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ONDA partner listed among region's most influential leaders across 60 industry categories
DALLAS, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- D CEO magazine has named Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP (ONDA) partner Scott Downing to the 2023 edition of the Dallas 500, highlighting the most influential business leaders in Dallas-Fort Worth.
As one of the firm's co-founders and its current managing partner, Mr. Downing earned recognition for his successful leadership of one of the oldest and largest family law firms in Texas. The firm is nationally recognized for handling complex family law matters, including divorce, child custody and international custody disputes, as well as property division and appellate issues.
"It has been a true honor to help serve the leadership team at ONDA," said Mr. Downing. "I am very thankful to D CEO for acknowledging the impact our firm has on the North Texas region and the work we do on behalf of our clients every day."
Mr. Downing has also earned recognition on every Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2003, receiving additional recognition among the "Top 100 Texas Super Lawyers" and "Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Super Lawyers." He has also earned repeat recognition by D Magazine's list of the Best Lawyers in Dallas, and by Best Lawyers in America, the industry's most established peer review guide. In addition, Mr. Downing has been Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1999.
The annual Dallas 500 listing is produced by the editors of D CEO and features the region's most powerful business leaders across the region in approximately 60 different industry categories. The publication is developed through months of extensive research and interviews with high-level contacts in the regional business community.
About ONDA
Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson has served families for more than 30 years. With offices in Dallas, Frisco and San Antonio, ONDA is one of Texas' largest Family Law firms. Each partner is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and each is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists.
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A new probation department building is coming to San Luis Obispo.
The new facility will be approximately 30,000 square-feet and located near the current facility, referred to as Casa Loma, on Bishop Street in San Luis Obispo.
It will replace the probation department's main office.
The County Board of Supervisors approved the award of $33.2 million to fund the project, which is expected to break ground in early 2024. | 2023-01-26T00:42:07+00:00 | ksby.com | https://www.ksby.com/news/local-news/3-2-million-project-approved-for-new-san-luis-obispo-co-probation-department |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Denny Dalliance had long worried about what would happen if he fathered a child because his job as a truck driver keeps him away from home most of the week.
But after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, the 31-year-old Independence, Missouri, man decided it was time to take action — and jumped at the chance to sign up for a free vasectomy.
“These are grim circumstances under which I made this decision,” he said as he drove a load of cardboard boxes through Kansas this week.
The vasectomy he is scheduled to get next month is part of an effort that involves Planned Parenthood and a physician with a mobile vasectomy clinic. Sixty vasectomies will be offered over three days in and outside Planned Parenthood clinics in St. Louis, Springfield and Joplin to uninsured patients during the first week of November amid what the clinics say is a surge in demand for the procedure.
Dr. Esgar Guarin then plans to take his mobile clinic — a vehicle decorated with large images of sperm that his friends have jokingly dubbed the “Nutcracker” — on the road the following week to offer 40 more free vasectomies in several towns across Iowa.
Guarin also plans to offer discounted vasectomies that month at his regular clinic in the Des Moines area.
The efforts are part of World Vasectomy Day, originally a single-day event that now includes a year-round focus and a host of activities in November.
“It’s a very particular moment in reproductive rights in the United States. And we need to we need to talk about it,” he said, adding that vasectomies are performed far less often than the tubal ligation method of female sterilization, even though they are cheaper, have a shorter recovery time and require local, rather than general, anesthesia.
Guarin, who serves on the medical advisory board for the World Vasectomy Day, helped offer vasectomies last year at the Planned Parenthood in St. Louis to raise awareness about the procedure. The effort was so popular that the decision was made to expand it to other cities even before the toppling of Roe sent demand soaring.
In July alone, the Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri performed 42 vasectomies, compared to 10 in the same month last year. Female sterilizations rose to 18 that month from just three in July 2021.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has been hearing similar reports from around the country that more patients are seeking tubal ligations. It is too early for any post-Roe national numbers on permanent sterilization, said Laura Lindberg, a professor at Rutgers University’s School of Public Health in New Jersey.
Planned Parenthood, for instance, doesn’t have national sterilization numbers available for this year yet. However, its national web page has seen a 53% increase in vasectomy information searches over the last 100 days, a spokesperson said.
Data from Google Trends shows that searches about vasectomies briefly spiked after the leak of the draft majority opinion in the Dobbs case but then reached their highest level in the days after the court released its decision in late June.
Dr. Doug Stein, a urological surgeon in the Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, area, said patient registrations for his practice tripled immediately after the Dobbs decision, with many patients under the age of 30.
“I think everybody is busier since the Dobbs decision,” said Stein, who co-founded World Vasectomy Day.
Dr. Arnold Bullock, a St. Louis urologist who does about 35 vasectomies a month said that before the U.S. Supreme Court decision, patients waited about a month for the procedure while the wait now is two to three months.
In Texas, Dr. Koushik Shaw said his Austin Urology Institute saw a spike when Texas enacted a strict abortion law last year and another, larger one after the U.S. Supreme Court decision, so that it’s now doing 50% more procedures. He said many are for men who don’t want children and saw access to abortion as another option should birth control not work as planned.
“It really pushed family planning to the forefront of people’s thoughts,” he said of the loss of abortion access.
Lawmakers are responding to the growing demand. A California law that will take effect in 2024 will make vasectomies cheaper by allowing patients with private insurance plans to get the procedure at no additional cost other than what they pay for their monthly premiums.
Dr. Margaret Baum, the medical director of Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region and Southwest Missouri, will be partnering with Guarin to provide the free vasectomies. She has been having lots of conversations with patients about permanent sterilization in recent months and said there is a sense of urgency.
“I think people are afraid, No. 1, about abortion not being accessible, which is a very real and legitimate fear and in the reality for a large part of folks in our country. And then I think people are also really afraid that what else might be next,” she said.
A vasectomy involves cutting and sealing the tube that carries sperm, preventing it from entering ejaculate fluid. Baum said she chats with patients to keep them calm, sometimes turning on a playlist that includes “Great Balls of Fire” and “The Nutcracker Suite.” Most patients are fully recovered in a couple of days.
Dalliance, the truck driver, said he didn’t want to thrust the responsibility of birth control on partners anymore, especially with abortions harder to get. His home state of Missouri was among the first in the country with a trigger law in effect to ban abortions at any point in pregnancy.
“I don’t want to come off as though I’m like unhappy to be doing this, but this is a situation where my hands kind of got forced with regards to the Roe v. Wade decision,” he said.
“I feel like that with the extreme cost involved with having a child in the United States, I kind of got priced out,” he said. “And so this is me cashing out my chips as it were. It’s the right ethical decision for me, but it’s not one that’s made lightly.” | 2022-10-13T13:05:57+00:00 | kron4.com | https://www.kron4.com/news/national/clinics-offer-free-vasectomies-citing-a-surge-in-demand-after-abortion-ruling/ |
MONROE COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — We are in the summer months and boating is on everyone’s mind, but have you ever thought it would go back to helping those in need?
Premium boating company, MasterCraft and St. Jude’s Hospital are partnering together to raise funds and awareness for the comprehensive cancer center in Memphis.
“Surf to Save Lives” will run until Sunday, October 1 with the opportunity to spend time on the water in efforts to raise money.
MasterCraft will donate one dollar for every minute you spend on the water. Track your time on the waves through their app and start today. Any activity counts including tubing, water surfing, wakeboarding, and more.
Professional wakeboarder and TV Host, Alexa Score, is taking part in the partnership and says it comes from a place that hits close to home.
“My partnership with Mastercraft has been super special. I was diagnosed with leukemia when I was 16 years old and doing anything to raise awareness for children living with cancer is near and dear to my heart,” she says.
Score says her life today would not be the same without the life-saving funds that go to help St. Jude’s Hospital. “Without dollars raised and without getting involved I probably wouldn’t be here today,” she adds.
What is better than boating for kids?
MasterCraft, founded in Monroe County, is an industry leader in all things water sports, innovation, and quality. It’s not just about making a premium product. However, they are wanting to be more than just that.
For more information and to start tracking your water fun, download the app. | 2023-07-12T22:59:36+00:00 | wate.com | https://www.wate.com/living-east-tennessee/summer-fun-on-the-water-can-also-give-back-to-children-in-need/ |
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court says it won’t intervene in a lawsuit in which Dominion Voting Systems accused MyPillow chief executive Mike Lindell of defamation for falsely accusing the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election against former President Donald Trump.
As is typical, the high court did not say anything Monday about the case in rejecting it among a host of others. Monday is the first day the high court is hearing arguments after taking a summer break.
Lindell is part of a case in which Dominion also accused Trump allies Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani of defamation for falsely claiming that the election was “stolen.” The Denver, Colorado-based Dominion has sought $1.3 billion in damages from the trio.
A lower court judge in August of last year declined to dismiss the case and instead said it could go forward. Lindell had appealed that determination, but a federal appeals court said his appeal was premature. The Supreme Court declined to take up that issue.
Powell and Giuliani, both lawyers who filed election challenges on Trump’s behalf, and Lindell, who was one of Trump’s most vocal public supporters, made various unproven claims about the voting machine company during news conferences, election rallies and on social media and television.
There was no widespread fraud in the election, which a range of election officials across the country, including Trump’s attorney general, William Barr, have confirmed. Republican governors in Arizona and Georgia, key battleground states crucial to Biden’s victory, also vouched for the integrity of the elections in their states. Dominion machines tabulated ballots in 28 states.
In September, a judge in Minnesota declined to dismiss a separate defamation lawsuit by a different voting machine maker, Smartmatic, against Lindell. Smartmatic's machines were used only in Los Angeles County during the 2020 election. MyPillow is based in Minnesota. | 2022-10-03T23:36:49+00:00 | 5newsonline.com | https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/nation-world/supreme-court-mypillow-lawsuit/507-90201770-5ed1-4b5f-92fa-df1f8603dff1 |
LONDON (AP) — George Cohen, a defender who played on England’s World Cup-winning team in 1966, has died, the English Football Association said Friday. He was 83.
Cohen played every minute of England’s victorious campaign on home soil. He made 37 appearances for his national team as a right back.
A cause of death was not announced.
Cohen played his entire club career for Fulham, where he made 459 appearances between 1956 and 1969. He retired from playing at 29 after a serious knee injury.
“Everyone at Fulham Football Club is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our greatest ever players — and gentlemen — George Cohen,” the Premier League club said in a statement.
Cohen was the vice-captain for England when the team beat West Germany 4-2 in the 1966 World Cup final at Wembley Stadium. England striker Geoff Hurst scored a hat trick in that match, which went to extra time.
“Very sad to hear my friend and England teammate George Cohen has died,” Hurst wrote on Twitter. “Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed, my heartfelt thoughts are with George’s wife Daphne and his family.”
Hurst and Bobby Charlton are the only surviving members of the England squad from the final.
The FA said a tribute for Cohen will be planned at Wembley in March when England faces Ukraine.
“We are very sad to hear the news of George Cohen’s death today,” FA chair Debbie Hewitt said.
Fulham recognized Cohen’s contribution to the club by unveiling a statue of him at Craven Cottage in 2016.
“I find it absolutely wonderful that they even thought I was worthy of it,” Cohen said at the time, according to a tribute posted Friday on the club’s website. “Especially as it was alongside Johnny Haynes, the greatest name in Fulham’s history.”
Cohen had worked within the west London club’s hospitality suites, regaling guests with stories from his incredible career.
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ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria on Sunday, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks after a similar attack in the West African nation left 40 worshippers dead.
The attack in Kajuru area of Kaduna State targeted four villages, resulting in the abduction of unspecified number of residents and the destruction of houses before the assailants managed to escape, locals said.
It wasn’t immediately clear who was behind the attack on the Kaduna churches. Much of Nigeria has struggled with security issues, with Kaduna as one of the worst-hit states. At least 32 people were killed in the Kajuru area last week in an attack that lasted for hours across four villages.
Worshippers were attending the church service at the Maranatha Baptist Church and at St. Moses Catholic Church in Rubu community of Kaduna on Sunday morning when “they (the assailants) just came and surrounded the churches” both located in the same area, said Usman Danladi, who lives nearby.
“Before they (worshippers) noticed, they were already terrorizing them; some began attacking inside the church then others proceeded to other areas,” Danladi said. He added that “most of the victims kidnapped are from the Baptist (church) while the three killed were Catholics.”
The Kaduna state government confirmed the three deaths by bandits who “stormed the villages on motorcycles, beginning from Ungwan Fada, and moving into Ungwan Turawa, before Ungwan Makama and then Rubu.” Security patrols are being conducted in the general area” as investigations proceed, according to Samuel Aruwan, Kaduna commissioner for security.
The Christian Association of Nigeria condemned Sunday’s attacks and said churches in Nigeria have become “targets” of armed groups.
“It is very unfortunate that when we are yet to come out of the mourning of those killed in Owo two Sundays ago, another one has happened in Kaduna,” Pastor Adebayo Oladeji, the association’s spokesman, told The Associated Press. “It has become a recurring decimal.”
Many of the attacks targeting rural areas in Nigeria’s troubled northern region are similar. The motorcycle-riding gunmen often arrive in hundreds in areas where Nigeria’s security forces are outnumbered and outgunned. It usually takes months for the police to make arrests and authorities have identified the attackers as mostly young herdsmen from the Fulani tribe caught up in Nigeria’s pastoral conflict between host communities and herdsmen over limited access to water and land. | 2022-06-20T18:27:40+00:00 | everythinglubbock.com | https://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/international/two-nigeria-churches-attacked-worshippers-killed-abducted/ |
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will submit his latest budget request to Congress on Thursday, offering what his administration says will be $2 trillion in plans to reduce deficits and future growth of the national debt.
Republicans, who are demanding deep spending cuts in exchange for raising the nation’s borrowing cap, will almost certainly greet that proposal with a familiar refrain: Biden and his party are to blame for ballooning the debt.
But an analysis of House and Senate voting records, and of fiscal estimates of legislation prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, shows that Republicans bear at least equal blame with Democrats for the biggest drivers of federal debt growth that passed Congress over the past two presidential administrations.
The national debt has grown to $31.4 trillion from just under $6 trillion in 2000, bumping against the statutory limit on federal borrowing. That increase, which spanned the presidential administrations of two Republicans and two Democrats, has been fueled by tax cuts, wars, economic stimulus and the growing costs of retirement and health programs. Since 2017, when Donald Trump took the White House, Republicans and Democrats in Congress have joined together to pass a series of spending increases and tax cuts that the budget office projects will add trillions to the debt.
The analysis is based on the forecasts that the CBO regularly issues for the federal budget. They include descriptions of newly passed legislation that affects spending, revenues and deficits, tallying the costs of those new laws over the course of a decade. Going back to the start of Trump’s tenure, those reports highlight 13 new laws that, by the CBO’s projections, will combine to add more than $11.5 trillion to the debt.
Nearly three-quarters of that new debt was approved in bills that gained the support of a majority of Republicans in at least one chamber of Congress. Three-fifths of it was signed into law by Trump.
Some of those bills were in response to emergencies, such as the early rounds of stimulus payments to people and businesses during the pandemic. Others were routine appropriations bills, which increased spending on the military and on domestic issues such as research and education.
Many of the votes were roundly bipartisan: More than 85% of the projected debt added over the past six years passed with a majority of Democratic votes in both chambers. Almost an identical amount of debt passed with at least one-third of Republican votes in the House or Senate. Chief among them were a series of COVID-19 relief measures totaling more than $3 trillion and passing with landslide majorities in 2020.
Some of the laws passed entirely along party lines. In those cases, on net, Republicans added slightly more to the debt than Democrats.
That’s because of the sweeping corporate and individual tax cuts that Trump signed into law at the end of 2017, which cost $2 trillion. Despite Republican claims that the tax cuts paid for themselves, the CBO estimated last month that Trump’s corporate tax cuts alone would cost the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue in the years to come. Earlier CBO analyses suggest the full slate of tax cuts have already cost the government $1.2 trillion through the 2022 fiscal year.
The tax cuts’ price tag outweighed the net cost of the two most fiscally consequential bills that Biden and Democrats passed along party lines: a $1.9 trillion economic aid bill in 2021 and a climate, health and tax bill approved late last summer, which is projected to reduce future deficits by nearly $300 billion.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California and many other prominent Republicans who are now leading the resistance to raising the borrowing limit did vote against large spending bills that other Republicans backed under Trump and Biden. But they also voted for trillions of dollars in pandemic aid under Trump and roundly backed his tax cuts.
House Republicans have pushed to extend the 2017 tax cuts, which would add trillions to the debt. They also support rolling back tax increases and enhanced tax enforcement measures approved by Biden, which would have the effect of adding hundreds of billions of dollars to deficits if they were to succeed.
Top congressional Republicans rarely acknowledge the role that their party has played in adding to deficits and debt in recent years, instead laying the blame on Biden and Democrats.
“Biden’s numerous bailouts and massive government expansion disguised as COVID relief has blown out spending and exacerbated our debt disaster,” Rep. Jodey Arrington of Texas, chair of the House Budget Committee, said last month.
Beyond Congress, Republican candidates have long tweaked their party for not taking a harder line on spending and debt.
“The last two Republican presidents added more than $10 trillion to the national debt,” Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador who is now running for president, told the conservative Club for Growth on Saturday, as reported by Politico. “Think about that. A third of our debt happened under just two Republicans.”
Biden administration officials blame Trump and former President George W. Bush for running up debt, particularly with tax cuts. They claim credit for a decline in the budget deficit under Biden, even though that mostly occurred because the federal government stopped passing emergency aid bills as the pandemic eased its grip on the economy.
“I’m not going to sit and be lectured by MAGA Republicans in Congress about fiscal responsibility,” Biden wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
The budget office’s math is unsparing: It shows both parties acting, often together, to increase deficits and debt in recent years.
Biden has signed laws that are set to add just under $5 trillion to the debt over the next decade, by the CBO’s estimation. The actual amount could be far less because of a quirk in how the CBO accounts for two bills: the infrastructure bill that Biden signed in 2021 and legislation enacted last year to expand health care for military veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. That quirk, which requires the budget office to assume certain spending will continue indefinitely even though Congress has not authorized it to do so, could be inflating the cost of the bills by nearly $1.3 trillion.
The estimate of the burn pits legislation could be counting nearly $400 billion in spending twice. The bill essentially shifts a large amount of spending on veterans from discretionary spending, which Congress approves annually, to mandatory spending, which essentially runs on autopilot. The budget office recognizes the new mandatory spending but assumes that Congress will not cut discretionary veterans’ spending commensurately. Similarly, the infrastructure law calls for spending on projects such as roads and broadband to increase in the near term and then taper off. The CBO estimates that tapering will never actually happen, and that spending will keep rising at the rate of inflation in later years.
But Biden has added to the debt not just by signing laws. He has also taken unilateral action that independent experts say could cost the federal government hundreds of billions of dollars. That includes the president’s plan to forgive student loan debts for a wide swath of borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year. The plan, which is on hold as it faces a challenge before the Supreme Court, would add $400 billion to deficits over the next 30 years if carried out, according to budget office estimates.
Trump, by comparison, signed laws adding nearly $7 trillion to the debt in his four-year term, by the budget office’s estimation. That number does not include the cost of making permanent the individual tax cuts passed in 2017 that are set to expire after 2025; the CBO assumes those cuts will expire as scheduled.
McCarthy has acknowledged the degree of debt that Trump signed into law with the help of Republicans and Democrats in Congress. But he has blamed Biden for continued spending after the president entered the White House and has made clear that House Republicans will demand steep cuts in exchange for raising the debt limit.
Asked by Margaret Brennan of CBS News in January about the amount of debt incurred under Trump, McCarthy replied, “You had a pandemic. And, as that pandemic comes down, those programs leave. I have watched the president say he cut it. No, it is spending $500 billion more than what was projected. They have spent more. And we’ve got to stop the waste.” | 2023-03-06T21:59:01+00:00 | seattletimes.com | https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/republican-votes-helped-washington-pile-up-debt/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_nation-world |
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Melmark has partnered with Swinerton Builders and Ossa Design Studio to design and build a new school facility at its service division in Charlotte, North Carolina. Groundbreaking for the school building, which will provide state-of-the-art and fully accessible learning and working environments, took place on Tuesday, December 6. Construction of Melmark's new school is expected to be complete by the spring of 2023 and will allow the organization to increase census from 22 to 72, providing opportunities for school districts, students, and families in need of clinically sophisticated services. The new school building will also increase job opportunities for those seeking to work with highly skilled leaders in special education.
"Over the past five years we have been proud to serve students in this region. We have partnered with school professionals, families, and other stakeholders to share information about the highly specialized special education programming Melmark is renowned for. There is a steady, growing need for our services and this new school building will support spacious, well-designed classroom environments with innovative tools for learning and skills building. This growth in NC reflects our mission and strategic goal to serve children in diverse and inclusive communities who need and deserve Melmark's specialized special education services to reach their best outcomes," said Rita M. Gardner, M.P.H., LABA, BCBA, CDE® Melmark President and CEO.
The Melmark School is a Department of Public Instruction (DPI) approved Exceptional Children's Program specialized in serving students, ages five to 22, who require an intensive, individualized educational approach with a behavioral framework designed in an educationally appropriate learning environment. Students who attend the Melmark School have a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders and other intellectual and developmental disabilities, which may be secondary to complex behavioral profiles.
The new building will be a 31,000 square foot, one-story structure designed to meet the student population's accessibility needs and ADA requirements. The new building will provide grade-level access to classrooms and other resources in 14 classrooms, clinical support spaces, offices, and fully accessible restrooms. A lunchroom will provide more meaningful social interaction opportunities for students, and offer a larger space for professional development and training as Melmark continues to emphasize a highly skilled workforce.
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Gardner thanked the generous donors bolstering the organization's financial commitment to this new building and the gold standard Melmark is known for in the field of evidence-based special education services. "This project recognizes that the exceptional quality of Melmark's special education programs must be matched with a similar quality school environment," said Gardner. She added, "It recognizes that resources at the point of care for the children and adults Melmark serves is at the heart of the organization's mission. We believe every child has a right to their Free and Appropriate Public Education and we are extraordinarily proud to provide exceptional educational services for both North and South Carolina children."
The school is being constructed through philanthropic support, with donations from families, corporate partners, foundations, event proceeds, and other major donations. For information about supporting the project, contact advancementops@melmark.org.
Melmark is a not-for-profit organization providing clinically sophisticated evidence-based special education, residential, vocational and therapeutic services for children and adults with autism spectrum disorders, developmental and intellectual disabilities, acquired brain injuries and other neurological and genetic disorders. All specialized special education services are based on the principles of applied behavior analysis (ABA) and are designed based on each student's individual needs.
Recognized as one of the leading providers in the country, Melmark has a combined staff of over 1,200 at its service divisions in Pennsylvania, New England, and the Carolinas and serves 1,000 individuals from across the country. To learn more, visit www.melmark.org.
Ossa Design Studio is a multidisciplinary design firm providing services with contractors to create impactful experiences through design. Visit www.ossastudio.com for more information.
Swinerton provides commercial construction and construction management services throughout the United States. Founded in 1888, Swinerton is 100% employee-owned and is the preferred builder and trusted partner in every market it serves—proudly leading with integrity, passion, and excellence. Swinerton is headquartered in Concord, CA with regional offices in Spokane and Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; Sacramento, San Francisco, Oakland, Santa Clara, Los Angeles, Santa Ana, and San Diego, CA; Honolulu, HI; Denver, CO; Dallas and Austin, TX; Atlanta, GA; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; and New York City, NY. Visit www.swinerton.com for more information.
If you would like more information, please contact Lindsay Casavant at lcasavant@melmarkne.org.
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VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ - Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. (the "Company" or "Prospect Ridge") (CSE: PRR) (OTC: PRRSF) (FRA: OED) is pleased to announce positive gold, silver and base metals prospecting results on three showings. Grab samples were collected on our fully owned flagship Knauss Creek property located 35 km northeast of Terrace, BC.
- Grab sample C363284 returned 69.3 g/t Au, 331 g/t Ag and 5.78% Cu on the Copper Ridge showing;
- Grab sample C363279 returned 38.4 g/t Au, 51.8 g/t Ag and 3.19% Cu on the Copper Ridge showing;
- Grab sample C363283 returned 7.9 g/t Au, 198 g/t Ag and 10.42% Cu on the Copper Ridge showing;
- Grab sample C363277 returned 2.8 g/t Au, 974 g/t Ag, 33.3% Pb and 4.1% Zn on the Hugin showing;
- Grab sample C363144 returned 4.4 g/t Au, 627 g/t Ag and 0.58% of Pb on the Kandy showing.
The Copper Ridge showing is in the southern part of the property. The sampling was done on the ridge of the mountain around a staining in azurite and malachite that goes down on a vertical slope over a few tens of meters. Seven samples were taken on a north-south strike length of about 180 meters. The samples were collected in small quartz veins or fractures which contain malachite, azurite, chalcopyrite and pyrite. The results are listed in table 1.
Table 1: Best results on the Copper Ridge showing
The Kandy showing is located at more than 700 meters northwest of the Copper Ridge on another crest of Mount Knauss. Both showings are separated by a steep valley. Four samples were taken there and three of them contain anomalous values. Samples C363144 and C363148 are from quartz vein blocks. All samples were taken near the summit of this part of the mountain, it is assumed that the source is nearby. The results are shown in table 2.
Table 2: Best results on the Kandy showing
The Hugin showing is near the middle of the property where the mountain is less steep. Eleven samples were taken as a complement of the channel samples already published in the December 14th, 2021 news release. Combined with the channels, these samples give a gold-silver anomaly over a length of 60 m. The sampling was done near the Gosling creek. The six best samples are in table 3.
Table 3: Best results on the Hugin showing
All samples reported in this news release are from the 2021 campaign. Data reverification of all samples collected before 2022 on the Knauss Creek and Holy Grail properties was undertaken following an internal review of certain questions. After thorough verification, it was established that the values for samples W501711 and W501715 reported in the November 30th, 2021 news release were from the coarse fraction of metallic screening gold results. The published gold results for W501711 and W501715 should have been 11.2 g/t and 9.67 g/t respectively.
Michael Iverson PRR's CEO commented: "We are very happy with those high-grade results obtained in a very under explored area south of the Golden Triangle. 2022 summer campaign results are being digested as they are obtained and we will publish them in the coming months."
A map showing the best results can be seen here Knauss Creek Map.
Grab samples and erratic blocks are selective by nature and grades may not be representative of mineralized zones. True thickness or mineralization style and geological models cannot be determined with the information currently available.
Rock samples were assayed for gold by standard 50 g fire-assaying with atomic absorption finish (FAS-121) or gravimetric finish (FAS-425) or 1000g metallic screening at MSALABS Laboratories in Terrace, British Columbia. Rock samples were also assayed for 35 metals from an aqua regia digestion with ICP-AES finish (ICP-130). For samples with overlimit results in silver, arsenic, copper, lead and zinc aqua regia with ICP finish was used (ICF-6 ore grade). A quality assurance/quality control program has been implanted and consists of inserting standards, blanks and duplicate on a regular basis in the samples stream.
All scientific or technical information included in this news release has been reviewed, verified and approved by Yan Ducharme, P.Geo., President of the Company and a qualified person as defined by National Instrument 43-101. This news release was written by Yan Ducharme.
The fully owned Knauss Creek is about 35 kilometers northeast of the town of Terrace in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It is easily accessible by highway 16 and a network of logging roads. It covers about 32 square kilometers and is contiguous to our optioned Holy Grail property.
Several gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc occurrences were found in the past. The most notable is the Dorreen mine where four adits were developed and, according to historical documents, around 700 tons of ore were mined out at an average grade of more than 10 g/t Au.
The southern tip of the Golden Triangle arrives just northwest of PRR properties. The Bowser Lake and the Hazelton Groups hosting most of the deposits and mines of this area are also underlying the Knauss Creek and Holy Grail.
Prospect Ridge Resources Corp. is a British Columbia based exploration and development company focused on gold exploration. Prospect Ridge's management and technical team cumulate over 100 years of mineral exploration experience and believes the Knauss Creek and the Holy Grail properties to have the potential to extend the boundaries of the Golden Triangle to cover this vast under-explored region.
Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
This release includes certain statements and information that may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performance and reflect the expectations or beliefs of management of the Company regarding future events. Generally, forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "intends" or "anticipates", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "should", "would" or "occur". This information and these statements, referred to herein as "forward-looking statements", are not historical facts, are made as of the date of this news release and include without limitation, statements regarding discussions of future plans, estimates and forecasts and statements as to management's expectations and intentions with respect to, among other things, positive exploration results at the Knauss Creek and Holy Grail projects and the Company's use of proceeds from the Private Placement. These forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and actual results might differ materially from results suggested in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among other things, that future exploration results at the Knauss Creek and Holy Grail projects will not be as anticipated and that the Company will use the proceeds from the Private Placement as anticipated.
In making the forward-looking statements in this news release, the Company has applied several material assumptions, including without limitation, that future exploration results at the Knauss Creek and Holy Grail projects will be as anticipated and that the Company will use the proceeds from the Private Placement as anticipated.
Although management of the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned that reliance on such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement, forward-looking information or financial out-look that are incorporated by reference herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. We seek safe harbor.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has issued a public health alert due to concerns that Hawaii Big Island Beef-brand ground beef products may be contaminated with potentially deadly E. coli bacterium.
The alert issued Thursday said the products in question were produced Aug. 8 at the company’s meat processing plant and slaughterhouse in Paauilo on Hawaii island and shipped to retail and restaurant locations in Hawaii. The service said it did not request a recall because the products are no longer available for purchase.
“The problem was discovered by FSIS during an assessment of the establishment’s production records associated with a sample that tested positive for E. coli O157:H7,” the alert said.
There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of Hawaii Big Island Beef ground beef products, the alert said.
Hawaii Beef Producers LLC, which does business under the Hawaii Big Island Beef brand, did not immediately respond to a Honolulu Star-Advertiser request for comment.
The products subject to the FSIS alert include ground beef in 1-, 2- and 10-pound vacuum-sealed packages, 10-pound bags and 40-pound boxes containing four 10-pound chubs.
Labels on the affected products are marked as “Packed 08/08/22” and include Lot 220808 and case code 134R1; Lot 220808 and case code 135R1; Lot 220808 and case code 134R2; Lot 220808 and case code 0134P10; Lot 220808 and case code 130R10; Lot 220808 and case code 134R10; and Lot 220808 and case code 0134.
The products bear establishment number “EST. 1063” inside the USDA mark of inspection, the alert said.
Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them. The products should be thrown away or returned to the place of purchase.
E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacterium that can cause dehydration, bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramps two to eight days after exposure to the organism, according to the FSIS. While most people recover within a week, some develop a type of kidney failure marked by easy bruising, pallor and decreased urine output. Anyone who experiences those symptoms should immediately seek emergency medical care, the alert said. | 2022-08-20T07:18:12+00:00 | staradvertiser.com | https://www.staradvertiser.com/2022/08/19/hawaii-news/usda-issues-alert-for-hawaii-big-island-beefs-ground-beef-due-to-potential-e-coli-contamination/ |
Fate of Oklahoma death row inmate rests with parole board
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma state board will decide Wednesday whether to recommend clemency for a death row inmate who is scheduled to die next month and who even the state’s top prosecutor says deserves a new trial.
The Pardon and Parole Board will weigh whether to recommend that Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt spare the life of Richard Glossip, who has long maintained his innocence in the 1997 murder-for-hire killing of his former boss, motel owner Barry Van Treese.
The appointed board, which includes two former prosecutors, an ex-police officer, a former judge and a court administrator, typically decides whether to recommend clemency after hearing arguments from prosecutors, defense attorneys, the victim’s family and the condemned inmate. But in an unusual twist, the state’s new attorney general, Gentner Drummond, said that instead of presenting a case for Glossip’s execution, he will ask the panel to recommend sparing Glossip’s life.
“I am not aware of an Oklahoma Attorney General ever supporting a clemency application for a death row inmate,” Drummond wrote in a Monday letter to the parole board. “In every previous case that has come before this board, the state has maintained full confidence in the integrity of the conviction. That is simply not the case in this matter due to the material evidence that was not disclosed to the jury.”
If the board recommends clemency, Stitt can commute Glossip’s sentence or reject their recommendation and allow the execution to proceed as scheduled on May 18. Glossip has a petition pending with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to stop his execution.
Drummond said in a court filing that although the state is not suggesting Glossip is innocent, he had numerous concerns about the case, such as trial evidence that was destroyed while his appeal was pending and the state’s failure to disclose potentially exculpatory evidence, including that the key witness against Glossip lied to the jury about his psychiatric treatment and reasons for taking the mood-stabilizing drug lithium. But the court rejected that request last month, paving the way for Glossip’s May execution.
Two independent investigations — one by a Houston law firm and another requested by Drummond — have concluded that based on all of the evidence available today, it would be unlikely a jury would vote to convict him.
Glossip was convicted and sentenced to death at two separate trials after his first conviction was tossed for ineffective counsel. The key witness against Glossip at both trials was Justin Sneed, a handyman at the motel who admitted robbing and killing Van Treese but claimed he did so only after Glossip promised to pay him $10,000. In exchange for his testimony, Sneed received life in prison. He has denied several Associated Press interview requests.
Glossip’s attorneys claim that police suspected Glossip because of some inconsistent statements he made during the search for Van Treese, and that while interviewing Sneed, he never mentioned Glossip until after detectives brought up his name six times and emphasized that Glossip was “snitching on him.” The attorneys suggest in their clemency application that Van Treese’s killing was not a murder for hire, but a botched robbery for drug money committed by Sneed and his girlfriend.
“Richard Glossip is an innocent man who has been the victim of a massive breakdown in the justice system that would have been disturbing had it occurred even in a minor case,” they wrote.
Glossip’s case attracted international attention after actress Susan Sarandon — who won an Academy Award for her portrayal of death penalty opponent Sister Helen Prejean’s fight to save a man on Louisiana’s death row in the 1995 movie “Dead Man Walking” — took up his cause in real life. Prejean herself has served as Glossip’s spiritual adviser and frequently visited him in prison. His case also was featured in a 2017 documentary film titled “Killing Richard Glossip.”
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A virtual event gathering 2,000 data scientists, engineers and machine learning professionals to explore the intersection of machine learning data operations and AI
LOS GATOS, Calif., Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- iMerit, a leading AI data solutions company, announced the second annual iMerit ML DataOps Summit, in partnership with TechCrunch, a virtual event focused on the intersection of machine learning data operations and artificial intelligence. The iMerit ML DataOps Summit is a live virtual event taking place on November 8 in the United States and November 9 in Asia-Pacific. Register for free.
More than 2,000 data scientists, engineers and machine learning professionals will gather to explore commercializing AI with data intelligence, ML DataOps readiness for enterprise AI, solving data edge cases in production AI, what's trending in ML DataOps.
"iMerit looks forward to gathering the top minds in artificial intelligence to discuss strategies around machine learning data operations and unveiling why leveraging human intelligence and a data centric approach are critical to advancing AI," said Radha Basu, iMerit Founder and CEO.
Some of this year's featured speakers include:
- Abhijit Bose, Capital One, Head of the Center for Machine Learning
- Alessandra Sala, Shutterstock, Senior Director of AI & Data Science
- Alfred Chuang, Race Capital, Founder and General Partner
- Alok Gupta, DoorDash, Head of Data
- Andy Pavlo, Carnegie Mellon University Associate Professor and OtterTune Co-Founder
- Anna Bethke, Salesforce, Ethical AI Data Scientist
- Anshuman Patnaik, Embark Trucks, Deep Learning Lead
- Anurag Wadehra, iMerit, Board of Director
- Avi Yashar, Dataloop, Co-founder and CPO
- Beata Kouchnir, Glassdoor, Director, Machine Learning Science
- Chris Barker, CBC Consulting, Founder and CEO
- Chris Karlin, Superb AI, Head of Sales
- Dr. Danny Lange, Unity, Senior Vice President of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Eric Chu, Zoox, Senior Manager, Data Science
- Dr. Itai Orr, Autobrains Technologies, Vice President of Technology
- Jai Natarajan, iMerit, Vice President, Strategic Business Development
- Jeff Mills, iMerit, Chief Revenue Officer
- Josh Hollin, AMP Robotics, VP of Engineering
- Manohar Paluri, Meta Platforms, Director of FAIR
- Michael Hazard, Applied Intuition, Product Manager
- Pavan Tripathi, Bregal Sagemount, Partner
- Radha Basu, iMerit, Founder and CEO
- Raj Aikat, iMerit, Chief Product & Technology Officer
- Seth Dobrin, Former IBM Chief AI Officer
- Shweta Shrivastava, Waymo, Senior Director of Product Management for Behavior
- Shyam Rajagopalan, Infinitus Systems, Inc., Co-Founder and CTO
- Sudeep George, iMerit, Vice President of Engineering
- Vinesh Sukumar, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Senior Director of Product Management
Additionally, the iMerit ML DataOps Summit will host a virtual expo showcasing data annotation and automation tool providers that are building the future of ML DataOps.
Register now for the free virtual event, click here.
About iMerit
iMerit is a leading AI data solutions company providing high-quality data across computer vision, natural language processing and content services that powers machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for large enterprises. iMerit provides end-to-end data labeling services to Fortune 500 companies in a wide array of industries including agricultural AI, autonomous vehicles, commerce, geospatial, government, financial services, medical AI and technology. iMerit employs more than 5,500 full-time data annotation experts in Bhutan, Europe, India and the United States. Raising $23.5 million in funding to date, iMerit investors are British International Investment, Khosla Impact, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation and Omidyar Network. For more information, visit imerit.net.
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MORRISVILLE, N.C., July 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- JupiterOne, the industry's leading provider of cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) technology, today announced that it was named as a sample vendor for CAASM in the newly released Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations, 2022. The report is available for free download from JupiterOne.
The Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations 2022 report defines CAASM as "an emerging technology area focused on enabling security teams to overcome asset visibility and exposure challenges." A CAASM capability allows organizations to see all cyber assets, primarily through API integrations with existing tools, query consolidated data and identify the scope of vulnerabilities and gaps in security controls and remediate issues.
CAASM enables security teams to improve basic security hygiene by ensuring security controls, security posture, and asset exposure are all understood and remediated. The JupiterOne platform gives users deeper insights into complex asset relationships to achieve cloud governance and compliance, and empower security engineering. JupiterOne pioneered a graph-based approach to CAASM that allows customers to track and monitor IP addresses and analyze and map all intra-asset relationships. This empowers customers to ask nearly any question about their environment and get detailed and actionable answers.
As the Gartner analysts explained: "CAASM technologies provide full visibility into all information technology (IT), Internet of Things (IoT) and operational technology (OT) assets under an organization's control, which improves understanding of the attack surface area and existing security control gaps, or serves as part of a wider ASM process." The benefits of CAASM also include better security visibility into "shadow IT" organizations, installed third-party systems and line-of-business applications over which the IT department lacks governance and control. Security teams need visibility into these areas, whereas the IT department may not.
The Gartner recent report on Top Trends in Cybersecurity 2022 cited "Attack Surface Expansion" as one of the year's top security trends resulting from the expanding digital footprint of modern organizations. The increase in the attack surface is driven by "changes in the use of digital systems, such as new hybrid work, accelerated use of public cloud, more tightly interconnected supply chains, expansion of public-facing digital assets and increased use of operational technology." In our opinion, security leaders who reinvent the cybersecurity function and technology architecture can better position their organizations to maintain and grow value in an increasingly agile, distributed, and decentralized environment.
In signs of its growing business momentum, JupiterOne experienced exponential growth in annual recurring revenue (ARR), customer base, and the number of employees over the last year. The company plans to maintain and exceed historical revenue growth, drive employee growth at its headquarters in the RDU Triangle region and actively support a remote-first work environment. JupiterOne also recently secured a $70 million Series C funding round, bringing the company's total raised to more than $119 million and its estimated valuation to over $1 billion.
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"JupiterOne is proud to be recognized in the latest Gartner Hype Cycle for Security Operations. We believe that JupiterOne has distinguished itself in the growing CAASM field through our graph-based platform that allows customers to ask nearly any question of their environment and quickly get back detailed and actionable answers."
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JupiterOne is a cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM) platform company providing visibility and security into your entire cyber asset universe. Using graphs and relationships, JupiterOne provides a contextual knowledge base for an organization's cyber asset operations. With JupiterOne, teams can discover, monitor, understand, and act on changes in their digital environments. Cloud resources, ephemeral devices, identities, access rights, code, pull requests, and much more are collected, graphed, and monitored automatically by JupiterOne.
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Which white gaming keyboard is best?
White gaming keyboards offer some of the best aesthetics for any person’s desk, especially if it matches your other hardware. While many mechanical gaming keyboards exist, selecting one to be the best can be a bit daunting, especially if you aren’t exactly sure what you need.
Out of several great models, the Logitech G915 Tenkeyless RGB White Keyboard remains one of the most popular white gaming keyboards currently on the market, largely due to its quick response time and minimal design, among other helpful features.
What to know before you buy a white gaming keyboard
Wired vs. wireless keyboards
While the best gaming keyboards largely depend on the user’s preferences, one feature that most will consider at some point during their search is whether they prefer a wired or a wireless keyboard. Most modern wired keyboards can still be detached and use a USB cable to plug into their PCs, although others may not need to be attached at all to use.
White keys, multicolored lighting
It’s fairly standard in gaming keyboards today to provide LED backlights, although some allow the user to change their color while others remain static in whatever color they come in. No matter which gaming keyboard you go with, being sure to find backlights that you like will greatly enhance the aesthetic experience of gaming with a keyboard.
Tenkeyless keyboard vs. full keyboard
Many different keyboard configurations exist today, including small 60% and 75% sized keyboards and those called tenkeyless and full-sized keyboards. Identifying what size keyboard you need will help you ensure you get a size you prefer and one that fits comfortably on the desk you plan to use with the keyboard.
What to look for in a quality white gaming keyboard
Appropriate keyboard size, configuration and accessories
Ultimately, getting the right size and configuration of the keyboard remains a top priority for most buyers. While some prefer the super minimal and portable design of a 60% keyboard, others may want to have the versatility and function offered in a full-sized keyboard. In addition, many can find useful bundles of a white gaming keyboard and mouse that save them money in the end.
Keyboard response time
Keyboard response time for gaming keyboards usually falls between 1 ms and 1.7 ms, and with the lower number representing a faster PC response time. This is an essential detail for gamers since playing competitively online demands the lowest possible lag times for the best possible results.
LED keyboard backlights
While it’s fairly standard in many of the best white gaming keyboards today, many buyers like to ensure that their keyboards have LED backlights for the keys. These are often customizable, allowing the user to create saved color profiles and the ideal colors for them for getting in the zone while gaming.
How much you can expect to spend on a white gaming keyboard
While a cheap white gaming keyboard can cost as little as $20, top brand-name keyboards cost $75-$200, depending on what exactly you’re looking for in a keyboard.
White gaming keyboard FAQ
Do white gaming keyboards let you adjust the LED backlights on each key?
A. While adjusting the backlight color for each key isn’t necessarily available in every white mechanical gaming keyboard, it is fairly common and worth seeking out if you prefer to adapt your environment during gameplay.
How does a gaming keyboard work?
A. Gaming keyboards simply work like standard keyboards. However, they minimize the time between keystrokes and computer response, while usually offering a cool, gamer-like aesthetic that matches LED lighting in many peoples’ PCs.
What’s the best white gaming keyboard to buy?
Top white gaming keyboard
Logitech G915 TKL White Tactile Tenkeyless Wireless RGB White Keyboard
What you need to know: This white tenkeyless gaming keyboard features a reliable and versatile wireless configuration with super quick response time, making it a great pickup for any gamers looking to get serious.
What you’ll love: The wireless connection offered by this keyboard is impressively quick, and it also includes super-durable mechanical keys that feel great too. The RGB backlighting is also completely customizable per-key, and it includes a super slim design that makes it ideal for more minimal setups.
What you should consider: This gaming keyboard is more expensive than many keyboards of this particular configuration, causing some buyers to look elsewhere.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Top white gaming keyboard for the money
MageGee K1 LED Rainbow Backlit Full White Gaming Keyboard and Mouse Bundle
What you need to know: Featuring a super-approachable price point, this white keyboard from MageGee offers a great affordable full-size keyboard option to buyers on a budget, complete with per-key LED backlighting and an included mouse.
What you’ll love: With 104 keys total, this full-size keyboard is a great minimal design option for those looking to upgrade their hardware at a reasonable cost. It also features brilliant LED-backlit keys and a bundled mouse, which lets users customize their mouse resolution.
What you should consider: This keyboard isn’t wireless, and some buyers found the key face design to be a little bit overstated.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Worth checking out
Razer Huntsman Mini 60% Size Tenkeyless RGB Backlit White Gaming Keyboard
What you need to know: For those that can afford it, this super-small white gaming keyboard from Razer features a beautiful, minimal white design, with classic RGB backlighting.
What you’ll love: Many users love the simplified design and 60% size configuration for this keyboard, as well as its programmable color profiles. In addition, this model includes durable, high-quality PBT keycaps designed for oil resistance to hold up against long-term, high-speed gaming use.
What you should consider: While some like the minimal 60% keyboard form factor, many buyers elected to go with larger 75%, tenkeyless or full-size keyboards.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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Booker T. Washington students attend YMCA camp
Published: May. 3, 2022 at 7:04 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago
WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - After a two year wait, 5th graders at Booker T. Washington were finally able to enjoy a full day of adventures at the YMCA Camp Grady Spruce.
During their time there, students rode horses, did archery and even took a boat ride.
The field trip was possible thanks to I.D.E.A. grant funds, which were delayed due to COVID.
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NEW YORK, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cytek Biosciences Inc (NASD:CTKB) will replace Cardiovascular Systems Inc. (NASD:CSII) in the S&P SmallCap 600 effective prior to the opening of trading on Monday, May 1. S&P 500 and 100 constituent Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) is acquiring Cardiovascular Systems in a deal expected to be completed soon, pending final closing conditions.
Following is a summary of the changes that will take place prior to the open of trading on the effective date:
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“Unprecedented” sea level rise observed along U.S. coasts
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Sea level rise has long been expected to be an ongoing and worsening problem for U.S. coasts, but scientists have found that some areas are experiencing “unprecedented” levels of rising seas, raising concerns about the fate of already vulnerable communities.
A new study published in Nature Communications on Monday found that since 2010, sea level rise along the nation’s Southeast and Gulf coasts has ramped up dramatically, hitting rates that are “unprecedented in at least 120 years.” Since 2010, scientists from Tulane University have found that sea levels in those regions have increased by about half an inch every year.
“These rapid rates are unprecedented over at least the 20th century and they have been three times higher than the global average over the same period,” said Tulane professor Sönke Dangendorf, who led the study.
Numerous factors play a role in this sea level rise, scientists found, including those that are both natural and human-made. Study co-author Noah Hendricks said that they looked at those causes, including vertical land motion, ice-mass loss and air pressure, but that “none of them could sufficiently explain” the rampant rise.
“Instead, we found that the acceleration is a widespread signal that extends from the coasts of the Gulf of Mexico up to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina and into the North Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Seas,” he said in a statement, “which is indicative for changes in the ocean’s density and circulation.”
The area in question – located in the Atlantic Ocean – is known as the Subtropical Gyre. Scientists said that this region has been expanding during the same timeframe the study took place. Changing wind patterns played a role in that expansion, but another significant factor is the warming of the ocean waters – as ocean temperatures increase, the ocean expands and takes up more space, leading to an increase in sea levels.
The ocean absorbs 90% of warming on the planet, meaning that as humans continue to conduct activities that contribute to that – namely the burning of fossil fuels – the more the oceans will warm and the more that sea ice will melt, adding to sea level rise.
In November, NASA found that sea levels along U.S. coastlines could increase by as much as a foot by 2050. Like the Tulane study, NASA found that the Southeast and Gulf coasts will face “substantially higher” rates of rise.
Another recent study produced similar findings to those at Tulane. In that study, published in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Climate in March, scientists found a “rapid decadal acceleration of [sea level rise]” from 2010 to 2022 along areas of the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico. The Southeast and Gulf coasts had the “most notable” increases, the study found, with rates of about 0.4 inches a year during that period.
“While [sea level rise] was thought as a slow and gradual process, our results show that ocean dynamics can change regional sea level rapidly,” lead researcher Jianjun Yin said, “leaving less time for the coastal communities to mitigate and adapt.”
This faster rate of sea level increase means that these areas have been made more susceptible to flooding and storm damage, and could see “accelerating land loss in the most vulnerable settings,” scientists said. And if that rate should increase, scientists said in their paper, it could “threaten the national security of the U.S.”
The scientists from Tulane did say, however, that the increase seen in the last decade may not be a permanent fixture and could be the result of yearslong weather events combined with “man-made climate change signals.” But that’s “no reason to give the all clear,” study co-author Torbjörn Törnqvist said.
“These high rates of sea-level rise have put even more stress on these vulnerable coastlines, particularly in Louisiana and Texas where the land is also sinking rapidly,” Törnqvist said.
Researchers in Texas found last year that there are “significant rates” of the ground sinking in the Houston metro area. The issue, known as subsidence, used to be “rare,” researcher Shuhab Khan said, but now, “it’s all over the world.”
“There are 200 locations in 34 countries where there’s known subsidence,” the University of Houston professor said. “Cities in the northern Gulf of Mexico, such as Houston, have experienced one of the fastest rates of subsidence.”
With all of this under consideration, Tulane’s Dangendorf said that measures to combat sea level rise and its impacts on coastlines cannot stop, even if the recent spike was only temporary.
“The results, once again, demonstrate the urgency of the climate crisis for the Gulf region,” Dangendorf said. “We need interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts to sustainably face these challenges.” | 2023-04-11T17:47:34+00:00 | wsgw.com | https://www.wsgw.com/unprecedented-sea-level-rise-observed-along-u-s-coasts/ |
(WHTM) — Empower Brands is recalling around 456,000 waffle makers because users can suffer burns if hot pieces of the waffle or waffle stuffing are expelled, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC said the recall includes the 5-inch PowerXL (Model ESWM02) and the 7-inch Stuffed Wafflizer (Model ESWM03) waffle makers.
Empower Brands has received 44 incident reports, including 34 burn injuries, with three needing medical attention, the CPSC said.
The affected products, which were sold in eleven colors, were sold at Walmart, Kohls, Big Lots, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Best Buy, The Home Depot, Target, Sam’s Club, and other home goods stores nationwide from July 2021 through October 2022. They were also sold online from QVC, Walmart, Kohls and other websites during the same timeframe.
The selling price was $30 to $60.
The CPSC said anyone with the recalled waffle makers should immediately stop using them and contact Empower Brands to receive a free latch adaptor part and repair instructions.
The model numbers and date codes can be found on a tag attached to the power cord.
Empower Brands can be reached toll-free at 866-276-0063 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, by email at wafflizerrecall@brandprotectplus.com or online at www.prodprotect.com/recall/wafflizer or https://powerxlproducts.com. Click on “Safety Recalls” at the top of the page for more information. | 2023-05-19T21:14:04+00:00 | fox44news.com | https://www.fox44news.com/news/national-world-news/empower-brands-recalls-nearly-half-a-million-waffle-makers-due-to-burn-hazard/ |
Like a baby's temper tantrum, the meltdown in the infant formula market has been building for some time.
The Food and Drug Administration announced emergency measures this week to get more baby formula on the market, and soothe the nerves of anxious parents who've been facing shortages.
President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act Wednesday to ensure that formula manufacturers are first in line for any ingredients they need. Biden also directed the Defense Department to use its contracts with commercial airlines to speed the delivery of formula from overseas.
Formula has been hard to find in some parts of the country since suspected contamination led to a recall and the shuttering of a big manufacturing plant in Michigan.
That plant reportedly supplied as much as one-fifth of all the infant formula in the country.
But the problem is bigger than that.
The episode highlights how highly concentrated the formula industry is — thanks in part to government policies — and the risks that can result.
Here's what to know about how the U.S. get into its infant formula mess.
A few companies control an entire industry
The infant formula industry is a multi-billion dollar business dominated by a handful of firms. In the U.S., just four companies control about 90% of the market, including Abbott Nutrition — the firm behind the shuttered Michigan plant.
These companies operate a relatively small number of formula factories in order to maximize efficiency and keep their production costs low.
"They're concentrating production into a few, very large plants but that creates a lot of risk," says Claire Kelloway of the Open Markets Institute, and anti-monopoly think tank. "A huge part of the crisis we're seeing now is from the closure of one plant."
This week the FDA struck a deal allowing Abbott to re-open its Michigan plant with new safety precautions.
The plant not only produces a large share of the country's regular baby formula, but is a critical supplier of specialized formula for infants with allergies and other health conditions that require a particular diet.
Other parts of the food chain have similar vulnerabilities. When the giant meatpacking company JBS was hit by a ransomware attack last year, 20% of the nation's beef and pork slaughtering capacity was temporarily idled.
FDA Commissioner Robert Califf acknowledged that concentration in the formula industry deserves more scrutiny.
"The question of whether we need more diversity in terms of the overall supply is one that, I think, will be much discussed and needs to be considered in light of the levers that we have to make that happen," Califf told reporters Monday.
State contracts lead to reliance on a single supplier
The federal government not only regulates formula makers. It's also their biggest customer. About half of all formula sold in the U.S. is paid for by the Department of Agriculture, through its Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Each state signs an exclusive contract with one of the formula manufacturers to supply subsidized product for low-income families. The government gets a big price break. In exchange, the formula maker gets a large, captive market.
The USDA's own research found that whichever company gets the WIC contract in a state enjoys a powerful market advantage there, with a monopoly over WIC sales and "spillover" effects in the non-WIC market as well.
Supermarkets tend to give preferential shelf space to the formula maker with the WIC contract. And pediatricians may be more likely to recommend that brand to their patients.
"Because the WIC program is such a large purchaser — it buys about half the formula on the market — once a company has an exclusive deal to service a state, competitors don't have a financial incentive to compete in that state," Kelloway says.
Abbott — the company behind the shuttered Michigan plant — has the WIC monopoly in about two-thirds of all states. The administration has asked states to relax those rules temporarily, so WIC recipients can use their benefits to buy any brand of formula.
There are also almost no imports
Typically, the U.S. buys almost no infant formula from other countries. There are steep, 17.5% tariffs on most formula that is brought in. And regulatory barriers make it almost impossible for formula makers outside the country to sell to the customers in the United States.
"It's clear that the U.S. has basically closed off its market to imports," says Mary Lovely, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Regulations governing the manufacture and labeling of formula are ostensibly designed to protect the safety of U.S. infants. But they also serve to protect the domestic formula companies from overseas competition.
"There's really no reason we should be blocking perfectly nutritional formula coming out of high-quality, sanitary plants in the European Union," Lovely says. "There is no reason why we can't be importing baby formula from Canadian plants, which could very easily be inspected by FDA."
To address the current formula shortage, the FDA has relaxed its rules to allow for imported formula — a tacit admission that foreign supplies can be sold safely, with adequate precautions.
Lovely says the formula shortage illustrates the pitfalls of believing that an entirely domestic supply chain is necessarily more secure.
"Having one or two factories in the U.S. or suppliers in the U.S. is not a way to be resilient," she says. "In fact, it's a recipe for being vulnerable."
Security comes from having a variety of suppliers — at home and in friendly foreign countries. In other words, don't put all your eggs in one basket, or all your baby formula in one bottle.
It will take time to sort out the mess
So how soon will the formula shortage end? Not overnight.
The FDA says it will take about two weeks to restart production at Abbott's Sturgis plant and another six to eight weeks to bring that plant to full capacity. Imported formula will also need to be screened and is probably weeks away from showing up on store shelves, although use of the military's air freight contracts might speed delivery somewhat.
In the meantime, the administration is working with domestic formula makers and retailers to ensure that existing supplies get to where they're needed most.
While specialty formulas and particular brands may be hard to locate, overall formula sales in April were 13% higher than before the Abbott recall, according to the market research firm IRI. The increase suggests that fear of shortages may be driving some parents to buy more formula than usual.
Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | 2022-05-19T11:00:38+00:00 | nepm.org | https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/national-world-news/2022-05-19/how-the-u-s-got-into-this-baby-formula-mess |
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers never made it past warmups in his first New York Jets practice in front of the media.
The 39-year-old quarterback, acquired last month from Green Bay, strained a calf while participating in conditioning drills Tuesday. Rodgers watched quarterback drills and remained on the field during practice, but was without his helmet and threw no passes.
“I don’t think it’s too serious,” Rodgers said, downplaying the injury and saying he took “a vet day.”
He didn’t have a noticeable limp, but stretched his lower legs and ankles several times throughout the practice. Rodgers, who wasn’t wearing a wrap on either calf while he stood at the podium and spoke to reporters, was uncertain when the injury occurred.
“I dunno,” he said with a smile. “Just running, I guess.”
Organized team activities began Monday and Rodgers participated in practice, with the Jets tweeting photos and videos of the quarterback throwing passes. The session Tuesday marked the first with media in attendance, and a few dozen reporters showed up to watch Rodgers practice with the Jets for the first time.
That will have to wait until next Wednesday at the earliest, when practice is next open to the media.
New York acquired Rodgers, the No. 15 overall pick and a fifth-rounder in this year’s draft from Green Bay on April 26. In exchange, the Packers got the 13th overall selection, a second-rounder, a sixth-rounder and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that could become a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of New York’s plays this season.
The four-time NFL MVP spent his first 18 seasons in Green Bay and contemplated retirement before going on a darkness retreat in Oregon in February. Rodgers emerged wanting to continue to play — and chose to do so with the Jets. That set in motion the deal to New York.
Since the trade, Rodgers has experienced several moments that have reaffirmed his decision.
“It was surreal, for sure, and strange to look at my locker and see the No. 8, and to be rocking Jets gear is a little bit strange, for sure,” he said. “But every day, there’s been something that’s kind of been a little special sign or a synchronicity or just a cool moment that reminds me that I’m in the right place.”
Rodgers has participated in voluntary workouts and practices with his new teammates, something he didn’t consistently do the past three offseasons in Green Bay.
“He’s still a kid in an old man’s body,” coach Robert Saleh joked. “He’s having a blast.”
With the Jets, Rodgers is reunited with offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who led the Packers’ offense during the quarterback’s last two MVP seasons in 2020 and 2021. There are also several other familiar faces on the field with Rodgers, including wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb and offensive lineman Billy Turner. But Rodgers is also building a rapport with many new players and helping Hackett install the offense.
“I really wanted to be around, at least for some of the beginning things, to just let them know kind of how I like to do things,” Rodgers said. “Some of the code words, some of the little adjustments, some of the ways I see the game — just sparking the conversation.”
Rodgers’ presence has fired up many of his new teammates, who acknowledged being a bit starstruck when the quarterback first arrived.
“It’s lit, man,” cornerback D.J. Reed said of the energy around the team.
Saleh has particularly enjoyed watching Rodgers work and interact with the players and coaches.
“It’s been cool,” Saleh said. “I joke around that he’s closer to a coach than he is a player at this point of his career. He’s a fantastic mind, he’s a fantastic conversation. It’s been all positive.”
While the work on the field and in meetings has been good, Rodgers appreciates the “freedom of expression” Saleh allows players to have, balancing fun and accountability.
Rodgers has also liked getting to know his new surroundings — from taking in Knicks and Rangers playoff games to learning where he can find the team’s mail room. He also joked the only things he previously knew about New Jersey were Teterboro Airport and the show “Jersey Shore.”
“I was assured that was not a proper representation of this great state,” a grinning Rodgers said before later adding: “I mean, it’s been like a dream month so far.”
NOTES: All-Pro DT Quinnen Williams isn’t participating in voluntary workouts while he awaits a contract extension. Saleh isn’t concerned it could turn into a lingering issue. “That thing will get done,” the coach said. … RB Breece Hall and OT Mekhi Becton, both returning from knee injuries last year, aren’t practicing yet. OL Alijah Vera-Tucker (torn triceps) is practicing. … Becton told Newsday he partly blamed the coaching staff for his season-ending knee injury last summer because they insisted he play right tackle instead of left — and that put extra pressure on his already surgically repaired right knee. Saleh took the high road, saying he didn’t want to get into finger pointing.
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(The Hill) – Republicans touting former President Trump’s unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen saw victories across the map in Tuesday’s primaries, raising questions — and, for many, concerns — about what will happen in November’s general elections.
Despite top GOP figures such as former Vice President Mike Pence urging Republicans to look forward rather than focus on what happened two years ago, GOP primary voters overwhelmingly chose candidates who made the 2020 election a central part of their campaign message.
Democrats, and some Republicans, argue these candidates won’t stand a chance when they face independent voters in November. But others warn not to count them out given President Biden’s low approval ratings and the dismal national mood.
“You look on paper and you immediately want to say none of them are electable,” said GOP strategist Doug Heye. “But if we have a wave, some of these candidates will be successful.”
In Michigan, Tudor Dixon, who was considered the establishment candidate in the race, won the Republican gubernatorial primary days after she declined to say in a “Fox News Sunday” interview whether the 2020 election was stolen. In May, she — along with almost every other candidate at a debate — raised her hand when asked who among them believed Trump was the rightful 2020 winner in Michigan.
At the same time, Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who voted to impeach Trump last year over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol, was ousted by Trump-backed candidate John Gibbs, who has questioned the 2020 election results.
In Arizona, former television news anchor Kari Lake, who has been one of the most vocal critics of the 2020 election results, appears to be on track to win the gubernatorial primary, while Abe Hamadeh, who has also questioned the election results, is projected to win the state’s GOP primary for attorney general.
The potential elevation of election deniers into roles such as governor and attorney general, which could directly impact an election, has alarmed some observers.
But perhaps no state-level position has more say over elections than secretary of state, and in Arizona, Mark Finchem, a prominent election denier who attended Trump’s “Stop the Steal” rally that preceded the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol last year, won the Republican nomination for the role.
The Republicans who won Tuesday night weren’t the first election deniers to make it to the November general elections.
Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano centered much of his primary campaign around claims of election fraud, and he and North Carolina congressional nominee Sandy Smith were in Washington on Jan. 6.
But they expanded the ranks of candidates pushing Trump’s claims in a general election and drove home that there is still a swath of the Republican base with an apparent appetite for falsehoods about the 2020 election. According to an analysis from FiveThirtyEight released last month, there are at least 120 Republican nominees who deny the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Strategists from both sides of the aisle argue that Democrats will easily be able to swipe at such candidates, particularly Finchem, over their views on the 2020 outcome.
“That is the issue of that office. The issue is, do you support the voters of Arizona, or do you want to overturn them?” said one GOP strategist in Arizona. “Clearly Mr. Finchem has sponsored bills to eliminate early voting, to overturn the election by the legislature. He was supportive of fake electors. You can hang the whole election conspiracy theory around Finchem’s neck, and as the state’s election officer can say, ‘Do you want this guy in charge of our elections?’ That’s a very narrow cast issue in that election because of the duties of that office.”
And Democrats have already begun throwing punches.
“Yesterday confirmed what we already know: ‘The big lie’ is alive and well in the Republican Party,” Patrick Gaspard, the CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, told reporters on a press call.
“Candidates up and down the ballot all around the country have peddled an extreme and dangerous agenda,” he continued. “They’re running on the snake oil lie of ‘the big lie’ and the pledge to strip away our rights, our benefits and our democracy.”
Gaspard went on to say that Republicans have “the goal of just holding power,” arguing that the election was no longer a referendum on Biden and Democrats.
Arizona Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Secretary of State Katie Hobbs has already attacked Lake for election fraud claims, calling them “disqualifying” during an MSNBC interview on Tuesday.
Republicans argue that soaring inflation and the poor national mood will still play a major role in voters’ decisions, ultimately making the race a referendum on Democratic control, not 2020 election rhetoric.
“The disdain for Joe Biden’s presidency is very palpable, especially here in Arizona, where we’ve had record high inflation and problems at the border,” said Brian Seitchik, a Republican consultant in Arizona. ”The statewide Arizona ticket is certainly going to make that a focus.”
Seitchik went on to say that it would be difficult for Hobbs to distance herself from Biden and national Democrats.
“As much she’s going to want to change the conversation to what she wants to talk about, Kari Lake is going to talk about the problems at the border, inflation, the failed Democratic approach to governing,” he said.
But others aren’t so sure it will be that easy for candidates such as Finchem.
“Will there potentially be a pivot to normalcy?” said Olivia Troye, a former Pence adviser. “I don’t expect Mark Finchem to pivot anytime soon. He’s running in a specific role that has a specific effort in terms of our democracy, in terms of undermining our democracy.”
There hasn’t been much polling to indicate how the latest crop of nominees will fare in the general. In Pennsylvania, polls have consistently shown Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) leading Mastriano in the gubernatorial race.
At the same time that some Republicans are speaking out against candidates who espouse unfounded election fraud claims, Democrats, believing they would be easier general election targets, are seeking to elevate a number of them.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent close to half a million dollars on ads boosting Gibbs in Meijer’s district, a move that drew widespread condemnation from within both parties.
“They’re playing with matches,” Heye said. “If one of these candidates wins, let’s say Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania, well, then Democrats are going to have a lot to answer for that.”
“Democratic rhetoric on these candidates is that they spread hate, they’re election deniers, conspiracy theorists, anti-gay, anti-woman on down the line,” he continued. “And by elevating these candidates to help them get the nomination, you make those views more acceptable.”
Democrats have hit back, arguing Republicans have no one to blame but themselves for the candidates.
“If they want to blame anyone, they need to take a deep look in the mirror,” said Democratic National Committee adviser and former Biden administration official Cedric Richmond. “They still have President Trump out here relitigating 2020.”
Other Democrats have pointed to the substance of the ads that have run highlighting the election denying candidates.
“Those ads didn’t lift them up in a positive light. It revealed them for who they are,” Gaspard said. “The substance of those ads did nothing more than clarify exactly what those candidates and the vast majority of Republican leaders stand for.”
For now the question is whether candidates who questioned the 2020 election can win in November. But some are already looking ahead to a different question: If they do, will they use their offices to contest future elections?
“That’s certainly not just a possibility but more and more a probability,” Heye said. “The reality is for those Republican election deniers, they only deny the elections they want to deny.”
Brett Samuels contributed. | 2022-08-04T13:30:18+00:00 | wjhl.com | https://www.wjhl.com/news/national/election-deniers-rack-up-wins-fueling-concerns-in-both-parties/ |
Malachi Palmer already had an offer from LSU, but when a coaching staff turns over nothing is promised.
And the Tigers have a new coach in Matt McMahon after giving Will Wade the boot earlier this year. Turns out, McMahon and the new staff like the Harrisburg native, too, because Palmer said Tuesday that he was re-offered by the Tigers.
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Palmer, a 6-foot-6, 4-star guard in the Class of 2024, recently added an offer from Penn State and his list also includes Arizona State, Creighton, DePaul, Georgia, Georgetown, Houston, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico State, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Pitt, Seton Hall, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech and UNLV.
He’s been playing well in Nike’s EYBL circuit with The Syndicate’s 16u team, and is slated to return to Phoenix’s Hillcrest Prep for his junior season in 2022-2023.
-- Follow Brian Linder on Twitter @SportsByBLinder | 2022-06-21T17:59:28+00:00 | pennlive.com | https://www.pennlive.com/highschoolsports/2022/06/harrisburg-native-malachi-palmer-2024-4-star-guard-gets-sec-offer.html |
Now that Roe v. Wade has been toppled, abortion opponents are taking a multifaceted approach in their quest to end abortions nationwide, targeting their strategies to the dynamics of each state as they attempt to create new laws and defend bans in courts.
One anti-abortion group has proposed model legislation that would ban all abortions except to prevent the death of a pregnant woman. New legal frontiers could include prosecuting doctors who defy bans, and skirmishes over access to medication abortions already are underway. Others hope to get more conservatives elected in November to advance an anti-abortion agenda.
“For Republicans, the post-Roe world will be significantly different, from a legal perspective,” said Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School. “For the last 50 years, Republicans have been on the offense by chipping away on the edges of Roe. Now they are going to be playing defense in all 50 states.”
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade said abortion is not a right under the Constitution, creating an opening for states pushing to get more restrictions on the books. Most recently, lawmakers in West Virginia and Indiana have pushed ahead with new restrictions, with varying success.
James Bopp Jr., general counsel for National Right to Life, has worked on model legislation for states, but said with few legislatures in session “the process of adopting new laws is really just beginning.”
It recommends banning all abortions except to prevent the death of a pregnant woman, though it provides language for states that want to make exceptions in cases of rape or incest. It also recommends criminal penalties for any person, including a doctor, who knowingly or intentionally causes or aids an “unlawful abortion.”
The model law would not criminalize a woman who gets an abortion.
A memo attached to the model language suggests anyone who aids and abets or conspires to cause an “unlawful abortion” also could be prosecuted, including those who provide instructions on how to self-administer or get an abortion deemed unlawful under the law. That person would have to know the woman was seeking an abortion and intentionally help her to get one.
“General providing of information is protected by the First Amendment,” Bopp said.
It also has language that allows for prosecution of a person — other than a pharmacist or drug manufacturer — who knows a woman plans to use an abortion-inducing drug to cause an unlawful abortion, and intentionally delivers the drug or advertises such a drug for sale.
But in the meantime, Bopp said abortion opponents are looking to November, when they hope to elect anti-abortion candidates who will enact such laws.
With that goal in mind, many conservatives are taking a “cautious pause” on the abortion issue, according to Larry Jacobs, a politics professor at the University of Minnesota.
“Republicans have a much better chance of winning competitive races around the country talking about inflation, crime and Joe Biden,” Jacobs said. “When they are talking about abortion, they are doing Democrats a favor.”
Conservatives also see new courtroom battles on the horizon.
Jonathan Mitchell, the former Texas solicitor general who is now a private practice attorney, came up with some of the key components of a Texas law that bans abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected. His innovation was to make violations enforceable through lawsuits filed by citizens, rather than the government.
Mitchell, who represents Texas and South Dakota in abortion lawsuits and has helped lawmakers in multiple states develop abortion bans and restrictions, said future legal fights could center around those who pay for abortions for people living in states with bans that are not being enforced due to court injunctions.
“Abortion is still a criminal offense in every state with a trigger law or pre-Roe ban, regardless of whether a state-court injunction is in effect,” Mitchell said in an email to The Associated Press. He said an injunction doesn’t actually block a law as many believe, but temporarily keeps it from being enforced.
He said employers or those who help fund abortions in states such as Utah, Kentucky, Louisiana, or West Virginia are violating the law and could be prosecuted. He said if bans exist but are on hold, abortion providers could be prosecuted retroactively.
“And the mere risk of potential lawsuits may be enough to deter abortion providers from offering abortions to out-of-state residents, especially when these lawsuits can be brought,” he wrote, “not only against the physician but everyone else involved.”
Melissa Murray, a professor at New York University School of Law, said the question of whether those who pay for out-of-state abortions could be charged is “uncharted ground.” Employers and funds could argue they’re exercising their free speech rights, she said in an email. “That said, a state could argue that (the groups) are facilitating the violation of a criminal law — essentially, they’re functioning as accomplices.”
The fear of prosecution has already led to victories of sorts for abortion foes; some clinics have shut down over the confusion, reopened, then shut down again. It has also led doctors to withhold emergency treatment until it became clear that a fetus was dead or a woman’s life was at stake.
Erin Hawley, a lawyer at the conservative Alliance Defending Freedom and the wife of Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, expects continuing litigation over medication abortions.
She pointed to a court battle underway in Mississippi, where drugmaker GenBioPro is suing the state over its provisions that make it harder to get a prescription for mifepristone, a drug that can induce abortion. The state’s policies are at odds with U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations, which courts have generally found take precedence over state law.
But Hawley said that might not apply here.
“It’s always a big deal for a federal agency or law to trump state law,” Hawley said.
Some states are taking different approaches.
In Louisiana, the State Bond Commission voted last week to withhold a $39 million line of credit for a New Orleans sewer and water project to “send a message” after city and local officials said they would not enforce that state’s abortion ban. The law is currently blocked by a court and not enforceable anyway.
Texas sued the federal government in mid-July after the Biden administration issued guidance that stated hospitals are required to provide abortions if necessary to save a mother’s life.
Next week, Kansas voters will consider the first statewide referendum on abortion since Roe was overturned. If approved, it could make Kansas the fifth state to declare its constitution doesn’t grant the right to abortion and would open the door for the Legislature to further restrict or ban abortion.
Bopp said while court battles and midterm elections are the current focus, abortion opponents would eventually like to see federal and state constitutional amendments that would explicitly protect the unborn, though he acknowledged that would be a challenge.
“A constitutional amendment has been one of our goals. But this requires a hell of a consensus,” he said.
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Find AP’s full coverage of the overturning of Roe v. Wade at: https://apnews.com/hub/abortion | 2022-07-31T08:35:32+00:00 | krqe.com | https://www.krqe.com/health/overturning-roe-v-wade-isnt-the-end-for-abortion-opponents/ |
Keeping your home warm without spending a fortune can be a challenge in this age of rising energy prices. Radiator heaters are known to be effective, but could they solve your energy woes, and are they safe?
While there were once safety issues associated with them, you shouldn’t have any problems with new models. Still, there’s plenty more to know about them.
In this article: De’Longhi TRD40615E Full Room Radiant Heater, Honeywell HZ-789 EnergySmart Electric Oil Filled Radiator Heater and Dreo Radiator Heater.
What are radiator heaters?
Radiator heaters, also known as radiant heaters, are space heaters that use natural convection to heat spaces. This is the transfer of thermal energy from a hot surface to the cooler air around it.
These heaters are generally oil-filled. When you switch them on, electricity heats the oil inside them, which warms up external surfaces that in turn transfer their heat to the air around them. The warm air then circulates due to natural convection currents, which helps evenly and consistently heat whole rooms.
Are radiator heaters safe?
There was a time when radiator heaters had some safety issues. If they tipped over, they could leak oil and keep on heating, which posed a fire risk. However, radiant heaters sold today have an automatic shut-off that turns the heater off if it tips over. The oil is also sealed in the system so it won’t leak if the heater tips.
With these potential safety issues solved, radiator heaters are very safe. In fact, they’re often considered safer than heaters with exposed heating elements because they don’t get as hot to the touch.
Radiator heater pros
There’s a lot to love about radiant heaters. These are just some of their benefits:
- Quiet operation: Radiators run practically silently, while forced-air heaters produce constant noise from their fans.
- Long-lasting heat: The oil inside radiator heaters stays warm for quite a while after the unit switches off, so you won’t start getting cold again right away.
- Heats large areas: Most space heaters only warm the area that they’re pointing at, but natural convection lets the warmth from a radiator heater warm a whole room.
- Better for people with allergies: Heaters with fans can stir up dust and other allergens, but this isn’t an issue with radiator heaters.
- Energy-efficient: Because these heaters warm a whole room and stay hot for a while after switching off, there’s no need to run them constantly, which saves energy. It’s also energy-efficient to use a single radiator heater when you only need to warm one room, as opposed to heating your whole house with central heating.
- Consistent temperatures: Radiator heaters often use thermostats to maintain a consistent temperature, so the unit will shut off once the temperature’s reached and switch back on again when the room cools down again.
Radiator heater cons
Radiator heaters have some drawbacks as well, which are worth considering before you buy.
- Slow to heat up: Unless you’re sitting directly next to the heater, it may take around 20 minutes to notice the effects.
- Fairly large: Radiator heaters are fairly big and bulky, so you might not like how much floor space they take up or may consider them eyesores.
Best radiator heaters
De’Longhi TRD40615E Full Room Radiant Heater
This effective radiator heater has a thermal slot design to maximize surface area for more effective heating while keeping the exterior temperature safe and low. It has three heating levels and a digital thermostat to help keep heating consistent.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
De’Longhi Comfort Temp Full Room Radiant Thermostat
Thanks to its permanently sealed oil system, it doesn’t need refilling, and there’s no chance of leaks. Additionally, it has anti-tip protection. The “Comfort Temp” system is designed to help maintain the optimal room temperature.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Pelonis Electric Oil-Filled Radiator
You can switch among three heat settings, and the unit switches off when the desired temperature is reached to maintain comfortable heat. Heavy-duty casters make it easy to wheel the heater between rooms.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
Honeywell HZ-789 EnergySmart Electric Oil Filled Radiator Heater
It’s easy to heat your room just how you want with the easy-to-use control panel on this radiator. You can be certain of its safety, thanks to its automatic shut-off, tip-over protection, overheat protection and insulated wiring.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
The digital thermostat and remote control make it simple to heat your space as much or as little as you like. Its large fins and U-shaped heating tubes help it release heat effectively and efficiently.
Where to buy: Sold by Amazon
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (WDAF) — Chiefs Kingdom just got a little bigger, and it could grow even more by the end of the weekend.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Kansas City Chiefs guard Nick Allegretti and his wife, Christina, welcomed twin girls into the world on Super Bowl Sunday.
The Allegretti twins were born in Chicago at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, and Nick and his parents FaceTimed live from the Chiefs’ hotel, Pelissero reports.
Allegretti isn’t the only one who could welcome a new little Chiefs fan.
Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman tweeted Sunday morning to announce his girlfriend, Chariah Gordon, had her water break the morning of Super Bowl LVII.
In October, the couple announced they would be welcoming their first child in early 2023.
While the Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles at State Farm Stadium, Hardman will be sitting out after being placed on injured reserve following the AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
On the other side of the field, Kylie Kelce, wife of Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, is expecting the couple’s third child. In preparation for their newest arrival, Kylie said she will be bringing her OB-GYN with her to the big game. | 2023-02-13T01:00:55+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/sports/the-big-game/chiefs-player-welcomes-twin-girls-on-super-bowl-sunday-another-awaiting-first-child/ |
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As Sheila Armstrong grew emotional in recounting how her brother and nephew were killed in Philadelphia, Dr. Mehmet Oz — sitting next to her inside a Black church, their chairs arranged a bit like his former daytime TV show set — placed a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Later, he gave a hug to Armstrong, who has been an employee of Oz’s campaign for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, and said, “How do you cope?”
Two days later, on a stage 4 miles away, Oz’s Democratic rival, John Fetterman, stood with Lee and Dennis Horton and spoke of his efforts as lieutenant governor to free the two Black men from life sentences.
“Almost 30 years in prison, condemned to die in prison as innocent men, and I fought to make sure they come out to their families,” Fetterman told the crowd.
Black voters are at the center of an increasingly competitive battle in a race that could tilt control of the Senate, as Democrats try to harness outrage over the Supreme Court’s abortion decision and Republicans tap the national playbook to focus on crime in cities.
They are perhaps the Democratic Party’s most loyal supporters. About 9 in 10 Black voters nationally went for Joe Biden in 2020, according to AP VoteCast, an expansive survey of more than 110,000 voters nationwide. In Pennsylvania, the support was similar, at 94%.
There’s no evidence of a looming mass defection to Republicans like Oz. But if he can peel off even a small share — or a critical mass of Black voters choose not to vote — it might prove consequential in a race that polls show as close.
In Philadelphia, where Black voters are the largest bloc in the swing state’s biggest Democratic bastion, some activists question Democrats’ outreach and fret about turnout.
Charles Ellison, the executive producer and host of Reality Check, a daily public affairs program on Philadelphia’s prominent Black-themed WURD radio, said Democrats lack a unified message tailored for the Black community and didn’t undertake a long-term investment in Black voter outreach.
“There’s just not this realization that’s occurring that Pennsylvania is a national battleground and Philadelphia is the cornerstone in that,” Ellison said. “And the only way you’re going to get Philadelphia and the only way you’re going to get Pennsylvania is through maximum Black voter turnout.”
Fetterman may benefit from this year’s governor’s race.
In it, Democrat Josh Shapiro’s campaign said it is investing $3 million in Black voter outreach while his opponent, Republican Doug Mastriano, has drawn criticism from members of his own party for focusing almost exclusively on his right-wing base.
Shapiro is also making regular visits to Black churches and businesses, has rolled out a platform to expand pathways to jobs and create wealth in Black communities, and endorsed a Black man, Austin Davis, for lieutenant governor.
In the Senate race, millions of dollars in Republican attack ads aired on TV in Philadelphia before Fetterman — who spent much of the summer off the campaign trail recovering from a stroke — held his first public political event there in late September.
For Oz, crime is a primary thrust. He has held two public safety-themed town halls in Black communities, suggesting that Democrats have failed to protect them from violence and drugs.
Republicans frequently point to gun violence in Philadelphia and have sought to undercut one of Fetterman’s avenues of appeal to Black voters: his efforts as lieutenant governor to free the over-incarcerated, rehabilitated or innocent. Republicans cast it as freeing dangerous criminals to roam the streets.
Fetterman and Democrats call that a lie and fearmongering that underestimates support among Black voters for giving second chances. And they say Black voters know they can trust Fetterman to support the things they care about, like voting rights legislation in Congress.
Plus, Oz is former President Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate.
“I think most Black people would say he was one of the worst presidents for Black people in our lifetime,” said Sharif Street, the state Democratic Party chair and the first Black person to hold the position. “I don’t think a TV commercial can override what people know to already be true.”
At Fetterman’s rally at a recreation center in northeast Philadelphia, at least a half-dozen Black supporters introduced Fetterman.
One of the speakers, the Rev. Mark Tyler, said Fetterman supports things that Black voters care about, such as bringing jobs to “America’s poorest big city,” ending environmental racism and supporting stronger funding for city schools. Fetterman also supports criminal justice reform and ending gun violence, Tyler said.
“He did it as a mayor in Braddock and understands what it is to have to sit and stand with grieving Black families after such a tragic incident,” Tyler said.
As Fetterman stood onstage with the Hortons — brothers who had their life sentences commuted after nearly 30 years in prison, and now work for Fetterman’s campaign — he took aim at Oz’s attacks for his work to free the men. Oz’s campaign has called the Hortons “convicted murderers” and Fetterman “the most pro-murderer candidate for the Senate in the entire country.”
The Hortons were convicted of second-degree murder in a fatal shooting during a robbery in a Philadelphia bar — crimes they maintained they didn’t commit. Despite opposition from the victim’s brother, Gov. Tom Wolf freed the men in late 2020, noting they had served 27 years after turning down plea deals for 5 to 10 years.
“What does it say about a person’s character if they will fight to make sure innocent men will die in prison versus a man that will fight to make sure that they’re able to get back with their families?” Fetterman asked the crowd. “That’s the choice.”
Oz-allied groups have also aired TV ads reviving a 2013 incident in which Fetterman — as Braddock’s mayor — grabbed his shotgun and pursued a jogging Black man whom he suspected had been involved in gunfire nearby. No one was charged in the incident and Fetterman has said he didn’t know the man’s race before he confronted him.
“He didn’t even apologize and now he wants our vote?” says a Black woman speaking on camera in an ad by the Republican Jewish Coalition. “Not a chance.”
Oz’s town halls take a softer tone, where the heart surgeon-turned-TV talk show host says he is there to listen and find solutions to problems that Democrats have let fester.
“The best thing a doctor does is listen. You can’t fix a problem you don’t hear. So I’ve spent a career heeding that and trying to understand what people are trying to say because then you can really get to the answers,” Oz said. He’s also touted his work to raise money for scholarships for Black medical students.
Love Williams, a 25-year-old registered Democrat who came to Oz’s event at the invitation of a friend, said he wasn’t sure he’ll vote this fall after feeling like Biden has underdelivered for Black people.
Asked by Williams what he’d do to help his community, Oz said he’d push for more tax dollars for private schools and to open liquefied natural gas export stations in the city to bring wealth into the community.
Williams said afterward that he wasn’t sold on Oz — or Oz’s ideas, either.
The event, he said, came off as “just a political stop for one politician.”
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This story has been updated to reflect the Armstrong has been an employee of the Oz campaign.
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Levy reported from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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For kids heading back to school, Tastykake promises to "make their day tasty" in its new campaign.
TAMPA, Fla., Aug. 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Tastykake® brand, the iconic line of snack cakes, pies, and donuts, is making back-to-school days tastier this year with a new campaign titled "Make Their Day Tasty." The campaign spans across radio, digital and social media, and is the brand's first with its new agency of record (AOR), PPK.
"Back to school means hectic schedules for the entire family. With this campaign, we want to make sure parents remember to pack with purpose and add some sweetness to their kids' lunch to make their entire day TASTY," said Penny Patterson-Smith, Senior Vice President of Snacking at Flowers Foods. "PPK has done a great job with this inaugural campaign and we're looking forward to many more successful executions."
"Our evolving partnership with Tastykake is a shining example of how PPK has grown over the years – by providing incredibly thoughtful client service and results-driven strategic creative solutions to our clients leading to natural, organic growth," said Garrett Garcia, President of PPK.
"Those who cherish a uniquely sweet treat know there is nothing that satisfies a hectic micro-moment better than Tastykake, especially during back-to-school time," said Ashley Hornsby, Brand Manager of Tastykake. "This year's back-to-school campaign is meant to capture and convey the back-to-school rush that every parent goes through, whether it's school science fairs, practice at the field or ballet recitals."
To view the campaign video on Facebook, click here.
PPK is also AOR for Wonder® Bread and produces work for several other brands owned by Flowers Foods, including managing social for Mrs. Freshley's® and Evangeline Maid.
ABOUT PPK
Established in 2004 in Tampa, Florida, PPK is one of the Southeast's most decorated Independent Advertising & Production Agencies founded on the belief that sound, strategic creative strategy and communications plans coupled with true partnership and client collaboration will always deliver results. It's not about egos. It's about rolling up our collective sleeves and putting in the time, energy and effort to drive the bottom line, regardless of the business challenge we face. Because at the end of the day, regardless of what category you're in, or what brand you represent, there are a series of business challenges that stare you down every single day. PPK is here to help you overcome those obstacles and take your brand to the next level. For additional information visit www.uniteppk.com.
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DENVER, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
WHAT: The highly anticipated fourth installment of the AFTER franchise finds Tessa and Hardin at a crossroads: does Tessa continue trying to save him and their relationship, or is it time to save herself? While Hardin remains in London after his mother's wedding and sinks deeper into darkness, Tessa returns to Seattle and endures a tragedy. If they want their love to survive, they'll need to work on themselves first. But will their paths lead them back to each other?
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The three previous AFTER films grossed over $140 million at the box office worldwide and introduced the world to the electrifying and tortured love story between Tessa and Hardin.
Written by Sharon Soboil and based on the book by Anna Todd, After Ever Happy stars Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Mira Sorvino, Rob Estes and more.
WHO: Fathom Events and Voltage Pictures
WHEN: September 7 and 8 at 7:00 pm local time
WHERE: Tickets for the event can be purchased at www.FathomEvents.com or at participating theater box offices. Fans throughout the U.S. will be able to enjoy the event in select movie theaters; for a complete list of theater locations visit the Fathom Events website (theaters and participants are subject to change). Please contact your local theater for individual safety precautions.
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For artwork/photos, visit the Fathom Events press site.
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Shorter, who died March 2, was inspired by film and literature, as much as by sounds. One of the great musical minds of our time, he had a profound influence on the course of jazz.
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Shorter, who died March 2, was inspired by film and literature, as much as by sounds. One of the great musical minds of our time, he had a profound influence on the course of jazz.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Philadelphia All-Star slugger Bryce Harper faced a left-hander for the first time in his quest to return sooner from Tommy John surgery.
“I’m going to keep pushing the envelope and trying to do everything I can to be ready,” Harper said Tuesday after facing Ranger Suarez prior to Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox.
This marked only the second time Harper has faced live pitching, and he admitted “I still need to get into the grind of things.”
Harper saw 16 pitches, and he hit a fly to center, grounded to second base, fouled three pitches and swung and missed three times against Suarez.
“I wish Ranger was throwing a little more pitches at a time,” Harper said of Suarez, who is recovering from a left forearm injury. “I want to see more. At the same time, I want to be smart, too, with who I’m facing.
“I don’t want to face a guy from low-A and get blown up in the hand or anything like that. I just want to be smart with whom I’m facing, what I’m doing, when we’re doing it.”
Harper declined to say whether he was ahead of schedule in his recovery, but his work at first could suggest he could return sooner than June. He still has yet to be medically cleared to play any position until he can resume throwing.
“I don’t want to get out there and not play to my ability unless I can do it,” Harper said.
Harper also is mindful of sliding feet first and not risking an injury to his right elbow.
“If I slide head first and hit my right arm on the ground, it’s the same thing,” Harper said. “I could sprain my arm and be out for five to seven months. There’s no reason to rush that. I need to be smart in what I do. I’m not going to rush anything out there because it does nothing good for our team or organization if I come back the fastest and not the smartest in what I do.”
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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports | 2023-04-19T19:44:40+00:00 | siouxlandproud.com | https://www.siouxlandproud.com/sports/ap-sports/phillies-harper-faces-lefty-for-first-time-in-latest-rehab/ |
Lunchbox 2.0 is a leap forward in what an all-in-one ordering, marketing, and loyalty system can offer. It allows restaurants to connect their disparate systems to make faster and smarter decisions.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunchbox, the enterprise online ordering system that's platformed national and regional QSR brands such as Firehouse Subs, Clean Juice, Wings Over and Papa Ginos, has announced today the launch of Lunchbox 2.0, an all-in-one suite of products that empowers restaurants to deploy a beautiful and robust ordering system similar to Chipotle or Sweetgreen at a fraction of the cost.
Lunchbox was built by restaurateurs for restaurateurs to consolidate ordering and guest engagement tools, giving power back to the operators. The year-long process to their newest unveiling took the company's learnings across their 72M processed orders and 10,000+ support tickets, to redevelop a product suite that answers operators' current problems across restaurant tech.
Rebuilding the platform from scratch, Lunchbox 2.0 reinvisions the company's mission, bridging any and all gaps between tech stacks and the restaurant industry. Lunchbox 2.0 is the most comprehensive platform engineered for restaurants to grow revenue, automate guest expansion, and elevate their digital guest experience from end-to-end.
With Lunchbox 2.0, restaurants will gain access to both new and upgraded features:
- Web and App Ordering: Introducing the best ever mobile and web ordering platform. With over 62% of guests ordering directly from their mobile devices, Lunchbox 2.0 has been engineered with the attention to mobile that does not exist in today's market.
- Marketing CRM: The newest additions to the product suite let restaurants engage directly with their guests, empowering them to deliver stronger personalized emails, mobile app push notifications, and SMS, than ever before - generating over 127% higher engagement than the industry average.
- Loyalty: Introducing the new Starbucks-level loyalty program that generates 3X more repeat guests across its lifetime, turning guests into brand loyalists.
- Order Aggregation: Launching the most flexible solution that provides real-time order throttling and price inflation for specific items, locations, or markets. Lunchbox 2.0 delivers the industry's lowest 3rd-party order failure rate
- Integrations: Offering direct access to operators with over 100 integrations of industry restaurant technology in just minutes, eliminating the need to deploy any code.
- Catering: Introducing new patented technology that addresses the most robust series of use cases present in the industry ranging from holiday hours, prep sheets, house accounts, and more.
- UI/UX: An improved guest ordering experience that promotes a 42% faster checkout than the industry standard, all while enabling restaurants to offer online guest experiences that match their in-store experience.
- More Features: Alongside the list of spotlit features, Lunchbox 2.0 provides restaurants with access to 100's of more features across their new product suite.
"Our initial suite of offerings empowered restaurants across the board. It walked so that Lunchbox 2.0 could sprint." says CEO and Cofounder, Nabeel Alamgir. "Lunchbox 2.0 is a massive jump forward with features that are polished and data driven. We listened to our operators and have built features that hone in on the guest experience and operational scalability."
Those interested in learning more about Lunchbox 2.0 can visit: https://lunchbox.io/introducing-lunchbox
About Lunchbox
Lunchbox is the modern online ordering system for restaurants to grow their online revenue. Lunchbox enables restaurant chains to take control of their digital growth strategy through its suite of products specializing in app and web ordering, guest loyalty, marketing, and order aggregation to increase sales and strengthen guest engagement. The company has empowered over 5,000+ restaurant locations across the country including Bareburger, Clean Juice, Fuku, Little Sesame, and Tacombi. To learn more, visit www.lunchbox.io.
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Former Marine rescues two women from car trapped in water
HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) – Cellphone video caught the moment a former Marine jumped into action in northwest Indiana to save two women.
Carlos Fernandez was driving near I-80 and Kennedy Avenue near Hammond around 6 p.m. Thursday when he noticed a black car off the road and submerged in water.
“My original plan was I was gonna grab my chain from the back of my truck and I was gonna pull the car out,” he said. “I didn’t know there was anybody in the car, and a gentleman yelled out, ‘There’s two people in the car.’ And as soon as I heard that I instantly jumped in the water.”
Fernandez can be seen on video carrying the women out of the water.
“They were both freaking out a little bit, they were both scared. You could tell there wasn’t a lot of water at that point in time, but once I opened the door it became a lot of water,” he said.
The rescue took place within five minutes. Fernandez took three trips into the water to help the women before Indiana State Police arrived.
“When I opened the door, one by one they started coming out, and I realized there was walkers in the back,” he said. “One of the ladies had her foot stuck in the mud and she couldn’t walk, so I’m like, ‘Alright, I’m carrying them out.’”
Fernandez said it can get really dark in the area at night and there are no signs to warn drivers.
“I would like if they can even put one of those signs right here that states, ‘Hey, you gotta turn this way’ because at night you can’t see this,” he said. “Nobody knows this is here.”
Fernandez said both of the women seemed to make it out without any major injuries.
He said this act of heroism is something he expects of himself.
“I just felt like it was the right thing to do,” he said. “I think it was the Marine in me, just, ‘Hey, you always have to do the right thing.’ Something we preach in the Marine Corps is integrity: doing the right thing when nobody is looking.”
Copyright 2023 WLS via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved. | 2023-01-22T19:46:34+00:00 | kalb.com | https://www.kalb.com/2023/01/22/former-marine-rescues-two-women-car-trapped-water/ |
SOMERSET, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota teenager died and four other people were critically wounded after being stabbed while tubing down a Wisconsin river, authorities said.
St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson the victims and suspect, a 52-year-old Minnesota man, were all on the Apple River when the attack happened Saturday afternoon. Knudson said investigators were working to determine what led to the stabbings and whether the victims and suspect knew each other. They were tubing with two different groups that included about 20 people.
“We don’t know yet who was connected to who, who knew each other or what precipitated it,” Knudson said.
The knife attack happened on a difficult-to-access section of the river near the town of Somerset, Wisconsin, which is about 35 miles (56 kilometers) east of Minneapolis. The suspect was arrested about an hour and a half later while getting off the river downstream.
“Thank goodness a witness had taken a photo of him,” Knudson told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Another witness located him at the exit of the tubing area, where he was taken into custody.”
A 17-year-old boy from Minnesota died. Two of the other victims were flown to a hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota, and two others were taken there by ambulance. All four surviving victims — a woman and three men all believed to be in their 20s — were in critical condition.
The names of the victims and the suspect were not immediately released, but St. Croix County jail records show a 52-year-old man was being held without bond on suspicion of first-degree homicide, four counts of aggravated battery and four counts of mayhem. | 2022-07-31T17:39:16+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Teen-dies-four-critically-hurt-in-Wisconsin-17341356.php |
BANGKOK, March 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Behind every strong local industry is a strong local supply chain. This is certainly the case for Thailand's automotive industry, which has over the past six decades established the kingdom as the leading automobile production base in Southeast Asia and the 11th largest worldwide. Automobiles and vehicle parts rank among the country's top exports items, with the sector earning in 2022 a total of US$37.6 billion of which auto parts and accessories accounted for US$15.6 billion, according to Commerce Ministry statistics. Major export markets for Thai-made auto parts include USA, Japan, Southeast Asia and Australia.
Successive Thai governments have through well-defined policy directives attracted all the major Japanese automotive brands to set up local production and export bases in Thailand along with leading European and US brands such as Mercedes Benz, BMW and Ford, and with them a cluster of parts suppliers. Recently, in keeping with the government's climate and environmental objectives, Thailand has persuaded Chinese EV makers to set up their regional production bases in the kingdom, including well-known brands BYD, MG and Great Wall Motor. Already, at least 50 Chinese EV auto parts suppliers have also set up offices in Thailand.
There are about 2,200 auto parts and accessories manufacturers already based in Thailand, assuring that local production is of high-quality, on-time and ultimately, profitable. Thailand's auto parts suppliers have over the decades become an industry unto themselves, exporting their products to over 100 counties worldwide. Many suppliers cater to the "After Market," or replacement market, a huge and reliable market given the world's estimated 1.8 billion used-car on the roads.
Among these parts producers, there are close to 500 mostly foreign owned firms, that supply the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) market segment, which in Thailand is dominated by Japanese brands. Many of these foreign OEM suppliers shifted their production bases to Thailand in the late 1980s, early 1990s, following the relocation of the main Japanese auto brands to Thailand, prompted by the appreciation of the Japanese Yen that made Japan based export less competitive.
Thailand managed to capture the lion's share of Japan's automotive manufacturing relocation in part because of its huge domestic market for one-ton pickup trucks, which still account for about 50% of domestic sales. The versatile pickup is well suited to Thailand's agricultural-based rural areas and for public transport. The Thai government cut excise taxes on the one-ton pickup models, which has helped to make Thailand the world's second largest pickup producer. After the success of the pickup policy, in the mid-2000s, the government launched a new tax scheme to promote small, petrol efficient eco-cars, which have come to dominate the domestic market for passenger cars and are a major export item.
These two schemes have created a huge domestic and overseas market not just for OEM parts, but also for After Market parts, which did well even during the COVID-19 period, when a shortage of semi-conductors hampered production of new car models.
"Normally, when the OEM market is not good the After Market is always good," said Sompol Tanadumrongsak, President of The Thai Auto Parts Manufacturing Association (TAPMA). TAPMA has 660 members, all majority Thai owned.
While the EV revolution promises to limit the auto parts industry worldwide, since EVs use only 1,200 parts compares with the 30,000 parts used in internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, Sompol believes there is still plenty of time to survive and adjust. "EVs are taking off but I don't think they will reach 30% of the market for another ten years, so the After Market is still 70%."
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- The newly released Cox Automotive Forward-Thinking Dealers Study explores the tactics, investments and processes dealerships have made to enhance performance and profitability in sales, marketing, and inventory management.
- Forward-thinking dealers embrace and have adopted data-driven technology and automation within their operations; they also have the highest sales volume per month, an average of 145 vehicles.
- Dealers who have the highest profit margins have four characteristics in common: their operations are data-driven, personalized, automated, and connected.
ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forward-thinking dealers—a resilient group of automotive dealers that are weathering the headwinds of a challenging automotive industry marked by the ripple effects of a global pandemic, inventory shortages and economy constraints—have the highest profit margins of those surveyed at 18.5%, according to a new study published by Cox Automotive. The Cox Automotive Forward-Thinking Dealership Study reveals that dealers who embrace data science and automation have achieved results above and beyond what other dealers manage to accomplish.
Motivated by challenges that extend to supply, demand, financing, and a looming recession, Cox Automotive researched a select group of 449 dealers that are blazing a trail to help the broader retailing industry address rising consumer expectations and positively impact their sales volume and profitability. Researching dealer operations in sales, marketing and inventory management, the study uncovered that the secret to success for forward-thinking dealers is that they are well into their digital transformation and employ integrated technology, automation, and data throughout their operations.
This extensive study assessed the effectiveness of dealership operations and identified new technologies and processes that enhance performance and profitability. It categorized dealers across a spectrum of three groups: static, where dealers take a more traditional, manual approach to operations; modern, where dealers have a more evolved approach deploying both digital technology and manual processes; and forward-thinking, where dealers are more advanced into their digital transformation. Takeaways from the study include:
1. A dedicated marketing staff and CRM investment is key.
- Nearly two in three forward-thinking dealers have a dedicated marketing staff and leadership team, including a chief marketing officer in place, versus only 18% of static dealers.
- Forward-thinking dealers are two times more likely to say they live by their CRM. That's approximately 75% of forward thinkers vs. 33% of static dealers.
- Approximately 56% of forward-thinking dealers market their service department to local car owners who didn't purchase a vehicle from them, while only 17% of static dealers do so.
2. A long-term vision is essential for inventory strategy.
- Approximately 59% of forward-thinking dealers are more likely to have a long-term vision for inventory in place, versus 12% of static dealers.
- Like the dedicated marketing function, close to 99% of forward-thinking dealers have a dedicated resource managing inventory, underscoring that the investment in staffing is just as important as an investment in technology.
- Approximately 57% of forward-thinking dealers invest in merchandising their inventory by adding enhanced details for each vehicle, such as video or 360-degree views, versus 33% of static dealers who do the same.
3. Digital tools, presence and engagement are paramount.
- Approximately 70% of forward-thinking dealers have electronic libraries that allow them to automatically generate contracts and forms which can then be easily sent to the lender; only 17% of static dealers have this capability.
- Two in three forward-thinking dealers go the extra mile to stay on top of search performance providing advanced search filters on their website, such as monthly payment, distance, fuel type, miles per gallon, and much more so shoppers can home in on a specific unit they're looking for; only 17% of static dealers offer this today.
- Approximately 82% of forward-thinking dealers mine their CRM to send out personalized emails to customers, whereas only 36% of static dealers do.
4. Forward-thinking dealers continually improve their tactical operations.
- Additional tactics dealers plan to double down on include service pricing transparency, advertisements of personalized monthly payments and more automation, including direct integration with DMVs for title and registration processing, remote contract signing and AI-enabled deal structuring.
Additionally, apart from the study, Cox Automotive found that dealers using their digital innovations that create one complete view of the consumer and one connected deal, resulting in a faster and more personalized experience for their customers using one technology partner from start to finish. Cox Automotive clients using three or more products are shown to be more profitable compared to dealers who are less technologically and digitally advanced.
Leaning into data-driven, connected solutions also improves the customer's experience by offering more transparency and trust building in the deal, which in turn improves the experience for their staff, by making it more convenient, efficient, and profitable. Dealers who adopt multiple Cox Automotive solutions are averaging nearly $187,000 per month more in revenue.
"The Cox Automotive products that we use, we chose because of the level of integration they have," said Tom LaPointe, Internet Director, Preston Automotive Group, who operates 15 stores in Maryland. "We chose because of the reliability of the products and the support of the teams, and we know that those products are proven! Having all the data points at our fingertips gives us a huge advantage to confidently value a vehicle, make a decision whether to keep it, send it to auction, move it to another store, or adjust pricing. We can rely on that to help us put deals together every day."
"New dynamics are in play that require dealers to be visionary, nimble and pragmatic about the role of digital technology," said Lori Wittman, president of retail solutions at Cox Automotive. "Forward-thinking dealers are indeed investing in technology and data to transform their workflow processes. They've invested in the right places and the results are impressive, as they are netting the highest profit margins and sales of 145 vehicles per month on average."
To find out more, download the study highlights and eBook, and register to attend the Forward-Thinking Dealerships webinar, on coxautoinc.com/forward. will delve into the study's results and offer tactics for dealers who want to learn where they can start to make the most impact on their operations.
The Forward-Thinking Dealership Study measures where dealers are investing in technology and processes, key KPIs they are tracking and the impact these investments are having on dealerships today and the next three to five years. The study is based on a survey of 449 franchise dealers and was conducted from April 18, 2022 to August 18, 2022.
Cox Automotive Inc. makes buying, selling, owning and using vehicles easier for everyone. The global company's more than 27,000 team members and family of brands, including Autotrader®, Dealer.com®, Dealertrack®, Kelley Blue Book®, Manheim®, NextGear Capital®, VinSolutions®, vAuto® and Xtime®, are passionate about helping millions of car shoppers, 40,000 auto dealer clients across five continents and many others throughout the automotive industry thrive for generations to come. Cox Automotive is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Inc., a privately-owned, Atlanta-based company with annual revenues of nearly $20 billion. www.coxautoinc.com
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WFO SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, February 1, 2023
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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Hanford CA
717 PM PST Tue Jan 31 2023
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as
low as 30. For the Dense Fog Advisory, visibility one quarter
mile or less in dense fog, with visibility as low as 200 feet.
* WHERE...Sub-freezing temperatures expected in much of the San
Joaquin Valley. Dense fog expected along the Highway 99
corridor from Delano to Chowchilla, West Side of Fresno and
Kings Counties, Caruthers, San Joaquin, Selma, Kingsburg,
Fresno, Clovis, Reedley, Sanger, Buttonwillow and Lost Hills and
nearby areas along Interstate 5, Wasco, Shafter, Hanford,
Corcoran, Lemoore, Visalia, Dinuba, Porterville, and Southeast
San Joaquin Valley.
* WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM PST Wednesday. For
the Dense Fog Advisory, from 2 AM to 11 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other
sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor
plumbing. Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...In addition to the Highway 99 corridor and
portions of Interstate 5, dense fog is likely to develop along
Highways 41, 43, 46, 58 west of Bakersfield, 65, 152, 190 and
198.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31.
* WHERE...Los Banos, Dos Palos, Bakersfield. and South End of the
* WHEN...Until 9 AM PST Wednesday.
plumbing.
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With the start of the 2022 college football season still a month and a half away, money is already rolling in on a few Mountain West championship hopefuls.
DraftKings is the first Wyoming sportsbook operator to take futures bets on teams to win the MW championship. While the sample size is relatively small compared to what it will be in the fall, a few tendencies have started to emerge on a national scale.
The top two favorites – Boise State at +215 odds and Fresno State at +230 – lead the conference by a wide margin with 61.7% and 16.3% of the total bets, respectively. However, Air Force accounts for the highest percentage of the handle. Despite only receiving 6% of the bets, 30.4% of the money has come in on the Falcons to win the title at 4-to-1 odds. There has also been significant money wagered on San Jose State at 28-to-1, with the Spartans accounting for 23.4% of the handle with just 1.5% of the bets.
Wyoming, which currently has 45-to-1 odds to win the championship, makes up 1.2% of both the money and bets that have been taken.
Matt Youmans, a senior editor and host for VSiN, the Vegas Stats & Information Network, believes some of these trends will continue as the start of the season gets closer. However, he also notes there will be variations on a company-to-company basis as more sportsbooks release their MW futures odds.
“That’s probably a decent representation of how the league is going to be bet, but there are so many different books where you are going to see these futures bet that I think there are going to be some wild fluctuations in those numbers,” Youmans said. “Most of the public bets are going to come in on teams like Boise, and the sharper money is going to come in on teams like Air Force.
“The Falcons are off a 10-win season. They have 15 starters back, including the quarterback. They’re a well-coached team, and if you look at the schedule, it sets up pretty well. The only road game that you would put Air Force in a significant underdog role would be the last game of the season at San Diego State, so it’s a good schedule, and there are a lot of things that line up for the Falcons this season.”
Youmans says the Falcons are his No. 2 choice for a futures bet, while reigning MW champion Utah State has some potential value at 9-to-1. Fresno State, though, is his top pick to take home the title.
The Bulldogs’ stability in key spots is the driving force in this opinion. Jake Haener is an NFL prospect at quarterback who is coming off a season in which he ranked 11th in the country in passing yards and touchdowns, while 2017 MW coach of the year Jeff Tedford is back at the helm following Kalen DeBoer’s departure to Washington
“You’re not going to see a coaching downgrade at Fresno, and I don’t think you’ve seen massive defections from the roster in terms of key players like you’ve seen with some other teams,” Youmans said. “I think Fresno has 15 starters back, including the quarterback, which is a good situation for Tedford. Even though Fresno is considered one of the favorites, if you’re asking me to pick one team, that’s the team I’m going to pick.
“Air Force is always a little bit of a sleeper team that is capable of winning the league, and most people are going to pick Boise State. But Fresno is going to be my pick. Haener is the difference-maker for me, and when you look at the (San Diego State) Aztecs, you never know what you’re going to get from the quarterback position. I know what I’m going to get from Jake Haener, and I think I know what I’m going to get from Jeff Tedford.”
In addition to the conference winner, gamblers in Wyoming are also able to wager on win totals for the upcoming season.
Both DraftKings and BetMGM have the Cowboys’ over-under set at five wins, with the over paying out at a higher rate. A $100 bet on the under would net $80 in profit, compared to $105 for a winning over bet. A five-win season would be considered a push.
“For win totals, we just look at a team’s schedule and predict what their odds will be for each and every game,” said Draftkings head of sportsbook Johnny Avello. “If they’re a decisive underdog, then we kind of put that down as a loss – at least in the opinion for making those odds. Then if they’re close, maybe a 1-, 2-, 3-point underdog, that could be worth maybe half a game.
“As far as conference futures, we just lay them out on who we think the best team in the conference is, all the way down to who we think the worst team is, then put the numbers towards those teams depending on how strong they are for that conference. In the Mountain West, Boise State and Fresno are pretty close to being equal, then Air Force, San Diego State and Utah State follow.”
Youmans agrees with the win total that has been set for the Cowboys.
He is concerned about roster turnover for a team that lost 12 players to the transfer portal that started at some point in 2021, but also sees a handful of potential wins on their schedule. Ultimately, Youmans doesn’t believe either side of UW’s win total is an obvious play at the moment.
“The math would come out to (roughly) a projected 4.75 wins for Wyoming, and I agree with that number,” he said. “I actually project Wyoming to win five games, but I could also see four, so I don’t think there’s a great bet to be made there.
“The season opener at Illinois I would pencil in as a loss, but after that, I think the Cowboys have some winnable games. Tulsa, Northern Colorado, San Jose (State), Utah State, all those games are at home, and those are winnable games. Then on the road, you have New Mexico, Hawaii and Colorado State. Those teams are beatable.”
Josh Criswell covers the University of Wyoming for WyoSports. He can be reached at jcriswell@wyosports.net or 307-755-3325. Follow him on Twitter at @criswell_sports. | 2022-07-10T13:26:00+00:00 | wyomingnews.com | https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/university_of_wyoming/industry-experts-provide-insight-on-mw-futures-bets/article_43b20c59-eaa4-59eb-ae7d-2ba98078d91d.html |
CAIRO — A Russian man died after being mauled by a shark on Thursday off one of Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, Egyptian and Russian authorities said.
The ministry later said it had caught the shark and was examining it in a laboratory to try and determine the reasons for the rare attack.
The Russian Consulate in Hurghada identified the man as a Russian citizen but did not give his name.
A video circulating online, purportedly of the attack, shows a man thrashing about in the water before being repeatedly attacked by a shark circling around him, then being dragged under.
Shark attacks are rare in the Red Sea coastal regions. However, in 2022, two fatal attacks in Hughada within days, killing an Austrian and a Romanian tourist.
Egypt’s Red Sea resorts, including Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, boast some of the country’s most renowned beach destinations and are popular with European tourists. Divers are attracted by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore, which offer a rich and colorful sea life.
Egypt has in recent years sought to revive the vital tourism sector, hurt by years of political instability, the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
6-2-2, FIREBALL: 6
(six, two, two; FIREBALL: six)
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ The winning numbers in Wednesday evening's drawing of the Texas Lottery's "Pick 3 Evening" game were:
6-2-2, FIREBALL: 6
(six, two, two; FIREBALL: six) | 2022-07-20T23:30:57+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Pick-3-Evening-game-17318364.php |
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RACINE, Wis. — The U.S. government hasn't commented yet on why a soldier from Racine decided to run across the border into North Korea.
But in the days since he disappeared on Monday, we've learned more about where he was and what happened.
TMJ4's Bruce Harrison spent nine years based in Seoul, working for South Korean national media and as a foreign correspondent. He made many reporting trips to the demilitarized zone (DMZ), including several to the Joint Security Area (JSA), the area Private 2nd Class Travis King was last seen.
Watch this report for a photo and video breakdown of the area King visited.
According to the U.S. Army, King had served time in a South Korean prison for assault and was supposed to board a flight home to face disciplinary action. U.S. officials say instead, he joined a tour group.
Eventually, he wound up at the JSA, according to the UN Command (UNC), an area within the DMZ managed by the UNC and North Korea. It's where the North and South hold talks, though those are rare these days.
King, Harrison said, would've seen the iconic blue buildings within the JSA on what's called conference row. The middle building, called T2, is the most well-known and open for tourists.
Inside, King would've seen a long wooden conference table where dialogue is held, according to Harrison.
Harrison said King would've also had the chance to walk to the far side of the narrow building to be able to say, as many tourists do, that they've stood in North Korea. The building on conference row straddles the military demarcation line (MDL) that separates the two Koreas.
A tourist on the same trip as King told the Associated Press that after they left the building, King took off running. That tourist, according to the AP, said he ran between two of the two blue buildings.
He would've crossed a concrete strip, which marks the MDL, said Harrison.
With a valid passport, visitors to South Korea can join a trip to the DMZ.
Within the borderland are hundreds of thousands of landmines. The edges are lined with fences and razor wire as well as heavy guns. But that space, Harrison said, is off-limits to tourists.
The JSA and other locations along the DMZ are available for tour and safe.
The U.S. government has said King was detained by North Korea. But the North Korean government, at least in its own state media, has yet to acknowledge that.
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Biden calls family of reporter detained as spy in Russia
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke to the parents of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the Moscow-based journalist was detained in Russia and charged with espionage.
Biden made the call as he flew to Belfast to start a four-day trip to Northern Ireland and Ireland. The call happened one day after the Biden administration formally declared the reporter had been “wrongfully detained.”
The designation elevates Gershkovich’s case for the U.S. government and means that a particular State Department office will take the lead on seeking his release.
Before departing Washington on Tuesday, Biden again condemned the journalist’s detention. Both the U.S. government and Wall Street Journal have vehemently denied the Russian accusation that Gershkovich is a spy.
“We’re making it real clear that it’s totally illegal what’s happening, and we declared it so,” Biden said. “It changes the dynamic.”
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters after the call that Biden “felt it was really important to connect with Evan’s family, his parents.” She said that Gershkovich, 31, has been “top of mind” for the president.
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Russian government has yet to grant U.S. consular access to Gershkovich.
“It’s not for lack of trying,” Kirby said, adding that the State Department has been seeking access “ever since the moment we found out that he was detained.”
Russian authorities arrested Gershkovich in Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fourth-largest city, on March 29. He is the first U.S. correspondent since the Cold War to be detained for alleged spying.
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Associated Press writers Josh Boak and Aamer Madhani in Washington contributed reporting.
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Gov. Edwards names Terri Ricks secretary of DCFS
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Gov. John Bel Edwards has named Terri Ricks the new secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, he announced on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
She had been serving as interim secretary since former Sec. Marketa Walters stepped down in November.
Edwards also named Amanda Brunson as assistant secretary.
“I want to thank Terri and Amanda for their dedication and willingness to fill these important roles,” said Gov. Edwards. “No doubt there are many challenges facing child welfare agencies, including here in Louisiana, but I am impressed by the way Terri has taken her years of knowledge and put it into leading the department and finding solutions. Amanda likewise will be a vital asset as we work to give Louisiana’s children the services they deserve.”
Information provided by Office of the Governor:
Terri Ricks
Terri Porche Ricks was appointed Acting Secretary of the Department of Children and Family Services on November 10, 2022. She previously served as Deputy Secretary since 2016. Ms. Ricks has over two decades of legal, financial, human resources, policy and management experience. An accomplished legal and administrative executive with a proven ability to lead and manage complex organizations, Ricks served as Undersecretary of the Department of Social Services (“DSS” and now “Department of Children and Family Services”), from 2004 to 2008.
Ms. Ricks has played an essential role in the leadership and management of DCFS and has been responsible for enterprise-wide efforts since 2016. Those efforts include leading the restructuring of DCFS in 2016 and fundamentally reframing the Family Support Division to include a greater emphasis on workforce initiatives, a shift to more family-centered child support, increased client access through more robust customer service, and increased poverty competency of staff. Ms. Ricks represents DCFS on the Governor’s Workforce and Education Subcabinet, a cross-agency collaborative effort primarily focused on harnessing Louisiana’s untapped talent. She also led the efforts to create the department’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) unit. Responsive to Louisiana’s needs, she has increased partnerships with community organizations, national foundations, and others to decrease poverty and increase equity and family stability.
She has served as the department’s executive leader regarding disaster recovery matters, helping shape Louisiana’s disaster recovery in the area of health and social services and gathering the attention and support of federal partners for recovery.
Read Terri’s full bio here.
Amanda Brunson
Amanda joined DCFS last year as Special Projects Officer in the Child Welfare Division. In this role, she builds partnerships, strengthens community efforts around prevention and develops strategies to assist the department in their efforts to keep children safe from child maltreatment. This work builds upon the 16 years Amanda spent with Prevent Child Abuse Louisiana, a statewide nonprofit organization focused on the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect and furthers a mission she has advanced in her own life as a parent and former foster parent.
Amanda served as the Director of Women’s Policy for Governor John Bel Edwards from 2019 to 2021. In this role, she kept abreast of the issues facing Louisiana women and worked to address them through the development of policy, strategic planning and partnerships. Many of the core policies she worked on in the Office of the Governor are the very things that still need to be done to keep children free from abuse and neglect- striving for economic stability for families, ensuring access to treatment for substance use and mental health issues, and promoting community responsibility for every family’s health and well-being.
In 2015, she received the John W. Barton Excellence in Nonprofit Management Award from the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. She earned a bachelor’s degree in family, child and consumer sciences from Louisiana State University.
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Updated October 19, 2022 at 3:14 PM ET
President Biden announced Wednesday that he is authorizing the release of 15 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a draw that completes the plan announced earlier this year to release a total of 180 million barrels.
Biden said the 15 million barrels will be released sometime in December, which should help keep gas prices at bay, he said.
"But they're not falling fast enough. Families are hurting," Biden said.
With over half of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves still available — over 400 million barrels — the White House will prepare for future releases should the need arise in the coming months.
"This allows us to move quickly to prevent oil price spikes and respond to international events," Biden explained.
The upcoming oil reserve release is aimed at ensuring there's enough oil on the market to ensure gasoline prices don't spike up, no matter what actions Russia and other big players take.
But the administration's move is unlikely to lead to lower gas prices, according to Jay Hakes, the former head of the Energy Information Administration.
"We're talking about fairly small potatoes here with putting 15 million barrels into the market, and I think the market was probably expecting that to happen anyway," Hakes told NPR. "I think the overall 180 million has been helpful in getting us through a rough patch. This additional enhancement I don't see moving the needle that much."
Hakes also said the move may be seen as a way to push back at OPEC+, to show the U.S. also has resources to influence the market.
"I don't think that the United States can just sit back and take what OPEC did," Hakes said.
OPEC+ announced that it plans to cut production in November by 2 million barrels a day, though it's unclear how quickly that cut could take hold. Biden, who had visited Saudi Arabia over the summer in order to improve relations, was frustrated and warned of "consequences" for Saudi Arabia for the move.
The announcement comes weeks before the elections
Biden's announcement comes just weeks ahead of the midterms where inflation — including the price of gas — has emerged as a major issue for voters. Polls show the issue adversely affecting the Democrats, so Biden and others have focused on abortion access and the fate of democracy.
The White House announcement earlier this year to pull 180 million barrels in total from the SPR, which is now at a four-decade low, was criticized by Republicans as a political move ahead of the midterms — though an administration official said the move resulted in the average driver saving about $60 per month compared to peak prices in June.
The Biden administration said it plans to restock the reserves as soon as oil prices fall between $67 and $72 per barrel. U.S. crude prices are around $82 per barrel. He said that pledge would give oil companies a floor so that they can take steps to boost domestic production now.
"You're sitting on record profits and we're giving you more certainty, so you can act now to increase oil production now," Biden said, addressing oil company executives. He also urged the industry to make sure gas prices fall in concert with oil prices. "You should not be using your profits to buy back stock or for dividends – not now," he said.
The American Petroleum Institute pushed back in a statement Wednesday. API President and CEO Mike Sommers said that increasing energy demands, constrained supply, geopolitical instability and faulty policy decisions are what's driving up gas prices.
"At a time when American energy can be a stabilizing force at home and abroad, we urge caution in continuing to rely on short-term efforts that are no substitute for sound long-term policies that enable American energy leadership," Sommers said.
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Elkmont man charged with impersonating a police officer
LIMESTONE CO. Ala. (WAFF) - A Limestone County man was arrested on Tuesday for impersonating a Limestone County Sheriff’s Office investigator.
Officials say deputies received a domestic violence complaint and discovered that Robert Bowman had been impersonating an investigator.
Bowman is accused of pretending to be Investigator Jesse Gibson to harass the victim. Bowman identified himself as Gibson to people other than the victim and ordered them to have the victim contact him.
On Wednesday Bowman was arrested at his home after a standoff with deputies. He was charged with impersonating a peace officer and released on a $2,500 bond.
“I’m proud of our investigators for working fast to apprehend this offender. Impersonating a peace officer is serious and we don’t take it lightly,” Sheriff Joshua McLaughlin said.
Officials say the investigation is ongoing and more charges are likely.
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Grafton theft, police chase; Milwaukee woman sentenced
GLENDALE, Wis. - A Milwaukee woman was sentenced to 1 ½ years in prison for leading police on a chase down Interstate 43 in January 2020.
As part of a plea negotiation, 39-year-old Letosha Walton pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree recklessly endangering safety. One count of fleeing/eluding police was dismissed.
The police chase started with a theft from a Grafton sporting goods store. Two people, Walton and a man – who was also charged – were seen sorting through items that they planned to steal. The two left the store with nearly $2,000 worth of merchandise.
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A police chase began, stretching 3.6 miles and reaching speeds of 100 mph. It ended when the suspects' car crashed and flipped on I-43 near Silver Spring in Glendale. Prosecutors said Walton was the driver.
Police discovered merchandise with the tags still on in the back of the wrecked car.
I-43 pursuit crash scene
In addition to prison time, Walton was sentenced to 2 ½ years of extended supervision. She was also granted credit for 274 days served.
Walton was also charged for the retail theft in a separate case.
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ARIZONA CITY, AZ — Authorities are searching for a two-year-old boy missing out of Pinal County.
PCSO deputies are looking for 30-year-old Michael Ruiz. They said he left Arizona City, west of Eloy, around 11:30 Thursday morning.
He is with a two-year-old boy, identified as Benjamin Ruiz, son of Michael.
He was last seen in a silver Chevy Malibu with an Oregon license plate: 7-8-6-N-L-G
Ruiz is described as a Hispanic male, about 5'4" tall, weighing about 180 pounds.
He has a tattoo of a diamond on his neck.
If you spot Ruiz or the vehicle you're urged to call 9-1-1. | 2022-12-22T22:06:42+00:00 | abc15.com | https://www.abc15.com/news/state/amber-alert-issued-for-two-year-old-boy-out-of-pinal-county |
WEST, Brayden Douglas
Age 19, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, October 24, 2022. He was born on March 7, 2003, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Brayden graduated from the Fairborn Digital Academy and was a member of First Lutheran Church in Springfield. "SwayBray" had a passion for making music and was proud of his YouTube channel that many of his family, friends and teachers followed. He loved anything that had to do with sports, especially the Cincinnati Bengals and The Ohio State Buckeyes. He was an avid soccer player his entire life and also enjoyed showing animals at the county fair. Brayden had a personality that was bigger than life itself and the most caring heart, always worrying and thinking about everyone else. His love for all will be deeply missed and the memories created with him will forever be cherished. He leaves behind his mother, Amanda West; nana and papa, Becky and Jim Ingling; great-grandparents, Bill and Britta Bridges; church grandparents, Adrian and Pat Bowen; his father, Billy Ray Meredith III; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family members. He was preceded in death by his grandpa, Douglas West; great-grandparents, Harry and Helen Ingling; great-grandma, June West; and cousin, Lee Augustus. Viewing will be held on Thursday, November 3, 2022, from 3-5p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 30 S. Wittenberg Ave. with service beginning at 5p.m. His family requests that everyone wear their favorite sports team clothing in memory of Brayden. Arrangements in care of Jackson Lytle & Lewis Life Celebration Center.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
09-11-20-21
(nine, eleven, twenty, twenty-one)
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) _ The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Washington Lottery's "Match 4" game were:
09-11-20-21
(nine, eleven, twenty, twenty-one) | 2022-07-15T04:31:14+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/lottery/article/Winning-numbers-drawn-in-Match-4-game-17306586.php |
NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Firmament has been recognized in the "2022 Best Places to Work in Money Management Survey" announced by Pensions & Investments ("P&I"). Presented by P&I, a global news source of money management, the 11th annual survey and recognition program is dedicated to identifying and recognizing the best employers in the money management industry.
"As their employees attest, the companies named to this year's Best Places to Work list demonstrate a commitment to building and maintaining a strong workplace culture,'' said P&I Executive Editor Julie Tatge. "Even as firms grappled with volatile markets and stresses from the pandemic, their employees said they felt strong support from their managers, enabling them to do their best work.''
"Pensions & Investments is proud to honor the Best Places to Work in Money Management for the 11th year. A strong workplace culture that supports talent, advocates progress and drives innovation is paramount to driving the best outcomes and these asset managers demonstrate that. Congratulations to the 2022 honorees for fostering healthy and inclusive workplaces in the face of a rapidly evolving and challenging market," said Chief Operating Officer, Nikki Pirrello.
Christopher Smith, Founding Partner at Firmament, commented, "It is an honor to be recognized by P&I as one of the best places to work in money management. Covid has changed the way we work. Striking the right balance between teammate flexibility and team cohesion has required creativity and open-mindedness. In the context of this, P&I's recognition is particularly rewarding."
"I am so proud of the team we have built; money management is a people business and fostering a strong workplace culture is foundational to what we do. Firmament will continue to strive to create a workplace environment in which our teammates can be the best versions of themselves. This recognition from P&I is extremely meaningful to us," said Allie Reitman, Vice President of People & Development.
Pensions & Investments partnered with Best Companies Group, a research firm specializing in identifying great places to work, to conduct a two-part survey process of employers and their employees. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company's workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. This part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. This part of the process was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies. For a complete list of the 2022 Pensions & Investments' Best Places to Work in Money Management winners and write-ups, go to www.pionline.com/BPTW2022.
About Pensions & Investments
Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 50-year-old global news source of money management. P&I is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses. Visit us at www.pionline.com
About Firmament
Firmament (www.firmament.com) provides structured equity capital solutions to small- and medium-sized enterprises. Firmament is a value-added partner to entrepreneurs, management teams and business owners and curates solutions by deploying versatile capital in a user-friendly way. Firmament concentrates on software and services businesses with significant scaling potential in the healthcare, logistics, wellness and environmental sectors. With offices across the United States and in the United Kingdom, Firmament is focused on turning small business into big business.
Contact: Allie Reitman, media@firmament.com
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As part of today's round of 128 (20 matches), No. 88-ranked Quentin Halys and No. 423 Guido Pella will be squaring off at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France.
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LAS VEGAS — A Colorado man jailed on kidnapping and other charges after a Las Vegas Strip standoff where furniture was thrown from a 21st-floor window at Caesars Palace also faces a felony charge as a fugitive from another state, records showed Wednesday.
Matthew John Ermond Mannix, 35, of Golden, was arrested after he was accused of taking a woman hostage for more than five hours Tuesday and claiming that he had a gun, according to his police arrest report.
“The male made threats to arriving security (that) ‘if they enter the room he will shoot someone,’” police said, and “advised arriving police officers and security, ‘if you don’t leave it will end badly.’”
Through the door, the woman also told police the man had a knife, the report said.
Police said a knife was found, but did not report finding a gun, and said Mannix identified the woman as his girlfriend. He is scheduled for an initial court appearance Wednesday on felony charges including coercion with the threat of force, destruction of property and resisting arrest.
“When taken into custody, both (Mannix and the woman) were clearly under the influence of narcotics and experiencing drug-induced paranoia,” police said in the report. “It appeared the two … had binged illegal narcotics for the past several days.”
Details of the fugitive charge were not immediately available, and Officer Robert Wicks, a Las Vegas police spokesman, said he could provide no additional information. The police report said Mannix was the subject of multiple court orders of protection from another person.
A conviction on the kidnapping charge in Nevada carries the possibility of life in prison. Records did not show whether Mannix had a lawyer hired or appointed to his defense.
The woman was not injured and was questioned by detectives, police said.
No other injuries were reported during or after the standoff in a room of a high-rise tower of the flagship Caesars Entertainment Inc. property at the heart of the Las Vegas Boulevard resort corridor.
Guests were evacuated from a swimming pool area below as broken glass, hotel room furniture and items including a coffee maker, hair dryer, pillows and a chair fell from a window about two-thirds up the 29-story Palace Tower. The tower is one of six at Caesars Palace, which has nearly 4,000 rooms.
Hotel employees told a writer with The Associated Press who was staying on the fifth floor that the incident was on the 21st floor and that guests on other floors were not evacuated or restricted from movements.
The writer, John Marshall, said gambling continued uninterrupted in the casino, although hotel security officers and police were visible in the guest valet area.
In a statement following Mannix’s surrender to police SWAT officers, Caesars Entertainment referred to the standoff as “a security incident inside a guest room” and credited Las Vegas police and company security officers.
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My wife came downstairs this morning with some moisture patches on, under her eyes. They looked a little strange, but it’s a girl thing, and I get it, so I made a little joke and said, “Oh, maybe I should try those!”
The one second look in her eyes when she softly said, “Sure dear,” spoke volumes.
I could hear what she wasn’t actually saying: “You have to be kidding me. These will not help those cargo bags under your eyes. You need a plastic surgeon, not plastic patches.” She lovingly tried to hide it, but I busted her and spoke every word I’d heard in my head. She almost fell over laughing. We both did.
It was a very cool early spring morning here, and after coffee and our laugh fest, she suggested we take a walk, and I gave her my look and speech. “Honey, it’s 40 degrees outside, and you know I don’t do cold.” She came back at me with, “Just wear the right clothes.”
My retort was, “It doesn’t matter what I wear. Some people are just allergic to cold,” and she said, “I am too.”
Then I had to throw the challenge flag down.
I pointed out that she’s from Eastern Europe, and I made her admit that she has worn high heels in the snow. (The women there actually do that, I’ve seen it). So much for being allergic to cold, and we both laughed again. Being able to laugh with each other about real life is probably the best part of our day.
People are amusing much of the time, and if you can capture that, it makes life a little bit more enjoyable and fun.
The way adult couples play with each other changes over time, as it should. Sex becomes less important as you age, and physical touch becomes more important. Your connection and the knowledge that you are committed makes you feel empowered. That is true intimacy, and that is what your heart yearns for when you are in a committed relationship.
I am fortunate enough to have this in my life — and my wife would like me to write her a letter of recommendation for being an outstanding partner, in case I ever fall off a cliff. She deserves one, but I avoid cliffs, and she’ll never need it. Finding someone who is a great person, who deserves that letter of recommendation, and who also loves you truly is better than winning the lottery, and it’s easier. But it does take some effort on both your parts.
Once you decide that being a good person is the most important attribute in a partner, you are on the right path to creating true intimacy in your own life.
It is not luck or destiny but understanding that you have to always make good choices when it comes to the people you let into your heart. We all have made mistakes in this area, and the answer is simply not to make any more of them.
Dr. Barton Goldsmith is an award-winning psychotherapist and humanitarian. He is also a columnist, the author of eight books and a blogger for PsychologyToday.com with more than 34 million readers. He is available for video consults world-wide. Reach him at barton@bartongoldsmith.com. His column appears Saturdays and Mondays in the News-Press. | 2023-03-25T22:04:19+00:00 | newspress.com | https://newspress.com/picking-the-right-partner/ |
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthEcho International, the global nonprofit dedicated to building a youth movement to protect and restore our ocean planet, is proud to announce the student-led teams advancing to the finals of the OurEcho Challenge. The annual STEM competition empowers U.S. students in grades 5-9 and U.K. students attending years 6-10 to take a closer look at biodiversity in their communities. Students first identify threats to local ecosystems and then propose solutions to help preserve, protect or repair those natural resources. Annual winners receive funding and support to implement and track the success of their innovative solutions! The competition is made possible through the support of Aramco.
"The 2023 OurEcho Challenge finalist teams impressed us with their grasp of local biodiversity and a broad range of issues and potential solutions, from native bird species threatened by feral cats to restoring local peat bogs," said EarthEcho International founder Philippe Cousteau, Jr. "These young innovators and problem solvers provide us a glimpse into the global youth movement that is reinvigorating environmental advocacy around the globe."
The OurEcho Challenge finalist teams prepare and share final presentations to a panel of expert judges and with the public virtually on May 25th at 1:00 PM US ET (6:00 PM BST) during EarthEcho's Facebook live stream event. The top three teams will be awarded grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000 in the U.S. and £1,000 to £5,000 in the U.K. to turn their projects into reality. The public is encouraged to get involved and vote for their favorite team projects during this year's People's Choice Awards. RSVP and be sure to tune in on May 25th!
U.S. Teams
- Team VermiPlanet; George Washington Carver Middle School; Los Angeles, California
- Team Fungi Frogs; Innovation Center; Longmont, Colorado
- Team No Plastic, No Problem; Le Jardin Academy; Kailua, Hawai'i
- Team Pono Popoki Project; Le Jardin Academy; Kailua, Hawai'i
- Team Nocturnal Natives; West Jessamine High School; Nicholasville, Kentucky
- Team Ravenclaw; Charles DeWolf Middle School; Old Tappan, New Jersey
- Team Bash the Trash; South Carolina Connections Academy; Gilbert, South Carolina
U.K. Teams
- Team Bio Hazard; Reading School; Reading, Berkshire, England
- Team Thomas Aveling MS!; The Thomas Aveling School; Rochester, Kent, England
- Team TA SREWS; The Thomas Aveling School; Rochester, Kent, England
- Team Falinge; Falinge Park High School; Rochdale, Lancashire, England
- Team Heidi; Our Lady's Abingdon; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
For more information about the teams and their projects, please go to https://www.ourechochallenge.org.
The Importance of Biodiversity
Native animal and plant species are declining at an alarming rate. The future of our planet and humankind depends on healthy ecosystems with thriving and diverse wildlife populations. Recent studies underscore the need for innovative solutions and action now:
- 1 million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction.
- 75% of the land environment and some 66% of the marine environment have been "significantly altered by human actions."
- Up to $577 billion in annual global crops are at risk from pollinator loss.
- Since 1970, 50% of the world's wildlife has vanished, including 3 billion birds in North America alone.
*Sources: 2019 United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment, 2016 World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Report, and 2019 AAAS report led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
For more information and updates about the OurEcho Challenge, visit www.OurEchoChallenge.org or follow us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/earthecho Twitter: www.twitter.com/earthecho and Instagram: www.instagram.com/earthecho/.
For more information about EarthEcho International, visit www.earthecho.org.
For more information about program sponsor Aramco, visit https://www.aramco.com/
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John Boyega knows exactly what he's looking for in his future lady when it comes to her physical features, and he's hoping that by revealing the information he'll speak it into existence!
The Star Wars actor appeared on SiriusXM's Bevelations, hosted by Bevy Smith on Radio Andy, and let it be known that his preference in the ladies is brown and thick. Boyega and Smith had a wonderful back and forth exchange filled with laughter on the topic.
"Well, baby, you know, you about to have the ladies go crazy now that you said specifically brown-skinned women. I read a thing where it said that you like 'em brown and thick."
Boyega confirmed, prompting Smith to ask, why?
"Well, we gotta be honest, like I'm, you know, before I wouldn't have said that at 27, 28," he said. "Now I'm like, 'No, no you gotta speak it into existence."
He also quipped, "Brown and thick, melanin levels past 75 percent. Thick levels. You have to be looking good."
Boyega also talked about the one way he may have increased his odds at landing his dream lady, after shedding his "boy" appeal. He said he had hoped facial hair would help him look mature, but it turned out facial hair had nothing to do with it.
"I thank the Lord for growth," he said. "Facial hair, we're still trying to get on top of that. But the Lord has done it mentally. I'm where I'm supposed to be."
Smith implored Boyega he didn't need to be part of the "beard gang," prompting Boyega to bring up a recent compliment.
"I shaved down the other day. And I still got complimented," he said. "I said to myself, 'Well maybe I'm one of those, I'm like the equivalent of the girl who without makeup still looks good. So for me, I'm gonna take that one home. And it was a Black woman that told me. She said, 'You look good shaved down. You look real good shaved down.'"
Boyega said he's running with the compliment, to the point he might start shaving his chest next!
RELATED CONTENT: | 2022-08-20T15:41:05+00:00 | 9news.com | https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/entertainment-tonight/john-boyega-on-what-hes-looking-for-in-a-woman-brown-and-thick/603-efce0a2d-7aeb-4fd8-8283-493610a64361 |
NEW YORK (AP) — T- Mobile has agreed to pay $350 million to customers affected by a class action lawsuit filed after the company disclosed last August that personal data like social security numbers had been stolen in a cyberattack.
In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Friday, the mobile phone company said the funds would pay for claims by class members, the legal fees of plaintiffs’ counsel and the costs of administering the settlement. It also said it would spend $150 million next year and in 2023 to fortify its data security and other technologies.
T-Mobile said the settlement contains no admission of liability, wrongdoing or responsibility by any of the defendants.
The company said that it expects court approval of the terms of the settlement as early as December 2022.
Nearly 80 million U.S. residents were affected by the breach. In addition to Social Security numbers, other information breached included names and information from driver’s licenses or other identification.
T-Mobile, based in Bellevue, Washington, became one of the country’s largest cellphone service carriers, along with AT&T and Verizon, after acquiring rival Sprint in 2020. It reported having a total of 102.1 million U.S. customers after the merger.
T-Mobile said it expects to record a total pre-tax charge of roughly $400 million in the second quarter of this year. | 2022-07-23T15:30:00+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/T-Mobile-settles-to-pay-350M-to-customers-in-17324401.php |
Today in History
Today is Sunday, June 26, the 177th day of 2022. There are 188 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 26, 1945, the charter of the United Nations was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco.
On this date:
In 1917, the first troops of the American Expeditionary Force deployed to France during World War I landed in St. Nazaire.
In 1925, Charles Chaplin’s classic comedy “The Gold Rush” premiered at Grauman’s Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.
In 1948, the Berlin Airlift began in earnest after the Soviet Union cut off land and water routes to the isolated western sector of Berlin.
In 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited West Berlin, where he delivered his famous speech expressing solidarity with the city’s residents, declaring: “Ich bin ein Berliner” (I am a Berliner).
In 1977, 42 people were killed when a fire sent toxic smoke pouring through the Maury County Jail in Columbia, Tennessee. Elvis Presley performed his last concert at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis.
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush went back on his “no-new-taxes” campaign pledge, conceding that tax increases would have to be included in any deficit-reduction package worked out with congressional negotiators.
In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced the U.S. had launched missiles against Iraqi targets because of “compelling evidence” Iraq had plotted to assassinate former President George H.W. Bush.
In 1996, the Supreme Court ordered the Virginia Military Institute to admit women or forgo state support.
In 1997, the first Harry Potter novel, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling (ROHL’-ing), was published in the United Kingdom (it was later released in the United States under the title “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”).
In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a handgun ban in the District of Columbia as it affirmed, 5-4, that an individual right to gun ownership existed.
In 2013, in deciding its first cases on the issue, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the nation’s legally married gay couples equal federal footing with all other married Americans and also cleared the way for same-sex marriages to resume in California.
In 2020, after protesters in Washington, D.C., attempted to pull down a statue of Andrew Jackson, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to protect monuments, memorials and statues. Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars as the daily number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the U.S. surged to an all-time high of 40,000.
Ten years ago: Sen. Orrin Hatch won the GOP Senate primary in Utah, handily turning back a challenge from tea party-backed Dan Liljenquist (lihl-IHN’-kwihst). Essayist, author and filmmaker Nora Ephron, 71, died in New York.
Five years ago: President Donald Trump welcomed India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (nah-REN’-drah MOH’-dee) to the White House as the two leaders heralded an increasingly close strategic partnership. The Supreme Court said Trump could forge ahead with a limited version of his ban on travel from six mostly Muslim countries. Helmsman Peter Burling and Emirates Team New Zealand won the America’s Cup with a resounding romp against software tycoon Larry Ellison’s two-time defending champion Oracle Team USA. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook capped his historic season at the NBA’s inaugural awards show, winning the 2016-17 Most Valuable Player award.
One year ago: Fire and smoke from inside the remains of a collapsed 12-story condominium tower near Miami hampered search efforts. Former President Donald Trump returned to a rally stage in Ohio for his first campaign-style event since leaving the White House; he reprised his election grievances and baseless claims of fraud. The Celebrity Edge became the first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill; the number of passengers was limited to 40 percent capacity as the ship left Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with virtually all of them vaccinated against COVID-19.
Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician-film composer Dave Grusin is 88. Actor Josef Sommer is 88. Singer Billy Davis Jr. is 84. Rock singer Georgie Fame is 79. Actor Clive Francis is 76. R&B singer Brenda Holloway is 76. Actor Michael Paul Chan is 72. Actor Robert Davi is 71. Singer-musician Mick Jones is 67. Actor Gedde Watanabe (GEH’-dee wah-tah-NAH’-bee) is 67. Rock singer Chris Isaak is 66. Rock singer Patty Smyth is 65. Singer Terri Nunn (Berlin) is 63. U.S. Bicycling Hall of Famer Greg LeMond is 61. Country musician Eddie Perez (The Mavericks) is 54. Rock musician Colin Greenwood (Radiohead) is 53. Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson is 52. Actor Sean Hayes is 52. Actor Matt Letscher is 52. Actor Chris O’Donnell is 52. Actor Nick Offerman is 52. Actor Rebecca Budig is 49. Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter is 48. Contemporary Christian musician Jeff Frankenstein (Newsboys) is 48. Country singer Gretchen Wilson is 48. Rock musician Nathan Followill (Kings of Leon) is 43. Pop-rock singer-musician Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic) is 43. Actor-musician Jason Schwartzman is 42. Actor Aubrey Plaza is 38. Actor-singer Jennette McCurdy is 30. Actor-singer Ariana Grande is 29. | 2022-06-26T05:12:43+00:00 | expressnews.com | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Today-in-History-June-26-first-Harry-Potter-17253219.php |
TAMPA, Fla., June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HRTG) ("Heritage" or the "Company"), a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, announced today details regarding the placement of its 2022-2023 catastrophe reinsurance program for its statutory insurance subsidiaries, including Heritage Property Casualty Insurance Company, Narragansett Bay Insurance Company and Zephyr Insurance Company.
- Total consolidated cost of approximately $359.5 million, accounting for 31% of March 31, 2022, premiums-in-force, three points higher than the prior year cost which accounted for 28% of March 31, 2021 premium-in-force.
- First event reinsurance tower exhaustion points of $1.2 billion for the Northeast, $1.3 billion in the Southeast and $780.0 million in Hawaii with no co-participations in the syndicated program.
- Program and costs include a limit of $100 million from catastrophe bonds issued by our special purpose vehicle, Citrus Re Ltd., which provides multi-year reinsurance protection at a cost of $5.1million.
- First event consolidated loss retention in the Southeast and Hawaii of $40.0 million, and $30.0 million in the Northeast. Individual Insurance companies will be less given the use of captive Osprey Re.
- Entire program is indemnity based.
- Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund participation of 90%, consistent with the prior year program.
- Deferred the use of Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders (RAP) program created by the Florida legislature.
"We are pleased to have completed our catastrophe reinsurance program integrating indemnity-based traditional reinsurance and insurance-linked securities. Our longstanding relationships with existing reinsurers as well as going to the market early contributed to the success of our placement. I was also pleased that the Company's program had reached a level of maturity making the new RAP program unnecessary to complete the risk transfer. Our super-regional strategy allowed for an orderly placement with our partners in these markets despite deteriorating capacity for Florida risk."
In addition, Heritage proactively suspended the offering of new personal residential policies in various counties in Florida, effective June 3, 2022, as the Company evaluates the impact of recent legislation on the homeowner's insurance marketplace and awaits other meaningful and necessary legislative changes in Florida. The Company anticipates that the suspension will be temporary as it is dedicated to the Florida market but will continue to evaluate options and the overall strategy in Florida which could entail additional suspensions or openings.
Financial information, including material announcements about Heritage, is routinely posted on investors.heritagepci.com.
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Demons season ends as comeback against UIW falls short
LAKE CHARLES, La. (NSU) - The Northwestern State baseball team’s season came to an end in a flurry of home runs.
Incarnate Word’s Alec Carr hit three of his team’s Southland Conference Tournament-record-tying six home runs – three of which came leading off innings – giving the Cardinals enough of a cushion to withstand a furious Demon rally and hold off for a 14-10 elimination-game win at Joe Miller Ballpark on Friday afternoon.
“We fought hard,” sixth-year head coach Bobby Barbier said. “There were a couple of plays in the game – we lose the ball with the bases loaded on a pop up to left field and we get hit with a ball with the bases loaded – if those two plays go the way they go 90 percent of the time, we’re looking to extend the lead in the ninth. We just didn’t play well enough to win.”
The Demons (25-29) trailed by 11 entering the seventh inning after Carr’s third home run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning and appeared headed for a second straight run-rule loss in an elimination game.
A flurry of pinch hitters kept Northwestern State alive.
Bryce Holmes led off the seventh with a single to center before Cameron Parikh connected on a pinch-hit, two-run home run – the Demons’ first pinch-hit blast since Austin Stegall connected on a solo home run off the bench at New Orleans on May 19, 2018.
Parikh’s second home run of the season was good for NSU’s first multi-run inning of the game after scratching out single runs in the first, third and fourth innings.
While the Demons waited to tally a multi-run inning, the Cardinals (20-30) did so on three occasions, blowing the game open with consecutive four-run innings in the fourth and fifth.
The bases-loaded swing plays Barbier referenced came in those innings.
With two outs in the fourth, Gus Collins relieved Cameron Taylor and got a high pop fly to shallow left off the bat of Daniel Calabrese that fell between a pair of Demon defenders, scoring all three runs and giving the Cardinals a 9-3 lead.
Northwestern State was in position to answer in the fifth, driving starter Chandler David from the game after three walks loaded the bases with two outs.
Cam Sibley’s hard-hit grounder to the right side off reliever Kaddin Mikulik (1-1) appeared headed for right field to score at least one run and maybe two. However, the ball hit a Demon base runner, ending the inning and keeping UIW in control.
The Cardinals built their lead on the strength of six home runs in the first six innings – three by Carr, who tied the tournament’s single-game individual record.
UIW led off the first three innings with home runs against right-hander Johnathan Harmon (5-6), who lasted 2 1-3 innings, surrendering nine hits and five runs.
After Parikh kept the game alive, the Demons were efficient in a four-run eighth, scoring their runs on an RBI single by Gabe Colaianni -- who enjoyed a career-best four-hit day, driving in three runs – a bases-loaded hit by a pitch by Larson Fontenot and a two-run single by Miguel Vega.
Dawson Flowers stranded the bases loaded in the eighth, giving the Demons a last gasp in the ninth.
Senior shortstop Cam Sibley drew a leadoff walk before Jake Haze singled. Sibley scored on Coalainni’s second RBI single of the game before reliever Steve Hayward retired the final two Demons to give UIW its fourth win against NSU this season.
“The last one’s always hard,” Barbier said. “We appreciate the seniors. They’ve done a lot for this program in their time here – some of them an extended time because of COVID. The game, right now that it’s over, needs to be about them and what they’ve done for our school.”
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PHILADELPHIA – Looking out at the assembled media inside the auditorium at the NovaCare Complex Monday after practice, Eagles right tackle Lane Johnson was answering questions about the upcoming season and how he was feeling heading into the regular season opener against the Detroit Lions.
As the session was wrapping up, a question was asked from the back row, a voice recognizable to Johnson, being that he has gone against him countless times in practice. | 2022-08-30T13:42:50+00:00 | nj.com | https://www.nj.com/eagles/2022/08/what-eagles-lane-johnson-had-to-say-about-being-left-off-nfls-top-100-list.html |
Garrison and Central McLean battled in a top-ten matchup in the Region 5 semifinals, while Shiloh Christian put on another impressive performance against Washburn.
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Supreme Court rules against man given 27 years in prison for having gun
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a man whose conviction on gun charges was called into question by a recent high court decision is out of luck.
The court's conservatives were in the 6-3 majority against the man, Marcus DeAngelo Jones, who was given a 27-year prison sentence for violating a federal law meant to keep guns out of the hands of people with previous criminal convictions.
Jones had argued that he should be allowed another chance to get his conviction thrown out following a 2019 court decision. In that case, the justices ruled prosecutors must prove that people charged with violating federal gun laws knew they were not allowed to have a weapon.
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Jones tried to reopen his case following the 2019 decision, but a federal appeals court ruled against him. The issue in the case is technical, though important, and involves when defendants can make their claims in court, not the facts of Jones' case.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court that people who have used up their appeals don't get another day in court "based solely on a more favorable interpretation of statutory law adopted after his conviction became final."
Only two instances, newly discovered evidence or the court's new interpretation of a constitutional provision, authorize a second bite at the apple under a 1996 federal law meant to limit federal appeals, Thomas wrote.
Most federal appeals court would have allowed Jones to reopen his case, but Thomas wrote that those decisions amounted to an "end-run around" the 1996 law, known as AEDPA.
In dissent, the three liberal justices wrote that the decision produces "bizarre outcomes" and "disturbing results."
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson noted that the ruling, coupled with other recent limits on appeals imposed by the court, have transformed "a statute that Congress designed to provide for a rational and orderly process of federal postconviction judicial review into an aimless and chaotic exercise in futility."
Jones was convicted in 2000 for being a felon in possession of a gun. His lawyers argued that he thought his record had been cleared and no longer was prohibited from having a gun.
The case is Jones v. Hendrix, 21-857. | 2023-06-22T21:05:39+00:00 | fox13seattle.com | https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/marcus-deangelo-jones-supreme-court-ruling-27-years-prison-gun |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI employees accused the bureau of politicization in congressional testimony Thursday, a day after the agency disclosed that two of the men had seen their security clearances revoked over concerns about how their views of the Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, affected their work.
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The three men alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in testimony to a special House committee investigating what Republicans assert is the “weaponization” of the federal government against conservatives.
“If you’re not politically correct ... you’re not in line with what they think to be the political position or the proper position, you’re the target,” Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the Republican chairman of the committee, said in his opening statement.
Former FBI employees Marcus Allen and Steve Friend testified to the panel just hours after the FBI informed Jordan in a letter Wednesday — obtained by The Associated Press — that both men had been stripped of security clearances after either attending the Capitol riot in 2021 or espousing alternate theories about the attack.
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A mob of pro-Trump rioters, some armed with pipes, bats and bear spray, charged into the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, quickly overrunning overwhelmed police officers trying to keep them back. More than 100 police officers were injured, many beaten, bloodied and bruised. Over 1,000 people have been prosecuted in the Jan. 6 attack on a range of charges from low-level misdemeanors for those who only entered the Capitol to felony seditious conspiracy charges against far-right extremists.
“My colleagues have brought in these former agents, men who lost their security clearances because they were a threat to our national security,” said Rep. Stacey Plaskett, the top Democrat on the committee. “People who out of malice or ignorance or both have put partisan agenda above the oath they swore to serve this country and protect its national security.”
Jordan and other Republicans on the committee hailed the former FBI employees as rank-and-file patriots who were facing retribution for speaking out against government abuse. Allen, Friend and Garrett O’Boyle, a former field agent, shared stories with the committee about how they said their decision to come forward has resulted in suspensions and dismissals for their posts.
"My oath did not include sacrificing the hopes, dreams and livelihood of my family,” said O’Boyle.
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Many of them testified about their personal struggles, including not being able to find employment elsewhere and struggling to support their loved ones and young children while their cases were being investigated.
“I sacrificed my dream job to share this information with the American people,” Friend testified. “I humbly ask all the members to do your jobs and consider the merit of what I have presented.”
But Democrats dismissed the testimony, calling the hearing another attempt by Republicans on the committee to help former president Donald Trump.
“This select committee is a clearinghouse for testing conspiracy theories for Donald Trump to use in his 2024 presidential campaign,” Plaskett added.
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The letter from the FBI detailed how Friend refused to participate in a SWAT team arrest of a suspect in the Jan. 6 insurrection while serving in Florida, and “espoused an alternative narrative” about the attack. Friend maintained the show of force wasn’t needed.
Allen, a former operations specialist at the FBI field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, also backed “alternative theories” about Jan. 6 to co-workers multiple times, even after his supervisor told him to stop, according to the FBI letter. Allen disputed those findings, and a lawyer for both men cast suspension of their security clearances as retaliation against whistleblowers.
“I’m hopeful that scrutiny from Congress and from the inspector general will deter the FBI from abusing the security clearance process to retaliate against others the way it’s retaliated against me,” Allen told the committee.
The FBI, though, has said that of the nearly 80,000 staff at the agency, only 32 currently have their clearances suspended, a clear departure from the GOP claims that retaliation of rank-and-file staff is widespread. That’s according to recently transcribed testimony from Jennifer Leigh Moore, an executive assistant director of human resources at the agency.
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A third employee who did not testify had a security clearance revoked after he entered the restricted area around the Capitol himself on Jan. 6, and later provided false or misleading information to investigators about what he did that day, the FBI's letter said. All three employees can appeal the security clearance decisions.
Two of the former FBI employees who testified, Friend and O'Boyle, acknowledged that they had received money from Kash Patel, a close Trump ally who held multiple roles in his administration and now oversees a charity.
They said they needed that money to support their families after FBI suspensions left them unable to work, but Democrats said those ties show the partisan nature of the “weaponization” investigation.
In a series of contentious exchanges, Democrats complained that one of Thursday’s witnesses, Allen, was only interviewed by Republican lawmakers on the committee. Many pointed to House rules that state minority and majority staff are required to have equal access to witness testimony, regardless of whether it is a whistleblower account or not.
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Since January, House Democrats on both the select and Judiciary committees have accused Jordan and GOP lawmakers of stonewalling them from several transcribed interviews, refusing to allow them into the room or provide official transcripts or videos of the interviews after the fact.
“We’re in the dark. That’s not how Congress works. That’s not how committees work,” said Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman of New York.
The investigation by the select committee has also encompassed social media companies and other large businesses. Republicans on the committee released a report before the hearing with new allegations against the FBI, including that Bank of America had given data to the FBI on all of their customers who made transactions in Washington, D.C., in the days around Jan. 6.
Lawmakers played video testimony from George Hill, a retired FBI National Security Intelligence supervisor, who told the committee about the list after seeing it in the system, although he said he never opened it. Bank of America provided the information to the FBI voluntarily, according to Hill's testimony, though it remained unclear whether and how the agency may have used the data.
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Bank of America issued a brief statement to The Associated Press, saying it follows the law to “narrowly respond” to law enforcement requests, but it did not directly answer whether it shared the customer data with the FBI.
“We don’t comment on our communications with law enforcement," bank spokesperson Naomi Patton said. “The report’s suggestion that Bank of America proactively searched our data for broad types of customer behavior, such as making any purchase in a specific city on a specific day, did not occur.”
Democrats have said Hill was among the former FBI employees who are “deeply biased," citing social media posts where some committee witnesses have referred to Jan. 6 as a “setup.”
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Associated Press writer Ken Sweet in New York contributed to this report. | 2023-05-19T01:40:07+00:00 | seattlepi.com | https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/former-fbi-employees-testify-on-gop-18107658.php |
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A large section of the destroyed space shuttle Challenger has been found buried in sand at the bottom of the Atlantic, more than three decades after the tragedy that killed a schoolteacher and six others.
NASA’s Kennedy Space Center announced the discovery Thursday.
“Of course, the emotions come back, right?” said Michael Ciannilli, a NASA manager who confirmed the remnant’s authenticity. When he saw the underwater video footage, “My heart skipped a beat, I must say, and it brought me right back to 1986 … and what we all went through as a nation.”
It’s one of the biggest pieces of Challenger found in the decades since the acciden t, according to Ciannilli, and the first remnant to be discovered since two fragments from the left wing washed ashore in 1996.
Divers for a TV documentary first spotted the piece in March while looking for wreckage of a World War II plane. NASA verified through video a few months ago that the piece was part of the shuttle that broke apart shortly after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986. All seven on board were killed, including the first schoolteacher bound for space, Christa McAuliffe.
The underwater video provided “pretty clear and convincing evidence,” said Ciannilli.
The piece is more than 15 feet by 15 feet (4.5 meters by 4.5 meters); it’s likely bigger because part of it is covered with sand. Because there are square thermal tiles on the piece, it’s believed to be from the shuttle’s belly, Ciannilli said.
The fragment remains on the ocean floor just off the Florida coast near Cape Canaveral as NASA determines the next step. It remains the property of the U.S. government. The families of all seven Challenger crew members have been notified.
“We want to make sure whatever we do, we do the right thing for the legacy of the crew,” Ciannilli said.
Roughly 118 tons (107 metric tons) of Challenger debris have been recovered since the accident. That represents about 47% of the entire vehicle, including parts of the two solid-fuel boosters and external fuel tank.
Most of the recovered wreckage remains buried in abandoned missile silos at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The exception is a left side shuttle panel on display at Kennedy Space Center’s visitor complex, alongside the charred cockpit window frame from shuttle Columbia, which broke apart over Texas during reentry in 2003, killing seven astronauts.
Far less has been recovered of Columbia — 42 tons (38 metric tons) representing 38% of the shuttle. The Columbia remains are stored in converted offices inside Kennedy’s massive hangar.
Launched on an exceptionally cold morning, Challenger was brought down by eroded O-ring seals in the right booster. Columbia ended up with a slashed left wing, the result of foam insulation breaking off the external fuel tank at liftoff. Mismanagement was also blamed..
A History Channel documentary detailing the latest Challenger discovery airs Nov. 22. | 2022-11-11T00:46:49+00:00 | kdvr.com | https://kdvr.com/news/nationalworld-news/1986-challenger-shuttle-explosion-wreckage-found-on-ocean-floor/ |
Grant Expands Food Pantry Program and Supports Family Members of Service Members Deployed to Europe Due to Russia-Ukraine Conflict
TYSONS, Va., July 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The PenFed Foundation, a national 501(c)3 founded by PenFed Credit Union, furthered its commitment to military heroes with a $50,000 grant to support the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) to mitigate food insecurities among families of junior enlisted service members serving at Fort Bragg. ASYMCA Fort Bragg will now be able to expand the food pantry program to include a mobile pantry and transition into a larger building to serve more military families.
"Food insecurity affects our military families. We are determined to support our men and women in uniform and their families by improving access to initiatives like ASYMCA Fort Bragg Food Pantry Program. A partnership between PenFed Foundation and ASYMCA Fort Bragg has established food pantries on site," said PenFed Credit Union Senior EVP and President of PenFed Foundation Shashi Vohra. "No Soldier, Airman, Sailor, or Marine should struggle to feed their family."
"The PenFed Foundation is proud to support the ASYMCA Fort Bragg food pantry expansion renovation project and mobile ASYMCA/PenFed mobile food truck. We thank ASYMCA Fort Bragg for their tremendous impact on the service members, veterans, and their families," said retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. and PenFed Foundation Outreach Director David Clark. "On behalf of the PenFed Foundation and the many service members, veterans, and families you support, thank you for making a positive difference."
PenFed Foundation and ASYMCA Fort Bragg will be renovating a vacated 20th Engineer Brigade dining facility to expand crucial support to junior enlisted service members and their families. Renovations to the building will include refrigeration renovation, floor repair or replacement and the addition of stock shelving and storage facilities.
"We are honored by The PenFed Foundation's support of our Fort Bragg Food Pantry," said Executive Director of ASYMCA Fort Bragg Jeremy Hester. "This grant will enable us to expand and serve more military families."
The new location will increase the food pantry space from 800 square feet to 2,000 square feet. The dining facility also has a loading dock which will be beneficial for receiving large donations.
About PenFed Foundation
Founded in 2001, the PenFed Foundation is a national nonprofit organization committed to empowering military service members, veterans and their communities with the skills and resources to realize financial stability and opportunity. It provides service members, veterans, their families and support networks with the skills and resources they need to improve their lives through programs on financial education, homeownership, veteran entrepreneurship, and short-term assistance. Affiliated with PenFed Credit Union, the Foundation has the resources to effectively reach military communities across the nation, build strong partnerships, and engage a dedicated corps of volunteers in its mission. The credit union funds the Foundation's personnel and most operational costs, demonstrating its strong commitment to the programs the Foundation provides. Equal Housing Opportunity. To learn more, visit www.penfedfoundation.org.
About ASYMCA Fort Bragg, NC
As the only authorized food assistance program on the installation, the Armed Services YMCA Fort Bragg Food Pantry offers military families and area veterans' access to nutritious food options and necessities at no cost to combat economic, health and readiness stress. ASYMCA is proud to provide our nation's young military personnel, both single and married, and their families, quality programs that will assist in building Soldier careers and strong families. ASYMCA aids 62,500 active-duty Soldiers, 76,486 family members and 94, 939 retired Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines either stationed or living within the vicinity of Ft. Bragg, NC and surrounding counties in North Carolina. To learn more, visit www.asymca.org/fort-bragg-home
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BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Wednesday slashed its growth forecast for this year and predicted that Europe’s biggest economy would shrink in 2023 as it deals with the fallout from Russia’s war in Ukraine, including Moscow cutting off natural gas supplies.
The Economy Ministry said it expects Germany’s gross domestic product to grow by 1.4% this year and then decline by 0.4% next year. In late April, it had forecast 2.2% growth in 2022 that would accelerate to 2.5% next year.
Since then, the impact of the war has deepened, with energy prices stubbornly high and Germany’s annual inflation rate hitting 10% in September.
Russia, which was long Germany’s main supplier of natural gas, started reducing supplies through the main Nord Stream 1 pipeline in June and halted them entirely at the end of August. Still, Germany’s gas storage facilities are nearly 95% full, and officials say the country is well-placed to get through the winter — though efforts to save gas will be necessary.
The main reason for the revision of the economic forecast was the Russian gas cutoff and resulting high energy prices, the Economy Ministry said. Those high prices are driving inflation, weighing on industrial production and expected to reduce household use.
Economy Minister Robert Habeck, who is also Germany’s vice chancellor, said that GDP is believed to have shrunk in the third quarter, and is expected to decline again in the current fourth quarter and again in the first quarter of 2023 before beginning to recover. Two consecutive quarters of negative growth is one common definition of recession.
Habeck said that despite the grim growth projections, employment would likely remain “robust.”
Russian imports once accounted for more than half of Germany’s gas supplies and still accounted for a bit over a third before Moscow started reducing supplies this summer — citing technical problems that German officials dismissed as cover for a political decision to sow uncertainty and push up prices.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly taunted the West by saying Moscow could supply gas through the never-used Nord Stream 2 pipeline, whose certification process Germany halted shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine. That’s a political nonstarter for German officials, who say that Russia has proven itself an unreliable energy supplier in any case.
The German government predicted average inflation of 8% this year and 7% next year — a rate that it said would be significantly higher without a so-called gas price brake that it plans to introduce to keep energy bills for households and businesses under control.
It predicted that the economy will return to growth in 2024, with GDP expanding by 2.3%.
“These figures are bad, you can’t talk past that,” Habeck said. But, he said, “they could have been worse if politicians hadn’t acted.”
Habeck said an agreement among European Union members was “within reach” to jointly tackle high gas prices. The proposal entails modifying the way gas is traded through a Netherlands-based platform, he said.
“We must not allow Putin to triumph with his strategy of endangering prosperity and endangering the economy,” Habeck said. “So every effort has to be made to prevent that.”
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Frank Jordans contributed to this report. | 2022-10-12T20:13:06+00:00 | valleycentral.com | https://www.valleycentral.com/news/business/ap-business/ap-german-government-economy-to-shrink-in-2023-as-war-bites/ |
First & Goal: Friday Sept. 16, 2022 19 hours 39 minutes 22 seconds ago Friday, September 16 2022 Sep 16, 2022 September 16, 2022 11:42 PM September 16, 2022 in Sports By: Sports - First and Goal Share: Part 2 of the First & Goal Highlights from Sept. 9, 2022 below: For live score updates, follow @KRGVSports on Twitter. See the final scores below. Friday, September 16 Visiting Team Score Home Team Score Time McAllen Rowe 28 Palmview 14 FINAL Donna 26 Edcouch-Elsa 8 FINAL Port Isabel 14 Brownsville Veterans 44 FINAL San Benito 53 Mission Veterans 7 FINAL Donna North 7 PSJA Memorial 42 FINAL PSJA North 55 McAllen High 0 FINAL Sharyland 10 Weslaco 41 FINAL Raymondville 28 Hidalgo 13 FINAL Mercedes 47 La Feria 53 FINAL Pioneer 49 Valley View 6 FINAL Harlingen South 36 Brownsville Rivera 7 FINAL Laredo LBJ 42 Economedes 0 FINAL Zapata 7 Roma 30 FINAL La Villa 49 Monte Alto 19 FINAL Hebbronville 2 Lyford 28 FINAL Rio Hondo 13 Ingleside 35 FINAL La Joya 0 Los Fresnos 45 FINAL Progreso 0 Santa Rosa 53 FINAL Report a Typo
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Many outsiders associate Wawa, the popular convenience store brand, with the state of New Jersey.
The company is giving them yet another reason to do so with the opening of its newest Garden State store.
Wawa opened a new location at 600 White Horse Pike in Egg Harbor City on June 30.
This marks the company’s 14th New Jersey store to open in 2022.
In April, Wawa CEO Chris Gheysens told the Philadelphia Business Journal the company wants to operate about 1,800 locations by 2030 — doubling its current store count.
The convenience chain most recently opened Garden State stores in North Bergen and Vineland.
Additional stores will open in Frankford Township, Hamilton Township, Orange, Union, and Voorhees, but opening dates have not been announced.
Wawa is popular for its hoagies, coffee, snacks and drinks.
The Egg Harbor City store offers gas as part of its fuel court, like many other Wawa stores throughout the state.
There are currently more than 270 Wawa locations in New Jersey and more than 900 stores throughout the East Coast.
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ROMA (AP) — Primer ministro italiano Mario Draghi dice que renunciará luego que uno de sus aliados le retiró su apoyo a la coalición.
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Thief steals 6 flatscreen TVs from the same Best Buy over several weeks
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) - A man in Ohio was allegedly able to walk out of a Best Buy while stealing a total of six TVs over the course of four weeks.
The Toledo store’s surveillance video has captured the suspect multiple times carrying a box with a flatscreen inside out to his vehicle.
The security footage obtained by WTVG shows the man enter and leave the store several times from Feb. 14, 2023 to March 15, 2023. Each time, employees said he picks up a TV in a box, brings it to the front, and carries it out on his head.
The suspect is typically seen wearing a sweatshirt with the hood up along with a white N95 mask that hides most of his face. One still image from a security video shows a man without a mask stealing a TV in the same way. Managers at the store said this man may or may not be the same suspect in all of the other cases.
Whether they are all the same person or not, the M.O. is the same in all cases, and the suspect wearing the mask always returns to the same vehicle.
In one instance, security video shows the man walk out of the store with a TV and load it into the trunk before returning to the store and stealing another TV five minutes later.
The Best Buy employees said they are getting fed up with being targeted over and over again and losing thousands of dollars in merchandise.
Anyone who recognizes the man in the video is asked to contact the Toledo Police Department.
Copyright 2023 WTVG via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved. | 2023-03-21T19:18:26+00:00 | wymt.com | https://www.wymt.com/2023/03/21/thief-steals-6-flatscreen-tvs-same-best-buy-over-several-weeks/ |
NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Goliath Group, a family-owned global toy and games company, announced the acquisition of the Game Night in a Can license from game inventors and creative studio, Barry & Jason Games & Entertainment.
Game Night in a Can features 35 creative and physical challenges, based on popular segments from Barry McLaughlin and Jason Lautenschleger's touring live comedy game show. Audience favorites include Just Say Noah, where people were invited on stage to create new animal species, and Frumpy Bumpers, a competitive butt-bumping game.
The addition of Game Night in a Can further fuels Goliath's mission of creating moments of togetherness for all: Game Night in a Can has no limit to the number of players, a near-infinite possibility of gameplay combinations, and can be enjoyed by kids & adults of any age.
Originally launched as a successful crowdfund project, the 5th anniversary edition of Game Night in a Can includes graphic design from longtime collaborator Chad Ford and a host of hilarious characters from artist Jade Wolf.
"We're thrilled to be teaming up with Goliath Games and feel fortunate to have found a partner who also sees the long-term potential for growth of Game Night in a Can as an enduring, global brand," said Jason Lautenschleger.
"They really understand the vision of Game Night in a Can and the importance of inspiring creative thinking and imaginative play," said Barry McLaughlin. "They also play Frumpy Bumpers every chance they get, which we love."
"Adding Game Night in a Can to our broad party game portfolio perfectly aligns with our mission of spreading joy and togetherness across the globe." says Brian Weiss, President of Goliath Group North America. "It's a simple & portable game that has Barry and Jason's magic of bringing out the creative, silly spirit in all of us. This is the type of game that can create lasting memories – with friends, with family, no matter the age."
Goliath Group, a global family-owned game manufacturer, has been spreading joy to families for over 30 years. As one of the world's fastest-growing independent toy companies, Goliath is always looking for new ways to bring friends & family together through games. Their products are available in over 75 countries worldwide.
Barry & Jason Games is made up by co-founders Barry McLaughlin and Jason Lautenschleger and Vice President, Cassie Slane Guglielmo. B&J Games are Also the makers of TOTY finalist Dr. Biscuits' Radical Road Trip, Anchorman: The Game - Improper Teleprompter, and Bill & Ted's Excellent Historical Trivia Travel Game. They also created the Ultimate Putty Challenge with Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty, Scribble Hips with Big Potato Games, and new for Fall 2022, It's Tricky, an action card game made with the most popular magician on Tiktok, Evan the Card Guy.
For more information about Goliath Group, please visit Goliath. For more information about Barry & Jason Games, please visit Barry & Jason.
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SOURCE Goliath Group | 2023-02-09T15:47:45+00:00 | kcrg.com | https://www.kcrg.com/prnewswire/2023/02/09/goliath-group-acquires-game-night-can-license/ |
BEIJING (AP) — Visitors to Shanghai Disneyland were temporarily blocked from leaving as part of virus testing that extended to more than 400,000 people, the city government announced Tuesday.
The park closed Monday for testing of staff and visitors, Walt Disney Co. and the government said in separate statements. The city health bureau said guests all tested negative and were allowed to leave by 8:30 p.m.
No details of a possible outbreak were released, but 1.3 million residents of the downtown Yangpu district were ordered Friday to stay at home for virus testing.
President Xi Jinping’s government is sticking to a severe “Zero COVID” strategy that has shut down Shanghai and other cities this year to isolate every case while other countries are easing anti-virus controls.
Also Tuesday, authorities in the southern territory of Macao were carrying out virus tests on all of its 700,000 residents after one case was found last week.
“Zero COVID” has kept infection rates relatively low but at a high cost as businesses struggle with repeated shutdowns.
Hong Kong’s main stock market index surged 5.2% on Tuesday after a comment circulated on Chinese social media that said the ruling Communist Party might set up a “reopening committee” to look at ways to wind down anti-virus controls.
A foreign ministry spokesman, Zhao Lijian, told reporters he was “not aware of what you just mentioned” when asked about the rumor.
Outbreaks in Shanghai in March led to a shutdown that confined most of its 25 million people to their homes for two months.
The city government appealed to anyone who had visited the Shanghai Disney Resort since Thursday to undergo three days of nucleic acid testing and avoid gathering in groups.
Disney said Monday parts of the resort closed due to anti-virus regulations but gave no indication visitors were kept inside. It said Shanghai Disneyland, Disneytown and Wishing Star Park were closed while two hotels were operating normally.
Some rides and other amusements kept operating Monday while visitors were tested, according to social media posts.
“Please return and take a tour in the park,” a video on the popular Sina Weibo platform showed an employee in a mask saying to guests. “The park’s gates are all closed temporarily, and you cannot leave now.”
Another video on Sina Weibo showed technicians in white protective suits who appeared to be taking throat swabs from guests after dark while police watched and a fireworks display lit up the sky behind them.
“The most beautiful nucleic acid detection point,” the account user wrote.
In the central city of Zhengzhou, thousands of employees who assemble Apple Inc.’s new iPhone 14 walked away from a factory operated by Taiwan’s Foxconn following outbreaks and complaints about unsafe working conditions.
Foxconn said it has implemented “closed loop management,” the official term for employees living at their workplace and having no outside contact.
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AP video producer Liu Zheng contributed. | 2022-11-01T13:46:21+00:00 | ktalnews.com | https://www.ktalnews.com/entertainment-news/ap-shanghai-disney-guests-kept-in-closed-park-for-virus-testing-2/ |
Ford found liable in lawsuit in W.Va. woman's death; jury awards $7M
Charleston, W.Va. — A jury in West Virginia has awarded $7 million in a product liability lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. to the family of a woman who died when her Mustang was involved in a fiery crash.
A Kanawha County jury made the award this week to the Raleigh County family of Breanna Bumgarner. The jury found Ford was 99% at fault for Bumgarner’s death, the Charleston Gazette-Mail reported.
Ford spokesman Ian Thibodeau said the company will review its options for appealing the verdict.
According to the lawsuit filed by the administrator of Bumgarner's estate, Bumgarner's 2014 Ford Mustang was hit by a pickup truck that had crossed the center line along U.S. Route 33 near Spencer in March 2016. The Mustang caught fire and Bumgarner was trapped in the vehicle. The lawsuit also named the driver of the other vehicle and her parents.
The plaintiff's attorneys had argued that the Mustang’s brake fluid reservoir was not sufficiently protected from the crash and it led to the fire. The jury found the reservoir's design was not safe enough in preventing leakage in the accident. | 2022-05-19T13:21:27+00:00 | detroitnews.com | https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2022/05/19/ford-found-liable-lawsuit-w-va-womans-death-jury-awards-7-million/9835491002/ |
A Lincoln woman has been charged with receiving stolen property in the first degree in connection with a vehicle stolen from an airport parking lot in Georgia.
Shabrina Renn Jones, 40, was arrested Tuesday by Talladega Police and was given a bond of $5,000. She was still in the Talladega County Metro Jail as of Thursday evening.
According to Lt. Jimmy Thompson, Talladega Police responded to a call regarding a possible stolen vehicle in Curry Court at about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. The person who reported it stolen had notified OnStar, which in turn had shut the vehicle down.
Thompson said the actual owner of the gray 2013 GMC Terrain had parked it at a park-and-fly before boarding a plane. An unknown person then got into the vehicle and drove off.
Officers allegedly found Jones around the vehicle in Curry Court. Officers got her name and then impounded the vehicle.
Thompson said authorities in Georgia originally reported a male suspect stealing the vehicle, but it was later determined to be Jones.
She was arrested without further incident.
Receiving stolen property in the first degree is a class B felony in Alabama, punishable upon conviction by two to 20 years in prison. | 2022-05-27T00:59:09+00:00 | annistonstar.com | https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/car-stolen-from-airport-park-and-fly-lot-and-it-turns-up-in-talladega/article_3726a37a-dd40-11ec-99b3-c7ef36aebe10.html |
1.2 million square foot facility will expand the company's presence in Southwest and Midwest U.S.
CARROLLTON, Ga. , July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In support of its long-term modernization strategy and in an effort to continuously improve customer experience, Southwire will open a new Customer Service Center (CSC) in the Dallas–Fort Worth (DFW), Texas area next year.
The nearly 1.2 million square foot facility will distribute products for the full suite of Southwire solutions, including business segments such as Commercial, Residential, Utility, Industrial and Tools, Components and Assembled Solutions (TCAS).
"At Southwire, we're investing more than a billion dollars into modernization, integrating newer and better equipment, systems and technology into our operations to increase efficiency, enhance competitiveness and ensure the capability and capacity to support our strategic growth," said Southwire's president and Chief Executive Officer, Rich Stinson. "We're committed to providing industry-leading customer service and being an employer of choice, and this customer service center is a testament to those efforts."
For more than seventy years, Southwire has been delivering power responsibly to customers throughout the world. A leader in the multi-billion-dollar North American market, the company is enhancing its proven legacy, trusted reputation and longstanding, disciplined financial management by building upon its strengths to attain sustainable, strategic growth.
"This CSC will take Southwire's customer service to a new level," said Norman Adkins, Chief Operating Officer. "A modern, automated facility in the center of the United States will provide world-class fill rates and on-time in-full deliveries for our customers. We look forward to the growth opportunities that this facility will bring to our company."
The CSC is expected to employ 250 team members and will be comfort cooled, enhancing the team member experience. The facility will also offer modernized storage solutions and automated material handling.
"We're pleased to welcome Southwire to Fort Worth," said Mattie Parker, Mayor of Fort Worth. "Southwire provides power responsibly to customers around the world, and now they can modernize their operations with new, state-of-the-art technology at their Customer Service Center at AllianceTexas. Southwire joins more than 560 companies that have already enjoyed long-term growth inside the modern-day, Texas-sized success story that is AllianceTexas."
The investment will effectively streamline Southwire's entire product offering to the Southwest and Midwest U.S. and emphasize the company's commitment to customer service.
"We're excited to open a new CSC in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and build on our commitment to deliver best-in-class service to our customers. At this facility, we will distribute products for the full suite of Southwire solutions and offer customized service plans that will further differentiate Southwire," said Aaron Asher, senior vice president of distribution, transportation and materials management.
The facility is currently under construction at Hillwood's Alliance Westport 25, 14800 Blue Mound Rd., Fort Worth, Texas, 76177 and is expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America's largest wire and cable producers and an emerging influence in many important electrical markets. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions, and the company provides a variety of field and support services to customers around the world. For more information about Southwire's products, its community involvement and its vision of sustainability, visit www.southwire.com.
© 2023 Southwire Company, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Contact: Ashley Dingler
Specialist, Communication
Phone: (470) 955-4807
ashley.dingler@southwire.com
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NY Burlington VT Zone Forecast for Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
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Eastern Clinton-
Including the cities of Champlain and Plattsburgh
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny. A slight chance of showers this morning.
Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s, except around
50 along Lake Champlain. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Highs around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Western Clinton-
Including the cities of Dannemora and Ellenburg
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy until midnight, then clearing. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the
upper 60s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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Northern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Massena and Norfolk
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers this
morning, then partly sunny this afternoon. Highs in the lower
70s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph until midnight, becoming light and variable.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Southwestern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of Ogdensburg, Potsdam, and Gouverneur
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly cloudy this morning, then becoming partly sunny.
A 20 percent chance of showers. Highs in the lower 70s. West
winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy until midnight, then clearing. Lows in
the lower 40s. North winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light and variable
winds, becoming northwest around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. Southwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Light and variable
winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper
40s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Southeastern St. Lawrence-
Including the cities of South Colton and Star Lake
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers until
midnight, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the upper
30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
of showers. Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid
70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Northern Franklin-
Including the cities of Fort Covington and Malone
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs around 70. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy until midnight, then clearing. Lows in
the lower 40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs around 60. West winds around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Light and
variable winds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
mid 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Southern Franklin-
Including the cities of Saranac Lake and Tupper Lake
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Cloudy with a chance of showers this morning, then
partly sunny with a slight chance of showers this afternoon.
Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers until
midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds around 10 mph.
Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs around 60. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Warmer with highs around 70.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.
.SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a
40 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the
lower 70s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
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Eastern Essex-
Including the cities of Port Henry and Ticonderoga
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds
10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest this afternoon. Gusts up to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s, except in the lower
50s along Lake Champlain. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance
of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 70s.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 60s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Western Essex-
Including the cities of Lake Placid and Newcomb
310 AM EDT Wed Sep 14 2022
.TODAY...Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
30 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers until
midnight, then mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower
40s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.THURSDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around
10 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northwest
winds around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Northwest winds
around 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s.
Highs in the lower 70s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. A 40 percent chance
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.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
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.MONDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
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.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the upper 50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s.
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Valentine’s Day and its spin-off, Galentine’s Day, are a time for celebrating love in all forms. As people increasingly make Valentine’s Day celebrations their own, nail designs are becoming just as distinctive. Classic pink and red will always be popular, but high-shine metallics, gothic black accents and golden embellishments are all expected to shine this Valentine’s Day. Show some love to your nails this Valentine’s Day with these fun nail trends.
In this article: 786 Cosmetics Breathable Nail Polish, Butter London Nail Lacquer and Teenitor Nail Art Kit.
Valentine’s Day nail ideas
These nail designs are easy enough to do at home. Nail art tools will help, but a simple toothpick will do in a pinch. If the more detailed designs seem like they’ll stretch your artistic ability, try trendy nail stickers or decals instead.
- Use a nail art tool to draw single tiny hearts in a contrasting color atop a solid base coat. Apply a dot of nail polish with a nail art tool or toothpick, then gently drag the tip upwards to form a heart shape. Alternatively, keep it simple by applying nail sequins or stickers.
- Try a trendy twist on classic French tips by painting tiny hearts or flowers in the tips. Painting V-shaped French tips, which extend down the sides of the fingernail, or extra-large half-moons can give you more surface area to decorate.
- Create a retro-inspired swirl in shades of pink and red. This groovy design is a fun way to play with negative space on nude nails.
- Take inspiration from your favorite Valentine candy and paint on chocolate drops, conversation hearts or boxes of truffles.
- If you don’t want to deal with the hassle of nail art, create an artistic ombre effect by painting each nail a different shade of red.
- Add dramatic shine to a simple design by outlining elements in gold chrome polish. Try tracing the edges of hearts, adding a sun-ray effect or outlining the boundary of a French manicure.
- Pale, milky shades are popular this year. Try translucent single coats of white or pale pink followed by top coat for the “glazed donut” look. Top with a Valentine-inspired heart design in your favorite color.
Best nail lacquers for Valentine’s Day
OPI Infinite Shine Nail Lacquer
A best-seller for a reason, this reliable brand comes in a huge range of long-lasting colors. The lacquer is easy to apply and has an impressive lifespan. Try a classic red, such as shimmery red-wine “I’m Not Really a Waitress,” or go vampy with “Lincoln Park After Dark.”
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786 Cosmetics Breathable Nail Polish
Play with this year’s “milky” nail trend by using this brand’s shades “Ostuni” (a pale, cool gray), “Alexandria” (a pale peach) or “Abu Dhabi” (bright white). Use a single coat and apply a top coat for extra shine and longevity.
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This popular brand uses fewer harmful chemicals so you can enjoy a worry-free manicure. The formula is free from formaldehyde, DBP, toluene and more. Choose from more than 40 colors, from pale pastel pink “Piece of Cake” to glossy, warm “Her Majesty’s Red.”
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Orly Breathable Treatment Nail Lacquer
This nourishing formula helps hydrate nails and resists chipping and peeling. It comes in festive shades, such as “She’s A Wildflower,” a duo-chrome blue and pink sparkle, and “Cran-Barely Believe It,” a shimmery candy-apple red.
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Best nail art kits for Valentine’s Day
Great for beginners, this kit includes everything you need to experiment with your manicure. It includes stickers, striping tape, rhinestones and more than a dozen tools. With 14 different brushes and multiple sizes of dotting tools, you can create any look your heart desires.
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If you want to make a statement for Valentine’s Day, try this kit, which comes with 19 pieces, including 12 nail plates, one nail scraper, one stamper and a storage bag. Be sure to choose a polish that is compatible with nail stamping.
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Modelones Nail Art Brushes Set
If you’re looking for a more curated nail art kit, consider this option, which comes with only brushes and dotting tools. It includes six brushes, two of which are dual-ended with dotting tools on the other side. The brush handles are a nice, ergonomic size and easy for beginners to use.
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Best nail wraps and stickers for Valentine’s Day
Dashing Diva Alpine Retreat Gloss Ultra Shine Gel Palette
These gel nail strips are easy to apply and last up to 14 days. This set features an elegant mauve accented with glittery rose gold and deep plum. It comes with 32 nail strips in 12 sizes.
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Dashing Diva Groovy Twist Glaze Semi-Cured Gel Art
You don’t need professional art skills if you use these gel stickers featuring glitter-accented retro swirls. Just apply the sticker, trim to fit your nail and cure using the included lamp for long-lasting nail art.
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Valuu 40 Sheets Black Lace Nail Art Decals
Layer these black lace decals over nude nails, bold reds or soft pinks for a subtly sexy, lingerie-inspired Valentine’s manicure. Choose between multiple designs across 40 sheets of decals.
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Worth checking out
- Fresh for Valentine’s Day 2023, Essie nail lacquer in “No Ex-pectations” is a boldly unique, deep grayish purple.
- Choose from eight glittery colors and three sizes of stickers with Pagow 16-Sheet Heart Nail Art Stickers.
- For an edgier look, try Dashing Diva Galaxy Unknown Gloss Ultra Shine Gel Palette, which features glossy black along with glittery charcoal and gold.
- Outline, accent or go bold with all-over color using shimmery Nailtopia “Liquid Gold” nail lacquer.
- Deborah Lippman Hard Rock Nail Strengthening Top and Base Coat is a must-have for a beautiful, long-lasting manicure.
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Lowcountry high school playoff scores (5/11)
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) -
SCHSL Baseball Playoffs - Lower States
5-A
Summerville 1, Berkeley 0 - Gavin Mitchell hit a walk off single in the bottom of the 7th to lead the Green Wave to the win. Carson Messina was dominant on the mound for Summerville throwing a complete game shutout with 13 strikeouts. The Green Wave advance in the winners bracket and will travel to River Bluff on Saturday. Berkeley will head to Wando for an elimination game.
River Bluff 9, Wando 2 - The Warriors will host Berkeley in an elimination game on Saturday.
3-A
Hanahan 10, Beaufort 9 F/12 - The Hawks overcame a 6-1 deficit early on to come back and get the victory. Hanahan will move to the winners bracket against Brookland-Cayce on Saturday
2-A
Oceanside Collegiate 4, North Central 2 - The Landsharks advance in the winners bracket and will hit the road on Saturday
SCHSL Softball Playoffs - Lower States
5-A
Summerville 3, Berkeley 0 - The Green Wave move on to the winners bracket on Monday while the Stags will play in an elimination game.
St. James 8, Wando 1 - The Warriors season comes to an end with the loss
4-A
Colleton County 6, North Myrtle Beach 4 - The Cougars will head to West Florence on Saturday needing a win to stay alive
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Hundreds of local residents and parenting influencers participated in family-friendly activities and previewed PatPat's holiday showroom
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Children's apparel e-commerce brand, PatPat spread holiday cheer this weekend with a holiday family pajama celebration at The Americana at Brand hosted in partnership with the buy now, pay later service Klarna.
"The PatPat Holiday PJ Party was a great introduction to Los Angeles consumers and it was thrilling to meet so many holiday pajama lovers in person," said Anthony Tsai, CMO from PatPat. "In the future, PatPat plans to host more offline events that bring families together and celebrate special moments to further engage with consumers ."
During PatPat's first in-person event, consumers enjoyed a face painting station, a bubble party, a photo booth and DIY drawing station, a dance party to celebrate PatPat's #PatPatDoubleTake TikTok challenge and a popcorn and milkshake station. At the DIY drawing station, families had the opportunity to decorate a family photo postcard taken at the photo booth to send warm PatPat greetings to loved ones. Hundreds of local families attended the free event, including parenting influencers The Gerber fam, Fluellen fam and Grace & Daniel fam.
Please find images from the event over the weekend – HERE. For more information about the fast-growing DTC (direct to consumer) brand backed by the world's leading venture capitals such as Sequoia Capital, IDG and GVV, please visit the PatPat website – HERE.
PatPat, a fast-growing DTC brand backed by the world's leading venture capitals such as SoftBank, Sequoia Capital, IDG and GVV, was founded in 2014 by close friends Albert Wang (CEO) and Ken Gao (COO) in Mountain View, CA. PatPat provides an easy and efficient shopping experience featuring thousands of products with styles perfect for the entire family. PatPat works with top product manufacturers to provide great deals on the latest, high-quality baby clothing, family-matching outfits, accessories, home goods, and more. PatPat also partners with many well-known brands through licensing agreements. For more information about PatPat, visit www.patpat.com.
Since 2005 Klarna has been on a mission to revolutionize the retail banking industry. With over 150 million global active users and 2 million transactions per day, Klarna is meeting the changing demands of consumers by saving them time and money while helping them be informed and in control. Over 450,000 global retail partners, including H&M, Saks, Sephora, Macy's, IKEA, Expedia Group, and Nike have integrated Klarna's innovative technology to deliver a seamless shopping experience online and in-store. Klarna has over 6,000 employees and is active in 45 markets. For more information, visit Klarna.com.
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers is sticking by his offensive coordinator and firing his hardest throw of the summer at Sean Payton.
The Jets quarterback was bothered by critical comments Payton, the Denver Broncos’ head coach, recently made about offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Payton told USA Today for a story published Thursday that Hackett’s 15-game stint with the Broncos last season ”was one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL.″
Payton also said there were “20 dirty hands” around Russell Wilson’s career-worst season, and took some shots at the Jets — Hackett’s new team where he and Rodgers are reunited after enjoying success together in Green Bay.
“It made me feel bad that someone who has accomplished a lot in the league is that insecure that they have to take another man down to set themselves up for some sort of easy fall if it doesn’t go well for that team this year,” Rodgers told NFL Network on Sunday. “I think it was way out of line, inappropriate, and I think he needs to keep my coaches’ names out of his mouth.”
Rodgers, acquired by New York in April from Green Bay, said Hackett is “arguably my favorite coach I’ve ever had in the NFL.” The pair was together for two of Rodgers’ four NFL MVP awards in 2020 and 2021 with the Packers.
During the interview with USA Today’s Jarrett Bell, Payton also criticized the Jets being the latest NFL team “trying to win the offseason” — something he said the Broncos under Hackett tried to do and were “embarrassed.”
Jets coach Robert Saleh said Thursday “Hackett’s doing a phenomenal job here” when asked about Payton’s comments. He also said the Jets are just focused on themselves, but recognizes “there’s a lot of people that are hatin’ on us and a lot of people looking for us to fail.”
Payton on Friday said he regretted his comments in which he disparaged Hackett, and said he would reach out to Hackett and Saleh “at the right time” to do so.
“Listen, I had one of those moments where I still had my Fox hat on and not my coaching hat,” said Payton, who’s returning to the sideline this season after a year’s sabbatical during which he worked as a studio football analyst for Fox Sports following a 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.
Rodgers told NFL Network he thought Payton’s initial comments “were very surprising, for a coach to do that to another coach.”
Meanwhile, the back-and-forth made the Jets’ matchup in Denver in Week 5 on Oct. 8 a bit juicier. Payton acknowledged Friday his comments “certainly will bring more interest to the game when we play them, but that seems like years from now.”
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AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton in Englewood, Colorado, contributed.
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Russell Wilson, an NFL quarterback with the Denver Broncos and significant other to singer Ciara, had an accident on a Denver-area golf course while driving a golf cart.
Wilson was at the course playing a round of 18 holes with teammates at Colorado's Arrowhead Golf Course, riding as a passenger in a golf cart, when it was seen tumbling down a fairway bunker, Golf Week reported.
While no one reported injuries, the images were startling for a relaxing day at the course.
Images shared on social mediawere said to show the incident as players appeared to rush over and try to put the golf cart back upright and check on the those in the accident.
A guest on a Barstool Sports podcast said the group was "reversing because the cart locked up and were too close to the edge and it tumbled in."
Wilson was able to make light on the incident on Twitter, responding by saying "Good times!"
The cart reportedly fully flipped over at the course in Littleton, Colorado.
The Fore Play podcast reported that his "teammates ran over to pick it up and push it out of the bunker."
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | 2023-04-19T04:40:19+00:00 | wrtv.com | https://www.wrtv.com/nfl-s-russell-wilson-flipped-golf-cart-on-denver-area-course |
The House Intelligence Committee has launched a working group to address renewing one the country’s most controversial spy tools, a heavy lift made more challenging by growing GOP distrust of the intelligence community.
The group, comprised of three members of each party, will weigh Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreigners outside of the United States, even while they are communicating with U.S. citizens on domestic soil.
The law is set to expire at the end of the year, and while its reauthorization is widely backed by Intelligence members, it faces hurdles before the broader legislature.
“I believe that the reauthorization of Section 702 is necessary to ensure the Intelligence Community maintains its ability to collect invaluable foreign intelligence to stay a step ahead of our adversaries, but corrections must be made to protect American citizens’ constitutional rights,” Intelligence Committee Chair Mike Turner (R-Ohio) said in a release announcing the appointment of members to the group.
“Unfortunately, there have been significant and egregious abuses of Section 702 that have eroded the trust of the American people, putting FISA’s reauthorization at risk.”
Critics see FISA Section 702 as ripe for abuse. Though the law doesn’t allow it to be used to target U.S. citizens, they argue the warrantless system doesn’t include enough oversight as it sweeps in the communications of Americans communicating with foreigners.
Rep. Darren LaHood (R-Ill.), who is set to lead the working group, raised that issue himself in a recent hearing, saying he was improperly queried as a result of the law.
“This careless abuse of this critical tool by the FBI is unfortunate. Ironically, I think it gives me a good opportunity and a unique perspective about what’s wrong with the FBI,” he said earlier this month at a hearing with intelligence leaders.
While Republican skepticism towards the renewal push comes amid broader GOP attack on the independence of the FBI, lawmakers on the left have expressed concerns that such tools can disproportionately impact people of color and otherwise infringe upon constitutional rights.
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), the chairwoman of the House Progressive Caucus, has said the reauthorization process “must include meaningful reforms to protect Fourth Amendment rights” against unreasonable searches and seizures.
Other members of the working group include Republican Reps. Chris Stweart (Utah) and Brian Fitzpatrick (Penn.), and Democratic Reps. Andre Carson (Ind.), Joaquin Castro (Texas) and Jason Crow (Colo.).
The intelligence community has already kicked off their own lobbying for the reauthorization, with Attorney General Merrick Garland and Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines sending a letter to lawmakers noting information acquired through Section 702 helped disrupt terrorist plots and attempts by adversaries to recruit U.S.-based spies.
In one case, information was used to stop components for weapons of mass destruction from reaching adversaries, and in another, information contributed to the U.S. killing of al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri last year.
Stewart previously told The Hill Intelligence members will also have to make a push for the law.
“So it hasn’t been a slam dunk for a while. It wasn’t a slam dunk in ‘18, right? It was hard. And I pushed hard for FISA reauthorization then. But it’s going to be harder this year. And I think there’s a number of reasons,” he said.
“I just think it’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of kind of one-on-one conversations with people. The key to getting us there is to show the success we’ve had with 702, to show examples of where it’s been important in the last two years.”
Rep. Jim Himes (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the committee, said they would also explore reforms that could help win over skeptical lawmakers.
“FISA 702 is a powerful tool that the Intelligence Community uses every day to prevent terrorist attacks, disrupt cyber attacks, and gain unique intelligence insights on foreign targets,” he said in a statement.
“Allowing this critical authority to lapse would be deeply negligent and put our national security at risk. At the same time, it is our duty as Representatives to ensure that these authorities do not violate Americans’ constitutionally protected rights and to look at further reforms to protect those rights.” | 2023-03-22T19:22:08+00:00 | ourquadcities.com | https://www.ourquadcities.com/hill-politics/house-intel-working-group-formed-to-push-for-surveillance-statutes-renewal/ |
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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis' Jesuit religious order has decided to prohibit a prominent Jesuit artist whose mosaics decorate churches around the globe from pursuing his artistic activity after 15 more people came forward with fresh accusations against him of spiritual, sexual and psychological abuse.
The Jesuits told The Associated Press that they are weighing further disciplinary measures against the Rev. Marko Ivan Rupnik following a third church investigation into allegations he used his exalted status as one of the Catholic Church’s preeminent religious artists to manipulate adult women into sexual activity.
While defrocking technically remains an option, alternative measures could include removing him from the art community he founded in Rome and isolating him in a monk-like life of penance and prayer so he is no longer a threat to women, said Rupnik’s superior, the Rev. Johan Verschueren.
“Naturally the first thing for me to be vigilant about is to do everything to prevent similar things from happening in the future,” Verschueren said, adding that he nevertheless hoped that Rupnik would assume responsibility for his actions.
The Rupnik scandal exploded in December when Italian blogs and websites reported that consecrated women had complained for years about abuse only to have their claims discredited or covered up by Rupnik’s superiors. The case has remained a problem for the Vatican and the Jesuits because of suspicions that the charismatic Slovene priest received preferential treatment by the Holy See, where a Jesuit pope reigns and Jesuit priests help run the sex abuse office.
Verschueren briefed AP and La Repubblica newspaper ahead of the release Tuesday of conclusions of a new investigation into Rupnik opened in December, after the Jesuits reluctantly admitted Rupnik had been declared excommunicated in 2020 for having committed one of the gravest crimes in church law -- using the confessional to absolve a woman with whom he had engaged in sexual activity — but had repented and had the sanction quickly removed.
The next year, Rupnik was accused by nine women of having sexually, psychologically and spiritually abused them in the 1990s at a community he co-founded in Slovenia. Even though the Jesuits recommended a church trial, the Vatican’s sex abuse office refused to waive the statute of limitations and declared the crimes too old to prosecute.
The outcome underscored how the Catholic hierarchy routinely refuses to consider spiritual and sexual abuse of adult women as a crime that must be punished, but rather a mere lapse of priestly chastity that can be forgiven, without considering the trauma it causes victims.
Amid the scandal, the Jesuits invited anyone with other claims against Rupnik to come forward and 15 people did: 14 women and one man, Verschueren told AP and La Repubblica. The Jesuits’ investigative team determined their claims, which date from 1985-2018, were credible and confirmed a “pattern” of psychological, sexual and spiritual abuse, and abuse of conscience.
Based on the 15 new claims, Verschueren said he reaffirmed previous bans on hearing confessions or giving spiritual direction, and on leaving the Rome area without permission. But additionally, Rupnik will now be prohibited from exercising his artistic activity, Verschueren said, suggesting that his interactions with people in creating his mosaics became a source of abusive relationships.
“I only take measures when there are reasons for risk,” he said.
Rupnik hasn’t responded to the latest allegations: He hasn't responded to requests for interviews, declined to speak with the investigative team and Verschueren said his next task would be to meet with Rupnik to hear his side, insisting that he be given the right to defend himself.
Verschueren said he would decide on definitive disciplinary measures based on how Rupnik responds, expressing hope that he assumes responsibility for his actions and agrees to undergo psychological therapy.
“I believe, I hope we can still arrive at a process of finding the truth,” he said. “Only when we enter into the truth with all those involved can we really resolve the problem -- the problem of the victims and entering into a process of reparation with them, but also for him."
He acknowledged there are some who want Rupnik removed from the priesthood, given the serial nature of his abuse and more than two dozen victims already identified. But Verschueren noted that kicking Rupnik out of the Jesuits would remove all controls on him, increasing chances that he could continue to be a threat.
The new accusations don't concern sacramental abuse that would justify forwarding the case to the Vatican’s sex abuse office, known as the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith. Verschueren said he was “relieved” that the Dicastery wouldn’t be involved, given its previous decision to not waive the statute of limitations on the 2021 case.
In a Jan. 24 interview with AP, Pope Francis acknowledged he always waives the statute of limitations for abuse of children cases, but not those involving adults. In that same interview, Francis denied he had anything to do with the Rupnik case other than to intervene on a procedural note.
In addition to the abuse investigation, a theologian was brought in to study Rupnik’s writings and found some potentially “transgressive” problems with conferences Rupnik gave on sexuality in the 1980s and 1990s, Verschueren said.
“The theologian I consulted didn't want to call it a heresy, but said it gave an opening to legitimize certain actions that aren’t correct,” he said.
He denied Rupnik's art was irrevocably tainted, likening it to authors who write great books but are themselves flawed.
“I asked myself, Johan, is it hard to pray before these mosaics? My response is no," he said of Rupnik's chapel mosaics at the Jesuit headquarters. "In a way, I’ve been able to separate the art from the artist.” | 2023-02-21T02:56:33+00:00 | ourmidland.com | https://www.ourmidland.com/news/world/article/jesuit-barred-from-artistic-activity-after-new-17795636.php |
FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — On the road into Fort Myers Beach, cars are left abandoned in the roadway, where they stalled when Hurricane Ian’s storm surge flooded their engines and their drivers couldn’t continue. Broken trees, boat trailers and other debris litter the road.
It’s even worse in the seaside tourist town, much of which was flattened by the fierce winds and powerful storm surge generated by the Category 4 hurricane.
The barrier islands along the southwest Florida coast, famed for their seashells, fishing and laid-back lifestyle, took major hits from Ian when it came ashore Wednesday. Sanibel and Captiva are both cut off from vehicle traffic because the only bridge to the mainland partially collapsed. Nearby Pine Island was also ravaged.
At the Cottage Point mobile home park in Fort Myers Beach, William Goodison and his son, Kurtis, wheeled two garbage cans filled with what was left of his belongings through knee-high water Thursday. A portable air conditioner. Some tools. And a baseball bat.
But his furniture and family mementoes were gone, submerged when a 5-foot (1.5-meter) surge of water plowed across the 60-home community of retirees and working people. Goodison’s single-wide trailer that he called home for 11 years — he had only one payment left — was destroyed. Because of the location, he couldn’t get insurance.
“I own the land, but I’ll have to scrap the trailer,” said Goodison, a carpenter. “To rebuild now …” he said, his voice trailing off at the thought. “But you’ve got to have some place to live.”
Goodison rode out the storm at Kurtis’ house inland. Otherwise, he said, he’d probably be dead.
“I don’t know how anyone could have survived in there,” he said.
Goodison said he lost numerous family photos and mementoes. “We’ll have to start building new ones,” he said.
At a small strip mall nearby, Darbana Patel and her family were wrapping yellow caution tape around the 10-foot (3-meter) pile that had been their gas station’s pumping area. The wooden awning that had covered the pumps and protected customers from rain had collapsed, smashing the pumps. Inside the store, the roof had also collapsed. She believes the business, which the family had owned for two years, is a total loss, but it is insured.
Patel said she was stunned when she arrived at the store Thursday to see it reduced to twisted metal and a pile of wood.
“I was like, ‘Where’s my store?’” she said. The other six stores in the strip mall also appeared to suffer extensive roof damage, and a motor home in the parking lot had been flipped on its side.
At the Get Away Marina, the storm surge lifted a dozen large boats — up to 48 feet (14 meters) long — and carried them across the parking lot and a four-lane road before depositing them in a mangrove preserve. The surge also blasted the walls off the marina’s offices and flattened its second floor.
“It must have been a strong storm,” said Robert Leisure, who has owned the marina for two years. He said he and his employees had put in a lot of work improving the docks, which are now mostly gone, and beautifying the property.
“We had a Tiki hut over there,” he said, pointing to an empty spot. “It was really cute,” he said about his business, “but no more.” He thought for a moment as he considered the rebuilding job ahead, “But where do you start?”
As he spoke, charter fishing captain Larry Conley walked up and asked Leisure if he’d seen Conley’s 24-foot (7.3-meter) boat.
“No, but it must be over there someplace,” Leisure said, pointing to the mangroves.
Conley said he has insurance for the boat, but that’s not enough — he needs to take anglers out. “That’s how I pay the bills and survive,” he said.
Eric Siefert, 62, a fulltime resident of Sanibel, was one of dozens of people being evacuated from the barrier island Thursday. Rescue workers were taking equipment over to the island on small boats and bringing people back, a half-dozen or so at a time.
“I thought that given that I have a concrete home with hurricane shutters and storm-grade windows, everything would hold,” Siefert said. “And for the most part it did. We just didn’t think we’d get an 18-foot storm surge.”
Siefert’s home is more than a block from the beach and about 6 feet (2 meters) above sea level, he estimated. His house is also elevated so the living space is about 10 feet (3 meters) off the ground.
The water ended up rising to about a foot above the base of Siefert’s brand new storm sliding doors, with only about an inch of water leaking into the home, Siefert said. Despite the interior staying relatively free from water, Siefert said fear and uncertainty prompted him to lift his disabled wife onto a dresser.
“It was literally like being in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico,” Siefert said. “The water came across multiple football fields and over a street and a half, and it was coming right at us, and it was rising, and it wouldn’t stop rising.”
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Associated Press writers Curt Anderson and David Fischer contributed to this report. | 2022-09-30T14:55:45+00:00 | kfor.com | https://kfor.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-hurricane-ian-sweeps-away-homes-memories-on-barrier-islands/ |
Decatur MacArthur left no doubt on Saturday, controlling Jacksonville from start to finish for a 60-38 victory in Illinois girls basketball on December 10.
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Mythic Talent launches with more than 65 top content creators like Cyr, Tectone and Mizkif focused on gaming, lifestyle and competitive streaming
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- One True King (OTK), the gaming and entertainment content collective and one of the most watched organizations on Twitch, announced today their collaboration with top entertainment agency minds to launch Mythic Talent, a creator-first management company offering a full suite of resources essential for content growth, from staff sourcing and in-house merchandising to expert anti-predatory deal negotiation and handling.
With more than 65 signed creators with a reach of over 100 million passionate fans, Mythic boasts an impressive roster of talent spanning gaming, lifestyle and esports. This collaboration is proving once again that OTK is a dominating force defining the future of digital media and becoming a hub for the best talent in live streaming and entertainment.
Games industry veteran and now Mythic CEO William Lucas, formerly of Tempo Storm and AFK Creators, partnered with OTK co-founders and Mythic advisers Tips Out and Asmongold, to establish the creator-focused management firm boasting transparency, honesty, volume, and creator well-being as its core values.
"Our goal at Mythic is to make the content creator's life as easy as possible on the back end, so they can focus their energy on what's important to them: creating content," said Mythic CEO William Lucas. "Having worked with OTK talent in the past, when the opportunity presented itself to make something that was industry defining, all parties involved saw the potential."
Unifying accomplished content stars like Cyr, Tectone, Stoopzz, Mtashed, and Buffpup under one roof, Mythic Talent's proactive, personal and authentic approach makes the company a formidable entry into the industry, encompassing a massive breadth of beloved gaming titles, from multiplayer hit Destiny 2, to pandemic favorite Among Us, plus hit mobile open-world RPG Genshin Impact. Lifestyle, podcast, and casual hangout-style streamers and vloggers are also well-represented in the roster, all with massive audiences across Twitch, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and more.
Recently signed to the company, Snowmixy, top-ranked World of Warcraft PVP healer and streamer, said, "No one in the industry has made me feel as at home and safe as the Mythic team. Growing in the content creator space can be a bit stressful as you'll often have an influx of opportunities flooding your inbox. They have helped me find my worth as a creator and truly ensure that their creators like me are being treated fairly."
The Mythic team has already exceeded expectations for its signed creators, with higher deal volume per creator than the industry standard, often delivering 5-10 paid sponsorship opportunities per month on average, and upwards of 10-15 per month for their top earners. For growing creators, Mythic maintains relationships with third-party design agencies, while also hosting in-house artists and editors to advise, assist, and build upon personal content branding, and the option for in-house or trusted partner merchandising to ensure a high standard of products and customer service.
The leadership behind Mythic Talent brings a history of proven growth at other companies, including the massive success of OTK's content house, merchandising, and tech ventures.
"My passion for this industry is, first and foremost, the creator," said Cody Gates, COO of Mythic Talent, who started his career organizing Destiny community events. "The decades of combined experience, relationships, and knowledge across our staff gives our agency an edge in negotiating on their behalf within the turbulent content space without being unfair or predatory. It's the entire reason I enjoy working in this industry, and I'm excited to continue growing the creator space."
For more information about Mythic Talent, visit www.mythictalent.com
ABOUT ONE TRUE KING
One True King (OTK) is an award-winning media company owned by globally renowned gaming streamers Asmongold, Esfand, TipsOut, Sodapoppin, Emiru, Mizkif, and NMPLOL. Outside of daily gaming content & streaming, One True King focuses on pushing the boundaries of live streaming. OTK produces industry-leading live game shows, tournaments, in-real-life (IRL) streams, and podcasts, all tailored to millennial & Gen Z internet natives. OTK has quickly become the top most-watched organization on Twitch, reaching over 35 million followers across social platforms globally and amassing tens of millions of hours watched every month.
For more information, visit www.otknetwork.com or follow OTK on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube,and TikTok.
ABOUT MYTHIC TALENT
Mythic Talent is a full-service content talent management company for creators, by creators, redefining the standards of representation and talent business solutions in the gaming and lifestyle content spaces. Mythic provides various opportunities, including sponsorship management and negotiations, and a range of in-house services, including merchandising, editing, brand building, and more. This suite of resources ensures stability and well-being for talent so they can focus on what they love most: content creation.
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — As Clelia Ibello drove up to Interfaith Community Services Food Bank’s food giveaway, she was greeted by a friendly volunteer.
“The people here are doing the greatest thing in the world,” Ibello said.
She’s been going to the food giveaways for around three years and even though she’s on social security, it’s been hard for her to pay for groceries.
“If I don’t want to starve to death…ya I have to do this,” she said.
She's had days when she’s been scared about where her next meal will come from and that's why she goes to local senior citizen centers for hot meals.
It’s also places like Interfaith Community Service’s food bank’s food giveaways that help her keep costs low.
“With inflation coming up and being here and everything going up in price, people really do need the help,” she said.
Tom McKinney, the food bank’s CEO said the food bank is spending over their budget. He said that’s because they’re taking in about 5,000 pounds less in donations compared to around this time last year.
He said sometimes they’re having to substitute meats like chicken for hot dogs.
In December of 2022 and just last month, he said they served 1,800 more people than they did in January of 2022 and December of 2021.
They’re able to reach more people at about seven sites with their food truck, some up to twice a week.
Volunteers like Mitzi Walker see firsthand that more people are coming to the food giveaways.
She was a teacher for about 20 years and helping out at the food giveaways is a personal cause for her.
“As teachers, we all knew that there were some kids that would come to school hungry and no kid should go hungry and kids can’t learn when they’re hungry,” Walker said.
As a volunteer for about seven years, she checks people in, using a notebook to count how many people are coming and a computer to make sure they only come twice a month.
She said giving food to people is worth it because giving food is an expression of love.
“Making people happy, giving them food, knowing that you’re helping,” she said when asked about what makes volunteering worth it.
On Tuesday, the food bank donated to about 82 families at their giveaway and about 100 families at their northwest food bank. They're hoping to have more food drives to drive up donations.
For people like Ibello, it’s the lifeline they need to keep on going.
“Big big big deep breath right there to know that tomorrow I can eat,” she said.
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Andrew Christiansen is a reporter for KGUN 9. Before joining the team, Andrew reported in Corpus Christi, Texas for KRIS6 News, Action 10 News and guest reported in Spanish for Telemundo Corpus Christi. Share your story ideas with Andrew by emailing andrew.christiansen@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook, or Twitter. | 2023-02-22T02:31:54+00:00 | kgun9.com | https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/local-food-bank-still-struggling-with-inflation-and-lower-donations |
The PGA Tour does not think the plan to roll back the golf ball is good for the game and has notified the USGA and R&A that it will not support the proposal they have in mind.
The opposition to the “Modified Local Rule” came from PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan in a Wednesday evening memo to the players. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the memo, which also outlines progress on the deal with the Saudi-backers of LIV Golf.
The governing bodies had set a deadline of Aug. 15 to receive feedback on the proposal, which would give tours the option to require a golf ball that goes about 15 yards shorter for the biggest hitters. If adopted, it would not take effect until 2026.
“As you know, we have spent the last two years undertaking a comprehensive analysis of distance on the PGA Tour and its impact,” Monahan wrote. “Although there has been some level of support for limiting future increases, there is widespread and significant belief the proposed Modified Local rule is not warranted and is not in the best interest of the game.”
Monahan said the PGA Tour notified the USGA and R&A after a recent Player Advisory Council meeting.
“While the PGA Tour is committed to collaborating with them — and all industry partners — to arrive at a solution that will best serve our players, our fans and the game at all levels, we are not able to support the MLR as proposed,” he wrote.
Such a rule would have brought two sets of rules to golf for the first time.
It also had the potential of costing elite players millions in endorsement money. Some manufacturers had pushed back at the notion of investing in a new golf ball they would be unlikely to sell to the general public, which would not be required to use a shorter ball.
The USGA refrained from a specific reaction to the PGA Tour decision because it remains in the “Notice & Comment” period through Aug. 15 in which feedback comes from all sectors of golf.
“The PGA Tour is an important stakeholder and we appreciate the feedback they have contributed to this conversation,” the USGA said in a statement Wednesday night.
The tour decision was not a big surprise. The USGA met with players at the Memorial two months ago and officials in the meeting said a proposed rollback did not go over well. Patrick Cantlay had said “tensions were high” in the Memorial meeting.
The decision to propose a rollback stemmed from the “Distance Insights Project” released in 2020 that suggest average gains of about 30 yards by PGA Tour players over the last 25 years was not good for the game. USGA CEO Mike Whan had said to do nothing would be “borderline irresponsible.”
Martin Slumbers, the CEO of the R&A, echoed those comments last week at the British Open.
“We’ve put forward a targeted and proportionate measure to address a complex issue which we believe is key to preserving the inherent challenge of golf and to ensuring that it has a sustainable future,” Slumbers said.
Monahan, who took a five-week leave from the PGA Tour right after announcing a framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s national wealth fund because of a “medical situation,” returned last week and said he was feeling “stronger than ever.”
While offering no details on reaching a definitive agreement, Monahan said a virtual policy board meeting and a call with the 16-member PAC yielded appointments for a few areas.
Randall Stephenson, the retired AT&T chairman and CEO, announced he was resigning from the board because he could not support a deal with the Saudis, particularly in light of the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Monahan said Cantlay and Webb Simpson, along with independent directors Mark Flaherty and Mary Meeker, would comprise the search committee for Stephenson’s replacement. He said any candidate must have unanimous board support.
Stephenson, Meeker and Flaherty were left out of negotiations that led to the Saudi agreement.
Monahan also said in his memo Colin Neville of The Raine Group has been retained to advise the player directors on the PGA Tour board as it works toward details in the business partnership among the Public Investment Fund and the European tour.
Neville was involved in the team concept of the Premier Golf League, which never got off the ground and preceded LIV Golf. Neville also was part of the Delaware player meeting last year that led to a restructuring of the PGA Tour schedule aimed at getting the best players together more often.
The PGA Tour is set to release its 2024 schedule in two weeks at the start of the postseason.
Monahan said two key components of the deal was how players would benefit financially and what kind of discipline LIV players would face should they want to return to the tour.
He said the Player Benefit Program, if a definitive agreement is reached “will be financially significant in total and incremental to our planned compensation package” and would benefit players “from across the membership.”
As for player discipline, he said a task force is evaluating potential paths back and that all aspects of PGA Tour regulations are being considered.
Meanwhile, Jason Gore has been elevated to executive vice president and chief player officer to better listen and serve players. The job description means for the first time, the Players Relations department reports directly to the commissioner.
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This Arizona chocolate shop just got named 1 of the best in the U.S. Here's what to order
Phoenix keeps sparking national attention to its restaurants and food scene, and now a popular chocolate shop is getting in on the action.
Tasting Table has featured Zak's Chocolate Shop in Scottsdale on its list of best chocolatiers in the U.S. Making the list is no small feat — it includes master pastry chef and chocolatier Jacques Torres, aka Mr. Chocolate, in New York and luxury chocolate maker Vosges in Chicago.
According to the article, the Tasting Table list skipped the big-name brands to focus on chocolatiers "where the maker plays a part in the entire process of the chocolate from where the cocoa bean is grown to the final finished edible confection. All that work is evident in the final product, and from the very first bite, the difference in quality and taste between truffles and bars made by small-time artisans and those made by big corporations is clear."
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Jim and Maureen Elitzak, the husband-and-wife owners of Zak's Chocolate Shop, turned their love of chocolate into a small-batch bean-to-bar operation in 2015. They ethically source their beans and do everything by hand, from sorting the cacao beans to packaging.
Their creations have garnered numerous national and international awards. Zak's must-try Belize Maya Mountain Sonoran Desert White chocolate won a silver medal at the International Chocolate Awards in 2019. Its 70 percent Dark Guatemala Lachua Cacao won silver at the 2017 International Chocolate Awards.
The Elitzaks were excited to make the Tasting Table list.
"This was a complete surprise," Jim Elitzak told The Arizona Republic. "Maureen saw the article in her news feed and just scrolled through because we’re always curious and we usually know some of the people/businesses on these lists. So, it was one of those huge surprises when she saw us listed. We never expect this kind of recognition, so it’s nice."
Details: 6990 E. Shea Blvd., Suite 116, Scottsdale. 480-607-6581, zakschocolate.com.
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Reach the reporter at BAnooshahr@azcentral.com. Follow @banooshahr on Twitter. | 2022-12-08T18:54:06+00:00 | azcentral.com | https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/dining/2022/12/08/best-chocolate-us-zaks-chocolate-arizona-tasting-table/69710183007/ |
Man found guilty of asking 11-year-old relative to record him having sex
WACO, Texas (KWTX/Gray News) – A Texas man who asked an 11-year-old family member to record him having sex with his girlfriend was convicted Tuesday.
Jurors deliberated for about two hours before finding Joshua David Orler, a 35-year-old construction worker, guilty of 10 counts of indecency with a child by exposure.
The punishment phase of the trial began Wednesday morning. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each count for a total of 100 years.
Orler was also found guilty of showing the young girl a tattoo of Hello Kitty on his genitalia when she inquired about it after watching him have sex with his girlfriend multiple times.
Orler denied the allegations during testimony Tuesday afternoon, but could not offer a reason why the girl would make up the story.
The girl said she was hesitant to come forward because she didn’t want Orler to get in trouble. However, she said as the pressure intensified to keep his secret, she could no longer hide it and reported it to her mother.
Orler’s girlfriend, Cristina Marsh, 27, also has been charged and is under indictment on five counts of indecency with a child by exposure.
The girl said the inappropriate sexual conduct started two years ago when she was spending the night at Orler’s home. She said she fell asleep on the couch and woke up and saw Orler and Marsh having sex in the bedroom. She said she watched for a while, apologized and then went back to sleep.
Orler, who spent a year in a state jail after his probation for methamphetamine possession was revoked, told her not to tell anyone what she had seen or he would go back to prison, she testified.
“That brought a lot of pressure on me,” the girl, now 13, told the jury.
On another visit, she woke up again in the middle of the night to find Orler and Marsh having sex again, she said. However, this time, Orler said she could come in and watch their sexual encounter. She said she asked questions about what they were doing, and they taught her the slang terms for the sex acts they were performing.
Assistant District Attorney Tara Avants, who is prosecuting the case with Will Hix, asked the girl how many times she watched Orler and Marsh have sex.
“I don’t really know,” she said. “A lot of times.”
She said she saw them have sex at Marsh’s house and they took her to a hotel in Waco once, where they also had sex there.
The girl said Marsh caught her watching porn videos on an iPad, and Marsh offered to answer any questions she might have about what she was seeing. She told the jury that Orler asked her to use the iPad to record him and Marsh and gave her instructions about how to keep the camera still so it would look like it was sitting on a table.
Attorneys did not play the sexually explicit videos for the jury of four men and eight women. However, the prosecutors showed photos of Orler’s genitalia that features the Hello Kitty tattoo.
Orler got the tattoo in prison because he said inmates have too much time on their hands and “there is nothing else to do when you are locked up.”
He told the jury he did not knowingly have sex in front of the girl or ask her to record him. He said she learned about his Hello Kitty tattoo because members of the family wanted to know if he got any tattoos in prison and mentioned it frequently.
“I’m not that kind of person,” he said. “I don’t like people like that. That’s just not who I am.”
Two members of Orler’s family and a family friend all testified for the defense that Orler is not the kind of person to do what he is charged with.
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Recovering inventories are increasing dealer stock, while interest rate hikes and economic headwinds will dampen demand – forcing OEMs and dealers to make deals once again. The question is: Who will blink first?
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- After nearly two years of inflated new- and used-car prices – with car dealers asking consumers to pay thousands of dollars over MSRP – the US industry is primed for a reset to previous competitive norms.
A combination of industry factors and macroeconomic conditions could trigger a potentially bloody battle for market share this year, according to an analysis by S&P Global Mobility. Automakers and dealers that have grown accustomed to huge profits on vehicles sold as soon as they leave the factory will see a return to traditional conditions of accumulating showroom inventories and the need for incentives to move the metal.
This could mean a big win for consumers still in the market for a new or used vehicle, and who are not intimidated by sharply increased lending rates or other economic headwinds. Already there are signs of increased new-car inventories and declining used-car prices – though not yet to pre-COVID levels.
"Things will heat up this year when the first tranche of COVID-sold vehicles starts returning to market," predicts Dave Mondragon, vice president of product development for S&P Global Mobility. "These vehicles are all underwater. They were sold at record-high prices with no discounts, and there will be little to no equity to roll into a new vehicle."
It's not so much the volume of vehicles coming back – new-vehicle sales cratered in 2020 when production lines slowed due to supply chain snarls. But the practice by many dealerships of using vehicle shortages to sell at inflated prices means nearly every vehicle coming back has massive negative equity – with the customer owing thousands of dollars more than the vehicle is worth at trade-in. "That's when discounting starts up again," Mondragon says.
Inventory Rebounding
With supply chain snarls easing, an S&P Global Mobility analysis of inventory data shows a 91% increase in advertised new-vehicle dealer stock at the end of December 2022 compared to February, a sharp 43% uptick compared to August 2022, and a 21% jump compared to October.
"Though we're not back to historical norms, inventory pressures are starting to ease," said Matt Trommer, S&P Global Mobility associate director of innovation product management for in-market reporting.
"The only real difference was domestic and European brands seeing improved inventories earlier in 2022, and Asian brands ramping up to a greater extent in the second half of '22 after actually going down in the February-to-August period," Trommer said. "In a few cases, we're seeing inventories coming up quite a bit. Jeep, GMC and Mazda are now showing a broad availability of vehicles. Other brands such as Honda, Kia and Subaru, however, are showing more limited availability."
"We're in the formative stages of inventory rebuilding following six months of year-over-year increases that ended 35 months of year-over-declines in July 2022," said Joe Langley, associate director of research and analysis for S&P Global Mobility's North American Light Vehicle Forecasting & Analysis team. "Stellantis is the closest to having normalized inventory. They are going to have to ask themselves, 'What do we do next?'"
In December, Ford, Chevrolet, Ram, and Jeep had about 300,000 units of leftover 2022 models advertised as available for sale. Those four brands accounted for 71% of 2022 advertised inventory listed by mainstream brand dealers - and 66% of all dealer-advertised inventory when including luxury marques. Among luxury brands, Mercedes-Benz and Lincoln still showed the most remaining 2022 vehicles in dealer advertised inventory, according to the S&P Global Mobility analysis.
That said, not every brand will be in the same circumstances. After the initial semiconductor crunch, GM, Ford, and Stellantis better managed their supply chains and are closer to being back to traditional production levels; the Japanese brands are still struggling with supply-chain issues. While less impacted, Hyundai and Kia are also dealing with structural issues of not having enough factory capacity to meet growing demand.
"We're seeing the US3 being the closest to normalized inventory and they will have to start asking themselves hard questions relating to production planning, product mix and pricing along with incentives activity," Langley said. "The surprise of 2023 will be vehicle availability. It will still be well below industry norms, but inventory for the spring selling season will be up 50-70% from 2022 levels."
Another element that could factor into increased consumer power in the new-car arena: A softening in inflated used-car values.
When COVID shut down new-car manufacturing, demand (and prices) for used cars soared starting in early 2021. Data from CARFAX, part of S&P Global Mobility, shows that – pre-COVID – average weekly dealer listing prices for used cars had held steady, slightly above $19,000. The first quarter of 2021 saw a rapid price shock that resulted in peak pricing of $29,025 in Q1 2022. But last fall, used-car prices started retreating. By mid-December, CARFAX data showed a retreat to $27,239. And while prices are nowhere near pre-COVID levels, there is no evidence that inflated prices will hold.
One potential easing of a price crash: A momentary drop-off in off-lease cars coming back during the three-year anniversary of the COVID shutdown, when sales cratered for several months in 2020. A shortfall in the certified-pre-owned segment might resume demand pressure on the new-car side and temporarily hold prices steady.
External Forces
There are usually multiple causes of swings in market behavior, and it appears US light vehicle sales have a perfect storm of culminating events that will come to a head starting in spring 2023: In addition to rebounding vehicle inventories, a sharp rise in U.S. lending rates, inflation leading to lower disposable income among households, and nervy macroeconomic headwinds are worrying US consumers.
Already there are storm clouds on the horizon in terms of demand destruction. The daily new-car selling rate metric remained remarkably steady in the second half of 2022, even while some pockets of inventory accumulated. While stubbornly sticky low levels of inventory dampened year-end clearance incentives, any backward movement in the daily selling metric to begin 2023 could be signal of a retrenching auto consumer.
Households are eyeing the uncertain economy as a reason to hold back on new purchases. If workers do not receive 2023 pay raises commensurate with 2022's sudden inflationary spike, and large-scale layoffs continue, that will prompt conservatism in household capital expenditures.
"Ongoing supply chain challenges and recessionary fears will result in a cautious build-back for the market," said Chris Hopson, manager of North American light vehicle sales forecasting for S&P Global Mobility. "US consumers are hunkering down, and recovery towards pre-pandemic vehicle demand levels feels like a hard sell. Inventory and incentive activity will be key barometers to gauge potential demand destruction."
From a forecasting perspective, S&P Global Mobility recently downgraded the US demand settings for 2023 due to darkening economic clouds. The immediate release of pent-up demand of the past two years that many OEMs anticipated would absorb increasing production is now wavering, and may be eliminated altogether if consumers retrench their spending habits. This will prompt downward pressure on vehicle pricing.
Who Blinks First?
Where will the discounts first appear? Likely in full-size trucks. GM, Ford and Stellantis need full-size truck volumes and profits to support investment in their electrified futures. GM is the only one of the three that has incremental capacity to produce more full-size pickups – whether they're ICE or BEV. Ford is capacity-constrained until Blue Oval City comes online in the second half of 2025, and Stellantis has their own limitations in the short-term.
"This essentially puts GM in the driver's seat if they want to increase incentives to drive additional volume. If they do this, Ford and Stellantis will be forced to follow," Langley said. "There is still room for these manufacturers to increase incentives on their pickups and still be ahead on the revenue side if they experience comparable sales improvements from those higher incentives."
After all, pre-COVID incentives on big pickups were running $6,000 per unit in January 2020, and the Detroit automakers were still profitable. But recently, demand for pickups has waned as more buyers move to SUVs.
Despite full-size pickups' important contributions to each brand's business case and factory output, the share of half-ton retail sales has been declining for more than two years, according to S&P Global Mobility data. The segment's retail share in Q3 2022 was 7.8% – lower than in any other quarter dating back to Q3 2012.
Another area of potential incentive skirmish? Likely in a high-volume segment with plenty of players, such as mainstream compact SUVs. In addition, a competitive luxury market with additional pressure from Tesla could see a higher-end brand with resurgent inventories use the opportunity to grab share. Meanwhile, Tesla's recent price cuts across its lineup could prompt a price war in the BEV space.
At least one luxury automaker has stated it is openly looking at conquesting its rivals, and is already injecting money into the market to capture share. They see it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and are thinking that investing earlier in incentives – either cash on the hood, or subsidized lending rates – will result in the best chance to grab share. Meanwhile, another luxury brand with already strong days' supply is cranking up subsidized lease deals.
The next automaker's sales chief willing to cede market share without a fight will be the first one. Performance bonuses, career trajectories, and factory output requirements hinge on it. Furthermore, failing to spend to retain market share has downstream costs: The cost of losing loyal customers, multiplied by the cost of thousands of conquests needed to replace them, must also be considered. Also, automakers' and suppliers' factories need to run at high percentages of capacity to be profitable. Lofty talk of inventory control sounds great, until just-built vehicles start stacking up in factory-overflow lots.
Remember: Average transaction prices in December were $49,500, so for every 20,000 vehicles built, OEMs can generate nearly $1 billion in revenue – a tempting carrot for OEMs when revenue goals are under pressure.
As a result, spring and summer of 2023 could force automakers into aggressively pursuing customers with incentives while attempting to maintain the healthy profit margins they have seen for the past two years.
The upshot will be a chaotic accordion effect in monthly sales results, as fluctuating inventories run head-on into unsettled consumer confidence and numerous industry and macroeconomic conditions. Automakers and dealers will be hard pressed to find a consistently successful sales strategy that allows them to maintain or increase share during such uncertain times.
About S&P Global Mobility (www.spglobal.com/mobility)
At S&P Global Mobility, we provide invaluable insights derived from unmatched automotive data, enabling our customers to anticipate change and make decisions with conviction. Our expertise helps them to optimize their businesses, reach the right consumers, and shape the future of mobility. We open the door to automotive innovation, revealing the buying patterns of today and helping customers plan for the emerging technologies of tomorrow.
S&P Global Mobility is a division of S&P Global (NYSE: SPGI). S&P Global is the world's foremost provider of credit ratings, benchmarks, analytics and workflow solutions in the global capital, commodity and automotive markets. With every one of our offerings, we help many of the world's leading organizations navigate the economic landscape so they can plan for tomorrow, today. For more information, visit www.spglobal.com/mobility.
Editor's Note: This report is from S&P Global Mobility, and not S&P Global Ratings, which is a separately managed division of S&P Global.
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State-wide community oncology practice shares results from OCM final wave in newly released case study.
FORT MYERS, Fla., March 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC (FCS), a consistent top performer among the 126 U.S.-based oncology practices that participated in the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) Oncology Care Model (OCM), shares its results in the payment and delivery model's final wave which ended in June 2022 in a newly released case study.
The intent of the OCM was to improve the quality and cost of care for oncology patients. Physician practices enrolled in the program were accountable for providing a higher quality of care at a lower expense by offering enhanced services for Medicare beneficiaries, such as care coordination, navigation, and adherence to national treatment guidelines for care. The model tracked financial and performance measures for episodes of care around the administration of chemotherapy to cancer patients.
In the final payment period (PP10) of OCM, FCS reported a net $24.3 million in cost savings to Medicare beneficiaries. FCS Medicare expenditures were 3.6% lower when compared to other OCM participating practices and 5.6% lower than all practices providing cancer care.
FCS established a care management program during the early waves of the OCM to improve coordination of care and assist with symptom management to help prevent unnecessary emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, events that significantly drive up the cost of care. Efforts from this team effectively reduced inpatient admissions, observation stays, and ED visits throughout the duration of the OCM.
From inception through the current PP10 performance results, FCS has made advancements to transform care delivery throughout its participation in the OCM. The cost savings sustained stem from practice-wide efforts inclusive of adopting optimized clinical processes and technological advances to positively impact patient outcomes.
During this final OCM evaluation period, FCS experienced 18.3% fewer expenditures toward inpatient admissions, 1.6% fewer expenditures in observation stays, and 29.1% fewer expenditures in ED visits when compared to other participating OCM practices. Additionally, compared to all practices providing oncology care, FCS expenditures were 21.4% lower in inpatient admissions, 15.3% lower in observation stay, and 43.4% lower in ED visits.
Chemotherapy and precision medicine constitute a vast amount of oncology expenses resulting in approximately 65-70% of the benchmark threshold. FCS pioneered the utilization of biosimilar drugs and appropriate alternative therapies, a key factor to its success while participating in the OCM. PP10; the penultimate to the final reconciliation period resulted in approximately $24M in net savings to CMS.
"Biosimilars have been a true disruptor," says FCS President & Managing Physician Lucio N. Gordan, MD. "Adhering to our mission of providing patient-centered care, we, as providers, must always do what is best for our patient. The introduction of these drugs alleviated a significant portion of the cost associated, without sacrificing the quality of care."
Based on the outcomes during each of the ten determined payment periods, participating practices have an opportunity to experience shared savings with CMS should they meet or exceed the thresholds in place. Since the OCM's inception in 2016, FCS has successfully reduced expenditures compared to the established payment methodology Medicare beneficiaries resulting in approximate $210 million and more than $98 million in net CMS savings.
"These results are a direct reflection of our team's dedication to ensuring we continue to provide world-class oncology care to our patients. Years of planning, coordination, evaluation, re-evaluation and management over several systems within our practice have led us to the success we have experienced with the Oncology Care Model," remarked FCS Chief Executive Officer Nathan H. Walcker. "In turn, we have been able to apply these learnings across the payer continuum, developing additional alternative payment models and mirroring similar quality and cost-saving initiatives so that all patients, no matter their coverage, have access to the best possible care."
FCS has submitted its formal application to participate in the CMMI Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM), a voluntary five-year model, set to begin on July 1, 2023. True to its name, the EOM will build upon the quality and cost-saving requirements of the OCM, with an additional emphasis on addressing healthcare inequities. Upon receipt of the EOM Participation Agreement, FCS will diligently evaluate the EOM model to further value-based care in parallel to other Alternative Payment Models (APMs) across the payer continuum.
About Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC: (FLCancer.com)
Recognized by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) with a national Clinical Trials Participation Award, Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute (FCS) offers patients access to more clinical trials than any private oncology practice in Florida. The majority of new cancer drugs recently approved for use in the U.S. were studied in clinical trials with Florida Cancer Specialists participation.* Trained in prestigious medical schools and research institutes, our physicians are consistently ranked nationally as Top Doctors by U.S. News & World Report.
Founded in 1984, Florida Cancer Specialists has built a national reputation for excellence that is reflected in exceptional and compassionate patient care, driven by innovative clinical research, cutting-edge technologies and advanced treatments, including targeted therapies, genomic-based treatment, and immunotherapy. Our highest values are embodied by our outstanding team of highly trained and dedicated physicians, clinicians and staff.
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Ukraine marks Independence Day six months after start of war
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Residents of Kyiv woke up to air raid sirens as Ukraine observed its Independence Day on Wednesday, which also marked exactly six months since the start of Russia’s military invasion.
Authorities in the capital banned large-scale gatherings until Thursday, fearing the national holiday might bring particularly heavy Russian missile attacks. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged the public to be vigilant.
“Russian provocations and brutal strikes are a possibility,” Zelenskyy said in a statement. “Please strictly follow the safety rules. Please observe the curfew. Pay attention to the air sirens. Pay attention to official announcements. And remember: We must all achieve victory together.”
Last year, crowds turned out in Kyiv to watch a military parade marking Ukraine’s 30-year independence anniversary. But this year, just a small number of residents gathered at Kyiv’s central square, where destroyed Russian tanks and mobile artillery were put on display over the weekend, and the national anthem is played every day at 7 a.m.
“I can’t sleep at night because of what I see and hear about what is being done in Ukraine,” a retiree who identified herself only by her first name, Tetyana, said, her voice shaking with emotion.
“This is not a war. It is the destruction of the Ukrainian people,” she said.
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Wednesday’s holiday commemorates Ukraine’s 1991 declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
“Six months ago, Russia declared war on us. On Feb. 24, all of Ukraine heard explosions and gunshots. ... On Feb. 24, we were told: You have no chance. On Aug. 24, we say: Happy Independence Day, Ukraine!” Zelenskyy said in an Independence Day message.
A car bombing outside Moscow that killed the 29-year-old daughter of right-wing Russian political theorist Alexander Dugin on Saturday heightened fears that Russia might intensify attacks on Ukraine this week.
Russian officials have blamed Ukraine for the death of Darya Dugina, a nationalist Russian TV commentator. The car bomb exploded after she had attended a patriotic festival with her father, who was widely believed to have been the intended target.
The Ukrainian government has denied any involvement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered tens of thousands of troops into Ukraine on Feb. 24. Moscow’s military encountered unexpectedly stiff Ukrainian resistance, and the six months of fighting has upended life in Ukraine and sent shock waves through the world economy.
As the war reached its 182nd day, there was no sign of a quick end to the conflict, which NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Tuesday described as “a grinding war of attrition.” Russia now holds large swaths of the country’s east and south, but its gains accumulated slowly. Neither country has revealed how many troops it has lost during the six-month conflict.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, speaking Wednesday at a meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a security grouping dominated by Russia and China, claimed the slow pace of Moscow’s military action was due to what he said was an effort to spare civilians.
Russian forces have repeatedly targeted civilian areas in cities. But Shoigu said that “strikes with precision weapons are carried out against the Ukrainian armed forces’ military infrastructure .... Everything is done to avoid civilian casualties. Undoubtedly, it slows down the pace of the offensive, but we do it deliberately.”
He also criticized Western states for sending military aid to Ukraine, saying it was prolonging the war.
“The U.S. and its allies are continuing to pump weapons into Ukraine, increasing the number of victims and dragging the conflict out,” Shoigu said.
The United States is expected on Wednesday to announce roughly $3 billion in additional aid to train and equip Ukrainian forces to fight for years to come, U.S. officials said.
The officials told The Associated Press the package would fund contracts for as many as three types of drones and other weapons, ammunition and equipment that may not see the battlefront for a year or two.
The new funding is largely aimed at helping Ukraine secure its medium- to long-term defense posture, according to officials familiar with the matter. Earlier shipments focused on Ukraine’s more immediate needs for weapons and ammunition and involved materiel the Pentagon already had in stock that could be shipped quickly.
Several officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the aid package before a public announcement.
On the forefront of the Russian offensive in eastern Ukraine, the conflict ground on. Russian forces struck several towns and villages in Donetsk province over 24 hours, killing one person and injuring two others, according to the regional administration.
In the Dnipropetrovsk region on the southern front, Russian forces again shelled the cities of Nikopol and Marhanets, damaging several buildings and injuring two people, according to Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko. Russian troops also shelled the city of Zaporizhzhia, damaging several buildings and infrastructure but inflicting no casualties.
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Varenytsia reported from Pokrovsk, Ukraine. Lolita C. Baldor and Matthew Lee in Washington contributed to this report.
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Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. | 2022-08-24T10:05:10+00:00 | wagmtv.com | https://www.wagmtv.com/2022/08/24/ukraine-marks-independence-day-six-months-after-start-war/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid peak summer travel, thousands of air travelers faced flight cancellations and delays this weekend and Monday as thunderstorms rolled in across the U.S. East Coast and Midwest.
In addition to bad weather, a technology failing also contributed to to airline disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration briefly paused operations at Washington, D.C.-area airports Sunday evening due to a problem with the communications system at a major air traffic control facility. Departures resumed after repairs were completed.
Beyond D.C., a chain of flights were also delayed or halted at other major travel hubs — including New York, Chicago and Atlanta — as thunderstorms moved across the country.
Nearly 2,000 U.S. flights were canceled on Saturday and Sunday combined, according to flight tracking service FlightAware, and more than 1,400 U.S. flights had been canceled as of 2:45 p.m. ET Monday. Thousands of additional travelers experienced delays.
Staying calm — and knowing your rights — can go a long way if your flight is canceled, experts say. Here’s some of their advice for dealing with a flight cancellation:
MY FLIGHT WAS CANCELED. WHAT NEXT?
If you still want to get to your destination, most airlines will rebook you for free on the next available flight as long as it has seats, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
If you want to cancel the trip, you are entitled to a full refund, even if you bought non-refundable tickets. You’re also entitled to a refund of any bag fees, seat upgrades or other extras.
Kurt Ebenhoch, a consumer travel advocate and former airline spokesperson, has stressed that travelers are eligible for a refund, not just vouchers for future travel. If you do take a voucher, make sure you inquire about blackout dates and other restrictions on its use.
CAN I ASK TO BE BOOKED ON ANOTHER AIRLINE’S FLIGHT?
Yes. Airlines aren’t required to put you on another airline’s flight, but they can, and sometimes do, according to the DOT. Jeff Klee, CEO of CheapAir.com, previously recommended researching alternate flights while you’re waiting to talk to an agent. Agents are typically under a lot of pressure when a flight is canceled, so giving them some options helps.
Ebenhoch also suggested looking for alternative airports that are close to your original destination.
IS THE AIRLINE REQUIRED TO GIVE ME A HOTEL ROOM, OR OTHER COMPENSATION?
No. As announced last month, the Biden adminstration is seeking to require that airlines compensate travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the carrier’s control — but, as of now, each airline still has its own policies about providing for customers whose flights are canceled, according to the DOT.
Many airlines do offer accommodations, so you should check with their staff. The DOT also has an online dashboard that allows travelers to compare cancelation and delay policies of major carriers.
I’M FACING A LONG WAIT TO REBOOK. WHAT SHOULD I DO?
If someone in your traveling party is at a higher level in a frequent flier program, use the number reserved for that level to call the airline, Ebenhoch said. You can also try calling an international help desk for the airline, since those agents have the ability to make changes.
HOW CAN I AVOID THIS IN THE FUTURE?
Ebenhoch said nonstop flights and morning flights are generally the most reliable if you can book them. If you’re worried about making it to the airport in time for a morning flight, he said, consider staying at a hotel connected to the airport the night before. And consider flying outside of busy dates.
Klee recommended comparing airlines’ policies on the DOT’s service dashboard. He also suggests reserving multiple flights and then canceling the ones you don’t use, as long as the airline will refund your money or convert it into a credit for a future flight.
ARE FLIGHT CANCELATIONS TRENDING LOWER IN 2023?
Flight cancellations trended lower throughout the spring of 2023 than last year, according to data from the FAA.
Industry officials argue that carriers have fixed problems that contributed to a surge in flight cancellations and delays last summer, when 52,000 flights were nixed from June through August. Airlines have hired about 30,000 workers since then, including thousands of pilots, and they are using bigger planes to reduce flights but not the number of seats.
Still, officials warn of lingering staffing shortages, notably among key air traffic controllers. The FAA is training about 3,000 more controllers, but they won’t be ready for this summer’s travel. The agency resorted to nudging airlines to reduce flights in the New York City area this summer, and it opened 169 new flight paths over the East Coast to reduce bottlenecks.
In a government audit published last week, the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General found that the FAA has made “limited efforts” to have adequate staffing at critical air traffic control facilities, noting that the agency “continues to face staffing challenges and lacks a plan to address them, which in turn poses a risk to the continuity of air traffic operations.” | 2023-06-27T11:09:52+00:00 | texomashomepage.com | https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/business/flight-canceled-amid-bad-weather-what-you-need-to-know-about-rebooking-refunds-and-more/ |
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to travel to China next week as the Biden administration pushes to improve ties that hit a new low in February after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down over U.S. airspace.
U.S. officials say Blinken expects to be in Beijing on June 18 for meetings with senior Chinese officials, including with Foreign Minister Qin Gang and possibly President Xi Jinping.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because neither the State Department nor the Chinese foreign ministry has yet confirmed the trip.
The visit, which was agreed between Xi and President Joe Biden last year at a meeting in Bali, had been initially planned for February but was postponed after the spy balloon incident. Beijing insists the craft was a weather balloon that strayed off course.
Since then, there have been contacts between the U.S. and China, but they have been rare as tensions have risen over China’s conduct in the South China Sea, aggressive actions toward Taiwan and support for Russia’s war against Ukraine.
Last week, China’s defense minister rebuffed a request from U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for a meeting on the sidelines of a security symposium in Singapore.
However, shortly after postponing his trip to Beijing, Blinken met briefly with China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, at the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
And, CIA chief William Burns traveled to China in May and China’s commerce minister traveled to the U.S. last month. And Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan met with Wang in Vienna in early May.
The White House said at the time that the meeting “was part of ongoing efforts to maintain open lines of communication and responsibly manage competition. The two sides agreed to maintain this important strategic channel of communication to advance these objectives.”
More recently, the top U.S. diplomat for the Asia-Pacific region, Daniel Kritenbrink, traveled to China earlier this week along with a senior National Security Council official. | 2023-06-09T22:41:38+00:00 | myfox8.com | https://myfox8.com/news/politics/ap-politics/blinken-to-travel-to-china-next-week-carrying-out-trip-postponed-after-spy-balloon-incident/ |
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