy: OneMain told borrowers they would receive a “full refund” on add-on purchases if they cancelled within a certain period (generally 30 days). However, OneMain unfairly failed to refund interest charges for about 25,000 borrowers who signed up for add-ons such as roadside assistance benefits, identity theft protection, or entertainment discounts. Because of how OneMain precomputed interest on some loans, customers had already been charged significant amounts of interest that the company did not refund. Over the past four years, OneMain kept approximately $10 million in interest charges attributable to add-ons cancelled within its purported “full refund period.”
The financial institution will be required to stop any unlawful activity, along with adjusting its policies to make it easier and safer for consumers to receive a loan or cancel when needed.
You can read the entire order here. | 2023-05-31T19:55:10+00:00 | cbs42.com | https://www.cbs42.com/alabama-news/onemain-financial-lender-ordered-to-pay-20-million-including-alabama-customers/ |
Grundéns Continues to Invest in the Bass Fishing Community and Adds to a Stacked MLF Roster
POULSBO, Wash., Jan. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Grundéns, producer of the world's leading fishing apparel and footwear, today continues its commitment to the bass community by renewing its sponsorship of Major League Fishing (MLF) and expanding its ambassador roster of MLF pros. Grundéns will continue to be the exclusive footwear sponsor of the Bass Pro Tour and the MLF5 Circuits while adding three new ambassadors, Jonathon VanDam, Randall Tharp, and Dennis Berhorst. The brand will also have a strong presence at the MLF REDCREST event, showing off its apparel and footwear at the REDCREST Expo.
"We've leveraged our nearly 100 years of product knowledge and unwavering commitment to protecting anglers from the elements to ensure we're a legitimate force in the bass community. We've already seen Skeet Reese and Bradley Roy winning Bass Pro Tour stops in back-to-back years while wearing the Sea Knit Boat Shoe, so we're really excited to bring three new anglers to our expanding MLF roster," says Grundéns VP Marketing Ashley Williams. "By continuing our relationships with the MLF in 2023, we are excited to showcase our extensive competition-tested line of bass-specific gear including our pinnacle GORE-TEX Gambler Jacket and Bib. Whether you're a professional bass angler competing on the world stage or an amateur angler competing on their local circuit, Grundéns has all bass anglers covered from head-to-toe."
Grundéns is the presenting sponsor of the first Bass Pro Tour stop at the Kissimmee Chain of Lakes on February 13-18, 2023. The site of the largest single-day bag in MLF history, The Kissimmee Chain is one of the most prolific trophy-bass fisheries in the world. Grundéns pro anglers Skeet Reese, Gerald Spohrer, Randall Tharp, and Jonathan VanDam, are attending the first Bass Pro Tour stop, chasing the total season purse of more than $7.67 million.
2023 will mark the third year of Grundéns pros on the tour. Jonathon VanDam, Randall Tharp, and Dennis Berhorst join a roster that already includes Skeet Reese, Bradley Roy, Adrian Avena, and Gerald Spohrer. This accomplished group of athletes has amassed over $9 million in career earnings and 34 MLF wins.
Heralded as one of the best smallmouth anglers on the 80-man Bass Pro Tour roster, Jonathon VanDam has nearly 30 top 20 finishes and 20 top 10 finishes. A crankbait specialist, the Michigan native has reeled in north of $700,000 in his career. The nephew of bass fishing legend Kevin VanDam, JVD is blazing his own path in the sport.
Randall Tharp, nicknamed the "Honey Badger," is a force on the Bass Pro Tour and has racked up more than $2 million in career earnings. As one of only two Bass Pro Tour anglers with a Forrest Wood Cup and a Bassmaster Elite Series win, Tharp prides himself on his versatility and mental toughness.
Missouri native Dennis Berhorst has been fishing for more than 35 years, and with 10 tournament wins to his name, he is one of the most experienced anglers on the Grundéns roster. A stalwart on the former FLW tour, Berhorst racked up more than 50 top 10 finishes on the FLW tour and has more than 100 local and regional top 10 finishes under his belt. He currently fishes in the MLF Toyota Series and MLF Phoenix Bass Fishing league.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — At least five Haitian migrants drowned and 68 others were rescued Thursday after a suspected human smuggling boat dropped the group off in waters near an uninhabited island west of Puerto Rico, officials said.
The incident is the latest in a string of deadly voyages across the northern Caribbean carrying mostly Haitian migrants fleeing their country amid a deepening political and economic crisis and a spike in gang-related killings and kidnappings.
Federal and local authorities searched the area near Mona Island for several hours after receiving a call from rangers with Puerto Rico’s Department of Natural Resources who first spotted the migrants. Officials determined that no additional people were missing, based on interviews with survivors, U.S. Coast Guard spokesman Ricardo Castrodad told The Associated Press.
He said 41 men, 25 women and two children survived, adding that none had any urgent medical issues.
Jeffrey Quiñones, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, said all migrants aboard the boat were Haitians.
Most human smuggling boats that carry Haitian migrants to Puerto Rico depart from the neighboring Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. Some capsize in the treacherous Mona Passage that separates the two islands while other boats drop off migrants in tiny uninhabited islands before reaching Puerto Rico.
In this case, the boat carrying the migrants fled the scene, Castrodad said.
The rescue comes just days after authorities in the Bahamas recovered the bodies of 17 migrants and rescued 25 more after their boat capsized early Sunday. A criminal investigation is underway.
In May, 11 Haitian women drowned and 38 others were saved after their boat sank near Puerto Rico.
“This is happening every day,” Castrodad said. “Everyone runs the same risk and same danger.”
A growing number of Haitians are fleeing their country as gangs grow more powerful following the July 7, 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. This week alone, authorities blamed gangs for setting a courthouse and a church on fire as turf wars in the capital of Port-au-Prince intensify. In addition, more than 470 people have been killed, injured or disappeared in less than a week amid gang fights in the nearby Cite Soleil slum, according to the United Nations.
The French medical charity Doctors Without Borders issued a statement on Thursday saying it has seen a “significant increase” in the number of victims hit by stray bullets. One of its emergency centers tended to nearly 80 bullet wounds, the majority of them stray bullets, the organization said, adding that many residents are trapped at home and unable to leave because of the escalating violence as their bullet wounds fester.
“In some of these areas, (the agency) can only treat patients in basements or windowless rooms, due to the danger of crossfire and stray bullets,” the medical charity said. | 2022-07-29T13:13:35+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/international/ap-international/5-dead-66-migrants-rescued-from-waters-near-puerto-rico/ |
REHOVOT, Israel and BETHESDA, MD., Sept. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CNBX Pharmaceuticals Inc. (OTCQB: CNBX), a global leader in the development of cancer related cannabinoid-based medicine, announced today that it has received Notice of Grant for Patent by IP Australia, the Australian Government. Said notice relates to Company's patent titled: System and Method for High Throughput Screening of Cancer Cells. The term of the patent granted is set for 20 years starting May 2016 and until May of 2036.
This patent now becomes part of the company's growing IP portfolio, including 8 patent families, with 7 granted patents and 18 additional pending. The company's IP portfolio is focused on cancer patients and cancer treatments, and includes claims relating to Pharmaceutical Compositions, Methods and Systems.
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WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Sunday, September 4, 2022
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AREAL FLOOD ADVISORY
Flood Advisory
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
513 PM PDT Sun Sep 4 2022
...FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding caused by heavy rainfall continues.
* WHERE...A portion of southwest California, including the following
counties, Los Angeles and Ventura.
* WHEN...Until 645 PM PDT.
* IMPACTS...Heavy rainfall could trigger flooding of roadways and
small streams.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 507 PM PDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong
thunderstorms across the northern and central Ventura county
mountains.
- Some locations that could experience flooding include...
Lockwood Valley, Rose Valley, Pyramid Lake, Alamo Mountain,
Interstate 5 over the Grapevine, Topatopa Peak, Gorman,
Frazier Mountain, Castaic Lake, Highway 138 between Quail
Lake and Lancaster,and Highway 33.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Move away from recently burned areas. The rain will likely trigger
shallow mud and debris flows, minor rock falls, and flooding capable
of localized damage, especially in steep terrain in and near burn
scars.
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL VENTURA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 515 PM PDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
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In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.
The expansion to 16 teams will happen after the Pac-12’s current media rights contracts with Fox and ESPN expire and make the Big Ten the first conference to stretch from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
The announcement, which caught the Pac-12 off-guard, came almost a year after Oklahoma and Texas formally accepted invitations to join the Southeastern Conference in July 2025.
Big Ten Commissioner Kevin Warren said USC and UCLA, both members of the Pac-12 and its previous iterations for nearly a century, submitted applications for membership and the league’s Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously to add the Los Angeles schools.
“Ultimately, the Big Ten is the best home for USC and Trojan athletics as we move into the new world of collegiate sports,” USC athletic director Mike Bohn said. “We are excited that our values align with the league’s member institutions. We also will benefit from the stability and strength of the conference; the athletic caliber of Big Ten institutions; the increased visibility, exposure, and resources the conference will bring our student-athletes and programs; and the ability to expand engagement with our passionate alumni nationwide.”
The Big Ten is building on previous expansion into the nation’s largest media markets, and the move allows the conference to keep pace with the SEC as one of the most powerful entities in college sports.
The Big Ten will gain blueblood programs in football (USC) and basketball (UCLA) and big-name brands that will enhance the value of the conference’s new media rights package currently being negotiated.
Losing flagship schools like USC and UCLA is a major blow to the Pac-12, which has had a long and amicable relationship with the Big Ten best exemplified by its Rose Bowl partnership.
“While we are extremely surprised and disappointed by the news coming out of UCLA and USC today, we have a long and storied history in athletics, academics, and leadership in supporting student-athletes that we’re confident will continue to thrive and grow into the future,” the Pac-12 said in a statement.
The Pac-12’s next move is unknown, but adding schools to replace USC and UCLA is a possibility.
“We look forward to partnering with current and potential members to pioneer the future of college athletics together,” the Pac-12 said.
The Big Ten has expanded twice in recent years, with Nebraska joining in 2011 and Maryland and Rutgers in 2014.
USC and UCLA fit the Big Ten’s academic profile. Both schools are among the 65 members of the Association of American Universities, which is made up of top research universities. All Big Ten schools except Nebraska are members.
“From increased exposure and a broader national platform for our student-athletes, to enhanced resources for our teams, this move will help preserve the legacy of UCLA Athletics for generations to come,” UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond said.
“We have deeply valued our membership in the Pac-12, and we have great respect for the conference and our fellow member institutions, but each school faces its own unique challenges and circumstances. We believe this is the right move for UCLA at the right time.”
USC and UCLA stand to significantly increase their revenues. The Pac-12 distributed only $19.8 million per school in fiscal year 2021, by far the least among Power 5 conferences. The Big Ten’s per-school distribution was $46.1 million, second only to the SEC’s $54.6 million.
The Pac-12 has had difficulty getting its conference television network untracked while the Big Ten Network is the most established of the conference networks.
USC and UCLA would be taking a step up in football, both in visibility and competition.
“Pac-12 After Dark” televised games that kick off in the middle to late evenings in most of the country have made it difficult for the conference to get exposure. The Pac-12 has had teams in the College Football Playoff just twice — Oregon (2014 season) and Washington (2016).
USC President Carol L. Folt said she and university leaders considered the coast-to-coast travel that will come with competing in the Big Ten. Nebraska is the westernmost school in the conference now, and Lincoln is almost 1,500 miles from Los Angeles. Rutgers, the easternmost Big Ten school, is a nearly 5 1/2-hour flight from LA.
“We are fortunate we can spend the next two years working with the conference on travel and scheduling plans,” Folt said.
The Big Ten, Pac-12 and Atlantic Coast Conference last August formed an alliance in the wake of Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC. The conferences said the 41 members would take a collaborative approach to charting the future of athletics. The three conferences set up scheduling arrangements in some sports and have pooled resources to promote athlete welfare.
Less than a year later, the future of the alliance would appear bleak with the Big Ten taking two of the Pac-12′s biggest brands.
USC and UCLA will be severing longstanding conference relationships. USC joined California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State in the Pacific Coast Conference in 1922, followed by UCLA in 1928.
They went together in 1959 to the Athletic Association of Western Universities, which became the Pac-8 in 1968, the Pac-10 in 1978 and Pac-12 in 2011.
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More AP sports: https://apnews.com/hub/sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2022-07-01T10:43:31+00:00 | wboy.com | https://www.wboy.com/sports/ap-sports/ap-source-usc-ucla-in-process-of-joining-big-ten/ |
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The concept of Move-to-Earn has been in the radar of running users, and captured the attention of great investors for quite some time. Move-to-Earn applications allow users to earn passive income while engaging in physical activities.
However, as for the name Move-to-Earn, it is almost certain that these apps usually focus and support Running. Though there is so much more that can be achieved in the sporting world, such as boxing, soccer, basketball, and other hundred types of sports! This raises one huge problem, "How are we going to integrate everyone's individual choice of physical activities into the world of metaverse?"
Welcome to SportE!
What the world needs is not only Move-to-Earn, but actually Fitness-to-Earn (F2E). SportE was invented to serve this great purpose, and sets a goal to make F2E a lifestyle for everyone. It is an innovative mobile solution for the next generation of fitness enthusiasts. SportE answers to every problem we are having nowadays: how can we both be active, healthy & making money while socializing at the same time? With SportE, it is completely possible!
SportE gives users a chance to be active on all levels: virtuality, socializing, reality and more. SportE integrates a variety of tools including augmented reality (AR), so players can interact with their surroundings.
SportE is developed to meet most daily activities, hence it should be very familiar to all of us users, it will be just as as going to the gym, making small movements, & relaxation.
Hot news from SportE in this May 2022
On 6th May 2022, a new Web 3 fitness app with SocialFi & GameFi elements called SportE has officially released the calendar for their product launching.
9h May 2022, SportE first NFT Shoebox Offering will be on sale and the Whitelist for this INO is available for registration at the moment.
10th May 2022, SportE Beta test app on TestFlight release for user early access testing.
13rd May 2022, SportE representatives will attend and pitch with over 60 Ventures & Capitals in Thailand Crypto Expo (https://thailandcryptoexpo.com/), the biggest Crypto event in Thailand this year.
14th May 2022, SportE official fitness app release on Google Play and App Store and available to download – SportE Alpha Season starts
15th May 2022, SportE is going to exhibit and introduce their app to 1000 investors attend in the BLOCKCHAIN GAMEFI EXPO 2022 organized in Hanoi, Vietnam.
How to Earn in SportE?
While participating in the world of SPORTE, users will equip themselves with NFTs that are usually sportswear & sport tools such as Shoes or Boxing gloves, etc. When using those NFTs and exercising, or enjoy other type of sports with friends and family, users shall be able to earn in-game token (SET + SPE) rewards. SPORTE lets users completely own their in-game assets which can be exchanged for crypto or fiat money following their terms.
SportE aims to create a SPORT Metaverse where users enjoy multi-sports or daily activities and have a lively, enjoyable and healthier lifestyle.
SportE - Sport opens with everyone
SportE is a fitness & health application integrated with Blockchain technology. SportE was created with the aim of encouraging users to practice sports, build a healthy lifestyle by equipping users with NFTs suitable for sports and promote their training activities to earn tokens.
Highlights
- SportE aims to diversify sports and connect with many non-crypto audiences
- Integrating sensor hardware technology to serve the sports in need of high realism
- More complete anti-cheat functions through AI data analysis and storage technology
- NFT rental/borrow feature to generate passive income and make it easy for non-crypto users to access SportE
- Individual or team PvP function to increase connection
Development Stages
- Stage 1: SportE aims to train users on move-to-earn because of its simplicity and effectiveness. Everyone can "move" with different types of exercise to improve health: walking, jogging, jogging, run together, marathon, etc.
- Stage 2: SportE aims at a variety of sports that require individual skills or team coordination: Soccer, basketball, boxing, etc. Individual or team PvP functions will be promoted to increase connectivity.
- SportE will start Alpha Season on May 15, 2022 with official SportE app releasing on App Store and Google play.
SportE - Sport opens with everyone
SportE is a fitness & health application integrated with Blockchain technology. SportE was created with the aim of encouraging users to practice sports, build a healthy lifestyle by equipping users with NFTs suitable for sports and promote their training activities to earn tokens.
SportE aims not only to make Move-to-earn in real life, but also to build a global healthier lifestyle. Furthermore, SportE's ambition is to nudge millions of non-Crypto runners and non-game players into the Web 3.0 & Blockchain world.
Highlights
- SportE aims to diversify sports and connect with many non-crypto audiences
- Integrating sensor hardware technology to serve the sports in need of high realism
- More complete anti-cheat functions through AI data analysis and storage technology
- NFT rental/borrow feature to generate passive income and make it easy for non-crypto users to access SportE
- Individual or team PvP function to increase connection
Development Stages
- Stage 1: SportE aims to train users on move-to-earn because of its simplicity and effectiveness. Everyone can "move" with different types of exercise to improve health: walking, jogging, jogging, run together, marathon, etc.
- Stage 2: SportE aims at a variety of sports that require individual skills or team coordination: Soccer, basketball, boxing, etc. Individual or team PvP functions will be promoted to increase connectivity.
- SportE will start Alpha Season on May 15, 2022 with official SportE app releasing on App Store and Google play. In the first phase, SportE will sell the first type of NFT which is Shoe with different types, ranks and attributes.
Tokenomics
1. Governance Token:
- Token name: SportE
- Token Symbol: SPE
- Total Supply: 1.000.000.000
2. Game Token:
- Token name: Sport Earn Token
- Token Symbol: SET
- Total Supply: Unlimited
SportE has several mechanics to burn SPE:
- Burn SPE to reach level 5/10/20/30
- Burn SPE to upgrade Level 4+ Runes
- Burn SPE to mint Sonic, Astro and Flash Shoes
- Burn SPE to get more Attribute points
- Burn SPE to enhance SPE Daily Earning Cap
- Burn SPE to improve success rate of Rune upgrading
- Burn SPE to improve a chance to receive a higher Shoe rank from opening Shoe Box
- Burn SPE to improve a chance to receive multiple Shoes Boxes from Shoe-Minting
SportE has some mechanics to burn SET. This will avoid game inflation.
- Shoe-Minting
- Shoe repairing
- Upgrading Shoe Level
- Upgrading Rune Level
- Unlocking Rune Slot, etc.
OFFICIAL WEBSITES AND RESOURCES:
Official website: https://sporte.net/
Whitepaper: https://docs.sporte.net/
Litepaper: https://litepaper.sporte.net/
Medium: https://sporteofficial.medium.com/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sporteofficial
SOCIAL MEDIA:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SportE_Official
Discord: https://discord.gg/m7v94yhDfN
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/SportE_Official
Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/SportEglobal
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sporteglobal/
MARKETPLACES
SportE Marketplace: https://app.sporte.net/marketplace/shoes
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SOURCE SportE | 2022-05-09T17:44:32+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2022/05/09/sporte-web3-innovative-fitness-to-earn-f2e-application-is-launching-its-alpha-season-may-15-sport-enthusiastic/ |
PAWHUSKA, Okla. — Whether you've visited the Lodge or opened a Pioneer Woman cookbook, you've likely seen Walter, Ree Drummond's beloved ranch dog.
Drummond took to Facebook to post a heartfelt goodbye to the "most loyal pure-hearted doggie our family has ever known."
In a blog post from 2020, Drummond explained there are seven dogs on the Pawhuska ranch. She writes out of them all though, Walter holds a special place in her heart.
"Walter is the last remaining dog that reminds us of a time when the kids were little, and we make sure to show him how much we cherish him," Ree explained at the time. "He loves nothing more than being home, being loved on, and smelling like stale Fritos."
Walter spent years as the unofficial mascot of the Lodge posing for photos with fans. Something people are now posting in his memory. | 2023-07-14T22:05:10+00:00 | fox23.com | https://www.fox23.com/news/pioneer-womans-ranch-dog-passes-away/article_974f7508-219e-11ee-8cf6-ab68644fb247.html |
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